Good, but not for the same reasons as the previous games
596077
Dead Space 1 was a survival horror game, which is exactly what I wanted. Dead Space 3 is definitely not a survival horror game. That being said, it's good for different reasons. It does some very unique things with the co-op, and I highly recommend playing it with a friend online with headsets on. Otherwise you'll miss out on a lot of what makes this game awesome.
330290
Great overall gameplay like the previous entries I just wish I would see some dramatic differences. New elements like sticker powers, boost player ability, levels are a little more varied. If yr looking for another solid entry that doesn't stray away from the formal then I would go w this
4697775
I have been a big fan of the DW series since DW4 over 10 years ago. This game has some great things but there are also some disappointments.
Let's start with the bad things. One big thing that was kind of annoying is that you basically need DW8 to play the full game of Xtreme Legends. You have to sync the Dynasty Warriors 8 disk to the game every so often. That's really frustrating. So the game is basically a dlc and not really a full game.
Second thing that really annoyed me is that while it was awesome to add a route for Lu Bu (about time!) but his route was very short and it ended with him dying regardless of how you play it. I understand that historically Lu Bu did get executed and die rather early in the three kingdoms era but come on! This is a video game. You can't make stuff up to make his route slightly longer and less disappointing? Koei certainly had no problem making up history in the past.
While all those things are very disappointing but the game overall is ok. I do really appreciate Lu Bu being included and playing the new characters from his kingdom (Chen Gong and Lu Linqi).  That's nice.
336759
With Tony Hawk's 4th game, Neversoft realized that enough people have been playing thier games to take the difficulty a step up. Thats definately what they did, this game is much harder than THPS3, it was obvious Neversoft did not take the extra time to make sure this game was newcomer-friendly. Other than that, the game was quite good.
I want to start off by saying I think that the soundtrack in THPS4 is pretty bad, the problem is that it does not have a lot of punk rock, which is, in my opinion, true skating music, I really don't like rap, and I think skating rap really don't mix.  It seemed that after the first game, the music got really bad. I still think that the first had the best music, it featured some music from some really great skater-punk bands, and had no rap.
Soundtrack aside, the graphics are pretty good. They are a little different than THPS3, not much improvement, but they are better, the skater animations have a bit of a noticable change, there are some new animations for landing tricks. Depending on what the trick was and how well you landed, there will be a different animation. The tricks all look smoother too, grind balancing looks more realistic as does spining, and flip tricks look more natural.
The biggest refinement would be in the career mode, which has been improved a lot. The two minute timer is gone, and goals are now done by traveling around to different people in the level. They will ask you to do specific goals which will usually have thier own time limit. Some of the same goals from the last game are here too, like high scores and collecting S-K-A-T-E.  The rest of the goals are much harder for the most part, I often found myself have to retry a goal over 15 times. But the goals are usually really fun, so it won't get too frustrating. The control scheme is a bit different as well. At the core it is the same, but new tricks have been added. In THPS3, pressing the flip button twice or three times while doing a kickflip, heelflip, or shuv-it would multiply it by 2 or 3. This time, that is also effective with Hardflips, Varial flips, and inward heelflips. This can also work with grabs, giving you many more grab tricks, which makes for many more trick variations.
So all in all, another solid addition to the already great series. Would I reccomend this game to newcomers of the series? No. This game is stictly for the veterans, as it's goals are much harder and almost demand prior knowledge of how the game plays. Newcomers, you should go with THPS3, that is the best game all around in the series so far, its goals are more simple, and it offers a tutorial. But long-time fans of the series should definately pick this one up, it will keep you satisfied and you should be welcome to the challenge.
4023904
I was a pretty big fan of 999, so when I discovered this game I just had to get it (I didn't even have a Vita then). The feel is a tad different from the previous game: from the very beginning the story, setting, and characters are a little more surreal than the previous game. That's not a bad thing, though: all of the plot twists are surprising but make sense within the context of the game, the puzzles are rarely frustrating, and the characters are interesting. Several improvements really make this game: dialogue seen can be skipped, both versions have a notepad function that lets you make notes for puzzles and remember important bits of information, and there is an in game timeline that both helps keep track of what you have already done (something frustrating in the previous game) and lets you jump to important plot points without having to go through all of the branches over again.

