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The real lowdown. Ok please do not listen to all these bad reviews about this game, Wrestlemania X8 is a really great game infact its better then SmackDown Just Bring It and No Mercy put together. At first this game seems like an updated Smackdown but once u get used to the controls and the style of the game u will be addicted. Most people are right when they say that its nothing like No Mercy and more like Smackdown but is that a bad thing? Well yes in a way but this game is better than smackdown and it also has wrestlers like Booker T, Hulk Hogan, RVD, Hurricane and even Ric Flair. The good things about this game are the selection of characters, the great game modes and then impressive engine. The graphics are average and the gameplay is hard to get used to but once u have mastered that u will love this game. Please just ignore the bad reviews of this game and buy it now! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
cool and hot at the time. this game is the best game i have ever got in my live,
one thing i like about the game is that it is collaging,it make you think and the tip of you mind.
another thing is that the graphics are the the best out of all the game have played(and i have alot).
and the best thing about this game is the aventure you have with all the toa/toa navo. this game give you the feeling your the toa your self which is great for a real leo fan.
one more thing is this game want take you 10 min to win. it take alot longer which is a good thing. this way you want get bord with it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Classic Metroid returns with a vengence. Metroid has always had a basic premise of a story, and not much else. We knew the game had plot, but never before has a Metroid game had so much actual story, and here's the best part of it, its a darn good one too!
Samus is on a survey mission when she is attacked by a parasite called X. In order to save her, the medics of the Galactic Federation genetically fuse her with Metroid DNA. The benefits of this fusion is that she can now absorb the X, the downside is that she has inherited the Metroid weakness to ice, and has to regain all of her powers, and there is an X Parasite who has decided to mimic Samus at full power (which can kill you quite quickly I might add.) The bosses in this game range from pathetic push overs to so frustrating you'll break your GameBoy Advance (which I haven't done yet because I toss it into a nearby couch pillow...) the game is not easy. Finding secrets and hidden passages in as it always has been. If you have played previous Metroid games you'll know what to do, if you haven't I highly suggest at least playing through Super Metroid first, as this story is a direct sequel to that game, and some story elements may not make sense otherwise.
Graphically I am impressed. Metroid Fusion features the graphics I have been waiting to see on the GBA, a handheld loosely based on Super Nintendo technology. I have seen some SNES looking games, but this one actually surpasses is SNES predecessor, which is amazing.
The music for this game is also amazingly well done, especially if you are playing with a good set of headphones! This game has both great graphics, and great music, which proves that the GBA can have the best of both worlds, unlike Castlevania Harmony of dissonance which had decent graphics, but horrid music.
I highly recommend this title, but more so for the seasoned Metroid fans, or for fans of the more recent Castlevanias. The complex game play may not be for every gamer out there, especially for younger audiences. Never the less its good to see Samus back in action, with the option of a classic 2D side scrolled for those who may not be interested in the 3D Metroid on GameCube (shame on you if you're one of those few!) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
an excellent game. let me start off by saying that this is my first review,but i felt compelled to write one about this game in order to convey the exitement that i have for this game.first of all let me explain that this game is in my opinion not for kids.the reason for that is that it shows a lot of gore and violence,the hero is also not a role model by any means as he shows no mercy or empathy towards anyone or anything. That being said,this is a great game for anyone over 13 that likes that type of game.first off the story is very good in keeping with the original legacy of kain series exept i found this one more detailed and more exiting that the previous stuff. Second game play is awesome the controls are easy,the surroundings are beautiful and specific enough so that you always manage to find your way around. The cameras work well and the makers spent a lot of attention to details throughout the entire game wich makes it fun to look around wherever you are in the game wich i really liked. The premise in itself is simple you are kain and you've been brought back to life to save the world from the sarafan lord and his minions. You meet a bunch of diffrent characters throughout the game wich basically let you know what to do next. So your never left on your own not knowing what to do you always have a clear picture of what to do,yet you do it your way wich makes gameplay fun and challenging. Throughout your adventure you will have to basically kill everything that moves and suck their blood to survive and become more powerful. The story line gets better and better and your rivals get tougher and tougher wich kept me riveted to my seat,one thing about this game is that i never got bored and got frustrated only a couple of times(compared to most games).In closing i recommend this game strongly to anyone old enough to handle its violence and storyline. I also think that you cant get a better game for the money and new players will probably enjoy this game more than pro gamers as they have seen and done it all allready.thank you for reading and i hope that this review was helpful to you. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not that great. I just want to start by saying that there are instructions included with the product. No its not simple to sync but there is an instruction book included. This product works as a wireless controller. That is all that is good. It feels cheap, there is some rattle inside of mine, the d-pad feels awful. By cheap I mean the plastic feels like something you could buy at the 99cents store. It is too light and... look its not a great controller and I would recommend buying the used wave bird online. Other than that I got mine at target for $15 and only plan to let guests use it. I got a wave bird for myself. So if you play Brawl or Meele (super smash bros.) Then get the Wave bird. If you want to play with someone who won't mind a cheap controller than buy this for them to use or just let them use the nun chuck or classic controller. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
a good game but lacks exploration. at age 7 or 8 i was obsessed with Super Metroid I had beaten multiple times and i enjoyed exploring and looking for all of the extra items. I was so excited when this game released.
I had a good time with this game but this is the first metroid game that didn't encourage the player to explore parts of the world for themselves. There wasn't really a great explanation as to why you couldn't explore other than a computer wouldn't let you.
Gameplay wise the game plays great, the controls work really well on the GBA. I don't really care for Ice missiles instead of an ice beam but that getting really nitpicky
This is one of the better games on the GBA and if you just judged it on the platforming elements it would be 5 stars, but since it is a Metroid game the lack of exploration hurts the enjoyment of the game slightly. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
More RE! Less Scary. I beat the first one and waited a while for the new Resident Evil: Zero. A thrilling prequal to the greatest series of all times. The bad thing was, it wasn't so thrilling.
In Resident Evil 0, you control as S.T.A.R.S. member Rebecca Chambers. She and the S.T.A.R.S. squad, go to investigate a car wreck inside of Raccoon Forest. They find inforamtion on Billy, who befriends Rebecca inside of a T-Virus infested train. After some not-so-scary moments, the train crashes into the basement of the Umbrella Corp. Research Center and start unlocking what happened...
Well, the cinematics are great, (BIO DR. MARCUS IS AWESOME!), the mansion, lab, and the dam are very well done. Lighting and graphics give it a very spooky feeling, but is it spooky? Nope, this game has some very unspooky things to it. In Resident Evil, zombies are popping out around corners, waiting for you in dark hallways, and running at you like a madman! In RE0, the zombies are just, there. The new 'leech' zombies are creepy cause they can strectch and look weird enough to be scary. The only thrills in it are the Queen! (Who takes home the best cinematic in all of video gameing history award) and the very 'lovely' Bio Dr. Marcus. (Who takes home the most disgusting cinematic award.) Maybe some of the scenery is spooky, but not the game.
I am sorry fans of RE, this one isn't that scary. Though it is a great great great edition to the RE series and it has been resurected twice (lol) it should be bought, go buy it. But remember, it can get disturbing! Scare you later! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Life IS Viewtiful Indeed. Wow. That is all I can muster after playing this game in a display case, and soon after buying it. First, you think: Ah man, it's only 2D. Then you think: Ugg, more cell-shaded junk. Then you think: Wow, only a $40 price tag, they must be desperate. Then you play the game. What you have here is the most awesome little platformer ever created that out-matrixes the matrix in style and finesse, and that you can seriously enjoy. A word to the wise, though: Joe's difficulty will kill you 10 times over first, but that is a small price to pay for such an awesome game with ten dollars of a normal new game's price tag. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Eh. I liked the game at first. It was fun, challenging, etc. All that was gone when I came upon the jump quests. They're not technically called that, I just call them that because they're the parts where you have to jump and jump through a map until you reach the end, to get a star.
For God's sake...I found this part extremely frustrating that I just quit. I can't say how many times I've tried, 10, 20 times?
Yes, I suck at them. Yes, it's my fault. But let me warn you, it's not my fault that the game isn't very sensitive to my stops. There isn't a time where I can just stop moving without it moving a bit too farther than I expected it. This was the most frustrating thing about this game. It's too bad, I liked it until I got to the jumping parts. Oh well. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
I Can't Believe It's Not Mario. One of the first things I noticed when I started this game up for the first time was how much it looks like Mario Golf. So close, in fact, I could swear these guys took the Mario Golf game engine and made a few modifications to sort-of put Tiger Woods into it (or "Junior Tiger" as you see when you start the game - you get to play against the "adult" Tiger Woods as an "opponent," although you don't get the Mario-style side-by-side play). Although the basic gameplay and graphics are very similar, I found a lot of things lacking in Cyber Tiger compared to Mario - the first being that it uses a password save instead of a battery - I HATE password saves, and automatically take marks off for it - and Cyber Tiger's is especially annoying because it's 16 characters long. I also enjoyed the player-vs-CPU games that Mario offers - this is does not appear to an option here, although two players can link up their gameboys with a cable. Cyber Tiger offers three courses, and 3 modes of play; Stroke, Career, and Rapid Fire. Rapid Fire is a mode I haven't seen yet in other games - you have to land your ball in the hole before a timer runs out. If you've got something against Mario and Luigi, this game will probably be one of the next best choices to get similar gameplay - but for most, I'd have to say just get Mario Golf instead. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Fun But Confusing. BELIEVE IT OR NOT: This review is by someone who actually played the game!!!
Although this game is quite different than the Roller Coaster Tycoon type sim games it's been compared to, it is entertaining.
You begin with basically nothing but money and land. You can build roads, buildings, fences, or decorative things. In order to actually get dinosaurs, you have to go through a slow process.
In order to get the dinos you have to excavate, check your finds, hatch the eggs, then place your dinos. You basically pick a place to send a plane to, you wait a couple minutes, and the plane returns. Than you look at what they returned with, and if they found any full strands of DNA, you can create an egg, and eventually hatch a dino. Then you place it in a fencing area you created. It is a LOT LESS EXCITING than it sounds.
You can also choose to build one of 3 eateries, a hotel, a gift shop, and some really boring looking decorative things like plants, rocks, or a clock, a lamppost, or a water fountain. You can only build a road for people to walk on, or a street for the buses to drive on. Because dinos can only be viewed from the buses, you need to have the bus routes go around and near the fences. There is also strange bus stops you need to build in order for people to get off to eat, sleep, or just walk around and get lost. Theres no bathrooms, benches, interesting varied plants, or really too many things which allow you to make YOUR park any different from ANYONE ELSE's park.
If this was a PC game, I'd give it less than 1 star, but considering the capability of the Game Boy Advance, it's great. Although to do almost anything it's a real challenge, it's worthwhile.
The major drawback is the game limit though. Unlike RC Tycoon where you can choose to aim for your goals, or see how many bathrooms you can fit in an allotted space, this doesn't give you much freedom. If you ignore a dino for a couple of minutes, it dies, if you don't have enough people you've pestered to advertise, worst of all, if you go bankrupt (even if it would be only temporarily,) your game ends, no warning, nothing. By the time I at least understand how to build things and how to make dinos and everthing [the instruction guide has only 4 or 5 pages and is incredibly vague] my game was over.
By the time it get it all figured out though, I know I'll really like it; and you probably will too. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Awesome Superhero Battles. And now I review a game that is so underrated it isn't even funny. Marvel Nemesis is one of the few games to really capture those Superhero battles we see in the movies and comics. It's a great game, if you're willing to grapple with some steep difficulty, but we'll get into that.
The story for the game is that some majorly powerful evil beings called the Imperfects have moved in and are attacking everyone wholesale, with the intent of wiping everyone out. Heck, the first cutscene shows Captain America, Hulk, and The Punisher being killed off. Thus a small crew of Heroes and villains must team up, defeat the Imperfects, and save the world. It's one of those good and evil form a temporary truce to take down the bigger evil kinda stories, but it works.
Gameplay wise, Nemesis is an arena fighting game where players can pick from heroes, (Such The Thing, Wolverine, Spiderman, and Iron man to mention just a few) Villains, (Such as Venom and Magneto) and the deadly imperfects, (such as The Wink, Johnny Ohm, and Fault Zone) and beat the crap out of each other in small, but totally destructible, environments. There is also a story mode where players complete objectives such as make it to the end, destroy these objects in this amount of time, or simply win this fight, to advance the story, unlock new characters, arenas, and more, and save the world. One thing to note about this game is that it's HARD! This game will not take it easy on anyone, so expect to see that "Vanquished" Message several times.
The actual fights are cool, all players control differently and the game really captured these characters and how they move and fight. For example, Spiderman can web swing around and use acrobatics, Storm and Human Torch can fly, and the Thing moves slower but hits like a dump truck The L and R buttons are like triggers that effect how the characters move, and how they fight. For example, as Magneto, A is just a simple punch, but holding R and pressing a has him shoot out a blast.
Characters sending each other flying, blowing things up, and picking up cars and such to throw really gives us a better superhero fighting experience than other games have in the past. There's also throws, which when used effectively can really cause some major pain and a few more tricks. Attacking and being attacked fills up the rage meter. When it is full and you press R, you enter Rage mode, where you are much stronger, handy for emergency situations. And combine this with the strong grab when your enemy is in the Danger mode (nearly dead) and you perform a finisher. Anything from The Thing slamming them on the ground multiple times to Brigade full on vaporizing the enemy. Keep in mind this game has no blood in battles, because if it did, it'd probably go into M rating territory, which I don't think was the developer's goal
Also, here's a neat trick. Are you struggling to unlock all the characters and arenas in story mode? then go to versus mode, plug in a second controller, and have one of the characters jump off the edge (In either The Bridge or Daily Bugle arenas). The game awards characters and arenas for winning versus matches. Now, if you want to unlock all the characters and arenas this way, you'll have to do it one hundred sixty times. A bit tedious, but a lot easier than the story mode. Story mode also unlocks cards, comics, and movies to view in the Rewards menu.
Aside from the already mentioned difficulty, there is one thing about this game that is a bit of a let down: It only supports two players. It would have been amazing if you and three friends could beat the crap out of each other all at once, but sadly this game didn't deliver on that. They missed out!
