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fun to skate, not to work. face it tony hawk games are running out of good ideas for goals in there new games. back in the day you would just be crashing through boxes orgetting high scores. Now the newer games have you looking for scrap metal, picking up items from a spilled purse and collecting peanuts. on the other hand though the new the game is the better the skateing expierience. tony hawk one was so slow and so few different tricks. now you can do about any trick possible on a real skateboard(plus alot of ridiculous ones). if you just like doing different skate setups and just skateing around levels this game is number one espicially since you can walk around. the car portions are extremely fun, even though the controls are terrible for them, its still fun to spin out. really there are reasons to get this game if you already have a THPS game, but the next one probably won't be. My suggestion is buy this game, but not untill it is 15$(5 months from now). go out and rent it to. use a coupon. thats what i did. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Freaking Sweet. This port is Awesome! You get SF2CE and SF2T. While not 100% Arcade perfect, it kicks butt on the Sega Genesis. Everything is here. Hell, even the Arcade intro is there.
The Good: It's responsive and everything from the arcade is there.
The Bad: The sound is a little rough and the color pallet seems a little limited.
Conclusion: While you might miss the clarity in the audio from the arcade, Capcom did the most they could do with the Sega Genesis. Everything is top Notch ( Unlike Mortal Kombat ) but there's only so much the good old Black Sega Box could do. you'll love everything else. Buy a Six button Genesis controller and enjoy.
Capcom knows how to port a game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Avoid It. Although it has a few good ideas (3d gameboard rotation and breakable pieces), this is one of the worst Tetris incarnations I have witnessed. Here are it's problems:
1) There just isn't much to it - nothing to unlock, no special features, etc. It has almost no replay value, especially for a single player. After an hour or two, it's useless.
2) It is slow and buggy. There is often noticable lag between controller input and onscreen action. I have witnessed at least 3 separate bugs during the 4 times I have played it (and it wasn't worth playing more than 4 times).
3) It is limited to 2 players. Also, the Classic Tetris that it provides is only single-player.
4) The speed and difficulty advance far too quickly. Plus, since it saves each player's level, you are forced to play at the level at which you left off. Essentially, you hit a wall after a few games and cannot proceed. This "feature" does do a good job of allowing players of different skills to compete, but it was taken too far.
5) It has lame music and lackluster graphics.
For a great version of Tetris, see "The New Tetris" for the Nintendo64 - it's absolutely wonderful. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Nothing short of a masterpiece. To quote IGN: "This game not only revolutionizes the Zelda series, but the Action/Adventre genre as a whole."
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is the latest game in one of the most popular series in gaming history. This game takes and builds on the story of Ocarina of Time, occuring over 100 years after the "Hero of Time," our previous Link, saved the land of Hyrule from the evil Gannondorf. Now the land of Hyrule has once again been plunged into darkness, and it's people are waiting for the Hero of Time, a man dressed in green to return. When he does not, the people fear all is lost. It's about this time when our new hero turns 12 and puts on his own green outfit, a gift from his grandmother.
Gameplay:
If you've played Ocarina of Time, the controls should feel fairly familiar to you. This is because the game runs on what is essentially an upgraded Ocarina battle engine. The main difference is the C stick now controls the camera fully, and the camera, when working on its own, is much smarter. This elminates one of the main complaints from Ocarina, the bad camera angles. Link once again has a whole array of items to find and use on his quest, many that are familliar and some that are new. This mix keeps the game fresh.
Graphics:
Ever since the debut of the new graphical style of The Wind Waker, nicknamed "Cel-da," many people, myself included, have been sceptical. However, Nintendo did an excellent job, producing what is probably the first effective use of cell shaded graphics in the video game industry. In game, people's faces have a much more noticable emotion, which ads depth to the game as a whole. Moreover, the cell textures are much more rich than was anticipated, making the game almost a work of art.
Sound:
Sound is where most of the critics have voiced their complaints, as some of the music has a midi feel. However, with the use of many old sounds from Ocarina and A Link to the Past, I think the slightly midi sound makes all of the parts work together. It also brings back that classic Zelda feel that so many of us have come to love over the years.
Overall:
With as many side quests as there are, this is a massive game. Although it can be completed at a bare minimum in 20 hours or so, completing the game on the whole could easily take 40-50 hours, even with a guide. This highly anticipated game has exceeded expectations, and is the first must have title of 2003 for any system. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Best DBZ GBA Game Released. This game is SO awesome! It's so much better than the first LOG game in every way! This time, you can play as (and this is the order you unlock them in) Gohan, Piccolo, Vegeta, Trunks and Goku, and in the beginning, you play through a VERY shortened version of the History of Trunks that teaches you how to fight and stuff. You play through the Trunks Saga up to Cell Games, and there are SO many side quests, such as training with Master Roshi to achieve a character's Special Melee Attack, getting the Scouter and Enhanced Scouter (you get the Enhanced Scouter near the end of the game), heck, even finding an old man's Fish Bait gets you 1 out of the 25 Golden Capsules you need to find for Dr. Briefs! I highly recommend this game to anyone.
P.S.-Theres a bonus feature in the game! If you beat the Cell Games with Gohan, Piccolo, Vegeta, and Trunks at level 50 with their trophies (you don't have to worry about Gokus trophy because you automatically get his after the Cell Games), you can play as Hercule! Get him to level 50 and go to ZZTV Studios in West City to see the Alternate Ending to the game! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Wasn't as fun as I hoped. . Well I started playing this RPG game because I really liked Advance Wars and someone said if you loved Advance Wars you would like this too because it's also strategy. It's fun but it's also got major frustrations and disappointments. I started playing the game and thought: I don't like this game but maybe it will get better. It did get better and I started to like the game but I was never satisfied with the gameplay.
Ok first what's good:
It's got a lot of different types of characters such as humans of various classes and fairies, dragons, monsters of many sorts both male and female. It also has quiet a few spells to choose from for the different classes that use magic. The graphics are decent but not great. The fighting sequences are fun but get boring fairly quick and require a lot of clicking through confusing menus.
What I don't like: The battle navigation is too long and requires you to make too many clicks to get anything done. You even have to point your character in the right direction after moving him or her to a spot. Even turning off some display options like the useless experience points notification doesn't speed things up enough. Now experience what a mess that system is! Every single battle you face the enemies will always be within 1 or 2 levels above your highest character and the same level or 1 level below him. Everywhere throughout the map. It's like everyone in the world keeps up with you and your training. You get more experiece for attacking someone a higher level and very little for attacking someone the same or below. So your characters are always advancing at the same rate throughout the game(except new weak characters who rapidly jump up in level until they reach the level as everyone else) So going up a level is worthless because you never meet whimps who provide quick battles and you only use it to grow enough to use new spells, change classes, or use new weapons or armor. This is not a game to really explore. The routes are preset. There is no walking across the country side but rather just select one road from one city or site to the next. Many times you find yourself just moving back and forth from one city to the next and back again waiting to be attacked so that you can get more money to buy something or convince someone to join your team.
I played all the way until the very last end boss. GRRR. 5 battles each an hour long or more and you can suspend the game but never save it to a slot or go back to a city and get more supplies. Then the very last boss hits your guys and does trememous damage. I can't kill him and I don't want to even try again after 5 hours of battle just to get to him. And I had to create two teams to get through parts of the game I didn't like having to do that. Advance Wars I plan to play again because it was fun. This game is going into a drawer to collect dust. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Awesome. My family has always been big Simpsons fans and we were certainly glad to add this video game to our collection. In this video game there's... hidden wasp-shaped cameras?... weird crop shapes?... and alien mind-control cola? Something's "a-buzz" in Springfield. It's up to Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, and yes, even Apu to save the day.
There are over 40 different cars to choose from, but be on the lookout for hidden cars, like jet cars, monorails, monster trucks, and even R.C. cars.
Also, be on the lookout for collector cards that feature stuff from the hit tv show. They can also unlock these 2 rewards:
1. If you collect all 7 cards in one level, you'll unlock a new race track for the bonus racing game. To play the bonus racing game, select the Hot Wheels race track at the main menu (Where Homer is sleeping.)
2. Want to watch the lost episode of Itchy and Scratchy? Collect all 49 cards in the game, and return to Lisa's level. Trade the cards to the comic book guy, and he will give you the ticket. Then, go to the Aztec theater, and watch the excitement!
Overall, this is a very good Simpsons game and one I would recommend adding to your collection. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Even more Viewtiful than the first. I always found it odd that the second game didn't do better than the first <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Viewtiful-Joe-Gamecube/dp/B00009KO3S/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Viewtiful Joe - Gamecube</a>. I think the concept of Viewtiful Joe never really caught on. It can be hard to convince gamers that a sidescroller with a Power Rangers wannabe could be this awesome. When you explain to them how revolutionary the speed up, slow down, and other effects are, you just get blank stares. I think what also didn't help it was the game is just so damn hard. Both 1 & 2 will humiliate gamers in easy/kids mode. But make no mistake, the this is a unique and fantastic series with top of the line graphics and gameplay.
This time around, you get to play as Joe and/or his girlfriend Sylvia. You will see a lot of old bosses as well as some new ones. There's a lot more vehicles you can use this time around, and all are just a pure joy to use. Then there's Sylvia. I ended up liking her more than old Joe. She has her own powers and most importantly a gun. This gives her great distance attacks, something about that just feels so right in this game.
You may have skipped this one because you heard it was just more of the same. And it definitely is that. But it's bigger, more fun, and generally even better crafted than the first. Just like the first, story is engaging but doesn't take itself too seriously, and that's it's charm. The gameplay is more varied thanks to Sylvia and all those new vehicles. It's a longer and better game. And keep in mind that the first game was pretty much perfect and you get how high praise that is.
Bottom line, this is one of the best games you will ever play if you give it a chance. And I would actually recommend that you play this one first then go back and play the first if you liked it. It's just more bang for your buck, and the story is explained at the start of the game and is so simple that you won't feel like you are not getting things. So if you played the first and liked it, buy this. If you haven't played the first, buy this. Any self respecting gamer should not miss out on this series. I would also STRONGLY recommend that you put the game on easy/kids mode. The adult/hard difficulty will make it almost impossible to beat for the first time player. Pretty important. And play the GameCube version if you can, as the game was designed for the GameCube controller, and you can tell the difference. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Rays of light give birth to shadows, revealing the way"---temple plaque. For several months I was obsessed with this game. I logged over 40 hours of playing time and probably more like 60 counting the times I left the game w/o saving because I missed something, couldn't get passed a boss, or wanted to cheat my way at the slot machine at Tolbi Springs--and that was with the aid of a walkthrough. I can't imagine how long it would take to conquer this monster game w/o one; there are so many places to go, hidden things to uncover, and useful powers to master. Since Golden Sun was my first role-playing game, I needed all the help I could get.
I loved this game! I was disappointed that there was no conclusion to the story here (that is on the sequel Golden Sun: The Lost Age), but then I realized that I would just need to play more GS, and the more is better when it comes to a game like this. It is very complicated and, at times, incredibly challenging but, with a detailed walkthrough, even a novice like me whose previous proudest video game moment was beating Pitfall II on my Atari 2600 can become a GS master (or mistress as it were). I love that you can save the game almost anytime save for during a battle. You can even save in the middle of a puzzle so you can get tricky parts out of the way and just focus on the next. I wish all games were like that.
You start out as a kid named Isaac (you can customize the name; in fact, if you hit the select button a bunch of times at the start, you can name all the characters). Isaac lives with his mom in a town called Vale. Right away, there is danger lurking as the peaceful town will eventually be destroyed by a giant boulder. A kid named Felix will be swept away in a stream (he will be key to the sequel). You and buddy Garet meet two mysterious adepts, Saturos and Menardi, who are up to no good. They challenge you to a fight. Being just kids with no fighting psynergy, you have no chance. This defeat inspires you and Garet to build up your powers in the aftermath of the avalanche. There is a lot of dialog at the beginning which may make the game appear slow and boring but, be patient, the game will have you hooked before long.
You will use the psynergy you acquire through the game in fighting and, especially, in completing certain tasks like lifting, moving, and carrying heavy objects, turning puddles into ice, and reading minds to help you in your adventure. You also have Djinn: cute little creatures who can fight for you or protect you in battle or, if placed on stand-by, can summon the planets to give you enormous powers. By the time you face Saturos and Menardi again at the end of the game, some 40 hours of logged playing time later, you will have no trouble leveling your revenge.
The final boss isn't all that hard, even the Fusion Dragon they unleash. I defeated them twice, first try each time. The most difficult boss is Deadbeard who lives on a sunken ship at the bottom of the dungeon on Crossbone Island. It took me forever to beat this guy! The trick (and this trick can be used on other big bosses) is to alternate Djinn Flash (with Garet) and Ground (with Isaac) to limit the damage and fight only with Ivan using attack Djinn and summons while Mia is primarily used for healing. This strategy takes a long time--maybe 40 minutes--but it works!
What I like the most about this game are all the neat places you see, various tasks you complete, and all that cool music you hear. There is a different tune for almost every place you visit. I would actually like a CD of all the different GS tunes. You do not have to complete GS to play Lost Age, but I highly recommend it as I recommend getting a thorough, detailed walkthrough. You will get the most out of the game and, before long, you will have mastered both! Good luck adept! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Very Disappointed Overall. I loved the original Harvest Moon game for the Nintendo 64, and have enjoyed all the other versions (Playstation 1 & GameBoy) that have been released up until this one. I was very excited when I found out that there was a new Harvest Moon coming out for the GameCube, just to find after I purchased the game that I really, really disliked it. The graphics were beautiful, but that was pretty much the only thing I enjoyed. It was too different from the other games for me, I guess. I didn't like the layout of the farm and the town, and I didn't like the town's characters very much because they were a bit on the odd side. Working the farm had always been fun in the other versions but in this one it was not at all enjoyable, and I really hated the way you had to cut the grass for fodder this time around- it was so annoying how you would have to search around the field to find the grass that was tall enough to cut instead of just waiting until one area was ready to be cut down. I guess the best way to sum it up is to say that I bought the game because I had such success with the previous titles in the series, but in the end I felt kind of cheated and disappointed. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Cool Game for All Ages. I am an "old woman" according to my children (I'm 40).
I have been playing Harvest Moon FOMT on my Gameboy Advance (yes, I have one of my own), and I love it! My husband always laughs at me because I play it all the time. He doesn't mind though, because he just bought the GameCube version for me a couple days ago.
This new game is very intriguing. I love the graphics and the music. The cow already seems to love me, so I guess I'm on the right track. It's a little more complicated than the GBA version, so I'm still learning how to play. What I've seen so far is really cool. I think I've found a new favorite game. Up until now, I have concentrated on Animal Crossing on my GameCube. It's nice to have another fun game for my GameCube system. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
BAD. Really, be honest. This has got to be the WORST LucasArts game out there, besides the fact that they all are really horrible. The game has no real objective, besides get the bounty on an alien, while shooting five hundred others that look exactly alike. The gameplay is like a broken record. 1st, you scan an alien. 2nd you capture him dead or alive. 3rd repeat the process for 18 levels, while being blasted by dozens of other aliens that don't die until they have about fifty red hot laser beams in them. I really fooled myself buying this without renting it first...I wasted --- dollars on a game that isn't worth two. The long and the short of it? Do not buy this game, unless you like to be driven to the nearest padded room in a white coat... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
And the score is no longer perfect. Kurplunk. If you wanna add to the noise and give me yet another bad vote for my review, so be it. But I didn't understand this game at all. I was looking for a strategy RPG and this mess didn't cut it at all.
