Retro Gaming

Developer: Knowledge Adventure Publisher: Vivendi Universal Release Date: October 14, 2003 Also On: PS2 and Xbox After my morning newspaper grind, I always await the mailman for the next game that I receive from various companies. Embarrassingly, one morning I found myself opening a yellow package to find that Vivendi Universal Games had sent me … Read more

Developer: PAM Publisher: DreamCatcher Release Date: October 20, 2003 Also On: GBA Soccer isn’t my favorite sport. In fact, it is on my bottom tier of preferred sports. The concept of putting soccer, one of the most boring sports, and combining it with beach sports, would be one of the last ideas that I would … Read more

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release Date: October 21, 2003 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox I remember growing up watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television show, weekly on Saturday mornings. Before the show started, I would wake up at around 5 a.m. and play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Manhattan Project with my father. … Read more

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release Date: October 21, 2003 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox I remember growing up watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television show, weekly on Saturday mornings. Before the show started, I would wake up at around 5 a.m. and play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Manhattan Project with my father. … Read more

Developer: Io Interactive Publisher: EA Release Date: October 1, 2003 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox EA is well-known for their action games. Whether it is James Bond, Medal of Honor, or Lord of the Rings, EA covers a lot of ground in the action genre, in which it succeeds rather well. Freedom Fighters fits … Read more

Developer: Next Level Games Publisher: Midway Games Release Date: September 23, 2003 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox First, allow me to say that you should not compare my review with the prior NHL Hitz series reviews, in which NHL Hitz 20-02 (9.5/10) and NHL Hitz 20-03 (8.8/10) were both reviewed by Shawn. Even though … Read more

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release Date: September 23, 2003 Also On: None One of Sega’s most influential devlopment houses, Sonic Team, have been behind few games that are not pertinent to the Sonic franchise, at least as of late. Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg is a refreshing change from the conservative developer that has … Read more

Developer: EA Publisher: EA Release Date: September 22, 2003 Also On: GCN, PC, PS2 and Xbox Another year, another golf game; is that what you were thinking? The old-timer sport gets a chance to shine, in the form of a fresh face, Tiger Woods’. Whether it be the highly detailed create-a-player-type-mode or the 19 different … Read more

Developer: Beep Industries Publisher: Microsoft Release Date: September 22, 2003 Also On: None 3D platform titles have stayed similar to one another since the inception of Mario 64. Many have tried and failed to recreate this N64 classic and yet some (i.e. Jak and Daxter) have succeeded bringing together a fun, fresh game to light … Read more

Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release Date: August 26, 2003 Also On: GCN, PS2 and Xbox Soul Calibur has been heralded as the best fighting game ever or the best game on the Dreamcast. The choice to make a sequel to a near-perfect under-rated title on an ill-fated system and giving its successor a better chance … Read more

Developer: Amusement Vision Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: August 25, 2003 Also On: None F-Zero has been an established Nintendo series since the SNES days, better known as the “Golden Yearsâ€? for Nintendo fans. F-Zero ushered high-speed, futuristic racing and truly showed the power of the SNES. With the rise of the PS One, Nintendo’s beloved … Read more

Developer: Microsoft Publisher: Microsoft Release Date: August 26, 2003 Also On: None Microsoft announced XSN at this year’s E3 and to tell you the truth, I thought it meant they would improve their sports franchises. I guessed wrong. Fever is still the rotting pumpkin from years past and here’s why. Visually, this game is in … Read more

Developer: Tiburon Publisher: EA Sports Release Date: August 12, 2003 Also On: GCN, PC, PS2 and Xbox This is the year EA will be remembered for its sports franchise. Everything in EA’s arsenal is being revamped and made better than ever. This is being shown in Madden NFL 2004. Everything from the gameplay modes to … Read more

Developer: Red Storm Publisher: Ubisoft Release Date: August 5, 2003 Also On: None Ubisoft originally created 3 Ghost Recon games for the computer. They were Ghost Recon, Island Thunder, and Desert Siege. These games are all available in one pack on 3 different discs for about $80. Here is where Xbox shows its true colors. … Read more

Developer: BioWare Publisher: LucasArts Release Date: July 15, 2003 Also On: PC and Xbox We have known about the power that RPG/Strategy based games have on people. Games like Warcraft III, Diablo, and Counterstike, but nobody would think that a Star Wars game could ever get to have the power these games have to all … Read more

Developer: Pivotal Games Publisher: Gotham Games Release Date: July 22, 2003 Also On: None Whoever thought that a game made in 2003 would be based on a Steve McQueen 1963 POW film, based on a book, based on actual World War II events? That’s right, none of us saw this one coming. The same can … Read more

Developer: From Software Publisher: Agetec Release Date: July 15, 2003 Also On: None Armored Core is not a stranger to many PlayStation and PlayStation 2 owners. Back in 1997 the series first appeared on Sony’s PlayStation under the guidance of SCEA. Today, Armored Core is under Agetec’s roof . Silent Line: Armored Core brings more … Read more

Developer: From Software Publisher: Agetec Release Date: July 15, 2003 Also On: None Armored Core is not a stranger to many PlayStation and PlayStation 2 owners. Back in 1997 the series first appeared on Sony’s PlayStation under the guidance of SCEA. Today, Armored Core is under Agetec’s roof . Silent Line: Armored Core brings more … Read more