As for presentation, the game really hits the nail on the head. These graphics are awesome! they really nail the comicbook vibe, and the environments can be bright and colorful, but usually they're dark and dismal. The voices are good too, as they play off each other well, and give convincing performances. The music is mostly dramatic and epic, which really sells the game.
Over all, I highly recommend this game if you're looking for a fun versus mode slam fest to play with a buddy, or if you're looking for a challenging single player campaign. The difficulty and lack of four players may turn off some, but if it doesn't scare you away, get this game! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
4 out of 5 ain't bad, is it. The GBA is Nintendo's little baby (that's screamin like a mad-man right now). It's power is sooooo good that you might wonder where something so small get's all of it. Well having a 32-bit processor and an extra wide screen puts this little thing far above it's wonderful 8-bit ancestors (I can say that now that we have this thing). It's so powerful that Nintendo claims it maybe able to copy some PSX games (actually, it's done that already with Tekken Advance).
But (you knew that was coming), it still has its draw-backs.
One is that, unless you have the sun, the moon, and the stars (and/or ball lightning) alligned perfectly, you won't see anything. The reason is that some game manufacturers have to set the lighting thingy properly so that you can see the game. Earlier GBA games were dark but later games should be better to see.
And another thing, them companies that make GBA games have to make them up to date. Look at some games on the GBA and then on the GBC. Some games still are reminescent of generic GB quality.
Manufacturers have to understand that a game is so much better if made to completely compliment the system that they are using.
So, although the few drawbacks, this thing is loads of fun and, with the right game, keep you smiling for a long, long time. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The whole family loves it. This was a last minute gift for my eight year old for Christmas. He didn't ask for it, I just saw it on line and read some of the reviews and decided to get it. At first my eight year old didn't want anything to do with it, but then my nineteen year old sat down and played it one day and was hooked. Since then all three of my boys are addicted. I have a twelve year old too. The game is amazing, although the graphics aren't the greatest the concept of the game is awesome. It is set in real time, meaning the time of day and year. Like on Feb. 14th everyone will receive a gift in the mail, and on Jan. 28th the general store had a huge sale, and on Jan. 30th they had a raffle and gave away several prices. I think its all my kids favorite game now. I think I deserve a pat on the back, and so does Animal Crossing. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not the best, not the worst. I had high hopes for this version of World Series Baseball after the disaster that was WSB2K1. This game is definitely a solid improvement, but it wasn't the grand slam that I was expecting.
PROS:
1. The stadia and fields are very realistic.
2. At first, I was concerned that there was no "spring training" or "batting practice" mode. Then I figured out that "rookie" mode is all about BP.
3. This game has the best create-a-player that I've ever seen.
4. Actual gameplay (controls and movements) is top-of-the-line. Better than any other baseball game I've seen to date. Once you master the reaction needed to field grounders (after changing infielders, if necessary) and position yourself for shagging fly balls, you're golden. I will agree with the other reviewer who mentioned that there seems to be at least one dropped fly ball per game, but in my case (thankfully), it usually happens to the CPU.
CONS:
1. No color commentary. There is a play-by-play announcer, and it is not very dynamic play-by-play--the announcer will repeat himself frequently. And if you score more than 100 runs in a game (yup, I have), he gets really confused. It's quite humorous.
2. Every single player has the same home run "trot" that involves pumping his fists in the air and landing defiantly on home plate. It's funny to see a player like Edgar Martinez--who shows very little emotion on the field in real-life--acting like he has never hit a home run before.
3. You can strike out anybody, anywhere, anytime by simply locating your pitch just beneath the strike zone. It doesn't matter what pitcher you are using.
4. There are lots of bugs. I won't repeat them since other reviewers have covered most of the, but one that is worth mentioning (and proves that I've played the heck out of this game) is that no player can have more than 127 homers in a season. Once you hit the 128th, the counter resets to -127 and counts back to zero. NICE.
5. I'm not sure why Sega even included the ability to "trade" in Franchise mode, because the CPU will reject any trade. I tried to trade Barry Bonds for Charles Gipson. Ixnay. Now THAT'S funny.
There are other issues, but these are the major pros and cons. I'm still waiting for a computer baseball game that truly blows me away but in the meantime, there is always the real thing. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
chalupa rules the hizouse. animal crossing is by far the best game ever made! it is so much fun you will buy tacos! I command you to buy tacos! the animal crossing is fabulous and fun! it's a whole basket full of fun, a very large basket, bigger than that basket over there! i dropped out of school so i could spend all day playing it! monkeys couldn't pry me away from it!! your head will itch with excitement, or lice, you decide. it's better than jesus! wild, crazy horse puppets will attack you if you do not buy this game! i highly recommend this game for everybody, especially losers with no lives, like me and the schmedmiester. it will blow your mind away, not up, away. screw rover! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Good Beginner Role Playing Game. This game functions real well as a starter RPG. More experienced RPG gamers might be a little bored with its shortcomings. The are four reasons for this: The story line, the linear game play, the semi-real time battle sequence, and the lack of any real challenge.
Story: The story fails almost completely in both presentation and substance. The main character is Ryudo. He is a mercenary with a troubled past sent out on a job to protect the pure good girl of the land. (Now where have we seen that before?) Of course you see where this is going...Ryudo uncovers his past and finds strength from within to stop fighting for money and start fighting for justice. Now, the story itself isn't bad per se, but the thing is, we have heard it all before. If you take two or three classic RPGs (any will do) and piece together the story lines you get this one. So, if you are new to RPGs then it will be new to you so you won't be bothered by it. However, RPGs are special because unlike other video games they rely heavily on the story. RPG fans won't find much to cheer about with this bland tale. Also the character's lines harp on the same points over and over again. For example, towards the end the game the word "heart" appears so much in the dialogue that you would think you are reading Cardiology Weekly. The story awkwardly stumbles along never quite gaining its footing. Presentation is also off key. Annoying voice-overs have Ryudo sounding more like a surfer dude than a sword-wielding hero. The in game movies are also sub-par for Dreamcast's capabilities.
Linear Game Play: This game is extremely linear. This meaning that you always know exactly where to go and what you have to do. Besides one or two "Special Areas" when you advance in the story you don't even have the option of going anywhere but forward. For people who object to RPGs by saying things like, "You spend hours fighting pointless battles searching for your next task" this is the game for you. Also, for a beginner RPG player this type of set-up puts frustration at a minimum. However, if you are into totally non-linear RPG's like Wizardry, for example, this game will be Boring with a capital B.
Battle Sequence: The battle sequence is the best part of this game. It is a semi-real time/turn based mode of battle. This makes fighting flow more evenly. Despite the times where my characters would attack an enemy out of view, I liked it immensely. It is an original action oriented way to structure the battle sequence. By strategizing your turns and types of moves you can limit certain enemy attacks. Also, you have the ability to make quick decisions to guard from an oncoming attack or evade before the enemy makes it to your side of the screen.
Challenge: The game is real easy. Probably too easy. There are many spells, special moves, and skills to learn. While all these enhance the game and add variety, after about 1/4 way through it is pretty hard to be hit much, forget about being killed. Moreover, at a save point you can automatically recover your entire HP/MP etc. Any enemy near a save point is toast because you can throw everything you have at them and after the battle fully recover. (at no cost to you). Also, since you can see your enemies (no random fight generator) before battle you can almost always sneak up behind them and get the first attack. After very little practice learning the ins and outs of the battle sequence you can usually kill off most non-boss enemies without them getting a hit off. Again, good for the beginner and sort of pointless monotony for the experienced gamer.
By far the worst part of the game was the story. If you can ignore that you have about 20-30 hours of fun, if not challenging, game play. I would recommend it to beginner RPGers and experienced RPGers that just can't get enough games under their belts. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A stooge fan says "YUK. I love the Stooges. I have 30-odd of their movies, I have their picture framed on my wall. I bought this game as a matter of course but took it back the next day because it was so bad.
The mini-games are very repetitive. The grocery store and the hospital are essentially the same games in different trim. I never could figure out the soup game and switching between stooges in the pie throwing was a real pain.
The only good points were the trivia (which was almost fun) and hearing the clips from the movies (though they got old because there are not vary many).
This game had a place back in the 80's when it came out. Compared with the games coming out today, it doesn't measure up. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
BUY THIS CARD. First off, never buy non-Nintendo licensed equipment for your Gamecube. Most third-party companys don't test their products by Nintendo's standards and most thrid-party equipment will cause problems with your Gamecube or will break very easily (A Interact Memory card corrupted itself every time my friend tried to save games where as my memory card went through the wash and worked perfectly fine). This card is only $more that then mem card 59, and holds 4 times the memory! Most fo the Gamecube games that have been released recently require 5-10 blocks to save (ie: Super Mario Sunshine needs 7 blocks) and you will run through 59 blocks fast. Sports games tend to take all 59 blocks. The Memory Card 251 is an excellent deal, although you may not be able to find it in stores (stores are not allowed to order them from Nintendo, Nintendo just ships the stores Memory cards when they feel like it according to a wal-mart representative). This is a definate must for any Gamecube owner | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Fun portable version of Age of Empires. I really like this game. Although it had to make compromises from the real time PC version, I think it's a nice compromise. The DS version keeps a lot of the same features of the PC version - like constructing buildings (including wonders), researching technology, and massing an army of different types of soldiers. I'm running through the campaigns which are enjoyable. Unlike the PC version, there are only five different cultures - Franks (French), Japanese, Mongols, Saracens and English. Wish there were more, or that they release another game with other cultures. It's a older game (2006), so the graphics aren't stunning, but the game play is easy and they have a tutorial to help you learn the ins and outs. You could play either using the stylus or just the buttons. I really like the strategy involved for the different scenarios. Overall, it is an enjoyable version of Age of Kings that is portable. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
challenging game..but the super nintendo version is far better . this is a good batman game..its just a tad too difficult LOL the graphics are dark and gloomy perfect for batman but they lack the visual detail of the movie but a good job by sega :) now the super nintendo's batman returns is a excellent game which i still play to this day..the graphics are well done.. the music is from the movie..and had digitized scenes from the film.. the other batman game that is really done right is by sunsoft ..:Batman the video game" from the 89 movie again for the genesis.. all in all if your a batman fan get all of these games.. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Loved it....until 15 minutes ago. To make things clear, I bought this almost a year ago, inserted it into my gamecube and have NOT removed it since. I love it, it held everything without worries. Now that I'm playing Madden 2003 I have been saving my franchise which has taken some time to build and kept it on this card...until tonight. I just loaded up Madden and this is what I get: The Madden 2003 file on Memory Card in Slot A is corrupted and must be deleted. Great, thanks. There are two other franchises on the card and both load fine. It's only the one that matters that is the problem. Makes me feel much better. My total happiness has been replaced by sheer disappointment. Consider this (and ANY other advice) when thinking about what to buy. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The best game I ever found--by accident. I got this game because it had a picture of a girl on the cover, and I figured my daughter would like it. Well, I of course had to try it out, and lo and behold, I found the best game I have ever owned. I play tons of PC games, and I have every game worth getting, as well as owning about 26 GameCube games. This is a game that tests more than your ability to manipulate a controller, as it requires some intelligent decision making. I am not really that good at most games, and usually plod along on the easy levels, but this game, although it does not have easy normal and hard levels, is almost intuitive. Despite the fact that there is a bit of a learning curve, it is fun all the way.
The scenery is splendid, and I don't just mean graphically, either, as the futuristic settings are compelling.
I am 39 years old, and reach for this game daily. Of all the games I own this is by far the most fun to play, with a real draw to play it again. Best of all, you don't have to trudge through levels with all sorts of hidden stuff to discover. If this is your first game, or if you everyone except this one, get it.
By the way, forget getting it fot the kids. Once an adult tries it out, the kids will be sitting around watching you play.
This game rates an 11 on a scale of 1 to 10. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Pixels Unite. Well, without much fanfare or fuss Lara Croft has returned to the world of video games in a tiny, handheld way. The result "Lara Croft:Tomb Raider-The Prophecy" is a nice little video game treat. As Ms. Croft your job is to find a relic before and evil cult gets their hands on it and ends to world. So fresh and new right? Well tired story aside the game really works and makes for a fun gaming experience. Using the quasi-3D/bird's eye view, you control Lara to jump, run, flip, and shoot, all while avoiding fire traps and the like. The controls are responsive (unlike her other forays into the portable world) and the graphics aren't too shabby either(animation is quite good). Thankfully music was included this time around, as well as Lara's trademark grunts and groans. My only complaint is the lack of enemies...so far the meanest thing I have seen is the pixled gray wolf who can sometimes float on air! For fans of Lara, this game should provide you with some refreshment, it is more Tomb Raider than would be expected. All none believers might wanna try this out too...you never know. Alright kids get to it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Best Zelda Portable Game To Date. For most fans of the Legend of Zelda series, there are two commonly disputed "best Zelda game ever" titles: A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time. While I won't necessarily disagree with this, you almost have to look at the portable Zelda games in a different category. Many of them are, while officially licensed and every bit bonafide canon, not made purely by Nintendo's in-house development teams (for those who find this as news, most of the portable games have been developed by Capcom). This is, hands-down, the best portable Zelda game ever, and my own personal second favorite, with A Link to the Past coming first, and Ocarina of Time coming third.
Link's Awakening is the first in a long, ever-growing line of portable Zelda games, and I have to say it really doesn't get better than this! There is just that perfect balance of action, exploration, puzzle solving, and a dash of side quest that makes a Zelda game feel "right." Where later portable Zelda games fall short by forcing players into poorly executed minigames, lengthy and confusing trade quests, and generally disappointing level and boss designs, Link's Awakening serves up imaginative original bosses, and some rehashes of bosses from previous games, as well as dungeon levels ranging from short and simple to surprisingly complex (yet still fun and manageable!). And like any good Zelda game, the difficulty level is right in the ball park of being just challenging enough that you may die a few times, but not so confusing as to make you throw the game aside while you frustratedly search a walkthrough for help.
As is to be expected of a portable Zelda game, there's no actual Zelda character involved and the Triforce are nowhere to be seen, but for some of us, that's somewhat refreshing. Your ultimate goal in the game is to collect several magical instruments (a theme now found in many Zelda games) and solve the mystery of how Link ended up on the mysterious Koholint Island.
