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Batman Begins....very easily. Batman Begins is based on the hit summer movie and best ever big screen adaptation of the Dark Knight character. It features the same all-star cast that made the movie great, as well as beautiful visuals that bring the movie to life. It also features many ideas and gameplay styles that fans have been waiting for in a Batman game. The problem? It's too easy.
The biggest failure of this game is that it had the potential to offer open-ended free-roaming gameplay, but instead restricts players to a set path, with a very specific way to get through that path. The game won't let you try other options to get around bad guys and puzzles, or if you do you'll pretty much wind up dead. How does the game restrict players? A good example is the use of the batarang. Batman can only hurl his trademark weapon at specific highlighted areas. He can *never* throw it at enemies, and he can never throw it at anything except the highlighted spot.
Everything just feels too pre-scripted. The game relies heavily on triggering things such as explosive barrels, falling platforms, etc. to scare enemies. These are supposed to make the environment feel interactive, but since you can't get through the level without activating them, they end up feeling tired and not very spontaneous. Even more puzzling is that while the game wants players to stay "hidden" and disarm their enemies through fear, after the thugs drop their guns you have to swoop down and beat them in hand-to-hand comabt anyway. It would've been cooler (and more Batman-like) to pick them off one by one from the shadows.
More game mechanics fail to impress. Interrogation is nothing more than grabbing an enemy and pressing 'b' until they spill their guts out. You can't stop the interrogation until you get what you need, and there's also no way to get wrong information or false information either. It's all basically a cutscene that pretends to be interactive. The Batmobile levels also feel pretty bland, and just don't offer any excitment or variety.
Still, the game's presentation oozes tons of style and Batman goodness. It's a treat hearing Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson and the others voicing their characters. And the character models look exactly like the actors, and is some of the best facial modelling I've ever seen. This is pretty much the reason to try out the game.
Batman Begins is good in concept, bad in execution. It's playable and enjoyable, but at the same time it feels very restricted and linear. Really, this game wouldn't be half as fun if the Batman license weren't there to support it. Hardcore Batman fans should add this to their collections if they find it used or discounted. Everyone should stick with a rental to see the authenticity of the movie license. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Huge Depth in a Little Pak. As far as I know, Advance Wars is the first title to be released in the USA from a popular series of turn-based strategy games that has been around in Japan since the days of the old NES. Being a lover of all types of strategy games, from Final Fantasy Tactics (my all-time favorite) and Ogre Battle 64, to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, I was really looking forward to popping this pak into my GBA. But I wasn't expecting it to be of this caliber.
At first glance, the colorful graphics of Advance Wars look simple, but I was somewhat impressed by the look of the battle sequences. It's nice to see that the artists took the time to design all types of different battle sequence backgrounds, such as a forest background when your troops attack from the trees, and a river background when they launch an assault from the water. The effects of gunfire and the blades on a battle copter whipping around sound pretty good, and there's an assortment of music that changes from turn to turn depending on which characters the player(s) or computer has chosen to play as. Once again, it's nice that the creators put together several pieces of music instead of leaving one monotonous track to do the job. But with the good comes the bad. The storyline, though it somewhat develops the characters and provokes you to continue your campaign battle-to-battle, can get kind of stupid when, say...your advisor happens upon her ex-boyfriend.
Advance Wars is packed with modes, but first you'll have to complete Field Training. This is where you'll be taught how to play, which is good since the book doesn't fully explain all there is to know. You won't be taught in a matter-of-fact way, but instead are presented with a more pleasant, hands-on approach, where your advisor slowly welcomes you to all the different army units, terrain types, and so on, as you engage in little mini-wars. There are two other single-player modes: Campaign is the main game that takes you through the story as you fight off invading armies, and War Room gives you a high score depending on how well you fight (how fast the battle was completed, how many of your units were lost, etc.); it can be fun to come back later or invite your friends to the War Room to challenge your high score. And of course, there are the multi-player Versus Mode (also single-player) and Link Mode. (Versus is played by having players pass around one GBA.) Both modes (multi-pak for Link Mode) allow you to choose from over 100 maps, but unlike Versus Mode, Link Mode doesn't let the computer take the place of the third or fourth player, so if you want to play cooperatively against the CPU on multiple GBAs, you're out of luck! Even if it did have this functionality, Link Mode is no different than Versus Mode except that you don't have to reach that full foot or two to pass the GBA to your friend. So if you think you need more than one game to get all the great multi-player options, you can probably save your money and get just one. Perhaps most exciting of all, there's a great map editor that lets you design your own battlefields for play in Versus and Link Modes. You can virtually make a map that is as good as, if not better than, the programmer-designed ones since you are given every object of terrain and every building that is in the actual game to work with. Now that's an edit mode!
When you actually get down to waging war, the gameplay will seem complex at first since there are so many things to take into account, but after a day or two, you'll be spotting all the traps and making all the most strategic moves possible. First you'll have to acquaint yourself with all 18 war units. For instance: you'll learn that, while mechanized infantry have more destructive power than ordinary infantry, infantry can move three spaces per turn while the mechs can only move two; then again, it counts as two spaces for infantry to cross over mountains while it only counts as one for mechs. You'll also learn that certain units can only attack certain other units -- maybe only ground units, maybe only ships, or maybe a mixture of both. It gets even more complicated when you have to drive the APC over to give units more ammunition or refuel vehicles. Then there's the terrain which units can use for coverage. Say you spot enemy infantry on the plains; since plains only offer and added defense of one while mountains provide an extra four defense, an attack sprung from the highlands would score more damage while suffering less from the counter-attack than one sprung from the plains. Troops can get even more coverage if Fog of War is toggled on. This feature disables the player from viewing enemy troops until they come into the vision range of one of his units. Forests provide still further concealment, with only units directly adjacent to the treeland terrain being able to peer into its depths.
I've only just scratched the surface of Advance Wars and could go on telling more forever, but I am limited to 1,000 words. With so many modes and so many ways to play them, plus the infinite possibilities of the edit mode, suffice it to say you'll have your hands tied until...well, forever as long as your friends prove challenging enough to keep you strategizing. In my mind, in a matter of two weeks Advance Wars successfully dethroned Mario Kart. If any GBA title ever wishes to top this game, it's going to have to wage a brutal war. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Fun for a while, and easy. As a dragon steals a beautiful princess (my god, for a gamecube game she really dresses oddly) Dirk the Daring stands up to the fire breathing foe. Dirk follows the dragon to a castle, that's where the story leaves off to you. The whole game feels like the tutorial. Daphne always tells you what to do, all the way through. The gameplay is very limited to several moves, but the good thing about that is it makes the controls easy to remember. This game is very easy, and makes it good for younger gamers. It has some frustrating moments. The graphics are fun to look at with the beautiful cell shading. I constantly got lost in the huge castle. There aren't any pretty visuals, but that dosn't hold the game back. The game is mainly action oriented, mainly puzzles filled with monsters, which can get hard. The Dragon's Lair saga still keeps it's cartoon look, but all the levels look the same with dungeons. This game has fun moments in combat. Puzzles are challenging, and they are fun. Sometimes you have to get really close to an object for the answer to the puzzle, but sometimes that can be hard. Sometimes you have to ring bells to finish puzzles, and those add fun to the somewhat boring wandering.
Altogether, this game may appeal to some, mainly fans of the original. But to adventure fans this will leave you wanting. I suggest just get a good RPG for fantasy gaming. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Cool game in a classic series. This is an awesome game from a great series. Phantasy Star was kinda like the "Final Fantasy" of Sega, with some profound differences in style and setting.
The graphics on this game, though they are 16-bit, are actually quite good, drawn in stylish anime. The music is great, easily reflecting the technological setting of the series.
The gameplay is pretty good, although newer RPG gamers might be discouraged from playing this... it's most definitely "old school," which means typical, turn-based, random battles and dungeons that are long, maze-like, and very complicated to get through. I've been playing RPGs since Dragon Warrior, and even I can't really stand to go through these dungeons. Being "old school" also means that you'll have to spend some time just going out and fighting monsters in order to level up for the next coming areas.
Now, this game is quite good, but unfortunately, the tedium of level-building and the excessively long dungeons take a little bit away from the rating. Overall though, this game is pretty good, if you can still find it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Take It From Someone Who's Actually Finished The Game. Holy Wrong Advice! I was moved to write about this wonderful Sega Genesis game by the bad reviews below. Were these guys playing the same game as me? 'Batman Forever' is a great game and is a ball to play. The graphics are amazing for a non-32X Sega game, they are dark, creepy and beautiful, just like the movie(s) they are based on. There are many complex and elaborate levels, where you not only fight a wide array of villains (including Two-face, Riddler, and some bizarre evil clowns!) but collect many types of items. You can play as Batman or Robin, with a wide array of Bat-gadgets to choose from. You also must free hostages and save the lovely Chase Meridian (if you make it through to the end, that is...)
My only complaint is that during the game you collect parts for even more evolved gadgets...but neither the book or the game menus tell you how to use them! I've used every button combination, but can only use the original gadgets, so the new ones are useless! But that's a very small complaint about one of my all-time favorite Sega Games. If you like Batman, Sega, and games that constantly reveal new surprises, how can you miss? | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Enter the Dragonfly. Enter the Dragonfly has good graphics and fun gameplay, but it is not going to be a challenge for experienced players. The characters are often fun and silly, and they constantly bounce up and down in an annoying manner. There are nine levels, and each one has some sort of challenge portal(driving a tank, racing against the clock or rivals, sliding down a slide, etc.). Spyro uses fire, ice, elctric, and bubble elements. He also can use wing shield, charge, and horn dive. For those that do not know, it focuses on puzzles and challenges, not on combat like the Legend of Spyro series. Overall, while it is relatively fun, it will probably be short-lived entertainment for experienced players. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Twin sticks make all the difference. As a VO:OT fanatic and a member of the "Auburn Virtual On Crew" I can say that the game play is seriously compromised by the controller. But there is good news! Twin sticks were produced by SEGA for the Dreamcast! They usually go for around $99 on other web sites. Hopefully Amazon.com will get them so the game can get the high praise it deserves. I play this game daily either at home or in the arcade and the "twin sticks" are a must have! Playing without them is like playing DDR without the dance pad!
The reason the game is so difficult without the "twin sticks" is the game was designed around them. Also if you are really hard core like me check out the "DC link cable" it allows you to link 2 Dreamcasts and two TV's for vs. play just like in the arcade!
All in all I give this game the highest rating for complex and innovative gameplay (with the twin sticks), infinite replay value, stunning graphics, and loads of fun and competition with friends! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Better than 2002 . Ive heard great things about all star on N64 but never got one till PS2 all star 2002 the outfield was horrible. On the highest challenge all star settings I had 87 homeruns with luis gonzales for diamondbacks whats so great about this game. Then it came out for gamecube I thought now that its back on nintendo the greatness will return, almost. I now have 17 homeruns with gonzales in the month of sept. The outfielding is a little better the broken bats was a nice addition but after 45 min. a game it felt like it drags and on both systems if you don't save after 3 or 4 games it would FREEZE up. There's great football great hockey but baseball still does not get the credit it deserves also haven't the game developers realized the umpire chases the fielders to see the play better and shouldn't the computer attempt to steal base how many ever had a pickoff against the computer why have it if there not gonna run baseball still has a long way to go | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Mario Shines Again. Alright, so it is a mildly "kiddish" installment into the Super Mario Bros line, but before you judge it, give it a shot. Mario Sunshine is very influenced by the current "cartoon-like" video game craze that has proven very successful in Japan (I.E. Pokemon). It is extremely consuming once you get the hang of it! It can be simple at times and challenging at others. This game will keep you thinking your way through a semi-rpg envoirnment, in which you are provided a water-blasting backpack to clean up the mysterious sludge which Mario is falsely accused of spreading around the tropical Isle Delfino... oh yeah, you also have to save the Princess (But what else is new?). The only true drawback to this game is the poor control layout; they'll frustrate until you have them down. All in all, Mario Sunshine is far superior to Luigi's Mansion and I consider it to be the first true (as in traditional) Mario adventure game to come to the Gamecube. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
I really liked this game. I just bought Rocket Power Beach Bandits for my PlayStation 2 and wanted to say I really like it. I watch the show every week and I like playing the videogame even more. My favorite part of the game is when you get to swing from a zip line and fly through the trees down a mountain. The graphics are great and the game lets you play as all the characters from the show. Although I have not completed the whole game yet, I play it all the time and it is now my favorite game for PlayStation 2. I even like it better than my Simpson's Skateboarding game. I hope they make another Rocket Power game like this one. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A Must for Berserk Lovers. If you liked the anime and manga, this is just like a 'missing' episode. I did get tired of the 'kill kill kill' but it was worth it to see the story. The voice acting actually was pretty good and the animation was both gorgeous and scarey. movement was good.
If you like bloody, gorey action games, this is one such game. Its not exactly a roleplaying game - it is extremely linear - there are a couple of times when you can change paths a little but not much.
And watch the controller memory thingey - puck is usually in the window doing something weird. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
good game, for a GBA title, anyway. I bought this game used a couple years or so ago, and I think it's a good game. It's good for a GBA title, at any rate. I've never actually played a season, and have never beaten any play mode, but I like the game from what I HAVE played. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose (on "easy" mode, anyway).
It actually seems to have a good amount of moves, including signature moves. I haven't played with every wrestler, and don't really know how many of the "regular" moves may (or may not) be individualized.
It has, I believe 24 guys (unless there are hidden ones, which I don't think there are). This is an older game, but some of these wrestlers are(as far as I know; I don't keep up with wrestling nearly as much as I used to) still wrestling in WWE today. Some have left and later returned (and are still there as far as I know, or most of them anyway), and others have departed, seemingly for good. At least a couple of them (Eddy Guerrero and Chris Benoit) are now deceased (RIP). The models for them don't look quite like the real thing, but how detailed could they make them in a GBA game? They all seem to have the same basic face design (most have facial hair, and Kane has his mask), but that's not really a problem with this game since the faces are so tiny anyway. I know that several of the real-life "versions" (maybe more than I'm aware of) have changed significantly in appearance since this game. (For some examples, on the game Chris Jericho, Edge, Christian, and Triple H all have long hair and Kurt Angle isn't bald, Bradshaw is here instead of "JBL," and Undertaker is the "biker" version here). The Hardy Boyz both look exactly alike here (to me, anyway)! They may have had identical or similar outfits around this time in real life, which might not have been a problem in real life, but it's kind of a problem on the game! Something that's sort of odd about all of the guys on the game is that they kind of look like they're wearing shades! I assume that's just how their eyes are designed, though.
