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  • Rating:9.2
    Much, much more than an air guitar.

    Guitar Hero

    Much, much more than an air guitar.

    When this game was first announced, i have to admit, i thought it was going to be awful. A guitar game? It's either gonna be a DDR wanna-be, or its going to try and break off and just suck. However, after a year, I final... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.9
    If you like a good sci-fi story, and don't mind a little puzzle solving, this is a must buy

    Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

    If you like a good sci-fi story, and don't mind a little puzzle solving, this is a must buy

    Dreamfall: The Longest Journey is a sequel to arguably the best adventure game of all time known simply as The Longest Journey. If you have ever enjoyed a good sci-fi story, this is certainly the game for you. Gamepla... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.6
    A story-driven RPG without a story...

    Tales of Legendia

    A story-driven RPG without a story...

    When I first heard of this game, I had just finished Tales of Symphonia and was really excited to play it. Unfortunately, however, it seems to be a sorry "tales of" wannabe. The storyline in Tales of Legendia is where... Read Full Review

    0 of 6 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.9
    One of the best RPG's of all time.

    Kingdom Hearts

    One of the best RPG's of all time.

    When I first heard about kingdom hearts, i thought to myself, there is no way I would ever buy that. I mean come on! Square-enix is awesome but disney??? any video game with disney in it has to suck right? wrong. I final... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.7
    Best Mario kart to date

    Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

    Best Mario kart to date

    I'll start out by saying, I am not a racing game fan. I dont play racing games very much and I wouldnt say I'm very good at them either. However I picked this game up because, you know, its mario. It's incredible. Gam... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.4
    A great addition to ANYONES collection.

    Mega Man X Collection

    A great addition to ANYONES collection.

    Unfortunately I was born in to this world just a little to late to fully appreciate the greatness of Mega man. I was introduced to the craze about a year ago by my good friend and desperately wished I could get the X se... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.8
    Its mega man. its hard to go wrong with mega man.

    Mega Man Anniversary Collection

    Its mega man. its hard to go wrong with mega man.

    Well, it's definitely been a while since we saw anything from the original mega man's. While this isn't a new game, it's still an incredible look back on our video games historys. First, lets talk about whats changed.... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:2.2
    If you happen to have 4 gameboy advance's and gameboy-gamecube cables lying around. Perfect! otherwise...

    Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (w/Game Boy Advance cable)

    If you happen to have 4 gameboy advance's and gameboy-gamecube cables lying around. Perfect! otherwise...

    It's been a while since Final Fantasy has graced a Nintendo home console. Unfortunately for Final Fantasy fans, this is not the game that you have been waiting for. Story: Simple. There isn't any. Basically the premis... Read Full Review

    1 of 6 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.9
    Short yet sweet

    Psychonauts

    Short yet sweet

    From the creator of Grim Fandango (and other incredibly weird games like that =P) comes Psychonauts! Possibly the strangest, craziest game ever made! Fortunately, in this case, thats a very very good thing. Story: Psy... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5
    Pretty much an exact copy of the original. Good thing the first one was so great!

    Trauma Center: New Blood

    Pretty much an exact copy of the original. Good thing the first one was so great!

    Trauma Center has had to struggle through plenty of gaming prejudice since it first was released on the DS. Fortunately, this generation has been the time for some completely out of the box games and in that regard, Trau... Read Full Review

    4 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:2.6
    lack of any interesting storyline and repetitive gameplay make this a game not even fans will like.

    Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Tobenai Tenshi

    lack of any interesting storyline and repetitive gameplay make this a game not even fans will like.

    I'll start out by saying that im a huge fan of the show. But this game is just so bad that i can't like it no matter how good the show is. The game starts out really repetitive with only one attack button and one alche... Read Full Review

    0 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5.1
    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY overrated

    Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY overrated

    I usually agree with the Gamespot reviewers but this time I just can't. Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge is not only a boring, easy single player, the multiplayer isn't very interesting either! If you're looking f... Read Full Review

    3 of 10 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.7
    Definitely worth the money.

    Far Cry Instincts

    Definitely worth the money.

