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Tom
Clancy's Splinter Cell Review (PC) |
March 10,
2003 |
 Ubi
Soft has brought their super popular stealth action title to the PC, and
Tom Clancy's
Splinter Cell retains much of its initial appeal. Still one of the
most beautiful games ever created, this game is packed full of good
times, if you're a fan of the slow-paced, stealth-oriented, government
intrigue type of gameplay.
Click here. |
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Pride FC
Review (PS2) |
 THQ
has brought in veteran ring fighting developers Anchor to create a
worthy successor to the UFC franchise.
Pride FC delivers a
similar style of no holds barred, submit or suffer gameplay. Great
graphics and a very nice fighting engine make this one for any fan of
the sport or the UFC games.
Click here. |
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INTERVIEW: Roman Kremlicka, VP of Wootsoft |
 Wootsoft
has a new idea: How about a massively multiplayer online RPG that
combines various action elements and, most importantly, looks really,
really pretty? Iritor
Online promises to deliver stunning visuals and compelling gameplay.
To find out more, our man Aaron spoke to
Roman Kremlicka, VP of
Wootsoft. Click for interview. |
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Grand
Theft Auto FREE |
 Perhaps
the coolest freebie since that translucent Obi Wan I ordered from the
back of my Cheerios box, Rockstar Games has recompiled the original
Grand Theft Auto for modern PCs and they're just giving it away. You can
try
their official download site here, but it's been down much of the
weekend.
Click here for the Gamers' Hell list of download mirrors, and get
you some GTA FREE. |
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Star
Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Preview (Xbox, PC) |
March 2,
2003 |
 One
of the most beloved RPG developers, Bioware (makers of hits such as
Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate), has grabbed hold of one of the
most beloved franchises, Star Wars, and created an RPG for the RPG
starved Xbox and the not-so-RPG-starved PC.
Star Wars Knights of the
Old Republic should be super cool.
Click here. |
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Star Wars
Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Review (Xbox) |
 The
huge PC hit of Summer 2002 has made its way to the console systems, and
the great gaming and excellent story have remained intact.
Star Wars Jedi
Knight II: Jedi Outcast gives you all the first person blasting and
third person light saber swashbuckling you could want. A great storyline
rewards the patient gamer.
Click here. |
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Sixth
Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Held |
 The
Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences have awarded their
6th Annual Interactive
Achievement Awards. Battlefield 1942 took home 4 awards, making it
the big winner. Yu Suzuki, creator of Outrun, Virtua Fighter, Shenmue,
and a lot more games, took his place in the Hall of Fame. Other winners
include Metroid Prime, Splinter Cell, Animal Crossing, Grand Theft Auto
Vice City, Eternal Darkness, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Lord
of the Rings: The Two Towers, and more.
Click for the whole list. |
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Galerians:
Ash Review (PS2) |
February
16, 2003 |
 Sammy
Studios brings us the sequel to their psycho future thriller, Galerians.
Galerians: Ash
drops you right into the aftermath of the first story with nary a hint
at how to get going, so this is definitely one for the fans. A gripping
storyline might draw you along in spite of lackluster gameplay.
Definitely check the review.
Click here. |
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Phantasy
Star Collection Review (GBA) |
 Sega's
venerable Phantasy Star series has found a home on a lot of consoles
lately, but fans haven't forgotten the glory days of old school RPG
enjoyment. Phantasy Star
Collection packs more than a hundred hours of classic RPG gameplay
on a GBA cart, which ain't bad at all.
Click here. |
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Guilty
Gear X2 Review (PS2) |
February
9, 2003 |
 Sammy
Studios brings us a sequel to their successful Guilty Gear series.
Guilty Gear X2 takes the
over-the-top action and ultra deep fighting system to the next level.
Fighting fans, especially those with a love for chaotic 2D action and
intricate control systems, should definitely check this one out.
Click here. |
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Impossible Creatures Review (PC) |
 Microsoft
game studio Relic has put together an RTS title that should appeal to
the Dr. Moreau in all of us.
Impossible Creatures allows you to design your own units to use in
battle (how about elephants with pincers? burrowing ant-tigers with
electric stingers?).
Click
here. |
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Star Wars
Bounty Hunter Review (GC) |
 His
backpack has jets. He's Jango the Fett. He's Boba's daddy and the
template for every clone in the Clone Wars.
Star Wars Bounty
Hunter puts you in control of Jango Fett as he blasts his way across
the universe, cleansing it of treacherous scum and villainy on a mission
for the most scummy and villainous of them all.
Clickity-click-click. |
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Hip
Screen Pad Review (PS2) |
 Hip
Interactive brings us a novel little product in their
Hip Screen Pad.
It's a PS2 controller with a screen and speakers built in. On the
upside, the screen is really nice looking, especially considering its
2.5 inch size. On the downside, it costs about as much as other, bigger,
portable screens and the controller is S-U-C-K.
Click for more. |
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Die Hard
Vendetta Review (GC) |
 Good
old Die Hard. You can never have too much terrorist-bashing smartass
commentary to go with your action movie or game. To prove this point,
Fox Interactive serves us up a big helping of
Die Hard Vendetta, putting you
in the role of John McLane once again.
Click! |
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James
Cameron's Dark Angel Review (PS2, Xbox) |
 It
kind of seems like they quit working on
James Cameron's Dark
Angel when the television series was cancelled. That's too bad,
because this is almost a good game. The fighting engine is deep, but
overall shallowness of plot and gameplay makes this one for the DA fans
and not many more.
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