Author: Michael O’Reilly
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Review: NASCAR 2006: Total Team Control (PS2)
NASCAR 2006: Total Team Control Developer: EA Sports Publisher: Electronic Arts System: PS2 (Also on Xbox) NASCAR has always been a bit strange to me. While racing has never really been my sport of choice, I found that when I did sit down to watch various events that NASCAR was always more about wondering who…
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Pulse Cannon (9.20.05)
Well now hows that for timing? I’d love to say that was planned but really, last weeks column was not inspired by inside knowledge of Nintendo revealing their controller. At any rate, someone out there likes me, as I wasn’t sure what to write about this week. Thankfully you get something interesting. So, Nintendo has…
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Pulse Cannon
Hello again. If you remember the Pulse Cannon before it went on hiatus for a while, I tried to give my impressions of games I had been playing during the week. Since it’s return however I’ve been going a different route, speaking about things that I think are interesting or important in the game world.…
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Pulse Cannon
Hello once again and welcome to the Pulse Cannon. Last week I discussed my disgust about the bundling policies of EB and Gamestop regarding the next generation console launches, starting with the Xbox 360 and presumably continuing on with the PS3 and Revolution. This week I’m going to look at the future of gaming, or…
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Pulse Cannon — Gouge ahoy!
Wow, I didn’t think EB were being conservative. We reported yesterday the pricing that EB was going to be going with for the launch of the Xbox 360, and I have to say I was more than a little shocked. So imagine my surprise when I find Gamestop has actually managed to top EB when…
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Review: Darkwatch (XB)
Darkwatch Developer: High Moon Studios Publisher: Capcom System: Xbox (Also on PS2) Players: 1 Player campaign, 4 Player split screen deathmatch, 16 Player Live. Story: Hellboy meets the Old West. That sums up the events found in the game, but for those of you who have no idea what Hellboy is, I’ll go into greater…
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Review: Colosseum: Road to Freedom (PS2)
Colosseum: Road to Freedom Developer: Ertain Publisher: KOEI System: Playstation 2 Players: 2 Roman history, gladitorial combat or otherwise, really hasn’t been a mainstay of videogaming. But since people are apparently getting sick of fighting through ancient Japanese and Chinese history over and over again, developers are awakening to the fact that there are some…
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Review: Medal Of Honor European Assault (PS2)
Medal Of Honor: European Assault Developer: EA LA Publisher: Electronic Arts System: Playstation 2 (Also on Xbox & Gamecube) Players: 1 – 4 The Medal Of Honor series used to be seen as the standard bearer of quality when it came to WW2 first person shooters. When Dreamworks Interactive first created the original game Medal…
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Review: Spy Vs Spy (XB)
Xbox Global Star Software 4 Player Split Screen/System Link/Live Ah Spy Vs Spy. That brings back some cherished memories. Both in its original game form and in Mad Magazine form, Spy Vs Spy is a guilty pleasure for me. Which is why I was hesitant to give this one a review. After all, if the…
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Review: God of War (PS2)
God of War System: Playstation 2 Publisher: SCEA Genre: Action Greek mythology, like lots of your basic stories in religions, was designed to convey a lesson to the listener. Stories of bravery, love, consequences, greed. All come to mind when I think about Greek mythology. Gods with human emotions and the humans who had to…
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Review: Shadow Of Rome (PS2)
Shadow Of Rome Developer: Capcom Developer Studio 2 Publisher: Capcom Genre: 3rd-Person Action Adventure Release Date: 2/08/2005 Capcom have somewhat unjustly earned a reputation amongst gamers as being the company to milk it’s franchises to death. What is usually overlooked when this is brought up is just how many franchises Capcom have created in recent…
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Preview: God of War (PS2) Hands-On
Publisher: SCEA / Developer: SCEA / Genre: Action / Release: 03-22-05 I recently got my hands on a demo for God of War, Sony’s upcoming game set in ancient Greece, and since I was foolish enough to announce it, I was asked to give some of my thoughts. (Editor’s Note: When will he ever learn?)…
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First Impressions: Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)
Gran Turismo 4 First Impressions Gran Turismo was a remarkable game that caught many off guard with it’s dedication to realism and all of the modifications you could do to your car. Gran Turismo 2 took the experience from the first game and made it better, increasing the number of cars and adding rally racing…
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Review: Winning Eleven Soccer 8 International (XB)
Winning Eleven 8 International Soccer Publisher: Konami Developer: KCET System: X-Box Players: 1-4 Release Date: 02-02-05 In this recent era of sports license exclusivity, there has been one franchise that gamers have heralded as proof that you don’t need to pay the leagues millions to make a great game. That franchise has been Winning Eleven…
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Review: Mercenaries (XB)
Mercenaries System: Xbox (Also On: PS2) Developer: Pandemic Studios Publisher: LucasArts Players: One Release Date: 01-11-04 LucasArts and Pandemic Studios makers of Full Spectrum Warrior are broadening the playing field, as it were, for their next military tactics action game. Banking on the appeal of its wholesale destruction, does Mercenaries have enough legs to create…
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First Impressions: Mercenaries (XB)
Mercenaries First Impressions From the moment I powered up my X-Box with Mercenaries in the tray, I had a feeling I was going to like my experience as a paid solider of fortune. After watching and listening to the introduction to the story, I watched as the character I had chosen to play through on…
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Review: Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within (XB)
Prince Of Persia: The Warrior Within Developer: UbiSoft Montreal Publisher: UbiSoft Genre: Action Adventure Players: 1 System: X-Box (Also on GC, PC and PS2) The Prince of Persia has had a very storied career in the videogame industry. Many of his early exploits were looked at as being some of the best action adventure games…
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Review: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami Platform: Playstation 2 Konami had a problem on it’s hands following the release of Metal Gear Solid 2. While it was critically acclaimed and sold in bunches, there was a huge number of people who didn’t like the unadvertised switch in protagonists. People wanted to…
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Pulse Cannon
Pulse Cannon Mikael O’Reilly Hello there. This is Michael’s clone, Mikael, I’ll be filling in on the Pulse Cannon this week as Michael is busy finishing up his Metal Gear Solid 3 review. Michael has left a list of games that he played in the past two weeks. What can go wrong? Anyway, the games…
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Review: Halo 2 (XB)
Halo 2 System: Microsoft Xbox Developer: Bungie Publisher: Microsoft Players: 1-16 (Via X-Box Live & LAN Party) When the X-Box first launched, there was really just one game that was considered must have. Sure you had your niche games that satisfied fans of whatever genres you wanted, but only one game on launch day could…