Final Fantasy IV and Chrono Trigger represent some of the best that the Square of old had to offer.
Anachronox is a solid addition to the genre and makes up for some rough spots with a welcome sense of humor and a lot of personality.
It's a testament to Startopia's fundamentally sound design and attractive presentation that you'll enjoy it despite the fact that, at times, it'll make you feel slightly alienated.
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix is a game that successfully blends the action, survival-horror, and role-playing genres into a single outstanding product.
Tomb Raider Chronicles is a worthy enough "sequel" to the original and can deliver an adequate number of thrills, though nothing unique or surprising.
Final Fantasy IX serves as a coda to the series as you know it - it's a summation of everything that players have enjoyed about the past ten years of ...
Younger children will be delighted to be at the controls, but seasoned gamers will want to look elsewhere for a more polished and challenging experience.
Ogre Battle 64 offers a detailed branching story and great depth of customization, both executed brilliantly within the limitations of a 35-meg cartridge.
Valkyrie Profile is a complex, ambitious, and gorgeous title that offers much to like: beautiful aesthetics, an entertaining battle system, engaging characters, and a creatively balanced "dual" scenario.
Chrono Cross may not have had the largest budget, but it has the largest heart.
Expert RPG fans will likely blow straight through this game without a single setback.
Deus Ex's gameplay features and story elements, as well as the expansiveness of the game's environments and the scope of its setting, add up to a satisfying and unusual experience.
A string of miniquests without a cohesive core, Legend of Mana is likely to disappoint fans hoping for a new action RPG classic, but it will entertain those just looking ...
Kemco transforms a reviled PC game into a highly playable Game Boy Color game.
While a fairly short game, the depth and density of the story and gameplay contained in Vagrant Story give it an intensity missing from most longer games.
Ironically, the first game in the Front Mission trilogy to arrive in North America may actually be the best one to introduce the series to a new audience.
There are so many twists and turns in the plot that you want to continually play just a little further and the storyline's mature tone is refreshing, enough so that ...
SaGa Frontier 2 will likely please RPG fans who are able to overlook the first title's looming shadow.
If you've already "caught 'em all," and you're looking for a game to tide you over until Pokemon Gold and Silver are released near the end of the year, Dragon ...
Gun Loco is a third person shooter developed by Square Enix.
Agni's Philosophy is a real-time technical demonstration movie that uses cutting-edge game development technology.
Most players won't miss much if they simply sit this one out.
Unfortunately, the game starts strong, but becomes an exercise in futility on or around the second level.
Fighting Force 2 takes the same basic beat-'em-up ethic and melds it with a pinch of Lara Croftian camera work and a smidgen of Metal Gear-esque espionage.
Mediocre packaging and emulation quirks aside, it's hard not to like Final Fantasy Anthology.
Final Fantasy IV makes its way to the Nintendo DS and features full 3D graphics, voiced cutscenes, and added content.
Role-playing games don't get a whole lot better than Final Fantasy Tactics.
Cast all fears aside: the latest Final Fantasy is the greatest game ever to bear the name.
If you've been waiting for the definitive role-playing game for the PlayStation 2, here it is.
Final Fantasy XI is an online RPG that manages to break the mold, if just barely--but, actually, that's no mean feat.
Were it not for the game's outstanding graphics and sound, Front Mission Alternative would invariably be a total dud.
A serious, stylish strategy game.
Like Gary Coleman in Diff'rent Strokes, Gex is having a tough time showing off his range.
While the game is technically proficient, the unbelievably lame speech and camera problems make Gex: Enter the Gecko a frustrating title at best.
Atlus has done gamers a service in rereleasing this classic.
Pandemonium doesn't have what it takes to contend with the latest 3-D action games, like Crash Bandicoot and Tomb Raider.
It's a fun and mostly unpredictable platform game.
Expect to finish the game all the way through in no more than 15 hours.
Parasite Eve II is a consistently good-looking action-adventure game that adopts its predecessor's cinematic style to an even more impressive effect.
What will make or break this game for you is really the original and unintuitive gameplay.
Those looking for a great party-game fix should give Rakugaki Showtime a look.
While Ray Tracers is a pretty neat game, it's way too easy and far too short to purchase.
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