This is an action game with lots to get your teeth into, but you always feel reigned back by the fiddly controls. [Jan 2008, p.80]

Every slasher on PS3 is better than this, even "Genji." A ropey "God of War" tribute act. [Dec 2007, p.80]

A hobbled World Tour mode and repetitive action kill the fun. [June 2011, p.80]

If you're looking for a challenge and have the patience, this is well getting on your bike for. [Dec 2006, p.96]

Fun for the first few hours, but ultimately pricey and repetitive. [Christmas 2009, p.82]

Like the last Sims game, but with pets pooing on your sofa. It really feels too much like hard work. [Dec 2006, p.94]

This is just as competent in its execution of a very niche idea as any other FF thus far. [Jan 2012, p.109]

Overall Can't ride a bike? This is the next best thing. Can ride a bike? Guess what, it still is.

It's a solid test of skill, bursting with rainbow-coloured worlds, a quirky sense of humour and...lacy panties. Yike. [Mar 2011, p.96]

Drier than a slice of unbuttered toast. [Jan 2010, p.95]

If you're interested in SNK history, give it a punt - it'll prove a bit too archaic for everyone else. [Issue#174, p.82]

It's just made to look pedestrian by other JRPGs, most notably FFXIII. [June 2010, p.98]

If you're an avid puzzler, who knows the location of the mute button, Aqua Panic might be your thing, but it won't appeal to everyone. [July 2010, p.96]

The exploding levels are a barely-veiled, needlessly complicated, rip-off of Mortal Kombat's hotspots, while fighting lacks imagination and characters blur into one. We'd have settled for a shinier version of Def Jam: FFNY - complete with Blazin' moves (inexplicably taken out here) - instead of this disappointing effort.

Co-op can be a blast, but solo players will get frustrated by dodgy AI and repetition. [June 2010, p.84]

A decent brawler that lacks features and online play. [June 2009, p.76]

Not realistic, and not much fun. [Apr 2011, p.90]

Despite the low(ish) price, this is far from a no-brainer. [Oct 2008, p.79]

An occasionally satisfying, but often frustrating experience. [June 2009, p.76]

Ace. [Christmas 2009, p.94]

Prince Ash's underworld is a sadistic delight. [Christmas 2012, p.97]

Pushes PS2 about as far as a toast making sim, but Iris 2 is an endearing adventure nevertheless. [Oct 2006, p.82]

Being a superhero should be exciting, not a drab slog through a series of boring corridors, right? [Christmas 2006, p.76]

It's a decent enough shot at the title, but there are better tennis games already on court. [July 2007, p.64]

There's no excuse for the clumsy control system that saps the joy from the experience. [Jan 2008, p.79]

A massive waste of an opportunity for Sega to bring us an MMORPG worth shelling out for. Bah. [Jan 2007, p.67]

A brilliantly balanced score-attack game. It looks lovely too. [May 2007, p.77]

This sci-fi hybrid is something special. [May 2009, p.76]