I like to consider Link's Awakening the last true Legend of Zelda game, since every Zelda game after it has been either in full 3D or has been some Capcom mess that just doesn't quite hit the nail on the head. If your favorite Zelda games are the Oracle pair, Minish Cap, Majora's Mask or the Windwaker/Phantom Hourglass games, this may not be for you, but for recent fans or long-time Zelda fans looking for a return to the roots of the Zelda series without being tied down to a console, this is undoubtedly the best choice. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
FFTAdvance is good. I've played the series since FFOne for the SNES. They were good. All of them were good until I played FFT for the PSOne. The game was hard. I'm a regular game player. Not avid, but a regular joe. The learning curve was unbelievable. There was so much to learn. I felt asleep just trying to complete the tutorial. I didn't like it as much.
Now that this version came out. It's more simplified for average guys like me. I'm still playing it. It's a good games for the average game player. Loyal Final Fantasy Tactics fanatics might be disappointed, but I like it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Makes GCN games look great, for a price. I spent a pretty penny on these cables. They sure do get the job done, though.
So, here's the problem with the cable situation. Nintendo didn't include the ability to output at 480p natively in the GameCube. Instead, its built into the cable. That's all fine, but they don't make them anymore. You can't just use a generic cable here.
Honestly, I'm a little picky and I only wanted one sensor bar with my setup and I have a WiiU. If you don't have a huge preference, save some money and find an older model Wii that still can play GCN games. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
JUST WHAT I NEEDED. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE. I RECENTLY AQUIRED TWO MORE GAMEBOY MICRO'S(3 TOTAL)....SO MOST OF THE STUFF THIS KIT CAME WITH IS BEING USED OR GOING TO BE USED. THE SILICONE SLEEVE FITS PERFECTLY AND LOOKS VERY GOOD, THE CLEAR FACE COVER PROTECTS WELL, GBA MICRO DISPLAY STAND IS STURDY AND WELL MADE, THE BLACK FACEPLATE WITH THE UV PROTECTION COVER IS....INTERESTING, I JUST RIPPED THE UV COVER OFF AND USED THE FACEPLATE(GBA MICRO FACEPLATES ARE HARD TO FIND). THE KIT WAS WORTH THE MONEY. THE ONLY COMPLAINTS I HAVE IS; THE EARPHONES ARE LOW QUALITY, BUT THEY WORK. THE D-PAD COVERS ARE POINTLESS AND THE CLEANING CLOTH'S ARE TO SMALL, EVERYTHING ELSE WAS GREAT! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Ultimate File Storage. The Memory Card 59 was already great, but had so few space that you used to use all of the avaliable space with a few game's files. I had to erase a file every time I bought a new game. But now, Nintendo has finally made what we've wanted!
I bought a Memory Card 251 because I wanted to play The Sims and it was impossible to do it with my Memory Card 59 (The Sims occupies 60 blocks).
This product is just like the Memory Card 59, but it's more beautiful (the 59 is grey, this one is black) and has much more space.
You just can't play with this little acessory. But it now. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not the spectacle some say it is. The original Super Mario Bros. is one of the greatest games ever, no question about it. It had every right to be rereleased on the Game Boy Advance in 2004 (When emphasis on nostalgic games was considerably weak compared to today). And why wouldn't people take the plunge? It's Super Mario Bros. the the go!
The game's Japanese sequel, on the other hand, doesn't age nearly as well. It mainly suffers from the fact that it's just Super Mario Bros. AGAIN, but with different level layouts. The only major changes added to the formula just make the game feel unfair in terms of difficulty. You have mushrooms that HURT you, Bloopers in the air and Koopas in the water, a very slippery Luigi, wind, and Warp Zones that take you BACK TO A PREVIOUS WORLD!!!
When this game was released in America via Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, it was either dubbed "The Lost Levels" or "For Super Players". That's Nintendo's excuse for the frustrating design choices and questionable level layouts. And on top of fundamentally being identical to the original Super Mario Bros., this just ends up being more of a historical curiosity than a true classic. Proceed with caution. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
This should have come out sooner. The Gamecube Memory Card (1019 blocks) should have come out sooner for the Gamecube. Before this, they released the 59 block and 251 block cards which had less space compared to this one. Fortunately, it works for all Gamecube games. I've had no problems with it and I hope to buy another one soon so I can backup my saves on my 251 block memory cards. If you had to choose one kind of memory card, go for the 1019 block memory card as it offers the largest amount of space from Nintendo. If you want a bigger memory card, you can look at the third party vendors. If you want quality, stick with the ones made by Nintendo. I highly recommend this memory card. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Monstrous size, horrible sound, trash. Why so big? These could be scaled down and made reasonable, but they're just big clunky and awful. I hate them. Thankfully they're cheap so I can write them off and buy something that might work better. I want something I can use with my iPhone that won't make me feel and look like a space alien. These are the ridiculous opposite of what I was looking for. the case they come in is the size of a small watermelon. I threw the case out of course. No one is going to use a case to hold their headphones between uses. And beyond the enormous and ridiculous size of these things, the sound absolutely sucks. There is almost no bass. I guess for the money, I couldn't expect better sound. But basically because of the massive size of these things, they're just another piece of trash I have to dispose of, and I have to look for something better. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Coolest voice acting ever, keep it up Activision. A third person shooter set in Dodge and Empire of the Old West GUN takes a player to another time period in a fairly authentic manner. What this game does right is most often the special teams work, from the way your horse can saunter or gallop to the exceptional environments, you will be transported to a place far from the URBAN/Military environs we so often encounter in shooter/action games. The meat on the bones here is an exceptional story with some of my favorite voice acting EVER in a game, I mean how can CLANCY BROWN,LANCE HENRIKSEN,BRAD DOURIF etc.. not work for the genre. The open sandbox feel of the game is minimal until you get to Empire where much of the side quests and extras open up, unlike the initial Dodge level which allows for a couple side missions and some poker. I would have liked more interactivity in the gold mining (its automatic just press Y) and few more minigames like the poker tournaments, the game also could have used a little polish around the edges (it froze on me once during a load screen) and the controls can be a little complex. The representation of the GUN in the game is most felt with the QUICKDRAW (neo style slo mo)while cool and convenient you will find yourself relying on it too much, despite a wide array of weapons available including whiskey bombs. Finally the stats are a little thin for a sandbox game but there are enough to have fun keeping track of. Overall a blast and an incredible production as far as story and presentation go, not much replay value but I am sure the sequel will fix that. Recommended if the GENRE appeals to you, but it is for adults. 4.20 stars | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Nothing here that hasn't already been done better. This game might be just the thing if you have never played Dance Dance Revolution and you only have a Gamecube--but if you are already a fan of the series, you will be disappointed.
The biggest problem is that it is way too easy. I am no Dance Dance Master by any stretch of the imagination; I am risking heart failure at just 5 to 6 "feet" on the Playstation games (out of 9), but on Mario Mix I go straight to the hardest song, set it to "Super Hard," (which requires finishing the even more tedious "Very Hard" setting) and am still bored before I am halfway through.
Not helping the situation is the weak music selection: barely 20 songs, all of them recycled from previous Nintendo titles. It's hard enough not to feel like a dork playing Dance Dance Revolution when you're over the age of 14, frankly, and it becomes quite impossible when you are doing it to the tune of "Boo Boogie" from Super Mario 2.
As nice as it is to finally see Nintendo try out Dance Dance Revolution on the Gamecube, this effort just can't compete with the versions that have been on the Playstation for years. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
tekken on Game Boy? its just too good to be true. This game really shows what the game boy advance can do. The characters on the game are just sprites from the original tekkens from playstation, but they still look pretty good! Its almost an exact port, and the graphics and the scenery on the game will amaze you. You will hardly even know you are playing it on a game boy. The fighting system is great with really smooth controls and more. Yet it doesnt introduce anything new to the tekken world, hence the 4 star rating. nevertheless if you like fighting games, especially tekken, this is one you just cannot live without! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
GREAT, NOT THE BEST, BUT GREAT. Though this is a game with the Final Fantasy tital on it it is a great game even if the story is a complete bogus joke. Well the story is not what suffers its the characters. Like all the Final Fantasy games the story really makes you care about the characters and what happens to them. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on the other hand, does this in no way. The story was a great one but if it made the characters more engaging then it would have been gold. The gameplay itself is really great. Though many people hated it, it was really a great game in the end. Remember this game is more of Final Fantasy Multiplayer than Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, like Final Fantasy XI Online is more of Final Fantasy Online than FFXI. And it is better playing with friends than by yourself. But I played the single player experience a lot more and it was a great game ether way you go, and is worth buying even if you you are going to play it alone. Remember to buy a Game Boy Advanced connecter and it will be an even greater experience playing this one-of-a-kind game trust me. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Anti-B Gives 'er More Than Two Thumbs. Holy smoke!!! This game is the GREATEST I've ever played in my life!!! It is better the MK Double Dash!!! I really enjoyed all the Kirby games that have been made. Some have been easy, some are hard, but not a single one sucks!!! I admit that I don't have all the Kirby games, but this one rocks!!! I hope you have enjoyed this game as much as I do! So I telling you it is safe to buy this game........even if it costs as much as 50 bucks!!! This is from the makers of Smash Bros. and Mariocart, so you know it rules! I recommend this game for ages 12 and over. It can get very hard at times, so I don't think children would enjoy this as much. If you are lonely and want to play a game, this is da bomb!!! So go ahead and get ur freak on!!! P.S.- This game rocks because it has a wide selection of tracks and cars, it also has tons of cheat codes. It also has three games in one disk. Amazing gameplay!!!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Horrible. I've always loved arcade beat-them-up games, and when this game came out I rushed out and bought it immediately. What a mistake. This entire game feels like a cheap PC shareware product. Sure, you get to tackle many different enemies, but they all basically have the same moves and differ only by the number of hits it takes to kill them. Sure, you get to go against more than a dozen bosses, but I personally found only 1 or 2 of them to be a mild challenge. The rest were such pushovers that they were barely able to hit me before I stomped all over them. Sure, there are 12 levels, but they are all extremely linear, with absolutely no variation... their backgrounds are different, but that's about it. And to top it all off, I beat the entire game with Wolverine within an hour (!!!) of obtaining it, without even using up a single continue or ever looking into the manual. There are three other single player characters you can choose, but by the time I was finished with Wolverine I never wanted to play this game ever again. There is a multiplayer mode in this game that I haven't tried, but from what I saw of single player, it's probably not worth the purchase either. Bottom line: unless you're an ultra-hardcore fan of the series, STAY AWAY. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Stick it- stick it good. After having two of my gamecube analog sticks get either chewed up or destroyed, I figured it was time to replace them. So, with a new tri-wing screwdriver, I popped open the controllers and went about an incredibly easy replacement process. Once the new sticks were in, I could hardly tell the difference between them and an official/original manufacturer's part. They look and feel great- thoug ha discerning eye will notice that the C-stick is a little more... plastic-y than the original. Still, it's a good product.
As an added note, if your analog stick feels "loose", getting a replacement stick will probably not fix that, since that's more an issue with the mechanism attached to the stick. Still, that's not the replacement stick's fault, since it does what it was designed to do quite well! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
I'm not really sure about this GBA version. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE Double Dragon! But this GBA version is a blessing and a curse. Double Dragon is commonly referred to as the first side-scrolling beat-em-up. It's not, there were a couple of minor hits before it, but it sure is the best that has ever dominated our arcades.
Back in 1987 me and my uncle spent a fortune on this game and it took us about 40 million credits to get to the end. It was almost as exhausting as actually beating up hundreds of thugs. You'd hammer the buttons so hard that by the time the game had ended, you're arm would be tripled in size and you'd be sweating like crazy. And I was only 7-years-old at the time!
Despite the games that followed which were classics in their own right (Streets of Rage, Final Fight) none really ever matched up to Double Dragon. When playing as 2 players, this game is absolutely lethal. By the time I was 12 I managed to finish it with a single credit. That's how sad I am. Or is it because the game is so good?
But it ain't just it's high playability that makes it so good. The cartoonish graphics have just enough color and Manga to make them almost iconic. And the music? It's amazing! When I was 7 I'd be humming this at school or while I was walking down the road. Even 19 years later it hasn't dated a bit and still sounds brilliant. So many themes, so many melodies and so bloody cool.
Double Dragon was also released on practically every home platform (don't get me started on the awful C64 version) but none of them, not even this Gameboy Advance version, really ever matched up to the awesomeness of the arcade machine.
First of all, this GBA version is just too damn short (despite being extended by a few levels beyond the arcade version). The furious button bashing just ain't there anymore. There is no save function and no unlockable features and sometimes the controls can come across as a bit stiff and unresponsive. It's not really worth more than $10 if you're desperate for it. Sorry folks.
However, if you're in an arcade and you see this game, do not hesitate to spend all of your hard-earned pennies on it. It's well worth it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Zombie love. I never played the original Playstation version but I did end up buying a PS2 and played the "you know what" out of RE2.
When I heard that RE1 was coming to the Cube with better graphics and other changes I was thrilled.
Without being able to compare it to the Playstation original I will say this about the first RE for the Cube.
Incredible graphics.
Music that gave me nightmares.
Atmosphere, atmosphere and more atmosphere.
Tough enemies especially the respawning ones scared the heck out of me.
A great story line, excellent final boss, intriguing puzzles.
All in all I can see why people fell in love with this series to begin with.
A grade "A" title from start to finish.
Any complaints?
Nope.
Highly recommended. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Another great update of the Game Boy. The Game Boy is, simply put, the system that would not die. Now in its 14th year of existence (the longest of any video game system ever), a Game Boy owner can almost be carbon dated by which version was their first: the original (my first Game Boy variation), the Game Boy Pocket, the Game Boy Color, the Game Boy Advance, and now this newest model.
And what a Game Boy it is. In addition to the standard features of the Game Boy Advance (wider screen, backwards compatibility, the ever-present game link port), the unit itself is much smaller, with a built-in light (finally!) and a folding screen (which will severely limit the number of minor scratches that most used Game Boys have on them). Additionally, the system comes with a rechargeable battery and AC adapter to charge the battery with.
