Reviews
11,218 reviews · showing 4,081–4,100
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Reader NES HG exclusive
Operation Secret Storm review
As if dodging throwing stars from several Jackie Chans isn't enough, realizing that about half of your punches aren't landing only boils your blood further. It might be a welcome boil if the payoff were worth the while. Unfortunately, once…
JoeTheDestroyer · September 16, 2011
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Reader PlayStation 3 Review of the Week
Bodycount review
Somewhere along the way, the vision for this game was lost and what remains is a jumbled, unsatisfying mess. There are good ideas here - the controls work very well and the core ideas the game calls on have potential. It's just very poorly…
asherdeus · September 15, 2011
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Staff 3DS HG exclusive
Star Fox 64 3D review
Unfortunately, Starfox 64 3D doesn’t benefit as much from that finally-genuine third dimension as you might suppose. Depth effects look terrific in the cutscenes that bookend the various stages, certainly, but the levels were never…
Jason Venter · September 13, 2011
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Reader Wii HG exclusive
Gradius ReBirth review
Gradius ReBirth, the first game in the ReBirth line that's currently exclusive as WiiWare downloads, also happens to be the console follow-up to Gradius V. However, if you're expecting 3D, flashy graphics like its 2004 predecessor, then…
dementedhut · September 11, 2011
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Reader NES HG exclusive
Mega Man review
I relish fighting off a legion of floating animate flames or blasting shark-faced missiles out of the sky. I still get a giant kick riding the annoying moving platforms in Gutsman's stage. No matter how many f-bombs left my mouth when said…
JoeTheDestroyer · September 10, 2011
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Call of Duty 3 review
Whether it be the Americans, Canadians, British or Polish, there will be arguments and in-fighting as the troops are faced with imminent death while pushing into occupied territory. Well, maybe not the Poles, as their main purpose seems to…
Rob Hamilton · September 9, 2011
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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
