Matthew Castle reports:
''What proud son doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps? We can think of a few ol' blocks you don't want to be a chip off - Saddam Hussein, Noel Edmonds, the Grim Reaper. Alas, then, for poor Death Jr., son of the soul collector. And alas for Root of Evil, a port of a PSP title. It's a massive chip off the old block - with blocky being the key word. Where in the developers' handbook does it state that 'old handheld game + visual polish = acceptable console game'? The entire structure of a handheld game is built around portability: basic controls, short levels, graphical simplicity, gameplay that functions best in short, sweet bursts. Put it next to substantial made-for-console titles and they're bound to be lacking.''