There are some minor drawbacks, though. Since the system is so small now, people with large hands are going to have trouble with the SP, especially the L and R buttons. Also, Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges stick out like you wouldn't believe. Thirdly, the light is set to be on when you turn on the system (I would have had the default setting at off, myself). However, these are minor quibbles. If you have a Game Boy, you'll definitely want to get your hands on this newest model! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
This is my second password ( i to p) hope u like it. Ice Water 20848593 Ill Witch 81686058 Illusionist Faceless Mage 28546905 Imperial Order 61740673 Insect Armor with Laser Cannon 03492538 Insect Queen 91512835 Insect Soldiers of the Sky 07019529 Inspection 16227556 Invader from Another Dimension 28450915 Invader of the Throne 03056267 Invigoration 98374133 Jam Defender 21558682 Jar Of Greed 83968380
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Painful Choice 74191942 Pale Beast 21263083 Panther Warrior 42035044 Paralyzing Potion 50152549 Parasite Paracide 27911549 Parrot Dragon 62762898 Patrol Robo 76775123
Peacock 20624263 Pendulum Machine 24433920 or 20404030 Penguin Knight 36039163
Penguin Soldier 93920745 Petit Angel 38142739 Petit Dragon 75356564 Petit Moth 58192742
Polymerization 24094653 Pot of Greed 55144522 Power of Kaishin 77027445 Pragtical 33691040 Premature Burial 70828912 Prevent Rat 00549481 Princess of Tsurugi 51371017 Prisman 80234301 Prohibition 43711255 Protector of the Throne 10071456 Psychic Kappa 07892180 Pumpking the King of Ghosts 29155212 Punished Eagle 74703140 | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Exactly what it says it is, and worth it. Ah, yes, the Firecore Genesis system, marketed and sold under many different names and iterations over the years. I'll spare you the needless details that everyone else has covered here and will get right to the important points:
1. 40 of the 80 games are, yes, well-known and beloved Genesis titles, including all of the Sonic games (except for Sonic 3, which is quite noticeably absent), Vectorman 1 and 2, Altered Beast, Eternal Champions, all three Streets of Rage games, Columns and Columns III, all three Golden Axe games, etc. These alone are worth the cost of this little plug-and-play system -- I bought mine here on Amazon for about $40 or so, though as of this writing the price has gone up. Still worth it. The other 40 games, in case you are wondering, are sort of "homebrew" style games, mostly clones of more well-known titles, but some of which are interesting in their own right (the Bomberman clone, for example, is pretty cool).
2. Yes, the system can play Genesis carts, but it warns you that not all games may be compatible and/or will work with it. I can't say I have experience with this myself, as I sold all of my original Genesis cartridges long, long ago. You'll have to test out your old games yourself, and it may be hit or miss.
3. Yes, the graphics are a little grainy and the sound is a little tinny, especially if you're hooking this little thing up to an HDTV (as I do). That's to be expected -- what this is, really, is a Genesis emulator that you plug into your television. It's not going to be perfect, nor should you expect it to be. This is 20-25 year old technology, folks. The 16-bit era was a long time ago.
4. It comes with two infrared wireless controllers -- my advice to you is to put them in storage as backups, because to get them to work flawlessly you do have to aim them directly at the unit itself (like a remote control for a television). What I suggest is to get a couple of wired, third-party Genesis controllers or to plug in your old original Genesis controllers to the front of the unit. Believe me, that'll work much better. The wireless controllers included also require two AAA batteries each, while wired ones won't.
5. Some reviewers have claimed there's an SD card slot on the machine so that you can play your downloaded ROMS on it if they're .bin files and in a folder called "Games." If there is one, I've not found it and/or it's not included on the model I have, so take that advice with a grain of salt. You can purchase extra peripherals from AtGames, the manufacturer, that will allow you to plug an adapter and SD card into the cartridge slot, though (they show pictures in the manual). No, I do not know how much those said peripherals are.
6. I've not had any problems with blurring or scaling on the TV with my games, as others have said. I play this system on a Philips 22" widescreen LED HDTV, 720p, and the picture and sound is fine for what it is.
7. No, as others have said, there is NOT any sort of save-game feature. This is the one big problem with this little system and its games-on-chip technology, and my only true gripe thus far with the product.
Overall, if you're looking for a good replacement for your original Genesis at a decent price, this may be your best option. Again, I've not tried any actual cartridges with it, but with the included games, most of the games all of us grew up on are on there anyway. There are those notable absences (I, for one, would've loved to have seen a few more Sega-developed but licensed titles), but many of the games included on the chip are hard to find in cartridge form anyway -- try finding a copy of Golden Axe III or Streets of Rage 3 for under $30-40 used). It's definitely worth your money if you want to relive some old memories or introduce the games you played to your children. Go for it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best Astro Boy game ever made. The Good: Interesting story, lots of different powers to use, tons of characters and enemies, has replay value
The Bad: Over powered abilities makes the game easy, graphics are a bit underwhelming, not very challenging even on the hardest difficulty, short
While digging through lists of good GBA games to play I found this game. Don't let the cover fool you; this isn't just for kids. The story is really great and interesting. Astro Boy gets stuck in the middle of a war between humans and robots and has to stop them. With great plot twists and a trick ending the game makes you want to keep playing. Thye are alright but they could have been better. They're not really fancy or anything just nice to look at.
Astro has a lot of cool powers such as his finger laser, power laser, gun shot, and a punch of kicks and punches to change the game play around. The game is very easy though even on the hardest difficulty mainly due to Astro's powers. You have a certain amount of super powers you can use but they wipe enemies out with ease and you have a lot of power points so bosses are even easy. What also makes the game even easier is there are checkpoints all over the place so you never have to get to frustrated about dying. The game is very short with about 8 hours of game play and a chance to replay the game with all your powered up abilities and new stages. This in turn makes the | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
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A great game. WWE Day of Reckoning is a great game. DOR was the first real good game to hit the circuts for wrestling games. It has great graphics and a pretty fun story mode. It lacks the super star voice over and commentary, which SmackDown! vs. RAW has. One thing that really kills this game is the superstar selection and PPV update/selection. It has a pretty small selection os superstar but the graphics are great. And the ppv range from 2003-2004 update, and theres 8 too choose from. But this game retains its self in other catagories such as story mode, and create a superstar. I would recommend this game too any WWE fan, its very easy to pick up and become good at.
And Oyea- the blood feature isn't that great once the wrestler is busted open it doesn't continue to flow.
4-5 Star rating with me! Great game.
Written by: Nick M Dayhandler | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
impressed then totally unimpressed. After being a loyal fan to interact accessories, I am sorry to say I have finally been let down. The GBA Gameshark had my hopes held high with the promise of a snapshot feature and a game trainer but none of these programs have yet to be introduced in the programming. Second of all I try to stay current with the games as they come out unfortunately gameshark.com has not been updated for five months now. I am still waiting on codes for Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance. Last but not least I am very angry with the fact of the codes being encoded now so codes cannot be hacked without a built-in trainer. This product had a great beginning value but for me it has steadly decreased what good is the USB feature when codes are not being created to download. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Still Zaney, But Not To The Max. From the smash hit TV show we have Animaniacs the game on Genesis and I am here to tell you that it is... okay. Starting with the positives, the game has great cartoony visuals with bright colors making it very appealing to look at and the sound is actually very good for the Genesis. In terms of story It's very simplistic as are many media tie in games of the early gaming era. You play as the Warner Brothers and Sister Yakko, Wakko, and Dot as you go from a number of stages on the Warner movie lot to snag props from each film. Along the way you must get past several characters from the series who block your way. The gameplay is easy to pick up on. Each Warner has a special ability that can be used to solve puzzles, so you switch through as needed. Unfortunately, the gameplay can get pretty grating. The game has large sections of platforming, and landing a jump causes your character to slide ever so slightly. This causes you to spend a lot of time attempting the same jumps over and over again. This isn't so bad when you can just walk back and try again, but in levels where falling means death you can end up having to repeat the whole level for one jump. The hit detection is also a little off. Since none of the attacks have a very good range boss fights can be annoying.
For this game, the flaws tend to even out the benefits. It's not bad, it's just not great. It's okay.
It may be a better buy for die hard Animaniacs fans alone. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
AWESOME but. This is truly phenomanal. It has a big improvement over the original GBA. I'll list the pros and cons now, but first, personal experience.
I have seen varios amounts of SPs but only Platinum and Cobalt, Platinum more often.
The feel is spectacular, if you are worrying about being cramped, DON'T it is just like holding a GBC/GBP and it has an AWESOME light up screen.
The rechargeable battery is cool and if it goes comepletly dead, you can buy another one for $20.
The simple flaw is headphones, me, I only JUST got into the headphone craze and there being no port sucks, and they say they didn't put it in for portabality. but there is an adapter that lets you listen to headphones. Normally, you can't listen while charging, but I came apon a jack that lets you listen to headphones while chaging, or just listen to a CD....
There is said to be specks of dust on the screen. .... I've played a GBC with a scratch and a shadow for 2 years. No biggie. Just IGNORE IT or get nintendo to remove it.
The lap-top design is a main effect. It was cool how they do the screen and all, and I'm alwazed amazed on HOW they get the wires connected to the screen.
THE MAJOR FLAW IS IN THE PLATINUM SP, THE PAINT IS SPRAYED ON SO IT SCRATCHES, THE OTHERS ARE COLORED PLASTIC AND DO NOT SCRATCH!!! Unless you want the system of the next coupla years to look [bad], get flame, onyx, or cobalt. COBALT IS NOT PURPLE, IT'S BLUE. Now, the pros and cons.
PROS
-excellent design
-portable/efficiant
-a light up screen from the SIDE, it's not back lighting.\
-chargeable
CONS
-Need to buy a headphone jack (which review DOESN'T have this in there CONS)
-Chargeable batterie dies eventually and you need to get a new one instead of using regular batteries for the time.
-The Platinum one scratches.
That's it. The only thing that POs me is why the platinum scratches. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Been there, done that. This game is your typical average 2-D side scrolling shooter. Nothing new to this one. The graphics are good and the music is OK, in my opinion. The ship has 3 different speeds (slow, mid, fast), but the fastest speed is nothing you couldn't handle, so you'll always want your ship on fast, making the other 2 settings pretty much useless. Game control is really good, no complaints there. One of the most dissapointing features is that the game only has 4 different weapons, and you can easily get all of them by the second stage. This makes playing the later stages of the game rather monotonous. In general, this is a really difficult game to beat, but then again that's not a new feature either. If you are a fan of shooters, I'd recommend you to borrow it from a friend, or maybe rent it without expecting much. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great game but a lazy port. A very lazy port of the PS1 game. They could have put in some extra work and made this progressive scan compatible or went the route they did with RE 1 and use the engine from Zero. It's a great game but sadly it looks terrible and its not worth the price on the gamecube unless you are a die hard fan like myself. For people just trying to experience the game I would recommend PSP hacked version or the original PS1 because it will save you money. Overall this is one of my favorite games of all as far as gameplay. The one star deduction is strictly due to a lazy port. Just keep an open mind if you did not grow up playing this game because the tank controls and camera angles can take some getting used to. But that is what makes these games scary as corny as it may be. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A bit of lagging and slowdown. I used to have this for the Dreamcast. So I knew this would be good. The only complaint I have is that the Gamecube version has a bit of slowdown and lagging, at least on my game. I don't know if its with all the games. Also in my game there were times when I happened to walk through a wall and died or I ran and went through a rail on a bridge. I don't think Sega ported the game over that well. I don't remember that happening in the Dreamcast version. The only graphical difference I noticed was the water. I think its different, maybe its just me. It's a pretty good game but the only complaint is that the game has lagging and slow downs while running in the game and that I fall and died when I happen to run into a wall or off a bridge. Then again like I said it may just be my game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A great way to feel how nautious Spidey must get. Spider-Man is perhaps one of the greatest super heroes of all time. In the traditional Marvel manner the character is deep a very good comedian too. Spidey's tounge-in-cheek humor is very well represented here, albiet by voice acting that is a little on the bland and dry side which has me worried becuase I hear that Toby McGuire (the actor playing him in the movie) provided the voice for the game. Although Bruce Campbell's narratives are great the voice overs for this game could have been a lot more energetic. I've always envisioned Spider-Man as a fast and energetic talker, and although Spidey's humor is more than present (the game is very funny) the lack of energy behind the dialogue is disapointing. The story for this game is a bit vague and choppy, but I supose that is because this game is beating the movie it's based on to the market and so they don't want to spoil the film, at least that's what I'm hoping for. If the movie is this choppy I'll be sorely dissapointed. Game play wise it plays a lot like the previous Spider-Man games, and it is probably one of the best beat-'em-ups in existance, but there are parts that are very very hard. Especially the time bomb chase down where if the bombs don't get you, the hunter robots will. Aside for that the game is very well paced, and will actually get your heart racing in some places. I have not played a game with such intense action in a very long time. Despite the dry voice acting (Please please, please do a better job in the movie Toby, I'm begging you!) and the lackluster story line the game is still very funny, and intense and a definate worthy addition to anyones game library. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Way ahead of its time. This is the definitive evolution in fighting games. I grew up on Street Fighter, then switched to Virtua Fighter, Tekken, Guilty Gear, Powerstone, etc... but nothing has ever captured the essence of fun as much as the Soul Calibur series has done. This is the one fighting game that strangely does not turn off those who are not into fighting games. It is accessible enough to newcomers for them to just pick up and have fun with, yet at the same time, it holds the depth that will keep veteran gamers playing this for years as long as they have access to good human competition. The characters are not completely balanced, but that won't become noticeable until you actually play against really good people for a long while. Still, none of the characters are a waste and the variety of fighting styles are extremely well thought out and fun to watch. I especially like how they have an exhibition mode where you can just watch characters performed their motion captured katas by themselves in an empty ring. This game is simply beautiful in many ways. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
WWE Wrestlemania X8 is good, but not great. I am a huge wrestling fan, and I have been waiting for this game since it was announced. Here's what I think: The Graphics, entrances, arenas, and move all have unbelieveable likenesses to the real thing - yet the amount of moves a wrestler can do in the ring is very low. The music for some of the wrestlers is not in the game (nWo for instance) and it detracts from the entrances a little. (Rob Van Dam's new theme is in the game though :) The roster is deeper than the ocean, and it is the main reason that I bought the game. (Even the invasion wrestlers are there!!) The path of a champion is weak, but the battle for the belts where you fight for original belts is awesome. Overall, if you like wrestling, buy the game!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Amazing game. If you're having some friends over, this game is the game of choice. The multiplayer is amazing and I believe this game to be better than brawl (the other game for wii). Not only is the multiplayer amazing but the single player is too. There are missions you have to complete as well as beat the game with all the characters!(and there are a lot of characters). I can say I've spent over 1000 hours playing this game, it was the game of my childhood.
