Despite a respectable turn-out by the film's cast for new voices, none of Pixar's magic remains. [Apr 2006, p.95]

Stuffy science fiction nonsense without a scrap of humour. [Sept 2008, p.91]

Disappointment. [Sept 2010, p.103]

Great style but absolutely no substance. [Christmas 2006, p.70]

You've no reason to buy this. [May 2006, p.88]

The puzzles are mediocre, the controls are too sluggish, the animal behaviour too abstract and the humour either non-existent or gratifyingly dad-like. [June 2009, p.101]

It's sterile, it's empty, and has no sense of fun. [June 2011, p.95]

This promising material is all remorselessly forced through the sausage-grinder of inept execution... About as much fun as having your ear cut off. [Nov 2006, p.77]

Occasionally satisfying combat can't overcome a bland world, unbalanced skills and obtuse crafting systems. What a mess.

Dull, repetitive missions and a whiny hero. Super this ain't. [Jan 2009, p.89]

A ghastly mess of bad design decisions that brings out the worst in user-made content. Not worth it. [Sept 2009, p.78]

Ancient oriental arts turned into a pointless pyjama party. [June 2008, p.89]

It's very pretty, but for a game so enamoured with the action, it never clicks. [Jan 2012, p.141]

Why must Star Wars get all the good games? [Jan 2010, p.102]

If you're going to ask someone to continuously pay money to be able to play your game, you're going to have to provide one hell of a decent shooter. And not, let's say, something that looks and feels like a weak "Quake II" clone. Yeah, you read that right. "Quake II." [Mar 2008, p.82]

If only it had set its sights on capturing the same sense of fun. [May 2007, p.80]

What's just not funny becomes sandpaper pants irritating when delivered in broken English. [May 2011, p.97]

An average idea made even worse by the poor execution. [Aug 2006, p.81]

Higgledy-bonkers point-and-click nonsense. From hell. [Dec 2007, p.85]

A very flat, slow series of mouse clicks, only interrupted by the unlpleasant appearance of test papers based on what you've just played. [May 2006, p.97]

Another lazy, cynical cash-in made by people who don't care. [Jan 2008, p.81]

Inflexible controls. [Dec 2012, p.107]

Offline tedium, online repetition. [Apr 2008, p.82]

A festering pustule of dreadfulness. [June 2006, p.97]

Snail-paced frozen nonsense. [Apr 2009, p.66]

Stay away. [July 2011, p.98]

The game beneath is distinctly below par and none of the story missions, or indeed the side quests, managed to grab my attention or imagination. [Oct 2009, p.79]

Sadly, this sequel is a lesser game in almost every way. [May 2009, p.68]