Reviews by psychopenguin

Reader DS

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure review

Every once in a while, something will come along and completely blow me away and surprise me by its quality. Video games tend to do this every so often, and recently I was witness to this very phenomenon occurring. There was a game…

psychopenguin · January 8, 2009

Reader PlayStation 2 Review of the Week

Shadow Hearts: Covenant review

I didn't know what to think of this game. A lot of people are conflicted on whether it's truly an upgrade over the original Shadow Hearts. As someone who was blown away by the quality of that game, I was curious to see if the sequel could…

psychopenguin · December 31, 2008

Reader PlayStation 2

Shadow Hearts review

There's a lot of complaints about role playing games nowadays. People say they are nothing more than glorified books, with stale battle systems (I got to push X again? Sigh.), boring storylines (save the damsel in distress or save the…

psychopenguin · December 18, 2008

Reader PlayStation

Koudelka review

The great thing about Koudelka is the atmosphere and storyline. This is not your typical Japanese RPG with cheery graphics and a cutesy storyline with a bunch of children. This game takes place in a haunted castle in 1898, and you control…

psychopenguin · October 7, 2008

Reader DS

Front Mission review

One of the main complaints that I, as well as many other gamers that I know, have about the gaming industry nowadays is the fact that there are way too many ports and remakes being released. The Game Boy Advance was notorious for this…

psychopenguin · May 19, 2008

Reader DS

Final Fantasy III review

I am a huge fan of the Final Fantasy series, as you may have noticed over the years due to my various Final Fantasy reviews and walkthroughs. Growing up, I always wanted to play the original Final Fantasy 3, but back then there was no…

psychopenguin · May 19, 2008

Reader NES

Ninja Gaiden review

There have been a few series over the years that I have enjoyed a lot. Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior and Mega Man are just a few of the many video game series that I have enjoyed to play over the years. However, one of my favorite series…

psychopenguin · May 20, 2007

Reader NES

Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos review

There have been a few series over the years that I have enjoyed a lot. Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior and Mega Man are just a few of the many video game series that I have enjoyed to play over the years. However, one of my favorite series…

psychopenguin · May 20, 2007

Reader NES

Contra review

The Nintendo Entertainment System had a lot of quality games. It also had a lot of arcade to console translations. Yup, the arcade fad did not hit when Playstation or Nintendo 64 started, no, it went all the way back to the days of the…

psychopenguin · May 20, 2007

Reader Arcade

Tekken 3 review

I have played a lot of Arcade games in my lifetime. Some I have enjoyed very much, and some were the biggest waste of change I have ever wasted. The Fighting game genre has always been very well represented on the arcade scene since the…

psychopenguin · May 20, 2007

Reader Arcade

Pong review

We all know what Pong is by now, it's pretty much the first commercial home based game ever released. Sure, there could be a debate as to what the first ever game was, but I'm just going to go easy and not bore you with the history of this…

psychopenguin · May 20, 2007

Reader Arcade

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes review

When I used to make regular trips to the arcade, I used to play Marvel vs. Capcom a lot. Since I am a huge fan of 2D fighting games, especially ones made by Capcom, I was really excited about the game. Featuring all of my favorite Marvel…

psychopenguin · May 20, 2007

Reader PlayStation 2

Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht review

One of the most common complaints that RPG fans have about the current state of the genre is that there's too much videos and storyline and not enough gameplay. While this does tend to be the rule nowadays, I as an RPG fan have no problem…

psychopenguin · March 13, 2007

Reader NES

Mighty Final Fight review

Porting an arcade/SNES classic to the NES had to be one of the oddest ideas Capcom has had. How could they possibly recreate the magic that the classic Final Fight created on an outdated console like the 8-bit NES? Not only was this one of…

psychopenguin · February 3, 2007

Reader Game Boy

Kirby's Dream Land review

I always assumed Kirby's Adventure was the first Kirby game, but it turns out the old cotton candy ball of fun had a previous adventure for the Game Boy. Unfortunately, the game is not a classic like its NES sequel was, but I still found…

psychopenguin · February 1, 2007

Reader PlayStation 2

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King review

Sometimes, reactions of people just surprise the hell out of me. One such instance happened to me a few weeks back, when I took a visit to the GameFAQs "RPG - Everything Else" board. With all the elitism and nitpicking that the regulars…

psychopenguin · September 1, 2006

Reader PlayStation 2

NCAA Football 07 review

Once in a while, a game comes around that totally redefines video gaming forever. Personally, I have experienced this with a few titles, most notably Super Mario Brothers 3 and Final Fantasy 7. NCAA Football 2004 was the last game to do…

psychopenguin · July 25, 2006

Reader SNES

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time review

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series is one that will live forever in my mind, whether referring to the comic book series it originated from, the awesome movie trilogy, or the great early video games. Turtles in Time was the second…

psychopenguin · December 19, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2

Alias review

A few days ago, I reviewed Final Fantasy X-2, a game I had high expectations for, but ended up sorely disappointing me. Fortunately, there are games out there that manage to not only live up to expectations, but completely blow me away…

psychopenguin · November 10, 2005

Reader NES

Jeopardy! Junior Edition review

We all have seen the game show Jeopardy at least one time in our lives. It's one of the best game shows to watch on television, because it puts your brains to the test, and you can play along with the people on the game show. Some fools…

psychopenguin · September 16, 2005