Reviews by lasthero
87 reviews · showing 21–40
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Staff PlayStation 2
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown review
It doesn't take long to realize that Bad Boys is no mere game, but an abomination.
Zack Little · August 7, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Grandia Xtreme review
Grandia faithfuls know that long dungeons aren't a problem with this series. Its Active Time Battle combat system is one of the best around, and Xtreme improves it.
Zack Little · August 1, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Jaws Unleashed review
But once you get past its beauty, once you stop admiring and start playing, the problems come. Jaws was a movie about a shark that ate people in the 70’s. Jaws: Unleashed is a game about a shark that eats people in the modern day, targets…
Zack Little · July 21, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Wild Arms 4 review
That might be the greatest thing about Wild Arms 4: Accessibility. The puzzles are tough enough, the battles take enough strategy and the plot has enough depth any deep-thinking gamer. But the frenzied gamer gets platforming action, a…
Zack Little · July 16, 2006
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Staff Nintendo 64
Space Station: Silicon Valley review
Silicon Valley doesn’t offer action, intrigue, heavy violence, or anything remotely ‘hardcore’. But it does have sheep, floating sheep, sheep with springs for feet, dogs on wheels, rats on wheels, hippos with fecal mines, rabbits with…
Zack Little · July 12, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja review
Taken as a pure brawler, Ultimate Ninja no doubt comes up wanting. There’s only one attack button. None of the fighters have that many attacks and combos, fifteen at the most. Every characters has specific moves, and some of the hidden…
Zack Little · July 7, 2006
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Staff Arcade
Martial Masters review
Martial Masters is, quite possibly, the greatest 2-D fighter you’ll never play.
Zack Little · June 28, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Suikoden V review
Suikoden V takes place in the Queendom of Falena, a magical land where bunnies with knives attack innocent travelers and giant, marauding werewolves drop 200 skill points when they die. It’s called a Queendom because the Queen rules just…
Zack Little · June 23, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Fight Night Round 3 review
Fighting without the energy bar, with no concrete way to gauge my opponents health and stamina, has made this game one of the most intense experiences I’ve ever had on any console; it’s amazing on multiple levels. The opponent’s body…
Zack Little · June 5, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Steambot Chronicles review
Steambot Chronicles is cool like that; there’s an overlying story, sure, but progressing it rarely requires you to do anything hard. Hell, it rarely requires you to do much at all.
Zack Little · May 29, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Tomb Raider: Legend review
Fortunately, the boring fights only make up a small part of the game. You've got exploration. You've got puzzle solving. 1/3 suck, 2/3 good.
Zack Little · May 19, 2006
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Staff Genesis
Justice League Task Force review
The problem here is that, even though Task Force does some things right, it nullifies the good points by being flat-out boring.
Zack Little · May 12, 2006
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Staff Genesis HG exclusive
Spider-Man & Venom: Separation Anxiety review
Separation Anxiety, however, does not have that style. Not a bit of it. It doesn’t progress the story with comic panels; it gives you a wall of text before each mission and lets you go. The storyline it came from was weak in the first…
Zack Little · April 28, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
BloodRayne 2 review
A sky filled in a murky red haze, as if the sky bleeds. Barren and twisted trees littering the landscape. Bodies, decapitated, eviscerated, mutilated, desecrated, and perforated, blood strewn all around. Screams in the distance, bellowing…
Zack Little · April 18, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Kingdom Hearts II review
Once in an extremely rare while, you’ve got exceptions. Mission Impossible II kicks the first’s ass. Aliens is arguably better than Alien. And Kingdom Hearts II is an improvement in every conceivable way.
Zack Little · April 11, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Grandia III review
He's got this youth, this innocence that reminds me what it's like to have a dream and hold onto it. He's not perfect; he crashes, he fails, things don't go like he plans. Things look bleak, hopeless. But he just keeps going, and even…
Zack Little · March 29, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
From Russia with Love review
Bad guys jump out from hidden spots, try to surprise you and suck at it. Mission objectives have you finding briefcases and other hidden objects, going on little fetch-quests. It's just really...really...average.
Zack Little · March 24, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht review
What we have here is a rare case; the only game I know capable of standing on a character and a setting. If the universe wasn’t so detailed and complete, if it wasn’t designed with such obvious care and forethought, if its plot wasn’t more…
Zack Little · March 16, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time review
But, see, everything else about the game is sub-par at best. It’s a perfect example of what an RPG shouldn’t do.
Zack Little · March 10, 2006
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Staff PlayStation 2
WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2006 review
Wrestling’s not so much a sport as it is a way of life. I respect that. And I respect Smackdown vs. Raw 2006 because it perfectly emulates.
Zack Little · March 2, 2006
