Slow pacing, unusual level design, and missing features prevent Cowboys Vs Zombies from hitting its target.

A painfully simple pair of ideas that are executed poorly and endlessly recycled.

A cheap and cheerful shooter, Touch the Dead isn't revolutionary, but it's a relatively well put together game that will satisfy your lust for zombie zapping.

It's cheap and easy to get into, but Table Top Tanks is just too shallow to really enjoy.

There are some decent ideas in Calvino Noir, but it's a mixture that just doesn't come together.

If you're still catching them all in Pokemon Black/White, there's no reason to jump the gun with Super Rumble. Only fanatics need apply.

A charming, easy-to-play Dungeon Keeper clone with features that include cooking up captured monsters in soups and stews to level up your party of characters. It's simple but lengthy fun for all ages, but falls short for its limited dungeon building and too much repetition.

If only a little more budget was invested in the development of Breakout Boost, it'd play more like an arcade titan and less like a nostalgic cash-in.

If the thought of shooting innocent woodland animals in slo-mo through X-ray specs doesn't make you flinch from the game, the freemium costs probably will.

Flick Champions World Edition is more polished than its predecessor, but the new line-up of events simply isn't as accomplished.

A great idea that brings two distinct genres together in a clever fashion. Sadly, though, Crossword Dungeon just doesn't know what to do with them after that.

A competent and polished beat-matching game in which the core action isn't quite snappy or compelling enough to make a dope impression.

The FIFA Street idea has potential but unfortunately the execution is disappointingly sloppy. If you desire soccer entertainment on your DS, we recommend you stay off the streets and pick the standard-issue FIFA instead.

The single-player portion of Bomberman is a lot of fun, with varied stages and plenty of fast, hectic action. Unfortunately, this version is devoid of any sort of online play. The end result is a mixed bag. [Summer 2004, p.15]

A sad and sloppy platformer with little to recommend it, Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project is best left to the annals of history.

Super Monkey Ball 3D loses sight of what made the series so enjoyable in the first place, serving up dull gameplay.

Fun, but flawed, if you're looking for some strategy for younger DS players, you could do a lot worse than Ecolis.

The fact that Shifting World's flaws are so easily fixable makes this release all the more frustrating.

It's not the most original title you'll play all year, but it's well-made enough to constitute a decent but forgettable superhero movie tie-in.

While Superfrog hasn't aged well at all, this HD remake is worth splashing out on if you're up for some classic Amiga platforming.

Random Runners adds nothing new to the auto-runner genre, except frustration, unfair design, and grinding for currency.

Mediocre stealth action is the order of the day in this forgettable sequel.

As movie game tie-ins go, Thor: God of Thunder is definitely one of the better ones, but that doesn't stop it growing stale and repetitive rather quickly.

The classic original shines through in places, but its greatness is mostly clouded by a poor-quality port.

300 the video game could have been a lot worse for sure, but it's a shame that it couldn't have aped the film and comic's more contemporary, slick and glossy finish.

Fun and the type of game the PSP desperately needs, but it is disappointingly restrained in both substance and creativity.

Forget about calling Ghostbusters. Call a priest to exorcise this game of its broken controls, repetitive missions, and lame driving sequences.

A very short-term diversion, Trioncube is for rare puzzle game fans who don't crave a challenge.