The constant shift in direction will leave you confused. But there are genuine pockets of excitement amongst the humdrum. [Apr 2012, p.92]

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

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

A daring reinvention of a hero too long on the subs bench. [Apr 2012, p.85]

Still a very tough cookie, but one that gets tastier as you go and is perfectly suited to handheld play. [March 2012, p.109]

The feeling that it's all a bit slapdash never really goes away. [March 2012, p.107]

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

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

Pedestrian. [March 2012, p.100]

Plays like a second-rate attempt to rip off a series that's not enjoyed a distinguished recent past itself. [March 2012, p.99]

Most events are just too simplified to make this truly essential. [March 2012, p.98]

Localisation stinginess has given us the worst possible version of a half-arsed port of a not-very-good Wii game. [March 2012, p.97]

Addictively fun yet lamentably short. [March 2012, p.96]

Refreshing, but there's potential for even better things next time. [March 2012, p.92]

A suitably goofy offering. [Feb 2012, p.108]

There's plenty of anger-tinged excitement here for your money. [Feb 2012, p.107]

An addictive, inventive action game. [Feb 2012, p.107]

It's certainly not bad, but it lacks the strategy of Pullblox and the panic of Mario's Flip Switch Galaxies. [Feb 2012, p.106]

This one sucks. [Feb 2012, p.101]

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

Not just for the nippers. A cute, well-crafted minigame collection that'll have you and your family clicking together in harmony. [Feb 2012, p.101]

Wait for snow and venture outside instead. [Feb 2012, p.100]

An interesting attempt to recreate a dance game on a touch screen, but far too fiddly to be fun. [Feb 2012, p.100]

We can only hope this barren minigame collection is the testing ground for a proper Gremlins revival, as there's zero reason for it to exist otherwise. [Feb 2012, p.99]

Punishing yet utterly charming. [Feb 2012, p.98]

A passable clone of Nintendo's classic brawler is undermined by a frustrating single-player mode. You're better off waiting for the real thing instead. [Feb 2012, p.97]

Lively combat and fun scenario design plaster over the narrative cracks. Not the glorious last hurrah we'd hoped for, but as fun as Wii games are going to be in a dry 2012. [Feb 2012, p.92]

A good-looking and solid take on Tekken 6 that packs in a ton of content. But single-player modes are unsatisfying and the fighting feels dated compared to Street Fighter 3D. [Feb 2012, p.90]