Like I said, I think this is a good game. I actually think it's better than a couple of the more "advanced" console wrestling games I've played! However, I think the roster is a bit too small. A few more of them and I would have given this at least four stars! But, if you're feeling nostalgic and want to see (and play as or against) some of the WWE Superstars the way they used to look and/or who don't wrestle in WWE today, this is a good game for that! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
In my teenaged opinion. In my opinion people should try this game a little more. No, not 5-year-olds, 6-year-ols or even 'mature' 9-year-olds. There is no such thing as a mature 9-year-old if you need to worry about them that much. Everyone needs to realize that the rating system will only work if you follow it. My little sister (Who is ten) plays this game with me a lot. We play co-op mode, and do you wanna know what? We're usually laughing so hard that we don't even hear the swearing. Sure, we can hear the silly voice acting and the good honest humor, but we don't notice the swearing.
Seriously, if your children pick up on the slight swearing (although I still say that 'hell' isn't a bad word) Then it's the parent's fault. My sister and I know that language like that is innaproprate. And don't tell me that a seven or six-year-old won't be taught enough, either. Anyone under ten shouldn't play this. The rating system is an important thing. If you get an M rated game for your ten-year-ol it is the same as if you were getting an E10+ game for your three year-old. It's your fault, not SEGA's. This is a good game, me and my sister enjoy it and have completed Expert Mode. If you don't at least make it to the Last Story you haven't really played it.
Also, The 'rasism' accusation is completely without ground. Shadow is black, therefore his father Black Doom should be too. End of discussion. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A remake of one of the best games ever conceived. .. being developed by Silicon Knights (the awesome developer of Eternal Darkness and the upcoming Too Human), Konami, and Nintendo is a guaranteed recipe for success; this is a partnership of historical proportions. We all know that the original Metal Gear Solid was an incredible game, but after MGS2--even if it may have been a huge disappointment--the play mechanics seem very outdated. A remake of the original with new features like hiding bodies in lockers, first-person aiming, etc. is more than enough incentive for every GCN-owning MGS enthusiast out there to buy this. But great new features like a totally remastered musical score (composed by the genius Steve Henefin and supervised by Konami), graphics that push the GCN--a system that is inarguably techologically superior to the PS2--to its limits (with extensive bump-mapping, shine-mapping, textures much crisper and much more detailed than those of Sons of Liberty) as well as totally reworked cutscenes and a revamped script, all elevate this title to greatness, and give even those who have conquered the original reason to buy this game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Comfortable controller. The Dreamcast is a nicely done controller and I consider it one of the greatest ones made. The controller is more comfortable than a lot of other controls on the market. I like it better than the Playstation controller when it comes to fighting games,but an arcade-style joystick is recommend for fighting games like Street Fighter Alpha 3. I bought one of my controls for $3.99 and all I had to do was wipe off the sticky residue with rubbing alcohol and now it works like new.
The control is different because the cord is at the bottom of the control instead of the top and their is a Vmu slot(memory system) at the top. The design is different than most controls,but I think it works well and it's light without the rumble pack. I prefer the controller to be lighter,I personally don't need a rumble pack,but I could buy one if I wanted one, plus I have a ps2 system with a controller that does that anyway. I recommend the Total Control Plus,a Ps2/psone control adapter,if you don't like using the Dreamcast controller.
Pros: great button layout,comfortable could play for hours,cheap and reliable,innovative vmu slot
Cons: rumble isn't built in controller | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Hands down the best Zelda game of all time. The title says it all this is the best zelda game of all time. some may argue that ocarina of time was better but I think this was the best. when you start you wake up in a bed in a house and you get a sheild. and you have to get to the botom of the island to get a sword. and from there on you go on to beat 8 dungeons while collecting secret seashels and rupes. im not trying to put in any spoilers but do not read on if you have not played this game. anyhow here is a helpful tip in the tail cave you have to push a block to get through a door that closes in the room.
i cant really tell you mutch else because i don't usually write long reveiws. so go buy it for yourself to find out or read someone elses reveiw. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Decent port, but it ain't the same without music. This is, as you can probably fathom, a port of ID Software's 1992 classic Wolfenstein 3D, scaled down and put into cartridge format for play on your Gameboy Advance.
First off, I want to say that the studio who ported it did a pretty good job overall. The graphics aren't as clean as they were on my IBM 386 back in the day, but I can forgive that kind of thing because the game feels the same. You move at the same rate, shooting feels the same, the only thing missing as far as gameplay goes is a keyboard.
The levels are faithfully reproduced- every secret door is where I remember it was, which is always kind of fun for those looking back with nostalgia. It contains all 6 original episodes (although you'd think that, barring some sort of legal entanglement they could have included its sequel Spear of Destiny).
There are two central problems with this port which are the main reasons I can't rate it higher. First, you can't save your game wherever you'd like (which you could do in the original). You can only save at the beginning and end of levels. Nothing sucks more than to make it almost to the elevator when an SS guy comes out of nowhere and guns your last 10% of health away. My other problem is the game's lack of music. Hey, what gives? The original had some classic MIDI tuneage courtesy of Bobby Prince, who also scored the Commander Keen games, DOOM, and Duke Nukem 3D. It's just not the same. Ever tried watching Star Wars wthout the music? It's like there's a key element missing.
A good port, but incomplete without music and frustrating without a save-on-the-fly feature. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
My favorite game. Finally, you make new game from dark duel stories become part 2. I really enjoy to play this dark duel stories. My friend named Sherry Ali who love to watch tv show of yu-gi-oh! and play games of yu-gi-oh! everyday. He will never stop. I was think about this game will be alot of fun than dark duel stories. I was happy, you still make more games of yu-gi-oh! because it was very very rare than pokemon and dragonball z (I was don't know about dragonball z still first). So, can this game work on gameboy advance with gamecube link? (if no, can u make new one game yu-gi-oh! on gamecube? it will be big fun for me) I want to say thank you for make me happy about hear new game coming soon for yu-gi-oh! part 2. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
wsb 2k2 is going to be way better than 2k1. I am very excited for wsb 2k2 to come out. I hated wsb2k1 because sega pushing the release date back and no hr derby or fielder control or no creating teams. The fans were horrible the graphics were good but gameplay was bad and so were the anouncers. I like that 2k2 is going to have a franchise mode. So you can play many years. on 2k1 there was no recorded errors so everyone in the league could get a gold glove if the awareded them. almost impossible to get a triple and bunt for a hit. and they you could nt play two players on a team or 2 players in a season mode. I think is would be fun to play a world series against my friend. 2k2 is going to be the best. i hope that pitching is more realistic and easier. I hate that it get released so late in the season but i like it because it is after the trading deadline. i hope sega steps it up this year. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Good game crappy music. This is a fun game, I just bought it now after all these years of wanting to play it. It was on sale here at Amazon and I figured what the hell. It took about 4 days to finish this game, and while the gameplay was pretty fun, the fighting parts did tend to get kind of repetitive and boring. The music in the game is also horrible, it sounds good the first 5 or 10 minutes you hear it, but after listening to the same tune throughout the entire game you want to destroy the game. The variation in the game is what keeps you playing, as I'm sure if all you did was fight baddies the entire time this game would be incredibly boring. You can play as Princess Peach, and you get to play as Bowser. It keeps things interesting. Anyway, this is a good entry level RPG, it probably doesn't have the depth that seasoned RPG players are looking for, however it is a good one for the kids. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Fabulous. This is actually 2 games in one! You first start out as a trainer from New Bark town and work your way through the land of Johto collecting Pokemon, earning badges, stopping bad 'ol Team Rocket, and hem you go to the Pokemon league. After that, you can travel to Kanto (The world from the origional pokemon games)and battle there! You get to go through the whole world in Kanto collecting Pokemon and earning badges. To travel from world to world (Kanto, Johto)you have to take a really cool train ride! Some pokemon only come out at night, while others only come out during the day! I would highly reccomend this game to anyone! It is the best one out there! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
BEST GAME EVER. If you have any doubts about this game...DONT
This is the funnest game I have ever played. I own a PS2, Gamecube (which I plan to get PSO for that too!) an X-Box, all these have many good games, but all pale in comparison to PSO. It will suck away your time. I bought the game a couple months ago and have already logged around 800 hours X_X It has sucked away my night time hours usually until 3-4 in the morning. I didn't have a DC when I bought this, but it was all worth it. BUY A DREAMCAST, KEYBOARD, PSO and Hunters License ( a 3 monthly fee to support the servers) and have the MOST fun of any game EVER! It is better than GTA3, FFX, or any other game, maybe not FFXI, but thats another story... DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND BUY IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, Ill hook you up with a free account if you do :) -narfu35 PeAcE | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The controller of 2002. I recently purchased the Wavebird Wireless controller for GameCube on July 19, 2002, and I have to say, it is the best controller I have ever used in my time of gaming expeirence...All you have to do is plug it into the GameCube system and turn the controller on and your set to go! No matter where you stand (just as long you're 20 feet away from the GameCube), you can play anywhere! My GameCube is on my floor (on top of my GameCube box), and I play my GameCube on my bed and I can just sit back and relax, without the wire getting tangled. I can even play with the Wavebrid Wireless controller with my sister in the way! No more worries of wrapping of the cord around the controller when I'm done playing. No more worries of little kids tripping over it. And no more worries of little kids and my sister trying to pull the controller out of the GameCube by the cord. Simple and easy. Every GameCube system in every household should have a least one controller for their GameCube! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Awesome! Thank you! . Works absolutely perfect. Not only is this a phenomenal game, but it really brought back memories for me. I bought this in celebration of Wind Waker HD (as my old copy has long since been missing) and then proceeded to grab myself a Zelda WW Wii U. :) Works perfect, got here on time, and I have played it at least twice through since recieving it! No problems at all! (: There was a little glitchiness the first time around during the first battle with Jalhalla, but on the second play through, and during the repeated battle in Ganon's Tower, it worked fine! (: | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
madden to shame. Sega has finally mastered the flow of non-clunky player models and a realistic running game to capture the true essence of football....Yes. Madden die hards will always look at this as a second cousin of a great football franchise but NFL2K3 is starting to set the standard in football video games...This game this year is down and the best football sim you can buy its quick moving and the off season franchise mode is just as engrossing as the on-field action...Madden cannot touch it in those areas....though graphically it lacks somewhat behind madden, the player models and close ups of faces are dead on while the madden players seem a little washed out and generic...plus the thousands of in play animations run better than maddens which can be a repetitive mess...if you want true football action this is the game of the year | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Show those skimmers, enemy subs and fly boys what silent and deadly really means. I was extremely lucky to get a hold of this game. I bought it at Toys R Us when the Sega Genesis was still in production. I found out the one I have was the last one in stock and the reason it was available is that someone else purchased it by mistake and brought it back to the store. 688 Attack Sub has always been one of my favorite simulator games which never gets boring. It has the characteristics of a real sub where you can dive, track surface ships and other subs, fire torpedoes and noisemakers and view surface targets through the periscope. When your sub gets hit by enemy torpedoes or depth charges you actually feel it. The action is that intense. If you want to take on the challenge of commanding a submarine, don't let this one slip away. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
What a piece of . This had such potential to be a great game. Unfortunately, the lack of a decent fighting system and the overabundance of bugs ruined it. I am a true fan of the LoTR series, and I can barely stand this game. The battle system is way too slow. You have to wait for each character to walk over to the enemy, make their attack, then walk back. This becomes extremely annoying after a while. The fact that you don't even gain experience from the battles is a further bother. It seems to level you up at set points in the game for each character. The bugs in this game are overwhelming. You can't even get thru the mines of Moria without running into a game stopping bug. The company has provided a way around it by saving before you enter, but it is still a bother. That is not the extent of the bugs either, they are all over the place. This game was obviously rushed and distributed to make an extra buck, and not to produce a high quality game. It is not worth what I payed for it at all. Other reviews say that only true fans of the series can enjoy this game, which is not true. I consider myself a true fan, and this is a terrible game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Better than I expected. When I bought "Spot Goes to Hollywood" for the Sega Genesis for a buck, I figured it was probably a lame game I'd only play once. After all, it features "The Cool Spot", some soda pop advertising gimmick. I guessed it was probably given out as a promotion when you bought a 12-pack. How good could it be?
Well, I was surprised. Once I got used to the controls, Spot-GtH has been quite enjoyable and I'm definitely going to play it again.
At first it looks just like any other shoot, run, and jump game. You run around picking up items and occasionally shooting a bad guy who gets in your way. However, where it caught my attention was when it started adding little puzzles. How do I jump to that high bookshelf? I can see an item that is completely walled in; but how do I get it? There's a locked chest; where's the key? What combination of blocks need to be pushed to open the hidden passageway behind the fireplace? What is the relationship between the flower pot and the pictures on the wall?
One of the nice things about this game is that you only have to solve 60% of the puzzles before you can opt to skip to the next level. That way you don't get too bored trying to figure out any one level, but you still want to come back and replay the game to find the parts you missed.
So, given all these positive things, why did I give this game only three stars? Mainly because sometimes the game can be overly frustrating for no good reason. For example, if the solution to a problem is a complicated series of jumps, it seems too often that if you miss even one of the jumps, you fall to a location which requires you to walk quite a bit just to get back to try the jump again. Also, sometimes the fake 3-D perspective can be rather confusing when multiple levels are visible at once.
The graphics seem about average for what I've seen from the Genesis. The music is fine and does nicely set the mood for the different levels (each of which is supposed to be a different movie genre). The controls are annoying to me, because, in this game's visual perspective, moving forward (joystick up), actually means moving at a 45 degree angle on the screen. I compensate by rotating my chair slightly.
All in all, this is a game for someone who likes a mix of action and puzzles and has a bit of patience. (If you liked Super ZZT for DOS, you'll like this game). I'm looking forward to playing more of Spot Goes to Hollywood and someday conquering it 100%.
