Archive for October, 2007
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Crash of the Titans Review
The Good
- Monster-jacking adds some unique flavor to an otherwise vanilla platformer
- Solid voice acting.
The Bad
Lacks a real distinct personality
Monster-jacking gets old after a while.
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Sin and Punishment Review
The Good
- Great mix of shooting and character-focused action
- Set-piece battles show that the N64 wasn’t as weak as everyone thought
- Finally, people in the West get to play this formerly Japanese-exclusive game.
The Bad
- You can breeze through in about an hour if you don’t care about scores or continues
- The 1,200 points cost seems dubious considering the Japanese version was already in English.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 Review
The Good
- Arguably the best of the DKC series
- Levels incorporate a lot of climbing and piggybacking on animals
- The team throw adds another layer of exploration
- Every level has rain, a river, or some other background detail to notice.
The Bad
Graphical imperfections are more evident on large, high-def displays.
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Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting Review
The Good
- Still some of the best gameplay of any 2D fighter
- More playable characters than World Warrior
- Adjustable speed settings are a great touch.
The Bad
Some audio funkiness inherent to the original SNES game
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Review
The Good
- Fleshes out Sonic’s familiar run-and-jump formula with livelier environments, more bosses, and more abilities
- Story scenes and cute transitions link the levels together in a cohesive manner
- Save feature makes collecting emeralds and finishing the game more manageable.
The Bad
- Sega could release Sonic 3 & Knuckles later on.
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MLB Power Pros Review
The Good
- Bobbleheaded characters give the game a unique, whimsical look
- Controls are so simple that literally anyone can learn to play
- Excellent physics and rich statistics for people who care about that stuff
- Loads of in-depth play modes and player creation features
- RPG-style success mode provides unique take on the typical career mode.
The Bad
- Technical aspects of the graphics are a couple years behind the curve
- Play-by-play guy repeats himself constantly
- No online features, not even roster updates.
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The Sims 2: Castaway Review
The Good
- Open-ended gameplay offers leisurely experience
- Decent variety of different tasks to accomplish
- All-new graphics and sound
- Monkey butlers.
The Bad
- You do have to spend a good chunk of time gathering resources.
Credit: GameSpot