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

Controls have been streamlined, but the game engine is due a massive overhaul. [Issue#56, p.54]

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

Not disastrous, but lacking finesse. [Sept 2012, p.109]

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

You won't find many gamers round here who've imported this. [Apr 2010, p.71]

A simple, solid strategy game, but one that never becomes more than the sum of its (easily clicked together) parts. [Sept 2009, p.67]

A rigid Lego step in the right direction. [May 2011, p.68]

Charmingly presented. [May 2011, p.70]

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's a really simple fighting game with a low difficulty level, plenty of cool moves, great characters, rubbish enemies, and a good dose of cartoon style. [Christmas 2007, p.57]

We'd wait for the more assured Lego Pirates instead. [Apr 2011, p.60]

A must for Bionicle fans and decenet, trashy fun for everyone else. But the controls are poor. [May 2007, p.52]

If it's real detective work you're after, this scene is dead. [Feb 2011, p.70]

Quite tedious at times, although the occasional close battle helps jazz it up a bit. [Feb 2008, p.62]

Competent, joyless football by numbers. But if you don't already own a FIFA game of some description, or you're an Accrington fan, you'll get your money's worth. [Nov 2006, p.56]

A few good ideas, but it's mainly happy to fall back on some geriatric genre conventions. [Oct 2008, p.67]

An RPG-fan-only purchase - but they'll probably love it. [Oct 2008, p.76]

Bleach fans will dig the story, but they'll also hate the weak writing. Everyone else should stick with Fire Emblem. [Feb 2010, p.65]

Save your sesterces for something else. [Dec 2008, p.80]

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]

The map-making function is a stroke of genius, but this curious title is neither big nor clever enough to steal our heart. [July 2009, p.75]

Cripes, there's a lot of rules and regulations to take in here. [Aug 2007, p.70]

No shortage of ideas makes this one of the better licensed titles, but its schizophrenic nature disguises sloppy gameplay. [Oct 2007, p.68]

Could and should have been a lot better, if only it wasn't crippled by technical letdowns and questionable design choices. [Mar 2008, p.58]

This version offers nothing that regular puzzle-players won't have seen before, bar some cute animation. [July 2008, p.73]

Hardly an epic tournament, but if you've exhausted Smash Bros or Punch-Out!! you could do worse than try this. [Aug 2010, p.62]

Despite having all the components for a promising game, this is a complete disappointment. [Feb 2008, p.65]

Not the greatest basketball game, especially if you take the sport seriously. You're best sticking wtih football on Wii. [Dec 2008, p.68]

A lovely bit of fan service. [Jan 2010, p.75]

It seems that even the future has minigames, but even the future can't convince us that there's any serious alternative to the Wii Sports games.

The genre's as old as the hills, and moust pointer to remote pointer is hardly a great leap. [July 2008, p.59]

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

The action's limited but still amusing, and the music is truly late '60s fabulous. [Sept 2008, p.71]

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

It doesn't take long for things to get repetitive, but if you don't find this a problem there's certainly plenty to do, with side quests to access and itmes to collect. [Issue#56, p.70]

It's no Layton, but puzzle-fiends might find it's worth a try of it's spotted cheap. [Aug 2010, p.72]

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

It's too easy, too repetitive, and worst of all, doesn't have that classic Butch Harman sense of humour. [Apr 2007, p.70]

No beaming down to alien planets filled with beautiful ladies/porridge monsters, though. [Feb 2007, p.82]

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

Better than average film tie-in. [Christmas 2009, p.70]

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]

Feels more like a budget release. [Jan 2010, p.75]

The Force Unleashed does a good job of, er, unleashing the force, but beneath the flashy powers and lightsabers this is a tame and outdated game. [Issue#56, p.67]

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

It's going to sell by the bucket-load to the younger fans of the film, and most of them will find it a diverting enough adventure. Just a shame that it throws away such a knowing premise.