--b9 | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Perfect Dark's brother in shooters. This is by far going to be the best shooter game of the year. No other shooter game will be able to make as good as a shooter game as this one. It has very smooth graphics and great game play. If you don't like a some of the single player levels(Which I know you won't)you can make a new level. The single player is just as a crazy story as Perfect Dark. Perfect Dark's story delt with aliens. This one deals with the past the present and the future. Do you know how sometimes it is so anoying to beat or find out how to beat a mission. Well in this game some of the missions are optional which means it takes some stress away trying beat a mission. That way you can just focus on just some of the missions in stead of all of them. The multi-player is great. Like Perfect Dark there is co-op mode. For those that never played Perfect Dark before co-op is when you and a freind play in story mode together. Exept there is one difference from this co-op to Perfect Dark's co-op has different missions. Like when you are trying to save someone that someone could be your fiend waiting to be rescued. What is cool about this game is that you know those pesky camras or those sentry guns well you can break in to the computer and use them to your advanage. Especialy if you are in co-op. One person can control the camra and make sure the camra does not set the alarm off and have choas going on. Or a person can control the sentry gun and kill all the enimies in your friends path. Well all I now is if anyone likes shooter games then I suggest that you get this one since this one will be the best one. Well at least it will be the best until Perfect Dark Zero will come out. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Super Mario Sunshine: He's still super. This has got to be the best Mario game I ever played besides Super Mario Bros 3. The controls can be frustrating but overall it's a great game. Its a great for all ages. The best part are the 3-D versions of the classic NES and SNES marios. Although this can also be the worst part as sometimes to get to them you must go though a lot of running and spraying and when you lose all your lives and the NES level part you have to start at the begining of the world. So overall,
Graphics 5 out of 5
Gameplay 4 out of 5
Controls 3 out of 5
Camera 4 out of 5
So overall its a great game with a few bad levels. A must have for mario fans! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Classic that stands the test of time. Well I dusted off the old Dreamcast and found this game for cheap. After playing it for a day or so I decide to track down he Cha CHa Maracas and give it a go the way it was designed to be played. Considering the dreamcast came out in 1999 and you cant tell a difference between this and the new WII version is a testament to the consoles power. That thing is a classic that died way before its time.... : (
Now as for the Maracas they are great. They light up when you shake and after a quick in game calibration they are more responsive than any other systems Maracas. Not only that they work are real Maracas too. Now this might be an issue if you are paying after the wife of the baby is asleep. Over all I would give construction a 9 out of 10 and the over all package with game and maracas a 20 out of 10.... Its just great fun... And now its not $165.00 like it was when it was released. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Minigames, minigames, minigames. This game is packed fit to brust with minigames and I even brought it four days ago and I still find new minigames to play, and I play about one hour a day! It gets a bit annoying when you have to play story-mode or party-mode and unlock the minigames for minigame mode. But it takes little time for people to take their turn so every three and a half minutes you are back into a mini game. Minigames can be dull such as three throw when plays just have to throw basketballs in moving nets. While others are a great yell with your mates such as booksquirm when players have to try not to be squashed by turning pages and have to look for holes in them, you will want to kill the computer when it yet again pushs you and you get squished by a page. The items are cool apart from a magic lamp that takes players straight to a star it's way too easy to win with this item.
DON'T BUY THIS GAME IF: You hate waiting your turn and dislike short and sharp fun and just want it all the time. Minigame mode offers this but as I said you will have to unlock the games one by one in story or party-mode first. Better let your eager friend do this for you.
BUY THIS GAME IF: You love a variety of fun and games and like a laugh with your friends in front if the televison. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Could have been great, but is merely bland as hell. I played <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/James-Pond-II-Robocod/dp/B000035XJP/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">James Pond II: Robocod</a> first and loved it. <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Aquatic-Games-Starring-James-Pond-And-The-Aquabats/dp/B00002SUKM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Aquatic Games: Starring James Pond And The Aquabats</a> came next, and while it has limited appeal there's at least some variety in the gameplay. I found James Pond for 7 at a market stall sometime in 1993. I figured I was in for a great time. I was disappointed.
The presentation was great. James Pond came in a colourful case with an over-sized Electronic Arts cartridge. The title screen too was cute and funny. Everything leading up to actually playing told me that it was a wise purchase.
Pond himself is an "Underwater Agent" for FI5H. His missions mainly involve preventing pollution in his corner of the sea and keeping bad guys out of his water. The levels are named after Bond movies, "A View to a Spill" is the name of a level involving an oil slick, for example. The sea in each level isn't very deep, or wide for that matter. In fact it seems that each level is nothing more than a...Pond. The lack of ability to really go anywhere or change the scenery much really got on my nerves.
Where James Pond fails is the gameplay. It's tolerable for the first three or so levels but it remains the same all the way to the end, and no way could I be bothered sticking with it that long. <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/James-Pond-III/dp/B00002SUKL/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">James Pond III</a>, the third game in the series, came out later that year (and boy is that a brilliant game) so the original JP was quickly dumped in a corner and never played again...by me at least. Someone stole the cartridge and left me with an empty box. It didn't bug me too much since it wasn't a game I intended to go back to but I hate losing things.
Even for James Pond completists this is a hard sell. I do wish for another JP game to go into development. Vectordean and Millennium went defunct long ago. As far as I know Sony are the new owners of the Pond franchise after they acquired the majority of the Millennium library back in 1997. Though it is doubtful since he was always overshadowed by Sonic and Mario back in the early nineties. Very few people know of James Pond these days despite re-releases of RoboCod on various current-generation consoles.
Ah well...I'll always have the memories. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
WASTE OF MONEY. If you are thinking of getting this game i seriously warn against it. Sure here i was just as you are excited because hey, mega man rocks and so do rpgs right?? WRONG mega man in this RPG is SOOOOO BORING. X(mega man) has 4 attacks in all which pretty much do not change through the whole game, as they are overall... the same moves. You have main buster, 2 sub weapons (very in effect and damage) and a shot that hits all enemies on the screen. That is mostly the whole game right there. Also it is short topping out at around 20-25 hours. I suggest you save your money and go buy something else. Unless you are an intense hardcore megaman fan buy this (i thought i was till i bought it). The battles are random encounters and a turned based in a very slow way that do not speed up at all. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Shake your Booty. This game is such a blast, even if you don't like video games! I had so much fun with this game. I got my mom and dad to play, which in it's self speaks volumes. The game is so addicting and so fast paced you'll lose track of time playing. It will attract your brother, sister, mom, dad, and possibly your grandparents.
From the technical standpoint, this game has such flow, due to the spiffy graphics and smooth 60fps. It's fast, challenging, and heck of a lot of fun to play. This game will interest hardcore gamers, like myself, as well as the casual gamer.***Don't play this game without the maraca controllers*** Trust me on this one, you won't enjoy the game as much. Buy the maracas immediately after you buy Samba De Amigo.
My only knock on the game is the total price; but if you can stomach the cost, you are on your way to having some serious fun! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best console ever. Well since there are almost 1,000 reviews this one probably won't get heard but this is absolutly the best system ever. It's pretty much the backbone of the next generation systems. Unfortunatly it didn't sell very well due to a timing error, but I have a PS2 and this is by far my favorite of the 2. Now that its pretty much dead, games are extremley cheap. So go buy one with all the stuff for about 40 bucks tops. I would reccomend getting Toy commander, Phantasy star online even though the online play is disconnected, Sonic one and 2,Soul Caliber (the best fighter game ever) and Evolution. LONG LIVE SEGA! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best SMB3 re-release yet. I think this is the best re-release of Super Mario Bros. 3 that I've ever seen. Although the graphics look identical to those from "Super Mario All-Stars" several years ago, the game has a few very nice added features which got me hooked on SMB3 all over again.
Among my favorite features are the ability to save the game at ANY point. The original SMB3 on the NES had no save feature whatsoever... the save feature on "SM All Stars" on the SNES was limited in that it only remembered what world you saved on, and it saved your items. (For example, if you got all the way to World 3-10 when you hit "Save & Quit" you would resume back at the beginning of World 3-1 next time you played.)
The GBA version of SMB 3 saves *everything* -- your score, the number of coins, all your items, and every single board you've cleared. This is very handy considering that you could be playing on an airplane where you may be asked to shut off your electronic devices immediately and you don't have time to keep playing to a "save point" like in some games. I would have also appreciated this feature when I was a kid and mom and dad didn't understand that you really did have to play 3 or 4 more stages before you could save the game and come to the dinner table.
I love being able to resume where I picked up, especially including my score, coins and extra lives.
The other big thing I love is, once you finish the game, you can go back and clear boards that you skipped the first time around. Once you have a "perfect clear" on all 8 worlds, you have free reign on everything in the entire game... play any stage as much as you want, exit out of stages anytime, and go into any mushroom house or bonus game as much as you want. Because of this, you can do things never possible before, like stocking up on later-stage items (like Hammer Bros. suits) and playing through the earlier stages with them. That World 2 Fortress isn't so hard anymore when you can toss hammers at the Thwomps and the Boos!
The fact that this game is still so popular after more than 14 years on the market just goes to show... you don't need to have the latest and greatest 3-D whizbang technology to be successful. Sometimes it's nice to go back to basics, and this is probably one of the best re-releases Nintendo has ever produced on any platform. If you loved (or even just liked) SMB3, you'll be very happy with this version. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Adventurous, Gripping, And Awesome. If you haven't played this game....well just order it now and see why. This is an amazing, perhaps my top five favorite game made. What is it you ask? Well its just a beautiful/spine chilling first person shooter that takes you from the depths of Magmoor Caverons to the frozen Phendrana Drifts. This is like when metroid woke up from the dead because no Metroid game was made on a home system since Super metorid which was also amazing. Then followed by Metroid 2: Return of Samus on GB. And boy has it came back to life for a good reason. The graphics are crystal clear for a GameCube game in 2001. Better than most ps2 shooter games that you would see at the time and future. Anyway, you are samus and you land on tallon IV after an explosion. There you travel around fighting mini bosses, bosses and regular enimies for those of you who haven't played Metroid. This game like all other Metroid games do require allot of mental puzzle minded thinking or else you will get stuck or not know what to do next. It was quite hard for me to beat when i was young. Walkthoughs help allot. The story is very amazing that will keep you hooked on playing for months untill beat and then you will want to beat it again. The atmospheres change from underground volcanic, frozen snowdrifts, rainy nature, to ancient ruins. Each containing several attachments and upgrades for your suit. The further you go, the better stuff you need. Like all other metroid games this one has very soothing and upbeat music that strangly comforts you. The story should take you a good 10-20 hours depending on how you game and every millisecond is worth it. Sadly there is no other mode to do however you can hook up a completed metroid fusion gameboy game to the GameCube and play the original Metroid on the NES and you can even save on it. So if you love adventure/puzzle games, spend the ten bucks and play it. You won't be dissapointed. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Useful. For (...) bucks, I can't find much use for this tiny screen. If it helps with your portable abilities, cool! but I don't see how you could do that. First of all, you have to plug in the GameCube into at least a plug, and an AV imputer. Why not just use the TV screen there? If Nintendo has really found a way to make the GameCube a portible gaming system, the price is still too much. The screen is very small, thus making it hard to see your surroundings/enemies/obstacles, making entertaining gaming quite difficult. Take it from a kid who knows. If you're planning to buy this for a Christmas present or something, the kid will be happy since (s)he didn't have to pay for it, but in the long run, I believe they would find it as frustrating as I did (but hey, at least it was free...). For those of you who are thinking about buying it for yourself-DON'T. At least wait until they make the screen larger and cheaper. If it was meant to be then it will happen. Hope this helped some of you on your decision. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Most Innovative 128-bit Game Ever. Certainly Sega's Dreamcast should have lasted longer than it did. With titles like Soul Calibur, Sonic Adventure 2 and Crazy Taxi among others, the system should have been more than a cult hit. Enter Shenmue, while certainly flawed, is definitely the most unique, playable experience you can get on the system. I'm sure you already have read tons of opinions on the game ranging from revolutionary to horrendous. It certainly is a revolutionary game, but being revolutionary doesn't make it perfect. For as infinite and limitless as the game's environment feels, the quest is actually pretty linear. You'll have to perform tasks in specific order, and some of the tasks (such as working and moving crates) becomes extremely monotonous. Otherwise, with the Dreamcast's best graphics and music and the best story line in video game history, Shenmue is a must have for Sega enthusiasts and those looking for a unique adventure on their television set. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Will buy this soon. I'm not the owner of a GBA, but I soon will buy one. I'm going traveling soon and I think that the GBA will be a necessity that I may want to have.
I already own a Game Boy Color, but because of the fact that Game Boy Advance is the only handheld system which is getting the new GOOD games, then obviously GBC is left in the dust. I'd buy a GBA for Sonic Advance and Wario Land 4 alone, not to mention all the other great games coming. I may even consider buying GTA3 when it comes out in October, even though I already have the PS2 version.
From what I have seen so far, the Game Boy Advance is a worthy purchase, and will be among the next items I buy in the near future. Whatever your tastes are, be it action, RPG (not so many of those are one GBC), sports, platform, or just fun games, I'm sure that the Game Boy Advance will definetly not fail to deliver and will not dissapoint. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Very addicting and fun game just like NES Nintendo World Cup. Don't let the boring cover fool you this game is fun. The cover of the game looks horrible, but the gameplay itself is awesome and plays just like the NES Nintendo World Cup. The game is a blast and I love the fact you can knockout players and do superkick moves. The play control is great, It is easy to score and overall the game progresses quickly. The game has several different soccer fields to play on normal field, rocky field, ice field, and sandy field which adds to the replay value. There is a wide variety of teams around the world to play and just like in real life USA pretty much sucks at soccer. It is fun seeing each team with different designs like hats for the Italians, slanted eyes for the Japanese, Frazzle haired brazil and Argentinians. The animated characters are interesting just like River City Ransom overly blocky characters. This game is great on the portable platform and the password feature really enhances the reply value to the game.
