Rating:8

Halo 2

By usagi704 | Review Date: Sep 22, 2012 | XBOX

Halo 2 is a great game that improved upon it's predecessor and added up to a much better experience overall.

GRAPHICS and AUDIO Halo 2's graphics, while fairly good, don't stand up all that well to a lot of other games of it's year of release, unlike the original Halo which blew all other console games out of the water in 2001... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:8

Game Center CX: Arino no Chousenjou

By usagi704 | Review Date: Apr 12, 2008 | DS

A pseudo Famicom game compilation?! Crazy!

Game Center CX: Arino no Chousenjou is based on the popular Japanese video game show, Game Center CX. It stars comedian Shinya Arino who tries throughout an episode to complete a video game, typically from the Famicom (N... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:10

ICO

By usagi704 | Review Date: Jan 05, 2011 | PS2

If you can get into it, ICO is definitely a game that will stick with you for a long time to come.

GRAPHICS For visuals of this vintage from a game released in 2001 they really standup and don't seem all that old. The art direction is absolutely fantastic and that definitely helps the game's look stand up to the tes... Read Full Review

7 of 7 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9

Contra 4

By usagi704 | Review Date: Nov 17, 2007 | DS

Total Contra fan-service!

Presentation: 9.0 The moment you reach the title screen and hear the classic, but reworked Contra title screen music, you know it's totally on like its the late 1980s all over again! There are also lots of homages to... Read Full Review

13 of 16 users found the following review helpful

Rating:7

TimeShift

By usagi704 | Review Date: Sep 10, 2010 | PS3

A solid FPS, but in this competitive genre it doesn't standout enough which is unfortunate.

- Graphics & AudioThe graphics in Timeshift are excellent for the year it was released. The rain effects are extremely good as are the character models, environments, weapons, etc. The only real disappointment with t... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:7

Ultimate Mortal Kombat

By usagi704 | Review Date: Nov 13, 2007 | DS

Multiplayer only. Want single player? Don't bother.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat for DS has arrived and it is a compilation of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Puzzle Kombat from Mortal Kombat Deception and both are now on the go and still online. Anyone who is thinking about pi... Read Full Review

6 of 7 users found the following review helpful

Rating:8

Mirror's Edge

By usagi704 | Review Date: Jul 28, 2010 | PS3

Mirror's Edge will likely become a game that you'll grow to love despite its shortcomings.

- Graphics & Audio The simple visuals in Mirror's Edge are striking with the use of white for most of it and small amount of a vibrant red. It makes the game stand out in the sea of grey that surrounds it in the gaming ... Read Full Review

4 of 4 users found the following review helpful

Rating:8

Taito Memories II Gekan

By usagi704 | Review Date: Oct 16, 2010 | PS2

If you are a Taito fan, then pick up Taito Memories II Gekan (Vol. 2) immediately!

Taito Memories II Gekan includes the following 25 games: ( * = Game is also on Taito Legends 1 or 2 for PS2 ) Field Goal Phoenix* Polaris Great Swordsman* Sea Fighter Poseidon Gyrodine Buggy Challenge Onna S... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:5

Erementar Gerad: Matoe, Suifuu no Tsurugi

By usagi704 | Review Date: Aug 30, 2007 | PS2

About as average as you can get.

Erementar Gerad is a fighting game based on an anime/manga series of the same name and it is about as average as you can get.This game is a 3D cel-shaded fighter that has decent graphics and good sound, specifically the ... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:7

SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1

By usagi704 | Review Date: May 17, 2008 | PSP

SNK fans looking for a compilation of more than just fighting games will be very pleased!

PRESENTATION: 2 out of 5This compilation has a very basic and mostly generic menu system to select your games from. None of it looks particularly great, but it isn't bottom of the barrel either. The loading times are als... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:1

Cosmic Race

By usagi704 | Review Date: May 17, 2008 | PS

Cosmic Race is as bad as your mind will allow you to comprehend and then it is even worse than that!

PRESENTATION: 1.0 Cosmic Race came out for the PlayStation in January of 1995, a full eight months before the system even hit North America and already the worst game on the system was already out in Japan! GRAPHIC... Read Full Review

5 of 5 users found the following review helpful