Amazing Island

"The biggest problem that the Isle of Monsters faces is its kiddy appearance. It's not something to fault Hitmaker for considering that the target age is 8 to 12, but in an image conscious society many gamers -- especially those that might be enticed by the game's mini-game and create-a-monster properties -- will be turned off by its colorful, Saturday morning cartoon graphical approach. We're not really displeased with the general art style, but some areas are surprisingly low-res."

"Amazing Island could have used a little more depth. True, it’s technically a kid’s game, but even younger gamers will expect a little more. The monster creation system works remarkably well and provides hours of fun just customizing the perfect monster. But what do you do with it afterward?"

"In Amazing Island, Sega takes you to a magical place where you can live out your childhood dream of creating and competing with your very own pet monster (or Kaiji)."

"Amazing Island is a monster trainer/breeder game -- one that's more creatively restrictive than Pengel, yet looks to offer a more thorough gameplay experience."

"Amazing Island is decent entertainment for a younger crowd, though they'd probably prefer a game featuring one of the franchises it tries so hard to emulate."