Category: Sony PS2

  • Review: World Tour Soccer 2003 (PS2)

    World Tour Soccer 2003 System: Playstation 2 Company: 989 Sports Genre: Sports — Soccer Release Date: February 12, 2003 World Tour Soccer 2003 is the latest soccer game from 989 Sports. Loaded with features, modes, and an unbelievable array of players and teams, WTS has everything a soccer fan could ask for. Even people who…

  • Review: Dark Cloud 2 (PS2)

    Dark Cloud 2 Genre: Action Role Playing Game (Dungeon Crawl) Platform: Playstation 2 Developer: Level 5 Publisher: Sony Release Date: 2/18/03 Official Home Page: Dark Cloud 2 First of all, I want to say thank you for the support that has been given to me by the 411 Staff. I appreciate the kind words and…

  • Review: .hack Infection (PS2)

    .hack//Infection Genre: Role Playing Game (Dungeon Hack) Platform: Playstation 2 Publisher: Bandai Release Date: 2/11/03 Estimated Play Time: 15 hours to 40 hours Official Home Page: www.dothack.com A couple of years ago, Bandai (the makers of Gundam) announced a very ambitious, yet intriguing project. It was designed to be the ultimate crossover series, with games,…

  • Review: Rocky

    Rocky System: Playstation 2 Genre: Boxing Publisher: Rage/UBI Soft Release Date: 11/20/2002 The first Rocky movie was released to an unsuspecting movie audience in late 1976. Its depiction of a down-on-his-luck boxer, Rocky Balboa, who gets the chance to shock the world was a masterpiece and earned the “Best Picture” award for its efforts. Rocky…

  • Review: Rygar

    Rygar System: Sony Playstation 2 Genre: Action Release: November, 2002 Rygar was an enjoyable, if formulaic action platform game for the NES, and actually also appeared in an enjoyable game on the Atari Lynx as well. With the recent wave of remakes of games from 10-15 years ago, Tecmo decided to resurrect the game and…

  • Review: Rachet And Clank

    Ratchet and Clank System: Sony Playstation 2 Genre: Action/Shooter Release: November, 2002 Insomnia made their name by developing the Spyro the Dragon series for PS1, which went on to have two sequels and sell millions of copies worldwide. But like Naughty Dog did with Crash Bandicoot, Insomnia has given away its prized franchise and started…

  • Review: Shinobi

    Shinobi System: Sony Playstation 2 Genre: Action Release: November, 2002 Sega is having some trouble as a third party developer. Some of its big franchises are easing nicely into their new homes on other consoles (Sonic on Gamecube or Crazy Taxi). But many of the niche games are selling poorly, and the Sport line was…

  • Review: Spyro: Enter The Dragonfly

    Spyro Enter The Dragonfly System: Sony Playstation 2 Genre: Action Platform Release: November, 2002 Sony had two major mascots during the lifespan of the first Playstation. While Crash Bandicoot was the more recognizable mascot character, Spyro The Dragon carved out quite a niche for himself as well, with three beautiful, enjoyable adventures that catered to…

  • Review: Gungrave

    Gungrave System: Sony Playstation 2 Genre: Shooters Release: October, 2002 Since transitioning into a third party game publisher, Sega has continued its tradition of mixing mainstream games that are guaranteed to sell huge (Sonic, SegaSports) with a strong library of niche games that appeal to hardcore game players. Games like Jet Set Radio Future for…

  • Review: Contra: Shattered Soldier

    Contra: Shattered Soldier System: Playstation 2 Genre: Shooters Release Date: October 2002 2D gameplay died a fast death at the hands of Sony’s Playstation. Sega’s Saturn was built as a 2D machine with 3D capabilities tacked on late in its development, and the inferior 3D games on the Saturn doomed that machine. Since Sony’s rise…