Although the characters as a whole in this series are very intriguing, especially the fire dude, this game was flat out weird and confusing.
And it's not fun. Take my word for it! It's abysmal and such.
I really tried to get into it, but I didn't understand all of it! And when I played, I was like, this is it? I gotta fight this zombie dude, and that's it? And he was kinda hard. It seemed very hard and was frustrating, so I sold it!
1 star. Not fun at all.
1 star. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of the best RPGs of all time. As a hardcore RPG gamer, I Absolutely love Skies Of Arcadia in overall gameplay quality. It guarantees at least 60 hours of gameplay, with a unique turn-based battle system utilizing party conformity as well individual party member abilities. It even incorporates non party member involvement in delivering the final blow. The game's story takes place in the distant future where what land is left floats in the sky after the cataclysm that destroyed the world that was consumed by greed. In this future, you will follow Vyse and Aika, two sky pirates who leave home on an adventure one day to find that the men of their homeland has been captured by the Valuan Empire and are due to be executed, and lead off to save their families and ultimately the world from the Valuans who seek to use the same ancient technology that destroyed the world in the past to control it. This is a game that any RPG fan would enjoy and it ranks up along side Final Fantasy and the Tales Series in overall gameplay. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The oppening sequence says it all. . . . GORY!! Granted I just purchased the game yesterday, haven't read any reviews, and only played it for about a half-hour, but it is pretty sweet. The graphics are excellent, especially the grass which flows nicely when you walk through it, or when the wind blows it. Unfortunately, the wind isn't the only thing that blows in this game. The contolls are horrible and will definitly take a long time or even the experienced gamer to get a handle on. But I am sure we can all overcome this problem and enjoy the murder and mayhem that is killing futuristic dinosaurs with nuclear wepons and a bow and arrow. . . ENJOY!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Unique and fun experience that fixes the few flaws of the first outing. Seriously, no reviews for this game? Well, it deserves one, at least.
First off, the Pikmin games are beautiful, but not in the sense one usually thinks of when you hear "beautiful" game; there are no sprawling desert or tundra vistas, no realistically rendered human faces - but there is a unique "intricateness" to every environment. It's the kind of beauty you'd find under a magnifying glass rather than through a telescope or gun sight. The art style is kind of reminds me of the stop-motion claymation of Ray Harryhousen, actually, only in smooth moving richly colored video game form. It still has some of the best water I've ever seen in a video game.
It's a "cute" sort of strategy-exploration-adventure game, though the premise is admittedly less pressing than the first one. In the first game, captain Olimar crash landed on the planet of the Pikmin (A long since post-human Earth, it seems), and had to recover the parts of his ship to escape. Now, upon his return to his home-world, he finds himself out of a job unless he agrees to head a return mission to hunt for treasure. The treasure, of course, is mostly old forgotten shoestrings and doodads of human origin (as Olimar is about the size of a quarter, and the Pikmin smaller still).
The core game-play is still the same as in the first Pikmin, so I'm sure there are reviews for that. What I want to say isn't so much THAT this game does deserve to be in your Gamecube or Wii library (it does), but WHY it does rather than the first one.
First, this game is notably bigger than the first one. There are multiple underground "dungeons" to explore, there are two new types of Pikmin you can mutate your Pikmin into, the "over-world" areas themselves seem bigger with more in them, etc. Also, while the first game had a sort of annoying Majora's-Mask-esque 30 day time limit to it (you had to escape before Olimar's life-support system ran out of juice), that is mostly gone in this game as I recall. Time is still an important element in day to day exploring, but there is no overarching limit on how long you have and there is no necessary end to the game. You can just stay on the Pikmin planet exploring forever!
Also, there is now a multiplayer vs. mode, and it can be HILARIOUSLY entertaining. There is just enough of a SSBB element of randomness to it that perfectly complements the inherent humorousness of strategically marshaling little pea-sized candy-colored troopers with flowers on their heads to utterly CRUSH your opponent's forces in mortal combat.
I'm a little peeved that Nintendo decided to re-release an English Wii version of the first Pikmin, rather than this much perfected second installment. I've got what I believe to be a pretty good library of Gamecube games - Resident Evil 4, Viewtiful Joe, Metroid Prime, Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance, to name some of the standouts. I guess it's been so long now I might say, "Oldies but goodies". 27 in total, just having counted them now.
Pikmin 2 comes in as my second favorite (Viewtiful Joe coming in third RIGHT behind it), some way after Resident Evil 4 as first favorite (and not counting the LoZ collector's edition that has both OoT and MM, since they were both originally for the N64).
In short, the first Pikmin was a truly unique sort of game that couldn't really be called "great" just because it was lacking a few of the right things and had some of the wrong things. This is the same unique game, only bigger, with all of the former and none of the latter. It is a great game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
very nostalgic feel. This game doesnt mess around it will chew you up and spit you out, its one tough cookie and takes no prisoners. this may be because the controls are just alittle funny but the feel of the game is great every thing has a comic book style to it as well as the complex weapon system (for the gamecube (I mean you have attachments and crossbows)) and the gameplay reminds me of the N64 007 goldeneye game, which, for me, is high praise. Im sure once I get accustomed to the controls this will quickly become one of my personal classics. Ubisoft is great I love most of their more recent games as well and as of playing one of their older games I can say I am now a fan of the company. Good work, thank you for all the great releases over the years. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Got Evil. Resident Evil has always been a great series, drawing you into a b-horror movie world and not letting go until the end credits roll. A terrific narrative has been building over the many sequels, introducing more and more characters and showing us how deep Umbrella's rabbit hole really goes. Now we get to see what transpired before the mansion incident. We get to see Rebecca Chambers star and play zombie-blasting heroine, complete with a new sidekick. New mutants await, too, but that's a given. the visuals in Zero look to surpass even the Resident evil remake released on the Cube earlier this year, and that game was all ace graphics. These graphics will make your eyes salivate and beg for more. This game is the best reason to go buy a gamecube if you're still waiting for a decent, even remotely enjoyable game for your X(tralarge)-box. Go buy. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Nice game. Deadly alliance is the fifth fighting MK.
Pros
Konquest, the tutorial mode is somewhat awkward and bothersome and at times difficult.
Buying in the Krypt is fun for a while.
Most of the returning characters.
Three disciplines for each character, one of them is weapon based.
Fairly easy for beginners.
IMHO Kenshi is probably the best new MK character since MK2. Li Mei, Nitara and Frost are just OK.
Cons
The graphics are unimpressive.
The multi kurrency gets annoying really fast.
Some kombos are really complicated, nearly impractical unless you have the time and willingness to master them
Multi-Discipline Kombos, IMHO these are the worts kind of kombos, mainly because I find the L and R button unsuitable for a fighting game
I don't believe that the GameCube control was designed thinking about fighting games. But this is no failure of MK itself.
Bo' Rai Cho, Mavado, Drahmin and Hsu Hao are probably the worst new characters ever. Mokap is just a bad idea.
This game doesn't include some popular characters like Liu Kang, Jade, Mileena and Baraka.
No online play.
New characters
Blaze
Bo' Rai Cho
Drahmin
Frost
Hsu Hao
Kenshi
Li Mei
Mavado
Mokap
Moloch
Nitara
Returning characters
Cyrax
Jax Briggs
Johnny Cage
Kano
Kitana
Kung Lao
Quan Chi
Raiden
Reptile
Scorpion
Shang Tsung
Sonya Blade
Sub-Zero
OK, maybe this game is already too dated; maybe you should already consider buying MK Armageddon instead, if you have a PS2.
IMHO, if you have a GameCube and you like fighting games, I'd recommend Soul Calibur 2. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A Fun Game. This game is a lot of fun. In fact, I think I had more fun than my kid did. It took me a while to get use to the control as I am not an expert game player. When I first turned the game on the characters were kind of weird looking but then I just got use to seeing them the way they are. Voices are good. In the beginning you only have a few characters to choose from (I like Gingy, lol) and you must do well in the races in order to unlock the other characters. There is also a battle mode that my kid likes because he can "beat me up". I bought this game so my son and I can play together. My kid is 6 and he is just getting into playing games and with this game we can play and learn together. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A decent, if short, adventure side-scroller. I enjoyed this game. The interface is simple enough to figure out that I managed to teach my mother (non-gamer) to use it. I had no problems with visibility, but I should also mention that I played this on a DS Lite and so was able to tweak the backlight settings to something I could see given the room's lighting conditions. A friend I loaned it to who was playing it on her Game Boy Advance was having difficulty seeing it, though I should perhaps also state that she is in her 40s and needs reading glasses. She already has issues with seeing small text (and the text is quite small).
The puzzles were relatively straight-forward, though I did have to cheat and look at a walk-through on a couple of different occasions when I thought I had done everything and talked to everyone, but then realized that I missed something. The graphics are reasonably good and the sound was adequate. The music got a little repetative (I muted it) and there were only very intermittant sound effects such as opening drawers.
My only hint to those who are trying to play it is this: write down all of the clues you run across, even if you don't understand them or think they aren't important. They are and they will make sense when you need them. And look at everything *very* closely. There were some items that had more than 2 clues on them that were spaced close together. That would be when I had to resort to a walk-through.
My only criticism of the game (and it's not a huge one) is the absolute lack of ability to save and the relativley short length. There are a couple of "chapters" that function sort of like save points, but not as well. When you finish a chapter, it gives you a password that lets you start at the beginning of the next chapter if you turn it off. This means that if you do have to stop, you will lose any items that you have gained that are not supposed to exist at the beginning of that chapter. On the bright side, the game is structured so that you can't easily gain any items that aren't supposed to exist in that chapter, so you usually don't lose much ground.
This lack of save points didn't actually inconvenience me because the game only took me 6 hours to beat. Of course, that was with the help of a decent walk-through. It might have been more annoying if I'd had the self-control to struggle with a problem for more than 15 minutes or so. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
NO. ... I rented this game because of other reviews but the graphics aren't that great. The graphics are like Super Mario 64. The buttons are so darn confusing. Once I tried to seperate my pikmin in colours and they all ran away. The Game is to short it's a game that most people would beat in one day. The story line is Your rocket gets hit by an asteroid and you land on a weird planet. Your oxygen supplie will only last you 30 pikmin days. You lost thirty parts of your ship that spread out all over the pikmin world. One pikmin day is like 15 minutes so that means you only get 450 minutes of gameplay! One other thing If you use all 30 days and you've only found 29 or less parts you die and have to start a new game. You don't even fight you don't controll the pikmin. You just stand there while they kill the bad guy ( boring ). If you don't believe me still don't buy the game just rent it you'll see. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Excellent game. After much waiting, wailing, and gnashing of teeth from its owners, the GameCube finally got its own RPG. And what an RPG it got!
GAMEPLAY: SUPERB
This game is absurdly fun to play. Control in both the overworld, dungeons, and battle is effortless, with the controller utilized to good effect in almost every instance. Item use and character development are easy to control. However, if you want, you can get very particular about your character's growth thanks to the 'title' system. The Strike/Technical divide, which is poorly explained by the manual and the game, also allows for a more general way of controlling your character's growth. The application of EX gems and their associated skills allows still finer control of your character's abilities. But again, you can play the game very well and have a lot of fun without getting too deeply into any of this.
The real-time battle system will be a bit confusing to those used to the more standard turn-based gameplay of other console RPGs. The learning curve is pretty shallow, however, and the inability to directly control the other members of your party is not as much a handicap as you might think. The AI is reasonably intelligent (though the characters sometimes position themselves oddly or run around for no apparent reason), and if necessary the player can command them to use particular skills using either controller shortcuts or the battle menu.
The learning curve for controlling a given character, as I said, is very shallow... you can learn to control Lloyd, Kratos, Zelos, and Sheena in only one or two battles. Regal, Presea, and Collette require a bit more work (or at least they did for me), and Genis and Raine will be hardest (mainly because they're useless as melee fighters, and everyone else is either primarily melee or at least useful for it). Carefully assigning your battle skills to your controller and preparing unison attacks will allow you to create combos and special attacks that look awesome, but it's just as fun to assign a few stock skills and wail away on your opponents.
Again, battle strategy is as deep as you want it to be. The game sets defaults which are reasonably useful, but if you desire it, you can adjust strategies to fit your own approach to battle. Also, you have the ability to adjust individual strategies in battle through the menu, or switch the whole group to an alternate strategy through D-pad shortcuts. As with other aspects of the game, battle strategy is scalable to your level of interest and expertise.
I have not tried multiplayer, but I have seen complaints that the tendency of the camera to zoom in on Player 1 in battle detracts from the experience. Multiplayer for this sort of game is an iffy prospect anyway, and the AI is sufficiently competent that you don't NEED your pals to pick up controllers, so I don't view this as a weakness.
The gameplay unites RPG strategy with good old-fashioned button-mashing fun, and that makes for a great experience, IMHO.
STORY: SUPERB
With the caveat 'for a game', as always. Despite some cheesy lines (and I mean REALLY cheesy), the story of the game is nicely plotted, and most of the characters behave believably. The twists in the story are both interesting and plausible, and the game makes effective use of foreshadowing without being ridiculously heavy-handed about it. The only problem is that you have to devote some time to the game before the plot picks up; the first part of the game makes it seem like it's going to be the standard 'beat the dungeons and save the world' story that's been standard on consoles since the first Legend of Zelda game.
GRAPHICS: EXCELLENT
Cel-shading. Some love it on general principle, some hate it on general principle. If you belong to either category, I can't help you. However, if you like a game that just looks good, then you won't go wrong with this one. The overworld graphics are rather bland (and the black-blob monsters in the overworld are atrocious), but everything else is very nice. The choice to use blurring as a method of introducing perspective was a mistake, but this is the only complaint I can level against the cutscenes and town areas. The character designs are pretty standard (slender build + narrow chin + absurd hair) for anime, except for Regal. Monster designs, however, are generally good, and the appearance of the special moves in battle is good overall and fantastic in a few cases. As long as you're not a cel-hater, this game will be lots of fun to look at.
AUDIO: EXCELLENT
Most of the voice acting is good (the post-battle exclamations particularly so). However, the guy playing Kratos sounds like he has a head cold, which makes his delivery fairly weak. The music is passable; not really inspiring (until the end credits, which inexplicably have much better music than most of the game), but not distracting. A few places have really catchy tunes associated with them, however (Katz Village), and generally the music is at least nice to listen to. The main weakness, however, is the z-skits, which should have had voiceover (and apparently did in the Japanese version). A few lines here and there are over-emoted, but generally voiceover quality is high.
REPLAYABILITY: EXCELLENT
An abundance of side-quests and mini-games (although these tend to be of little interest to me), the Grade system, and the ability to reshape the story in several places makes this game a lot of fun to play multiple times. Winning it once might take 60-80 hours, but in all likelihood you'll want to win it at least twice, and maybe more times than that.
OVERALL: SUPERB (92%)
Hours of excellent gameplay and an engaging story are paired with eye-pleasing graphics and surprisingly good voice acting. If you have a Gamecube, this is an excellent choice. Hopefully Namco will be releasing future 'Tales' series games over here as well. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An Amazing However Short Adventure. Having never played the first 'Metal Gear Solid' for the PSX I was happy Konami decided to let Nintendo port it to the Gamecube.
This is a game full of story. In fact there may only be 4 hours of game play compared to the 5 hours of cut scenes and codec dialog. Sure some of it is cheesy, or drawn out, but over all this game has one of the best stories you can find in a game.
