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]

A potentially great title let down by a terrible camera and one of the most bewildering controller decisions we can remember. Get the Wii version instead.

Too basic. [July 2010, p.95]

Libera Wing didn't just fall out of the ugly tree, it landed on an ugly trampoline and bounced into the centre of Uglytown. [June 2010, p.97]

Limited, dated and very boring, only die hard fans and young kids will find any fun here. [July 2008, p.95]

The difficulty curve will turn you off long before this starts to get interesting. [Dec 2009, p.99]

Reasonably enjoyable while it lasts. [June 2009, p.88]

It could be so much more if the controls were more forgiving. Don't bother. [Aug 2009, p.102]

A bland, lackluster shooter. [Christmas 2009, p.102]

The genre-mixing is a nice enough idea but you end up with an exhausted puzzler with some pretty flimsy RPG elements tacked on. It all seems a little flat. [May 2007, p.90]

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]

Shows promise, but the combat hasn't been fine-tuned carefully enough. [Apr 2012, p.94]

Doesn't have the mettle for a sustained run in the first team. [Christmas 2009, p.98]

The game begins to fall apart as soon as you throw any real criticism at it. [Feb 2008, p.80]

There are two games here: the one you've been led to hope for and the one you play. It's not so much a valiant effort as a nice idea that never got used.

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

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

A missed opportunity to right the first game's wrongs. A by-the-numbers platforming experience.

Not bad, but you could get the same thing for 69p elsewhere. [Christmas 2012, p.110]

The biggest problem is the lack of any sort of map. [Jan 2011, p.87]

Scrolling levels are better as you need to concentrate and rely on reactions, but this isn't one we'd recommend seeing through to the end. [Aug 2012, p.103]

Samurai Warriors will hurt you in ways that you've never been hurt before. [Apr 2008, p.80]

Fun while it lasts, but you can finish the whole game before your bottle of Butterbeer gets flat.

The porting process has made for a disappointing mess. Pray for a patch. [Jan 2013, p.104]

Another disappointing case of a developer running a feather duster along last year's game and releasing it as new. [Jan 2013, p.110]

A massive disappointment. Play with the analogue stick and it's a great golf game, but try to use the Remote and you're in for a rough ride. [Apr 2007, p.83]

Far too easy to complete. [Apr 2010, p.95]

Fun in very short bursts, but this is too frustrating and too flawed to be enjoyed for any longer. [June 2009, p.80]