Category: Video Game Reviews
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Review: UFC: Sudden Impact (PS2)
UFC: Sudden Impact Platform: PS2 Rating: Teen Developer: Opus Publisher: Global Star Games * Has anyone actually tried looking for this game? If so here is a sample of some of the responses that I got while looking for it that you will probably run across as well: ‘UFC: Sudden Imact? No such game exists,…
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Review: Samurai Jack: The Shadow Of Aku (Nintendo Gamecube)
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…
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Review: Manhunt (XB)
Manhunt (Xbox) Platform: Xbox Rating: Mature Developer: Rockstar North Publisher: Rockstar Games Release Date: 4/20/2004 One of the biggest modern urban legends is that of the snuff film. What is a snuff film? Read below for the long answer or skip ahead for the short answer. Trust me this does actually have to do with…
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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…
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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…
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Review: Destruction Derby Arenas (PS2)
Destruction Derby Arenas Platform: PS2 Rating: Teen (although what there is in the game that gives it a Teen rating is beyond me) Publisher: Gathering Developer: Studio 33 Release Date: 04/01/04 One of the very first games that I ever played on the first Playstation was a game called Destruction Derby. It blew me away,…
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Review: NBA Ballers (PS2)
NBA Ballers Platform: PS2 (also available on Xbox) Rating: T Developer: Midway Release Date: 04/06/04 Around a decade ago, Midway released what would become an arcade and console classic in NBA Jam. The game would go on to be released in several incarnations, with the next release seemingly being worse or less original than the…
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Review: ESPN Major League Baseball (XB)
ESPN Major League Baseball Platform: Xbox (also available on PS2) Rating: E Developer: Sega Release Date: April 7, 2004 Graphics The player models in ESPN MLB are probably the best of any baseball game released thus far. All of the player faces are true to their real life counterparts, as well as their swing and…
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Review: Resident Evil: Outbreak (PS2)
Resident Evil: Outbreak Platform: PS2 Rating: Teen Developer: Capcom Release Date: 04/01/2004 Before I begin this review I feel like I should define some terms that I will use within: Video Game- noun An electronic or computerize game played by manipulating images on a video display or television. Horrible- adjective Arousing or tending to arouse…
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Review: Pitfall The Lost Expedition (XB, PS2, GC)
Platform: Microsoft XBox Category: Platformer Developer: Edge of Reality Publisher: Activision Also On: PS2, GC The Down-Lo: Welcome to the jungle. We’ve got fun and games. The same old fun and games, but fun and games nonetheless. Ah, Activision. Activision and I have always had a healthy relationship. I suppose my semi-loyalty to the mega-publisher…
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Review: Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (Nintendo Gamecube)
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…
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Review: Firefighter FD18 (PS2)
Platform: PlayStation 2 Category: Action / Adventure Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami The Down-Lo: An emotional ride through one unique of a game. Wow, what a busy month for your favorite rumor-mongler. 3 reviews. And I’ve still got Pitfall, Lowrider, Saturday Night Speedway, and a new one-shot edition of the Down-Lo to do. Not to mention…
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Review: Lowrider (PS2)
Platform: PlayStation 2 Category: It’s beyond definition Developer: PCCW Japan Publisher: Jaleco Entertainment The Down-Lo: Shoot me. Please. Just shoot me and get it over with. There comes a time in a gamer’s life when they stumble across something so appallingly dreadful. Something so atrociously malignant. A videogame so ridiculously horrible it causes teenagers to…
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Review: Champions Of Norrath: Realms Of Everquest (PS2)
Champions of Norrath: Realms of Everquest (PS2) Platform: PS2 Rating: Teen Developer: Snowblind Studios Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment Release Date: 2/10/04 Snowblind Studios made a big splash with the original Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance that was released in 2001. Dark Alliance quickly became of the most definitive hack n’ slash games available for the consoles…
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Review: MTX: Mototrax (XB)
Game: MTX: Mototrax System: Microsoft X-Box Genre: Extreme Sports / Motorcycles Developer: Left-Field Productions Publisher: Activision Released: 3/2/04 Activision managed to capture lightning in a jar in regards to the Tony Hawk series. The easy control scheme and fun gameplay managed to capture the hearts of MILLIONS of closet “extreme sport” followers, and managed to…
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Review: The Suffering (Microsoft Xbox)
Developer: Surreal Software Publisher: Midway Genre: Survival Horror Systems Released on: PS2, Xbox There are good survival horror games. And there are bad ones. Sadly the bad games get the attention; games like Dino Crisis, Resident Evil, and The Ring: Terror’s Realm. The great ones, like the original Clock Tower, Koudelka, Fatal Frame and Hell…
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Review: Kirby’s Air Ride (Nintendo Gamecube)
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…
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Review: Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
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,…
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Review: Pokemon Colosseum (Nintendo Gamecube)
Pokemon Colosseum Developer: Genius Sonority Publisher: NOA Released On: 03/24/04 Right. Well I’ve had the US copy of this game for quite some time now, and have beaten it to the point where I could probably tell people how to beat the game while wearing a blindfold. I’ve been running around watching people say, “Look!…
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Review: Scooby Doo: Mystery Mayhem (PS2)
Game: Scooby Doo: Mystery Mayhem System: Sony Playstation 2 Genre: Action / Puzzle Developer: Artificial Mind & Movement Publisher THQ Released: 3/2/04 You know, I never really understood the practical fascination some people have with the Scooby Doo cartoon series. It’s just another one of those cartoons Hanna Barbara was pumping out featuring befuddled teens,…