There are some downsides: there is a clear line between puzzle solving and story, for the most part. In 999, some of the most interesting character development came from conversations and scenes within the puzzle rooms, which made the game feel more natural. In VLR, while there's dialogue between characters in the puzzle rooms, important plot pieces or character development are found outside of the puzzles. In addition, in the 3DS version of the game there is a game breaking bug in a specific puzzle room: if you pick up that version be sure to look up information about that bug to make sure you don't lose all of your progress.

Overall, I enjoyed the heck out of this game, and I look forward to the third part of this series.
2692900
I was one of the many out there that fell in love with the Mass Effect universe the moment they popped the first Mass Effect into their console.  As a long-time science fiction fan, this game became my favorite of all time.  However, the newest installment failed to live up to my high expectations.  While Bioware certainly improved on a lot of aspects, they fell short on others.  My main gripe is the lessening of the RPG qualities I loved about the first.  Less control over who your character is is not something good.  That being said, I enjoyed the heck out of this game and plan on playing it many times over.  Mass Effect 2, not as good as the first, but better than most other games out there.
635398
The games was good, but the older games had multiple sections with multiple chapters in in each section. This is one story. What I have always loved about Lego games is that they can go on forever. It was a good game, but adding voices I guess cut into game development. Less game in exchange for the characters having speaking parts. Some people may like that, but I prefer more play time.
1622388
Cinematics are nicely done but I feel like the more they dumb down the control of these games, the worse the games are. There's still the strategy view where you can control your party as a whole, but the settings for AI control are all but gone. No longer can you set many parameters for your party to do certain things at specified times. All you are left with is when they use potions or what mana level they stop using spells. I like the game, its entertaining and looks great but its a step in the wrong direction in my book. This is from an old school gamer though who loves customization more than the story itself so take my review with a grain of salt.
1939418
Overall, I like Metroid: Zero Mission better than the original Metroid. Here are the improvements of one game to the next:

1--The use of power bombs

2--The ability to recharge and save your game, as well as using your map.

3--The screw attack

4--The high-jump ability

5--an extended story

6--An optional boss that gives you charge beam

7--Another boss not included in the original.

8--Enhanced graphics, music, and sound.

I found that these changes greatly enhanced gameplay.  However, the game is just far tyoo short.  I beat it in 4 hours and 15 minutes on the hardest difficulty.  Sure, they extended the game...but they didn't extend it enough in my opinion.

The original Metroid was a bit more challenging, but I like this one better because it took the original Metroid and improved on it.  It gave the game a better feel by enhancing graphics, sound, and music.  It increased Samus' arsenal by giving her all those extra abilities.  It even included an optional boss that pops out from time to time.  You earn the charge beam from it.

There is also a new boss that you must fight later on that was not in the original Metroid.  In fact there are two other extra bosses.  And many new enemies as well.

  But there is one thing I do not like about this game.  In the original Metroid, you beat the game after killing the Mother Brain.  In this game, after you kill it, you get sent to an excavation site, but you CANNOT revisit the earlier parts of the game!  This was a let-down to me, mainly because I like to explore a lot in games so I can collect stuff.  That having been said, I recommend this: in one file, get to the Mother Brain and save.  Now copy that file, but in the second copied file, beat the Mother Brain and then the whole game.  Explore and collect stuff in the first file, and beat the game in the second file.