The graphics are a huge improvement over its PSX counterpart, but they are only on par with 'Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'. In fact I'd say they are a tad bit worse. Some of the character faces look weird up close, and the codec uses hand drawn art instead of 3D models like in 'Sons of Liberty'.
The voice acting is top notch. In fact it's hard to find a finer performance in a game. You won't find Keanu Reeves caliber acting here.... Like woah!
The controls suit the Gamecube controller quite well. 'A' is used to fire your weapon. 'B' takes care of your non-weapon attacks. 'X' toggles standing up/laying down. 'Y' climbs on objects, and is used to hang off ledges. 'Z' is held down to go into first person view. However I prefer to go into options and change it to toggle. Finally 'L' and 'R' are used to equip items and weapons. The codec is brought up by pressing Start+A, and the map is brought up by pressing Start+B.
All in all 'Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes' is a great adventure. If you can sit through the long cut scenes and codec sequences you'll really enjoy the deep story and great game play. If you can't sit through long periods of downtime then this may not be your game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
I Can Do Without The Accessories. I should of just bought the $20 case that Amazon offers. Because I never touch the accessories. That was $20 wasted. I thought I would use the car adapter. But, I don't because I get sick playing the GBA SP in the car. I guess it's because I am not a kid.
The only way I would use the adapter for the car would be just to charge my GBA SP. Like, if I am going somewhere to spend the night & don't want to charge the GBA SP when I get there I can charge it in the car to save gaming time.
Overall, I would give the case it self five stars & I would give the accessories one star. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
but I was disappointed in that I could not enter my own codes . Does what it's supposed to, but I was disappointed in that I could not enter my own codes as one could with previous Action Replay products. It supports a wide variety of games, but I was looking to add cheats for Phantasy Star Online for the Gamecube as it does not come with it. The online servers are shut down, so there really isn't a reason to prevent cheating on it as you can only play it offline. Very disappointed, but it did have cheats for all my other games.
Some games I have though, I found were actually lacking cheats I wanted that I could easily have found online, and the inability to put them in just frustrated me.
The advertised cheats for other out of region games though are also lacking, the lists being very short on the Japanese side, and the European list hosts a number of obvious spelling errors and unexplained caps lock on a number of titles. I can't say whether these work or not as I don't really import gamecube games.
If you can, I suggest you try to find the older Action Replay product that allows you to input your own codes and titles. It might not be compatible with the Wii, and it might cost a bit more, but I far recommend it over this one. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A daring revisit through time. Mickey Mania was one of the last games Sony had created before the company went on to make the Playstation.
The first level takes you to the iconic Steamboat Willie cartoon. However, if you think that the first level is supposed to be simple, think again. There are numerous obstacles that are most likely to hurt you. If you get hit, you are only invincible for half a second. What makes the gameplay become fun is when you start collecting these spheres and then later throw them at enemies. You soon encounter ol' timey Pete, but he actually isn't the boss. Hit him 4 times and use him as a spring to bounce over a pile of crates. The REAL first boss is the machinery. You must destroy 4 gears by hitting them 5 times (3 times for the top ones) The boss, at first, plays incredibly hard, since the crates drop bombs on you. However, you don't find out til later to figure out that you can just jump to avoid getting blown up. After the boss, Mickey appears with Steamboat Willie. Then the text says "Congratulations! Mickey has rescued Steamboat Willie!" What? He was kidnapped?
The second level is, one of my favorites, The Mad Doctor. Right when you encounter a skeleton, things get hard. When the skeletons get destroyed, their bones fly up and fall down, but you actually had to avoid colliding with them. There are several portions of this level. After the first part, the second part contains rope swinging over lava. The third has you ride a runaway mine cart, but you must jump over the incoming spike balls. If things can't get any harder for you, you're lucky to know that the fourth portion lets you take a break as you run through a spiral staircase killing bats and jumping over barrels (Donkey Kong inspiration). It's easier than the previous parts...and it looks better than them, too, as that part is presented in fake 3D. There's also this part where you must perform chemistry. The downside here is that if you push it to the stool without the 3 layers you have to put in, the only decision is to kill yourself. The Mad Doctor doesn't seem like a very hard boss until you attack. If hit, he throws full flasks all over the place.
The third level is Moose Hunters. If you don't follow Pluto on this one, you're dead. Countless tree branches and boulders would fall on you. Moose would also gallop towards you at certain times. After beating the first part, things get easier, yet awkward. You now have to run away from a moose in a beautifully stupid fake 3D level.
The Lonesome Ghosts is your fourth level. Going up certain staircases would make them turn into a ramp. There are tilting platforms that you must tilt in the right direction to go on. The second part is annoying. You have to balance on a barrel while the house is being flooded. As you make your way towards left, the third barrel would sink, but if you get closer to the left, the water stops. That's the annoying part: The water. If you jump in, you lose your life automatically basically.
Mickey and the Beanstalk is graphically colorful. There's not a lot of hard stuff in here. Although I must admit the dragonflies are annoying. When you get to the first huge enemy, you'd think it'd be a boss since boss music is playing, but no. You must hop on a ladybug. The ladybug speeds away from the "boss" extremely. Once you reach the giant's house, there's a plate with Jello on it. You have to push it towards the wall, but you probably won't know it at first, since it's a big object to push.
Now...the Prince and the Pauper....it's the hardest and final level of the game. You swing, you kill, all that stuff. Unfortunately, I can't explain anymore since you must find about this on your own. Good luck.
Overall, if you are a die-hard fan of platform games, Mickey Mouse, or you just want a major challenge, go ahead and buy this game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Bad Quality. For a 'new' controller, I expected better. As soon as I got it I noticed dirt in between the edges and around the controller. It definitely is not new. It is probably refurbished I thought. Then I said, wow this is there definition of new.
I mainly bought this controller for SSBM on the Gamecube. I am trying to get better at is so I can play in tournaments. I thought I'd start buy purchasing my own controller. As I was playing with my roommate, The skin on the left control stick came loose and peeled off easily. The buttons were already broken in. That is alright but c'mon I expected brand new! Not used and priced for 40 bucks. It still works but I feel like I wasted money when I could have bought a 10 one and gotten the same flippin controller.
So now I'm thinking, I guess no one sells legitimately new controllers anymore so maybe I shouldn't be so upset. Well for crying out loud, if there are no more new controllers, the least you could do is let me know by listing all of them as USED. Clearly my controller is used because no new controller should feel like it's been broken in.
Maybe I got a used controller by accident, maybe my order got messed up on the way over to my house. Or maybe their definition of new is not the same as mine which leads me to write this review.
Please don't email me giving me excuses or telling me I'm wrong. The fact is: I bought what I was told was a New controller and didn't receive that. Thank you and have a nice day. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An excellent Controller that looks nice with black or indago. There has been much trash talk about Nintendo's Gamecube controller. The Spice controller is very cool looking, and goes well with your Indigo and Jet Black Cubes as well as the future Spice Cube. I as many others prefer it's egronomically friendly shape and controller buttons over PS2's and Xbox's generic design and comfort. Nintendo's goal was to make the controller so that you don't even recgonize that you are using it. They got it right. The oversized A button is perfectly placed, as is the X, Y, L, R, and Start/Pause buttons. The C stick and Digital control pad are placed well for small as well as larger hands, but it still could be a little bigger for the largest of hands. The analog pad is taken off the GBA (Game Boy Advance) which is too small to begin with. But they packed alot into this controller with the built in vibrator and all, not to mention Nintendo Quality. Overall, the best controller out there that you can buy! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
THE BEST HANDHELD RPG YET. When I got the game I thought, "Oh, just another RPG." Well, I was way wrong! This game is totally cool!
Here's what I rate it: (1-5)
Gameplay-5
Music-5
Sound Effects-4.5
Graphics-5
Addictiveness-5.5
This game is so much fun you start playing at 8:00 AM and stop at noon! You play as Isaac, Ivan, Garet, and Mia. They are adepts of psynergy, a special power alowing you to summon attacks such as Earthquake, and Plasma, and Ice Horn. Adebts are those who master elemental attacks of a certain element. Isaac is an Earth adept and Garet is a fire adpet. You can also recieve small creatures known as Djinn. Djinn are creatures that control a certain element. When you attack with them then later on your next turn your can summon them to unleash a superior elemental attack!
If you want a good RPG get this game!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Dreamcast's Best Known Arcade-port. Sega's famed Dreamcast console was definitely known for its wide variety of game styles. 2-D Fighters, Survival Horror, Platformer, Racer, Arcade, etc. Crazy Taxi is one of the best under the Arcade category.
However, if you are looking for a game you can play hours on end, I wouldn't recommend this one. I got bored of it in around 10-12 minutes, But rather you are a casual gamer of not, this is a nice addition to your Dreamcast library, as it is one of the classics, and if you are very short on time, you can mess around inside of the game's two well-designed worlds.
This game also has quite a humorous side. Hearing the driver and the passenger shouting back and forth betwixt each other while your driving is an experience that's very laughable.
Another notable side to this game is the music. The songs are great, The Offspring rarely fails to impress me. However, there are only 4 songs in the game. After playing the game 20 or 30 minutes, you'll have the songs memorized, and then the game starts to feel a bit more repetitive.
I myself think this game is worth buying for 15 dollars or less. If you can't find it that cheap on Dreamcast, it was ported to GameCube and PS2, and later to Xbox Live Arcade * I don't know if PSN has it*. Still, keep in mind, this game is not worth dishing out the huge dollars for, just a little cash for a quick fun ride. Just like an Arcade game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great compliment to the Retro Duo. My main jams are the NES/SNES/Genesis. I've just bought a v3.0 retro duo for my garage and wished I could play my Genesis stuff out there as well. This thing fills that void. If you use this with a Retro Duo v3.0 you don't need the included AV cable. Just plug it in to your SNES slot. Seems like a decent "genesis on a chip" as I really don't notice any issues. The sound seems accurate although every so often I'll notice a small graphical glitch but nothing insane.
I recommend having the original systems in your possession but if you don't feel like rounding up another genesis for another room then this totally fits the bill. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
NOT GREAT BUT A GOOD SOLID GAME. Hello customers, I don't do many reviews but when I do it is honest. If you are expecting a exact clone of No Mercy then this is not the game for you. It is a mixture of No Mercy and Smackdown. This game is an alright game. You have updated rosters, very detailed presentation and easy conrtol scheme and new features. Although it does not have some things that are on Smackdown 3 like going backstage and commentary. But really i'm kinda glad that commentary is not on there because i've played Smackdown 3 and the commentary gets very old really fast. Hearing the same thing over and over gets annoying. It's like playing with your baby brother or sister whining in your ear. Anyway as far as going backstage that is a disappointment. Their is no story mode or blood either. Some theme songs are not the real ones some have to do with copyright/license issues. But don't feel all that bad because Smackdown 3's story mode only lasts for about 5 matches and these wrestling games don't have blood. Anyway advantages are easy conrtol scheme. You can get the hang of it in about a half hour. Also Wrestlemania X8 is more like how it is really like when watching wrestling. Smackdown is more of an arcade type style and it is fast. But Wrestlemania X8 has a slower gameplay making it more interesting and you can counter any move, even specials like they do in real-life, but you have to time your counter else it won't work. Match types are Iron-Man macthes and you have a new 60 minute battle. No more one on one TLC matches. You can make it a triple threat brawl. Also if you have ever played any smackdown game you notice in a hell in the cell match there is no space between the ring and the cell like it is in real life. There are much more matches also and you can unlock stuff in carrer mode. Anyway I recommend this game to any wrestling fan and even if you have only a slight interest in the wrestling. But if you can't take my word for it than rent the game first. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
smooth and seamless gameplay, beautiful to the eye. Smooth and seamless, the game transitions from one stage to the next without a single second of load time at all. The game graphics are without a doubt one of the best to date, with several million polygons used for every character you see... all fully 3d, and moving well above a constant 60 frames a second without any signs of slowdown. It's obvious that the developers put an incredible amount of work into the detail of the environment- easily the most atmospheric of any game i've played, there isn't a single corner that hasn't been intricately hand crafted to perfection. The game play is surprisingly smooth and unlike any first person shooter, but instead plays more along the platform genre where jumps are done easily and the controls are fairly intuitive without much of an emphasis on shooting skills like your typical doom game. Definitely a top notch adventure game that I will continue to be glued to for the next two weeks. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not what you think. I LOVE this game!!! When it first starts, you think -- oh no, not a BABY TYPE GAME! Then you start to play...It becomes very addictive. I bought this game not too long ago and I can't put it down! I'm always trying to beat the computer! It has excellent graphics and moves through the game smoothly. It has 4 different "lands" you can go to or you can go through all 4 "lands" like a marathon. I find this game even more addictive than the original Tetris! Sure, most of it it set up like a board game--but then you realize that you are acting as one with your M&M and trying to beat the other(s). I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great Looking, But a Little Frustrating. I am a huge Star Wars devotee, and although I am very impressed with the graphics of this game, it's really the only flawless thing about it.
Now I mean it, the graphics are a perfect 10/10, it looks and even sounds like you are playing the movie, right down to the scratches on the surface of the massive Star Detroyer as it spits out dozens of Tie Fighters at you.
That being said, as far as replay value and interesting bonuses, there is nothing it has over the original version of the game. It is much harder, the secrets are FEWER and more painstaking to unlock, and the controls leave much to be desired. Often you can't tell if your ship is speeding up or slowing down when you press brake or speed boost- it usually just cruises along at the generic speed it's stuck on. And if a craft starts following you, the "camera angle" suddenly and awkwardly forces your ship far away and puts the pursuing vehicle in the foreground, making depth perception impossible. Missions with a great deal of Tie Fighters get old really fast when you can't tell if you're going to crash into something because your ship is just a tiny speck in the distance.
Also, although it is freeing and fun to fly missions in outer space more often instead of over land (like so many levels in Rogue Squadron 1) there is a lot of debris in outer space levels. So much, in fact, that often you have to use an infra-red-like targeting screen to find enemies to shoot at, making the outstanding graphics work done on the spacecraft and backgrounds pointlessly dark and distorted. There is an awesome-looking level in a nebula cloud, but you'll lose if you look at it for more than half a second.
It also would have been nice to have some kind of story, or at least a pilot with a "career" of sorts like in the original PC X-Wing game that came out in the mid-nineties. As it is, your only rewards for playing this game are getting to fly different vehicles in levels you already played for hours till they drove you crazy, a few unlockable levels that are pretty neat looking but are only entertaining until you beat them, and the old bronze/silver/gold medal thing from the first Rogue Squadron game that does nothing but rank you in an Arcade-like Top Score list.
This game is definately worth it for the graphics, don't get me wrong. But in the end it's just more of the same thing you had with the Nintendo 64 Rogue Squadron, except a lot harder and aside from looking at the pretty pictures a bit less replay value. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A culturally unique game that deserves more recognition. Shenmue is a artistic masterpiece by Yu Suzuki, a unique experience like no other. In this game you take control of a young Japanese man named Ryo who is on a quest to search for his father's killer. Like a detective you ask people for clues and information at your own pace. All the while to kill time you can do extracurricular activities like practicing martial arts, drinking sodas, collecting capsule toys, taking care of a kitten, or playing games at the local arcade.
Yu Suzuki set out to create a game in which the player can immerse themselves in. A key aspect that plays a huge role in it immersion is the music. When you are out and about exploring with Ryo the music really grabs you. During story related cutscenes the music always matches the situation perfectly. I've read that during the development process music was created first before anything else. As a way to inspire and motivate the staff to come up with ideas for the game. This to me is a form of art that totally delivered in the finished product.
