Standard shooty war game that's unremarkable on DS despite the lack of handheld shooty war games. [Jan 2008, p.61]

2D fighters aren't so cool now, so GGXXAC was never going to unite the gaming world like "Street Fighter 2" did back in the early nineties, but it might just unite your frienids. [JPN Import; Nov 2007, p.48]

Inspired, intuitive and a real giggle. [Mar 2007, p.42]

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]

It's worth putting up with the nonsense as this is a satisfying action RPG. [Dec 2009, p.68]

Irritating and irrational, Magic Picture Book treats you badly. Yet one flash of those choco-puppy eyes and your heart will flutter. The DS equivalent of Stockholm Syndrome. [JPN Import; Mar 2007, p.76]

This is great fun with a few friends on board and on DS it handles exceptionally smoothly, but Wii owners may end up feeling a bit short-changed by it.

It's still not meaty enough but Carbon throws some interesting new ideas at the series, adding breadth to a simple, easy but enjoyable racing experience. [Dec 2006, p.52]

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

"Quotation Forthcoming"

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

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

A completely manic fighting game that makes it satisfyingly simple to do some impressively simple moves. [Jan 2008, p.54]

Fiddly controls. [Christmas 2010, p.72]

Charming, imaginative. [Nov 2011, p.63]

Not bad at all. [May 2009, p.75]

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

Hardly likely to set the world alight. [Dec 2006, p.44]

A party game that does a lot more than most to show off the possibilities of the controller, and a set of one-player levels that will enthrall, frustrate and capture your attention every bit as much as the previous Monkey Ball games did. [January 2007, p.47]

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.

Not only the best combat flight sim on Wii but one of the best shooty action games of any type. [Feb 2010, p.60]

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

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

Difficulty spikes are the last straw, leaving this as a good idea gone distinctly mediocre. [June 2007, p.70]

A great, less-serious complement to "Brain Training," far and away the more accessible of the two and less prone to human error and recognition niggles. [Aug 2006, p.60]

Batman hasn't changed his act in 70 years, so don't be surprised to find a game that's stuck in its ways. But what ludicrously fun ways they are. [Nov 2008, p.44]

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

The kind of game that needs a budget price. [May 2009, p.62]