Reviews
11,293 reviews · showing 5,681–5,700
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Indigo Prophecy review
It’s around here that Marcus stops worrying about his mental health and starts trying to be middle America’s answer to Chow Yun Fat on a tabletop-sized slab of LSD. It’s about here you may want to start thinking about employing your…
Gary Hartley · December 23, 2008
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Staff NES HG exclusive
Dynowarz: The Destruction of Spondylus review
And after seven sequences of this, it all abruptly ends. No more muted, garish colors. No more laughable showdowns. No more trying to hit a miniature velociraptor with a stupid arcing bomb because the power-up literally blocked your path…
Jackie Curtis · December 23, 2008
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Staff NES HG exclusive
Lot Lot review
If this sounds a bit more like a drawn-out chore than an actual puzzle, it is. You’re merely switching contents around and waiting for membranes to give way as you keep one square completely cleared to avoid losing. Keep swinging contents…
Jackie Curtis · December 23, 2008
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Reader DS HG exclusive
Guitar Hero: On Tour - Decades review
Organization stands out as the major selling point of Guitar Hero: On Tour - Decades. Traditionally, games from this successful rhythm franchise grouped songs only by difficultly. Weezer would sit right next to Blondie; the Foo Fighters…
woodhouse · December 21, 2008
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Reader DS
From the Abyss review
It’s a worthless way to live. Everyone will tell you otherwise, of course. They’ll say that you’re valiantly defending your homeland. That you’re saving countless innocents for your daily sacrifices. They promise to pay you handsomely for…
disco · December 20, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion review
This is the thing with Oblivion. Just as you manage to suspend disbelief and let the high-fantasy tide wash over you, something completely moronic happens and you're thrown rather aggressively back to the dismal reality of sitting in front…
Lewis Denby · December 19, 2008
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Reader PlayStation 2
Shadow Hearts review
There's a lot of complaints about role playing games nowadays. People say they are nothing more than glorified books, with stale battle systems (I got to push X again? Sigh.), boring storylines (save the damsel in distress or save the…
psychopenguin · December 18, 2008
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Everyday Shooter review
I don’t care what you’re doing, it’s instantly way cooler when things are exploding and someone’s riffing on a guitar behind it. That you’re the cause of these explosions and riffs makes Everyday Shooter not only amazingly cool, but also…
Jonathan Stark · December 17, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Europa Universalis III Complete review
Approximately a year ago, Jason Venter reviewed the vanilla version of Europa Universalis III for this very site. Jason articulately chronicled his rise to power as Calais in the fifteenth century, writing of how rebels would easily seize…
Freelance Writer · December 17, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
March! Offworld Recon review
If March-exclamation-mark-Offworld Recon had simply flashed up a load of static images of killer robots and huge chain-guns, layered on top of its preposterous midi-techno soundtrack, I'd have had a hell of a lot more fun. This is a…
Lewis Denby · December 16, 2008
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Chrono Trigger review
The best addition to the game proves to be the use of the DS to redesign the menus and controls, and the dual screen functionality which makes viewing the menus a breeze. It might not be much more than a fresh look at the classic, but then…
Jonathan Stark · December 15, 2008
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Reader Wii Review of the Week HG exclusive
Bleach: Shattered Blade review
Almost every character in Bleach carries a sword, which opens up Shattered Blade to a swashbuckling Wii control scheme. Of course, this one-on-one fighting game doesn't tell you what those swords, those zanpakuto, mean; they're the…
woodhouse · December 15, 2008
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses! review
Despite my worst fears, Nancy Drew has not undergone a lobotomy. Lights, Camera, Curses! is the premier of the Nancy Drew Dossier series, designed specifically for detectives crunched for time. But even though it requires less brain power…
Benjamin Woodhouse · December 15, 2008
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Reader DS
Ninjatown review
Ninja Gaiden? Ninja Raiden? Forget those, this is an entire game about a town of ninjas. Ninjatown takes two things they most probably hadn’t ever expected to see together: cute animated ninjas based on a plush toy line, and the classic…
Probester · December 15, 2008
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Staff Arcade HG exclusive
Hot Pinball review
The theme of each board? Health class diagrams of the female reproductive system!
Jackie Curtis · December 15, 2008
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Football Director DS review
Football Director DS is a promising youth team player. The foundations for a worthwhile asset are there for all to see; it simply needs to be carefully cultivated in the future to reach full potential.
Gary Hartley · December 15, 2008
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows review
So to conclude that Web of Shadows was loaded with potential would be quite the understatement. Ultimately, the game fails miserably to live up to that potential, sort of like Penny Hardaway. And why is that? Because Web of Shadows drags…
Marc Golding · December 15, 2008
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Reader PC HG exclusive
S4 League review
S4 League (which stands for Stylish eSper Shooting Sports), while although hailing from Korea, is probably one of the easiest games to get into and has a surprising amount of depth compared to most other free MMO games. The game was…
Lusio · December 15, 2008
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Staff Atari 2600 HG exclusive
Kaboom! review
Notorious serial bomber Baron von Blitzkrieg is astir once more, perched against an entirely gray background atop a solid olive green wall, awaiting his cue to strike. Still adorned in the black-and-white striped jailbird outfit he broke…
Jackie Curtis · December 14, 2008
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Staff Atari 2600 HG exclusive
Boxing review
Despite its rudimentary appearance, fundamental match rules, and the fact the only sound effect present is the ungraceful grunt of worn leather connecting with human hide, Boxing still manages to present an engaging experience, albeit for…
Jackie Curtis · December 14, 2008
