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Contra 4
Contra 4 is a mean little cartridge packed with classic, difficult gameplay, content and surprises.
Konami's 20th anniversary celebration of its famed Contra series spawned the first sequel in the main Contra saga in generations. Enter Contra 4 for the Nintendo DS. Contra 4 is not the canvas in which the Contra formula... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Super Mario Bros. 3
Twenty years later, Super Mario Bros. 3 is still an exceptional plat-former, proving it to be a timeless masterpiece.
Retro Review: The score awarded to this game is the same score it would have been given had I reviewed the game when it was first released.The score reflects my opinion on the game in the context of gaming of its time. ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
The Orange Box
The Orange Box is a valuable collection of Valve's greatest treasures.
[Note: I don't have Xbox Live, so Team Fortress was not part of my experience of the Orange Box or this review. Gamers without Xbox Live may find this review helpful.] The Orange Box is a compilation from Valve contai... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Madden NFL 08
Madden fans who like a little waggle in their game should enjoy Madden 08.
The good: Great controls. Nice features. For hardcore gamers and beginners alike. The bad: Disappointing online play. Old presentation. Boring audio. //// Madden 07 for the Wii was supposedly a breakout game in the... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Mario's second galactic adventure bests its amazing predecessor, providing hours of diverse platforming excellency.
The first "Super Mario Galaxy" was a resounding success. Nintendo went beyond the conventional 3D platforming formula that they created and sustained with this very franchise. Why allow gravity to limit the possibilities... Read Full Review
3 of 5 users found the following review helpful
Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!!
"Bowser's Inside Story" is a finely polished game that strikes a perfect balance in nearly every way.
The "Mario & Luigi" series has become somewhat of a dynasty on Nintendo's handhelds with its third superb installment. Gaming's most notorious brothers have had their greatest moments together in this action RPG series. ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Susja ro Chatneun Geurim Puzzle: Picross DS
"Picross DS" is a slick, simple, and addicting puzzle game.
Some folk do crossword and Sudoku puzzles almost like a religious practice. I was never big on those type of puzzles until now. I think I have fallen victim, an addict, to Picross DS. Surely there are two types of people... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
The sequel to the Gameboy Advance's greatest role-playing game does not disappoint.
Mario & Luigi have been a dynamic duo, battling Bowser and his baddies to retrieve the Mushroom Kingdom's Princess Peach, for nearly three decades. The brothers were closer than ever in "Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga" ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
A vast variety of challenging puzzles, excellent visuals, and a good story make this one of the best games on the DS.
Don't let the Sherlock Holmes Jr. look fool you. "Professor Layton & The Curious Village" is a charming game with a delightful art-style, but its puzzles range from brain numbingly difficult to deceptively easy. Profe... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
New Super Mario Bros.
What Once Was Old Became New Again
Third Review (2019)When New Super Mario Bros. released on the Nintendo DS in 2006, the game resurrected the series’ 2D glory to commercial and critical success. Garnering positive reaction across the industry and e... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
"New super Mario Bros. Wii" is proof that the classic Mario formula can still be a blast.
"New Super Mario Bros." for the Nintendo DS was a good game, though it had issues. For one thing, it was way too easy. The other problem is that it tried too hard to be all of its predecessors at one time, making the gam... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Burnout Paradise
Burnout Paradise really is a driving experience like no other, just as the game boasts.
In Burnout Paradise's intro the game boasts of itself calling it "A driving experience like no other". Bold statements like this are seen on the back of just about any video game box, but in the case of Burnout Paradise,... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Metroid Prime
Like the Mario & Zelda series before it, Metroid's long awaited transition into 3D gaming was a near perfect one.
The Metroid series is one of Nintendo's flagship series. After missing out on an entire generation of gaming, the series finally made its return with Metroid Prime for the Nintendo Gamecube. When people ask the question,... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Dead Space
Third person shooter fans who like thrills & chills in a haunting atmosphere, shouldn't miss "Dead Space".
In the world of gaming, the heroes and heroins that fight off blood thirsty aliens hell-bent on destroying man-kind, are quite the humble and calm characters. Samus Aran of "Metroid", Gordon Freeman of "Half-Life", and t... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Pure
"Pure" is a racer of fun and beauty, though it lacks key components that could make it stand out.
(Note: This review is based solely on the experience of my offline single player experience, since I do not have Xbox Live. Thank You.) "Pure", developed by Disney Interactive Studios, is an ATV racer that can be ente... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Tsu no Kinka
The most bizarre Super Mario feels like a brilliant experiment with the timeless formula
Retro review: the game in this review is not being compared to today's gaming standards but to the standards of the time of its release Super Mario Land for the Game Boy was certainly an odd entry in the series with u... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Batman: Arkham Asylum
"Arkham" successfully takes pieces from classics before it, making it a triumphant classic itself.
In the latter years of the decade, Batman stole the spotlight from all other superheroes. In film there was the successful and critically acclaimed "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight". Joker had reclaimed his rightful ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Game of the Year Edition
Morrowind is a ginormous, open ended, immersive role-playing game experience like no other.
A couple of Christmas holidays ago I got my Xbox. The first and only game I had for it at the time was Halo and the NCAA Football/Top Spin game that was bundled with the console. Halo was a fantastic game indeed, but I w... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Crash Bandicoot (Platinum)
Crash Bandicoot: a decent platformer hampered by bad ideas
Before Joel and Ellie, Nathan and Sully, and Jak and Daxter, there was Crash Bandicoot, Naughty Dog's orange marsupial who was the main protagonist in the heralded gaming company's first Playstation franchise. Simply ent... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
The Last of Us
The Last of Us is a supreme mixture of gritty action, cinematic beauty, and brilliant story-telling
Bless the late Roger Ebert's heart. The famous film critic developed a somewhat sinister reputation among the gaming community when he said that video games are not art. Gamers and journalists alike still protest the acc... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Perfect Dark Zero
Perfect Dark: Zero is a good first person shooter and not much else.
