Review Thread

[TRIFORCE89]

You can review games here. The format is below:

Visuals:
Sound:
Control:
Gameplay:
Replay:

Overall:
Average:

Three Pros:

Three Cons:

*For each heading you give a score out of ten (decimals are allowed) as well as your explanation underneath. The overall score is up to you, but the average is based on the other scores you provided (excluding the overall score).*

Okay...I'll do the first one. Pok?mon Dash for the Nintendo DS:

Visuals:
6/10
To be honest, the only good graphics in this game were found on the title screen. Everything else is small and blurry and muddy. The Pok?mon that are racing have decent animations. It's fluid, but the game takes place from a top view so there isn't too much to be seen to begin with. When you're riding a Lapras, I don't think I even saw the Lapras move anything; it just kinda floated off. When you're up high in your balloon, Pikachu is horibly pixelated.
Sound:
5/10
None of the tunes are catchy and the only voice you here is Pikachu's. All the other Pok?mon are mutes apparently. :\
Control:
9/10
My logical is... when a touch screen is used the control is very good because it's moving to were you touch. If it's not moving where you want it to go then you're an idiot and touch the wrong part of the screen.
Anyway...By default you move Pikachu by rubbing your stylus repeatedly in the direction you wish. If you find it easier to rub in the opposite direction you can do that too, but you have to set it in the options first. But it's nice addition if you like playing that way.
Gameplay:
6/10
Just rub and take the fastest route. Not that difficult.
Replay:
7/10
You unlock a harder mode after beating the original mode. As well..you unlock the special mode which allows you to play one courses based on the party of your Pok?mon RPG game paks. It depends on which pack you have inserted. So essentially, you can still play over 300 extra courses based on the Pok?mon you've caught in the GBA RPG games.
However, these courses don't feature races. All you have to do is fly in your ballon and find the goals. Rather simple, so it looses points for that/

Overall:
6/10
A must buy for Pok?maniacs. A must rent for a regular Pok?fan. Otherwise, up to you.
Average:
6.6/10

Three Pros:

• Fun title screen that is somewhat like how you could play with Mario's face in the original Super Mario 64
• Lots of replay due to the amount of different parties you can have in your GBA games
• Easy and fun gameplay

Three Cons:

• Too short and easy
• Special Cup is repeatitive and easy
• Overall unpolished feeling

 

[MystiKal]

Here's my review for Halo 2.


Audio:

Really good. I mean really good. The music is sublime, You must listen to it. The sound FX are great as well,the guns all sound as they should and the voice acting is top notch. Those quarky Marines never seem to say the same funny thing twice,this is great audio.


Graphics/Visuals:

The graphics are a huge step up from teh original. You should see how the sun shines off of the reflection from your SMG. It's great the character models are all great. Especially for the new species like the Brutes and the Drones. I really like these graphics alot,deffinatly some of the best on the xbox. It's even clean online. Which is usually a drawback for some games. * cough....SW:Battlefront...cough*

Story

The story is short and ends with a cliffhanger, but oh so satisfying. You actually aren't just the Master Chief now. Like you were in the first game. Now, and it is really cool, you can play as the Arbiter which is a covenant Elite adn you get to see it from his side of the story which is probrably my favorite part of the single player experiance.you alternate between the Master Chief adn the Arbiter between missions, and it all leads to the end fight with the Brute leader Tartarus.

Multiplayer

So, I'm sure you guys remember the awsome mp in the first Halo that kept you coming back years after it's release. Well, its back adn better than ever. now you can take the game on X-box Live which is my personal favorite part of the game. once onl live you can customize your own character's colors and symbols, and you can even decide to be a Spartan model like the Master Chief or a Covenant Elite model like the Arbiter. it's great. there is an easy to understand ranking system that allows you to even go online to Bungie.net and see how close you are to leveling up or down. that is very cool. you can play different types of ranked games like Team Slayer, or Team Skirmish, but you can also play with your friends in a Custom game which you can even customize and make your own gametype out of the old ones that were pre made.

