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  • Rating:9
    Jet Set sounds much better than Jet Grind - it rhymes you see. Anyways, it's time to paint the town red.. green, blue...

    De La Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast Direct)

    Jet Set sounds much better than Jet Grind - it rhymes you see. Anyways, it's time to paint the town red.. green, blue...

    “JET SET RAAADDDDIIOOO!” Tokyo-to’s most popular pirate radio station and one of the best games on Dreamcast. Quite a reputation! A game of exhilaration, incredible precision and oozing cool all on one shiny GD-Rom. Inte... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:2.1
    The reason Sonic's shuffling is because he's embarassed by this Mario Party clone, which is an abomination to mankind.

    Sonic Shuffle

    The reason Sonic's shuffling is because he's embarassed by this Mario Party clone, which is an abomination to mankind.

    Sega can be relied upon to innovate with fresh ideas; ‘pioneers’ of the industry, if you will. So stealing the premise of Mario Party and the graphics of Jet Set Radio seems an odd stratagem. The more sceptical amongst y... Read Full Review

    2 of 10 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.8
    Break open the bread and milk ice-cream, Sonic the Hedgehog is ten, making him an elder statesmen of videogames.

    Sonic Adventure 2

    Break open the bread and milk ice-cream, Sonic the Hedgehog is ten, making him an elder statesmen of videogames.

    Break open the bread and milk ice-cream, Sonic the Hedgehog is ten (well he was in 2001), making him an elder statesmen of the videogames world. Other blatant copycats such as Bubsy the Bobcat, Aero the Acrobat and Zool ... Read Full Review

    0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    Soul Calibur fanatics may initially be disappointed by what is on offer as it is evolution over revolution...

    SoulCalibur II

    Soul Calibur fanatics may initially be disappointed by what is on offer as it is evolution over revolution...

    The Dreamcast owners were the enlightened ones, as they got to play the most gorgeous and thrilling beat ‘em’ up in the world while other gamers tried to rub two PlayStations together in a bid to discover the power of ma... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.3
    By the time you finish reading this sentence you'll have been lapped five times... actually, make that six.

    F-Zero GX

    By the time you finish reading this sentence you'll have been lapped five times... actually, make that six.

    If you ever fancy a quick chuckle give your joypad to a parent or someone else who hasn’t had much gaming experience and just watch them play. It’s guaranteed that within seconds you’ll be giggling when they wave the con... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.1
    Mario is a versatile fellow - he karts, parties, plays golf and tennis... and he wants you outside. Now.

    Super Smash Bros. Melee

    Mario is a versatile fellow - he karts, parties, plays golf and tennis... and he wants you outside. Now.

    It is often easy to dismiss a sequel as looking nicer with little new to offer and serves only to line the pockets of executives who take their holidays – where else? – in the Bahamas. Thankfully Nintendo aren’t like tha... Read Full Review

    1 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.8
    Super Monkey Ball has something to offer for everyone - it really is 'well rounded'!

    Super Monkey Ball

    Super Monkey Ball has something to offer for everyone - it really is 'well rounded'!

    Board meetings at Sega must be really bizarre if a crazy game idea like this actually hits the shelves. Just imagine it for a second... EXECUTIVE: “We need a great idea for game that’ll put Sega’s name back on the map... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9
    It's genuinely exciting and ensnares you in its fluidity...

    Viewtiful Joe (Pink Version)

    It's genuinely exciting and ensnares you in its fluidity...

    At some time or other in ‘growing up’ (it’s seriously overrated kids, don’t do it) we’ve all wanted to be a superhero, probably so we could misuse our powers for personal gain or to just kick various backsides. So it’s n... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Top Spin simply clicks into place thanks to sufficient variety, ambience and pace.

    Top Spin

    Top Spin simply clicks into place thanks to sufficient variety, ambience and pace.

    Tennis. It’s hardly the most exciting thing to talk about. Maybe we should say something about Pong, Nolan Bushell and machines overflowing with coins? Nah, too retrospective. How about it being a Virtua Tennis beater? N... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.8
    One of the most annoying things in gaming is when untalented developers latch onto the latest fad and put it anywhere...

