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  • Rating:3.5

    Men in Black II: Crossfire

  • Rating:3.5

    BlasterBall 2 Deluxe

  • Rating:3.5

    Betty Bad

  • Rating:8

    IGI 2: Covert Strike

  • Rating:7

    GunForce

  • Rating:8.5

    Operation Thunderbolt

  • Rating:7.5
    -PS3- The gritty WW2 action sets an engaging FPS tone, but various irksome elements detract from the full playability.

    Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway

    -PS3- The gritty WW2 action sets an engaging FPS tone, but various irksome elements detract from the full playability.

    BROTHERS IN ARMS: HELL'S HIGHWAY - PS3 - My overall p.o.v. for this game is as follows: The single player campaign is jam packed with the sort of intense WW2 FPS action fans of the series and genre crave, but a som... Read Full Review

    4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Project I.G.I 2: Covert Strike - - PC - - Very similar to it's predecessor, but assuredly worthwhile 4 fps/action fans.

    Project IGI 2

    Project I.G.I 2: Covert Strike - - PC - - Very similar to it's predecessor, but assuredly worthwhile 4 fps/action fans.

    After reviewing the first IGI release I felt it was proper for me to review the second coming. My points are the same as in the review for the first entry in the series, but with elevated standings. :) PROJECT I... Read Full Review

    6 of 6 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5
    METAL GEAR SOLID: PORTABLE OPS - PSP - Is it good? Hardcore fans shower praise. Cautious newcomers are left bewildered.

    Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

    METAL GEAR SOLID: PORTABLE OPS - PSP - Is it good? Hardcore fans shower praise. Cautious newcomers are left bewildered.

    Being a fan of the Metal Gear series there was never any doubt that I'd have to get around to playing this release at some point in my life. Finally spurred onward by the purchase of a PSP3000, this game was in the used ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    CHAMELEON - PSP : An inspired puzzle game utilizing colors, bombs, flags and power-up stars! (But is it too cute?)

    KuruKuru Chameleon

    CHAMELEON - PSP : An inspired puzzle game utilizing colors, bombs, flags and power-up stars! (But is it too cute?)

    CHAMELEON - PSP : In the vein of Checkers, Mahjong, Stratego (Connect Four, too!), CHAMELEON has established a well constructed title with which we can all pass our time amid a sea of primary colors and lucid dialogue... Read Full Review

    4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5
    Tom Clancy's ENDWAR - PSP: The heart and soul of strategic wargaming is alive and well!

    Tom Clancy's EndWar

    Tom Clancy's ENDWAR - PSP: The heart and soul of strategic wargaming is alive and well!

    Tom Clancy's ENDWAR - PSP: Having recently purchased a PSP there were a few games that I wanted to have a go at right off the bat. ENDWAR was one towards the top of the list. And it doesn't disappoint. For a sta... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    WINBACK 2 : Project Poseidon _ PS2 _ - Casual players should give it a chance, and Winback fans should rejoice!!

    WinBack 2: Project Poseidon

    WINBACK 2 : Project Poseidon _ PS2 _ - Casual players should give it a chance, and Winback fans should rejoice!!

    WINBACK 2 : Project Poseidon _ PS2 _ - A series of games that has an established cult status among particular circles of gamers, WinBack's second installment returned to consoles with a similarly inspired plot and varied... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    SPARTAN  TOTAL WARRIOR - - - (PS2) - - - Ancient warfare. Mythological combat. Button mashing. Time to dominate!!

    Spartan: Total Warrior

    SPARTAN TOTAL WARRIOR - - - (PS2) - - - Ancient warfare. Mythological combat. Button mashing. Time to dominate!!

    SPARTAN : TOTAL WARRIOR - PS2 The Gamespot review is dead-on. However, I tally the score for this game from Gamespot's rating of 7.1 to 9.0. The game grabbed me and got into my veins that pump that wild gaming b... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    PROJECT: I.G.I. - - - A stealth action title that's filled with gusto and a no guts/no glory sensibility.

    Project IGI

    PROJECT: I.G.I. - - - A stealth action title that's filled with gusto and a no guts/no glory sensibility.

    Big fan of shooters? Dig PC gaming? Pick this release up with haste. Feeling sneaky? Utilize stealth to infiltrate and destroy your enemy from within. But beware as the AI is much more cunning and ruthless than mos... Read Full Review

    6 of 6 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    PERFECT DARK - N64 - A beautiful and innovative leap for the shooter genre, this game perfectly(!) acquires it's target!