Overall

I love this game .it's my favorite xbox game to date, and if you don't have it yet. go pick it up. if you dont have live. then that's okay. the single player and system link is still fun and worth your money. the addition of Jacking vehicles, dual weilding, real time damage on vehicles that effect performance makes this truly stand out from the original. the only real lproblems I had were some hiccups during the cut scenes and the glitches online but bungie is fixing the glitches as we speak. anyway. I love this game. I will give it a

Final Score: 9.6 out of 10.

3 Pros
-Great graphics
-One of the best multiplayer game
-Great online play

3 Cons
-Short adventure mode
-Could have more guns
-When you jump from a cliff it doesn't hurt you.

 

[Castrainer]

My Review for the Last Game I Bought, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap~

Visuals: 9/10
Probably one of the best visual~ish game for GBA. Link's expressions, the animations, everything! I have not much to say here, except that ya should take a look!

Sound: 8.5/10
Okay, Legend of Zelda old melodies redisigned ofr the Game. They will stuck in yar mind~ @_@ The digitalized voices of Link and other Characters are very nice too... But they may get annoying after some time...

Control: 10/10
The jogability is PERFECT! I never needed do keep clicking a button to make it work, and everything combined with pefect moviments~

Gameplay: 10/10
The normal monsters~ish battles can be very boring, but lets take a look at the boss ones... Ahh... What great moments. Discovering how to defeat the bosses, using yar strategy, awesome planned dungeons... Need more?

Replay: 6.5/10
The main flaw of the game... It is not enough. Even with the Kinstones Sidequest, it is not big. About 7 dungeons isnt enough to make us satisfied. Sure there are lots of Sidequests, but none of thema re enough to keep ya playing for a long time~

Overall:
9/10 - Another awesome Legend of Zelda game... If only it had some more dungeons...

Average:
9/10

Three Pros:

-The best Jogability ever seem on a GBA Game~
-Awesome Dungeons, which have Action and Strategy~
-Involvent Boss Battles~

Three Cons:

-Too short...
-May be a bit too dificult if ya dont like to think and solve problems~
-Sometimes its clueless~

 

[MystiKal]

Maybe this thread could use a sticky?

Here's a quick one I just wrote since I just beat this game.

Here's one for Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door

Story
The story is very different from most other Mario games. The princess discovers this map and gives it to you and she wants you to come and help her look for this treasure. When Mario arrives at Rougeport she is gone and your on a quest to find her. That part is similar to most Mario games but here's where it is different. The main badguy in this game is not Bowser. It's these wierd guys called the X-Nauts. They kidnapped Peach. Bowser gets very angry that someone else kidnapped Peach so he goes on an adventure to rescue Peach so that he can capture her. All of these guys are looking for these 7 crystal stars which are used to open the Thousand Year Door. A legend says that there is a treasure, or a curse or unspeakable gifts behind it but no one knows what really is there.

Audio
The audio isn't bad. There are no voice overs in this game so your reading text bubbles for the majority of the game. This would have been boring if not for the hilarious dialouge. There will always be some parts when one character will make you laugh out loud. (Especially the parts with Bowser. They are hilarious). Besides that the sound effects are cool and the music for the game is pretty good. The audio for the most part is great.

Graphics
This game has very unique graphics. The characters are 2-d and paper like in a 3-d world. The graphics are very colorful and the environments are detailed and varied. The character design is excellent and parts of the environment are paperlike when you interact with it. Not everyone may like the paper look but for the most part it's excellent.

Control
The controls are very well done in this game easy too learn moves. Not to hard to switch partners. The only promblem I found was trying to fly as the paper airplane.

