Staff reviews, page 161

SunAge review

Whether through great AI programming, great mission design, or both, I very often find myself outmanned and outgunned, forced to fight an uphill battle and struggle for every scrap of ground I gain on my objectives. SunAge's singleplayer…

Will Roy · January 3, 2008

Staff DS HG exclusive

Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command review

Plasma cannons were so utterly devastating to an area that I didn’t have to bother hitting the target. Walls and barricades became momentary nuisances as my squad razed the battlefield. With the plasma cannon’s range I avoided Overwatch…

Brian Rowe · January 1, 2008

Staff NES HG exclusive

Wally Bear and the No Gang review

The first few levels are pitifully easy and repetitive as hell. Then, towards the end, the difficulty level reaches the WTF?!? phase that horrid NES games seemingly took pride in achieving as Wally, who isn't the easiest guy to control in…

Rob Hamilton · December 30, 2007

Staff DS HG exclusive

Harvest in the Heartland review

Harvest in the Heartland is surprisingly fun for the first few hours, and hardcore Harvest Moon nuts may want to give it a look just out of curiosity, to see how an American developer approaches what has until now been an exclusively…

Danny Cowan · December 29, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Football Manager 2008 review

You’ll tell yourself that you’ll only play one more match, only to play three more. One thing that hasn’t changed about the series is its scary ability to draw you in and keep you addicted.

Freelance Contributor · December 24, 2007

Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

.hack Part 3: Outbreak review

Throughout all of time, new innovations and new ideas are constantly being thrust upon us. One such idea, the advent of the internet, completely changed how we communicate with each other... And like all innovations, there are good uses…

Kyle Stepp · December 21, 2007

Staff NES HG exclusive

Sweet Home review

You know, I can remember once seeing this game on the release forecast within the hallowed pages of NINTENDO POWER – man, Nintendo of America must have shit themselves when they got a preview copy, because Sweet Home is the grotesque…

Sho · December 21, 2007

Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive

Crackdown review

A lot of hype has been slapped upon non-linear sandbox-games as of late, but any disconcerting player can see through all the buzzwords and deduce that all your Deux Ex's, your Lost Cause's and your Knights of the Old Republic's all walk…

Gary Hartley · December 21, 2007

Staff Game Boy Advance HG exclusive

Lufia: The Ruins of Lore review

So, what you’ll be doing in virtually every dungeon is constantly switching between characters to have them break what needs to be broken and then flipping a switch or pressing a button to get to the next room. Great “puzzles”, guys! With…

Rob Hamilton · December 21, 2007

Staff NES HG exclusive

Tenchi o Kurau II: Shokatsu Koumei Den review

It’s not that it’s a bad game by any means — it just doesn’t offer anything important that already wasn’t in the original Destiny of an Emperor. In fact, this game essentially takes the majority of the first one and adds a lot of…

Rob Hamilton · December 20, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance review

Forged Alliance is more or less what you'd expect from an expansion pack: more of the same. But hey, that's alright, because Supreme Commander was great to begin with.

Will Roy · December 19, 2007

Staff Wii

Super Mario Galaxy review

Once he satisfies the current requirements, a new launch pad appears and he can rocket off to his next adventure. Usually, it's another planet with a new assignment. Each area mixes objectives so often that it's almost impossible to get…

Jason Venter · December 17, 2007

Staff DS HG exclusive

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth review

For example, The Burning Earth picks up right after a large battle against the Fire Nation and has Aang and his two compatriots, Sokka and Katara, off to train in the ways of Earthbending. If this last sentence read like a foreign…

Jason Nimer · December 13, 2007

Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare review

COD4 is epic in scope and short on time, but brevity can be a powerful tool in capable hands. Over the course of two days, I stormed terrorist bunkers, marched a tank through city streets, and held an entire militia at bay. I was…

Brian Rowe · December 11, 2007

Staff DS HG exclusive

Left Brain Right Brain review

After you've completed a set of exercises, the game will present a handy little chart that shows where you've proven your skills lie. Both left and right hand are rated, so you can see what difference there really is. For the most part…

Jason Venter · December 10, 2007

Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive

Beowulf: The Game review

It doesn't help that the soldiers that follow you around are about as intelligent as the nicely bumpmapped rocks you'll constantly be wandering over. They constantly run out and bash the crap out of anything they start to see... even if…

Kyle Stepp · December 10, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Fury review

It's a lot of hassle to go through for a game that's just very...bland. Fury isn't exactly bad at what it does, but what it does is so limited that it's hard to take it seriously when compared to other bigger MMOs. What Fury is, is an MMO…

Josh Higley · December 7, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Red Stone review

Red Stone is the thousandth MMO the market doesn’t need, and it differentiates itself so little from others that only those who are already fans of the genre will appreciate it.

Martin G · December 7, 2007

Staff DS HG exclusive

WordJong review

The change actually makes for a much more interesting experience, since your mind is now put to the test a bit more. There often will be a few options available, so your job is to figure out which will do the most to help your score. For…

Jason Venter · December 7, 2007

Staff Wii HG exclusive

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth review

The two-player mode offers small amounts of dumb fun, but otherwise, The Burning Earth is ultimately shallow, problematic, and frustrating. Go for it if you've got room in your heart for another licensed brawler. Otherwise, you're better…

Danny Cowan · December 4, 2007