    This game definitely has its ups and downs. First off, you have to give Ubisoft points for making this game right in the middle of the 360 hype. And now for my take on Far Cry: Instincts. The single player campaign of... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.7
    About as close as you can get to an endless RPG

    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

    About as close as you can get to an endless RPG

    The Elder Scrolls games have long been known as some of the best RPG's out there, mainly because of it's crazy amount of freedom in what you do. You can easily spend weeks playing without ever doing the main quest (I've ... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:2
    It's too bad that Dreamcatcher can't even copy games correctly...

    Kenshuui Tendo Dokuta 2: Inochi no Tenbin

    It's too bad that Dreamcatcher can't even copy games correctly...

    When you think of extremely original games for the DS, two series come to mind immediately: Trauma Center, a great medical sim, and Phoenix Wright, an attorney sim. If you've played these two games, you have basically al... Read Full Review

    3 of 10 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.8
    My all time favorite RPG by far.

    Grandia II (Limited Edition)

    My all time favorite RPG by far.

    This is definitely the best RPG for DC and one of the best of all time. Now, I have not played any of the other Grandia's so I can't say how it compares. But as a stand-alone game. It is incredible. The story is at fi... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.8
    Radiata stories was fun, but nothing new to enjoy.

    Radiata Stories

    Radiata stories was fun, but nothing new to enjoy.

    It's really fun the first time through but it doesn't have enough new aspects to the genre to get me to play through the second time. The combat system is really fun but with a lack-luster storyline and portions of the g... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5
    Much like the first saga, .hack//G.U.'s appeal lies in it's incredible storyline.

    .hack//G.U. vol. 1//Rebirth

    Much like the first saga, .hack//G.U.'s appeal lies in it's incredible storyline.

    No matter how you feel about the .hack games, you have to admit that they definitely are original. .Hack//G.U. continues the themes started in the first saga (known simply as .hack. Often called the .Hackers arc) with a ... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    An amazing adventure game that will have you hooked from the start.

    Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten (Limited Edition)

    An amazing adventure game that will have you hooked from the start.

    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney has possibly the weirdest concept for any game, including Trauma Center. You play as a defense attorney in a court of law and you must prove that your defendents are innocent whereas the usua... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.6
    The collection to beat all collections!

    Sega Genesis Collection

    The collection to beat all collections!

    I have to admit that when I first heard about a Sega Genesis Collection, I was sceptical. I loved the idea of playing all my favorite games from the Genesis but most collections simply don't have enough to do or unlock i... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.3
    The first good gameboy final fantasy legend!

    SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu

    The first good gameboy final fantasy legend!

    Final Fantasy Legend wasn't exactly game of the year but Final Fantasy Legends 2 more than makes up for how bad it's predecessor was. Gameplay/Story: Legend 2 really starts to show you how the final fantasy series got t... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:3
    The abysmal game that helped start legends...

    Makai Toushi SaGa

    The abysmal game that helped start legends...

    Final Fantasy Legend might have been a great game when it just came out, rivalling Dragon Warrior but nowadays, it just isn't even really worth playing unless you desperately want to see Final Fantasy's roots. Gameplay/... Read Full Review

    1 of 14 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.9
    Not as good as the first game but it's a great buy nonetheless. (MUST PLAY FIRST GAME BEFORE THIS ONE)

    Drakengard 2

    Not as good as the first game but it's a great buy nonetheless. (MUST PLAY FIRST GAME BEFORE THIS ONE)

    The first Drakengard was famous for it's incredibly apocalyptic, disturbing premise. The second game tones this down a lot which has both positive and negative effects. Gameplay: Drakengard plays much along the same lin... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.8
    The best Action Role-playing game ever.

    Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden

    The best Action Role-playing game ever.

    The final fantasy series has gotten a lot of hype post-Final Fantasy VII. This unfortunately, means that most of the older Final Fantasy's are ignored or simply seen as collectors merchandise. Final Fantasy Adventure was... Read Full Review

    3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    A great follow up to the greatest game ever made.

    Chrono Cross (PSOne Books)

    A great follow up to the greatest game ever made.

    Chrono Cross had a lot to live up to at it's release. Not only did it have to live up to the legendary Final Fantasy VII and VIII games but it also had to live up to Chrono Trigger fan's expectations. If you have played ... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.1
    Possibly the greatest game ever made.

    Skies of Arcadia

    Possibly the greatest game ever made.

