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: Maxis Publisher: EA Release Date: January 14, 2003 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox The enormously popular PC game “The Sims” has finally hit the PS2 and I was lucky enough to get my hands on it after waiting for nearly 3 days at Hollywood Video. You start off living with your mother in … Read more
Developer: Volition Publisher: THQ Release Date: May 22, 2001 Also On: None The hero of THQ’s modern-day classic FPS, Red Faction, signed up voluntarily to work on a corporate owned mine on the planet Mars. After enduring poor work conditions, unknown illnesses, the lack of food, and brutal guards, the mine workers revolted. Ultor, the … Read more
Developer: Visual Concepts Publisher: Sega Release Date: January 15, 2002 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox For the past few years the NBA 2K series has been the undeniable king of video game hoops. Sega continues the tradition with another slam dunk title. Fortunately for non-Dreamcasters, NBA 2K2 was brought to the PS2. The opposite … Read more
Developer: Square Publisher: Square Release Date: September 17, 2002 Also On: None It’s difficult to imagine how the idea for Kingdom Hearts might have dawned on someone. For a game to combine the brooding, self-important characters of the Final Fantasy series with the lighthearted, often silly characters from many of Disney’s most famous animated feature … Read more
Developer: Eurocom Publisher: EA Release Date: November 15, 2002 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox The name Harry Potter has become a household name. With all big stars comes a huge array of books, movies, and video games, most of which are terrible to mediocre. Can the Harry Potter franchise change this reference and come … 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: Neversoft Publisher: Activision Release Date: March 31, 2002 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox THPS3 was Activision and Neversoft’s second attempt to make a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game on Xbox. The graphics aren’t nearly as great as Tony 2X’s, but there still is some great physics and collision detection with the ground. The … Read more
Developer: Day 1 Publisher: Microsoft Release Date: November 12, 2002 Also On: None Another of the hand-me-downs from PC, Mechassault, a decendent of the Mech Warrior series. This game however is no joke. Like Unreal, it was a perfect fit for the Xbox and the Xbox Live. Mechassault sports some great looking greaphics just as … 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
Developer: Amusement Vision Publisher: Sega Release Date: August 26, 2002 Also On: None Just a few words can rap Super Monkey Ball 2 up: the ultimate party game. Super Monkey Ball 2 is a flat out huge puzzle game with 150 new solo-player levels to adventure through, new characters and 12 multiplayer games, including monkey … Read more
Developer: Free Radical Publisher: Eidos Release Date: October 15, 2002 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox TimeSplitters 2 is more than just another first person shooter. It has a visual style all its own and a huge number of gameplay options that will keep you playing, and thinking for hours and hours. This is almost … Read more
