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Sanity
Review (PC) |
November 10, 2000 |
Days
have passed since the Presidential Election and we still don't know who
won. It all comes down to a handful of votes in Florida, where Buchanan received a
disproportionate amount of votes in Palm Beach county, Bush claims victory by the
narrowest of margins, Gore wins the popular vote and threatens lawsuits, while Nadar sits
back and smiles through it all. Even the GF! poll is inconclusive--is it any wonder that
we're looking for a little Sanity? |
Weekly Gaming News |
Sony
announces a new entry in the MMOG genre, Epic Games jumps on the X-Box bandwagon, Tribes 2
goes Linux, Indrema pushes
forward, and more. Check it out in this
weeks gaming news. |
Top Selling Titles |
C&C Red
Alert 2 is tops on the latest PC sales
list, and Madden NFL 2001 continues
to score big on the PS2. Quake III Arena
frags the DC competion while THPS2 skates past
the competition on PSX and The World Is Not Enough is detected atop the N64
best-sellers. Check the numbers on the top
selling titles here. |
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Command
and Conquer:
Red Alert 2 Review (PC) |
November 9, 2000 |
Fast, furious,
and funny, Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 isn't
so much a sequel to Red Alert as a parody of it. The game's units, storyline, and gameplay
are outrageous, and you know what? That works for us. |
Pure Ride Review (PSX) |
The
first snow has descended on Moscow, and that means the first snowboarders will be
descending on the mountains soon. And that means poor saps like us have to vicariously
experience the joy of the hill through games like MTV Sports: Pure Ride. |
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Sega
Marine Fishing Review (DC) |
November 8, 2000 |
The only thing
wrong with Sega Bass Fishing
was the bass. Sure, it's fun to watch Babe Winkleman and his buddy, Billy, catch bass all
day long, but in a video game it gets a little monotonous. That's why Sega Marine Fishing ranks way above its predecessor.
With over 15 species of fish to catch, some way cool levels, minigames, and an innovative
internet application, this thing is not only way fun, but lasts a long time. Hook up with the review here. |
Dreamcast Gets Even Better |
Shenmue
made its spectacular debut yesterday. It looks oh-so-sweet. Just check out that
screenshot. If you live in San Jose, Cali, you can get your limited edition five-disc set
signed this weekend by Yu Suzuki, legendary developer of Shenmue. Here's the press release with all the details.
And to make things better, Sega has announced their broadband adapter for the DC.
It's due out on January 2, 2001, and should cost around $59. According to the GameWeek
Feature Story, the import adapter works fine in a US machine -- so keep an eye on
those import sites. |
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Close Combat:
Invasion Normandy Review (PC) |
November 7, 2000 |
In what's probably
the last gasp of a venerable series, SSI serves up more of the same. Close Combat: Invasion Normandy puts
you on the D-Day beaches, but it won't remind you of Saving Private Ryan. It will remind
you of all the other Close Combat games. |
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Review (N64) |
Go, go!
Power Rangers! After reviews of this game for every system, we've just got that damn theme
song stuck in our heads. Jeremy put Power
Rangers Lightspeed Rescue for N64 to the ultimate test -- a six year old boy. See how
the old warhorse of a franchise fares. |
Rogue Spear: Covert Ops Essentials Review (PC) |
If you
still haven't had enough of capping tangos, Rogue Spear: Covert Ops Essentials
offers more missions, more training and a test. That's right, a test. |
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Baldur's Gate II Review (PC) |
November 6, 2000 |
Over 200
hours of gameplay later, Matt finishes Baldur's
Gate 2: The Shadows of Amn and refrains from slaying dragons just long enough to
write this review. Long story short: Black Isle and Bioware take the BG1 engine
to the next level in what may well be the best computer RPG yet. |
Quake III Arena Review (DC) |
It's
the pride of the PC deathmatch -- Quake III Arena
finally gets an awesome port to DC. Online multiplayer, gorgeous graphics, and furious
fragfests make this one pretty dang awesome, but it still ain't no Perfect Dark. |
Way Too Much Time On Our Hands |
We must
just have too much time on our hands to throw up daily posts. As if we weren't busy enough
playing games. We still don't have as much time on our hands as this guy, who came up with a way to connect your DC to the Internet
through your DSL modem (but not at DSL speeds) using an old PC running Linux, PPP
server, and a bunch of other things we read about on Slashdot sometimes. We'll wait for
the ethernet adapter, which should be out in a month or so if rumors are correct. Don't
forget about our contests. We're giving away a copy of Tony
Hawk's Pro Skater 2 for the PlayStation (looks even better on PS2) and three copies of
the Diablo II Official Strategy Guide. C'mon, how can
you resist? And during this election week, we've got a themed poll. Do your duty -- Vote! |
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