The worst case scenario for a last hurrah
Positively purgatorial
An uninspired Zelda clone
Cut it absolutely no slack, Jack
Poor graphics and tedious gameplay
Rise Of The Dark Spark feels rushed: a mess of half-baked ideas and sloppy execution that's put Transformers on the same track as the Spider-Man games, approaching the point of no return. We can't be certain as to why Activision seems so intent with steering these wonderful properties so deeply into the dirt, but we hope it realises the value in the brands before it's too late. passable co-operative mode aside, there's very little to recommend out of Rise Of The Dark Spark.
A case of extreme hype and zero reward
Beautiful but boring, a failed experiment
Nowhere near the level of 2K's NBA productions
Embarrassing, quite frankly
This bug-filled bread leaves a bad taste in our mouth
Too many golf clubs missing from this bag
Wallows in its violence rather than revelling in it
A disappointing game with a flawed central mechanic
A novel idea, lacking in content
An uninspiring attempt at point-and-click nostalgia
Jack of all trades, master of none
The whole experience isn't awful, just thoroughly uninspiring; a box of biscuits where some are moldy and all are digestive. It's fun to be a pirate, but it's far, far more fun elsewhere, with Risen 3 once again struggling and failing to rise above anything but its own mediocrity.
A series showing its age by refusing to evolve
Technically shambolic but appealing in an odd way