I shall conclude my review with this statement: overall, I think Metroid Zero Mission is better because of all the useful improvements and the extension to the game.  However, it would have been nice to explore more, and if it was more challenging.  Regardless, this game is still fun, and you should buy it, but not for the replay value.
4852884
I loved the first two in the series and completed both and most of their challenges. This game just seems to lack the magic of the first two. Unfortunately I cannot say I recommend this game if you have played the first two. If you have not played them you may enjoy this game.
4080336
To start with the game looks awesome , the level design is much improved in terms of the environments looking real and not just copy and paste room after room. The Heroes powers look great and I have more of a feeling of power than in xmen legends games were more based around melee attack and you just happened to have super powers. The Game itself has a pretty decent story but if you play it twice you will realize there is not a whole lot of difference if you play pro or anti reg. There is less content than in previous games , each character has four powers and that is it. Each one only has two costumes, that is it. That being said the costumes you do get are well rendered and your powers are also more well developed in terms of visualization per the character you are using. As for the DLC not being available , it is a let down they did away with it as I would really like to use Juggernaut, Magneto , Cyclops..Etc but at the same time I found myself running out of game to use all the characters already at my disposal anyways. Opposed to in the first game where I would try half the people and be like that's lame and never use them again and pretty much stick to the same four and maybe rotate in a few new guys now and again. I really really enjoyed being pretty much every single character in this game. Even the ones who I really don't care for or know as much about like Luke Cage , Iron Fist , Penance and Songbird. They were all fun to use and came in handy expecially Iron Fist with his healing power. If you like the other games you will probably like this one too. I liked the first Marvel UA better as a whole , but there are alot of things about this game that are better. If they made a third game I would undoubtedly buy it based on the strength of this game and it's merits alone not just because I am a fan of the series.
4122083
I'm a huge fan of the series, especially the 2nd and 3rd installments. This was pretty much an extension of the last game, with a Constantinople theme. The story was so-so until the very end and got more interesting. The fight mechanics are superior to Bethseda games, but the lack of choice and open world options crumbles in comparison. I also thought that the characters eyes were weird...
4427840
Good game for sure, but there is one stupid thing Maxis did when making this particular entry in the "Stories" series: They removed the elder life stage! It's not like the life stage was in the way or something, so why bother removing it? The stories are decent, but I feel that the Life Stories' ones are more fleshed out and funner to play and don't feel like you're being dragged through it and not being engaged in the story. It just doesn't have the charm that LS had. If you'd like to try this one for the stories, then try it I suppose (if you can find it cheap), but if you are just finding out about the "Stories" series, then go for Life Stories, then maybe go for this one, but it leaves a bit to be desired.
3793707
The first bioshock was a hard act to follow and this one didn't quite live up to it's predecessor. The story was quite similar to the original (with a differen villain) and the enviornment design lacked the interest of the original. Still it was a good game and worth if for no other reason than being able to see the amazing world of Rapture again.
2412219
Nothing more need be said than it's Dead Space. Well, i will add this. I've heard many complaints it doesn't offer the same dreadful feeling of being alone as the first 2 games. IMO the changes are a bit refreshing, and it is true, doesn't quite have the same fearful edge, but overall is still the same game we've always known. I've also heard complaints about the firefights against other humans makes it feel like a shooter, but this is not accurate considering the firefights only occur during a small portion of the overall game. I've played games for many years and I am a big fan of the series.
2795326
This is a decent game but does get repetitive after a while. The world is massive and it's fun hunting down the "hidden" items, solving the puzzles that go along with getting to them.

Soundtrack is fantastic. Driving still isn't much fun, but you can fast travel easy enough all over the city. For me, the characters got a bit annoying after a while. The hipster stuff gets old, but that's a personal thing, and wouldn't bother everyone.

It's a better game in almost every way than Watch Dogs 1, yet I enjoyed the first for much longer. The first game was somewhat new and exciting, whereas this just feels like a marginally better, more polished game. Just doesn't have the same draw to it. Again, all personal opinion.
115318
J2 set a new standard for game versatility.  It had racing, shooting, action platform, puzzle, jetboarding, and strategy.  Every kind of gameplay was represented and that was what made it stand out.  J3 on the other hand is 75% racing.  Since I'm not a huge racing fan, it hurts the game a little for me.

Don't get me wrong.  The game is fun, and judging it on its merits alone, it deserves 4 stars.  But I had expectations that simply were not met.  J3 is a victim of its amazing predecessor.

The storyline isn't as strong either, and the final revelation about the Precursors, while cute doesn't fit with elements of the previous games.  But that's not important, and if the game was more fun, I'd easily forgive the story problems.

I do recommend it.  If you like racing, you'll probably enjoy it.  If you don't, you'll probably still enjoy it, though not as much.  But it's just a bit of a letdown.