Author: Alex Williams

  • Encore Extra Stage #02

    Hello once again. This is Alex Williams, and this is going to be the BEST EES EVAR!!!1!!!1 Why? It’s the first one with 100% original content. Duh. A quick leadoff, considering today’s content. Today, we’re going to start with a commentary that’s based on a true story. A commentary that, when shown to the right…

  • Encore Extra Stage #01

    Hello, and greetings, one and all! BEHOLD, for I have officially transferred to the Inside Pulse community! *crickets chirp* Yeah, that’s the response I’d thought I’d get. For those who know me, HI! How ya doin’? Good? Sweet deal. For those who don’t, the name’s Alex Williams, and I’ll be your host for the Friday…

  • Review: Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 (PS2)

    Game: Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 Developer: Harmonix Publisher: Konami of America Released: 7/13/2004 Genre: Music/Rhythm Okay, Konami has officially supplied me with a new addiction involving music. The first game in the form of a mock-dancing game. And now, it’s singing really badly to popular songs! I don’t know HOW they do it! Seriously, the…

  • Preview: Guilty Gear Isuka (PS2)

    Game: Guilty Gear Isuka System: Sony Playstation 2 Genre: 2D Fighting Developer: Arc System Works Publisher: Sammy Studios Release: Q4 2004. When you hear talk of 2D fighting games these days, fans usually fall into one of two camps: the Capcom camp (Street Fighter) of the SNK camp (King of Fighters). However, there has recently…

  • PulseMAX: News News Revolution (7.30.04)

    Hello once again, and welcome to my little news column I have here on Fridays. The name is Alex Williams, and once again, I’ll be feeding you some news, along with a small dose of opinion. You know, like always. If the column appears a little late, you can put the full blame on the…

  • Preview: Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (PS2)

    Game: Dance Dance Revolution Extreme System: PS2 Genre: Music/Rhythm Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (KCET) Publisher: Konami of America (KOA) Release Time: September 2004 Say what you will about the Dance Dance Revolution series, but there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that these games have swept the nation, providing a unique experience that simulates…

  • PulseMAX: News News Revolution (7.23.04)

    Hello once again, my friends. It is I, Alex Williams, ready to bring YOU the LATEST in NEWS and INFORMATION about THE video GAMING world! (I gotta learn not to type like that…) So, I’m back from Las Vegas, for the seventh straight year in a row. I can honestly say I had fun this…

  • 41MAX: News News Revolution 7.9.04

    Hello once again, fellow players of various games! (Okay, that’s my worst introduction ever. I admit it.) I’m Alex Williams, and I’ll be bringing you news upon news upon NEWS! That is, of course, if I can find the time to actually FIND said news these days, as the dwellers of this house have been…

  • Review: Duel Masters: Sempai Legends (Game Boy Advance)

    Game: Duel Masters: Sempai Legends System: Game Boy Advance Genre: Card Game / TCG Developer: Atari Publisher: Atari Released: 6/01/04 So now Wizards of the Coast has released another collectable card game here in the States, and has released an anime to go along with it. While it does seem to follow the trend of…

  • 411MAX: News News Revolution 7.2.04

    Greetings, one and all! Well, maybe just the few people who click here on Fridays in at any rate. This is Alex Williams again, with all the Friday news you can carry! Or at least all the interesting stuff that happened during the week. And truth be told, things are pretty dry lately. But don’t…

  • PulseMAX: News News Revolution 6.25.04

    Greetings once again, and welcome to 411MAX: News News Revolution. It’s the Maximum way 411 Revolutionizes the News! Or not! Maybe I’m just making this shit up as I go along! Yeah, that’s probably it. Anyway, this is going to end up being a small column, considering (A) There’s not much news coming down the…

  • 411MAX: News News Revolution 6.18.04

    Hello all, my name is Alex Williams, and I’m BACK! Um…AGAIN! YEAH! Okay, quick explanation as to why I came back, then took off three weeks. It turned out that family obligations were huger than I expected them to be. My sister was graduating high school, I had several birthdays’ to celebrate (including mine), and…

  • Review: Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Party Game$ (Nintendo Gamecube)

    Game: Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Party Game$ System: Nintendo GameCube Genre: Party Game Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Released: 4/06/04 When Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ was released on the GBA last year, it caught me completely off guard. Over 200 mini-games, yet only five seconds or less to complete them apiece. The formula was practically…

  • 411MAX: News News Revolution 5.21.04

    Greetings, salutations, and most importantly…hello. It is I, Alex Williams, back from a 1.5 month hiatus from the news column world, once again ready to ROCK YOUR SOCKS OFF WITH FRIDAY NEWS! Or you’ll click here, read my goofy “salutations” line, and go read someone else. Like you ALWAYS do…*sniff*… Anyways, I’m officially back to…

  • Review: Samurai Jack: The Shadow Of Aku (Nintendo Gamecube)

    Game: Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku System: Nintendo GameCube Genre: Adventure/Platformer Developer: Adrenium Publisher: Sega Release Date: 3/24/04 Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m a Cartoon Network freak. I tune in on a regular basis to watch shows like Dexter’s Laboratory, Powerpuff Girls, and Cow & Chicken if its even still on. Sure I may…

  • 411MAX: News News Revolution 4.02.04

    MAn, You are gay. From my understanding 411 pays you to write stuff about video games, which is cool with me…..but aren’t there any girls that you can be talking to instead of spending all of your time playing a fag-ass dancing game? Have you ever seen people on those dancing machines? They look like…

  • Review: MTX: Mototrax (XB)

    Game: MTX: Mototrax System: Microsoft X-Box Genre: Extreme Sports / Motorcycles Developer: Left-Field Productions Publisher: Activision Released: 3/2/04 Activision managed to capture lightning in a jar in regards to the Tony Hawk series. The easy control scheme and fun gameplay managed to capture the hearts of MILLIONS of closet “extreme sport” followers, and managed to…

  • 411MAX: News News Revolution 3.26.03

    Hello and welcome to another Friday here at 411Games! I’m Alex Williams, and I’ll be glad to take you through a news-filled doughnut hole that is the Friday News Report. (I gotta work on my analogies…) Anyway, I got a few things to cover before I head into the “actual” news, so lets get them…

  • Review: Scooby Doo: Mystery Mayhem (PS2)

    Game: Scooby Doo: Mystery Mayhem System: Sony Playstation 2 Genre: Action / Puzzle Developer: Artificial Mind & Movement Publisher THQ Released: 3/2/04 You know, I never really understood the practical fascination some people have with the Scooby Doo cartoon series. It’s just another one of those cartoons Hanna Barbara was pumping out featuring befuddled teens,…

  • 411MAX: News News Revolution 3.19.04

    Well hello! Again! It’s me for the SECOND time this week after covering Lee on Wednesday! And don’t you guys worry, today’s column WILL be longer, considering I got my OWN format back. (No offense to Lee’s of course.) To begin with, congrats to Chuck Platt, John Borreson, and Richard E. Mimms for getting the…