Reviews by Martin G

Space Station Sim review

It is not the most complex simulator ever, or the most rigorous, or the longest, but that is a good thing. It is a short and to-the-point opportunity to give some thought to one field of science that we don’t often think about.

Martin G · June 29, 2008

Staff PC HG exclusive

Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis review

Arsène Lupin and Sherlock Holmes face off not in a book, but in an adventure game that encompasses all staples of the point-and-click genre, and manages to remain strictly faithful to the source material at the same time.

Martin G · May 28, 2008

Staff PC HG exclusive

Golden Horde review

The Golden Horde is an entertaining RTS that may not revolutionise the genre, but certainly enriches it a bit with experience and equipment systems.

Martin G · May 19, 2008

Staff DS HG exclusive

Crayola Treasure Adventures review

I fully believe that it is possible to make compelling games without even the cartooniest amount of violence or negativity, but that should not be an obstacle to entertainment and complexity. Crayola Treasure Adventures is endearing, but…

Martin G · April 5, 2008

Staff DS HG exclusive

Neves review

Neves’ simplicity might make it seem dull or uninviting, but in reality it’s an extremely entertaining and seriously addictive puzzle game.

Martin G · March 30, 2008

Staff PC HG exclusive

Napoleon's Campaigns review

There is a demographic that demands historically accurate war games, and Napoleon’s Campaigns is aimed to those people so hard that to be more realistic it only needs to reach out and stab you in the gut.

Martin G · March 21, 2008

Staff PC HG exclusive

Imperium Romanum review

This very entertaining RTS gives you the chance to manage one of the many cities that prospered under the Roman Empire, or even Rome itself, with the added advantage that nobody even tries to assassinate you.

Martin G · March 6, 2008

Reader DS HG exclusive

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords review

As Puzzle Quest opens, the citizens of medieval fantasy land Etheria are merrily rejoicing in having gone for hundreds of years without an undead invasion, and if you don’t already know where this is going then this must be your first RPG…

MartinG · February 3, 2008

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 PC HG exclusive

Condor review

Condor deals only with gliding and it does so extensively, but as long as you're interested, you don't need to have previous flight-sim experience. But get used to the ground. You'll be seeing a lot of it.

Martin G · November 25, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Blitzkreig 2: Liberation review

The latest addition to the Blitzkrieg series of no-nonsense WWII RTSs is aimed at hardcore fans. The rest of us? We kinda have to step aside and watch.

Martin G · October 22, 2007

Reader PlayStation 2

Underworld review

Yes, they made a game about the movie Underworld. According to all sources it was released exclusively in Europe in January 2004, and it received no media coverage whatsoever. There’s not a single word about this game in IGN, Gamespot…

MartinG · October 10, 2007

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Bujingai: The Forsaken City review

Bujingai is the perfect example of the pros and cons of going to your favourite game store, skipping past the shelves full of God of War and Devil May Cry (also beat’em-ups) and heading straight for the bottom of the bargain bin, that one…

MartinG · September 4, 2007

Reader PlayStation 2

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon review

The movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a deeply moving epic drama in the form of a Chinese wuxia opera that happened to have memorable fight and action sequences. The PS2 game, on the other hand, is a pretty straight beat’em-up that…

MartinG · September 1, 2007

Reader Game Boy Advance

Bratz review

You see a woman. Her platform shoes are bigger than her head. Her waist –perfectly visible thanks to clothes so small that they’re barely there- is inhumanly thin, to the point where it seems impossible that it could hold a person’s…

MartinG · August 30, 2007

Reader Game Boy Advance

ZooCube review

We all enjoy superproductions, with state-of-the-art graphics and 60-instrument orchestra soundtracks and gameplay as deep and complex as a team of a bajillion developers allows, but when it comes down to it it takes surprisingly little to…

MartinG · August 29, 2007

Reader PlayStation

V.I.P. review

Remember when people insisted in telling Pamela Anderson to do things? Like the movie Barb Wire or, more importantly for the sake of our study, the TV series VIP. This series, which amazingly lasted four full seasons, featured Pamela as…

MartinG · August 28, 2007

Reader PlayStation 2

ICO review

Books can have a deep influence over a person; I doubt I will ever forget Flannery Culp’s murderous panache in The Basic Eight. So can movies, and paintings too for that matter: the very title of The Hours evokes in me the intense ennui of…

MartinG · August 27, 2007

Reader PlayStation 2

Indigo Prophecy review

Playing Fahrenheit is like watching a car crash in slow motion. At first you just see a car moving, maybe it's even a pretty car, but suddenly it hits a lamp-post, curls around itself in a horrible metallic mess and bits of test mannequins…

MartinG · August 26, 2007

Reader PlayStation 2

Nightshade review

In Nightshade you are Hibana, the deadliest of all kunoichi or female ninjas. As a minor detail, Hibana is also (along with Samus Aran) the only female videogame character I can think of right now who appears fully clothed from her head…

MartinG · August 24, 2007