Any article focused primarily on retro games, classic consoles, or games that heavily draw inspiration from retro games (i.e. a 2D platformer, Metroidvania, etc.).
Developer: Lucky Chicken Publisher: TDK Release Date: November 24, 2003 Also On: None When you’re a fan of a certain system, you tend to get excited when you hear that a game is going to be exclusive to that system because you hope it will lure more people into getting it. However, that isn’t true … Read more
Developer: SCEA Publisher: SCEA Release Date: April 20, 2004 Also On: None What do Ratchet and Clank have in common with Siren? Aside from both being published by Sony Computer Entertainment of America, I can’t think of much else. They’re two completely different games on two different sides of the video game spectrum. One game … Read more
Developer: SCEA Publisher: SCEA Release Date: April 20, 2004 Also On: None What do Ratchet and Clank have in common with Siren? Aside from both being published by Sony Computer Entertainment of America, I can’t think of much else. They’re two completely different games on two different sides of the video game spectrum. One game … Read more
Developer: LDW Software Publisher: LDW Software Release Date: April 27, 2004 Also On: None The last week or so I’ve been pretty busy tending to my plants and feeding my fish. Plant Tycoon and Fish Tycoon are LDW Software’s newest releases, and I found one to be infinitely enjoyable. I fell in love with Plant … Read more
Developer: Visual Concepts Publisher: Sega Release Date: September 9, 2003 Also On: PS2 and Xbox While this game may not be perfect, it is the closest thing you’ll get to real hockey, without putting on some skates. If you’re a fan of hockey or video games I wouldn’t think twice about going out and buying … Read more
Developer: 989 Sports Publisher: SCEA Release Date: April 13, 2004 Also On: None 989 Sports has released the latest edition of their soccer franchise, World Tour. Now in its third year, World Tour has become the leader in the soccer arena for the PS2. Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, but has never caught … Read more
Developer: 989 Sports Publisher: SCEA Release Date: April 13, 2004 Also On: None 989 Sports has released the latest edition of their soccer franchise, World Tour. Now in its third year, World Tour has become the leader in the soccer arena for the PS2. Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, but has never caught … Read more
Developer: Dreamcatcher Games Publisher: Dreamcatcher Games Release Date: April 12, 2004 Also On: None Painkiller has to be one of the most surprising games I have seen this year. At first I thought it looked very stupid, but when I played it, I knew I was undoubtedly wrong. Painkiller brings back the fun mindless fast … Read more
Developer: Midway Publisher: Midway Release Date: April 5, 2004 Also On: PS2 and Xbox NBA Ballers, considered by most as Midway’s reaction to the NBA Street series, mixes things up a bit with its one-on-one concept. We’ve all played three-on-three and five-on-five, but one-on-one has never really been tried. Even the NES games that I … Read more
Developer: Square-Enix Publisher: SCEA Release Date: March 23, 2004 Also On: PC and PS2 Over the past 10 years, we have seen Square Enix do many different things that have amazed and astounded us. The Final Fantasy series has been the one that has made the most noise. The latest installment in the series, FFXI, … Read more
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Majesco Release Date: February 24, 2004 Also On: None From the first time I realized that I truly enjoyed Bomberman Generation, I began wondering, like I do with any game I really love, when the sequel was going to come out. Of the games I have been waiting for sequels, the … Read more
Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release Date: March 16, 2004 Also On: None Breakdown is the first of its kind. It is the first, first-person shooter, of my knowledge, that has an extensive fighting system. In fact, the shooting takes a backseat to fighting in many of the game’s segments. Your name is Derrick Cole, and … Read more
Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release Date: March 16, 2004 Also On: None Breakdown is the first of its kind. It is the first, first-person shooter, of my knowledge, that has an extensive fighting system. In fact, the shooting takes a backseat to fighting in many of the game’s segments. Your name is Derrick Cole, and … Read more
Developer: Ubisoft Shanghai Publisher: Ubisoft Release Date: March 23, 2004 Also On: GCN and PS2 In 2002, Ubi Soft released Splinter Cell. This game changed the way many people looked at video games forever. With cinematic-like graphics and outstanding gameplay, Splinter Cell blew people away. Now, Sam Fisher is ready to tackle another mission in … Read more
Developer: Ubisoft Publisher: Ubisoft Release Date: March 17, 2004 Also On: None Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm has received little attention or praise from the gaming media. Due to the lack of hype whatsoever, I expected this to be an utter failure. Thankfully, Ubi Soft has once again proven to be above the fray and ahead … Read more
Developer: Ubisoft Publisher: Ubisoft Release Date: March 16, 2004 Also On: GCN and PS2 Rainbow Six 3 for the PS2 is a stripped down version of the Xbox version. Ubisoft ported the game, giving and taking elements of the game. They removed many of the Xbox’s graphical techniques, but added things such as multi-player offline. … Read more
Developer: Awesome Studios Publisher: Ignition Entertainment Release Date: April 15, 2004 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox Pool Paradise is a precise representation of its real-life brother, billiards. Pool is not a complicated game and as such, Pool Paradise (PP) is likewise. You use a stick, called a cue, to hit the cue ball, which … Read more
Developer: Illusion Softworks Publisher: Gathering Release Date: March 8, 2004 Also On: PC, PS2 and Xbox Mafia started out on the PC and did extremely well. Now, it is available on the Xbox, after first being ported to the PS2. Made and developed by Take-Two, this game takes GTA to the thirties era. You are … Read more
