Staff reviews, page 143

Pet Pals: New Leash on Life review

Pet Pals: New Leash on Life isn't all snuggles and kisses. Through 38 patient examinations, it illustrates realistic courses of medical treatment for animals in need. Given its subtitle, though, this game should've gone further in…

Benjamin Woodhouse · December 8, 2008

Staff PC HG exclusive

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest review

Rather than carefully constructing a balanced army, Multiwinia demands victory through superior manouvers, feinting and flanking, and knowing when to retreat and when to press the attack. Should you amass your Multis for a later assault…

Will Roy · December 8, 2008

Staff PSP HG exclusive

The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga review

Individually, these are all solid fighting games, particularly the first (’94) and the last (’98). Together, their flaws are much more apparent. If you like one or more of The King of Fighters games, chances are you’ll enjoy this…

Louis Bedigian · December 8, 2008

Staff DS HG exclusive

Robocalypse review

Robocalypse is much easier to grasp than it sounds and includes a very thorough tutorial (interwoven with the first few missions) to ensure that gamers know what they’re doing. The instruction booklet is quite helpful in this regard, as it…

Louis Bedigian · December 8, 2008

Staff DS HG exclusive

Ninjatown review

Everyone knows about Ninjas. Their infamous reputation precedes them everywhere. If you close your eyes, you can probably picture one in your mind. Clad entirely in black, they're a short, round people with no discernible hands or feet…

Josh Higley · December 8, 2008

Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 review

The character imbalance may irk some fans but doesn't actually make the game less fun, and for the most part Persona 4 has its own identity, plot, and tone wholly independent of Persona 3's. Given what a massively influential title Persona…

Alicia Ashby · December 6, 2008

Staff Game Boy Advance HG exclusive

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance review

Adding to the intrigue, a couple of meetings with Dracula's top subordinate, Death, seem to show that the grim reaper seems more than a bit confused as to what's going on and why his master's castle even returned. Fortunately for Juste…

Rob Hamilton · December 4, 2008

Staff DS HG exclusive

Disney's Kim Possible: Kimmunicator review

Kim can punch and kick, stringing together ‘combos’ of each attack simply through button mashing. But there are major issues with responsiveness and hit-detection. Sometimes Kim simply will not attack though you think you might be pressing…

Marc Golding · December 4, 2008

Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom review

It‘s not perfect, but Globs of Doom provides a well-crafted, fun experience for younger players. Older gamers may find small portions of the game enjoyable, but will likely find that the main game’s lean gameplay wears thin quickly.

Jeremy Peeples · December 3, 2008

Staff Wii HG exclusive

Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 review

The game heavily touts its original storyline, which was written exclusively for this North American release. It's supposed to feature two newly created members of the Anbu, the traditionally anonymous black ops squad serving Naruto's…

Benjamin Woodhouse · December 1, 2008

Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

NCAA Football 06 review

And then the hedonistic binge called recruiting begins. You'll be confronted by a map of the United States. Clicking on any state will give you the list of all the potential recruits residing there. Or, to simply things, you can go to a…

Rob Hamilton · December 1, 2008

Staff DS HG exclusive

Pony Luv review

Here, all you need to is run through a virtual checklist of tasks that keeps your horsie happy, then put the bugger to work to earn more cash which gets swallowed up by further investing in the original checklist. And that’s it.

Gary Hartley · December 1, 2008

Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive

Legendary review

The story of Legendary is undeniably shoddy, a fact that becomes all the more apparent when Spark Unlimited insists on shoving it in your face with boring cut-scenes before each mission, done in the still frame style of Resistance: Fall of…

Jonathan Stark · November 30, 2008

Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive

The Last Remnant review

Strategic RPGs have only come so far in advancing the traditional turn-based gameplay we have seen implemented in past video games. With The Last Remnant, Square-Enix tries to do something different, offering larger scale battles that…

Adam Beck · November 30, 2008

Staff PSP HG exclusive

Star Ocean: First Departure review

It's all quite basic and it works smoothly without any noteworthy hitches except the obvious one: it gets repetitive. By the time you reach the end of the game, you'll probably have faced more than 800 different enemy groups, with most…

Jason Venter · November 30, 2008

Staff PC HG exclusive

Pathologic review

Pathologic is gloriously ambitious and intentionally abhorrent, but in pushing the boundaries of game design, it manages to cross them to often disastrous effect. It realises the best and worst of the medium's potential and, while I'm…

Lewis Denby · November 29, 2008

Staff PC HG exclusive

Super Text Twist review

Feel free to eat all the cod you want, but koi is not on the menu. Pay for your fish craving with yen, but smaller denominations such as ren are not accepted here. You can bring your sis but not your bro. You can be an ace or a con, but…

Jackie Curtis · November 28, 2008

Staff TurboGrafx-16 HG exclusive

Hatris review

You are Alexey Pajitnov. Perhaps the name rings a bell. You've just created Tetris, the mega-hit puzzle game that has sparked legal battles across the globe over licensing rights and taken both eastern and western audiences by storm. Atari…

Jackie Curtis · November 26, 2008

Staff Atari 2600 HG exclusive

Mouse Trap review

I'm not sure why the mouse looks so happy, all things considered, as a number of (possibly starving) felines patrol the corridors of the maze. Working in the mouse's favor were a few dog biscuits, which would turn it into a dog that could…

Rob Hamilton · November 26, 2008

Staff Game Boy HG exclusive

Pokemon Red review

But it doesn't have to be Mankey; it could be Ratatta. It could be Nidoran. It could be Pidgey, or Pikachu, or Geodude. There is a tendency for the Pokemon you start with to become one of your strongest, but it's not a necessity, and any…

Jackie Curtis · November 26, 2008