4,731 reviews · showing 2,521–2,540
Staff PC HG exclusive
It’s by no means perfect, but by catering to the ground planners at home and making their efforts freely available, it offers something commendable and, perhaps more importantly, recommendable.
Gary Hartley · October 20, 2009
Staff DS HG exclusive
There's a nice amount of variety and nuance for those who seek it out, and an accessible button-masher for everyone else. Ninja Destiny 2 does just enough to put it at the top of the Naruto DS mountain for now, though the franchise…
Benjamin Woodhouse · October 19, 2009
Staff DS HG exclusive
Rhythm games are defined by their music and mechanics. Rockin' Pretty misses on the first count by featuring instrumental-only pop tunes. Without vocals, the whole experience should have been be very forgettable. That is, if RP hadn't…
Benjamin Woodhouse · October 19, 2009
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
It’s a shame in many ways, because the idea the entire game heavily relies upon is so simplistically brilliant that I’ve no idea how no one’s made a killer video game from it before. Imagine your average RTS, then imagine that, instead of…
Gary Hartley · October 19, 2009
Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Much ado has been made of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and for good reason. It's entirely possible that no other video game has ever come this close to replicating the motion picture feeling. Perhaps I should clarify: it's entirely possible…
Zigfried · October 17, 2009
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
It's a good thing Ion Assault gives players unlimited continues, as a good deal of the difficulty in this game comes from simply learning when and where enemies will warp into the screen. During my first trip through the first zone, I died…
Rob Hamilton · October 16, 2009
Staff Wii HG exclusive
When you hear the inconsolable sobbing of a woman – like her head is resting right on your shoulder – it begs for attention. There are also frequent wisps of ghosts seen just trailing off the screen or creeping around a corner, inviting…
Benjamin Woodhouse · October 12, 2009
Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
More of the same. That’s my summary for those of you with short attention spans. If more of the same is what you’re looking for in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, then you won’t be disappointed. For the rest of you, you can still have fun…
Jonathan Stark · October 11, 2009
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
There are better fighting games out there today, and if you really insist on wanting to check this series out, don’t start with this one.
Freelance Contributor · October 11, 2009
Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Designed for thrill-seeking racing fans that embrace the idea of bending rules (specifically those involving the survival rate of accidents), DiRT 2 is everything the first game was and more.
Louis Bedigian · October 10, 2009
Staff Xbox 360
This extension of the popular Command and Conquer installment is well worth your time and attention.
Brittany Vincent · October 10, 2009
Staff Mac HG exclusive
Hell, in just one courtyard, you'll first have to deal with a legion of Mancubi while a few Revenants are aiming their missiles at you from higher ground. Finish them off and hit a couple of switches and a bunch of Arachnotrons make their…
Rob Hamilton · October 9, 2009
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
They're designed and animated using digitalized actors (kind of like Mortal Kombat), which was an interesting choice to say the least. And occasionally comical, as when certain foes go down, they tend to fall as gingerly as possible, as if…
Rob Hamilton · October 8, 2009
Staff PC HG exclusive
The simplicity of most of the tasks means Lair of the Leviathan ends up being a little shorter than the rest of Tales thus far, but it's not really an issue when the episode feels so well directed, tight and polished. It's the most solid…
Lewis Denby · October 8, 2009
Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
As part of the remake's emphasis on "enjoyable experience" above "ball-busting brutality", the scenery and characters have been gorgeously revamped; the rooftop view of Mount Fuji left me speechless, and the moonlit Tokyo gardens left me…
Zigfried · October 7, 2009
Staff PC HG exclusive
For people who haven't played an adventure game before, this title could serve as a decent starting point and a solid representation of its genre, but unfortunately there's not much on offer for the more hardcore adventure fan.
Sohail Saleem · October 7, 2009
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Rare is a racer so well wrought from start to finish.
Frank Austin · October 7, 2009
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
While Zombie Apocalypse is never particularly enjoyable, one thing I can say is that if you do play it you should do so with company. The presence of other zombie hunters alleviates some of the game's mediocrity, plus everything gets…
Sam Cheung · October 7, 2009
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
There’s moments in Risen that can quite take you by surprise. Moments where you find yourself regarding the virtual world as a living, breathing entity. That alone is worth some measure of admiration.
Gary Hartley · October 6, 2009
Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Some other challenging RPGs are enjoyable, sure, but they're a different sort of affair. They're tough because you haven't prepared yourself sufficiently or because there's an unavoidable attack that will always drain away most of your…
Jason Venter · October 5, 2009
