What's New: Reader Reviews Posted 01/03/10

Arcade Games

8/10

DS

A Witch's Tale	Reminds me of Twilight...	lonelyshiki2	6/10
Asphalt 4: Elite Racing	the most addicting $8 street racing game	DarkShadow3197	8/10
Bakugan Battle Brawlers	A great game for kids, for seasoned gamers not so good	Pikachu1918	7/10
C.O.R.E.	At the Core of This Game is a World of Frustration and Regret	Grotesque_death	4/10
Chrono Trigger	Fifteen years old, but the time-travel story means this recent release is still great	Lathany	8/10
Dementium: The Ward	Broken and uninspired.	Simon	1/10
Final Fantasy IV	Enjoyable redo of a classic.	SClemmons	8/10
James Cameron's Avatar	Plagiarism at its finest?	Duke Gallison	7/10
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Day	Much like the game's Nobodies, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days feels incomplete.	TaoTapp	4/10
Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks	It may just be Phantom Hourglass with trains, but its new mechanics, and classic gameplay still make for a fun ride	c_rake	8/10
Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks	All Aboard!	SuperPhillip	9/10
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's	Just Your Average Excellent Flawless Mario game Finally on the DS.	Myviewing	10/10
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes	Clashing... wait, strategising our way to victory!	MetalKingBoo	8/10
Pokemon Heart Gold	Sure is nostalgia in here.	NebulaBlue	10/10
Pokemon Heart Gold	The same game we have been playing for 10 years	red_is_ash	4/10
Press Your Luck	The irony is within even my grasp!	Sinspawn_X	2/10
Professor Layton	Curiouser and Curiouser	GavLuvsGA	7/10
Sonic Rush	Very hit-and-miss, but not the worst Sonic game ever.	GavLuvsGA	5/10
Suikoden Tierkreis	The spirit of Suikoden in a new universe!	femiwhat	8/10
Treasure World	An underrated gem	MarkDarkness	9/10

Game Boy

Bomb Jack

Not very explosive but will do

Ofisil

6/10

Game Boy Advance

Castlevania: Aria	Third time's not a charm	Ofisil	7/10
Pokemon Emerald Version	-I picked this up, and life was a thing of the past.-	Sailorfan13	9/10

Genesis

Action 52	A pretty bad game that's still better than the NES version and is great to own for its uniqueness.	vgc2000	3/10
Chakan	An excellent albeit dark game and one of my favorites on the genesis	vgc2000	7/10
Dynamite Headdy	Move over, Sonic! Sega's true hero is here!	Doomion33	9/10
The Great Waldo Search	No, Waldo does not work better in a video game than a book.	vgc2000	1/10

iPhone/iPod

Blue Block	39,963 Levels for only a dollar?! Best bargain ever!	Blaketoberfest	10/10
Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies	Like Nazi Zombies? Got an iPhone? Then what are you waiting for!	SmartMan72	10/10
N.O.V.A.	By Far, The Best First Person Shooter on the iPhone	supaflystrikes	9/10

NES

Dr. Mario	Popular but overrated… like Antibiotics	Ofisil	6/10
Mega Man 2	Not exact the best of the best, but still awesome.	dtm666	9/10
Rollerblade Racer	What audience were the programmers trying to target with this game?	vgc2000	2/10
Tag Team Wrestling	The worst of the worst as far as wrestlers go.	vgc2000	1/10

PlayStation

Digimon World

An unorthodox but surprisingly fun Digimon game

RavenousGuy

7/10

PlayStation 2

Jak II	The Jak series changes from a basic platformer to a GTA-inspired action-fest.	Archmonk Iga	9/10
Okami	An Artistic Adventure	Cymery	10/10
Persona 3: FES	The hopeless dream of being - not seeming, but being	Menji	8/10
Sly Cooper	Sly will steal all platformer fans away.	MetalIceWolf	8/10
Ultimate Alliance 2	Ultimate Alliance? More like Ultimate Division	v2freak	7/10

PlayStation 3

Assassin's Creed II	A proper sequel	Nemesissy	9/10
Batman: Arkham Asylum	Batman gets the game he deserves	Tyrael Odium	9/10
Final Fantasy XIII	Does Final Fantasy XIII deserve its Roman Numeral? (Mini-Review)	Kayos90	9/10
Final Fantasy XIII	Final Fantasy XIII is a whole lot of wasted potential	serados	7/10
God of War Collection	Just. Plain. Epic. That's all that needs to be said.	SuigintouEV	9/10
Harry Potter: Phoenix	Entirely playable, but has little in the way of entertainment	mrblotgun	5/10
Killzone 2	Blockbuster of a game!	redalert62386	9/10
Killzone 2	A great ride, a thrilling shooter, but ultimately lacking that special something...	rootATdarkstar	8/10
Lumines Supernova	HD Graphics, Dolby Surround Sound, Tons of Skins - Best Lumines So Far!	Ryphis_Demeanor	9/10
Need for Speed: Shift	NFS's Forray into Simulation Racing is Sure to Disappoint	MariaBalthasar	4/10
Resident Evil 5	Capcom sacrifices what its beloved franchise is known for to bring in newer gameplay elements.	Archmonk Iga	8/10
The Saboteur	Very flexible gameplay with tons of gameplay content. A variety of diverse missions along with fun, powerful weapons make this the Best game this Gen	MostJadedGamer	8/10
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Game of the year.	Phediuk	10/10

PSP

Lucky * Star: Net Idol

For hardcore Japanese otakus only...

OshareKeiji

5/10

Saturn

Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku

Exceptional port of a gaming milestone.