In the title of my review I label it a culturally unique game. The city of Yokosuka in Shenmue is actually based on a real city in Japan. Taking place there you actually learn a bit about Japanese culture. It actually inspires me to want to visit these locations in Japan. If a game can do that then you know it's something special.
Another cool thing is it's set in the 80's which really can add a sense of nostalgia if you grew up in that era. Like in my case I'm a big fan of martial arts flicks seeing many Jacky Chan and Donnie Yen movies. To me this game was like living out a martial arts adventure from a movie.
Shenmue is not for everyone, especially those who don't have patience and need instant gratification. It's a game with no in-betweens, you either love it or hate it. If you like games like Heavy Rain or Beyond Two Souls then I say give it a shot. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
a waste. This game is a total waste of money. Comapared to the shows this game sucks. About the only thing that was good in it was that you can change into different modes. There are no hidden objects or places to discover, you have about two moves that include hit and jump, and you get a move that is totaly not needed. If you hold down the L or R button(I forget which one)Spongebob rolls around, what the hell is that suposed to do!? The people that created this sucky game probely had so many extra buttons that they just had to put one on that was uneeded.
The whole concept of the game is stupid. Why is Sponebob searching for letter tiles? What does that have anything to do with the flying dutchman? when you finally get to the Flying dutchman at the end of the game it's so easy, this whole stupid game is easy. I beat the frekin thing in two days! Then there is a stupid scene at the end of the game when Mr. Krabs says &quot;You know this is coming out of your pay check.&quot; What in the hell was that suposed to mean? Spongebob didn't obstruct anything, he should get a rise for saving Mr. Krab's ass! What a horrible game! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
This is the best game I've ever played . This is a very cool fighting game. I mean if I could give it an
overall score it would be 125 out of 100!There are 26 characters,29 stages. The characters are :
Mario
Dr. Mario
Luigi
Peach :)
Bowser
Fox McCloud
Falco Lombardi
Samus Aran
Captain Falcon
Link
Zelda (Also Sheik)
Ganondorf
Young Link
Pikachu
Pichu
Jigglypuff :(
Kirby :(
Mewtwo
Mr. Game & Watch
Marth
Roy
Donkey Kong
Daisy (Obtained by changing color of Peach (Y))
Well, I can't remember any more but ....
Gameplay: 99 out of 100 : Gameplay is awesome!26 characters,
29 stages! What else would we ask for?
Graphics : 101 out of 100 : The graphics are so cool. The back-
ground,the characters,everything!
Controls : 80 out of 100 : AMAZING!
2-4 players : 100 out of 100 : With 2-4 players you can play
with your friends!
Overall : 95 out of 100 : The whole game is just plain cool!
Make sure you buy this game,Super Smash Bros. Melee because
you'll have the time of your life! ;) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Rebel Strike. I think Rebel Strike is a great game overall. It's got good graphics, good sountracks, very good gameplay and takes you a little beyond the movies. It's a decent challenge, althought it's pretty straightforward, and since it has unlockable levels it's still challenging after you've beaten the game. And, of course, for all you lazy cheaters out there, it has plenty of cheats and glitches- especially unlockable ships.
These are my ratings for this game:
Difficulty: 3/5- it's fairly challenging, though not exceptionally
Strategy (puzzles and things like that): 1/5- this game is pretty straightforward
Graphics: 4/5- great, smooth graphics
Music: 5/5- this is an exceptional game as far as music goes, especially since it keeps true to the movies
Longevity (how long you're going to want to play the game): 3/5-
the normal levels go by pretty quickly, and after you unlock all the unlockable levels there's not much to do any more
Multiplayer: 4/5- Great multiplayer with several modes you can challenge your friends in and lots of ships and levels to use
Controls: 4/5- very good controls that are easy to use and use well
Characters: 3/5- decent characters but not too many new ones
Overall: 4/5- rebel strike is a great game overall and makes a great addition to any gamecube collection
Pros:
*Great graphics and music
*Good levels and a good plot that stay true to the movies but take you beyond the movies for extra fun
*Easy controls so you can make the best of your game
*Great variety of different worlds and ships to play with in single and multuplayer
*Great multiplayer with a good selection of ships, arenas and options so you can tweak the game to your liking
Cons:
*Straightforward gameplay lacking a good amount of puzzles and strategy
*Fairly short gameplay
*Not as challenging as many would hope
It's a great game overall so try it out soon. Enjoy it like i did! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Some classics never get old. You want Phantasy Star you got it. Three of the original games are here on one cartridge (Only PS IV is absent, presumably to be released as a stand alone game). Many of you may have played Phantasy Star Online, but not the original games that these worlds are based upon. Those in your 30's or late 20's need not read further...they are here, pick this cart up! For those not in the know, Phantasy Star was Sega's answer to the RPG, and it was great. Released way back when the Master System went head to head with the Juggernaut that was Nintendo's NES, Phantasy Star pushed the 8 bit realm to it's limits. With 3D dungeons, sharp graphics, and a great story, it was one of the 8 bit era's greatest games...too bad few got to play it, as most people were playing Zelda and Dragon Warrior on their NES. The conversion seems terrific, and it holds up quite well in the modern world of RPG's, with graphics the only major obstacle. The quest itself is as addicting and involving as ever...where else can you fight through dungeons to get some shortcake?
Phantasy Star II was the 16 Bit sequel that is regarded by many as the best in the series (Some will argue PS IV holds that honor), and it is here as well. While the Final Fantasy Games received the spotlight on the SNES, you cannot go wrong here...a solid story and great battles will have you glued.
Phantasy Star III: An epic quest, which will span across 3 generations of your characters...with 4 different possible endings to boot!! Mind you that this is the 3rd RPG on your single GBA cartridge...and it's not too shabby either. Viewed weaker than the 2nd and 4th installment, I personally liked III, as it was one of the most interesting RPG's I played at the time. It still holds up for me, and I can get past the graphics not being in 3D or having super flashy lens flaring magic. I really liked the music in III, and the GBA version sounds very similar here. While not orchestrated like Final fantasy III (VI) on the SNES, PS III had tunes, which stood out in my mind a lot. I still remember them to this day.
All 3 games on one cartridge...games that you would have a hard time finding individually (especially a Master System PS) is having your cake and eating it too...I hope Phantasy Star IV is next. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
the best and the only NBA game for GBA. I give this game a five stars because there is nothining to compare it to for the gameboy advanced. I could copare it to Backyard Basketball, but the games are too diffrent to do that. I do have a Nintendo DS so I am disapointed there is no NBA games on that, so if you don't have a Gameboy advanced/Color this is the only NBA game to play. With that said there is nothing wrong with this game except that it is five or six years old. hat means the graphics aren't as good as they would be now, but they stopped making basketball games for portable Nintendo systems with the exception of backyard sports. This game is easy to play and has all of the teams. It isn't a game you can play for hours, but if you want to play a game or to once in a while it isn't too bad. It has nice gameplay for GBA and okay music. If you like basketball and has a GBA or DS, this is as good as it's going to get unless they make a game for DS. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Best NonRPG Game There Is. This game is the bomb because of its difference to other games. Below show my overall rating of the game.
Graphics 8/10-I only gave it ten because a lot of the enemies look the same as some of your own team. Only some of your team (with the exception of your lords)look different than enemies, such as theifs/assasins.
Storyline 10/10-The storyline was original not like some other games where you have 5 or 6 levels with barely any storyline and the objective for each level is "Beat the boss" (rolls eyes and sighes)In this game you have 31 chapters I believe and each one plays a role in the game.
Gameplay 10/10- The game is intresting to play but not like some games such as "Megaman Zero" and "The Hobbit" that are easy to beat in a few hours. This game is hard hard hard!!!!!!! I have had this game for 1 month and i am still on chapter 26x (I am only allowed to play on the weekends)
Characters 10/10-The characters all have different looks if not on the battlefield. The characters can die and by the time they do you are so attached to them you restart the chapter.
Music 7/10-There is music for different things but only like 10 tracks are used most of the time so the music is pretty repetitive. Even so the music is good so that makes up for it.
I hope this review helped you decided whether or not to buy the AWASOME!!!AWASOME!!!AWASOME!!! game called ~~~Fire Emblem~~~ (^_^) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
O.K. game play but, the graphics stink. When this game first came out it was a hit and I loved it but now I notis that the game play is not all as go as it is said to be. I is a fun multi player game but it dose tend to cheat some times and it gives you or the opponent a unfare advantage like when you are hanging off a ledg when you get up you will be immortall for a second so the opponent won't get a strike on you or it would be to simple to KO someone but some times it dose not do that or it makes you immortall but when you are ready to attack you become mortal so the opponent can easily attack you with no worry of getting hit. Over all it is fun and you sould in joy it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
THE BEST RPG FOR GAMECUBE. The best RPG for Gamecube. Skies of Arcadia: Legends is basicly a port of the Dreamcast version Skies Of Arcadia. Though the graphics are improved, longer levels, less enemy encounters, new quests and some more things that the Dreamcast version didn't have. Still a game worth buying even if you did own the Dreamcast version though. The game requires a minimim of 50 hours and the ussual time it takes to beat is around 60 hours with or without a guide book. So that basicly means your going to spend 10 hours on each level. Which may be a bit long for some but the game is really fun and there is always something new that doesn't make the game repetitive. As you keep on going threw the game you'll meet people going the same way as you and they'll eventually joing your party. Only 4 characters can be in a party no more than that. The game is fun for whatever age you are and the anime look doesn't spoil the game at all!
Gameplay
The gameplay in the game is pretty simple just move around the places (using the joy stick) and press the "A" button to confirm and teh "B" button to go back. As you move around the level your in ever couple of steps you'll get into a random battle. When in a battle its basicly the same thing use the "Joy Stick" to switch to what attacks you want to use and press "A" to confirm and "B" to go back.
Graphics
The graphics in the game are nothing special because its a Dreamcast port and doesn't use the full power of the Gamecube. But you won't really notice it much. The graphics aren't HORRIBLY awful they look kinda like Sonic Adventure 2: Battle so you shouldn't be companing.
Sound
This is the part of the game that was a bit annoying. In some parts of the game the sound got a bit blurry. I'm not sure if it was because my disk was scratched or if Over Works (the creators of the game) were very lazy when finishing this. After you beat this one part in the game where the sound is blurry, but it will go away when you come back to it so don't worry to much about it.
Replay
Like any RPG game once you finished it you don't want to play it again. You can still sail threw the skies in your ship (I'll get to that later) and try to find new discouveries or go to different towns to fight some pirates on the wanted list. Thats about it though but some parts should still be fun.
Story
It brought a tear to my eye how sad the story was. Not sad as in the story was really bad. The story was excellent! One part of the game was more sad then when Aeris dies in Final Fantasy 7. I won't say what it was though because that would spoil the game for you. The story is where you, the main character Vyse. Is an air pirate. He is a Blue Rouge a pirate that is good and is sometimes fighting against Black Rouges (pirates that are bad). The Blue Rouges steal from Back pirates and give to themsleves to help others while the Blacks steal from Blue (and others) and keep for themselves to fight against savilians who don't have a ship that can fight. As time goes by Vyse is dad finds a young girl named Fina. Who was captures by Valua (also the bad guys in the game). She tells her story about Moon Stones (stones power to make powerful destructive weapons) and Vyse and his friend Aika agree to joing in her quest. There is more to the story but that would just spoil the whole game for you. As you go threw the game you will get items and weapons to use and learn new magic spells and techniques as you grow levels. You'll be using a ship that can fly around the world to get to different places, kinda like the air ballon in Final Fantasy 7. Just that sometimes when flying around other ships may want to fight you and you'l be engaged in a ship battle. People can joing your crew to help around with the ship (Look Out, Gunner, Cook, ect) so talk to every one you know.
Fun Factor
You'll be spending hours on this game nonstop! Not wanting it to end! There is a little camera problem at the beggining (first hour of gameplay) but thats it after the part where you revouver Finas ship its NON STOP ACTION!!! And with hours and hours of playing this game (around 50 or 60 hours is the ussual time around where you should have beaten it) you won't get bored with the game any time soon! If your not a fan of RPG's you should at least give this game a try!!!
I gave this game 4 stars because the first hour of playing the game isn't very fun(don't worry after the first hour its great!). And the graphics were not as good as a game like Metroid Prime. Still best RPG for Gamecube though!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great game, if you play the PC title. BloodRayne is a game written, coded and designed to be run on the PC. I'm sorry folks, the console versions just do not live up to playing it on the PC. I'm a huge Gamecube fan but this one was murdered when it came to the console, graphics lost punch, the sound faltered and the slowdown on the Gamecube version especially was depressing. As always I've found that the port from computer to console has messed up what was once a fantastic game.
If you're up for a hack and slash, and you don't own a P4 computer with a 3D accelerator then this is for you, otherwise purchase the PC version and see the game as it was meant to be played. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Gigantic Waste of Time TURD. After playing Phantasy Star Online (PSO) Episode III for 12 hours between 3/3 and 3/4, I have concluded that Episode III is meant for the die-hard players and not casual players. I'm one of the casual players who formerly owned a Gamecube copy of PSO Episode I&II and enjoyed that game immensely.
Card "chess" game engine is not the factor why I don't like about it. It's the length of time in the battles and it takes hours to sort, edit, plan, play battles and win or lose according to strategy. They say it's better than mindlessly hacking and slashing while adventuring freely. I say Episode I&II is much better in terms of fun factor.
After having to hear about the newbies whine in Episode III lobbies about this game being a waste of time and money, I must concur after having spent hours of time playing it.
For all the hype crowing about Episode III being the best, gameplay-wise and community-wise, it isn't worth wasting time playing long battles either to win or lose, increase rank and collect cards like it's Yu Gi Oh or Pokemon as bragging rights.
I have better things to do like modeling hobby and solving algebra problems with my time rather than p**s away my life on Episode III. I called Gamestop for the possibility of a refund and they can only give credit for another game. So I returned the game promptly and got the credit on gift card.
Maybe less-than-expected sales in North America will show Sega that Episode 3 is catered strictly to die-hard fans and video game addicts who like to spend 8+ hours a day playing a freakin' card game like D&D geeks.
Phantasy Star Online Episode III is a stepback for Sonic Team, who pioneered the fun of net-playing on consoles beginning with Dreamcast in 2001. I must warn against buying children this horrid time-sucking game unless they're fans of Yu Gi Oh and don't mind the turn-based strategy if they have the brains, patience and willingness to spend ungodly amount of time for less fun. As a matter of opinion, Episode III may incite anti-social aggression. This game takes the cake as the worst time-sucker since EverQuest.
Sonic Team, you lost my trust. Poor sales in Asia is evident of the experimental failure. Shame on you!!!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Another Myamoto Materpiece. I don't know what the guy T. Stewart is talking about. The Game is great, but is challenging. He/She might not have liked it because they didn't know what to do.
Anyway, I thought this game was great. Challenging puzzles, 3 different endings (game over, good, and best) , and just over all a fun game. Probobly like less than 3 hours long to beat the game or lose it.
You play the role of Captin Olmar (O-mari in Japan. Its a pun from another of Myamoto's games. Reverse O-mari and you will know what I mean) who has crash landed his space ship (called the Dolphin, which was the the Gamecubes "code name" before it released. Myamoto must like using puns) on a planet with a poisonous gas called "oxygen". His life support system will only last 30 days. And he sees all theese giant green things coming out of the ground (He is on earth. Captin Olmar is only the size of a quarter. In fact in the sequal, you can find bottlecaps that say pepsi on the ground) and he sees a red thing in the ground he creeps closer to it and it pops out of the ground and a seed pops out of it and it plants itself in the ground . He sees that the leaf is glowing on the plant and he is courious so he picks out of the grounnd and sees a red creature, half animal half plant and he thinks mabie he can use this creature to help him get home.
