It should have been so good, but it's been rushed to the shelves too early. What a pity. [Aug 2008, p.86]

Obviously intended for young gamers, and that's exactly who'll get the most out of this. Everyone else will get bored quickly.

The gotta buy 'em all mentality is as ferociously addictive as ever, but the delightful characters deserve a more imaginative, better made game. [Christmas 2012, p.108]

A fun, old-school romp but it quickly gets samey. Stick to Castlevania! [May 2010, p.90]

Quite why they didn't simply make a new Myst specifically for the DS is the real mystery. [Feb 2008, p.84]

A great idea but the DSi camera isn't quite sensitive enough to make it work perfectly. [Mar 2010, p.95]

A good idea in theory, but the execution's a bit sloppy. Only for strategy beginners. [Christmas 2009, p.102]

There are a few unnecessary tweaks but they don't ruin the challenging old-school platform action. We'd wait to see if the NES version arrives on the Virtual Console though. [Mar 2007, p.88]

How this utterly random jumble of ideas even got off the drawing board is beyond us. [Christmas 2008, p.102]

Brief, ill conceived and convoluted. DSiWare remains barren for shooter fans. [July 2010, p.93]

Style over substance.[July 2009, p.93]

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

Neat concept. [Christmas 2014, p.93]

Wii U exposes the series' ancient systems more than ever, but sometimes old dogs don't need new tricks. [Christmas 2013, p.88]

Worthwhile if you haven't ever played Picdun, just don't expect to feel comfortable with the company. [July 2013, p.87]

A half-decent time-management game. [Aug 2009, p.99]

It's wacky and fun but the unresponsive gameplay doesn't justify the price tag. [May 2010, p.89]

Too basic for single-player gaming and too expensive for multiplayer gaming. [June 2008, p.86]

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

One for very drawn out periods spent in confined spaces with family. [Christmas 2009, p.98]

The core gameplay is much like the GameCube version, it looks good and its comedy "Star Wars" style is amusing. But it's so glitchy it's almost insulting. A bit of a disappointment, really. [Nov 2006, p.86]

The game is abrupt, lasting only a couple of hours, and trying to tap the right object is consistently niggling. [Dec 2009, p.94]

As a clone of Elite Beat Agents, this does a half-decent job. [Jan 2011, p.81]

Rare Pokemon fail to mask the tedium in this fleetingly entertaining aside. [Dec 2012, p.106]

The mixture of Sega and Sumo should have made for a game that was as accomplished as it was nostalgic. Instead, it's just a bit flat.

File this one under 'niche puzzler', if you've got the patience, that is. [Christmas 2008, p.103]

Simple and effective, but it could have done with some more focused gameplay to make it really shine. [Sept 2008, p.94]

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