Simple put this game is a winner and is fun to play. If you are looking for a strict soccer simulation game this is not the game for you, it is more geared to younger audiences. The game is simple to pickup and play and has a fast learning curve. The game is great for young and old players alike. I love the slide tackling and shoulder tackles more like USA Football than soccer. It is fun to kill the whole opposing team except for the opposing goalie. The challenge feels just right and it gets harder as you progress until the final game. I would rate this a 4 1/2 to 5 star game if only Nintendo would have used a different cover for the game it would have sold more.
Gameplay: 8/10
Play Control: 8/10
Story/Originality: 6/10
Challenge: 7/10 (Depends which team you pick)
Replay Value: 10/10 | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
burn the cube. hi my name is Andrew I am 13 and I got this for christmas and at first I did not know how to be a dragon well the answer is the you have to beat the colecting eggs level then the next level it will say human or dragon (if you you want to be the dragon well the answer is right there) well any way you start out as a jeep then a jeep then a jeep the a fire fighter then a tank then a little buggy and after that you can be a dragon.
now on to the tech stuf
graphics
10/10 the graphics are great theres smoke and fire the trucks look great and so do the dragons
sound
10/10the soud is really good there is the dragons roaring the guns and rockets the flaping of the wings.
controls for the cars
9/10 it is just a little hard to target and drive and the same time
controls for the dragons
8/10 it is really hard at first but you should be able to get the hang of it
loading time
8/10 it take about 25 seconds to load a mission
fun
10/10 it is very fun to be the dragons and shoot fire balls streams of fire and pick up trucks and guys and drop them.
it is fun to shoot down dragons with guns and rockets and missles
it is very fun.
(click more about me to see other stuff I have reviewed) ... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An honest point. I am going to write pretty much the same thing I did about Resident Evil 3 for GameCube. This is a port of the Dreamcast version. It includes all of the content that particular version had and also has the graphics smoothed just like Dreamcast version did.
One of the other changes it kept from Dreamcast was inputting a cheat code gives you infinite ammo. So if you suck at the game like I used to, then a few presses lowers the difficulty instantly.
No longer do you have to worry when on hard mode how you avoided ammo pick ups just to shoot down Brad in order to get his special key. You now have enough ammo to put him and the rest of the horde down for good.
So if you own a GameCube or a Wii and happen to be looking at this version, then note that the graphics have only been slightly improved, but this includes a mode not originally in the Playstation version. Well it was included in the second version released on Playstation, but that version did not come out here. However this one also includes the awesome unlimited ammo cheat. For those needing constant A ranks to unlock the elusive Tofu, this is fantastic news as the unlimited ammo cheat does not effect your rank like the special weapons do.
So if you do not have a PS3 and/or do not want to spend $5.99 on PSN, you can get this version and enjoy what I still feel is the best Resident Evil game in the series. On top of that you can even play the extra game mode not present in any American release of the Playstation version. Finally you can also cheat your way to an easy victory. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Disgraces the Tetris name. There's a reason this game is so cheap ( i found it for about $10-15)
It's a terrible game! Now, I almost never say that about games (most have something redeeming in it) but I am a die-hard Tetris Fan-Girl, and I found it, quite frankly, embarressing!
Just we're clear, this versian is for the GBA.
I picked it up, because I was excited to see that someone had finally made a color tetris game. When I turned it on, I noticed several things which disappointed me right off the bat.
There are several modes of play in this game, and only one which is "Plain-vanilla" tetris. Most of the modes are fun for a time, but only the classic tetris is even worth playing.
There are a few redeeming factors, but overall, being able to switch out your next piece (and "Hold" a favorite), and FINALLY being able to "quick drop" your piece instead of waiting as it drops, does not make up for the forgiving difficulty and distracting colors and backgrouds of theis game.
Several things prompted me to rate it so low.
One, there is no score-saving. Heck, there isn't any way to score the game at all! What fun is it when you can't even brag about your high score?
Two, the "infinate rotate" feature made it so you can continue to rotate a piece endlessly until you figured out where you wanted to set it.
Three, the "shadow block" makes it so that you can see where you your piece will drop. Makes the game too easy.
Those three items have effectively "broken" tetris for me! I promptly took the game back and requested a refund. Avoid this versian of tetris at all costs! If you must have a tetris fix, it's possible to find
the original for the gameboy under $10. (Even if it does stick out of your gba sp two inches!
Don't mess with the successful tetris formula!
Until a new versian comes out that addresses these issues, I'm sticking with my gb tetris! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Nostalgic. When I wasn't playing Mario Bros 1985 I was playing this game on the original game boy. In some ways the difficulty of this game rivaled the NES version. I was 4 years old when Super Mario Land was introduced to me and I still pick it up every now and then on my slowly aging Gameboy Color. It was a definite must have for those long car trips (i.e. 8+ hours traveling across Montana and North Dakota in one day). Lives are fairly easy to come by with a couple per level and then at the bonus rounds at the end of the first 2 levels of each world. You can get up to 3 extra lives per bonus round. It is a short game with only 4 worlds but the length of each level helps to make up for the shortness. It has the basic power-ups: mushroom, star, fire flower (super ball instead of fireball in this version). The time limit is long enough for you to explore each level for any potential secrets but not too long that it won't challenge you to hurry to the end.
The enemies are unique. Aside from the typical goomba, you have turtles that explode when jumped on and giant Easter Island heads with tiny arms rushing at you. The Even world boss fights require a unique way to fight in that you are in a plane or a submarine and firing missiles at the boss while avoiding its attacks. Mario not jumping and throwing fireballs? Different but AWESOME! Not to mention while getting to the boss you are pushed along the side scrolling screen avoiding obstacles as enemies rush at you firing all the way. It's Galaga done sideways!
Something that doesn't always play in your favor is the gravity for Mario. He can jump high if standing in one spot and moves very far very fast when running. But when you try to run and jump he gets this "heavy feeling" and sometimes doesn't make it where you want him to. This "heavy feeling" is well noticed when he falls and it can make platform landing difficult in certain levels that are basically an open pit with floating islands. Still, I wouldn't not recommend this game to anyone looking for a classic and on-the-go game to play. It gets a 9 out of 10 in my book! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Tom Clancy Went to Lunch. while he was out, Ubisoft dumped the Gamecube version of this game on the market.
The graphics are interesting, but don't turn when the game decides to put new enemies in the field. The game gets choppy each time certain "enemy addition" points are passed. If you happen to be turning, you will end up looking away from the new guys, getting blown away before you have a chance. The choppiness can drive you nuts.
The guns are highly variable. Three shots directly to the head and the other guy turns and kills you. The sniper rifles are the least accurate of all the guns.
The easiest level is exceptional. Seems like the North Koreans definitely ripped off some excellent optics technology. They can pick you off long before you can see them.
Over all this game is just plain lame. Tom Clancy should be embarrassed. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Sorry Mr Wonka Amazon is better than your factory. This is a great time to live...
1991 your screen on Nintendo Gameboy tm breaks,
ZERO choices unless you were the spoiled kid or parents actually called Nintendo warranty suuuuure ...either way good for you for having a caring youth.
2018 found wife's old Gameboy tm and it has no screen protector on it...NO PRObLEM, I live in 2018 where everything you can imagine is there if you dream it..I mean Amazon it..sorry Mr Wonka Amazon is a little better than your factory..
Awesome item..has adhesive, all you have to do is pray stick and place 4 AA batteries in it, then get 8AAA batteries and place them in the dual magnifying lightboy tm.. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A Great Product. I purchased this product so that I wouldn't have to drag my TV with me to my dorm room. It works extremely well, and even has a port on it for using headphones. Unfortunately, there is no volume control on this, but I have gaming headphones with a built-in volume control so this is no problem. This product produces beautiful video on VGA monitors, and includes S-Video and Yellow-Red-White output just in case a game you want to play a game that doesn't support VGA boxes. The cable is quite thick and durable; I admit that I've abused this thing quite a bit but it still works great.
To sum up, this is a great product I'd recommend to anyone still playing their Dreamcasts. Phantasy Star Online looks beautiful on VGA. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Star fox is back for more fun in the sun. Okay first of all this is the second star fox game I have ever played. I rented it about 6 years ago if memory serves me right and I only got to play a little under half of the game before I had to give it back. I was devastated because I loved the game and when I went back the next week they had sold it and I couldn't find it anywhere. On my 13th birthday my mom somehow found a copy of the game and I just died from happiness. I finished playing the game and all I can say about it is that it is amazing, fun, funny and just a good game all around. I have played it almost 15 times and it never gets old. I would suggest buying this game because it is just the best game I have ever come across. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Mario Kart SC-Absolutely the best. Mario Kart Super Circuit is definately the best game so far i have played on the game boy advance. basically, its a cross between the SNES mario kart and the n64 version. to me, it leans more towards the snes version in similarity. first of all, don't go near konami krazy racers. it is nothing compared to Mario kart SC! anyway, the backgrounds in the game are excellent, and so are the drivers and layout. the game is much better than the n64 version. it doesnt have the same weird video gamey kind of look..its more cartoony(not too much) and with better colors. the courses are all different from that of the n64 version, and very fun and entertaining. overall, i would say mario kart sc is sweet, awesome, etc. hope you decide to get it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Storyline...loved it! Music...enjoyed it! Graphics...sweet! Battle system...not so much. Ok, so this takes off right after the epilogue of Kingdom Hearts...with great graphics almost fit for the PS2. Sora follows a hooded man to a foreboding castle and enters it. The hooded man says, "Ahead lies something you need...but to claim it, you must lose something dear." Sora, Donald, and Goofy find that they have forgotten their abilities as soon as they entered the castle. Every floor they up they lose memories of their adventures...but Sora remembers someone dear to him, someone he'd forgotten about.
The story is awesome and has an interesting array of new characters. Sora, Donald, and Goofy are brash, hot-headed, and funny as usual. Riku (the other part of the game) goes through a significant character change, something that I liked about his story. Mickey is as great as ever.
The new characters were something to think about. You loved them, hated them, loved to hate them, or couldn't decide. (Those were my choices.) Fiery Axel, sadist Larxene, observatory Vexen, fearless Lexaeus, craven Zexion, hazardous Marluxia, and the enigmatic DiZ. All working for their own goals and butting heads with each other. And, of course, the "all-knowing" Ansem is back with his usual rant of "darkness is the heart's true essence."
The music was almost perfectly transferred from the first KH to the GBA, added with a few new scores that just made the game great to play. I even paused the game a few times during the Organization Members' battles and just listened to the music, especially the first Marluxia battle.
Now for the bad things...
The battle system was, I admit, unique and clever. But if you're gonna have a hack-and-slash with a battle menu in the first one, you might as well have it in its sequel. Also, it was tedious to find certain map cards in order for you to move on.
The way of leveling up was also stupid. First-off, you had to collect the experience points dropped by enemies in order to level up while avoiding the other enemies that could make sure you missed those valuable points. And then, you had to choose what you wanted to level up, and the choices are: health, capacity for the deck of cards, and the card combos. How lame.
Despite these flaws, the game is still great and KH fans will at least enjoy it to a certain extent. I did. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Pick this up for the Spider-Man game alone. This "Dual Pack" collecting Activision's GBA games Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace and X2: Wolverine's Revenge is a great value and features one great game (Spider-Man) and a decent side scroller (Wolverine's Revenge) that was originally released as a tie in with the X2: X-Men United movie.
When first playing Activision's Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace for the GBA, one question will come to mind: why are the portable Spider-Man games so good and the portable X-Men games so average? That is a mystery, but what isn't is how surprisingly good this game is. You play as everyone's favorite wall crawler as you run through New York taking on super villians such as Mysterio, Electro, Rhino, and Scorpion. First thing you'll notice is the superbly animated graphics and eye popping detail. The environments are so well done and little details (love the guy dropping the toilet paper) are instantly noticeable and nicely done. The sound is great as well; hearing an enemies jaw snap has never sounded sharper on the GBA's little speakers. Controling Spidey's powers has never been easier thanks to the super tight control. Along the way you'll get to choose your own path when you find many of the alternate level paths (the levels are superbly designed) while you fight the countless enemies and climb walls and avoid obsticles. Vicarious Visions, the developers behind the GBA Tony Hawk games, has crafted another GBA must have.
Released around the time X2: X-Men United hit theaters, X2: Wolverine's Revenge focuses on the adamantium clawed mutant berserker as he makes a trek across Canada to learn more of his forgotten past. With telepathic help from Professor Xavier, you guide Wolvie through a horde of enemy ninjas and guards before taking on level bosses like Pyro, Shiva, Deathstrike, and of course, Sabretooth and Magneto. The graphics are typical side scroller fare, but everything is animated nicely, while the sound effects are decent as well. The control handles easily for the most part, and Wolverine's moves are nicely translated from the comics to the game, and his regeneration ability is nicely utilized as well. There's nothing wrong with X2: Wolverine's Revenge for the GBA as this version is better than it's home console bretheren, but once you beat it, there's nothing else left to do. If you're a Wolverine fan, comics or movies, and you can find this cheap then pick it up, just don't expect much more replayability out of it once you beat it.
