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Mega Man X Collection review

As X walks along a deserted city street, he kicks up dust and moves around the rubble. There aren’t any other people around. They either died in yesterday’s massacre or fled underground. It’s not like running will help mankind, though; now…

disco · April 29, 2007

Reader GameCube

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean review

When thinking about Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, one mundane locale sticks in my head. It’s a simple airship port nestled on the side of a mountain. We view it from such a distance that the gnarled rock inhabits most of…

woodhouse · April 29, 2007

Reader Xbox

Deus Ex: Invisible War review

Deus Ex: Invisible War is made by Ion Storm and published by Eidos. It's the sequel to the critically acclaimed Deus Ex: The Conspiracy. Invisible War, like the original game, is a first-person RPG/FPS. As you start a new game, a character…

digi_matrix · April 28, 2007

Reader Genesis HG exclusive

Flashback: The Quest For Identity review

Conrad Hart? Laugh, go ahead. But I swear to the Pope, that this man is the cyber successor to David Belle or maybe Sebastien Foucan, moreso than any frilly Arabian prince. Not only that, but the areas that you’ll Parkour the living hell…

carcinogen_crush · April 27, 2007

Reader Wii HG exclusive

WarioWare: Smooth Moves review

Videogames, when you get right down to it, are all essentially the same. There is movement, and conflict, towards an end. The methods of movement may alter, the conflicts may be disguised, and the ends are many and varied. However, even…

cheekylee · April 27, 2007

Reader DS Review of the Week

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All review

The 2005 release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney captured hearts with sensational mysteries, humorous characters, and witty dialogue. In this second installment of the graphic adventure, subtitled Justice for All, Capcom’s most famous…

woodhouse · April 24, 2007

Reader SNES

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past review

The Legend of Zelda series has always been a staple among the gaming community and is an essential franchise of Nintendo. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past has achieved a particularly vast fan following of the series on the Super…

redpyramid · April 24, 2007

Reader DS

Super Princess Peach review

Now that I've finally gotten along to getting a DS, I got this game because it looked promising in the previews. I wasn't let down, but it felt a bit easy for a Mario game. Peach, the classic damsel in distress. Always being captured…

llamaman2 · April 22, 2007

Reader Xbox 360

Virtua Tennis 3 review

The first time I played Virtua Tennis 3, I wasn't that thrilled with it. I avoided the World Tour mode and went straight to an exhibition match to get a good feel of the gameplay. Well, after about three or four matches... I was bored, and…

dementedhut · April 22, 2007

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Final Fantasy X review

Being even eight years old, you have to have seen these sort of guises in one type of media or another: The unquestionably pious big brother; a girl turned callous by love and war; wise and strong, the guiding spirit of an old warrior…

carcinogen_crush · April 20, 2007

Reader Wii

Super Paper Mario review

The end of the world is nigh. Nations are rising against each other. Calamities are ravaging countless innocents around the planet. And in the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Peach and Bowser are getting married. That’s right. The classic…

disco · April 17, 2007

Reader Xbox 360 Review of the Week

Need for Speed: Most Wanted review

Most Wanted has a lot going for it when you play it for the first time. Of course, you'll be doing a lot of street racing in this game, but the developers actually tried interesting ways to spice them up. In the Speed Trap races, making it…

dementedhut · April 17, 2007

Reader GameCube

Battalion Wars review

Late in the GameCube's life, Nintendo started funding all sorts of different types of games from random companies. Some turned out pretty good, some were terrible. Predictably however, they all bombed sales-wise. The good news though is…

mariner · April 17, 2007

Reader Arcade

Metal Slug 6 review

As the wind rolls across the plains, the Peregrine Falcons Special Forces Unit ventures forth into yet another battleground. Somewhere out there in that flowing tall grass, a bunch of General Morden’s Rebel goons have set up camp. It’s not…

disco · April 16, 2007

Reader Wii

Sonic and the Secret Rings review

Once upon a time, King Shahryar discovered that his wife was cheating on him. Though he had the queen and her lover executed, the king was traumatized; he believed that infidelity was a characteristic that all women shared. But since he…

disco · April 14, 2007

Reader PSP HG exclusive

Ridge Racer review

The first thing that pops up when you switch the game on is a retro arcade game from Namco's archives. Ridge Racer, it's "New" Rally-X, a top-down 2D 8-bit wonder from 1981 which involves you steering a little blue go-kart around to…

forelli_boy · April 14, 2007

Reader GameCube Review of the Week HG exclusive

Animal Crossing review

I don’t hate Animal Crossing for its N64 quality graphics, terrible music, childlike nature, or terrible attempts at comedy. I dislike it simply because it just isn’t fun. What was supposed to be an interesting and innovative life…

Halon · April 12, 2007

Reader Wii

Kororinpa: Marble Mania review

It’s quiet inside the room. Or at least, you think it is. There’s an upbeat tune coming out of the screen in front of you, and your breath is coming out in soft sighs. You’ve blocked the noise out, though; you’re too distracted to notice…

disco · April 11, 2007

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Rogue Galaxy review

Imagine, if you will, the following scenario: A young blond orphan living on a desert planet ruled by galactic war suddenly finds himself confused for an infamous hunter and whisked away on glorious adventures. Now, but for a few key…

Lavieta · April 9, 2007

Reader Xbox 360 HG exclusive

Bullet Witch review

NES classic, Contra. You ran from left to right, as either Blue Man or Red Man, dependant on whether you played with a friend or played with yourself, and shot guys who ran towards you. Sometimes, sometimes, the enemies would come at your…

carcinogen_crush · April 8, 2007