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Hump your talkbox bro. I'm giving this a bad review because it is bat sh*t ridiculous that this is $100+.. Understanding what goes into making a game and still being hesitant about paying $70.00 for new game on my xbox one which will require chronic updates, prevemtimg me from playing it regularly if i do not follow the update calendars and not to mention the $20-$60 I pay for crap that should have just been included in the game but im paying extra for as an expansion so that they could release their game earlier. The quality of game production and technological advancements back then are inadequate to anything being produced now and I don't believe this is an industry to hold value over games as collectables unless you were to find a truly flawless COLLECTION. individually, this game isn't worth what it took to make and it's still top 3 favorites for me. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Harvest legacy continues. From what i've heard this could possibly bethe best harvest moon yet. I must say, I wasn't addicted to the game boy HM as I was to the Nintendo64 one. I played that game hours upon hours trying to raise a girls heart color. this games graphics for one, are absolutely supurb. the chibi looking characters blend in perfectly to the realisc backround. Not to mention the realistic animals. which brings me to my next topic, you can get so many more new animals. you can get a turtle, a duck, and many different dogs. The world of Forget-me-not valley is very large and extremely beautiful. you basicly know the rest, revived marrige system, the ability to have both a girl or a boy. the only problem is, there only seems to be 3 girls. but, thats okay i could be wrong. in all i can't wait to play it | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Excellent console games. We're a 30-something couple who recently bought the Sega Dreamcast for our own gratification. It's a blast, although our constant complaint is that there's not enough games for it. (Of course.) We only want multiplayer games we can play with 2+ people and they are hard to come by, unfortunately. Our favorites so far are Sonic Adventure, Soul Caliber, and PowerStone - which we highly recommend. We wish the controllers were more comfortable... they don't have rubberized buttons and eventually hurt our fingers. Other than that, though, we appreciate the high level of interactivity, the beauty of the graphics, and the simplicity of the interfaces. It's a pretty good bang for your buck. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best Fighting Game Ever. Even with the new consoles on the market, this game is still the best fighting game out there. Just so you all know, the Dreamcast is a 128 bit system just like the others. So, the graphics can be just as good. Could have used a few more fighters, but that's my only complaint. The backgounds are breath taking. The fighters have THE coolest specials moves I've ever seen. And, the special moves arn't really all that hard to use. You can get to them a lot of times with just a bit of luck. Some of the other fighting games I've played, I was never able to make them do the really cool moves because they were too complicated to pull off. So, I never got to see them. This is a must have game for Dreamcast owners.
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This is still the best fighting game out. Even with the XBox and PS2 out. Me and a friend still hook up the old Dreamcast to play this from time to time. Can't wait untill the next one. As of this new review, this will selling on Amazon.com for more than it was when Dreamcast was still out. I guess that tells you a little something about how good this game is. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
It's a hell of a lot better than MK Advance. Over the yrs, handheld ports of MK games have ranged from absolutely abysmal to merely embarrassing(AHEM...MK Advance), so DA deserves special mention for even displaying a level of competence. The sound is great with good vioce samples and surprisingly potent smacking sounds, and the tight conrols retain an impressive amount of 12 characters maoves, stances, and fatalities. And just like it's console bretheren, there's tons of stuff to unlock, even if it's mostly character palete swaps. The most unfortunate thing about GBA DA is the decision to ape the console version's 3D gameplay when it really wasn't neccessary,the arenas are blocky Mode-7 messes that do impossible Escher things whenever the floor meets the background, and the characters have been pixelated to make the "scale". 10 for ambition, at any rate, great game Capcom, keep up the good work. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
one of the Best GBA games I own. Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga is probably the coolest game I play on my GBA. Well, this and some other Super Mario games. (Super Mario just ROCKS, doesn't it?) Basically, the storyline is that Princess Peach's voice is stolen and you have to go fight off the evil Cackletta and her humorous sidekick Fawful. In between the beginning and the final battle there are tons of other fun (and usually not frustratingly impossible) bosses to fight, and cool places to explore. Different from any of the other Super Mario games! I would reccommend this to anyone who is a fan of a good RPG! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
So, I Bought a Copy of Animal Crossing Pre-Owned. So, I ordered my Copy of Animal Crossing for the Nintendo Gamecube around a week ago and used my free Amazon Prime 2 day shipping in order to get the disk. I was aware it was going to pre owned so I was expecting it to be a little dirty and maybe it was going to be in some sort of case or disk holder instead of the case shown in the thumbnail for this item. After two days of waiting, it did not come and said it was supposed to come two more days later. I figured it would take a little longer considering the disk was going from LA to California, so I waited some more. Eventually, after a weeks worth of waiting, it arrived in my doorstep in this weird green case that I assume was used for CDs that you would play in your car's stereo or on your computer. Needless to say, I shook it off until I opened the case, When I opened the case there was a huge scratch on the front of the disk was filthy, I could only assume the substance that was stuck to the center and ridges of my disk were either dried dirt or milk. Needless to say, I could not run it on my gamecube and the people at Phoenix Games (A small gaming store in Concord California that sell old video games ranging from the SNES to the Original Xbox) Said the the disk was put together with glue and in reality, the disk was snapped in half and just skillfully glued back together. Personally I am not satisfied with my purchase and do not recommend buying any pre-owned version of this game unless you are willing to try and either undo the damage done to it or buy a new copy all together. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Do not buy this Game. I went over to blockbuster and rented this game. Oh my God!!!! It may look good when you start but then it all goes down hill, It'll drive you nuts. If you hit a ground ball anywhere in the infield and they get to it, you're out. If they dive they get up fast and throw it even harder. The pitcher is the worst of all. He can make plays falling away from the throw and still get anyone out. Another problem is that even if you are fast in real life your average in this game. They don't differentiate the speeds. When your fielding you can make throws pretty easily. Catching popups is so stupid. The fielder sits there and watches the ball until its half way down and then he starts running for it. When a runner steals the catcher gets ready to throw the ball and then the game totally freezes. I can't throw anyone out either, for some reason the runner always slides around the tag. In other words, this game is veery unrealistic and it will drive you crazy. Do yourself a favor and don't buy it, don't even rent it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Good but should have been a GBA game. This game is an ok remake of the SNES classic, but it falls short of its expectaions. Of course, Donkey Kong Country was an excellent SNES game so that's why I give this game the three stars but nothing more. The 8-bit GBC just can't handle the 16-bit game, and that's why the graphic quality and much of the sound is greatly diminished. The blurry visuals makes it hard for one to play the game during various levels ( the mine cart races come to mind) so its just not fun to play like its SNES cousin. Sure, there are some new minigames to play, but overall the experience is pretty much the same. Unless you're a Kong fanatic and want to relive this experience again, don't bother with this mediocre game. A note to Nintendo and Rareware, please just stick to the NES-to-GBC translations, and save any more SNES game remakes for the much more powerful Game Boy Advance. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Super Mario Bros. 2 for dummies. I can still remember playing Super Mario Bros 2 for the first time. It was a huge change in gameplay from the first game, where you collected coins, jumped on Goombas and Koopas, went down pipes, and took out Bowser at the end of each castle level. Instead of doing any of that, you now defeated enemies by picking them up and throwing them at each other, or by throwing vegetables or bombs at them. There weren't any pipes to go down, but now there were odd vases that had treasures in them, but didn't take you to a later part in the level. Bowser and the Koopas were replaced with little masked enemies, snakes and egg-spitting monsters. And rather than being stuck with Mario or Luigi, you could also play as Toad and Princess Toadstool. Yep, it sure didn't feel like a Mario game (that's because it really wasn't) but man did people love this one back in the day. I loved the game both on the NES and SNES where it was a part of the Super Mario All-Stars collection. Now that my daughter's gotten into gaming big time, we played through the game on the Mario All-Stars collection for the Wii, but I got her the GBA version too so she could play it on the go. I'd missed out on this version when the GBA first came out over 10 years ago, and as soon as I started the first level, I couldn't figure out what they were thinking when they made this port.
Gameplay remains the same more or less, and I talked a little bit about it above. The game's still a platformer at heart, and there are 3 levels in each world (though the final world just has 2) to go through. Most of the worlds are either grasslands or desert, but there's also an ice world and one in the clouds. You run through the stage, taking out any enemies in your way, or avoiding them almost entirely. You can even roam through most of the levels in their entirety at your own leisure- there's no time limit, and the game lets you go back to the beginning as long as you have a way of getting there. In every level you'll see little bits of red grass swaying in the wind. These can be picked up with the B button, and will usually be a vegetable to throw at your enemies. Sometimes you'll get a bomb, turtle shell or 1-Up mushroom, and sometimes you'll get a magical red potion. When you throw this, it creates a door that, when opened, leads you to Sub-Space where the red grass creates coins when you pull it up, and giant mushrooms can be found that add one heart to your health. It all depends on where you throw these to get the health mushroom, and it's best to throw these in areas with lots of red grass, so you can get lots of coins, which are used in a slot machine mini-game when you clear each stage, and is a way to get extra lives. But the Sub-Space can also lead to a warp zone in certain areas, letting you travel to later worlds.
Then there's the whole character selection part, which was really cool when the game first came out. You had Mario, who was the all-around average guy, with a good running speed, jumping height, and strength for pulling up vegetables at a fast pace. Luigi wasn't as strong as Mario, or fast, but has the highest jump of anyone. Princess Toadstool was the slowest, weakest and had a fairly average jump, but her main skill was that she could float around in the air for a few seconds before falling, as long as you held the A button. Toad seemed like the worst character, but when you figured out that there were differences in the strengths and speeds of the characters, and not just the jumps, he tended to be a favorite. He had has the lowest jump...but is the fastest and strongest. What's the point in having a lot of strength for picking up the vegetables? Well, when you go into a Sub-Space area with lots of coins that need to be pulled up, Toad is going to be cleaning house, and there's a great chance that you can get 9 or more coins in one go. On top of all of this, there's also a super jump ability where if you hold down on the d-pad for a few seconds, your character will glow, and they can jump much higher than they normally can. This is only really used in a few situations, but still fun to do every now and then.
So if it's a fun game, with running around throwing veggies at the bad guys, what's with the 3 star rating? This GBA version has so many things added to it that it feels like they made it for people who've never played a game before. Before, if you lost a heart, you'd have to defeat a few enemies to make a little heart icon show up, then you'd have to chase after it and nab it in order to get your health back. Here, hearts are so common that you'd think they're going out of style. You get hearts from defeating two enemies or more in the same throw, can pull them up from the ground, and sometimes they're just sitting there in the stage, waiting for you to get them. It's hard to NOT die in this game. What's weird is they seemed to try and add a tiny bit of challenge by starting you out with two hearts, but one of them empty (as opposed to two full hearts in the original), but with it being so easy to get the second heart full, what's the point? There are also giant versions of some of the enemies and vegetables, making it even easier to take out big groups. I get the novelty of this, and it -is- cool to see Luigi pull up a massive turnip at first, but the game was just fine the way it was before. And guess what- the red coins that they seemingly crowbar into every other Mario game since Mario 64 are here too. They also included a point system, and a score is displayed at the top of the screen, to make it more Mario-ish I guess. But the icing on the cake for horrible things is that the characters talk. And it's not just a little bit either, no. They say something every single time you pick up and throw an item. With how often you're plucking vegetables and coins, this gets old VERY fast, to the point where I turned the volume down all the way after the first stage. The changes I do like include a new robot boss and certain revisions to levels, though there are very few of these. And as usual for the Mario Advance games, the original Mario Bros. arcade game is here to play.
If you have the option to play Super Mario All-Stars on your Wii or SNES still, I recommend sticking with those and ignoring this version. A lot of the challenge is gone, and those voices are so grating that it makes you wonder why they were put in. I hate to sound like one of those old darshes that go on and on about how 'the original was better' or seems like they hate new takes on old things, but man do I not care for this game. Even if you can't get All-Stars, but have a Wii, you can get the original NES game on the Virtual Console for a very low price. Give it a go. The only difference between that and the SNES/Wii versions is the visuals and audio. It's still fun and very playable. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Best the Genre Has to Offer. The original Grandia which debuted on the Sega Saturn in Japan in 1997 and the original Playstation in North America in 1999, became a huge cult success. Offering up some of the best storytelling, characters and battle system the JRPG genre had ever seen. It was fun, emotionally moving and incredibly original. With such a game it was only a matter of time before a second game followed. And while I'd love to tell you it's just as good as the first, it's hard for me to do so. It's a great game but not quite as fantastic as that first one.
A word of caution before moving on. I first played Grandia II on the Playstation 2 when it was ported to that system. And while I enjoyed that version a great deal, I'd implore anyone out there to play the original Dreamcast version over that one any day of the week. We'll get to why, but first let's talk about the actual game.
Ryudo is a member of the Geoblade's. A mercenary group that will take odd jobs to make money. In the village of Carbo he takes on the tasks of escorting Elena. A priestess for the church of Granas. As the story goes, 10,000 years ago a battle between Granas and Valmar was waged and the battle was long fought. Valmar was slain, but now it appears that he may yet rise again. At first Ryudo is uninterested in any of this, only looking at this as a job. But as the two travel together and meet new allies they soon learn that there's much more to the legend behind Granas and Valmar and that the church may, in fact, be hiding something. As you can imagine, Elena is the key.
In terms of story, Grandia II doesn't hold a candle up to the first. While the first was slow to hit the ground running, the story ended up being a much more unique take on an old formula making it that much more engaging. Along with having lighthearted characters. Grandia II, on the other hand, is much more formulaic in its approach. Where as Justin was a lighthearted boy just looking for adventure; Ryudo is a brazen character who is something of a loner. This was no doubt inspired by the fact that the most popular JRPG characters of the time were characters like Cloud and Squall. In other words... the character with "attitude" was just the more popular trope. It makes for a tough introduction to Ryudo at first as Grandia II plays the attitude and apathetic mercenary angle a little too strongly at first... but he develops incredibly well becoming and overall good character that you'll really love by the end of the game. The rest of the cast is pretty much the same way. Each one beginning as a standard trope at first but becoming something more. In the end while the cast isn't as memorable as the first game, they're certainly not forgettable.
