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Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank
1st Impressions: Heavy Weapon is an outstanding side-scrolling shooter that is both challenging and a blast to play.
The Good: It plays old-school, but isn't, lots of frantic shooting action, challenging, has online for up to four players. The Bad: Achievements are hard to come by, game is hard. ------------------------------------... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
New Rally-X
New Rally-X isn't exactly a showstopping game, but it's an easy game to get achievement points on.
The Good: It's cheap, it's a perfect port of the arcade game, it's very easy for getting achievements on. The Bad: It's not very exciting, no online features besides leaderboards, it's almost too easy to get achieveme... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Gun
1st Impressions: Gun is how the west was won. It's a great western game with some minor graphical flaws.
The Good: Well established storyline, large open-ended world, plenty of over the top, gory shooting action. The Bad: Graphics aren't very good, especially on the Xbox 360, seems too have more language and violence tha... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Burnout 3: Takedown (Platinum Hits)
Burnout 3 is possably the best racing game ever made. No, I'm not joking.
You heard me right, Burnout 3 rocks in pretty much every aspect. It has a killer online mode and plenty of unlockables. Of course, the main event is the crashes and the Crash Mode, but the various racing modes are also f... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
XIII
Really cool style and Bourne Identity-ish story make XIII a very good game.
XIII may look like many other generic FPS games, but it isn't what it appears. This game has the best comic-booky graphics I've ever seen in any game, plus it has a decent multiplayer mode and a very enjoyable single pla... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Tom Clancy's Classic Trilogy (Platinum Hits)
This is a collection that is worth every penny you spend on it.
The Tom Clancy Trilogy Pack includes three great games, Rainbow Six 3, Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon. Rainbow Six 3 features squad based shooter action with a great multiplayer mode, Splinter Cell features great visuals ... Read Full Review
5 of 7 users found the following review helpful
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Future almost perfect. Why TimeSplitters is the closest game to being a Halo Killer
I'm not kidding. TimeSplitters: Future Perfect is in my oppinion, the second best sci-fi shooter for Xbox behind the Halo series. Future Perfect features a very funny and original single player and co-op campaign that wi... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Halo 2
Halo 2 is a game that every other FPS is measured against and features the absolute best online experience on Xbox Live
When I first got my Xbox, I had to get Halo: Combat Evolved. After playing that for a while, I knew Halo 2 was going to be amazing. Several days after November 9th, 2004 I picked up my collector's edition of Halo 2 and p... Read Full Review
3 of 7 users found the following review helpful
Phantom Dust
Phantom Dust is without a doubt one of the best budget titles ever made.
Phantom Dust is a budget title that packs a big punch. With massive single and multi-player modes, plus a very nice Xbox Live mode, this game is worth picing up in almost every aspect. The graphics and destructable envir... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Mario Party 7
Mario Party 7 is basically the same game as the previous one, but it is still fun to play with friends and kids.
Yes, it is the seventh Mario Party game, but it also offers plenty of new mini-games and boards to party on. 7 offers the best graphics the series has seen plus several new modes, including an 8 player share a controller... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Ninja Gaiden Black
1st Impressions: Ninja Gaiden Black is a superb action game that will blow you away with quality and quantity.
Ninja Gaiden was one of the best Xbox games to come out in 2004. Ninja Gaiden Black adds a ton of additional content, as well as a bundle of additional features that make replaying it a thrill for any gamer who played th... Read Full Review
6 of 6 users found the following review helpful
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Too Arcady, but still Great. My overall review of all modes.
One thing that long time Rainbow Six fans will notice about the latest installment, Lockdown, is that the game is much more like Halo and less like Rainbow Six 3. I personally find that change to be both detremental and ... Read Full Review
1 of 5 users found the following review helpful
The Eye of Judgment: Biolith Rebellion (Complete Disc)
1st Impressions: The Eye of Judgement is a unique take on traditional trading card games that is unlike anything else.
