Staff reviews
4,689 reviews · showing 3,321–3,340
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Staff PSP HG exclusive
Prince of Persia: Revelations review
Even though the game sometimes looks like a bad Kung Fu film (audio clips for scripted events aren't properly synched), out-of-control glitches are NOT what make Revelations an irritating experience. The atrocious framerate, inopportune…
Zigfried · August 13, 2007
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Staff PSP HG exclusive
Legend of the Dragon review
Legend of the Dragon is a forgettable fighting game based on a forgettable cartoon. I could tell you all about the first time I played Fatal Fury Special or my memories of Melty Blood, but in a few months all I'll remember about this one…
Zigfried · August 12, 2007
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Staff PSP HG exclusive
Taito Legends: Power-Up review
Most arcade compilations from even the best of companies will include a few obvious misses. Taito was never the best of companies, but it was solid and enjoyed its fair share of classics. Taito Legends: Power-Ups combines games from two…
Jason Venter · August 10, 2007
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Simple 2000 vol. 101: The Oneechanpon review
In this sequel to the popular Oneechanpuruu, you assume the role of a hot Japanese babe in a bikini who carves up the walking dead with her bloodthirsty katana. Besides providing a little insight into the Oneechanbara series’ selling…
Sho · August 10, 2007
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Staff PlayStation HG exclusive
Clock Tower: The First Fear review
As its title implies, The First Fear is an enhanced update of the original Clock Tower on Super Famicom. Unfortunately these enhancements are so meager that you’d have to be a really hardcore fan of the series to even bother with it.
Sho · August 5, 2007
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Staff Wii HG exclusive
Mario Party 8 review
With Mario Party 3 on the N64 being my only experience with the franchise, I feared I was getting in over my head (tents?), but long and behold, nothing much has changed.
Nicholas Tan · August 3, 2007
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Staff Turbografx-CD HG exclusive
Dragon Knight III review
As a professional video game expert, it’s my job – no, my duty – to tell you all about the awesome obscure imports that you’ll never get to play because you suck. But I’m also a lazy bastard, so I decided to pull this disc out of the…
Sho · August 2, 2007
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Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
Drakengard review
That's the real problem with Drakengard: it's annoying. Killing stuff just isn't fun. If it were, I'd be able to gloss over such faults and thrive in the moment. Alas, a poor camera (you cannot manually control the view) and a lack of…
Zigfried · August 1, 2007
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Staff NES HG exclusive
The Guardian Legend review
Optomon doesn’t initially seem so imposing. This circular, one-eyed mass of vegetation does little but float from one side of the screen to the other while emitting bullets and unpredictable, but slow-moving, lasers. But, while pummeling…
Rob Hamilton · August 1, 2007
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Staff PSP HG exclusive
Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground review
I was given free reign to make my dungeon look any way I wanted. Even when I had to put the game down, I was planning my next floor. “Do I want long corridors towards several rooms," I would find myself asking with every floor "or do I…
Greg Knoll · August 1, 2007
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Staff Game Boy HG exclusive
The Final Fantasy Legend review
I’ll give it credit for one thing: this game’s release was a radical departure from all the other RPGs of its day.
Sho · August 1, 2007
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Staff SNES HG exclusive
Clock Tower review
Considerably more obscure than its PlayStation sequel, the original Clock Tower nevertheless enjoys a cult following today thanks to an unofficial English translation. And why shouldn’t it? You’ll explore a roomy old house, engage in a…
Sho · July 31, 2007
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Staff PSP HG exclusive
Brave Story: New Traveler review
Brave Story is the type of game that takes the core things that make up its genre, and then does them very well without adding a lot of fluff. It has no qualms about telling you bluntly that it is a symbolic plunge into your own…
Josh Higley · July 30, 2007
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne review
The game adaptation draws inspiration from the book, but, ultimately, gives you the adventure that Verne's three explorers could only dream about as their shell floated past their target.
Gary Hartley · July 30, 2007
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Staff NES HG exclusive
Tombs & Treasure review
At first glance Tombs & Treasure might resemble a 1st person dungeon crawl, but it actually plays more like a dumbed-down Shadowgate with a helping of faux-RPG elements tossed in for good measure.
Sho · July 29, 2007
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Staff NES HG exclusive
Maniac Mansion (Famicom) review
Every fan of awesome graphic adventures knows that Maniac Mansion is one of the all-time classics of the genre and that it can’t possibly get any weirder than it already is. However only one of these statements is actually true!
Sho · July 28, 2007
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Staff Wii HG exclusive
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess review
I liked the game, darn it! It is majestic, captivating, engrossing, and above all, fun. So what's my problem?!
Nicholas Tan · July 27, 2007
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Staff PlayStation 2
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones review
Getting close to an unsuspecting enemy will cause things to slow down and go blurry, allowing the prince to initiate a very fast, and very stylish kill. His dagger will flash blue when the time is right to hit the attack button. If your…
Marc Golding · July 26, 2007
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Staff Turbografx-CD HG exclusive
Seirei Senshi Spriggan review
To truly succeed, to inspire awe and admiration, a shooter needs more than lots of things to shoot at. It needs depth, and it needs heart — fortunately, Spriggan delivers both.
Zigfried · July 25, 2007
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Staff PlayStation HG exclusive
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee review
With a forebodingly somber score and intricately detailed, pre-rendered backgrounds, Abe’s Oddysee is a sensual luxury, but the gameplay is straight from Out of This World, and just as hard.
Brian Rowe · July 25, 2007
