Reviews by Jason Venter
947 reviews · showing 281–300
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Gone Home review
Gone Home chooses to let the player participate in the telling of a story populated by people you never actually get to meet, and the results are commendable.
Jason Venter · December 26, 2013
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Staff 3DS HG exclusive
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds review
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds takes advantage of every available opportunity and thus presents the most refined and purely enjoyable adventure the franchise has seen in more than two decades.
Jason Venter · December 23, 2013
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Staff Xbox One HG exclusive
Peggle 2 review
Peggle 2 proves that it's still fun to fire balls at colored pegs and hope for the best.
Jason Venter · December 11, 2013
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Staff Wii U HG exclusive
Super Mario 3D World review
The developers at Nintendo were brave enough to make variety a mandate and they were skilled enough to ensure that every element contributes something exciting to the whole. The result is my personal pick for the greatest 3D platformer to…
Jason Venter · November 28, 2013
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
AquaPazza: AquaPlus Dream Match review
A simple and very pretty fighting game that will appeal primarily to people who like seeing anime girls beat up on one another.
Jason Venter · November 20, 2013
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Staff PlayStation 4 HG exclusive
Knack review
Knack isn't the single game that ought to convince you to buy a PlayStation 4, but it's a compelling experience that should stand the test of time.
Jason Venter · November 18, 2013
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Staff PlayStation 4 HG exclusive
Killzone: Shadow Fall review
It's easy to praise Killzone: Shadow Fall for being gorgeous, but you'll have to search a bit harder to find other things to love about it.
Jason Venter · November 17, 2013
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Staff Wii U HG exclusive
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures review
Pac-Man's cartoony new platforming adventure doesn't do as good a job as one might hope of getting into the spirit of things.
Jason Venter · November 14, 2013
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Staff PlayStation 3 Review of the Week HG exclusive
The Guided Fate Paradox review
The Guided Fate Paradox is one of the most unique JRPGs to come along in a while, but it drags along some unusual quirks you might not appreciate.
Jason Venter · November 5, 2013
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Staff Wii U HG exclusive
Rayman Legends review
Rotund plumbers take note: this is how you do it! Rayman Legends is the new champ of simultaneous multiplayer platforming.
Jason Venter · October 31, 2013
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Skylanders Swap Force review
If you're okay buying more figurines, Skylanders Swap Force offers a meaty adventure with a hefty amount of content to justify every dollar spent. Just don't expect to get away with your wallet intact.
Jason Venter · October 31, 2013
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Grand Theft Auto V review
Grand Theft Auto V finally delivers the open world experience we've been promised for years now, but it tries a bit too hard to be offensive about it.
Jason Venter · October 3, 2013
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Staff Wii U HG exclusive
Disney Infinity review
Infinite possibilities on the drawing board suddenly feel quite limited once they've been torpedoed by disappointing execution.
Jason Venter · September 21, 2013
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Staff Wii U HG exclusive
DuckTales Remastered review
DuckTales Remastered is neither a complete failure nor the triumph it so easily could have been.
Jason Venter · September 21, 2013
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Dragon's Crown review
So, just what do you get as a reward for overlooking the boobs? The answer, it turns out, is an enjoyable romp through fantasy tropes that include nefarious wizards, mythical creatures on the rampage, heroic knights, and even damsels in…
Jason Venter · August 22, 2013
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Staff 3DS Review of the Week HG exclusive
Shin Megami Tensei IV review
Shin Megami Tensei IV is in many ways exactly the game I didn’t dare hope it would be, a genuine triumph that belongs in your library if you love the series or even if you just like a challenging and mostly unique JRPG, portable or…
Jason Venter · July 20, 2013
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Staff Genesis HG exclusive
Quackshot Starring Donald Duck review
Although the various equipment available had the potential to facilitate a rousing adventure that could have offered a true sense of exploration, most stages are instead hampered by extremely linear design with little or nothing worthwhile…
Jason Venter · March 23, 2013
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Staff Wii HG exclusive
Fortune Street review
Before you begin a game, you can choose to play using either “Easy” rules or the “Standard” set. The latter is definitely the way to go, even if it comes with a hefty learning curve, because it has the potential to dramatically alter the…
Jason Venter · March 18, 2013
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Staff PC HG exclusive
SimCity review
Social features bring something different to the new SimCity formula, but you might wish Maxis had left things well enough alone.
Jason Venter · March 12, 2013
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Staff NES Review of the Week HG exclusive
Battletoads review
Most people have trouble enjoying this game nowadays. In related news, most people have trouble getting past the third level...
Jason Venter · March 9, 2013
