Staff reviews
4,731 reviews · showing 1,921–1,940
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Staff SNES HG exclusive
The Flintstones: The Treasure of Sierra Madrock review
Fortunately, the action levels that make up the bulk of the game are reasonably good. There’s not a lot of visual variety because each of the stages are themed, but you’ll see grasslands, volcanic areas, icy crags, a dense jungle and a…
Jason Venter · June 27, 2012
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Blades of Time review
You wield sadistic dual blades, sling spells without much care, and solve innumerable puzzles. It's just that the variety is lacking. Yes, it's totally fun to tear up swarms of zombies with sharpened swords, or blast winged warriors out of…
Wolf Queen · June 26, 2012
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Containment: The Zombie Puzzler review
Zombies are commonly associated with shooters. Most of us would not expect a puzzle game to successfully incorporate the undead without the result feeling like a real stretch. Containment: The Zombie Puzzler manages to do just that…
Brandon Thissell · June 24, 2012
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Gas Guzzlers Combat Carnage review
Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage is a really, really good game, and you're missing out on it.
Andy Chalk · June 23, 2012
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Staff Atari 2600 HG exclusive
Pac-Man review
However, just because I had fun times with family while playing this game doesn't mean I can excuse its large list of faults. That period of time can best be described as good times with a bad game simply because we didn't know any better.
Rob Hamilton · June 21, 2012
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Titan Quest review
Titan Quest is an exciting bash across ancient lands. Very little about this game is innovative. Rather than experimenting with new concepts, Iron Lore took familiar ones and refined them. They knew what kind of game they were making. They…
Joseph Shaffer · June 20, 2012
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Staff Xbox 360 Review of the Week HG exclusive
Inversion review
Playing it won't ruin your weekend.
Mike Suskie · June 18, 2012
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
O.C.D. review
With O.C.D., you grind so you can grind more; you gain skills so you can grind more quickly; you harvest goods to make items and equipment so you can grind even more quickly. The grinding isn't a means to an end, it's the beginning, middle…
Rob Hamilton · June 15, 2012
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Rock of Ages review
This game is probably the last thing Albrecht Dürer’s brain showed him the moment before he died.
Rhody Tobin · June 10, 2012
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Awesomenauts review
Though many games share the core mechanics that Awesomenauts is built upon, there’s simply nothing else out there like it right now.
Gary Hartley · June 10, 2012
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Game of Thrones review
While there is magic in the world of Game of Thrones, the majority of it is in Mors' and Alester's respective dog and fire powers. Unlike Dragon Age Origins, there are no darkspawn, no dragons, no werewolves and no sentient trees. Hell…
Rob Hamilton · June 5, 2012
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Oil Rush review
What makes this game so compelling isn't the plot (which is fairly stereotypical) or even the environment (which is quite beautiful despite the post-apocalyptic setting). It's the careful balance between a remarkably simple interface and…
Wolf Queen · June 4, 2012
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Staff 3DS HG exclusive
Mario Tennis Open review
While you play, your view of the action shifts between two perspectives depending on how you hold the 3DS. If you hold the system in a roughly vertical position, the 3D effect is eliminated and the action is presented from a perspective…
Jason Venter · May 30, 2012
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier review
Not only did Ubisoft delibrately implement design choices that are detrimental to the game, but they occasionally defy logic to do so. Future Soldier often forces action on you as if the game isn't meant to be played any other way. Which…
Mike Suskie · May 28, 2012
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Staff Vita HG exclusive
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention review
Disgaea 3 is a fun, lighthearted experience with a lot of depth and plenty of content to keep you occupied. If it was alone on the system, it would be an easy recommendation. But when you consider the library of excellent PSP SRPGs easily…
Britton Peele · May 28, 2012
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland review
There’s an astonishing level of complexity on display everywhere you turn, so you might have to wait until your second or third trip through the game before trying to actually hunt down some of the more fearsome monsters. Even then, with…
Jason Venter · May 26, 2012
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Staff PC HG exclusive
The Mist review
You'll be screwing around, attempting to input any damn command the computer might actually recognize, outside the hardware store when suddenly you'll get a "The bug just appeared" message. Now, one of two things will happen. First, if…
Rob Hamilton · May 25, 2012
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 review
Do you think Tails has hollow bones?
Rhody Tobin · May 24, 2012
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Staff Xbox 360 Review of the Week HG exclusive
Akai Katana review
So many deaths, so many bullets…
Gary Hartley · May 12, 2012
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Revenge of the Titans review
Compounding that particular issue is the fact that it’s difficult to see very far. The perspective is close enough to the ground that you can easily see detail around each building and your base, but to see the whole level you’ll need to…
Jason Venter · May 11, 2012