There's no logic to any of the celebrity characters apart from having a cheap laugh at people currently in the public eye. Jack Black? Schwarzenegger? Why not jam Mika or Gail Trimble in there?

Fiddly controls. [Christmas 2010, p.72]

While the combat is quite fun, with new skills frequently added, it's also a bit too repetitive, and baddies are quite happy to stand still while you fill them with arrows. [Dec 2006, p.55]

It's hamstrung by a presentation problem - i.e., you can't read the questions. [June 2009, p.60]

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

Works better than the first. [Christmas 2009, p.64]

Offers a serviceable bout of balloon-busting in the meantime. [Oct 2010, p.53]

A bumper festive parcel. [Jan 2010, p.74]

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

This latest attempt to wrestle Pokemon from the hands of children and replace it with Disney's own Spectrobes fails again. [Nov 2009, p.59]

The lack of single-cart multiplayer is a bit hard on on the piggy bank. [Mar 2010, p.68]

Another brave effort at roping in friends and family for pretend sportery but it lacks polish. [July 2009, p.61]

Genuinely playable. [Nov 2006, p.77]

Not really that innovative. [Oct 2008, p.62]

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

Nice to see a tie-in game doing something slightly different. [Aug 2010, p.72]

Patience and perseverance are required. [Dec 2007, p.]

A cute enough attempt to perk up the Mama franchise but a mere change of scenery isn't enough to disguise the same old gameplay. [July 2009, p.74]

When cutting and pasting "Mario Kart" into a Pac-Man template, someone forgot to include the folder marked "Incredible Fun." Does anyone really like Pac-Man a a person? [Nov 2006, p.58]

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

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

A bit of a mish-mash, with environmental puzzles leading into distinct combat sections or explory bits. [Sept 2009, p.72]

Interesting in an "only in Japan" fasion but both the dialogue and the battles drag on. And on. And on. Manga fans will like it though. [Mar 2010, p.59]

Retro fans will bemoan the left out favourite bits, while newcomers will feel it's a little bit simple. [Sept 2008, p.65]

A neat idea, completely upended by the punishing difficulty. [Apr 2009, p.71]

A decent port of the PC game. [July 2010, p.66]

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

A good first step, but not brave enough to venture very far. [Oct 2010, p.57]

Online play with rankings tables and Mii support is the big draw (no pun intended) here. [June 2009, p.73]

Lacks the charm, fluid controls and, crucially, wit of the brilliant Wii game. [July 2010, p.56]

Not the best Bit.Trip we've played but a worthy - and different - addition to the series. [Issue#56, p.75]

Only inflict on youngsters when you're absolutely desperate. [May 2008, p.75]

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

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]

One of the better party games. [June 2009, p.72]

There's a reasonable amount of variety despite the short running time. [Jan 2011, p.69]

A strong idea, executed with few frills. It's worth experiencing, but your fun may be short-lived. [Jan 2011, p.73]

A slight game, but novel and satisfying. However, it's not for those with a limited supply of patience. [Jan 2011, p.73]

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

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

An amusing little time-thief. [Jan 2009, p.74]

A short, sharp blast of pricey fun. [June 2010, p.76]

Forgive the painfully slow token collecting and it's a pretty absorbing title. [January 2007, p.44]

No longevity here, but it'll prove bewitching to anyone whose idea of fun is cooing over big-nosed dog photographs on a screen the size of a hamster. [Jan 2008, p.55]

No matter how well-crafted these features are, they all boil down to gameplay based on a swinging club - the one thing the game can't do. To misquote Twain: "PGA Tour 07 is a good franchise spoilt." [Apr 2007, p.46]

A bunch of so-so games. [June 2009, p.64]

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

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

It's a good way to kill some time - and cute little Moki. [Feb 2010, p.75]

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

Perversely, there are complex ideas in here but the game itself is pretty simple, rather repetitive and often clumsy. [Nov 2008, p.62]