Reviews by Wen B
588 reviews · showing 361–380
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Reader Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Otomedius Excellent review
After 26 years of Gradius games and various spin-offs, this is what the long-running franchise has come to: a new series featuring school girls in revealing outfits, piloting equally skimpy ships as they fight Bacterians invading Earth…
dementedhut · November 19, 2011
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Reader Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Sonic Generations review
It's great the controls feel so homey, giving players the chance to soak in the well-executed familiarity of Generations. If you've been playing a ton of Sonic games for the past 20 years, you'll sense the love with this product; it's…
dementedhut · November 6, 2011
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Reader Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Deathsmiles review
Instead, you control underage goth girls with magical powers, tasked with stopping a demonic invasion on the verge of All-Hallows-Eve, ignited by a man obsessed with creating a portal back to the real world. Ye... it's not as creepy as it…
dementedhut · October 29, 2011
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Reader Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon review
Then there's the payoff: an up close, incredibly detailed look at the destruction that never gets tiresome. Smoke engulfs metal, wings break off, and you'll sometimes actually see the pilot flail uncontrollably out their aircraft! I…
dementedhut · October 16, 2011
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Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Under the Skin review
There's even a Resident Evil 3-themed level, including zombies, a hulked-out Nemesis, and Jill Valentine, the latter which you can transform into and... yes, see in her undies.
dementedhut · October 8, 2011
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Reader Wii HG exclusive
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth review
The developers simply could've done their routine of belching out a decent title that did all the basics correctly, while never attempting to be anything beyond that. And you know what? Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth probably would've…
dementedhut · September 25, 2011
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Reader Wii HG exclusive
Contra ReBirth review
What I love about Contra ReBirth is, for being a manly, run 'n gun title, it doesn't take itself seriously. Case in point: the first stage begins on a spaceship orbiting Earth, where the only plausible way in is by bursting through a wall…
dementedhut · September 18, 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 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 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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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 Saturn HG exclusive
Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus review
1986's Salamander, the first title in the 1997 release of Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus, acts as an ungrounded version of Gradius, which came out a year prior. Whereas Gradius required a near-methodical mindset, thanks to its checkpoint…
dementedhut · August 14, 2011
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Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Gradius V review
I've stated that I like playing the first Gradius because of its fine balance, but Gradius V is the first time in the main series where I've genuinely enjoyed playing the whole thing, from start to finish.
dementedhut · August 1, 2011
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Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Gradius III & IV review
You poor bastards.
dementedhut · July 24, 2011
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Reader Saturn HG exclusive
Gradius Deluxe Pack review
If there's one thing I can take away from Gradius Deluxe Pack, it's that there's a right way and a wrong way to make a challenging game.
dementedhut · July 17, 2011
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Reader Saturn HG exclusive
Wing Arms review
When I play an aerial combat game, I expect a whole lot of Pew! action. You know, here a Pew! There a Pew! Everywhere a Pew! Pew! We all do.
dementedhut · July 10, 2011
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Reader Saturn HG exclusive
Courier Crisis review
Bluberry, The Legendary Reviewer, responsible for penning masterpiece reviews for such games as Ninety-Nine Nights, once joked that some development team should make a game about bicycle couriers. Imagine the shock when I told him a game…
dementedhut · June 26, 2011
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Reader Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Red Faction: Armageddon review
Of course, even though the Red Faction seems better suited to handle this Armageddon, Darius, being the main character, is able to single-handedly take out legions of these beings, by himself, throughout the game. So you're basically going…
dementedhut · June 19, 2011
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Reader Wii HG exclusive
Gunblade NY & L.A. Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack review
With Sega releasing a light-gun title on the Wii at nearly a yearly rate, you'd think a Virtua Cop collection would be inevitable. Instead, Wii owners get blindsided by one of the most unexpected releases ever: Gunblade NY and L.A…
dementedhut · June 11, 2011
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Reader Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond review
After the disappointment that was Eat Lead, a mundane attempt at video game satire, I really, truly wasn't expecting its sequel to be hot stuff. I started playing it, realized it was a run 'n gun title in the tradition of Contra... and…
dementedhut · May 29, 2011
