GotNext writes:
"If there's one complaint to be made it's that Harvey Birdman is very short, and can be completed in a couple of sittings without any problem. There are five bonus unlockable videos to earn by exploring the dialogue trees, but seeing as that's part of the fun of the game they're not exactly easy to miss. Top it off with the Wii version of Harvey Birdman being $10 more than the identical versions on PS2 and PSP, and it's hard to recommend on a "bang for buck" basis.
The pointer control is very nice, but not $10 worth when the game can be completed in two days. If you're willing to overlook the length and price issues though, then Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law becomes a fun extension of the series, and one of the best translations of TV to game ever. If we can't get a season four of the show, then this is the next best thing."
WTMG's Leo Faria: "Why do we do this? We are well aware that a specific licensed game isn’t good, yet we actually manage to be less critical, we manage to overlook its issues, and enjoy these tie-ins, these perfect definitions of the word “shovelware”, without an issue. What is it about these games that makes us more… tolerant? Is it the novelty of playing a game based on a license we like? Is it some kind of psychological effect that reminds us of simpler days? Does it mean that playing these games brings out the best version of the gamer inside of us?"
Drew Leachman writes: The From A to Z series lets our editors go back and take a look at games from past generations that are classics, overlooked gems, or just titles they remember fondly. The idea behind this is to pick five games from each letter of the alphabet, once a week to showcase. This delivers 26 weeks and 130 games to talk about. Hopefully it sparks some conversation, and of course plenty of memories.
Our second series will focus on Sony’s sophomore entry into the console business, the PlayStation 2.
Let’s continue with the letter “H”.
The lost Ace Attorney game!
