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

As fun as it is tough and cute to boot, there's nothing else quite like Scram Kitty And His Buddy On Rails on Wii U, or anywhere else, for that matter. [May 2014, p.76]

With six fantasy courses, Mario isn't taking his golf that seriously, but tournaments and challenges ensure there's plenty for serious sports fan to enjoy.

Less fun to play than it is to watch. [Apr 2014, p.91]

It's cruelly authentic in places, but the bombastic immediacy, improved balance and reverence for the source material are a great fit for 3DS. [Apr 2014, p.90]

Most will find something to like, but it's not even close to the classic it apes. [Apr 2014, p.84]

Its measured pace is precisely what makes it such a fresh twist on the shooter. [Apr 2014, p.82]

One of the funniest, most interesting games on 3DS, but also one of the most bloated. There's nothing else like it, which is both to its credit and its detriment. [Apr 2014, p.81]

While far from perfect, there are more than enough ideas here for Upper Byte to build into something special. For the time being, wait for an eShop sale. [Apr 2014, p.80]

A step back from the grand games we're used to. [Apr 2014, p.78]

Wright benefits slightly more from the fresh coat of paint, but Layton more than holds his own in this hugely enjoyable slice of comic mystery.

Just like a catapulted boulder, this arrived suddenly out of nowhere and knocked us off our feet. Great fun. [March 2014, p.89]

We're not sure we'd even pay 69p for this great big pile of Sith (sp?). Search your feelings, you know this to be poo. [March 2014, p.88]

Increasingly tired tactics. [March 2014, p.84]

Medicine that most of us can do without. [March 2014, p.82]

Requires a forgiving gamer to see it from start to end. [March 2014, p.78]

A moderately successful blend of familiar genres. [March 2014, p.76]

Never mind the uncomfortably dubious gender politics, the biggest offence here is the inability to capitalise on rock-solid action foundations.

Retro's starting to pull the same trick it managed for Metroid - Tropical Freeze draws on decades-old ideas and punches them into excellent new shapes.

This is as lazy a use of a license as we've seen recently and this is from the company that made the Smurfs 2 game. [Feb 2014, p.91]

It takes a genuinely profound kind of idiocy to turn such a romping good series into something so leaden. [Feb 2014, p.91]

The other 3D classics are great. This is not. [Feb 2014, p.91]

This is flaky, but undeniably fun on 3DS. [Feb 2014, p.90]

Few 2D games have this much atmosphere, but Ecco's unforgiving gameplay hasn't aged well, unfortunately. [Feb 2014, p.90]

A fun, but ultimately rather shallow package. [Feb 2014, p.90]

Plays brilliantly, but is slightly hampered by its reliance on the original code. [Feb 2014, p.87]

Few thrills, but bags of challenge. [Feb 2014, p.86]

It isn't terrible, it's just dull. [Feb 2014, p.84]