Reader reviews, page 232

Reader PC

The Lost Vikings review

The Lost Vikings is bursting at the seams; not just because of the intensely challenging puzzles, the sheer mass of levels but because of the creative and innovative style that it brought forward. Its genre is a well crafted blend of a…

goldenvortex · April 24, 2005

Reader PlayStation HG exclusive

Driver review

Being an undercover cop sounds to me like a kind of mental torture, where I am always constantly paranoid that my identity shall be exposed at any moment and inspire the wrath of several Mr. Blonde types with Brooklyn accents, begging the…

johnny_cairo · April 23, 2005

Reader NES

Wizards & Warriors review

One of the first NES games I ever played was Acclaim’s Wizards and Warriors. Back then, I thought this game was flat-out spectacular. Yeah, it was a bit on the easy side thanks to a system that gave you unlimited continues, but all that…

overdrive · April 22, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Final Fantasy X-2 review

Final Fantasy.... you may like it, or you may hate it, but the fact is that you've heard of it. No matter if your gaming habits are centered around consoles, or not, the chances are that you will have heard of the Final Fantasy series on…

darketernal · April 21, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Tsukiyo no Saraba review

I remember walking out of the theatre after watching the original Matrix movie, totally blown away at all the fresh ideas it had brought to the table, and completely stunned at how insanely cool Bullet-time was. Then a year or so later the…

guts · April 20, 2005

Reader Xbox

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords review

Now, I’ve played the original Knights of the Old Republic, and found it simply extraordinary. That was a game that offered everything: an unforgettably epic story, the ability to explore worlds one could only otherwise imagine, as well as…

disco1960 · April 19, 2005

Reader Sega Master System

Taz-Mania review

That dizzyingly hyper Taz is hungry once more. Of course, anyone familiar with that cooky freak knows that when Taz's stomach rumbles, he needs something fast to go yummy in his tummy. This time, Taz disembarks to the Lost Valley; a hidden…

masterzero99 · April 18, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening review

When I think of sexy, the first thing that comes to mind is a lovely young woman. But when it comes to games I think “Devil May Cry 3.” The wait is finally over, and Capcom finally did things right. Anything and everything that went wrong…

alucard517 · April 18, 2005

Reader GameCube

Viewtiful Joe review

Viewtiful Joe failed to live up to its hype. I read a ton of magazine reviews on the game and I found scores of 90% and over. I checked GameFAQS (hardly the most trustworthy of places to go to for review scores) and found that amongst the…

goldenvortex · April 17, 2005

Reader SNES

Kirby Super Star review

If the only part of Kirby Super Star that I’d played was the “Milky Way Wishes” adventure, I’d be slapping a “10” on this SNES compilation cart so fast it’d make your head spin! Sadly, that ultra-cool game is only one of many present in…

overdrive · April 15, 2005

Reader Arcade

Kuri Kinton review

Kuri Kinton is a rather dull arcade platform game that’s best left alone. Age has stripped anything that hinted at being “fun” and the amount of rip offs from Dragon Ball are pretty unforgivable. Taito not only crafted a character that…

goldenvortex · April 14, 2005

Reader GameCube

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes review

Konami took two key ingredients to create a masterpiece. The classic Metal Gear Solid was easily the best game on the Playstation and it’s popularity was so immense that Konami decided to re-release the classic on new 128-bit software. The…

goldenvortex · April 13, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Ys: The Ark of Napishtim review

Now here's something you don't see every day. With so many developers trying desperately to craft the next new thing, there has been a heinous drought in the world of nostalgia. I surely am not protesting the integration of new ideas, but…

atra_vortex · April 10, 2005

Reader Arcade Review of the Week HG exclusive

WWF WrestleFest review

The Back Then Wrestling was represented by just two major parties: The WWF, and the WCW. Each had its own popular stars to carry the company name. The WWF had Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, The Big Boss Man, and Sgt. Slaughter, to name…

dogma · April 9, 2005

Reader Xbox

Mega Man Anniversary Collection review

C'mon, you know you wanted this, to have all these classic Mega Man titles on one disc instead of having to go through the series on multiple consoles. And it would be an even bigger nuisance if you're just now going through the trouble of…

dementedhut · April 9, 2005

Reader NES

Super Mario Bros. 3 review

Super Mario Bros 3 reverts back to the classic Mario formula, unlike the SMB2 disappointment. Instead of riding on the heads of enemies and picking vegetables, gamers were rewarded with a block busting, fire throwing and flying (that’s a…

goldenvortex · April 9, 2005

Reader PC

StarCraft review

With video games being released almost on a daily basis, it’s hard to keep up in the competition. If you want to make a bang, you have to do it NOW, and never look back. Unfortunately, the suicide bomb explosion is naturally stronger on a…

yamishuryou · April 9, 2005

Reader Genesis

Curse review

If you take a very positive attitude into Micronet Megadrive shooter Curse, you just might find yourself in the midst of a pretty good experience. For being released by one of those unknown companies, Curse is a decent shooter with some…

overdrive · April 8, 2005

Reader NES

Super Mario Bros. review

Super Mario Bros laid the path for platform genre; you could play any platform game that was released after it and pick out the features that SMB defined. The collecting of one hundred objects to gain an extra life, jumping on the heads of…

goldenvortex · April 8, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Growlanser Generations review

Growlanser Generations is a two disc collection that features Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice and Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness, both belonging to the hit series from the land of the rising sun. Considering that the strategy side…

atra_vortex · April 8, 2005