Reviews by Alex Donaldson - Page 4
East meets West, RPG meets Puzzle and PopCap meet Square Enix in this genre-crossing collaboration. But is it any good?
review by Alex Donaldson on 23 November, 2009
We take a look at Borderlands, the poster child of Western RPGs for this holiday period. Can it stand tall amongst the greatest Western RPGs? Find our official verdict inside.
review by Alex Donaldson on 26 October, 2009
We take a look at the second installment in the Magna Carta series to head west, Magna Carta II. What does the 360 exclusive offer over its predecessor?
review by Alex Donaldson on 20 October, 2009
The PSP Port of Disgaea 2 is finally here in the form of Dark Hero Days -- we take a look at Nippon Ichi's latest and see if it can stand tall next to its very successful predecessors.
review by Alex Donaldson on 23 September, 2009
We take a look at the European release of the exclusive crossover mash-up RPG for PS3.
review by Alex Donaldson on 17 September, 2009
Is there much to discover in Tri-Ace's Xbox 360 RPG?
review by Alex Donaldson on 24 August, 2009
We take a look at what is arguably Nintendo's most hardcore franchise.
review by Alex Donaldson on 24 August, 2009
Yet another remake of Final Fantasy II - is this one the ultimate version?
review by Alex Donaldson on 23 August, 2009
After multiple remakes on rereleases on everything from the PS1 to the GBA and Wonderswan Color, FF1 arrives in this, a version claimed to be the most complete.
review by Alex Donaldson on 23 August, 2009
Ten years in the making - have Silicon Knights dragged Too Human from the depths of Development Hell?
review by Alex Donaldson on 23 August, 2009
After having a bit of a dud start, can the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII finally redeem itself?
review by Alex Donaldson on 23 August, 2009
We take a look at Bioware's next-gen RPG.
review by Alex Donaldson on 22 August, 2009
We take a look at the Final Fantasy equivalent of Super Smash Bros and see if it does justice to its rather impressive character roster and if it is successful in mixing Fighter and RPG.
review by Alex Donaldson on 21 August, 2009
We take a look at the latest in the Crystal Chronicles series - My Life as a Darklord for WiiWare. Picking up where My Life as a King left off it asks the age-old question: Do bad guys really have all the fun?
review by Alex Donaldson on 25 July, 2009
We put on our crowns and robes and take a look at Square Enix's first WiiWare effort to ask an age old question - is being King for the Day actually any fun?
review by Alex Donaldson on 24 July, 2009
By "Enchanted Arms" they literally mean an Enchanted Arm, not an enchanted weapon, by the way.
review by Alex Donaldson on 14 July, 2009
Nippon Ichi's cult classic strategy RPG returns - but does it bring much to the table for its PS3 debut?
review by Alex Donaldson on 13 July, 2009
For us hardcore RPG fans, it's a dream concept: A sequel to one of the greatest retro RPGs in a traditional style, with graphics, music and gameplay straight out of the best SNES RPGs of the 90's. But does it live up to the hype?
review by Alex Donaldson on 07 July, 2009
Science Fiction is a genre that is more often in RPGs, though few Japanese made ones actually go the full whack and are a huge RPG romp through space. Enter the Star Ocean series...
review by Alex Donaldson on 17 June, 2009
We take a look at the last Phantasy Star offering, this time for PSP.
review by Alex Donaldson on 20 April, 2009
Rhapsody is the latest in a very long line of Japanese RPG remakes to hit the Nintendo DS - but is it the greatest?
review by Alex Donaldson on 23 March, 2009
We take a look at the latest addition to the Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Universe, Echoes of time for DS and Wii.
review by Alex Donaldson on 23 March, 2009
We take a look at the PC version of TLR. Has anything changed?
review by Alex Donaldson on 20 March, 2009
We take a look at the second Star Ocean remake hitting Sony's PSP and deliever our verdict.
review by Alex Donaldson on 20 March, 2009
We review the second Dragon Quest Remake to hit the Nintendo DS.
review by Alex Donaldson on 14 March, 2009