Too hard for kids and too dull for adults. [Apr 2011, p.75]

Rubbish, stupid games in a cheap, tacky collection - who on earth keeps buying these games and egging them on? [June 2007, p.71]

A nice approach to DS development, but the whole thing was slightly doomed to failure by the hardware. [Dec 2008, p.72]

Short on charm and challenge. [July 2012, p.98]

It's like someone reduced Super Mario Bros to its essence, then skimmed the fun off the top. [May 2011, p.51]

There's no close-up work, only abstract coarse plotting between cookers and customers and, as such, it's a bit tedious. [Christmas 2007, p.70]

Even non-Potter fans may find they get some enjoyment out of this. [Sept 2011, p.72]

The film was duff; the game's duff. [Aug 2009, p.77]

Our hopes were raised by the decent control scheme. But the gameplay is as messy and tangled as the great man's hair. Leave this one ringside.

A so-so puzzler spoiled by airborne interludes. [Oct 2008, p.77]

We just sigh for what could have been. [Feb 2012, p.101]

You can do a spot of car modding as well, but the options are pretty limited. [July 2009, p.77]

Isn't sudoku-y enough for sudoku fans, and not detective-y enough from mystery fans. [Dec 2009, p.70]

Tedious and incredibly unrewarding. [Aug 2008, p.65]

This is messy and dull. [July 2010, p.66]

More accomplished than you might expect, but lacking the depth needed for return visits after slogging through the lengthy campaign. [June 2012, p.92]

Dream Trigger 3D is quirky to the point of brain-bursting confusion. But it's a welcome change from 3DS's current line-up of simplified titles.

Much like a value supermarket sausage, this is 18% Sonic and 82% sawdust. Avoid it. [May 2009, p.56]

As innovative as a zero-effort PS2 conversion that makes no use of the Wii's features. [Jan 2009, p.60]

A box office turkey. [Feb 2010, p.67]

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

Criminally short. [May 2012, p.88]

Remarkably ordinary pinball that's quite forgettable. Wait for the Williams collection - it's load better than this one. [July 2008, p.68]

Contains tiny needles of goodness, but they're buried in a giant haystack of vomit, poison and rabid dogs. Not fun. [July 2009, p.61]

"Quotation Forthcoming"

An imaginative game spoiled by rubbish controls. [Aug 2010, p.76]

Taking a simple formula and injecting it with cruelty is rarely a good way to win new fans. Frustration, thy spirit animal is a digital frog.

Shame the developers don't feel Wii owners are able to handle the "proper" Top Spin, though. [Apr 2011, p.61]