User Reviews & Ratings

Average Score 7.4/10
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  • Rating:6
    Poor controls and choppy frame rate really ruin this port, which has the potential to be a decent playing hockey game.

    Gretzky NHL

    Poor controls and choppy frame rate really ruin this port, which has the potential to be a decent playing hockey game.

    Gretzky NHL 2005 for the Playstation 2 was a pretty good hockey game. Gretzky NHL for the PSP is a stripped down version of that game, and while it's a pretty accurate port, the differences do stand out, causing problem... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Despite the concessions EA Sports had to make, MVP Baseball is  a pretty good port of its baseball franchise to the PSP.

    MVP Baseball

    Despite the concessions EA Sports had to make, MVP Baseball is a pretty good port of its baseball franchise to the PSP.

    MVP Baseball is a pretty accurate port of MVP Baseball 2005 game to the PSP, as the game mechanics feel just like it did on the PC or other consoles. For the most part, the gameplay remains the same, although it may be ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.5
    Major League Baseball 2K5 adds quite a few new things, but these are not enough to overcome its gameplay flaws.

    Major League Baseball 2K5

    Major League Baseball 2K5 adds quite a few new things, but these are not enough to overcome its gameplay flaws.

    ESPN Major League Baseball, the 2004 edition of the 2K baseball series, had plenty of room to improve. This year's game, Major League Baseball 2K5, adds quite a few new things, but these are not enough to overcome its m... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    For a handheld soccer game, it's amazing what FIFA 2005 for the Game Boy Advance offers.

    FIFA Football 2005

    For a handheld soccer game, it's amazing what FIFA 2005 for the Game Boy Advance offers.

    For a handheld soccer game, it's amazing what FIFA 2005 for the Game Boy Advance offers. This version of the game features all the major soccer leagues from around the world, real clubs, and actual player names. The ga... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.6
    The new gameplay style takes some getting used to, but ultimately the changes are good for the NHL franchise.

    NHL 2004

    The new gameplay style takes some getting used to, but ultimately the changes are good for the NHL franchise.

    Past iterations of NHL has been enjoyable, uptempo portrayals of hockey, even though they have been a bit arcade like. NHL 2003 slowed the default tempo of the game down, and now NHL 2004 has completed the transition, p... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    FIFA 2005 is a great fast paced game of soccer and is perhaps the best traditional sports game for the N-Gage.

    FIFA Soccer 2005

    FIFA 2005 is a great fast paced game of soccer and is perhaps the best traditional sports game for the N-Gage.

    FIFA 2005 for the N-Gage is similar to the Game Boy Advance version. The menus and presentation are the same, and so are the gameplay modes, including Challenge, Career, and Competition. The graphics and music are also... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    MVP Baseball 2005 is essentially the same as last year's game, which consequently means that it's an excellent baseball

    MVP Baseball 2005

    MVP Baseball 2005 is essentially the same as last year's game, which consequently means that it's an excellent baseball

    After years of seeing the Triple Play series deteriorate in quality, EA Sports completely revamped the franchise in 2003, renaming it MVP Baseball. MVP Baseball 2003 was a strong debut for the series, but it lacked feat... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    MVP Baseball 2005 is essentially the same as last year's game, which means that it's an excellent baseball game.

    MVP Baseball 2005

    MVP Baseball 2005 is essentially the same as last year's game, which means that it's an excellent baseball game.

    After years of seeing the Triple Play series deteriorate in quality, EA Sports completely revamped the franchise in 2003, renaming it MVP Baseball. MVP Baseball 2003 was a strong debut for the series, but it lacked feat... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.6
    ESPN NHL Hockey could have been a near perfect simulation of ice hockey, but hockey fans will be satisfied nonetheless.

    ESPN NHL Hockey

    ESPN NHL Hockey could have been a near perfect simulation of ice hockey, but hockey fans will be satisfied nonetheless.

    ESPN NHL Hockey is the 2004 edition of Sega's hockey franchise, developed by Kush games. The 2K series is known for its focus on a realistic simulation of ice hockey, and this installment is no different. ESPN NHL Hock... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5
    FIFA Soccer is a pretty remarkable translation of its big brother to Sony's portable system.

