Author: Tom N.
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Review: Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town (Game Boy Advance)
Review: Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town Developer: Marvelous Distributor: Natsume Genre: Farming Sim / RPG Release Date: 7/26/05 It seems that for as long as video games have been popular, so have sim games. Entire series are devoted to developing cities, building theme parks, constructing railroads, learning how to fly, racing cars, and…
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Review: Full Metal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (PS2)
Review: Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (PS2) Developer: Racjin Distributor: Square Enix Genre: Action RPG Release Date: 7/12/05 Hey, it’s my 10th official review for Inside Pulse! A minor milestone to be sure, but since they haven’t fired me yet, I must be doing okay. And this weeks review? Fullmetal Alchemist 2:…
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Review: Sid Meier’s Pirates! (XB)
Review: Sid Meier’s Pirates! (XB) Developer: Firaxis Games Distributor: 2K Games Genre: Strategy Release Date: 7/11/05 “Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil be done for the rest, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!” Arrrrrrrrr! I’m willing to bet that every…
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Review: Killer7 (PS2)
Review: Killer7 (PS2) Developer: Capcom Distributor: Capcom Genre: Action/Shooter Release Date: 7/7/05 Let me begin by asking you a question. Do you think that video games are a form of art? I’m willing to bet that many of you who consider yourselves gamers would say that yes, games are a form of art. And why…
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Review: Fantastic Four (XB)
Review: Fantastic Four (XB) Developer: 7 Studios Distributor: Activision Genre: Action Release Date: 6/27/05 The Fantastic Four have long been a staple of the Marvel comic universe. I suppose it was only a matter of time before they were given their own big screen treatment in the barrage of comic book based movies that have…
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Review: Destroy All Humans! (XB)
Review: Destroy All Humans Developer: Pandemic Studios Distributor: THQ Genre: Action Release Date: 6/21/05 Any fan of science fiction is probably familiar with the hokey old flicks of the 1950’s, filled with terrible plotlines, horrendous acting, and cheesy special effects. A good portion of these films enjoy a cult following, and were even revitalized somewhat…
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Review: Batman Begins (XB)
Review: Batman Begins (XB) Developer: Eurocom Entertainment Software Distributor: EA Games Genre: Action Release Date: 6/14/05 When it comes to video games, Batman certainly isn’t a stranger. He’s made an appearance on every major console since the mid 80’s and is still going strong even though the quality of games have ranged from excellent to…
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Review: Still Life (XB)
Review: Still Life Developer: Microids Distributor: The Adventure Company Genre: Adventure Release Date: 6/7/05 Still Life is the newest in a long line of point-and-click style games whose lineage dates back to the original Nintendo. It also happens to contain copious amounts of blood, gore, and foul language. Not to mention challenging puzzles and some…
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Review: Digimon World 4 (XB)
Review: Digimon World 4 Developer: Bandai Distributor: Bandai Genre: Action/Adventure Release Date: 5/31/05 Let me get this out of the way right off the bat. As far as I am concerned, Digimon is just a rip off of Pokemon that, for whatever reason, has a pretty decent following. Really the only difference between the two…
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Review: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (Game Boy Advance)
Review: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GBA) Developer: Intelligent Systems Distributor: Nintendo Genre: Tactical RPG Release Date: 5/23/05 This is only my second review for Inside Pulse, but I managed to sweep in and snag a tactical RPG right out from under Lucard’s nose! And it was no small feat indeed. For days we were…
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Review: Pariah (XB)
Game: Pariah Developer: Digital Extremes Distributor: Groove Games Genre: FPS Release Date: 05/03/05 Well, this is my first official review, so I just want to say… Look ma! I’m on Inside Pulse! Whooooooo! Ok, now that we have that out of the way… For the longest time I refused to play a First Person Shooter…