An interesting update to a retro arcade classic. However, it's difficult to recommend it to anyone except die-hard fans since most gamers won't be able to tolerate the inexcusable frustration and generic presentation.

It's neat that Q*Bert's developers decided to bring the classic game to a generation who've probably never seen it outside of being a side character in Wreck-It Ralph a few years ago. But they didn't demonstrate why the game had to be "rebooted" when everything about it makes it clear it probably should've stayed in the past.

Q*Bert Rebooted isn't without potential; it has a lot of content and some of the new ideas are solid. Unfortunately, any potential is squandered by an overlong campaign and a control scheme that often feels broken. Not being able to reliably move in diagonal directions makes certain levels near impossible. Q*Bert deserves better.