Category: VG Review
Ecco the Dolphin (VC) Review
A game about dolphins may sound like a pretty odd premise, but in 1993 Sega released a game precisely on this theme. The title, Ecco the Dolphin, turned out to be a surprise, and respectable, hit. Nintendo has re-released this… Read More »
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Review
Since its inception two decades ago, Castlevania has become a staple franchise that screams high-quality. Portrait of Ruin is no exception to that rule providing a fun, solid, and lengthy game. But the caveat to that statement is that Portrait… Read More »
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Review
Portable Ops is what I would call Metal Gear Lite. Being the first handheld iteration of the Metal Gear Solid series to feature the traditional sneaking and shooting gameplay, with Portable Ops Kojima Productions has attempted to shoehorn a direct… Read More »
Ice Hockey (VC) Review
So, you’ve played all the big hockey games from Blades of Steel to NHL 2Kx. But the big question remains: have you played Ice Hockey for the NES? Nintendo’s Virtual Console allows you to give it a whirl for only… Read More »
Splinter Cell: Double Agent Review
The Splinter Cell franchise is one of those few cross-platform series that always improves after every installment. While maintaining its standard action/stealth gameplay roots along with a solid and fun multiplayer component, the game series blossomed into one of the… Read More »
Donkey Kong, Jr. (VC) Review
One of the best games to come down the pike for the NES was Donkey Kong Jr. The game’s central task was to rescue Papa Donkey Kong from Mario, who is the villain in the game. DKJ is a platformer… Read More »
Tomb Raider Legends Review
Up until someone named Lara came along, there were few, if any, female heroines in video games. But in 1996, one particular game personality commandeered the imaginations (and something else) of gamers all over the world. Of course, we’re refereeing… Read More »
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Review
The verdict is in: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is most certainly a GameCube game. A more manageable control scheme and camera system, combined with equivalent audio and visuals make the GameCube edition of Twilight Princess the definitive version… Read More »
Online Chess Kingdoms Review
Online Chess Kingdoms for the PSP is by no means a blow-you-away hit title, but it does an exceptional job at giving chess enthusiasts an arena to flex their mental muscle. It offers a few different modes of play, with… Read More »
Bionicle Heroes Review
Coming off of the atrocious console version of Bionicle Heroes, I was admittedly not expecting much of the DS iteration. But to my surprise, Heroes was actually a solid portable FPS in the mold of Metroid Prime: Hunters. Thanks to… Read More »
