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the psychological thriller. Most people may write this game off as a Resident Evil clone, but they couldn't be more wrong. Eternal Darkness has created a whole new genre. It is not a survival-horror like many people think, but rather a psychological thriller. The insanity meter adds a lot to the gameplay, making the atmosphere even spookier when added with the stellar graphics and awesome audio (which can also be heard in full surround sound using Dolby Pro Logic II). In my opinion, Eternal Darkness is the better game than Resident Evil because the controls are much tighter and looser, you don't feel like a robot running around, and the game gives you a much more rewarding experience than Resident Evil. But you have to give the game time, you can't expect it to show everything it has in the first half-hour. A lot of people have been complaining that the gamecube has no lengthy titles, well, here's your answer. This game will give the average player at least 40-50 hours of gameplay. This is the best gamecube game to date and one of the best next-generation console games to come out. If you own a gamecube, you have to own Eternal Darkness. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Boring. Honestly, the only good part about this game is the graphics.
The story: Some bald, fat guy is flying around in a spaceship and he gets hit by an astroid, then he lands on some weird planet and discovers Pikmin. Parts of the spaceship are scattered around the world and the guy decides to make the Pikmin help him. So, the Pikmin help him and he flies away like the happy little fat guy he is.
Oh, but Nintendo decides that leaving it there would make things too easy. So, they decide to throw in a time limit... what fun! *sarcasm* You have 30 "days" to get 30 parts and the day goes by in about 15 minutes. Ah, Nintendo, what a big mistake that was. You're forcing players to rush through the game, instead of just enjoying it. I wouldn't mind this so much if the time limit was longer, though. Because, let's not forget, you made the parts darn near IMPOSSIBLE to find!
And about the Pikmin... they die too easily, for one thing. I mean, if they get touched by an enemy... they're dead. If they touch water... they're dead. If you leave the planet to fly around in your spaceship for a night and you leave some Pikmin behind... they're dead. It's funny how we're supposed to depend on these little weaklings to defend us against giant... mushroom... dog things... that want to eat us.
In conclusion... If you want to be bored, this is the game for you. If you're looking for a game that is actually entertaining, look elsewhere... Because this probably won't satisfy you. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Game That Started it All For Me. It's kind of strange how I manged to get into Pokemon, but here's how it all began: One day, during a Science class, a friend of mine and I were going around our elementary school yard and picking up trash and Tootsie Roll wrappers. The actual goal was as many Tootsie Roll wrappers we each got, that was how many Tootsie Rolls we would get. Anyway, I found a stray Ponyta Pokemon Card in one part of the yard, and my friend found a Dark Charmeleon. My friend said, "I'll trade you my Dark Charmeleon for your Ponyta if you want". Well, personally, I didn't want to, I wanted to add this card and start a collection, but my friend's Dark Charmeleon did look sort of cool at the time. I finally gave in and said, "well, why not?" So we traded. A few days later, we started acting out some of the episodes at recess (I'd never seen the episodes at the time). My friend was basically making up his own little stories... never mind the episodes that were on TV. Later on, my liking for Pokemon grew when my friend decided to bring his Game Boy Color to school, AND his Pokemon Red Version. I thought to myself, hmmm... this could be interesting. I asked him what he was playing and if I could watch him play it. he said, "sure you can watch." I didn't get to see much of the game because we weren't outside for recess that long. Then, I decided I wanted to get my own version of Pokemon Red. I asked my mom and she said I could. So I did. I got the game (almost 7 years later and I still haven't beaten it) and I ended up loving it. So, in conclusion, I'm eighteen and a half years old, a junior at Grafton High School, and I still love Pokemon (the games more than the episodes), but one thing has changed... my friend and I don't do "reenactments" of our favorite episodes anymore like we used to. I really recommend this game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A challenging and engaging game. This game will really hold your attention! Super Robot Taisen (usually abbreviated as SRWOG) is an excellent turn-based strategy game with an engaging story, two different routes to take, and near-endless customizability and replay value. And, of course, while simply finishing most of the missions in this game is fairly easy, getting the Battle Masteries (essentially, fulfilling a harder condition of victory) required to keep the game at the highest difficulty level and to obtain several secrets throughout - that will prove a challenge for anyone!
All gameplay aside, the story is interesting and draws you in, while the colorful cast of characters will serve to intrigue and entertain any player of this game.
In short, this game is one to get and play - over and over again. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Sapphire Rocks. This is one of the best pokemon games I own (which is a lot). Pokemon Sapphire let's you choose to be a boy or girl and you choose your own starter pokemon. THe choices are Treeko (grass), Torchic (fire), or Mudkip (water). All of them are awesome although I started out with Torchic.
Pokemon Sapphire also has a 2-on-2 battle mode. Fighting with 2 pokemon can be lots of fun.
The graphics are much better than the other pokemon games.
Another cool feature that I like is the new attacks. They are simply awesome! Blaze Kick and Sky Uppercut are some of my favorite attacks in the game.
Pros:
-Cool graphics
-New attacks
-2-on-2 battle mode
-New pokemon
Cons:
-Can't trade with Red/Bluee/Yellow/Gold/Silver/Crystal
Well, that's all I can think of. I hope you get this game. It rocks!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
For Sonic fans(and me) this game is GOLD. This game is absolutly great for those who have been waiting eagarly for the blue blur to appear again and is not a dispointment.this game lets you choose which side you want to support, hero or dark (i finished dark side story first, and in my opinion it is more interesting).of course, on hero side there is the well-known hero and do-gooder Sonic the hedgehog,his sidekick and buddy Miles "Tails" Prower the two-tailed fox and mechinical whiz kid, and Knuckles the Echidna...the expert treasue hunter, guardian of the master emerald, and martial artist(Amy Rose, the pink girly-girl hedgehog with a crush on sonic, is on the hero side but you cannot play as her)the Dark side, (haha...'Beware the Dark Side of the Force') however, consists of the everpresent vilian Dr. Eggman (a.k.a Dr. Robotnik), the untrustworthy lady treasure hunter Rouge the bat, and the mysterious black hedgehog Shadow who is Sonics match in speed, ablities and claims himself to be the ultimate life-form.
Now that you met the charaters, here's what i think of the game: it's amazing. the graphics are gamecube ones, enough said. so what if it looks like a cartoon, it still has great graphics, espcially compared to some of the games that are coming out (like the incredibly disapointing Legend of Zelda graphics). the stages are pretty good. Shadow and Sonics levels give you a rush. it is totally cool to run straight down a building, then have to outrun a semi truck. Knuckles and Rouge's levels are treasure hunting ones and can be incredibly frustrationg,but they can be done. Dr. Eggman's and Tail's stages are okay, they are kinda medium difficulty. the storyline, in my opinion, is very good. as for the music, Shadow and Sonic's themes capture the attitude of the charater and their stage music is fast-paced. the music for dr. eggman and tail's stages could be better, but it's okay. knuckles stages have rap music, and it does capture his straightforward attitude, and rouge's music is so-so. The Chao feature is a good addition. the Chao are so cute that it's disgusting, but i love them anyway.
time for my opinion. I LOVE THIS GAME (NBA....no, wait). My fave char. is Shadow. I give two thumbs up to the person who did his voice. too bad that he....oh, wait..i won't give it away.
anyhow, that's my piece. don't listen to the people who say this game is stupid, and that you should get Halo, or someother game instead. or to the people that call it the 'Lamecube' or something along those lines(incredibly stupid and unoriginal)...they are obviously X-Box fanatics....oh, and to you people who are X-box fans and diss this game and the gamecube: there is a rumor that Japan is not making many X-box games, and you know all the best games come from Japan....you do the math...
ANYWAY, that's the end and i will say no more......except for this........SHADOW RUlES | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
very sharp even with HDTV. I saw some good reviews of this product and went out and bought it. Yes, it is amazing. It is hooked up to a HDTV using the component video cables, and the sound is hooked up to the amplifier. The video is clear and sharp, and audio is nice and can be as loud as i want.
the control becomes the analog stick and it takes a little bit of time to get used to. But now, I can play the game and view it from 10 feet away rather than 1 foot away, and i don't have to drop my head like when i play the GameBoy Advance. And the stereo is blasting me away too. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Model 1 (this one) is the best model to get. This is my favorite model of the sega genesis because it has the headphone jack and volume slider on the front. If you plug one of those red and white audio cables to the headphone jack and the other end to the matching colors on your tv you get stereo sound also make sure you have a model 1 av cable you will only use the yellow part for picture anyway this gives you the best sound you can get from a model one. There are so many excellent games on this system. I already have a lot of the classics like the sonic and streets of rage games on the genesis collection disc for ps3 so I got one of these to play great 3rd party titles like alladin, tmnt hyperstone heist, batman, the adventures of bat man and robin, x men 2, jungle book and mickey mania just to name a few I have had so much fun playing these games again it brought back so many memories. I never had the model 1 till now I once had the model 2 but this one is my favorite I'm glad I went with model 1 this time. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of the gamecube's finest. Lord of the Rings; the Two Towers, the game, took on the challenge of taking one of the most successful movies of all time and re-creating it into a playable format. Not only did EA Games accept this challenge but they conquered it as well. 5 stars easily the game feels like an extension of the movie. The players voices are authentic and the music is on pace with the combat scenes. The best levels in my opinion are the plains of Rohan, where you actually go through neighboring villages and slow down the pursuit of the orc's on their way to Helm's Deep. The game is tough to beat and it is almost impossible to get through it's entirety without dying. All of these factors combine to make a excellent game, definitely worth purchasing even 10 years after it's making. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Soul Calibur II for Game Cube has a cool character Link but is not that good. Soul Calibur II for Game Cube is a button-mashing fighting game that is adored by non-gamers and despised by gamers. The story mode is the worst story mode of any fighter, in which you fight the same characters over and over across a long map of dungeons and areas. It is more busywork than it is fun. The moves are executed through button-mashing, with the exception of a few throws that each character has. Only my non-gamer friends like to play this game as it only involves button-mashing and not actual skill. I let them beat me at this game whenever I have parties and invite them over because to win at this game would mean I have to play this game with my entire group of non-gaming friends. Of course, I can win because my hand is something like 100 times faster than their hands or more and I, thus, can button-mash much faster than them, clobbering their characters one by one until my arms and hands are buffed out with my veins popping out. Plus, I enjoy seeing their astonished faces when they beat me because they know that I am an actual gamer. It is glorious in that they feel like that they can accomplish anything now since they accomplished such an incredible feat in beating me. My true gamer friends despise this game. All in all, Link is well-designed in 3D and can whoop any other character's butt, especially after he gets the fairy sword; however, that's not enough to keep the game interesting for gamers but non-gamers seem to adore it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not the game for you. So I read all the negative reveiws here and at other sites before I bought a new baseball game, but I bought this one anyway. So here are my thoughts!
It is a baseball game. In the academic sense, at least. The graphics are fine, the features are nice, but the gameplay is very weak in key areas.
First, the fielding controls are awful. Getting a fielder to a ball is a challenge, but invariably the player controlled fielders are strangely slow to turn and throw a fielded ball, making it difficult (or impossible) to keep runners from advancing. Second, the computer hits when it wants to. Know that you will be in close games, only to surrender 15 runs in an inning. For fun, I started pitching position players in those instances and actually had greater success pitching them than pitchers. (Try it!) A nifty strategy, but it isn't baseball. Third and last, running the bases is a chore. The controls seem to work some of the time, and the computer seems to make the decision for you the rest of the time. Very frustrating.
Lots of pluses here, but if you're looking for solid baseball play, look elsewhere. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Hot Stuff. My sister had gotten Spyro: Season on Ice when it first came out (2001 or 2002, I believe). I was just starting middle school, and this was the game we constantly fought over playing (in the end, it was the little sister who got the prize). When I saw this superpack, I had to have it. Almost ten years later, and this game is still fun to play. It is very easy now that I'm not ten years-old anymore (I remember agonizing over certain levels for weeks, levels that now only take me thirty minutes to an hour). It's a pretty straight forward game. Bad guys are taking over and it's your job to play as Spyro to get rid of the bad guys via clearing out each level in each world and unfreezing fairies. Sypro 2: Season of Flame has the same concept. While the graphics and gameplay might be a little outdated now, it was hot stuff when it first came out and still brings back that feeling now. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
This game . People say it has charm, but that means nothing. Sure, the graphics are great, but that doesn't redeem the boring and repetitive soundtrack and gameplay. When I first got GameCube, I got SSBM, and SSX Tricky. Both are superb, and Tricky is truly an unsung masterpiece. Luigi's Mansion I also got, but returned within a couple of days for Tony Hawk 3. Luigi's Mansion is based on a cheesy storyline. Mario gets a letter claiming he has won a mansion, from a contest he never entered! Wow, this is great stuff (not!); Mario goes, gets captured, and Luigi comes tumbling after. This is an insult to Luigi, who is very cool, but comes off as a boring fruitcake in this game. You randomly see Toad to save games. The gameplay is simple and fun for a very short time. You suck up ghosts with this messed up vacuum cleaner, that is pathetic compared to the cool-looking water-jet-pack-squirter thing in the upcoming Super Mario Sunshine, which is guarenteed to be better than this piece of junk. The game is very repetitive, and after about an hour of sucking things in and getting money and coins, though they have no use in the game, you get bored. Its being short isn't so bad considering any more time playing this bad of a game could be seriously hazardous to one's health. In conclusion, ... the 12-year-old gamer. Other than graphics, this game is very bad. There are many better games for your money on GameCube.