    Perfect Dark

    PERFECT DARK - N64 - A beautiful and innovative leap for the shooter genre, this game perfectly(!) acquires it's target!

    PERFECT DARK - N64 - : To say that this is a game that you either love or hate just doesn't do it justice. My p.o.v. is that you either love this game or you simply haven't played it enough! From the splendid an... Read Full Review

    7 of 7 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    KESSEN III - High adventure, strategy, and feudal Japanese warfare. Rule, defend yourself, and conquer your enemies!

    Kessen III

    KESSEN III - High adventure, strategy, and feudal Japanese warfare. Rule, defend yourself, and conquer your enemies!

    KESSEN 3 for the Playstation 2: Having played the first two installments of Kessen, this third release of the series hits all spots, corners and cravings that had generated for me out of the previous title's gameplay.... Read Full Review

    4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    IRON HELIX - 1993 (PC) : Eerie, atmospheric space mystery alongside robotic driven tension and fear.

    Iron Helix

    IRON HELIX - 1993 (PC) : Eerie, atmospheric space mystery alongside robotic driven tension and fear.

    IRON HELIX - 1993 (PC) : It's adventure/survival horror game with obvious scifi layers, as Earth is entangled in a "coldwar" with an alien race. An Earth ship named Jeremiah O'brien is taken over by a virus and all... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    GUNSTAR HEROES ~ Sega Genesis ~ Have you played this game yet? No? Why the %&#@ not?!

    Gunstar Heroes

    GUNSTAR HEROES ~ Sega Genesis ~ Have you played this game yet? No? Why the %&#@ not?!

    GUNSTAR HEROES: A game like this comes along only every once in a blue moon. There's one every other year...maybe. A game so underestimated, so underappreciated, so under the radar, so underground that it catches o... Read Full Review

    4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    THE PUNISHER ::::PS2:::: A fantastic shooter with plenty of guns, guts, glory and ammo! The Punisher-brutal & great.

    The Punisher

    THE PUNISHER ::::PS2:::: A fantastic shooter with plenty of guns, guts, glory and ammo! The Punisher-brutal & great.

    THE PUNISHER: Lock and load in this vengeful Marvel adventure! Playing as Frank Castle a.k.a. The Punisher, you will soon be in the midst of criminals and scum that require you to be judge, jury and (most importantly)... Read Full Review

    5 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    DiRT -PS3- Very addictive, excellent & exhilarating racing, friendly interface and personable controls equals fun!

    Colin McRae: DiRT

    DiRT -PS3- Very addictive, excellent & exhilarating racing, friendly interface and personable controls equals fun!

    Codemasters really know what they're doing. They know a good thing when they see it, and they know how to implement their own personal touch as well as how to envelop the player into the game. They've secured pole pos... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5
    CONAN - - PS3 - - Savage, brutal, addictive, bloody, imaginative, surreal, occasionally frustrating and generally fun!

    Conan

    CONAN - - PS3 - - Savage, brutal, addictive, bloody, imaginative, surreal, occasionally frustrating and generally fun!

    CONAN PS3 For me: As a longtime CONAN fan, I ate up the idea of a videogame where I could trample my enemies before me and hear the lamentations of their women. This game did not satisfy such a thrill, but it di... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5.5
    COMBAT ELITE: WWII PARATROOPERS--- The co-op is where this game shines, but it's repetitive gameplay holds back the fun.

    Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers

    COMBAT ELITE: WWII PARATROOPERS--- The co-op is where this game shines, but it's repetitive gameplay holds back the fun.

    The birds-eye-view camera angle, the wide yet entrapping maps, it's old-school sensibility, and the basic joy one gets out of destroying a whole platoon of enemy soldiers in one fell swoop make this game a blast. Howe... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    SAN FRANCISCO RUSH 2049 (N64) - - - Intuitive controls and clever level design make this futuristic racing game a blast!

    San Francisco Rush 2049

    SAN FRANCISCO RUSH 2049 (N64) - - - Intuitive controls and clever level design make this futuristic racing game a blast!

    This game is fun - plain and simple. From the lightning fast pace of the races to the wildly engaging and addictive multiplayer action, San Francisco Rush 2049 delivers firing on all cylinders. Deceptively simple l... Read Full Review

    3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    DESTREGA ~ ~ ~ A unique and challenging game with cool characters, odd levels, and devastatingly addictive multiplayer!!

    Destrega

    DESTREGA ~ ~ ~ A unique and challenging game with cool characters, odd levels, and devastatingly addictive multiplayer!!

