If you adjust to the controls, Stormrise will create a new breed of hardcore RTS gamers. [May 2009, p.66]

Pretty as it is, Koi isn't polished enough to make any waves. [July 2016, p.80]

Guiding the five idiotic animals through each level is real torture. [Oct 2008, p.85]

Incredibly simplistic, it works poorly with a pad and grows tiresome all too quickly. [Sept 2012, p.101]

A likeable, if slight, slice of gory Brothers Grimm gaming. [Winter 2009, p.86]

Other games do the same things much better. [July 2010, p.98]

With trickier minigames and less wandering and this would have been a winner. [Sept 2007, p.80]

Best played with a friend, as it's too repetitive otherwise. Nice dragon, though. [Jan 2007, p.65]

Fans of the film - and those after a traditional platformer - will overlook it being average. [Sept 2008, p.73]

A disappointment. [July 2011, p.93]

Blame the combat system; it's rudimentary and unwieldy. [Sept 2010, p.104]

Bloody and ballsy, but lacks the wit and charm of "God of War" or even "Conan." [Christmas 2007, p.62]

Repetitive, buggy, and hamstrung by underbaked design, Shadwen feels like an unfinished product. [July 2016, p.79]

Best not leave your fingerprints on this one. [Dec 2012, p.83]

A whole lot of colour and fun, with big things to smash, but it becomes repetitive far too quickly. [May 2018, p.82]

Frustrating and unrewarding crime solving surrounded by inconsistent gameplay systems. [Aug 2014, p.62]

An enjoyable adventure with a few niggles - only has replay value for completionists. [Nov 2013, p.69]

We've found free games on the internet better than this. [Aug 2006, p.82]

Cry at the money wasted on this. [Nov 2013, p.69]

One-track, funny and very rough around the edges. [Oct 2013, p.75]

It's a proven formula, but the game proves to be a bit of a bugger to interact with. [July 2006, p.70]

A botched attempt to borrow ideas from the best has produced a shocker of a game. [May 2009, p.70]

Fun up to a point, the exploration eventually grows tired before the end. [Jan 2011, p.89]

It's borderline slapstick at times. [June 2013, p.75]

Its unique brand of gibbering heroism can be tedious work. [Jan 2012, p.90]

In an attempt to be a game for all, it turned into a game for no one. [Jan 2008, p.78]

A great idea but it lacks the necessary atmosphere and drama. [Apr 2008, p.75]

Let's hope Hogan wraps his 24-inch pythons around the neck of the guy responsible for this. [Mar 2010, p.77]