Throwaway but very funny, which seems reasonable for a measly 200 points. [May 2010, p.74]

There's a better party at Activision's house. [Christmas 2009, p.57]

A big slap on the wrist for all the writing. [June 2009, p.61]

Longevity is questionable and some will find it too bitty, but there are few titles on Wii so full of childish glee. If this is Frontier off the rails, we can't wait to see them on track. [Christmas 2007, p.54]

The best example of the genre we've seen in ages. [Christmas 2009, p.70]

Unmatched interactivity. [Nov 2006, p.74]

It's boring. [Aug 2010, p.76]

Not particularly original or polished, but we found it hard to put down. [May 2009, p.58]

While this is enjoyable stuff, more should have been done. [Mar 2010, p.73]

If the balance board controls worked, the game world wasn't so barren and there weren't severe balancing issues, this would be okay. [Feb 2009, p.64]

Riveting stuff, no? No. And neither is this DS game. [Jan 2008, p.65]

Ignore all the neon '80s nonsense going on around it and this is a solid game. There's plenty of it, and it gets tough as old boots as well. [Sept 2008, p.68]

If only it supported four players, this would be a definite must have. [Dec 2006, p.44]

This is a basic third-person shooter with really clunky controls. [Issue#56, p.70]

Not exactly the most thrilling RPG, and the user interface is quite irritating, but it might be of interest. [Dec 2007, p.65]

Old games cruelly exposed by a shoddy conversion to DS. [Apr 2010, p.64]

It makes chess look like [a] snap and will make children cry. [Sept 2007, p.71]

Well-presented and very charming. [Apr 2009, p.72]

Pokemon. With dinosaurs. Not the most imaginative idea and there's not a lot to it, but Fossil Fighters will scratch that pet-battling itch. [Nov 2009, p.71]

Really get into it and you'll spend weeks finding the perfect 'solutions". For everyone else, this is a rare actioner on Wii, and very competently handheld. [JPN Import; Mar 2009, p.58]

Why can't film tie-ins be as nicely done as this anime spin-off, eh? [Aug 2010, p.73]

The racing is repetitive and boring but the monster-collecting and presentation make up for that. [July 2010, p.65]

A perfect foil for the well-received film, well designed and executed. But their respective running times are rather too close for comfort. [Oct 2008, p.71]

A polished platformer with plenty of 'oooh' moments, but has ideas too big for its station. [Jan 2009, p.65]

It makes the right moves but doesn't quite scale the heights. And you can be the GameCube version - without Ubisoft's half-hearted Wii controls - for around 20 pounds. [June 2007, p.38]

Like watching Cristiano Ronaldo getting sent off, we enjoyed this a lot. The visuals are ropey, but it's very playable. [Feb 2009, p.68]

Totally gimmick-free puzzling that ends up feeling a little too sparse. [June 2009, p.73]

A mediocre compilation of five average games. [Apr 2009, p.59]

Little more than an uninspired remake of a vastly superior original. [June 2010, p.65]

Vom-inducing adorable RPG-superlite that will be a good way to introduce younglings to the genre, whilst simultaneously making everyone else want to sneer at dogs on the way home. [JPN Import]

It all just seems a bit unnecessary. [Jan 2009, p.71]

It's a neat idea but it would shine with a greater variety of tracks. [Oct 2009, p.68]

Dreary racer. [Christmas 2009, p.51]

Narrow-minded and frustrating, but Pokemon Ranger demands genuine skill. It gets so many things right that the RPGs get wrong. Give it a whirl. [May 2007, p.67]

If you're not already a magic buff, and you're under 13, this will easily entertain you. [Feb 2008, p.64]

The flimsy core betrays a bevy of neat ideas nabbed straight from the film. [Aug 2008, p.63]

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

Good in parts, but disappointingly light on features and poor value for money compared to most other Mario sports games. [JPN Import; Oct 2006, p.60]

Kororinpa wowed us with its lithe 3D flexibility, but it lied about its depth. Now we're stuck: we can't ever go back to "Monkey Ball," but know we've been cheated. Life is so hard. [JPN Import; Mar 2007, p.48]

The special moves might be a tad too powerful, but otherwise the plumber serves up a well-aimed slice of sporting fun. [June 2012, p.94]

Lots of places to go but not much to do when you get there. [Sept 2007, p.42]

But the crowning glory is the fantastically naïve script, which attempts to ape gritty American cinema with its excessive use of swears. In attempting this, it succeeds only in being the most quintessentially Japanese thing that has ever been put to disc.

A sweet and simple RPG that moves a bit slowly at times. Some neat ideas - but a lack of depth means that while you'll want to keep playing, you'll be a bit annoyed. [Mar 2007, p.79]

Just what the DS should be doing. As long as it's done right. Which it is. Ropey disaster minigames and the odd niggle aside, this is right up our street. [May 2007, p.62]

There are a couple of neat features in Enchanted Folk, but it gets too bogged down with boring activities and doesn't make enough of its magic theme. [June 2009, p.66]

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

Another tip-top DS god game. [Dec 2008, p.80]

A grand old gaming franchise that's looking extremely creaky in 2008 on Wii. [June 2008, p.52]

A disappointing experience if you're only going to play alone, but okay as an online shooter. It's like two games in one - one above average, the other a big rubbish. [Sept 2009, p.62]

It's inoffensive and there's plenty of it, but why does it have to be so dry? [May 2010, p.75]

This is solid, but too basic to live up to the Hawk gaming legacy. Good for newcomers to skateboarding games though. [January 2007, p.58]

Old school sci-fi shooter with one trick but plenty of "high-score challenge" potential thanks to loads of levels and four-player split-screen support. [Oct 2008, p.75]

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

Strong in every department, from story to combat to graphics. [Mar 2010, p.60]

The most mixed bag on Wii. A few perfect moments make for an essential rent (especially at only five hours long), but the massive dips in quality will spoil it for many.

