Secret of Evermore

a review of Secret of Evermore
a videogame developed by square usa
and published by squaresoft
for the super nintendo entertainment system
text by Ario Barzan

4 stars
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Bottom line: Secret of Evermore is “kicking ass and writing symphonies at the same time.”

GOD HAND

a review of God Hand
a videogame developed by Clover (RIP)
and published by Capcom
for the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system and the sony playstation network
text by Christian McCrea

4 stars

Bottom line: God Hand is “Beat them up. Beat them all the way up.”

The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery

a review of The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
a videogame developed by sierra on-line
and published by sierra on-line
for dos, macintosh and Microsoft Windows
text by Brandon Parker

3 stars

Bottom line: The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery is “the best movie I ever played.”

(chronicle of) dungeon maker(: hunting ground)

a review of (Chronicle of) Dungeon Maker(: Hunting Ground)
a videogame developed by global A entertainment
and published by taito and X-SEED games
for the nintendo DS and sony playstation portable handheld gaming systems
text by tim rogers

4 stars

Bottom line: (Chronicle of) Dungeon Maker(: Hunting Ground) is “the most entertaining -- and affordable -- psychology textbook you can find at a videogame shop.”

Plok

a review of Plok
a videogame developed by software creations
and published by tradewest
for the super nintendo entertainment system
text by Ario Barzan

3 stars

Bottom line: Plok is “like feeling the shoreline brush against your feet on Planet X.”

biohazard [resident evil] 4: wii edition

a review of Biohazard [Resident Evil] 4: Wii Edition
a videogame developed by capcom
and published by capcom
for the nintendo wii
text by tim rogers

2.5 stars

Bottom line: Biohazard [Resident Evil] 4: Wii Edition is “dangerously close to 'the new retro'.”

La Mulana

a review of La Mulana
a videogame developed by GR3 Project
and published by GR3 Project
for Microsoft Windows and nintendo wiiware
english version available at romhack
text by Bennett

4 stars

Bottom line: La Mulana is “like all the best things in life, not for kids.”

wii sports

a review of Wii Sports
a videogame developed by nintendo
and published by nintendo
for the nintendo wii
text by tim rogers

1 star

Bottom line: Wii Sports is “not a rock and roll star or an astronaut dreaming big dreams -- it's a twenty-four-hour supermarket manager going over his taxes.”

WWE SMACKDOWN VS. RAW 2007

a review of Wwe Smackdown Vs. Raw 2007
a videogame developed by Yuke's Future Media Creators
and published by THQ
for the microsoft xbox 360, the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system and the sony playstation portable
text by Brandon Parker

1.5 stars

Bottom line: Wwe Smackdown Vs. Raw 2007 is “still real to me dammit.”

final fantasy xii: revenant wings

a review of Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
a videogame developed by think and feel
and published by square-enix
for the nintendo DS
text by tim rogers

2 stars

Bottom line: Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings is “precisely the kind of tossed-off, down-to-earth pop-song videogame these people need to be making a whole lot more of.”