Gameplay is fun and frenzied, though weapon balancing is off. [June 2005, p.97]

The graphics have a soft storybook look, and the great music and sound effects add to the game's high production values. [June 2003, p.139]

The heroes are big and bold, with solid control and smooth animation. [Feb 2003, p.158]

The protagonists can't jump and attack at the same time, which makes some tasks difficult, but the overall control is intuitive and the graphics are suitably dark and detailed. [Nov 2003, p.152]

An open environment allows you to explore at will, but the confusing layout wil have you on walkabout. [Dec 2004, p.148]

The game is not challenging at the start, but the difficulty ramps up at a good clip. [June 2004, p.122]

The puzzles are strictly lock-and-key-finding exercises. [Jan 2005, p.140]

The game lets you face off with another player (using two controllers), but the single-player optoins don't offer CPU competition. [March 2005, p.107]

The game play is simple but fun. [Jan 2003, p.178]

Sometime during the development of EA's Boogie, it should have occured to someone that there needs to be a lot more to getting your groove on than swinging the Wii remote rhythmically in any direction. [Oct 2007, p.88]

Great tag-team action gets buried under a mountain of repetitive gameplay in the DS version of the Incredibles sequel. [Jan 2006, p.107]

Though you can unearth 100 true-to-life dinosaurs in 35 fossil fields, the lack of a campaign mode or fighting-tournament structure makes prospects for long-term play grim. [July 2006, p.95]

More variety and enhancements for this PC port would have made the DS version a lot sweeter. [June 2007, p.103]

The only irredeemable part of the game is its storytelling. [Aug 2009, p.89]

For all the frantic zombie-blasting and murky environments, however, the game fails to generate much suspense of horror. [July 2007, p.95]

A pocket gizmo offers minor card-management improvements and new minigames, but the changes don't justify the purchase for casual Duel Masters fans. [Dec 2005, p.122]

But like so many iterations of the franchise(Star Wars fans think they've got it bad), Tactical Assault ultimately disappoints. [Dec. 2006, p.110]

JLH: The Flash isn't bad, but like the man himself, it could be a bit more compelling. [Dec. 2006, p.106]

Needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. [Dec 2005, p.109]

Using various motion-controlled tools to excavate your Spectrobes is oddly compelling, but this is otherwise a pretty vanilla effort. [Oct 2009, p.90]

As it turns out, though, that's not enough to make up for sloppy controls, frustrating camera issues, and repetitive, uninspired game design. [Sep 2007, p.85]

Although RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D can be fun, its shortcomings prevent it from being the immersive experience the series is famous for. [May 2012, p.86]

The story is well-told, but the still-shot cinematics don't look like they belong with the rest of the game. [Dec 2005, p.122]

It's too bad, really, because the core gameplay is quite fun and uses the Wii hardware in some interesting new ways. [May 2007, p.85]

Prey the Stars is like a baloon--it gets bigger and better until it pops and becomes useless. [Nov 2008, p.106]

Success gives you a feeling of accomplishment, but the path is paved with frustration. [Apr 2007, p.87]

The level design is straight-forward to a fault. [Oct 2005, p.101]

If you're expecting this to be more than the average licensed game, though, you'll be a bit let down. [June 2008, p.88]