Reviews
11,288 reviews · showing 5,901–5,920
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Mass Effect review
I don't think I've played a game with this much all-round polish since Half-Life 2. Mass Effect simply sparkles, overflowing with cinematic sci-fi design, brimming with utter, undebatable confidence in its approach. It's about as close to…
Lewis Denby · September 29, 2008
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Mah Jong Quest: Expeditions review
I’ll be honest; I had it all planned out in my head before the cart was even in the DS. We all already know what Mahjong is, so I’d joke about having to met a word quota, throw in an obligatory and basic description on how the ancient…
Gary Hartley · September 28, 2008
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Jewel Quest: Expeditions review
Familiar because it’s been seen before. Familiar because there are fourteen puzzle games released on the DS for any other genre and familiar because Jewel Quest has already been seen on XBLA and won the internet over when initially…
Gary Hartley · September 28, 2008
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Reader Arcade Review of the Week HG exclusive
Final Fight review
I don't spend nearly enough time with beat-em-ups and I'm probably a worse person for it, but even I love Final Fight. Then again, everybody loves Final Fight. It's just one of those ideas that's perfect, even on paper. You and a friend…
bluberry · September 27, 2008
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Reader Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Castle Crashers review
Castle Crashers begins with your knight of choice doing what knights do best: rocking out. Of course, not all goes to plan when a nerfarious wizard busts on the scene, stealing the castle's magical crystal and running off with the hot…
espiga · September 27, 2008
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Reader DS
Disgaea DS review
When I heard that Atlus/Nippon Ichi had decided to port the first Disgaea to the DS, I was shocked. For one thing, they’d already ported it to the PSP and had hinted at the port being a PSP exclusive. For a second, there was no way the…
timrod · September 27, 2008
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Reader NES Review of the Week HG exclusive
Bad Dudes review
Bosses are tough and require great timing and patience to defeat. Having a weapon only increases the likelihood of survival, since it has a superior reach and deals significantly more damage than most of your traditional unarmed…
wolfqueen001 · September 27, 2008
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Reader Xbox 360
Alone in the Dark review
Alone in the Dark is considered to be one of the pioneers of the survival horror games by fans of the genre. With the first game, and namesake of the series being released in 1992, Alone in the Dark set the standards for future horror…
Probester · September 27, 2008
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Reader DS
Red Bull BC One review
A sad, startling revelation came to me the other day. I’ve become that guy. You know, the fellow who’s still trying to be hip but has absolutely no clue about the current pop culture? The kind of person that spouts off outdated slang to…
disco · September 26, 2008
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Reader Arcade
Robo Army review
In Robo Army's quest to add some variety to the robots you'll be beating up, it ends up creating pretty funny designs. As you guide your half man, half machine avatar (or all machine, if you're the second player) through a crippling city…
dementedhut · September 26, 2008
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Staff Genesis HG exclusive
Nightmare Circus review
The worst of the worst.
Gary Hartley · September 26, 2008
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Reader DS
Time Hollow review
There’s been a rash of new DS titles recently – Kirby Super Star Ultra, the remake of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, and the craptacular Sonic Chronicles. Yet, out of all the releases this week, most people have forgotten about one that would…
timrod · September 26, 2008
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Staff Game Boy HG exclusive
Double Dragon II review
So each one of these guys requires the same strategy. Lure them up or down to your level, hit the uppercut, hit the knee drop, run away before they recover and do the same thing over and over until the chap's down for the count. That's it…
Rob Hamilton · September 26, 2008
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Reader Game Boy Advance
Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX review
The sad, blunt truth is that the GBA is a black hole as far as creativity is concerned. 95% of companies have decided to "grace" it with Super Nintendo ports rather then strive to make it the 2D revival it should have been; franchise after…
Cornwell · September 25, 2008
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Vampire Rain: Altered Species review
Vampire Rain is supposed to be something of a horror game. But all that it delivers is the horrifying sensation that you need to run. Not because of the imminent danger – vampires attack frequently, are hard to kill up close, and can…
Louis Bedigian · September 25, 2008
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Staff Game Boy HG exclusive
Toxic Crusaders review
At the beginning of each segment of each stage, players get to choose between Toxie and any of his four sidekicks. I can't be bothered to remember their names because all of them are, for all intents and purposes, the exact same as Toxie…
Rob Hamilton · September 24, 2008
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Reader NeoGeo HG exclusive
Burning Fight review
I've long enjoyed the art of combat. I get my kicks by travelling through thug-infested streets with naught but my own body to defend me, or a trusty iron pipe to bash in the skulls of bikers, hippies, lawyers and various other sorts of…
darketernal · September 24, 2008
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Infinite Undiscovery review
When the moon (known as the Throne of Gods) is chained up by the one called Dreadknight, the world is overthrown by evil. The chains run through the atmosphere, all the way from the moon to quaint towns and cities, turning vast areas into…
Louis Bedigian · September 23, 2008
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Reader PC HG exclusive
Portal review
So get this: I’ve got a friend who has never played Portal yet can still recite the game’s maddeningly catchy end credits song, word for word, along with his two nerdy buddies – I might be one of them – who like to sing the tune in public…
Suskie · September 22, 2008