Gameplay
This is where the game really stands out from all of the other RPGs out there. The battle system is ingenious and you play a big part. Instead of going through tons of menus to watch your character attack you control how much damage he takes and dishes out on his foes. You control it by button presses or by moving your control stick in various directions. Ex. Draw a circle around a group of foes to hurt them. As Mario you can attack by jumping or using a hammer to hurt your opponents. You can have one partner out at a time and you can switch partners on the fly. The things that you do in this game are varied and for the most part they are fun. (Except the missions on the train in Chapter 6. That's a little boring). You use your partners to help you solve puzzles and Mario uses his paper techniques to overcome obstacles. Ex. Rolling into a tube, turning into a plane or a boat. The enemies can be difficult at times but never frustrating and it is not a short game. Mario and his partners can also increase their stats by using badges. It is a very deep RPG.

Conclusion
Paper Mario 2 is an excellent sequel and it surpasses it in many ways. It is long enjoyable and I did not want to put this game down for a second. The combat is great and the story is funny and different. My only complaint is a few boring missions in chapter 6 but besides that it is a great game and it should be in every Gamecube owners library.


Overall 9.5 out of 10

3 Pros
-Great in depth RPG
-Very funny game
-Graphics are unique

3 Cons
-A lot of test to read
-Enimies could be harder to defeat
-Over all game could be harder

 

[TRIFORCE89]

Good idea. *stickies*

Thanks, Anubis~

When I get to it, i'll review Starfox Assault next.

 

[MystiKal]

No promblem I cant wait for your review. ^^

 

[Kipkip]

This is my review of Halo 2. I hope you can have more than one.
Visuals:
9/10
Amazing for a console. Bump mapping really helped the graphics, but apparently Bungie went to far and now we have pop ins for no loading times. This really brings you out of the game, but again, you have no loading times.
Sound:
10/10
Marty O'Donnell really impressed me with the audio. The music really sets the mood of the level and it's just really cool. Best music in video games ever. I will even say better than Final Fantasy. The way the audio is presented is beatifully done as well. If you have 5.1 surround sound, you get the full experience. You can hear shots fly past you or someone talking and even walking behind you or anywhere else. This is really helpful in multiplayer.
Control:
10/10
Easy controls. Anyone can pick up the game and play. Nothing hard here.
Gameplay:
9/10
The single player was different from the original Halo. There was something missing in the campaign. I'm not sure what it is, but there certianly something missing that keeps me from playing the campaign over and over agian and still enjoy it like Halo. The spark from Halo was not there in Halo 2. Maybe it was that Halo 2 felt like a totally new game or what, I'm not sure. The AI is the samertest ever. The AI makes mistakes just like humans, they use very tatical tatics, etc.
The thing that stopped Halo 2 from getting a 8/10 from me is the multiplayer. I have not played anything this fun before. Bungie spent a lot of time here and you can tell from playing it. Getting into a game has never been so easy. No longer do you have to worry about lag, or playing against people who are better than you. Just wait a mintue or two and you're in a new game. Not only that, you can ceck out your stats online! No longer are the multiplayer games just on the XBox, you can get a very detailed report of the game you just played such as where someone killed you, how many times they killed you, etc.
Replay:
9/10
As I said. There was something missing in the campaign that keeps me from playing the single player non-stop, but the multiplayer certainly makes up for that. You will be playing the multiplayer until Halo 3 comes out because it's so fun.

Overall:
9.4/10
This game is a must buy. You may be disapointed by the ending and some other things, but the game certainly makes up for it.
Three Pros:
-Best AI Ever
-Great Music and Audio
-Fun Multiplayer
Three Cons:
-Slightly Confusing Story
-Poping in Graphics
-No ATV, other Warthogs, and other promises Bungie made that didn't make it in.

 

[MystiKal]

My review for Metal Gear Solid 3.

Audio

Great as ever. David Hayter is back as the voice of Snake and all of the other voice acting is top notch. all of the sound FX are great as well. you can hear if an enemy is coming behind you or whatever. the guns sound great as well. this game has great sound overall.

Visuals:

This is a beautiful game. one of the best looking games that ive seen on teh PS2 to date. the enviornments have switched from linear hallways to open enviornments that really shine. now you have to camoflage yourself to hide from enemies. this game is beautiful from character design to enviornments to whatever. pick this game up if only to look at the prettiness.

