Reviews by psychopenguin, page 4

Reader SNES

Arkanoid: Doh it Again review

Over the years, I have managed to play a lot of video games. I have also found there to be certain patterns when it comes to the video game industry. One of these patterns is disappointment. A lot of games have disappointed me over the…

psychopenguin · March 7, 2005

Reader SNES

ActRaiser review

Sometimes, a game comes along and totally surprises me. This game comes along every once in a while, but not as often as I would like. Some of the games that have fallen under this category include, but are not limited to, Blaster Master…

psychopenguin · March 7, 2005

Reader PlayStation

Brave Fencer Musashi review

My favorite video game company of all time is SquareSoft. Never in my life have I seen such a company that could focus on mainly one genre (RPG) for so long, then delve into other genres (Einhander as a shooter, Ehreigz as a fighting game)…

psychopenguin · March 7, 2005

Reader PC

Amazon Trail review

We all grew up playing Oregon Trail on our little computers at school. It was a terrific game about a group of people that you lead from one end of the trail to another. So, of course, the game was so good, that the company had to make a…

psychopenguin · March 7, 2005

Reader Game Boy

Barbie Game Girl review

Have you ever wanted to be a game girl? I know I have. When I was 6, I dressed up all of my Transformer dolls and made them date each other. I even built a fancy car out of legos for them to drive around in. It was loads of fun. As you can…

psychopenguin · March 7, 2005

Reader NES

Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle review

My mom does not like to play many video games, so when she does play one, it must be a very special game. So that would make Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle a very special game. Because not only did my mom loved to play this game back in the…

psychopenguin · March 7, 2005

Reader NES

Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout review

People have seem to developed some sort of hatred for an old NES game called Bugs Bunny Birthay Blowout. Unaware to the reasons why, I decided recently to pull out a copy of the game to see if it was really that horrible. After all, I…

psychopenguin · March 7, 2005

Reader NES

Bubble Bobble review

Bubble Bobble is a very fun and entertaining game released by Taito way back in 1989. It spawned several sequels, including Rainbow Islands. This was one of those games (along with TMNT 2 and Adventure Island) that took up most of my spare…

psychopenguin · March 7, 2005

Reader NES

Bionic Commando review

Wow, what an innovative game. Bionic Commando, released as a sequel to Commando way back in the early '90's, is a lot different, and a lot better than its predeccesor. Commando was basically a vertically scrolling shooter like Ikari…

psychopenguin · March 7, 2005

Reader NES

Baseball Stars II review

have never understood the relative dislike of the sequel to the awesome Baseball Stars. Even EGM got in on the action, calling Baseball Stars one of the best 100 games of all time, then dissing on the sequel a little. I loved the original…

psychopenguin · March 7, 2005

Reader NES

Baseball review

When Nintendo first released the NES (the single most important event in the history of the universe), they decided to produce a bunch of sports games, with a quality that has never been seen before. If you're talking low quality, that is…

psychopenguin · March 7, 2005

Reader Game Boy Advance

Metroid: Zero Mission review

The original Metroid, released in 1986, captivated its players by providing a challenging and epic quest. Featuring Samus Aran, a female bounty hunter with a mysterious past, players navigated unchartered terrain on an alien planet in an…

psychopenguin · March 12, 2004

Reader NES

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom review

Ever why the Ninja Gaiden series died? There's probably a few reasons for it, mainly company related, but Ninja Gaiden 3 certainly did not help the cause. It's the worst of the 3 Ninja Gaidens by far, as Tecmo tried out these new ideas…

psychopenguin · November 2, 2003

Reader NES

Captain Skyhawk review

The NES had a wide variety of games released over the years. It is my opinion that no system out there could ever match the wide variety of games released for it. Captain Skyhawk is one example of this. It may seem like an ordinary…

psychopenguin · November 2, 2003

Reader NES

Battletoads review

I am sure there are a few readers out there reading this that glared over the other Battletoads reviews and found them to be informative but focused too much on one thing: challenge. So, I figure I'll just get it out of my system early and…

psychopenguin · November 2, 2003

Reader Genesis

College Football USA '97 review

Sports games really evolved when the Genesis was introduced. No longer were games with four teams and no modes acceptable. Now, sports games required a variety of game modes, teams, etc. College Football USA 96 was the first college…

psychopenguin · November 2, 2003

Reader NES

A Nightmare on Elm Street review

Anyone who knows me knows I put two movie series above all others: Predator and Terminator. But everyone also knows that I love the Nightmare on Elm Street series, and still consider the original to be one of the finest movies ever made…

psychopenguin · November 1, 2003

Reader NES

Major League Baseball review

Baseball games on the NES were a dime a dozen back in the day, but only one sported the official MLB license. Finally, there was a game out there that didn't make you play as the SNK Crushers or Team A. Now you can play as the San Diego…

psychopenguin · November 1, 2003

Reader NES

Baseball Simulator 1.000 review

In my current quest to play and review every baseball game ever made on the NES, I stumbled upon a game called Baseball Simulator 1.000. Of course, I didn't think much of it at first. I just thought it would be another hapless attempt at…

psychopenguin · November 1, 2003

Reader NES

10-Yard Fight review

There are some games out there that just make me wonder what the hell the developer was smoking when they decided to make it. 10 Yard Fight, an early attempt at a football game, is a perfect example of this. If you can look past the lack…

psychopenguin · November 1, 2003