Category: Nintendo Game Cube

WWE Day of Reckoning (GC) Platform: Gamecube Genre: Wrestling Rating: Teen Publisher: THQ Developer: Yukes Before I even bother getting down and writing the rest of the review let’s just get the real question out of the way: Is this game better than No Mercy? No. As much as I enjoyed and still like to…

Developer: Jamsworks Project Publisher: Bandai Genre: Sports/Frog Killing Release Date 06/19/04 It’s hard as heck to find this game in stores, with the Game Cube version being the rarer of the two, but Ribbit King is one of the most unique games I have ever encountered. And at only $19.99, it’s a bargain many gamers…

Game: Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Party Game$ System: Nintendo GameCube Genre: Party Game Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Released: 4/06/04 When Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ was released on the GBA last year, it caught me completely off guard. Over 200 mini-games, yet only five seconds or less to complete them apiece. The formula was practically…

Game: Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku System: Nintendo GameCube Genre: Adventure/Platformer Developer: Adrenium Publisher: Sega Release Date: 3/24/04 Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m a Cartoon Network freak. I tune in on a regular basis to watch shows like Dexter’s Laboratory, Powerpuff Girls, and Cow & Chicken if its even still on. Sure I may…

Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Genre: Role Playing Farm Simulation Platform: Gamecube ESRB Rating: Everyone (Alcohol Reference, Suggestive Themes) Publisher: Natsume Release Date: 03/16/04 Every now and then, a series will come along that is so niche that few people hear of it, but those that are fond of the series LOVE it. Harvest Moon…

Platform: Nintendo GameCube Category: Racing Developer: HAL Laboratories Publisher: Nintendo The Down-Lo: Bebito tries not to kill himself after playing the worst Nintendo published game in quite a while. Ugh. The things we do for you people. Reviewing these crappy games. Look… You don’t really need to read this review. If you trust Big Daddy…

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes By Konami/Silicon Knights 1 Player Gamecube Rating: M For Mature In 1998 Metal Gear Solid was released on the Playstation to much fanfare and hoopla. Many to this day hold it to be the greatest game of all time. Deciding that it never met a remake it didn’t like,…

Game: Sonic Battle System: Game Boy Advance Genre: Fighting (Non-Traditional Developer: Sega / Sonic Team Publisher: THQ Released: 1/6/04 Much like Mario Party 5 was overlooked when Mario Kart DD was released last year, Sonic Battle is a game that currently lives under the shadow of a much bigger title, Sonic Heroes. Quite a few…

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…

Mario Party 5 Genre: Party Game Platform: Gamecube Rating: Everyone Publisher: Nintendo Release: November 2003 In 1998 Nintendo formed a partnership with developer Hudson games. The first of the games released under this new partnership was a completely new style of Mario Game and that game was the first Mario Party in 1999. Since then…

Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike Genre: Space/Arcade Platform: Gamecube 2 players Publisher: LucasArts Developer: Factor Five Plot Rebel Strike is another game set in that galaxy far far away, focusing on the exploits of Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles as they struggle valiantly to free the galaxy from oppression. Taking a page from Jedi Academy,…

God bless you Midway. That’s all I can say. God bless you for giving us amazing classic games that I spent large quantities of my single digit years. God bless you for re-releasing them all on one disc for all systems. And most of all, god bless you for having games that were made nigh…

Game: Mario Kart: Double Dash! System: Nintendo GameCube Genre: Kart Racing (“Fun” Racing) Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: November 18th, 2003 It’s no secret that the Mario Kart franchise is an incredible one. It took the traditional racing formula, added some creative weaponry, and made it accessible to everyone. Not only that, but the…

Disney’s Haunted Mansion may share the same name as the upcoming Eddie Murphy film (and also comes with a free ticket to the film) but they have nothing at all in common. Except for their being a Haunted Mansion and all. High Voltage and TDK Mediactive have created a very odd Disney game indeed. The…

It’s interesting to see that the pop culture market peaked in the late 1980’s and by the mid to early 1990’s the quality of cartoons, and shows oriented towards kids took such a huge downward spiral that toy companies responded in the only way corporations know how when things get desperate. Retro-stalgia. First came Transformers.…