What it could have been is great, what it actually is, is pretty average.

Want a title you can dip in and out of for quick sessions or have a passing interest in fishing as a sport? Maybe you should head to the store and reel in Sega Bass Fishing.

Basically Mario Party 6, but with less fun and [fewer] new ideas.

Worms is slowly getting stale and Battle Island is doing nothing to prevent that.

Not quite hitting pole position, Speed Racer is more like a bronze medalist that you secretly want to support.

A lot of effort has gone into designing the game, it's just a shame about the poor execution.

Tales goes out with a wang. [Feb 2010, p.72]

A flawed but worthy entry into the turn based arena. One for the hardcore only.

While it seems that effort has gone into making this easy and enjoyable for kids, the price is too high for this kind of game.

Best for darts fans with spare money. Has potential that will hopefully be worked on for next year.

A smart game undermined by price and the lack of care in the porting process. [Nov 2011, p.77]

The enjoyable story, decent combat and overall play mechanics are dragged down by linear level design and a lack of graphical effort, making this title stop just short of being a true force to be reckoned with.

Another slice of obscurity from the Sonic Team cake of craziness, it's just a shame that the proverbial cake is half-baked and could do with a bit more icing.

TV Show King is a fun title that can be played in short bursts every so often.

Poor graphics and simple game-play detract from what could have been a great film-game conversion.

Captain America: Super Soldier is a fun yet forgettable adventure. Only buy if you're a Marvel nut.

A short, but fun, and visually outdated, but still enjoyable, combination for a reasonable price.

Bubble Bobble is a classic example of what was once a decent arcade game that has been updated badly, the classic gameplay and multiplayer are welcome but the tacked on extras and lack of features means there is little else to warrant a purchase.

An attempted brand new direction only proves Travellers Tales didn't have the required monkey balls.

There is certainly fun to be had in this RTS but only if you can overlook some pretty obvious flaws in several areas.

With none of the scope seen in the PC version, Spore: Creatures is a poor alternative. It’s a quirky & great looking, but soon ends up killing itself with repetitive gameplay and dull puzzles.

For a first shot at a WiiWare title, it’s not a horrendous effort from Oxygen, though it is overpriced. It can be good fun, but that feeling just doesn't last long enough.

Runaway offers a testing environment to frustrate your grey matter.

NBA Live 09 really nails the All-Play subtitle and is an enjoyable outing when your taking to the court with friends. But play it on your own and both the cheap-shot exploits and ugly looks make it a title you’ll soon tire of.

So as Jambo Safari threatens to reinvent itself it becomes a jack of all trades, though master only of what it originally was: an arcade cabinet that this old codger loved back in the day but one that should have probably stayed there.

Not terrible, but if you like this sort of game, the Wii or PC versions would be much better.

A clone of recent LEGO games with nothing that made them good.

FIFA 09 is let down by a jack of all trades master of none approach.