Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: November 18, 2001 Also On: None One thing that was disappointing for many Nintendo fans at launch was the absence of Mario. That might have been a factor in why the Xbox took a bit of an early lead over the GameCube in North American hardware sales. Well, even … Read more
Developer: Anchor Publisher: THQ Release Date: February 12, 2002 Also On: None Over the years, WWF fans, (now WWE Fans) have come to expect a certain standard from their games, both game play and feature wise. However, based on its initial specs, WWF Raw wasn’t going to meet the standard, it was going to set … Read more
Developer: LucasArts Publisher: LucasArts Release Date: December 19, 2001 Also On: None At the launch of Xbox, there were only 15 games available for the consumers. Star Wars: Obi-Wan was one of those. It takes place during Episode I: The Phantom Menace when Obi-Wan was still taking part in his Jedi training. You use the … Read more
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release Date: November 19, 2002 Also On: None Steel Battalion is one of the greatest games on the Xbox today. The game comes with it own special 40 button controller that kind of jacks the price up a little.(Try up to 200 dollars) The controller itself is as much as the … Read more
Developer: Digital Mayhem Publisher: Interplay Release Date: April 4, 2003 Also On: None Game Freaks 365 is usually kind to mediocre titles, such as Run Like Hell and we would like to continue our tradition. RLH (Run Like Hell) offers detailed graphics and textures, along with a realistic presentation of the gaming world. Remarkably, I … Read more
Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release Date: December 10, 2002 Also On: None If you thought that a game was so bad that it made you vomit or even want to kill yourself for wasting your money, that’s nothing. If anyone has seen a worse game than Pulse Racer, you need to tell me. Satin could … Read more
Developer: Wide Games Publisher: Codemasters Release Date: August 20, 2002 Also On: Xbox The idea of being trapped in a Nazi prison camp probably doesn’t sound very good, but the idea of busting out of one possibly might. Escape is the goal in Prisoner of War, a short but original and often entertaining game that … Read more
Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release Date: October 15, 2002 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox Finding decent platformers on the Xbox, let alone good ones, is a mighty task. Fortunately, the people at Namco decided to port the PS2 version of the game over to the Xbox. Truthfully, Pac Man World 2 does have flaws, … Read more
Developer: Oddworld Inhabitants Publisher: Microsoft Release Date: November 15, 2001 Also On: None The Oddworld series has been one of weird and odd stories about Abe saving other mudokaians from a cruel and deadly fate of becoming food. Now along with that, Munch is placed in the game to help Abe and to save the … Read more
Developer: EA Publisher: EA Release Date: March 11, 2003 Also On: PS2 and Xbox Triple Play Baseball 2002 was a terrible baseball game last year from EA Sports. It sported horrifying graphics and game play that was too simple for the common gamer. It was too easy to win no matter what difficulty setting the … Read more
Developer: Smilebit Publisher: Sega Release Date: February 28, 2002 Also On: None The GG’s are back in the long anticipated sequel of the Two Dreamcast hits Jet Grind Radio and Jet Set Radio, the original. All the old gang is back along with some fresh faces. Show the town that you’re in charge and the … Read more
Developer: Midway Publisher: Midway Release Date: September 16, 2002 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox NHL Hitz 20-03 is a basic upgrade from 20-02. The game adds a hockey school where you can work on your skills and mini games. Now, in fights you can have the goalies duke it out. The games playability is … Read more
Developer: Digital Extremes Publisher: Atari Release Date: November 12, 2002 Also On: None Unreal Championship is a game of solid action shooting. You build your own team to take into the Unreal Championship Tournament and make your way up the rankings. Unreal Championship is very easy to learn; there is a tutorial mode that teaches … Read more
Developer: Treyarch Publisher: Activision Release Date: November 15, 2001 Also On: None Activision and Neversoft were thinking of the power of the Xbox, when recreating the game for Xbox fans. However, they haven’t really expanded on the THPS formula. In otherwords, the THPS world has not been improved in any way. The graphics are better … Read more
Developer: Rare Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: August 25, 1997 Also On: None It is hard to dispute the weight that Rare had in the game industry during the Nintendo 64 era. GoldenEye 007 is a game that sold millions of units across the globe and jumpstarted the Nintendo 64s split-screen multi-player. Without a doubt, GoldenEye … Read more
Developer: Silicon Knights Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: June 24, 2002 Also On: None “O, oblivious, naive Humanity… How ignorant we truly are – safe only in our blind view of the world. We are merely caretakers, for when the Ancients return, we shall be swept aside like driftwood on the tide of destruction…” The darkness … Read more
Developer: Bungie Publisher: Microsoft Release Date: November 15, 2001 Also On: None Halo, was voted game of the year in 2001 voted by a numerous amount of game sites and magazines such as IGN, Gamestop, EGM, Microsoft (of course they did) and Gamepro, and is in my opinion the greatest first person shooter around today. … Read more
Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: August 26, 2002 Also On: None Today I am reviewing the incredibly delicious and good looking game called Super Mario Sunshine. Have any of you heard of this title? I didn’t think so. Straight to the review… The story kicks off with Mario and his buddies heading off for … Read more