As long as you're prepared to get nothing more than a very good, very short arcade shooter, you'll find a lot of value in this package. It's quick, it's explosive and it's great fun.

Very playable. [Jan 2009, p.73]

Polished and entertaining, but not without moments that make you scream and curse your slumsy playing. This is a great Wii start for a franchise we'd given up on years ago. [Apr 2007, p.42]

It didn't make an impact first time around, and it's unlikely to make one now. Everything Plus has to offer has been done better elsewhere. [Apr 2009, p.65]

Visually it's 15 years old. No thanks. [July 2009, p.77]

It might look like a Burnout for kids but it doesn't play that way. [Christmas 2009, p.50]

It isn't quite the game we were hoping for, but taken as another Mario sports game rather than a baseball sim, it's as solid and enjoyable as you'd expect. [JPN Import; Sept 2008, p.52]

A smart, worthwhile puzzler. [May 2011, p.75]

It controls really well and it handles heavy gunfire better than "Red Steel." Shame that it's just the same old Call of Duty experience all over again. [January 2007, p.48]

Samey combat can cause biff-fatigue to set in, but the nearly endless loot treadmill coupled with skills that are enjoyable to use make Heroes of Ruin a dungeon that's fun to run. [July 2012, p.94]

Not a bad effort. [Oct 2010, p.65]

If this was any more generic, it'd be...er, something really generic. [Dec 2007, p.51]

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

Sometimes you enter a rabbit hole and all you find is dirt, worms and rabbit droppings. [Apr 2010, p.63]

Liberation Maiden is a solid shooter with top-notch presentation (the cut-scenes by anime studio Bones are superb) and frantic action. It's by no means the longest game in the world so only high score fiends will get the best out of it, but if you fall into that category this is well worth your £7.19.

We can't figure out how on earth we've spent so much time in the game, or what we've actually accomplished, but doing next to nothing has never been so much fun. [Nov 2007, p.38]

Tentacles should stay where they belong: bothering anime schoolgirls. [July 2010, p.70]

The ultimate in fantasy warfare, and a great port from Other Formats, too. [Apr 2011, p.64]

The Zapper is okay in certain games but this one doesn't need it. Sluggish aiming, too. [Feb 2008, p.48]

Lovely. [Oct 2010, p.65]

Limited appeal and completely lacking in decent variations. [Apr 2009, p.40]

Rock solidly made and full of evil-flavoured charm, but you can't help but wish this had been so much more. The Little King still rules Wii. [Aug 2009, p.58]

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

It feels like more of a launching point for a fresh fighting mechanic than a game that fully makes something of it. We're interested to see what they do wtih the Wii version. [Aug 2008, p.64]

At best it's a formulaic RPG, but mostly it's a one-way journey to dullsville. [Feb 2008, p.70]

By no means bad, but less than we'd expect from the MySims 'franchise'. Limps home a distant second place to the real thing. [Aug 2009, p.67]

Not only a ferocious challenge but a hearty high-score chaser to boot. Derivative, but derives from the best. [Apr 2009, p.71]

Too shallow and formulaic to be anything other than an RPG footnote, but this is still a robust, accessible and enjoyable game. [Winter 2009, p.59]

Highly amusing premise, but as the game goes on, the returns diminish sharply. Do give it a whirl though. [Dec 2008, p.68]

Absolutely cast iron guaranteed to make you smile. [May 2007, p.60]

There's very little actual game. [Feb 2009, p.77]

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

You'll remember A Shadow's Tale for years to come. [Oct 2010, p.63]

Spyro's latest, while predictable, is still a slick slice of handheld that's hard to dislike. [Dec 2006, p.39]

Incredibly addictive. [Nov 2008, p.74]

The promise of new items is a great incentive for a walk. There just needs to be more to do when you get home. [Oct 2009, p.64]

The thrill of using logical reasoning to kick someone's arse is a phenomenal experience. Single player's a good laugh, too. [May 2007, p.61]

Nifty use of the pointer like nobody's business, but the WiiConnect24 stuff is deeply uninspired. [Sept 2007, p.44]

If you think of it as a kind of a spin on Wii Sports Tennis, then you might enjoy elements of this. Unfortunately, with the disappointing controls you should probably give it a miss.

That old Samba magic is still there, but the challenge is in beating the controls, not the game. This should have been way better, given the console's strengths. [Nov 2008, p.56]

A rather impressive little package. [Jan 2008, p.64]

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]

Sideways grip may well be more like proper tennis, but it's not comfy. Lefties aren't welcome. [Aug 2008, p.58]