Category: Game Reviews

Developer: Ubisoft Casablanca, Disney Interactive Publisher: Ubisoft Released: December 20, 2000 Rated: E 6/10 In spite of the smashing success of Crash Bandicoot, a series that further enabled Sony to compete against the stalwarts of Nintendo and Sega in the mid-‘90s, it’s surprising to see how few games attempted to really copy the style that… Read more

Developer: Paradigm Entertainment Publisher: Infogrames Release Date: June 9, 2000 Rated: E 5/10 With a few solid titles already under their belt for the N64, including high quality racing in both the simulation and arcade camps, Paradigm Entertainment was enlisted for another licensed racing title for Infogrames with Indy Racing 2000. Similar in style to… Read more

Developer: Camelot Software Planning Publisher: Nintendo Released: July 26, 1999 Rated: E 8/10 Up until the most recent release on the Switch, Mario Golf: Super Rush, I think most would agree that the Mario Golf series had been one of Nintendo’s most consistent franchises or subseries. Not only had Mario not yet experienced a bad… Read more

Developer: Factor 5, LucasArts Publisher: LucasArts Released: December 15, 2000 Rated: T 8/10 It feels like a backhanded compliment, sure, but Star Wars – Episode I: Battle For Naboo is very much in the running for the best thing to come out of The Phantom Menace. Aside from Episode I Racer and Darth Maul’s sweet… Read more

Developer: Kodiak Interactive Publisher: Electronic Arts Released: December 12, 2000 Rated: T 3/10 The decline of WCW, particularly the free fall and turmoil throughout the year 2000, has been well-documented and much-discussed in various forums over the years. So without spending too much time outside of the game itself, it seems almost too obvious to… Read more

Developer: Lucasarts (PC Original) Factor 5 (Port) Publisher: Lucasarts Released: December 15, 2000 Rated: T 5/10 Years ago, I fancied myself a clever little bollocks when I wrote an article for a website discussing the distinct eras of the Tomb Raider franchise and its “what’s old is new again” approach to its 2013 reboot, inspired… Read more

Developer: Kemco Publisher: Ubisoft Released: December 13, 2000 Rated: E 2/10 Sadly, the only video game based on the wildly successful and unique Batman Beyond series, Return of the Joker is a game defined by a pitifully tangible lack of effort. A single-player beat-em-up is already a less-than-ideal format, though not automatically a lost cause.… Read more

Developer: Neversoft (PS1 original)/Edge of Reality (Port) Publisher: Activision Released: November 21, 2000 Rated: E 7/10 Although his record is far from perfect, Spider-Man seems to be one of the more successful comic book characters to make the transition over to video games. Boasting well-received titles both before and after this late-2000 release, Peter Parker… Read more

Developer: MBL Research Publisher: EA Released: October 1, 1998 Rated: E 7/10 I have always known and maintained that NHL 99 is a good game, and in the past few years been able to confirm that it’s certainly the best traditional hockey title on the N64. But oddly enough, I’ve had to realize lately that… Read more