Gameplay

This is a great game that truly stands out from the rest of the series. now you can hide yourself with camoflague, and now you have to eat in order to survive in this game. you must hunt and kill your own food, and different foods have different effects on your stamina. some will increase it alot or a little and some will just make you sick, and now you have to heal your wounds with bandages, stitches, ect....... this is a great stealth game with action at heart and this game deserves your attention.

Overall

This is my favorite PS2 game of 04. This game has everything that youwant, it's beautiful, fun, sounds great. it's almost perfect. now only if it wasnt as confusing as some may know it to be. I love this game, and if you have the other games then you must pick this one up to answer some of the questions that you may have. I give it a...

9.7 out of 10

3 Pros
-Great Story
-Very hard AI
-Long game

3 Cons
-Found some graphic glitches
-Could use a multiplayer
-Couldnt find another flaw

 

[Bay-kun]

I'll rate Star Fox Assualt. =O

Visuals: 9/10

They are pretty good, and run smoothly the whole time. Though they aren't the best, I haven't yet found myself complaining about their low quality (Which I usually do XD). Also, the graphics in the cutscenes are pretty impresssive.

Sound: 6/10

Basically its just the same sounds over and over again. Explosions, and screaming. The dialouge gets pretty repetitive really quick, though there are a few funny moments.

Controls: 9.5/10

Pretty standard, though efficient. Though I think that using the C-stick to change weapons was a poor move.

Gameplay: 8/10

Its Starfox, so its always fun flying around in your Arwing, but the entire game can easily be beaten in a day. There are only 10 missions total actually. I also think that there could have been some more levels that didn't just involve being on foot. Though for all these negatives, I think that the multiplayer mode makes up for it.

Replay: 7/10

Multiplayer can last for a long time if your into that kind of thing, but besides having various difficulty levels in 1 player mode, there isn't much need to play the game again. =/

Overall: 8/10
Average: 7.9/10


Three pros:

Multiplayer rocks.
You can play on foot, in air, or in the landmaster.
A large amount of weapons.

Three cons:

Too short, and easy if your decent at shooters
Relies to much on foot missions.
Only 10 missions to play.

 

[TRIFORCE89]

Yeah, well....puu to you Bayleef. I'm rating Starfox Assault now! :p

Visuals:
7/10
I like them, but in comparison to Starfox Adventures. Eh... A lot more attention to detail is given in Adventures, and in games like Star Wars the space levels beat it completely. What's with the purple stars? I like that Fox has that foxy (odd wording) ear twitch thing going though.

Sound:
9/10
Beautiful soundtrack. It's fully orchestrated gosh darnit! Lol The next Zelda title better be like this or I will hurt someone. I love the music. Nice little throw backs to the series and lots of dialogue that takes place during the gameplay. The sound effects could've been better. Star Wars has it beat in SFX.
Control:
9/10
It takes a little getting used to but it works. You have three control set ups to choose from so you should find one that suits you.
Gameplay:
8/10
I keep comparing this to Star Wars. The land levels in Rebel Strike suck, in this game they aren't the greatest thing in the word but they still are fun and smooth, unlike Rebel Strike.

I'm sure that Fox fans will dislike the land based levels. The good news is, your not confined to staying on foot. You have a Landmaster tank and even the Arwing if you want. You just have to find them, which is easy since you have a radar.
Replay:
7/10
Three different levels of difficulty and trying to beat your score. Works for me. But no side quests or anything. But it is a really fun game.

Overall:
8/10
Really fun, worth a buying if you like Fox. Definitely worth an extended rent. Or you may be like me and just buy all the Nintendo franchises by default.
Average:
8/10

Three Pros:
- Really fun, gameplay is easy and different control styles should allow anyone to play
- Fully orchestrated music
- True Fox, unlike Adventures

Three Cons:
- Short and easy
- Land levels may turn off true Fox fans
- Graphically unpolished in comparison to Adventures

 

[Castrainer]

New Review. This time, a not so new game, Pok?mon FireRed/LeafGreen Versions:

Visuals: 8/10
Evolved things from Ruby and Sapphire. Not really much, but the Sprites are considerably better than in the previous games.

