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6,557 reviews · showing 5,501–5,520
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Reader Game Boy
Bubble Ghost review
I guess this game is a puzzler, although it really is touch and go in classing it in one genre. For those not 'in the know', Bubble Ghost involves you guiding a ghost around the mansion that he haunts. To pass the time the ghost blows a…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy
Super Mario Land review
Plumbing looks like a top career. You can let your weight go as much as you like. You can proudly wear the worst facial fuzz since David Bellamy. You can have dodgy dress sense. And still you not only manage to pull, but you unfailingly…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy
Small Soldiers review
A few years ago a film called Small Soldiers assaulted the worlds cinemas. Telling the tale of the Gorgonite's struggle against the evil Commando Elite, led by Chip Hazzard (voiced by the brilliant Tommy Lee Jones in the movie), the movie…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy
Radar Mission review
An imposing warship, ready to decimate an unseen enemy. A blood red sky, foggy with the haze of battle. An oh-so-cool logo.... the cover art for Radar Mission was very exciting for an eight year old. And as such, on the magical Christmas…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy
R-Type review
There cannot be many systems that haven't hosted an R-Type game at some stage in their lives. The original started life in the arcades many moons ago, and since then we've had conversions, we've had sequels, we've had forays into 3-D (in…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy
Paperboy review
Newspapers are great. They fill you in on world events, they have sports news, they have TV listings, they have lots of pictures. Yes, people like newspapers. Paperboys, though, are less popular. They are never on time during school…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy
NFL Quarterback Club review
I've never seen a game of American Football in my life. To me, football is the sport played by legends such as Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, and Pele, rather than the States' Thanksgiving Day prerequisite. All my knowledge of the game comes…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy
Kung Fu Master review
Kung Fu Master.... a title that conjures up several images in the mind of the humble gamer. Will this game be a fighter like Street Fighter II or Mortal Kombat? A sequel to the NES classic Kung Fu? A Double Dragon-esque beat-em-up? And it…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy
Hyper Lode Runner review
Treasure hunting is a dangerous business - not only does it usually involve hiring a team of foreign peasants to aid you in your quest that, movie lore has taught us, will contain at least one treacherous killing machine that works for one…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy
Hook review
Hook was a film released nearly a decade ago now, starring Robin Williams as a grown up and jaded version of the fabled hero Peter Pan. With Dustin Hoffman and Julia Roberts supporting, the film boasted a strong cast, and a pleasantly…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy Advance
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow review
It's an age old debate - which is the coolest: Pirates, Ninjas or Vampires?? Pirates have cool boats, and they have Johnny Depp flying their flag (so to speak), but they have terrible dress sense, and you always get the impression that…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy Advance
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance review
In the days before Buffy, vampires had it easy. They knew that, if they approached a helpless looking girl on the street, she would actually be a helpless girl, rather than a mean, lean, vampire-dusting machine. Because, in the days before…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy Advance
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity review
The Game Boy and Game Boy Color were never really renowned for their racing games. The limited power of the machines was more sorted to (seemingly endless) platform games than anything else. The arrival of the Game Boy Advance is hoping to…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy Advance
Game & Watch Gallery 4 review
Hello, and welcome to The Broken Thumb Retirement Home For Yesterday's Video Game Characters. Allow me to show you around. Here we have Zool, trying to explain to an uninterested orderly about how he isn't supposed to be an ant. Again. To…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy Advance
Kuru Kuru Kururin review
There are some games that redefine their genre. That raise the stakes for all other games of their ilk, and become the new benchmark by which all others will be judged. Mario did it for the platform genre, Street Fighter for the 2D…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy Advance
Metroid Fusion review
There are certain gaming franchises that are legendary. The Mario games. The Final Fantasy games. The Zelda games. One such legendary series is the Metroid saga. Telling the tale of bounty hunter Samus Aran, the games formed an epic plot…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy Advance
Pokémon: Ruby Version review
It's fair to say that the Pokemon franchise revitalised the somewhat ailing Game Boy in the late 90s. As the kids were being seduced to Sony's grey box by Lara Croft's heaving jublies, Nintendo's pocket wonder was left in the cold. It had…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy Advance
Sonic Advance 2 review
Hedgehogs are fairly misrepresented in the videogame world. Despite what Sega's top brass would have you believe, our spiky friends are not blue. And that's just for starters. The majority of them do not wear trainers. They tend to travel…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy Color
Catwoman review
There is an unwritten rule that in general, villains are far more interesting than the heroes that inevitably defeat them. While in many cases this is true, I've always found the Batman villains to be a pretty dull bunch. There are one or…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
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Reader Game Boy Color
Deja Vu I & II: The Casebooks of Ace Harding review
Deja Vu appeared years ago and was a minor classic. Shortly after, Deja Vu 2 appeared. Now, thanks to the wonders of modern technology (and possibly voodoo magic - this I was unable to confirm) both games are available on one GBC cart…
tomclark · March 7, 2004