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Great game - creeps the hell out of you. I didn't think this would be a great game when I went into it, but within a few minutes I was hooked on the storyline and the creepy effects (the slow door opening, the heartbeat in the background, the sound of your footsteps.) This isn't so much an action game as an adventure game with some action elements. It's based on the puzzles and the exposition of the storyline, so it may disappoint those who were expecting the chance to shoot more zombies. Definitely a game to play at night with the lights off (daylight tends to lessen the creepiness of the game.) The graphics are fantastic, better than anything on N64 or PSX.
My only big complaint is more with the awkwardness of the Dreamcast control than with the game controls themselves. A little too big for someone used to the smaller playstation controllers. Other than that, this is a game really worth the money. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Unique, and overall satisfying. Eternal Darkness is a definite "one of a kind" game. And that's got to be the best thing going for it. The idea that your character can actually lose their sanity puts an interesting twist on what could have been just another "good" game. The whole idea and implementation of the sanity effects pushes ED into a class of it's own.
The game itself kind of feels like a cross between Resident Evil and Silent Hill. With similar control and the 3-D environments. It's not as freaky as Silent Hill, but I did at times get some goose bumps from the screams that were in the background when my character was losing it. And there are a variety of different effects that can happen when your character does lose their sanity. But don't let anyone tell you what they are if you plan on playing it yourself, it is better to experience them for yourself and be surprised.
After while of losing your sanity and seeing what happens, you don't trust the game anymore. An interesting idea. I have never seen a game where I didn't trust what it was showing me. This effect of the sanity is the main selling point I believe in Eternal Darkness. It's a good game, even if that wasn't present, but it would lose a lot of its "punch" without it.
After a while though you pretty much know when the game is showing you some hallucination and while it's neat to watch, sometimes you just want it to be over and get on with playing. So you have to heal your Sanity Levels up quite often. The monsters you encounter drain your sanity by just looking at you, and you sanity goes down so fast that you could lose a lot of sanity in a short period of time. This is most likely what the producers had in mind, so that your character go insane faster, but sometimes you wish that you could just get through an area without losing so much sanity.
The story, while not ground breaking is pretty interesting. How they tie together 12 different character from different points in time to one flowing storyline is quite well done. The characters that you play as play very similar to each other, except with some small variances, like a heavy person running out of breath sooner than someone who is in better shape. Again, while this is neat, after a while it seems like that all the characters are pretty much the same with no real advantages to anyone in particular. There are small differences but not enough to feel like you are playing as someone totally different and unique.
The graphics are very good. The character models are a bit clunky on some of the characters, but most of them are at least adequate. They aren't gong to amaze you like Resident Evil, but they aren't the worst either. The environments are where the graphical power of ED is shown. The backgrounds and environments are great to behold. To light reflecting in mirrors, to mist rolling across the floor, the environments are a sight to see. The only problem is, you keep going over the same environments throughout the game. While you play with 12 different characters, you are pretty much covering the same areas with most of them. There are some differences, but a lot of it seems to be about in the same places. They are a few different "main" areas that the characters seem to cover. One may go to one of the "main" areas while another character may go to the other one. But that's one thing that could have been better, to see different areas instead of just a few.
Overall though I would say that ED is worth getting and adding to your GameCube collection. I won't say it's the best game ever, because it's not, but it is a very good game with some minor flaws, but most games do have them right? I know I sound a bit critical of the game, but I really did like it. I just didn't find it nearly as fun to play as the Resident Evil for the GameCube. And I don't see myself going through the game again anytime soon, I didn't see any replay value there. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
More of the same, but nothing wrong with that. There are some games that are just classics. They can survive successive transitions to the next generation of consoles without much change, and Mario Kart for the Gamecube is fundamentally no different than Mario Kart on the SNES. Sure, the graphics are better, and there might be a tweak here or there, but the game is the same - and that's why it's great. After all, if it ain't broke...
The two cool new features that this game does include is the addition of an extra character on your Kart and specialized items for each one. This means that (1) you can have twice as many items at a time, and (2) selecting a character is now based on special item, in addition to speed and handling. Otherwise, Mario Kart is just the same brilliant game it always was. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Excellent Potential, with serious flaws. Odama had the potential to be a brilliant and amazing game. It has a LOT going for it. The Japanese war theme is thoroughly genuine and really "puts" you in the game. The voice commands are sharp and reactive, and your personal narrator is witty. The sense of destruction is entirely satisfying, and crushing buildings and enemies with the Odama is quite realistic (relative to the premise of course).
But here is where Odama takes a SERIOUS blow and fails in a big way. The levels are TIMED - quite short, with almost no opportunity to add time to the clock. Where ANY level could be passed with enough effort, the time limit inhibits corrections of mistakes, and in general inhibits casual playing. Once you make a mistake in this game, there is no going back. You just start over.
Also, because this IS a pinball game, there is a great deal of luck involved. You may struggle through and fail a mission over and over, even though you are doing the right things, all because of the luck of the ball. Or on the same hand, you may win a mission in record time. The flippers do not hit the ball where physics says it should.
As a final note: I recommend this game ONLY to serious players who have a masochistic love of failure, or to those who find the value in experiencing a truly unique idea, however flawed and imperfectly executed. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A near perfect game for the platform. If you find a game that you can play...that isn't too easy...but not overly hard that even when you complete it, you go back and just explore the levels that would be this one. It lacks allot of side missions and such and is pretty much a 1st person shooter. The landscapes are great along with the soundtrack are phenomonal. The story is ok, not allot of plot twists, which would have been nice, if you have ever played Knights of the Old Republic this game will leave something to be desired. But as a basic game it is very well done and easy to play. The weapons that are used are also a strength of the game. If you have a Cube than you can get the cheat pack along with the codes to make the game easier but more fun when you are not concerned with conserving ammo. Buy for the Cube. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Game boy advance Sp Pearl blue. So I Love this product but there were a few problems with it and I would have bought it for the same price but the fact is there is a cloud of dead pixels in the upper center and only one dead pixel in the lower corner. I would have bought this product for the same amount but i felt a little blindsided by spending $34 on it I expect the person to be semi honest with me. this isn't eBay guy. besideds that the system works well for a old handheld it runs with no lag its just that I would have wanted to know specific problems like the wear and tare ahead of time. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Best Just Got Better. Ok, so obviously if you buy this game you are a fan of hockey, and probably played the other HITZ games. Well im gonna tell you what sets this game apart from the previous titles. First, the addition of 5-5 makes the game alot more realistic, but still maintains the fun level by, harder checks and new finishing moves in fighting. Second, the graphics are out of this world, and more better and might as well strap on a helmet, grab a stick, and skate. Third, new additions to franchise and side-events will keep you amused for weeks if you get bored of the season mode(highly unlikely)! For these reasons and many others not listed I recommend this game to all and is a great addition to you game wall! Happy Gaming! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Why Metal Arms:Glitch in the System is so Great. I just find Metal Arms so much fun, its just one of those first person shooter games. Game Cube needs more good games, and when I tried out Metal Arms for the first time, I was in Love. If it weren't for the Robots as the main characters, It might not be as good. And I love the added bits of Cursing in it. I'm always looking for a 4-player game so when I invite my friends over, we can all play, and Have Tremendous Amounts of fun! I could play this game for hours, and the possibilitys in Multi-Player is Endless! I strongly encourage you to buy this game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Monkey Ball is back. Super Monkey Ball 2 is possibly the most entertaining title out there. There are 14 different game modes, many things to unlock, 4-player action and much more.
The 'Main Game' is a marble-madness-style game, where you have to get your monkey ball to the goal by tilting the board. Along the way, you pick up bannanas, hit switches, go through transporters, find warps and much more. There are reportedly around 150 new boards to clear in Super Monkey Ball 2. 80 are available immediately through the Beginner, Advanced & Expert modes; the rest are unlocked by getting through the standard modes within the alotted number of lives.
New to Monkey Ball 2 is a Story mode. This puts a backstory to levels, albeit a kind of weak and weird one. It seems Dr. Bad-Boon has taken all of the bannanas from Monkey Island; our hero, AiAi, is determined to get them back. Basically, you will watch a scene transpire, then proceed to solve a set of 10 levels in order to proceed to the next world. There are 10 worlds, so it takes 100 levels to beat this mode. The levels are taken straight from the Main Game, but are given different backgrounds (ie one world's levels are set in a volcano, so there is a lot of lava & smoke in the background of each level).
In addition to the Main Game, there are 12 Party Games. All six from the first Monkey Ball game are back and are available from the start. The remaining six need to be unlocked using the Play Points you will earn from playing the Main Game.
Monkey Race has 6 new tracks, plus the ability to have 8 total players (1-4 human players plus 4-7 com players). New weapons include a missle that launches at all players around you & a gravity ball that slows players down. Expect to see more bumpers placed on the tracks to slow you down. Monkey Target now lets you use 1, 2 or 5 monkeys at once (depending on the number of people playing; 5 is available in one player only). When playing with friends, you now go at the same time in a split screen, and can knock each other off targets. Bannanas get you points; power-ups are found in the air with the bannanas now. Alas, the Wheel of Danger is gone. Monkey Fight now has levels with walls that get damaged & destroyed, plus a tie-breaking mode where you fight on a crumbling floor. Monkey Golf is less like mini-golf now, at least for the front 9 holes; the back 9 has more obstacles to get around. Monkey Bowling now has a Special mode, where each frame has a different lane, some of them moving! Monkey Billiards has several new game variations beyond 9-ball.
New games include Soccer, a 5-on-5 battle for goals; Baseball, where you try to hit the pitched monkey ball into the right slots in the outfield to get hits & runs; tennis, including singles and the extremely fun 1-4 player doubles (is best with 4 players); Monkey Shot, a Virtua Cop-type shooting game (also 1-4 players, but can get verrrry confusing with 4 players); Monkey Boat, a new Monkey Race variation that uses the L & R buttons to paddle; and Monkey Dogfight, where you take to the air and try to shoot the other monkeys out of the sky.
Play Points earned after unlocking all six games can be used to purchase 'Gifts', which consists of the movie scenes from the Story mode, the credit game from the end of the Main Game and the ability to start off with additional lives in the Main Game. You can purchase up to 99 lives, which will be a big help in allowing you to earn the extra levels.
Fans of Super Monkey Ball will eat this sequel up. Newcomers, this is a fabulous game and the original is absolutely still worth picking up. My friends & I logged well over 250 hours on my copy of the original, this will easily match that. This is a great party game that will keep you & your friends laughing, arguing & gloating for months. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Good Game Hampered By Design Problems. I've always enjoyed the Sonic Games, and Sonic Adventure offers fast speed and action--for the Sonic levels, anyway. For the rest of the game, players will take control of platform-centered levels with Tails and Rose, treasure-hunting with Knuckles, shoot-em up levels with Gamma, and fishing (fishing? Yes, fishing,) with Big the Cat.
The Sonic levels are by far the most fun, but have a few minor problems; namely, the camera and some slight control issues. Sonic's homing attack sometimes gets out of hand, with Sonic floating aimlessly through the air as he looks for the enemy you told him to attack. When Sonic builds up enough speed on some of the faster levels (like Windy Valley or Speed Highway,) it's hard to control him, so he'll be bouncing off walls. It doesn't really slow his speed down, but it's kind of distracting all the same.
