11,287 reviews · showing 4,501–4,520
Reader PC HG exclusive
I bet you think it's all fun and games, captaining a space ship. I bet to you it's bucketloads of adventure and alien girls and space monsters and cyborgs, and all the other stuff Star Trek says? Well let me tell you something, flatlander…
WilltheGreat · October 3, 2010
Reader PC HG exclusive
Nifflas makes a very specific kind of game. You can generally pick them out at a glance, it's the kind of game you can sum up in a single sentence. "Everyone is gone, but where?" Oh sure, there's a little more to it than that. Something…
dragoon_of_infinity · October 3, 2010
Reader Turbografx-CD HG exclusive
It's just another day in modern Tokyo. A cute schoolgirl (or schoolboy, if you're so inclined to choose) is walking down a metallic pathway, when suddenly, robotic ape/lizard hybrids leap from nowhere, only to be slashed in twain with your…
espiga · October 3, 2010
Staff NES HG exclusive
What shattered my illusion was that for a game set in the world of dreams, Cocoron comes off as simply another eight-bit platformer. A competent one that does possess a certain amount of inventiveness and charm, but nothing I'd deem as…
Rob Hamilton · October 3, 2010
Staff Arcade Review of the Week HG exclusive
The simplicity cannot be understated or overstated. But for the first time, an underdog hero seemed to emerge, someone with realistic means of disposing of obstacles and limited skill in a world then dominated by spaceships and yellow…
Winston Wolf · October 3, 2010
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Yes, it feels a little bit stupid at first. However, the transformations are important because each character can utilize special abilities. These work almost like cheats. For example, one character can earn an additional two stars on any…
Jason Venter · October 2, 2010
Reader Apple II HG exclusive
People made good money off long multiple choice tests disguised as educational software back in the Apple II's heyday. It took a while for kids to get over playing a computer to realize it was just a quiz. Some games went beyond. Oregon…
aschultz · October 2, 2010
Reader PlayStation HG exclusive
If there is one thing the classic FPS title Doom did not need it was a bunch of numbers, but evidently someone in Japan thought differently. Import-only PlayStation launch title Crime Crackers is essentially a ‘Doom RPG’ full of…
Genj · October 2, 2010
Reader PlayStation 3
One day, the King of the Universe is out in the Nebulae playing with his son, the Prince. The Prince can jump pretty far, but he's no match for the King just yet. In fact, the King can jump as high as he likes, and he does, just to show…
fleinn · October 2, 2010
Staff Arcade HG exclusive
Russell's quote rings true in this instance too; if Pong never caught on, we’d simply be crediting a different title for introducing the product to the market, perhaps even a better title. Thank Asteroids, or Joust, or Defender. The…
Winston Wolf · October 2, 2010
Reader PC HG exclusive
In an age long lost, the standard appearance of a main character vastly differed then that of today. Today, we have protaganists that look more like they belong in a gothic fashion magazine then as a serious combatant, complete with girly…
darketernal · October 1, 2010
Staff PC HG exclusive
Poor pacing, boring battles and mountains of pretentious prattling more suited to a art house coffee shop after hours. The game tries -- it really tries -- to take the gamer on an intellectual ride, to sell to them its world, its setting…
Gary Hartley · October 1, 2010
Staff Arcade HG exclusive
In R-Shark the background scrolls to the right but the bullet remains on screen, keeping the same trajectory. The results are utterly bizarre. Weaving through waves and flurries of enemy fire, enemy ammunitions fly yet “flutter” like…
Winston Wolf · October 1, 2010
Reader NES HG exclusive
Bedrocklevania (it's not as bad as it sounds)
JoeTheDestroyer · October 1, 2010
Reader NES HG exclusive
A real kick in the teeth
JoeTheDestroyer · September 30, 2010
Staff PC HG exclusive
Should you have the patience to overcome these initial hardships, you'll find that Final Fantasy XIV has the potential to be a very enjoyable game, despite how detractors simply say it's a Final Fantasy XI clone with shinier graphics…
Kyle Stepp · September 30, 2010
Staff Arcade HG exclusive
Spawned from the calamity came The Punisher, forever replacing our blue-collar "everyday hero" with a hell-bent, vengeance-seeking vigilante. This antihero is not out fighting for the common good; he's fighting against the vile criminals…
Winston Wolf · September 30, 2010
Reader Atari 2600 HG exclusive
Its title alone should tell you who Video Pinball will please.
JoeTheDestroyer · September 29, 2010
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
There’s success to be found in Reach but the conclusion is forever fated to be bitter-sweet. It’s your role to watch the planet you set out to defend burn, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. All you can do is try to make sure that…
Gary Hartley · September 29, 2010
Staff Arcade Review of the Week HG exclusive
It is Jackson Pollock, wildly throwing colors against canvas and seeing what sticks. “He should fight a bulldozer.” “He should fight TWO tanks.” “These mutants need more body armor!” No outlandish idea was held back; creative expression…
Winston Wolf · September 29, 2010
