Reviews by Whelk
12 reviews
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Shovel Knight review
There's a certain tactility to shoveling through a dirt pile or catapulting off of an enemy's head that the development team absolutely nailed.
Kyle Charizanis · July 15, 2014
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Mugen Souls Z review
In a way, Mugen Souls Z works better as an anime than an RPG.
Kyle Charizanis · May 26, 2014
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Age of Wonders III review
Take Civilization V, greatly simplify city management, throw in tactical RPG battles and replace all the ethnicities with classical fantasy races. You now have a close approximation of the addictive experience that is Age of Wonders III…
Kyle Charizanis · April 15, 2014
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Staff NES HG exclusive
Bonk's Adventure review
There’s a level in which you bash a giant dinosaur on the head, then climb into its mouth and go spelunking inside its stomach. Bonk’s Adventure knows it’s a fairly straightforward game, so it goes out of its way to be adorable.
Kyle Charizanis · August 5, 2013
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Staff NES HG exclusive
Adventure Island II review
Adventure Island II is the game Adventure Island wanted to be. The first game was only worth playing for the novelty of its unreasonable difficulty, but this one is worth playing because it’s actually good.
Kyle Charizanis · June 6, 2013
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Staff SNES HG exclusive
E.V.O.: The Search for Eden review
E.V.O.: The Search for Eden really shouldn’t be fun. It’s an Action-RPG with almost no redeeming qualities, save for its one highly enjoyable system of evolution. The developers seem to have made the game entirely dependent on that…
Kyle Charizanis · May 1, 2013
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Staff NES HG exclusive
Adventure Island review
Hudson’s Adventure Island is Super Mario Bros. on steroids.
Kyle Charizanis · April 21, 2013
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Staff SNES HG exclusive
Secret of Evermore review
A fresh team of developers from Squaresoft (the company’s North American wing) oversaw development with little direction from the head office. Apparently, their instructions were simply to craft a game about a boy and his dog traveling…
Kyle Charizanis · April 9, 2013
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk review
Atelier Ayesha is a shallow affair. I like its looks and the sweet music it plays, but it just doesn’t appeal to me intellectually.
Kyle Charizanis · March 13, 2013
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Staff 3DS HG exclusive
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan review
Etrian Odyssey IV, the latest installment in the series and the first to appear on the 3DS, does an excellent job of adding convenience without sacrificing any of the franchise’s charms. And don’t worry: it’s still really difficult.
Kyle Charizanis · March 6, 2013
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Staff NES HG exclusive
Mr. Gimmick review
Mr. Gimmick (also known as Gimmick! in the original Japanese version) is a creative NES platformer that few people have ever heard of. Strangely enough, the only place outside of Japan where the game saw release was Scandinavia.
Kyle Charizanis · March 2, 2013
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Staff PSP HG exclusive
Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection review
Developers these days often try to pack as many features into their games as possible, but, for the most part, those features wind up feeling half-assed. In contrast, Generation of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection emphasizes a single feature…
Kyle Charizanis · February 18, 2013
