A solid pocket arcade. [Sept 2012, p.108]

A powerful and enjoyable photo editor. [Sept 2012, p.106]

Freakyforms comes alive only if you invest the time. Don't, and there's not much here besides sticking eyes on shapes and making them jump through hoops.

Solid enough to keep you playing for longer than you ought to, but the game looks and feels considerably cheaper than the price would suggest. [Aug 2012, p.103]

Moonites should definitely wait for A New Beginning. [Aug 2012, p.98]

The open-world omission is a massive blow, but inter-hero banter, co-op capering, and dozens of DC characters elevate this above the typical Lego tie-in. [Aug 2012, p.94]

A beautiful, sporadically fun action RPG, and a great showcase for the power of the 3DS. Sit down and play it, however, and you're in for an infuriating game. [Aug 2012, p.89]

It's not quite original or addictive enough to compete with the best in the casual genre, but this is a polished and fun enough game that's unlikely to be a purchase you regret. [July 2012, p.107]

There's no reason to choose this over the officially-endorsed Mario and Sonic alternative. [July 2012, p.99]

Short on charm and challenge. [July 2012, p.98]

A great idea for a puzzle game, with a cool minimal art style, but it's just stretched too thin. The baffling slowdown and useless mini-map only make it worse. [July 2012, p.92]

What's here does work up a good sweat. [June 2012, p.101]

More accomplished than you might expect, but lacking the depth needed for return visits after slogging through the lengthy campaign. [June 2012, p.92]

The sad fact is that it's simply too obtuse for its own good. [May 2012, p.105]

An unexceptional entry in a prolific series. [May 2012, p.99]

The ball-shooting itself is all-but-identical to the last game. [May 2012, p.98]

Treads on its predecessor's toes too many times to impress in its wake. [May 2012, p.93]

Criminally short. [May 2012, p.88]

A laudably unique twist on tower defence, but strategy soon devolves into a series of repetitive fights. [Apr 2012, p.109]

Unrefined and frequently maddening. [Apr 2012, p.107]

Although it rarely gets the pulse racing, it's still a decent pick-up if you're looking for some quickfire high-score challenges or simple dumb fun. [Apr 2012, p.99]

Championship-winning concept held back by a few lacklustre mechanics. [Apr 2012, p.91]

Championship-winning concept held back by a few lacklustre mechanics. [Apr 2012, p.91]

The feeling that it's all a bit slapdash never really goes away. [March 2012, p.107]

A pleasant fishing sim. [March 2012, p.101]

a little mindless, but still fun. [March 2012, p.101]

Pedestrian. [March 2012, p.100]

Plays like a second-rate attempt to rip off a series that's not enjoyed a distinguished recent past itself. [March 2012, p.99]

Most events are just too simplified to make this truly essential. [March 2012, p.98]

It's certainly not bad, but it lacks the strategy of Pullblox and the panic of Mario's Flip Switch Galaxies. [Feb 2012, p.106]

Not just for the nippers. A cute, well-crafted minigame collection that'll have you and your family clicking together in harmony. [Feb 2012, p.101]

A passable clone of Nintendo's classic brawler is undermined by a frustrating single-player mode. You're better off waiting for the real thing instead. [Feb 2012, p.97]

Genuinely fresh ideas don't come along very often, but this odd strategy title feels flabby and undercooked. [Jan 2012, p.123]

Feels like a step back after the more challenging Bejeweled Twist. [Jan 2012, p.117]

Still one of the better wrestling games of recent times. [Jan 2012, p.116]

Crude presentation and lack of content don't completely let down what's undeniably a fascinating idea. They try really hard, though making this a worthwhile but insubstantial game. [Jan 2012, p.115]

If only we could go back in time and make Telltale leave this in the oven for a couple more months. [Jan 2012, p.114]

Pokepark is largely unchanged since the last time we visited. there are a few new attractions, but the same camera and control annoyances. That said, it's still a very hard game to hate. [Jan 2012, p.107]

Despite plenty of colour and 'cheeky' dialogue it's as uplifting as a Wilfred Owen poem. It also lacks the personal touch that a physical board game provides. [Jan 2012, p.104]

Kirby's first outing puts the Wii game to shame - pity it's so crushed onscreen. [Christmas 2011, p.81]

A novel creation tool, which should give rise to any number of inspired (read: terrifying) creations. [Christmas 2011, p.80]

Who knew hideous monsters could be so dull? [Christmas 2011, p.77]

It's a massive rip-off of Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training. [Christmas 2011, p.77]

It's hobbled by a poor frame rate and spectacularly horrible visuals. [Christmas 2011, p.76]

The directional prompts are too vague, and the movement recognition seems even more slapdash than Just Dance's. [Christmas 2011, p.76]

The races are all linked by a surprisingly solid narrative. [Christmas 2011, p.76]

