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To be blunt, while still being completely fair (and having played through all of the content), Yuyu Hakusho: Spirit Detective for the GameBoy Advance is an abomination. Monotonous and often awkward or uneven gameplay combined with sloppy visuals and atrocious sound make this one of those games even the fans of the series upon which the game is based will want to avoid. When I say the game is based upon the series,…
Grand Theft Auto III didn't quite hold my interest. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City had me playing until the end, but part of me felt unsatisfied with the fact that nothing had really been changed to a large extent from the first in the trilogy. When San Andreas was released, it was with skepticism that I played it at first, but that feeling of doubt quickly faded once I got past the first couple missions. The story…
Preconceived notions of kiddie aesthetics aside, Paper Mario is one of the best games of its generation. With its pleasant appearance, endearing characters, various references to and areas from its predecessor (Legend of the Seven Stars), and solid gameplay, it's one of those games that people will remember for years to come. Not being one of those who've played Legend of the Seven Stars, I'll sum up the references…
It may be that some have played only as far back in the franchise as A Link to the Past, but there are those among us who found Majora's Mask to be one of the most enjoyable Zelda titles to date. Inversely, many have criticized it for its not being "a true Zelda game," but this seems an unfair statement. At its core, Majora's Mask is a true Zelda title, sporting all the familiar elements: a multitude of items,…
With its release on the GameCube in 2005, Resident Evil was an instant hit. Within just over two weeks, the game sold over 300,000 copies and was subject to highly positive reactions from fans and critics alike. To date, the game has sold roughly 4 million units on the four platforms its been released. Not long ago, Capcom and Nintendo ported the game to the Wii, resulting in what is arguably the best version. For…
Since the release of Soul Calibur on the Sega Dreamcast, the series has experienced a steady decline in ratings scores, not necessarily due to a lack of quality, but due to the fact that they haven't been bringing anything new to the table. And, while Soul Calibur III breaks this trend and offers up a host of new features like custom character creation and a strategy role-playing game of sorts. Still, the fighting…
Konami's Silent Hill series is known for being among the most atmospheric, and-let's face it-gory video games to date. In all the series' releases, the games have sold millions of copies worldwide, acquiring a fairly large and faithful following. Silent Hill 3's story centers around a young girl named Heather, who wakes up from a dream in a mall at closing time and finds herself confronted by a man claiming to be…
A lot of action games try very hard to convince players to take them seriously. Resident Evil 4, Heavenly Sword, and God of War are prime examples of this. Luckily, Ubisoft and SUDA-51's No More Heroes is one of those games that doesn't care in the least if it's taken seriously, as it will show you time and time again. Off-beat and irreverent humor abound, curses and excessive violence galore, No More Heroes is one…
Upon release, Rayman creator Michael Ancel's Beyond Good & Evil was met with critical acclaim and, regrettably, relatively poor sales; this was attributed by many to be due to the fact that BG&E was released at roughly the same time as big Ubisoft titles like Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, which, as we all know, were very successful releases and went on to spawn multiple sequels.…
Chrono Cross was met with mixed opinions when it was released. Though the majority of critics hailed it for its spectacular presentation and original design, many fans of its predecessor, Chrono Trigger, were disappointed, and the fanbase was divided over the fact that Chrono Cross wasn't a true sequel. While it's a sequel to Trigger, Chrono Cross has a drastically different approach to virtually every aspect of its…
Fans of the original series rejoiced when Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was released by UbiSoft. Until that point, not many people knew much about the series, and despite the influence it had over many later games like Tomb Raider, not many people had even heard of it. Unlike the original games, Sands of Time takes place in three dimensions, and the transition was a seamless and impressive one that took the…
Until Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, there hadn't been many platforming action games on the PlayStation 2, and there certainly hadn't been a lot of good ones. After Naughty Dog moved on from Crash Bandicoot, there were questions of where they might go from there. It wasn't long before gamers got their answer in the form of Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, which has become arguably one of the console's major…
For a certainty, a noir detective story/interactive novel probably wasn't the first thing on anyone's mind when they considered all the things they wanted to see on DS. Most of us wanted to see our favorite tried-and-true Nintendo franchises like Mario, Metroid, and Zelda released post haste. And, of course, after developer Cing's Trace Memory was regrettably ignored by and large, who would have expected them to…
