Do minigames become more playable when coupled with a story that would have cinema goers lobbing popcorn at the screen? Answer: not really. [May 2009, p.60]

Jumping, fighting and puzzling for young fans of the movie. Most of it is incredibly easy but there's the odd bit of confusion to slow progress.

Learn to work with shonky controls and there's a decent game within this lumbering exterior. [Sept 2007, p.71]

Blighted by camera issues and its short length, but the sheer physicality of the gameworld will endear it to fans. [Dec 2008, p.69]

It can get repetitive over time and the level design feels uninspired. [Feb 2007, p.59]

If you have "Rome," knock 30% off the score. [July 2010, p.67]

Just not terribly exciting. [May 2010, p.68]

We can't see what anyone will gain from this that they couldn't gain tenfold from a good novel and a dictionary. [Feb 2008, p.71]

Not bad little quests in theory, but anyone over the age of 11 will find them torturous. [May 2008, p.75]

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

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]