It's not awful just basic to the point of tedium. [Aug 2012, p.84]

It's incapable of holding your attention for long enough to warrant a high review score. [Feb 2011, p.91]

Proof that the best idea ever on paper translates into B-grade mush. A stinker. [Sept 2007, p.73]

Pitch-perfect nostalgia spoiled by borderline unplayable matches. [Apr 2012, p.92]

A disappointingly basic skateboarding game with a controller that doesn't work well. [Christmas 2009, p.75]

A child safe damp squib of a game that has none of the edge of the cartoon. [Aug 2007, p.73]

A joyless mess that would have looked dated five years ago. In 2007 there's no excuse. [Sept 2007, p.82]

Unfriendly and dull. If Advance Wars had an evil twin, it would probably look like this. [May 2009, p.71]

A 14-game collection that inspires only fleeting nostalgia. [Christmas 2006, p.101]

A surprisingly empty game lacking structure or purpose. [Feb 2012, p.93]

A muddled shooter where a lack of braaains and finesse derail any brief undead thrills. [Sept 2016, p.73]

A compelling zombie concept thoroughly ruined by frighteningly horrid execution. [Sept 2016, p.74]

A lacklustre offering in a long-running series of great games. A huge shame. [Sept 2016, p.80]

A first stepping stone to RPGs but this will be too basic for most. [Oct 2007, p.85]

The potential is there in the gunplay, but it's covered with shonky visuals and lifeless, grinding action. [Nov 2014, p.73]

The only good thing here is the endless retro mode - a fleeting thrill only. [Feb 2012, p.101]

If (only) the stylus recognition worked. [Oct 2012, p.89]

An apoplexy-inducing camera, that shifts between perspectives at every turn, ensures that just getting about the place is a chore. [July 2014, p.79]

Disappointing. [July 2013, p.77]

A minigame compilation that lacks any real charm, and simply isn't enough fun. [Jan 2007, p.69]

Pretty, but oddly unsatisfying to play. [July 2011, p.87]

Passes the time of day in multi-player but single player is slow and dull. [Christmas 2006, p.101]

Uninspiring puzzles. [Aug 2010, p.104]

Legends has missed the point of the business model entirely, giving unfortunate players a choice of grinding through shallow, unfulfilling and downright ugly combat, or forking out substantial amounts of real money to bypass said mediocrity. [Sept 2013, p.71]

Fiddly controls make this apparently futuristic accelerometer abuser a complete waste of space. [Feb 2013, p.87]

The levels are colorful but dull, and after a mere five minutes a lurking sense of deja vu descends. Dead poor. [July 2008, p.82]

A visually appealing world, but TTC fails to give any meaningful reason to want to spend time there. [Nov 2016, p.79]

Dull, dumb predictable and annoying to play. Sorry, Scooby. [Christmas 2006, p.101]