Staff reviews, page 132

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy review

In fact, nothing moves quickly. It's hard to be intimidated by enemy generals — gigantic warriors capable of unleashing powerful close-range attacks — when they're plodding towards you with the speed (sans menace) of a George Romero…

Rob Hamilton · July 15, 2009

Staff NES HG exclusive

Operation Secret Storm review

I'm not sure what surprised me more: the fact I only had to deal with seven or eight enemies before encountering the level's boss or that I was fighting the national bird of the United States in Iraq! Perhaps Color Dreams was slyly…

Rob Hamilton · July 13, 2009

Staff Wii HG exclusive

Cocoto Platform Jumper review

Platform Jumper looks like Rayman, plays like a lethargic Sonic and lifts the arcing attacks/temporary platforms from Rainbow Island. Notably, in aping games of actual worth, it manages to hobble together a Frankenstein’s monster of a…

Gary Hartley · July 13, 2009

Staff Wii HG exclusive

Let's Tap review

Let's Tap thinks outside the box. More specifically, right on top of it. The game offers up a hands-free control scheme where you place the Wii remote face-down on a box or flat surface. Tap nearby, and the vibrations travel to the remote…

Benjamin Woodhouse · July 13, 2009

Staff Wii HG exclusive

Dawn of Discovery review

Another feature that sets Dawn of Discovery apart from other simulation titles such as Civilization IV or SimCity is the occasional focus on maritime exploration. Instead of settling a single continent, you'll develop a bunch of smaller…

Jason Venter · July 12, 2009

Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive

Droplitz review

Even on the introductory levels, water drains too quickly from too many locations. It's easy to build up a solid chain of beautiful paths, only to watch it disappear in a flash as you're left scrambling to construct new paths while a…

Jason Venter · July 9, 2009

Staff Sega CD HG exclusive

Annet Futatabi review

Genesis cult classic El Viento did not end happily. The heroine bawled her adorable doe eyes out in the arms of her adoptive father Earnest Evans (star of the tragically ambitious . . . Earnest Evans). The pair's occasional friend and…

Zigfried · July 9, 2009

Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Drakan: The Ancients' Gates review

As for Snotmaw, well, I have to admit watching and hearing an audience chanting "SNOTMAW! SNOTMAW! SNOTMAW!" made me feel like a pro wrestling jobber about to get pasted by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a match held deep in the heart of…

Rob Hamilton · July 8, 2009

Staff PC

Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 - Launch of the Screaming Narwhal review

Still, this rebirth is in the hands of the adept Telltale Games, who recently revived Sam & Max, brought Strong Bad to tremendous interactive life, and rendered the quaint British tales of Wallace & Gromit in a mostly pleasing fashion…

Lewis Denby · July 8, 2009

Staff PC HG exclusive

Trine review

Intelligent but unpretentious, quaint yet brutal, Trine is regularly an absolute delight. Delve into the options menu and you can set it up for co-operative play - which allows all three players in the world at once - adding another level…

Lewis Denby · July 7, 2009

Staff NES HG exclusive

Robodemons review

There are a couple of skulls in the bottom half constantly shooting at you while you're trying to deal with top-half enemies, including tiny non-firing skulls that roll right under your boomering's path because the programming doesn't…

Rob Hamilton · July 6, 2009

Staff PSP HG exclusive

Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament review

Probably the best moment came after Venus had lost her precious pendant. When I offered to steal her a new one, she launched into a tearful backstory explaining that it was the last remaining memento of her dead mother. My response? I…

Jonathan Stark · July 6, 2009

Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive

FIFA Soccer 09 review

For me, FIFA '09 is a multiplayer game. One so aggressively combative it's become a potential friendship breaker.

Gary Hartley · July 6, 2009

Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive

Overlord II review

Pastoral scenes and even the menacing fairytale forest are gone, replaced by environs that seem to have been drawn with no discernible rhyme or reason from a hat labeled "whatever was left." The icy village that you once called your home…

Jason Venter · July 5, 2009

Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood review

It can be a bit much to take in all at once, but Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood delights in telling its twisted tale in an unconventional and sometimes surprising fashion. The next likely event is seldom clear as the player careens wildly…

Jason Venter · July 4, 2009

Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

The Warriors review

As in the movie, they're a fictional gang, hoodlumming it up and down 1979 Coney Isle. The Warriors and a hundred other gangs are invited to a "no guns" meeting held by a very charismatic cat named Cyrus, whose noble dream is to unite the…

Zigfried · July 3, 2009

Staff PC HG exclusive

Crazy Machines 2 Complete review

It’s an interest thing, really. If the idea of gizmos and pulleys and gears has you grinning like a loon, or even if you want to tread a puzzle path not often explored, then this is a great package to pick up.

Gary Hartley · July 1, 2009

Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive

Sam & Max Save the World review

It’s always interesting to see the conversion from comic book to video game – It's something that often falls flat, but when it works, it tends to work great. Sam & Max have enjoyed life within the latter camp from way back with the…

Paige Barclay · July 1, 2009

Staff Wii HG exclusive

We Cheer review

At the moment the mechanics finally clicked, We Cheer transformed into an invigorating challenge. I started hustling out a succession of complex, varied swirls. I had to exaggerate my direction, reaching all the way to the ceiling and down…

Benjamin Woodhouse · June 30, 2009

Staff DS HG exclusive

PDC World Championship Darts review

You're not going to like PDC World Championship Darts 2009 unless you like darts. It's not like FIFA, where even if you don't watch or play football you can still enjoy the game. With PDC 09, you need to have a passing interest in the real…

Gareth Chadwick · June 29, 2009