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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction PART 1: Creating the ESRB – The Major Players – Mario – Night Trap – Mortal Kombat – Sen. Joe Lieberman PART 2: ESRB vs. MPAA – The MPAA – Ratings and Marketing – Ratings Creep – Who Has The Tougher Job? PART 3: Parents of Today – “The First Stage…

Donkey Konga managed to score a 7.5 when I personally wrote the review. But how will it fare when three more faces look at it 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…

*The crowd gathers into the fabled Inside Pulse Tribunal Stadium* Attention! Attention! All will come to order! *The crowd refuses to quiet down.* For crying out LOUD! Haven’t we been OVER THIS?!?!? *Gigantic bubbles come out of the floor, causing the crowd to become silent. For the love of…(ahem)… we meet in the fabled Tribunal…

Katamari Damacy seemed to catch many gamers off guard as of late. Its premise may be simple, but the accolades generated for it have been no less then uplifting. How in the world can a pint-sized character rolling around a ball and having things stick to it generate such an incredible response from the public?…

Ah Deoxys, You’ll be mine on Tuesday and Saturday anyway when I got to the Nintendo Fusion Tour Concert, and also to Pokemon World Tour at the Mall of America on Saturday with Matt Yeager. But for those of you who can’t, here is what you need to do step by step to catch Deoxys.…

Fable has received some incredible reviews from various sites. Well, except from Alex Lucard, who took a stand and proclaimed the game lived nowhere NEAR the hype it was getting. Well, now he has two people at his side in order to receive a more well-rounded opinion of this game. How will it fair in…THE…

Despite what you think about the series, Dance Dance Revolution has certainly found it’s “niche” with American gamers. Many arcades in the country have at least one DDR arcade machine, domestic or imported, that patrons play religiously. Home sales have reached over one million units in America, which is quite a decent feat considering the…

The Pokemon franchise has seen many releases, but the official Pokemon RPGs stand out above all others. And perhaps one of the most shining examples lies in the original Pokemon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow games on the Game Boy. Now, Nintendo has decided to release the original adventure once more with updated graphics and gameplay, as well as…

Welcome, one and all, to the official debut of The Tribunal! What is The Tribunal? Well, allow me to explain… Here on Inside Pulse, we do our duty to review the latest and greatest games, as well as give honest opinions and commentary on them. Using our ten category system, and the 1-10 scale as…

Ah, Lexis Numerique. Developers of the first PC game I have enjoyed since Dracula: Resurrection. And guess what? Both games happened to be published by The Adventure Company, who also gave me Necronomicon, and Seven Gates of the Soul. Generally if it’s a The Adventure Company game, I’ll actually consider it. Budget prices, but incredible…

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…

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,…

Okay people. Chances are you’ve seen this article before, albeit in its five smaller parts. However much like the lions that make up Voltron III (Voltron 1 is FAR superior), the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. A lot of you have asked for a handy dandy linkable history instead of searching…

The Top 10 Xbox Live Games of 2003! 3.) CRIMSON SKIES Aerial combat is one hell of an experience when its executed properly. And thankfully for us, Crimson Skies executes it tremendously. Thankfully, you can jump in online at any time you desire. Nothing needs to be unlocked, as you’ll have access to all the…

The Top 10 Xbox Live Games of 2003! 6.) PROJECT GOTHAM RACING 2 As a rule, I don’t like racing games. Never was into Gran Turismo, couldn’t get the hang of Midtown Madness, and stayed FAR away from ANYTHING with the words “F1” in the title. But something grabbed me with Project Gotham Racing 2.…

The Top 10 Xbox Live Games of 2003! 10.) TOP SPIN Tennis action hits X-Box Live with Top Spin! This excellent tennis game utilizes not only X-Box Live, but is a member of the XSN Sports team as well, allowing gamers to play tournaments online to see who’s the champion! A really great thing about…