Reviews of retro video games
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Radirgy Noa Massive Review - Microsoft Xbox360
Having cemented its position as the de facto console for shmups this generation, Japanese developers have flocked to the Xbox 360 and released some genuine classics for the platform, including Mushihime-sama Futari 1.5. and Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi EXTRA. Even smaller boutique developers have joined the fray with the likes of the quirky but splendid Shooting Love 200X making an appearance on the platform. Now MileStone attempts to draw some interest their way with the release of Radirgy Noa Massive. ...
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GT5 Review - Sony PS3
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Blair Macdonald
GT5 Review - Sony PS3
The First Five Hours
Hour One You can look forward to spending a bit of quality time with another leisure pursuit because, if you choose the suggested install (after the day one patch installs and you have cleared enough space from your HDD), you will be waiting for at least 45 minutes, despite the clock timer indicating that you will only have to sit around for 20 minutes. Bring a book, a handheld system or a cup and ball to entertain you. The last quarter of an hour will be spe... -
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DoDonPachi Saidaioujou Review - Microsoft Xbox360
DoDonPachi Saidaioujou marks the final entry in Cave's now venerable bullet hell shooter series. It's a vertically scrolling 2D game with an emphasis on explosions and mayhem, and attempts to up the ante of the superb Dai-Fukkatsu/Resurrection release from a couple of years back, whilst also delivering a rather different gameplay focus and art aesthetic.
The scoring system is simple enough - as you shoot enemies a hit counter rises, which in turn increases the value of the items they drop ... -
Enslaved Review - Sony PS3
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Enslaved Review - Sony PS3
Set in a Mech-ravaged future where clear, blue skies and summer sunshine still prevail, Enslaved’s day-glo art-style offers a welcome contrast from standard post-apocalyptic settings and impresses from its very first scene. Towering skyscrapers stand engulfed by vibrant plant-life, sky-blue stretches of sea remain untouched by radiation, and titanic robot ruins form the backdrop for intense brawling. Enslaved is a treat for the eyes that consistently rewards the player with imaginative vistas...
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Megpoid The Music Review Sony PSP
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Jonathan Dornan
Megpoid The Music Review Sony PSP
Hatsune Miku is a character that will be familiar to many of those who follow Japanese media and entertainment on any real level, but of most importance to the majority of us is the games that have featured the all-singing, all-dancing vocaloid. A rival has appeared on the horizon though in the form of Gumi and her vehicle, Megpoid the Music, on PSP. Is she a pretender to the vocaloid crown, or do we have a genuine Miku-beater?
First off, as should be expected, Megpoid the Music takes the f... -
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Katamari Damacy Review - Sony PS2
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Katamari Damacy Review - Sony PS2
Imagine a game where collection is taken to the extreme. Where global domination is achieved not through the clenched fist or the jackboot, but through the rolling-up of the planet – from the minutiae of insects and garden furniture right up to the colossal continents themselves. Imagine a game where bulldozers, men in bear costumes, Giraffes and Baseball stadia get compacted into a ball to create stars in the firmament. And there you have Katamari Damashii.
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9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors Review - Nintendo DS
Opening with your narrator waking groggily in an unfamiliar room, your instruction is clear and one that is repeated throughout the game – seek a way out. When a nearby porthole cracks and starts taking on water, and the only door is soon realised to be locked, the emergence of this instruction soon becomes apparent... And yet how did you even get there? Whilst barely treading the waters before a figurative dive-bomb in at the deep end, this first impression of 999 sets the tone for the forthcoming...
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Review - Microsoft Xbox360
Speed. Gimme what I need. Yeah, white lightning, let's speed, on speed, on wheels, on wheels. Everyone loves a good racing game. Unfortunately for Electronic Arts, the last few iterations of the Need for Speed franchise have proven to be lukewarm, subzero even. Hence it has turned to Criterion, known for its Burnout franchise, to resurrect the fortunes of this series and put it back on track.
Career mode is where the meat of the game lies. Racers will compete in four different events: strai... -
Cyber-Troopers Virtual-On Force Review - Microsoft Xbox360
With such a mouthful of a title, you could certainly be forgiven for asking what’s in a name. “Virtual-On” is a flashback to Sega naming days of yore, where their AM divisions were pushing out ground-breaking 3D titles one after another; however with Virtua Fighter, Striker, Cop, Racing and so forth, you at least had a fighting chance of working something out about the game from the title. Thankfully, the “Cyber Troopers” prefix in this case is a touch more descriptive, with the object...
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Metroid: Other M Review - Nintendo Wii
Atmosphere can be described as the dominant tone or mood of a work of art. Perhaps initially the Metroid series eschewed over-the-top storytelling because of the limitations of its host hardware. Yet by the time Samus Aran had reached the Super Nintendo her adventures were intentionally being told in an isolated, claustrophobic and alien way. This method of presentation was so well received by gamers that when Samus had her first reboot, courtesy of Retro Studios, they kept the feeling of isolation...
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