    FIFA Soccer

    FIFA Soccer is a pretty remarkable translation of its big brother to Sony's portable system.

    FIFA Soccer is EA Sports' first soccer game for the PSP. Released six months after FIFA 2005 for the PC and consoles, FIFA Soccer is a pretty remarkable translation of its big brother to Sony's portable system. While... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    FIFA 2003 continues the series' excellence with its superb presentation and gameplay.

    FIFA Football 2003

    FIFA 2003 continues the series' excellence with its superb presentation and gameplay.

    EA Sports delivered an excellent pair of soccer games for the 2002 season, FIFA 2002 and FIFA 2002 World Cup, leaving me wondering where else there was room for improvement and innovation for the FIFA series. FIFA 2003 ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    FIFA 2005 has a few new moves and is generally what we've come to expect from an entry in the FIFA franchise.

    FIFA Soccer 2005

    FIFA 2005 has a few new moves and is generally what we've come to expect from an entry in the FIFA franchise.

    Last year's FIFA 2004 refined the gameplay of the series, placing more focus on advanced moves and encouraging play that more resembles real life football. FIFA 2005 further tweaks the gameplay with some new moves, to m... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.3
    Although Rayman Advance is challenging, its production values and creative game design make it an enjoyable game.

    Rayman Advance

    Although Rayman Advance is challenging, its production values and creative game design make it an enjoyable game.

    Good 2D platformers have some interesting and creative gameplay mechanic which help them stand out. With Rayman Advance, it's impressive how many different gameplay mechanics the game manages to incorporate, which leads... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5
    Burnout Legends is an amazing game that successfully brings the thrills and high standards of the series to the PSP.

    Burnout Legends

    Burnout Legends is an amazing game that successfully brings the thrills and high standards of the series to the PSP.

    The Burnout series makes its debut appearance on Sony's handheld system with Burnout Legends for the PSP. Burnout Legends combines material from both Burnout 2 and Burnout 3, specifically cars, tracks, and game play mod... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    There's nothing terribly wrong with this compilation, and will provide for some quick classic gaming on the go.

    Pac-Man Collection

    There's nothing terribly wrong with this compilation, and will provide for some quick classic gaming on the go.

    Pac-Man Collection for the GBA is a collection of four Pac-man games: Pac-Man Arrangement, Pac-Man, Pac-Attack, and Pac-Mania. Pac-Man Arrangement is an updated take on the classic game. A slew of new gameplay eleme... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10
    Anachronox is truly revolutionary game, and is one of the most memorable and best games of all time.

    Anachronox

    Anachronox is truly revolutionary game, and is one of the most memorable and best games of all time.

    The term "revolutionary" has been misused all too often to describe games. "Revolutionary graphics, revolutionary physics, revolutionary gameplay" are all part of the marketing hype for any new game that may not advance... Read Full Review

    14 of 15 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:1.1
    Red Faction for the N-Gage is simply a buggy, broken mess that you should stay away from.

    Red Faction

    Red Faction for the N-Gage is simply a buggy, broken mess that you should stay away from.

    Red Faction is one of the first person shooters for the Nokia N-Gage, and also one of the worst games I've played. Given the mediocre selection of games on the N-Gage system, it's an accomplishment for Red Faction to st... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    While a good game, ESPN Major League Baseball takes a giant step backwards with this installment.

    ESPN Major League Baseball

    While a good game, ESPN Major League Baseball takes a giant step backwards with this installment.

    As with the other 2004 editions of 2K Sports' sports simulations, ESPN Major League Baseball gets a new name with the ESPN branding, following ESPN NBA Basketball and ESPN NHL Hockey. Previous installments of the series... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    While it may not be as polished as FIFA, it certainly stands on its own, delivering a playable game of soccer.

    World Tour Soccer 2006

    While it may not be as polished as FIFA, it certainly stands on its own, delivering a playable game of soccer.