Sound: 5/10
The Battle music may be nice, but all others are repetitive sequels of sounds... And the Pok?mon's cries are annoying, sorry... I hate the Jynx one...

Control: 8/10
Okay, ya move up, left, right and down... But at least, it responds quickly, not very bad~

Gameplay: 9.5/10
Sorry Final Fantasy Fans, but creating strategy with Pok?mon is nicer. The Move Tutors adition helped a lot, the new Islands gave the old games a new Image. Really, this is one of the most fun Pok?mon games, no mather what they say.

Replay: 9.5/10
This was a dificult grade to decide... Ya know: If yar a new player, that started with Ru/Sa, this is the best game ever and ya want to play it and dont stop. But if ya started since the old R/B, ya know the Kanto region like the yar thumb. But even the veterans will have lots of time Training~

Overall: 8.5
If ya never played in Kanto, obrigatory. If ya did, have it to know better the new Tutors and things [And get a Wireless Adapter xD]

Average: 8/10

Three Pros:
Its One more FUN Pok?mon Game~
Wireless Adapter included~
Ya cant stop playing, no matter what kind of expert trainer ya are~

Three Cons:
Its One more Pok?mon Game~
May be dificult for newbies...
There are only 7 (9 with the tickets) Islands...

 

[MystiKal]

Well I'm gonna review Mercenaries!



Mercenaries is LucasArts's turn from the series of Star Wars videogames. This game has many flaws and I will show you through them in my review for Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.

Story

In this game, you play as one of three mercenaries (you get to pick which one you want to be). You are sent to help 4 different factions take down General Song, a North Korean terrorist in control of all nuclear activity in North Korea. Along the way you fin 51 other crimelords who all together form," The Deck of 52". Out of that, there is no real story or reason to think there really is one.

Graphics

They aren't great. The facial animations on main characters are good and unique. Everyone else is a clone. The visuals aren't that great put aside the amazing explosions. The texture aren't that great and the environments aren't that detailed. Also after doing missions for all of the factions you notice the environments aren't really vast or unique.

Sound

Mercenaries does this right and wrong. They have great musical scores but they are extremely repetetive and annoying. It's the same song throught the whole game. The sound effects on the guns and destruction related objects are awesome. The voiceovers fit most of the characters.

Gameplay

The gameplay is repetetive and annoying. After the first few minutes of fun, you notice that it is boring. You're doing the same thing the whole game. Blowing stuff up. Which isn't always as fun as it sounds. You go through countless firefight where you just keep shoting and everything will be ok. The gameplay doesn't compell you to play more than 5 minutes.

Overall

All in all, this game is good but has too many flaws to be called great. I give it a 7.4.

3 Pros
- Really fast paced action
- Fun Multiplayer
- Good story

3 Cons
- No online play
- Graphics could be better
- Music seems kinda weird

 

[Dark Sora]

Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories

Visuals:
10/10
Best I've ever seen on a Game Boy Advance. And those movie scenes are just pure sexy

Sound:
9.5/10
I love how at the end of Sora and Riku's modes, Simple And Clean plays. It's not as clear as it really is, but it's amazing for a GBA game. But I kinda got annoyed from listening to the Halloween Town song over and over again, as a played in that world.

Control:
10/10
Perfect controling. Can't be any better than it is now.

Gameplay:
8/10
Some bosses are really annoying, because they are so hard. And it can sometimes get annoying using cards, too. But it's great. You can use the same attacks as in Kingdom Hearts for PS2.

Replay:
9.5/10
After beating Sora's mode, you get to play as Riku, in Reverse Rebirth mode. This is just amazing. Playing as Riku, you use his awesome weapon. He is much stronger than Sora is. So that makes it easier to beat bosses (In Sora's mode, sometimes it took millions of tries to finally beat some bosses). After beating Reverse Rebirth mode, there is a cool movie scene that makes you want to buy Kingdom Hearts II even more.


