Reviews by m0zart

Silent Hill: Origins review

For a while now, I've felt that the Silent Hill series is dead. For me at least, the beginning of the end was in Silent Hill 3, a game that moved the horror away from psychological terror and put it squarely into the arena of teen flicks…

m0zart · February 10, 2009

Reader Xbox 360

Time Pilot review

"Time Pilot" is one of those titles that has fittingly burned itself into my memory despite the ravaging attempts of passing time to obliterate all trace of it. Or, at least, it should have been. For all of the time I spent on this game in…

m0zart · November 14, 2006

Reader DS

Ossu! Tatakae! Ouendan! review

I have a love/hate relationship with rhythm games. Well, I should qualify that statement. I love rhythm games in a conceptual sense, but there are only a few rhythm games that really seemed to catch my attention, bringing me clever and…

m0zart · November 7, 2006

Reader PlayStation 2

Siren review

These days it seems like the Japanese have become the torch-bearers for quality horror movies. Frankly, the American formula was getting a bit old, a bit unimaginative, and a bit too action-oriented. Often times, I cannot differentiate the…

m0zart · May 6, 2006

Reader Xbox

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams review

After I played the original "Silent Hill", I was left wondering what direction the storyline would take in its sequel. I didn't expect a direct continuation, because the elements of that storyline were so conclusive. But I did at least…

m0zart · April 16, 2006

Reader Atari 2600

Pac-Man review

I remember Christmas 1981 so well. It was a season of anticipation for one of the few gifts I wanted that year -- a copy of the Atari 2600 port of "Pac-Man". That game had literally dominated the arcades since it arrived, and I was weary…

m0zart · April 10, 2006

Reader Odyssey

Table Tennis review

For anyone who doesn't know about the "Pong" craze from the '70s, it was literally a zeitgeist that sweeped the nation. The Christmas of 1975 made "Pong" a household name with the sale of the Sears/Atari home "Pong" consoles. These hooked…

m0zart · April 2, 2006

Reader Atari 2600

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre review

I will just come out and say it. I HATED the story behind the horror movie "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". I found it detestable in every sense that the word can express. It is, to put it mildly, absolute, pure, in-your-face, unapologetic death…

m0zart · April 2, 2006

Reader Atari 2600

Custer's Revenge review

Large mountains, blue skies, and fluffy white clouds loom large against the yellow sands of the desert. An Indian teepee sits off in the distance, putting out a regular smoke signal. The sound of the American Cavalry's bugle plays loud…

m0zart · March 27, 2006

Reader Arcade

Baby Pac-Man review

While everyone knows of Midway's unauthorized sequels to "Pac-Man", namely "Ms. Pac-Man" and to a lesser extent, "Jr. Pac-Man", very few have heard of this questionable game. Releasing in 1982, a year after "Mrs. Pac-Man" and a year before…

m0zart · March 27, 2006

Reader Atari 2600

Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space review

The '80s was a time of renewed interest in bedrock American ideals founded in rugged individualism, entrepreneurism, and invention. The decades of essential spiritual growth America had gone through from the '60s up to the early '80s was…

m0zart · March 27, 2006

Reader Atari 2600

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial review

A little over a year ago, I wrote a review for one of my favorite games from my childhood. It was a game I had fond memories of, and was one of the first games I had encountered which actually had a quest structure that made sense…

m0zart · March 26, 2006

Reader CD-i

Link: The Faces of Evil review

Link: Gee, it sure is boring around here! King of Hyrule: My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for! Link: I just wonder what Gannon's up to! Mystic on a Flying Carpet: Your majesty, Gannon and his minions have seized the…

m0zart · March 26, 2006

Reader CD-i

Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon review

Imagine a warped-alternate universe in which one of the most beloved (and Nintendo's most successful and admired) gaming series, namely "The Legend of Zelda", was reduced from its status as the "Holy Grail" of the gaming industry to a less…

m0zart · March 26, 2006