4,730 reviews · showing 3,461–3,480
Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
For all its ambitions, Rogue Galaxy neither sustains enough interest nor gathers enough courage to break away from being just a great-looking, great-sounding shell of the epic it wants to be.
Nicholas Tan · April 1, 2007
Staff PlayStation HG exclusive
Better as a general; lacking as a footsoldier.
Gary Hartley · March 30, 2007
Staff SNES HG exclusive
Some members of the Foot simply use their fists — others use swords, throwing stars, whips and other weapons. They all look the same, they all seem very stupid and, by about midway through the first stage, they all have worn out their…
Rob Hamilton · March 30, 2007
Staff DS HG exclusive
When you encounter a wild wolf, alligator or tiger, you can dance around attacks and retaliate with quick thrusts from a spear. You can also build furniture, cook mushrooms and go fishing. Really, there’s no shortage of ways to pass the…
Jason Venter · March 29, 2007
Staff Wii HG exclusive
Then you encounter the second main area, Wilbur’s house. It’s a spacious structure with a garden, a library and even an underground rail system. As you perform mundane chores, you might think you’re just being introduced to the level hub…
Jason Venter · March 29, 2007
Staff DS HG exclusive
Personal preferences are bound to vary, but it seems like a safe bet that the selection here won’t ultimately do much to please any but the arcade purists that likely already have a few game cabinets set up in their garage. Konami Classics…
Jason Venter · March 28, 2007
Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
It’s time to wrap your sweaty mitts around the wheel, clench your teeth, and thread the needle of traffic as you burn your tires down the center line. Blink and you just might find yourself at the wrong end of a five-car pileup.
Brian Rowe · March 26, 2007
Staff Wii HG exclusive
The Wii Remote lets you instantly tilt the playing field in the corresponding direction. Suppose you’re coming up on a fork in the path. Just turning your wrist slightly will cause your marble to roll in the appropriate direction. It’s…
Jason Venter · March 24, 2007
Staff PlayStation 2
Ghost Rider rides a motorcycle, has a skull for a head, wears a leather jacket with spikes, is engulfed in unquenchable hellfire, and makes the corrupt relive their sordid crimes - from their victim’s point of view. That sells itself.
Zack Little · March 23, 2007
Staff PC HG exclusive
Of course, you might instead send spies and find yourself surprised by the fact that you must choose which of several enterprises should serve as the focus for their energy. Most games would simply let you deploy spies and call it good…
Jason Venter · March 22, 2007
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
The level of customization is 10 times what I could ever want and there are tournaments and calendars aplenty. There also are more teams than you can shake a stick at (complete with multiple uniform color schemes) and the characters are…
Jason Venter · March 21, 2007
Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
For those who wonder, the ‘Plus’ in Lumines Plus refers to… nothing I can discern. Mostly, the game plays like the original, right down to the familiar skins and music and puzzles. There must be differences, but they’re nothing immediately…
Jason Venter · March 21, 2007
Staff PlayStation 2 HG exclusive
The conclusion gets stressed early today: PDC World Championship Darts can be a lot of fun, especially when you're playing the highly enjoyable multiplayer offerings. Such pub-friendly dart games like around the world, killer and fives…
Gary Hartley · March 19, 2007
Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Six stages isn’t much, not when they’re so short. Once you know what you’re doing, you should be able to complete them in less than a half-hour apiece. Only your first attempt will find you taking longer, since you don’t know what you’re…
Jason Venter · March 16, 2007
Staff PC HG exclusive
In most MMOs I usually solo 'til I can't solo no more. Since I had such a hefty goal set for myself in AA, however, I decided to team up with other players as much as possible -- not once did this happen. The player base is so low that I…
Anthony Mertz · March 15, 2007
Staff PSP HG exclusive
There were several occasions where I would shoot the ball, it would smack the goalie right in the head, launch into the air for several seconds, then—finally—he would stick his hands up, in some feeble attempt to block my shot, which he…
Greg Knoll · March 9, 2007
Staff PC HG exclusive
Originally named VAX SKI, SkiFree is loosely based on an old Activision game for the Atari 2600. Sporting the green-on-black graphics -- as was the style at the time -- the original code visualised the epitome in simplicity. Trees were…
Gary Hartley · March 8, 2007
Staff Wii
There’s definitely room for refinement, but if you can tolerate the occasional moments where Sonic and the Secret Rings stumbles and stalls, you’ll find one of Sonic’s greatest adventures to date.
Jason Venter · March 5, 2007
Staff DS HG exclusive
A missed crosskick.
Nicholas Tan · March 4, 2007
Staff PC HG exclusive
Not that the terrorists will use cover much; they much prefer to stand in the open beneath big neon arrows adorned with “Shoot Me!” in flashing electric pink. And so, you shoot them, as peace-keepers are wont to do, either mowing them down…
Gary Hartley · March 4, 2007
