In 2009, portable King of Fighters seems far from magic. [Apr 2009, p.78]

We've done this dozens of times before and replacing bearded Chinese men with robots doesn't change a thing. [Dec 2007, p.82]

Shame the fighting's bum - collision detection is terrible, there's no sense of impact and shooting feels weedy. But we love the setting and the environments look lovely, with some nice lighting effects. [Oct 2007, p.84]

Boss battles and ring collecting competitions are used to pad out the action, both of which are frustrating rather than fun and seem out of place with the rest of the game. [Jan 2008, p.80]

Overall A generic shooter that fails to make the most of the license.

It follows the 'bigger' and 'more' rules of a sequel, while neglecting the 'better' bit. [Jan 2008, p.80]

The band don't appear on stage at all, replaced by a bunch of misfits for each song. [Feb 2009, p.85]

Can be very demanding. [Christmas 2010, p.89]

Dumb action shooter elevated by solid man-punching and smart dog-play. [June 2010, p.96]

Not totally charmless, but the sprogs would be better off with "SSX Tricky." [Nov 2007, p.84]

Uninspiring. [Mar 2010, p.88]

Neat tactical stuff aside, this is still an ugly, unpolished shooter. [Aug 2008, p.78]

"Quotation Forthcoming"

Sadly there's little to capture the imagination of modern day gamers. [Jan 2008, p.80]

Clunky, poorly animated, mostly unexplained, dreadfully written, utterly bland and archaic. [Aug 2011, p.92]

A solid but unimaginative shooter, with poor characters. [Feb 2010, p.86]

Not a showcase for Vita's visual powers, but hard proof it can handle full-fledged first-person shooters - another solidly rousing slice of Resistance. [July 2012, p.108]

An uneasy mix of brawler and RPG-lite. [Christmas 2009, p.90]

It has a certain nostalgia, but this fails to entertain long enough to demand a purchase. [Feb 2008, p.72]

A handful of original ideas lost in a thick mist of generic design, and lame scares. Oh, well. [Dec 2007, p.70]

A buffed-up Central Park can't distract from some upsetting gameplay blunders. [July 2007, p.72]

There's not enough variety to grasp your attention. [Dec 2007, p.83]

A rare duff year for EA's series. Grab "Midnight Club: LA" instead. [Christmas 2008, p.76]

What should be a romp turns out to be a tedious affair. [Christmas 2011, p.94]

Not being able to switch characters is a huge misstep. [Jan 2013, p.100]

Ugly and uncompromisingly tough. One for bike fanatics only. [Nov 2008, p.72]

The unresponsive controls mean you'll spend too much time eating asphalt. [Aug 2007, p.78]

Overall A few good puzzles but too bleak and repetitive with poor combat.