Reader reviews, page 154

S4 League review

I’ve played a lot of bad Korean MMOs in my day: FlyFF, Ragnarok Online, ROSE, Trickster, and Pangya Golf, to name a few. However, the worst of them all was a game called Gunz: The Duel. The major problem with Gunz was that even though it…

timrod · June 23, 2008

Reader PC HG exclusive

Dwarf Fortress review

Recently, there’s been a big fad in PC Gaming of so-called “independent” developers releasing games that had potential, but ultimately were garbage or not totally fleshed out. Then came Dwarf Fortress. Programmed entirely by one man under…

timrod · June 23, 2008

Reader PC HG exclusive

Crysis review

Exclusive PC shooters are hard to find these days. Ever since the inception of the Halo series, it’s become more and more rare to see a PC shooter stay on PC. There was once a time when a game like Half-Life or Bioshock going to a console…

cheezisgoooood · June 23, 2008

Reader NES HG exclusive

Musashi no Bouken review

Lovers of history and mythology will enjoy discovering what events were based on fact and which on fiction. They’ll enjoy exploring a recreated Feudal Japan, wondering which places actually existed. And they’ll ponder how well the next…

wolfqueen001 · June 23, 2008

Reader Wii

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games review

Being quite a revolutionary game in itself, Mario and Sonic was always going to attract a lot of interest. The two trademark characters of SEGA and Nintendo, respective gaming rivals for years, come together for the very first time and…

welsh_tom · June 23, 2008

Reader PC HG exclusive

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition - Colonies Edition review

Proving once again that they are the king of franchise-milking, Capcom is back with Lost Planet: Extreme Condition: Colonies Edition -- the third release of Lost Planet since its inception a mere year and a half ago. Each iteration since…

Daisuke02 · June 22, 2008

Reader PlayStation

Bushido Blade 2 review

In this fighting game from Square(!?), you'll go from one area to another, defeating opponents with one of a few weapons you can pick from. Now, from the sound of that description alone, this sounds like a typical 3D fighting game, like…

dementedhut · June 22, 2008

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

ICO review

Though intimacy between individuals is one of the most important experiences of the human condition, video games have remained understandably silent on the subject. When attempting to mimic the narrative techniques of films, video games…

dagoss · June 21, 2008

Reader PlayStation HG exclusive

Final Fantasy VII review

A pivotal thing happens at the end of the first disc of Final Fantasy VII: Aeris, a central character, is killed by the main villain, who evidently falls out of the sky or something. Such a reveal might be labeled as a major spoiler by…

Billy_theMonkey · June 20, 2008

Reader DS

The World Ends with You review

The Game is dangerous. The Game is bizarre. The Game is insanely difficult. Fail to complete The Game and it'll be the last thing you ever fail to do. I don't mean this game, The World Ends With You, I mean The Game. Our protagonist, an…

welsh_tom · June 20, 2008

Reader Turbografx-CD HG exclusive

Ys III: Wanderers From Ys review

In the world of gaming, there's always been one thing that I've noticed: nearly every series seems to have a black sheep of sorts, hated among the masses because of how different it is. Where would the gaming world be without Super Mario…

espiga · June 20, 2008

Reader PC

Lemmings review

It’s quite hard to appreciate retro classics these days without actually being there at the time, especially when coming to grips with torrid graphics and dubious bleeps claiming to be music. But in this case, it’s ironic that a game I…

bigcj34 · June 18, 2008

Reader Wii

Castle of Shikigami III review

Alcaland is in trouble. In danger of being wiped of the face of the map, in fact. Not from war or pestilence or anything you might expect; up until now, the country has been thriving under its monarchy. No, this crisis is beyond the…

disco · June 18, 2008

Reader DS

Space Invaders Extreme review

We should have seen this coming. It was inevitable, really. Despite all the bloody battles and hard-earned victories, the human race was never really safe. Not from these things, anyway. No matter how many of them you kill, there will…

disco · June 16, 2008

Reader Xbox 360

Ninja Gaiden II review

2004 saw the rebirth of the Ninja Gaiden franchise on the Xbox, Team Ninja setting a new benchmark for the action-adventure genre in the process. Four years later and Ninja Gaiden II hasn’t had quite the same groundbreaking impact as its…

PAJ89 · June 16, 2008

Reader Xbox 360

Gears of War review

Gears of War is simultaneously excellent and flawed. It’s far from perfect, and yet it feels so close. The game is filled with unrelenting excellence, and perhaps that’s why the very real problems seem to detract so little from the big…

Muk1000 · June 15, 2008

Reader Xbox 360

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 review

For a few of us, the end of Rainbow Six: Vegas left a bad taste in the mouth; a sudden cliff hanger that provided little satisfaction or resolution. For everyone else, it was just a side commentary to combine smoldering action set pieces…

Crazyreyn · June 14, 2008

Reader DS

Rondo of Swords review

For a strategy RPG set against a traditional medieval backdrop, Rondo of Swords tries to surprise you. It introduces a radically different method of moving around and engaging the enemy. The objectives of its stages can change at any time…

woodhouse · June 13, 2008

Reader Xbox 360

Viva Piñata review

Viva Pinata is, in a word, unique. It incorporates many familiar simulation and animal care aspects, yes. But when I say you unique, I don’t mean in terms of gameplay. I mean that this is a complex, deep game marketed almost entirely to an…

Muk1000 · June 12, 2008

Reader NES HG exclusive

Journey to Silius review

Journey to Silius was originally slated to be a game based on the Terminator movie license, but shortly before its release that license was mysteriously revoked from Sunsoft, either because Terminator 2 was less than a year away and a film…

dagoss · June 11, 2008