There's absolutely no reason Kung Fu Panda 2 should require you to use THQs uDraw GameTablet. [June 2011, p.88]

It serves up a Solo Mode, three different multiplayer modes and several creative variations of basic dodgeball. [Nov 2002, p.224]

The minigames are fun, but someof them are quite confusing and more challening than most party game minigames. [Apr 2003, p.134]

Someday, somebody is going to make something fun out of this concept, but the folks making this game haven't gotten there yet. [Jan 2009, p.91]

They have such wonderful monsters to draw from, but don’t really use them. [Jan 2002, p.127]

It's a shame--the basic concepts are sound, but the execution should have been much better. [Sept 2008, p.86]

It's a little tricky to target enemy ships at first, and the levels are longer than they have to be, but the game has an unmistakable Star Wars flair. [Feb 2004, p.154]

It doesn't break new ground, but the game is a zany hoot. [Feb 2004, p.152]

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]

Hit-and-miss action. [May 2002, p.140]

Nonetheless, nostalgic-minded gamers will get a kick out of Bubble Bobble Revolution. [Oct. 2006, p.91]

The Far Cry series is built largely upon its ability to absorb you in its sun-drenched vistas; subtract that high level of immersion, and you're left with an otherwise unremarkable first-person shooter. [Feb. 2007, p.93]

But it's a really watered-down take on sttealth gameplay, and annother disappointing installment in a once highly regarded franchise. [Oct. 2006, p.91]

A complex passing and player-switching scheme makes play control unnecessarily difficult, but the action flows freely and the excitement level is high. [June 2003, p.138]

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]

Unless you're a die-hard fan of the series, you may want to wait for the bandicoot's next offering. [Nov. 2006, p.88]

Fun but repetitive. [Mar 2003, p.137]

Three versions of the first side-scrolling shooter give Defender for the GBA old-school flair. [Feb 2003, p.160]

It's hard to enjoy your bouts when your biggest fight is against the controls. [Apr 2009, p.90]

If you're looking for an easy-to-understand falling-piece puzzle game, Majesco's "Bookworm" is a more reliable choice. [Sept 2004, p.117]

Stiff controls and sloppy collision detection certainly don't help matters, nor do the truly atrocious production values. [July 2007, p.94]

The game moves painfully slow as a result, with the vast majority of your time spent watching opponents take their turns. [July 2007, p.97]

For an espionage title, the movement and sniping control is surprisingly sluggish. [Feb 2003, p.154]

Sadly, X-Men Destiny's lone mutant power is the causing of anguish. [Nov 2011, p.79]

If the game was made harder by having a time requirement or more difficult enemies to negotiate, it could be very solid. [Sept 2005, p.84]

Unfortunately, there's no cure for nonresponsive control and poorly rendered graphics. [Mar 2004, p.120]

Challenge Mode presents five objectives in each of six locations. [Jan 2003 p.173]

There's no platforming, no puzzle solving, no backtracking, no nothing: you just work your way across the stage until it abruptly ends. [Dec 2009, p.89]