Staff reviews, page 164

Duke Nukem 3D review

In the first two levels of this game’s first scenario, Duke takes refuge from the alien-infested streets in such wholesome places as an adult movie theater and strip club — where he can get tit shows from the pole dancers while making…

Rob Hamilton · November 2, 2007

Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive

Brunswick Pro Bowling review

Unfortunately, Brunswick Pro Bowling is hard to recommend to anyone, even the most hardcore bowling fan. Although the bowling mechanics are decent and there is a wealth of licensed Brunswick gear, they in no way balance the negatives. The…

Paul Josua · November 2, 2007

Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords review

Though at some level the creatures you fight in Puzzle Quest are just there as window dressing, they actually do bring a lot to the table. When you are traveling from one city to another and a sand worm attacks, you'll react differently…

Jason Venter · November 1, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Maniac Mansion review

Dave has it rough. As if the pressures of putting off those pesky term papers and sleeping through exams weren’t enough, his cheerleader girlfriend Sandy has been abducted by a mad scientist who wants to suck out her pretty brains. She…

Sho · October 31, 2007

Staff PSP HG exclusive

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions review

Those of you familiar with the original Tactics will recognize the name of that story. The War of the Lions is no sequel to it, but rather an enhanced port of its original PlayStation counterpart, and from the very instant you select "New…

Kyle Stepp · October 30, 2007

Staff PSP HG exclusive

Coded Arms: Contagion review

Perhaps in an attempt to further the futuristic setting, the gameplay has fallen out of a time warp. From 1996.

C J · October 30, 2007

Staff Wii HG exclusive

Victorious Boxers: Revolution review

After 23 years of technological and gameplay advancements, it seems like we finally got a three-dimensional version of Punch-Out! Then again, you can always charge in like a schoolyard runt trying to fend off the bully with a torrent of…

Brian Rowe · October 29, 2007

Staff PSP HG exclusive

NBA 08 review

For all that initial negativity and bias, NBA08 surprised me in a number of ways. To be fair, it is the first sports title I have played on the PSP. Most of this can be attributed to the fact that it seemed rather pointless given how far…

Josh Higley · October 26, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Urban Dead review

The frantic plight of new characters trying desperately to scrape up enough experience to buy those all-important skills is easily the most thrilling chapter of Urban Dead.

Gary Hartley · October 26, 2007

Staff PSP HG exclusive

Valhalla Knights review

Valhalla Knights makes a lot of assumptions. It assumes you already know that the character you're hired to escort through evil-heavy lands is automatically in your group, despite the game never telling you so and the character only ever…

Gary Hartley · October 24, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Blitzkreig 2: Liberation review

The latest addition to the Blitzkrieg series of no-nonsense WWII RTSs is aimed at hardcore fans. The rest of us? We kinda have to step aside and watch.

Martin G · October 22, 2007

Staff Wii HG exclusive

Spider-Man: Friend or Foe review

The mysterious villain of Friend or Foe is harvesting symbiote-tainted meteors, the same type of alien symbiote that created Venom, and housing them inside an army of holographic enemies. Laws of physics be damned, you get to fight…

Brian Rowe · October 22, 2007

Staff Wii HG exclusive

Dewy's Adventure review

The Wii Remote controller is held sideways, like a classic NES controller, and your motions theoretically determine where the hero—a drop of water—rolls. I say 'theoretically' because a slight flick of the wrist could be enough to make him…

Jason Venter · October 20, 2007

Staff NES HG exclusive

Deadly Towers review

It just isn’t fun to take novice hero Prince Meyer through corridors littered with non-threatening bouncing slime-like things — only to unexpectedly get whisked away to a maze loaded with animal-headed humanoids capable of disemboweling…

Rob Hamilton · October 18, 2007

Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive

Halo 3 review

But if asked to sum up what Halo 3 is without the narrative poise, it’s still an easy answer: it’s just like Halo 2.

Gary Hartley · October 18, 2007

Staff DS HG exclusive

Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck review

In Duck Amuck, your goal is not to save the princess, or to make Daffy as wealthy as possible, or to show Bugs Bunny once and for all which mascot is superior. You aren't even sparing the cartoon world an invasion from Marvin the Martian…

Jason Venter · October 17, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Requital review

Requital finds itself more realised than Two Worlds, but simply not on the same tier as Oblivion.

Gary Hartley · October 15, 2007

Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive

Folklore review

You see, unlike in other action RPGs, you don't have a sword that you replace over time. Instead, the Folks that you absorb are your weapons. Each Folk you absorb gives you a new ability, be it a flamethrowing badass' ability to throw a…

Kyle Stepp · October 12, 2007

Staff PC HG exclusive

Might & Magic III: Isles of Terra review

And those limitations make themselves known as soon as the game begins. Among the initial tasks set before players is one involving destroying the swarm of rats that’ve taken over Fountain Head, the town where the game starts. Attempting…

Rob Hamilton · October 11, 2007

Staff PSP HG exclusive

Worms: Open Warfare 2 review

Basically, Worms plays like Lemmings would if the goal was to kill things with exploding fruit instead of to reach an exit. Each team gets a preset amount of time to maneuver his worm into position to strike at an enemy unit, and then the…

Josh Higley · October 5, 2007