Staff reviews
4,693 reviews · showing 2,641–2,660
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Staff Wii HG exclusive
Mad Dog McCree Gunslinger Pack review
You'll quickly come to learn that timing is everything, which isn't so bad, but there's an unwelcome complication: the exact timing required is never quite clear. You have to aim and shoot before a certain point in any video footage. If…
Jason Venter · June 26, 2009
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator: World Championship 2009 review
If you’re a Yu-Gi-Oh fan and know the ins and outs of the rules, you’ll most likely find a decent title in World Championship 2009. But, if your experience with the trading card franchise is non-existent, you’re going to have a much…
Freelance Contributor · June 25, 2009
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Staff SNES
Mr. Nutz review
It's clear that the adventure — which begins in "Woody Land" — was heavily influenced by Sonic the Hedgehog, as Mr. Nutz collects coins from nooks and crannies across numerous expansive levels. Unlike Sonic, there's no time limit; the…
Zigfried · June 24, 2009
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Bionic Commando Rearmed review
A couple zones in both versions end with a fight against a hovering machine emitting a battle cry of "Pi Pi Pi". My strategy in the NES game was simple: run up and blast it until it explodes. Here, it only can be damaged when Nathan uses…
Rob Hamilton · June 24, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures: Muzzled! review
Which is why Muzzled! feels like such an important addition to the series. Refining almost all the wavering half-problems of the previous incarnations, it's fresh, exciting and gleefully silly.
Lewis Denby · June 23, 2009
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena review
Riddick is the bogeyman, a silent assassin who can see in the dark, and Vin Diesel exudes the perfect mix of menace and emotional detachment. The outrageous Chronicles of Riddick film tried its best to ideologically kill the character, but…
Zigfried · June 20, 2009
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Junior Classic Games review
Split into six differing categories, each of the thirty mini games is bright, colourful and wrapped around a strong animal motif that’s not overly complicated nor tinged with the disappointing “you’re doing your homework for fun!”…
Gary Hartley · June 20, 2009
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Hidden Objects: Mystery Stories review
Mystery Stories’ biggest problem is how it seems to want you to believe it’s something more than a game that presents you with a cluttered room then asks you to point out semi-hidden items with your stylus because, as far as games of this…
Gary Hartley · June 20, 2009
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Staff PSP HG exclusive
Class of Heroes review
Class of Heroes is huge. I remember when my Celestian Valkyrie — I pervishly call her my angel — hit level seven. To advance to the next level, she needed 10,500 additional experience. Over ten thousand experience to reach level eight…
Zigfried · June 16, 2009
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4 review
Ninja Council 4 is a lean, focused story dressed in a new wardrobe. Unfortunately, the game has become too thin. Wi-fi multiplayer, prominent in the original Japanese version, has been dropped from the North American release. Fans forced…
Benjamin Woodhouse · June 16, 2009
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Staff DS HG exclusive
I Love Beauty: Hollywood Makeover review
Beauty is really about style. I Love Beauty: Hollywood Makeover is about the drudgery of applying makeup.
Benjamin Woodhouse · June 16, 2009
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Staff Genesis HG exclusive
Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijou review
Sega's first exclusive title: Proving that 'Nonsense' isn't just a subtitle, it’s a warning.
Gary Hartley · June 13, 2009
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Cross Edge review
Because of the haphazard manner in which information is presented, genre-standard processes such as item crafting, synthesis, skill point allotment, shopping, party formation and so forth all require that you dive through two or three…
Jason Venter · June 13, 2009
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Fuel review
Though on the surface the game appears to be just another tour of some established courses where your only goal is to finish ahead of all of your competition, that's not actually the best way to play. Instead, you're expected to chart your…
Jason Venter · June 12, 2009
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Red Faction: Guerrilla review
A vast game of utterly mad possibilities. There's not enough of a culture for Guerrilla to be proclaimed a true masterpiece, or even a revolution, but it's not a long way off. Rarely has open-world mayhem been so invigorating, so…
Lewis Denby · June 12, 2009
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Up review
Fortunately, cooperative play alleviates some of that. Two people can pick up controllers and it's easy to join or leave a game with the press of a button. That allows a parent or elder sibling to save the day if kids are becoming too…
Jason Venter · June 11, 2009
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Staff Apple II HG exclusive
Amnesia review
If you create a public scene or break any laws (such as sleeping in public or leaving the early-game hotel room naked), odds are you'll wind up arrested. Humorously, you get to play through your final days in a jail cell, choosing what…
Rob Hamilton · June 11, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Officers review
Officers is a fun toy. Every map is like a sandbox in which you can rain destruction upon the Nazis. Its key feature, huge battles, is both the best part of gameplay and the worst.
Freelance Writer · June 8, 2009
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Steal Princess review
Even though it's an interesting game, Steal Princess's overly complex, touchy controls tarnish the experience, and map creation is a spectacular failure. On the other hand, the game does feature excruciatingly dull story scenes mixed among…
Zigfried · June 7, 2009
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Staff Wii HG exclusive
PDC World Championship Darts 2009 review
2009 has made some big steps up from its previous version, but that everything about the game is so budget that it hardly looks any different from the initial outing made two years ago on the PS2 isn’t something that makes it an easy…
Gary Hartley · June 6, 2009
