Category: Sony PS2

Game: FlatOut Platform: PS2 (also available on Xbox) Developer: Bugbear Entertainment Publisher: Empire Interative Rating: T for Teen Let’s face it, even if racing purists don’t want to admit it there is one defining reason to watch Nascar: Someone might crash. People love car crashes, it’s why we slow down traffic to gawk at some…

Review: Suzuki TT Superbikes (PS2) Developer: Jester Interactive Distributor: Valcon Games Genre: Racing Release Date: 8/4/05 Fans of motorcycle racing haven’t had very many games to play on the PS2 with the exception of the MotoGP series, while fans of other racing games have had numerous titles to keep themselves occupied. At least up until…

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…

Makai Kingdom Developer: Nippon Ichi Publisher: NIS America Genre: SRPG Release Date: 7.27.05 You know, when I first heard about Makai Kingdom, I was both excited and worried. I was excited because there hasn’t been a Nippon Ichi SPRG I’ve given under a 7. Rhapsody and Disagaea are in my top 30 RPG’s of all…

Review: Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (PS2) Developer: Racjin Distributor: Square Enix Genre: Action RPG Release Date: 7/12/05 Hey, it’s my 10th official review for Inside Pulse! A minor milestone to be sure, but since they haven’t fired me yet, I must be doing okay. And this weeks review? Fullmetal Alchemist 2:…

Review: Killer7 (PS2) Developer: Capcom Distributor: Capcom Genre: Action/Shooter Release Date: 7/7/05 Let me begin by asking you a question. Do you think that video games are a form of art? I’m willing to bet that many of you who consider yourselves gamers would say that yes, games are a form of art. And why…

Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana Developer: Gust Publisher: Nippon Ichi Genre: Turn-Based RPG Release Date: 06/29/05 For those of you who are unaware, Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana, is the sixth game of the Atelier series. The series got its start on the Sony Playstation and Sega Saturn. Before now I’ve only played the imports of Marie…

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…

Game: In The Groove System: Sony Playstation 2 Genre: Music/Rhythm Developer: RoXoR Games Publisher: RedOctane Release: 6/10/05 Over the last 1.5 years or so, there’s been a hot debate between fans of Dance Dance Revolution, and fans of In The Groove. What over? In The Groove’s existence. You see, both are dance games. Both are…

Samurai Western Developer: Spike Publisher: Atlus Genre: Action RPG/Button Masher Release Date: 06/07/05 It is very rare I like westerns. It is very rare I like anything about the Old West. Yet there are two exceptions to this rule. The first is comedies ala Blazing Saddles. The second is when there is an interplay of…

Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters Developer: WoW (Sega) Publisher: Natsume (USA), Sony (Japan) Genre: Ummm…Fish Simulation? Release Date: 5/18/05 You know, it wasn’t until the beginning of this month I heard of this game. And from the looks of it, not many people have. I was just randomly going across sites and found…

Haunting Ground Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Genre: Survival Horror Release Date: 05/10/05 I’m not a fan of Capcom’s use of “Survival Horror.” Mainly because they are all but guaranteed to do an awful job of it. By this I mean they have no concept of terror or horror. The definition of Horror is, “An intense,…

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Platform: PS2 (Also available for Xbox) Genre: Action Publisher: Lucasarts Inc. Developer: The Collective Release Date: 05/05/05 Star Wars games are notoriously hit or miss. For every great game like Knights of the Old Republic and Rouge Squadron game there is Obi-Wan and Rouge Squadron 3. Over…

Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity Developer: Pinegrow (Previously called MaxFive) Publisher: Atlus USA Genre: Strategy RPG Release Date: 04/26/05 Well, what do you know? The makers of Hoshigami: Running Blue Earth are back with a new tactical RPG. For those of you that don’t remember Hoshigami, it was a decent, but critically panned RPG…

Rise of the Kasai Platform: PS2 Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: Bottlerocket Entertainment Rating: Mature Release Date: 4/5/2005 OK. So, first off the bat, I’ve got to apologize for quite possibly getting that asinine commercial for Coke with Lime stuck in your head. At this very moment, I’m mustering every neuron in my head to…

Title: Sega Classics Collection (PS2) Publisher: Sega Developer Sega Release Date: 3/24/05 Sega has been, in a word, masterful about how they’ve handled compilations over the years. As one of the first companies to put out a compilation, the good old 6 Pack way back on the Genesis, they were ahead of the trend. Now…

Game: Dynasty Warriors 5 System: Sony Playstation 2 Genre: 3rd Person Action Developer: Omega Force Publisher: Koei Released: 3/29/05 I remember when I hooked up my first PS2. I had only four games back then: Tekken Tag Tournament, Summoner, DOA2 Hardcore?, and my favorite one, Dynasty Warriors 2. It was a type of game that…

NARC System: PS2 (Also On: X-Box) Developer: Point of View Publisher: Midway Genre: Action Release Date: 3/22/05 When the original N.A.R.C arcade game came out in 1988 it was controversial for the ability to let you play as a futuristic cop who mowed down armies of dealers and addicts and let you collect drugs and…