300: March to Glory (PSP)
300 is one of those films that seems perfect for a video game adaptation. The over-the-top stylized violence already feels
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The Game Hoard
Chronicling Video Game History By Playing Every Video Game Ever Released
Consoles
Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash (3DS)
Unlike Hey! Pikmin where I had played previous titles in the series beforehand, Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash is my introduction to
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Star Fox: Assault (GameCube)
Fan expectations can hurt how people view even the best games. After the Star Fox series had a diversion into
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Godzilla: The Series (Game Boy Color)
The 1998 American-made Godzilla film is rather poorly regarded among the fans of the world’s most famous kaiju, but the
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Heavy Weapon (Xbox 360)
There’s a certain breed of game you can find on your computer, the kind of flash game where if you’re
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Vanquish (PS3)
When it comes to sci-fi shooters, you can usually expect a pretty standard shooting game experience but with a futuristic
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Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest (3DS)
Every now and then, a game is released that comes in two different versions. The most common case of this
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Vexx (PS2)
It’s not uncommon for a long-time critic to develop a bias against the familiar. Repeatedly being asked to consume media
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Sonic Forces (Switch)
The Sonic series has had two main gameplay styles across its long history as a franchise. The original playstyle, referred
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Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective (GBA)
Even before The Game Hoard solidified as a concept, I was incredibly reluctant to part with any video games in
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Ski Jumping Pro (iOS)
NOTE: As is the nature of mobile games, it is possible this game may undergo changes to its gameplay design,
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Zapper: One Wicked Cricket (Xbox)
The smug cartoon character on the box, the title that sounds like it’s trying too hard to be cool, the
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Brave: The Search for Spirit Dancer (PS2)
Back during the PS2 era, the 3D action platforming genre was quite well populated, many developers all trying to make
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Winter Olympic Games: Lillehammer ’94 (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Following the disappointment that is Nagano Winter Olympics ’98, I set out to find a Winter Olympic video game that
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Tin Star (SNES)
The wild west is a pretty good setting for a shooting game. Shootouts, duels at high noon, blasting bottles with
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TransBot (Master System)
TransBot, Astro Flash, Nuclear Creature… this is a game that goes by many names, and none of them are really
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Nagano Winter Olympics ’98 (N64)
Video games based on the Olympics have a daunting task put before them: adapt multiple disparate sports all within one
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South Park: The Fractured But Whole (Xbox One)
South Park: The Stick of Truth was a breath of fresh air when it came to video game adaptations of
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Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (Game Boy)
For quite a while, the appeal of the Bomberman series has evaded me. Part of it was the simplicity of
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Keith Courage in Alpha Zones (TurboGrafx-16)
You would be forgiven for thinking the cover of Keith Courage in Alpha Zones looks like the cover to some
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Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse (PS3)
With some reviews of licensed titles I feel the need to establish my lack of familiarity with the franchise, such
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