Reader reviews, page 129

Robotron: 2084 review

Robotron: 2084 has lasted and evolved for me well beyond my expectations. It's the only arcade cabinet I'd still throw money into: an overhead arena shootout, dazzling when you suck at it and intricate once you actually get good. You, a…

aschultz · August 20, 2009

Reader PlayStation 3

inFAMOUS review

There is a darkness in every man. He can ignore it, he can embrace it. He can struggle all his life against it but the darkness is always there…waiting. This is the basis of PlayStation exclusive InFAMOUS, its focal point and ultimately…

True · August 18, 2009

Reader PlayStation 3

Fat Princess review

"Behold: the blue team's Castle. The walls are paper thin, as well as jumpable by means of catapult or trampoline. The entrance has revolving doors, and there are hidden shortcuts that reach all the way across the map in every direction…

fleinn · August 16, 2009

Reader Xbox 360

Afro Samurai review

Afro Samurai is at its best when it just wants to be a simple, 3D hack 'n slash title. The game will try to convince you that it's deeper by giving you such abilities as a parry move, but it's completely useless when you're up against more…

dementedhut · August 15, 2009

Reader Apple II

Ballyhoo review

Infocom's text adventure Ballyhoo turns a circus into a deadly kidnapping mystery, never sacrificing reality for dramatic tension. Chelsea Munrab, the daughter of circus owner Thomas Munrab, has been kidnapped. As a straggler from the…

aschultz · August 15, 2009

Reader Genesis Review of the Week HG exclusive

Disney's Aladdin review

an adventure that captures perfectly the charming look and feel of all the films that were released during Disney’s early-90s resurgence

JANUS2 · August 14, 2009

Reader DS

My World, My Way review

My Way or the Highway! Playing My World My Way (MWMW) is a liberating experience, at first. For those of us who are used to RPGs that involve endless random encounters, slow experience gains, or bosses that are either too easy or too…

threetimes · August 12, 2009

Reader Genesis HG exclusive

Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel review

Let’s not drag this out too much, it hurts. Ka Ge Ki: Fists of Steel is a Pit Fighter-esque beat-‘em-up, replacing the cliché strongmen and kickboxing champions with your Puerto Rican hero, out to spoil the party of some Japanese bullies…

dogma · August 12, 2009

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

God of War review

So I was playing God of War the other day. I’d reached this one room inside the labyrinthian Temple of Pandora where you have to use a lever to knock the the world out of the hands of a model of Atlas. The world will roll down a hallway…

zippdementia · August 10, 2009

Reader DS HG exclusive

Kirby: Canvas Curse review

I was going to say that Kirby: Canvas Curse does for the touch screen what Super Mario 64 did for the analog stick, but that isn’t right. The latter standardized the concept of movement in a three-dimensional space and is now the model for…

Suskie · August 5, 2009

Reader PC Review of the Week HG exclusive

Scythe review

Almost every Doom II mod out there, good or bad, takes the same approach: endless sprawl, insane enemy counts, and the subtlety of whichever metaphor cliché you prefer. I'll go with a sledgehammer. Play one and it's fresh, play two and…

mardraum · August 5, 2009

Reader NES HG exclusive

Dragon Warrior review

While Dragon Warrior can at times be a slow grind fest, the game exudes an atmosphere that is charming, yet filled with hidden dangers and secrets at every turn. It may take several sleepless nights and plenty of pots of Eight O' Clock…

randxian · August 4, 2009

Reader PlayStation 3

Red Faction: Guerrilla review

Every now and then, simplicity strikes a chord with me. Sometimes I want to throw myself into chaos, worry more about my own survival rather than the bigger picture. I want to destroy. I want to continue to destroy without being burdened…

True · August 4, 2009

Reader PlayStation 3

The King of Fighters XII review

Rebirth. That’s what The King of Fighters XII is all about. Getting back to the basics, reliving the glory days of the fighting genre. Remembering what made the series kick ass. A large ensemble cast divided into teams of three, all…

disco · August 3, 2009

Reader Xbox 360

Red Faction: Guerrilla review

With Red Faction: Guerrilla's campaign mode being a sandbox game (taking place on Mars), I knew I was bound to get caught in some crazy situations. One such early instance was when I traveled to an apartment complex after a guy on the…

dementedhut · August 3, 2009

Reader PlayStation 3

LittleBigPlanet review

“Play. Create. Share.” That’s the way LittleBigPlanet works, and it’s one of the taglines used for the game. I’ll start with Play, as that’s mainly what you’ll be doing. You take control of an adorable little being called Sackboy (or…

Soulblitz · August 3, 2009

Reader Xbox 360

Fable II review

The world of Albion has changed a lot over the past 500 years, but townsfolk still talk of stories that occurred in the original game. Fable II follows a young hero on a quest to defeat a man called Lucien, who is responsible for a…

Soulblitz · August 3, 2009

Reader Sega CD HG exclusive

Lunar: Eternal Blue review

I have many games from my past. Games that I’ve called epic, others I’ve called completely worthless. Games that have ruined a genre, ones that have re-defined it. I’ve even played games that influenced me to buy a new controller, a new…

True · July 29, 2009

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty review

If nothing else, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is interesting. The games-as-art movement hadn't even gotten off the ground in 2001, and doing what director Hideo Kojima did with this one takes balls so huge that I expect to see him…

mardraum · July 29, 2009

Reader Game Boy Advance

It's Mr Pants review

It's Mr. Pants, a garish cacophony of destructive glee, trashed my lingering Tetris habit with love, weirdness and dented trophies. Imperfection, too, from the scribbled backgrounds to the game strategies. The Cockney kibitzing of Mr…

aschultz · July 29, 2009