Overall:
9.5/10

Average:
9/10

Three Pros:
~Great story line
~Great graphics
~No more stupid spazzing camera angle, like in Kingdom Hearts for PS2

Three Cons:
~Nothing else to do, after beating the whole game
~Some uber hard boss fights in Sora's side
~Sometimes the game slowed down, when alot of fighting is going on at once

 

[TRIFORCE89]

Visuals:
9/10
The best graphics out of all the handheld Zeldas (although that's kinda of unfair) and some of the best of the GBA. Really nice and refreshing, it improved upon the FS graphics a lot. Only part I don't like is when it tired to use effects similar to what was found in FSA. For example the shadows of clouds and such. It looked great with FSA on the GCN, but not all that great with this game since it's on the GBA. It still looks nice, but they shouldn't try to do something that they can't do. Luckily, the shadows and such are rarely seen/
Sound:
10/10
True Zeldaness style (That's a real word by the way). The confirmation fanfare telling you that you've found a secret doesn't sound until the Bomb smoke and rubble settles. It's little touches like that, the Zeldaness, that make these games what they are. And the music is great. Lots of Zelda classics (some of which an average fan may not pick up) and lots of new ones. The new ones are very lively pieces and nothing seems out of place. There are even a few songs where they start with some familiar fanfare but it turns out to be something completely new and fresh. I love it.
Control:
10/10
I'm not sure why I put this category here. How can someone mess up control? It's kinda important. Anyway, no complaints with this. Very responsive control and lots of items and weapons to do it with.
Gameplay:
9/10
My complaint is the Kinstones. You fuse them with NPCs and unlock or uncover little secrets. The problem is, you earn Kinstones at random and the one you get it random (for the most part, I don't mean the ones within Chests). You destroy a creature or cut some grass and you may get Kinstone, just as you would a Rupee. Then ever NPC in an area may want the same kind of Kinstone and that gets very frustrating. But it's fun trying to find all the little secrets. Anyway, that aside. It plays like a Zelda game. All the basic elements are there. The puzzles are about average. Occasionally you'll run into run that'll make you scream out "What the heck?" in frustration (which is a good thing, btw) but for the most part they can be taken care of right off the bat.
Probably the most noticeable new addition is the land of the Picori, or Minish. Using your cap, Ezlo you can shrink down and interact with the Minish people in their Minish world. The few Minish towns are fun and the run up in the rafters of buildings are quite enjoyable too. But there are lot of areas where you're just going straight and at most you'll run into two enemies during your trek. Kinda boring, but those parts look great. They really give it a look that makes you feel like your thumbsized.
Replay:
8/10
I played it again. And I'm sure I will again eventually (I don't want to delete my save files though T_T;) It's really short and really easy, but it's really fun and that will make you want to come back for more.

Overall:
10/10
I wouldn't be a Zelda Scribe if I gave it anything less.
Average:
9.2/10

Three Pros:

* Fantastic music and visuals
* Kinstones are fun little diversion
* Great, solid gameplay. True Zeldaness


Three Cons:

* Too short and easy
* The Minish aspect could've been improved upon
* For a Zelda Scribe, it doesn't tell the story you thought it was going to.

 

[Shadow]

: "Today, we're rating a video game on PC."

: "Ooo which one?"

: "Dunno."

: "How about that World of Warcraft game you've been addicted to as of late?"

: "Kay."

Visuals:

: "Stunning environments, massively detailed models, constantly new little things you notice each visit to a place... The graphics in the game are great."

: "They aren't as good as say Doom 3 or Everquest 2 or anything."

: "So therefore it can run on my computer."

: "Is that a good thing?"

: "Yes, yes it is."

: "Sure... It gets an 8."

Sound:

: "Splendid music in this game. Though in some parts it can be quite soft and others there's a booming Latin chorus."

: "The sudden Stormwind music always makes me jump when entering from the serene Elwyn Forest... There's also the nice and funny voices that the people have."

: "Anyone who does /train with a gnome must die!"

: "Spells all have nice sound effects and I love the Gnomeregan and Tinker Town music. It gets a 9, thank Gnomes and Murlocs for that."