There is nothing wrong with this game. Best beat-em-up game I've played yet.
The graphics may seem a bit meager but it only adds to the experience. If it was realistic I wouldn't want to play it. I even know adults that like the art style of the game.
The music is amazing and some songs just make me want to play the game just to listen to it. It adds to the mood of the game and makes it even more enjoyable than it already is.
Get this game, it's great. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Nintendo delivers once again. The Nintendo Gamecube is not the flashiest system on the market, but all style and no substance is a poor investment indeed. Despite its small stature the gamecube displays impressive graphics and is backed by a steadily growing supply of quality games. Of course no gaming icon is bigger than Mario, and for good reason. Super Mario Sunshine is an incredibly enjoyable experience for gamers of all ages. (And I do mean all ages, it packs the light hearted touches of the previous games in the series, but is not without its challenge for serious gamers) All in all, the gamecube is a fine gaming system that a person would be hard pressed to go wrong with, and Mario Sunshine is an excellent game to showcase the beauty of the system. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of the better Resident evils out there. Not quite up to par with the REmake but RE2 is definately one of the best RE games you can get out there. Lets break down the game into some basic aspects.
Horror: 4/5. Not as much as REmake, but it had its fair share of scary moments. If your buying the game for the horror aspect you may be a little disapointed cause like I said, there aren't many. However I believe the Scariest Moment in the RE series happens in this game.
Gameplay: 5/5. Great, New, Orignal puzzles that will provide 5-7 hours of fun for the RE n00b, 3-5 for an expert Resident Evil Person. Not lenthy but definately worth a look.
Price: 3/5. Very rare game to find, hence to 35.00 for a 2-3 year old game. Is it worth the 35? If you have the orignal version, NO. If you don't have the orignal, buy this.
Replay: 6/5. Yes thats a 6 for a reason. This game has 4 different storylines with the same "game" but differnet puzzles and bosses. Also after you beat the game, you can play the mini games or keep going for that A rank.
Overall: 5/5. Buy this game if your looking for a RE experience. This game fits into the RE series beatifulaly and is a key part to the RE series!
Buy this Game! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not for sensitive kids. I would not recommend this game for very young children or kids with a sensitive heart unless you prepare them before they start the game. Our seven year old daughter was crushed when her dog "went away". After many tears and a web search I learned about the forever mode but unfortunately she had not saved the game so she couldn't go back and play with her puppy friend. I was able to recreate the same kind of dog with the same name and she was off and happy again, but this came after a very sad little girl. Make sure your child knows they get to play with their puppy for three weeks and then can change dogs or can save their game to play in forever mode. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An updated release of a classic arcade game. I have always loved the Gradius series, its always been a simple side view spaceship shooting game, with a fire button and a power button. You are a small spaceship, which must fly through enemy platoons and fortresses destroying big bad monsters, turrets, ships, flame dragons and much more. Its simple, its "classic arcade" fun, but this Gradius has added a huge amount of detail, such as great backgrounds, enemies with more animations and more traps like volcanoes and moving gates. This however slowed down the game drastically! Playing this game is very difficult because everything moves so slowly and some of the time the directional pad does not respond! It gets very frustrating compared to the old Gradius games for SNES and NES, which had super smooth gameplay! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
It's OK. This is an okay game. I love the Zelda games where the graphics make you feel like you are right there in the Land of Hyrule. This is not one of those games. As far as the plot and actually playing of this game goes, it is kinda of fun. It still takes some thinking to get in and out of stages, so the only thing that you may really miss is the graphics. If your favorite Zelda is the good 'ole original NES version you will enjoy this game. If however, you want closeup action with amazing visual and sound effects that makes you feel like your in a whole new world, then I'd wait and save your money for the next one. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
change my shorts...again. RE0, how do I rate thee?
CONTROLS, EASE OF USE:
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being landing a Mars probe while hungover and 10 being operating a deli-bell, I rate the controls ease of use an 8; the tank-like controls of the earlier RE games have not been replaced...me, I don't mind it, but if you hate it, it's back and you're going to be stuck with it. Everything else about the interface is very intuitive and easy to use; the map system is easy to toggle through and it keeps track of dropped objects and switching between the two characters and maintaining their inventories, including trading items, is very easy to do. Very nice interface.
GRAPHICS:
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being Yar's Revenge and 10 being Resident Evil for the Gamecube, Mr Critical is going to go out on a limb and rate the graphics an enthusiastic 11; Oh yes, they do go to 11. The graphics are even better than those in Resident Evil for the GC. The locations look fantastic, with a lot of attention to little details, and all the other RE characters/critters look great. The animations meshed with the backgrounds are a nice touch and add a lot to the atmosphere. The cutscenes are the best yet.
DIFFICULTY:
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being falling off a log and 10 being doing long division in your head while on a rollercoaster drunk, I rate the difficulty a 7; like the RE remake, the puzzles in RE0 are pretty simple, I never really 'got stuck' while playing, but I got killed many times. Staying alive is the hard part, and on the normal level ammunition got pretty scarce at times. There are plenty of enemies in RE0 to contend with, making RE0 a dangerous place to hang out, especially with the introduction of some new creatures (the leech zombie, in particular, can be hard to put down without the proper weapons/ammunition).
NEW FEATURES:
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being something on a bull that rhymes with 'knits' and 10 being an indicator that tells you your windshield-wiper fluid is getting low, I rate the new features added to RE0 a 7. For those who haven't played a lot of RE games, although they've all been a lot of fun, RE0 is the first one to really add anything radically new to the basic gameplay. This amounts to two things; you now control two characters simultaneously throughout the entire game, and the 'magic inventory box' has been removed from the save rooms, meaning you can now drop items anywhere. These features may not sound like much, but they add a lot. They don't make the puzzles harder; even the ones that are character specific are pretty straightforward, they just change the overall feel of the game...most of the time I kept the characters together, but there are times when you are forced to separate them (either because the story requires it or in order to tuck an injured character someplace safe while the other looks for ammo/healing agents); when this happens you need to think about who is going to carry what, because either one can get attacked while separated...when supplies are low and Rebecca has to crawl into that small opening by herself, you need to make sure she's got what she needs to survive while still leaving Billy able to defend himself. Toggling between the characters is very easy and you'll do it often. RE0 also introduces a new scheme for dropping and recovering objects; on the upside, you can drop things anywhere now, thus freeing up valuable inventory space on the fly. On the downside, because the 'magic box' is gone if you want an object you've dropped, you've got to run back and get it; you might have to make a long. For the most part I liked it; it adds to the strategy. Considering zombies respawn in some areas, you have to think about what you want to keep and what you think you can do without.
GAMEPLAY HOURS:
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the amount time it takes to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop (ask Mr Owl) and 10 being the amount of time it takes to cross the Gobi in a rowboat, I rate the gameplay hours an 8; RE0 is fairly long, plus once you finish you unlock new costumes as well as a mini-game called Leech Hunter which is kind of fun and which in turn allows you to unlock other things like limitless ammo for the different weapons. I was a little disappointed there wasn't more to unlock, but I can't say anything bad about the length of the game, and Leech Hunter is a neat idea.
CREEPINESS:
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being hanging out with Casper and 10 being spending the night alone in a crypt full of spiders and ghosts naked after just watching a late-night George Romero marathon, I rate the creepiness a 10; RE0 is just plain creepy...a train is the first place you'll visit and it sets the tone for the whole game; stuck on a runaway luxury train with a bunch of reanimated corpses is a scary place to be. The RE series has always been great at establishing mood and RE0 is no exception; there's just something ABOUT the locations...an overwhelming sense everywhere you go that something freaky went down, and the feeling that something might be lurking around any corner...keep an extra pair of shorts standing by.
OVERALL ENJOYMENT:
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being a bee in your shorts and 10 being a stack of hot buttermilk waffles with bacon, I rate the overall enjoyment a 10 - this is the best RE game in the series, and it would be even if it didn't have superior graphics. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An excellent platforming puzzle game with a few flaws. First and foremost, Mario vs. Donkey Kong is the successor in gameplay to an old original Game Boy title simply called Donkey Kong, often referred to as Donkey Kong '94 to avoid confusion with the original arcade classic. In that excellent game, the object of each level was to acquire a key and make your way to a locked door to proceed to the next level. However, the puzzles were often very devious and required much thought. At the end of each world, you would have to battle Donkey Kong in order to move on to the next world.
Not much has changed since then, since Mario vs. Donkey follows the same basic format with a few twists. The new aspect of each level is that there are actually two parts with two different objectives to each level. In the first half of the level, you have to get the key in order to unlock the door in typical Donkey Kong '94 fashion. You have to manuever around enemies and spike pits to reach your objective, as well as climbing ropes similar to Donkey Kong Jr., using special-colored switches to make platforms appear, and working with conveyor belts. In the second half of each stage, you have to make your way to a Mini-Mario toy (an aspect of the simple and strange storyline). There are also three presents in each level that, if collected, will give you a chance to win extra lives at the end of each level.
The one major problem I have with the game is the controls. For the most part, they are very good, but they can be unresponsive sometimes, leading to unnecessary deaths and frustrated players. The ropes also tend to give me a fit, since you jump off in different ways depending on if you are grasping one or reaching out for another.
The challenge is very good. The first four worlds serve as an introduction, as the game doesn't start getting difficult until the fifth out of six worlds. The first four may lull you into a sense of false security, but when you get to the fifth, you'll start losing lives like crazy. The puzzles often require quite a bit of thinking and strategy. You can't just breeze through this game without a bit of thought and planning.
The game will keep you busy for quite a while. The box says that there are only six worlds, which is a bit misleading. After you finish the six worlds, you will unlock six more worlds with the same themes but different stages. In addition to this, there are many "Expert" levels that you can unlock by aquiring the high score in the normal levels. And believe me, these high scores are often not easy to get.
The graphics in the game are pretty nice, but they look a bit blocky. The backgrounds look great, though. The sound is a bit iffy, though. The music is wonderful and has many hummable themes, but the sound effects, especially Mario's voice, can be a bit grating.
All in all, the game is quite a bit of fun, and would be nearly perfect if the controls didn't have a habit of being unresponsive at key moments. It is a definite must-buy if you are a puzzle fan or have played and liked Donkey Kong '94. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not Mario 64, but still a must have. Despite owning all three current consoles, and warming up slowly to XBox the Nintendo GameCube dominates my living room. Nintendo's lunchbox sized console already has a whopping twelve games in my collection (PS 2 has 8, and XBox has 4 in contrast.) GameCube also has far more games that I'm looking forward to than the other two consoles. The only real problem that Nintendo has is its lack of advertising, and its reputation for kiddy oriented games... like Mario Sunshine.
The storyline of Mario Sunshine (and title) seem as though it was intended for a four year old, but then you get into the game play which is definitely too challenging for a younger player. Mario Sunshine is the most difficult Mario game to come out in a very long time, and that makes it great! Sadly this challenging little masterpiece has a couple of problems with it. Fist of all, all of the levels are tropical themed, we don't have the multi-world set up past Marios have had, no hot lava levels, no ice worlds, etc. I also miss the Mario Karate of Mario 64, and I miss it badly. The game is a blast, and no GameCube owner should be without it, whether a kid or an adult, because both younger players and adults will appreciate it, perhaps for different reasons. Little kids may actually enjoy the story elements, while adults will appreciate this masterpiece of a challenging platformer. I still like Mario 64 better though. Hopefully the next Mario game will have the Mario Karate, and Luigi... split screen two player mode, etc. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A good time-killer, but not worthy of so many high ratings. This is basically just an RPG game, with a focus on melee weapons, energy guns, and basic elemental attacks, rather than actual digimon attacks. The particulars can get a bit complected, so try to stay with me, here...
The weapon types are "Bash, Crush, Slash, Blunt, Shot, and Stab". Every character starts out with the basic "Shot" and "Crush" weapons, but each of the 4 starters will begin with their own preferred weapon (DORUmon = Bash Katana; Agumon = Blunt Axe; Veemon = Slash Sword; and Guilmon = Stab Daggar). Every digimon in the game is assigned a preferred weapon type and can obtain a specialized weapon that only they can use (though, doing so is incredibly hard to achieve). The "Bash, Slash, Blunt, and Stab" weapon types also have slightly more powerful "level 0" (referring to the technique (or "tech" for short) levels required to wield them) versions, which can be bought. The "Shot and Crush" weapon types do not (the lowest level of these weapons is 90; well below the "level 210" of the next most powerful versions of the other weapon types).
Weapons and Armor range in power level on 3 scales: Color (white, blue, green, yellow, orange, and pink [each more powerful than the last]), Weapon Grade (A, B, Q, Y, and E [in this order, more powerful than the previous]), and number of "Mod Slots" (0-5 [allow for mod chips to be placed on the weapons and armor, potentially making a White A-Grade weapon with 5 mod slots more powerful than its Orange or Pink E-Grade counterpart). Color and Mod Slots have no bearing on the tech or experience level required to use them. A Pink Long Sword A with 5 Mod Slots would still require a Slash tech level of 0 to wield, as does the standard White Long Sword A with no mod slots. Grade determines the weapons' tech level. More powerful weapons also require higher skill levels. For example, the next more powerful Slash weapon after the Long Sword is the Bone Blade A, which requires a Slash skill level of 210 to wield. Some higher-grades of less-powerful weapons can become more powerful than lower-grades of more-powerful weapons (a Long Sword E is more powerful than a Bone Blade A and requires a higher Slash tech level to wield)
MP techs are "Blast (attacks [Fire, Ice, Bolt, Dark, Venom, and Impact]), Heal (influences the effectiveness of using HP/MP disks and 'Heal/Aura and Cure' MP skills), and Force (Power-Up [yourself and/or allies] Power Down [enemies], Sleep [enemies], Resist [Self/allies], and Freeze/Bind [enemies] MP skills)". There are no digimon who specialize in MP techniques, and some are restricted by what techniques they can learn (WarGreymon can only use the "Impact" style "Blast" MP type as a physical MP attack; the rest of his MPs are "Aura" and "power up, power down, sleep, and resist". Most other digimon begin with an "Ice, Bolt, or Fire" "blast" type MP attack and may learn "Dark" and "Venom" types through increasing their "Blast" tech skill (the exact levels vary for each digimon).
