Staff reviews
4,690 reviews · showing 1,801–1,820
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Staff Xbox 360 Review of the Week HG exclusive
Aliens: Colonial Marines review
I'll say this about Colonial Marines: had it been released a decade ago, it would have looked passable. The blocky modeling, muddy textures and embarrassing particle effects are all GameCube-quality, and the characters' complete lack of…
Mike Suskie · February 13, 2013
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Staff Xbox 360 Review of the Week HG exclusive
Dead Space 3 review
I don't mind that Dead Space 3 is an action game; I mind that it's a clumsy, uninspired one.
Mike Suskie · February 8, 2013
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Staff 3DS HG exclusive
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!! review
Jake and Finn's quest to retrieve their trash from the Ice King borrows a number of cool ideas from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, but the adventure doesn't last long enough to do anything substantial.
Jason Venter · February 4, 2013
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Staff 3DS HG exclusive
Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion review
Although the stages are large enough to be interesting, you’ll have to visit each one several times if you want to discover all of the castle’s secrets. You unlock life meter extensions and improvements to your various attacks by…
Jason Venter · February 3, 2013
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Staff PlayStation HG exclusive
Spyro the Dragon review
Level designs often pair different sorts of beasts and toss them into a compact space. In Alpine Ridge, you’ll face armored rooster people that try to smack you with their scepters. In the same general vicinity, you’ll also encounter…
Wolf Queen · February 3, 2013
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed review
Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing: Transformed is a kart racer that quickly and cheerfully dispels any cynicism about the genre.
David Owen · February 3, 2013
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Staff Xbox 360 Review of the Week HG exclusive
Under Defeat HD review
There’s nothing else out there quite like Under Defeat, and while it gained reverence in its obscurity, the world missed out. Don’t miss out at an unexpectedly well-crafted second chance to find out for yourself.
Gary Hartley · February 2, 2013
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Staff TurboGrafx-16 HG exclusive
Salamander review
Sadly, Salamander is a rarity — a Gradius-style game that doesn't operate by these rules. Instead, you get the simple-n-generic sort of system where enemies drop power-ups represented by various icons and, by collecting them, you…
Rob Hamilton · February 2, 2013
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Staff 3DS HG exclusive
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask review
Since we’ve now reached the fifth game in the series, it’s natural that not every puzzle is a winner, but the stuff that you’ll find here is mostly very good even if it mostly doesn’t utilize the 3DS hardware in any meaningful way. There…
Jason Venter · February 1, 2013
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Staff SNES HG exclusive
Secret of Mana review
The farther you advance into the adventure, the more worthless the hero becomes when compared to his two companions. He is the best melee fighter, which is great for mowing through the common enemies that reside on the paths your party…
Rob Hamilton · January 25, 2013
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Staff Xbox 360 Review of the Week HG exclusive
DmC: Devil May Cry review
DmC retains the combat that made the series popular but, in stark contrast to the previous release, embellishes it with confidence, audacity and newfound visual majesty. The series creator moved on ages ago to reach greater heights; maybe…
Mike Suskie · January 17, 2013
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Super Hexagon review
Super Hexagon is a master class in single-minded vision, minimalism in design, and pure addictive compulsion.
David Owen · January 15, 2013
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Anarchy Reigns review
Is this a fight or a beauty pageant?
Rhody Tobin · January 12, 2013
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Wrecked: Revenge Revisited review
With three friends at your side, there are few other titles out there that’ll reveal your ugliest competitive streak quite so vividly.
David Owen · January 12, 2013
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Staff NES HG exclusive
Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou review
In Gradius II, you are immediately greeted by the choice between four different weapon sets (as opposed to only one in the original) and then you advance to a very attractive opening stage loaded with fiery asteroids. Making this level…
Rob Hamilton · January 12, 2013
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Staff Xbox 360 Review of the Week HG exclusive
Anarchy Reigns review
Even a low-budget, small-scale follow-up to MadWorld is still more of a follow-up than we ever expected. Anarchy Reigns takes the style, audacity, humor and helicopter-throwing lunacy out of its predecessor, then demonstrates that even…
Mike Suskie · January 10, 2013
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Staff NES HG exclusive
Faria: A World of Mystery & Danger! review
RPGs are balancing acts, and this game is clumsy...
Joseph Shaffer · January 9, 2013
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Staff NES HG exclusive
Rainbow Islands review
This is the game where the Bubble Bobble timeline splits into two, like Zelda.
Rhody Tobin · January 8, 2013
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Double Dragon: Neon review
Too many of the several thousand reboots and homages sent out into the market seem to go out of their way to impress upon everyone how much serious god damn business it is to celebrate the achievements of yesteryear. Neon does it better…
Gary Hartley · January 5, 2013
