4,731 reviews · showing 3,001–3,020
Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Some of the new characters also try to ratchet up the sex appeal, with one girl in a wire-frame dress (newcomer Ashlotte) tumbling before the start of each match while the camera swoops down to catch a shot of her panties. Most of the…
Jason Venter · August 18, 2008
Staff Wii HG exclusive
Not every game that promises optimization for Wii has been able to deliver anything noteworthy, but Little League World Series 2008 happens to be one of those rare success stories. It's not likely to win over hardcore baseball fanatics…
Jason Venter · August 16, 2008
Staff DS HG exclusive
Sensibilities and expectations have changed over the last 15 years, but not much else has. The game is still a collection of wondrous locales which we must navigate in the crudest of ways—through a poverty of frames such that turning…
Marc Golding · August 15, 2008
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Aerosmith fans will be left disappointed by a sparse and omission-filled track list, and Guitar Hero devotees will find little of the difficulty they crave. If anything, I'm going to remember Guitar Hero: Aerosmith as the first video game…
Danny Cowan · August 14, 2008
Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Some dungeons also do memorable jobs of balancing on the line between epic and comedic, with the vast cavernous fortress Orochi calls home being perhaps the best example. The battle with the great serpent is an awesome clash that's topped…
Rob Hamilton · August 14, 2008
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
There's a certain appeal to the thought of jumping into the shoes of a rogue assassin like Bourne. Explosions are cool. Sniping is a hoot. Fast car chases through the streets of Paris are all sorts of exciting. Hand-to-hand combat with…
Jason Venter · August 12, 2008
Staff Atari 2600 HG exclusive
A good number of these things will ram into you and bump your ship a smidgen off to the side, making it tougher to get a bead on the proper letter. Another type threatens to make the game fun by temporarily scrambling the letters, so you…
Rob Hamilton · August 9, 2008
Staff Atari 2600 HG exclusive
Well, my nine-or-10-year-old mind had an absolutely FANTASTIC time wandering aimlessly through this maze and struggling through one action sequence after another, only to grab a couple of items, put them in another room and.....see nothing…
Rob Hamilton · August 7, 2008
Staff DS HG exclusive
At its best moments, this mini edition will still fly you through hand-wrenching solos. For a franchise that pulls a lot of its thrills from shredding with a plastic axe, though, On Tour doesn't have the setup to be at its best enough.
Benjamin Woodhouse · August 6, 2008
Staff Atari 2600 HG exclusive
To pick up your own copy of Chase the Chuckwagon, you had to buy a bunch of Ralston-Purina's products and send in the proofs of purchase. Not surprisingly, very few of these games wound up in gamers' hands and the majority of the…
Rob Hamilton · August 6, 2008
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
While most of the game is manageable enough if your twitch gaming skills haven't grown too rusty, boss encounters can be a different story entirely. Even the adversary you face at the conclusion of the first stage is beefy, unleashing a…
Jason Venter · August 6, 2008
Staff Nintendo 64 HG exclusive
Kirby’s Dream Land may have been short and easy, but it was never boring, with levels often vertically oriented to take advantage of Kirby’s flight capabilities. Kirby can still fly here (though the ability is more limited), but most of…
Mike Suskie · August 5, 2008
Staff PC HG exclusive
While Pac-Man is an endearing classic because of the constant challenge and addictive gameplay it provides, though, Dogwood Alliance's effort lacks the substance it needed to exist as more than a fleeting memory. It's over almost before it…
Jason Venter · August 5, 2008
Staff PC HG exclusive
Morrowind's atmosphere is so all encompassing despite the derivative high-fantasy setting that it's an enormous challenge not to be blown away at regular intervals. This atmosphere stretches beyond the realms of the delicious visual…
Lewis Denby · August 5, 2008
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
The humor is practically non-existent with even the puns falling flat (and I usually love those). This wouldn't be a problem if the rest of the game were an improvement, but it's really not. The uninspired mockumentaries are actually the…
Jason Venter · August 4, 2008
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
The setting of Rapture is unique, which in horror-themed FPS terms means the developers were free to pull off new environmental tricks – like having water leaking in through the windows, or making the walls creak from the pressure – in…
Mike Suskie · August 4, 2008
Staff PC HG exclusive
For a game that toys with such an inventive idea, it gets it miraculously spot-on in one attempt. The whole thing is strikingly intuitive, meaning that within ten minutes you've grasped the fundamental concepts of the whole thing, and your…
Lewis Denby · August 4, 2008
Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
It's so frustratingly unpredictable that you begin to feel like you're not even playing. Why do the players respond so poorly to your commands? Why do you have so little control over where the ball goes? How is it that your teammates are…
Jason Venter · August 4, 2008
Staff Wii HG exclusive
... A compilation burdened by games that don’t showcase why players loved SNK so much in the days of the arcade. While there’s definitely some good content here, Vol. 1 feels like a missed opportunity...
C J · August 4, 2008
Staff PC HG exclusive
The premise of being a cycling manager preparing for the Tour de France is a simple one: Find a team; Train them until they threaten to quit; Find a sponsor; Win.
Freelance Writer · August 4, 2008