A robust, well-crafted 3D air combat game. [Christmas 2011, p.74]

A nice idea, and a solid story, undermined by a predictable structure and low-budget feel. [Christmas 2011, p.73]

We've played worse Pokemon knock-offs over the years. [Christmas 2011, p.72]

Contains the essence of the Wii game, although it lacks a lot of the content. Should be cheaper to compensate. Isn't. [Christmas 2011, p.72]

A solid and punchy racer that lays it on too thick with the gimmicks and then forgets to put any bends in. All the same, this is a strong restart for NFS. [Christmas 2011, p.69]

More of the same culinary-based action again, but this time it's more of the same in three dimensions and for up to four players. [Christmas 2011, p.68]

A tasty protein shake for the target audience - a guilty pleasure for fans. [Christmas 2011, p.64]

Still a substantial package - especially on the online-starved Wii - but messy with it. Try GoldenEye instead - it was built for Wii and is all the better for it.

Mario Kart 7 will put this pretender to shame. [Dec 2011, p.75]

We found it tough to love. [Dec 2011, p.74]

The tracklist is weaker too. [Dec 2011, p.73]

Far too expensive for what it is. [Dec 2011, p.73]

A delightfully tacky ninja fantasy. [Dec 2011, p.71]

Get the WiiWare game instead. [Dec 2011, p.70]

Flacid combat. [Dec 2011, p.66]

The levels are action packed, but it gets too samey too quickly. [Dec 2011, p.64]

We were hoping for something more inventive, more memorable. [Dec 2011, p.56]

Does an awful lot, but it fails to do any of it well. [Dec 2011, p.52]

Does little to stand out, but is deep and rewarding once you get the hang of it. [Nov 2011, p.76]

A hasty rush job. [Nov 2011, p.73]

We find it difficult to recommend something with so little originality or craft. [Nov 2011, p.72]

Forgive the game's ruff edges and pug ugly looks and you'll find there's a fair amount of fun in this barking mad idea. [Nov 2011, p.68]

Several goals behind arch-rivals PES. [Nov 2011, p.65]

Looks like it should be fun but the minigames are mostly sub-Monkey Ball rubbish and the controls leave us as cold as Kawawii's frosty peaks. [Nov 2011, p.60]

BlazBlue's gameplay survives the iffy conversion thanks to its sheer infectious energy, but this should have been a great deal better than it is.

A novel update on a classic game, although it's not quite a classic by itself. [Oct 2011, p.77]

Spongebob doesn't have the personality to pull it all together. [Oct 2011, p.71]

The minigames are repetitive and won't keep more game-savvy kids busy for long, but if you know a DS-owning pre-schooler this is at least fairly wholesome. [Oct 2011, p.71]

An excellent RPG but a poor port. [Oct 2011, p.65]

Bizarre controls aside, this is an unusually thoughtful port that at least attempts to do something different. [Oct 2011, p.63]

More rewarding and far less cynical than the stacks of horse-pet games. [Oct 2011, p.62]

With Wii U around the corner, FIFA 12 on Wii was never going to be a revolution. The new FIFA City mode is just wallpaper for what's just FIFA 11 in new clothes.

Get this if you're tired of the same old boring shooting - every bullet counts. [Sept 2011, p.76]

Even non-Potter fans may find they get some enjoyment out of this. [Sept 2011, p.72]

The fighting's better than expected, but it's outdated, unimaginative and you'd want to wait for it to be cheaper. [Sept 2011, p.71]

The game's a solid and fun addition to the DS's heaving RPG roster, although it never quite sparks into life like you hope it will and feels a bit young at times.

It's a decent compilation of games, with lovingly emulated coin-ops and a genuine modern classic in the mix, but for this price it should feature a lot more stuff.

It's samey, stuff, though, even at a budget price. [Aug 2011, p.75]

Not too taxing, but well made. [Aug 2011, p.73]

Not a game, but a series of instructional videos, plus simple interactive activities. [Aug 2011, p.69]

Nice characters, though. [Aug 2011, p.69]

The soul-sappingly slow racing lets this down. [Aug 2011, p.68]

Painfully easy. [July 2011, p.71]

It's surprisingly well made and it's nice to see that the developers have put a bit of effort into putting it together, but the big problem is that it's too easy by half. [July 2011, p.70]

A lot of puzzles but for a hell of a lot of money. [July 2011, p.64]

It will likely spend more time on your shelf than in your Wii, but this is one of the better mini-game titles. However, only consider it if you need a new remote.

Nice touch-screen controls and easy platform puzzles. [June 2011, p.71]

A solid enough game. [June 2011, p.67]

A game for hardened Gleeks only. [June 2011, p.67]

As tie-ins go it's really not that bad. [June 2011, p.66]

Barely a game at all. [June 2011, p.65]

Better puzzles and a little polish are needed. [June 2011, p.65]