FINAL FANTASY VII

a review of Final Fantasy VII
a videogame developed by Square
and published by Square
for the sony playstation computer entertainment system and windows 95
text by J. Jonathan Brett

3 stars

Bottom line: Final Fantasy VII is “probably the closest Square has come to making a worthwhile game.”

super metroid

a review of Super Metroid
a videogame developed by nintendo r&d1
and published by nintendo
for the nintendo wii virtual console and the super nintendo entertainment system
text by Ario Barzan

4 stars

Bottom line: Super Metroid is “not Super hecking Metroid.”

reset

a review of Reset
a videogame developed by robin burkinshaw
for personal computers
music by timothy lamb
text by Adam Burch

4 stars

Bottom line: Reset is “a rhythm game about rhythm.”

UNCHARTED: DRAKE’S FORTUNE

a review of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
a videogame developed by Naughty Dog
and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America
for the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by J. Jonathan Brett

2 stars

Bottom line: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is “why video games are referred to as 'murder simulators'.”

Space Giraffe

a review of Space Giraffe
a videogame developed by llamasoft
and published by llamasoft
for personal computers and the xbox live arcade
text by Adam Burch

3.5 stars

Bottom line: Space Giraffe is “basically the bees' knees.”

final fantasy xii

a review of Final Fantasy XII
a videogame developed by Square Enix
and published by Square Enix
for the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system
text by Ario Barzan

3 stars

Bottom line: Final Fantasy XII is “the wisp of a thing promised to us in our youth.”

wii sports resort

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

3 stars

Bottom line: Wii Sports Resort is “video game soup.”

Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood

a review of Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood
a videogame developed by techland
and published by ubisoft
for Microsoft Windows, the microsoft xbox 360 and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by Brandon Parker

2 stars

Bottom line: Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood is “the great co-op game that never was.”

shinobi

a review of Shinobi
a videogame developed by overworks
and published by sega
for the sony playstation 2 computer entertainment system
text by Ario Barzan

3 stars

Bottom line: Shinobi is “Destroy Them All.”

fight night round 4

a review of Fight Night Round 4
a videogame developed by ea canada
and published by ea sports
for the microsoft xbox 360 and the sony playstation 3 computer entertainment system
text by action button dot net

2.5 stars

Bottom line: Fight Night Round 4 is “escapism for people without cable television.”