Category: Nintendo Game Cube
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Review: Billy Hatcher & The Giant Egg (Nintendo Gamecube)
Platform: GameCube Category: Platformer Developer: SonicTeam Publisher: SEGA Release: Oct. 2003 The Down-Lo: Yuji Naka takes his first stab at an original 3D platformer since the days of Sega Saturn. Sonic Team. I admit it. Those two words alone are almost enough for me to start slobbering like a lunatic fanatical fanboy. Enough for me…
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Review: Wrestlemania XIX (Nintendo Gamecube)
Game: Wrestlemania XIX System: Nintendo Game Cube Genre:Wrestling Developer: Yukes Publisher:THQ Released:09/08/03 Okay. I’ll be honest up front. My three favorite wrestling games are AJPW vs. Virtua Fighter, Touken Retsuden 4, and Fire Pro Wrestling: Six Man Scramble. Note that all are on Sega Systems. As well, I have not been a fan of any…
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10 Reasons To Own A Gamecube In 2003: Part Four
Click Here For Part 3 1.) VIEWTIFUL JOE Superheroes, how we love thee. For anyone who grew up reading comic books (and for those of us that still do), seeing our favorite heroes in digital video game form has often been a crapshoot. For every Spider-Man (PSX), there’s a Superman 64 (N64) to cancel it…
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10 Reasons To Own A Gamecube In 2003: Part Three
Click Here For Part Two 4.) IKARUGA You know, three months ago I reviewed this game. I praised Treasure for making it. I worshipped Atari for localizing it and porting it to the Game Cube. I beseeched you all to go out and buy Ikaruga as this game hitting US shores would hopefully mark a…
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10 Reasons To Own A Gamecube In 2003: Part Two
If you missed it, click here for Part One! 7.) TALES OF SYMPHONIA Here in America, Namco isn’t really known for being an RPG powerhouse. They have released several games, but they are known more for their fighting and racing games than RPGs. That will hopefully change soon. Tales of Symphonia is the latest release…
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10 Reasons To Own A Gamecube In 2003: Part One
Far too often I’ve visited a videogame forum where the cliche teenage acne ridden virgins are spouting off at the mouth about how much Nintendo sucks. About how Nintendo should get out of the console race. And most preposterously of all, about how the GameCube is dying. The GameCube? Dying? What rare strain of crack…
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Review: F-Zero GX (Nintendo Gamecube)
Game: F-Zero GX System: Game Cube Genre: Racing Developer: Amusement Vision Publisher: Nintendo Released: 8/26/03 Okay. Before I begin, let me just say that whoever can name where the tagline comes from gets a mention in the RG Mailbag. Now, it’s been a while since we’ve seen an FZero game, and now it’s back both…
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Review: Soul Calibur II (Nintendo Gamecube)
When it comes to certain kinds of games, I am ruthlessly hard. It would be exceedingly difficult for me not to treat each and every fighting, wrestling, and puzzle game that comes my way with a healthy level of skepticism and not call things the way I see them. This means that a beautiful, professionally…
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Review: Wario World (Nintendo Gamecube)
Game: Wario World System: Nintendo GameCube Genre: Action / Platformer Developer: Treasure Publisher: Nintendo Released: 6/24/03 Wario is an interesting character in the Nintendo universe. He made his first appearance in Super Mario Land 2 as the main villain, and Mario’s evil double. He then took over the Super Mario Land series, and turned it…
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Retrograding Weekend News 06.29.03
Right. I’ve spent most of this week doing interviews and resume sending so I haven’t had much free time. I’ve just learned my fiancee is going nuts back in the UK, and I realized no matter what I write, it’s going to be a let down compared to last weeks Adam Ryland interview. So I…
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Review: Sonic Adventure DX (Nintendo Gamecube)
Game: Sonic Adventure DX: Director’s Cut System: GameCube Genre: Action/Adventure Developer: Sonic Team Publisher: Sega Released: 6/18/03 Sonic the Hedgehog has been seeing a LOT of re-releases as of late. First came Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, a remake of the original Dreamcast SA2. Fans loved the upgrades it received, while the naysayers lambasted it mostly…
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Retrograding Review: Ikaruga (Nintendo Gamecube)
You know, I’m both happy and distraught right now. Happy because no one at 411 has reviewed this game even though it’s been out for a few weeks. Distraught for the same reason. This is Ikaruga people! Created by Treasure. The company who gave us Guardian Heroes and Radiant Silvergun, easily two of the greatest…
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Review: Ikaruga (Nintendo Gamecube)
Game: Ikaruga System: GameCube Genre: Shooter (Old-School!) Designer: Treasure Publisher: Infogrames (Atari) Released: 4/16/03 I miss the days of the old-school shooters. Games like Galaga, Galaxian, Gradius, Raiden, and others of that ilk kept me busy for hours at a time. Sadly, except for a few exceptions, these games nowadays seem to have all but…
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Review: Skies of Arcadia Legends (Nintendo Gamecube)
Whenever someone mentions the now deceased Dreamcast, fans of the console will think of their favorite game on the system. For some people, it’s Shenmue. For others, Jet Grind Radio. For me, and a whole lot of other people, it’s Skies of Arcadia. While not completely original, it was very unique in quite a few…
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Review: Ty The Tasmanian Tiger
Ty The Tasmanian Tiger System: Nintendo Gamecube Genre: Platformer Publisher: EA Games Release: October 2002 Electronic Arts is the biggest third party game publisher in the world today. A good portion of their empire is built on the back of EA Sports, where Madden and NHL sell millions each year and largely dominate the sports…
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Review: Super Mario Sunshine
Before I buy any game, I usually get a chance to read a bunch of reviews, either online or in magazines. Oftentimes, the reviews are biased towards one system or genre, and I have to read 5 or more reviews to get a full picture of what the game has to offer. I read a…