Unlocking most of the digimon involves having beaten the game on every difficulty mode (each difficulty is only unlockable by having beaten the game on the previous difficulty level). You can't create a new digimon on "hard" or "very hard" difficulty levels, only on "easy".
Experience levels have some bearing on one's Strength and other attack and defensive abilities, making it harder for a higher-level character to "tech-up" in skills that they haven't used before, or haven't used much. The higher the tech level, the quicker they will gain more tech levels, however. Once you reach a tech level of around 100, then you may gain a tech level for almost every enemy you hit with the weapon or MP attack associated with that tech skill. There is some randomness to gainging tech levels, however. You may sometimes gain 10-20 tech levels in rapid sucession, then have to do a lot of work to gain the rest. Or you may only gain 2-3 levels at any one time, but not have to do as much work to get them, or have to do a lot of work and not gain tech levels very rapidly at all. There is a level cap of 30 tech levels per experience level, however. This is reduced to 20 tech levels once you reach a high enough experience level, and then to 10 when you reach yet another high enough experience level (it ceases to decrease at this point). These level caps make it impossible to use certain weapons until you've reached the experience levels that will allow you to obtain the proper tech levels). When a tech skill is maxed-out for that level, the name of that tech skill in the Techniques sub-menu (located in the Pause menu) will turn red. At this point, you should change to a different weapon or tactic. Very few (if any) players have ever reached the maximum experience level without the aid of an Action Replay, due to the progressively higher amounts of experience needed to level-up. A digimon will tech-up slighly faster with their preferred weapons than they will with any other tech skill.
The plot itself is fairly thin, and there really isn't any true roleplaying to be done. Just a lot of hack-and-slashing and a bit of puzzle work. The game is really just all about leveling up and unlocking digimon. One wonders if this is what Rika had in mind with her origional concept of digimon in the early episodes of the Tamers series... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
And So Begins a New Series. In 1991, the world was introduced to what would become the pinnacle of speedy gaming: Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. It was Sega's attempt to make themselves the popular gaming company after Nintendo released super Mario Bros. 3 in 1990. And I am happy to say they made a great success.
The story starts off when we're introduced to Sonic--an anthropomorphic, speedy, blue hedgehog with red shoes and the ability to curl up into a ball and run super fast. The storyline, however, is simple: Sonic must save all the woodland creatures from his arch-nemesis, Dr. Robotnik/Eggman.
Almost all the levels in this game take total advantage of Sonic's ability to perform speedy platforming. However, such obstacles such as Robitnik's robots, spikes, and bottomless pits will try to stop you from reaching the end of the level. Thankfully for you and your speedy hedgehog, you'll find powerups such as speed boots--which let you run extremely fast--invincibility--which allows you to kill enemies at the touch, and extra lives. One of the last things you can pick up in this game are rings. If you get hurt while you are holding at least one ring, all your rings will fly out of your reach. However, if you get hurt WITHOUT holding any rings, Sonic will die.
There are a total of six zones in this game. From the first to last, they are: Green Hill, Marble Zone, Spring Yard, Labyrinth, Starlight, and Scrap Brain. Each zone has three acts--two of which you will simply have to run through in order to beat. At the end of every third act, however, you will find yourself fighting against Dr. Robotnik. After defeating him, you will have to blow up a capsule containing a large amount of animals, seeing them free as a result.
If you manage to collect at least fifty rings at the end of either act 1 or 2 of a particular zone, you will have the option to have Sonic jump through a ring at the end of the stage. Upon making your way into the ring, you will enter a "special stage", where you receive the opportunity to earn a "chaos emerald". The chaos emeralds don't do much in this game, however; they only give you a slightly happier ending when you're done with the game.
Now onto gameplay; the controls of Sonic the Hedgehog are absolutely amazing! The physics are entirely momentum-based--meaning that you have the ability to roll down a slope in order to pick up speed. To do this, all you have to do is walk up to a downward slope, press the down button, and watch your hedgehog go. While in this ball form, Sonic will kill almost any robot he touches.
Speedy platforming makes this one of the fastest games for the Sega Genesis. The momentum based physics, obstacles, and enemies makes this the perfect game for people who want to challenge their reflexes. This game tests your reflexes by giving you only split-seconds to react to the obstacles you are thrown at while going at top speed. I recommend this to anybody with a Sega Genesis--or at least for people who want to go through an enormous amount of speedy platforming. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Good Die Young. 1080 Avalanche is like half a bowl of Frosted Flakes, GRRRRRREAT but not enough! Great graphics, great controls, great sounds, but what happened to this game's longevity factor? After playing for an hour, you get the feeling there's two characters to select from, and half as many stages to explore. You do the math.
The characters are well designed, but a serious lack there of makes that fact almost meaningless. The stages are superb, but once again, what good is a stage or two if there's only a stage or two? Nintendo distributed samples of 1080 in department stores for many months before this GameCube exclusive title was released, and from what I played, I found it a remarkable experience. When I purchased the game for $50 (many months ago), it was to my surprise the game wasn't worth half that. Today, 1080 Avalanche remains upwards of that price. To add injury to insult, the tricks could have been more polished. Other than that, the controls are excellent.
Nintendo can't expect massive sales from a game that's superior in all categories except endurance. The length of a game time and time again will prove to be its most vital element. That's all games, one player, two player, twelve players, sports games, role playing, and everything in between.
A low rating is given for a major reason. 1080 Avalanche is still half a hundred dollars since its release. A fair price would be $30, but even that's pushing it. Nintendo had a great game in the making, but mediocre stamina has left this title begging for sales. Chi-Ching! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
never as good as the original. I enjoyed the new hyped up graphics that the original didn't have, but I've played the original so many times it's not even funny. What I don't like is it's not as epic as the first MGS on the playstation. The emotional moments don't capture someone as well as the first, the dialogue sounds like the voice actors were all hung over and didn't want to come to work that day, and the music blows. I would recommend this game IF AND ONLY IF, you've played the original!! I'll give it 4 stars instead of 3 just to be fair. I'm too hardcore of a metal gear fan to give it any less. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Like an RPG buffet. ...mostly pretty good, more than you could possibly eat, and just a bit overcooked.
Probably the most noteworthy observation of Grandia II is that it fits on one disc! It's an incredibly expansive game, with voice-overs, some cinematic FMVs, and a stunning level of graphic detail that makes every doorknob, crate, or street lamp pop off the screen. Not an RPG enthusiast myself, I was hooked after a few hours and couldn't turn it off. I killed almost three days, playing for around 15 hours straight at one point (lucky I didn't burn up my Dreamcast), and finished in about 35 game hours, enjoying nearly every second.
Exploration is the main gameplay mechanic: each world is large and complete with an immeasurable number of NPCs, all of which will lend a wealth of conversation. The amount of text in this game alone could fill a short novel, and most of it is coherent and well-organized, no small feat for a Japanese-English translation. I regret rushing through the game so quickly, it's best played in short intervals over a few weeks, so that the intricacies of each new world can be explored and appreciated.
The combat system is a mixed blessing: the extreme complexity gives a player something to sink his teeth into as the game progresses, but requires a lot of manual study and hits pretty hard initially with its steep curve. Attack animations and just the sheer variety of maneuvers are pleasantly overwhelming, but be prepared to wait through some pretty long boss battles. Leveling-up against common enemies and sub-bosses is a breeze: it nearly becomes a tiresome annoyance after half the game. But boss battles are often unnecessarily difficult due to the radical variation of individual attacking appendages from one boss to another. Creatures with six or seven attack points will be awarded with almost twice as many turns as the player's party, while many super-bosses are relatively easy with only one or two offensive points. Otherwise, a great battle system.
Interaction with characters really builds a strong empathy for the NPCs, and that's the strongest hook an RPG can offer. The story is fairly typical Japanese RPG: a bizarre and often nonsensical tale of apocalyptic destruction, undercut by a budding love story, camaraderie, and good spot of well-aimed humor. The rant on religion (which apparently ends up as some sort of endorsement of atheism?) is excessively preachy and rather illogical, eventually deteriorating into an intellectual train wreck endorsing, as best I understand it, the truth and falsehood of both everyone's beliefs and no one's. I wouldn't spend time criticizing it if I hadn't been forced to A-button through every inane bit of text that all added up to a whole lot of nothing. Fortunately, the bonds between characters are the main focus of conversation, and the friendships you build are the true foundation of the game's theme.
This is one of the really great adventure games of this era. I can't imagine a gamer whom I couldn't recommend this to; well, maybe someone without a lot of time on their hands. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
This game is Ok. This game is OK, like if I did live back in the 80s I might of given this game a better review since when I play games I like them to be realy special. There were some flaws in this game like you can only buy one potion at once and to save you have to kill yourself like when I have to do something else I have to like get some enimies to kill me. But there were some good things about this game, like for its time and now the world map was big with alot to explore and dungens to explore. I think Ganon was way to easy though but hey this was an 80s game so it was about what you could expect. I would recomend renting this game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
don't waste time. I normally don't write bad reviews cause I believe that everyone tries and just doesn't get it right...however, this controller gets nothing right and here is why.
it is small and light, while not seemly like a bad thing when you hold it compared to the older sega controllers there is a secret problem. They don't stand up well. The light weight leads to breaking quickly. I cracked the plastic just by gripping it tightly. This is my first day with the controller too.
So I was pissed off, but decided "whatever its just plastic the controller still works." So I continued to play my game and when I was fighting a boss I rocked the D-pad, and it fell off. The D-pad fell off...The thing that moves your character literally fell off in the middle of playing. What is that? It drove me crazy, why would someone build something that doesn't even function right. So I continued to play just thinking it was a one time thing and I was just being rough with it. Then it happened again, and again, and again. I couldn't take it anymore and just quit playing and decided to read the reviews to see if other people had the same problem I did. Sure enough they did, but it was after months of playing. Mine happened the day I got it. Within hours of gaming my controller was broken.
Also the box was opened when I received it. I think they might have sent me a broken one, but that doesn't help this product any.
That's my review, don't buy this controller. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Wireless vs. Wired - Cost of Controller. When this controller came out, I told my husband I wanted us to get it - he said it cost to much - you'll be waisting your money, I don't like it. I explained to him I wanted it and I was buying MYSELF one, and when it got here he was negative again. I played a game with him - wired controller, he was au-struck with the wireless Wave Bird. He now will only play with the Wave Bird wireless controller, he has now asked me to buy him one. He loves the Wave Bird. For any gamer, who have doubts about buying it, try it you will Love it, put it on your list for any gift giving situation. To use it is to Love It. Now our children can play their favorite games without us worring about them pulling the Nintendo Game Cube down from the table and damaging it. Thank You Nintendo. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An amazing (short) game. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was a great play. I rented it to see if I liked it, which I did but the downside is, I already beat it. You control the Prince, who sometimes has smart a$$ remarks to the Princess ... but who wouldn't? Sometimes, you really do hate her. The weapons are a sword and the dagger which gives you the power to turn back time with the sand. I loved the fact that in this game there wasn't really any HUGE bad guy (except the end which was a disappointment but more on that later) ... mostly, you fight regular enemies, only they come in 3s and 4s and are at times extremely difficult. It would be hard not to use any sand circles. You will also have to turn back time if the Princess dies in battle. The game is mostly adventure, climbing walls, using polls to swing from ... a puzzling game. The puzzles aren't nearly as hard as some in other games but they are still mind boggling and could have you wondering for hours. There isn't a need for a guide in this game, unless you really REALLY need one, at save points you see a "vision" where is basically shows you what is to come. If you pay close attention to the vision, you should know what to do. As I said earlier, the final enemy was a disappointment, an old sorceror who is extremely EASY to beat. Especially after he says 'any last words to the Princess?', he just stands there, I didn't know what to do so I started hitting him with my sword and to my surprise, it worked! It's a must play, a game you could play on and on and never get tired of it. Try mastering it after you've beaten it - set challenges for yourself such as, don't use any sand during such and such, and so on. It's a great game, short (only took me 8-9 hours to beat), but nonetheless a good buy, it's cheap on Amazon so I would recommend buying it, I will. I cannot WAIT for the sequel! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Greatest Game Ever Created. I am not usually a player of Resident Evil games. I played them and thought they were pretty damn good, but nothing I would get hyped up over. This game changed my perspective on RE games, but what a game could be. This game is SO HARD. It's one of those games where you say, "I've been playing this for 2 hours, why not try for another 2." I'm not too far in the game yet, but the enemies are not normal. They are so smart. Let's put it this way:If the enemies in this game had guns, you'd be !@#$ed!!!! You die SO FRIGGIN' FAST. That's what makes it fun to play. It's set aside from any other game i've played. One reason why: In any other game, when someone kills you with a chainsaw, a little blood flies, you go into a slow motion fall, and it plays sad music. NOT THIS GAME. I was standing there reloading my Shotgun, when a large man with a chainsaw was coming at me. As I pulled up to fire, he quickly put his chainsaw against my neck. My first thoughts were, "greate, now I get to see the bad graphics of the game." Yeah, I was wrong. To make a long story short: When my guy hit the ground, he hit it without a head on his shoulders.
--GRAPHICS= 12/10 (yes, I wrote 12)
--SOUND= 10/10
--GAMEPLAY= 12/10 (yes, I mean 12 again)
--KICK ASS FACTOR= 34/30
WARNING: DUE TO THE EMENSE AMOUNT OF GORE, EVERY CHILD SHOULD PLAY THIS GAME. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Open Wheel Racing Classic. Andretti Racing for the Sega Genesis was an incredibly, and sadly, overlooked title released by EA Sports. This game allowed the player to choose from Indy, Sprint, or Stock Car - the first two being what is known as "Open Wheel" racing and the third, Stock Car racing, is the type of racing that NASCAR series falls under.
Perhaps its finest attribute is that it is one of the only games ever to offer dirt oval Sprint Car racing. What was special about this was it offered realistic gameplay, in 1st person perspective, that incorporated the challenges of racing on a dirt/clay oval, for example, the need to use advanced controlling in the turns and the "cushion" where the track banks up in the turns and the dirt is moist.
There have been many games since the beginning to today's consoles that offer realistic open wheel racing, but it is most often in the form of Formula One or, less often, Indy Car (a kudos here to the Mario Kart series for bringing not necassarily realistic kart racing (a form of open wheel racing), but very fun kart racing, to us in modern video game format). As far as I know we still have yet to see Sprint, Midget, Champ Dirt Cars, etc. in the video game world and outside of trucks and motocross, virtually no dirt racing especially in the form of the classic dirt/clay oval.