The same can't be said about the writing. As with many JRPGs of the past, the dialog does not always age well. The voice acting is sometimes rather flat, but what is more annoying is how typical most of the dialog in Granida II is. Were it not for the characters within the story, Grandia II would come off as a "by the book" type of JRPG--even upon it's original release. There's nothing surprising or unpredictable about the story at all. There are twists and turns, but because of the formulaic approach you'll never find yourself guessing for long just what the next twist will be. At least the characters make for a more engaging story. Their conversations with one another more than make up for the predictability as the game is pretty big on showing you just how much they care about each other. But more importantly, it's how the characters grow and change throughout. This, in the end, makes Grandia II's story truly rewarding.
The Grandia series is well known for its battle system. A little mix of active time and turn based battling, Grandia II still feels complex. Every character moves along an IP gauge, and when you hit a certain point you select an action. They will begin performing it, but your enemies will be moving at the same time. Attacks execute themselves immediately while magic or special abilities generally have to be charged up first. You can strike enemies with a critical hit, thus canceling certain attacks (if doen at the right time) and you can also counter an enemy if your attack gets off before theirs does.
There is plenty of magic to learn throughout the game. You'll often find Mana Eggs which you can equip on characters and utilize the spells. They often cover a specific range across the battle field. The more a spell is used, the faster it'll charge up when you select it. But more rewarding than the spells are each character's special abilities. Every character has a set of moves to call their own and some come with added perks, such as the ability to cancel enemy attacks. Like magic, the more you use them the less time they take to charge. They also become more powerful. Unlike Magic, however, your abilities don't use MP. They use Spirit Points (SP). Spirit points are earned by attacking and being attacked. They're exceptionally powerful moves that often end most battles quickly.
If there were any downside to Grandia II, it would be that the game is ridiculously easy. At first it seems complex to see the battle system in action, but Grandia II gives the player overly powerful attacks while also making the system easy to take advantage of. With the ability to cancel and counter so easily, you can get through whole battles (even boss fights) with the enemy never touching you. Once the player learns the system it becomes a walk in the park to get through. Nothing will really challenge the player. There's also not as much emphasis put on grinding, given that there's much less to level up and explore. Yes, in the long run, Grandia II is actually much smaller than the first game. There are fewer spells, it's a shorter quest, there are fewer abilities and it's a lot more straightforward. The dungeons are smaller and push you through. In a way some of this is good. In the first Grandia it was a lot easier to get lost and it caused the story to sometimes move at a slower pace. Grandia II progresses by much faster, not keeping you in the same area for very long. And while there aren't as many spells or as much customization, Grandia II is still solid from a gameplay stand point.
Visually Grandia II is a pretty stunning Dreamcast game. It's got lots of colors and details and also moves at a pretty good framerate. It really shows off just how awesome the Dreamcast is. There are some games that came out that look better--some even at launch (Soul Calibur) and some that came a little later (Skies of Arcadia) but Grandia II definitely holds its own. The music is pretty solid too. The game's battle themes in particular are catchy. The voice acting might use some work but it's not going to make you want to turn the volume down either.
Grandia II was ported to the PS2 and the PC in 2002. This was how I first experienced Grandia II. I was pretty impressed with it then, but now that I've played the original Dreamcast version... I'd very much have to recommend the Dreamcast version much more so. The PS2 version suffers from steep dips in frame rate as well as flickering textures and no where near as much polish. While this may not sound big, on a technical level some of it is. Particularly the frame rate dips. When there's too much going on at any one point in time you may find that Ryudo and company run in slow motion. The Dreamcast version, by comparison, moves a lot smoother, animations are better and you don't have to worry about flickering textures. If you have a choice between the PS2 and Dreamcast version, go with the Dreamcast. Certainly the PS2 has an added scene or two, but the Dreamcast version still tells a very coherent story without them. The only reason to play the PS2 version over the Dreamcast one is if you have absolutely no way of getting a hold of the Dreamcast version of the game.
Grandia II is not a perfect game. It doesn't strive to go above and beyond the competition the way the first one does, but it's still a really good game to play. It's got great characters and a really complex and fun battle system. It's a fun game and one that any fan of the JRPG should give a try. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
What's all the fuss about. I almost gave this game 5 stars automatically because it has the words Mario and Kart in it... a shame that it doesn't deserve it.
Of course the graphics are great: SNES graphics on a handheld! No slowdown and very colorful. I liked the questionmark-blocks in the snes-version better though :)
The sound is ok. Nice voices but the music isn't as good as his older brother. It just seems so... uninspired.
And so do the tracks. They are very standard (except for that Indianshyguy-track :) and most important: too easy, even in 150cc. Also the questionmark-blocks keep respawning every few seconds so it's very hard to miss them and you'll blast yourself upto #1 in no time.
If you've won the gold cup in each race you can try to get a star/2 star/3 star-rating (to brag about against yer friends) A 1 starrating is do-able but above that it only gets frustrating: you'll have to pick up all the tiny coins (which are sometimes almost invisible because of the GBA-screen) AND avoid the sand, - 4 times in a row -
You wanna play the most fun mode in the game, the battlemode with 4 players? Not possible in singleplayer, only available in MULTIPAK-mode. That means that you'll have to find 3 other people with a GBA and Mario Kart. I wish you good luck finding them...
You'll be using the L-button (fire) and R-button (jump) a lot. Be prepared for cramps...
So all in all this game, although it sounds great, just doesn't delivers the charming fun of the SNES-version. I you really wanna play this, have you considered buying the original? | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Who needs baserunners when you've got Torii Hunter. I played on season mode and quit a little after the All-Star break. The game does not keep track of the players stats but I like stats so I kept track of them myself. After about 90 games played with full hitting and pitching stats tracked I can tell you how realistic this game is as far as player performance goes. I played as the Minnesota Twins, this roster is the one that was the bridge between being on the verge of contraction and the perennial contenders they became, so it's a decent team but nothing really special. In my season Torii Hunter had hit 81 home runs by the All-Star break. His RBIs were totalled 93. His batting average was .236 and his OBP was also .236. This difference in performance was typical of most of the players.
So the conclusions of my experience is that when batting it usually a home run or nothing, singles are much less common than home runs so most home runs are solo shots. This explains why RBIs aren't much further away from the home run total and why the batting average is so lower than normal. Of course I didn't have one single walk, but this is pretty common in all video baseball games for me.
As for pitching, Brad Radke was 11-1 at the break with 36 strikeouts and 2 walks. His ERA was 1.86. Pretty realistic...if the game was called All-Star Baseball 1890.
Obviously my experience didn't produce realistic stats. But if you pretend that it is some alternate form of baseball where the ball is closer to a golf ball than a baseball then it's acceptable.
The bottom line is that the game is not realistic but can still be a lot of fun. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Best Fans of the World Deserve Better than This. I have every single version of this serie since 1997 and EA Sports' FIFA Soccer just got worst since 2003. They might think they deserve an aplause for adding a couple of teams from Mexico and Argentina but they don't. Instead, they added third division teams from England and some of the not to popular leagues from Europe. I must admit that the graphics are exelent but they sacrificed game speed and game control for that. For example, you have to wait about two seconds after the opponet receives the ball before being able to tackle him. Perhaps the reason why fans keep buying this game is because it is a licenced game. Hopefully other video manufacturers will be able to get lincence by next year. To me FIFA 99 is the one I enjoyed the most because of the game control; bicycle kicks, dribble, 1-2 plays, and fakes. EA must realized that game control and smooth play is just as important as the graphics. I also wish it had more teams, stadiums, and leagues from the Western Hemisphere. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
How bad do you need to see your GB games on a TV screen. Now, Nintendo could have just given me a device that lets me plug in a GB/A/SP game into the gamecube and play it just like a gamecube game, and I would have been absolutely thrilled. I would have given this product five stars. But I have subtracted two stars instead. One for each major gripe I had with this product.
First, There is a dumb-looking purple frame around whatever game you happen to be playing. You can have it occupy 25% of the screen in what they call "normal" mode, or 10% in what they call "full" mode, but you can't get rid of it entirely no matter what you do, so you ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS have to feel like you're looking into two television screens instead of one, which is a horrible feeling to have.
The second star down comes from HORRIBLE compatability issues. Nintendo has blundered once more into the creation of this product, once again spitting pompously in the faces of anybody but themselves who makes console accessories for their own console. It didn't take me long to figure out that only Gamecube controllers SPECIFICALLY MADE by Nintendo will work on this little item, which means that I'm screwed because only one my gamecube controllers is made by Nintendo and it's broken.
The controls are set up (according to the instruction booklet) really well. That's fine. The control transition from GBA to GCN was really good. In every other respect, this item performs its function, and I'm glad I got it, but I just thought you might want to know a little about the problems it has. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great game, but could have been better. . . Off the bat I have to say that Crazy Taxi is one of the best games on the Dreamcast. Although the Dreamcast team is now making games for other systems they have had a few gems with their own system and this is one of them. If you played this game in the arcade, it's pretty much the same thing except that now Sega has thrown in a new, larger city to pick up passengers, along with a new Crazy Box mode which enables you to perfect your Crazy Taxi Moves. This game definitely has more than that of the arcade version and has good control. The only bad thing about this game is that if you were good at the original arcade version, this wouldn't be much of a challenge. Also, there is no two player mode in this game, and if there was it probably would have been better. If you play with a friend you can only take turns trying to beat each other's scores. Also, after playing the game for a while you get this repetitive feeling, especially with the music and the setup of the city. Overall it's a great game, especially if it's the first time you are playing it, but it could have been better. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The other reviewers don't have a clue. OK, I've read the other two reviews of this game, and all i have to say is: "put down the bottle of booze and sober up." This game is amazing. I beat 100% of Tiger Woods 2003 and now I'm working on 2004. Sure, there are two discs, but it's not like you have to change them on every hole. for certain courses, you need to put in a different disc. But, in my opinion, this is way better than having to sit through the insane PS2 load times. The game offer not only new courses (which is good enough for me) but also a massive amount of new options. Not only are there options to customize your character down to the jaw structure(!), but you can also play a fulll PGA season for up to 10 years. There are new characters to play against, new courses, new chapionships, and a whole new slew of items for you to buy (shafts, woods, irons, glasses, shoes, etc) to customize and improve your golfer's performance. With all the new choices, I honestly cannot believe that you will be able to finish the game in under 30 hours. This game is amazing. If you played Tiger Woods 2003 and loved it, or if you are simply looking for the #1 golf game to purchase for your Gamecube, buy this. I guarantee you will love this game! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Buy NBA 2K1.. take a marker and make it into 2K2. I bought this game the first week it was out. i heard it was amazing and realistic.
nows its been a while, and after playing it ill say this much.
the game is exactly the same as NBA 2K1.. the only upgrades are:
-realistic shooting
-new types of shots
-smoother animation
-for the most part up to date rosters
-stealing the ball in the passing lane
however this game is the same as last years in these respects, and some things that didn't help:
-same commentary
-same glitches and bugs
-slow, no fast breaks, no amazing dunks
-the games zone defense doesnt let you get to the basket
-the all-star level is so easy ( i beat the lakers 125-83, using the grizzlies)
if you have NBA 2K1, take a marker put a 2 in for the 1. then mute the game everytime the main menu pops up and play a low-key hip-hop style backround and you got NBA 2K2! SAVE YOUR MONEY! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Truth of Snood REVEALED. When Snood was first created, the creator was credited for an original and amazingly designed game.
Now I'll be the first to say Snood is a very fun game, but let me tell you about an old arcade game called "Bust-A-Move". You were a cute little dinosaur who controlled a little compass-shooter thing that shoots marbles of different colors. The gameplay is the same as snood, only they have different things to shoot (happy faces vs. marbles!!!).
The bottom line is SNOOD is a rip-off of BUST-A-MOVE!
Would you like proof? Visit any decent classic gaming arcade, or rent Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition for N64 (or BAM for GBC). Thank you for attention, and spread the news! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The game that will please Godzilla fans and gamers alike. Godzilla Destroy All Monsters is a fun, and incredibly well made game. As long as I have played it, I have never encountered any major flaws whatsoever. There are few things I could think of that I would rather do than invite some friends over and throw then around tokyo.
One of the nice things about the game is the view. It moves in relation to the monsters and adds a cinematic feel without hampering your movement at all. It also is able to keep your line of sight clear from obstacles. Especially is Versus mode, the adds a really nice touch.
Another great thing is that any monster can thrive anywhere. It doesn't matter if you are surrounded by skyscrapers or in an open plain. This is really nice, seeing that you can never have somebody complain that they were at a disadvantage.
One of the really cool moves in this game is the ability to pick up an enemy monster. This move is risky, being that you have to get within severe punching range, but, executed correctly, it can be easy, and very rewarding. Also, every monster can picked up just as easily as any other. The tiniest guy can pick up the biggest and vice-versus with equal ease.
The game combat system is one of the best ever created. With only a few buttons, it allows for a vast array of moves. Once you have learned how to play, It is very easy, even in the heat of battle, to execute the move you want.
Aside from duking out your friends, there is the Adventure mode. The story is perfectly Godzilla cheesy, and just gives you a reason to smash your opponent. Adventure mode is very fun and challenging. It is fast enough to complete in one sitting, I completed it my first time in 27 minutes. Defeated Adventure mode unlocks a new monster. When you beat it with the new monster you get even another one. And so-on down until you have them all.
Overall an excellent game, and probably one of the best of its time. It was worth every penny. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
This is a connisseur's game. This is not an ideal game for beginning players. However, more experienced players who are looking for a change from less technical games will find this a great treat. The VF series pioneered the 3d fighting game genre, and has enough depth in its heritage to challenge any player to new levels.
