Reviews by sho, page 3

The Final Fantasy Legend review

I’ll give it credit for one thing: this game’s release was a radical departure from all the other RPGs of its day.

Sho · August 1, 2007

Clock Tower review

Considerably more obscure than its PlayStation sequel, the original Clock Tower nevertheless enjoys a cult following today thanks to an unofficial English translation. And why shouldn’t it? You’ll explore a roomy old house, engage in a…

Sho · July 31, 2007

Staff NES HG exclusive

Tombs & Treasure review

At first glance Tombs & Treasure might resemble a 1st person dungeon crawl, but it actually plays more like a dumbed-down Shadowgate with a helping of faux-RPG elements tossed in for good measure.

Sho · July 29, 2007

Staff NES HG exclusive

Maniac Mansion (Famicom) review

Every fan of awesome graphic adventures knows that Maniac Mansion is one of the all-time classics of the genre and that it can’t possibly get any weirder than it already is. However only one of these statements is actually true!

Sho · July 28, 2007

Staff Atari 2600 HG exclusive

Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em review

While Mystique is promoting godless onanism and shall burn in the lake of fire for all eternity, I must commend them for avoiding their usual mix of copulation, rape, and dick-devouring alligators.

Sho · July 24, 2007

Staff Arcade HG exclusive

Splatterhouse review

The wanton cruelty of SplatterHouse is what really makes it worth sinking one's teeth into, much like the famished parasitic leeches that soon bore out of the surrounding rancid flesh to feast upon Rick’s warm, tasty blood if given the…

Sho · July 21, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (VGA Remake) review

The outlandish visuals are obviously a major leap forward – the world of Lost Wages has been completely redefined in 256-color VGA to the point where it looks like a zany cartoon. Those lovelorn ladies, on the other hand, go for sultry…

Sho · July 17, 2007

Staff Amiga HG exclusive

Sex Vixens from Space review

Whether pretty graphics, raunchy humor or rugged sex appeal, there’s no start to its good points.

Sho · July 16, 2007

Staff Saturn HG exclusive

Snatcher review

Snatcher remains an excellent game in any form, even if all Konami really offers here is one major improvement in exchange for some noticeably detracting changes.

Sho · June 19, 2007

Staff Sega CD HG exclusive

Time Gal review

Time Gal is a frenetic romp that’s full of action rather than frustration as you hop back and forth along its chaotic sequence of time periods with our title character likewise bounding to and fro in her skimpy outfit – not that I have any…

Sho · May 30, 2007

Staff TurboGrafx-16 HG exclusive

Devil's Crush review

Your ball may rocket about, violently colliding with bumpers and careening off flippers with all the reckless abandon of – well, a pinball – but no matter how chaotic things get it always feels like the real thing. Assuming one could find…

Sho · May 26, 2007

Staff Game Boy HG exclusive

Great Greed review

Having been abruptly stolen away in the middle of an epic battle against acid rain by the fell sorcery of Microwave, the task now falls to you – Sierra Sam, Earth Guy! – to protect once-pristine Greene Kingdom from the horrifying…

Sho · April 30, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Biing!: Sex, Intrigen und Skalpelle review

Biing! (Sex, Intrigen und Skalpelle!) is more than just a hospital management sim; it’s a hospital management sim full of German – and naughty nurses!

Sho · April 28, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards review

Are you a hopeless dork? A real pathetic loser? Do your nights of great lays involve a bag of potato chips? Well take heart, for you’re not alone! Come along with Larry Laffer, socially inept computer programmer turned socially inept…

Sho · April 26, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Daughter of Serpents review

Perhaps if someone had spent more time hammering out the adventure aspect of things instead of thinking up all sorts of illusionary role-playing options at the beginning the result wouldn’t be such a complete, not to mention completely…

Sho · April 25, 2007

Staff Arcade HG exclusive

Gals Panic 4 review

You might think you know all about this type of game, in which case you’re probably some sort of perverted weirdo, but Gals Panic 4 is actually a big, bouncy departure for the series – and definitely for the better.

Sho · April 3, 2007

Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Zombie Hunters review

In this game you assume the role of a hot Japanese babe in a bikini who carves up the walking dead with her bloodthirsty katana – and that pretty much sums up why the Oneechanbara series are some of the most popular imports for the PS2.

Sho · February 14, 2007

Staff FM-Towns HG exclusive

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders review

This isn’t just the only version of Zak ever released on CD-ROM, but it’s also the only one to feature 256-color VGA graphics. And don’t think that means they must be little more than a slight update; all the graphics have been completely…

Sho · February 5, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

True Love review

The most important part comes when your childhood friend and the snotty rich girl find themselves in a clothes-tearing catfight over who gets first crack at your bodacious bod. You need some way to cool things down but there isn’t a bucket…

Sho · January 30, 2007

Staff Sega CD HG exclusive

Rise of the Dragon review

Don’t be fooled; the original disk-based release might be considerably harder to find, but it tears this CD “upgrade” into thousands of itty-bitty pieces.

Sho · January 20, 2007