Still a fun game even by today's standards. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Who you gonna call...LUIGI. One of the games Nintendo showed off at E3 and about everyone loved this excellent game! The graphics are amazingly good. If you look close enough, you can see Luigi's misty breath. The ghosts come at you out of no where to stop you from reaching poor Mario! The problem with Luigi about saving Mario is his fear of ghosts! Armed with a cool looking Game Boy Horror and a vacuum cleaner, Luigi will need help from Toad and E.Gadd! If you don't know E.Gadd, he's a very strange scientist who investigates the strange paranormal happenings in the vast mansion. In English, he stuidies ghosts in the big mansion. If you think Xbox can match up to this excellent 3-D game than play it and weep! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of the greatest seminal games. Often overlooked as one of the red-headed stepchildren of the Final Fantasy series, FFA plays more like the early Zelda games than the incarnations of Final Fantasy that we are used to. That aside, the game is amazing, with an amazingly deep plot for the time period and plenty of options to customize your weapons and armor, four character traits that you can level up, and eight spells you pick up automatically through the game. While it can't compete with the depth or graphics of its successors, FFA is definitely an oft-overlooked classic from the original Game Boy era. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Still playing this game. I've had this game since it came out. I still play it, even though I have since bought Wild World and City Folk. It's very addicting, even now.
The concept of the game is simple: you are a human living amoung animals in a small village. You live day to day, doing pretty much whatever you want. There always seems to be options as to what you could be doing, making this game great for replaying. It changes everyday. It's also the kind of game where if you don't have that much time, you can spend a few minutes shopping, making delieveries, or something small. It's a surprisingly intricate game. You eventually discover little tricks for earning money. When you think you are done (i.e. got the biggest house), there is still something else for you to improve. There is always something to do. Animals move in and out of the town all the time, so even your neighbors change. Seasons change with time, and weather changes by the day.
There are some great features to this game that I wish they would have carried over to Wild World and City Folk. For example, you can collect and play NES games. It's sad that they removed this part. I'm also disappointed that they removed changed the music from this game to the others. It's the best music of the series. You wouldn't think that it's that big of a deal, but I've found myself playing just so I can relax to the songs.
It might not be the game for you if you are really into action. This is the thing I play when I want to take a break from the violent games and just chill for a bit in an alternate world. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Son Of Super Mario Bros. 3 And Super Mario Land. WOW, I love this game. It is the best non-colorized portable Mario side-scroller I have ever played. This is one of the best game boy action games out there, along with donkey kong land 1-3, Metroid II, The Kirby games, and others. The rabbit ears kick but and I love the space zone.
Graphics-4/5, almost like black-and-white super mario world.
Play Control-5/5, Extremely Tight, and not too complex.
Game Design-4/5, It would be perfect, but it lacks an ice zone or a desert zone. It's a bit short compared to, oh say, Super Mario World, but it has high replay value. Hidden Levels too!
Satisfaction-6/5 Expert players may beat it in a week or two, but you want to play this forever!!!!!!!!!!
Sound-4/5- The Sound is almost as good as SMB3's, but the music isn't perfect, but for a game boy game, it's fairly solid.
the good- cool enemies, powers, levels. great replay value.
the bad- it's a tad short.
the ugly- The Three Little Pigs and Wario. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
After 15 Years, Bards are Still Spoony. Here is a blast of nostalgia for your Gameboy Advance. Final Fantasy IV Advance aka Final Fantasy II aka Final Fantasy IV Hard-Type is a treat for old-school RPG players. Back in its hayday, Final Fantasy IV was the gold standard for what an RPG should be. The first in a series of remakes of that wonderful streak that was the SNES Final Fantasies, Final Fantasy IV is back and better than ever.
The story is as good as it ever was. Final Fantasy 4 did what Final Fantasy 2 (Japanese numbering) tried to do: mixed a well developed story with memorable characters with good if simple gameplay. This is the story of Cecil the Dark Knight who renounces his loyalty to the corrupt kingdom of Baron. Baron has been making war against the other nations of the world to capture four elemental crystals. When his king commands him to kill the innocent, Cecil sets out on a quest to make things right that will take him around the world, to the center of the earth, and to the moon. As he unravels the mystery of who is really behind the actions of Baron, he is joined by a cast of over ten playable characters. Each of them has a reason to join the fight. Characterization may not seem much by today's standards, but this game was made in an age when Square believed less was more. You revealed a motive once and then you moved on instead of going over and over the same psychological problem again and again.
Unlike the Playstation port that had absolutely no upgrades beyond its retranslated script, FF4Advance has a few minor visual tweaks. Some of the game sprites seem to have been tweaked abit to have more definition and character portraits have been redrawn and put in the dialogue boxes to indicate who is speaking. Most of the new portraits are fairly close to the old ones, Edge's and Rydia's are actually an improvement, but the new one's for Rosa, Paladin Cecil, and Edward in particular aren't so nice to look at. There are also two new dungeons and the ability to tackle the final boss with any of the other (still living) playable characters than with the fixed party of five like in the original. All of these new features are very unobtrusive so you can take advantage of them if you'd like the extra challenge or ignore them altogether. Instead of using the script from the original release that contained numerous spelling and grammatical mistakes and was censored due to Nintendo of America's then extremely strict guidelines, FF4A contains a more accurate revamped version. Of course, the "You spoony bard" line has, thankfully, been left intact. It's a classic.
If not for one issue I'd say that this is undoubtedly the best version of the game available. Final Fantasy IV was a really hard game. FF4A is not that hard at all- at least early in the game. I don't know if the difficulty was scaled back because they thought that people didn't want to waste GBA battery life on hours of leveling up or because I've played this game many times before, but it just seemed too easy. Anyone whose played it when it first came out should remember at least super tough boss battle be it Baigan, the Magnus Sisters, Evil Wall or something else. This time through they where like a cake walk. Also it seems that the Active Time Battle is set up in such a way as it gives your party the advantage. Your party seems to regain their turns twice as fast as the enemy. About half-way through the game, that legendary difficulty starts creeping back and by the final trek to the core of the moon you'll be thankful for any break the game will give you.
Final Fantasy IV shows in this port that it stands the test of time. Instead of feeling hoary, old, and outdated, it feels just as much fun as it was fifteen years ago. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Mission: Impossible on GBC. This is a game of stealth and suspense, great qualities that are presented through Metal Gear-style play. As we all know, Mission: Impossible on Playstation bombed, the N64 version survived and actually came through as a playable game, but even though all of its prior installment's could have used a little more work, Mission: Impossible finally made it's final stop on GBC, and totally blew me away. So here you go, my review on Mission: Impossible.
Story: A rouge commander has gone haywire and kidnapped a number UN missle scientist. Eathan Hunt is now on a rescue mission from the IMF(Impossible Mission Force) to find the scientist and bring them home, an impossible mission that only Eathan Hunt can accomplish.
Graphics: Mission: Impossible is a very graphically pleasing game. The animations are smooth and the sprites are colorful, a real treat to behold.
Sound: Amazing, the weapons sound great and the soundtrack rings of classic Mission: Impossible tunes, a high honor indeed. I recommend playing with headphones to really absorb and enjoy the sounds that the game has to offer.
Gameplay: Its fun, explosive, and full of action. The stealth is suspenseful and incredibly realistic. Most of the objectives are really do require impossible feets of skill and thats what makes the game just so much fun. The controls are also pretty sleek, really makes it easy to play and get into.
My conclusion is that if you like your action games portable and suprisingly spectacular, get this game now, Oh and you have really got to check out the agent orginizer! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
I Work At A Video Game Store, And Even I Like It. I work at GameStop (Babbages, Software Ect.) and have gotten very picky about what games I play. I was skeptical about Pikmin because of its cutesy look. Recently though, I've decided that it doesn't matter if the game you're playing looks like something a 6 year old would play; all that matters is that you're having a good time. And if you think that by playing "cute" games you'll be labeled as uncool, I have news for you: Playing an excessive amount of *any* kind of video game will get you labeled as uncool.
Pikmin's graphics are a good start for the GameCube. The soundtrack is all soothing ambient music that I find makes me think better, and the premise of the game is so simple that it's brilliant: You're a spaceman who crashed on a weird planet, and you have to recover 30 parts to your spaceship that have been scattered about. With only 30 days of life support left, the spaceman discovers "Pikmin", or little plant creatures that act as helpers for him. If he needs something carried, he throws Pikmin at it and they do it for him. Each item that the Pikmin carry requires a certain amount of Pikmin, so you must make more Pikmin in order to get all of the parts back to the space ship. Pikmin are created by having other Pikmin carry flower pollen (or the corpses of dead predators) to their "Onion" space ship; the pollen turns into Pikmin fresh for the picking. You can have 100 pikmin on the screen at once, and there are different colors of Pikmin that all have different skills and abilities. The red Pikmin are fireproof for example.
The lush levels are innovative and large. Load time is just about non-existant and the variety of sound effects shouldn't put anyone to sleep. I found the controls really easy to learn, and became addicted to the game instantaneously. The enemies and bosses are all really fun to eradicate, and to top everything off, there's a realtime clock that changes the amount of sunlight and shadows in the game.
Pikmin does have weak spots though. It's definitely a short game, though I loved it so much that I know I'll play it over and over. There are 3 different endings you can get depending on how many ship parts you complete the game with, and there's also a time trial to see how many Pikmin you can raise in a day. But if you're the kind of person who plays a game just to see an ending, Pikmin will be over pretty shortly.
In short, Pikmin is a little bit like Lemmings, a little bit like a real time strategy, a little bit like a puzzle game and a little bit like a Mario game. If you're sick of getting hammered in the face with games intended to fit into a specific genre (RPGs, RTS, FPS, Sports Games, Fighters), you need Pikmin. It will restore your faith in innovative video games. At the very least, rent the game and give it an hour. You may be sorry you didn't. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Inarguably One of the Best Video Games Ever. This is one of the greatest video games ever, and there are only a handful of those. It has to be the first video game I ever played, and also the video game I played for the longest time. It kept me entertained for years, no other video game I had lived up to my expectations as this game did (other than Road Rash 2, Super Mario Bros, and Sonic 3 and Knuckles). Like Sonic 2 isn't cool enough already, there's also 2-player. And 2-player mode isn't just a small addition, either-it's just as fun as single player. Sure, there are only four small stages for 2-player, but those four stages pack a real fun punch. The new special stages are also funner than the special stages in Sonic 2's prequel. Although Tails can't exactly use his ability of flight, it's still pretty fun if you play with a friend, because Tails can really help Sonic. He can make the boss fights easier, he can kill badniks before Sonic can devastatingly crash into them, and he can also collect those rings that Sonic doesn't want to get because he doesn't want to destroy his ring total. This game is purely amazing, and I think it's more of a classic than the first in the series, the one and only Sonic the Hedgehog. Out of all of the Sonic characters out there, Tails and Knuckles had to have the most awesome debuts. I actually still play this game from time to time-it just never gets old. Sometimes, I don't even have words to describe how fun it really is. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A little Perspective. I really don't understand the high star rating this item has. I will say it is a fairly good game with limited appeal. It is not a 5 star, near perfect buy.
Psychic Force is the Anime version of SOul Caliber. Or that may be misleading. Soul Caliber is a classic style of fighting game and Psychic Force is its estranged brother. Instead of walking around the arena, you fly around. Instead of many close in attacks and a few distance attacks, you have at your command a mound of power attacks, beam attacks, and even a mine like ability for some. But this game fails in several key areas. One, it has little true move strategy. Its true that you still have to learn your moves to beat the game but not like Soul Caliber. Instead of hundreds of moves, you run an average of 20+. Also, the combat can become overly static, as when one becomes trapped and cannot easily escape. Being pounded into the wall repeatedly gets pretty old.
So in conclusion to my rushed and badly mispelled review, only buy this game... or your trying to collect the whole set. Otherwise, stick to Soul Caliber of Dead or Alive 2. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of my favorites for the GBA. Fun game but the graphics r not as good as the 64s. It is more like the snes version for graphics anyway. I played this game all the time when it first came out. It was the only GBA game i wanted to play after a while. It has a good two player mode not many GBA games had two player. I thought the graphics were good at first untill i got the ds mario kart and i stoped playing it. Then i thought the graphics were horrible but u got to remember its the GBA and it came out in 2001. Now its 2009 and sometimes i still play it. The 64 graphics were only better because nintindo went computerized with is so it had more of unblocky graphics. But this and the snes have about the same graphics. The sound is pretty good so over all i give this game a 7.5/10 but mostly because of the graphics compared to the ds but i got to remember that it is 8 years old. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of Those Moments. I remember in late 2003. At the time, being a wee-little-child, Resident Evil (that semi-okay Paul W.S. Anderson film) was my favorite movie of ALL TIME. And there was a Resident Evil sequel coming out called Apocalypse. Oh snap, and I wasn't even that familiar with the games. So, I played them all, and then the grand finale: Resident Evil 4 came out. It hit me hard, you must understand, because all I cared about at the time was Resident Evil Apocalypse . . . and at the time Resident Evil 4 looked good, in fact it looked great, but I never would have expected it to be the greatest game of all time (and for years to come, it was; and arguably still is). Sometimes greatness exceeds high anticipation. I've only felt that two times in my life: The Dark Knight and Resident Evil 4.
Sometimes it's wrong to change direction; sometimes it's necessary. Even if it's necessary and the decision turns out to be a great financial and critical success, as RE4 was, you'll still have some fans that are just stuck in the old ways. It's true with some music, like Linkin Park; and it's true with Resident Evil. And I compare Linkin Park and the RE franchise because they're similar in ways (except LP's change in direction wasn't as well received by critics, that's all)--they both banked off from a popular genre, and they both saw the ship about to collide with the iceburg, so they abandoned ship to survive. You see, some people just want their zombies to eat flesh, but these are NOT ZOMBIES! And that's okay! Get over it, and move on. I'll explain why:
Resident Evil, at its truest, darkest roots, hasn't ever been about zombies, it's been about the capabilities and the horrors of biological weaponry. It's a scary idea; a realistic idea. Of course, the zombie virus (known as the t-virus) is fictional, doesn't mean that the concept isn't realistic . . . look at the ebola virus: scary as heck in its implications. With that being said, CAPCOM chose to take the biological weaponry away from the t-virus, away from Umbrella.
