19 reviews
Reader DS
I’m not Nintendo’s #1 fan, but I’ve found myself siding with them more and more; the majority of gamers seem either increasingly hostile or increasingly indifferent to their efforts. I liked Mario Sunshine, I loved Wind Waker, and I could…
careless_whisper · December 28, 2005
Reader PlayStation 2
This is the last round! The Boss thinks I don't know what round it is? I must look like shit. I believe it after these seven rounds—I can feel the swollen flaps of skin closing in around my eyes. I won't stop now, but I can't help that…
careless_whisper · July 7, 2005
Reader PlayStation 2
Watch someone who’s played a few videogames—newcomers to the medium don't count. Maybe your little brother enjoying the latest shitty licensed superhero disc? I guess it doesn’t matter. My point is this: most of the time, no matter how…
careless_whisper · June 30, 2005
Reader PlayStation 2
"Is this a return to form? Is this is a good Devil May Cry game?" These are the questions you want answered, right? If you're out of the loop, here's the short story: Devil May Cry rocked. Devil May Cry 2 sucked. Is the third installment…
careless_whisper · June 27, 2005
Reader PlayStation 2
I find it ironic that Metal Gear Solid is almost singlehandedly responsible for the wave of "stealth espionage action" that still holds sway today. The game's signature sneaking tactics are now commonplace occurrences in a staggering range…
careless_whisper · June 22, 2005
Reader Xbox HG exclusive
How serious is Serious Sam, the straightforward first-person-shooter that drew in surprisingly big sales and comparisons to no less a game than Doom when it was released at bargain bin prices several years ago? Well, the action quotient is…
careless_whisper · June 22, 2005
Reader PlayStation 2
You want Metal Slug 3, in the arcade or on your XBox or wherever. You probably don't want this two-for-one set. It's simple math: neither Metal Slug 4 nor 5 is half the game any of its three predecessors are. Old, two-dimensional action…
careless_whisper · June 22, 2005
Reader Xbox
Dead or Alive 3 is all instant gratification, and that's what makes it special. The fighter is generally a genre for the dedicated and the steadfast; the fighter is inherently opposed to the intensely goal-oriented, save-every-five-minutes…
careless_whisper · June 3, 2005
Reader Xbox
I've only played two Bioware games: Jade Empire and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. I'm already convinced that Bioware is a lazy or maybe just complacent group of game designers. Guys, you clearly know what you're doing, and I'm…
careless_whisper · May 31, 2005
Reader Xbox Review of the Week
Ninja Gaiden is a superior piece of software. It resembles nothing so much as an exquisitely engineered piece of machinery, and that's both Ninja Gaiden's majesty and its weakness: it works so exquisitely, but it often feels more like a…
careless_whisper · May 26, 2005
Reader PlayStation 2
Super Mario Bros. is the first videogame I ever played, and I loved it. I’ve conquered other electronic worlds, but you always remember your first time. Mine happened to be with the seminal effort that turned the slumping mid-80s gaming…
careless_whisper · May 26, 2005
Reader PlayStation 2
God of War is a game that channels the pitiless wrath of ancient Greek gods and warriors. The ads ominously proclaim that “a new myth will be written in the blood of the old,” and I’ll be damned if the designers of this game haven’t gone…
careless_whisper · May 20, 2005
Reader PlayStation 2
Many people aren’t even aware that a company named Treasure exists, but its unique, refreshing games have garnered a small but fervent fanbase. The name Treasure is appropriate, because most of their games are just that—offbeat gems that…
careless_whisper · May 13, 2005
Reader Xbox
Fascist military regimes are stalwart figures of evil oppression They can kick ass, and look good doing it. Submarines, tanks, fighter jets, countless soldiers, and fortresses of doom all come standard. Put a good one in a videogame and…
careless_whisper · May 13, 2005
Reader Xbox
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay is a chapter in the life of everyone’s favorite B-list sci-fi badass, Richard B. Riddick. He is a bruiser, plain and simple, and the antics continue in this videogame prequel to the films…
careless_whisper · May 5, 2005
Reader Xbox
For the mountains of glowing praise that have met Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, it is a pretty crappy game. Not a crappy game sttraight-up, but I think it will go down in history as one of the more pathetic "Game of the Year"…
careless_whisper · May 5, 2005
Reader Dreamcast
Welcome to BANG’AI-O!. Some would say they were playing Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh, but they would be playing a Japanese Nintendo 64 cartridge, while you are in fact experiencing the sumptuous thrills of a Sega Dreamcast GD-ROM disc. This…
careless_whisper · May 5, 2005
Reader PC
Load, Save, Delete…woah, hidden messages. No matter how much great window dressing a game has, it's the rare game that achieve greatness without a great foundation. In the case of American McGee’s Alice, when you strip away the fantastic…
careless_whisper · May 5, 2005
Reader PlayStation 2
At the garish title screen, a woman’s voice can be heard. “AHHHHH….GITAAROOOOO MAAANN,” she moans orgasmically. You may very well have the same reaction. Gitaroo Man thrashes, shreds, jams, wails, and rocks its way to legendary status. But…
careless_whisper · May 5, 2005
