Overall, this does everything you'd want it to (and no more). [Feb 2009, p.86]

A good story with strong production values, but get the first game. [Apr 2008, p.85]

A limp story, repetitive combat and lack of agency take the shine off a great technical achievement. [May 2015, p.64]

Enough new ideas to hook established fans, but not those turned off by the fist two games. [Aug 2007, p.80]

2D puzzle solving tension. Worth a PoP. [Nov 2013, p.81]

The core gameplay is a little dull and repetitive. [Aug 2010, p.100]

In short: Kane and Lynch 2 is a vast improvement over the original and a multiplayer must.

It's almost like taking part in a ground-level "Total War" battle. Ace! [Dec 2007, p.82]

Great for kids - to save on construction paper. [Oct 2012, p.89]

This is tower defence at its most pure. [Christmas 2012, p.98]

Probably about as good a stab at PES as we had any right to expect from DS, but still a bit pants. [Mar 2007, p.76]

Impressively ambitious but hampered by woolly controls and camera. [Winter 2009, p.74]

Shame a game called "Alive" has such a lifeless career mode. [Aug 2011, p.95]

A creditable addition to your DS, but lacks the style and spark of "Mario Kart." [May 2007, p.79]

Decent. [May 2007, p.80]

Take heed: this is one tough blighter. [Aug 2014, p.79]

A superb fighter, but it's too easy and there just isn't enough to do to recommend this. [Oct 2009, p.71]

A unique physics-based puzzler that'll immerse anyone who picks it up for many an hour. [Mar 2009, p.82]

[The dogs] never seem to say anything less than the most bile gland-stroking drivel. [Sept 2014, p.80]

Shows its competence and depth the more you're prepared to invest into its finer points. [Aug 2008, p.79]

Fun to look at, but the inconsistent AI and poor level design make playing it a whole other story. [Oct 2018, p.82]

Fracture by name, fractured by nature. A competent, complacent shooter. [Dec 2008, p.78]

The addition of remixed versions of old classics makes this a worthy alternative to traditional tabletop games. [Christmas 2009, p.80]

Easily forgettable music. [Christmas 2012, p.98]

No plaudits for Namco Bandai here - they've put minimal effort into Budokai HD Collection. [Jan 2013, p.86]

To see such frustrating limitations enforced upon what could have been a defiantly meaty JRPG world is a deal-breaking shame. [Jan 2016, p.81]

The experience is a short one. [March 2016, p.81]

Definitely funny, just not quite for long enough to sustain you, and the surrounding game is uneven. [July 2014, p.65]