Leon S. Kennedy, the main character from RE2, returns as a special ops agent working for the president (sort of sounds like a middle schooler's fan fiction, but that's why it's so great!) and is assigned to go to a mysterous Spanish village (that happens to have residents who speak the Mexican dialect, but let's forgive that) to find the President's kidnapped daughter, Ashley. Immediately upon arrival at the village, you find out that the villagers are hostile . . . and not zombies. They just behave like people that want to cut you into little pieces with their sharp gardening and farming tools!
Slowly you unravel the truth. There are a few mentions of Umbrella, but I won't spoil the content, and one (or two) references to Wesker (which will give you goosebumps if you are a fan of the series). What you find out is that these violent people may not be people after all (and definitely not zombies either) . . . instead, there's a little thing called Los Plagas. Think John Carpenter's The Thing, except that a Spanish rich dude excavated an area near where he lived and found these organisms and applied them to the villagers. Some of it's a bit of speculation, but the idea is that there's a new Biohazard: that's what the series has always been about--Michael Crichton-esque disasters dealing with biology gone wrong. ZOMBIES WERE JUST A THING; been there, done that. So haters can hate.
Once beating the game, this is where you spend just as much time: The Mercenaries. You can play as Leon, Ada, Hunk, Jack, or Wesker . . . think of it as Pacman, but awesomer. You have to keep up a string of kills without letting the combo die, and you compete for high scores. Where I played the campaign merely for the great story (cheesy at times, but it's grade-A cheese) and gameplay elements that were so inventive that without there would be no Gears of War, or other games that you can interact with your environment.
I write this now in 2011. I'm playing Skyrim right now. So there has been many games to have come out since RE4, but RE4 still stands as one of the greatest games ever made. And that's not opinion based. It's fact, it's fact, it's fact. Skyrim may be the greatest game of all time, but RE4 will always be my favorite game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Best Game For GBC Yet. This game is awesome! It's a must have. This game must have the most color in history! It has many levels just like the Original for regular nintendo. Plus it hs a few more opotions. It has a challenge mode which is extremely hard, a Vs mode so you can play your friends, and a "You VS Boo Mode." It's a very good buy. You'll like it!
I got a secret to tell ya too. There are secret levels in this game that are beyond hard! You have to get over 5000000 points in the original mode. If you think about it, it's not so hard to get that many points. It's actually really easy.
Well I HIGHLY recommend you buy this album. It's a good buy, well worth your money, and it's fun.
Don't forget, this game is for GBC ONLY! That means Game Boy Color. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Marvel vs Capcom 2. I have played this game is the past but unfortunately the disc cracked and I haven't played it in years. After receiving this game I quickly picked up where I left off like I had never stopped playing. Marvel vs Capcom 2 is everything the Marvel vs Capcom 3 should have been and is a must own for any fighting game genre fan. It's easier to play than MvC 1 and 10x more fun than MvC 3, anyone who owns a Dreamcast must add this to their collection and anyone who can get there hands on this game for the original X-Box and PS2 should own this as well. 9 out of 10. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great way to pass the time. If you liked the first Smash Bros, then get ready for Melee. It's not entirely new, think of this game as an upgraded version of the original. with 24 characters to play (most of whome have to be unlocked) the game play can get alot more diverse.
With the same premise of the original, a slew of nintendo characters come together to kock eachother off the board. While the play is nearly identical to the n64 version, there are alot more features this time around that make playing this version more enjoyable.
One of the addicting aspects of this game is collecting trophies. Every character, prop and reference from many NES games are recreated as a trophie you can win. They aren't easy to get, and that's what's so much fun.
The only con i can see is unlocking certain levels and characters. to get mewtew you have to rack up over 700 vs games! likewise you have to have over 200 vs games in order to unlock the remaining 4 levels. For someone who is playing by themselves this can get rather tedious and it will take a VERY long time. other characters won't be unlock unless you've played 24 hours or more.
Aside from this, Smash Bros goes to show that a sequal can still have the same controls, characters and gameplay and yet be entirely new and exciting! I highly recomend getting this game to add to your collection.
PS: It's the best with 4 players! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
one of the best in the shinobi series. ah shinobi shadow dancer..this game NEVER gets old...i remember getting this game when it was released...and i still enjoy it to this day...proving once again that the sega genesis was and is an incredible system..
having been lucky to play the actual japanese arcade game...i was floored to see how authentic to the title it is..sure there are some changes but its not bad..and this game is a must own if you have a genesis... shadow dancer was originally a" side story" taking place between the original shinobi and return of shinobi..
the graphics here are incredible..and really shows off what the genesis can do the music is top notch especially in the beginning credits ..the game play is fast and exciting...plus this time around our ninja hero is teamed up with his attack dog yamoto. the bosses are challenging...i especially like the fight on top of the statue of liberty..
bottom line if your a fan of the series, and don't own this one..pick it up..youll be glad you did..... GENESIS DOES...WHAT NINTEN'DONT:) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A fun few levels, but it falls vastly short of its potential. Iron Man is an excellent character for a video game. With an array of weapons and a complex story, it could make for an excellent romp. Unfortunately, Activision slapped the license on a medicore game, which appears to have been thrown together by a pack of rookies. The graphics are nice, but gameplay is extraordinarily tedious at times. Only two Iron Man villains in the game don't provide for many fanboy chills... in fact, nothing does. If you want a game to kill some time on a short flight, pick this up used, definitely not new. Think before you shell out $ | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Handheld Mania...in 32-bit. This handheld system is the latest in handheld technology. It is 32-bit, with a 50% wider screen, stereo sound, 15 more hours of battery life, TWO Left and Right 'shoulder' buttons, four player linked games, NINTENDO GAMECUBE hookup, and more. And this system features an extensive list of game that you can play. You can play games from the original Game Boy, Game Boy Color games and is the only system compatable with Game Boy Advance Games, hence the name.
The Games that are out, and shall be coming out for this system are amazing. Take Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 for instence: this game is th first 3-D handheld game, and its from the top selling Tony Hawk series. You skate around the 3-dimensional skate parks trying to improve your rider, complete goal, unlock new skate parks and skaters, and also, if your good enough, unlocking cheats!
Another game is Mario Kart: Super Curcuit. You can reace at over 20 brand new tracks in three differant engine speeds. If you race well, you unlock 20 more tracks, all of which are form the hit game, Super Mario Kart for the Super NES system of yesteryear. You can be all of the racer from the Mario Kart 64 game. Racers include: Mario, Luigi, Toad, Peach, Yoshi, Wario, Donkey-Kong, and Bowser.
And more games are coming out all the time for this system. Some games that are coming out are: Mech Platoon: a Game Boy Advance version of Mech Commander; it's a Real-Time Stratagy game. And the new Army Men Game, which, like the early computer versions of Army Men (if you remember those) is an isometric/3-D style of a game with Army Men.
With all this stuff for the GBA, why wouldn't you buy one (unless you don't like handhelds). It makes for the perfect holiday gift. So click on that button at the top of the page and order one TODAY .... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Going Retro is great but why can't they be perfect. I always welcome the idea of going retro, remaking old arcade games into current console system. And this one was no exception especially when it has not just one or two, but six. And not to mention my favorite of all time, Yie Ar KUNG~FU and Rush'n Attack. Seriously, I still remember vividly going to local arcade, spending countless coins on these two classic of classics... ahhh.. just nostalgic factor itself is the worth the price.
However, I was disappointed with both games. For instance with Yie Ar KUNG~FU, the level of difficulty increases dramatically after you finish the first round. I mean, it's nice that they didn't transfer over the same easy difficulty from arcade, but I hope that they would increase the difficulty gradually and no option to choose your difficulty. For Rush'n Attack, they changed things ALOT, with special weapons and difficulty has been somehow altered to easier side,and the length has been changed as well. There was glitch in Yie Ar KUNG-FU with one move, where the main character suppose to stretch his punch while advancing in original arcade(and playstation version too), however, they somehow missed putting that, creating wrong move. And I found a bug in Gyruss, i got somehow stuck on a screen, not advancing to next level regardless of no enemy present. Time Pilot's difficulty has been set way too high to begin with in my opinion.
You know, it's really nice to have them in your palm, the idea itself is just too cool, too awesome- where I had to go to local arcade to play these classics, now I can play in my bed... wow.. however, I wish that they would've put more attention in transferring them over to GameBoyAdvance version because they are not arcade perfect somehow, they are not. It's good thing that they altered the difficulty to give more challenge, however, when they change gameplay itself in games like Rush'n Attack, I have no choice but to have this bit of bitter taste in my mouth. However, its fault is outweighted by its strength such as adding more levels in Rush'n Attack, or most of all, PLAYING THIS TOTALLY NEW GAMES WITH INFAMOUS KONAMI CODE. I just found out that if you put that up,up,down,down,left,right,left,right,B,A, on each game screen, you get totally new games, more lives, and, .... you just see what happens. Overall, you are getting more than you are paying for, so it's all good in the end. I hope that they would bring out games like this more in future.
Enjoy. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
AWSOME, except for a few things. The Game Gear is awsome! I love it, I've had mine for years. There are only a few problems that I had with it:
1. Short Battery Life: It uses 6 batteries at once and those don't even last that long. It's better to just get an ac adapter.
2. AC adapter cord: The cord gets worn out only after a little while. You have to hold it in a certain position so that it will work...I even bought a new one, but it still did it after a while.
3. The D Pad won't work after a while!: This is the one that really pisses me off, cause its imposible for me to use it any more cause I can't control it. Its like stuck or something and will only let you go left...so I can't use it anymore. :-( | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The beast is back. Older gamers will remember the original Altered Beast as a hard as hell quarter muching arcade beat 'em up that eventually made its' way to the Sega Genesis way back in 1989. Those who loved that game, despite the numerous flaws, will no doubt find some level of enjoyment with this GBA sequel/remake, but younger gamers who never played the original will hate this game with a passion. The storyline is you have been resurrected by Zeus to stop the evil Arcanon from taking over different realms. You are able to transform into different beasts by collecting power orbs from defeated enemies and they contain a number of different attacks to be at your disposal. Other than that you can punch and kick as well, but you can also gain abilities such as regeneration, a shield, and increased speed, and even though the effects don't last very long, they are a welcome addition the original didn't offer. The graphics are colorful and the characters are large, but the animation and sound are rather choppy. The controls are just as sluggish as the original's, while the fighting is still as simply controled as ever. All in all, older gamers who actually dug the original will find a good bit of fun with this, but younger gamers who never had the chance to play the original should avoid this. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
meh its okay. This game is all i ever wanted. A real time game with zoids. I was a zoids fanatic about a year ago(yes im a kid) and this game is based on the series. The bad things? The controls are extremely hard to learn and mission mode is very hard since you take on many zoids at once with an ally part of the time(once or twice in the beggining). Sure its got great graphics and has many characters from the show but the voices are horrible. fiona sounds like a school girl on hielium!
You can get this game but only if you're willing to play for hours before you start to get decent. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
mega hard,not that much info,kinda fun,i love chickens. its soooooooo hard.you only get 3 tries until you get to a giant arrow.each levil has 4 or 5,maybe 6 giant arrow.in each part of the levil are 3 flag points or more.theres not to much detail in the game either.after you get to a big arrow,you beat a part of a level.the game couldve at least have a health meter insted of only 3 tries.plus there could be a map.and the manual couldve told about the levels and bad guys.it doesnt even tell you all the directions,like edd could get in the trolly,then ed can push him across the sement.it dosent tell you all the items either,like you could jump higher with tires.but at least the phrases are funny,and are almost the same as the cartoon phrases.ed is dumb and strong,but cant jump high or run fast,edd is smart and weak,but also is unable to jump high or run fast.eddy is greedy and small,but can jump twice as high and run twice as fast as the other 2 eds.ed is my fav cause of his dumbyness,and funny phrases like,my name is ed,or CHICKENS!!!,hehehehe,butter toast and gravy is also funny.even though he needs a helmet to bonk things,if u wait a little,he`ll start to bonk the ground with his head.edd although,only says uh ah when you switch him or when he goes to a haserd.edd is the only one who cant go through wet cement.even if you get edd to cross the sign,he`ll die.in order for you to get edd to cross wet cement,you first swich to ed,get him to carry the trolly across the cement,switch ed to edd,get him in the trolly by walking behind the trolly,press up to get him in,switch to ed,push the trolly back to the other side,and switch to edd,jump to get out.if you use ed or eddy to go on a hydrent,then switch to edd,turn on the hydrent with a wrench,then ed or eddy will jump very high,plus you turn the top of the hydrent into a platform.the game is super hard.even level one is hard.you need to be a smart,trained pro if you can beat the entire game,especialy since there is barly any info.its also sorta boring.it dosnt just take skill to beat it,you also need smarts to beat it.in order to beat a part of a level,you have to get all 3 eds to the big arrow.after you beat a part of a level,you get 3%of the game,get the game autimaticaly saved,and go to another part of a level.its one of the hardest games ive ever played,its not only hard,its also a brain teaser.hope any of you guys can beat it,see ya later. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Mario Party 4. This game is amazing I only payed $15.00 for it though I had to pay $10.00 for the manuel since when I bought the game it didn't have a manuel. For my personal collection I always have the following requirements when it comes to buying Gamecube games: 1.) Original Nintendo Case, 2.) Original Advertising Art Cover, 3.) Manuel and 4.) Disc. I am not the kind of person who only collects the disc. Besides these games are hard to find and I value a game if has all my above requirements as a collector. As far as the game I love it and it speaks for itself. Its got great graphics and is a lot of fun and for the whole family. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A Good Game With A Fun Co-op Mode. This game, based on the hit movie and book, is a good action game. You basically go through a few levels, doing things and not doing things that were in the movie. It is alot of fun as a game, but it is really easy and a relatively short game. I beat the single and co-op missions with all the bonuses in about three hours.
I give it a 4/5 for gameplay( it is alot of fun and the combos are really cool), 2.5 for graphics(they could have done a much better job on the faces, and the characters talk but don't move there mouths), 5/5 for audio (the music is brilliant), a 4/5 for co-op(the camera angles are sometimes really hard to deal with) and a 3.5 overall.
I do recommend this game but I do warn you it is pretty short. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
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