The system is deceptively simple at first. After a while, however, you learn priority, timing, the terrain, and other factors, including what position your feet are in (!) in order to fully utilize your character. It is truely amazing. If you take the time limit off, then each game becomes more like a chess match, and is offers some of the best fighting the genre has to offer.
Be warned, the vs mode is only as good as the players. If two new players are going at it, VF looks horrible compared to other games. However, when two intermediate or expert players are in a match together, then the true colors of the game will show. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Complete Garbage Do not buy. ...
This card has given me nothing but problems. I have used it with many different games and it always corrupts the data immedietly after saving. Madden, wrestlemania, smash bros, blitz, rouge leader, all have the same result.
It has never worked properly from the moment i ordered it through amazon when it first came out. I have no problem with the company Interact. I have had other products made by them that work fine. There are just compatiblity issues with this card and the gamecube.
I have had no problems with the nintendo brand card which was about the same price.
Do not buy it it will just be a headache. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Original; WITH A CAPCOM LOGO. It's a good game, and a few extra features they made for it, is cool, but it'd be a little tough to find another friend that has this game, to trade in for the few items you get(Some newer items added from the original.) The graphics are almost exactly the same, except for the more anime touch they went with giving the character's pictures. And it's got a Capcom logo this time(If you remember the SNES original, it was Squaresoft.) Same old game, just now portable (Unless playing it on your gamecube is your thing.)
Highly recommended for gamers who enjoy to hunt a little while they randomly fall into battles. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Mario and Lui... other guy star in an awesome RPG full of personality, entertainment, and FURY. Mario has had an ongoing streak of awesome RPGs, starting at the end of the SNES' lifespan and continuing through today. Mario & Luigi is the main handheld franchise of the Mario RPGs, starting with 2003's Superstar Saga on the GameBoy Advance. It was most likely the best game on the platform and one of the greatest RPGs of all time with its hilarious dialogue, fantastic gameplay, and outstanding visuals. Even with six years behind it, Superstar Saga is a fantastic game in every aspect that's hard to not enjoy.
The game begins with an ambassador from the Beanbean Kingdom coming to visit the Mushroom Kingdom as a gesture of peace. Only it turns out that an evil villain, Cackletta, disguised herself as the ambassador to steal Princess Peach's voice. This sends Mario and Luigi on an epic adventure to stop Cackletta from taking over the world, because Peach's voice is needed to awaken the Beanstar, which will grant Cackletta all her evil desires.
The story takes a few interesting twists and it is a pretty decent tale in its own right, but what really pushes it forward is the hilarious dialogue and unique personality. Cakletta's helper, Fawful, is especially laugh out loud funny in his hysterical lines and how he says them. Luigi also adds a lot of humor to the story even though he has no dialogue; he just does so many funny things that will always keep you laughing. Each character is unique also, and their individual personalities are extremely evident in the way each of them talks. Every single minor character, even, has very distinct individuality and that makes the game feel very special and unique. On top of that, there is a perfect amount of dialogue in the game: not too much to where you start to fall asleep and not too little so you can follow the story without any problems.
The story and all the elements surrounding it make Mario & Luigi a highly entertaining adventure, and that area is backed up by some fantastic and enjoyable gameplay. Outside of battle you control Mario and Luigi at the same time, which sounds complicated but is actually very simple and 100% functional. A and B are used for commands (jump, hammer, etc.), L and R cycle through commands, and start swaps the brothers' positions between front and back. Whether one is in the front or back changes what a command will do, also, like hammering Luigi into the ground or jumping on top of Mario to get a higher leap. All these commands work perfectly and the game's puzzles implement them all very nicely. The puzzles are, for the most part, not mind-bendingly difficult, but they require you to use every bit of your knowledge of the pair's abilities, which balances out the difficulty quite nicely.
Mario and Luigi are also both used in the game's battles, which are extremely entertaining. Mario is controlled with A and Luigi with B, and they can dodge enemies' attacks with their hammer or a jump by using their respective buttons. Learning how enemies attack is vital to defeating your foes, because you can often avoid taking damage in battle. Mario and Luigi can attack alone or together for one of the game's best features: Bros. Attacks. Using these abilities is vital to your success in the game and they are very intuitive, fun to execute, and enjoyable to watch. You have to press A or B at the right times, depending on the attack, to successfully pull off the maneuver. The Bros. Attacks take on a variety of different forms, like hitting Mario at an enemy or throwing Luigi. There are eight Bros. Attacks in the game, which seems like a small number until you discover the advanced techniques, which greatly change the attack and can do even more damage. Battles make up the core of Superstar Saga's gameplay, and none of it falls short of being outstanding.
Superstar Saga also delivers some pretty fantastic graphics that are some of the finest on the GBA. The style fits the game perfectly and allows for many fine Luigi moments. Everything animates very smoothly and the characters all look sharp. The game is very colorful too, making the screen a constant visual treat. The game's use of 3-D is also some of the best on the platform, both in and outside of battle.
Mario & Luigi contains numerous catchy tunes as well. You will most likely find yourself humming to the overworld theme and possibly tapping your foot to the battle music as all the tracks are enjoyable to listen to and very catchy. Sound effects are also done very well and fit the game's style and personality wonderfully, with classic Mario sounds and likeable character voice clips to boot. The sound quality is also higher than many GBA games.
Value is yet another positive note for Superstar Saga. Mario and Luigi's main quest takes about 15-20 hours to complete, a fairly lengthy adventure. While you can't save after you defeat the final boss, I can almost guarantee that you will want to replay the game at some point. It's so much fun that it's totally worth replaying; it's hard to not immensely enjoy it even the second time around.
When a game comes around that's as fantastic as Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, you simply can't miss it. It's funny, entertaining, charming, and every area is of highest quality. While I somehow can't find it in me to give this game a 10, I'll award it a score that's pretty darned close because it's about as near to perfection as games get, and it's just too likeable to not have a great time with.
Positive:
+ wonderful sense of personality
+ perfect system of controls
+ creative puzzles and enemies
+ Bros. Attacks are simple and fun
+ smooth, colorful graphics
+ awesome, catchy music
+ lengthy but not at all tiresome
Negative:
... (empty space)
LAST WORD: Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga is a must-own handheld gem for its unique sense of personality, outstanding gameplay, and overall quality unsurpassed by any other GBA game. If you haven't played it before, purchase a cartridge as soon as you can, because you simply can't regret it.
9.8/10 | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Gameboy Advance Sp best game boy yet or is it. Well the truth is, it's up to wether its the best or not. For example, some game boy advances didn't need head phones but needed light to play in the dark. The Sp would be great for that person but if he didn't need the light but neede the sound, he'd be in trouble. My opineon is that it sure looks like the best I've seen the graphics on that baby and I'm very impressed. I've always been a Nintedo maniac, but I knew with every game I held up till now, there was something missing but Nintedo finnaly found it and got to creat the great Sp. Even a built in recharable battery! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The ultimate action game. Wow this game is incredible. From wonderful graphics with great attention to detail, great sound affects, including in game speech, and non stop action. You couldn't ask for a better action game(maby better than doom). You explore massive interactive levels from a 3rd person view blasting gangsters and other mob members. Everything is interactable, the beds vibrate, yuo can listen to the radio, the toilets flush, the drug dealers in teh bathroom try to deal you some, you can open everything, and there is even a camera i nthe closet to spy on people. It is definatly for a mature audience. with lots of blood splatter and gore, sex scenes, drug dealers, and lots of strong language makes for a dirty game. If you love action you will love this, almost better than doom! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not Perfect, But Still Great. "Rayman 3" is a platformer game starring the limbless Rayman, a character that can shoot balls of energy from his fist and spin his hair like a helicopter. I really like this game, but let's just start off by saying that "Rayman 3", in ways, doesn't have the same charm as other "Rayman" games (the sarcastic sense of humor, the characters being aware it's a video game, etc.). Sometimes I think it's too silly, and the voice acting can be annoying at times. Despite that, I still think this is a great game.
For one thing, "Rayman 3" is a lot of fun. It really is. There are a variety of different enemies to fight, but they manage to keep it from getting boring like it sometimes does in other games. Also, Rayman now can get these different powerups, which is new to the series. There's the Heavy Metal Fist, which makes you stronger and able to break down certain doors, for example, and there is also the Lockjaw for crossing these hooks. The game has nine worlds, with plenty to do and lots of secret rooms to explore.
This is one of my best games in terms of replay value. In this game, you can get points from collecting jewels, defeating enemies, finding certain things, etc. I have so much fun redoing levels just so I can try and get a higher score. You can actually enter a code you get in the game at [...] to have your score show up along with everyone else's and see how you rank. Points also unlock mini games and funny videos called "Wanna Kick Rayman?", which are videos training Hoodlums on how to defeat Rayman. (The GameCube version has extra things you can get, but sometimes you need to be able to connect a Game Boy Advance for these or have a certain GBA game, so without those things, you don't really get extra stuff, so it's a bit misleading.) There's a decent variety of mini games, and I think they're pretty fun. As far as I can tell, all the mini games are single player, though.
Now there are a few things I have mixed feelings about. Unlike the other games, this one has voice acting, and usually it's okay, but sometimes it can be really annoying. Some of the voice acting is actually not very good. On the other hand, the voice acting provides us with a lot of random dialogue throughout the whole game, which I do like very much. Much of the dialogue is often pretty funny (such as when Globox says, "Guess what, I dreamt I was pregnant. It was great. I craved strawberries." or Razoff's strange quote, "No more steroids for you, scoundrel!"), so it's fun when you're playing the game to listen out for what the characters are going to say. I miss a lot of it at times, so the next time I play, I get to hear quotes I missed last time. Sometimes, though, the dialogue is just annoying or really hard to understand (the game badly needs subtitles at times), and there are times I wish the characters weren't aware that they're in a video game. That can sometimes ruin the feel of the game for me, but I think the worst of it is in the first world, luckily.
A few other things worth mentioning. Story-wise, the game involves Rayman trying to stop the Hoodlum army, while also trying to find a doctor for Globox because Globox accidentally swallowed the Hoodlums' leader, Andre, the Lord of the Black Lums. The graphics look pretty nice overall, and the music is pretty good. Not much else to say there.
Despite what some may say, I really think this is a good game. It can be a bit too silly at times. The voice acting can sometimes be annoying. It doesn't even have quite the same feel as other "Rayman" games. And yet, I still really enjoy this game, even after all these years. It is such a fun game, with plenty to do, so much funny dialogue. Just give this game a chance, and at the very least, I bet you'll get addicted to trying to get the highest score you can. I heard the top score was over 800,000. You think you can beat it? | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Resident Evil At It's Best. The latest inclusion in the Resident Evil series is quite simply the best thus far, with some fantastic if obvious plot twists it leaps ahead in the survival horror genre.
Im sure you all know the story by no so I?ll comment on the graphics which are still awesome, This is without a doubt the best game on Dreamcast even a year after it?s release it still crushes most other games. The gameplay is only slightly improved from the originals but hell, ?If It Ain?t Broke, Why Fix It?, The game is well structured with a variety of puzzles, suspense and plenty of action.
Unlike the rest of the games in the series, if you didn?t like the others this game ?Will? change your mind, fans of any genre with love and respect this game for years to come and justifiably so. The voice acting is spot on and the characters facial details when they talk is phenomenal, to the extent that it (at times) surpasses the almighty Shenmue. In conclusion this is one game that defiantly does the Dreamcast justice. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Wario is at it again. You know what you are getting into with a Wario Ware game. This is another great game in the series.
I think I misunderstood how input can be read. Your movements are only turning your system to the left and right, not really, uh, twisting at all (also "Wario Ware: Turned" doesn't sound too exciting).
Nobody seems to mention it in reviews but the game also has a built in rumble. Kind of superfluous, but a nice touch.
Anyway the minigames are as great as ever. I have unlocked just about everything and I am still looking for more. The change in input format let the programmers run wild with their imagination. There are some seriously bizarre games in here.
If you have played any of the Wario Ware games you need to check this one out too. If you haven't played them yet what are you waiting for? | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The reason to get a GBA. I only gave the GBA passing notice until I heard about the Phantasy Star Collection. I immediately got giddy and weak in the knees. These are the games of my childhood and they're back to please me again. The original Phantasy Star on the Sega Master System is the pinnacle of the 8-bit RPG. PSII on the Sega Genesis is still my favorite RPG of all time. PSIII was a change of pace, but still good. The only thing keeping this from being a 5-star release is the lack of PSIV, which brought the series back to the PSII feel. Why Sega didn't publish this is beyond me, but thank you, THQ, for bringing me some wonderful nostalgia. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
of course. i give paper mario: ttyd a 5/5 this game is possibly one of the best RPG games you will ever play in a lifetime, this game is pretty straight forward find all 7 crystal stars to open the door simple right? but along the way you are stopped by a group of villians called the x-nauts and it is a battle to collect all 7 crystal stars to open the door. this game shows all the elements of our old friend mario plus some new tricks you also partner up with a couple of friends to help you on your adventure.
the controls are easy the format of the battles are pretty RPG-like with a twist, where you have a chance to make your attack stronger or defend yourself from the enemy's attack
this game has a lot of comedic elements to the game like opening a cursed treasure chest and much much more. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not as well made as previous models. MadCatz used to make the best off-brand controllers. Those days are no longer with us. This controller was cheaply made. The controls were loose and the plastic felt cheap. I got a white model, unlike the picture (which is fine) but the pictured quality looks much better than the quality I recieved. Despite this cheap feel, the controller works fine. I haven't tested it's long term endurance yet, but for now it is working like a charm (other than the fact that it feels like i'm holding a delicate house of potatoe chips in my sweaty palms). I would buy again if I needed wireless, simply due to the good price, but I would definitely opt for a wired controller over this cheap knockoff of a knockoff controller. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Soo harsh. Everyone on here is putting this game down, im into this kind of game and EVERYTHIGN on this game is perfect..
Why would you want a game with easy controls...????People complainin about tha tricks being hard, BLah @ you all...you should be ashamed of yourself..Motocross is the TIGHEST sport, and you want easy controls? A is go, B is Brake, L is clutch...R is spring jump...How hard is that????
Tricks are just as easy, Hold R while in the air and Press a combonation of buttons...
How can you say thats hard? When you say thats hard, maybe you should realize that your to young to play the game..Games are made to be challenging, If you don't like a challenge, go buy Mario.... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The True Story of DragonBall Z L.O.G.2. You may have heard reviews from other reviewers, but out of all of them, only 50 percent of them tell the truth. Some read off the box or the internet. Others assume or make it up. But I don't lie. So buckle up 'cause it's gonna be one bumpy, ride!
So it's about Goku right.? And you DBZ fans know who I'm talking about. For those who many not understand what in tarnation I'm talking about, Goku is well, the hero of the game. He's the strongest. He's the leader. He's the MAN!!
But he wouldn't be so brave and heroic, without his friends, and family. But anyway, L.O.G part 2 is the sequel. The better sequel. You start out as Gohan, Goku's oldest and for now onlyest son. Then you must win your way 'till you retrieve none other than Goku. Once you retrieve the 5 Z warriors, (Gohan/Piccolo/Vegeta/Trunks/Goku) you must find the DragonBalls, train for the big fight with Cell in ten days, and save the world! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Has Aged Well. After playing the sequel and enjoying the time skipping, going back to play the original can be frustrating, but the story is so epic and compelling and the charactors so interesting that its worth a replay. If its your first time playing this game you need to have patience and an open-mind and you will thank yourself for purchasing this. Its so good that its worth buying a Dreamcast just for this game and also worth buying an Xbox for the sequel. While Shenmue 3 might never be made, these games will forever stand the test of time and go down in history as the most epic story in video game history. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Can't have everything. I'm definitely going to purchase a Gamecube,i'll probably go with the silver universal unit with DVD capability,the standard version i'm reviewing does not have that capability,just so noone gets confused.
A previous reviewer mentioned that he would prefer to play games on a PC(for some people a MAC),but there are some factors to consider when doing so,and it's the reason console games will always be my first choice. Console games are specically created for a particular system and there are certain minimum standards that programmers have to abide by,the games they program must perform relatively bug free. You can be assured that the games you purchase for a particular system will function every time the way they were designed to.
When you purchase a game for a PC,you run the risk of hardware and software conflicts,you never know if your game will work,or if you make it to the 10th level and your computer freezes up before you could save it.
You buy a game for a console,and ten years later you can pop it in and have fun with it all over again. You buy a game for the computer,and 10 years later try to play it on your fancy new 100 ghz super computer and it probably won't work. I know there is always emulation,but it's still not the same.
With all that out of the way,i would definitely purchase a Gamecube. They have some great games available and some on the way that are must buys. A remake of the first Resident Evil game with all new graphics and new rooms to explore,Resident Evil 0 which takes place before the first one an involves the STARS medic Rebecca Chambers as she tries to make it out of the Spencer Mansion,and ports of Res 2,3. I don't know about Code Veronica,but i'm sure that will be ported too. Then you have the third Banjo game and a new installment in the Link series. Not to mention the latest Mario game.
Those games alone are worth purchasing the Gamecube,but there are others,even though i'll be spending most of my time with the above mentioned.
The one aspect of the GC that disappoints me is the sound,it's Dolby Surround 2 channel,it doesn't have DD 5.1 capability,although it's rumored there will be an upgrade in the future to facilitate this. Imagine Res Evil in 5.1 surround,exploring the creepy abandoned mansion and you hear some sort of mutant in the rear speaker,that's the way it should be.
Other than that,this system is a must buy. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Creepy. I just beat this game and it was pretty fun. It took me 14.5 hours, which is moderate. There's a little replay value, because there are some variations of cutscenes and monsters depending on the Ancient you choose as your enemy in the beginning. There are four Ancients: Ulyaoth, Xel'lotath, Chattur'gha, and Mantorok. Each has it's own personality. You can't choose Mantorok, because he's separate from the other three. He's the Overseer. The other three have one Ancient that they're strong against and one that they're weak against, kinda like elements in pokemon.
Your spells are based on the three magic types - body, mind, and spirit. A blue spell will be stronger against a red enemy and weaker against a green one. Monsters of different types will fight each other, so it's nice if you have two enemies kill each other. Red is aligned with physical power, blue with different realms, and green with insanity. To create a spell, you choose the type, the desired affect, and the subject. It's a pretty interesting setup. There's some logic behind it, not just random words. You can eventually tell what kind of spell an enemy is using against you and react accordingly. You have to unlock spells, and you can get spells to do things like summon a monster to fight for you or create a shield. Spells use up blue energy. There's also a meter for health (red) and sanity (green). More on sanity later.
The combat is a little slow. If using a weapon, the swing or rate of fire is usually slow, because many weapons are old, like single-fire pistols or a heavy medieval sword. You leave yourself pretty vulnerable. Attacking is just hitting a to attack. You can target different body parts, like chopping off a zombie's arms, to leave them completely defenseless. That's fun.
To use a spell, you'll have to wait several seconds while the words are spoken. If you're interrupted, the spell stops. So it can be difficult if you're low on life and you're trying to use a spell to heal, but the enemy keeps hitting you. You can get stuck in a downward spiral until you die, which can be frustrating.
If you keep dying, you are forced to watch the cutscenes over in the first play-through. That will get old fast, and waste much of your time. After you play through once, you can skip most cutscenes, but that isn't much comfort if you're stuck on a boss the first time and he keeps killing you.
On to the story. The Ancients are sealed away (or something like that) and one of them is trying to get free. It's wreaking havoc and building it's power, and if it is freed, it will be the end for humanity. But, people throughout history are working to prevent that. You play as various characters, from a page of the Middle Ages to a doctor in the colonial era. Each of them are wiped out by the evil god's minions until only one person stands in their way - Alex Roivas. Her grandfather was the latest in the fight against the darkness, but he too gets killed. She must use the Tome of Eternal Darkness, read the stories of the people who came before her, and collect the essences of the other three gods to stop the enemy Ancient.
The puzzles in Eternal Darkness are pretty light. Things like match a certain object to the appropriate pedestal, or use the correct spell on an obstacle. If you're looking for deep puzzles, you won't find them here.
A cool thing about this game is the sanity meter. As it gets lower, you'll see sanity effects. At first, it's just a trickle of blood here and there on the walls. Then the screen begins to tilt. Eventually, it'll look like your TV or GameCube is doing strange things. Your volume will go down or the game will tell you that your controller is unplugged when it clearly is not. You'll try to cast a spell and your upper body will explode. Then the character will snap out of the illusion. It's pretty interesting, and sometimes it'll creep you out a little. Once, I was in the Roivas mansion, and my sanity was down about a third of the way. I went into the bathroom and checked the tub, and saw my character in a bath of blood, dead. There was a flash and a sudden scream. I jumped a little at that one. This game is definitely a bit scary.
Overall, this was a unique and enjoyable game. I recommend it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not Just For Kids. I am somewhat disabled and originally had a Sega Game Gear to
pass time. Last Christmas my daughter gave me a Game Boy Color
unit and I now have several games including games like Hoyle
Card Games, Uno, Millionaire,PaperBoy, Frogger 2, Battleship,
Donkey Kong Country, Pong, Caesar's Palace II, Asteroids, Roswell, and Bust-A-Move 2. I just turned 50 y/o but enjoy playing these games.
This Christmas, my husband gave me the fushia Game Boy Advance.
When they first came out, I was surprised by the lack of atractive colors, but was willing to opt for the very pale blue
translucent (clear) one UNTIL I heard about the fushia one, which
is the best of all the presently available colors. I also received a combination light/screen protector in a fushia color
that matches the GBA fushia perfectly. Yesterday I bought a charging system by Pelican Accessories called "Charge and Go"
which includes not one but TWO rechargable battery packs and
a charger where you can place your GBA unit with battery pack in
place sitting in the front (like a cellphone desk charger AND a
rear charger where you place the extra battery pack so there is
always one or two charged packs. My husband was surprised how
well this accessory matched the color of my GBA unit!
Usually when a new system comes out the old games are rendered
unuseable, but with GBA I can play all my present games while I
expand on my GBA game pacs. I have two of them now and will add
more in the future. New titles are coming out every day. I saw
a Super Bust-A-Move GBA pack that I'll definitely purchase soon!
The larger screen is great, and with the light pack, the screen
was easier to see than the old Game Boy Color. The sound is much
better and extremely easy to hear. The screen colors are great and display is clearer. Out of these four original colors the
fushia is best (I have had no trouble with coordinating color
with accessories of the same color) although I'm sure many of the guys would not agree!
So if you are an adult who likes to chill out with some of these
games, GBA is for you, no matter what your age. These are NOT
for the kids only!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Dragon Warrior I and II a.k.a Dragon Quest. I LOVE DRAGON WARRIOR!!! I LOVE DRAGON QUEST!!! PLEASE SQUARE/ENIX PLEASE!!!! PLEASE BRING THE SNES PORTS FOR THE WII TO THE U.S....phew...sorry but I picked up this game because I'm a HUGE fan. Dragon Warrior was the first RPG that I ever played. I was like 9 years old when Nintendo Power had this deal where you could get it for re-subscribing. I did. It's got to be the one series that has given me inspiration to try and learn Japanese so I can import the best versions. For now though, I'm going to collect what I can from the U.S. I do have the NES versions of these and they are basically the same game. Although I do believe that the text was slightly changed and enemies are animated and give more experience. These games are worth the time if you enjoy RPGs. That is all you need to know. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A warning to all: avoid this game. I really enjoy RPGs, and when I first saw this game, I was excited when I saw it was a 4 CD game! Then I played it. First of all, the monster encounters were terrible. Personally I enjoy games where you at least can see the monster coming (Tomb Raider), or at least it's a surprise when they show up (Resident Evil). With D2, as soon as I heard my Dreamcast console warm up, I knew I was about to meet up with a monster. Then, it thrusts you into first person mode and you can't run away! All you can do is aim and shoot. Second, the puzzles were easier than first grade math. Third, I forced myself to play to the end (which was fairly easy to get to) and it was extremely anti-climactic. Storywise I felt forced from situation to situation. The only positive I can say is that the graphics were nice eyecandy (although I've been more scared of the mosters in either Resident Evil or even Quake). I enjoyed riding the snowmobile around. That's it. I've heard that the graphics were a lot more hard-core in the Japanese version. If only they hadn't tampered with it, maybe it would have made D2 worth owning. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of the best game collections ever. I might be overrating it, but Sonic Gems Collection is a grade-A collection of the more overlooked Sonic games.
It contains several great games from the Sonic franchise. It has:
Sonic R: A semi-cheap racing game with Sonic and friends.
Sonic the Fighters: A formerly rare arcade fighting game.
Sonic CD (HIGHLIGHT): The best Sonic game of all time! Blast Processing at its finest!
Sonic Drift 2: A Pole Position-styled racing game for the Game Gear.
Sonic Triple Trouble: One of the Game Gear's best games. The best 8-bit offering of Sonic.
Sonic 2: This is the Game Gear version, which is entirely different from the Genesis game. It's still great, though.
Tails' Skypatrol: A Japan-only Game Gear spin-off in which Tails goes on his own.
Tails' Adventures: Another solo spin-off (Better than Skypatrol, though) in which Tails embarks his own platforming adventure.
Sonic Spinball: A Game Gear version of the Genesis pinball game.
Vectorman (UNLOCKABLE): A run 'n gun game in which you play as a robot shooting his way through several levels of destruction.
Vectorman 2 (UNLOCKABLE): A second part to the first Vectorman game.
Genesis and Game Gear Demos (UNLOCKABLE): If you play this collection every day, you will be able to unlock a few Genesis and Game Gear games (All of which have been in Sonic Mega Collection and Plus) each day.
Along with all of the great games listed, there's also a neat museum where you get to listen to remixes, look at hundreds of images, and play those unlockable Genesis and Game Gear game demos!
So. Have I persuaded you enough to buy this? | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Entertaining yet REPETATIVE. One thing the creators of this game obviously didn't spend to much time on was variety. It took me 4 days to completely beat and in short, the game went kind of like this; stop an armored car robbery, save an idiot hanging off a building, chase a balloon, chase a car, save an idiot hanging off a building, stop a cop shooting, chase a car, stop an armored car robbery, CHASE BLACK CAT, chase a balloon - u get the idea. So my main concern is why the missions were hardly thought through! MAN THAT ANNOYED ME! Yet i must say that the graphics were impressive along with the geography and a couple fighting moves. So basically, if u can't get enough of this game, playing it's demos at stores, at ur friends house, at the mall, ..............DON'T BUY IT!!! just do what i did and rent it for a couple days. trust me it isn't worth the mula. and u'll beat it in a couple days anyway! so for your sake, DON'T BUY THE GAME | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best game of recent times, but quite a turn. I won't comment on the graphic style to start with like many people have done. After all, this game did get the most preorders of any game ever, so I don't think it's hard to face that the graphic style actually IS good. One thing you should notice, though, is that this game really does take a turn in the zelda series. First of all, it doesn't take place in Hyrule, although it is directly linked to Ocarina of Time.
The dungeons are smart, and more logical than the dungeons in Oot, for example, you can actually UNDERSTAND why you do what you do, which makes them easier to do but just as witty. The graphical style allows for the game to have some of the largest worlds and fanciest characters I've ever seen. The final boss battle is a great, intense fight, and quite a team effort. The backdrop of the final fight is like something you've never seen before, and it takes place in movie-style. I really liked the cinematic moments, and wish there were more, but that's nintendo's style, to not fill things up with too much of a good thing. However, the end really spells a turn in the zelda series and I am not so sure if I will enjoy them following that line. Because they already kind of made the events of Ocarina go to waste with this game, now they are destroying what all the main zeldas have built in story. Still, they made this game well and I'm sure they have a good idea of where to go next. Hopefully back to Hyrule.. if that's possible. You'll see ; ) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A very well done port of a classic game. They did a much better job on this than they did on the Gameboy Color version I used to play as a kid. Gameplay wise I feel this version is more fun as it runs much more smooth than the original SNES version let alone faster to. They also made the bosses more challenging and not as pathetic as the original boss battles. The music sounds fantastic and you will really only notice most of the flaws if you listen to the isolated tracks on Youtube or on mp3's. The only thing I can say is that I didn't care for the extras and as far as I can see they don't have Funky's fishing which was present on the GBC version which I actually enjoyed. Make sure you pick this port up as it was well worth my 10 dollars to relive this classic. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Nice to have a few Capcom licensed games. When I got this I was surprised at how lightweight the box was, and when I got the portable out of the box I liked the way it felt in my hands(it's small and sleek which felt nice to hold).
The unit feels of good quality and not 'tinker-toy' like. The d-pad is reasonably responsive but not ideal for the Street Fighter games(pulling off fire-balls can be a bit frustrating but not impossible).
It's nice to have Capcom licensed games on this Sega unit(it would've been even better if a few Konami games could have been included). The 40 generic games included a few that I actually enjoyed playing(adding value to this portable).
You can hook it up to the TV but you'll need a 3.5mm video cable which isn't included. When hooked up, the picture on the TV screen is nice and clear. The included charger is a USB type so you'll either need to charge it on your laptop or you'll need a USB adapter if you want to charge it using an AC outlet.
An finally you can download games to an SD card(make sure you format it correctly) and play it on this unit. The main drawback is that there is no save feature whatsoever. This is a glaring omission and makes it a pain to play certain games all the way to the end. Overall though this is a great portable with tons of classic gaming fun to be had. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
a decent game but. Well, let me tell you this first. Those ppl @ WARP are great. They know how to tell a great story. And their games are almost always unique and new. Now having said that I would like to add some comments on this one.
First of all, why the hell did they pull out that tentacle sex scene from the original Japanese D2? With a heroine like Laura(who's also been the heroine of WARP's other game like D and Enemy Zero), it's a shame that they've taken that out. Besides, isn't this rated mature already? Who would get offended by such small scene? At least they left the shower scene intact in Enemy Zero.
Now the second thing I didn't like about this one is that the voice and the cinema is not really synched very good. I don't think it's due to the traslation from Japanese to English but it was a merely some oversight of programmers. Wish they could patch this so that the voice and the movie go together.
One more thing about the movie is that Laura is muted in the cinematics... Except a brief grunts and uh?s and ummm...s she remains silent throughout the game. So basically, your heroine doesn't say much... or none as a matter of fact.
And the actual gameplay part is somewhat weaker than the other two games from WARP. All you do is stand still, aim, and shoot. Enemies are not too strong and since you can easily replenish your health by eating meat or applying first aid spray, it's very unlikely that you are going to die. Speaking of meat, you'd get meat by shooting some animals, a la Deerhunter style. But after shooting down some hundreds(you don't need to but I did that only for fun of it) or so, it gets boring quickly.
Now some very good part of this game.
Well, it's got very good graphics and very well choreographed cut scenes. Voice acting isn't too bad and the story it unfolds is truly a masterpiece. Also eerie music is simply top notch except the fact that some of piano pieces brought me all those painful memories from Enemy Zero... After playing Enemy Zero, the piano isn't my favorite musical instrument any more.
In conclusion, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone but to dedicated WARP fans or any one who has finished RECV and waiting anxiously for Devil May Cry or Silent Hill 2. Or anyone with time and patience who likes to sit back and watch movies( a long one) and playes games occasionally. Thanks to Amazon.com you can get this one for very good price and even if you are not one of those ppl mentioned above, with that price you should give this 4 GDs a spin or two. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great, simple, fun. Of the five games i have bought for game boy advance, this has to be the most fun. The idea of playing dodge ball against other teams throughout the world is interesting, but it probably won't happen. One of my favorite parts about this game is that it is SO easy. It is also very fun and fast, with as many as 11 moving players on the screen at once without a slow down.
The game is set in the near future, where dodgeball is as popular as any other world sport, and each kid dreams of becoming part of the professional dodge ball league. You must guide a team of 8 players (seven on the field at a time) to the top of your league, and then unlock dream teams by beating them.
There are seven players on the field at the same time. There are 4 infielders, who cannot cross the center line on foot or the sideline at all, and 3 outfielders, who must stay out of bounds and cannot be hurt. Each player must throw the ball at the infielders on the other team, lower hit points and eventually knocking them out of the match. Once all the infielders on a team are gone, that team loses. Players have their own unique super throws, like the ultra fast mach shot or the underground mole shot, which can deal more damage.
The controls are very easy once you figure them out, but in the beginning it can be kind of hard to figure out all 10 or 15 moves that they throw at you. Basically, A is pass, B is attack, A+B is jump, and combinations of those moves can result in super throws or more damage.
The graphics are OK, as there is not much animation, but even with a low animation level, it is very impressive that you can see all players clearly when 11 are moving around along with a ball. The AI is impressive too, as all players are moving around to better spots constantly.
The Sound is Ok, different on each court. The bad part is it gets very annoying in long games, as it keeps repeating itself over and over again. The sound effects are OK, with different effects for running, jumping, and all the special throws.
Overall, this game would deserve a 4 star rating, but the original idea and style of play is unmatched in any game. It just feels fun to pelt other players with balls so they fly 100 feet into the air and get away with it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Lego Star Wars 2 Uses the Force to get it done. I have yet to play Lego Star Wars 1, but I bought this game because I love the first three star wars movies (when I say first three, I mean the old movies). This game is just fun to watch, the short movies are great, they make me laugh. My wife even enjoyes watching the short movies, and she hates video games.
This is a must buy video game, for people who like star wars, or not. I love everything about this game adn have nothing bad to say about it.
I think that being able to play a video game, without all of the blood and gore that is out in other games, is very refreshing.
I love it when you use the force as Darth Vader; and Yoda, well Yoda is just cool.
Star Wars 2 gets five light sabers out of five, for one of the best video games out there for all ages. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
WHEN POKEMON HAPPENS TO GOOD MOMMIES . Okay .. so I'm a mother of 3 who has to be told by my kids to stop playing my game and come and eat dinner .. oh well. LOL
Anyway, this new version of the old game is pretty good. I certainly enjoy it much more than the original. My only problem is that I got VERY spoiled with Ruby and Sapphire. I miss planting my berries and I really miss my Blaziken! LOL I felt like I had to play this game FOREVER before I got my silly "running shoes". S L O W M O T I O N .. ugh! LOL
Pokemaniacs MUST buy these two new games however. It definitely adds to the experience and it was certainly nice to see some old names again. You can't trade with Ruby/Sapphire, etc. until you defeat the Final Four, but experienced players shouldn't take too long to get there. There are a few berries scattered here and there also, but no gardening. However, berries can also be traded once you are the master of the Elite Four.
BIG TIP -- Buy the NINTENDO POWER Strategy Guide if you haven't played the old Red/Blue games for a while. I felt a little lost at first and almost made a few BIG mistakes. BIGGER TIP -- do NOT buy the PRIMA Strategy Guide (see my review on that item).
No complaints really about the game .. certainly fun, true to form and brings back good memories. It was kind of fun to see a "MEAN" rival again -- I won't tell you what I named him! LOL I just wish that they had made it a little bit more updated .. more in line with the Ruby and Sapphire series .. but, hey, I hear "Emerald" is coming out soon so we don't have too long to wait! :)
Game on! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of the mind loving titles for the GBA. This is a great collection of games. They all play equally well. The graphics here are not mind blowing but they do convey the felling of each game. However Mahjong Solitare lacks detail making a few of the tiles hard to say. Also, the lightness of the tile indictates how many tiles are under it, this can be annoying because by the time you get the last time it is dark indeed.
The game also has a mini playlist that lets you pick your music and this does work well, and is a fun addition.
The difficulty for most games is a relative fair. however as you increase the difficult it the computer takes increasing longer to make a move. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A hidden gem along with the Dreamcast. This game, like the console it was released on went under the radar among gamers. For those of you who have played the game know it pushed the dreamcasts capabilities to the max and was a fun-filled game for anyone to enjoy.
Graphics: The developers of the game went with cell-shading which was probably the best thing they did for the game. The characters and the way the game was done jumped out at you.
Storyline: Actually pretty decent, you play as a member of the GG's fight the main villian, Gouji Rokakku (or something like that), who is bent on taking over Japan using other street gangs and the cops to take you out. You can choose between Tab, Beat or Gum in the beginning and unlock more characters as the story developes. After you beat the game and get jet ratings in side-stuff in the game you can play other events as a member of Poison Jam, Love Shockers, Noise Tanks and even your dog Potts.
Controls: Its easy, you pick up the controller and start moving around-that simple. Doing grafitti at first can be tricky but once you get it down its very simple and fun (something they unfortunately took out in the second game). Your character moves really slow but you can press a button to help sprint you along but doesn't last to long.
Levels: Levels are easy to navigate and all the grafitte and cell shading is candy to the eye. One thing my friend and I did would go around the areas looking to see if we could find rails and boards and stuff to do tricks on and make circles around parts of the level for maximum points.
Music: The music in this game is incredible and you'll eventually start singing along with it and not even know it. There are a few songs that will make you go nuts but its only one or two.
Overall this game is fun, easy to pick up and an overall joy to play. I can't think of anything bad the game really does. It gets an easy 5 out of 5 stars from this longtime fan. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great. I got my first Gameboy at age 25. I've always wanted one, and now I have one (yay, me!). I wanted a Mario game for it, and this one had a 9.5 rating on IGN, so I bought it. I'm really bad at it, but I have lots of fun playing. It's great fun, and I think that anyone looking for some old school fun should definitely get this game. It has all the nostalgic charm of Mario, and it's a lot cheaper than buying $60 games for a console. Plus, it's portable! The only thing I really will say is that the Gameboy Advance is not back-lit, so I think that some of the graphical fun of this game is wasted due to that. However, it is still a lot of fun and has some classic elements like the flying Mario suit.
Here's the info on IGN: [...] | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Kid at heart. I became hooked on this game from the old Super Nintento System, which I guess gives away my old age(33). I was thrilled to learn that it was available on Gameboy Advance.
The game has great grahics with beautiful color. The boards are better than the old system, but more difficult too. Of course without a challenge, we would probably soon be bored with it. I think it is interesting how your completion of a cup (e.g. Flower Cup) is rated to show how well you completed it (e.g. E, D). This adds an extra challenge to return to the cups you've already beaten to finish them even better.
With a small portable system like Gameboy Advance I can carry it around everywhere.
The only drawback for ME is that I loved the battle mode on the old system and of course with this one you have to have someone else with a GBA and a gamelink to play it.
Overall, it's a great game to play and a great stress reliever. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A remake of the classic game that started the RE franchise. Ok, so this is not an entirely new game for the GameCube. The original RE game came out in 1996 for the Playstation and had several re-releases such as Director's cut and Dual-Shock version. As the game was ported to other platforms (Sega Saturn, PC), they did little to change the game and only added items such as new weapons or sharper graphics. It wasn't until Nintendo made a deal with Capcom that included three new RE games, that this game was actually remade. The game was quoted by a member of Capcom as being 70% new. Some of the new improvements include all the FMV (full motion videos) were redone in CG, new voice acting (if you remember the original game, the voice acting was horribly translated), new graphics and sound, new areas to explore, new back stories are tied in including William Birkin and Alexia Ashford, alternate endings, new gameplay mechanics such as the 180 degree quick turnaround, new running techniques, and new close combat weapons, etc. This version is a 2-disc game.
Story: If you don't know the story, I'll sum it up briefly. The Umbrella Corp. is doing secret experiments on people, insects, and primates from a virus they located. S.T.A.R.S (special tactics and rescue service) teams are dispatched to the Arklay Mountains outside Raccoon city where a series of bizarre murders have taken place. Bravo team goes first but their helicopter crashes and the team ends up dead or missing (see Resident Evil 0 for their story). Alpha team is then dispatched to find out what happened to Bravo team. As they discover the crashed helicopter, mutant dogs attack and the team flees into a nearby mansion that they thought was deserted. They thought wrong....
Gameplay: Dubbed as one of the first survivor horror games. Single-player. You take control of either S.T.A.R.S member Jill Valentine or Chris Redfield. You have a few support characters (Rebecca Chambers from RE0 if playing as Chris, or Barry Burton if playing as Jill). The support characters help you along the way. You search the mansion from room to room trying to unravel the mystery and get to new areas. Doors are locked and there are several puzzles you need to solve in order to get keys and special objects. You face multiple enemies in the game including zombies, artificial creatures called hunters and chimeras, mutant dogs and crows, giant spiders, sharks, as well as boss creatures. You have limited carrying capability so the game uses a storage box that is accessible in multiple locations. You inventory contains your weapons, ammo, first aid, objects and keys, ink ribbons, etc. so deciding what to carry with you is tricky. You need the ink ribbons to save your game and there is a limited number, same with ammo for your weapons. Your weapons include pistols, magnums, shotguns, grenade launchers, rocket launchers, close combat knives, etc.
Conclusion: Controls have never been better, movement is more fluid, and the sound and graphics are the best version yet. The gameplay is longer than previous versions and replaying the game as the different characters is a bonus as the story and walkthrough varies between characters. If you played any of the original versions, don't worry as the scary elements of the game are still there and some new ones have been added. IGN ranked this game as the 13th best game on the GameCube on their top 25 list. Only Resident Evil 4 beat this game in the series ranking on the GameCube (it was ranked #2 of the top 25). Worth getting if you still own a GameCube or it will play on the Wii with a GameCube controller and memory card. This one will stay in my collection. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Pokemon Ruby. This pokemon game takes place in the Hoenn region and in that region only. In this game your starters are treeco(It is the best Grass starter pokemon in all the regions so far but not the best starter),torchic OR mudkip.
You will have to surf alot because almost half of the region is covered in water & in some places there is curents! to get 200 pokemon you have to trade with sapphire version(wich is about 10 pokemon you need to trade that cant be found in Ruby and that are in sapphire)(some pokemon are only found in ruby).to get all 386 pokemon you have to trade with LEAF GREEN AND FIRE RED AND POKEMON COLLUSEUM(or whatever it is spelled lol).
Feutures:!
1.berries:!
There are about 30 kinds of berries you have to pick them off the berry trees and if you plant a berry in that 2 berries that you picked space the 1 berry will eventully be 2 berries and you have more.
What berrys do:
Some berries do stuff like heal you pokemon from sleep poisand confusion etc. and some might heal your pokemon a little and some are used for making pokeblocks...
Pokeblocks:you have to crush berries with a game dude and you will have a pokeblock wich you can use for contest wich make a certain pokemon better at a certain contest...
Contest (lol):!
In this region there isn something called pokmon contest! Each move the pokemon learns is eather a tough move beuty move cool move smart move(I think there MIGHT be another one but I'm not sure).If you feed your pokemon a certain pokeblock it will increase the pokemon's beuty cool smart ....etc.moves. You have a choice to enter the beuty contest cool contest smart contest tough contest and........ya. On each pokEcontest each move has a certain efect.each move gives a certain muber of stars to the pokemon & after 5 rounds of contest the stars (points or hearts) are added up and the pokeon with the most wins! yay!and they get a ribbon. There are game character that you can to contest with or youn can link up and trade with a friend.
double battles:!
2 trainers that are standing by eachother might be to seperate trainers but in the same batle. They're on a team against You. Because of that you can use to pokemon in 1 round.
battle em again!
after a while you can battle a trainer you have already battled befor and the trainer will be stronger!
Dive::::::::::::::::::::::
in water the spot might be dark blue water you can use dive and go under the sea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bad things er whatever:
Fishing!!!!!
For me old rod is easy and good rod is hard and super rod is super hard. Well you see they chaged the way of fishing.when the screen says Oh my gosh you have a bite! you have to press A really fast.and if you don't bye bye...you may not have a bite at all.
i recomened bying ruby instead of sapphire cuz there are a tiny bet better pokemon but no big deal.
You should use a guide too. It'll help.
I feel like I've forgoten something....meh i didn't | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Sonic Adventure is a Dreamcast classic. Sonic Adventure is an instant Dreamcast classic that shouldn't be missed by any Dreamcast owner. The game features Sonic in full 3d with newly detailed level enviroment. This was one of the first games to launch with the Dreamcast and is still one of my favorite Dreamcast game. The game features a brand new system called the "Chao system" you basicly take care of them and show them new moves it's very simple but you'll need to have a VMU card to do it. The game features more then 5 playable characters. The story in the game is very lame if you ask me they could have done better, not to mention the english dubbing is terrible so just stick to japanes language and english subtitles.
I'll make this short and sweet for you. Sonic Adventure is the best sonic game ever and has great levels, awesome 3d levels and lots of things to do but personally I wanted to beat the storyline instead of that whole chaos thing. I'm going to make this review short and sweet...
Good
-Great Level desighn
-awesome 3d graphics of Sonic for the Dreamcast
-Lots of playable characters which is really great
-the new Chaos growing process, but I really didn't do it I just play the storyline..
-Superb fast pace action
Bad
-horrindess english dubbing
-the cutscenes look horrible even the ingameplay is better then the cutscenes
-Some really bad camera angles ruin the fast pace of this game
-I kind of wished it was a SONIC ONLY adventure...but ohwell
The ugly
-Robotnick..ehehheh
Overall Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast is an instant classic packed with full 3d enviroment and Full 3d character model and fast paced action with some really great music. Some things like camera angles ruin this game and some really bad english dubbing makes it even worse! But overall this game doesn't dissapoint Sonic fans and that is why I'm giving it a
4.2 out 5.
This is still in my opinion the best Sonic Game ever but it was ruined by some flaws...Great game overall though..
Lates | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Timeless game, lacking port. I played the original Wolf 3D for years, it cost $10 just for the shareware version. The full version cost at least $50, so this is a dream come true for fans who couldn't afford the real deal ten or fifteen years ago. For $15 you can get all the episodes, that's a LOT of gameplay time.
However, for the three episodes I had, I remember really great music. Without the music, It seems as though the game is more tedious, more of a chore. It almost makes all the levels feel the same at times, which is dissapointing.
Other than this, the frame rate can make things difficult at times, slowing the fast action down to matrix-slow speeds [which isn't half bad, but when the action calms down it suddenly moves lightning fast and then you wonder how you lost half of your health].
If you really like classic games and you haven't played wolfenstein before, I would highly reccomend it; but if you played the original, and are familiar with it, it might not meet your expectations | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
I Tried to like this, more than once, and I still. I really enjoyed every evil dead movie growing up. They scared me at times when my parents would watch em, but as I grew older not so much. I own all the movies so when I saw that I had missed this for dreamcast i picked it up for 10 dollars or so. Wow... Did anyone even test this? Did I get a bootlegged fake copy (I know I didnt)? This is horrible. I tried to like this game... really I did! Nothing Flows...
Horrible Camera + Dreaded Graphics x Unforgivable controls - any fun what so ever = Evil Dead Hail to the King
I'm serious guys... this is bad. I'm talking Like Crack bad. Your filled with excitement you got it for only ten bucks or so but when you get it started 10 minutes later you just feel horrible... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best package of classic games I've played. Honestly, this is my favorite game cartridge. All of the games are fun, challenging, and are accurate renditions of their arcade counterparts. If I owned one GBA or DS game, this would probably be it. These are hard games to master so there is a lot of gameplay, but they can be mastered so you don't feel cheated.
Admittedly, I like these classic game packages and have bought some others for this and other systems, but they almost always fall short. Usually, the game play stinks or some critical component of the game is missing. That isn't the case with this one. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Nintendo makes it clear: Wii or nothing. I have waited over a year for this, and now, I am disapointed. The game looks good, sounds good and is big and adventurous -- nearly everything a Zelda player is lookiing for, but, not on GC.
First they lied and said the delay was because of tweaks to the game, no, it was because they wanted to release the Wii version with the Wii system and not have people playing the GC version a year earlier.
The control on the GC version is substandard after Windwaker and even the updated N64 games are more fluid. It's obvious this was ment to be played on Wii.
Also, the graphics are only 4:3 aspect ratio. The [...] go so far as to give you a screen with 3 squares so to calibrate your TV, so if you have a widescreen you set it to make the game a little square in the middle of your big set.
There is no excuse for the GC version not the have a 16:9 widescreen alternative, except, they want you to buy the Wii. They want you to have to buy the Wii. They don't want you to enjoy this game without buying the Wii. If you want good graphics, widescreen and smooth control you have to buy the Wii.
Have I mentioned, if you want to enjoy this game, you have to buy a Wii? | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great for people new to Game Boy. I finally bought a Game Boy Advance for my 8 year old daughter (and three younger siblings) and bought this game as well as the Kim Possible one. We haven't even opened the Kim Possible yet! For the seasoned gamer, I can see why they thought it was easy, but for us newbies, it is perfect! It was easy enough to figure out what to do without being boring. I'm pretty conservative with TV/violence, but I didn't mind the fighting scenes at all because they are superheroes, fighting for "the good of mankind." My "just turned four year old today" LOVES the game. I'm a busy mom, so I don't want to sit with them for an hour till they're used to the game. It was perfect! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great replacement shell case. Great replacement shell case. I bought the black one on Amazon and this blue one on Ebay from a US seller. The blue one really stands out, in a good way but I like the black one a little better. Like I said about the black version in my other review, it's beautiful but made with cheap plastic that will crack and scratch easily if you are not careful. The original Dreamcast case is durable but had issues with yellowing. No yellowing issues with this case but you have to be really careful with it......REALLY CAREFUL! I got this case on Ebay for $50, what a great deal!! If you can get it cheap, do so now! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
I love street fighter... but. The only problem I got is with the control.. I also think the game could be a little better looking. sepcially Moragin or whatever. she looks to cheap in here.
but the control, what happen to my 6 botten's for attacks? I hate the new button control. I like the old street fighter control.
another thing wrong with this game. Why is there not an option to just choose one charicter? Cause it would be to easy?
somethings are just missing.. that shouldn't be.
and it also seems they are tunning it down for more kids. the woman don't seem to have the sex appeal they had. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great game but has a few flaws to keep it from a perfect 5. Ok, so let's imagine you're a big Sonic the Hedgehog fan. You see Sonic Adventure 2 on the store shelves. Should you buy it? Let's see...
The Good:
There are very many high points in this game, and the high points are obviously what makes this game shine. Graphics are excellent, running at a smooth 60 frames per second. You'll have no trouble seeing what's going on, and you won't constantly have to go all around a level to figure out where you're supposed to be. Full color, high number of polygons, and not a sense of blur even when Sonic is running so fast everything looks like it's going backwards. Gameplay is great, like any Sonic game. However, in this Sonic game, you don't just run really really fast through loops and stuff (which you will, no doubt), but you two other modes of play. Knuckles the Echidna and Rouge the Bat both go searching for parts of the chaos emeralds (gemstones that are supposedly very powerful), and Miles "Tails" Prower (a double-tailed fox) and Dr. Robotnik walk around in heavy artillery blowing things up. This allows the gameplay to be more varied. Sound is good, Ambient noise is kept in check, and special effects are good too. Music.... It's your own personal taste. If you like cheesy 80's rock, this isn't going to bother you too much. Knuckles has some attitude pumpin' rap (not really like Eminem or anything), and those aforementioned walking tanks have a somewhat techno-rock sounding music score.
The Bad:
No game is perfect, and nothing ever will be. And Sonic Adventure 2 really shows off it's flaws in some of the most frustrating of places. First off, with 180 emblems (these are about the equal of "Super Mario 64" stars) to collect, You know there have got to be secrets lying around in the levels somewhere. Unfortunatly, the camera obviously does not want you to find any secrets, as it is usually stuck in one position. Yes, you can change the angle on it when you're sitting still (in the walking tank and running levels), but when you start moving again, it'll violently throw the camera into it's original position, often forcing you to make blind leaps to secrets. This can be VERY annoying. While the camera pretty much stays in it's position in the emerald-or-other-object searching levels, the camera has a tendancy to get caught behind a wall or ceiling, therefore obstructing the view of the camera. My second and final complaint is not the Sonic, but the Adventure part of the game. The story can get rather cheesy at times (has anyone gotten the idea that the word "chaos" is repeated almost every 5 seconds yet?), and the voice acting is horrible. Sega hardly managed to get the lip-synching correct.
The Verdict:
Great game, but it is hard to get over the camera that's great when you're just going through the course, but hardly allows you any freedom of motion. And the voice acting is just downright ugly. The story is just decent, but the high points really do overpower the low points. I would reccommend this to any casual gamer, and I would imagine hardcore gamers would love it also. It's a 5-star game that just didn't have enough tweaking to give itself 5 stars. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The BEST KOF Game in the series. This game is one of the best KOF has to offer. Not only it contains one of the best graphics, but it comes with excellent music, many characters to choose from and the fighting mechanics are the best i've ever seen. Even though there's not a storyline to match up with, the characters however have their own team ending. For example, if you choose Kyo Kusanagi, Iori Yagami and Chriszu Kagama (the team of KOF 97) there is a picture of them as a team. There are many, many team edits you can choose from and what i've seen, KOF 1998 tops KOF 2002 hands down! I highly recommend to people who are huge fans of the KOF series or who have just started, KOF 1998 is the way to go! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door. It is fun to make Mario a paper airplane,paper boat and roll him into a tube or spring. Being a role playing game there are many things to do to get to the next level. Most are easy to figure out what needs done next but some are a little tricky. But you do not need a guide to enjoy this game. There is a lot of fighting involved and if you do not enjoy that then stay away from this game. There is no blood and gore. Some of your opponents are even funny. If you get stuck, there are many places that have walkthroughs and guides on the internet to seek help. It is a fun but sometimes aggrevating game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Very Enjoyable Game. I bought this game from Warehouse Deals, Inc. in used: Like New condition. It came in the condition I bought it in and arrived on time. I had looked at this game and it sounded interesting and I love animals, so when it described how you can create your own sim, house, and pet, as well as get to choose the life of your sim sounded fun but I wasn't sure how much fun. I am surprised at how fun and addicting this game is. My sister and I are hooked on this game building homes and families is my favorite part. At first it was a little challenging but it's gotten easier as I go and I've figured out how to make my sims happy. I've really enjoyed this game and play it almost every day. If you enjoy sims games, pets, or even just games you can create your own design then I really recommend this game for you! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Good, but short and cheap in places. They did a cartoon based on it that was mediocre, but amusing at times. I always wanted to give this game a try to see what it was based on. Picking this up for around $5 I just needed "not painful to play", but it is quite enjoyable, save a few issues.
1) The levels are pretty short. In some levels you fight maybe 5 enemies, then the boss. Don't misunderstand, that's not 5 different types, that's a total of 5-8 enemies. Odd.
2) Your gun is pathetic. You have 2k rounds because it takes like 50 shots to do any damage to the most minor of enemies. You'll spend most of the game having the suit use Jim as a whip.
3) Around Level 5 (yes, that is the level name) it gets really cheap with platforms that are very difficult to discern from the background and missing one is an immediate lost life. Fair warning, play this level in a dark area with your back light on or don't bother playing it.
Still, this is the first time I've ever had an earthworm, in a mechanical suit, ride a runaway giant hamster, which could be cajoled into eating kittens. Also, hats off to the boss "battle" which is literally fighting a fish in a fish bowel. The fish has the same offensive capabilities as it would in real life (i.e. none). Cool! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Hmmm. OK, so after waiting a very very long time for mario to come out, i rushed to buy this the day it came out. I got the last copy on display and rushed home to play it immediately. well, it's mario, but it just doesn't seem right. his voice in certain parts sounds much like mickey mouse, but that has nothing to do with my review....
the game lacks any real depth. the plot is stupid. the challange of each level is very easy. granted, you will probably die the first time you try certain parts, but every task in this game can be accomplished within two tries unless you are five years old, which happens to be the demographic we were told nintendo was trying to loose....the camera angles are horrible too. no zoom, and the camera gets stuck all the time.
don't read the comments obviously made by nintendo exec's. it is amazing the langauge abilities certain 11 year old gamers have. they are right up there with the best advertising geniuses. just take a look at some of the reviews and it is very obvious that they are fake and prefabricated by someone from nintendo or quite possibly amazon.com
my verdict: rent it, then decide....but once again, the gamecube dissapoints....when is something worthwhile going to come out on this pathetic system? | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of the greater portable Nintendo games. If you've played the Super NES version of Tetris 2, you will find the same great fun to be had on the Game Boy version. There are some obvious differences, such as the soundtrack (which is completely different) and graphics. Also, there are no background schemes. Concerning the graphics, it is more difficult to match up the colors because they are shades of gray rather than colored.
Still, just like the Super NES, you will find 3 modes of Tetris 2 here: Normal Mode, Puzzle Mode, and Vs. Computer/Friend Mode. (Sadly, on the NES version, the Puzzle Mode is largely absent.) In Normal Mode, all you need to do is line up 3 of the same colored blocks to clear that particular color. It is extremely helpful if you try to manipulate the blocks to land on the "flashing bomb" blocks -- this way, it will cause ALL the blocks of that color to disappear from the screen. And depending on how fast you clear the level, you will earn some bonus points.
In Puzzle Mode, the same rules apply, but you are only allowed to clear the level using ONE MOVE. It can seem daunting at first, but it's such a wonderful brainteaser that most players won't really mind. In Vs. Computer/Friend Mode, you have to clear your screen faster than your opponent's. It's much more difficult on the Game Boy Version because you can't see your opponent's screen (unlike the NES/Super NES version of the game), and so you won't always know when the opponent is about to drop "garbage" blocks onto your screen. You may wish to try "Easy" Mode just to get the hang of it.
So, you seriously need to download Tetris 2 onto your Nintendo 3DS. And don't forget to download the other Tetris installments as well. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The frame is durable and comfortable without a headset. I purchased these back in March of 2017 for ps4 gaming. So now that I've had them for a while I can give my opinion. The frame is durable and comfortable without a headset. But I do use a headset from time to time which I can't wear them properly because the frame pushes on the ear area to tight leaving me with uncomfort.
The lense is a light yellow tint which for some is good but I feel I need a stronger yellow tint because I had eye corrective surgery . My eyes tend to dry out from long gaming sessions and unfortunately I can't dim down my TV settings brightness. But if you change you're settings on you're TV or in game to help with the glare you should be good with these glasses if you don't wear a headset.
This is why I gave a 4 star and not 5 for the comfort . Now I'm looking for another pair that will have a lighter frame to not interfere with my headset play. Also these are kinda pricey but all Gunnar's are usually. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Worth Buying a GameCube For. Samus returns in a new adventure that is truly a masterpiece of gaming. Although the first-person perspective is a change from the previous games, it works very well. But this is anything but just another first-person shooter. It is really more of an exploration game, and it is huge. It would take quite a lot of time and dedication to complete 100% of this game, including scanning everything. But don't worry, you can turn on "hints" to find all the necessary items in the game. There are even secrets to be unlocked if you link this game to Metroid Fusion on the Game Boy Advance.
More than that, the game has a level of detail that is currently unmatched. The visor, for example, actually fogs up and gets splattered on, then clears up as you pass the obstacle. At certain times, based on the lighting, you can see your reflection on the inside of the visor. A whole lot of work went into this game, and it really shows. This is a must-own title. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Yo ho ho! Get ready for a high seas trek with a seal. High Seas Havoc is a good Sonic clone released by Data East in 1993 for the Genesis.
You take on the role of a good natured seal named Havoc as you race against Bernardo to the Emeralda. If Bernardo gets it first, he can rule the world with his evil wishes! Don't let that happen!! Explore your way through 13 stages of swashbuckling peril as you take on 5 of Bernardo's flunkies and his army of pirates! Use Havoc's signature move, the "Flipper Flip" to level the meanest of pirates!
If luck is on your side, you'll come face-to-face with the big hairy Bernardo for the final showdown in the sky! Collect treasure to increase your life count and get some boots to speed up and defeat Bernardo and claim the Emeralda for your own wishes. Remember, this game contains pirates, so proceed with caution. (Unless you have a Game Genie....)
Difficulty = *****
Sound = *****
Music = *****
Gameplay = *****
Story = ***
Fun Factor = ***** | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
good...but you could do better. i bought a dreamcast last year for my 13th birthday (when n64 is dead and ps1 was not at its best) and i thought it was pretty f'n good
the graphics were good and the gameplay was impressive, but then the ps2 came out and i wished that i had bought a ps2.
the ps2 is quite a bit more expensive but u r payin 4 the future man..sega has abandoned the dreamcst and everyone is sayin that the dream cast has great games..well whatever u see now are the only games u will see.. they are making no more games.but the ps2 has all the good game companies now and they r here to stay.. personally it is out of the xbox and the ps2...dont even look at the gamecube.. but out of xbox and ps2 ps2 is better because it has all the good companies but xbox only has computer companies..anyway, bak 2 the dreamcast....if u are up to about 13yrs or younger and u r happy with the games already out then bloody hell go for it, i mean 49.95 is an excellent price for a good console.. but if u r like a bit more older and mature and u r looking to the future that get the ps2..dont forget the ps2 is backwards compatible..
in conclusion, i would say that the dreamcast is a very nice console with good games and if u like the price(and u definately will) and u love arcade and sport games that go for it
enjoy dudes,enjoy | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great Value With One Great Game. I bought this sports bundle about a month ago, I couldn't decide to get this or the much cheaper 64. I bought the dreamcast and it was worth it. If u ever played 64 playstaion ect. then you are miussing everything. Dreamcast has way better graphics and the games are better and cost the same or less. I wanted to give this 4 1/2 stars but i couldn't. If u play dreamcast then you'll never want to play anything else again the graphics are about 5 times better than 64 and playstaion. Nfl 2k is the best game i ever played, but nba 2k is just alright. I like the create a player in both games but i don't like the views of nba 2k and it is very difficult to understand. Even though nba 2k isn't all that nfl 2k is and so is dreamcast so if you are looking for great graphics more than 2 player action (playstaion) and a variety of games that you won't have to save up a year for (n64) than this is what you are looking for. I would have waited for playstaion 2 but ... I don't have that kind of cash. Also if you want multiplayer this is a good thing too you get a speacil black controler so you don't mix it up with the gray controler, but dreamcast also has color controlers. So i really recomend this system to anyone looking for a new system. I also think it was real easy to set up. PS nfl 2k is a great 1-4 player game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Smashing! Best hand-held game I ever played. I purchased HM: MFoMT at the store, thinking it would be something along the lines of it N64 ancestor; it isn't! Harvest Moon games in general are addicting, but this one is tops! plus yo can take it with you anywhere. I have the N64 version, the PSO, and both Gamecube versions...but I like this one most of all. My partner is Doctor,(so have I become Mrs. Doctor?) he is so cool, and a real sweetie. Ellie was my rival. My point is BUY THIS GAME! it my be a routine in the begin but once you get into it, you're captured for hours; I'm living proof. Another great buy would be Harvest Moon: Another Wonder Life, it's 3-D counter part. When you connect those two, the dialouge of the characters change. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An improvement of a classic. firstly, let me state that my actual rating for this is 4.5 out of 5 stars. let me also state that i have played(and beaten completely) the original dreamcast version of the game. now, many are asking themselves the question: is it worth it to buy this game if i have the dreamcast version? the answer is the following: it depends. if you're the type of person who likes multiplayer games as well as single, then this game is a major step up. the battle modes, while not up to the level that is super smash bros melee, is worth in itself several hours of entertainment, and a vast improvement on the original. however, if you're looking for some drastic changes from the dreamcast version in terms of the single player mode, then you're going to be dissapointed. true, i'm only halfway through the single-payer mode at this point(in other words, i'm not even through both storylines yet, let alone the joint storyline that comes later), but there is little difference between the two. the camera angles can be just as annoying as before, the voice-acting still buggy at times, and there really aren't any new levels that i know of yet. the chao garden is amped nicely(u can view the stats of your chao anytime, and no more accidentally hitting them when trying to pet or feed them!!!), and the chao minigame for gameboy advance actually no longer grates on your nerves. the graphics are tweaked only slightly, as is the music in some cases. still, the first-player is just as fun as ever(aside from those damned emerald-hunting stages), and if you don't mind playing the same game twice, it's worth your money. as for those of you who have not played the original: there is no reason i can see why you shouldn't buy this game. it is the best platform currently available on the cube, and it's the first mixture of two rival dynasties. it's worth it for the historical value alone.^_^ | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Cheaply made, flimsy and defective. The cables were very cheaply made, the wire casing on the S-Video and Composite cables were thin and weak. The S-Video itself was very poorly produced and would not connect into my HDTV's S-Video connection without some effort on my part. Once the S-Video was connected the picture displayed in black & white with horizontal gray lines throughout the picture. This is a very poor product, I would recommend that anyone considering these cables avoid them at all costs. If you are looking to improve the quality of your Dreamcast's picture on your HDTV then spend the extra $15 and get yourself a Dreamcast VGA Adapter. The quality is much better and you won't have to deal with the hassle of having to return these cables once you realize how poor the quality of manufacturing is and/or receive defective cables as I did. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Bloody Marvelous, mostly. Spawn, is a game that is alot of fun if you realyy get into it. Though sometimes it get difficult with the frequent death rate, in the end you still love the havoc you can reek with a missile launcher or magical chains. The graphics are crisp and the camera is pretty decent. The framerate is a solid 60 fps and the weapons are plentiful and amusing. If your a fighting game fan and you want take a break from massive combo capcom fighters, pick this title up. If your looking for fighting depth, look elsewhere. This is maniac fighters only. At least a rental, for everyone else. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Acivision strikes again. Well, activasion has definitaly made another one for gameboy advance. This game is awesome, if you liked the first one then you will love this. First of all, the graphics! MAN they kicked [butt]. It was like watchin t.v.
With all the same objectives only slightly converted the game has new levels, and a couple from the first game, money, a couple new skaters i think. but you have to play this game.
There are a ton of awesome specials two- my favorite being the casper to 360 flip, Beni to crooked grind, and laser flip.
But trust me when i say this game kicks [butt]!!
WELLLLL I HOPE I HELPED YOU WITH WHATEVER I SAID THNX FOR READIN MY REVIEW. PEACE OUT! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A run-of-the-mill, but excellent mouse. The Dreamcast was one of the most innovative consoles ever: It had a lot of peripherals and accesories. Now, we are accustomed to have several gaming options on the new gaming consoles, beyond the normal controller.
Physically, the mouse is just a run-of-the-mill mechanical ball mouse like those that were used before optical and laser mice, so you better get your fingers ready to clean the ball and the rollers after playing for some days. It also contains a very useful scroll wheel, but it doesn't have any buttons so it feels a bit weird, and a third button of the left side of the mouse (maybe to compensate for lack of wheel button?).
However, gamewise, it's a whole, whole new experience. Playing <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Quake-III-Arena/dp/B00004X05C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Quake III Arena</a> (as featured on the mouse box) with the mouse is amazing. Just like the PC counterpart it works perfectly, and allows for really fluid gameplay and, although it takes up another gameport in the console (together with the keyboard or the controller) it's an excellent companion for that game.
The japanese DreamPassport web browser is also compatible with the mouse, and allows the cursor to be controlled with it, bringing a near computer feel to the interface. PlanetWeb 2.0 isn't compatible, and I couldn't test PlanetWeb 2.6.
There are several other games that can use the mouse, like <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Outtrigger/dp/B00005CFHM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Outtrigger</a> and Rez (the latter is so fun I couldn't stop playing for hours!).
Overall, it's a great addition to any Dreamcast collection, bringing a new world of possibilities and fun to your dear Dreamcast. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
AWESOME. I am a middle school guy, and my little sister of 8 bought this game two months ago. She wanted to buy Mario Kart: Super Circuit, but I stopped her and suggested Kirby. I had a good feeling about this game. So she bought it, and whenever she would have trouble, I would beat a boss or something for her. I eventually became addicted to it and found myself swiping her GameBoy SP and playing until about midnight. It's such a fun game, and despite his sissy pink girly look, Kirby is a tough little fighting puffball. I'm at the very last boss, but I still can't beat it! It's really fun, and great for all ages! All the abilities are so fun and exciting, and I'm still discovering new ones! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Endless fun. Okay, I'll admit it. I bought this game primarily because I heard it has 'jubbling breasts' (the term used by the developer during promotion) and I love unique games. But after having played it, I gotta say this is one fantastic fighting game! It even has counter-moves, something I have not seen before. Fluid movement, awesome sound effects and multi-tiered levels don't hurt either. The women in the game are bar-none the most beautiful I have ever seen in any game. So yes, the sex appeal is a big part of this, but even if that part was removed, the game would stand on its own with no problem. Also, the 'jubbling' can be turned up if you so desire. But even then, it is not overdone. They did use some taste when designing this. A fine, colorful, easy to learn but hard to master game that is destined to be a classic. Get it while you can. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
What a HUGE disappointment. I was all pumped up about Dreamcast's first baseball game. I went out and reserved the game. Bought it the day it came out, and found out that it was a huge disappointment! I've only played it twice so far, but I could tell that they were in a hurry to get this game out! First of all, THERE's IS NO HOMERUN DERBY in the game! If you think about it, ALMOST ALL baseball games have a home run derby. Why doesn't this game have one? Another huge let down was that this game only allows up to 2 players. That's pretty sad, considering NBA2000 and NFL2000 gives you the ability of up to 4 players. I also found that it was unusual that you have to hold down the "R" button then release it to hit the ball. Also, PacBell park doesn't look like the real one. The only thing that the game has going for it so far is the graphics. It is by far superior then any other baseball game out there. Now keep in mind that these were the things I caught after only playing it twice. It probably has tons of glitches such as NBA2000 and NFL2000. Don't get me wrong, there all great games, but they need to stop putting out games in a hurry! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An Underrated And Overlooked Gem In The Castlevania Universe. Castlevania fangirl here, so this will be a bit biased. Back when it first came out, there was a lot of talk (not really good but not really bad) about how HoD was a "copy" of SoTN. Personally, I don't believe it was. It kind of annoys me how people try to compare every single Castlevania game that came after SoTN to be its knock-off. I'll admit, nothing can be better than SoTN. But I feel this game can be comparable to Circle of the Moon. That's like trying to compare Final Fantasy VII to Final Fantasy X. Both are great titles but both cannot be compared because both are unique and different in their own way.
In all honesty, I wished their was another installment of this game, not a remake per say, but a continuation of this because just as how I get so attached to the well known Belmonts (Richter, Trevor and Gabriel being my favourites), personally for me, I feel that Juste should get some more of the spotlight. While not quite as simple as Circle of the Moon, which kept Nathan in the dark for much of the game, HoD manages to tell yet another chapter of the Belmont/Dracula saga without things becoming stale. Juste is much more confident and sophisticated than Nathan, and it feels as though the gameplay is tuned to make the player feel stronger from the beginning, even though there are similar limitations and inaccessible areas. While the main gameplay will be familiar to Castlevania fans, there are some new wrinkles to keep things fresh. Juste uses a whip to fight enemies. As he progresses through the castle and defeats bosses, he finds items that give him access to parts of the castle that he could previously not reach, such as the Lizard Tail, which lets him slide (sounds childish but I found sliding really fun and would pretty much "taunt" enemies by sliding every where so they wouldn't attack me), and the Sylph Feather, which lets him double-jump. There is a real sense of progression as these items are obtained. There are also other items, known as relics, which enhance Juste's abilities the Soul Orb, for example, displays the amount of damage to enemies.
I warn, there are two castles: Castle "A" and Castle "B". The transition can become a bit confusing as you progress through the story but that's what makes the game that more exciting, right? Still, there is a ton of variety here, and players will enjoy discovering the secrets each castle keeps. After completing the main game, more modes become unlocked that extend replay value, including a boss rush and a really exciting mode that I won't spoil. The only truly weak spot in HoD is its soundtrack. Overly simplistic and rarely atmospheric or even appropriate, the music is a disappointment, especially given the series' usually strong track record with epic, sweeping scores. Kogi Igarashi has even stated that the game's sound design was compromised due to the amount of effort put into the impressive visuals. It's by no means a deal breaker the music isn't like nails on a chalkboard, but simply generic and forgettable. But on the bright side, I do admit to say that I enjoy listening to Juste's theme.
But overall, this is a great action/adventure game. The visuals are wonderful, the gameplay deep and satisfying and the storyline compelling and mysterious. While the sound design leaves a bit to be desired, fans of so-called "Metroidvania" games would do well to play a title that contributed to the "vania" part of the genre. I'd highly recommend this game to Castlevania die-hards alike. :) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
pokemon silver didn't work. when i bought this game they told me everything was tested and it saved, well.......it did not, i had to replace the battery on my own, which isn't hard but when i am told something will work and it does not is kinda a bummer. im not exactly happy, but not exactly mad its more of a pain in the ass, especially since i bought it for my girlfriend as a gift. it works at my house and saves, but as soon as i give it to her it dosent. but i fixed it and she was still EXTREMELY happy. The game itself works decently, the connections had to be polished and battery replaced. But as long as shes happy even if i had to fix it, it was worth the purchase I understand these things happen to older games because these are before flash memory so its understandable, but i was hoping i wouldnt have to fix it. oh well. i give it 3 of 5 because of the mishap. but delivery was really fast and packaged very nicely and it is really easy to fix, but just a pain to have to do.
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Basic, Old School Pinball for the GBA. I'm in the process of completing a collection of every pinball game produced for the North American market and designed to be played on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance (GBA) and GBA SP. I'm glad to have "Pinball Tycoon" in the collection - and in the rotation of pinball games that I play. It's clearly NOT in the same league as the tables designed for titles like "Sonic Pinball Party" and "The Pinball of the Dead," but I actually enjoy the much simpler layout and rudimentary ball physics offered by "Pinball Tycoon." It reminds me of some of the older pinball games that I used to find in bowling alleys and arcades in the 1950s - the ones that weren't very sophisticated and that could really eat up your nickels and dimes in a hurry if you weren't patient and skillful enough to adapt to the quirks of the particular table you were on.
If you're going to buy just one or two pinball games for the GBA, then I don't think you'll want this one. However, if you are a pinball addict (like me), then I think you'll enjoy having "Pinball Tycoon" around for those times when you want something simple that doesn't demand a lot of precision and attention.
Keep flippin' and keep smilin'! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Fun for the Retro Gamer, Quality used product. Broke gamers nowadays look into their old systems to rediscover their past favorites. However, games that one has never played, no matter how old can still be fun. Decided to pick this up in a good used condition and the game is a blast. Decent graphics for the GC console and actually takes some skill to get through the harder circuits. If you have retro in mind and have a few extra bucks, you won't be disappointed.
Package contents were wrapped nicely, full manual and case cover. Game has no flaws playing whatsoever. Thumbs up for the seller and Amazon Prime. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
This Game ROCKS. THIS GAME RULES! A must-buy. There are so many different levels,and the're huge! Okay, so Mario and Peach and the Toads go on vacation, but shadow Mario [Baby Bowser] is disguised as the real Mario and pollutes the island [Isle Delfino] with a toxic sludge in attempt to get Mario in jail. Unfortunatly, his plan works. Mario's punishment is to clean up the island, and restore it's power source the Shine Sprites. A few times Mario runs into Shadow Mario, teh real villain. To defeat shadow Mario, you must spray him with Fludd, Mario's jetpack- like thing. Fludd helps Mario with his task, and fighting bosses, like Petey the Pirrana Plant, in many worlds with ten smaller levels. Eventually, you end up fighting Bowser in a classic mushroom-kingdom clash. The game gets kind of long, but it will keep you occupied for a while. You must have this game!!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great for Preschoolers. I was actually thrilled with this game. My four year old is new to the game boy and this has been a hit. The controls are easy, the regular game mode is fun following the basic story of Disney's The Little Mermaid. There is also an option to pick each of the individual games as mini games. This game is great for hand eye coordination, memory, learning right from left, and lots more.
The game is short for an older child but perfect for a preschooler. I myself even enjoy playing it. If you are looking for a great beginner game for ages 4-7 this is it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
jet black Gamecube. must buy. i've been needing a New Gamecube for a while now. to bad thier getting so rare but i'm just glad thier still selling. the Nintendo Gamecube is most favorite Nintendo home consle system ever and if i'm not mistaken about 648 total Gamecube games were made for this great system. when this system first came out i was so excited. it lasted at least seven years. i'm kinda sad the Gamecube is not in anymore but i'm glad to have purchased this. i already owned a purple and a silver so next is the jet black one. i totally recomend this to anyone that doesn't have one | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best Croc Game. This game is really cool. I knew I would enjoy it the minute I saw the cartridge box. The game has cute graphics and characters.
I once looked in my Pocket Games issue and the game had 6 out of ten! Can you believe it? The magazine treats every game like garbage! By the way, in my opinion this game is hard long challenging and entertaining. The story and plot is really cool.
This game is better than the Croc 2 sequel. If you want to by Croc 2 you should rent it first at Block Buster. This game has
smooth animation and game controls. Croc has a big variety of
abilities and has alot of neat moves. Everything in the game is
the best and it is better than the Playstation one. If you often
go on long trips you'll want this game in your hands. You should
by it for alot of fun. I recommend this game to everyone who has
a Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance. By this game. It's waiting
for you. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
THE NAME SAYS IT ALL,IT'S SUPER. The best game for GC is this! You liked ssb,didn't you?Well throw it away because theres no use to it. Why would't you want a game with all the nintendo people???Here is the better things about ssbm:
There is now more charecters then ever!
The animation is great. You can see bowsers scales and marios overals much better now.
More stages and secert ones too.
More things for single player.
And for you"PS2/Xbox"people,i bet you never played the game yet! Some people call the system lamecube. And some say it's for kids who wear diapers...Why would they make a game about people killing each other?Why would nintendo rate it T??Oh,i don't know..BECAUSE THE SMALLER KIDS WILL PEE THERE PANTS SCARED!!!!!!
And whats with xbox?Just because it has an x ON it that does't mean they should call it that. But gamecube is actually a CUBE shape!!You people shouldn't be here | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great Game very ADDICTIVE. If you like pokemon you wiil love this game. Dragon Warrior Monsters is a great game but the levels are praticlly the same over and over again. The great thing about this game is that you can breed your monsters and there moves will combine into one monster. so if you have a healer who knows how to heal and a fire monster it will know both fire moves and healer moves and still be strong if they were to strong monsters before they were breed. What also is good about breeding is that you can breed your monsters over and over again. The bad thing about breeding is that there level decreases to 1 and the mom and dad go away. I love this game because you train,fight,and Breed your monsters. Any Pokemon Lover would like this game probably like it better than pokemon. I Do | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not worth it. 2 years ago I started getting into retro gaming. for awhile, I was looking for a Nintendo and SNES. For christmas I got this. I was happy, so I plugged it in. The sega and snes worked on it, but the nes did not. so I had to send it back to get another one. two weeks later, I finally got it and it worked (except the zapper) for a week. first one of the controllers stopped working, then the other one started fidgeting. Then each part of the system stopped working one by one. I think this is not worth the money. Yes, it's cheaper to get than all the systems separate. But at least the systems will work for more than 1 week. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
the games will be great. I'm going to buy it based on the first game. I have the first game on the PS. It is awsome! The grapics are great, the music goes with the settings and Ty ( the main character is a great kung-fu fighter for a tiger) I would recommend this game for boys mostly. For tom boys, you might enjoy the game. There are pros and cons though.
Pros:
great music
great graphics
great focus as it should
keeps you busy for hours
something like Morat Combat but only with animals
Cons:
one player only
Some over all, if you have "ty the warth of the tiger" and you like it you might love this. If you like kung-fu and that kind of stuff you will love this game. As soon as it come out I'm getting it on GBA and PS2! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Unforgiving Classic. I remember playing this game nearly every other day at the arcade,
and when it came out on the gameboy I saved up and got it as soon as possible.
Now let me just say that this game is not complex in anyway, or have unlockables or rewards,
or have great story (theres basically none besides the generic terminator story.
What it does have however is extremely unforgiving gameplay that can leave unexperienced players screaming out in frustration.
There is no reward other than the pure satisfaction you get from grinding through and knowing that you managed to beat such a challenge (this was pretty common with arcade games),
and combine this with some of the most amazing scenery and realism in any 8-bit game I have ever seen, with a nuclear wasteland complete with destroyed cities and ruins in the background,
combined with destroyable walls/cover in front of you (thats right, you can shoot and destroy cover), it truly is a scary looking environment, I mean just look at this screenshot:
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Summary:
Pros:
-Realistic environment/atmosphere
-Good, challenging gameplay
-Fun to pick up and play
-Kick-A$$ music (go listen to it on youtube)
Cons:
-Hard for those new to it
-Controls sluggish compared to arcade version
VERDICT:Definitely reccomend for anyone! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Bond . . . James Bond. 007: Nightfire, the third best GBA FPS, and the 10th released. 007: Nightfire definitely delivers from start to finish. We get an in-depth story with neat cut-scenes, wall-to-wall action, and an amazing graphic system. The graphics may look a little grainy but it is one of the most advanced developed for the GBA and pretty impressive. Nightfire also delivers by giving us a nice variety of weapons and Q-Lab gadgets. We get our usual assortment of pistols and machine guns (the bullet shells release from the guns side when you fire!) and our gadgets include a cell-phone grapple (used for reaching high places), a laser watch, a PDA (used to hack), a tranquilizer dart pen, and a little CD hidden in a credit card to monitor computer sysems. So far, so good. The 9 levels the game features are enormous and quite a challenge to get through. You'll find yourself playing the same mission quite a bit in order to get past. Awesome boss battles are also a great edition to the game. The game is a challenge, a fun challenge at that! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of the most visually impressive games for the DC. When Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future was first released for the Dreamcast, it's mouth watering 3-D graphics and incredibly realistic environments were unlike anything else seen on the system to date, and even today with the Dreamcast sleeping with the fishes, Ecco is still one of the top best looking games for the ill-fated system. Just as it's 16-bit incarnations provided for the Genesis years before, this 128-bit update offers the aforemented incredible graphics and very challenging gameplay. As I said before, the graphics are incredibly lifelike and Ecco and all his on-screen fellows move very fluidly and it will be hard not to take your eyes off the screen. Unfortuneately, the same steep learning curve has been inherited here as well. It is very easy to get completely lost and stuck in the game and not know where to go or what to do next. All in all, this isn't a game for novice gamers, but for those who have played Ecco games of the past and look for challenging and lengthy gameplay will have plenty to look forward to here. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great product, but they should come with the games. It is difficult to give a review for this product because it does one thing and one thing only-protect your Gameboy Advance games. I consider these essential to keeeping your games in good working order because your bag might get banged around, possibbly damaging the tiny game carts. These protect it from glitch-causing dust, scrapes on the label, and any other damage possible damage resulting from use.
But the problem I have is that I have to spend extra money (the games themselves are expensive enough) to buy these cases, when they should be included with the games. Nintendo has nothing to gain from these cases being sold (they are not manufactured by Nintendo), so why not give them to buyers so they can protect their games? I hope they consider including these with future games. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
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