Added depth doesn't add much. [Dec 2011, p.101]

For a price that is a fraction of boxed, retail games RRP, it's a surprisingly lengthy and substantial experience. [Nov 2010, p.102]

Judging by the amount of new content, this is more of a stop-gap than a sequel. Hardcore fans will be best off waiting for the next installment, because this add-on feels desperately half-hearted.

Glorious art is a feast for the eyes, but if you've ever played a platformer, you won't be able to shake the feeling you've seen this all before. [Nov 2015, p.80]

Chronically average. [Apr 2008, p.86]

The worst DW game of this generation. [Mar 2010, p.109]

It's just a bit pointless, really, when all anyone wants to do is play Tetris. [Feb 2015, p.83]

Open Season is definitely a good kids' game - nice to look at and very easy with it. However, adults will burn through this game in less than six hours with no real difficulty.

Unexpectedly good stuff, despite its flaws.

Obscure, irritating and redeemed a little only by its addictiveness and the variety of the Bionicles that you control. [Christmas 2006, p.98]

For fans only. Fans of masochism, that is. [Oct 2007, p.95]

A jarringly inconsistent first poke at next-gen hockey. Makes bold leaps forward in terms of game day presentation, physics and AI, but large swathes of it seem unfinished. [Dec 2014, p.82]

A distinctly Japanese take on an irrevocably inscrutable cultural milestone, grab it from your nearest bargain bin for those sniggersome one-liners alone. [Issue#67, p.101]

Mickey's world-shaping brush is slightly sexier than Oswald's electro-ray, but both cause Goofy an equal amount of pain, so it's hard to complain. Niche then, but nice.

The sweeping world map is brilliant, but married by subpar presentation and frustrating AI. [Dec 2016, p.91]

A no-frills port of an already underweight horror package. There's much other developers can learn from Slender's terror tactics, but we suspect they've got the message by now. Give the tall lad a miss.

Fun while you're causing mischief around the house, but it doesn't rise to the occasion. [April 2017, p.90]

Plenty of modes, but still overpriced. [Aug 2007, p.100]

While we love NBA Live 07's showy moves and new modes, the gameplay ultimately feels unfocused and unsatisfying. [Dec 2006, p.88]

An attractive barfly that never really engages. [Dec 2007, p.108]

Tries to address fans' wishes, but wobbles under the weight of its hollow generosity. [June 2016, p.86]

Not a patch on the big screen version. [Jan 2010, p.115]

Guns spit out bullets with little heft and explosions feel like gentle farts in the wind rather than loud, powerful releases of energy.

Poorly conceived structures supporting too little new content mean this is, sadly, a great waste. [Feb 2015, p.86]

Great songs, shonky game. [Feb 2011, p.97]

They've proved themselves capable of better than this.

Paper armies are all the rage these days; this is just enraging. [Jan 2015, p.89]

[A] musty romp. [Feb 2016, p.87]