Reviews by destinati0n
38 reviews · showing 1–20
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Staff DS
Harvest Moon DS review
For those who have toiled along the sun-parched fields of Harvest Moon over the years, one thing has been made evidently clear: repetition is fun.
Branden Barrett · October 28, 2006
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Staff DS
Star Fox Command review
With Adventures and Assault a distant memory, Star Fox Command arrives to bring the series back to its roots. And while it doesn’t fully succeed, it is the closest to the real deal since Star Fox 64.
Branden Barrett · September 18, 2006
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Staff Xbox 360
Texas Hold 'Em review
It was only a matter of time until poker arrived on Xbox Live Arcade. However, is it worth it?
Branden Barrett · September 1, 2006
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Staff Xbox 360
Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting review
Yet, to my eventual disappointment, it is the online mode itself that represents all that is wrong with this port. Sure some will gripe about the difficulty of the AI, or go into the small inaccuracies of the sound and visual quality, but…
Branden Barrett · August 17, 2006
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Staff DS
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day review
Thankfully though, the smart folks at Nintendo have decided to put a patch on the problem, in the form of an intriguing little puzzle game. That game is Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Branden Barrett · July 9, 2006
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Staff DS
New Super Mario Bros. review
There is one particular thought that you should dismiss from your mind before reading a review or perhaps even going out to purchase this game. And that is, do not expect this to be along the same monumental line as Super Mario 64, Super…
Branden Barrett · June 29, 2006
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Staff Xbox 360
Hexic HD review
In the end, despite the frustration and occasionally unfair situations that sometimes surface, Hexic HD is a great way to pass the day away with.
Branden Barrett · June 19, 2006
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Staff PC
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion review
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion truly is one of those titles that only appear once in a blue moon; in a time where dry points are strewn about the gaming scene.
Branden Barrett · May 2, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Shadow of the Colossus review
In the end, the hardest thing to deal with is in knowing that the game will eventually come to an end. Shadow’s brilliance lies in its desire to be different from any other role-playing title out there.
Branden Barrett · April 24, 2006
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Staff DS
Nanostray review
Nanostray definitely sets out to accomplish a number of things. As you fly your particular aircraft over expansive jungles, towering space stations, and rocky canyons, you will begin to see that the game’s developer had hoped to cater to a…
Branden Barrett · April 17, 2006
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Staff GameCube
SSX 3 review
SSX 3 continues EA Sports’ excellent arcade oriented series, adding plenty of new features, all the while keeping the premise surprisingly simple.
Branden Barrett · March 30, 2006
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Staff PC
Battlefield 2 review
Battlefield 2 is the newest addition to its series with incredible diversity and game-play mechanics brought down only by EA's ridiculous system requirements and sub-par detection system.
Branden Barrett · November 11, 2005
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Staff PlayStation 2
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi review
In the end, Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi comes out as an average brawler with the shift still in neutral.
Branden Barrett · November 3, 2005
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Staff DS
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow review
Amoebic sludge balls, armor shelled warriors with axes, shape shifting walls, and lightning powered phoenixes -- these are the things a Castlevania game is made of.
Branden Barrett · October 11, 2005
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Staff DS
Advance Wars: Dual Strike review
We definitely do not get enough thought provoking situations throughout the average day. Whether it be sitting in college mindlessly daydreaming on how you can ignore the next upcoming class or watching that same anime rerun you have seen…
Branden Barrett · October 7, 2005
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Staff Game Boy Advance
Mario vs. Donkey Kong review
Mario vs. Donkey Kong is an attempt to recreate the traditional part platform, part puzzle classic, but fails doing just that. Adding too many new elements that have appeared in each icon’s own titles leave it a bit more unbalanced than it…
Branden Barrett · September 27, 2005
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Staff GameCube
Skies of Arcadia Legends review
Nevertheless, with time I soon realized, had I given up on it, I would have missed out on a refreshing adventure that has something that many generic role-playing games lack. Heart. Throw some innovative physics on into the fray and you…
Branden Barrett · September 25, 2005
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Staff Nintendo 64
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask review
At times you may have to transform into a Goron to roll over that narrow hill, engage the Deku scrub's helicopter technique to cross a canyon, or use the boomerang fin trait of the Zora to hit that far off switch. The classic puzzles that…
Branden Barrett · January 13, 2005
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Staff PC
World of Warcraft review
It is an MMORPG at its finest and the first of such to intrigue me in such a fashion since Asheron's Call. As previously mentioned, it is the obsession you have while playing the hero or villain you have created in these games, that…
Branden Barrett · January 8, 2005
