A superb blend of dungeon exploration and turn-based battle. It feels old-fashioned, but in a good way. [Issue#18, p.83]

Ranger fans will like it, as it’s essentially more of the same. We love the tweaked touch-screen features.

Slightly wayward controls annoy, but this is still a package with great song variety and, well, extreme happiness!

Horse nuts will enjoy it: anyone else will find it irritating. [Issue#17, p.92]

An attempt at a realistic tennis sim that doesn't quite come off. [Issue#24, p.76]

A gentle, accessible alternative to "SSX Blur." It won't set your world on fire, but hte Happy Ski resort is well worth a visit. [Issue #24, p.64]

Hugely entertaining. [Issue#17, p.90]

A funny and fairly entertaining challenge. [Issue#21, p.88]

An enjoyable and quirky little rhythm-action game that is clearly aimed at younger musical prodigies. [Issue #24, p.67]

A few potholes aside, this SimCity is the best version yet, offering some bold additions to the classic gameplay.

As a straightforward puzzle title, it’s nothing special, but the overall package makes this one more than playable.

It's great to have more Zapper action but we reckon Sega could have put a bit more effort into this one. [Issue#21, p.68]

Harmless, family fun. [Issue#17, p.91]

Ideal for anyone looking for a very casual RPG, but DQ Swords will prove far too simple a game for almost anyone else. [Issue#23, p.70]

Critics have been a bit snooty about the game but with 20,000 questions on offer and graded skill levels, it works well despite the basic presentation. It's a good, unfussy family night. [Issue#19, p.89]

Strikes the right balance between proper tennis and mad stuff. [Issue#22, p.83]

Tennis with the fun taken out, although some may appreciate the realism. [Issue#26, p.79]

It's a fun family/party game and the Miis are often very amusing. Not bad. [Issue#24, p.28]

Effortlessly entertaining and guaranteed to cause a few giggles, but shallow.

The visuals are decent and the shooting’s precise, but it’s just too short.

It's good, standard adventuring. [Issue#22, p.80]

Worse still is the complete lack of online play. Why are Wii gamers constantly gipped of this mode? [Issue#21, p.72]

In many ways, this is the Spyro game fans have been waiting for, and a perfectly plausible place for everyone else to start.

A fun gimmick, but it does wear thin quickly and you won't come back for more once you've had your fill. [Issue#26, p.70]

It's all a bit repetitive and distinctly unoriginal. [Issue#17, p.91]

If it only lasted longer. Even at the low price, it's not great value for the money. [Issue#24, p.28]

Worth a look if you don’t mind the frustration when you try to get good at it.

A treat, albeit a masochistic and frustrating one. [Issue#21, p.89]

Vastly more entertaining than expected and completely unique amongst a sea of me-too music games.

The groundwork for an amazing Spider-Man game is here, but Web Of Shadows doesn’t reach its potential.

Not so much a great game as a gruesomely compelling experience. [Issue#22, p.72]

Brings enjoyable multiplayer boxing to the Wii along with plenty of crazy characters and ridiculous moves.

The relative blandness of the Wii's visuals and the slightly unresponsive Remote steering make an average game of what could have been a belter. [Issue#18, p.85]

It's all over a bit quickly, but it's good fun and quite challenging while it lasts. [Issue#17, p.93]

Too much tedious dialogue. [Issue#17, p.93]

Still decent fun on the Wii, but it hasn't advanced during the decade since it appeared in arcades. [Issue#21, p.84]

Does little to improve upon the franchise’s inherent faults. This is one series that should not survive to see a fourth outing.

At least we got a good workout out of it. [Issue#22, p.76]

Most importantly, it's great fun. [Issue#17, p.93]

It's not going to hog your life like "Guitar Hero," but it's addictive and has its own identity in the rhythm-action genre. [Issue#23, p.67]

Barely any storyline - a total waste of a decent license. [Issue#20, p.78]

Delightful stuff. [Issue#18, p.84]

It's fun, it's just not top of the table. [Issue#20, p.88]

It's a giggle. [Issue#17, p.93]

So entertaining. Get a group of creative friends round and your evening's entertainment is sorted! Wonderful. [Issue#25, p.75]

A limp, insipid futuristic racer with dodgy controls and weak gameplay. You can do much better, as can Sega. [Issue#19, p.86]

A decent Olympic contender. Shame about a couple of iffy control issues. [Issue#26, p.66]

Not bad, really - certainly better than the very disappointing Wii version. [Issue#23, p.79]

Has more about it than many point-and-clicks, but it may prove frustrating.

