Very, very dull. [Nov 2009, p.98]

A weak hide-and-seek game that's as laborious as it is devoid of fun. [Feb 2009, p.49]

A load of old (tennis) balls. [May 2013, p.87]

It's 30 pounds. THIRTY! The equivalent package is under 2 quid on a phone. Need we say more? [Dec 2012, p.102]

For a kids' game, Travel In Time is horrible at guiding the player. It's all over the place.

Frustratingly, it plays more like an interactive story book than a videogame. [Jan 2008, p.78]

If you're after some boxing action on the Wii, it might be best to stick with Wii Sports for now and wait for Punch-Out!! This simply won't satisfy.

While we can appreciate what Dust Strikers is trying to do, it just doesn't work. [Nov 2007, p.85]

A good idea, wasted. [Jan 2014, p.75]

Open Season is playable but you won't enjoy playing it. Its dull collecting scenarios and repetitive sound bites will drain your soul. Another bad movie tie-in. [Dec 2006, p.94]

Lacks depth. [Aug 2014, p.86]

If you can believe it, this is possibly even worse than the diabolical "Spider-Man 3." [Christmas 2007, p.83]

If you must play Battle of the Bands then rent it - you'll be finished with it after a day. [July 2008, p.79]

It is, and always has been, a horribly vanilla platformer with very little soul to it. [Christmas 2008, p.103]

This is the same licensed platform stuff people have been playing for years. [Jan 2007, p.77]

There really is no excuse for such a poor Wii version. Sort it out Activision. [Jan 2008, p.87]

The whole thing gets repetitive very quickly. [May 2010, p.91]

It had potential but at the end of the day it just doesn't work. This really needs Wii MotionPlus.

Disappointing. [Oct 2011, p.97]

A huge disappointment. [Apr 2010, p.92]

Falls flat at the first hurdle. [Oct 2008, p.95]

A prime example of how to disrespect the fans of something as big as Transformers: a £50 game that can be finished on a single GamePad charge. Yuck.

A poker game where you start off 600 Points down and can't win it back. Fail. [Nov 2009, p.104]

This offers some very poor football action with frustrating, nonsensical gameplay and awful visuals. [May 2008, p.94]

There are glimmers of promise in the 3DS version, but the execution is so bad and the graphics engine so lacklustre, that you'll find it hard to squeeze more than a few drops of genuine pleasure out of this cold, grey stone. [Sept 2012, p.107]

The original's good ideas are distorted in an apparent attempt to justify a price tag. [Nov 2012, p.98]

It gets the gold medal for pig-headedness, at least. [Dec 2013, p.80]

This is just shameful. A missed opportunity let down by sloppy, lazy programming. [Jan 2009, p.90]