With a mix of 2-D and 3-D, Kim has some of the coolest-looking levels of any DS game yet. [Dec 2005, p.121]

Complex and intricate, with a stupefying number of cards (nearly 500) and turn phases (six), Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card game is the victim of too many good ideas thrown into one game. [Sept 2007, p.88]

Teen Titans fans will be delighted to see their fave series treated with higher-than-typical quality fo ra toon platformer. [Dec 2005, p.111]

Designed for a keypad-equipped Controller, the games are almost unplayable after their configuration to the GCN Controller - it's a frustrating experience. [Jan 2005, p.138]

The few improvements they made were useless, particularly the special moves. [Apr 2002, p.150]

The graphics are a little disappointing--besides some added lighting effects and better in-game videos, there aren't a lot of improvements over the GCN version. [Jan. 2007, p.97]

You can find much better fighting games for Wii. [Dec 2008, p.93]

The drawbacks are that the gameplay is basic button-mashing, and you can get past most enemies (in Medium difficulty) with standard attacks. [Aug 2005, p.81]

Disney Universe feels like the result of a Disney executive saying "Those LEGO games sell a lot of copies. We should make one of those too." [Nov 2011, p.86]

The game may be too easy for some, but this spin-off adventure made it to Wii mostly unscathed. [Nov 2009, p.86]

The techno-industrial music and Final-Fight style action are aggressive but repetitive at times. [Nov 2001, p.148]

The missions, based on TV-show episodes, are loaded with laughs and kooky inventions. [Nov 2004, p.130]

The game also has some performance problems, including slowdown on the last level. [Aug 2005, p.85]

Out on the track, you'll race primarily in two modes--Grip and Drag races. Both styles give you an excellent hands-on feel that brings home the sense of speed and real-world challenge. [Holiday 2007, p.85]

You can transform your Veritch from a Fighter to a Guardian to a 40-foot-tall Battloid. [Dec 2002, p.222]

Although it's difficult to pull off tricks in the snowboarding competition, the play control as a whole is very good. [Mar 2004, p.121]

The DS version is certainly not the best way to experience The Force Unleashed, but the story is compelling enough to keep you playing to the end. [Oct 2008, p.87]

Kirby has surprising depth and greater challenge than you might think. [Dec 2003, p.139]

You'll enjoy Sega Casino for the range of games it has to offer-just don't expect to be wowed by the presentation. [Jan 2006, p.105]

Though not as glossy as "Space Invaders Extreme"(another Taito update from Square Enix), brick-breaker Arkanoid DS takes advantage of the DS hardware more than its classic-reborn cousin by offering a vertical playing field and a touch-control option. [July 2008, p.89]

A dizzying camera scheme and a frustrating combat system put a damper on an otherwise enjoyable experience. [Nov 2002, p.224]

Bump the challenge up a notch, however, and playing the game requires a bit more strategy(and becomes a lot more fun). [Mar 2008, p.88]

Marvel Trading Card Game's voluminous stack of cryptic rules, absolutely brutal learning curve, and terrible in-game tutorial make it virtually impossible to play. [Mar. 2007, p.87]

Most missions have you searching high and low for scattered enemies or citizens in need, which can get unreasonably tricky in time-limited situations. [Feb 2005, p.114]

But instead of controlling just one character on the battlefield, you can switch between up to four combatants as will, which adds strategy and helps keep up the game's pace. [April 2011, p.85]

In single-player events, the AI-controlled racers stay in such a tight pack (all three finishing within a second of each other at times) that you'll likely end up either in first place or dead last. [Jan 2008, p.89]

Automatic aiming negates the drawback of hte game's isometric view. [Sept 2004, p.116]

The graphics are suitably dark and a helpful navigation system lets you know where to go and where you've been. [Feb 2004, p.151]