    Among the first party sports franchises Sony puts out for the Playstation 2 is World Tour Soccer, which goes head to head with EA Sports' excellent FIFA series. World Tour Soccer 2006 is the latest entry in the franchis... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.5
    This installment retains the flaws in last year's game with no improvements to offset its deficiencies.

    ESPN College Hoops 2K5

    This installment retains the flaws in last year's game with no improvements to offset its deficiencies.

    Last year's ESPN College Hoops had plenty of room to improve on. Unfortunately, the developers seem to have taken the year off, as this installment retains the gameplay flaws in last year's game, and there is no improve... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    NCAA March Madness 2005 is a better game than last year's edition, but it is only a marginal improvement over that game.

    NCAA March Madness 2005

    NCAA March Madness 2005 is a better game than last year's edition, but it is only a marginal improvement over that game.

    Neither one of the college basketball games that came out for the 2003-04 season were truly outstanding. Both the NBA offerings from EA Sports and Sega for the 2004-05 season play the same as the previous year's install... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6
    If you're looking for a good PSP basketball game, pass on this one and wait for something better to come along.

    NBA

    If you're looking for a good PSP basketball game, pass on this one and wait for something better to come along.

    NBA is the first basketball game available for the Sony PSP, from longtime Sony developer 989 Sports. It looks decent, but its serious gameplay flaws make it tough to recommend. NBA offers basic exhibition and season... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Gretzky NHL 2005 is a pretty enjoyable game, and deserves a look from PS2 owners who are hockey fans.

    Gretzky NHL 2005

    Gretzky NHL 2005 is a pretty enjoyable game, and deserves a look from PS2 owners who are hockey fans.

    In the sports video game world, it's easy to forget that there are offerings besides the annual installments from EA Sports and the 2K series, usually because one of those series has the best game for a particular sport.... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    MVP Baseball 2003 is a welcome upgrade over the Triple Play series and is the best EA Sports baseball game yet.

    MVP Baseball 2003

    MVP Baseball 2003 is a welcome upgrade over the Triple Play series and is the best EA Sports baseball game yet.

    Somewhere along the way, EA Sports' Triple Play series had taken a turn for the worst. What was originally a great baseball series curiously became an arcade slugfest, complete with gimmicks you'd more expect to find in... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.4
    The storyline and memorable characters back up a good action adventure game.  A necessity for LOK fans.

    Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

    The storyline and memorable characters back up a good action adventure game. A necessity for LOK fans.

    The second installment in the Legacy of Kain series is an action adventure game in the style of Tomb Raider that takes place over a millenium after the events in the first game, in which you played Kain, a nobleman turne... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    ESPN NBA 2K5 is a decent basketball game, but doesn't offer anything significantly new or improve on last year's game.

    ESPN NBA 2K5

    ESPN NBA 2K5 is a decent basketball game, but doesn't offer anything significantly new or improve on last year's game.

    Sega's NBA 2K series has always delivered a good basketball simulation and offered a worthy alternative to EA Sports' NBA Live series. ESPN NBA 2K5 is the second installment of Sega's/Visual Concepts' basketball simulat... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Although the changes in NBA Live 2004 dramatically change the way you play, overall it's not as fun as NBA Live 2003.

    NBA Live 2004

    Although the changes in NBA Live 2004 dramatically change the way you play, overall it's not as fun as NBA Live 2003.

    EA Sports continues its long running NBA series with NBA Live 2004. The previous game was a fast paced arcade take on NBA basketball, but this year, EA opted to slow the game down and focus on more deliberate gameplay. ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Although the changes in NBA Live 2004 dramatically change the way you play, overall it's not as fun as NBA Live 2003.

    NBA Live 2004

    Although the changes in NBA Live 2004 dramatically change the way you play, overall it's not as fun as NBA Live 2003.

    EA Sports continues its long running NBA series with NBA Live 2004. The previous game was a fast paced arcade take on NBA basketball, but this year, EA opted to slow the game down and focus on more deliberate gameplay. ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6
    Splinter Cell for N-Gage doesn't do the stealth aspect very well, so you are left with a mediocre action game.

    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Team Stealth Action

    Splinter Cell for N-Gage doesn't do the stealth aspect very well, so you are left with a mediocre action game.

