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219 reviews here, by game title · showing 1–20
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Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
.hack Part 1: Infection review
Many years ago, I watched an anime called .Hack//Sign and absolutely fell in love with it. It told the tale of a young boy trapped inside the virtual reality MMORPG, The World, and how he copes with his existence. As other players heard of…
wolfqueen001 · September 4, 2010
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Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
.hack Part 1: Infection review
The following is a completely true story. Our hero stepped up to his mighty Playstation 2, disc in hand. He placed it into the tray and closed the lid with a refreshing shoomp. As he pressed the power button on his black gaming hardware…
espiga · July 18, 2007
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
.hack Part 3: Outbreak review
Throughout all of time, new innovations and new ideas are constantly being thrust upon us. One such idea, the advent of the internet, completely changed how we communicate with each other... And like all innovations, there are good uses…
Kyle Stepp · December 21, 2007
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Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
.hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Rebirth review
Combat has been streamlined. You no longer have to wade through menus just to implement a single skill. Skill triggers enable you to simply press a few buttons in order to perform an ability. While it’s not perfect – you can’t utilize them…
wolfqueen001 · July 24, 2008
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
.hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Rebirth review
Everything’s happening real-time (except when you access menus for healing items), so you can set up brutal combo attacks and then follow through with special moves that add significantly to the damage you inflict. Another benefit is that…
Jason Venter · October 30, 2006
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Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
.hack//G.U. Vol. 3: Redemption review
This game is relatively fun, if you bought this game and started with this game. If you started with .Hack//G.U. Vol 1: Rebirth or .Hack//G.U. Vol. 2: Reminisce, then you are just sticking it out for the story, aren't ya? Well, this game…
Chaosblade · September 28, 2007
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Staff Switch HG exclusive
Hades review
Hell hath at least three Furies...
Joseph Shaffer · January 26, 2021
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Hail to the Chimp review
The humor is practically non-existent with even the puns falling flat (and I usually love those). This wouldn't be a problem if the rest of the game were an improvement, but it's really not. The uninspired mockumentaries are actually the…
Jason Venter · August 4, 2008
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Reader PC HG exclusive
Half Life 2: Lost Coast review
Graphic geeks and tech nerds gather ‘round, ‘cause Gabe’n the Gang are gonna take us on a tour!
hastypixels · August 18, 2017
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Reader PC HG exclusive Feedback welcome
Half-Life review
Unforeseen Consequences
Follow_Freeman · November 25, 2018
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Reader PC HG exclusive
Half-Life review
Back in 1998, nothing came close to the creative vision of Half-Life. Even in 2014, naming shooters with storytelling on par with Half-Life is a difficult proposition.
Andre_Miller · March 3, 2014
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Reader PC HG exclusive
Half-Life review
The RPG genre has generally been understood to be exclusive to games that are, in some form, driven up front by visible statistics. If there is a screen that displays HP, STR, MAG, or any other common abbreviations, the game in question is…
dagoss · December 25, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Half-Life review
There’s a surprise around every corner, be it a new enemy, a new platforming challenge, or some new method of simply scaring the piss out of you, like watching a scientist get sucked into a hole in the wall, only to see him re-emerge in…
Mike Suskie · June 1, 2008
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Reader PC HG exclusive
Half-Life review
“….Medic!” screams the marine as I plow lead into his back. He retreats around the corner, probably hoping to enlist the help of his comrades. I do not follow; following could be suicide. A short time later, I hear the telltale “Fire in…
wolfqueen001 · November 4, 2007
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Reader PC HG exclusive
Half-Life review
The intro sequence is the part that endures, obviously; the commute into the creaking heart of the Black Mesa Research Facility will never quite lose its majesty. Once the soundscape oozes in and your eyes open, your tramcar winds its way…
autorock · August 27, 2006
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Reader PC HG exclusive Feedback welcome
Half-Life 2 review
Changing the rules, stepping back, leaping forward, and raising the bar.
Follow_Freeman · December 2, 2018
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Reader PC Review of the Week HG exclusive
Half-Life 2 review
The decrepit city of Ravenholm is home to many a fell beast. No longer are headcrabs and zombies your typical foe. There are far worse breeds. A hiss and a screech announce the arrival of the infamous venom crab as it launches at your…
wolfqueen001 · September 5, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Half-Life 2 review
Valve’s objective was to simply provide an FPS experience that surprises you around every turn and never stops entertaining. It works – every chapter in Half-Life 2 feels completely distinguishable from the last, and yet there isn’t a…
Mike Suskie · July 4, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Half-Life 2 review
Like Half-Life's Black Mesa, it's a place infused with an atmosphere and culture that you can only experience through microcosms. Even more so than VALVe's immortal debut FPS, Half-Life 2 is a single, seamless scripted journey that's not…
Daniel Forbes · July 9, 2005
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Reader PC HG exclusive
Half-Life 2: Episode One review
I can't avoid the impression that this Episode was rushed to screens.
hastypixels · December 5, 2016
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