Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, the latest faceplant for the once-storied franchise, obviously and shamefully relies more on name value than actual value. [Holiday 2009, p.90]

There's a lot to unlock. [Jan 2002, p.134]

Stiff control and limited moves make Power Rangers: Dino Thunder a very frustrating play. [Dec 2004, p.154]

Mostly feels like material found in the bargain bin. [Dec 2010, p.86]

Unfortunately, virtually everything else about the game has issues: the story is virtually non-existent, the action is repetitive and boring, and the puzzle elements are condescendingly simple. [Jan. 2007, p.108]

Anyone who already has Namco Museum Remix should steer clear. [Dec 2010, p.87]

A scream for very young players. [Feb 2002, p.153]

More variety...might have made a big difference, but unfortunately, only Sid the sloth makes a playable guest appearance, and it's in a single minigame at that. [May 2006, p.88]

Unfortunately, the game itself isn't very good. [Jan. 2007, p.106]

But for those hoping for a solid third-person action game on Wii or an experience that goes beyond that of the GameCube game, Bionicle Heroes doesn't fit the bill. [June 2007, p.101]

The controls are a tad slow to respond and some of the jumps are tricky, resulting in a frustrating play at times. If you stick with it, you'll delight in the sci-fi fun. [Nov 2004, p.132]

Most of the enemies attack very quickly at close range, giving Dredd the advantage from a distance but making contact combat unnecessarily difficult. [June 2004, p.121]

The overall game is less inspired and more repetitive than previous outings with Timmy and his fairy godparents. [Dec 2004, p.150]

Repetitive and shallow. [Dec 2005, p.116]

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

The background graphics and lighting effects can be impressive--though such work is wasted on mediocre gameplay. [April 2011, p.86]

It suffers from lackluster visuals, sluggish controls and an overabundance of fetch quests. [Sept 2003, p.135]

The Driver series is traveling the same road, to its detriment. [Sep 2007, p.86]

The game is short at about five or six hours, though I suppose it doesn't matter when you tire of the proceedings after 15 minutes. [Holiday 2007, p.82]

And would it have been that hard to include direct character control instead of using a remote-only point-and-click interface? [Mar 2008, p.86]

Since some of the titles, such as the window-treatment simulation Venetian Blinds, have no rules or scoring systems, it would be difficult to qualify them as games. [Mar 2004, p.119]

The premise is fun and the play control is good, but the driving physics are so incredibly unrealistic that the game loses its edge once the action begins. [June 2003, p.137]

A nonintuitive interface combined with difficult-to-decipher puzzles will frustrate everyone but boy geniuses. [Dec 2004, p.144]

Offers action and thrills of the 3-D platformer variety. [Feb 2003, p.159]

The adventure's pace is slow, but the pak is loaded with features. [Dec 2004, p.154]

As with the GCN version, tricks are limited to twists and flips. [Feb 2004, p.153]

The robot-collecting sequel is nevertheless a big step forward. [June 2002, p.154]

Although your jet fighter naturally stays at one altitude, the game's unusual control scheme allows you to dive for a moment by pressing Up on the Control Pad. [Apr 2005, p.100]