Category: Game Reviews
Straight-up reviews of officially released games, with a score
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Eikō no Saint Andrews
Developer: SETA Corporation Publisher: SETA Corporation Released: November 29, 1996 5/10 The first golf title released on the N64, Eikō no Saint Andrews takes advantage of the hardware with a 3D modeled representation of The Old Course, but unfortunately does little else to make it worthwhile. Though certainly playable, both for an import title as… Read more
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Perfect Dark
Developer: Rare Publisher: Rare Released: May 22, 2000 Rated: M 10/10 Subtract the film license, add aliens. Make everything bigger, better, deeper, and more intense. This is the recipe for Perfect Dark. I’d say that it baffles me to see how little attention this game gets compared to Goldeneye or any other major Rare titles… Read more
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Madden NFL 2002
Developer: Budcat Creations Publisher: EA Released: September 13, 2001 Rated: E 6/10 The concern that another Madden released for last-gen hardware would be treated as less-than is more valid with the release of Madden 2002. And it’s true, this version of Madden 2002, released in between versions for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PC, GameBoy Color, GameBoy… Read more
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NFL Blitz 2001
Developer: Point of View Software, Midway Games Publisher: Midway Games Released: September 14, 2000 Rated: E 8/10 After long deliberation, it has been decided that, yes, Blitz 2001 is, in fact, slightly lesser than its predecessors. This is due both in part to what it is, as well as what it is not; no longer… Read more
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
Developer: Edge of Reality (N64 Port), Neversoft (Original) Publisher: Activision Released: August 20, 2002 Rated: T 8/10 The biggest thing working against Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 is, unsurprisingly, hardware limitations. At this point, we’re already used to the N64 receiving the worst console version of these games, which are complete masterpieces, otherwise. But with… Read more
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NFL Blitz Special Edition
Developer: Point of View Software Publisher: Midway Released: November 28, 2001 Rated: E 7/10 In lieu of a past-generation release of the new NFL Blitz 20-02, which debuted that same season for the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, Midway opted for a quick and dirty update to the previous year’s NFL Blitz 2001. Though built on… Read more
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Razor: Freestyle Scooter
Developer: Shaba Games (PS1 Original) Titanium Studios (N64 Port) Publisher: Crave Entertainment Released: November 27, 2001 5/10 Rated: E Razor: Freestyle Scooter wears a lot of its shortcomings right on its sleeve. Basically being a carbon copy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater both in structure and gameplay, it replaces the consistent cool factor of skateboarding,… Read more
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The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction
Developer: VIS Entertainment Publisher: Bam! Entertainment Released: October 14, 2001 2/10 Rated: E Sometimes I worry about my rating scale, particularly in finding the right assessment for those “average” games. The 4-6 out of 10s that often feel fine, but not very interesting. Certainly functional, but not engaging in the long term. The anxiety coming… Read more
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Madden NFL 2001
Developer: Tiburon Publisher: Electronic Arts Released: September 7, 2000 7/10 Rated: E There’s a definite concern heading into Madden 2001 that the focus on getting the version for the shiny new PlayStation 2 is going to cause casualties in the quality of other versions, namely this one and that of the PS1. Which is why… Read more
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
Developer: Neversoft (Original Version), Edge of Reality (N64 Port) Publisher: Activision Released: August 21, 2001 Rated: T 9/10 With the Pro Skater series now a firmly established reference point of what an extreme sports game can be, rather than merely a new and exciting foray into the counterculture, evaluating Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 on… Read more