Perfect Dark Zero is the second console installment in the Perfect Dark series. The first game was released for the Nintendo 64 back in 1999. The game was a commercial and critical success praised for its great single pl... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Namco Museum
These games haven't aged very well. But old school fans will find something to love about this cartridge.
Namco Museum for the Gameboy Advance was Namco once again show casing their classic 80s hits. In this collection we have five old school classics that don't stand the test of time as well as you might hope, but these cla... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Wii Sports
Wii sports is a good way to get acquainted with your new Wii console.
It was obviously Nintendo's intentions to bundle Wii-Sports with their new "revolutionary" motion sensitive console. Wii-Sports doesn't have a lot of meat to it, but it's still a lot of fun. There are five spor... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted's promising start dwindles into a repetitive slog, but its great aesthetics and cinematics make it fair
Often considered to be the Playstation 3's first must-own exclusive, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is a platformer-shooter hybrid resembling the previous generation's Prince of Persia titles and the old Tomb Raider games. I... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Beautiful Katamari
Beautiful Katamari's wacky and addictive gameplay shines through the game's stubby core.
I'm guessing that the reason for Beautiful Katamari receiving mixed reviews has a lot to do with the fact that this is the fourth game in the series, and it's pretty much the same game for the fourth time. If you have al... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Wario Ware, Inc: Minigame Mania
Warioware Microgame$ is one of the most refreshing, best Gameboy Advance games ever made.
The Warioware series is responsible for the mini game craze that is still pretty popular to this day. You'll find mini-game compilations across multiple platforms that have tried to mimick what Warioware first accomplish... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Super Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Country is a great platforming game even to this day.
The Donkey Kong Country series put developer Rare on the map. It was also the big ape's first game as the star character, and is regarded to be one of the best platforming series on the Super Nintendo, and arguably one ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Nothing here will wow the Super Mario fan, but its finely-tuned, addictive gameplay will please platforming enthusiasts
It's the type of adventure that Wario and Waluigi could only dream of embarking on: to scour the Mushroom Kingdom and other lands for coins, one million of them. There is the cumbersome task of rescuing Princess Peach fr... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
BioShock Infinite
Infinite's story and presentation make it an otherworldly jewel, but its gameplay, while great, offers little new
Bioshock wowed gamers six years ago in part because of its fascinating setting in an underwater city called Rapture. The third and newest entry in the cutting-edge first-person shooter franchise takes place way up yonder... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
BioHazard 4
Many aspects in the series have been drastically changed or improved upon, as Resident Evil soars to new heights.
The Resident Evil series is the series that brought survival horror to video games and made it a popular genre. All of the Resident Evil games of the past were all still framed games with fixed camera angles. The games a... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Ocarina of Time still has a lot to offer.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is considered to be the greatest achievement in the Legend of Zelda canon. Many also give the game honors by calling it the greatest game of all time. Whether or not you believe any o... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is incredibly thin, but still fun to play.
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is the latest edition in the Guitar Hero series. A spin-off in the series that chronicles the band's history. While the game's price tag suggests that Aerosmith is a new game, it really just feels,... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Gunman Clive
Gunman Clive successfully pays homage to the best of platforming's past while maintaining a solid identity of its own
Gunman Clive, originally an iOS device game available in the Apple App Store, has made its way onto the 3DS, and for a game that is just under two dollars, it can be highly recommended in spite of its short length. Gun... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
The Legend of Zelda
Not only was the first game the start of a fantastic series, but The Legend of Zelda is also a good game on its own.
The Legend of Zelda series started with this game right here. Over 20 years ago on the NES. It's fun to go back and play the game that started it all and think about how much the series has evolved throughout the years. ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce & Yotsu no Tsurugi
Link to the Past is a fantastic adventure game to have on the go. Certainly a must have for GBA owners.
The third installment in the legendary Zelda series released for the SNES was return of sorts to the roots of the original game. After tampering with the franchise wth Zelda II:Link's Adventure for the NES, Nintendo retu... Read Full Review
0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Super Mario Sunshine
Platforming fans willing to forgive Sunshine's problems and dissapointments will find a great game.
Super Mario 64 is hailed as probably the greatest 3D platformer of all time. If you don't already know the story, it set the bar for 3D platformers and 3D games in general just as Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Enter... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart Double Dash is a great kart racer, and one of the best multiplayer games for the Gamecube.
Mario and all of his wacky pals are back and ready to throw down on the race track in Mario Kart: Double Dash for the Nintendo Gamecube. Things are a little different this time around. Now you can choose 2 of your favori... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Though it has flaws and disappointments,Twilight Princess is a superb entry in a long running, legendary series.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is the fourth 3D installment in the Zelda series. Ocarina of Time first established and perfected the 3D Zelda formula back in 1998 when it was released for the Nintendo 64. To thi... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Cave Story
Cave Story remains a brilliant action-platformer that is absolutely worth playing today
Note: this version of Cave Story was released in 2012 and contains extras found in Cave Story+ Cave Story lives up to its name in many ways. The story behind its conception and creation is noteworthy considering the f... Read Full Review
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