It's not enough. [May 2011, p.71]

There's nothing broken here, but it's entirely worthless. [May 2011, p.71]

One of the weaker GO games, Captain Sub lacks the smarts we've come to expect. [May 2011, p.75]

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

Unfortunately, it's rendered almost unplayable by the low-res DS screen. [June 2011, p.66]

A platforming throwback to the golden era of the Nokia N-Gage. [June 2011, p.71]

A crap DS game. [July 2011, p.71]

Painfully easy. [July 2011, p.71]

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

The crushing problem here is that the bland, murky environments make navigation a chore. [Aug 2011, p.75]

Avoid. [Aug 2011, p.75]

This puzzler doesn't reach for the stars, but it's great at hovering above the earth. [Aug 2011, p.79]

Makes us wish it had never been invented. [Sept 2011, p.71]

There's really no excuse to get this. [Sept 2011, p.72]

Ideally suited for very young children with short attention spans, but woefully short. [Sept 2011, p.73]

It's false economy to even consider picking this up. [Sept 2011, p.73]

Which dummy thought dumping you back to the main menu screen after each round was a good idea? [Sept 2011, p.73]

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

Survive the frustration and it'll soon be replaced by boredom, leaving you feeling like you really have just had your time stolen. [Oct 2011, p.70]

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]

Shonky controls, confusing layout, boring grey graphics, rubbish animation. [Oct 2011, p.75]

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]

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

The tracklist isn't bad. [Nov 2011, p.72]

It makes Space Jam look like a sophisticated and well-considered movie. [Nov 2011, p.73]

Unoriginal get competent platforming, dismal vehicle interludes. Devoid of fresh ideas. [Dec 2011, p.68]

A thoroughly pleasant surprise. [Dec 2011, p.74]

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

The by-the-numbers platforming is both predictably lazy and embarrassingly cheap. [Dec 2011, p.74]

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

The evidence trails are so insultingly simple to follow that even the Italian police couldn't bodge them. [Dec 2011, p.75]

Certainly feels like a chore. [Dec 2011, p.77]

A monstrosity...Please don't indulge this. [Dec 2011, p.77]

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

A poorly conceived, confusing rhythm game. [Christmas 2011, p.76]

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

Trade in your mum's copy of this as soon as she inevitably buys it. [Christmas 2011, p.77]

These 'innovations' result in a game that's staggeringly boring. [Christmas 2011, p.77]

It takes some investment to program a masterpiece, but listening to something that sort-of sounds like the theme to Mega Man 2 is suitably rewarding. [Christmas 2011, p.79]

As shocking as dunking your Wii into the bathtub... Let this one sink without a trace. [Jan 2012, p.106]

While Centipede ably fulfills its remit, it doesn't really try to go beyond it. [Jan 2012, p.114]

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]

Shonky physics, bland tracks, hopelessly vague powerups - this one's got it all! [Jan 2012, p.116]

A phenomenon like Moshi Monsters owes its trusting fanbase better. [Jan 2012, p.117]

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

As a game, Escape Trick: Rock City Prison is turgid and infuriating. [Jan 2012, p.123]

We can only hope this barren minigame collection is the testing ground for a proper Gremlins revival, as there's zero reason for it to exist otherwise. [Feb 2012, p.99]

An interesting attempt to recreate a dance game on a touch screen, but far too fiddly to be fun. [Feb 2012, p.100]

Wait for snow and venture outside instead. [Feb 2012, p.100]

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]

This one sucks. [Feb 2012, p.101]

A suitably goofy offering. [Feb 2012, p.108]

Pedestrian. [March 2012, p.100]

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]

An utterly soulless collection of impossibly difficult sports games that will make everyone hate everything. [Apr 2012, p.100]

Flip-book frame rate, terrible visuals. [Apr 2012, p.101]

Less a twist on the genre, more a re-draw with a different coloured pencil. [Apr 2012, p.101]

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

Simply a dreadful game. [May 2012, p.97]

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

Dry presentation and limited interaction. Home run? Not quite. [May 2012, p.98]

Even for those lacking in critical faculties, there are are better dance games out there. [May 2012, p.98]

Target audience includes sniggering schoolboys, students and journalists. [May 2012, p.99]

Painful to play alone, this is best endured with friends or lots of beer. [May 2012, p.99]

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

Even if you're a huge fan of zombie games, play something else. Anything else. [June 2012, p.101]

Bad frame rate, horrid voice acting, stupid story, crap weapons, confusing, overpriced. [July 2012, p.93]

It's another MISS - and this time with creakier graphics. [July 2012, p.98]

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

A class act. [Aug 2012, p.92]