Bust-A-Move Bash!

"Bust-a-Move Bash! doesn't end up a complete mess like other entries in the series, but its flaws certainly stand out. Several ideas don't work well, particularly the lame light-gun bubble shooting mode and multiplayer. Having eight players in a game can be entertaining, but it relies more on blind luck instead of skill. Worse, there's no traditional multiplayer mode. The presentation looks overly cute, particularly with character selections like a disco-suited tiger. Furthermore, the controls discard actual aiming, the staple of the series, in exchange for awkward movements that make the game even more difficult. Avoid this one."

"Controls that fluctuate between touchy and unresponsive, a short list of gameplay modes, and a poorly realized multiplayer all conspire to bring down the already well-tread puzzle action in Bust-A-Move Bash!."

"The reason we addressed the Shooting Mode last is because we feel it exemplifies the game as a whole. Poorly implemented, tacked-on, and lacking inspiration – like the controls, which lack ergonomic foresight – the developers put very little effort into creating a truly Wii-nique title (that's a synthesis of "Wii" and "unique" – incredible). Sure, there is a boatload of levels to blast through, but having to resort to using the Classic Controller's D Pad simply made us think of playing this game on other systems (or on the arcade cabinets just feet from our desks). Exacerbating an already dire situation, the multiplayer mode is devoid of fun due to its emphasis on chaos rather than skill. With controls that deter, rather than add to the gameplay, lackluster graphics, and a shoddy multiplayer mode, few will find this incarnation of Bust-A-Move does the least bit of justice to the franchise."