The lack of extras is even more significant in the GBA collection because it consists of only five titles. [Nov 2005, p.112]

Just as the Legend of the Dragon TV series comes off as a faint echo of "Dragon Ball Z", The Game Factory's Wii adaptation serves as a reminder that it takes more than two battlers and an arena to make a memorable fighting game. [Aug 2007, p.84]

Clearly has some good ideas; it's just too bad that their execution wasn't as good as it should have been. [May 2011, p.86]

The film-score-inspired soundtrack will also get the blood of any Star Wars fan flowing, even when the gameplay itself does not. [Holiday 2009, p.88]

Though Godzilla Unleashed is fairly accessible, even casual gamers may wonder why their creatures don't always do what they want. [Holiday 22007, p.82]

The gameplay is flawed. The most obvious problem is the controls, which suffer due to the required use of the Control Pad. [March 2012, p.86]

Unfortunately, Adventure falls way short of expectations. [Oct. 2006, p.89]

Don't expcet to sail the high seas in One Piece: Grand Adventure. [Oct. 2006, p.89]

It doesn't have the polish and unlockable extras of the "LOTR" games. [Jan 2005, p.138]

It's a simple idea, but it proves to be a little bit of a trick to jump in and play. [March 2005, p.107]

The simple gameplay is not challenging until you reach the level bosses, but the character combinations are fun for Nicktoon fans. [Dec 2004, p.152]

Others will feel that the game plays like a watered-down "Madden." [Feb 2004, p.150]

The game is very simple but provides quite a challenge and tons of explosive fun. [July 2004, p.120]

The level design isn't particularly creative, but the overall game is lightly humorous, action-packed fun. [Jan 2005, p.140]

Control is responsive, and the difficulty level ranges from easy to moderate. [Jan 2005, p.139]

If you hold on, though, the rewards are great animation, satisfying puzzles and a lot of fun Catwoman sass. [Oct 2004, p.124]

Driving is surprisingly manageable for an open-wheel racer, and that could get your engine running if you're a car buff or arcade racing fan. [May 2002, p.132]

The difficulty is too high for novices, but experienced platformer fans will enjoy the challenge. [Jan 2004, p.159]

The game loses quite a bit in the translation... However, the new plow-down-everything Performance mode is a fun addition. [Sept 2003, p.137]

Her actions are stiff and the play control is often slow to respond, making tense situations frustrating. [Sept 2003, p.137]

It's the bad kind of hard where you aim a millimeter too far to the left and suddenly have to start the entire level all over again. [July 2002, p.147]

A confusing navigation system makes finding checkpoints difficult. [Jan 2003, p.178]

The pacing is realistic, which is to say that it's not for the fast-action fans, and the controls are responsive but complex. [March 2005, p.107]

It's fairly basic RPG gaming, but it's got the fine details that'll please fans of the show. [May 2002, p.142]

Where Ghost Recon 2 suffers a misstep is in its failure to offer useful gameplay information, such as mission-objective reminders and maps. [June 2005, p.97]

Intuitive play control and simple level design make the game appropriate for players of all skill levels. [Dec 2003, p.148]

Pitching and hitting play control are intuitive, but fielding control is sorely lacking. [Apr 2003, p.135]

The graphics and music are out of this world, but the play control can get as clunky as a malfunctioning droid. [July 2002, p.150]