Reviews by Gary Hartley
641 reviews · showing 581–600
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Staff Xbox
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic review
A lesson in morality. Plus lightsabers.
Gary Hartley · November 30, 2006
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich review
Unlike most of the other WWII RTS's that cry for attention inside the overcrowded genre, this seems to be the focus of Blitzkreig II: Fall of the Reich. The emphasis is no so much on the clever deployment of troops and armour as it is in…
Gary Hartley · November 12, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad review
Shoot them in the leg and watch the blood well up in the affected joint and a supporting hand cover the wound; chuck a grenade at them and watch as they panic and flee; waste a flare gun round on one, and watch him flail about on fire…
Gary Hartley · November 8, 2006
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Sam & Max Episode 1 - Culture Shock review
Your enjoyment of Sam & Max: Culture Shock will depend on why you play adventure games: if you play for the genre staple of awesome plots and comic-like personation, this will not bother you. Flying through the puzzles within will simply…
Gary Hartley · October 28, 2006
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Gothic 3 review
Bigger. Badder. Not quite as buggy.
Gary Hartley · October 17, 2006
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Staff Game Boy Advance HG exclusive
Pippa Funnell: Stable Adventure review
You'll jump a lot of gates in Pippa Funnell: Stable Adventures.
Gary Hartley · October 9, 2006
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Amped 3 review
You'll also find yourself hired by a Canadian sock-puppet to hunt down a yeti. After being filled in by your odd employer (who uses a sock puppet of his very own to characterise the yeti!) you'll have to chase the abominable snowman down a…
Gary Hartley · September 30, 2006
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Bone: The Great Cow Race review
A lot of notice was taken of Boneville's shortcomings and fixed up in this outing; while both games drip with a vibrant and goofy charm that will appeal to audiences young and old, the more sinister undertones that Jeff Smith's comics were…
Gary Hartley · September 28, 2006
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Bone: Out from Boneville review
The comic's appeal was widespread, and, to a point, so is the game. The younger audience will enjoy the goofy characters, the vibrant colours and cartoony graphics whilst older players will enjoy that everything is just a little bit more…
Gary Hartley · September 7, 2006
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Staff Genesis HG exclusive
Ys III: Wanderers From Ys review
Ys III presents its bosses not as the typical war-of-attrition drag-out slugfests, but instead as short, brutal affairs that leave little room for tactical manoeuvring and places a bigger emphasis on quick-fire dodging and desperate…
Gary Hartley · August 27, 2006
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Staff Xbox HG exclusive
Panzer Dragoon Orta review
Find all you need and, in doing so, help Orta find her answers, help her find peace and a place to belong in a war-torn world. Unfreeze the lonely heart of a lost young girl and help her find home.
Gary Hartley · August 25, 2006
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Staff Xbox HG exclusive
Jade Empire review
The teammate that tags along fails to help matters much; their only use on the battlefield is to draw opposition away from you while they get sliced to ribbons and inflict miserable damage -- even if this appears to be completely…
Gary Hartley · August 17, 2006
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Staff Xbox
Silent Hill 4: The Room review
Know from the start that every glimpse of promise, every flicker of macabre brilliance and every fleeting second of spine-chilling horror will crash and burn, leaving only a lingering air of disappointment and wasted potential. Because…
Gary Hartley · August 10, 2006
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Staff Xbox
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 review
Every now and then I forget this and foolishly revist the game, but in playing, I remember why I abandoned it. THUG2 is less about skating and more about a basic and ludicrous toilet humour that even rugby players wouldn't find amusing.
Gary Hartley · July 27, 2006
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Staff Genesis
Devilish: The Next Possession review
It's such a genuinely zany concept that one wonders going in just how such a thing couldn't provide a quick burst of amusement. And it does. I actually chuckled at the wonderfully contrived story describing a prince and a princess turned…
Gary Hartley · July 1, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits review
Arc: Twilight of the Spirits often feels more about toil than reward.
Gary Hartley · July 1, 2006
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Staff PlayStation HG exclusive
Psychic Detective review
I had this plan for a review, and it was going to be great. See, what I was going to do was write an intro on how I've played an AWESOME point 'n' click game. One so spectacular that I had to write a review on it because not sharing this…
Gary Hartley · March 11, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Drakengard review
But none of them stand a chance, and it's a given that a worse-for-wear Caim will limp into his own courtyard, blood flowing freely from his wounds and dripping onto the barren earth floor. A few more troops await their death here but once…
Gary Hartley · February 27, 2006
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Staff Game Boy Color
Monkey Puncher review
Choosing either of the two siblings, Kenta or Sumire, make no difference to the overall aim of the game, which is to raise and train a monkey strong enough to topple the Saru group and freeing your imprisoned family. Handily, you happen to…
Gary Hartley · February 16, 2006
