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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Solid songlist, and some insane gameplay. Not the most accessible rhythm game out there, but still a fun play.
I'm a big Living Color fan, and when I heard they rerecorded "Cult of Personality" exclusively for this game, I bought it without knowing or reading a thing about it. And, man, is that song hard to play. Hell, alot... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Final Fantasy X (Mega Hits!)
Final Fantasy X is arguably one of the most engaging, breathtaking, touching, and truly unforgetable games of all time.
I've heard from die hard fans of the series that this doesn't even rank in their top 3 of their favorite installments of the series. Sometimes, die hard fans are fools! I've played every Final Fantasy installment s... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Jade Empire: Special Edition (PC GAMER)
This is Bioware's first independant project. And, for the good and the bad, it shows.
This review is going to be a bit shorter than most of my previous reviews. First, what I liked... The story, which is wonderful, interwoven, and rich with atmosphere and depth. Bioware had exceled in this in the p... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Assassin's Creed
Other people have said that Assassin's Creed was an exercise in repetitive gameplay.<br /> <br /> And they were right.
Visually, this game is stunning. You can tell that the game designers definitely had a vision when they made this game. The game also starts to set up a big story. Though, I feel, and have cited in other reviews, th... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Far Cry
Far Cry did more to rejuvinate first person shooters than any game in recent memory.
There are turning points in every genre, and while as a collective, every standout obviously draws and evolves from the games that came before it, the standouts are just as obvious, and usher gamers from the foggy mist o... Read Full Review
5 of 6 users found the following review helpful
Final Fantasy XII
Took a major step renovating Final Fantasy as a game, though wasn't quite as personal or memorable as the best of them.
First things first, just to get it out of the way... I liked this game. I thought the combat (acknowleding complaints that 'it plays itself') was actually well done. All turn based combat systems play themselves,... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
World of Warcraft
A very fun, social, interactive environment that was fully realized, entertaining, and still remains the best.
Oh WoW. I gave you over 2 years of my life, and I was rewarded with alot of fun. This game is everything a MMO should be. Easy to get into, easy to stay into, and aside from some patch issues, is streamlined and rem... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Offered more content, but in doing so, made previous content meaningless, which made the game feel smaller.
The content additions of The Burning Crusade were wonderful. Granted, as big as it all seemed, we all seemed to plow through it pretty fast, except for the raid content, which was wonderful. The encounters were far mor... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Fable
Fable is one of the most entertaining games to play from any genre...but it's short, so enjoy it while it lasts.
Ah fable...memories of secret fight clubs, kicking chickens, drinking till my character puked, and murdering sweet families only to buy their abandoned homes to rent to other sweet families. Fable didn't just offer th... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
BioShock
What kind of game would Ayn Rand fans make if they just took some bad acid?<br /> <br /> The answer is Bioshock!
Half Life 2, in my opinion, set a very high bar when it comes to throwing you in a world that is magnificant,compelling, and completely immersive. It made you wonder what was outside the corridors, and imagine the parts... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Gears of War
Kinetic, intense, and thoughtful gameplay, with visuals and combat that keep it engaging make Gears truly special!
The story is simple. Earth is taken over by some alien race or some such. Thankfully, Gears doesn't go into the story more than it has to. It just throws you in the middle of it. And, it's one hell of a nasty, en... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Game of the Year Edition
The first open ended game that genuinely succeeded in creating a world worth your time to explore.
There have been many games that have tried an open ended, non linear format before. Actually, there havent been that many. The reason for this, is that if there is no good reason for a player to explore beyond the road... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
If ti weren't for deadline pressures, this game could have been KOTOR's "Empire Strikes Back."
This game had the potential to be the greatest RPG in the series. The combat system was improved, and the story explored deeper themes, often morally challenging ones, in a way good ol' Jolee Bindo could only hint at be... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
A brilliant and immersive RPG on it's own merits, and possibly the best Star Wars story told since...well, ever!
