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.

Not a great game. Not really even a good game. But a very funny game. [June 2009, p.69]

A cute enough attempt to perk up the Mama franchise but a mere change of scenery isn't enough to disguise the same old gameplay. [July 2009, p.74]

The perfect package for Metallica fans, though putting together a full set of instruments could be costly. [July 2009, p.90]

A narrative oddity that we couldn't put down. [May 2009, p.73]

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

The cutscenes don't look so horribly grainy here either. [June 2009, p.74]

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.

We wonder if we did something terrible in a past life which is coming back to haunt us as movie tie-in Monsters vs. Aliens. [June 2009, p.74]

Limited appeal and completely lacking in decent variations. [Apr 2009, p.40]

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

An acquired taste, and definitely not for impatient gamers. [Nov 2009, p.69]

One of the finest strategy games ever made. [June 2009, p.50]

Blisteringly fast racer with slightly dodgy handling but a great track editor. Link up with four other players for maximum fun. [Dec 2008, p.75]

Engrossing freeform farm 'n' harm. [July 2009, p.58]

Handsome, witty, and very good company. [May 2009, p.72]

It's such a well-told story. [June 2009, p.67]

Technically brilliant, well written, loads of fun to play, maybe a little bit naughty, maybe the best thing on DS. [May 2009, p.68]

There's no logic to any of the celebrity characters apart from having a cheap laugh at people currently in the public eye. Jack Black? Schwarzenegger? Why not jam Mika or Gail Trimble in there?

FC Konami deliver another excellent game of football. The additions and on-pitch improvements mean this is well worth forking out for. The lads done good.

A few nice ideas spoiled by some blitheringly daft ones and duff graphics. "Mario and Sonic" are still the gold medalists. [Nov 2008, p.67]

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

An often charming adventure for the CBBC crowd but too flaccid a storyline with too infuriating a score for the rest of us. [Dec 2008, p.75]

A brilliantly ballsy debut on a console short on adult thrills. [May 2009, p.48]

Worth a look if you're a connoisseur of action RPGs. [Apr 2010, p.66]

Brevity is pretty much the only complaint we can level at the game. [Dec 2008, p.81]

The characters are still charming but they're fronting a dull, lazy game. [June 2009, p.60]

Everything's got that cute MySims sheen but it feels hollow. [June 2009, p.75]