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Hands-On
with the Game Boy Advance! |
June
14, 2001 |
Even
though the Big 3 console systems are grabbing all the headlines, Jason
insists that the Game Boy Advance is the only Sure
Thing out there. He backs that up with a couple of reviews of some
excellent GBA launch titles, the ubiquitous Tony
Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and a nifty cart racer, F-Zero.
We'll be featuring loads of GBA coverage, and even our PC guys are
"sorta interested" in the system. Does the hand-held console
finally come of age with the GBA? Read
on. |
The
Dumbed-Down Future of Computer Games |
He's
finally digested what he saw at E3, and he's not entirely happy.
Resident doomsayer and RPG aficionado Matt foretells a time when
computer games are geared towards the casual gamer, simplified in
gameplay and theme, and produced by an evil cartel of
Hollywood-style movers and shakers. Are we at the end of the golden
age of computer gaming? Will PC games become nothing but glorified
console games? Should we anticipate a Dumbed-Down
Future of Computer Games?
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Air Command 3.0 Review (PC) |
June 12, 2001 |
Been doing much air travel lately? Spent much time waiting for
landing stacked up over O'Hare while that Cubs game you've got tickets for is about to
start? Think you could do better than whatever &%#$! moron is controlling the
airspace? Well, Shrapnel Games gives you a chance to test your mettle in Air Command 3.0, which allows you to take a
shift as an ATC. It's simple and spare, but it's also a terrific gaming experience. |
Spiderman Review (DC) |
Finally a game that allows you to do whatever a spider can. Spiderman for the Dreamcast has tons of
villains, gameplay that goes all over the map, and those nifty Dreamcast graphics. Jason's
our superhero comic book aficionado, and Jason says this is the best comic book-based
video game yet. We don't argue with him about stuff like that.
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Tropico Review (PC) |
June 8, 2001 |
Ever think, hey, if that Castro dude can run a tropical island, so
can I? GoD and PopTop allow you to see if you're dictator material in Tropico. Guide your small island from
insignificant rock-in-the-water to socialist worker's utopia or capitalist tourista's
paradise or even a rebel-ridden craphole. With compelling gameplay, loads of local flavor,
and enough depth to keep even the most hardened strategy gamer happy, Tropico is a
sun-drenched gem. |
Gigawing 2 Review (DC) |
Capcom brings us another top-down shooter, Giga Wing 2, and it looks like this
might be a title to pass on. Clocking in at a whopping 20 minutes, and rewarding brute
force over tactics or skill, the best you can hope for from this baby is a grand mal. But
don't worry if your seizure makes you lose, because there are infinite continues. Like
hell. Click here.
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Super Bombad Racing Review (PS2) |
June 4, 2001 |
LucasArts brings us a kart
racer obviously designed with kids in mind. Unfortunately, Super Bombad Racing drives more like a granny
game, and taxes your nerves more than serious interrogation by the Dark Knights of Sith.
On the other hand, bumping Jar Jar into the Sarlacc Pit is pretty dang fun. Racers to your marks. |
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Confidential Mission Review (DC) |
June 1, 2001 |
Sega brings us another arcade on-rails shooter, which is good,
because it's been awhile. Confidential
Mission doesn't surpass House of the Dead 2, but it does provide a good half hour of
bad guy poppin'. With a cool Partner mode and some nifty mini-tasks, it's not a bad
diversion at all. That is, if you own a light gun. Report for duty, special agent. |
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Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX Review (PSX) |
May 29, 2001 |
Mat Hoffman
ventures into the world of videogames with Mat
Hoffman's Pro BMX. The closest sibling to THPS and its glory, can Hoffman hold up
under pressure? Or is MHPB just another in a long line of painful memories for the man
whose broken more bones than Evil Kneivel? Click
here. |
Nyko Zoom Light Review (GB) |
Nyko helps solve the problem of adjusting your magnifier
by melding the magnifier and light into a nifty little hood for your GBC or GB Pocket.
It's called a Zoom Light, and we think
it's mighty fine. Plus, it doesn't wear down your batteries too much. Come to the light. |
Unison Review (PS2) |
Tecmo
gets a little groovier with its latest, Unison:
Rebels of Rhythm & Dance. You get to help three lovely, cartoon ladies bring the
boogie back to civilization. In a land without the funk, you are humanity's only hope. Gotta have that funk. |
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Merchant Prince II Review (PC) |
May 25, 2001 |
If
you've got a Machiavellian nature and a high threshold for steep learning curves, you'll
probably enjoy Merchant Prince II,
Talonsoft's turn-based strategy game that puts you in control of a Renaissance-era
city-state. It's more of a remake of the classic than an entirely new game, and the
interface is unwieldy, but there's a good game in there if you can find it. |
Outlive Review (PC) |
We thought only the
Koreans made egregious Starcraft knock-offs, but now--live from Brazil--comes Outlive, a game that takes derivative and
repetitious gameplay and lowers it to an entirely new level. Interested in RTS's that
really rock? Give this one a pass and check out Kohan. |
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