Reviews by psychopenguin, page 2

Reader PC

Sleuth review

Sleuth is my favorite PC game of all time, barely edging out the classic and also uber-addicting Sim City 2000 for that prestigious honor. The object of the game is fairly simple: you are to investigate the murder of a person in a house…

psychopenguin · September 16, 2005

Reader NES

Fisher Price: I Can Remember review

I Can Remember. Really, I can. I remember the days when game companies used to release these oddball games for consoles. Called ''children games'', they were released solely for educational value alone, and while they didn't sell…

psychopenguin · September 14, 2005

Reader NES

Dragon Warrior II review

It's really amazing how Enix's first two role playing games turned out. The first one, Dragon Warrior, was full of holes and flaws and yet still turned out to be one of the more enjoyable games ever released for the NES. The sequel brought…

psychopenguin · September 14, 2005

Reader NES

Dragon Warrior review

THE RPG REVOLUTION STARTS!!!!1!!1! But is it a good start? The year is 1985. A small company named Enix tries a revolutionary concept and decides to release a game called ''Dragon Quest'' for the Famicom. The first ever console RPG was…

psychopenguin · September 14, 2005

Reader Nintendo 64

WWF No Mercy review

It's no secret that I am a huge wrestling fan. Despite the fact I have suddenly become disinterested due to the stupid storylines and lack of any sort of continuance, I still enjoy watching wrestling. There has been a sudden explosion of…

psychopenguin · September 14, 2005

Reader NES

Circus Caper review

For Christmas one year, I wanted my mom to get me either Super Mario Brothers 2 or Double Dragon 2. You know, a simple decision, they both have 2 after them, etc. She got me Circus Capers. Despite this major goof on her part, I soon…

psychopenguin · September 14, 2005

Reader PlayStation

Breath of Fire III review

Sometimes, a game just shouldn't be made. An idea is executed sloppily, and the developers know it. However, they also know that the game could probably sell millions of copies no matter what kind of crap is thrown into it, so they end up…

psychopenguin · September 14, 2005

Reader NES

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest review

I hate Simon's Quest. I really, really hate it. I can't pick out a defining reason as to why I loathe this game as much as I do, there's just so many reasons that listing them would seem futile. From the riduclous storyline to the awful…

psychopenguin · September 12, 2005

Reader NES

Mega Man 6 review

It's no secret that no one really likes Mega Man 6 as much as I do. One look at any review of it would be proof of that. I think the reason for this is simply that the over saturation of the Mega Man series toyed with people's emotions…

psychopenguin · September 12, 2005

Reader NES

Predator review

Predator is one of my all time favorite movies. Featuring a group of tough army soldiers sent to a Central American jungle to kill Colombian drug smugglers and who then proceed to run into a huge problem not of this earth, it was an…

psychopenguin · September 12, 2005

Reader PlayStation

Tales of Destiny II review

Tales of Destiny II is a bit of a misleading title, as the game really has nothing to do with the original title that was released a few years prior to this one. You see, Namco got the brilliant idea to rename their Japanese title "Tales…

psychopenguin · June 14, 2005

Reader PlayStation

Tales of Destiny review

When going through a list of role playing games for the Playstation I had to play through a year ago (not really had to play, per se, more or less wanting to play them), one game struck my eye as being one I really wanted to play. That…

psychopenguin · June 14, 2005

Reader PlayStation

Dino Crisis 2 review

To say I was impressed with the original Dino Crisis would be an extreme understatement, and would probably be a travesty to my feelings of the game. I enjoyed playing the original immensely, despite the fact I found it to have some flaws…

psychopenguin · March 22, 2005

Reader NES

Legendary Wings review

After reviewing Activision Classics, I realized just how many damn shooter ripoffs there were out there to choose from. Almost every Atari game was apparently a ripoff of Space Invaders. And there were a lot of vertical scrolling, and side…

psychopenguin · March 22, 2005

Reader NES

Mega Man 2 review

''Best Mega Man game ever.'' ''Truly innovative and wonderful!'' ''The best music I've ever heard!'' I have heard a various range of praise thrown onto Mega Man 2, which is apparently the greatest video game in the history of all games…

psychopenguin · March 22, 2005

Reader NES

Metroid review

Released in 1986, Metroid chronicles the adventure of a young bounty hunter named Samus Aran, whose mission is simple: to exterminate the remaining Metroids and bring peace to the galaxy. It's a pretty original storyline for its day, and…

psychopenguin · March 22, 2005

Reader Genesis

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review

The Sonic series never really reached the legendary status many expected, at least it didn't in my mind. Surely, no one was ready for the series to fall apart like it did, at least not after its blazing start, but some would question…

psychopenguin · March 8, 2005

Reader Genesis

Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball review

When the Sonic series started to get really popular, it was inevitable that Sega would begin to slowly produce more and more Sonic games. However, not all of them could be the fun and fast platforming adventures we were used to, right?…

psychopenguin · March 8, 2005

Reader Genesis

NHL '95 review

I love the NHL series of video games that were released by EA Sports for the Genesis in the later parts of the 90's, and it all started with NHL'94, which I find to be one of the best hockey games of all time. It was also the game that…

psychopenguin · March 8, 2005

Reader Genesis

NBA Jam review

We all have heard of the NBA Jam series. Even non-basketball fans love the game for the unique style of gameplay it brings to the table. You see, most basketball games are simulations of real NBA action. And that's fine, as there are some…

psychopenguin · March 8, 2005