    Splinter Cell for the N-Gage is an action game that's interesting for a while, but gets repetitive fast. Most of the action consists of running and jumping around in the the nine main levels, which take place in locatio... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    NHL 2K3 is a challenging but satisfying hockey game.

    NHL 2K3

    NHL 2K3 is a challenging but satisfying hockey game.

    NHL 2K3 is a no nonsense hockey simulation. Compared with the PC version of NHL 2003, you'll find both games similar in that both strive for realism yet maintain fast action. While most things in NHL 2K3 do resemble re... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Other than the new All-Star Weekend gameplay modes, this is virtually the same game from last year.

    NBA Live 2005

    Other than the new All-Star Weekend gameplay modes, this is virtually the same game from last year.

    Last year, EA Sports's changes to the core gameplay of the long running NBA Live series took the series in a different direction, as the game tried to be less arcade like than previous iterations. This year's game featu... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.4
    NBA Live 2003 is a fast paced and entertaining basketball game, even with its many gameplay annoyances.

    NBA Live 2003

    NBA Live 2003 is a fast paced and entertaining basketball game, even with its many gameplay annoyances.

    Since the 1995 iteration, EA's NBA Live series has been the only consistent PC basketball franchise. Although they skipped 2002, EA has revamped NBA Live 2003 for the PC, and it turns out to be a fun, fast paced, arcade... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Gunvalkyrie brings a new approach to third person shooters, but its flaws really hinder the overall gameplay experience.

    GunValkyrie

    Gunvalkyrie brings a new approach to third person shooters, but its flaws really hinder the overall gameplay experience.

    Gunvalkyrie brings a new approach to third person shooters, but its flaws really hinder the overall gameplay experience. The story takes place in an alternate timeline from our own, and involves a Dr. Hebble, who manage... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.4
    A pleasant surprise for anyone interested in action games with a great story.

    Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

    A pleasant surprise for anyone interested in action games with a great story.

    Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is an action/RPG that combines a rich story with Diablo-like gameplay, resulting in a game that's surprisingly good. You control Kain, a vampire who was once a nobleman, but was murdered and r... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.7
    A substantial upgrade over 2K2, World Series Baseball 2K3 can be considered one of the better baseball games ever made.

    World Series Baseball 2K3

    A substantial upgrade over 2K2, World Series Baseball 2K3 can be considered one of the better baseball games ever made.

    Sega Sports' baseball simulation jumps to the XBOX, and improves over the previous game in many areas. It all adds up to an enjoyable and easy to play baseball game. WSB2K3 offers standard play modes: exhibition, sea... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.8
    Things haven't changed with the 2003 edition, but NHL 2003 remains a good hockey game nonetheless.

    NHL 2003

    Things haven't changed with the 2003 edition, but NHL 2003 remains a good hockey game nonetheless.

    For years, EA Sports' long running NHL series has been the only way to get a good game of PC hockey. The gameplay, along with the TV like presentation, have defined the NHL franchise, and cemented EA's hold on the PC ho... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for the GBA is a competent action RPG, and a decent interpretation of the console version.

    Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

    Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for the GBA is a competent action RPG, and a decent interpretation of the console version.

    Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for the Game Boy Advance is a portable version of the action RPG available for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Gamecube. The campaign story follows the console versions, although there are some are... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    If you are a Duke fan, it feels good to finally be able to put the shades on and save the world all over again.

    Duke Nukem Forever

    If you are a Duke fan, it feels good to finally be able to put the shades on and save the world all over again.

    Upon its release in 1996 on PCs, Duke Nukem 3D was an influential first person shooter, combining interactive game environments with its unique mix of enemies and outrageous weapons, and injecting personality and humor w... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7
    If you are a Duke fan, it feels good to finally be able to put the shades on and save the world all over again.

    Duke Nukem Forever

    If you are a Duke fan, it feels good to finally be able to put the shades on and save the world all over again.

    Upon its release in 1996 on PCs, Duke Nukem 3D was an influential first person shooter, combining interactive game environments with its unique mix of enemies and outrageous weapons, and injecting personality and humor w... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful