A port that's slower, blurrier, and missing multiplayer, but for all that it's still the 3DS' best non-Mario platformer. Beautiful, fluid and packed with value. [July 2012, p.97]

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]

Bad frame rate, horrid voice acting, stupid story, crap weapons, confusing, overpriced. [July 2012, p.93]

A great idea for a puzzle game, with a cool minimal art style, but it's just stretched too thin. The baffling slowdown and useless mini-map only make it worse. [July 2012, p.92]

Clean but not particularly exciting presentation aside, this is a more than capable little paining app - you need to be good at art to get the most from it though. [June 2012, p.106]

A poorly designed game that allows you to create more poorly designed games, then inflict them on other unfortunates. [June 2012, p.106]

An overpriced puzzler that presents you with the bare bones of a game. [June 2012, p.106]

Even if you're a huge fan of zombie games, play something else. Anything else. [June 2012, p.101]

What's here does work up a good sweat. [June 2012, p.101]

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

Sparkling brilliance, gleeful insanity - just needs more remixes. [June 2012, p.89]

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]

A competent golf game, but also a fussy, bland and entirely forgettable one. [May 2012, p.108]

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

Painful to play alone, this is best endured with friends or lots of beer. [May 2012, p.99]

Target audience includes sniggering schoolboys, students and journalists. [May 2012, p.99]

An unexceptional entry in a prolific series. [May 2012, p.99]

Even for those lacking in critical faculties, there are are better dance games out there. [May 2012, p.98]

Dry presentation and limited interaction. Home run? Not quite. [May 2012, p.98]

The ball-shooting itself is all-but-identical to the last game. [May 2012, p.98]

Simply a dreadful game. [May 2012, p.97]

Treads on its predecessor's toes too many times to impress in its wake. [May 2012, p.93]

Criminally short. [May 2012, p.88]

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

Unrefined and frequently maddening. [Apr 2012, p.107]

Less a twist on the genre, more a re-draw with a different coloured pencil. [Apr 2012, p.101]

Flip-book frame rate, terrible visuals. [Apr 2012, p.101]

An utterly soulless collection of impossibly difficult sports games that will make everyone hate everything. [Apr 2012, p.100]