There's just not enough of the high-speed levels; playing as Tails is fun, but the Knuckles, Gamma, and Rose levels are mediocre, and the Big levels are a mess. Give a rental first, then buy. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Easily the best launch game to the handheld console. When I bought the GBA I wanted a really good game to start with, and this is a really good game! First of all the graphics are superb (when you have a lot of light) and the sound is easily the best ever on the GBA. The soundeffects includes high pitched women screams and alot of other things too. The music is really good (for the first time). I would give:
Sound: 5/5, the music is superb and with really good soundeffects.
Graphics: 5/5, enhancing graphics but sometimes a little dark.
Controll: 5/5, almost perfeckt.
Lasting: 5/5, Draculas castle is really huge and with the five different characters it could last forever. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A truly great GameCube game that will stay in my collection. I didn't get a chance to play the N64 version but I have played the Wii version. This one is better than the Wii game (Super Paper Mario).
The fighting in this game is what is better. Each battle occurs on a stage and you get 1 side kick to help you. There are some real time events during the fighting where you can press certain buttons to add more damage or attack an audience member that is about to throw a hammer at you. You get regular attack moves and special moves. The fighting is what really sets this game apart. In the Wii game, fighting is all real time so they did away with the stage.
The story is the typical princess kidnapped and you have to save her but it was not by Bowser. You actually get to play as Bowser and Peach during the story mode. There are lots of areas to explore and lots of side quests you can do. The game is quite long but it doesn't get repetitive. There is even an area where you can battle through all the enemies in the game, including the bosses. Luigi is in the game but he just tells long and boring stories and I didn't bother sticking around to read them.
You progress through the game by gaining new paper abilities, such as turning into an airplane, or folding up to roll along. you also get an ability that lets you turn sideways to squeeze through cracks or fall through sewer covers. Some of my favorite areas were the moon, the battle arena, and the island.
Graphics: Very good. Typical Mario fashion but very well done for an open world game.
Sound: Again, typical Mario fashion.
Controls: Easy to execute, no problems at all.
Conclusion: If you haven't played this game, it is worth picking up even if you only have a Wii. It will still play on the Wii but you will need a GameCube controller to play it. This game was ranked #16 of the top 25 GameCube games by IGN. It is truly a great game and one that will stay in my collection. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
My 4 year old loves it. I bought this as an Easter present for my 4 year old son, who loves Scooby Doo. He absolutely loves this game! A few parts are a little hard, problem solving and running back and forth to unlock doors and what-not; but with a little help he moves along just fine. It's much easier than the other Gamecube Scooby games, and he is definitely getting plenty of gameplay out of it. The only reason I give it 4 stars is because sometimes the problem solving parts are pretty hard, and I can't even help him. But that being said, I would highly recommend this game! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Knockoffs. To be perfectly honest with you guys the controlers arrived on time. Very punctual timing and that's about as postive as its gonna get.
First and formost the controlers are knock-offs they might say nintendo on the image displayed when you first look to purchase the product, however when they arrive its a totally different story. In conparision to the regular nintiedo controlers size and weight are different. "The knockoffs are much lighter and durable and the size is much smaller. Me and my roomates used the controlers for 2weeks, and guess what they all stopped working. I purchased four of them all in different colors and every single one of them stopped working. So please if you come across this review DO NO PURCHASE THESE CONTROLERS!! im trying to save you money and dissappointment! im a victim lol | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
It's cool, but not also. The GBA is nothing but a repository for bad ports of SNES titles that weren't all that good in the first place.
According to some people, anyway. Such close-minded folk will simply have to miss out on this lovely Contra remix, a combination of two of the 16-bit era's best shooters.
The Alien Wars (SNES) and Hard Corps (Genesis) with some extra stuff thrown in for good measure. (The only major omissions: The SNES game's overhead levels are gone, and you can't carry multiple weapons at once.) If you've never played them before, consider this game a handy pocket reference to an age that unfortunately passed long ago. As you'd expect from Konami's 16-bit years, The Alien Wars EX features stupendously well-animated characters and a boopy-yet-catchy soundtrack. The control's spot-on, too, which is helpful 'cuz the smaller screen size means you have a much tinier margin of error during most boss battles. Of course, this being Contra, the game's mind-numbingly challenging a fact that limited continues and an annoying 18-letter password system don't change much. Despite (or perhaps because of) this, this is one hot 'n spicy GBA remake that's actually worth the money for a change. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
What's Tony Hawk doing on the freeway. In a word, this game is hot!
Originally designed for the PS2, the controls of THPS3 are a little unusual at first if you are a Sony player. Personally, I'm a Nintendo-head so it was all a matter of learning the gamecube controller. Either way, after getting a little time logged in as Hawk, Caballero, Bucky, or one of the many other skaters, they become second nature. And if you've ever played THPS1 or 2 on another system, you'll be busting combos in a matter of minutes.
When you pop this baby in, the graphics are the first thing to stand out and do they ever! With gamecube's graphics, this game looks just about real. And it plays real. REAL FAST! But that gives you a better feel of what dropping in on a huge halfpipe feels like. Lots of speed = huge air = tons of tricks. And while the combos are a stretch from what is possible in reality, that's what makes it so fun! Where else can you 540 method-360 kickflip-lien air-frontside nose manual-etc.? We'll need video footage if you said your back yard...
All of your favorite skaters (or create you and your friends), all your favorite moves, huge and intricate levels complete with pedestrians to get in your way, and a high-intensity sound track make for the best skate game you can buy! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Inexpensive For Wireless. Since Nintendo came out with the wavebird wireless controller, there are so many companies trying to capture that same status with wireless controllers for the Nintendo Gamecube and other systems as well. For the third-party company, Nyko, they absolutely made a wireless controller for the Gamecube a reality. The controller works very well for the system, as a substitute for the Wavebird, or the traditional Gamecube controller. It is very easy to operate, and has a very good feel in the gameplay. The control is a bit bigger, and has rubber grips on each handle. Yet, there happens to really be one downside to this wireless controller, is that you can't feel and rumble or vibration that the traditional original Nintendo Gamecube controller has. Yet, for buying another controller this still works very well, for all gamers alike.
Grip: A-
Control: B+
Overall: B | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Rent Before You Buy. MMM... Luigi's Mansion... Sounds like a good game. It looked like a great game on all of the E3 shows and magazines. This game has great graphics. I was hooked as soon as I took it out of the wrapper. This game has many strong points, but unfortuantely there are also weak points(many weakpoints).
Control is no factor in this game. This is some of the best control since...well ever. You can move Luigi around in all directions rather easily. You can move his upper body as well as his lower at the same time different dirrections. As I said the graphics are oustandinly gorgeous. You will feel like you are really in a haunted mansion. When I saw Bowser at the end I forgot that I was playing a rated E game, but before you go get in the car and run down to the store read the rest of the review.
Even thought this is a great game on the outside, it isn't as good on the inside. The gameplay gets old fast. All you do is just suck up some ghosts and it gets really boring. The story also isn't very good. There is really no plot development. All you do is go around sucking up ghosts...as i already said. The game is so easy that it isn't funny. I beat it in 2 days and I wasn't even trying. The only reason I can think that you would purchase this game is because it has Luigi on it. So if you haven't purchased it yet, rent it first. Then make up your decision after about your 100th ghost. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
They screwed up my favorite camera angle. For me, the perfect camera angle in last year's NFL 2K was the "Close" camera angle. It got you close to the action, but the view was still high & wide enough so that you could see all your receivers. In NFL 2K1, they've changed the "Close" camera angle so it is unplayable. The angle is too close to the action and too low to the ground to see any of your receivers. While the "standard" angle is playable, it is much less visually satisfying. A case of fixing something that wasn't broken, in my opinion.
My other main complaint is that they changed the kicking game so it is much tougher to "aim" your kick. In last year's version, you just set the kick angle, and kicked the ball. In this year's version, you can still set the kick angle, but it moves on its own, even in domed stadiums.
And play-calling seems a bit tougher. It was easy to quickly locate the play you wanted in NFL 2K, but in NFL 2K1, it seems they've changed the sets to be more team-specific, so I can no longer find a generic "Goal-Line" set; I have to search for something approximating a goal-line set. Weird. But I suppose once you learn the set names, you're good to go.
Other than these 3 problems, I've had a lot of fun with NFL 2K1. But I hate it when a new version of a game takes away things that worked well in the previous version. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Fun... for a Ten Year Old. NBA Courtside's an entertaining game, a very easy game to learn and play. The biggest drawback of this game is that it's just too simple. There's practically no skill involved in playing this game. There's very little control over dunks, blocks, shooting, and everything else.
The players and their likenesses are in the game, but in terms of skill and everything else, it's just not there. Players' real-life talents and abilities are not relfected in the game, with the exception of Shaq being a poor free-thrower.
The graphics are also very generic. The crowd looks very bad. The two announcers are those who call Clippers games, and are decent, but their limited phrases get old really fast.
One of the minor redeeming qualities of the game is that you can create your own player. This feature is great in that you can customize a large list of physical characteristics about the player. Of course, when it comes to basketball skills, the attributes aren't specific enough to make a noticable impact on game-play.
So if you're looking for a very simple, unrealistic but easy-to-play basketball game without much customization, this one's for you! If you'd actually like skill to be involved in the outcome of a game, look elsewhere. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
In Retrospect. The latest review that I saw posted on this page was from 2007. It's 2012 now. I played this game when it was new, and we all loved it then. Now, years later, we can look back with 20/20 vision at it. The game still holds up. It's honestly really sad to say this, but this is probably the last good Sonic game that will ever come out on a home console. Not only is it good, but it's just as good as the original Sonic titles. Yeah, I would easily pit this one up against Sonic 2 on the Genesis. This game is great. If you love the gamecube, and you haven't played this game, then you've done yourself a serious injustice. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Hi again. Yeah, I'm hear to bash gamecube again. There were no hate ones on this page, and its my duty to fix that.
Super Smash, Metroid Prime, Windwaker, Rogue Squadron......
These games are all great fun to bring up in our reviews, so I'll do the same. If I recall, those were the release games. How many years ago was that? Four? Well, what have they been doing in the mean time?
I'll give that the system came out big. Real big. But then it just sat there. There haven't been any big titles since the openers!!! What are the game guys doing??? I don't know, so don't ask me.
I'll sit over here, safe and secure with xbox, thanks, rather then buying gamecube and risk no big games coming out.
Oh and buy the way(...)
I like to write that because you gamecubers get so mad. Why get mad? If it wasn't true, you wouldn't bother wasting breath saying its not. Have fun playing Scoobie Doo and Bob the Builder, I'll be over here playing the next big release. Hmmm, looks to be Halo 2...oh and look over there!!! Doom 3!!! Wow, sux to you guys. No, I don't know how to beat that level of Mario Sunshine. Ask your cute little water-jet pack thing.
Well, bye. Hope I made you angry by slapping you in the face with the truth.(...).AGAIN.
(...) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Luigi's Mansion. It's so fun it's scary. This game looks like the best title at release for Gamecube. It is the sequel to Mario Is Missing, but it is alot better. You play as Mario's taller brother, Luigi. Luigi must search a haunted mansion to find his missing brother, who is none other than Mario. (gee, who saw tht coming). You have to capture the ghosts that inhabit the mansion with a vacume cleaner like tool. You have a Game Boy Color that acts as a special camera to help find ghosts. If your looking for a game to start your Gamecube collection with, look no farther than Luigi's Mansion. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A Near-Perfect Game. If you've seen the movie and thought, "I wish I could play that," then this is your game. Even if you didn't like the films, I'm sure you loved the battles. Well this game recreates those battles to perfection. Hack and slash your way, using upgrades, combos and projectile attacks. With the new and much requested co-op mode, this game is one the the best games of 2003. Still, the game has flaws.
For one, it is way too short; it can be beaten in a weekend. Also, the game is split into three Paths: The Path of the Wizard (Gandalf), King (Arogorn, Legolas & Gimli) and the Hobbits (Sam & Frodo). The Path of the Hobbit is a waste. You spend most of your time running away from enemies with the slow, short, hairy, weak Hobbits. The last stage, The Crack of Doom (hilarious name, I know) is downright horrible.
Still, when you beat the game, you can play any stage with any character, meaning you don't have to be those damn Hobbits anymore! Also, the multiplayer co-op makes this game's replay value shoot through the roof. You can play it over and over again.
The graphics are not the most amazing, but the detail and enormous levels make this game utterly beautiful and a perfect copy of the film. There are hundreds of enemies on the screen and interesting multiple paths. You can go in, sword at hand and massacre everything, or take time to find the alternate path and total them all (push a wall of rocks on them, collapse a huge chandellier on them, rolls bombs on them, etc). This makes the game more interesting and less repetitive.
