Staff reviews
4,734 reviews · showing 2,521–2,540
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 review
Tough guy fulfillment has all but gone up in purple smoke. That the game’s infamous obstinacy has mellowed only serves to make matters worse. Areas crawling with menace that had you sweating your way through, barely able to come up for…
Marc Golding · October 20, 2009
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank review
Heavy Weapon is yet another downloadable game that debuted on XBLA long before PSN, giving PS3 owners pretty much the same game that Xboxers have been able to buy and play for a long time. This isn’t always a bad thing, and it’s still a…
Gareth Chadwick · October 20, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Zeno Clash review
In a lot of ways, it feels like an evolved Double Dragon comfortably shoehorned into the first perspective then bottle fed LSD by the gallon.
Gary Hartley · October 20, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
CustomPlay Golf 2010 review
It’s by no means perfect, but by catering to the ground planners at home and making their efforts freely available, it offers something commendable and, perhaps more importantly, recommendable.
Gary Hartley · October 20, 2009
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2 review
There's a nice amount of variety and nuance for those who seek it out, and an accessible button-masher for everyone else. Ninja Destiny 2 does just enough to put it at the top of the Naruto DS mountain for now, though the franchise…
Benjamin Woodhouse · October 19, 2009
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Staff DS HG exclusive
Rockin' Pretty review
Rhythm games are defined by their music and mechanics. Rockin' Pretty misses on the first count by featuring instrumental-only pop tunes. Without vocals, the whole experience should have been be very forgettable. That is, if RP hadn't…
Benjamin Woodhouse · October 19, 2009
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger review
It’s a shame in many ways, because the idea the entire game heavily relies upon is so simplistically brilliant that I’ve no idea how no one’s made a killer video game from it before. Imagine your average RTS, then imagine that, instead of…
Gary Hartley · October 19, 2009
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves review
Much ado has been made of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and for good reason. It's entirely possible that no other video game has ever come this close to replicating the motion picture feeling. Perhaps I should clarify: it's entirely possible…
Zigfried · October 17, 2009
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Ion Assault review
It's a good thing Ion Assault gives players unlimited continues, as a good deal of the difficulty in this game comes from simply learning when and where enemies will warp into the screen. During my first trip through the first zone, I died…
Rob Hamilton · October 16, 2009
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Staff Wii HG exclusive
Cursed Mountain review
When you hear the inconsolable sobbing of a woman – like her head is resting right on your shoulder – it begs for attention. There are also frequent wisps of ghosts seen just trailing off the screen or creeping around a corner, inviting…
Benjamin Woodhouse · October 12, 2009
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 review
More of the same. That’s my summary for those of you with short attention spans. If more of the same is what you’re looking for in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, then you won’t be disappointed. For the rest of you, you can still have fun…
Jonathan Stark · October 11, 2009
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
The King of Fighters XII review
There are better fighting games out there today, and if you really insist on wanting to check this series out, don’t start with this one.
Freelance Contributor · October 11, 2009
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
DiRT 2 review
Designed for thrill-seeking racing fans that embrace the idea of bending rules (specifically those involving the survival rate of accidents), DiRT 2 is everything the first game was and more.
Louis Bedigian · October 10, 2009
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Staff Xbox 360
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Commander's Challenge review
This extension of the popular Command and Conquer installment is well worth your time and attention.
Brittany Vincent · October 10, 2009
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Staff Mac HG exclusive
Final Doom review
Hell, in just one courtyard, you'll first have to deal with a legion of Mancubi while a few Revenants are aiming their missiles at you from higher ground. Finish them off and hit a couple of switches and a bunch of Arachnotrons make their…
Rob Hamilton · October 9, 2009
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
Streets of Fury review
They're designed and animated using digitalized actors (kind of like Mortal Kombat), which was an interesting choice to say the least. And occasionally comical, as when certain foes go down, they tend to fall as gingerly as possible, as if…
Rob Hamilton · October 8, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 3 - Lair of the Leviathan review
The simplicity of most of the tasks means Lair of the Leviathan ends up being a little shorter than the rest of Tales thus far, but it's not really an issue when the episode feels so well directed, tight and polished. It's the most solid…
Lewis Denby · October 8, 2009
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Staff PlayStation 3 HG exclusive
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 review
As part of the remake's emphasis on "enjoyable experience" above "ball-busting brutality", the scenery and characters have been gorgeously revamped; the rooftop view of Mount Fuji left me speechless, and the moonlit Tokyo gardens left me…
Zigfried · October 7, 2009
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Staff PC HG exclusive
Drawn: The Painted Tower review
For people who haven't played an adventure game before, this title could serve as a decent starting point and a solid representation of its genre, but unfortunately there's not much on offer for the more hardcore adventure fan.
Sohail Saleem · October 7, 2009
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Staff Xbox 360 HG exclusive
DiRT 2 review
Rare is a racer so well wrought from start to finish.
Frank Austin · October 7, 2009