If you can handle the strangeness, you’ll find great rewards here.

Undercover doesn’t break any barriers or bring anything new to the table, but there is no denying that it’s just downright fun.

Dream Pinball 3D isn't exactly what we dreamed of, but it's solid enough to keep most pinball wizards occupied for a while. [Issue#23, p.75]

It gets annoyingly repetitive towards the latter stages. [Issue#22, p.87]

We found matching up odd socks more interesting. [Issue#23, p.78]

Smutty, amusing and very playable. but Big Willy doesn't do anything new. [Issue#20, p.82]

Ten games for 20 quid is a bit steep and in the end, without the lure of a proper scientific brain age hook, it's all a bit 'so what.' [Issue#22, p.86]

The single-player sinks, but the multiplayer battle mode floats our boat. [Issue#24, p.24]

This is not what we expected from Soul Calibur's Wii debut. What a misguided step for Namco's revered series. [Issue#19, p.72]

It lacks the precision of the old Sega rod, but it's still great fun to play. [Issue#25, p.79]

A good version of the game but the mishandling of the controls on Wii is a diabolical error. [Issue#20, p.87]

The characters will win your heart. [Issue#25, p.74]

Has its moments, but the lack of variety, failure to challenge, and overall brevity make it completely unessential. [Issue#25, p.76]

A pirate's life should never be a solitary one, and the game works much better when played with a group of mates. [Issue #24, p.74]

It's intriguing throughout. [Issue#20, p.86]

Not in the same league as "Wii Sports," but the curling and figure skating games here are worth playing. [Issue#22, p.68]

Not a terrible game but if you want to be scared witless, go for Resi 4 instead. [Issue#22, p.78]

Very easy to pick up and play, but once you know your way around it there’s nothing left to discover. Tedious.

This is so sugary it'll make you puke...unless you're a ten-year-old girl, and then it's brilliant. [Issue#17, p.92]

The kind of thing you might play as a distraction, like in a mini-game, but in this case it’s all there is. And it sucks.

Expensive, pointless, mind-numbingly dull and ugly as hell. Don't be sucked in. [Issue#26, p.80]

Enjoyable for a while, but there are so many better games out there. [Issue#26, p.78]

Decent but unspectacular, Donkey Kong Jet Race can be fun in spite of its many flaws. Wait for it to land in the bargain bins. [Issue#19, p.76]

A poor DS conversion attempt, this version does wrong everything that the console versions finally got right.

Six simple sporting events that will provide some fun for the summer. [Issue#24, p.76]

If Iron Man Wii looked better and played smoother it would at least be bearable. But it doesn't and it isn't. [Issue#23, p.62]

Something so workmanlike out of something that was so very inventive. [Issue#19, p.88]

More suited to a younger audience. It wears thin after a while, but cheap thrills can easily tempt you back. [Issue#25, p.77]

It may be one of the best of its breed, but that's like saying smallpox is the best communicable disease. [Issue#22, p.74]

It's fun enough, but older gamers won't like the simplicity, while younger gamers may not know the franchise. [Issue#25, p.73]

It's badly realised in places, the production values are low and, like a poorly produced horror flick, it feels like it's been stitched together like a Picasso. [Issue #24, p.71]

Okay if you can get it cheap, but there are far too many better party titles out there.

The price makes it more attractive, but there are much better racers out there.

Amusing enough for half an hour or so but ultimately the repetitive stunting, crashing and bone smashing becomes wearisome. [Issue#21, p.88]

It should have been a highly amusing rhythm-action game, but it's ruined by bad control and a flimsy structure. [Issue#19, p.85]

An interesting premise, but the poor execution throws a spanner into the works.

Just as bad as the TV show...if not worse. [Issue#17, p.92]

We're at a loss. How this game ever got to be released is unfathomable. [Issue#26, p.80]

Painfully thin. [Issue#19, p.88]

It's a nice idea that hasn't been properly exploited. [Issue#19, p.89]