I don't believe any game has done more for turned based RPG's, and a franchise in need of some lofty yet well realized imagination than Knights of the Old Republic. And in a single game, Bioware gave new life to both... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Halo 3
Beyond taking advantage of a better platform, Halo 3 does little to distuinguish itself from the first two.
Don't get me wrong. Halo 3 is fun. Loads of it. And, to me, that's all it is. The Original Halo, i felt, was wonderful. Great story, fun adventures along the way, and had elements in it that many games borrowed, a... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Half-Life 2
One of the most ambitious, well conceived, and fully realized games of all time!
This is one of the greatest shooters of all time. Arguably better than the first, arguably better than any other before or after, and definitely my favorite first person shooter of all time. In 20 hours of corridor c... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
The Orange Box
Best value for you dollar for such a complete gaming package.
Funny thing about this set. I only purchased it for Half Life 2, ep.2. And, it turned out being my least favorite addition of the pack. Not that it's horrible, cause it's not. It's lovely, but it feels slow, and so... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Rock Band
Serious party fun!
Got this game for X-Mas, with the sole intention of getting everyone in my family to play together. And even my cynical little sister, who hates games, sang a song or two! Loads of fun! Played both Rock Band and Gui... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Crysis
Am I the only person who thinks the open environment actually HURT this game? Even so, Crysis is a fun play.
I find it kind of difficult to find an appropriate tone to write this. There's so much media hype and presence offered by this game, i feel it's hard to write soemthing while avoiding the presence this game has seemed t... Read Full Review
1 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
A couple of games I have played before transcend their genre, and COD4 is beyond a great shooter, it's a great game.
Truth be told, I'm kinda turned off by the current trend of shooters. They all seem graphically compelling, but soon enough, the realistic combat gives way to lab experiment monsters, or people controlled by some geneti... Read Full Review
2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Mass Effect
Had the potential to be Bioware's best game ever, but because of some flaws, must settle for OUTSTANDING instead.
First the bad. The inventory system is horrible, the sidequests seem tedious and unrelated to the primary story, and there are numerous loading screens to be found. TONS of them! WIth that out of the way, this is ... Read Full Review
13 of 16 users found the following review helpful
Fallout 3
Fallout 3 stands out as Bethesda's strongest effort to date, and even taller as the best game you'll play this year.
I've got mixed feelings about Bethesda. Despite the near laughable combat in Morrowind, I could not put that game down. As a world to explore, it completely and wholly absorbed me, playing it for an entire summer, and ... Read Full Review
4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Blizz is like the Christopher Nolan of the game world. They just can't make anything but amazingly brilliant games.
I hate RTS games. I hate Ellen Page, and Leonardo DiCaprio, too. They have nothing to do with eachother. BUT, when Christopher Nolan put two of my least favorite actors in a movie this year, I saw it, and god damn, ... Read Full Review
6 of 7 users found the following review helpful
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Broken gameplay compounded with more broken patches made Age of Conan the biggest waste of potential ever seen in an MMO
This game had potential. I'm not the first to say it. Almost every review, even the bad, GLOWS about the potential this game had for them. For good reason, too. The first twenty levels envelops you in an MMO worl... Read Full Review
4 of 7 users found the following review helpful
Fable II
Fable 2 is living proof that, while good for a few chuckles, the joke's not as funny the second time you hear it.
I thought the original Fable was a masterpiece! Yes, it was short, and sure it lacked depth, but in a gaming industry that was taking itself far too seriously back in 2004, Fable was a delight! It had a sense of humor,... Read Full Review
0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume
Though parts could be better, the charm of this game is a breath of fresh air these days.
I played the demo for this game a year ago, and while i was tempted to get it, other "big titles" were coming out left and right, so I passed on it. Then, after playing... Half Life 2, ep. 2 Bioshock Crysis Call... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer
A much needed breath of fresh air into a game that's finally starting to live up to it's potential...2 years later...
