Game Reviews - TheHDRoom

Crackdown 2 Review: More Retread Than Sequel

July 6, 2010

Pacific City begs of the Agency's purging powers again in Crackdown 2, the Xbox 360 exclusive sequel to 2007's surprise sandbox hit Crackdown that borrows more from its predecessor than introduces new. If you loved scouring the city for Orbs… Read More

3.8

out of 5

Blur Review: Sweet But Too Short

June 16, 2010

Without dating myself too badly, I have been an avid follower of Bizarre Creations' games since the vastly underrated Metropolis Street Racer for the Sega Dreamcast and continued on through the acclaimed Project Gotham Racing (PGR) titles. For reasons decided… Read More

3.5

out of 5

Red Dead Redemption Review: Saddle Up and Enjoy the Wild West

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June 6, 2010

This console generation's games oftentimes fall victim to creatively indifferent settings and characters. Many gamers I have spoke with grow tiresome of generic soldiers or space marines reloads time and time again. Then something like Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption comes… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Alan Wake Review: A Creepily Good Time

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May 17, 2010

The mist rolls in. Strange sounds stir. The score kicks up. All hell breaks loose. Welcome to Alan Wake, a marquee game almost as old as the Xbox 360 console it is currently exclusive to. Remedy Games, the Finnish design… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Nier Review: Mixed Bag of Styles and Execution

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May 12, 2010

Nier for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 is an action role-playing video game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix. What I find odd is that Square would release this much smaller scale and budgeted RPG title so soon… Read More

3.4

out of 5

How to Train Your Dragon Game Review: No Substance or Style

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April 28, 2010

How to Train Your Dragon has proven itself to be another successful film from DreamWorks Animation at the box office. Funny colorful characters, adventure, and above all dragons should translate seamlessly to an engaging video game experience, right? Let’s just… Read More

1.9

out of 5

God of War III Review: Epic Start Unsustainable

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April 4, 2010

With the highly acclaimed past entries in the God of War franchise selling millions of copies, few gamers - including those hardened Xbox fans - have not heard of the mighty Kratos. Having never had the privilege of owning a… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Mass Effect 2 Review: Near Perfection

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February 9, 2010

The original Mass Effect is an amazing gaming experience but far from perfection. From its infamous elevators to the heaps of useless items, there was significant room for improvement. And let's not even mention trying to pilot that Mako rover… Read More

4.8

out of 5

Dark Void Review: Turbulence After Take-Off

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January 19, 2010

Capcom's Dark Void promises to offer a "unique third-person shooter experience" and unparalleled 3D action so compelling that Hollywood is already planning to translate it to the big screen. The latter is actually true, but the bold claim is akin… Read More

3.5

out of 5

Army of Two: The 40th Day Review

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January 14, 2010

The original Army of Two arrived on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2008 and was marketed by EA as their next big franchise spawned from a new intellectual property developed internally. Rather than fire up gamers and leave them begging… Read More

3.6

out of 5