Monthly Archives: October 2008

ninja gaiden ii

a review of Ninja Gaiden II
a videogame developed by team ninja
and published by tecmo
for the microsoft xbox 360
text by tim rogers

3 stars

Bottom line: Ninja Gaiden II is “a weak dog barking all night long.”

devil may cry 4

a review of Devil May Cry 4
a videogame developed by Capcom
and published by Capcom
for Microsoft Windows, the microsoft xbox 360 and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by Ario Barzan

2 stars

Bottom line: Devil May Cry 4 is “heck . . . yeah?”

Soul Calibur 4

a review of Soul Calibur 4
a videogame developed by Namco
and published by Namco
for the arcades, the microsoft xbox 360 and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by Remy Cote D'ivoire

1 star

Bottom line: Soul Calibur 4 is “En quoi votre âme est-elle forgée?”

inazuma eleven

a review of Inazuma Eleven
a videogame developed by level5
and published by level5
for the nintendo DS
text by tim rogers

3.5 stars

Bottom line: Inazuma Eleven is “the most spectacular 'A for effort' in years.”

infinite undiscovery

a review of Infinite Undiscovery
a videogame developed by tri-Ace
and published by Square-Enix
for the microsoft xbox 360
text by Ario Barzan

1.5 stars

Bottom line: Infinite Undiscovery is “a combination of petting and jerking off an assembly line of cats.”

banjo-tooie

a review of Banjo-Tooie
a videogame developed by Rareware
and published by Nintendo
for the microsoft xbox live arcade and the nintendo 64
text by Ryan Litton

0.5 star

Bottom line: Banjo-Tooie is “a sin whose debts must be paid in hell.”

Etrian Odssey II

a review of Etrian Odssey II : Heroes of Lagaard
a videogame developed by Atlus
and published by Atlus
for the nintendo DS
text by Remy Cote D'ivoire

1 star

Bottom line: Etrian Odssey II is “Intrusive.”