In the end, for anyone who wants to have a fun time smashing their controller buttons apart while submersed in Middle Earth, this is your game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Man was I surprised. yeah for once I was suprised about how much a game exceeded my expectations. I passed this game up at the $50 price point, but when they bumped it down to $20 I just had to get it. Everything about the game just grips you...the charachters, the story line, the exploration and dicovery of new animals and pearls, the stealth aspect in the "dungeons". But you see folks thats the problem...the game is gripping. I was wicked into the game game and it was over. Only about 12 hours for me to complete it and get almost everything with the exception of a few pearls. Its definitely worth the money... you'll just feel like its a little short-changed. Pun intended! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Sonic should ditch his friends. Sonic is great. It is everything else that drags this game down.
Just like <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sonic-Adventure/dp/B00000K3X9/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sonic Adventure</a> (and later <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sonic-Adventure-Director-s-Cut/dp/B00008URUB/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sonic Adventure Director's Cut</a>) you have secondary characters that you can play as. So please sega, STOP IT.
The game is "Sonic Adventure", not "Sonic's friends have a tea party and if time permits perhaps an adventure." (Which I think we'll see as a 2008 release)
Also they have ruined the characters that were great. I used to love Knuckles, but in this game his controls are bad and levels are awful. I used to love Tails, but in this game he is in a mech suit. That's right, a giant mech suit for no reason whatsoever. The evil versions are EXACTLY the same. Robotnik is in a mech suit, Rogue is a female knuckles, etc...
I play sonic games for SONIC, not for his posse. <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sonic-Heroes/dp/B0000VSH4U/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sonic Heroes</a> continued this increase in the number of playable characters, which also increased how bad it was.
Do yourself a favor - pick up <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sonic-Adventure-Director-s-Cut/dp/B00008URUB/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sonic Adventure Director's Cut</a> or one of the collections of old sonic games like <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sonic-Mega-Collection-Plus-PS2/dp/B000OH2G7O/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sonic Mega Collection Plus PS2</a>. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Warning. Those Stateside, beware: even if you have a means of reading the disc (think region changing disc and whatnot), you will not be able to read this game. At least, I couldn't. There is no hiragana or katakana, only strange, colored, umlaut-ed vowels that replace them.
So! If you don't mind not knowing what you're really doing and don't mind trial and error, the game can be enjoyable (for one, the music is quite good, the graphics and style are adorable, and the combat doable without prior knowledge). Once that gets old, you'll be left with a very pretty game-in-a-case to add to your bookshelf. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A great Game. Final Fantasy Tactics surpised many Final Fnatasy gamers at the sudden twist in Gameplay and style, which ultimetly led it to be a cult classic in the gaming world. Now Final Fantasy Tactics advanced has arrived with a little lighter storyline, same style graphics, gameplay, and more.
The story here is that you the main character are the new kid in the town of Ivalice (the kingdom in the first game)and one day you are in a snowball fight. Your partners are your friends Ritz and Miku. Miku is a small lad who is always picked on and ultimetly you lose the fight. Later on that day Miku shows the main characters a book of magic which ultimetly launches them into the world of Final Fantasy.
Now the games not perfect, in fact now I shall list up the pros and cons.
Pros:
1: Gameplay, graphics, and menu systems are identical to the first.
2: The story is compelling and it keeps you going.
3: The new jobs and attack options are breaths of fresh air.
Cons:
1: You cannot rotate the map, which ultimatly hurts some areas of battles (for you can't see around corners).
2: With the exception of one area, none of your characters can die. They may fall in battle but there is no timer to where they die for good if not revived.
3: The difficulty is uneven. Some battles are really easy and some are barbarically difficult. This is mostly due to a new option called Law Cards.
While the pros and cons are about equal overall this is a great game to own in your GBA library, and a highly addicting title. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
BUY THE GAME. Don't let the "2002 version is better" reviews. I played this game last night and I bought it a couple of hours ago, I have played 2001, 2002, and 2003. BUY 2003 VERSION.
Sometimes you could call this game "War" because if you turn penaltys off you can check to your heart's content. Last night at my friends house we got 233 checks in a game!
This game isn't about checking though (even though when people ask me how to steal I tell them "X") this game is perfect for hardcore hockey fans. This game is so in depth that you can change equitment! Favorite game ever. Parents, buy it for your kids, kids, beg your parents or buy it yourself. g2g bye! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not the Sonic it could be. Despite all the review hoopla over this item, "Sonic Adventure 2 Battle" comes up short considering the legacy it has inherited: the zany fantasy world of the Sega Genesis original has left its mark here with but only the main character, Sonic, who now has been reduced to but one of many in a half-hearted storyline.
True: the graphics are have technically advanced. But gone is the side-scroller speed, quirky soundtrack (replaced with modern punk music), to-the-point objectives (too much puzzle solving slows the game down), and above all, effortless fun that the old "Sonic" was made famous for. One would be better satisfied to simply dig up an old Genesis console and "Sonic the Hedgehog" cartrige than play this uncreative 3-D version. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great Pool Game . I was extremelly suprised at the addictiveness of this game! (For me anyway) The grafix of this this game are not bad for Color Game Boy's small screen. You can't see the numbers on the balls, but the game let's you know which ball to hit next on the screen if you haven't memorized which number goes with which color ball. It even gives you the option of British billiards and all the rules of each game. So you can learn how to play each game in real life too. Over all, I recommend this game to anyone who enjoys playing pool. Especially if you can't always get to the pool hall!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great then, and great now. Tales of Phantasia spawned a whole series of games back in the 90's, though it never reached the kind of household name popularity like Final Fantasy or even the Mana series. That aside, Tales of Phantasia lives again for the GBA, and be glad it does, for it was great then, and it's still great now. Playing as a teenager named Cress, you are on a pretty standard RPG mission that features pretty standard RPG elements. Don't knock it for that though, considering this was originally first released back in the early 90's, and despite many of the RPG cliches, Tales of Phantasia is still fun to play. The game's battle system isn't the typical turn based style either, but instead a real time, action themed style that puts you in direct control of Cress. This, along with the incredibly lengthy quest, imaginitive dungeons, and plenty of secrets and side quests, are reason enough to pick up Tales of Phantasia. The only downsides to the game are the incredible amount of random battles, and the game's graphics really show their age. All that aside, Tales of Phantasia is a smashing, classic RPG that is worth picking up for your GBA if you missed out on it when it first came out, and it's lengthy quest alone will make RPG nuts happy. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
BUTTON MASHERS NEED NOT APPLY. For a time, I had had it with fighting games. Far too many battles were won by luck. Button mashing was the only technique that a player needed to achieve a favorable outcome. True, I was once a button masher myself, but those dark days were over and I lusted for a fighting game with zest, pep, and no button mashing. Then along came a glorious game entitled "Marvel vs. Capcom 2" (re: no button mashing in my house). What sets this game apart from other lack-luster, button mashing infested games is that one cannot win by simply randomly mashing buttons (i.e. "Button mashing"). After purchasing this game, I invited over a friend of mine who was a notorious button masher. Time after time, fight after fight, that pompus button masher was annihilated by my non-button mashing style. While standing victorious above my conquered foe, I laughed, and it was a sweet laugh, filled with the satisfaction of knowing the filthy button mashing had been purged from our great earth. To sum up: NO BUTTON MASHING IN THIS GAME, non-button mashers will love, button mashers will bellow the tortured bellows of defeat forevermore. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An Overlooked Gem. Astro Boy: Omega Factor is a fantastic action title for the Game Boy Advance and, dare I say, perhaps the best original game to come out for the GBA in years.
Based on the manga by Tezuka Osamu, you play as Astro Boy, a robotic boy with a heart of gold and the desire to bring peace to a world of humans and robots. You don't have to understand the characters or the story to enjoy this game, which serves up a healthy dose of old school side-scrolling action!
Astro has various abilities accessed by very simple controls. His standard attack is a punch (B button), which can be linked up to create combos. B + Down is a kick attack that sends enemies careening across the screen and bowling over other enemies. B + Up is Astro's finger laser, which is his primary long-range weapon. The A button is jump. Double tapping the direction pad in any direction makes Astro dash. Interestingly, he is invulnerable when he dashes, which is a very important gameplay mechanic on higher difficulty levels. Lastly, L, R, and B + A launch all sorts of flashy special attacks.
These easy controls guide Astro through a graphically lush world and seven "episodes" of gameplay. The developers fill the screen with colorful enemies and awesome special effects. The game's plentiful bosses rotate and scale and level backgrounds have five or six layers of parallax scrolling, taking advantage of everything the Game Boy Advance can do. Some enemies are even larger than the screen itself! The overall feel of the game is like Mega Man blended with a traditional brawler like Final Fight with a dash of Gradius shooting. Astro has moves traditional to Mega Man games, but you are frequently forced to fight hordes of enemies before the screen will scroll to the next area. There are also a few shooter stages where Astro flies to the right and you fight all sorts of avian foes. This hybrid action/brawler dynamic is fresh and exciting to play.
Although the initial game may seem short, the developers extend the game by forcing you to play through it twice. While this is a choice that might seem lame, in a brilliant move, the story actually explains why you play the adventure twice, and various things are twisted and different the second time around. Only after completing this "second quest" will you unlock the final eighth episode. Overall, this is very gracefully done.
I think it's a testament to how fun this game is that it's an absolute joy to play it twice. Individual episodes don't take much longer than fifteen minutes to complete at easier difficulties, making this a great game to kill time with. The replay value on this title is very high.
However, there are two minor problems with the game. First, there is slowdown when the action gets intense. It's not bad, however, and in some ways it makes attacks feel more powerful and dramatic. And second, the game does feel short. Although there's lots of replayability, it's no replacement for having more levels. If a sequel was ever made, I'd definitely pick it up!
Judging from the copies of the game as various stores, I'm not sure how well it is selling. But, I believe this is easily one of the most fun and polished GBA games I've played in a very long time. This is a superb, overlooked gem that every GBA owner should play. Highly recommended. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Someone had to do it. I was looking at some of the GC titles I own and thinking, "wow, they really screwed that game up," when it occurred to me that Star Fox Assault is probably the best (as in worst game ever!) example of this. So I strolled over to Amazon.com to see if I was alone. Phew, loads of people agree with me, however, everyone needs to stop giving Nintendo points for trying. This is a ONE star game. (The only reason I gave it two stars for fun is because I owned Infiltrator for the original NES, I know what ONE star fun is!)
The second you see Fox standing there with his pistol, the ONE star light should come on. If I wanted to see Fox running around, I would have bought that stupid Star Fox Adventures game. (P.S. Star Fox Adventures fans, grow up and get Halo on X-Box.)
Everything said by those reviewers who gave this game two stars is completely true. (Except the two star part.) Give me an Arwing or give Star Fox death. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Needed for this game: Patience. Note: I haven't really played this game in over a year (I played it for an hour last weekend to see why I had stopped)... This has to be the worst Mario game I have ever played before.
The beginning of the game is fun, a little disrupting with the camera angles, and trying to aim but all in all alright game play.
I got to about 47 sunsprites, and then from there I was stuck. This game definitly needs a lot of patience and the smallest wrong move will send you way back. Not much more to say since I am sure these points have been brought up many times before. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
another great performance. Nintendo have done it again. They have taken full advantage of another developers crises. It isn't even a bad thing because Nintendo win because Sega can make games for them and Sega win because they have somewhere to work. This game blends sleek visuals with aresome gameplay to create a truley magnificant game. Nintendo have got many powerful allies and they can now add Sega to the list. If this is just a first generation game then think of what the future games will be like. Just like on any console I think they will keep getting better. The only exception to this was Shingeru miyamoto's brilliant Super Mario 64 but that was just a freak, no offence Shigsy. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Ugh, Sega, what a mess. Believe all the bad reviews!
Since I've bought this game I've gone 0-15 in season mode (with Boston.) Most of those games I was outscored by at least 10 runs. Mind you, the problem is not a lack of effort on my part, or appreciation for deep gameplay, but rather an almost total lack of control over my players.
The computer is omnipotent, and totally in control of the gameplay (it's and your's.) You have almost no chance of getting an RBI, much less winning. And if you are winning in the last few innings, the gameplay becomes totally contrived and the computer begins to hit the ball over second base again and again. Which wouldn't be a problem except that your second baseman is covering first!
I was up 2-1 in the 6th (computer's favorite turn-around inning) when the other team got 9 doubles through the same gap! And everytime my fielder threw the ball to second and my second baseman tagged the bag, instead of the runner!