The spaceship has thirty parts and you have thirty days to collect them all. The different color pikmin have different abilities like red ones are strongest and can walk through fire , the blue ones can swim and can help the ones that cant get out of the water when they are drowning, and the yellow ones can jump the highest and carry explosive rocks that they can throw at enemies. So if there is a part of your ship that is on top of a montain (tree stump) Then you tell the yelow ones to get them. If one is in the water you cand send the blue ones to fetch it. If a
part is inside of a volcano Tell the red ones to fetch it. If a wall is in the way, you can tell all of your pikmin to tear down the wall or you can have the yellow ones to throw the combustable rocks at them. There are many puzzles that you will have you scratching your head.
The one thing I didn't like about this game is that it is short if you only go for the essential parts. Im a perfectionist so i will go for everything whtch will give you the best ending.
Each day is about 20 minites in the game but you can end the day early if you are done for the day.
Over all this game is amazing. Its a very great idea and I hope to see a Pikmin 3. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
of game rating websites online which rate this game bad on gamecube. I came here to primarily discredit the majority of game rating websites online which rate this game bad on gamecube. Its an Awesome resident evil game just a notch below the awesomeness of resident evil 2 and 3. I actually like it better than resident evil 3. The atmosphere really puts you in your seat, especially the beginning scenes by the crashed helicopter and prison, eewhhh, got chills just remembering the dog scene from under the... well play the game. I haven't played the HD version yet but accordingly from my own experience, the gamecube version is better than any other version because of the controller which I prefer over dreamcast, although dreamcast has the hud display on the memory card. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
They solve part of the problem. They solve part of the problem with computer vision syndrome. In order to cover all bases wear these and buy one of the BenQ monitors with adjustable height. Their monitors don't have any flicker and have a matte screen that will help out with reflections. They also have lower blue light than other monitors. Also download f.lux and use the darkroom setting at night. I have found that it is most important to use the computer below eye level to reduce eyestrain. Make sure that you only use your tablet or computer in bed when you are sitting up and looking down at the screen. This helps your eyes converge more comfortably and exposes less of your eyes to the screen because your eyelids are covering more when you look down. I have read countless articles on eyestrain and these tips should help you out a lot. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The reason I bought a GBA. I started watching an unlicensed anime (that means it's only out in Japan, no US company has picked it up, and is only available in English in videos subtitled by fans) called Rockman.exe, and was hooked. Then I heard about and played this game on my computer (with a rom, which isn't exactly legal and so I won't say any more about that) and liked it so much I actually bought a GBA just for it.
The graphics are awesome and everything is very detailed, much more so than the first installment of this series (also good, but not quite as good). The sounds are all done well and nothing gets too annoying, and the music is good.
But the real reason to buy this game is the battles. Wow. They are absolutely awesome. Combining the best aspects of a side scroller, a tactical combat RPG (like FF Tactics or Shining Force) and a CCG (like Magic: The Gathering or Pokemon), it is a really fun and diverse experience. You start off by selecting 30 chips to be in your folder, the rest go in your pack. Then when you're in battle, you start off with 5 random chips from your folder... As you use them up, they are replaced, and you can also spend a turn not doing anything to add chips, so your selection goes up to a total of 6-10 at a time. You can send megaman up to 5 chips at a time, but all chips must either share a letter or a name. For example, you could have a Cannon A and a Cannon B, or a Cannon B and a Minibomb B, but not a Cannon A and a Minibomb B. You're also limited to 5 copies of a chip in your folder at once, forcing you to diversify.
After that, the chips are sent to megaman, who you control. The battle area is a 6-wide by 3-deep grid, with you and your opponent each starting with a 3x3 box. You can use certain chips such as Area Grab to take over your opponent's box, but so can they, and you can only move in your own box. You avoid your enemies' attacks while attacking yourself, either using the chips you selected in the order you selected or your trusty megabuster, which may be upgraded and with a little dedication can become a viable weapon in and of itself.
Throughout the battle, the 'custom bar' builds up at a set rate. Really it's nothing more than a timer, and when it's full you can hit one of the shoulder buttons to go back to the chip selection screen and choose some more chips for Megaman to use.
Finally, after the battle you're giving a busting level, determined by how many chips you used, how much damage you took, and how quickly you defeated the virus(es). Higher busting level equals better chance of getting a good chip from them.
And that, in a nutshell, is the battle system. The actual game is comprised of running around the 'real' world as Lan and jacking into everything from computers to broken toys to even a dog house or coffee machine to find hidden powerups/chips. You can also get on the internet. Whenever you're on the internet or inside a computer, you're subject to random encounters which may or may not get annoying (I usually hate random encounters, but don't mind much in this game, maybe because of the fun battle system). If it does annoy you, you can buy a subchip (read: item) which lets you run around for a little while without encountering any minor viruses. None of the puzzles are throw-your-system-against-the-wall frustrating, that's a good thing. :) The game can be a little easy, though. I wouldn't reccomend it if you're looking for something to test your limits, but it should be a good difficulty for most everyone. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Better than Baseball,but not as good as Golf. Dont Get me wrong, this game is good. Way better than the baseball game. BUT it is not amazing, i like it but it is just lacking sometthing. For one, it is too hard. Two, You cant control the goalie so all the effort is is in stopping them from shooting ala the old nintendo hockey games. So don't expect any shut outs. You cant really control the shots and any fancy shots are very limited. One the flip side it is fun, the graphics are great. The nintendo humor is there as the celebrations are great to watch. The game speed is good. Most soccers games are so slow not this one. IT moves really fast and that i like. So it is good. But it may get old. Bottem line is this, if you like the mario sports games, then you will like this. Worth a buy. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
THE GREATEST BASKETBALL GAME EVER. This is by far the greatest game i've ever played. And i'm sure it will be for you too if your a big basketball fan. This game is the reason I bought a dreamcast in the first place. This game is the first to play like real basketball. Players cut towards the basket and run off screens and you can actually back people down on the post if you have a larger man. I have played both Nba live 2001 (playstation2) and obviously Nba 2k1 (dreamcast) and there is no comparison. Alright the gameplay on nba live is simply boring, the spin moves are tremendously slow, the crossovers don't work, and you can't back down mugsy bougues with shaq on the post. Nba 2k1 has far superior dunks and blocked shots as nba live. Live reminds me of bulls v.s. blazers where the only way to get into the paint is off a screen that usually doesn't work. Plus nba 2k1's gameplay is so much faster as well. And if you want to play a basketball game for a while nba 2k1 is what you need. Nba 2k1 has a franchise mode where you draft new players after the season ends, and live does not. Nba 2k1 also has more legends like Benard King, Bob McAdoo, etc. it has an east and west all legends team of the decade, but still no kareem. If your a die hard basketball fan such as I, you'll absolutely love this game. So look out Ea sports because sega sports is taking over the basketball giant. But please sega sports why can't you give us a college basketball game as well. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
StarFox Assault is a contender for the best game on Game Cube. StarFox Assault is quite simply the most (as in #1) action packed game on Game Cube and I have played and beaten many action packed games on Game Cube like Resident Evil 4, TimeSplitters Future Perfect, and Medal of Honor European Assault. All of the above games have also achieved greatness. StarFox Assault has three levels of difficulty: Bronze, Silver, or Gold. The single-player game does not last only three hours like so many reviews may suggest. The single-player game lasts more like 10 hours on one difficulty. Those of you who have beaten the game on Bronze have not beaten the game on Silver or Gold. And if you beat it on Gold, then you can choose the option of Gold Survival, in which you have no continues or ability to save the game. Basically, you have to beat the whole game without losing Fox's last life. The graphics, sound, and environments are nothing short of spectacular with absolutely no slowdown in framerate at all. True, while the Landmaster missions are a bit slower than the Arwing missions, they often require more strategy than the Arwing missions. The ground missions by foot are excellent because you have the most diversity in choice of weapons to use during these missions. I especially like the sniper levels. True, Fox can run quite fast and leap really high without a humanly sense of physics, but he is a Fox and he needs to jump that high to get the job done. If that is the only gripe one can find with the game, then that is ridiculous because nearly every game lacks physics in some respect or another. Some of those ground missions get really hectic on Gold and are a lot of fun. Other complaints about StarFox Assault that critics have given are that your allies are useless, while this opinion is not true, your allies frequently do need your help. It is an intentionally installed part of the game. Appreciate its brilliance. The intent is to give you an extra objective to pass in a given amount of time while you are being swarmed by attackers. These events of your allies needing your help arrive at believable times when swarms of attackers are around. It makes things much more challenging for the experienced gamer and those that enjoy challenges because you are being attacked while you are trying to save your allies. Ultimately, you need to be able to eliminate attackers and save your allies at the same time, which is not an easy task. It takes quick reflexes to do so. The game also has pretty good multiplayer options, but they are somewhat of an afterthought after the single-player game is finished. However, this game has much replayability in trying to beat your high scores and collect all the red flags during Arwing missions. StarFox Assault is definitely a game to own if you own a Game Cube and is my favorite game on Game Cube. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
My Favorite RES Game. This game got me soo excited when I saw the ads on tv for it, and was a big reason why I bought a Gamecube! This game is the prequil to the first RES, also on the Gamecube. However this game does have a few changes. For example, you can now control two people instead of just one, like other RES games. These characters are Rebeca and Billy, a S.T.A.R.S member and a E-Convict who must team up togther if they want to escape the hellish reality of Racoon City's distruction! As you can tell the story is very interesting and deep, this is shown beutifuly in the graphics and movies in the game. Now there are three difficulty setting, GOOD MOVE CAPCOM! If you have never played a RES game, you must play the game on the normal setting before you can change it to easy or harder. So this is good for a guy like me who wants to beat the game unlock the big guns and then play and beat the game in hard mode! So if you choose to play the game on easy you will have lots more amo, more ink ribbons, and lots of herbs! The camera is fixed wich I will say killed me a few times but realy, a RES game without fixed cameras just isn't a REs game, now is it! Well I love the game and takes advantage of all the gamecubes graphics when it comes to lighting! Then there are the monsters, they range from the normal zombie, to the giant mutant frogs, my favorite thoughe would have to be leech zombies that will throb and look truley disgusting, and when you shoot it, the leeches seperate and attack and can poison you if you get any on you for to long, but your partner will probly shoot if off of you! So this game rocks go out and buy it, its not even fifty bucks, so is even good to give for christmas gifts to all your friends, even if they don't own a gamecube!!!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
SELLER SENT THIS TO ME SCRATCHED TO DEATH. The seller told me that the game would be like new or in VERY GOOD used condition, but the game came scratched to bits! I was so afraid that the game wouldn't even run in the Nintendo Gamecube. I purchased the videogame as a birthday present for a friend so I didn't even have a Gamcube to test the game out in since I do not own the system. I had to wait until his birthday passed so that he would open the present and try the game.
Luckily, the game has run smoothly SO FAR. I hope that it continues to do so I will be very upset for the false advertising. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
THIS GAME ROCKS. This game is incredibly fun! You get to be 2 characters in any combination (Mario and Baby Bowser or King Boo and Luigi, you know.) I particularly like these sort of games because not only can you run into boxes and get the classic shells, banannas, and mushrooms but now you can get giant banannas, chain chomps, bombs and more!
There are some classic courses like Mario circuit and there are some new ones like Waluigi stadium. In addition there are 2 new battle modes: Shine Thief and Bob-omb blast, a classic as some of you know is, the BALLOON BATTLE!!!
Choose your characters wisely, for they will affect which car you get and your rating for speed and acceleration...
You should really get this game, I'm obsessed with STAR WARS and I still love this game! The graphics are perfect and the sound is superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's the best out of all racing games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Super Mario Bros. 3 The Director's Cut. Thirteen years ago, Nintendo released one of the most entertaining and challenging games of all time. It sold nearly 30 million copies worldwide, and set the standard for the Action/Adventure game genre. Now Nintendo invites you to experience the Director's Cut, of Super Mario Bros. 3. Digitally remastered, with additional features never before seen in the games history.
With newly enhanced graphics, sound effects, and combined Japanese
and American elements, this new version of Mario Bros. 3 makes the original game more complete than ever.
The new features added to the game includes a brand new opening, modified Luigi character, corrected grammar, fixed bugs, new hidden treasures, e-reader support, and the original Japanese ending and end game credit sequence. Also, as an added bonus for completing the game, players can go back and play any level in any world at anytime. Even the Toad Houses and Hammer Bros. can be played again!
There is a whole lot more that Super Mario Bros. 3 for Game Boy can offer. If players have an e-reader device, they can unlock loads of stuff, like new levels, power up items, and Demo cards (Watch the people who made the play it their way!). Some of the e-cards not only expand the Mario 3 universe, but they also combine elements from other Mario games as well. Not only are they in the new levels, but they can also be used to modify the regular Mario 3 game! Some cards will unlock elements from Super Mario Bros. 2 (Plucking plants from the ground and throwing them at enemies) Super Mario World (Fireballs turn enemies into coins, get to use the cape, the purple corner block), and Yoshi's Island (Plungers).
With the re-release of this title, this is definitely a great refresher for anyone who enjoyed playing the Mario games back in the old days. Especially after becoming completely jammed with so many look alikes and pretends. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
This game is Excellant, but expect a cliffhanger . . . . This game is one is one of the best games that could have ever been made. No, it is the best game ever made! This game has everything, perfect graphics(as good as they can get on a game boy advance), great story, exciting, and it has so many things to do.
In the beginning the game is VERY confusing. But you will catch on. You collect different djinn (little "monsters" that are helpful) so you can have summons. These summons help you fight against your enimies. The summons are the best graphics in the game. There are 16 different summons but the summons "Thor, Boreas, Judjment, and Meteor" are the strongest. You collect 7 djinn for each person(there are four people). The summons/djinn aren't your only way to attack your enemy. There is Psynergy. Psynergy is earned when you level up. Some of the best Psynergy is "Spark Plasma, Inferno, Pure Well, and Quake Sphere." Yes all of them have good graphics too.
The story is about 4 kids Jenna, Issac, Garet, and Felix(Jenna's brother).Later in the game you meet up with 2 people named "Mia" and "Ivan."
On one night there is a horrible storm in that storm Jenna's brother died. Three years later they vow to learn Psynergy so they can save thier village. They meat up with a man called "Kraden"(A researcher). They explore Mt. Alph. And while they are in there 3 people that want to destroy the world kidnap Jenna and Kraden. There is a lot more to the story. And a lot of shockers!!! There are many twists and many exciting parts. And the ending leaves you breathless. If you enjoy Role-playing games, awesome graphics, and twists in stories, THIS IS THE GAME FOR YOU!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Another great Zelda game. Iceburgs, pirates, torpedoes, wanna-be games...the Zelda series are unsinkable!!.
Typically, I hate adventure games, so I don't review them because I wouldn't be fair, but the Zelda series have always been excellent games.
Wind Waker continues where the Ocarina of Time left off. Ganondorf returns, revelations are made, and a Hero of Time look-alike (you) is out to stop the rising evil.
You got into this quest kind of on accident. Basically, your sister was mitakenly captured by a big bird and flown to Ganodorf's hideout and you have to rescue her but Ganondorf is too powerful so you have to become more powerful and beat him. The way I told it, it sounds very dull, but it's really more detailed and exciting. There are many surprises along the way, which I don't want to ruin.