: "MURLOCS!"

: *dies*

Control:

: "The controls are simple and easy to learn. It comes with a great user interface and many options to make the game easier to play. You can also download custom UIs to make it even easier to navigate. 10."

Gameplay:

: "Simply put, it's an MMORPG. This genre is not for everyone. Blizzard did a great job making it a good game for casual games who usually can't get into MMORPGs as well as the hardcore ones who never stop playing an MMORPG until they get a max level character of every class and race combination."

: "The biggest problem with gameplay would have to be, actually getting to play the game, mainly on Tuesdays. This is Blizzard's first true MMORPG of this magnitude and as such, they still have many kinks to work out with the servers. They've gotten a lot better since launch, but still have a few here and there (I actually got to play this last Tuesday which is rare as it is maintenance day). overall, a 10."

Replay:

: *logs on his Priest and ressurects ShadowChaos*

: "I'm alive!"

: "Good, now do replay."

: "This is an MMORPG, the very definition of replay. Even if you max out your level, there are 8 more classes you can play and many max level dungeons (some unbeaten worldwide so far still). And with PvP, and upcoming PvP Battlegrounds, the fun never ends. 10."

Overall:

: "World of Warcraft wins the battle and is honored by a five out of five.

Average:

: "9.4'd!"

Three Pros:

: "Unlimited things to do and explore."

: "Many different classes and races to fit a player's style."

: "Stunning visuals and music."

Three Cons:

: "Monthly fee running about $15 US a month."

: "Servers aren't the best."

: "Many idiots, jerks, and 'n00bs' smeer the game with their presence."

: "Now what are we gonna do tonight?"

: "Try to take over the world?"

: "Let's go play World of Warcraft!"

 

[TRIFORCE89]

That was umm...interesting? Try not to go so image heavy in the future, okay? *will edit them out if someone complains or ask*

 

[Castrainer]

Review of my first DS Game, WarioWare Touched!~

Visuals: 5/10
They ARE Bad. A GBA could do better. So ya think "ACK! It should get 0 or 1!" But listen to me... If the graphics were others, the game wouldnt be the same. They give a certain impact, an insane impact. definately bad, but apropriated.

Sound: 5/10
If I were judging as myself, I'd give a 10/10. Its hillarious, its funny, its weird. Its everything one. But Im judging like I was judging honestly, so it gets a 5.

Control: 9/10
Ya will JUST USE THE STYLUS AND NOT ANYTHING ELSE!! o_O Unless ya press the D-Pad/ABXY to stop the game, but thats not the case. So easy to get control, so nice to use. Yeah, 9/10.

Gameplay: 10/10
180 Microgames. One after another, in Hallucinated Speed. Quick thinking, good reflects... Perfect, I say~

Replay: 8/10
Ya will just not stop playing it. Really, wont. But after beating everything, and getting all the toys, ya have absolutely nothing to do, unless play and play all microgames over again~ Well, if ya open a tend at the street and make people pay to see ya playing, they'll pay for some laughs... or ya will go to the hospital.

Overall: 9/10
Insane, Nice, But Short... a WarioWare Game~
I just missed a Multiplayer Mode... >>

Average: 8.5/10

Three Pros:
- Nothing can be compared to it~
- Perfect, Insane Gameplay~
- 180 Microgames!

Three Cons:
- Too Short
- If ya like techinical games, this is not for ya~
- 180 Microgames may seen not enough after some hours...

 

[BigBoss]

I'm reviewing Metal Gear Solid 3, my favorite PS2 game.

Visuals:10/10
At my first look, I dropped dead. It looks so real, ya gotta see it to believe it. The character models are great, the forest has so many little details, like the blades of grass moving as you go over them, how nature is shown so well there, like for example, Squrelles (sp) camoflage with the trees, the animals look so real, it replaces the old, clean, bland halls of the old games and replaces it with a more dirty, realistic look. This is the BEST part of the game.