Also, about all that great pitching that people are talking about- Why is Pedro out of gas after 40 pitches??? Why is it so hard to throw a strike on the outside of the plate??? Why is the ball movement so choppy???
Take my advice and burn your money instead. It will be less frustrating. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not recommended. I boughty Gaunlet Legends a few months back when my friends were coming over. I played it for about a week and haven't played it since. The game's sounds and graphics are not bad, but the game gets extremely boring after a while. Even in multiplayer it is the same old thing again and again, the bad guys keep coming and coming. The worlds you can explore are dark and shabby.
The only good point about this game is that it is one of the few multiplayer games which allows two people to explore a world at the same time. Furthermore the game does not really harness any of the features the Dreamcast was designed for.
I would not recommend buying this game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
I HOPE THIS CD IS NOT LIKE DEF JAM VENDETTA. The reason why I said that is cause it would be hard for us 2 find our moves and I do not like how they do they special and the graphics is alrite but it just isn't a good game.
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If you have a GameCube, you want this. With this device, your GameCube can effectively become a giant Game Boy Advance. It attaches to the bottom of the GameCube through the high-speed port, secured with two screws, and adds about an inch to the GameCube's height. Then you put the included startup disk in the GameCube, put a Game Boy game in the slot in front of the device, turn the GameCube on, and you're playing a Game Boy game on your TV! So you can play all your Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games without having to deal with tiny, badly-lit screens and dying batteries.
It works with Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games. However, it doesn't seem to have any Super Game Boy compatibility. If you play a Super Game Boy game on it, it doesn't use any of the enhanced color palettes or frames that the Super Game Boy could use. Instead, they get treated like normal Game Boy games.
Normal Game Boy games seem to be colorized the same way as on the Game Boy Color and Advance. Unfortunately, unlike with the Super Game Boy, there doesn't seem to any way to change the color palettes. You're stuck with the palettes it wants to use. Oh well, it's not that big a deal.
Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games look great on this. The graphics are crisp and clear.
Pressing the Z button on your GameCube Controller brings up an option menu where you can change certain settings:
FRAME: It shows a graphical frame around the game screen. There are 20 frames to choose from, with a pretty decent variety.
SCREEN SIZE: There are two sizes it can show the game screen at. "Normal" makes the game screen take up most of your TV screen, while "Full" scales it to almost (but not quite) fill the screen. There may be some slight blurring at "Full", but it's hardly noticible and the games still look good at either size. Of course, you don't see as much of the frame in "Full".
CONTROLLER: Sets your control configuration for your GameCube controller. Unfortunately, there are only two configurations to choose from. In one, the L and R buttons act like the the GBA's L and R buttons, while the X and Y buttons both act as the Select button. In the other, the L and R buttons are Select, the Y button is the GBA's L button, and the X button is the GBA's R button. Those are your only choices. A is always A, B is always B, Start is always Start, and the Control Pad and Control Stick both act as the Control Pad. I would have preferred to be able to configure all the buttons any way I want. Oh well.
Note that if you press the button currently assigned as the L button while playing a Game Boy or Game Boy Color game, the screen gets stretched out horizontally, so everything looks wider. Pressing the button assigned as R fixes it. I have no idea why they put that in.
SCREEN FILTER: There are three settings here: "Soft", "Normal", and "Sharp". These apparently affect the quality of the image. Maybe it's just my TV, but I couldn't really tell the difference.
TIMER: Here you can set a countdown timer for up to one hour. Nothing much really happens when the time runs out, you just get a "Time has expired" message at the bottom of the screen. It doesn't turn the game off or anything. I didn't see much point in using it.
CHANGE GAME PAK: Now this is a really nice feature. This lets you take out the game cartridge, put in a different one, and start playing it right away without having to turn the GameCube off and on again!
Plus, there's an External Extension Connector that enables it to connect to Game Boy Advances for multiplayer games just as if it were a Game Boy Advance.
So, to sum up:
PROS:
-Plays Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games on your TV.
-Nice, clear graphics.
-Can switch games without having to turn off the GameCube.
-Can connect to Game Boy Advances for multiplayer games.
CONS:
-Only two controller configurations.
-No Super Game Boy compatibility.
-No way to change color palettes on Game Boy games. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of my all time favorite Mario games. Super Mario Bros 3 is one of my favorite Mario games included Super Mario World, Super Mario RPG, Mario and Luigi series, Paper Mario series, Super Mario Bros 1, 2 and New Super Mario Bros series. I have been playing Mario for 20 years and my very first Mario game is Super Mario World. I got Super Mario World when one of my aunts gave me for Christmas and the game came with the SNES system. Super Mario Bros 3 is very, very hard to beat and very addicting, but I managed to beat it. This game is almost better than the NES game because of the beautiful graphics. Super Mario Bros 3 had very hard and insane levels, new power-ups like the Raccoon leaf and hard bosses. This game had a new mini-boss: Boom-Boom and the introducing of the Koopa Kids bosses. The story starts when Bowser kidnaps Peach again and he sent the Koopa Kids to stop Mario and Luigi from saving Peach. Can Mario and Luigi get through the Koopa Kids and save Peach from Bowser before he rules the Mushroom Kingdom with an iron fist. If you love Super Mario Bros 3, you can either buy the NES or the remake version. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
How to learn turn based wargames. You already know the game's great reputation from the many other reviews; I want to add here that this classic is a perfect game for learning how to Turn Based Wargame.
1) The later version called Advance Wars 2 is an upgrade in many areas including graphics and weaponry. But this original version, while indeed challenging, is more friendly to the beginner (less difficult to win). One can always sell it right here later, and then upgrade.
2) One old 2001 or 2002 issue of "Nintendo Power Advance" magazine (usually available on Ebay auctions) featured a long in depth strategy guide to this exact game (pages 36 to 60 are all devoted to this first version of Advance Wars). Find that particular issue ( I think it was volume 2) for help while advancing from recruit to grognard.
3) If buying used, a cartridge which also includes the original printed manual (game guide booklet) will help orientate the player to gameplay procedures and options.
Salute! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A classic anima saga. This review is actual for Gundam Ex revue in mane or arcade format but it didn't come up when I did the search so I am doing it through another gundam game review link. A classic anima cartoon show was turned into 14 stage fighting game. For those of you that watched the Gundam cartoon series back in the days when Romini Kenson, and Outlaw star were still on the air back in the mid or late 90s to the early 2000s you will love this game. It may take a while to master but it is fun. You can chose to be one of 14 charactrers included the Cyclops like robots or even a gudan. There is a emulator version of this that those that are less experienced this kind of game can play thought I don't know the websites name. But expect if you put on invurability to have about half your wins be due to the timer running out. If you can beat this with out cheats than go ahead. Since it maybe considered more honorable by some gamers not to use cheats. But don't let my word stop you. A fun game should be fine for ages 7 an up due to mild street fighter turbo like violence. Go forward in your giant robot and may the power be with you may you triumphant over your foes. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Sega and Atari, a marriage made in retro heaven. If you read my other reviews you have to know by now that I love the old school games. Oh the quarters I've spent in the bowling alleys, gas station / convenient stores, quarter arcades, and pool halls of yesteryear. I cringe when I think of the time ( and gas ) I've also spent traveling from place to place on these ( and other ) games, and to have them all on one Dreamcast disk that I can play at home is amazing indeed! ( old school in old school, who would have thought? ) Atari Anniversary Edition is twelve of the best games Atari had to offer from 1972-1981 ( Pong to Warlords ) Atari is the Great Grandfather of all the video games that we enjoy today, and we should never forget our gaming roots. In this awesome disc there are: Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Battle Zone, ( very fun ) Centipede, Crystal Castles, Gravitar, Millipede, Missile Command, ( I loved it on the Atari 2600 ) Pong, ( my first video game ) Super Breakout, Tempest, ( I love that game ) and Warlords ( an other favorite ) The one reviewer said it was " sloppy programming, and a careless implementation of the originals" ( whew, a lot of big words ) but that is so much further from the truth. I WAS THERE, ( I'm old ) and these games are dead on to the original arcade and Atari 2600-5200 games. " SO GET OVER IT !!!!! " So can Retro still be fun today? I say, yes indeedy boys and girls. Atari Anniversary Edition is a game every Sega Dreamcast owner must have hands down! " Happy retro gaming " | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best controller for game cube available. I play game cube and smash bros a lot, so I highly recommend the official controller. It is a little more expensive, but Nobody does it better than Nintendo. I purchased other cheaper controllers and either the analog stick moves by itself or the buttons stick. This controller does neither and it feels durable too. If you are expecting to play any hardcore Nintendo game look no further than the official controller, if you just want to play Wii or game cube with out really caring about the results of the game get a cheaper controller. But if you want to play Wii and game cube games without worry of the controller having issues buy this controller now! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Wow... ok, so yeah I liked it. I preordered this game, had it rushed delivered, tore it own by with me teeth and admired it for it's shiny goldness. Then I went out to EB and purchased a Gamecube (Along with Metroid, another cool game). I sat, drop jawed and google eyed through the intro music, loving every bit of it, intrigued by the story it set up. It was a wonderful set up and the music went right along with the dialogue every moment. The opening scene of actual game play was really cool, the overwhelming cuteness was beginning to choke me, though it was quickly relieved after the story hook entered.
The new graphics approach was really cool, i really liked the cell shaded, cartoon look to the game. It completely turned it around from what Space World had given us as the Gamecubes promise as far as Zelda was concerned. But this was completely different... and it was a really nifty difference too. The gameplay is basically the same as Ocarina of Time, but with a few differences. Camera angles can be changed using the C-stick. The direction pad maneuvers between maps, a clock and others. There is a kind of cute pseudo-Metalgear thing with Link through the game as well, crawling around, pressed up against walls, hanging and scaling ledges, sneaking around in barrels. Through the first dungeon you have to go through it without a sword, so sneaking around is best (and almost mandatory). There is a wonderful assortment of gadgets, a new grappling hook that can be used to rob enemies, hunt for burried treasure and of course grapple to certain ledges, the pictograph box has returned from Majora's Mask.
The one most unique thing that this game brings to the table is the world map (the sea). In ocarina there was the world that you walked across, or you could pipe up the ocarina and teleport. In majora's mask there were owl teleportation stations practically everywhere. In Windwaker... well there's the far less than appealing Baton and nonsense choir that sings, but that only changed the direction of the wind... then you still have to sail across the great sea to reach the next island. Every square on the map has an island and every island has a secret, story or just something really cool about it. Throughout the waves are sunken treasure, enemies, large enemies, puzzles and the occasional barrel/ruppee run.
The story has a little to be said about it. First of all it's a completely deviation from traditional Zelda... there are many places in this game, including the intro, that disassociate the main character (your Link) with the actual Hero of Time (Link). So... anyway, as well one can easily discern that you are in Hyrule and that it has been flooded... and that every island is just a mountain popping through... well I do not remember Hyrule having so many mountains... ok so there is this is not just a new addition to the Zelda series, it's a totally new ERA of hyrule... no Kokiri, no Zora, or Goron (not enough), no Gerudo. A whole new race of people, familiar names are twisted and distorted, and the one name and character that pretty much stays the smae is Tingle (AHHH) and there's more than just one Tingle too... Oh well. So there's a lot that's different as far as a traditional Zelda game is concerned.
At the end of it all, it was a great game still. I still give it 5 stars for it's flavor, it's fun. It was challenging, somewhat, not too hard but not easy either. There were many side quest types of deals that could keep you distracted from the main story line for a while. It was fun, in the end and I liked it. Of course after seeing Spaceworld's Zelda Demo I was expecting really awesome depictions of reality... but after hearing of the new cell shaded graphics, all my expectations dropped, I didn't know what was coming. But it came and I've played it several times over already. It's not a traditional Zelda, but then it doesn't have to be. Most die-hard fans that I know of hate this game just becuase it's different. I like it becuase it's fun and enjoyable. There's an incredible silliness to it and commical value that really gave it flare.
But that's my opinion...
[This game is suitable for young children of young ages] | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
This is unbelievable. Nintendo is going to yet again try to squeeze money from parents because the kids are just going to HAVE to have this useless reworked version of their hardware. They did the same thing with the Game Boy Pocket. They marketed it as the greatest thing ever and then replaced it a few months later with the Game Boy Color. Now they're going to sell you this differently shaped Game Boy Advance touting it as an extremely better product, even though you can already buy rechargable battery packs for the exisitng GBA for only $.. and screen lights / protectors for another $... Nintendo used to be a great company. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Screen dooring" effect is present, along with some dot crawl. (I have edited this review for clarity.)
