Category: Nintendo Game Boy Advance

  • Review: Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (Game Boy Advance)

    Developer: Amusement Vision (Original version by Camelot) Publisher: THQ (Europe), Atlus (USA) Genre: Tactical RPG Release: 04/30/04 (Europe), 06/07/04 (USA) Looks like my “History of Shining Force” needs an update now, eh? The original version of this game is in my Top Ten RPG’s of all time. Although some people will quibble and say Fire…

  • Review: Shining Soul 2 (Game Boy Advance)

    Man, has it really been a little over a year since I played the very first Shining Soul? Back then, the game got a 6.0 and introduced the concept of 6.5 = better than average not “Pile of shit because we’ve been paid to inflate our ratings to the point where a game getting a…

  • Review: Metroid: Zero Mission (Game Boy Advance)

    Game: Metroid: Zero Mission System: Game Boy Advance Genre: Action-Platforming Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Released: 2/9/04 I have to admit that I was a “late bloomer” when it came to the Metroid series. I had previously skipped the first three games (Metroid, Metroid II, Super Metroid), and wasn’t that interested until the games that much…

  • 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.…

  • Review: Sword Of Mana (Game Boy Advance)

    Wow. It’s been a long time since I picked up this game. And this is by far my favorite Square series. I first picked this game up on a flight to my moms when in the winter of 1991. This was before Final Fantasy had the big “overrated pile of crap’ label I have placed…

  • Review: CIMA: The Enemy (Game Boy Advance)

    Right. I’ve had this game for over a month. I’ve tried to review it. I honestly, honestly have. But I can’t do it. It’s too hard. I trusted Natsume. They’ve never steered me wrong before. They gave me Harvest Moon. They gave me Legend of the River King. They gave me Wizardry: Summoner. For god’s…

  • Review: Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga (Game Boy Advance)

    Game: Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga System: Game Boy Advance Genre: Role-Playing Game Developed By: Nintendo Published By: Nintendo Released: 11/17/03 Whenever I hear that Mario is going to be put in an RPG environment, I get a good feeling about what is to come. I’ve played both Super Mario RPG on the Super…

  • Review: Onimusha Tactics (Game Boy Advance)

    You know, Onimusha Tactics was released with little to no fanfare by Capcom. Not only is it the latest game in one of Capcom’s more under-rated series, they turned it into a full blown Strategy RPG. Onimusha Tactics goes back to the days of Shining Force CD in terms of the style of Tactics RPG…

  • Review: Double Dragon Advance (Game Boy Advance)

    Double Dragon Advance Genre: Side Scrolling Beat ‘Em Up Platform: GBA ERSB Rating: T Developer: Million Publisher: Atlus Release Date: 11/11/03 Website: Double Dragon Advance Wow. Doing this review brings back a lot of memories. Can you believe this was once one of the biggest franchises in all video gaming. That people would crowd around…

  • Review: Demikids: Light (Game Boy Advance)

    Demikids: Light (White of Night) Genre: RPG Platform: Gameboy Advance ESRB Rating: Everyone (Cartoon Violence) Developer/Publisher: Atlus Release Date: 10/07/03 Official Home Page: Demikids @ Atlus.com If there is one series that Atlus is known for amongst major RPG fans, it is Shin Megami Tensei. A long running series in Japan, MegaTen is extremely popular…

  • Review: Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children: Darkness Of Day (Game Boy Advance)

    Alright people! It’s finally here! A Shin Megami Tensei game. IN ENGLISH! Something I’ve been waiting for Years. And truth be told, I never thought this day would come. The subject matter is almost taboo in the US thanks to how prevalent Christianity is here. That generally rules out most of the games. Many years…

  • Review: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Brothers 3 (Game Boy Advance)

    Game: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Brothers 3 System: Game Boy Advance Genre: Action Platformer Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: 10/20/03 Super Mario Brothers 3 can be considered one of the all-time greatest games to ever be released. At the time, it was nothing like we’ve ever seen before. Levels upon levels, power-ups…

  • Review: Shining Soul (Game Boy Advance)

    Game: Shining Soul System: Game Boy Advance Genre: Action RPG Developer : Sega Publisher: Sega (Japan), Atari (Europe), Atlus (USA) Three publishers for one game. 4 if you count the fact Atari publisher a horrible English translation in Europe then delayed the copy in England for a month or two to get it fixed. As…

  • Review: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Game Boy Advance)

    System: Game Boy Advance Genre: Strategy RPG Developer: Product Development Division 4 Publisher: Square-Enix Released: 9/8/03 Oh god. Oh god oh god oh god. Do you see what I do for you people? Do you see what hells and tortures I am willing to suffer so that you can get every bit of video game…

  • Review: Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (Game Boy Advance)

    Game: Pokemon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire System: Game Boy Advance Genre: Pinball Developer: Jupiter Corp. Publisher: Nintendo Released: 08/28/03 I love handheld Pinball. Sonic Pinball Party. Pinball of the Dead. Pokemon Pinball for the GBC. It’s cute, easy to learn but hard to master, and requires very little thought process once you get the physics…

  • Review: Sonic Pinball Party (Game Boy Advance)

    Game: Sonic Pinball Party System: Game Boy Advance Genre: Pinball Developer: Sonic Team Publisher: Sega Released: 6/1/03 Video game mascots seem to have this tendency to venture into uncharted territories in between the action/adventure games they are usually associated with. The Mario franchise alone has branched out into kart racing, interactive board games, golf, tennis,…

  • Review: Phantasy Star Collection (Game Boy Advance)

    Originally posted in Retrograding 12.24.02 Now. Phantasy Star. You all know it made it on to my list of best RPG franchises, and at least two of you went out and bought the GBA cartridge when I mentioned it was now out. Shame on Sega and video game writers in general for not making PS…

  • Review: Sega Arcade Gallery (Game Boy Advance)

    Game: Sega Arcade Gallery System: Game Boy Advance Genre: Compilation (Action Racing/Shooting) Developer: Sega Publisher: THQ Released: 5/21/03 I’m sure that in some gaming circles, it’s quite fun to bash Sega games and Sega as a company. “Haha, the Dreamcast is dead. Haha, they’re losing money. Haha, their mascot games are lame now,” is what…

  • Review: Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow (Game Boy Advance)

    Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Genre: Platform Action RPG Platform: Gameboy Advance ESRB Rating: Teen (Animated Blood, Violence) Publisher: Konami Release Date: 5/7/2003 The Castlevania franchise has been one of the most popular and prolific series to date. Spanning many different consoles, the series has had quite a few titles and they range from incredible, to…

  • Review: Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ (Game Boy Advance)

    Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ System: Game Boy Advance Genre: Compilation Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Released: 5/22/03 Have you ever been in a situation where you’ve been in the middle of several games at once, but never found the time to finish them all? I know I have. At the moment, I’m in the middle…