Reader reviews, page 145

Radical Rex review

Why did the dinosaurs die out? Because you touch yourself at night LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!11!1 That might be the most overused (and unfunny) joke ever but asks a very good question. How did they die out? Scientists seemed to have come up…

Halon · November 26, 2008

Reader DS

Guitar Hero: On Tour review

Creating a game multiplatform is one way for a publisher to sit on the fence by selling as many titles as possible without taking the risk of developing for the losing console. When multiplatform games appear on every active format…

bigcj34 · November 25, 2008

Reader NES HG exclusive

The 3D Battles of World Runner review

3D World Runner is best for killing an hour while waiting for your next class or thinking of something to do. It’s fun for a while, but grows old quickly as you realize you’re encountering the same enemies and jumping the same gaps, just…

wolfqueen001 · November 22, 2008

Reader NES Review of the Week HG exclusive

Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy review

This one holds a lot of memories. I remember me and my neighbor used to play this. Of course, Iron Tank is a single player game, and there wasn't any way I was giving up controller rights. Instead, I got creative. You see, while most of…

zippdementia · November 20, 2008

Reader Xbox 360

Fallout 3 review

Stop! If at first glance you see Fallout 3 and think it’s a first-person shooter, you are wrong and should stop reading this review altogether. If you thought otherwise or are curious about the title, by all means read on and I’ll…

Ness · November 16, 2008

Reader Xbox 360

Gears of War 2 review

Gears of War 2 shouldn't even be considered a sequel, because it really doesn't feel like one. What you're getting here actually feels more like an expansion pack. Upon immediately diving into the title's campaign mode, you'll feel right…

dementedhut · November 16, 2008

Reader PC HG exclusive

Out of this World review

The year is 1991. A young boy that will one day grow up into a roguish, jaw-droppingly handsome man - let's use the initials D.E - is home alone. At his side a single 5.14 inch black floppy disk which contained something new. Something…

darketernal · November 15, 2008

Reader NES HG exclusive

The Legend of Zelda review

Over the years plenty of brilliant action adventure games have been released on several platforms. They have told great stories, taken the gamers to fascinating worlds, and provided some of the most entertaining gameplay found anywhere…

Halon · November 14, 2008

Reader Xbox 360 HG exclusive

Castle Crashers review

Flash games have become a kind of champion of lost productivity. Whether using them to milk the clock at work or to avoid that pesky learning thing in school, a massive time sink is perpetually just a click away. Utterly simplistic, these…

dragoon_of_infinity · November 14, 2008

Reader DS

Dragon Ball: Origins review

For many of us, Dragonball Z is synonymous with "my first anime". Big muscle-bound men powering up to over nine-thousand and beyond, taking on aliens, androids and a fat pink blob... Like it or loathe it, Akira Toriyama's…

arkrex · November 14, 2008

Reader Xbox 360 HG exclusive

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts review

There was a time when Banjo and Kazooie were considered 3D platformer icons, probably in the same era when the term “3D platformer” could be uttered without inspiring snickers. A decade after the pair’s first outing, even the folks at Rare…

Suskie · November 14, 2008

Reader SNES

3x3 Eyes: Juuma Houkan review

There comes a time in every man’s life when for the sake of a seemingly pointless competition he is required to review a game whose name is a number because he wasn’t lucky enough to be one of the twenty-six other people and get a letter…

timrod · November 14, 2008

Reader PC

Half-Life 2 review

Imagine the future. Not shiny metal and fluorescent lighting; not lightsabers and foreign planets. This is a disturbingly grounded future: today's world and today's ideals, painted black by the harsh brush of technological surrealism. A…

Lewis · November 13, 2008

Reader Wii

Alone in the Dark review

Imagine if you were driving along a coastal highway with your girlfriend on your way to a weekend resort as part of a paid holiday. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a semi truck slams into your vehicle, forcing it from the road to tumble amidst…

zippdementia · November 12, 2008

Reader Xbox HG exclusive

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey review

Having been a huge fan of Longest Journey, I was excited for Dreamfall. It was one of the reasons I bought an Xbox (now given away). In retrospect, I can't say I disliked the game, but I was definitely disapointed in some areas I never…

zippdementia · November 12, 2008

Reader PlayStation 2

Silent Hill 4: The Room review

The Silent Hill series moved from episode two to episode three on the back of new imaginative content alone. The technicalities of gameplay barely changed. Silent Hill 4: The Room (SH4) comes on not unlike the prison guard who, caught…

bloomer · November 12, 2008

Reader NES HG exclusive

Donkey Kong Jr. review

I remember playing Donkey Kong Jr. as a wee lad, and loving it. Looking back, I must have either really sucked at video games, had a very short term memory, or just been too naive to know any better. Maybe a combination of all three. In…

zippdementia · November 10, 2008

Reader PlayStation 3 Review of the Week HG exclusive

Resistance 2 review

For a while now, I’ve had an itch. One to do unbridled, unprecedented violence in a first-person shooter. Yet, any I found disappointed me. Condemned was choppy, Jericho was bland and Unreal Tournament was redundant. If I was to be sated…

True · November 10, 2008

Reader NES HG exclusive

Elevator Action review

I wish I could say I liked Elevator Action. If I did, I wouldn't have to justify replaying the same two levels over and over again. I wouldn't have to justify returning to it like a battered wife after it abuses me thoroughly with broken…

zippdementia · November 9, 2008

Reader PC

World of Goo review

In this day and age, marking a game as “casual” is usually a kiss of death, forever putting it into the same genre as non-games like Brain Age, Wii Fit, and Wii Music and killing off any hope of being bought by a core gamer audience. In…

timrod · November 9, 2008