Reviews by dementedhut, page 22

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War review

Diving back into a standard Ace Combat game after coming off the high Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War was riding on was tough. This was made more difficult when I realized Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War wasn't really up to par in certain…

dementedhut · April 20, 2010

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Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War review

After playing through the first few missions of Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, I was dead set on putting it on equal footing with Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies. For those that don't know, AC4 is a simple, solid title with good enemy AI…

dementedhut · April 13, 2010

Reader PlayStation 2

Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies review

After the gimmick-fest that was Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere, which also featured weak enemy AI, I thought it would've been crazy for Namco to repeat this mess on the follow-up, at least without some big enhancements. Mercifully, they…

dementedhut · April 6, 2010

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Bakutotsu Kijuutei: Baraduke II review

It's never been much of a secret that most arcade titles were intentionally hard as hell, all in the name of profit. Thus, the given nickname by arcade dwellers: quarter munchers. Baraduke, by Namco, was one such game from the 1980s. The…

dementedhut · March 28, 2010

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Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere review

The one thing Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere can flaunt over its two PlayStation brethren is how diverse some of its missions are. One such early mission involves an automated plane (looks more like a blimp, but whatever) carrying deadly gas…

dementedhut · March 16, 2010

Reader PlayStation

Ace Combat 2 review

Sequels always have the daunting task of besting their predecessors. If the follow-ups don't match or go beyond their quality, they could potentially destroy the series, or put it into stasis for a few years. Ace Combat 2 was in a…

dementedhut · March 9, 2010

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Air Combat review

There's really nothing significant that sticks out about Air Combat, the console debut of the Ace Combat series. You just go from one mission to another, completing simple tasks that involve shooting down enemy planes or ground targets…

dementedhut · March 2, 2010

Reader Xbox 360

BioShock 2 review

BioShock is the game that never needed a sequel, but this is the video game industry we're talking about, so we got one when the game sold well. BioShock 2 had an uphill battle to overcome, since BioShock had such an original setting, with…

dementedhut · February 15, 2010

Reader Xbox 360

Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade review

When the Namco Museum series debuted on the original PlayStation, it showed a lot of promise. From 1996 to 1997 (in the US), volumes were released a few months apart from one another, each containing a varied collection of games from the…

dementedhut · February 11, 2010

Reader Xbox 360

Bayonetta review

At first, I was concerned about getting into Bayonetta, due to my "experience" with the Devil May Cry series. Now, as of this writing, I've only completed Devil May Cry 1 and played the Devil May Cry 4 demo, and I was terrible with both…

dementedhut · January 24, 2010

Reader Xbox 360

Castle Crashers review

Castle Crashers is really neither new nor fresh, instead, it simply follows in the footsteps of past beat 'em up releases, like the two Dungeon & Dragons arcade titles and Guardian Heroes, where, besides beating up villains, you can have…

dementedhut · January 10, 2010

Reader Xbox 360

Kengo: Legend of the 9 review

For some time now, I've seen the words "realism" and "realistic" when players describe Kengo: Legend of the 9. I immediately think of the two Bushido Blade titles released for the original PlayStation whenever this happens. In those games…

dementedhut · December 31, 2009

Reader NES

Street Fighter 2010 review

From the bottom of my heart, I believe this game is based on a true story. Of course, any mild-mannered human cannot grasp the possibility of this logic being real, but thankfully, you have me to explain the details. See, Ken, of Street…

dementedhut · December 10, 2009

Reader Xbox 360

Puzzle Bobble Live! review

I've played plenty of puzzle titles over the decades, like Tetris, Columns, Tube-It, Kunio no Oden, Puyo Puyo, Klax, Baku Baku Animal... I could go on for the entire paragraph. Out of all the games I've played, however, there is one puzzle…

dementedhut · November 30, 2009

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Alex Kidd: High-Tech World review

When it came time to make a sequel to the successful Super Mario Brothers, Japan got what looked like, at first glance, a simple expansion. However, when people actually tried playing it, they were thrown off by the sudden increase in…

dementedhut · October 12, 2009

Reader Xbox 360

Halo 3: ODST review

If you own Halo 3, and want to get Halo 3: ODST just for the multiplayer, then I highly advise you to pass; the multiplayer in this release is literally the multiplayer from Halo 3, with the only legit difference being the inclusion of…

dementedhut · October 5, 2009

Reader PlayStation 2

Space Channel 5: Special Edition review

Visually and musically, Space Channel 5 for the Dreamcast was an experience. However, as a rhythmic video game, it fell flat on its face. I'm not talking about the Simon Says gameplay, where you copy the dance moves your opponent does, no…

dementedhut · October 2, 2009

Reader Dreamcast

Crazy Taxi review

I still remember when this game first appeared at the arcade I used to go to, and just watch people play it. They understood the concept, where they had to pick up customers and drop them off at their destinations before time ran out…

dementedhut · September 9, 2009

Reader Xbox 360

Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection review

The first objective of any video game to players is to entertain, to give them the sense of enjoyment and satisfaction. However, I rarely get that sensation whenever I dive into a retro compilation. I have this theory that most developers…

dementedhut · August 29, 2009

Reader Xbox 360

Afro Samurai review

Afro Samurai is at its best when it just wants to be a simple, 3D hack 'n slash title. The game will try to convince you that it's deeper by giving you such abilities as a parry move, but it's completely useless when you're up against more…

dementedhut · August 15, 2009