January 2010

January 31, 2010 Review - NES

Review: Adventure Island II

So it turns out that Adventure Island II is almost exactly like the first game. In other news, grass is green, the sky is blue and Jay Leno is a douche bag. It turns out that this Adventure Island s...
January 30, 2010 Review - NES

Review: The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle

Bugs Bunny may not be the hippest video game character, but he does a good job of navigating the choppy waters of the maze game. There are enough enemies and challenges in Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle to ...
January 28, 2010 Reviews au Courant

Review: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers is full of fantastic ideas, unfortunately it's marred by repetitive gameplay, questionable gameplay decisions, terrible voice acting and unlikeabl...
January 26, 2010 Reviews au Courant

Review: Guitar Hero: Van Halen

This is not the game Van Halen fans have been waiting for. Not only does Activision's newest Guitar Hero game forget that Sammy Haggar and Gary Cherone were part of the band, but they also refuse to ...
January 23, 2010 Review - NES

Review: North & South

Who knew that fighting the civil war would be this much fun? North & South for the NES proves that you can turn one of this country's darkest days into a feel-good two-player game for an 8-bit c...
January 23, 2010 Review - NES

Review: Heavy Barrel

At first glance Heavy Barrel looks exactly like Ikari Warriors and Commando. But give this Data East game a second look, because Heavy Barrel proves to be a top tier arcade port that is easily playab...
January 08, 2010 Reviews au Courant

Review: Scribblenauts

The freedom offered to you in Scribblenauts is both intoxicating and overwhelming. Never before has a game given you this much control over solving the 200+ puzzles. Unfortunately it's a nasty contr...
January 08, 2010 Reviews au Courant

Review: Echoes

It's easy to look at Echoes and see a criminally short game that could have been something even better, but at $2.99 this proves to be a fun diversion. Even if the graphics stink and the gameplay is ...
January 07, 2010 Reviews au Courant

Review: Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

Even though they are separated for this adventure, Ratchet & Clank are still going to kick your butt. After seven installments, it looks like this duo still has a few tricks left up its sleeve. This...