While My Time at Portia has some great ideas, performance issues hold the Switch version back. [Issue #40 – July/August 2019, p. 69]

I wish BonusXP had the chance to utilize their talents with a different IP, because the whole approach here is flawed. [Issue #42 – October 2019, p. 19]

With a few minor tweaks to the overall approach, Fitness Boxing could have been a more engaging way to fit some exercise in. [Issue #38 – March/April 2019, p. 74]

If anything, go back and check out The Legend of Legacy. [Issue #33 – May/June 2018, p. 69]

As someone who's played every version of Minecraft to date, this New 3DS edition is the one I'm going to come back to the least. [Issue #31 – January/February 2018, p. 28E]

You'll get your money's worth whichever you choose, but you'll also get a good dose of frustration to go along with it. [Issue #17 – September/October 2015, p.24]

Is it something I can see myself playing for a long time? In all honesty, no. [Issue #31 – January/February 2018, p. 21M]

If you can accept IronFall as dumb fun, then you might derive some enjoyment from its multiplayer – but it has too many issues to fully recommend it. [Issue #14: Old vs. New – March/April 2015, p.28]

Mononoke Slashdown commits one of the cardinal sins of game design: It does not respect the player's time. [Issue #46 – May/June 2020, p. 20]

It feels a lot like they took one game out of Mario Party and attempted to make it a full eShop title. [Issue #30 – November/December 2017, p. 20]

I wish I liked Slime-san more than I did, but the platforming is hampered for me severely by the confounding views combined with my dislike of the floatier controls and frustrating dash ability. [Issue #30 – November/December 2017, p. 23]

The idea of a randomly generated auto-runner just seems at odds with the legacy of Meat Boy itself. [Issue #51 – March/April 2021, p. 30]

This game is far too undercooked. [Issue #52 – May/June 2021, p. 73]

I just came away annoyed. [Issue #15; May/June 2015, p.24]

Everything about Sonic Colors should work, but like so many 3D Sonic games before it, its ultimate potential remains just out of reach. There's fun to be had, and the high points are incredibly cool, but the shoddy gameplay boils the entire thing down to a surprisingly mediocre experience that's tragically unworthy of what this concept deserves. [Issue #58 – March/April 2022, p. 74]

If you were hoping for the second coming of NBA Jam, or at least something you and your friends can enjoy, you won't it find here. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 19]

Give Dragalia Lost a pass for now. For the same amount of money and time, you could support a developer by buying and playing an actual, full game. [Issue #38 – March/April 2019, p. 20]

Chance and strategy don't go together. [Issue #26 – March/April 2017, p.18]

Pirate Pop Plus isn't what I'd call a bad game, it's just exceedingly average. [Issue #25 – January/February 2017, p.20]

There are fleeting moments of enjoyment, but those are few and far between. [Issue #33 – May/June 2018, p. 21]

In the end, Nickelodeon Kart Racers is just kind of passable (and compared to others, I'm being generous with it). [Issue #37 – January/February 2019, p. 75]

Dementium was a revelation on DS in 2007, but it just hasn't aged as well as we might have hoped. [Issue #19 – January/February 2016, p.25]

Even hardcore tennis fans will most likely find themselves with nothing exciting to experience after having the game for a week. [Issue #19 – January/February 2016, p.76]

I felt underwhelmed by what the game was trying to offer. [Issue #22 – July/August 2016, p.23]

While there are some creative innovations Tabot implemented that Marvelous could've considered, The Lost Valley lacks the soul that previous Harvest Moons had. [Issue #14: Old vs. New – March/April 2015, p.71]

If you have the patience of a saint and like the pick-up-and-play experience, Pokémon Shuffle might be perfect for you. If you don't like the idea of being nickel-and-dimed to experience puzzling at a normal pace, this game's sure to get your blood boiling. [Issue #14: Old vs. New – March/April 2015, p.24]

If you're not already an adventure game aficionado, there are a lot of far better places to start. [Issue #45 – March/April 2020, p. 23]

I just can't shake the idea that the board game alone would have made a much better eShop title. [Issue #18 – November/December 2015, p.66]

This definitely won't be the last game to feature Goku and his pals, though, so skip this warmed-over patty and sit tight for a juicy Angus on a toasted pretzel bun. [Issue #18 – November/December 2015, p.68]

Developer Just Add Water was onto something here, piping in some great concepts from past 3D platformers, but the follow-through is a swing and a miss! [Issue #45 – March/April 2020, p. 70]

In the context of being a free extra attached to Planet Robobot, I thought Team Kirby Clash was great. Like this? Not so much. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 19]

One of the most esoteric games I've ever played, I can only recommend Gal Metal to the narrowest set of musically blessed Japanophiles around. [Issue #37 – January/February 2019, p. 23]

If you've been considering a purchase of the NERF Legends game, go ahead and stop considering it. Take the dollars you would have spent on this video game and use them to buy more real NERF weapons and ammo instead. You'll have a whole lot more fun that way. [Issue #57 – January/February 2022, p. 68]

It's just another microtransaction-dependent puzzle game. [Issue #48 – September/October 2020, p. 20]

Nobody likes seeing a great concept fail to live up to its potential, and SuperMash is a perfect example of that. [Issue #49 – November/December 2020, p. 19]

A broken game that really isn't worth your time, especially when Splatoon already does all of this extraordinarily better. [Issue #36 – November/December 2018, p. 19]

This incarnation of Rodea is but a sad monument of broken dreams and unrealized potential. [Issue #18 – November/December 2015, p.72]

Everything adds up to a rushed project that demonstrates promise early on, but quickly yields to typical licensed game rubbish. [Issue #16 – July/August 2015, p.25]

I sincerely hope that investors see this as a wake-up call that's harmful to Nintendo's long-term reputation. [Issue #43 – November/December 2019, p. 26SW]

Double Dragon IV is nostalgia for nostalgia's sake, and nobody should be happy about that. [Issue #30 – November/December 2017, p. 20]