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Damn blue shell right before the finish line...****s! Posted by
Huxley
on 15.06. at 19:15
Bit of a Mario Kart special here, because David has reviewed the two latest iterations of the series (not counting the arcade game), Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart...Wii. As the titles suggest, originality isn't exactly their strong point, but when did that ever matter? Also up for review is Dragon Quest Monsters on the DS and the latest volumes of Dark Edge, Magic Lover's Tower, Gold Digger and Serenity. Enjoy!
Diamonds in the rough Posted by
Huxley
on 08.06. at 20:46
There's a truck load of manga reviews here from David, including a few obscure titles you might want to look up. Or not. Anyway, here's the full inclusive list including links: Goofyfoot Gurl Volume 5, Couplers Volume 1 to 2, The Best of Pokemon Adventures Red, Es Volume 4, Hinadori Girl Volume 1 to 3, Adventures of the Mini Goddesses, Mink Volume 1, Paradise Kiss Volume 1, Oh My Goddess Volume 15, Magical Poke’mon Journey Volume 7, Prince of Heroes #3 of 3, Sky Sharks #4 to #5 of 5.
Yup, that's a pretty diverse range of manga there. And not all top quality...but then that's the point of reviews, right? If we only reviewed the good stuff you might be suckered in to buying some tripe you've never heard of. That said, there are some real gems in there, so go have a read and see what you think. Enjoy! More very soon.
Reviews! Posted by
Joe
on 12.05. at 14:39
After a eventful few months to say the least I'm back with reviews...This should be the start of several updates over the next few weeks to catch up with my backlog of review copies...
Anime:-
.Hack//Roots - Volume 1
.Hack//Sign - Box 1
Fantastic Children - Volume 6
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny - Volume 5
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny - Volume 6
Yukikaze - Volume 3
Games:-
Super Mario Galaxy
Manga what I have been reading Posted by
Huxley
on 30.03. at 19:54
It's been a while, but I finally got around to writing up a couple of reviews for some manga I've been reading recently. First is Free Collars Kingdom, a comic with an obvious fetish for everything cat girl. Understandable. And second is Othello, Satomi Ikezawa's follow up to the excellent Guru Guru Pon Chan. Sadly, unlike Pon Chan, there's not a hint of potential bestiality in Othello. Maybe Free Collars Kingdom can make up for that? We can only live in hope.
Prince of Reviews Posted by
Huxley
on 24.03. at 20:40
OK Game Gear fans...don't get too giddy, because this update doesn't show much love for Sega's grey chunk of plastic perfection (using 'perfection' in a not exactly literal sense). Instead David has focussed on American manga reviews for the time being, with Prince of Heroes, Pirates vs Ninjas 2, Dramacon and Way of the Rat up for appraisal. Surprisingly upbeat tone to this batch of reviews, too. Not a stinker amongst them.
And the quality doesn't stop there, because David has been playing the PSP's version of God of War. I mean, was there any chance it wasn't going to be awesome? It's almost as if David has been starved of quality for some reason and needed an antidote...hmm. I wonder why?
Not-so-handheld part 2 Posted by
Huxley
on 21.03. at 20:00
Do you like sports games? How about mid-90's sports games on the Sega Game Gear that have nothing to do with Sensible Software or EA? No? Then how about card games on the Sega Game Gear?
Yes, it's time for more Game Gear retrospective as David takes a look at some of the console's sport and card games. Just don't go expecting Pro Evo.
As with last time, all reviews are linked from his original Game Gear article. Enjoy!
Not-so-handheld Posted by
Huxley
on 09.03. at 21:02
David continues his retro stint this week with reviews of several Game Gear games. I'd like to say there are some hidden gems there, yet sadly it's more of a testament to the quality of mid-90's licensed videogames. But stay tuned, because David has a whole bunch more to work his way through, so hopefully there will be at least a couple that show what the Game Gear was capable of.
In the meanwhile you can pick through reviews of The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and X-O Manowar, Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing, George Foreman's KO Boxing (these two in a head-to-head article), The Incredible Crash Dummies, WWF Wrestle Mania: Steel Cage Challenge and of course Columns. All linked from his previous Game Gear article.
If all that wasn't enough, there's more manga reviews in the shape of Oh My Goddess, Black Cat, Scryed, Galaxy Angel II, Battlestar Galactica, The Courageous Princess, Totally Spies, W.I.T.C.H., Record of Lodoss War and Vampire the Masquerade. And finally there's a review of the self-explanatory RPG Maker 3 for PS2. Enjoy!
Separates the men from the boys Posted by
Huxley
on 24.02. at 20:45
David has been digging up everyone's second favourite underdog, the charming little Sega Game Gear. Well, there's nothing little about it to be honest; particularly not the six AA batteries this thing ate up in a matter of hours. Still, there were some good games available for the system and David is aiming to give it a fair an unbiased obituary. Hmm? It's not dead you say? Yes, David has that covered too! Interesting stuff!
And he's not quite done yet, because there are still reviews of the Oh My Goddess manga, Neotopia and Peach Fuzz to read through. Enjoy!
Homemademech.com crashes & burns Posted by
Huxley
on 08.02. at 15:56
Well...maybe the headline is overstating things a little, but due to an unfortunate mishap with emails going missing I was never notified that the homemademech.com domain had expired. Thankfully I've still got 60 days to register it again, so please bear with us in the meanwhile and excuse any dead links or similar. Also my email will be out of action for the duration, so apologies to anyone trying to contact me.
If you're interested you can read more about this unfortunate turn of events in this thread right here.
UPDATE: ...aaand it's back! Thanks to my registrar, host and Brad for sorting it all out pretty quickly. Won't happen again...honest.
The liger...it's pretty much my favorite animal Posted by
Huxley
on 27.01. at 19:56
David has divided his time between games and manga this week as he reviews the latest Harry Potter game and Manhunt 2 for PSP as well as the Wii strategy game Fire Emblem. There's also reviews for Sonic X, Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century, Totally Spies and the BoBoBo-Bo BoBo-Bo manga. And don't forget to have a quick look at the Best of Manga 2007 nominations and vote for your favourites.
Also this week, regular contributor and Qubetube forumite Stephen Lerch has written up a review of the Wings of Honneamise Blu-Ray release. You might (probably don't!) remember my review of the VHS version was one of the very first on this site, so it's nice to see such a quality film get a little more attention, especially in HD. Thanks to Stephen for the review. Enjoy!
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