Tekken Gets Redeemed
Tekken 5 roars onto the scene with the dual punch of amazing gameplay and graphics, plus an entire anthology of other titles in the series.
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Shootin' Blanks?
Although fun in the arcade, Time Crisis: Crisis Zone is a bit wanting in this PS2 port.
Lost in Translation
Katamari Damacy might be a huge success in Japan, but it’s just too weird for Western players to embrace.
Symphonia is multiplayer fun
Although a bit hard to follow at times, Tales of Symphonia goes a long way to combating the RPG dearth of the GameCube.
Court is in Session
Smash Court Tennis 2: Pro Tournament serves up a good deal of tennis strategy, but the interface is a bit difficult to master.
Breakdown Aims at Normal FPS Games
Breakdown could change the way people think about first person shooters. Kudos to Namco for trying something a bit different.
Racing Games Evolve
R:Racing features some innovative aspects like a drag racing stage, a story to follow, the ability to psych out an opponent, and of course, lots of cleavage.
Waccka, Waccka, Waccka…
Pac-Man is probably the most recognized computer game character ever, and now he is all grown up for 3D adventure.
Time Crisis Blows Away Shooters
The VSSE International Intelligence Agency has learned that off the coast of the Mediterranean, the peaceful island of Astigos has come under attack by Zagorian federation troops. General Gorgio Zott, Commander-in-Chief of the Zagorian Army, has launched a unilateral military offensive against Astigos, a territory of the neighboring nation of Lukano. In just a short time the General and his men have taken complete control of the island and in the process taken key members of the Lukano Liberation Force hostage. Concerned over the motives behind Zott’s strike against Astigos the VSSE launched a deeper investigation, whereupon they learned that … Continue reading Time Crisis Blows Away Shooters
Kill.Switch Nudges New Ground
The shooter genre has been a staple in the video game industry ever since technology allowed them to be made. Like the platforming genre before it, titles that go under the "shooter" moniker usually follow the same basic formula, but since the formula is so fun to begin with many people don’t care to change it. When people do change things up a bit (Max Payne) the results can be stunning critically and commercially. Hoping for such results, Namco has released Kill.Switch, a pretty standard shooter with more emphasis than ever before on finding cover for your soldier. Namco pulls … Continue reading Kill.Switch Nudges New Ground