All in all, this Dual Pack is a great value for GBA owners that are fans of either or both licenses, and it's worth picking up for Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace alone. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Only for true SF fans, with much cash to spend. well, this game is really great one. the graphics are good looking , with like 3 new stages. the character menu is beautiful. all the old sounds are included in there. 6 battle modes to choose from and a link Vs mode for beating your friends in it. Capcom did a really good job in setting a new system for the old 6-button configuration into a new 4-button setting. But watch out, this game has around 15 glitch, and some of them are premanant, which means they might damage your catridge. Also, you can't reset those since Capcom is using an EEPROM instead of a battery inside, so you can't erase the memory. Major glitch: the game hangs when you fight akuma (no fight lost during game), but then, there are many mistakes which could be considered minor to the akuma glitch in this game. To get around this glitch, you'll have to lose a fight against a character to ensure you can continue to M.Bison and get the endings. Its taken off the shelves now, since Capcom did refund people for this game, and I heard that they're working on a newer imporved version. If you're really crazy about this game, then get the Japanese version since it doesn't hang, but then, you'd be missing the newly-redone endings. Worth your money only you're a true SF2 fan and got some cash to spend on E-auctions. Meanwhile, stick to the new and awful SF games till Capcom finds a way with this one, I hope. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The best fighting game on Dreamcast period. One of the first games ever released for the Dreamcast, and one of the best, Soul Calibur is amazing from start to finish. The graphics, control, special features, and fighting engine are superb, and this is the one game that if you own a Dreamcast you must have this as well. However, good luck finding it, when the Dreamcast came out, it sold pretty quickly, and Namco only released the game in limited quanitites, but this is one hell of a game, and its a better investment to buy a Dreamcast and this game rather than lay down 50 bucks for a single game on any of the other systems. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Paper Mario Rules. I love Mario games. This one is no exception. This is a great RPG (Role Playing Game) that has extremly funny dialouge and a great battle system. I like the way you fight with a partner(Koops,Yoshi,Goombella,or Flurrie) and the extraordinary special moves. This game really gives you the sense of a 2-d game by letting you fold up into a paper airplane to fly across gaps or rolling up into a tube. I like the cinematics like a bridge being built as a flip book. This game has a few sub quests that you can do if you want. It is cool to see the crowd of people in the audience that gets bigger as you go along. (Watch out for the items that they throw at you sometimes!!) Also the stage sometimes collapses so be alert. This game is AWESOME!!!!!!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
To all " Zelda Purists. OK, let me tell you the truth. As you can tell from my name, im 14 years old. I was probably less than 6 when the first zelda 4 NES came out. When we got a super nintendo, my older bro, who knew alot more about nintendo than i ever did, never rented the zelda 4 SNES. On a flight once however, the plane had tv's on the back of each seat, and had a remote/controller, so you could choose which movie to watch. It also had a choice of SNES games. One of them was Zelda: A link to the past. I was young, and the game was too difficult for me. When Oot came out 4 N64 in 4th grade, i was able to play it with the help of my bro. My point here is, im not really i die hard zelda fan like most people. But i can tell you that i was hoping for realistic graphics on the GC version of zelda too. Last year when everyone was deciding which system, PS2,Xbox, or GC, to buy, i was seriously thinking about getting a PS2. Do you know why i didn't? It was because i knew that i would never be able to play the new Zelda!
One day, someone asked me if i owned a PS2, and i told them that i have a GC, then told him why. He laughed at me and told me of a website that had some very early screenshots of the new Zelda. I saw them, and was horrified. But that was more than a year ago. Now i know that it was a very,very, smart choice of nintendo to go with cel shaded graphics. All you zelda purists who are saying that you won't play this game because of the childish graphics, you are missing out on the BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FYI, this game ties in perfectly with the plot of Ocarina. You should rent it before saying what a horrible game this is! CEL SHADING matches perfectly with a fantasy game. If u think that it looks like a disney movie, then u r sooooooooo wrong. Disney could never ever put in so much detail. Don't judge a game by its graphics ok! (besides, im not allowed to play M rated games, and i have a feeling that if it had realistic graphic, they would have ended up making the game gory...) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great Next Part of the Series. The first time I tried to play this game, I absolutely hated it - I had just beaten Prime 1 on normal mode and wanted to jump right into this game. The game is much more challenging than Prime I, so I got extremely frustrated with it. I gave up on it for a while and didn't think I'd ever come back to it. Recently, though, I played through Prime 1 again on normal mode, then again on hard mode, and then went to Echoes. THAT time, Echoes was absolutely amazing. If you found Echoes too difficult, I strongly recommmend playing through Prime 1 on hard mode and then trying to tackle this game. Now, hard mode on Echoes is very difficult, but worth it. Once I adjusted to the difficulty, I found this game very entertaining - it's longer than Prime, but it's a great continuation of the storyline. Now I'm ecstatic for Corruption on Wii to see how the series ends. If you enjoyed Prime, you'll love Echoes, so long as you can adjust to the difficulty. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
the cooolest dragon ball z game ever. I have played this game before on the playstation 2 and it rules!!!!.If you are a true gamer I highley suggest this game.there are many playable characters in the game but I still should add some more. For example,Garlic jr. wasn't even in the game!!!.And you can only be 2 members of the Ginyu force. And you can only transform into frieza's final form. Also some of the best are so hard to complete. Althogh it is better than the previous dbz games it is still good. I have seen screens for Budokai 2 for the PS2 and I have high hopes for this game.the game looks more cartooney than the origonal and you have a larger choice of characters. And the best part of the game is you can fuse two warriors together. Imagine kid majin buu and cell. Or hercule and Goku[I bet Goku wouldn't be to excited].I hope this review is useful to you | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An ok but incomplete collection. I really liked the Phantasy Star series but was upset with this port. When creating this port they left out Phantasy Star IV which is the best game in the entire series. On top of that all 3 games now have a tin sound to them. It can be ignored in II and III but in Phantasy Star 1 it makes the game unplayable with the volume up.
All in all, if you're looking to pick this series up again, or for the first time, it is a great game to have, especially if you like the convenience of having 3 great rpg's packed into one small cartridge. But you will have to find some other way to play the 4th and final game in the series. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Rouge Leader is really good. Let me just start off by saying that Prisoners of Maw is hard as h**l. And I couldn't be happier! I remember wizzing through the original Rogue Squadron and then after finishing it saying "Thats it?" It was way too easy/short. If it had been longer, harder, or both it would have been much better.
But enough of that, this isn't a Rouge Squadron review, its a Rouge Squadron 2 review! And Rouge Leader is exactly what i wish the old game had been. the controll play is excellent, its MUCH harder than the old one, the graphics are stunning, and its a much better developed plot, the original seemed to go nowhere fast, with each level having almost nothing to do with the prevoius one.
In short, great game for a fantastic system, buy it, you'll be glad you did. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A Major Improvement. For basketball game fans, NBA Live had been a powerhouse for many years. Since around 1999 though, the series has seemed to drop off a lot in quality and in gameplay. The series' translastion into the new age systems (PS2, GC, XB) has been somewhat of a disappointment to say the least. I have been looking for a great basketball game for some time and I think I finally have it in NBA Live 2003. The graphics and the gameplay are major improvements over previous versions. Everything flows very well and the graphics are smooth and detailed. You can even see the crease in the backs of heads of players who sport shaved cuts! Playing is a lot of fun. The only problem is that the first few skill levels are too easy and that it seems the computer cannot miss at the end of games. Other than that, the action is terrific.
The menus are also a major upgrade and are easy to navigate. Franchise mode is available and there are many features and stats to check out, from player contracts to fantasy drafts to the lottery, it is all there.
If you enjoyed past NBA Live games for the new systems, you will love this game. It has been updated and redesigned. A lot of work was put into 2003 and it shows. If you are more of a fan of the NBA2K series, this game boasts many of the same features while offering better gameplay (in my opinion). Buy this game; you won't be disappointed. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
my favorite game of all time. i just picked this game up a few weeks ago and WOW, this game is awsome. the graphics are the best ive ever seen for a video game period, and it came out a few years ago. you can choose between playing as chris or jill. jill is a bit easier because she can pick locks and hold more items. some people say the controls are hard, so when i started playing, i looked at the different schemes and thought C was the best and it works great for me. after 10+ hours of playing this game, i finally beat it. bottom line is that this game is so good, that after beating it with one character, you owe the game to play it with the other. and with the price being so low, you have no excuse for skipping over this game | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
All Hear This. OK OK OK OK!... I am sooo tired of people judging this game by its graphics!... (Even though it isn't graphics, it's SHADING!) The Nintendo Company is a very unique company. Right now they are using cell shading because nobody else is and they want their games to be different. The people who are turned off by the gameplay probably never got past the first dungeon! Whoever says that this game deserves one star is a complete mindless dolt! Notice that they never even bother to look at what they wrote and make capital letters and correct punctuation? I am in eighth grade and I am a better writer than all of them put together. I have played the demos at the gamestop stores and they were way beyond what I expected! I'm getting mine in two days. So excited :)))! Anybody who is somebody (and owns a Gamecube) should at least rent this game and give it a good few hours chance! Hope this helps any skeptical people out there! Thanks for reading my review! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A great Metroid game for the GBA. Metroid Fusion AKA Metroid 4 continues from where Super Metroid left off. In 2002, this great game was released for the Game Boy Advance to the delight of many fans of the franchise and was a smash hit. So for those lucky enough to buy it at the time like me, it was great to play from start to finish.
Metroid Fusion continues from the classic SNES game in which Samus Aran assists in a mission to eradicate Metroids in a planet she previously visited. Things go horribly wrong when she is attacked by a parasite that poisons and ulitmately threatens to kill her. She pulls through after receiving a vaccine but not before she had parts of her suit removed because of the infestation, thereby losing her trademark abilities. And things get worse as the space station she is staying at gets attacked by the same parasite that almost kills her and looks just like her and possesses all of her abilities. You take control of Samus Aran once again, stripped of all her abilities and this is where the game starts.
The story is now different because you are constantly hunted by the parasite disguised as you so you are always on the move. Along the way, you can pick up various items to make you powerful. You will also be aided by a super computer, guiding you on your mission as well as sending you to "data rooms" to download new abilities. For those who have played Metroid games, then you are used to the exploration that is accustomed to games of this nature. There is a main world followed by 6 elavators that take you to sub worlds.
The PROS: This game is huge but it is fun as well. The presentation is typical Metroid fashion so it's great. The graphics and sounds are as good as it gets while the music sets the mood, changing often depending on where you are in the game. The controls are easy to get into and get used to so you won't have any problems controlling Samus. What's also good about this game is that Nintendo shakes things up a bit: Samus is now the one that's hunted and normal abilities like the Screw Attack, Varia Suit and etc. are now attained when you beat the bosses that inhabit each world (you absorb them instead of getting a special item.) And getting the 100% item completion means you will be kept busy trying to locate every single item by using all of your abilities. Lastly, after you beat the game, you can connect the GBA and Gamecube (Metroid Prime) to unlock bonus content.
The CONS: None whatsoever. I can't possibly think of anything that hinders the game at all.
There is a reason why this game commands such a high price for those who want a brand new copy. If you are somewhat interested in this game or are a long time Metroid fan, there is no reason to not have this game. Get this used since it will be easier to purchase and see what you've been missing. Metroid Fusion is a great game for the GBA and belongs in your game collection as soon as possible. *****HIGHLY RECOMMENDED***** | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Amazing product. This product is very comfortable to hold i didn't expect it to be because of the shape of it but its very comfortable the l2 and r2 shoulders isn't akward to press its easy and my fingers lay perfectly on it, the batter life lasts for a while it could last longerr but its very good as is, the joysticks are nice and im glad there is a click option, it works with many games i reccomend downloading the beboncool app so you know what games are compatible, works with minecraft and its so much fun i recommend this controller to anyone who wants a portable mini game system and wants to look cool...or shall i say...BEBONCOOL | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
another near perfect game from nintendo. First of all, this is one of the most entertaining games i have ever played. The reason is the multiplayer. when the original super smash brothers was released the programmers realized that the most talked about aspect of the game is the multiplayer. It is so great because of how simple it is to play, yet how complex it can get. SSB: melee is also very unique. it is one of the only games to use items as a key element during a battle. Yet this game does have its shortfalls. the new adventure mode is nice, but the basic game has gone virtually unchanged. the classic mode gets VERY boring after a while, but the fact that there are 25 characters to fight with and unlock keeps you playing for a while. this is a fun game but not perfect. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best Game for GBA. I am perhaps the biggest Wario fan ever. I have been waiting for this game since Januray 2001 when i heard there was going to be a Wario game for GBA. Well, the day finally came when i got to play it. I popped it into my trusty GBA, and was immediately impressed with how good Wario looked on GBA. I continued to play, and was again impressed with how good the game as a whole looked. And then the game was over. It was over in less than 3 hours. If i am going to pay [price] for a game, i would except it to last a little longer than 2 1/2 hours, even if it does star my beloved Wario. Even though it was ridiculously short, i would recommend this game to anyone who has ever wanted to grow an angular moustache that vaguely resembles a "w", anyone who has ever found themselves inexplicably shouting out "It'sa me, Wario", or anyone who enjoys video games. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not Just A Redo. Ok, I know what you're thinking, it's the same old thing again. Not worth buying I already beat the original. Not quite, I never played the original, but I know a lot of people who did, they have all said that this game is bigger, tougher, and all around better. The first thing that people notice is the graphics. This is more than just a pretty next-generation game. It has a well done story, pretty much the same as before, with some minor tweaks.
Now, the graphics, they speak for the themselves, the best out there now, however Resident Evil 0 is supposed to be even better (if that's possible).
The controls, this is where the game falters the most, the controls take a very long time to get used to. It took me a few hours to learn them, but once I got them, they were flawless. However I took a long break from it to play Eternal Darkness when it came out and I recently came back and was back to nearly square one.
The game itself, A changed mansion, bigger then ever. New rooms added, old ones removed, if that doesn't convince you that it all new I don't know what will. Also, a great story will keep you hooked, and not wanting to take that break. Also, be prepared this game will scare you. I know what you're thinking, I won't be scared, I thought the same thing, I had played RE2, RE3, etc... but once I got into the game, I found myself shaking from the fear of dying and not know what's around the next corner. It's hard too, I've only beaten it on the Easy setting with Jill (The easier way through).
This is a must have game for Gamecube. Nintendo has grown up folks, the system now has two scare you silly games, with plenty more on the way, due to an exclusive deal with Capcom to send all Resident Evil games to the little Nintendo cube. Check this game out, it's well worth the money. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Good overall game. This game kept me busy for a while. This game is set apart from the others in it's new type of control system. There is a sensor in the game pak which lets you move around by tilting the game boy. You can then move around and bounce of balls, collect stars, and destroy enemies, creating a pinball like atmosphere. This game is fun for a while, but the only part of the game is the 8 levels and that my be easy to beat. After you beat each section of the game and collected all the red stars, you then have nothing to do. Otherwise, this game is very good, bring kirby back to GB. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Power of Nostalgia. I am a child of the nineties. This must be distinctly understood. The downside was I wasn't allowed to have video games outside of what I could play on my computer until I was in junior high, so I missed the boat on the original Red and Blue version Pokemon games. I'd dabbled in playing borrowed versions before, but I never felt invested enough in the game to keep playing. And then one of my friends told me they remade the original games for the Gameboy Advance.
