Reader reviews, page 138

Taxman review

Pac-Man, in a sense, has lasted beyond just its name. You have the occasional conversion to 3-d bearing the name proper, but you also have a lot of games where the object is to find everything. The fun of avoiding four palette-swapped…

aschultz · April 6, 2009

Reader DS

Space Invaders Extreme 2 review

They’re back. They never really left, though. The Space Invaders still haven’t given up attempts to wipe out the human race. It’s been decades since the war started, and it was almost finished in Space Invaders Extreme. Not happy ending…

disco · April 6, 2009

Reader Saturn

F1 Challenge review

For those who enjoyed Daytona USA and Championship Circuit Edition, and are looking for something similar, F1 Challenge should provide... a nice alternative. I said that in a bad kind of way, didn't I? Well, it really isn't a bad title…

dementedhut · April 6, 2009

Reader DS Review of the Week

Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure review

Henry Hatsworth has been screwed over. Badly. It’s been released during one of the highest points in the DS’s history; with stuff like Pokemon Platinum, Valkyrie Profile, and several other amazing titles taking the gaming scene by storm…

disco · April 5, 2009

Reader Game Boy Color Review of the Week HG exclusive

Resident Evil Gaiden review

Saturday I can’t believe it! I’m finally gonna work alongside legends like Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine! And together we’re gonna take Umbrella down, once and for all! I got sent to some headquarters that looks like a cross between a…

turducken · April 4, 2009

Reader Apple II HG exclusive

Miner review

Anyone who's had a favorite author and really wanted to learn more about him probably read that author's juvenalia. Which was not very good, but you could make excuses about how it shaped what was to come if you wanted, or you can say…

aschultz · April 3, 2009

Reader PC

Secret of the Silver Blades review

My AD&D computer experience stopped a game too soon, as I laid out several weeks' allowance on the first two, Pool of Radiance(PoR) and Curse of the Azure Bonds(CoA). Most of the fun from them was probably because my mother had warned me…

aschultz · April 3, 2009

Reader PC

Yume Nikki review

Understanding Yume Nikki really involves knowing what happens at the end. It's almost impossible to talk about with any authority without this knowledge, and without making numerous references to the finale. Writing about it, then, is…

Lewis · April 2, 2009

Reader GameCube

Crash Tag Team Racing review

Crash Tag Team Racing. What a disappointment! I bought this game expecting some potentially fun kart racing game similar to what made me fall in love with the original CTR. I should’ve guessed any Crash game not made by Naughty Dog…

G_Dub · March 31, 2009

Reader Genesis

Beyond Oasis review

For the longest time, I considered Beyond Oasis a RPG, because it had characteristics of one. It took place in a fantasy setting where knights, beasts, and mutated rats roamed lands, caves, and dungeons. Your character, named Ali, has…

dementedhut · March 30, 2009

Reader DS HG exclusive

Ontamarama review

With a look reminiscent of a kid's anime, Ontamarama sets the cuteness factor to high. Just check out the protagonists. Beat is an energetic boy with spiky blue cowlicks who perpetually wears inline skates. Rest is a thoughtful girl with…

woodhouse · March 29, 2009

Reader Xbox 360

Spyglass Board Games review

Recreating board games is tricky in that developers generally need to give their target audience incentive to purchase a digital copy of something they already have stuffed away in their closet somewhere. Spyglass Board Games includes all…

Calvin · March 27, 2009

Reader Xbox 360

Yaris review

An aura of decadence tends to pervade anything that’s free. When people are given a game without paying anything – their incentive to play the title is gone. This can create reasonably low expectations, meaning that there’s likely not…

Calvin · March 27, 2009

Reader Xbox 360

3 on 3 NHL Arcade review

3 on 3 NHL Arcade is a great idea. The latest EA hockey game, NHL 09, has shed some pounds over the winter with a diet that cuts out all of the realism and simulation that devoted fans have come to expect from the perennial franchise. Our…

Calvin · March 27, 2009

Reader Saturn Review of the Week

Robotica review

For a first-generation Saturn title, Robotica started out quite promising with its cool intro. Hell, it wasn't very grainy and in full screen! As scenes of three robots, named Laocorns, heading towards a fortress, which was attached to an…

dementedhut · March 24, 2009

Reader Sega CD HG exclusive

Fahrenheit review

I’ve been gaming long enough to know what I enjoy. It’s not like there are certain games I’m not into just because I’m unaware of them – the genres I don’t play, I don’t play for a reason. So this is the second time now that I’ve tried to…

Suskie · March 23, 2009

Reader Xbox 360

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga review

LEGO Star Wars is not an easy game to describe with words. I can remember reading a few reviews for the LEGO games that have popped up in the last few years, and from them, all I understood was that the game was funny. I can even remember…

jerec · March 23, 2009

Reader Genesis HG exclusive

Zombies Ate My Neighbors review

I found this game randomly while searching for something interesting to play. Its sheer strangeness attracted my inquisitive mind. I didn’t realize just how odd it would be, though. If the subtle allusions to other horror icons don’t draw…

wolfqueen001 · March 21, 2009

Reader Wii HG exclusive

No More Heroes review

In reviewing No More Heroes, it’s a natural instinct to compare the game to its spiritual predecessor, Killer7, but that won’t get you anywhere. The two games share a similar cel-shaded visual style and are both products of Suda 51, but…

Suskie · March 21, 2009

Reader PC HG exclusive

Watchmen: The End Is Nigh review

I’ve decided that it’s pointless to judge Watchmen: The End Is Nigh as a genuine narrative addition to the Watchmen saga, because of course it fails. The graphic novel is considered the height of the medium by nearly anyone who reads it…

Suskie · March 21, 2009