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Mega Man Anniversary Collection review

For a lover of the classic Mega Man games endeavoring to find inexpensive copies on eBay, the search can be long and arduous. Carts are strewn all about the open market, to be sure, but one can never be too confident even with a picture of…

snowdragon · September 13, 2004

Reader PlayStation 2

Contra: Shattered Soldier review

We all have that friend who happens to be a movie buff - the guy that owns more movies than you have seen in your life, and knows more about film than anyone has a right to know. For some odd reason, these movie buffs usually work (or have…

reverend · September 13, 2004

Reader Arcade

Mega Man: The Power Battle review

Ladies and Gentlemen, a flock of seagulls. "KAW KAW! ::flaps arms really hard:: "Hello, all. Vegita here, your odd-reviewer, telling it like it is, where he is, whatever he is. Who is he? He is what he is! ::swoops down to perch on a…

reverend · September 12, 2004

Reader Arcade

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 review

Ladies and gentlemen, may I now proudly present to you, a Vegita Fireside Chat. "Hello, folks. I know, I've been away from reviewing for quite a long period of time. That is simply because I had gotten so sick and tired of reviewing and…

reverend · September 12, 2004

Reader Arcade

Altered Beast review

[Man, those guys that were just playin' this game sure were acting a little weird...] Right when I first stepped up to Altered Beast, I knew there was something amiss. I plunked a couple of quarters into the slot and took my place on the…

reverend · September 12, 2004

Reader PlayStation 2

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 review

Fighting games often come and go, either striking a chord with players or whizzing down the road of mediocrity, finally pulling into a nice parking space into the Lot of Obscurity. - There are plenty of Handicapped spaces available in…

reverend · September 12, 2004

Reader NES

Sweet Home review

Long before Capcom released Resident Evil upon the unwashed masses of gamers, they created Sweet Home for the Famicom. Due to some violent and gory imagery and the common use of prayer to solve problems (a Nintendo of America no-no), this…

overdrive · September 11, 2004

Reader TurboGrafx-16

Tensei Ryuu: Saint Dragon review

While playing the first level of Aicom side-scrolling shooter Saint Dragon on the ol’ PC Engine, I nearly fell in love. Piloting a skeletal dragon definitely earned this game points in my book, but there was a lot more to it than just…

overdrive · September 11, 2004

Reader PlayStation 2

Kingdom Hearts review

Why does everyone like this game so much? I don't get it. I mean, I understand the concepts of taste and opinion, but saying 'I like Kingdom Hearts' is, to me, like saying 'I enjoy stabbing my skull with screwdrivers.' Is everyone just…

autorock · September 11, 2004

Reader PlayStation 2

Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven review

It's fun to kill people in games. Whether it's choking a mafia mook to a mouth-foaming death with piano wire in Hitman, or clamping a plastic bag over some miscreant's face and holding it there until his frenzied struggles are reduced to…

autorock · September 11, 2004

Reader GameCube

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle review

Sonic was battered and beaten, being featured in lackluster games on a dying platform known to mankind as the Sega Saturn. Although Sega hoped to make a gaming renaissance on the Sega Dreamcast, it was overlooked due to the hype machine…

eoib · September 9, 2004

Reader PC

Command and Conquer: Renegade review

Set in the game world of the original Command & Conquer RTS, Renegade is a first person shooter centering around a commando named Havoc and a simple plot unfolding over 12 missions. It is no way a ground breaking RTS, and in fact has a…

sashanan · September 8, 2004

Reader PC

Age of Mythology review

An angry army of Cylclops and Medusas has infested your town and is destroying all of your houses and civilians. Now... considering this isn't your normal everyday problem, you have several choices: A) Run around screaming and wetting your…

lukifer · September 6, 2004

Reader PlayStation 2 Review of the Week HG exclusive

Crimson Tears review

Considering the scant advertising and minimal hype that accompanied the release of Crimson Tears, I think it's safe to say that Capcom determined the project's chances of succeeding to have been dubious at best. But let's suppose for a…

darkfact · September 6, 2004

Reader Xbox

Deathrow review

I feel it’s unfair for creatively good games to not be advertised in anyway or be released with over shadowing big name competitors. This usually causes unknown games to fall in between the cracks of genre rivals and its own obscure world…

evilpoptart937 · September 5, 2004

Reader GameCube

SoulCalibur II review

Do you like big swords? How about oversized muscle men in suspenders? If you answered yes to either questions, you’ll love Namco’s latest double edged serving of Soul Calibur II. Yum…giant steak knives… All right, for all ten of you out…

heroofthewinds · September 5, 2004

Reader NES

NES Play Action Football review

A good football game on the NES is a difficult title to gain. The NES's lack of power and overall simplicity made it challenging for football games, or any sports games, to capture a sense of the sport and be playable at the same time…

evilpoptart937 · September 4, 2004

Reader PlayStation

Mega Man X4 review

If there's one thing gamers know about Capcom, it's that they like to reap the rewards of a successful title. I mean, come on. Six Mega Man games on one console, countless Street Fighter rehashes and a remake of about every single Resident…

eoib · September 4, 2004

Reader Xbox Review of the Week HG exclusive

Panzer Dragoon Orta review

Panzer Dragoon Zwei didn’t waste any time. The opening scene violently hurled unsuspecting gamers into an enemy-infested outpost with the ability to destroy nearly any building for obscene amounts of bonus points. Branching paths were…

lilica · September 4, 2004

Reader Game Boy Advance

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon review

If I were forced to come up with one flaw in Konami’s masterful Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the Playstation, it would involve that game’s lack of difficulty. For a person who had nearly cried bloody tears after suffering his…

overdrive · September 1, 2004