Rating:9.1

Crazy Taxi

By soul_less | Review Date: Jul 27, 2005 | DC

A game that defines what fun is all about.

Crazy Taxi for the Sega Dreamcast is a game that was originally launched in the arcades. Sega a while later decided that it would make a great Dreamcast game, and man, were they right. Crazy Taxi is a game that, if yo... Read Full Review

1 of 2 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9

MLB

By soul_less | Review Date: Aug 12, 2005 | PSP

MLB for the PSP is one of the best handheld baseball games of all-time... it may, in fact, be the very best.

It's a pretty common thing to see a baseball game on a system, and the PSP is no different. Within weeks of its arrival in the North American market, the handheld received its first baseball game in the form of MLB by sp... Read Full Review

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Rating:8.7

Lumines: Oto to Hikari no Denshoku Puzzle

By soul_less | Review Date: Aug 12, 2005 | PSP

Highly fun puzzle game that's similar to Tetris in ways yet innovative at the same time.

Lumines for the PSP is the latest title from Q Entertainment founder, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, who you may remember as the producer of titles such as Rez, Space Channel 5, and Sega Rally. v Lumines is his latest project and it... Read Full Review

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Rating:9.8

Ridge Racer

By soul_less | Review Date: Aug 12, 2005 | PSP

The definitive racing game on any handheld, Ridge Racer impresses in every category.

The Ridge Racer series has been a PlayStation launch staple, so it's no surprise that Namco has prepared a Ridge Racer title for the PSP's launch. Ridge Racer for the PSP is basically a compilation of the very best of Ri... Read Full Review

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Rating:8.9

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

By soul_less | Review Date: Aug 14, 2005 | GC

Though it's not as good as the original version of Metal Gear Solid in certain areas, The Twin Snakes is great overall.

Over six years after its release on the PlayStation, Metal Gear Solid returns, this time with a new coat of paint on the GameCube as Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. The point of remaking a game is to update its gra... Read Full Review

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Rating:10

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

By soul_less | Review Date: Jul 18, 2005 | N64

Ocarina of Time is simply the greatest game to ever be released for anything that has the ability to play video games.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time continued the critically-acclaimed "Legend of Zelda" series on the Nintendo 64. Released back in 1998, it instantly broke many records, including sales records. During its first week ... Read Full Review

2 of 3 users found the following review helpful

Rating:10

Shenmue II (Limited Edition)

By soul_less | Review Date: Feb 17, 2005 | DC

The best game for the Dreamcast; an absolute masterpiece.

Let me get this out of the way first: Shenmue II is the best game for the Dreamcast; it is an absolute masterpiece. OK, now that that is out of the way, you'll now know to expect nothing but praise for the game in this ... Read Full Review

1 of 3 users found the following review helpful

Rating:8.7

Shenmue II

By soul_less | Review Date: Feb 17, 2005 | XBOX

A solid port of a masterpiece.

Sega originally announced that Shenmue II would be released for the Dreamcast in the U.S., but after the system was "killed" by Sega, they announced that they and Microsoft had a deal in place that would allow the exclus... Read Full Review

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Rating:10

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

By soul_less | Review Date: Jul 18, 2005 | SNES

The miracle creation of two industry legends, Nintendo and Square.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is the result of a collaboration between industry legends, Nintendo and Square Enix. It was the first RPG developed by Square that featured the Mario universe, but Square also c... Read Full Review

2 of 3 users found the following review helpful

Rating:10

Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 4

By soul_less | Review Date: Jul 18, 2005 | SNES

[It is] simply the best 2D Mario game to date.

Super Mario World marked the debut of Mario on Nintendo's newest console, the 16-bit Super Nintendo Entertainment System (or SNES or Super NES for short). It took classic elements of past Mario titles like collecting mus... Read Full Review

3 of 3 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9.6

Final Fantasy VII

By soul_less | Review Date: Feb 14, 2005 | PS

The game that brought RPGs into the mainstream.

Final Fantasy VII is the game that made RPGs popular; it is the game that brought RPGs into the mainstream. Final Fantasy VII was the first Final Fantasy title to not be released for a Nintendo console. It was a huge... Read Full Review

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Rating:9.9

Metal Gear Solid (Premium Package)

By soul_less | Review Date: Feb 21, 2005 | PS

A near-perfect game with few flaws.

Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation is one of the greatest games I have ever played. The tight gameplay, excellent story and characters help amount to a thrilling experience you'll have while you play this game. Met... Read Full Review

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Rating:9.6

Final Fantasy VIII (Platinum)

By soul_less | Review Date: Aug 12, 2005 | PS

Final Fantasy VIII shows that Square Enix is a truly talented group capable of making a fantastic role-playing game.

It's hard to follow a game like Final Fantasy VII, which revolutionized the way RPGs would be made. It was the first 3D Final Fantasy, it used pre-rendered backgrounds, and used the thing we (as in, some) love to hate, C... Read Full Review

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Rating:9.6

Phantasy Star Online (Limited Edition)

By soul_less | Review Date: Feb 06, 2005 | DC

Quite possibly the first truly revolutionary online console game.

Ah, the memories that flow through my head when I think of Phantasy Star Online for the Dreamcast. The first online console RPG, and quite possibly the first truly revolutionary online console game. Phantasy Star Onl... Read Full Review

7 of 9 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9.2

Halo (Xbox Collection)

By soul_less | Review Date: Mar 02, 2005 | XBOX

Great game, but not as great as everyone claimed it to be.

Halo was the Xbox's "killer app" when it launched back in 2001. It basically single-handedly made Xboxes fly off the shelves. Halo is a great game, don't get me wrong, but it's not as good as everyone claims it is. ... Read Full Review

2 of 4 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9.2

World Series Baseball 2K3

By soul_less | Review Date: Feb 09, 2005 | XBOX

Simply put, World Series Baseball 2K3 for the Xbox is the best baseball game of all-time.

World Series Baseball 2K3 is not just a baseball game for the Xbox. It is, in my opinion, the absolute best baseball game to ever be created, for any platform. Why exactly would I say that, you ask? Simple, really. Wo... Read Full Review

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Rating:8.2

Animal Crossing

By soul_less | Review Date: Feb 09, 2005 | GC

The Seinfeld of games.

Animal Crossing is the Seinfeld of games. It's a game about nothing. In Animal Crossing, you live life with animals. You start off by riding to town on a train and are allowed to name your character and town. Ani... Read Full Review

0 of 3 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9.6

Super Donkey Kong

By soul_less | Review Date: Aug 17, 2005 | SNES

The definition of a classic, plain and simple.

Nintendo's classic ape's first Super NES game was a bit different from his previous offerings on the NES. Rather than him being the evil villain that you have to rescue Princess Daisy from as Mario, Donkey Kong Country v... Read Full Review

0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9.3

Shenmue: Isshou Yokosuka

By soul_less | Review Date: Feb 16, 2005 | DC

First game of its kind.

Shenmue for the Dreamcast is the first game of its kind. Billed as a game in the apparently new "FREE" genre, Shenmue for the Dreamcast gives you more freedom than any other game to date. In Shenmue you play the role... Read Full Review

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