Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia

A colorful creature-collecting brawler aimed squarely at children, with appealing monster designs but shallow, repetitive combat that boils down to running for glowing power-ups and can be cheesed in nearly every fight. The lack of distinct movesets across the dozens of collectibles undercuts the whole collecting hook, and lifeless cities, clunky animation, a game-breaking ability bug, and padded side quests drag it down. Kids will enjoy it, but anyone older should wait for a sale.