The Good: Unique consept combining a trading card game and a console based stratagy game, excellent graphics, includes the Playstation Eye, a deck of cards and a mat, very detailed and well thought out tutorial videos. ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Scrapland
1st Impressions: Grand Theft Android. Scrapland offers a great variety of gameplay in a sci-fi universe.
Scrapland is basically Grand Theft Auto with robots and spaceships. That being said, it's a very good looking and playing game that's easy to recomend. I got it for $8, so it's another Tale of the Bargin Bin, because it'... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Turok: Evolution
1st Impressions: Odd setting and the ability to kill almost anything make Turok: Evolution a solid pick up
My Tales from the Bargin Bin continue... Turok: Evolution was $4.99 at my local EB Games, so I figured I really couldn't loose at that price. I was right. Turok: Evolution is an anjoyable FPS with a unique, but odd setti... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Brute Force
1st Impressions: Brute Force is a decent squad-based shooter that's easily worth $2.99
Ah yes, another Tale of the Bargin Bin... Brute Force was only $2.99 at my local EB Games, and being the stupid impulse shopper that I am, I bought it without question. The only thing is, it's not a bad game! The main th... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Link's Crossbow Training
1st Impressions: Link's Crossbow Training is a great teaser for what shooter should be like on the Wii.
The Good: Is a great way to test out the Wii Zapper, has decent graphics, sound effects and controls, is pretty addicting. The Bad: Is short and not very deep, the zapper isn't as impressive as you'd think. ---------... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
Geist
Geist: The GameCube's Halo
Let me get this off my chest, Geist isn't Halo, but it doesn't want to be. It is a unique, FPS game that features some really cool posession moves and one of the coolest looking playable dream sequences ever. The graphic... Read Full Review
2 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Halo (Xbox Collection)
Halo: The reason the Xbox is so great.
When I first got my Xbox in the summer of 2004, I knew I had to get Halo: Combat Evolved. When I finally did get it, I loved it so much. Halo is without a doubt the main reason why the Xbox has been so successful. The or... Read Full Review
4 of 7 users found the following review helpful
The Godfather
1st Impressions: The Godfather is clearly a GTA clone, but the 1920s setting and star voice cast make it shine.
The Good: Open New York City to explore, extorting business owners is fun, solid character creation system, voice cast from the movies, very lengthy. The Bad: Graphics don't look too next gen, it's pretty much the sam... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Project Gotham Racing 3
1st Impressions: PGR3 is an outstanding racing game that shows style, poise and what the 360 is capable of.
The Good: Solid visuals, realistic physics, tons of tracks in a variety of cities, plenty of online racing modes, Kudos. The Bad: Hard to earn achievements, no damage to vehicles, single player is much harder than you... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
NCAA Football 07
1st Impressions: College Football has never been more fun than it is in NCAA Football 2006. It's better than Madden.
The Good: Solid Visuals, superb football gameplay, much improved presentation, has several extras that are worth checking out, lots of easy achievements to earn. The Bad: Lacks a few features that the Xbox version has... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
Viva Pinata
1st Impressions: Viva Pinata is without a doubt THE sleeper hit of 2006. It's fun and addicting for all ages.
The Good: Stunning visuals, very addictive gameplay, very colorful and cute, way better than I ever thought it would be. The Bad: Little kids will hate it when their Pinatas get eaten, will ask questions about the &qu... Read Full Review
3 of 6 users found the following review helpful
Need for Speed Carbon
1st Impressions: Carbon is an excellent addition to the series, but the new race events don't pan out right.
The Good: Amazing visuals, storyline continues that of Most Wanted, tons of new ways to pimp out your ride, new online modes are excellent. The Bad: Canyon and Drift race events aren't so good, single player is much s... Read Full Review
1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Rock Band
Full Review: Rock Band launches at the top of the charts.
The Good: Excellent visuals and presentation, various controllers are awesome, solid track listings, Band World Tour is the best thing to ever be seen in a music game, character customization is amazingly deep, one of th... Read Full Review
6 of 6 users found the following review helpful
Starcraft: Brood War
More units + new storyline = winning formula for Brood War.
