Reviews by Zigfried

Staff PlayStation 4 HG exclusive

Attack on Titan review

Koei's latest not-a-Musou lives up to the source material.

Zigfried · October 3, 2016

Staff PlayStation 4 HG exclusive

Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess review

Tecmo Koei continues to stake their claim on PS4 with quality software.

Zigfried · September 21, 2015

Staff PC

One Chance is a bad game for obvious reasons. The graphics are poor, the music is repetitive, the guy walks slowly, the story is silly, player interaction is minimal, and victory is achieved through repetition instead of mastery. Its claim…

Zigfried · February 26, 2011

Staff PC

Canabalt review

I view people who subscribe to the holy book of Canabalt the same way that Orson Scott Card intended readers to view Xenocide's Qing-Jao: as obsessive and deranged failures, compulsively tracing lines in wood until they realize they've…

Zigfried · February 23, 2011

Staff PlayStation 3

Splatterhouse review

Once upon a time, all this blood and nudity would have been daring. I remember gasping in awe when playing the originals . . . of course, those were marketed towards pre-teens who couldn't even get into R-rated flicks. In today's world…

Zigfried · December 9, 2010

Staff Arcade

Rad Mobile review

I remember drooling over magazine screenshots for Rad Mobile, known back in 1991 as "that 32-bit arcade game WHOA MOMMA". I remember actually playing Rad Mobile and being impressed by that first intersection where I had to pass through…

Zigfried · November 21, 2010

Staff Arcade

Super Sprint review

The top of an outdated genre isn't a bad place to be. Super Sprint will always have a place in any respectable classic arcade. Give it a shot to see what the cranky old-timers used to play; I bet you'll have trouble walking away.

Zigfried · November 7, 2010

Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive

Samurai Shodown Sen review

Samurai Shodown Sen is not an awful game. The only way it could be considered "awful" would be to ignore the barely playable fighters that have come out over the last twenty years. The characters perform expected actions whenever I press…

Zigfried · October 23, 2010

Staff PlayStation 2

Utawarerumono: Chiriyukusha e no Komoriuta review

Hentai games are big business over in Japan. They're such big business that companies will actually shoehorn sex scenes into otherwise innocent PC games just to meet market demand. Utawarerumono -- a competent combination of visual novel…

Zigfried · October 3, 2010

Staff Turbografx-CD

Super Darius II review

WELCOME BACK TO DARIUS Fiery flying fish. Wailing mutoid infants. Sharks seeking vengeance. These are the inhospitable inhabitants of Darius, a forsaken planet that must once again be saved from marauding mechanical fish. The birds who…

Zigfried · September 20, 2010

Staff Turbografx-CD

Cho Aniki review

Ever since composer Koji Hayama played the drums for classmates at a school festival, his dream was to "be famous". Cho Aniki's serendipitous success made his dream come true. When the Japanese speak of culturally significant videogames…

Zigfried · September 8, 2010

Staff Turbografx-CD

Download 2 review

"Cyberpunk isn’t just a genre -- it’s a mindset. It’s a mindset that knows it’s beneath the thumb of corporate greed, but tries to dig itself out anyway. It’s a mindset that sneers at the shallow mainstreamers who swallow the recycled…

Zigfried · September 2, 2010

Staff PlayStation 3

Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage review

Hokuto Musou -- coming to the West as Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage -- is a proper sequel. Since this is a Musou game, I expected it to play like a Musou game. It often doesn't. Instead of presenting a series of sprawling warzones…

Zigfried · August 21, 2010

Staff Turbografx-CD

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams review

When I think of "terror", I don't think of dirty hallways in need of a janitor. I think of grim forests populated by child-eating trees. I think of dungeons adorned with living statues that exist solely to murder little girls. Cotton…

Zigfried · May 16, 2010

Staff Turbografx-CD HG exclusive

Sylphia review

Sylphia throws so much at players early on, but somehow still keeps producing surprising new opponents for every level. This is not native Japanese mythology, but the designers immersed themselves in the spirit. Winged gargoyles carry…

Zigfried · April 11, 2010

Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive

God of War III review

With grandiose symphony and fiery passion, Sony's declaration is clear: this is an epic the likes of which the world may never see again. The game's opening moments plunge this brazen ambition into the hearts of those who've forgotten such…

Zigfried · March 18, 2010

Staff PSP HG exclusive

Metal Slug XX review

Metal Slug XX is a remake of the DS's Metal Slug 7. After playing the new version, I don't think I can go back. The cartoony visuals have been expanded to a proper resolution, showing off the same zany antics we've watched for 14 years…

Zigfried · February 28, 2010

Staff Saturn HG exclusive

Enemy Zero review

I'm going to tell you about an obscure survival horror game. The name of this obscure survival horror game is Enemy Zero and it stars Laura from D's Diner . . . but it doesn't star Laura the character, it stars Laura the actress, because…

Zigfried · February 28, 2010

Staff Turbografx-CD HG exclusive

Shadow of the Beast review

When I borrowed a Turbo Duo back in 1993, I cycled through over a dozen games in the span of two days. While most of those 48 hours became a blur, a few moments stood out; Shadow of the Beast's conceptually simple title screen was one…

Zigfried · February 6, 2010

Staff Wii HG exclusive

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle review

Some have said No More Heroes is like nothing you've seen before. Unfortunately, fans can't say the same for its sequel. It often feels like a budget-priced, sugar-free facsimile of the original; less of a time investment, but ultimately…

Zigfried · February 2, 2010