Given that it's a little more than a lazy arcade port, Tank! Tank! Tank! has no business as a $50 retail release. [Dec 2012, p.82]

The graphics, while smooth for a 3-D GBA game, are boring and repetitious - the three different cities are virtually identical, and the course designs are unremarkable. [July 2005, p.101]

With a big-budget movie comes a subpar video game adaptation--that seems to be the rule. So it should be no surprise that The Incredible Hulk on Wii is...not so great. [Aug 2008, p.90]

The makers of Excitebike 64 return to the motocross circuit with a disappointing wreck of a Wii game. [Feb 2008, p.89]

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

There's a tiny touch-screen control stick, as well, but the miniscule gestures required to maneuver your plane make it nearly impossible to fly. [May 2007, p.88]

It's visually murky at best - sometimes it's difficult to make out what's happening or to find key items. [Feb 2006, p.97]

Summer Sports is boring at best and aggravating at worst. [May 2008, p.89]

Re-creates the show's fun art style but offers little in the way of engaging gameplay. [Feb 2004, p.154]

While you should be thinking about whether to hit on 15, you'll actually be wondering how to increase your bet or leave the table in the frustration of dealing with a difficult interface. [Feb 2005, p.115]

In the crowded field of high-quality GBA racers, XS Moto runs toward the back of the pack. [Sept 2004, p.117]

While the variety of playable characters is a welcome addition to the genre, there is little else to recommend this action game. [Dec 2003, p.148]

The extremely simple gameplay will appeal to young fans of the film but will not test more-seasoned action gamers. [Jan 2005, p.139]

The battles are well-executed, if a little slow, but the overall experience is one-dimensional. [Oct 2003, p.140]

The slaphappy activities lack punch. [May 2002, p.140]

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

It's not a game for those who would be offended by jokes about A/V club members or for action gamers looking for a hardcore challenge. [Dec 2004, p.156]

Far more cornball than cool kitsch like the films. [Oct 2003, p.140]

The slow decent in "Godzilla" games has finally hit rock bottom. [Jan 2008, p.89]

This dull, clunky mess of a 3D beat-'em-up suffers from sloppy hit detection, brutal sllowdown, and yawn-inducing levels that throw the same basic grunts at you over and over. [Dec. 2006, p.106]

Yet more proof that slapping motion controls on a lousy game doesn't magically make it worthwhile. [Mar 2008, p.87]

Watching the real thing on TV is far more entertaining--and less expensive. [July 2011, p.89]

Adventure games could get away with cheap trial-and-error challenges 20-odd years ago, but that definitely doesn't wash anymore. [July 2009, p.89]

Only through sheer force of will have I avoided comparing the enjoyment derived from playing SPRay to that of regurgitating a lung. [Dec 2008, p.93]

Unfortunately, Driver Renegade is yet another disappointing entry in a series full of them. [Sept 2011, p.73]

To quote Galvatron, "This is bad comedy. [Aug 2011, p.90]

Local wireless matches add a solid perk, but otherwise Dark of the Moon is a step down from previous entries, and a waste of the beloved license. [Aug 2011, p.90]

Local wireless matches add a solid perk, but otherwise Dark of the Moon is a step down from previous entries, and a waste of the beloved license. [Aug 2011, p.90]