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  • Pulse Oddity – Super Nii

    We come across a lot of interesting mods and creations from diehard video gamers, and the one we got today was one of the best. le blog de kotomi (oldies inside) blog has posted a modded Super NES system made to look like a Wii! Check it out here:

  • Pulse 10: Kart Racing

    Super Mario Kart first appeared on Super Nintendo in 1992 and since then a variety of sequels have followed, as well as a fair number of copycats. This week’s Pulse 10 takes a look at the top kart racing games of all time — did anyone top Mario and his buddies? 10) Atari Karts (Atari…

  • This Week on Inside Pulse games

    Check out the best of the past week at Inside Pulse Games: Super Paper Mario review by Guy Desmarais Virtual Insanities – Smash Bros, Wrestling, Halo And Doubledipping by Guy Desmarais Crackdown Review by Jacob York Vs! – Volume 4 – Glazer vs. GRUT! Be sure to check out this week’s poll on which next…

  • Review: Ridge Racer 7 (Sony PS3)

    Ridge Racer 7 Publisher: Namco Genre: Racing Release Date: 11/17/2006 Ridge Racer was one of the killer aps that shipped with the original Playstation and helped put Sony on the map in 1995. Namco also shipped a Ridge Racer with the PSP launch, PS2 launch and recently the Xbox 360 launch. They are back with…

  • Review: Sonic Rivals (Sony PSP)

    Sonic Rivals Publisher: Sega Genre: 2.5D Platform Racing Release Date: 11/16/2006 Even though its been out for nearly 2 years, Sony’s PSP has not yet been privy to a Sonic the Hedgehog game — re-release or original. That finally changed with Sega’s new PSP-exclusive Sonic Rivals, which is a totally new take on the franchise.…

  • Review: Sega Genesis Collection (Sony PSP)

    Sega Genesis Collection Publisher: Sega Genre: Classics Collection Release Date: 11/16/2006 While the Sega of 2006 is a company that produces mostly subpar next generation software, it was once king of the gaming universe — if only in the eyes of Genesis fans. Sega’s greatest system and biggest achievement produced some of the best games…

  • Review: Rayman Raving Rabbids (Nintendo Wii)

    Rayman: Raving Rabids Publisher: Ubi-Soft Genre: Party Games Release Date: 11/20/2006 The Rayman series has quite a gameography at this point, starting way back in 1995 with the Atari Jaguar, PS1 and Sega Saturn. Now as a launch title for Nintendo Wii, Ubi Soft tries another Rayman party game attempt, this time making full use…

  • Review: Crash Bandicoot 1 (Sony PSP)

    Crash Bandicoot Publisher: Sony Genre: Platformer Release Date: 12/05/2006 It seemed Sony finally had a true mascot when Crash Bandicoot was first released, but after a multitude of sequels and a transition to a cross-platform property have rendered its impact considerably less. Now a decade after the release of the first game, PSP owners who…

  • Review: Powerstone Collection (Sony PSP)

    Powerstone Collection Publisher: Capcom Genre: 3D Fighter Collection Release Date: 10/31/2006 Sega’s Dreamcast was a fertile incubator of new games that are still in many ways ahead of their time. Enter Capcom’s Powerstone, which was originally scheduled to be a trilogy in the arcade using the Dreamcast-based Naomi hardware. Unfortunately only two of the three…

  • Review: Excite Truck (Nintendo Wii)

    Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Off-Road Racing Release Date: 11/17/2006 After the excitement of Nintendo’s E3 game explosion subsided, suddenly Nintendo was only delivering two first party games at launch — Zelda, of course, and Excite Truck. Taking only the name from the 8-bit classic Excite Bike, Nintendo has instead created a fast paced racing game that…

  • Review: Sonic The Hedgehog (PS3, XB360)

    Sonic The Hedgehog Publisher: Sega Genre: 3D Platformer Release Date: 11/14/2006 The original Sonic The Hedgehog came out in 1991, so to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the series, Sega is going back to basics with a restart of the series, simply named Sonic The Hedgehog for Xbox 360 and Playstation3. Unfortunately the PS3 version…

  • Review: Genji: Days of the Blade (Sony PS3)

    Genji: Days of the Blade Publisher: Sony Genre: 3D Brawler Release Date: 11/17/2006 The Playstaion 3 launch lineup mostly consisted of ports of existing PS2 and Xbox 360 games, with very few titles being system exclusives. The ones that are exclusives are underwhelming at best. Genji: Days of the Blade is a sequel to the…

  • Review: Guitar Hero 2 (PS2)

    Guitar Hero 2 Publisher: Majesco Genre: Music Release Date: 11/07/2006 Guitar Hero came from obscurity to be one of gamingâ┚¬â”žÂ¢s bright spots in 2005, combining rhythm-based gameplay, an impressive list of rock songs and an intuitive guitar-shaped controller. The result was a phenomenon which crossed normal gaming barriers, allowing non-gamers and hardcores alike to enjoy…

  • Review: Viva Pinata (X-Box 360)

    Viva Pinata Publisher: Microsoft Developer: Rare Genre: Farming/Pinata Collection Release Date: 11/09/2006 There are a variety of angles or stories one could use to frame Viva Pinata, Rareâ┚¬â”žÂ¢s new adventure on Xbox 360. One could bring up the recent, nearly decade long slump for Rareware, which stood atop the video game peak in the mid…

  • Review: Guilty Gear Judgement (Sony PSP)

    Guilty Gear Judgement Publisher: Majesco Genre: 2-D Fighter/Brawler Release Date: 09/XX/2006 The Guilty Gear series has developed a cult following from those who still yearn for the 1990s days of fighting glory in arcades. Now as the next generation emerges and 2D gaming becomes more of a distant memory, the appearance of full scale 2D…

  • Review: Guitar Hero (PS2)

    Genre: Rhythm/Music Platform: PS2 ESRB Rating: Publisher: Harmonix/Sony Release Date: 2005 There have been a ton of kitchy games released over the last decade that use a custom controller or some other kind of gimmick to bring a new type of gameplay to the marketplace. In Guitar Hero, the gimmick is the whole game –…

  • Review: Blitz: The League (PS2)

    Genre: Sports Platform: PS2 ESRB Rating: Mature (Blood, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, Violence) Publisher: Midway Release Date: 10/17/05 Official Website: http://www.blitzleague.com/ NBA Jam was a phenomenon. In a time when arcade games still looked and played better than their home console conversions, NBA Jam was on top of the arcade heap –…

  • Review: Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (Sony PSP)

    Genre: Fighting Platform: Playstation Portable Rating: E (Everyone) Publisher: Capcom Release Date: 03/22/2005 It’s tough being a hardcore 2D fan in the current gaming landscape. Our last bastion of 2D goodness, Gameboy Advance, is suddenly on its dying days, with very few new titles on the horizon. It’s successor, Nintendo DS, has had a nice…

  • Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Melee (GC, XB)

    Genre: Fighting Platform: Nintendo Gamecube (Also On: XB) Rating: T (Teen) Publisher: Ubi-Soft Release Date: 03/22/2005 Some people might shy away from reviewing a game like TMNT: Mutant Melee if they were in my position. I have certain loyalties to 4Kids but on this occasion, I was NOT afforded a free copy of this game,…

  • Review: Lego Star Wars (PS2, XB)

    Genre: Action Platform Platform: Sony Playstation 2 (Also On: XB) Rating: E (Everyone) Publisher: Eidos Release Date: 04/04/2005 At first glance, it seems like Lego Star Wars is one of the most sickeningly transparent attempt at product placement in recent video game memory. However, once the game starts up and the graphics and music begin,…