Reviews by Sclem

Reader DS

Final Fantasy IV review

So I was engaged in rare event: purchasing a new game that I might actually play. I looked upon the shelf, next to the sloppily produced Dragon Warrior Monsters (oh god, not another one of these) laid a lone copy of Final Fantasy IV (FF II…

Sclem · December 26, 2009

Reader Xbox

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay review

Murderers and rapists, women and children, entire families and pets have all been murdered indiscriminately and left with slit throats, broken necks, and bullets through their heads while blood adorns nearby walls with no one to blame…

Sclem · July 30, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2

Chaos Legion review

Chaos Legion isn’t for the regular man. Regular men break down and cry in its mere presence; its difficulty is something to behold. Most gamers give up, throw the towel in and scratch off Chaos Legion as just another lame brawler. Why not?…

Sclem · June 18, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2

Mobile Light Force 2 review

Mobile Light Force 2 is one of those cheesy ‘bullet’ shooters that come along, do absolutely nothing new with the genre, and are only remembered for bombarding the player with an unimaginable number of, well, bullets. That’s probably…

Sclem · June 8, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Devil May Cry 2 review

Devil May Cry 2 is an underwhelming sequel in every respect. From its sloppy presentation to its water-downed game play, we’ll be only left to wonder what possessed Capcom to make such a lousy follow up to their original smash hit. Maybe…

Sclem · March 27, 2005

Reader Game Gear

Defenders of Oasis review

The Gamegear was practically devoid of any RPG’s except for around 20 some, about a fifth of which came stateside. Defenders of Oasis was a RPG that happened to get lucky and find a publisher that brought it to the states. There are no…

Sclem · February 22, 2005

Reader NES

Gauntlet II review

The name Gauntlet couldn’t have been more appropriate. What we have here is nothing more than some palette-swapped dungeons that we force our reckless heroes through while being assaulted by a never-ending myriad of blood-hungry denizens…

Sclem · February 17, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2

R-Type Final review

The Bydo Empire has been terrorizing the universe since about mid-eighties now and had no plans to stop. Well, that was until Irem decided to end the shooter series R-type with one last game. My incorrigible side didn’t want to believe…

Sclem · February 13, 2005

Reader GameCube

Resident Evil 4 review

Maybe things would’ve been better if he stayed home. After his first day on the force, our greenhorn S.T.A.R.S member Leon was thrown into a situation most men would rather be killed than be put in. Watching as decomposed corpses began to…

Sclem · January 22, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2

Silpheed: The Lost Planet review

Silpheed: Playstation 2’s shooter that fell short? We’ve seen this game before. We’ve seen it taking up valuable space on Walmart’s discount shelves or collecting dust with other no name, obscure shooter titles that have been pushed back…

Sclem · January 9, 2005

Reader PlayStation

Einhander review

In an age where mundane RPGs and over-the-top sequels rule the market, it’s rare to even hear the word ‘3D shooter’ out of any gamer’s mouth. The genre that had its golden days back on the Genesis is seldom heard of anymore. When put…

Sclem · September 17, 2004

Reader Jaguar CD

Myst review

If you've ever heard someone scrutinizing Myst, you've probably witnessed some loser running to its defense with an inane comment along these lines: “Well, it's really good for what it is.” What is Myst exactly? I'll synopsize the whole…

Sclem · June 14, 2004

Reader Genesis

Hellfire review

An enormous, glistening beam of amplified power decimating helpless henchmen after henchmen aptly named “Hellfire” wrecks and ravages all who stands in its way. At this point in your life, nothing can go wrong; you’re obliterating useless…

Sclem · June 1, 2004

Reader NES

Contra review

Back in the glory days, when video games came in cardboard boxes and Dr. Phil didn't exist, there were games that two people could play forever competitively. Duck Hunt would prove itself competitive as two people would put their dignity…

Sclem · March 7, 2004

Reader NES

Abadox: The Deadly Inner War review

IMPENDING MIDGET PUN Abadox is comparable to a group of midgets. They’re cool to look at, but no one would actually want to play with them for long in real life. You’d probably get tired of them or they’d get relatively annoying (unless…

Sclem · February 12, 2004

Reader NES

Conan: The Mysteries of Time review

Have you ever been in a serious situation and just started laughing for no apparent reason? You just find amusement in something that’s to be taken seriously but it just comes off as funny. I’ve had situations like this, such as a friend…

Sclem · January 23, 2004