I bought this cable being fully aware of how many bad S-Video cables are out there, but I thought "There's no composite cable on this one, so it must be good". Unfortunately, I was wrong. Even though from the outside, this cable looks like an exact replica of the official Nintendo brand cable (which is impossible to find outside of Japan), the video quality is quite disappointing. Look up a YouTube video called SNES S-Video "screen dooring" issue. The uploader will show you what this cable does. It would seem that if you want the best visual quality from your Super Nintendo Entertainment System, you have no choice but to either bite the bullet and pay an absurd price for the Monster cable, or import an official Nintendo cable from a Japanese seller on Ebay.
To make a long story short, this cable is just as bad as any other third-party s-video cable. Steer clear of it.
By the way, I know some of these sellers are selling the wrong cable. If you want to make sure that you get the cable pictured (no yellow cable), I recommend buying from ztnetstore. They also have their own website outside of Amazon. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Superb. I saw the movie three times. It was great! Now this game! It is awesome! The graphics for normal game playing are obviously superb. The game handling takes some getting used to, but ultimately it is great! It is also not just like the movie. It has some side plots with some bad guys you obviously never meet in the movie such as Vulture and Shocker. But it gives you more to do than just the movie's limitations. Also a very funny little thing that some people might have missed is that the training program is narrated by Bruce Campbell who was worked with Sam Ramai numerous times (the director) and plays the ring host in the movie. And original voices by Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe. And I also found the little comments sometimes made by the characters during game play very amusing though some would find it very corny. But over all this game is very unique in game play and very fun! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Possibly the best GameCube Game Yet. Okay,,Now I have had GameCube for about 2 years now, and when i heard that a new F zero game was comin out,, I was exstatic! I immedaitly bought the game and was this game ever worth it!! The new cources are perfectly detailed, and also longer, giving you the chance for a comeback late in the race! The story mode allows you to see what your characters are eally like. And the graphics?? Could they possible be better, here is my review...
Game Play: 9.5/10- Almost perfect, the controls are almost perfect also.
Graphics: 10/10- Possible the best graphics I have ever seen.
Controls: 10/10- very easy to learn
Diffficulty: 9.5/10- Expert is challenging even for masters of the game, making it more fun.
Replay Value: 9/10- 25+ cources each about 5 mins long will keep u comin back for more!
Overall 10/10- BUY THIS GAME!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Best of The Best. Now I own one of these puppies and the are WITH OUT ANY DOUBT WHAT SO EVER THE BEST HANDHELD CONSOLE ON THE PLANET. I mean were talkin 32-bit graphics extremly power effiecent when it comes to batteries and an outstanding game library. Not to mention it plays Game Boy and Game Boy Color Games as well. Plus it hooks up with the Nintendo game gube (which i also have) to allow the finest that gaming that technology can currently offer. Oh!! And did I mention that it is extremly compact with a super large screen?!? Not only that but it is extremly ergonomic and somewhat addictive and, so leave the decision to you with this last stament: CAN YOU FEEL THE POWER!!!!!!!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Halfway decent, but not the Road Rash of old. The title Road Rash alone will bring up fond memories of EA's classic series in it's heydey, and while Road Rash: Jailbreak for the GBA carries the Road Rash name and bears some resemblance to the series, it doesn't capture what made the series so great in the first place. The game features a handful of racers and tracks, of which you can be chased by biker cop looking to bring you down. There's various weapons and power up's to pick up along the way to, and the game as a whole looks and sounds well. However, this isn't the proper Road Rash experience for sure. In fact, if the game didn't have the Road Rash name to it, this could be an otherwise pretty generic motorcycle racing game. It just doesn't have the same kind of attitude, good music, or even rearview mirror that the old Road Rash games had. Not to mention that the game uses a password feature to unlock tracks, when considering that nearly every GBA game at the time this came out automatically saved your progress, this is unforgivable. All in all, for motorcycle racing fans in general, this is worth a look, but for die hard Road Rash fans, you won't find what you're looking for here. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Metal Slug on the GBA. One of the most fun and challenging games to play in the arcade way back when was SNK's Metal Slug. A 2-D side scroller similar to the old Contra games, you run and gun your way past hordes of challenging tanks and enemies until you reach a level boss. The game mechanics are almost identical to the classic game, as are the graphics despite instances of slowdown and a few drops in frame rate. The biggest con of Metal Slug Advance is what players new to the game will automatically notice. The learning curve is far from forgiving, as things go from easy to very, very hard rather quickly. Boss battles are the most challenging, and the most frustrating as new players will soon learn. Not to mention, the game is pretty short, but other than that you'll find some addictive and fun playability with Metal Slug. All in all, this is one classic game you really can't go too wrong with, but those new to the game should take fair warning before diving in. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Street Address 285 RAGING BLVD. This is one of the best, maybe the best side-scroller action/fighting game of the classic years of video games for the Genesis and this style of games. It is by far my favorite platform game for the Genesis, though Shinobi 3 and the first one come very close, and also the Vector Man and Sonic Games I favor comparably.
Anyways; lets start by saying this game was such an advanced improvement over the original. The original is another true classic, that's very entertaining; but this one just shattered it. There are 4 characters; each with their own strengths and short comings, but I have to say the best balanced is Axle and maybe then Blaze! 2 characters returning from the original. The levels are long and colorful, the music will also keep you bumping and busting your way through hordes of enemies, a lot of people say that the music in this game really influenced dance music that's being blasted in clubs today!
Great game, you can make it rather easy, or extremely challenging; a great option to the game. Highly recommended to anybody who likes side scrollers/ or anybody who just wants a great game with re-playability. True classic. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Awesome game. I remember playing this game on SNES back in the day and I couldn't believe how awesome it was. (Years later I find out it was developed by the people at Blizzard and somehow that makes it just a bit more awesome). I was a big fan of the game Flashback and this fell right in line with that and even has a little bit of a classic Prince or Persia feel to it as well. It's pretty challenging and has a lot of content to work through each level so it definitely keeps you hooked. I recommend Blackthorne if you are a gamer looking for a classic feeling side-scroller that doesn't involve marines or mushrooms. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
NnyCW for Capcom City. Everyone knows by know the problems with the imfamous Resident Evil controls. But, if you can look past that, you'll find a very intresting, fun, exciting, challenging adventure game ripe with zombies and other creatures just asking to be killed by you. One of the best additions to this game (and one of the most annoying thanks to the controls) is the fact that zombies don't die until they've been burned to nothingness or you have destroyed the brain. Now, while that is great for people like myself who love zombies and love the added touch as it is more accurate to zombie lore, the controls and the fact that you can't your shots at their head means you're going to be using a lot of kerosine to burn a lot of zombies. (becuase of you don't...watch out.) Other than that minor gripe, you get used to the controls in 20 mintues at most (or already know them since Resident Evil has been around for a while now) and after that, you're in for one enjoying experience. NnyCW for CapCity | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Good Options. Bad camera views. When I bought NHL 2004 I thought it was going to have the same camera angles as 2003 but I was totally wrong. When you are going up the ice and you are on the wall you can barely see the puck and the player is small.(action view) Going down is fine because the camera is closer but overall the camera view is dissapointing. The fighting is not easy to do and not as fun as in 2003.
I did like the new options with the dynasty mode and the Elite league. I also like the way you can check with bruise control.
Overall, I think that EAS put too many options into the game instead of sticking with better gameplay. While the options are better in this game, I would suggest ESPN hockey 2004 because of better gameplay. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
AVOID THIS GAME AT ALL COSTS. I was really looking forward to an RPG for the Lord of the Rings, and, well, this isn't it. It's really dissappointing--the story is killed with absolutely NO drama, the music is skimpy and barely playing, and there are almsot no fights. Not that it should be a problem because it's a bare-bones system, with extreme difficulty, slow moving enemies, and confusing mechanics. To make the game even worse, you wander aimlessly through repeating areas to look for an "item" that helps you progress through. Although that's not a bad thing for many GBA games such as Castlevania, you'll spend pointless hours searching for an item so you could pass to the next area with the same system. It's gotten old, and this game does it poorly. So get the Two Towers game from EA Games (for PS2, GC, and XBox) and get a much, much better game with an excellent amount of action. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best baseball game on Dreamcast, but flawed. World Series Baseball 2K2 for the Sega Dreamcast is a very fun and exciting game despite having many flaws. After having a terrible game World Series Baseball 2K1 game I knew this one just had to better, but I was reluctant to get it because of the way 2K1 made me want to get rid of it (Which I did afte rplaying it 3 times). This game is probably one of the deepest baseball games out there now. It has a very, very deep franchise mode where you can manage your team through several seasons by signing free agents, making trades, drafting players and re-building your team if you are struggling or your star gets signed by a new team. Another great mode is the Home Run Derby which is the best Home Run Derby in a video game for a very long time.
This game has many flaws that make this game frustrating at some points though:
1) There is a bug that allows pitchers to get the save and win if the come in in the top of the 9th after you scored the go ahead run in the bottom of the eighth
2) If your player hits a walk-off homerun, he will not be credited with the homerun in his stats
3) In this game it seems like arule for there to e an error made in the game while trying to ctach a fly ball
4) All homerun celebrations are the same, no Sammy Sosa leap, no Barry Bonds flinging the bat and walking, just pumping of their fists in the air.
5) Your catcher always throws out the computer if they attempt to steal.
6) In franchise mode you can't do blockbuster trades with multiple players, you can only make straight-up trades
Due to these and many other glitches this game is challenging, but still very fun. I foyu want a great baseball game for your Dreamcast check this one out, it's definitely worth 20 bucks. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Consoles are a snapshot of technology. All this debate about a dead system is a mute point. Consoles are nothing but a frame of a film in progress. So PS2 may be superior than Dreamcast, but how long will it stay on top of the hill? There are going to be Xbox and Gamecube coming around to topple it. So a system will only last for a while, before it becomes old and dead. Dreamcast offer the most bang for your bucks right now. Dreamcast have alot of fighting titles, which I am really interest in. PS2 are too expensive, and the games are twice the price of most Dreamcast titles right now. Frankly, I don't own a Dreamcast right now, but I am stockpiling the games right now before it get hard to find. But, I WILL get a Dreamcast for sure. NO doubt about it. If you don't want a dead gaming machine, get a PC instead. Then you can always upgrade, minus an arm and a leg. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
NEED TO PUT PRODUCT DESCRIPTION IN BOLD LETTERS. Item was meant for a Christmas present; started to just rip the label and wrap as is, but, fortunately, I opened the box- and like previous "complaints", was taken aback to find that I received neither the controllers, but not even the power plug!! Yes, I understand your statement about the "fine print", and personally, I consider it a learning experience. I was able to order the missing items separately. Here's where it gets dicey, however. I notice you have quite a few of the same kinds of complaints, and I'm hoping that the item actually functions. I won't know until Christmas Day, and if it does not, you WILL be receiving your item back, and I expect a FULL REFUND.
I respond in such a way because it is noticeable that your responses to complaints is somewhat derogatory. An isolated event, I can understand, but a pattern has developed in the complaints, and your responses to them.
Here's hoping, one way or another, that you never hear from me again.
yours truly.
ps- I will present a rating after Christmas to Amazon | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Choppy-Choppy, So Sloppy. Since discovering "Street Fighter Alpha 3" for the Game Boy Advance, I decided to find out how other fighting franchises stack up on the handheld. So far, this game ranks at the bottom of the pile. Besides the AI being such a joke that you can literally beat it by mashing just one button, the music and sound in "Guilty Gear X" simply DOES NOT ROCK!
All the GG fighters retain all their moves and animations, though their character sprites are way too small and rough. The multiple game modes and unlockables help to kill time and I suppose that counts for something (you get the best workout in Practice Mode). Still, unlike SFA3 and other GBA fighters, the developers of GGX seemed to think that oversimplified graphics, sound and gameplay makes an enjoyable GBA game; the irony!