So, I was a big fan of Age of Conan, up to about....eh....level 50ish. I could deal with the lack of voice acting after Tortage...no big deal. The quests were meh, but the combat ROCKED! And, Sanctum was FRIGGIN AMAZI... Read Full Review
6 of 6 users found the following review helpful
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos
Warcraft 3 is the RTS for people who don't like RTS games, and the RTS for the people that do.
I have watched friends play RTS games. A peculiar bunch, really. Mostly people who adored games like Axis and Allies or Stratego, while I and others played D&D or Final Fantasy 7 back in college. Anyway. While pl... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Final Fantasy IV Easytype
This game is more poignant, and tells a story better than any Final Fantasy game made in the last 8 years!
Thanks to SNESOID on my Nexus One, I'm rediscovering alot of old gems on SNES history...and this one might be the greatest I have rediscovered. I remember playing this game when I was 18. Half my life ago, and I love... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Warhammer stands out in one department more than any other MMO I have ever played...<br /> <br /> ...it inspires coope
I'll be quick here. The mechanics are nothing new, the player classes have the same roles other games have offered before. There's very little new here. On the mechanics end of the spectrum, nothing stands out drast... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Crisis Core offers a game experience that feels complete on it's own, yet adds strength to FF's most beloved installment
Usually, telling a spin off of a popular story is a recipe for disaster. Think of FF X2, and how (while I liked it) it received an almost otherworldly anger from fans as simply leeching off the original story, and (this... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Prototype
Despite some repetition, Prototype is an amazing experience, selling it's premise better than most games I have played.
The premise is thin. Viral outbreak in Manhattan. Very Cloverfield, I know. Been there done that, you're thinking. Hell no! Prototype is one hell of an experience! It's open world, fast moving, chaos ensuing, d... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Final Fantasy VIII (Platinum)
A slower paced affair, FF8 largest success is it's stunning visuals, and a cast of characters worth caring about.
I loved Final Fantasy 7. It's story was, to me, a damn near perfect balance of visual presentation, complex plot twists, and a series of discoveries and shocking twists that seemed to make the game grow larger at every ... Read Full Review
4 of 7 users found the following review helpful
Final Fantasy VII
Looks like bad refridgerator art now, but FF7 has more nuance and depth in it's little pinky than most games today.
Just played this game for the first time. Yes, I know. Only 13 years late to this party, but I'm dressed well, so I'll review it for people like me, who are also showing up late to this particular game. The game i... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Bayonetta (United Kingdom)
Bayonetta is, quite possibly, the most fun anyone will have on their console for a good long while!
Bayonetta is style without substance...and I mean that in the best way possible! It overloads you with fast action, imaginative visuals, fantastic accessibility, smooth controls, wicked gameplay, and is filled to the ... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Dragon Age: Origins (Collector's Edition)
Dragon Age looks to be just another RPG, but thankfully, looks can be deceiving, cause DAO is a fantastic experience!
Sure, it comes off as a little Lord of the Rings at times, and reminders of Diablo and Neverwinter Nights are littered throughout the gameplay, but the fact of the matter is this... Dragon Age Origins is one of the de... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy 13 looks glorious...but it only looks that way.
I'd like to apologize to fans of this game for what I'm about to put this game through. It's boring. And no, I don't hate JRPG's, or Final Fantasy games. Check my reviews...I glow about them. But this game, is ... Read Full Review
8 of 11 users found the following review helpful
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2 does what only great sequels can do. It makes you forget about how great the first one was for a while.
It's really hard to review a sequel. Especially when the original was damn close to a work of art. And, while Mass Effect was far from perfect (i'm look at you, MAKO!), it's sum was seemingly greater than it's parts, a... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
The beginning of the end of WoW? No. <br /> <br /> Just the beginning of the end of what made it good.
up until, say...2010, Blizzard could seem to do no wrong. Warcraft was at it's peak, Starcraft 2 came out, and Diablo 3 was on the horizon. Then Cataclysm came out. Don't get me wrong, outside of the lapse in conte... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
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