    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow

    One of the most annoying things in gaming is when untalented developers latch onto the latest fad and put it anywhere...

    One of the most annoying things in gaming is when untalented developers latch onto the latest fad and put it anywhere in their game, even if it’s totally inappropriate (want to skulk in the shadows during Tetris?). Steal... Read Full Review

    2 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.7

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    At last we know what Johan Cruyff and the Dutch were wittering on about when they created 'total football'...

    At last we know what Johan Cruyff and the Dutch were wittering on about when they created ‘total football’. Unfortunately they used the term in the wrong way, applying it to a bunch of fancy dan underachieving footballer...

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.7
    Games from Western developers are a pretty formulaic bunch really. Colour palettes of 756,000 shades of greys...

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    Games from Western developers are a pretty formulaic bunch really. Colour palettes of 756,000 shades of greys...

    Games from Western developers are a pretty formulaic bunch really. Colour palettes of 756,000 shades of greys and browns – hmm, realism – guns, gore and lashings of macho men in stories as shallow as a drop of water blas... Read Full Review

    0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.8
    There's a saying that the more things change, the more they stay the same - it sums up the latest Mario Kart perfectly.

    Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

    There's a saying that the more things change, the more they stay the same - it sums up the latest Mario Kart perfectly.

    There’s a saying that the more things change, the more they stay the same. We have no idea where it came from but it sums up the latest installment of Mario Kart perfectly. It may don revolutionary heirs with the inclusi... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.6
    Mario and Luigi is a different kettle of fish and is as insane as a ferret IN a balloon IN a barrel of sixteen monkeys..

    Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

    Mario and Luigi is a different kettle of fish and is as insane as a ferret IN a balloon IN a barrel of sixteen monkeys..

    The good old role playing game is the gaming equivalent of Marmite - you either love ‘em or loathe them. Well that isn’t particularly true but those that really love or really hate them have very loud mouths. However, Ma... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.8
    Jak II throws a whole slew of genres into the blender and it all comes out as a fine smooth blend.

    Jak II: Renegade

    Jak II throws a whole slew of genres into the blender and it all comes out as a fine smooth blend.

    Jak and Daxter was a great, if not particularly original, platformer. It stood out for having no loading times at all, which was a very impressive trick. But that is nothing compared to the mecca of Haven City in Jak II.... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.8
    A snowboarding game that won't leave you board stupid or piste off. Hale Nintendo!

    1080: Avalanche

    A snowboarding game that won't leave you board stupid or piste off. Hale Nintendo!

    It’s all Electronic Arts fault. They made the SSX series which woos most with its pyrotechnics, eye-popping tricks and lavish looks. Actually the games are very good but it does mean people look at other snowboarding gam... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.7
    It's the Fox Force Five! McCloud, Slippy, Peppy, ROB and Krystal sit pretty but for fox sake, where's the rest of it?

    Star Fox Adventures

    It's the Fox Force Five! McCloud, Slippy, Peppy, ROB and Krystal sit pretty but for fox sake, where's the rest of it?

    We’ve been waiting a long time for this one. Back in the days of the N64, Rare announced Dinosaur Planet, which aped Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s gameplay mechanics and melded it with fantastic creatures in a sci-fi setting.... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.7
    Gardening? Surely that's for old people? But mention Miyamoto and you've cultivated our interest... a cult classic.

    Pikmin

    Gardening? Surely that's for old people? But mention Miyamoto and you've cultivated our interest... a cult classic.

    Some genres just don’t work well on a console and this usually seems to be the case with real time strategy titles. Often a game will be converted from the PC and then the developer will try to squeeze millions of keyboa... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8
    Does this capture the fright-geist of the gaming age and does it stand a ghost of a chance against other Cube titles?

    Luigi Mansion

    Does this capture the fright-geist of the gaming age and does it stand a ghost of a chance against other Cube titles?

    It’s hard to think that people got in such a hissy fit over this launch game. Luigi took centre stage over the infinitely more popular Mario – it was akin to being offered an ice cream and being served Tesco Value Soft S... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful