Reviews by Nicholas Tan
32 reviews · showing 1–20
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Indigo Prophecy review
The relentless gravity of Indigo Prophecy pulls you through a vivid storm.
Nicholas Tan · August 20, 2007
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Staff Wii HG exclusive
Mario Party 8 review
With Mario Party 3 on the N64 being my only experience with the franchise, I feared I was getting in over my head (tents?), but long and behold, nothing much has changed.
Nicholas Tan · August 3, 2007
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Staff Wii HG exclusive
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess review
I liked the game, darn it! It is majestic, captivating, engrossing, and above all, fun. So what's my problem?!
Nicholas Tan · July 27, 2007
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Staff Wii HG exclusive
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree review
It's hard to find a title explicitly set on teaching that players will want to get better at and that everyone in the family can enjoy together.
Nicholas Tan · July 10, 2007
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Pet Alien: An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza review
Everything that could have made Pet Alien a success is suspended in an atmosphere of mediocrity.
Nicholas Tan · June 19, 2007
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
The Red Star review
One part shoot-'em-up, one part beat-'em-up, and all parts "old school," this adrenaline-fueled hybrid is a blitzkrieg embroiled in frenetic gunplay and hard-hitting melee combat.
Nicholas Tan · May 31, 2007
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Rogue Galaxy review
For all its ambitions, Rogue Galaxy neither sustains enough interest nor gathers enough courage to break away from being just a great-looking, great-sounding shell of the epic it wants to be.
Nicholas Tan · April 1, 2007
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 review
A missed crosskick.
Nicholas Tan · March 4, 2007
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Rez review
...it must be heard with a blur of the real to be seen with seamless clarity.
Nicholas Tan · February 26, 2007
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Reader DS
Meteos review
Combining three like objects somehow never loses its appeal, as long as there is a twist, and for Q? Entertainment, that twist was probably found by wanting to reach the stars. With rockets in hand, Meteos lights a fuse under a puzzle…
draqq_zyxx · December 16, 2006
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Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Okami review
In a gaming field brimming with adrenaline-pumping realism and in-your-face action, Okami is not only proof of the strength of imagination and mysticism, but also a courageous breath of fresh air.
draqq_zyxx · November 19, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova review
Putting fresh covers over tired gameplay has been a regrettable attitude of Dance Dance Revolution, and SuperNOVA does little to fix this trend.
Nicholas Tan · October 24, 2006
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Monster House review
No matter how deep your wish to appreciate the game, Monster House spits you back out on the lawn.
Nicholas Tan · September 25, 2006
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Reader PlayStation 2
Pump It Up: Exceed review
Step onto the Dance Dance Revolution platform. Look at your feet and chances are that you are standing in the middle, on a metal plate that covers not only the center, but also the corners of the pad. You are only a tap away from the…
draqq_zyxx · September 16, 2006
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Reader Nintendo 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time review
No matter how many I save, how many I defeat, the question is never far behind. Is this a burden that all heroes carry, bound before the path? Every step I take, grasping for the earth, brings me closer to death. But even as I lay beneath…
draqq_zyxx · August 27, 2006
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Reader PlayStation 2
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology review
Do we really need another Street Fighter compilation? Capcom certainly thinks so. After the hunk of detritus that was Capcom Fighting Evolution, you would think that we wouldn't see anymore zombified mishmashes of Street Fighter. Yet the…
draqq_zyxx · August 18, 2006
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Reader DS
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day review
The words "education" and "entertainment" usually don't belong together. So when we call Oregon Trail, Reading Rabbit, and Math Blaster "edutainment" software, heads start to turn; even more so for Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a…
draqq_zyxx · August 11, 2006
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Reader PlayStation 2
Capcom Fighting Evolution review
Instead of trying to update or reinvent any of its fighting franchises, Capcom continues to inflame the cross-over fighting madness with Capcom Fighting Evolution. The question of whether Ryu is stronger than some other generic 2D fighter…
draqq_zyxx · July 27, 2006
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Reader PlayStation
The Legend of Dragoon review
"This room is tidy. This shows a lot about this person's personality." Dart, a strapping spiky-haired teenage male of main character clichés, was standing in a small, dainty room when this box of text vomited out of his mouth. I knew it…
draqq_zyxx · June 30, 2006
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Reader PlayStation
Final Fantasy IX review
Right at Birth If we consider the life of Final Fantasy from its origins, when characters moved like pixilated beasts, to Final Fantasy VIII, when characters moved like full-bodied humans, then Final Fantasy IX resembles Zidane Tribal…
draqq_zyxx · June 21, 2006
