A lightweight, schizophrenic football title that fails to draw you in like a "FIFA" game should. [Dec 2008, p.50]

It looks like they've raided the N64 back catalogue for the lowest-res textures they could find and shoveled them into a Wii. [Christmas 2009, p.69]

A simpler, more focused MySims experience. Shorter than the original but much nicer to look at, well written and quite funny at times. Who needs the real world? [Christmas 2008, p.50]

Accessible, socially acceptable strategy action. [Jan 2009, p.72]

A bit dull. [Apr 2009, p.68]

A neat idea, completely upended by the punishing difficulty. [Apr 2009, p.71]

Totally gimmick-free puzzling that ends up feeling a little too sparse. [June 2009, p.73]

If only the MIDI tech were better, and the song list tighter, this would be utterly essential. [Jan 2009, p.52]

This shatters the glass ceiling for ludicrous minigame compilations. [Jan 2009, p.70]

Sky-high production values, lavish special effects and great fun to explore with a friend. A highly enjoyable adventure that you'll happily forgive for its shortcomings. [Christmas 2008, p.63]

A brilliantly made challenge, but rarely much fun. [Jan 2009, p.64]

It's just another drab city full of shallow rent-a-goon fisticuffs. [Jan 2009, p.56]

Strictly for the show fans. In America. [Mar 2009, p.74]

It all just seems a bit unnecessary. [Jan 2009, p.71]

Don't demand an orchestral "Guitar Hero" or instrument simlation and you'll be happy. [Christmas 2008, p.48]

It's one hell of a block party, but Tetris has always lost a little of its lustre on the big screen. [Jan 2009, p.74]

It's a hairy wart on WiiWare's beautiful face. [Jan 2009, p.75]

I crushed the cart under the wheels of my office chair and chucked the pieces in the bin. [Jan 2009, p.77]

It's bad. Not in a '80s Michael Jackson album sense, either. Just the traditional 'the genocide in East Timor was bad' kind. [Christmas 2008, p.68]

Finally, point 'n' click done right. [Oct 2008, p.58]

Snooze-a-rama. [Mar 2009, p.75]

Battles are a massive disappointment. [Jan 2009, p.77]

The ultimate exercise in futility. [Jan 2009, p.71]

An unusual action game with hidden depths that comes into its own in multiplayer. A bit too self-consciously 'kooky', mind. [Nov 2008, p.66]

Deep, gorgeous and inventive, World of Goo is not only the most striking title on WiiWare, it's also one of the finest puzzle games around. [Feb 2008, p.72]

A puzzle that's traded beauty for intelligence. [Feb 2008, p.75]

This is the right way to get kids into gaming. A charming romp with plenty in reserve to enchant us oldies. [Dec 2008, p.69]

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