User Reviews & Ratings

Average Score 8.2/10
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  • Rating:8

    DEFCON: Everybody Dies

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | PC
  • Rating:7.5

    The Ship

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | PC
  • Rating:8.5

    Pokemon Gold Version

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | GBC
  • Rating:9.5

    Pokemon Blue Version

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jan 31, 2006 | GB
  • Rating:4

    Wii Play

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | WII
  • Rating:10

    The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | GB
  • Rating:9

    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | GC
  • Rating:10

    Metroid Prime

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | GC
  • Rating:9

    Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | GC
  • Rating:9

    Mario Kart: Super Circuit

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | GBA
  • Rating:8

    Call of Duty 2

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | PC
  • Rating:7.5

    The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Apr 22, 2008 | GBA
  • Rating:9

    Tetris

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Nov 26, 2006 | APL2
  • Rating:10

    Half-Life 2

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | PC
  • Rating:8

    Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | DS
  • Rating:7.5

    Mirror's Edge

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jan 24, 2009 | PS3
  • Rating:8

    The Blob

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Dec 21, 2008 | PC
  • Rating:9

    Pokemon Sapphire Version

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | GBA
  • Rating:8

    Meteos

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | DS
  • Rating:7.5

    Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | DS
  • Rating:9

    Tales of Symphonia

    By samusarmada | Rating Date: Jun 27, 2007 | GC
  • Rating:7.5
    As immaculate as it is flawed; DKC's strengths lie in its charm, but so too do its faults.

    Super Donkey Kong

    By samusarmada | Review Date: Jul 18, 2009 | SNES

    As immaculate as it is flawed; DKC's strengths lie in its charm, but so too do its faults.

    There is a certain air of contradiction that emanates from playing Donkey Kong Country; a somewhat contrasting fusion of perfectly placed jumps and wholly unwarranted deaths. It's graphical showmanship producing a platfo... Read Full Review

    0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    If there was ever any game deserving of a perfect score then Portal is most definitely it.

    Portal

    By samusarmada | Review Date: Jan 11, 2008 | PC

    If there was ever any game deserving of a perfect score then Portal is most definitely it.

    Portal is the least known game in The Orange Box and as such has none of the expectations and predispositions ladled across it that the other two new features (Team Fortress 2 and Half Life 2: Episode 2) in the collectio... Read Full Review

    5 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5
    DICE jumps head first and pulls us along for the ride as they attempt to reinvent the first person perspective.

    Mirror's Edge

    By samusarmada | Review Date: Jan 24, 2009 | X360

    DICE jumps head first and pulls us along for the ride as they attempt to reinvent the first person perspective.

    The necessity of combat pervades itself throughout general game design. It is seen as a requirement to face an obstacle head on rather than approach it in a different manner to the extent that even the usually placid puz... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Blue Tongue challenges a medium that looks down on colour, by producing a game that looks down on colour.

    de Blob

    By samusarmada | Review Date: Dec 21, 2008 | WII

    Blue Tongue challenges a medium that looks down on colour, by producing a game that looks down on colour.

    If Okami is gaming's answer to a Japanese watercolour then de Blob is its answer to a Crayola canvas. It's primary bolds and "outside the lines" attitude to vandalism enlivens its revolutionary message to the point at wh... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5
    The last Spartan gives us his last hurrah as Bungie sends of its signature franchise with trademark prowess, unwavering

    Halo 3

    By samusarmada | Review Date: Nov 10, 2007 | X360

    The last Spartan gives us his last hurrah as Bungie sends of its signature franchise with trademark prowess, unwavering

    Some games arrive with a dull thud, others with a muted hello and some simply arrive without you even noticing. Halo 3 arrives with a deafening roar that surges into you like a frigate, only to be drawn back and then sla... Read Full Review

    3 of 6 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.5
    At times impressive but mostly just about adequate. Hunters skill lies in its multiplayer but ultimately little else.

    Metroid Prime: Hunters

    By samusarmada | Review Date: Nov 16, 2008 | DS

    At times impressive but mostly just about adequate. Hunters skill lies in its multiplayer but ultimately little else.

    Metroid has never been a series known for its poster boy properties. In both style and design this is a series that traditionally hides away from such areas of publicity, instead going for the more intimate, careful rein... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5
    There are touches of brilliance here. But New Super Mario Bros feels less like a sequel and more like a reintroduction.

    New Super Mario Bros.

    By samusarmada | Review Date: Sep 18, 2008 | DS

    There are touches of brilliance here. But New Super Mario Bros feels less like a sequel and more like a reintroduction.

    If New Super Mario Bros. reminds gamers of one thing it is that the A button should always be reserved for jumping. It is as natural a fit as the D-Pad is to movement and if anything else New Super Mario Bros. is reminis... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    10 years ago it was the greatest shooter the world had ever seen. Today it remains the pinnacle of first person adventur

    Half-Life

    By samusarmada | Review Date: Oct 02, 2007 | PC

    10 years ago it was the greatest shooter the world had ever seen. Today it remains the pinnacle of first person adventur

    Some games age well, others have now been eclipsed. Previous trend setters have been bettered and left obsolete in the face of the new generation of gaming. Sometimes however there are games that do it right the first ti... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Heads will roll and the Koopas do explode in Mario's most limited, but also most endearing adventure.

    Super Mario Land

    By samusarmada | Review Date: Oct 05, 2008 | GB

    Heads will roll and the Koopas do explode in Mario's most limited, but also most endearing adventure.

    Super Mario land has the rather lovely position of being a fairly unique Super Mario experience. It doesn't change the formula as in Super Mario Bros. 2 nor make a new game as a result as in Yoshi's Island, but its diver... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Smash Bros. overcomes the hype to deliver a fighting game like no other; where fun is balanced by variety and revenge is

    Super Smash Bros. Brawl

    By samusarmada | Review Date: Aug 25, 2008 | WII

    Smash Bros. overcomes the hype to deliver a fighting game like no other; where fun is balanced by variety and revenge is

    Right from the off you can see that Super Smash Bros. Brawl is one of the Wii's most worked on games. The amount of effort that has gone into the games music, presentation, bonus content and general game design puts most... Read Full Review

    4 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5
    Old colleagues return and old friends say their goodbyes as Valve starts to unravel their prestigious franchise in style

    Half-Life 2: Episode Two

    By samusarmada | Review Date: Jun 08, 2008 | PC

    Old colleagues return and old friends say their goodbyes as Valve starts to unravel their prestigious franchise in style

    With Half Life 2: Episode 1 already proving that a bite sized Half life game could easily work within the grand scheme of the games story the expectation for Episode 2 was to further refine and better that formula. It ha... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.3
    The Ages part of the Seasons/Ages games is as equal to its counterpart in every way.

    Zelda no Densetsu: Fushigi no Ki no Mi - Jikuu no Shou

    By samusarmada | Review Date: Jul 19, 2006 | GBC

    The Ages part of the Seasons/Ages games is as equal to its counterpart in every way.

    I've started to play this game again after completing seasons just so I could fight the secret linked game boss and playing it after the years I had completed it the first time does not diminish the game in any way, this... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
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