This game is rated T for Teen: Violence. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
IMPOSSIBLE. The Immortal is soooo hard. There are traps EVERYWHERE in this game. It could be flying arrows that will instantly kill you...holes that you fall into...giant worms eating you...or other crazy ways to end one of your two continues. Whenever you fight an enemy,it's very hard to control. You'll be very lucky if you survive. Plus as I just mentioned...you only have a couple continues. Thats it. Then it's game over. So why do I give it a two and not a one??? Because,this game is still pretty decent. It's got nice graphics. Especially for an old Genesis game,the storyline seems cool and it's got some gore...but oh my lord. The game is tough. On the upside,there is a password system though,but the hard difficulty is what really kills this game. So buy it....if your up to one HELL of a challenge. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Gameboy color Dandelion hand held game system. Ordered this got it paid $44.00 dollars way overpriced!!! My grandson could barely see the screen had alot of scratches on the screen !!, U have to remember these game boys r from the 1980s ok and they have no light on the screen to where u can play them !!! So try not to pay to much for these so Buyer Warning please read before
Buying a used Gameboy oh and the game will break after a few days as well from taken the game out and exchanging it and putting in another game!! Wear and tear ok . Please try to order newer style versions better saf than sorry . KC . | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
it was ok. Yes the game was quite good. Cept not enough challenge. The only hard thing was figuring out how to make picture ghosts weaknesses exposed. However beating King Boo, was quite difficult, but eventually i was able ti kick his bum! after you beat King Boo, there is a star next to the gameboy horror. I don't know what it symbolizes, but my best guess is that the stun of the flashlight wears off faster, because catching orange ghosts was harder with the star. I beat normal mode in 3hours! =| well it was fun.... its ok..... however a GREAT game to get used to gamecube is Super Monkey Ball, and that one can be HARD on expert! INCREDIBLY HARD!
Dannyboy =) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A great choice if you can't spend more than $20. Appearance: First off, what you see in the photo is what it looks like. It really does look and feel nice; it's comfortable on the head after I set them over books to relieve some of the clamping force. It has a pleather memory foam ear pads and head pads. It is the texturized black rubber with plastic chrome accents. They do fold up on themselves, and come in a case and a 3.5mm cable. The cable is pretty generic, but I don't seem to have any crackling or other interference when used. It does have a play/pause button in-line with the cable and it doesn't work when used with my computer or iPhone (not a deal breaker for me). There is a very thin layer of felt that covers the drivers. To say the least, the build quality is almost as good as the $99 iHip Bluetooth headphones.
Sound: I do not consider myself and audiophile, and my ears are going to be different than anyone else's. So take my opinion lightly. The bass is tight and not muddied, but I would have liked to have a little more impact. I did try to turn the lower end using the equalizer on my PC, but it only distorts it. I think the only way to get booming bass would be to get 50mm headphones. The mids are good. I didn't feel like they needed adjusted at all. The highs, though, are a little higher than what I typically like. Turning them down ever so slightly on the EQ made them better. However, the over sound can be tinny at times. The S's are a little harsh, but my ears got used to it after a few listens. I did have some 1/16" porous foam that I cut out and fit inside the ears. I feel like it made the soundstage smaller and made the tinny sound better.
Overall: If you have a budget of $20 or less, I recommend these headphones. They look and sound great considering the price point. If you have $50 to spend, I would look into the Superlux 681 EVOs. But I will say that different apps and devices will make it sound better or worse. Pandora from iPhone was terrible, but YouTube and downloaded music were good. The PC gave me the best sound in every situation. I might look into getting a DAC down the road to see if it enhances the drivers. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Officially Licensed Sega Genesis Core System w/ 20 Sega Games Built-in & Cartridge Slot. This console is very low quality. A defect is that the slot where the cartridge goes in is not manufactured properly. If a child is trying to put a cartridge in and does so incorrectly, at an angle, the cartridge slot cover is pushed all the way back so that it scrapes the wires inside the console, thus rendering it ineffective. The company where i bought it from said they would exchange it, i sent it through USPS, but without a tracking #. So when World Wide Distributers said thay never got the package, i wasn't able to prove otherwise. #1.. do not buy this console, get an original Genesis. #2.. always get a tracking # for all returns. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Most Fun You Can Ever Have with an 8-Bit. The SEGA Game Gear has been a want of mine ever since I got my Genesis. It's amazing graphics and outstanding sound quality make it so much better than the GameBoy , and even better than the GameBoy Advance. Yeah , it's kinda big , but it actually makes it more comfortable to play than the latest portable systems. You can play a Game Gear for hours and hours on end without having a second of discomfort , which can't be said for the any of the GameBoy's recent reincarnations. The only problem is reliability. A common problem with the game gear is awkward viewing angle , ghost lines , or full-on failure. Mine had the first 2 symptoms but was still amazing , and it eventually failed later on. But in the time I had it , I saw its beauties. You can get so many amazingly fun and addictive games like Pac-Man , Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 , Sonic Spinball , and so many more. The sound is just so , WOW! GameBoy Advance SP doesn't have sound quality this high! Even though mine is gone , it still makes for the best portable game system possible. I hope to buy a new one soon to have all the fun of SEGA's best back in my hands. GOD BLESS! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not Too Great. Spongebob Squarepants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom begins with a cut scene where Plankton fails yet again to take over Bikini Bottom. This time he tries robots, but they don't obey him and run rampant throughout Bikini Bottom. Supposedly, the aim of the game is to save Bikini Bottom from the robots.
The actual game is woefully unrelated to the plot. Robots only surface a few times, at seemingly random intervals - they aren't a driving part of the game. The entire game is actually composed of a multitude of mini-games - including a game like the classic Snake, but with Gary - only a few of which were actually related to robots.
Most often something rather pointless happens, like someone steals Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy's items, or else someone steals from the local Magic Shop, then the items are scattered over several mini-games.
Graphics were mediocre - my friends and I marveled at how it was difficult to distinguish between what was 3D and 2D. Compared even to Half-Life, whose graphics are less exciting than the gameplay, this game is no match in art. Even in Half-Life there are transparent objects - where transparent objects in this game are obviously meant to be used, they are simply solid objects.
Don't get me wrong; I do love Spongebob - that was the main reason for me to get the game - but even for something based on a cartoon that is rather ridiculous, this game is too plot-less to really enjoy. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
TMNT are back... but are they as good as they once were. Someone once told me that fashion and trends tend to repeat themselves every 20 years or so. He-Man is back, Pretty Pretty Princes is back, Rainbow Bright has returned, as has Care Bears (which has my wife very happy), and Strawberry Shortcake... and so too have the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles returned with an updated look and style designated for a modern audience.
I remember watching the old cartoons as a kid, and playing the old Konami Ninja Turtle games in the arcade, and on my NES or Super NES and loving them. Then the fad fizzled out. I lost interest when I discovered X-Men, a story I've been following since I abandoned the Ninja turtles.
Having beaten all my GBA titles thus far my wife and I went searching for an inexpensive new addition to keep me occupied during slow time at work. That was Saturday... today I am rearranging my budget to look for a new game to keep me busy at work during down time.
Its not that this game is bad, far from it, its just ridiculously short. This game takes about three hours to clear completely, with next to nothing to extend the game play or encourage replay. Worse yet there's no two-player modes at all, and as far as I can tell no unlockable secrets. Also the stories seem to be based on episodes from the new series, which could explain why there seems to be such a minimally connected narrative between the games "chapters". Played even remotely out of order and it will make the story completely incoherent. (I recommend playing Leo, Raph, Mike, and then Don for the most coherent story). This game is a lot of fun, but there simply isn't enough of it. It was fun to relive a piece of my childhood, but overall I wish I had gotten Metroid Zero Mission instead, even if it did cost a bit more. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Varying levels of difficulty. This game was my 5 year old daughter's first for her new GBA SP. She was able to play Cinderella right away, and worked her way up to Sleeping beauty and Snow White, completing all the chapters for each. She found the 2nd chapter for Belle easier than the first, simply because she didn't know that Belle could make more snowballs (we figured this out by accident). Ariel and Jasmine are still a bit too complicated for her to get through (I found them difficult the first couple of times), but it is a challenge she looks forward to. I believe this range in difficulty is a plus for the game as any child can begin it and work their way up. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
There is only one way to Enter the Matrix. The story is the same you all know... The story covered in The Matrix and Matrix Reloaded movies.. They tell that we live in a simulation, a world controled by a computer. And people tell that there's one man who can change the rules of the Matrix (that's how our world is called), such as gravity. Once they discover, they free this guy's mind, and he's called The One, he's Neo... They say while the Matrix exists, the human race will never be free.. And Neo is the one who shall destroy the Matrix.. But the path of the One is made by many.. If the others fail, the One will fail.. And, in this game, you are two of this "others": Ghost and Niobe.
- Graphics: This aren't the best ever, but they're still good.. The characters look realistic, but some backgrounds are just lame, such as in the Sewers part, they just make me sick.. It's cool that when you kick things in the background such as books, they fall; when you shoo the walls, you see that the bullets were hitting there and this kind of stuff... Pretty good.
- Sound: This is almost perfect, except that they are always the same and you get sick of it sometimes, when you play the game for a long time. The voice acting is great, because they are directly from the actors from Matrix Reloaded. The soundtrack is from the Matrix Reloaded too, and there are some pretty good songs in the credits.
- Fun: If you are a Matrix fun, you'll feel great to be Ghost and Niobe, fight people that Neo fighted in the movie, fight Trinity as Ghost (you can't play as Neo, Trinity or Morpheus) and this kind of stuff. For the rest of the people, this game just won't be that fun... Even for us, fans, it gets boring in some parts... The movements are cool.. Walk through walls, incredible kicks and everything... And you see some things that happened behind Neo's path... One of the best things is the multiplayer mode, hidden in the Hacking mode... The hacking mode itself is great, and you can find lots of guides around there... In the multiplayer mode you can play as Morpheus, Trinity and some game bosses... In the first movie's (Dojo, which is the Kung-Fu arena in The Matrix; and the Subway Station, where Neo and Smith fight in The Matrix) and the game's scenaries (all the others). And that's not all you can do in the Hacking mode.. You can also open a new level, a new weapon and lots of pics! But it's not easy to get all of that!
- Educative: There are some bad words in this game (which is no big deal). There is also a part in the game where a woman kisses another woman (no big deal either), and there is violence (kicks and this kind of thing). It's OK for everyone, in my opinion...
Overall, worth a buy if you are a Matrix fan, if you're not, just worth a rent... But there is only one way to be inside the Matrix, one way to fight Agents and walk through walls.. Just playing this game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An enormous amount of fun. One day, while playing Mario Kart 64, I noticed it was incredibly fun. And even though I owned an Xbox and countless games, I regained my obession with Mario Kart, and played it more than any other game for weeks. I soon decided I HAD to get Double Dash. So I ordered a Gamecube, four controllers, Double Dash and some other games.
When I first played Double Dash, it somewhat fell below my expectations, but as I continued, it became insanely fun, and extremely addictive and this is only in single player.
The stages in Double Dash are nothing short of fantastic. The bright graphics, varied and interactive backgrounds are as much fun to look at as they are to play. The weapons and stages look alot cooler than the previous incarnation. The biggest problem however, is that this game is more of an upgrade than a new game altogether. There are no new weapons (actually there are less), except for the special weapons for each character and many of the stages are similar, just with drastically changed and improved surroundings. The added co-op play with two characters is innovative but not terribly exciting. There is quite a bit to unlock, but it most likely wouldn't take you very long to unlock everything. There are also numerous other parts of the game which could be improved or other features which could have been added. Essentially it is still Mario Kart 64 with a major upgrade. So even with all these disappointments, why am I still giving this game a five star rating? Well it is so incredibly fun, that it is still worth it. Bring this to a party with four controllers, or better yet, eight, and hook up a lan game, and it will be some of the most fun you could possibly have... period. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Budget Sega System True Sega Fans Should Get. I think this is one of the coolest systems ever!! Sometimes there are differences between Japanese and American versions of Megadrive/Genesis games (Bare Knuckle II AHEM!). In the past, if you wanted really good versions of games, with different/better music, additional graphics, etc., then you had to buy a Megadrive. This little system allows you to play a large portion of those games that previously required the purchase of a Japanese console or the modding of a U.S. Genesis Model I.
These extras aside, every bit of Megadrive music is completely enhanced, by what appears to be a custom, midi-type chip. This enhances music to the degree that every cartridge that works has better(?) music.
There are differences in clarity and production of sprites, from what I have observed (Altered Beast when monsters blow up, etc.); a more smooth, arcade-like scrolling and sprite movements. This looks almost like RGB got tricked into working on my TV. I am a seriously hard-core SEGA Megadrive/Genesis fan. This breathes life into old cartridges, and it makes me want to play games again just to hear what the music will sound like.
40 games are old-school SEGAs; 40 are others--many are well-suited towards elementary-aged children, some of which help to develop quick mental math and memory. Instructions included even explain CHESS! NIIIIIICE!