Majestic_Lizard

9/10

Sega 32X

Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples	My favorite 32X game.	vgc2000	8/10
Supreme Warrior	Hey it's a first person fighter, this is sweet!!!!!......NOT!!!!!!!	vgc2000	1/10
WWF Raw	Now even the 32X can give wrestling a bad name.	vgc2000	3/10

SNES

EarthBound	An Underated Masterpiece as well as my personal favorite game	Skipatronic	10/10
The Lost Vikings	"It's great to have such good friends"	RavenousGuy	8/10

Wii

Final Fantasy Crystal	As long as you don't expect a jRPG, this game is awesome	1shadetail1	8/10
Final Fantasy Crystal	Get past the awful first half and there's a fun game waiting here, it's just way too dumb for its own good	nintendosega	6/10
Final Fantasy Crystal	Not as bad as Game Informer & IGN make it out to be.	Raikiri_Knight	8/10
Final Fantasy Crystal	An Appreciable Addition to the FF Family	shainwind	8/10
Final Fantasy Crystal	A mix of many different flavors that end up tasting hollow.	wolffster25	7/10
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years	No dress-up segments - GUARANTEED.	Sir 0rion	8/10
Hawk's Proving Ground	I don't even consider this a Tony Hawk game	Uberpoop	5/10
Little King's Story	Quite a royal game indeed ...	Trixter800	10/10
LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias	A worthy sequel to an already great game.	MTLH	9/10
Madworld	One giant BLOODGASM!	rubsnick	9/10
Mario & Sonic Olympics	Good, But Could Be Improved... A LOT!	MarioPlayer97	6/10
Naruto Shippuden CoNR 3	Will Naruto's return have you screaming "Believe It!", or will you throw a kunai at your tv?	Cenedarprime	9/10
New Super Mario Bros Wii	Party like it's 1991	horror_spooky	10/10
New Super Mario Bros Wii	Finnaly a classic for the new Gen	rubsnick	8/10
New Super Mario Bros Wii	A good game, but not what I exactly expected.	timson622222	6/10
Rabbids Go Home	Rabbids Gone Wild	SuperPhillip	8/10
Scene It? Twilight	Yeah, I have scene it, unfortunately...	Sasuke4321	1/10
Scooby-Doo! First Frights	There isn't a mystery Scooby-Doo can't solve... like how this turned so fun	WishingTikal	7/10
Silent Hill: Shattered	If you can get past some frustrating chase scenes, you'll enjoy a very terrifying adventure well worth a playthrough or two	nintendosega	8/10
Silent Hill: Shattered	A worthy edition to an excellent series.	YoYoLeFtToRiTe	9/10
Sonic: Black Knight	Hm. Sonic and the Black Knight. Uh..........yeah.	nintendosega	2/10
The Magic Obelisk	A heartwarming adventure through the shadows	Pax24	7/10
Wii Sports Resort	The motion in the ocean	horror_spooky	9/10

Xbox 360

Band Hero	Definitely a must for the loyal fans of the genre but we may have reached the plateau.	Ap0calypse2001	6/10
Bayonetta	Brilliant Concept, Flawed Execution	EX_Hazanshu	7/10
Borderlands	Your quest on the planet of Pandora	03J	8/10
COD: Modern Warfare 2	The perfect sequel to a war based video game	03J	10/10
COD: Modern Warfare 2	Multiplayer, Perfected	horror_spooky	9/10
COD: Modern Warfare 2	Improved campaing that makes multiplayer suffer	rubsnick	7/10
Ghostbusters	As close to Ghostbusters III as were ever gonna get.	MisterMarioMan	9/10
Halo 3	"Halo 3: A Dissapointment"	destroy102	3/10
Halo 3: ODST	A review, solely of the campaign. (not from a halo geek)	brutalgrindcore	9/10
Halo 3: ODST	Another Bungie rehash not worth your money	MissingNo_2	5/10
Kengo: Legend of the 9	Realistically Flawed	PickHut	4/10
Left 4 Dead 2	Left 4 Dead 2 reminds players that cooperation is an essential to survival	chemicalinxs	9/10
Left 4 Dead 2	When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth	horror_spooky	9/10
Left 4 Dead 2	Click this review to alert the horde.	rdccdr801	8/10
Lego Indiana Jones 2	It's the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and a Whole Lot More	DandyQuackShot	9/10
Pocketbike Racer	The best part of this game is that it came with a sandwich.	MisterMarioMan	3/10
Rock Revolution	Not sure, but this could be the worst music game on the market today.	stuartb0ffin	1/10
Rogue Warrior	A great game that does not last very long	03J	7/10
Sonic's Collection	"Sega does what Nintendont"	kefka989	9/10
The Saboteur	The Saboteur or GTA: Paris	ImanSain	6/10

COD: Modern Warfare 2	It's actually alright!	Connor42	8/10
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers	An excellent envisioning of the tale of a man and his family's dark history.	Yami Shuryou	9/10
Left 4 Dead 2	Leave Us With More	KennyIZaG	9/10
Monkey Island Chapter 5	A satisfying conclusion to a great first season.	MTLH	8/10
Monkey Island: Special	A reinvented classic	Menji	9/10
Portal	Great game, but too easy and too short	JonWood007	7/10
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.	Very DIsappointing.	spankythesloth	6/10
Solitaire	Yeah that's right. I reviewed Solitaire.	PurestProdigy	7/10
Thinkin' Things Collection 2	Concentration, Motivation, Frippletration	Menji	7/10
Zeno Clash	Story/Gameplay Clash	guinness4life	6/10

What's New: Reader Reviews Posted 01/03/10

Arcade Games

DS

Game Boy

Game Boy Advance

Genesis

iPhone/iPod

NES

PC

PlayStation

PlayStation 2

PlayStation 3

PSP

Saturn

Sega 32X

SNES

Wii

Xbox 360