Sound:9.9/10
Great, when you are in the wild, you can hear birds chirp, anything you can expect in the jungle. Voice acting is flawless, David Hayter mainly, as always, Snakes voice is perfect. The Alert Music is not so great, and that's all on sounds.

Control:10/10
Perfect. There is not a unused button,(exept R3) yet it all comes out great. Pressure sensitvity is a huge part of CQC, your main fighting system. Not much more on that.

Gameplay:9/10
Sneaking, Choking, Interrogation, Survival, Everything. the only flaw is that on bossfights, cureing yourself and at a certain part of the game, getting leeches off of you.
Replay:10/10
The story is so worth it, not only that, there are new items you can get. that sums it up.

Overall:10/10
Average:9.7/10

Three Pros:
The grapix
Survival
The new fighting system, CQC


Three Cons:
A bit of copping on the screen sometimes
Curing yourelf in bossfights
The part before the last boss

That is MGS3, all in all. All PS2 owners should get it.

 

[Castrainer]

Now reviwing Yoshi Touch & Go [NDS]

Visuals: 8/10
Not bad, though, they fit GBA well... Anyway, since its a part-story from Yoshi's Island, it had to have the 'Crayoned' Style Background. Nice, simple, and I see nothing wrong... So yeah~

Sound: 6/10
At the start, very nice. Gets boring with the time, and thats teh problem...

Control: 9/10
Well, nice controls. Ya only use the stylus, tho, so if ya think the controls are bad, its because ya dont have a good hand~ =P

Gameplay: 8/10
Okay, yey~ Ya start in the sky, creating clouds to guide Baby Mario. Ya can also make Bubbles, what is very nice. But the fun gets high in the floor. Controlling Yoshi, well, not really controlling him, just making him jump, because all ya do is control the 'background' with teh clouds and bubbles... Of course, throwing eggs... Would it be a Yoshi game without that?

Replay: 9.5/10
Addicting. Completely. It does not have a 'story' mode, but beating yar own records can be VERY addicting at some point... or somehow...

Overall: 8.5/10
Average: 8/10

Three Pros:

- Completely Addicting~
- Endless~ o_O;
- Total Stylus Usage [Which I appreciate~]

Three Cons:

- Boring Music~
- Gets annoying if ya dont get the clouds thing~
- Look at the records and see yar friend has beaten ya...

 

[Dark Penguin]

Review for my favorite GCN game, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles:
-First of all, the first [official] final fantasy title for the GCN!!!!

Visuals:10/10
Second best graphics oon any GCN game i have ever seen (behind Metroid Prime 2)

Sound:10/10
Sound is great, good music, great slashing, magic, and charging sounds, good enemy screams, good level music

Controls:7/10
Their not hard to use, and don't make the game bad, but it just that they need to be more complex - there shoud be a seperate button for defend (defend is hard to use, switching through a command list), and even though they would have to make it split screen if multiplayer didn't utilize the GBA-GCN link cable, i prefer the GCN controller, so every friend wouldn't have to have a GBA and a GCN link cable (though extremely practical and fun if all your friends have a GBA and link cable).

Gameplay:8/10
VERY addicting and VERY realistic and fun, but since there are no levels you have to keep going through the same levels over and over, but if you can get past that it is awesome. great story and the random meetings between other caravans (many in which you get to make decisions yourself), very fun overall.

Replay:8.5/10
Even though i have yet to beat it (VERY long gameplay, unless you don't train, but then you probably won't get very far), since there are so many random events, even though the main story won't change, it is the random events that really make the story compelling, and since those would change i anticipate the replay value to be very good.

Overall:9.5/10
What can i say - even though it is slightly repetitive, it is one of the best games i have ever played - EXTREMELY fun and addicting.
Average:8.9/10

Three Pros

1. Excellent graphics and sound effects
2. Great story and great fighting
3. Excellent cooperative (non-split screen!) multiplayer game

Three Cons

1. Can get a bit repetitive
2. Bad single player controls
3. Needs to be online to focus more on the multiplayer mode

A must have for Final Fantasy fans and/or GCN owners