A fairly tepid music sim. [Christmas 2014, p.95]

Probably best left for Zen Pinball diehards and Guardians of the Galaxy fanatics. [Christmas 2014, p.94]

Neat concept. [Christmas 2014, p.93]

Worth a few hours of uncynical fun. [Christmas 2014, p.92]

Thoughtful, pretty and just strange enough. [Christmas 2014, p.85]

This is the kind of bizarro indie creativity we like to see on 3DS, but the gameplay itself is a little on the duff side. [Aug 2014, p.87]

It's frustrating to see such smooth controls wasted in a game that doesn't know how to keep you playing. [Aug 2014, p.87]

Beneath all the psychobabble lies yet another generic RPG obsessed with ogling young girls. [Aug 2014, p.84]

It's hard for a game to win hearts when it keeps kicking you in the shins. [Aug 2014, p.82]

Combat can be summed up as: press Y until your head goes red, then press X. [Aug 2014, p.74]

A botched attempt at survival horror, but not a bad little shooter, nonetheless. Wait for an eShop sale, perhaps. [Sept 2014, p.90]

A sweet, inventive mix of interactive screensaver and puzzle game, offering only minimal challenge. [Sept 2014, p.90]

A (relatively) speedy time trial title that may satisfy racing fans for a while, but hardly a precision-engineered gem. [Sept 2014, p.90]

A robust package that oozes colour and charm, but lacks the variety necessary to maintain excitement and appeal beyond its dedicated fan base. [Sept 2014, p.88]

There's no need for Rise of the Dark Spak to be as dull as it's turned out. [Sept 2014, p.84]

It's a genuine opinion-splitter. [July 2014, p.80]

Though the tempo is rather tricky, Fun Unit's offering takes the cube route to a decent eShop game. [June 2014, p.89]

Not bad, as far as hidden-object games go, but utterly unnecessary on the 3DS. Get it on PC, if you must. [June 2014, p.89]

The rendering of the chess pieces is superb. [June 2014, p.89]

Fun and sweet at first, but overall a bit of a cat-astrophe that would make more sense as an endless runner. [June 2014, p.88]

It's hard to care about villagers when they are all generic-faced repetition bots. [June 2014, p.86]

Released somewhat prematurely, LEGO The Hobbit feels like more of a promotional tie-in than a proper standalone game. Still: lots of fun to be had. [June 2014, p.78]

Lack of tactical options makes you feel powerless. [June 2014, p.76]

Short, but never quite sweet, Wii U's first budget game does exactly what you'd expect, good and bad. [May 2014, p.91]

An undeniably unique concept is all but irretrievably marred by some stern presentation and a lack of basic utilities. [May 2014, p.90]

Vibrant, simple stuff aimed squarely at a generation who know Pac as a superpowered teenage hero, rather than the characterless, quip-free globe of old. [May 2014, p.89]

Not worth the exorbitant eShop price. [May 2014, p.88]

Lacks the oddball charm of the original. [May 2014, p.81]