Thank the gods for that. With the updated graphics, added gameplay mechanics, and overall tweaking, Gameshark took what was already a solid game that millions of people loved and reintroduced it to a new group of kids as well as some of us college students who want to take a trip down memory lane. Even without having played through the original games, it felt like reliving my childhood getting to play LeafGreen from picking my starter Pokemon to barreling through Pidgey's in the tall grass.
It's still a Pokemon game, though, and there'll be plenty of mindless grinding for the Elite Four and annoying battles if you have some mismatched types. You also have to worry about getting the right badges before your pokemon team levels up past the point where you can control them. And lets not even talk about zubats. I'd be lying if I said all these things didn't chip away at a game that would normally make my top five list of video games period, but I'd also be lying if I said it wasn't still a great handheld game and the only JRPG you could ever get me to play through for more than ten minutes. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Flaming Monkeys You Love to Hate. Every new shooter game inevitably becomes compared with the n64's fan favorite, Goldeneye. Many games fail this test, including most of the subsequent games in the James Bond series. This is for good reason: Goldeneye excelled at "have-fun-murdering-your-friends action"; that is, it had a fantastic multi-player mode. In college, we followed just about every class and test with a round of Goldeneye madness, and there was no better way to let off some steam and have fun with your pals.
Timesplitters 2 is one of the few games that pass the Goldeneye test. The multi-player mode is top notch, with plenty of characters and levels to choose from. Different modes such as flame tag, capture the flag, and elimination matches up the replay value. Why not choose the Elvis impersonator and shoot your way through a Mexican hacienda filled with angry dinosaurs? The world is your oyster.
Heck, if you're feeling REALLY ambitious, the game includes an option to build your own multi-player map. The only drawback is the limited amount of memory available for each map. Still, it's a worthy addition to the Timesplitters 2 arsenal. Besides, who wouldn't like to create their own death chamber to play in? Throw in some zombies and the Gingerbread man, and you're ready to roll.
The first-player story mode isn't spectacular, but it's enough fun to keep you playing to unlock characters and multi-player maps. Story mode is a little short and really easy on the "easy" and "normal" settings, but background settings such as 1930's Chicago and the Wild West keep things interesting. As I played through the levels, I found the humor in the game pleasantly refreshing. Also, there's the option of going through story mode in a 2-player Co-op which allows one of your friends to get in on the action with you.
After story mode, you can work your way through both a Challenges section and a 1 player Arcade section to unlock more options, cheats, maps, and characters for your multi-player mayhem. There is plenty to do here including shooting melons off of monkeys heads and punching zombies in the face. I mean, how else are you going to unlock the fabulous Robofish?
The game also gives out multi-player awards and keeps statistics for each player. This allows you to make fun of your friends for winning "Most Cowardly" or having a 5% accuracy average. What's not to love?
Of course, as with any game, there are a few drawbacks. There weren't as many weapons as I would have liked. At times, I had some difficulty with the Auto-Aim. You might end up shooting the guy a hundred feet away instead of the one who is two feet in front of you, emptying a clip in your eye socket. Naturally, this can be a bit frustrating. The shortness of the story mode was a little disappointing. My girlfriend complained a lot about the controls and claimed they weren't as easy as some of the other shooter games she's played. Then again, what does SHE know?
In the end, the good far outweighs the bad. With the exception of Perfect Dark, this is the best shooter to come on the market since Goldeneye. This is a must for all Goldeneye fans. Plus, at only [$] now, you can't beat the bargain! Just watch out for those flaming monkeys... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Fast-Paced Supersonic Action. This game is *fast*. And then it's slow. And then it's blazing. I like it a lot, but the new features aren't quite all they're cracked up to be.
As an old-school Sonic The Hedgehog fan (I had all of them on the Genesis), I was very happy to see SA2B released on the Nintendo Gamecube. I was a little concerned, though, as Sonic on Nintendo hardware *was* predicted as a sign of the apocalypse by Nostradamus. But the world hasn't ended yet, so I think we'll be alright.
The gameplay is somewhat mixed. This is because there are three different kinds of levels: "Sonic" levels, where you race through various 3D worlds trying to get to the end as fast as possible, "Tails" levels where you run around in a mecha-suit blasting enemies and trying to get as many points as possible, and "Knuckles" levels where you have to run, climb, and fly around 3D levels searching for randomly hidden Chaos Emerald fragments as quickly as possible. I found the "Sonic" levels to be the most fun -- the "Tails" levels tended to drag at points, and the "Knuckles" levels vary in difficulty drastically depending on where the emeralds are hidden each time. You have a sort of "hot/cold" detector to help find them, but something that at least gave *some* hint of a direction to go in would have made these levels much less painful. As you progress through the game, you can also unlock extra abilities for each character, which will let them go back to the earlier levels and find hidden items and areas that you couldn't reach before.
There are actually two plots, a "Hero" plot where you play as Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, and a "Dark" plot where you play as Shadow (an evil hedgehog), Eggman (Dr. Robotnik's grandson, who has a mech like Tails'), and Rouge (a bat with abilities much like Knuckles'). After you beat both games, there's a final set of levels where both teams have to work together to save the world, culminating in a final boss battle featuring... well, I won't spoil it.
The "Chao" feature allows you to raise cute little tamagotchi-like creatures between levels. By feeding them various powerup items you collect by destroying enemies (and which are also hidden around the levels, see above), you can make them grow into various forms. I didn't find this particularly compelling, but you can do all sorts of things with them, including entering the critters you raise into a series of races and competitions, and breeding multiple generations of them in the hopes of, uh, getting an even better little virtual fuzzball, I guess. This also interacts with the Sonic games on the GBA, but as I don't have a GBA, I can't comment on that.
The multiplayer I found to be not very fun at all. You can play several of the game's levels against each other, and you can also play a kart racing minigame. If you have friends who are big fans of the game, you might get further than I did.
Basically, SA2B is a fun, colorful, fast-paced game that's not too difficult, and probably great for kids -- the plot is pretty simple, and the dialogue couldn't be any cheesier. But it's still a blast. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
They finally star in a game, and it's good too. One could very rightly say that there is sort of a rivalry between the Mario Bros. Mario has starred in big games like Mario 64, Sunshine, Mario World, Mario 3 etc. Luigi however doesn't really have great games. He was in Mario is Missing and Luigi's Mansion and he only has co-starring roles like in Mario Party or Mario Kart. So finally they pair up and even then they reference the rivalry in the first game in awhile they star together in.
Story: Princess Cackaletta is bringing a gift to Princess Toadstool only she steals Princess' voice and replaces it with explosive vocabulary. Her words are literally bombs that explode. So off Mario and Luigi, a reluctant Bowser and some other cameos are along for the ride(sort of) has the Mario Bros try to rescue the Princess' voice.
Graphics: Some find it ugly, others say it fits perfectly in this context. I say it's both. It's not incredibly animated like Golden Sun and even one could say Mario RPG from the SNES looks better than this but it fits the atmosphere of the game.
Sound/Music: The ever popular Mario theme returns, as usual remixed too. There is little to no voice acting besides Mario's "let's go!" or Luigi's "alright!" and some other things. Mario games tend to have very little voice acting anyway.
Gameplay: You ONLY control the Mario Bros. This game is the spiritual successors to Mario RPG and Paper Mario, games where you controlled not just the Brothers, but here it's strictly a family affair. And so of course gameplay and battle screens A controls Mario and B controls Luigi always. It's kind of confusing at first, especially since RPG's were always one button for action commands but you'll get the hang of it.
The Brothers can team up on both play areas. Let's say that that platform is too high for them to jump. Put Mario in front and activate Luigi's power with the L and they can do a high jump. Likewise, substituting Luigi for Mario, they can do a Spin Jump which allows them to travel platforms too spaced out. Other abilities come your way like shrinking Mario or pounding Luigi into the dirt.
The game has a light-hearted feel with the dialogue and while not as sharply written as Paper Mario: TTYD, it's still enjoyable to read, especially to the nods to past Mario/Luigi adventures.
The game can be slightly challenging to the young-uns but then again even some stages in Super Mario World will drive anyone nuts but at least it's forgiving here and it's a good game too so it won't hurt to pick it up. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Take Your "Crazy Taxi" Out For One More Spin. It's no secret "Crazy Taxi" was a success on Dreamcast. It sold many copys, was well received as a great time killer, and featured a great soundtrack! However there were a few complaints as no game is perfect! One of the problems was the fact there were only two levels in this game, so you soon just memorized a set course and went on playing. Then it was the fact that the Crazy Box just wasn't all that, so not many people felt they needed to save a game! Then they wanted more playing options like 2-player and online modes!
Well your out of luck if you want all the above, because except for two new levels this is pretty much the same game as the first! However there are a few changes that makes this game good anyway! For one thing people who felts hills were too easy have nothing to worry about, hills are gone and turns are in! That's right you will spend more time turning then going up a linear hill! But for those of you who still like flying with your taxi's don't worry, press the Y button on your Dreamcast controller and your car will jump! Cool huh?
The new Crazy Box is still nothing great, but I gusse some people still needs single player challinges! Instead of 2 songs we have 4 songs by Offspring in this game so you have a "LITTLE" more music to listen to while your listening to your customer shouting at you! The graphics are excattly like the first so thats a miner problem (But not by much)!
There's no two player or online modes so this is still pretty much a single player game! I don't think this is one of the "steller" games of the year because it's so much like the first, but it's still a little fun! I was going to give this game three stars, but decided on four because they added "enough" new things to keep me intrested. But I still hope "Crazy Taxi: Next" for XBox turns out a bit better still! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Namco outdid theirselves this time. To get to basics here of how i know how this game works is simply because i've played it. This review is based on the actually game and not judgment or by looking at pictures. Now to the review. I've played this game at my local toys r us store because they had it on display. The gameplay is excellent for a fighting game. The controls are semi-hard to get used to but after your second day of playing you'll feel right at home. The graphics are amazing. They're very detailed even to the last tip of a characters blade. The actually fighting system of the game is one of the best systems in any fighting game i played. Each Soul Calibur II game is unique for each system(gamecube,Xbox,ps2). In the ps2 a hidden character is Heishi from the tekken series. In the xbox the character is Spawn. In the gamecube version it's our favorite nintendo hero LINK!! Link makes his 2nd non-zelda debut on another game. Super Smash Bros. Melee being the first. But link actually speaks. A real treat for zelda fans. So the basic line is that if you enjoyed the zelda games, the namco games, the fighting games, and nintendo games, this game is perfect for you. You can rent it if you'd like if you don't find the review helpful. please click this review was helpful if you actually thought it was so i know i helped. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Hard for an FPS, Redeemed by Fantastic Multiplayer. Ok, first of all, some levels of this game are way hard, some are way fun. You have to save on your own (no autosave) and it only saves to the last checkpoint. But the multiplayer is amazing, first of all the levels are incredibly varied and have plenty of extras like body armor, helmets, and somewhat hidden weapons. You can play team deathmatch, with bots on your team or against you. My wife and I play both of us on blue team versus an easy bot on red team, hopefully we will get better! But being able to have bots on your team if you want and being able to customize their difficulty (Easy, Medium, Hard) makes the game endlessly replayable. Don't listen to any naysayers, this is probably the funnest FPS we've played! And the cartoon look makes it more interesting in multiplayer than Timesplitters. I don't know why. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Mmmm...Melee. Super Smash Bros. was undoubtedly the best fighting game ever released on a Nintendo Platform. And ever since its release, fans have been craving a sequel. Well, here it is. Complete with over twenty characters including, Mario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Samus, Cpt. Falcon, Kirby, Pikachu, Ness, Link, Fox, Shiek, Ganondorf, Bowser, Princess Peach, Princess Zelda, the Ice Climbers, and more to come. And to go along with these new characters, new stages. Twenty-three new stages in all, including: Great Bay Coast, Ikana Castle, Kongo Jungle, Rainbow Road, a Classic Mario level, a level from Yoshi's Story, Kranky's Lab, atop the Great Fox, Planet Zebes, Mute City, and more. Also, there are new items including a Parasol, and the classic Superscope 6. There's even more. Each character has new moves, and some of the old moves from Super Smash Bros. for N64. Some examples of these are Samus's new homing missles, Link's bow, Mario's Cape, Kirby's mallet, and much much more. All in all, Super Smash Bros. is possibly the most anticipated game for Nintendo's next generation console. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of the last decent titles of the Dreamcast. Phantasy Star Online Version 2 is one of the last games that you will still see on the shelves. Very few stores still sell this title, because it is the successor of the huge international bestseller "Phantasy Star Online". PSOv2 is about the Pioneer being destroyed, and your customally created character must go on a planet called Ragol to research what happened to it, where are it's remains and so on. A plot taken out of the "RPG Storylines" book. It has a weak storyline, but the gameplay is incredible. This game has a online and offline game. The offline game is you can do this adventure yourself, level up your character, buy items, learn magic tricks. The online mode takes advantage of the Sega Dreamcast's build in 56k modem, or a purchasable Broadband Adapter. The modem allows you to connect to the PSO server and play with people all over the world, including Europe, Japan, South America, Africa, Australia and other places with the Internet. The second version of Phantasy Star Online has more additions to it. There is a highly wanted "Battle" mode, which lets you battle other online players. That is really cool! They also have Go-Go Soccer which lets other PSOv2 players play soccer in the lobbies. Now, the cons to PSOv2 is that I found not too much use to it. If you read the cover, you must pay a steep fee of 15 dollars for 3 months of unlimited online play, due to the new filters to eliminate Gameshark users and people who use illegal items, and the overwhelming amount of users. So you have to convert your PSOv1 file into a PSOv2 file, and there is no turning back. The only way to get free online gaming without the extras is to play with version 1. Now, I purchased a DSL modem, and I got rid of my second phone line, which I used for PSO when there was no one online. The only way my DSL modem to get online is to buy the rare, exclusive, expensive broadband modem... They discontinued it after their announcement of the ending of the Dreamcast. Now you can only buy it on [name of store] for ridiculously high prices. I found no use for it, because I refuse to pay [dollor amount] to the additional [dollar amount] for hte game. You have to pay [dollar amount]to own the game and play online for a year.
