Reviews
11,218 reviews · showing 6,121–6,140
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Summon Night: Twin Age review
Even the concern that she'll run out of magic is nullified by a skill that allows her to regenerate it on the fly—only a few seconds of charging are required, which is inconvenient but generally not lethal thanks to the…
Jason Venter · June 21, 2008
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Reader PlayStation HG exclusive
Final Fantasy VII review
A pivotal thing happens at the end of the first disc of Final Fantasy VII: Aeris, a central character, is killed by the main villain, who evidently falls out of the sky or something. Such a reveal might be labeled as a major spoiler by…
Billy_theMonkey · June 20, 2008
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Staff PSP HG exclusive
SNK Arcade Classics: Vol. 1 review
Magician Lord is still gorgeous. Its backdrops are utterly otherworldly; its foregrounds brim with fantasy book life. Long-armed, bipedal beasts and gaggles of skeletons patrol the outer realms framed by unearthly mountain range and sky…
Marc Golding · June 20, 2008
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Reader DS
The World Ends with You review
The Game is dangerous. The Game is bizarre. The Game is insanely difficult. Fail to complete The Game and it'll be the last thing you ever fail to do. I don't mean this game, The World Ends With You, I mean The Game. Our protagonist, an…
welsh_tom · June 20, 2008
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Reader Turbografx-CD HG exclusive
Ys III: Wanderers From Ys review
In the world of gaming, there's always been one thing that I've noticed: nearly every series seems to have a black sheep of sorts, hated among the masses because of how different it is. Where would the gaming world be without Super Mario…
espiga · June 20, 2008
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Staff NES HG exclusive
Taboo: The Sixth Sense review
Despite bearing Nintendo’s protective Seal of Quality, Taboo was clearly hewn from naught but the crimson hand of Satan himself – and believe me, I know a thing or two about Satan.
Sho · June 19, 2008
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Reader PC
Lemmings review
It’s quite hard to appreciate retro classics these days without actually being there at the time, especially when coming to grips with torrid graphics and dubious bleeps claiming to be music. But in this case, it’s ironic that a game I…
bigcj34 · June 18, 2008
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Reader Wii
Castle of Shikigami III review
Alcaland is in trouble. In danger of being wiped of the face of the map, in fact. Not from war or pestilence or anything you might expect; up until now, the country has been thriving under its monarchy. No, this crisis is beyond the…
disco · June 18, 2008
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Staff Arcade HG exclusive
Time Soldiers review
Unfortunately, every Time Soldiers triumph is canceled out by a flaw. If you don't know what you're doing, you'll find yourself repeating some areas more times than you'd care to count. That's because there are frequent warp points between…
Jason Venter · June 17, 2008
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Staff Amiga HG exclusive
Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True review
This is no time for ridiculously cheesy monologues – there’s a body upstairs suffering from a serious case of lead poisoning and Chicago’s finest are already out for your head, assuming what’s left of your brain doesn’t do itself in first.
Sho · June 16, 2008
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Reader DS
Space Invaders Extreme review
We should have seen this coming. It was inevitable, really. Despite all the bloody battles and hard-earned victories, the human race was never really safe. Not from these things, anyway. No matter how many of them you kill, there will…
disco · June 16, 2008
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Reader Xbox 360
Ninja Gaiden II review
2004 saw the rebirth of the Ninja Gaiden franchise on the Xbox, Team Ninja setting a new benchmark for the action-adventure genre in the process. Four years later and Ninja Gaiden II hasn’t had quite the same groundbreaking impact as its…
PAJ89 · June 16, 2008
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Staff Arcade Review of the Week HG exclusive
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War review
I refuse to mince words. P.O.W. Prisoners of War is a game so fucking awful even the genre’s staunchest supporter cannot point to a redeeming snippet. Double Dragon 3 had some kitsch. Mug Smashers had some unintended humor. Even Street…
Jackie Curtis · June 16, 2008
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Reader Xbox 360
Gears of War review
Gears of War is simultaneously excellent and flawed. It’s far from perfect, and yet it feels so close. The game is filled with unrelenting excellence, and perhaps that’s why the very real problems seem to detract so little from the big…
Muk1000 · June 15, 2008
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Reader Xbox 360
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 review
For a few of us, the end of Rainbow Six: Vegas left a bad taste in the mouth; a sudden cliff hanger that provided little satisfaction or resolution. For everyone else, it was just a side commentary to combine smoldering action set pieces…
Crazyreyn · June 14, 2008
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Staff Arcade HG exclusive
Splatterhouse review
I didn't think I'd be smacking rotting zombies to death with their own limbs or smashing corpses hung from nooses like macabre piñatas wide open with axes. When a disturbing individual with a cloth bag tied over its head assaulted me with…
Gary Hartley · June 14, 2008
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Roogoo review
It’s an extremely simple concept, but it has an addictive quality to it and is easily accessible for the hardcore and casuals. As you progress through the forty-five single-player levels, various obstacles are introduced to makes things a…
Paul Josua · June 14, 2008
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Staff Sega CD HG exclusive
Road Avenger review
Road Avenger isn’t just Wolf Team’s finest laserdisc conversion, it’s clearly the greatest FMV game on Sega CD and the best damn thing Data East was ever responsible for in their long and largely mediocre history! Maybe those last two…
Sho · June 13, 2008
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Reader DS
Rondo of Swords review
For a strategy RPG set against a traditional medieval backdrop, Rondo of Swords tries to surprise you. It introduces a radically different method of moving around and engaging the enemy. The objectives of its stages can change at any time…
woodhouse · June 13, 2008
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Speed Racer: The Videogame review
You won’t have much time to pay attention to your surroundings, however; in the vein of such series as Wipeout and F-Zero, Speed Racer: The Videogame is set in a futuristic society where races move fast! At the beginning of the race, you…
yamishuryou · June 13, 2008