Starcraft was superb by itself. With the addition of Brood War, it's expansion, Starcraft became even better than it already was. A new campaign storyline brought more depth to the people and places you got to know in th... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Far Cry Instincts Evolution
It's not very different from the original, But Evolution makes an already winning formula better!
Far Cry: Instincts was a very good FPS in 2005. Far Cry Instincts: Evolutions is almost the same thing, but with added bonuses that make it better than it was. Jack Carver returns with a vengence when he is frames for a ... Read Full Review
5 of 5 users found the following review helpful
Quantum Redshift
Good, Cheep Racing Game
Quantom Redshift is another game that I found at my local EB Games for under $10... $4 to be exact. Let me tell you that this game is worth every penny. The game is basically a rival to Nintendo's F-Zero series and Sony'... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
A solidly fun shooter that really brings war into your living room!
I haven't played the Battlefield Series on the PC, but this is a solid entry on the Xbox. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat takes the horrors of war and brings them into your living room. The graphics and sound are both well ... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Assassin's Creed
1st Impressions: Assassin's Creed is sheer joy and brutality at the tip of a blade.
The Good: Epic world and cities to explore, major plot twist at the begining of the game, fighting system is fluent and very well done, stunning graphics, counter attacks and combat moves are brutal and oh so satisfying,... Read Full Review
3 of 6 users found the following review helpful
Starcraft
Sci-fi RTS games wouldn't be a blip on the map if it wasn't for Starcraft...
Starcraft is a sci-fi RTS from Blizzard, the developer of Warcraft II and Diablo. This is another outstanding game that has a very active fanbase. The game features three playable races: Human, Zerg and Protoss. The Huma... Read Full Review
2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Condemned: Criminal Origins
1st Impressions: Condemned is a creepy game with great melee combat wrapped in a satisfying story with a bow on top.
The Good: Very spooky atmosphere, great melee combat system, good story, unlike anything else I've ever played. The Bad: Those who scare easily should stay away, no multiplayer, pretty darn violent. -----------------... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition
Warcraft II is an outstanding RTS that will go down in history as a classic.
Warcraft II was the game that got me hooked on PC games in the first place. It's a outstanding game that is still adicting, even today. The Battle.net edition includes both the original Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Diablo
The granddaddy of RPGs is superb,even today!
Diablo is the game that all PC dungon crawlers are based on. It's the classic story about villagers rising up against the devil and his minions underground. Finding potions, killing hords of demons and zombies and goblin... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
Command & Conquer: Renegade
An underrated, outstanding FPS that should have been on a console.
When people think of Command and Conquer, they think of the long running RTS series from EA developer Westwood Studios, not an awesome FPS with outstanding and inovative multiplayer. Renegade is just that, an FPS that is... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
It's a worthy expansion to the fantastic Warcraft III, but the ending sucks!
Warcraft III was an amazing RTS experience. The Frozen Throne continues that experience and adds lot's more enjoyment to the game, with one exception. The storylines from the original game continue except for the Orc cam... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos
One of the best RTS series of all time get's another amazing installment.
Warcraft III is just one of those games that is impossable to not like. Everything about it is amazingly well done as only Blizzard can do. The storyline in the single-player mode continues after Warcraft 2: Beyond the D... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
Enchanted Arms
1st Impressions: Enchanted Arms is a solidly enjoyable turn-based stratagy game. The first of it's kind for next gen.
The Good: Strong, flowing storyline, great visuals and truely cinematic cutscenes, solid combat, enjoyable premise. The Bad: Turn-based isn't for the impatient, gay guy get's annoying... -----------------------------... Read Full Review
4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
Disney/Pixar Cars
1st Impressions: Cars is a suprisingly good kiddy racing game based on the terrific Pixar film.
The Good: Takes place after the movie, features movie voice actors, has Rainbow Studios as developer, easy achievements, open world. The Bad: Graphics aren't that spiffy, collision detection problems, some mini-games ... Read Full Review
2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
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