    This game grew on me from the moment I picked up the controller. Being into superheroes and the like, this game had that sort of immediate draw with it's high flying, fireball throwing, mystical power action. The c... Read Full Review

    6 of 6 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    SNIPER ELITE - - - Stealthy, shoot-em-up action that quickly hits that bullseye target of your gamer heart!!

    Sniper Elite

    SNIPER ELITE - - - Stealthy, shoot-em-up action that quickly hits that bullseye target of your gamer heart!!

    SNIPER ELITE is fantastic. It is all it's cracked up to be, and then some. Fans of stealth, action, and shooters in general should definitely take a look at this release. It aims to please and hits the bullseye. Th... Read Full Review

    4 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    EXCITEBIKE - - - Classic, classic NES game! Simple controls and gameplay plus innovative player options equal triumph!!!

    Excitebike

    EXCITEBIKE - - - Classic, classic NES game! Simple controls and gameplay plus innovative player options equal triumph!!!

    This game is hard to beat. If only new racing releases would take a cue from this classic and advance their ideas. The fact that when I was four or five that I could make and race my own tracks on my NES is an astound... Read Full Review

    4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    BLADESTORM: The Hundred Years' War - -- - Great game! Run, hack, slash, bash and smash your way to medieval war glory!!!

    Bladestorm: Hyakunen Sensou

    BLADESTORM: The Hundred Years' War - -- - Great game! Run, hack, slash, bash and smash your way to medieval war glory!!!

    This game is in the vein of Dynasty Warriors and Kessen. You build your own character and troops up as you progress in skill and power. The graphics, while not being absolutely stunning, are still crisp, clean and sha... Read Full Review

    6 of 7 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    SPARTAN - A fantastic war/strategy game for you and your PC!!

    Spartan (2004)

    SPARTAN - A fantastic war/strategy game for you and your PC!!

    I lent this to a friend, and that friend is now in Taiwan whereas I'm back here in the states. So my reason for telling you all that is to add emphasis to my personal truth of 'I must buy this game for myself, once again... Read Full Review

    6 of 6 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    WinBack: Covert Operations ---- This game will surprise you, and make a lasting impression on you right from the start!!

    Winback

    WinBack: Covert Operations ---- This game will surprise you, and make a lasting impression on you right from the start!!

    A fantastic game, and a fantastic start to a fantastic series of games (Project Poseidon being the sequel). It's missions well laid out and enjoyably tactical, you'll soon find yourself on the edge of your seat as soo... Read Full Review

    5 of 6 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5
    PREDATOR: CONCRETE JUNGLE -Not absolutely fantastic, but it's also not horrible. One thing is certain-it's worth a look!

    Predator: Concrete Jungle

    PREDATOR: CONCRETE JUNGLE -Not absolutely fantastic, but it's also not horrible. One thing is certain-it's worth a look!

    I'm a big fan of the Predator franchise. The movies, the comics, the merchandise-it's all gravy for my fanboy brain. But where this entertainment train jumps off the tracks and off the cliff is in the videogame sector. K... Read Full Review

    4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5
    Soldier of Fortune: Payback -a fun romp through a very violent world of poorly written cliches and stereotypes! Awesome!

    Soldier of Fortune: Payback

    Soldier of Fortune: Payback -a fun romp through a very violent world of poorly written cliches and stereotypes! Awesome!

    So...I actually love this game. Sue me. It's not great. It's not even good. But I love it. It actually lacks flash AND substance. But I love it. I'm a sucker for a solid shooter, and this is a solid shooter. It's s... Read Full Review

    7 of 8 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    Looking for some serious FPS combat? Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix provides this & then some!!!

    Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix

    Looking for some serious FPS combat? Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix provides this & then some!!!

    Let me start off by stating that the heart and soul of this release lies in it's multiplayer which is probably/definately not functional anymore. The heart-racing-and-jaggedly-shocking-moments-of-death-pacing made it irr... Read Full Review

    5 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5
    Good fun! Excellent soundtrack, intuitive controls, and a cool/friendly pace make this game a worthy contender.

    Snakeball

    Good fun! Excellent soundtrack, intuitive controls, and a cool/friendly pace make this game a worthy contender.

    With it's disco colors, old-school sensibility and funky tones, SNAKEBALL rises above many of the other downloadable online games that the PS3 provides. Give it a go! By manuevering your little hovercraft thing, you c... Read Full Review

    7 of 7 users found the following review helpful