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I wouldn’t be going out on a limb by saying that The Godfather Part II is one of the greatest films to ever hit the silver screen. Following the themes of family, revenge, and honor, this sequel is not only ambitious, but created one of the greatest characters to ever be put on celluloid – [...]
Valkyrie Profile – Covenant of the Plume Review There’s something to be said for a game that can make you feel genuinely bad. Plenty of games nowadays let their players do things that are ugly, unpleasant, and morally reprehensible, but they don’t usually inspire anything like guilt or remorse in the process. One of the [...]
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time Review The original Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is a relic of a very particular time – when Nintendo was pushing for connectivity between the GameCube and the GameBoy advance. It was a pretty wild idea. And it took four gamers a shopping cart of gear and wires to [...]
Back in 2006 Relic’s Company of Heroes absolutely blew us away, shattering expectations of another ho-hum WWII RTS like a sticky bomb on a cookie jar. Relic came back the next year with that title’s first expansion, Opposing Fronts, delivering two full-length campaigns and plenty more action, and then took a break to amp up [...]
Designed by the company responsible for such wildly divergent franchises as Dungeon Siege and Supreme Commander, Demigod is part strategy, part action, and part role-playing game. This potpourri approach to game design is a risky one, one that is sure to frustrate those looking for an undiluted take on their favorite genre. In Demigod, there’s [...]
inFamous Review– Open-world sandbox games have a depressing tendency to stick to the mundane. For all the over-the-top violence and mayhem of games like Grand Theft Auto and Saints Row, you’re still just a guy or girl with a gun. Outside of the occasional licensed game, few sandboxers dare to tackle the idea of superpowers, [...]
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 Review– Based on the endless parade of sequels, it’s pretty clear that someone keeps buying Dynasty Warrior games. Who these people are and why they have such questionable taste is another issue entirely. Given this success, however, it was a forgone conclusion that the series would branch out from feudal Japan. The [...]
Excitebots: Trick Racing Review– On the racing spectrum of games, Nintendo plants their flag firmly on the arcade side of things while leaving the sim-style of racing to the other consoles. The influence of Mario Kart is hard to argue when so many others try to copy it’s easy to pick up and play style along [...]
A G4tv.com Online Only Review of Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure– Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure follows in the footsteps of such DS titles as Puzzle Quest and Professor Layton and the Curious Village by blending elements of two distinct genres into one cohesive whole. In this case, it mixes a side-scrolling platformer [...]
A G4tv.com Online Only Review of Pokemon Platinum– Like celebrity deaths, Pokemon games come in threes. Completing the triumvirate started by the Pokemon Diamond/Pearl role-playing games (RPGs) is Pokemon Platinum. Containing numerous enhancements to its forerunners, Platinum is a better version of an already excellent game. For players that are into advanced play (competitive battling, [...]