Many weapons return, such as the boomerang, bombs, and bow and arrow. You'll also have new weapons, my favorite being the Deku leaf, which you can use to fly around.
The temples are challenging and fun, the story is great, the graphics are different (in a good way), and this is simply another great Zelda title. Go buy it and have a blast. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
GBA LIMEGREEN W/DK COUNTRY nice collectible. Back on some horrid black friday TARGET had limited edition GBA SYSTEMS W/DK COUNTRY. I bought one it has been played with alot by myself and son, these are durable. When people resell these on places like AMAZON the conditions of the unit vary, is it in the box with all instructions etc.., so also take into account what kind of condition the unit you are looking to buy is in and its current second hand value. Donkey Kong Country is a terrific conversion and the limegreen color is much better than pictured here. GBA will stand the test of time despite its dimmer backlight. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
a gamer. The GameCube is a system above all systems. I love mine, and it is my favorite.
-PROS-
-Small, portable, comes in different colors. I have played it on my friends huge projector, and it hooks up easy and looks great. Okay, okay, different colors aren't great, but it is pretty snazzy.
-Very fast loading times. TAKE THAT Sony and Microsoft!!
-EXCELLENT first party support. Nintendo has Mario Kart: Double-Dash, an awesome game, all sorts of other titles.
-Many original games that none others have. Pikmin, Double-Dash, F-Zero GX, Mario Sunshine, Zelda- with a new one coming up soon!- Star Wars:Rogue Squadron, the list goes on and on! Also many third party support, and other games which are on other consoles, many of them are also on gamecube, like Need For Speed: Underground, Tony Hawk Underground, Splinter Cell, SSX 3, etc.
-Has a great controller... give it a chance, it is very wierd at first but I love it now. Much better than ps2 controller.
-Beautiful Graphics.
-It has the GameBoy Player... GameBoy games on the bigscreen!
-CONS-
-No online play except Phantasy Star Online or whatever... *SNIFF*
-Not as big of a library, although most titles are very high quality.
-Gotta buy memory card, not THAT bad though.
-Doesn't play DVD's and CD's. This isn't as bad as it sounds, and not really a negative. Even though the media seems small, it houses enough space. Get a DVD player if you wish to play them that much, they are only $40 if you look... almost the price of the little doo-dad that you have to buy to watch DVD's on the XBOX (it is about $20). If you are complaining about not playing CD's on it, you should not be reading this. :)
-Okay, some of the games are "kiddy" games, but who can't resist a little Super Monkey Ball or Mario.
Overall this is a great system at a cheap price with an awesome library of amazing games. Get yours today! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The game was an exceptional expierence but it was over before i knew it. The Medal of Honor has long been known as being one of the great FPS WWII games ever the first one came out( Outbreak- on the pc).
This doesn't stop here and for 19.99 you are getting one great deal even though, its not as great frontline but it still offers many great deals of excitment. the ttitle tells where the game takes place(Japan). Another, interesting aspect of these game (they didn't have this in Frontline and it drove me crazy) is co-op mode which heir apparant to the single player but it's still fun to have fun with a friend than play it alone. Also, what i found very amusing,and has little to do with this review, was riding an elephant as you fire machine gun shells at foes. (How the elephant doesn't die from enemy fire is beyond me.)
My major disapointment is the last level. I thought was turning one of greatest of the year, but the abrupt ending almost brought tears to me. If only EA put ,maybe, 2-3 more levels in this game , then it would be given a 9 or above but for those reason and for elements that we've all seen befor this game gets a..............................8.5
Overall 8.5/10
Graphics 7/10- the graphics are never really all tht for player's faces and the backround but it gets though.
Replay-9/10 For $19.99 it's alomst a must buy. Now, if this game was 20 dollars more i don't if i would be saying that.(OBVIOSLY)
Unlockables-2/10 sadly, there's not really anything to unlock ....well..... new levels
Sound-8.5/10 It was very 50-50, and i thought at times , that i really was fighting in the war, and other times i didn't. Meaning the sound was good at times and it was subpar at times
IF YOU WANT A TRUE WWII SHOOTER SEREIES(EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN DONE TO DEATH) CHECK OUT THE BROTHERS IN ARMS SERIES.
BROTHERS IN ARMS:ROAD TO HILL 30-9.6-OFFICIAL X BOX MAGAZINE RATING
BROTHERS IN ARMS EARNED IN BLOOD - 9.6-OFFCIAL XBOX MAGAZINE RATING | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Mortal Kombat 2 review. Mortal Kombat 2 for Sega Genesis is a good game, but far from perfect. MK2 on the Super Nintendo blows this one away! On this game, the music and sound fx are a bit bland. The graphics aren't so bad. The fatalities look fairly good, but compared to the ones on the SNES version, they seem a bit lame. Like whenever you blow your opponent up, instead of their bones & body parts splattering all over the ground, they simply disappear whenever landing on the ground! That really stinks!! The only reason I give this game 3 stars instead of 2 is because the game features a secret cheat option, which is pretty cool. The SNES version of MK2 doesn't have a darn cheat option. The bottom line: if you want an enjoyable version Mortal Kombat 2, buy it on the Super Nintendo (SNES). | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Good game graphics could be a tad better. I thought this was a nice version of Pokemon being one of the first i really got a chance to play but i thought compared to other role playing games based on the SNES (as thats basically what the GBA is based on) had more detailed graphics (like Secret of Mana) However i read that the new pokemon black and white games will have pretty nice graphics (but im still waiting for a full 3d fighting engine in a Pokemon handhold RPG!)
Its a fun game to play that may be easy to start but once you got into the details of capturing , rasing and fighting with Pokemon you'll find lots to do. The only thing i find is that..coming from great story based RPGS such as Final Fantasy.. Pokemon games don't exactly have the moth in depth story in the world. It would be nice in future games to have a more ..involving story but i guess they just want to keep the story simple and focus more on finding and catching them all! If you never played a pokemon game and still have the GBA (or a DS that has a GBA slot.. you should check this out...however my suggestion is if you already have a DS check out one of the later Pokemon games like Platinum or Soulsilver/Heartgold as they have a bit more features (and more Pokemon!) and better graphics!
Pikachu! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Stepping out of MM's shadow. Mega Man Zero is the third Mega Man game released for the Game Boy Advance, and like the other two, it's a departure from the roots of the series--only less so. The previously released Mega Man Battle Network games are role-playing games rather than the sorts of platform shooting games that Capcom's famous blue hero is best known for. Meanwhile, this latest game doesn't even feature Mega Man at all. However, Mega Man Zero is a platformer through and through, and fans of the series will be instantly at ease with the game and its new features. And they're likely to be struck not just by Mega Man Zero's great graphics and design, but also by its challenge. Mega Man Zero takes place far in the future of the Mega Man X storyline, when characters Zero and X have come to be known as legendary reploids. X is nowhere to be seen and is believed to have turned evil and to be up to all sorts of evil affairs. Zero, on the other hand, is found abandoned and nonoperational in a mine by a young scientist named Ciel, who awakens the famous reploid in an attempt to save the world from all its problems. From here, you take control of Zero to protect Ciel in the initial stage of the game. The game follows the traditional formula of nearly every Mega Man game that has come before it. From the beginning, you'll have the usual mega buster cannon to shoot foes as well as your z-saber as your primary weapons. Later in the game you'll also wield new weapons, such as the triple rod and the shield boomerang. What sets Mega Man Zero apart from previous Mega Man games is that now you can level up your weapons simply by using them during the game. For instance, the mega buster starts out being able to shoot only in three-shot bursts, but after a few levels, you'll be able to shoot four shots at a time, as well as charge up your weapon for a more devastating blast. While the weapons are easy enough to get a handle on, the controls require a bit more practice. You press the A button to jump, press the B button to attack with your primary weapon, press and hold the right shoulder button and B to use the secondary weapon, and press the L button to dash. Because Mega Man games, this one included, tend to always require a firm grasp of just about every move at your disposal, getting used to the control scheme is a little problematic at first, particularly the secondary-weapon command.
As you fight your way through the game, you'll find a brand-new addition to the series in the form of the "cyber elf" system. Throughout each and every level, Zero will find these cyber elves by eliminating enemies, or he'll find them tucked away in hidden areas. Upon successfully besting the level and returning to base, you can then take a look at what your newly found cyber elf can do for you. There are more than 70 different elves to collect and bring to life, each with different abilities, such as slowing down enemies, damaging boss characters, and refilling Zero's health. To make matters a little more interesting, after you put an elf to use, it disappears. This requires you to think carefully about using some of the more powerful ones that you'll come across. Longtime fans of Mega Man games are undoubtedly familiar with the method of picking which level to proceed to next by selecting its boss character from a central screen. Mega Man Zero adjusts this system by putting you back at base in between missions, where you can move around and speak to other members of the resistance, select a new mission, or save your game by speaking to Ciel. The actual levels in the game are a little different from the typical side-scrolling or vertical-scrolling Mega Man level, although they're still rooted in that style. In one case, you make your way through a level like you normally would, fighting a boss at the end, but afterward you have to escort an injured ally back to the beginning of the level. Other levels are timed, and some are slower paced. No matter how you look at it, there is a great deal of variety to the missions in the game. Mega Man Zero also happens to be one of the most difficult games to come around for the system in a while. It's so hard, in fact, that those unfamiliar with the series may find themselves completely unable to get very far in the game at all. Mega Man Zero requires you to be on your toes at all times and, most importantly, to be able to recognize patterns in enemy movement easily and use them to your advantage. In addition to the sheer difficulty of the game, Zero also has only one life at a time, so if you die during a level, you'll be forced to use a continue. Fortunately, extra continues can be stockpiled by killing various enemies. However, extra time spent in a level will lower your rating for that level, so you'll have to put on a real show to get the highest score. The game is surely difficult, but nevertheless, it's still one of the better platformers yet to grace the small screen.
The Mega Man series once was known for its beautiful 2D graphics, and this game is a reminder of why. Zero is very detailed and fluidly animated, and every one of his moves is hand-drawn to perfection. The game's levels and enemies are also quite detailed, especially the huge boss characters, which can sometimes take up half of the screen and have multiple death animations depending on the weapon you use to defeat them. In a day and age when 2D bitmapped graphics have all but become a lost art, this game shows that drawing every detail by hand still pays off. Simply put, this is one of the best-looking Game Boy Advance games out there. In addition to having beautiful graphics, the game also sounds great. The musical accompaniment hearkens back to the days of the SNES, when the Mega Man X games were popular. Anyone who has played a modern Mega Man game before will fall in love with the new songs in Mega Man Zero.
Overall, Mega Man Zero is an impressive action game that definitely isn't for everyone. Younger or more casual players may find the game way too hard and may be better off with something less difficult. However, fans of the series or experienced gamers should not hesitate to pick this one up. While the Game Boy Advance still doesn't have a traditional Mega Man game starring Mega Man himself, Mega Man Zero will definitely provide you with more than enough challenge to keep you busy until then. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A more mature game from SEGA. Sonic the hedgehog has become a legendary gaming icon much like Mario, but he is often very kid friendly, which is good. But SEGA decided to make a more mature game fit more for teens as they created a game that revolved around Shadow the hedgehog, the dark form of Sonic.
Story-This is almost a spin-off of Sonic Heroes, as at the beginning Shadow is still trying to remember his past. As he is thinking, though, some aliens called the Black Arms start dropping down and attacking the city. The leader comes to Shadow talking as if he knows him, and reminding him that he promised to help them. Shadow doesn't remember this at all, but he sets forth to try to recover his memory.
Gameplay-The game consists of missions that have multiple goals that are either Dark goals, Hero goals, or Neutral Goals. For instance you start out with mission 1 and you can A.help the Black Arms kill humans B.help the humans kill the Black Arms or C.Get the chaos emeralds hidden in the city and escape. Depending on which missions you complete, you are taken to another location to continue your story, where you choose your next mission to complete. So, in fact, you are building your own story by choosing how you want it to play out. The controls are rather simple, and it is easy to use. Some people complained that when shooting at an enemy, it aims for you. I rather liked this, for it made it easier on me! There are a variety of weapons you can use from basic guns to sign posts to a vacuum type weapon. Also, there are a variety of familiar faces in this game. See, for each mission you have someone to guide you through the Dark and Hero goals. The leader of the Black Arms usually guides you through the Dark missions while Sonic, Amy, Rouge, and more guide you through the Hero Missions. There are checkpoints throughout the game to save on, and if/when you die, you go back to one of them. You also collect rings in the game, as usual. They aren't really good for anything besides getting a high score, but if hit, you lose ten of the rings you had. If hit when you have no rings, you die.
Graphics-The graphics are pretty good in this game. They are usually very dark, but they are detailed, although you are usually whipping through the levels at a very fast speed. The characters are designed well, but there isn't much blood, so don't expect the game to be gory, just detailed.
Sound-The music is nice, but not as good as some sonic games. It's usually very soft in the background that it's not very noticeable. They actually all sound the same except for Circus Park which was actually a good one. Don't get me wrong, the music isn't bad, it's just nothing to get excited about. The voice acting is just like it is in any other Sonic game, so take that however you like. There is a "bad word" or two in the game when you die, but it's not a huge deal. The background sounds such as picking up rings and shooting are nice, as well.
Fun-This is a really fun game. It let's you kind of create the story which is nice, and the gameplay was fun, in my opinion.
Length-If you want to play through everything it will take you a while. There are 22 levels, 10 endings, and several Boss Battles. Yes, there are 10 different endings. Only 3 of them contain different "bad guys" but depending which ending you choose depends on how the story ends and who Shadow turns out to be. After playing all missions and levels, I still enjoy going back and playing this game.
This is a great third-person shooter for those who enjoy choosing their own story. It isn't perfect because the music is kind of boring and other things, but it is a great game that takes the Sonic game, adds Shadow, and makes it a more mature game for teens. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
the best first person shooter to date. I had high hopes when I heard this game was being ported to the GBA, and it hasn't let me down! Duke Nukem is way better than Ecks vs Sever or Doom for the gameboy when it comes to playability. The graphics aren't great, but gameplay and smoothness (frame rate) are both awesome, the story line is the same "kick a** and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of gum" type style.
The Artificial Intelligence could be better, its easy to "trick" the enemies by hiding around walls, taking quick shots at them, then ducking back around without ever being hurt, but you gotta remember its just a Gameboy.
This game has more than met my high expectations for this title. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of the greatest Gamecube Titles. Back in N64's day, I got Paper Mario. It intrigued me, the fact being that all the characters were flat, but the environments were three-dimensional. A truly unique game.
Then Paper Mario for the gamecube came out. The first installment gave me such good fun that I decided to get this one. And boy, was I glad.
Paper Mario 2 shares the graphics that the first one had, so I can't say much about the graphics except that they are more solid and less blurry than the sprites were in the first game. Also, some of the characters are 2D and 3D in one; for example, Hooktail the dragon has flat polygons as surfaces, but all those surfaces combine to make a 3D dragon character, much like origami. This looked awesome.
There's something I'd like to say about this game's challenge. It is much more difficult than the first game ever was. Every boss delivers a sense of "Oh man, I don't think I'll ever win..." Whereas the bosses in the original Paper Mario were easily defeated; Bowser, the final boss, was killed on my first try. The boss that came before him was more difficult. It seems that Nintendo made the decision of upping the challenge in the next game to appeal to more gamers. I felt that this was an excellent decision. The final boss in paper Mario 2 was extremely hard and it took luck and skill to win. There is even an optional boss that is more difficult than the final one.
