NYTimes Reviews “Disaster Report”
The New York Times again proves its surprisingly good taste in games with a positive review of Disaster Report, warts and all. I have a half-finished review of my own sitting around here somewhere, but in the meantime, the Times review pretty much nails my feelings on the game. In spite of its ludicrous voice acting, overwrought plot, and technical roughness, it’s definitely the most original game that I’ve played this year. Its rather novel premise of earthquake survival makes for many wonderfully tense moments; you never know when the ground beneath your character will shift, forcing him to scramble to avoid sliding into the abyss or being crushed by a collapsing building. It’s definitely worth a spin if you have a PS2.