Category: Features

Publisher: Microsoft / Developer: Bioware / Genre: Role-Playing / Release: 04-14-05 Come April, the combined efforts of Microsoft and BioWare come to final completion as the long awaited Action-RPG, Jade Empire hits store shelves. Hyped forever and critically acclaimed, is the game that’s already being touted the next killer-app for Microsoft Xbox really all it’s…

The Colorful Cast of Characters Who are our unlikely heroes and who are the people that choose to follow them? And we’re wondering, who are the colorful characters that are going to oppose the protagonists of our story? Protagonists Tiger Shen Slow and steady win the race, right? Tiger Shen may always be mislabeled as…

Spoiling for a Fight Are We? Speaking of fighting styles, it seems like you’ll have an endless variety to choose from. The great part about Jade Empire is that you get to choose how you want your character to develop. If you like being a melee fighter that’s an option or you can channel some…

So What About Gameplay? There’s a huge amount of anticipation for the release of Jade Empire. Sure, Bioware sells it well but they’re also standing on top of an iron reputation of live action RPGs. Some of you may be familiar with Neverwinter Nights and the expansion packs provided to give you new worlds and…

Taking the Empire for a Test Drive It took a little bit of waiting to get a demo for Jade Empire, but all the waiting paid off. After the initial warning that I could potentially have a seizure, I got to drive right in. You can pick from any of the six main characters on…

Publisher: Empire Interactive / Developer: Bugbear / Genre: Racing Action / Release: 06-14-05 Already released in Europe, this summer Empire Interactive and Finland based developer Bugbear Entertainment bring thier popular destruction-fest racer FlatOut over to North American for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC. Inside Pulse’s Geli Warner recently had the chance to chat with Bugbear’s…

Mercenaries received a 6.5 when it was initially reviewed here in Inside Pulse. But how will the game fair in…THE TRIBUNAL?!?!? THE SESSION HAS NOW BEEN CONVENED *The crowd gathers into the fabled Inside Pulse Tribunal Stadium* Attention! Attention! All will come to order! *As the gavel slams down, dust rises from the podium.* Wow…I…

The official review of Jak 3 scored a 7.5. But how will Jak’s final(?) adventure rank in…THE TRIBUNAL?!?!? THE SESSION HAS NOW BEEN CONVENED *The crowd gathers into the fabled Inside Pulse Tribunal Stadium* Attention! Attention! All will come to order! *The crowd quiets down…huh?* Taking my Lowrider comment to heart, eh? Let’s see how…

2004. It feels very different from the year before. Just last year, the Kliq was complaining about what a horrible year for gaming it was. We had Disgaea, Ikaruga, Pokemon Channel, a new Panzer Dragoon…and well, that was really it. 2003 made us all worry that gaming was starting to suck. But 2004 was a…

BEST TACTICAL RPG Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (GBA) Not really a surprise here. Considering Shining Force has and always will be the measuring stick for tactical RPG’s since 1992, it’s not hard to see why the re-release won this award. Shining Force gives you everything you could want in a Tactical RPG.…

“Well. At least the choices are better than last year. Thank god.” The Reader’s Choice Awards When compared with 2003, the gap between what the Kliq feels and the readers feel has come closer together than ever. Perhaps the true quality titles of 2004 are shining so brightly that it’s easy to see them. Or…

The official review of Halo 2 scored an impressive 8.0. But how will this overhyped game fair in…THE TRIBUNAL?!?!? THE SESSION HAS NOW BEEN CONVENED *The crowd gathers into the fabled Inside Pulse Tribunal Stadium* Attention! Attention! All will come to order! *The crowd refuses to quiet down.* Not even on Christmas Day, huh? You…

These are our Nominees for the Inside Pulse Games 2004 Year End Awards. So many great games came out this year that it was overwhelming, for our brains narrowing the field down and for our wallets alike. Come January 3rd the staff shall reveal our final picks, but in the meantime check out what we’ve…

The official review gave this game a 7.0. But how will the game fair in…THE TRIBUNAL?!?!? THE SESSION HAS NOW BEEN CONVENED *The crowd gathers into the fabled Inside Pulse Tribunal Stadium* Attention! Attention! All will come to order! *The crowd refuses to quiet down.* We meet in the fabled Tribunal hall today to pass…

TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1: Introduction – A Personal Story – Feeling Used – Midway Arcade Treasures 2 Part 2: Hardware – Pay To Play – Forcing Your Hand – Price Cuts Part 3: Shipping & Handling – Big Releases = Big $ – Manufacturing A Hit – An Alternate Universe – Under-Promising And Over-Delivering…

THE SESSION HAS NOW BEEN CONVENED *The crowd gathers into the fabled Inside Pulse Tribunal Stadium* Attention! Attention! All will come to order! *The crowd refuses to quiet down.* STOP CUTTING DOWN TREES AND CHOPPING OFF PEOPLE’S HEADS! Soon we’ll be without forests and audience members entirely! *The crowd reluctantly quiets down.* We meet in…

For the first time on Inside Pulse, we had three different reviews on the same game, albeit for different platforms. X-Men Legends is the game, but how do the opinions differ in…THE TRIBUNAL?!?!? THE SESSION HAS NOW BEEN CONVENED *The crowd gathers into the fabled Inside Pulse Tribunal Stadium* Attention! Attention! All will come to…