Reader reviews, page 266

Boulder Dash EX review

Though Boulder Dash is not the most famous franchise name in the video game universe, it actually has a long and boring history. Read on to find out more! No, seriously, Boulder Dash began in 1984 and is in fact older than me. It has…

denouement · April 5, 2004

Reader NES

Color a Dinosaur review

So here we are on the day known 'round the world as April Fools Day, and what game is considered a bigger joke among denizens of the gaming world than Color a Dinosaur? I believe I could bet that at some point in their childhoods everyone…

snowdragon · April 3, 2004

Reader Genesis

Hellfire review

Being fronted with the one-man-against-the-universe plot isn’t something unfamiliar when playing any of the multitude of shooters on the Genesis. Hellfire - one of the many arcade shooter ports here on the Genesis – isn’t any exception…

djy8c · March 31, 2004

Reader SuperGrafx Review of the Week

1941: Counter Attack review

On the surface, there really wasn’t that much wrong with Capcom’s first two World War II-based shooters. Both 1942 and 1943 had loads of fast action complete with an unbelievable number of planes and other vessels quivering with the…

overdrive · March 30, 2004

Reader PlayStation 2

Grand Theft Auto III review

There’s nothing like good ol’ fashioned violence and crime, and Grand Theft Auto III has plenty of it. The Grand Theft Auto series became notorious for its violence and “go anywhere, kill anyone” gameplay. While the previous 2 installments…

djskittles · March 29, 2004

Reader PlayStation

Breath of Fire III review

One could easily say that the Super Nintendo was the first American console system to truly embrace role-playing games. From unforgettable legends such as Final Fantasy 3/6 and Chrono Trigger to more mundane offerings such as the…

overdrive · March 26, 2004

Reader Game Boy Advance

Activision Anthology review

Rumors have been around for years about a ''portable system that plays Atari 2600 games.'' Being one whose favorite motto has always been ''I'll believe it when I see it,'' I never gave in to the rumors. Perhaps a portable 2600 was…

retro · March 25, 2004

Reader Arcade

Samurai Shodown V review

Samurai Shodown 5 is very, very difficult for me to review. On the one hand, I thoroughly enjoy the game, and I find myself playing it more and more. On the other, it’s basically a slap in the face to fans of the series; which I am…

vincent_valentine · March 22, 2004

Reader GameCube

F-Zero GX review

Skip the cheesy lyrics to the late 80s power electric guitars in the background, as I’m taking you on a journey to the future! Not a future that exists in a cyber world where crime is around the bend of every corner, or a future where we…

zoop · March 22, 2004

Reader Xbox

The Suffering review

Midway has recently taken a new direct route towards gamers: their objective is to create new, exciting games that actually play decently. With a bright 2004 line-up in check, including Mortal Kombat: Deception in the fall, Midway has…

zoop · March 22, 2004

Reader PlayStation 2

Final Fantasy X review

Final Fantasy is perhaps the biggest name in console gaming today, and the debut of the tenth game in this tradition is certainly a prime opportunity to compare this game to previous titles, and see what progress we have made. Art, in its…

denouement · March 21, 2004

Reader PlayStation

Disney's Tarzan review

Disney has always been known for their seemingly perfect family morals, their delightful animated films and their fairly consistent track record of making bad games. To be fair, not all of their games are bad. Too bad for every good title…

djskittles · March 20, 2004

Reader GameCube

Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights review

In all honesty, I am probably not the best person to be reviewing Scooby-Doo: Night of 100 Frights, a harmless platformer drummed up by the vapid zombie brains at THQ whose video games based on flavor-of-the-month franchises put premium…

snowdragon · March 20, 2004

Reader PlayStation 2

Time Crisis 3 review

I remember this last summer, a friend of mine and I ventured off to Maine on vacation. It was a fun trip with lots of little memories here and there, but one memory that sticks with me was the amount of time we spent in the arcades on Old…

asherdeus · March 20, 2004

Reader PC

Ragnarok Online review

Ragnarok Online (RO) is a very, very basic MMORPG (Which is a ridiculously long acronym for the even more ridiculously long phrase Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). Really, you don’t get much more simple than this. But hey…

vincent_valentine · March 20, 2004

Reader Arcade

DoDonPachi review

Take your average vertical shooter with its overused spaceships with their pellet-shooters. Now bring it to life. Add a giant frickin piss laser and the result is DoDonPachi (translated roughly to “The DonPachi,” or “The asskicker”), an…

dogma · March 19, 2004

Reader PC

Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing review

I’ve never played a game like Big Rigs. It’s a racing game, with trucks. You may first think that it’s simply an 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker rip-off. If it tries to be, it’s not. Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing is honestly one of the…

asherdeus · March 17, 2004

Reader PlayStation 2

Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest review

It might just be me, but it seems a bit awkward when one starts a review with some sort of a disclaimer — but with Champions of Norrath, it seems almost necessary to do so. You see, this PS2 hack-and-slash offering has generated no small…

overdrive · March 17, 2004

Reader SNES

BioMetal review

Sometimes you just have to wonder what goes through the minds of video game designers and programmers. Let's say you're working on a rather routine horizontally-scrolling Super Nintendo shooter such as BioMetal. There doesn't seem to be…

overdrive · March 16, 2004

Reader Xbox

Halo: Combat Evolved review

Two dropships swoop in from the sky. Eight soldiers are going to land on a beach, to take it from some aliens. They know they are outnumbered. Yet they look somewhat eager for battle. Are they suicidal? Do they lust for battle so much that…

icehawk · March 15, 2004