Combat ultimately gets dull far too quickly. [Oct 2010, p.91]

If you've played more than a couple of games in your life you'll breeze through this without any hassle. [May 2009, p.88]

Rattles off the backboard. [Oct 2010, p.95]

Once you've run out of game in Steel Diver, it simply sinks without a trace. [May 2011, p.98]

Despite showing enormous potential, Crash Boom Bang! is hampered by dodgy controls and a testing user interface. It's disappointing because this could have been a great multiplayer game. [Christmas 2006, p.80]

One annoyance is that you can't queue up tiles. [July 2010, p.87]

Certain sorts of gamer will dig this retro Metroidvania game, but make sure you're one of them before taking a bite. [July 2013, p.87]

A brave attempt at standing out from the sudoku crowd, but its confusing grids and random mini-games make it more frustrating than refreshing. One for multiplayer only. [May 2007, p.79]

Pick it up if you need a platforming fix. [July 2013, p.87]

Should entertain any kids after they've been to see the film. [Mar 2011, p.100]

Wholly unremarkable. [Mar 2011, p.105]

Mechanics get tired quickly, the extra content feels tacked-on and even the best element - its presentation - is short-lived. A disappointment.

Simply drawing four walls to make make a room takes you an eternity. [Jan 2011, p.77]

Top marks for effort, but Art Style: KuBos does isometric platforming better. [July 2010, p.94]

Flashy and dressed stylishly enough to earn a second glance, Bleach isn't worth more than an occasional fling. [Mar 2008, p.76]

You'll reach the top of the high score table easily, leaving little incentive to carry on playing. [Aug 2012, p.102]

A two-trick pony. [Christmas 2009, p.98]

As movie tie-ins go this is a decent effort - but you'd need to have downed your body weight in butter-beer to claim that it didn't need a little more care, attention and (perhaps) experience in its creation.

You'll often have to tediously meander through the game's various locations. [June 2008, p.88]

They're actually playable (for the most part) and don't feel rushed or broken. [Christmas 2010, p.91]

Disappointingly short. [Feb 2010, p.83]

Look, we won't beat about the bush here. It's a game about tanks blowing up other tanks. What more do you want?

Technically great, but it should have focused more on the action than the mini-games. [Sept 2009, p.85]

A potential cult hit betrayed by framerate issues and sluggish controls. [Jan 2013, p.110]

Vanguard is lacking in atmosphere and intensity - things step up for the final level but it's too late by then. Even without a multiplayer mode, "Call of Duty 3" beats this. [May 2007, p.80]

Basic graphics, basic strategy game. It's not bad, but it's not brilliant either.

When it does work, Snapped! is a really fun experience, if a little short. [June 2009, p.87]

A straight remake would have been better. [July 2009, p.60]