Phantasy Star Online is an excellent expierence that must be had by any Sega fan. I recommend also playing "Sega Smash Pack" which includes "Phantasy Star 2" from Sega Genesis. I would recommend Phantasy Star Online Version 1 so you can get the expierence of free online play, at a excellent affordable price. You cannot find it in stores, but you have to look around online for it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Highly Addective & Also Highly Recommended. Wow what can I say this game is simply awsome. Although some people might say that this looks too kiddish for their "Mature Hardcore" style of gaming. Well, all that I can say is that the controls are very simple. All you have to do is control the tilt of the stage by moving your analog stick, and get your monkey to the goal. The game starts out with simple stages, but as you progress higher and higher, it gets much more difficult.
Also with multiplayer, it's 4 times as fun as you try to be the first at the goal. This game is worth getting if your playing by yourself because the puzzles are challenging and their keep you challenge as you move from stage to stage. So what are you waiting for add this item to your shopping cart and treat yourself to hours and hours of fun. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Going, going... where. I am a firm believer in buying a game and finishing it. I pre-reserved Mario Baseball and got it the first day out. When I finally sat down into playing it...
Let's start with the tutorial. It is very fun and easy to comprehend. The graphics are crisp, clear, and goofy enough to keep a high fun factor. Mario Baseball's sound effects are comical and appropiate to keep the sports experience fresh too.
Eventually, you will get out of the tutorial and be able to grasp enough to start a story mode and play against other human players. However, I could not get into any of these modes. This game felt way too much like Mario Party, which I do not have a problem with. However, walking around a virtual world to compete against other teams that are obviously better than you is not a lot of fun. I found myself disappointed that the skill level of your default team is very pitiful compared to your rivals. I smiled inside and out hoping that it would become enjoyable, but the story mode was just a wash... Don't get me wrong... I love Mario Golf and Kart, but Baseball was just a strikeout.
Outside of the strikes against M. Baseball, I am really impressed with the originality of the mini-games that are offered. This is one of the aspects of the game that kept me going. The piranha and balloon games (do not remember exact names) are highly addictive. Since I am a Mario fan, I do recommend this game but be fair to yourself and buy it at $25 instead of the full price of $49.99 like I did :(. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Get it. I'm new to gaming so I'm experimenting with various controllers. I have a Wii and really enjoy playing old Gamecube games on that console, but you need to get a GC controller. I have 2 wireless, one of which is the official Nintendo Wavebird plus a third party, Thrustmaster wireless. Despite my misgivings about using last-century technology--wired controller--I have found I really like it. It's better than the Wavebird because it has the rumble feature. I sit/stand only a few feet from my TV anyway, so having the wire poses no problem. I like the size, shape and weight of this controller in my hands. I may return to my wireless ones sometimes, but I don't think I'm imagining that I was only able to beat some timed obstacle courses because of the better response time of the wired controller. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A Fighter game for people who don't like Fighters. I've been a gamer since the Atari days. During the NES era, I turned to PC gaming and stuck pretty much there until the last few years. Sick of the sim-heavy games (& many Doom clones) in the PC world; I missed the faster arcade-style games of the console world. So I got a Dreamcast.
I had really disliked Fighter games whenever I played them before. The learning curve was too much for what was essentially a quick-play style game. (Good moves typically involve memorizing long combos of individual moves)
After playing a rented copy of DOA2 I quickly went out and bought a copy. It is easy to pick up the fighting system, and you can quickly find yourself kicking serious butt. While the special moves still require memorizing combos, they don't seem as hard as other games, and they're not required to be able to beat the first few levels.
This is the one game in my DC collection that I keep coming back to and playing. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A Strange but fun game. "Popeye : Rush for Spinach" for Gameboy Advance is a fun but very strange game. It is kind of a cheap rip off of Mario Kart. it is a racing game kind of like Mario Kart. But instead of racing in cars, you race on foot, Dinosaurs, car, boat, and several other things depending which stange you are on. You play as one of 4 characters, Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto, or Wimpy. the idea is to make it to the finish line first. And just like in Mario Kart, you can get prizes to help stop your enemies from winning. But here is what is better about the Popeye game. In Mario Kart, you have to get a prize box filled with a mushroom to get a power boost. throughout Popeye : Rush for Spinach, Spinach cans appear at randmom places for intsant power boosts. In this Popeye game, if you get a prize box, you can do several things 1. Turn your enemy into a turkey temporarily. 2, Stop them completely but having them struck with lightning. or 3. Drop mini bombs that explode when stepped on. This isn't necessarily a bad game, but Like I said it is a cheap rip off of Mario Kart. For a Popeye GBA game, I thought it would be more Popeye like. the only thing Popeye about it is the characters and the Spinach. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great translations, NO MUSIC . . . . I recently purchased SpyHunter/Super Sprint for the Gameboy Advance. While the cart is a pretty true-to-form translation of the arcade versions of these classics, one minor fault fells its ability to shine as a game: namely, there is NO MUSIC, save for the intro. screen.
For those from my generation who have played the SpyHunter arcade classic, they know that one of the key elements of the game was the "Peter Gunn" theme song playing under the game as you manuvered the streets, hunting down bullet-proof cars, tire-slashing roadsters and hit-man limos. Unfortunately, there is no music on this cart and it suffers greatly for it. Gone is the feel of the arcade game's charm and the player is left only with a shell of the game's former self.
Too bad Bally Midway didn't have the fortitude to include one of the most vital element's of the game: the music. And so the search for a true translation of SpyHunter from the arcade days goes on . . . . | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great Choice. I have played many racing games and I must say that this is a GREAT choice. The GBA graphics are very impressive. However, I highly recommend you purchase a light for your GBA, it's a sound investment. I feel this games really comes into its own when you play it in a multiplayer mode. I also liked the fact that, you not only get a placement ranking (1st, 2nd, 3rd), but also you get scored on your driving ability (Star(s), A, B, C, etc...). This gives the game a new dimension not previously available with the other Mario Kart Racing games. In addition, the learning curve is minimal and with a few games under your belt you will be back up to form. I am looking forward to the Game Cube version... Happy Racing... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Fun game. This is the best fishing game I have ever played, and I have played a few. What makes this game great is the fishing controller. It's like an actual fishing rod, but with no hook so when you cast, you don't hook your mom (like I did when I was 5). This game has amazingly realistic graphics, with the water efects and fish looking lifelike. The fisherman himself, however, is your standard looking person. Gameplay consists of casting, reeling, and hooking. You have to pick different lures and use them like a reel lure. The enviroments are great. My favorite is the castle level. Everything about this game is great. One thing though, don't buy this game without the fishing controller, it's much less fun without it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Fun to watch...and, I assume, to play. First off: I don't play video games. I just never got into them...I blame it on extremely poor hand-eye coordination and an unusual love of books.
However, my husband is an avid Zelda-phile, and I think it says something about the quality and entertainment value of a video game when I--a non-gamer--ends up unintentionally watching another person play for hours. I could seriously (and have literally) watched him play all day on a weekend. All the Zelda games are fun to watch--and I think the hours that my husband has already spend in front of his newly-opened (and MUCH anticipated due to multiple release delays) Twilight Princess are a testament to how fun this particular release is to play.
Best. Christmas gift. Ever. I scored big wife-coolness-points on this one. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A Matter of Namesake and Reality. To be frank, Gamecube hasn't been doing so well. I'm not going to boast its "Amazing processing power" or any of the other gaudy techincal facts. Simply said, by Nintendo's standards, the Gamecube was an international disappointment.
But that's only because Nintendo's standards go to infinity and beyond.
Take a moment to think. The Nintendo 64 was one of the most amazingly successful systems known to earth. Why? Not the graphics; those were good, but PS2 was better. Not the hardware; Sony's Playstation and Sega's Dreamcast (May it forever rest in peace) was far more advanced. Why?
Games.
Nintendo boats its own list (and a lengthy one at that, mind you) of all-time hits and priceless games that have time after time raised the standards of gaming, and pushed the limits of perfection. Zelda: The Ocarina of Time is still hailed as a milestone of RPG gaming today. The magic of Mario 64 is yet to be reproduced. Time after time, Nintendo has produced that breath-taking "10" on every review. And the Gamecube has no less potential in succeeding the N64 in its place.
The games are still there; Nintendo's trademark masterpeices live on in this next generation hardware. We're all still waiting for the next big hit since Metroid Prime, but Nintendo has been known to deliver. If you're a Nintendo fan, I need say no more. The reasons to buy it transcend both price and performance. Blank comparisons to superior hardware or game vairety won't convert the knowing mind.
It's Nintendo. What more can I say? It's gaming in its purest sense. And Super Smash Brothers Melee is still one of the best, innovative fighting games out there I know. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Laughs and Endorphins!!! 8-D. This is one of the first games my husband and I have ever owned. We are in our late 40's and have treated ourselves to a gamecube for Christmas - our first game console - along with this game and two others after reading the other reviews here. We are novices at playing video games and have been wanting to learn to play. We wanted something that would allow is to have fun and not become discouraged or overwhelmed.
We were not disappointed! Not only is this game absolutely riotous fun... bringing belly laughs and guffaws... but a newbie can jump right in and keep playing without having to start over every time they make a mistake and get killed. The taxi and the driver are apparently immortal and indestructable as you careen around a marvelous 3-D recreation of San Francisco Calif, causing pedestrians to scatter screaming as you smash other cars out of the way, destroy pay phones and bus stops and listen to passengers and passersby yell at you. When I failed to make it to the church quickly enough and the pastor leaped out of my taxi saying "goddam it!!!" I thought I'd die laughing. This is irreverent, hilarious and cathartic. As you improve your skills and make some "money" it just gets better. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
UNBELIEVABLE. This is the most amazing thing I have ever played.
Resident Evil comes off as a perfectly executed movie, from the flawlessly directed cinema scenes to the incredibly atmospheric gameplay, sound and lighting effects, and character animations. I can't sing enough praises of the pure terrifying effectiveness of this game; I spend most of my gameplay time on the edge of my seat, sweating, with adrenaline coursing through every limb and numbing my brain. This game is not just graphically perfect, but its ways of dropping you into a room with the character you're playing really do have a very "Blair Witch" effect of putting you right there in the middle of the horrifying moment. When you're in a dark, confined space with only the creepy sounds of some ungodly creature creeping toward you from a direction you can't be sure of, it really is just like being there and being hunted to the death... it's like an honest-to-god nightmare. I seriously had to just save the game and shut it down tonight, because it was getting a tad too intense and I strongly suspected I'd be losing some sleep if I kept at it any longer! This is the most graphically gorgeous, realistic, immersive video gaming experience I'd ever imagined short of real VR, and the only reason I'm not giving it a full 5 stars is the fact that the game control is a constant bear; very awkward, weighed-down and unintuitive... the cause of far more damage and death than might be necessary otherwise. Hopefully Capcom will get this problem cleaned up with the impending sequels. Until then, though, this "Resident Evil" can easily be considered among the most undisputable reasons to own a GameCube!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
WWF(dont get the F out) Wrestlemania X8 is almost Perfect. ... And I have got a lot to say, there is no blood in X8, NO X-Pac, but Tag teams come out together, There are 50 original belts to win, and a new concept where you can win a customized belt,save it to your memory card and defend it and if someone else wins it they can save it to their memory card. There are 42 wrestlers,Nine of them Hidden, including Stone Cold,HHH,Undertaker(short hair),Kane,the nWo, RVD,DDP,Y2J,Team Xtreme,and America's favorite superhero the Hurricane...,and a whole bunch more. There can be 7 people on the screen, 4 superstars, 2 commentators, and A referee. You can fight up the stage and ramp. Some weapons can be dented. There is the first ever Full sized Hell in a Cell. And Christian even has his pyro. You can also do the 3D through the table. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Power charging cable/cord. Works with GBA SP(Gameboy advance SP) and original DS, worth the price on here of $4 and some change including shipping. Charges my SP with no problems, don't have the first DS so can't rate that- but it works perfect for what i bought it for. Thanks to Swag Bucks, for the giftcard to buy this, i was able to get this shortly after purchasing my second GBA SP(first one is in storage in NY where i moved states from and i bought the 2nd because i got 12 games including some manuals though many extra manuals for games the thrift store didn't have and also 2 movie cartridges having 2 cartoon episodes each for $30 offline without the charger).
This won't work with older game boy systems(as they used batteries), and i don't know for sure but i don't think it supports the game boy micro. It does not support DS Lite through 2DS to my knowledge, so if you have one of those systems(DS Lite, DSi, 3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS) research before you buy this for one of those systems. If your traveling outside the US for vacation or something you will need a plug adapter to plug this in of course, but other than that this is all you should need as far as home/hotel charging needs. Also if your car is not newer and don't have an outlet to plug-in devices, you may want to purchase a car charger. For most people though, this charger and some games and/or movie cartridges(movie cartridges are only for game boy advance but you can use it on the game boy slot on the first DS) should be enough. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
uniquely surprised. I was warry about buying this version of pokemon. I had, by this point, already played and beaten the original Blue and Red versions and was immensly dissapointed that there was no way to link up those old pokemon with the new Spahire and Ruby. When I heard that Blue&Red were being remade as Red&Green I jumped at the chance to get it. However a few comments from people made me worried yet again... they said that MewTwo and Mew weren't in this version.
not true.
Hidden deep within this game is EVERY single pokemon. All 380+ pokemon created from Blue, Red, Silver, Gold, Yellow, Ruby, Saphire, etc... You CAN catch them all... but it's a bit tricky.
You can catch the original 151 by playing between Red and Green and trading. Once you've beaten the game you can get the "national dex" which allows you to trade and catch pokemon from Ruby and Saphire. If you link up with the new GameCube games you can send the more obscure pokemon to your pack. Finally if you go to every pokemon event Nintendo holds you can eventually get all the EXTRA pokemon like Deoxy and Celebi.
As for the game itself it is top notch. It really was a treat to go back and re-live what I had forgotten from the old games. While you CAN learn all the moves from Ruby and Spahire, you can't put some of them to use... like dive.