    Skies of Arcadia came out near the end of the dying Dreamcast's reign. It's sad since it is possibly the greatest RPG of all time and the death of the DC cut it's publicity a lot. Even the remake on the GC has had a hard... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.6
    A surprisingly fun dancing game.

    DDRMAX2: Dance Dance Revolution

    A surprisingly fun dancing game.

    Dance Dance Revolution is known to most as an embarrasing show of a persons complete lack of dancing skills. DDRMAX2 helps change that around. With a huge list of fun songs to dance to and the introduction of a beginner ... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.7
    The platforming experience on the Xbox.

    Vexx

    The platforming experience on the Xbox.

    Like the gamespot review for Vexx says, it is very much alike to Super Mario 64, but is that really a bad thing? Super Mario 64 is known as one of (if not the) greatest platformers ever made. Vexx takes the tried and tru... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.4
    Gamespot has no idea what they are talking about.

    Sega Smash Pack Volume 1

    Gamespot has no idea what they are talking about.

    The Sega Genesis was an incredible system while it was out but unfortunately, was often overshadowed by the Super Nintendo. However, with the release of the Sega Smash Pack, tons of people get to enjoy the awesomeness of... Read Full Review

    8 of 12 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.2
    An extension of the first 2 games

    .hack//Outbreak Part 3

    An extension of the first 2 games

    Most people who don't like the .hack game, don't like that the sequels don't add much to the game except for storyline. That's because the games are basically not sequels, they are extensions. They are essentially the sa... Read Full Review

    1 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    The best multiplayer game on the Xbox

    Star Wars: Battlefront II

    The best multiplayer game on the Xbox

    Star Wars: Battlefront revolutionized what a shooter can be. Battlefront 2 revolutionizes the revolution. Gameplay: There are plenty of changes made to Battlefront 2 that make the sequel more than worth buying even if y... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.4
    Probably the most underrated game... ever.

    Metal Arms: Glitch in the System

    Probably the most underrated game... ever.

    Metal Arms is a little known third person shooter that is better than almost every shooter on the xbox. That includes Halo. Gameplay/Story: Metal Arms puts you in control of Glitch, a robot that was found by the rebelli... Read Full Review

    5 of 6 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.6
    Great graphics + Great story = Final Fantasy X

    Final Fantasy X (Mega Hits!)

    Great graphics + Great story = Final Fantasy X

    After the disasterous Final Fantasy IX (sorry fans of the game. Its time to face facts. FFIX was the worst in the series), Squaresoft needed something to bring back the reputation of Final Fantasy. So they created Tidus ... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    The storyline works, the gameplay doesn't

    Gungrave OD

    The storyline works, the gameplay doesn't

    Gungrave: Overdose is a sequel to the anime as well as the Playstation 2 game that the show is based off of. As with most anime spin-offs, Gungrave is not a good game for non-fans. However, if you like the show, you will... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.7
    super mario gone third person shooter???

    Super Mario Sunshine

    super mario gone third person shooter???

    Mario has had his share of spin-offs in the past. But in his newest adventure, Super Mario Sunshine, they decide to take Mario into the third person shooter genre without getting rid of his kid-appeal. Gameplay/Story: T... Read Full Review

    1 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.2
    Still doesn't have the same glory as the Dark Forces series.

    Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

    Still doesn't have the same glory as the Dark Forces series.

    Lets face it, Star Wars doesn't have the best reputation in the video game industry. For every good Star Wars game there's five bad ones. The Dark Forces/Jedi Knight series has, unfortunately, had to suffer through this ... Read Full Review

    2 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Not exactly RPG experience of the year...

    Tenchi no Mon

    Not exactly RPG experience of the year...

    It's hard for game developers to make RPG's that aren't a part of any kind of series these days. People buy the big name games, like Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, those kinds of things. Since Kingdom of Paradise didn't ... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.3
    Fun while it lasts...

    Sudeki

    Fun while it lasts...

    Sudeki had tons of hype before its release since it was supposed to be the first great RPG on the Xbox. Well, unfortunately all the hype was for nothing. The game was headed in the right direction, but the developers scr... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.8
    Multiplayer RPG in its best.

    X-Men: Legends

    Multiplayer RPG in its best.

    Xmen Legends is a great RPG that stays true to the comics which is definitely an impressive feat for a video game. Too often, you see a game based off a movie/book/comic series/tv show that just slaughters the feel of th... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful