Category: Sony PS2

  • Review: Front Mission 4 (PS2)

    Front Mission 4 Genre: Mech Strategy RPG Platform: Playstation 2 ESRB Rating: Teen (Mild Language, Violence) Developer: Square Enix Division 6 Publisher: Square Enix Release Date: 6/15/04 Official Home Page: FM4 @ Square Enix USA I’m back! Did you miss me? Before anyone asks, no, this isn’t a permanent return. It’s merely something I’m doing…

  • Review: La Pucelle Tactics(PS2)

    So, did you miss me? In all seriousness, though, I totally did not intend to disappear for so long, again. Unfortunately, David Bowie, my birthday, and severe headaches all contributed to my delinquency. Oddly, I was actually working on a review for La Pucelle when my unplanned vacation started, and I’m going to give it…

  • 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,…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Review: Drakengard (PS2)

    Drakengard Japanese Title: Drag On Dragoon Genre: Action “RPG”/Shooter Platform: Playstation 2 ESRB Rating: Mature (Blood and Gore) Publisher: Square Enix Release Date: 03/02/04 When originally announced in Japan, the title “Drag On Dragoon” simply sounded lame. Like many, I didn’t know what to expect. Would the game itself be lame? Would the name alone…

  • Review: Wallace & Gromit Project Zoo (PS2)

    Platform: Sony PlayStation2 Category: Platformer Developer: Frontier Dev. Publisher: Bam! Entertainment Also On: Xbox, GameCube The Down-Lo: A perfect Wallace & Gromit adventure, but a so-so videogame. Out of the many things that elude me in life… Goths. Wealth. Ryan Seacrest’s Success. Disney’s Wuzzles Getting Cancelled. Otherkin. Integrity. Common Sense. Writing talent. Etc. Miraculously, British…

  • Review: Rise To Honor (PS2)

    Rise to Honor Genre: Action Platform: PS2 Rating: Teen Developer: SCEA Release Date: 02/17/04 Games based on movies generally suck. While there are a few exceptions like Goldeneye and a couple of the Lord of the Rings games, on average the games are just rushed half-assed pieces of garbage to make a few extra bucks…

  • Review: R-Type Final (PS2)

    R-Type Final Release Date: 02/03/04 Developer: Irem Publisher: Eidos Genre: SHOOTER Sorry this review is a bit late. With my recent forays into the music section and everyone’s favorite countdown, I’ve just not had the time to do a review. Hell, we’ve all been slacking in the review area, but that changes now. R-Type Final.…

  • Review: SOCOM 2 (PS2)

    SOCOM 2 Genre: Action Platform: PS2 Rating: Mature Publisher: SCEA Developer: Zipper Interactive Release Date: 11/04/2003 To those who’ve been living in a hole, don’t have the network adaptor, or have just been playing better games, SOCOM 2 is the sequel the highly successful SOCOM game from 2002. The original game was the first online…

  • Review: Maximo Vs. The Army Of Zin (PS2)

    A little while ago Capcom America went and developed a tribute to the old Ghost’s and Goblins games from long, long ago. Titled Maximo: Ghosts to Glory, the game was true to its roots by being as hard as or harder than anything to come out on this generation of systems. Because of this, word…

  • Review: NFL Street (PS2)

    Game: NFL Street System: Playstation 2 Developer: EA Tiburon Publisher: EA Sports/Big Release Date: January 15, 2004 Recent years have shown a change in the focus of EA Sports. Instead of dealing exclusively with simulation titles, EA has created the Big line to provide gamers with an arcade-style approach. One of EA Big’s flagship titles…

  • Review: Space Channel 5: Special Edition (PS2)

    Space Channel 5: Special Edition Sony Playstation 2 Genre: Music/Rhythm Developer: Sega/UGA Publisher: Agetec Released: 11/18/03 I remember when I first experienced the music-gaming bliss that was Space Channel 5. It was the summer that I graduated high school, and the Dreamcast game was my first purchase I made with my new check card. I…

  • Review: I-Ninja (All)

    I-Ninja Platform: Xbox, PlayStation2, GameCube Publisher: Namco Developer: Argonaut Games Genre: Action-Platformer Release Date: 12/04/2003 Cheap Plug for Realultimatepower.net. I like ninjas. Love ’em in fact. My business cards at Charthouse do not hold a fancy title like Director of OutBound Sales or Internet Marketing Analyst. No, they in fact read ‘SNEAKY NINJA.’ I-Ninja is…