The wireless controllers seem to work best if they are directly in front of the system. Works very well with the corded controllers one can find cheap, if not owned already. 3rd party old stuff is iffy at best! Arcade Power stick works flawlessly! Really you should put it on
your T.V. anyway, but it is old-school infra red (budget)!
The cartridge slot is nice and easy to use; whereas, many of the newer, copycat-type systems seem to want not to let your cartridge go. For me, this system represents how enhancements upon programs can be made with hardware today that is less expensive. This reminds me a little bit of BLEEM enhancing PS1 games on the computer back in the beginnings of advanced emulation. The sound is odd on some Capcom games, although, this is not just a simple change in sound. It is a different set of instrumentation altogether with some waaaay better bass and cleaner, more realistic music!
LOVE IT!
LOVE SEGA!
GET IT!
WELCO
METOT
HENEXT
LEVEL | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best game ever. I have never really realized how great Sonic games are, I soon learned not long after bearing hold of this game. I love it, and I am hoping for a continuing saga for this system. Why ruin a good thing by putting the next on X-Box? The graphics are great, the story line is not totally plotless, like all of the others, and the camera angles in gameplay makes the shadow improve the all around clearness of the game. But one does not go without the other, if you get this, you must get Sonic Advance, there really is no plot for that game, but the tiny Choa garden is very cute. Simply a must have for any gamers of any genre. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Island Hopping With The Marines. The first ever game I bought for my GC and it was worth it!
A lot of reviews slated MOH:RS but I thought it was and still is a particularly good game. The graphics for the Pearl Harbor missions are top notch and gives it a good touch of realism.
The missions are varied in length and enemies. A past reviewer mentioned some missions lasted for over an hour, this did not disappoint me, as in 'real life' it would have taken days to cover the ground.
Overall all the only down sides of this game are that it is too short and requiring a certain percentage for shooting etc to receive a medal for that mission. The second mission is very difficult, I have only managed to shoot over 70 planes down on very few occasions.
I look forward to the sequel and hunting for Donnie! I have heard it being mentioned that the player will either sneak into Japan via Tokyo Harbour on a submarine or be part of Doolittle's raid!
Good but not great game, very little flaws, high playability and again I am still playing it nearly 2 years after its release. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Disney Party. I bought this game for my six year old daughters birthday, but what a confusing game! I thought it would kind of be like Mario Party - which is pretty easy to play for little kids. I'm an adult and had a hard time getting the gist of the game. It's not very interactive, you don't get to move along a board - it does it for you. Some of the games are fun, but the explanations on how to play are sometimes vague. Even set on easy the computer players are kind of hard. (For a six year old) I wasn't overly impressed with this game, and after Kindom Hearts, kind of dissapointed that Disney would make such a lame game. In my opinion I wouldn't waste the time or money on this game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Another CinemaWare Re-release. This is another game from the old CinemaWare collection that was originally for the Amiga, Apple IIgs, PC, etc. I originally played the PC and Apple versions.
This GBA cartridge is an exact port of that old game. You play the part of Moe, Larry, and Curly as they try to raise money to save an orphange. Money is earned by playing a series of mini-games.
For the most part, the game play is as easy as the older versions except for the oyster eating contest. That part is much easier with a mouse than a control pad, but I still played it decently on my GBA.
I love seeing these older games re-released for new systems. The cartridge should hold up much better than my diskettes. Plus, you don't have to worry about system requirements. I don't know what the market for these retro games is like, but I'd like to see more old computer games released like this one. Most of my old favorites would need a keyboard so a GBA version would be unlikely (like the old Sierra Space Quest, King's Quest, and Leisure Suit Larry series), but it might be possible for a console. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Its like MARIO PARTY...without MARIO or the party. When I first read about Sonic Shuffle it got mixed reviews but since I was desperate for a new experience in gaming for the Dreamcast (the best system that never made it) I bought the game. I must say that it has sweet cel shading graphics and thats it! This game is really uninspired and tedious! My biggest gripe (among many) is that THE MULTIPLAYER GAMES ARE BORING, UNINSPIRED AND JUST PLAIN SUCK!!!!!!!!!!! I was origionally drawn to it by the boasts of many mulitplayer games but boy was I fooled! There are probably three (if so much) of these games that are fun, trust me the mini ames are BAD!! One game puts three players in a frying pan and the fourth player gets to turn it and toss it as if they are making pancakes, WEAK SEGA, WEAK!
DO NOT BUY THIS MESS!!! IT IS NOT FUN!!!
TAILS IS THE MOST ANNOYING CHARACTER EVER CREATED I HATE THE WAY HE ALWAYS HAS TO CALL SONIC FOR EVERYTHING!!!
SOMEONE AT SEGA SHOULD GET A CAREER CHANGE AND GO INTO LICKING ENVELOPES AT THHE POST OFFICE, A JOB THAT REQUIRES LITTLE THOUGHT BECAUSE HE OBVIOUSLY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO PUT INTO SONIC SHUFFLE TO MAKE IT ORIGIONAL OR FUN!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
leaf green. this game is the best pokemon game ever in my opinion. Although some features of the wireless adapter are a bit pointless like being able to fit 40 people in the union room when it only has a 10 m range and the chat thing is pointless. You have to type in each letter individually or put in words which are pre set to make messages like lets battle or lets trade. Ok the chat thing is only useful if you are death or dumb (cannot talk) and i don't think there are many of those, but still it is a nice feature which not many people will use. Although i think that wireless battling is a great idea because when battling with a link cable it is easy to get the wires tangled up if you are doing a 4 way link. Also the wireless link mens that there is no pulling out of the wires when people get stressed and they are losing aand then saying it was a mistake. other than the stupid features the wireless linking is a really good idea. And the game is great too! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
i am disappointed. This pokemon game was good and all. But nintendo can't get rid of great pokemon like Charizard, Dragonite, Blastoise, etc. In my opinion Gold and Silver were the best versions. Since you could have all the pokemon up to 251 that's plenty to catch. Breeding wise off the start a person can catch five pidgey at level 2 with a Totodile
and trade with another version where it's completed and have a team of a totodile, charmander, chicorita, dratini, larvitar, and someone else off the start. While ruby and sapphire some problems they're still good but if u are starting to play pokemon now get either Gold or Silver pokemon version. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
chibi-robo rocks. chibi-robo is a very fun game it may sound dum at first but once you try it you'll like it! You can buy some cool stuff and team up with talking toys. One of the toys in Drake Redcast he will give you a Drake Redcast costume when you see the tv go on by it's self go into the blury part and then on top of the tv will be Drake Redcast himself getting ready for patroll.you will find other robots along the way like Giga-robo who is in the basment witch the stairs are in the foyer witch is near the carpet.if you go in the day time you will need a mug or else you will die from these egg guys guns.it is very very fun beleve me I swear it is so much fun you have to play it to beleve me. I'm telling you you have to try it or your missing out. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Duel Masters: Sempi Legends. I'll admit it....I'm into games like Magic: the Gathering, the Pokemon Trading Card Game, and Yu-Gi-Oh!. There's just something about games like them that interest me. So, you'd think I'm be pretty excited about Duel Masters: Sempi Legends. Well, to be honest- I'd never heard of it til I saw it at our neighborhood Wallyworld(Wal-Mart, for those that don't know). After seeing it several times when I went there to shop, I decided to give it a try. I'm happy that I did because Duel Masters: Sempi Legends is a great card game to play on the Gameboy Advance. It's a good-paced card game that includes 180 cards from base set and expansion where the story follows your attempt to retrieve an ultra-rare card that was stolen from you. It's your chance to become a true Kaijudo Master. It's really addicting to play and, in some ways, even surpasses my favorite cardgame of Yu-Gi-Oh!
If I had one gripe, it would be that you can beat this game alot more quickly than Yu-Gi-Oh!. But, that is a really minor gripe.
At any rate, if you're into card-games on the GBA or looking for some practice for the real game, Get this game. It's definitely worth it...believe me. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Well-Rounded Game. The game conflict Desert Storm is a very well-rounded game which gives you everything you could look for in a shooter. A few good features are; you can play in either 1st or 3rd person, can play and command each soldier in your four man team, a wonderful array of real life weapons (AK-47's, M-16, M-60's, sniper, Anti-Tank launchers, grenades, C4 charges, many handguns as well as many more automatic weapons), and the multi player mode. In the multi player mode up to 4 human players can command the 4 team members. On the scale of 1-10 I give the following:
Graphics- (7) This is probably the only downside of the game. Some of the buildings and scenery are "box-like". These feaures aren't 3D and look like something from Nintendo 64. Most of the scenery also is not interactive. Such as you shoot a window but none of the glass breaks. But, the soldiers and their weapons are in very good detail. The only downside about the soldiers is when they talk, if you zoom in on their face, their mouth is not moving.
Game Play- (9.5) The missions are really hard (depending on the difficulty level) and can take an hour or so to complete. They range from taking down Iraqi Outposts to blowing up Scuds to driving tanks and other vehicles. The controls are a little complicated but are easy to learn after the introduction missions. The training missions will teach you everything from how to move (pretty obvious) to shooting to calling in air strikes and commanding your team.
Sound- (8.5) The sounds coming from the guns are unbelievable. You can hear the click from the chamber, then explosion when the bullet is released and the thud when it hits a body (hopefully an Iragi soldier). The Browning 50 caliber gun has the best sound in the game. Turn up your TV and it sounds like the fight is right outside. A couple downsides are; the voices are often muffed by background sounds, and the planes sound exactly like that humming light bulb in your house.
Overall- (9) For everything this game offers it's hard to believe you can get it for 20 bucks. The multi player mode will be great entertainment and the solo missions are just as good. As long as you can get the controls and ignore the sometimes blotchy scenery, you'll be sure to love this game. I would recommend this game to anyone who likes war games as well as shooters. The game also keeps various stats such as kills and accuracy, then hands out medals for achievements in those catagories. The entire experience is well worth the 20 bucks and would also make a great stocking-stuffer.
Thanks for reading my review and I hope it helped. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Mortal Kombat 3 on GB. The best one in the portable line of Mortal Kombat. Most argue that the second one surpasses all, well as unfortunate as it is, I haven't played it yet, but when I do, I will be sure to get a review up on it. Thats neither here nor there, so lets just finish this review on the third one.
GRAPHICS- The game definatly shines here, but you can't tell the difference between sektor and cyrax at the fighter selection screen. The backgrounds are nicely done, and the character models are top notch.
SOUND- The weak point of the game, indifferent sound effects, but an almost identical score to the console versions of the game, oh and thats a major compliment.
GAMEPLAY- The best part of the game is it's great playability, perfect for on-the-go gameing. The special moves are somewhat hard to do if you don't know when to do it, because you'll get counter-attacked real quick if you don't watch it.
In conclusion, its a great game that if you haven't already check it out, you should. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
TOTALLY AWEOSOME. Now this game is totally aweosome. I mean it is a must have game if you are a true gamer and lover pf Nintendo like i am. I know you have been hearing a lot of stuff like its only good for multiplayer but thats not entirely true. Now I had the game for about three months and it was totally great. There are fun things in one player mode also. For example the Home-Run contest is really fun. If u get a high enough score on it you unlock a stage. And there is also the Target Test. If you beat that with every character you unlock Mr. Game&Watch, also it is a test of your skill. And its not really true that classic, adventure, & all star are boring there not really that bad at all.
Now thats just one player. It is definitely true that this game is made for multiplayer. It is a blast. You will never get tired of it. With all the items like super scope,bunny hood,pokeballs(my favorite),a freezing thing,ray gun,and lots more. I also like special melee tiny mode where all of your characters are super small.
Oh and i cant forget to talk about the characters. There is 25 in all. Regular include-Pikachu,DK,Starfox,Zelda(also Sheik),Ness,Mario,Peach,Link,Bowser,Captain Falcon,Yoshi,Kirby,The ice climbers,and Samus. The hidden include-Mewtwo,Roy,Marth,Gijjlypuff,Young Link,Falco,Dr. Mario,Mr. Game&Watch,Pichu,and Luigi. All of Nintendo's all stars in one giant brawl.
To tell you the truth i got rid of mine about a month ago but remembering how much fun I had I am getting another one in a couple of days.
Thats pretty much it about this game all you need to know so my recomendation is get this game before any other game first when you get it you will see what i mean so get it I also recomend pokemon coloseum for pokemon fans it rocks. And on september 7 pokemon leaf green and fire red is coming out i also recomend that it will revolutionize pokemon as we know i have already got mine on pre-order so till next time See ya. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
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