Reviews by Gary Hartley
641 reviews · showing 621–640
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Staff PlayStation
The Legend of Dragoon review
It's a game that has a story to tell. And hidden within the plot's ever-present twists and turns, it tries to give you something new. It craves to wow you, and it tries so hard to impress because it so wants to put itself on the map.
Gary Hartley · August 6, 2005
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Staff PlayStation
Star Ocean: The Second Story review
Star Ocean: The Second Story manages to stand out because it still shines so bright.
Gary Hartley · July 9, 2005
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Staff PlayStation
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars review
The first few scenes of the game will see George, armed with a surprisingly competent voice actor, subtly mock the French authorities before hitting on Nico, a freelance newspaper photographer. This will all, of course, lead to the rather…
Gary Hartley · June 22, 2005
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Staff Arcade
Operation Wolf review
Enter your location of choice, and you’ll have no time to get acquainted with the serviceable backdrops that signify your surroundings because, with little reasoning behind it, hoards of gun-toting thugs will spring forth from the…
Gary Hartley · June 7, 2005
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Staff PlayStation 2
Dark Cloud review
But the very worst thing about Dark Cloud is that by the time you’ve played enough of the game to realise what a dull experience it is, you’ve invested so many hours into your adventure, that giving up means damning all your work into…
Gary Hartley · June 2, 2005
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Staff PC HG exclusive
The Secret of Monkey Island review
Pirates are awful at grading video games -- they always get stuck at C.
Gary Hartley · May 15, 2005
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Staff Genesis Review of the Week HG exclusive
Shining in the Darkness review
Venture deeper, and your numerous skirmishes are the least of your worries. Pitfalls drop you gleefully to levels below; trick walls hide valuable chests and artefacts vital for your continuation; rotating floor-disks cunningly hidden from…
Gary Hartley · May 5, 2005
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Staff PlayStation Review of the Week HG exclusive
Monsterseed review
As soon as he walks on screen, you can tell the ferociously-named Daniel is your heroic protagonist. Wearing last summers generic hero apparel, the blocky and squat graphics do what they can to represent him in shiny silver armour…
Gary Hartley · April 21, 2005
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Staff Xbox Review of the Week
The Thing review
Throughout the game, Blake will recruit, lose, and reacquire soldiers of the three differing flavours that all need to be managed. And manage them you must; in an obviously hostile environment, newly discovered troops will not always…
Gary Hartley · April 10, 2005
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Staff PlayStation 2
Ring of Red review
With metallic clanking accompanying your units movements, you'll soon discover that you control your troops much like you would play a game of chess. This gives you a free hand to traverse around the topographic mapscape, which is littered…
Gary Hartley · April 7, 2005
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Staff PlayStation 2
LMA Manager 2004 review
For the rest of you, LMA 2004 can be easily summed up: It's LMA 2003 with cosmetic changes to the gameplay and an updated roster. Just like any annually-released sports game, if you've played one version, you've played them all.
Gary Hartley · March 31, 2005
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Staff Game Boy Color
International Track & Field review
As if that weren’t enough, you're faced with computer opposition that you simply won't catch. Even in practise mode, your competitors will be running circles round you, making your meagre efforts look akin to those of an…
Gary Hartley · March 22, 2005
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Staff PC HG exclusive
X-COM: UFO Defense review
The forever-set benchmark of Turn Based Strategy
Gary Hartley · March 17, 2005
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Reader Game Boy
Wizards & Warriors X: Fortress of Fear review
I need you to bear with me. I have something I want to share, and it may sound irrelevant, but just give me some time; I promise to be brief, and it will all make sense in the end. I want to tell you about the worst day of my life. It was…
EmP · March 12, 2005
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Staff PlayStation
Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition review
Hello everyone. For going on seven years now, I've been addicted to Bust-a-Move. I can't stop, and I'm pretty sure I don't want to.
Gary Hartley · March 6, 2005
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Reader PlayStation
Wild Arms review
Filgaia wasn't always the sparse, barren landscape you'll now find it to be. Once it was a hospitable and green land, filled with life of all sorts. The world’s desolate dunes were once lush hills, the uninhabitable deserts previously…
EmP · January 26, 2005
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Staff Game Boy Advance
Doom II review
The pillars in front of you open to display a veritable cornucopia of hellspawn, and you are quickly made aware that the ones behind you are doing the same. You are standing in the very centre of a rapidly closing circle of death: imps…
Gary Hartley · January 24, 2005
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Staff PlayStation
Breath of Fire III review
Cue two miners innocently going about their jobs when they stumble across a rather rich vein of chrsym ore. Overjoyed, the anxious two set their explosives, planning to blast free their latest find, but instead of the deceased fossil they…
Gary Hartley · January 8, 2005
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Staff Xbox
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis review
Thankfully, forgotten are the earlier attempts which have Jurassic Park as a shoot-the-nasty-dinosaurs snorefest. Instead you're presented with a simulation which gives you the chance to build and run your own park full of dinosaurs. While…
Gary Hartley · January 6, 2005