That covers challenge. I'll only say a little bit about the story itself: Peach has delivered Mario a map that may lead to some treasure, from a town called Rogueport, but when Mario arrives Peach is gone.
The game's theme is a unique one: you're in a storybook-like world, and everyone is, well...paper. The background is sort of like cardboard, and some strange cutscenes display this very well. The battle system is also unique: it is based on a theater stage. There is an audience, stage props can damage you or the enemy, and you can appeal to the crowd for more bonuses. I will not go too in-depth with this, seeing as how a character explains everything to you early on in the game. So basically, Paper Mario 2 is like a storybook-theater-type videogame.
As far as gameplay itself goes...the game flows pretty smoothly. But what I'm about to go in-depth with here is probably the greatest aspect of this game in my opinion, and is done better in this game than in any other videogame.
Throughout the Mario series, there are many "species" of creatures, baddies, and inhabitants of the Mario universe. It starts with simple turtles, then we have goombas and King Bowser, then there are chain chomps, etc. Hundreds of creatures litter Mario's world. The majority of these creatures are recreated in Paper Mario 2, and this recreation is done extremely well and really brings back the nostalgia of the older Mario games. Throughout the game, you will encounter different species of Mario creatures not only in battle, but in towns and such as well. Toads, penguins, different-colored friendly bob-ombs, koopas, etc. Every sprite in the game is different from the others, they each have personalities, and it makes the game's style spring out from the paper and cardboard foundation it was originally built upon. This game combines all other characters and their races and weaves it all together in one region and one adventure. Playing this game gives you a taste of what the Marioverse is actually like. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The play's the thing...and this game willdeliver STUNNINGLY. As Edge would say, "this game totally reeks of awesomeness!" Why?
Simply put, it is a gamer's dream come true because it lets you control the current WWF superstars, of Rock, Austin, Angle, Y2J, Big Show, Edge, Undertaker, Kane, the Hardyz, William Regal, etc. But the real fun comes in when WWF fans come across the competition, as they set up dream matches of the century, because there are also WCW superstars like DDP, the Hurricane, Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Booker T., and more! ... and for the truly hardcore, there are even ECW stars like the dudleys, RVD, and more...
There is an interesting new gameplay engine which will play like a cross-breed of 2 games, having the intensity and speed of the Smackdown! series while retaining the pure fun of that Wresltmania 2000 (AKI) version series established on the Nintendo platforms.
Also, a hidden secret deep within the game allows you to unlock past WWF legends like Bret "Hitman" Hart, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, Bruno Sanmartino, George "Animal" Steele, Ultimate Warrior, Old Undertaker, Old Ric Flair, Macho man Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, Rick Steamboat, and even Andre the Giant...nearly doubling the original roster! Pitting old superstars against new will make for some truly entertaining matches, and more than makes up the gap that is caused by no story mode.
There is also a TLC match option, the first full-sized Hell-in-a-Cell, and much, much, more! A definite must-buy for any WWF (excuse me, WWE...booo!) fan. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Huh? What's THIS frog doing in the road. What a very surprising release. You would think that Frogger would go under a transition with updated graphics and sounds as it heads to the 16-Bit Sega Genesis. But NOPE! It's that exact same arcade classic that you may have grown up with playing at the arcades! From my knowledge, no other game on the Sega Genesis has ever been a direct port of an 80s game (Other than Action 52's version of Pong, but that's an unlicensed game).
While it is a direct port to the Genesis, the traffic-dodging gameplay, the retrospective graphics, and the catchy tunes still hold up today. It's hard to dislike the game, considering the gameplay is just as addicting as when it was an arcade machine, even though this version was released in the late 90s (As late as 1998, in fact).
If you didn't like the Super Nintendo because it didn't have the nostalgia or charming aspects that you expected, then come on down to here, where you get the real deal. Better yet, if you like the classic Frogger at all, you need to buy this. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of the best GG titles. Jurassic Park for Game Gear is one of the few games on this handheld without "Sonic" in the title that I played constantly. It's fantastic and one of the few juegos I was able to beat on the GG in one play-through. Seriously, almost all the games I owned were too freakin' hard, unless they had Sonic, in which case I loved them to death. That, and GG's battery life isn't great, so you couldn't save your progress for many games unless they had passwords.
Despite this title being short, it's sweet and packs a lot of action. If you loved the movie and dinosaurs in general, and like older handheld titles, I'd strongly recommend you play it.
You play as Grant from the film and book, though this character doesn't look anything like the movie version (fine for me), and navigate through the island to capture four different dinosaurs. Each dinosaur stage is open from the beginning, but the best dino to start with is the Brachiosaur, as that's the stage with the easiest levels.
Each stage begins with a mini-game where you're in the JP jeep on your way to the respective dinosaur area. On the road, you'll get attacked by dinosaurs (again, different depending on which stage you picked) and your goal is to shoot each one before they attack your jeep. You'll get bonuses like extra health and lives for the stage ahead. Once all the little dinos are swept away, a little T-Rex comes charging at you, and the goal is the same, except you shoot for the head.
As soon as that mini-game is over you're off into the real stage. They're separated into three levels with the dinosaur boss at the end. Each stage combines elements of puzzles and survival modes. Naturally, there will be escaped dinosaurs hounding you, but you can switch between different artillery to bring them down. You get a gun that shoots up, one that shoots straight, and something like a flare. The last one is pretty useless.
The dino bosses are fun to capture, with the most challenging being either the pterodactyl or triceratops. The pterodactyl can be easy if you're quick with your fingers. I've never had a bout with the triceratops where I don't get injured at least once.
My favorite is the velociraptor; once you get the pattern down it's extremely easy.
When all four dinos have been captured, the final stage will open up in the middle of the island. I won't say which dino it is, but it's one probably everyone wants to face. The stage is set up like the other four stages, with the jeep mini-game and three levels, and the final boss is definitely the toughest.
JP for the GG is definitely one you should play, although it's a bit short. Easily beatable in one sitting. I've never played any other of the Jurassic Park titles, namely the version on the Genesis, but if this portable iteration is anything to go by I'll be probably picking up the console versions in the near future. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not what I expected, but a fun game. When I first started playing this game I was disappointed because I expected it to be kind of like Super Mario Sunshine, it's not, although the game is 3-D it moves along mostly from side to side, and the camera is in a fixed position with very little adjustment options available. Having said all that, I can now say I enjoyed it a great deal. As Wario you punch your enemies to knock them out then pick 'em up to either throw, spin or piledrive them into the ground. There are 8 pretty nicely detailed worlds to explore, and in each world there is a varying number of trap doors which if pounded on drop you into sort of a little world where you have to collect an item or items by flipping switches, moving blocks, and jumping from moving platforms, these areas remind me of the areas in Super Mario Sunshine where your waterpack is stolen and you have to get the sunsprite without it. There are a good number of bosses in the game. Each boss is very unique and I found them to range in difficulty from easy to medium hard. Even if you do die you can continue right from where you left off by paying a certain amount of coins, the number of coins you pay goes up as you progress through the game. The game is a little short, I'd say it took me 15 hours or so to beat it. All in all I feel this game has some flaws, but was worth the money. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
I think its a great game with few flaws. This is Sonic and company's first appearance on the Game Cube. I think that there should have been more levels for Shadow and Sonic but thats in the past now. So what are you gonna do about it. Actually I think that all of the levels are fun. Despite what many people say the Knuckles and Rouge's levels are fascinating and pretty fun. They aren't seemingly endless if you look at the computers in the levels for hints. The Eggman and Robotnik(sorry I just don't like the name Eggman its stupid)levels are almost as fun as the Sonic and Shadow levels. The music makes it more fun than what was intended. I think all the levels are great. Why did I give it 4 stars instead of 5?Because it isn't classic and there should have been more levels especially for Sonic and Shadow it is addicting and fun though. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Excellent title in the Zelda series. There have long been haters and supporters of this critically acclaimed action adventure game for the Nintendo Gamecube. Some scoff at the graphics. Others find the adventure too easy, or too boring. I myself place this game in my top five of all time. I had more fun playing the Wind Waker than I did playing Twilight Princess, and TP is in my top five as well. The soundtrack of the Wind Waker is captivating, alluring, and inspiring. The graphical style of this game, while a departure from OOT, brings a new life to a new hero. Babyish? I don't think so. The expressionism in this game is profound. This is action-adventure at its absolute best. The adventure, the sense of child-like wonder as you sail the Great Sea with the King of Red Lions as your closest ally is something to behold. This game is 11 years old, yes, but it is a story that begs to be told again. I assure you, you won't be disappointed. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Get it While you can or Get PSO plus when it comes out. This Game rocks!!!!!!!!!!!! Buy it as soon as possible! Some people say that its boring and while the levels get slightly repetetive the greater the level or the more you play through a level the more you will find. It starts of at normal difficulty and you can unlock hard, very hard, and ULTIMATE! The incentive for playing to ultimate is that there are over 250 unique items that are all accesible to find in ultimate!!! The items are so different looking that you kind of want to get all the items in the game. There are three classes force, ranger (THE BEST), and hunter. I have played this game extensively and still sadly have not gotten online but I know from friends that it is utterly amazing with new quests and items and mini-games!! Its totally worth $9 a month! Buy it while you can! I would give it 100 of 100 stars but it doesn't go that high!!!! Hope this helps. PSO ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
WINDWAKER. I admit I wasn't into the new look at first. The more I looked at pics, the more I liekd it. I ended up reserving the game being a the Zelda fan that I am. I'm mostly impressed, this is a very strong title, and it doesnt disapoint. I rather prefer Zelda being set on land instead of water, but it went with the story.
Nintendo by the way seems to improving the way they tell stories more and more. Something that kinda got to me was, this title wasn't as long as I hoped it would have been, which I for saw seeing that the minidisk is better for graphics but short for length. The lack of dungeons was also not that good. It had more then Majoras mask so thats good, but the triforce finding good have been taken off for more levels... or maybe it could have been expanded to 2 disk. The music wasn't that original and it didn't have many of the classic scores which was a downer. Liek I said though, the story is its shiner, and the graphics are good.
I must say though I believe Ocarina of Time is better, this is is a great experimental Zelda and I hope Miyamoto doesnt stop The legend with this one. one more thing, the fight with Gannon I expected more, but what I was delivered more then satisfyed my craving. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Game was only BUNDLED with Gamcube. Like my review title says, this game was released in Christmas of 2003 as a free game bundled with the Gamecube for $100 US dollars. Finding this game new is tough for this reason. Please don't confuse this game with "Zelda: Oot and Master Quest" release. For the record, the previous mentioned game was also bundled with a Gamecube or as a Pre-order bonus for reserving "....Windwaker", but it was more wildly distributed.
Okay, there was 2 other ways to get this game for essentially free.
1. Everyone's favorite, unbiased, magazing named N Power as gift for a $20 subscrition.
2. The purchase of 3 Nintendo brand games during the holiday of 2003: ie "Smash Bros", or "Mario Kart DD" or "Kirby Air Ride" and a few GBA games, pretty much any Nintendo published games!
Another reviewer said this game was "$15 USED at Gamestop". I never saw it that cheap. My copy says $29.99 and that's the cheapest I remember it getting and I went to Gamestop weekly back then. Oh well, condition is everything and my copy was well worth it because it's in great condition. Conditon dosesn't hold up well the longer a game is on the USED shelf @ Gamestores.
This game is great and expensive and since Wii's are bacwards compatable, I don't see it going down any time soon. I found the Zelda History video on this disc well done, I wish it was longer but a montage' is better short and sweet without spoilers. The Zelda ".. Windwaker" was well done too because it was designed to run in stores as a way to experience Zelda's more sterotype gameplay ie: boss battle, or in town, or solving puzzles. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Wait 30 days until you rate this product. I bought this product because of price and thinking that what difference did it make. The first two weeks I had it, I was very happy with my "deal". But then it broke and wouldn't allow the left turn to work. I emailed for support and was ignored, but even if they had said send it back, the shipping and handling wouldn't have been worth it.
I gave the controller 5 stars two days after receiving it, but if I had waited, it would have been 1. Just letting you know in advance, pay a little more and get the Nintendo version. This one just doesn't last. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
rechargeable battery pack. I bought 2 of these 3 years ago. One for my son (10) and one for my husband. We love them. They work great for long trips and we even bought the car addaptor so they can recharge during those long trips to Grandmas. My only fault with them is that recently my sons has stopped working. They are not indistructable and it took one too many trips down the stairs by his brother(2). Now I am on the hunt for a new one to replace it. Some of the reviews say they are too big but my husband liked that because it made the GB easier for him to hold. He likes the Advanced better than the SP for this reason too. If you are in the market for a good charger that kids can work without adult supervision this is it. Both my older sons (10 & 5)use them without any problem, when the power runs out you just set them in the cradle, overnight works well. It was well worth the money and I will buy another. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
It's Ok for a while. This controller is kind of comfortable and works well for about a month. I bought one like this and used it for a few weeks, but after a while it started to not respond at all. This became especially clear with "James Bond: Agent under Fire" (A great game though). I thought it was just that controller so i bought another one and it worked for a while and i thought problem solved. But the same thing happened. It stopped responding and now i have to junk controllers that sometimes work on some games. I highly recomend the wireless wavebird controller instead. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great basic controller for GameCube/Wii. I have really enjoyed this product. I bought it so I could play my GameCube games on my Wii and have not run into any major problems. My only gripe is I am having a hard time getting the Macro and Turbo feature to work properly, but I really have no use for those buttons anyway. Also, I was a little unsure about the packaging because although it was in a secure plastic package, it was contained in a big box flopping around. Luckily I did not notice any damage. I did have to clean the controller with a damp cloth because some spots had a little tacky glue, but it pealed right off. I really love the shape of the handles because it makes playing easy on my wrists. Also, the white color matches my Wii. Another great thing was I was able to get it cheaper here than through [...]! Overall I rate it a 4.5 stars. It lost .5 of a point because I felt uneasy about the way the product was packaged and the difficulty of the Macro/Turbo feature. I would definitely buy one again because it is such a great price. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great Idea and Game play. This is a great 1st person shooter. Although this game has a great plot, game play, great controls (hard to learn) and a good overall playability, it does have its weaknesses. The multiplayer is not nearly as good as in the PC version. But, the James Bond style deathmach that it does have is still fun. The Graphics are James Bondish too (like N64) but this does not hinder the overall playability. If you are looking for a 1st person shooter that takes thinking, then this is your game. The controlls are complicated but they are easy enough to get used to. I gave it a 4 because of the graphics and multiplayer but if those don't matter to you then i am sure you will give it a 5. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
I simply loved it but. Okay, I admit that Im a freak when it comes to Seto Kaiba. I adore him... but, when I first heard about this game, I figured it was going to be like the show, where you control your character persay, Kaiba ( I don't know how to discribe it but somewhat like Lara Croft...type....way...((where you can actually see the characters and not just monsters...)) ya know...?) But anyway, since I played it, it gave me a whole new perspective of what my thought was that I created in my mind. But I still love it, but I also think they could of done better, I was a little disapointed when it didn't have any audio to hear them talk and all.....after a while I get tired of reading, if you know what I mean...But, other then that, I have no problem with it, I love it, and it's great, and I reconmend it if you people are as crazy as I am to get any Yu-Gi-Oh vibe in your system. (like me, I got over 200 Yu-Gi-Oh cards..and I just started collecting them in NOVEMBER!!!!!! and I probably got over 20 episodes or more recorded muuuaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!) ((((sorry)))) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Doing whatever a spider can. While it doesn't boast any revolutionary features for a GBA game, Spider-Man 2 is still a fun game that GBA owners and fans of the web-head will enjoy. The game is presented mostly in a side scrolling view with typical 2-D GBA graphics fare. Spidey himself is smoothly animated, as are the various enemies throughout the game. The story is told by way of a combination of stills from the blockbuster film, some slickly 3-D rendered artwork, and text dialogue, and presents the story well while incorporating new villains (The Lizard and Rhino to go along with Doctor Octopus) into the mix. Spider-Man 2's only downside are the never ending generic baddies and repititous puzzles that can grate on your nerves, but other than that, Spider-Man 2 for the GBA is solid throughout. All in all, if you own a GBA, and whether you are a fan of the comic or of the movies, then give this a try. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Incredible graphics for a GBA game. Golden Sun is a flashback to some of my favorite SNES RPG's, and looks quite good for a gameboy game. I haven't been this excited about an RPG since the original Pokemon craze, and although Golden Sun's story line is rather linear, you'll definitely spend hours on end playing it. GS also packs many graphic details into such a small console, making the battle scenes memorable and stretching its entertainment value a bit farther than other games such as Eye of the Beholder, who's characters look not only their respective 10 years old, but the lack of any detail distracts from its overall gameplay.
