gears of war

a review of Gears of War
a videogame developed by epic games
and published by microsoft
for the microsoft xbox 360
text by tim rogers

4 stars
#06

Bottom line: Gears of War is “the game of the decade.”

God of War II

a review of God of War II
a videogame developed by sony computer entertainment santa monica
and published by sony computer entertainment america
for the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system (as part of the god of war collection)
text by Andrew Toups

ZERO stars

Bottom line: God of War II is “like going through an entire box of q-tips in a single day.”

Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee

a review of Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (Everybody's Golf Portable)
a videogame developed by clap hanz
and published by sony
for the sony playstation portable
text by Thom Moyles

2.5 stars

Bottom line: Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee is “concerned with your current level of relaxation.”

wonder project j

a review of Wonder Project J : Kikai no Shōnen Pīno
a videogame developed by hirano buncho do
and published by enix
for the super famicom
text by Brendan Lee

3 stars

Bottom line: Wonder Project J is “Heroic.”

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS

a review of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
a videogame developed by nintendo
and published by nintendo
for the nintendo gamecube and the nintendo wii
text by Heather Campbell

1 star

Bottom line: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is “Grandma's way of tricking you into taking out the trash.”

altered beast

a review of Altered Beast
a videogame developed by sega
and published by sega
for dos, iOS, the arcades, the armstrad cpc, the atari st, the commodore 64, the commodore amiga, the famicom (nintendo entertainment system), the microsoft xbox live arcade, the msx, the nintendo wii virtual console, the sega master system, the sega mega drive (genesis), the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system, the sony playstation network, the turbografx-cd and the zx spectrum
text by Eric-Jon Rössel Waugh

2 stars

Bottom line: Altered Beast is “the world's best pack-in game.”

crackdown

a review of Crackdown
a videogame developed by realtime worlds
and published by microsoft
for the microsoft xbox 360
text by tim rogers

3 stars

Bottom line: Crackdown is “why kids don't play with Lego anymore.”

donkey kong 3

a review of Donkey Kong 3
a videogame developed by nintendo R&D#1
and published by nintendo
for the arcades, the fujitsu micro 7, the nec pc-8801, the nintendo entertainment system, the nintendo gameboy advance e-reader and the nintendo wii virtual console
text by Eric-Jon Rössel Waugh

1 star

Bottom line: Donkey Kong 3 is “as much fun and about as wholesome as lighting a birthday candle on your chest and covering it with a jam jar.”

wild arms V: the Vth vanguard

a review of Wild Arms V: The Vth Vanguard
a videogame developed by media.vision
and published by sony computer entertainment japan
for the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system
text by tim rogers

4 stars

Bottom line: Wild Arms V: The Vth Vanguard is “brilliant, subtle, and pretty low-key for a Rube Goldberg device.”