Author: Bebito Jackson
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Review: Wallace & Gromit Project Zoo (PS2)
Platform: Sony PlayStation2 Category: Platformer Developer: Frontier Dev. Publisher: Bam! Entertainment Also On: Xbox, GameCube The Down-Lo: A perfect Wallace & Gromit adventure, but a so-so videogame. Out of the many things that elude me in life… Goths. Wealth. Ryan Seacrest’s Success. Disney’s Wuzzles Getting Cancelled. Otherkin. Integrity. Common Sense. Writing talent. Etc. Miraculously, British…
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Review: Sonic Heroes (Nintendo Gamecube)
Platform: Nintendo GameCube Category: Platformer Developer: Sonic Team Publisher: SEGA Release: Jan. 04 The Down-Lo: The closest attempt at classic old-school 2D Sonic gameplay within the 3D realm. Right. So. After waiting over three years for an original next-generation Sonic title to bless our lives, it’s finally here. Sonic Heroes. By far the most ambitious…
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Dreamcast: Sega’s Last Scream (Part Four)
Dreamcast: Sega’s Last Scream SEAMAN “F-ing Amazing.” If words were scarce, or we lived in a quasi-perfect world in which a simple two-word recommendation would trigger the neurons in such a way that you ABSOLUTELY MUST PICK UP THIS GAME, then my job would now be over. How those cats at SEGA dreamed up this…
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Dreamcast: Sega’s Last Scream (Part Three)
Dreamcast: Sega’s Last Scream SONIC ADVENTURE Ahh, Sonic. Tails. Knuckles. Amy. And the rest, launched upon the Dreamcast into what would sadly become a poor-yet-workable analogy for Gilligan’s Island. However, the trip of the Dreamcast wasn’t yet a tale, and never turned out to be a fateful trip, but it did carry out upon its…
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Dreamcast: Sega’s Last Scream (Part Two)
Dreamcast: Sega’s Last Scream GRANDIA II If you are a gamer, or a RPGer in particular, you should know who Game Arts is. If you don’t, you should be taken outside and bludgeoned with a large, smelly carp. Maybe that’s a bit harsh. You should at least get kicked in the nuts no less than…
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Review: Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance)
Platform: Game Boy Advance Category: Platformer Developer: Sonic Team Publisher: SEGA Release: Sept. 2003 The Down-Lo: Hands down the best Sonic title of the new millennium. Period. I hate hardcore Sonic fanboys. Oh yes. I do. “Wha? Oh come on, isn’t that the teapot calling the kettle black, Bebito? You’re totally a Sonic fanboy.” WRONG.…
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Inside Pulse Games Presents: The Best Of 2003
Inside Pulse Games Presents: The Best Of 2003 Ahh, 2003. Gaming in 2003 was quite the, uh… Well. Truth be told, it was kinda mediocre actually. Not much for innovations that’s for certain. But among the sea of countless beavis and butthead, straight to the bargain bin garbage that was released last year laid some…
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411 Games Presents: The Best Of 2003 (Part Two)
411 Games Presents: The Best Of 2003 (Part Two) MOST IMPROVED FRANCHISE Pokemon This year’s edition of Pokemon Pinball pushed the series forward a few steps. But Pokemon Channel made some giant leaps. As much as we like Pokemon in general here at 411, this game was special. We far preferred this game to Ruby/Sapphire,…
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Review: Top Spin (XB)
Platform: Xbox Category: Tennis Developer: PAM Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Release: Nov. 2003 The Down-Lo: Tennis lovin’ for the Xbox. Surprisingly good? Let it be known now that there’s a bar to live up to with tennis titles. It was set by Sega in 1998, is still in effect, and is known as Virtua Tennis…
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Review: Jak II (PS2)
Platform: PlayStation 2 Category: Platformer Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: SCEA Release: Oct. 2003 The Down-Lo: The dynamic duo returns, but this time it’s not all smiles, lollypops, and candy canes. The original Jak & Daxter was great fun and well deserving of a successor. But if you were among the millions that bought J&D back…
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The Ratings Drive-By: November ‘03
411 GAME OF THE MONTH Disgaea — Hour Of Darkness (PS2) Atlus. Nearly the entire 411Games staff has fallen head over heels in love with Atlus. The smaller profile, but highly respected developer/ publisher has been churning out the wonderful gameplaying experiences as of late. And the main catalyst for the orgy of worship over…
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The Nintendo DS Launch Guide – Page2
Feel the Magic: XX/XY Publisher: Sega Developer: Sonic Team Genre: Adventure Release: Launch Title Ever seen that girl you know you never had a shot with? Looked at her and said, “Damn, what I wouldn’t give to just have a small chance with her.” Then Feel the Magic: XX/XY may be for you. This very…
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The Nintendo DS Launch Guide – Page4
Asphalt: Urban GT Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Gameloft Genre: Driving Release: Launch Title Asphalt: Urban GT, along with Ridge Racer DS, will be the two games that anchor the racing genre for the DS’s launch. Unfortunately Urban GT just isn’t getting the amount of press and coverage as the much better known Ridge Racer DS, which…
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The Nintendo DS Launch Guide – Page3
System Pack-Ins That’s right. Gamers can bring their DS system straight home without buying anything additional at all and still be able to make use of it. Check out what comes packed in with your Nintendo DS purchase to provide immediate enjoyment right out of the box. Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt Metroid Prime is…
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The Nintendo DS Launch Guide – Page5
Ping Pals Publisher: THQ Developer: Way Forward Genre: Strategy Release: 12/07/2004 Ping Pals is one of the “launch window” games coming out with the Nintendo DS, the first in a line of communication titles for the wireless messaging and gaming aspect of the system. The user starts out by creating their own Ping Pal, a…
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The Nintendo DS Launch Guide – Page6
The Future Of Handheld Gaming So there you have it, folks. 5, count em’- five player multiplayer bouts of Mr. DRILLER AND Ridge Racer. The unbridled avatar madness that awaits you with Ping Pals, as well as a Pulp-Fiction/Jackie Brown-esque take on an N64 Mario classic, seeing the Mushroom Kingdom through the eyes of not…
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Review: Billy Hatcher & The Giant Egg (Nintendo Gamecube)
Platform: GameCube Category: Platformer Developer: SonicTeam Publisher: SEGA Release: Oct. 2003 The Down-Lo: Yuji Naka takes his first stab at an original 3D platformer since the days of Sega Saturn. Sonic Team. I admit it. Those two words alone are almost enough for me to start slobbering like a lunatic fanatical fanboy. Enough for me…
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The Ratings Drive-By: October ‘03
411 GAME OF THE MONTH ESPN FOOTBALL 2K4 (XB, PS2) It’s football season! Time to sift through dozens of pigskin titles desperate to obtain your gaming dollar. Sure, we like our Maddens and our Fevers, and our GameDa”¦ err, well ok. We’re not really THAT fond of GameDay. But regardless there can only be one…
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10 Reasons To Own A Gamecube In 2003: Part Four
Click Here For Part 3 1.) VIEWTIFUL JOE Superheroes, how we love thee. For anyone who grew up reading comic books (and for those of us that still do), seeing our favorite heroes in digital video game form has often been a crapshoot. For every Spider-Man (PSX), there’s a Superman 64 (N64) to cancel it…
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10 Reasons To Own A Gamecube In 2003: Part Three
Click Here For Part Two 4.) IKARUGA You know, three months ago I reviewed this game. I praised Treasure for making it. I worshipped Atari for localizing it and porting it to the Game Cube. I beseeched you all to go out and buy Ikaruga as this game hitting US shores would hopefully mark a…