Reader reviews, page 213

Blitz: The League review

I’m not a big football guy. I couldn’t tell you where the “pocket” is or what to use an “eye formation” for. I don’t know the difference between a fullback and a halfback. That's the reason I absolutely loved Blitz: The League. Blitz makes…

True · February 3, 2006

Reader PlayStation 2

Contra: Shattered Soldier review

In a generation where 2D games belong to Gameboys, DSs and PSPs, it’s always nice and refreshing to see a 2D game on a home console. After making an attempt at 3D gaming (and failing horribly), Contra returns to form in Shattered Soldier…

hex · February 2, 2006

Reader DS

Puyo Pop Fever review

I first experienced Puyo Pop on the GBA years ago. I don’t know what made it so captivating, but lining up multicolored balls of goop was incredibly addictive. The campy storyline and goofy characters only managed to pull me into the game…

asherdeus · February 1, 2006

Reader PlayStation 2

Buzz! The Music Quiz review

If you’re a student in the UK, chances are that you’ve come home drunk on a Saturday night and found yourself watching Quizmania on ITV. For those not in the know, Quizmania is a four hour long game show that runs on throughout the early…

goldenvortex · January 31, 2006

Reader DS HG exclusive

Meteos review

Planet Meteo is a big bully! While other planets all live in peace and harmony, this evil planet has a chip on its shoulder. More than just a chip, actually. Meteo has bricks on its shoulders. Multi-coloured bricks, called meteos, that the…

cheekylee · January 30, 2006

Reader PlayStation

Legend of Mana review

People are always complaining about the lack of originality in videogames. Playing what is essentially the same game over and over again seems almost impossible to avoid considering how few unique titles there truly are. Legend of Mana…

djskittles · January 29, 2006

Reader SNES

Secret of Mana review

I'm really starting to wonder what's with Squaresoft. Many call them the best RPG developer, while others claim they're an overrated piece of fecal matter. Me, I'm still confused. The Final Fantasy series has proven to be a deep and…

mariner · January 29, 2006

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition review

Seldom have I seen a re-release that makes you feel like you're playing the game for the first time all over again. This is one of those re-releases. The original Devil May Cry 3 was famous for it's stylish combat and grueling difficulty…

gmsephiroth · January 29, 2006

Reader PlayStation 2 Review of the Week HG exclusive

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness review

Following the positive experience I recieved from Lament of Innocence I had no qualms about making a blind purchase for Curse of Darkness. Lament’s brutal combos, intense action and lush castle made it one of the greatest action games I’ve…

True · January 27, 2006

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Shining Force Neo review

How wonderfully dreadful that publishers such as Sega can shun the developers that made their games worthy in the first place, but still churn out sequels and counterparts to them. Sequels, mind you, that make no effort to recreate Shining…

crimson_phoenix · January 25, 2006

Reader PSP Review of the Week

Infected review

I think there’s one problem with the PSP that most of us reviewers are ignoring: we don’t know what we want with it. Since the technology is so advanced, we want a console experience in our hands. We want the best graphics, the best…

asherdeus · January 24, 2006

Reader PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution review

There are two types of people in the world, those who love Tekken and those who love Virtual Fighter. I don’t care who you are, you fit into one of those categories. Be it an old lady from Florida or business man from New York, you either…

phoenix_crow · January 24, 2006

Reader DS

Animal Crossing: Wild World review

You’re in the back seat of a car with an animal at the wheel, steering through unforgiving rain traveling down an unknown road. You’re moving from your old life - no more large city, no more long job times, no more long distances between…

hex · January 23, 2006

Reader SNES

Skyblazer review

I've noticed that the platformer genre really started to get stale on the SNES. Sure, Mario World was more than adequate, and there were a select few other gems as well. But unfortunately, the vast majority of them seemed to be the same…

mariner · January 22, 2006

Reader SNES

Soul Blazer review

Some people call Zelda an action/RPG. Although Zelda has elements of both genres, it is much more than that, and is in reality a completely different genre. Soul Blazer, often compared to Zelda by those that have actually heard of it, is…

mariner · January 22, 2006

Reader PC Review of the Week HG exclusive

Fallout 2 review

World War III nearly destroyed all life on Earth. No one bothers to remember the specifics now; they’re trivialities, unimportant details. What is remembered is that lances of nuclear fire descended from the sky and boiled the oceans…

viridian_moon · January 20, 2006

Reader Genesis HG exclusive

Splatterhouse 2 review

I don’t like Splatterhouse 2. I was planning to mock its sloppy control and limited moveset. I was planning to attack its stricter-than-Altered Beast linearity. I was even planning to poke fun at the sanitized pastel ichor that bursts from…

lilica · January 20, 2006

Reader PC HG exclusive

Cave Story review

Cave Story is definitely the right game, but it's in the wrong place, at the wrong time. If you time-warped (again) back to 1990 and released it on the Mega Drive, the time you returned to wouldn't be the rubbish one we know. It'd be an…

autorock · January 20, 2006

Reader DS HG exclusive

Animal Crossing: Wild World review

A long, long time ago on the Dreamcast there was a game called Shenmue. Not many people remember much about Shenmue, but it was a game where you played as a young Chinese man attempting to avenge his father's death by buying furniture for…

timrod · January 20, 2006

Reader PC HG exclusive

Fallout review

Until now, there were no dreams of the future. The world as you know it has been confined to the massive bunker, Vault 13. Inside the redundant maze of sterile hallways and fluorescent tubes, all that mattered was keeping the vault running…

pup · January 18, 2006