I'd recommend it for any RPG fan, just don't expect FFX when it boots up. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
My Second Review; Afterthoughts. I reviewed this game a year ago. I gave it four stars then. I reviewed it again today. That rating is now at 5 stars.
Before I start, I want to get a few things straight. Unfortunatly, Sega made the Dreamcast its last system. The Sega Saturn turned most people away from the Dreamcast, mainly because the Saturn (...). Production of Dreamcasts has stopped. This is why I own two. Sega moved from a First-Party developer to a Third-Party. They have started producing games for other systems, starting with Sonic Adventure 2 on the GameCube and Sonic Advance for the Game Boy Advance. Why they're hugging onto Nintendo, I don't know, but I thank them for not going to Sony or Microsoft. With that said, let's start talking about the game.
First off, if Sonic Adventure is too fast or hard for you, just go sell your Dreamcast; you can't handle it. The game wasn't made to be fast or hard. It was made as an introduction to the Dreamcast's awesome power, and to carry the Sonic legend on. In my opinion, Sonic is easy. There is no point in buying a guide. It is just the right speed and I wish it was faster. But this is just my opinion.
In a graphical standpoint, Sonic Adventure is amazing. The crisp visuals and not-so-often slowdown turned most people on. Rock on, Sega. 5 out of 5 for graphics.
The sound. Whoo boy, there's the problem. It has an awesome soundtrack. But the voice acting? Did they hire a 5-year-old for Tails? Big sounds like a (...). Good voice choices elesewhere, but the acting (...). 3 out of 5, Sega. Redeem yourselves.
Replay value? It skyrockets. There are five characters to play as, all with their own stories and objectives. The game doesn't end after each character has been completed. Instead, one more character is introduced, one that has been in every Sonic game to date. Can you guess his name? The first word rhymes with "cooper." 5 out of 5 for replay.
The overall score? If you don't know that, you must be flipping. How many stars did I give it, genius? Read the review, for the love of Pete.
Those who just pass up the Dreamcast because of Sega's past image are missing out on a treat. Happy Halloween, gamers. Go buy this system while there are still ones on the shelf. Pick up Sonic and Soul Calibur while you're at it. Good gaming. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not very well thought out - Horrible Game. I give this game a rating of 2 stars, and that is only because of the graphics and sound quality of the game. I will admit that I thought the graphics were pretty good and the sound was nice too. The gameplay was horrible though. Your only way to attack in this game is by using magical playing cards. This was a big drawback for me. It would have been really cool if the cards were used for bonus attacks and specials but not for everything. The one thing that I really didn't like was the fact that you can quite easily run out of cards. If this happens then you have no way to fight. Maybe some of you out there think that this is a cool idea and might like the game but I can definitely say that this is not a game for me. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Classic Metroid gaming in an updated 3D package. One of the reasons I bought a Gamecube was so that I could play all the updated Nintendo classics I loved as a kid. Metroid and its sequels were legendary games back in the day, and after reading glowing reviews for this update of the series into the 3D era I knew I had to play it. Metroid Prime didn't disappoint. This is old school gaming at its best; or at least it's old school wine poured into new wineskins.
Prime is played from a first-person perspective, but it's about as far from the traditional first-person shooter as you can get. It's more of an adventure and exploration game, which is, of course, what Metroid is all about. The world is detailed and engrossing, the boss fights are epic, and the Morph Ball system brings a fresh element to 3D action gaming. I don't quite know what I was expecting out of this game, but I found that I was very surprised to find out exactly how --Metroid-- it was. Retro Studios translated the most recognizable elements of the old 2D platformer into the 3D world in a way I never knew was possible. Sure, the backtracking through the levels and shooting the same enemies over and over again (a Metroid staple) gets old after a while, and after the 25th time going through the same area to retrieve the latest suit or gun upgrade you start to feel a little worn out, but this doesn't deter from the overall game experience, which manages to be unique among other first-person games out there while sill maintaining that familiar Metroid feel. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great - until you play NBA Live 2004. This game was really fun when I first got it. The gameplay was great.
You can use classic uniforms for every team.
Players celebrate or mope around after a key shot.
The franchise mode was alright.
The commentary could be a lot better. They repeat themselves a lot and say things that are stupid.
Fouls are called when they shouldn't be and aren't called when they should be.
1 on 1 is a really fun option. You can build up your skills and can play in an urban court, beach court, or a gym.
NBA LIVE 2003 IS OKAY, BUT COULD BE A LOT BETTER!
The other day I played NBA Live 2004 for the first time. I could not believe the realism. Everything is extremely realistic. You feel like your actually in a basketball game. The commentary can't get any better. The gameplay is outstanding, too. The smooth graphics and player animations. You can use EVERY classic uniform from every team in a game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great Game. This game is, in my opinion, the best RPG on the Gamecube. It is a straight-up challenge strategy game with a wide variety of interesting and complex characters, and some really interesting character classes. The game play revolves around complete a series of maps with your band of characters as you progress you are able to recruit new characters if you meet the necessary conditions (usually talking to them with the right character).
Fire Emblem can be unforgiving mainly because if a character dies they are gone for good, no life spells or phoenix downs in this one. This means if you want to keep your cast of characters you will need to replay some of the maps a few times. In between battles you buy and and forge equipment, engage in charcater conversations and distribute bonus experience points.
This is a superb game which is great for multiple play throughs due to the size of your army every time will be different. I highly recommend this great game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Prime Time. I picked this up after the price drop. I should have picked it up earlier. This is the best single player I have played to date, for any system, in my life. Graphics and artistry are amazing. The story is compelling. Samus has many weapons and add-ons.
People were skeptical about the game being in first person, but it worked out flawlessly. There is a bit of third person worked in when she turns into the morph ball, and it makes control a breeze.
The GameCube controller is utilized perfectly for the game. Every button has a function, and it's not hard to catch on to the control system.
This game was voted Game of the Year at GameStop.com for 2002. It also won awards for Best Graphics, Best Action-Adventure title, and Best GameCube game. I was not a fan of or particularly familiar with the Metroid series before this game, but now I will be a fan as long as I am a gamer. Pick this up as soon as you can and enjoy it for the next 25 hours. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
PERRRRRRFECT. I like this game a lot because I didn't have to do things that I hate doing in this rpg game that I really hate doing when I play other rpg games, (especially japanese rpg's like Final Fantasy). I don't like spending too much time in the menue system to either equip my character or select items to use during battle, going somewhere to level up character stats for hours, and most importantly, forgetting what the the story was all about after nearly playing beyond 50 hours. In this game it wasn't so. I didn't have to spend much time in the battle menue system, leveling up was not a side venture that I had to take because I leveled up as the story progressed, and I didn't get taken away from what the story was all about because of these things. The game was also a nice length. I finished it in 36 hours, the music was good, setting the tone and mood for every area that I went into, and over all the game is a lot of fun. Kudos to the team that put this one together. Well done. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Heavenly. Well, I appear to be the only human being on the face of this Earth that enjoyed the "Charlie's Angels" game. Sure, the graphics aren't the best, but the plot is cool and the fighting is pretty tight. I mean, when the first "Charlie's Angels" movie came out, I was hoping they would release a video-game. I bought this game the day it came out. There is really nothing wrong here. Well, that's a lie. But, it isn't the worst game. I love how the actors lent their voice to the game. Here is a mini breakdown:
**Graphics 2/5: Yikes. Not the bests. They're kind of like Game Boy Advance graphics only more polished. The Angels look like the Angels, I think.**
**Sound 4/5: The sound is pretty cool because you can hear the punches and the kicks. And, the actresses lend their voices. However, they have some whack white dude doing Bosely's voice.**
**Control 5/5: There really isn't that much to know about the controls. I mean, they are as straightfoward as can be. But, they are simply "Streets of Rage" like. Easy to pick up and play.**
*Overall 4/5: I really enjoyed this game. Sure, it's the same thing in every level, but I love the whole beat 'em up theory the game delivers. It's straight beat 'em up. And, you can pick up weapons and things. I just think that people should cut this some slack, it isn't that bad. Don't let the bad reviews steer your view about it. If you are skeptical, rent this and try it. I think, if only you like "Streets of Rage", you'll enjoy this little piece.
**Kind of like: "Streets of Rage", "Fighting Force", "Alias", "Dark Angel" | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Suffers from middle child syndrome. Well, I have finished "The Lost Age" (although I haven't defeated Dullahan or...er, I'll let you find these yourself!), and I have to say that the experience was quite good, but not perfect (and sorry, but 5 stars is reserved for the truly great).
First, let me praise this little data animal. Golden Sun's graphics are top notch, improving (im my opinion) drastically over its predecessor. The summon spells look great, although they seem useless, and in fact I think that using them can HINDER your chances to win big battles, but they do look great. The number of hidden secrets is incredible, ranging from optional superbosses to top-notch summons to weapons dropped only by monsters. For the fun factor, this game ranks up there with the best - as far as the puzzles go, I would rank them with those found in Zelda and Lufia.
So, where's the problem? Well, unfortunately, GS2 is obviously not the end of the story, a fact which becomes painfully obvious early in the game. Whereas the first GS introduced us to this incredible new RPG universe, and the surely-upsoming GS3 will resolve the conflict for good, this game trudges along story-wise, simply playing through events in order to lead to the bolckbuster finale. I would liken this to the recent "Attack of the Clones"; this game's story is here merely to deliver events until the third game can be released. And for that, I knock off a star.
Oh, but maybe I'm nitpicking. I honestly haven't enjoyed PLAYING an RPG like this in a long time, and here's hoping that we get a few more like this. Even with the flaws, GS2 is a worthy sequel and is certainly worth your money (get it now, though, before it disappears like its predecessor!). | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
GRANDIA 2. After playing the first Grandia, for a total of 60+ hours, on the Playstation, I hoped and prayed that there would be a sequel. Lo and behold, it's here. This has got to be one of the most beautiful looking game out there. For the first timers, this game is linear enough to figure out where and what to do. For those who've played the first one, prepare to get caught into a very interesting storyline. Imagine being able to build your characters the way you want them to be... a magic user, a fighter, or a mix of the two. The only thing wrong with this game is... it ends. Now if you will excuse me, another 60+ hours of my life is calling... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
this game rocks. This game, Universal Studios Theme Park is awesome. You walk around and interact with and talk to park employees adn regular people. You need to complete 5 attractions: ET where you just have to ride ur bike across to ET's ship, very simple. JP - where you have to fight off dinosaurs, pretty hard. Quiz which is really stupid and piontless, but it is really hard. Just watch waterworld, backdraft, back to the future, and dragonheart a billion times, and u'll pass it. Backdraft, by far the best game where you go into a burning building and put out fires and rescue people. And there is wild, wild, wild west, shooting gasme, hitting targets, pretty cool. watching waterworld, and back to the future, really hard. u need to kill biff by bashing in to him b4 he escapes. overall, great game. go out and rent it first, though and play it. it's not very good value becasue i beat it in 3 days, but u can crank up the difficulty. u also need to go around the park finding letters, and picking up garbage. if u like theme parks, it's fun, but if ur in to sports games and junmk, like me, its' all right. go out and rent it first. I URGE U TO RENT IT FIRST!!!... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
if you like fun (and you know you do), give this a try. Now before you dismiss this review as a cry for attention by some fanboy just because i give it a five out of five, I'd like to first say that this is only my second Final fantasy experience (the other being FFX), and I only gave it a 5/5 because I genuinely loved playing this game. I found this game quite different from final fantasy X, first of all because it is a (somewhat) tactical game. What makes this game tactical is that battles are played on a map where you move your characters around and attack with consideration of direction, range, and properties of the land that you and your target stand on.
There are many classes of characters to choose from, each having their own moveset, which is aquired by wearing the appropriate gear and weapons . Abilities learned from gear and weapons can be mastered by gaining AP (ability points) at the end of each battle. These classes and their different play styles keep gameplay fresh and interesting, which is a good thing because battling is pretty much all you will be doing. Gameplay is overall extremely satisfying for both role-playing and strategy fans alike, and is great if played for 15-20 minute bursts each time. The ease of making this a handheld game comes from the ability to save at any time. This is all great stuff and definately worth picking up if you are into this sort of stuff. And you will definately get your money's worth, because there are aroud 300 missions, and each battle will take around 20 minutes to complete. Granted, a lot of them are dispatch missions (you don't actually fight), but the time you will spend with this game is pretty impressive.
That is not to say that this game is without faults. All complaints are minor, but story is sort of shallow and forgettable, but this is not such a bad thing if you only play a little at a time. Also, dealing with a law system is very annoying when some battles forbid the basic command of "fight". Make a wrong move and your player gets sent to jail. It is a huge annoyance and should not have been part of the game. Lastly, the menus are a little overcomplicated and difficult, especially buying and equipping items, but once you play long enough, you'll get used to it.
So this is definately a very fun game for your Gameboy advance that will keep you busy for months to come, and even though you will find some minor flaws, it is still one of the best tactical rpgs you will find, good enough in fact, to deserve a 5/5. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Really fun. Asteroids was the game that made me love video games when I was a kid: it is still one of my favorites, and a timeless classic (who doesn't want to endlessly fly through space blasting rocks for no apparent purpose?). This Gameboy version is the best that I've played since the actual arcade game. Nice graphics (hard to mess up, really), and wonderful, wonderful control. This game is VERY forgiving, compared to other versions which I've played: you can hyperspace as many times as you want, and you won't randomly be destroyed (though you still may accidentally re-appear in front of an asteroid). Silky smooth movement and firing make this game actually fun to play! It is fatiguing playing the game on a Gameboy advance micro, but that's not the game's fault: it is excellent. Oh, yeah, there's also Yar's Revenge and Pong... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Boring game. I don't recommend that game for anyone, unless they have money to burn. Army men 2 Sarge's Heros is a vehiclar combat game. Sounds cool, huh? The game has 9 differents vehicules to control. Sounds very cool,huh? The first mission is quite cool, you destroy all the enemies on the map then you go to the second level after noting the password. The second level is the same, destroy all the enemies. You become bored very very fast, especially when the vehicles are the same exept for their speed. What got me very very very bored is the boat stage. The stage is huge and your boat moves at such a slow pace and you need to explore all the level and it takes a lot of time... You get the idea... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
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