Reader reviews, page 258

Wonder Boy review

Wonder boy was one of Sega’s primary creations in the mid-eighties just before the emergence of Alex Kidd and the even more popular Sonic the Hedgehog. It spawned about five sequels that started on Sega’s 8-bit console and finished on the…

goldenvortex · June 29, 2004

Reader Arcade

Mortal Kombat 3 review

It’d be a bit of an exaggeration to call today’s games bloodthirsty. They’re certainly more than an interactive satisfying of our subconscious, violent fantasies. Still, the prominence of juicy details and the emergence of game engines…

jdog · June 29, 2004

Reader Nintendo 64

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time review

The elfin warrior clad in a forest green tunic dashes in at breakneck speed on his noble white-maned steed, decimating the frontal forces of the Skeletons with a dozen well-cast arrows zeroed in where a living being’s heart would be…

yamishuryou · June 28, 2004

Reader Genesis

Aero The Acro-Bat review

Carrying on in day to day life, we find ourselves laughing at a variety of subjects. A joke a friend tells, or perhaps an article outlining the latest form of idiocy in today's society. Whether it's the misfortune of a rival or a scene in…

jdog · June 27, 2004

Reader PC

Fallout review

Stop. Cast aside those reflexive assumptions associated with the term “role-playing game;” remove all thoughts of venturing your noble swordsman into the cavernous depths of demon realm number umpteen from your mind. None of that will…

radicaldreamer · June 27, 2004

Reader Atari 2600

Base Attack review

The general concept behind ''Base Attack'' from Home-Vision is a reversal of the ''Atlantis'' formula from Imagic. Instead of defending the cities from an aerial attack, you're attacking the cities from the air. You control a ship that can…

ddsilver · June 27, 2004

Reader PlayStation 2

Wild Arms 3 review

Superficiality has rarely if ever bothered me in a woman, as much as today’s culture urges that it should, but I’d always believed it would bother me in a video game. After all, aren’t I supposed to be looking for depth there? Some unique…

denouement · June 26, 2004

Reader Sega 32X

Blackthorne review

The Sega 32X. One of the most bashed, beaten and humiliated piece of technology ever to ever enter anybody’s home, well in the last ten years anyway. This Genesis add-on did not reach the success of its predecessor, which was a real shame…

goldenvortex · June 25, 2004

Reader SNES

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars review

Depending on your sense of humor, the picture of Mario - Nintendo's mascot plumber - in an RPG can either be hysterical or terrifying, especially considering the track record of the company making it. Envision Mario delivering long, angsty…

lurkeratlarge · June 25, 2004

Reader PC

Betrayal at Krondor review

One of the worst things one can say about console RPGs in general is that they are not games, but ''interactive novels''. It seems to be a law of the universe that this argument must pop up in ever console vs. PC debate. The PC side will…

lurkeratlarge · June 25, 2004

Reader NES

Pyramid review

Even compared to the rest of AVE's hardly circulated NES library, Pyramid is difficult to find. There's a reason for that. Rarely has a game so blatantly missed its mark, and never before have apparently competent designers shown so much…

deathspork · June 24, 2004

Reader GameCube

Super Smash Bros. Melee review

Back in 1999, Nintendo and HAL presented us with an unexpected gem of a game called Super Smash Brothers: an insanely fun, innovative 2D fighter involving a dozen Nintendo mascots as combatants. A sequel seemed a good idea to all, and HAL…

cyper · June 24, 2004

Reader SNES

Daze Before Christmas review

I’ve been playing Daze Before Christmas for a while and really enjoy it. Admitting my liking for this 1994 Sunsoft platformer is a pretty easy thing to do — explaining why I like it isn’t such a simple task. While many platformers look…

overdrive · June 24, 2004

Reader Genesis

Insector X review

I really wanted to love Insector X. In a shooter genre overloaded with military planes and bizarrely-shaped spaceships, this Genesis game looked to be a breath of fresh air. Controlling a robotic insect, you’d get to engage in battle with…

overdrive · June 24, 2004

Reader Genesis

The Revenge of Shinobi review

Shinobi was one of the game series that made Sega. Shinobi was originally an arcade game before being ported onto the Sega Master System in the 80's. What followed was a series of games for the Master System and also onto Sega's 16-bit…

goldenvortex · June 24, 2004

Reader Genesis

Last Battle review

Imagine a world plagued by the aftermath of a deadly and destructive war, a post apocalyptic nightmare now ruled by rampaging and looting biker gangs who go from town to town raiding the survivors of much needed food and water and…

goldenvortex · June 24, 2004

Reader Arcade

Altered Beast review

As I pick through the mind of retro gamers and those who dig “old school” I have never found a fan of Altered Beast. “Boy! That game stinks!” is usually the response I get and when I defend it I get something like “What the **** are you…

goldenvortex · June 24, 2004

Reader Arcade

Mega Man: The Power Battle review

Mega Man: The Power Battle was a fighting game in the arcades featuring the Blue Bomber, his friends and the cast of unforgettable “men” from his various other hits on the NES and SNES. It contained a selection of bosses from the series…

goldenvortex · June 24, 2004

Reader PlayStation Review of the Week HG exclusive

N2O: Nitrous Oxide review

Balance. In the end, that is what it is all about. Nothing more, nothing less, than balance. The balance between mere survival and selective genocide. The balance between reflexes and premeditated response. The balance between living, and…

cheekylee · June 22, 2004

Reader SNES

Uniracers review

Picture this in your head, if you can. A Unigod, who rules over the Universe, creating anything he wants. Eventually, he got bored, as I imagine a Unigod would if he could do whatever he wanted whenever he wanted. One day, he meets a…

karpah · June 22, 2004