Also: the add-ons of the Sevi-Islands is a nice treat as it gives you more places to explore since the original Kanto regon was rather small compared to Ruby and Spahire. The VS's Seeker is a handy device to re-fight all the other trainers, something the original game lacked and is helpfull in collecting money. The graphics are much better too and I like the old-school-ish feel to them when compared to Ruby and Saphire.
All in all i'm really happy with this version of the game. It's nice that they have gone to such lengths to keep this game alive and well to a new generation of pokemon fans.
The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because of the amount of difficulty it is to catch all 380+ pokemon. ^_^ | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One Of The Best Racing Games.... EVER. Rating System
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***** - Excellent. The game goes above and beyond in this category.
**** - Good
*** - OK/Average. Not great but not bad either.
** - Below Average. The category isn't met well.
* - Bad
Gameplay
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Rating - ****
There are several different modes, you can build your own car, and there is plenty to unlock. This is the fastest racing game I've ever played. It never slows down and keeps you intrigued through the entire race. The courses are very nicely designed. They are all unique. The loading times are especially fast as well.
The only problem some people might have is that the game is very difficult. It may make you very angry when you've tried something "a million times!" and still can't win. I consider this challenging, not hard, but I still give it 4 out of 5 stars because the difficulty could annoy other gamers.
Controls
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Rating - *****
These are some of the simplest controls a game could have. The control stick is used to move, Y boosts, L and R do sharp turns, A accelerates, B brakes, and Z and X can be used to attack other racers. I can't think of a better control scheme. It's perfect.
Graphics
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Rating - *****
Like I mentioned earlier, this is probably the fastest racing game ever, and it still keeps an incredibly fast frame-rate. The tracks and machines are extremely detailed and polished. I spend several races just staring at the detail on the track.
Music/Sound
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Rating - ***
The Sound Effects are amazing. Turn on some surround sound, and you'll believe it's real. The music is very nice to listen to at first, but after awhile it becomes repetitive. It doesn't really get you "pumped" like I wish it did.
Story
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Rating - ****
Story mode boasts an excellent story that focuses mainly on Captain Falcon. The different chapters each tell a section of the story. Although the story isn't too deep, it's simple, and simple is good (at least on this game).
Replay Value
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Rating - *****
Even after you've unlocked everything (which takes a VERY long time, especially with the AX unlockables), there's still plenty to do. Race your friends on multiplayer, challenge your ghost/time in time attack, create new emblems, create new custom machines, challenge other players' times, etc. It's never-ending!
Overall
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Rating - *****
This is one of the best best racing games ever created. It never gets boring! If you're a racing fan or just love a challenge, you can't pass up this game.
I'd definitely recommend this to any racing fans. For those of you who aren't a big fan of racing, or think it may be too challenging, you'll probably want to rent it first, but as long as you're a video game fan, you'll want to try this game out. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Amazing game, though beware: it's short. I first played this game using a friend's copy. I normally am not a fan of shoot 'em ups, but this game struck a chord with me. It was beautiful, fun, and difficult without being too difficult.
As I said, the game is a shoot 'em up. This is a genre that's in the old style of games where you are a plane/spaceship where the terrain scrolls vertically/horizontally and you shoot everything in sight (note that this game was built to be vertically scrolling, but you can set it to side-scrolling that either changes the control scheme to match it or keeps it the same, which is amazingly intuitive for people who have cool enough T.V. setups to utilize that, such as a projector).
The big draw to this game is the yin/yang motif centralized around the bullet shield mechanics. What bullet shield is is a always-on shield that absorbs bullets of one color; black or white. You can switch the shield on the fly with the press of the A button. The color you are is the color you absorb. If an opposite color hits you, you die. Your fire, which is basically a constant laser beam, changes depending on what color shield you have on. Black for black, white for white. Enemies can always be hurt by any type of fire you throw out, but if you shot them with the opposite color you do DOUBLE the damage (if your unsure of whether it's doing so, the sound your weapon makes when striking an enemy differs depending on how much damage its doing). Another weapon you have fires a bunch of powerful homing lasers. When bullets that are your shield's color hit you, it fills up part of a gauge to the right. When this gauge is full (and even before it is), you can press are to fire a whole bunch of homing lasers. The amount of individual lasers fired depends on how many squares you fill in that gauge.
The bullet shield comes into play heavily in this game. This game has what I like to call either a "bullet nightmare" or "bullet choreography." Either way, without the bullet shield, you'd probably die more than if you didn't have it (make no mistake, you WILL die a lot in this game even with it). These two in combination make the game VERY intense, forcing you to think on the fly and put your mad maneuvering skills to their fullest. In fact, one boss... well, I won't spoil it for you.
There's only one real annoyance I have with Ikaruga (for which I was about to dock a point). It's short, short, short! This game only has five stages. Granted, the stages are a tad longer than is normal for a shoot 'em up, but still hardly sufficient for those who want more game in their game.
Regardless of that drawback, I saw fit to buy this game at $40 (used) even knowing how short it was. It's certainly worth playing once, if you can manage such an insurmountable feat, but if you're like me it may also make a great part of your collection. It's truly an amazing game to behold. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Imperfect, but still a lot of fun. This is a fun game, pure and simple. I had a hard time putting it down. However, it does have some shortcomings.
This can easily be compared to Super Smash Brothers in that the controls are very simplistic. Once you know how to control one character, you can control them all. For those who like the easy fighters like Smash Bros, this is ideal. But this may easily turn off the tournament fighter purists who are used to every character being completely different.
The game can play very cheaply. You could be wiping the floors with your opponent. You could have him on the ropes for the entire match, but with a few well-placed background objects being thrown at you, you've lost. This can be very frustrating, especially in story mode.
Story mode can be frustrating at points, but it's the kind of game where if you have any persistence at all, eventually you *will* win. There's not much to do once you do win the story mode and have unlocked everything. It's verses mode from there on out, which really kills replay value.
The new characters, the imperfects, are all well and good. They're a bit too powerful compared to the normal Marvel characters. But once unlocked they can still be a kick to play as. But in any case, they could have easily been dropped in order to include more of the Marvel favorites.
For a Teen rated game, this is rather edgy. Sure there's no blood or gore. But not having blood doesn't mean that some finishing moves aren't severe. Wolverine slashes mercilessly at a prone victim on the ground. That's one of the lighter finishing moves. Paragon actually has an impaling move far worse than that. But because there's no blood, it only receives a Teen.
Language doesn't get downright foul. But there are a few lighter swear words that are downright flippant. When Spiderman has become a role model lately due to the movies, and Storm has always been one of the more soft-spoken characters, the flippancy is entirely inappropriate.
Warning to the parents and tournament fighter purists aside, this game is fun. It's fast paced, the super powers are pulled off nicely and control is very intuitive. It's not the most solid game out there, but it's still fun enough to make it worth the pick up. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best of Both Worlds Racer. Let me just start by saying I'm a Formula 1, sports car and dirt track racing fan and have always vowed to never own a NASCAR game; too much left turning without enough sliding. I'm also a dedicated PC racer having put in many hours with Grand Prix Legends, F1 2002, Sports Car GT to name a few. I haven't ever given much thought or credit to console racers.
I bought this game for 3 reasons; it has Dirt track racing, my sons wanted a good racer for the Gamecube, it's made by the same team that created NASCAR Heat for the PC which has a good reputation. All I can say is that I'm very glad I took a chance with this game.
I've played all 3 of the Dirt Track Racing PC games by Ratbag, so I've had my fair share of good dirt track simulation. I have to say that the dirt series in this game is quite good. There's isn't many dirt tracks, but they're very well done and look quite realistic. The dirt cars' handling is also good and well modeled. What's surprised me the most with this game is the MODs series. These cars are definately very cool; have very sensitive handling and are just a blast to race! I'm even now enjoying the Cup series despite all the left hand turning!
This game has many other great things going for it; an incredibly deep career mode, good graphics and sound, personal difficulty settings, great car tweaking in the garage! If some of this sounds a bit too complex, you can just play the games fast action modes with the easiest settings and have a great arcade racing experience. On the other hand if you want, you can make this game a challenging racing simulation by cranking up all of the difficulty settings. I've also been quite surprised that a console controller can be made to deliver reasonably realistic control. That being said, I'll definately be trying this out soon with a wheel connected to my cube. The inclusion of high-end TV and Prologic II support shows that the company pulled out all stops in making this game.
This is the game that should have been made a long time ago for the other consoles and the PC for that matter. It has a bit of something for everyone and delivers the best of 2 worlds, both dirt track and NASCAR. It's not often that a game changes your opinion about something, but this game has definately got me enjoying NASCAR racing. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best Portable Gaming Console to Own: maybe the only to own. I got the Nintendo DS, and let me tell you this: you would still need the Gameboy SP. In fact, I went back to buy an SP!!!
Why? First of all, the DS is much bigger (more like the old Gameboy Advance) than anticipated to be carried in your pocket: the SP when folded is really the perfect form.
Secondly, you really don't want to carry an $150 equipment with a touchscreen. Of course, there are certainly more expensive hardware out there with touchscreen such as PDA that can be carried around in your pocket, but the DS really feel fragile in comparison WITH THE FOLDING DUAL SCREEN.
Thirdly, there are a lot more games to pick on Gameboy Advance than in the DS and the newest PSP's libraries.
Lastly, Gameboy SP (and DS) use cartdridge. That means that there's no need for more load time. The data comes straight from ROM. That means that you can just turn the console on, wait for the Logo screens and some other few introductions, press Start, load previously saved game, and fire up. Few seconds here and there saved means a lot when you can only have very few time to play (e.g. during a short break).
Nevertheless, that doesn't mean that the DS is inferior. The Nintento DS is quite superior to the SP, but its superiority is only justify in hardware upgrade, not portability and practicality. For instance, I find the screen in the DS to be much better in graphic than the SP. But for longer use, the SP is much easier to the eyes, and it has the option to have the light off if needed. The DS don't have that option, and that explains to you why the colors in the DS are more vibrant: the colors come straight from the screen where you cannot turn off its brightness, whereas the SP you turn off and on a LIGHT (LED I believe)!
In practical life, the Gameboy SP is the gaming console that I use the most. The battery is integrated in the console, and is rechargeable every time that you plug in the AC adaptor (much like a mobile phone, or the Nintendo DS). Unlike the older Gameboy systems which requires alkaline battery to be inserted, this newer system, Gameboy SP and higher version, saves money and time with the integrated lithium (not sure if I got this spelled correctly) battery.
I own a PS2 and Gamecube. Graphics, sounds, and playability are of course better in those systems: no doubt about the XBOX. But quite frankly, as an adult with a family I barely find MY CHANCE to get my hand on the TV (because my wife uses it and picks her own channel to watch), and on the joystick (if my children doesn't mess them up). If I move the PS2 or Gamecube to another room with another TV, by the time I'm all set with the cables I would have been done playing with the SP already. Even if everything is all setup to go without interruption, by the time the CD loads up the game, then loads up the saved game, I would have been on the sofa playing a Gameboy Advance game with the TV on, and my drink and snack next to me.
With a compact gaming console such as the Gameboy SP, you can fold it and put it in a place where no one else can use it such as in your very own pocket, carry it with you, and have your own private time more instantly at your will anywhere (e.g. bathroom :).
When your wife complains to you that you spend too much time playing video games, that's because you are really spending a lot of time playing video games, but indeed that's because you are using the biggest TV in the house for your own entertainment. Well, with the Gameboy, you can have your wife take the biggest TV in the house, and play the game that you like instantly.
Forget about other system, you'll be amazed how small those cartdriges can be arranged. Forget about the original box of the PS2 in your library collection where you'll have to find some space to put them, or the heavy CD case that you may have. Try it, and you'll see how practical it can be. Of course, the Gameboy Advance doesn't have all the game such as Chrono Cross and etc... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Legend of Zelda is even better on the Game Boy Advance. The Legend of Zelda is the first game in Nintendo's successful Zelda series. It was initially released in the United States on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) back in 1987. This game included two separate quests with a large overworld, eighteen dungeons in total (nine in each quest), clever puzzles, creative enemies and a large number of items to locate. Not to mention a great soundtrack and a battery back-up feature allowing you to save your progress and pick up later. The success of this title led to numerous sequels and spin-offs that appeared on the NES and other systems from Nintendo that followed it.
In 2004, The Legend of Zelda was reissued on Nintendo's portable Game Boy Advance system as part of the "Classic NES Series" line. This review will be focusing solely on that particular conversion and how it compares to its NES counterpart.
The truth is that this Game Boy Advance version is at least as good, if not better, than the original NES cartridge. This port of The Legend of Zelda is picture perfect when compared to the NES version. The original graphics, music and gameplay are 100% intact. Everything you remember is there, including the second quest which you can either earn by finishing the game or you can access it from the outset by naming your character "Zelda." What are the drawbacks? Well there is nothing new added to this port. No extras, no bells-and-whistles, no graphical or musical enhancements. However this is the way it should be. There is no reason to mess with a good thing.
What makes this Game Boy Advance rendition better than the original NES release? To start, it is the simple fact that you can now play The Legend of Zelda on the go using a portable. The top-down view and screen-to-screen travel translates very well to the Game Boy Advance, since you can clearly see everything going on around you. Another benefit of this particular port is that the saving system is a little more convenient if you need to quickly abandon your game. On the NES, you could only save when Link died or by plugging in a second controller. On the Game Boy Advance, you can simply access the subscreen and input a brief button sequence to save your game at any point.
Something else about The Legend of Zelda that allows it to translate well to a portable is the amount of hours needed to finish the game. The later games in the Zelda series became more complicated and required a lot more time to finish than this first installment. The Legend of Zelda can easily be beaten by a seasoned gamer within a single day, assuming they know where everything is. As a result, this is a great pick-up-and-play title for your Game Boy Advance if you need to kill 15-20 minutes during a lunch break, at a doctor's office or anywhere else where a Game Boy Advance might come in handy. Plus the Game Boy Advance is a great format to introduce a younger or more casual gamer to The Legend of Zelda if they have never played the original game before. It is certainly more convenient to use this portable version on your Game Boy Advance than hooking up the NES.
The Game Boy Advance port of The Legend of Zelda is highly recommended to anybody with interest in the Zelda series. This purchase is a no-brainer. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
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