Reviews
11,291 reviews · showing 4,081–4,100
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Staff Wii HG exclusive
Kyotokei review
Kyotokei tries to be the horizontal Ikaruga and it does what it sets out to do in a perfunctory fashion, lacking distinction or panache. That being said, if you loved Ikaruga, you’ll like Kyotokei, because how many other colour based…
Marc Golding · September 9, 2011
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Reader NES HG exclusive
Rampage review
It's understood that many arcade games are repetitive, but most of them packed on the challenge and changed up what variables they could to make each level at least feel different. Such tiny changes keep a game from going stale. Rampage…
JoeTheDestroyer · September 7, 2011
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Driver: San Francisco review
Driver: San Francisco surprised me by showing how much life the series still has left. If it weren’t for Ubisoft's infuriating obsession with curbing piracy and secondhand sales by way of the terrible uPlay platform, I'd have given the…
Julian Williams · September 6, 2011
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Reader NES HG exclusive
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom review
All the time spent trying improve your Temple of Doom skills could be better spent mastering far more interesting games, ones that don't consist of banal collecting in a confusing mess of platforms.
JoeTheDestroyer · September 5, 2011
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Reader Saturn HG exclusive
Sexy Parodius review
Going into this installment for the first time, with experience of the previous three titles to aide me, Sexy Parodius still managed to surprise.
dementedhut · September 4, 2011
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Reader PlayStation 3 Review of the Week
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron review
El Shaddai has a lot of interesting ideas, but it fails to fully implement them.
disco · September 4, 2011
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Bonded Realities review
You control a quartet of preschool kids who, while playing in a sandbox, get warped to a mystical world and placed in bodies more capable of monster battling than the average tyke. Kind of like Avatar without the ungodly budget. Or the…
Rob Hamilton · September 2, 2011
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Staff Wii HG exclusive
Disney Guilty Party review
There are three settings. As a rookie, you won’t have any trouble at all. Just mashing buttons or waving the Wii Remote around is enough to pass half of the challenges with flying colors. Before long, you’ll earn a promotion and the game…
Jason Venter · September 1, 2011
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Staff Wii HG exclusive
3D Pixel Racing review
Unlike other gimmicky racing titles, there are no tricks, upgrades, weapons, or anything else to distinguish 3D Pixel Racing from your typical racing game apart from presentation. Even if you do master the controls, it's hardly worth the…
Joseph Shaffer · September 1, 2011
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Staff PlayStation 3 Review of the Week HG exclusive
Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten review
While the story is new and its high-quality presentation is a delight that long-time fans by now take for granted, you’ll likely be surprised by some of the other improvements. For instance, it’s now possible to assemble your own pirate…
Jason Venter · August 30, 2011
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Reader Saturn HG exclusive
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius: Forever with Me review
I feel like I'm telling a joke if I even mention those three bosses: a singing panda, a school girl with bunny ears, and a living spaceship with a giant bra walk into a bar.
dementedhut · August 28, 2011
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Rock of Ages review
The persistent silliness is supplemented nicely by a unique mix of action and strategy elements. A given round begins with the human hero locked in a fortress on one side of the map while his antagonist is sequestered in a similar…
Jason Venter · August 27, 2011
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Reader DS HG exclusive
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation review
Dragon Quest VI's main draw will always be its extraordinary plot and immense world. The plights of each world's citizens feel real, raw. They’re moving and inspire players to do all that they can. The enormous map will ensure that you're…
wolfqueen001 · August 27, 2011
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Reader SNES Review of the Week HG exclusive
ActRaiser review
ActRaiser blends hack-n-slash platforming with downscaled simulation to create a unique game. The stellar soundtrack and mad sick enemy design, particularly the parts that borrow from mythology, reinforce the gameplay to create an epic…
JoeTheDestroyer · August 27, 2011
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Reader Saturn HG exclusive
Parodius review
After the "thing" (Gradius III) was released in arcades, the main line of Gradius games went into hibernation for most of the 1990s; it was only at the tail end of the decade where two, big titles were released, Gradius Gaiden and Gradius…
dementedhut · August 21, 2011
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Reader Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Metro 2033 review
We see human communities in which everyone contributes, everyone does their part and everyone looks out for one another. We see people sitting around fires, sharing drinks, and playing music. We see soldiers risking their lives for their…
Suskie · August 20, 2011
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Staff Genesis HG exclusive
Fire Mustang review
So, just this once, I’ll ignore the easy digs, like how the game starts in 1940, while America didn’t enter the war until 1941. Or how the P-51 Mustangs I assume the game is based around were not readily available until around 1943…
Gary Hartley · August 20, 2011
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Reader PC
Independence War review
The great dream of space-flight! Romantic and glorious. But how would you actually fly a space-ship in completely dark space anyway? And how about spotting those incoming black dots travelling at near light speed, for example?
fleinn · August 19, 2011
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Reader NES HG exclusive
Elevator Action review
The gameplay remains repetitive, the pace never quickens, the challenge spikes early on, and if you haven't lost interest by level 3 I would be surprised. Elevator Action may be regarded as a classic, but that doesn't mean its still…
JoeTheDestroyer · August 18, 2011
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Cthulhu Saves the World review
You take control of Lovecraftian Elder God Cthulhu as he surfaces in order to take over (and destroy) the world. Not even tentacle-faced deities can have an easy time of things, though, as a mysterious wizard strips him of his powers…
Rob Hamilton · August 17, 2011
