Category: Video Game Reviews

Game: Record Of Lodoss Platform: Dreamcast Studio: Conspiracy Rating: 9/10 Go with the roll and you just never know. Look: The graphics could be better, and we’ve seen better. Don’t let that detract from your interest. Read on. Feel: If you have played Diablo in the past, you’ll find this quite similar. The play makes…

Game: High Heat Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: 3DO Rating: 7.5/10 Look: This is a Playstation 2 game, right? It looks like a game on the original Playstation. The player movement is erratic. There is nothing realistic about the way this thing looks. I have to admit it really takes a lot to overlook how shabby…

Game: Roller Coaster Tycoon Platform: PC Studio: MicroProse Rating: 9/10 Ever been to an amusement park? I’m sure you have. Have you ever played Sim City? Perhaps. Neither of the above would be necessary to enjoy RollerCoaster Tycoon, but they make the experience that much more fun. So, what is RollerCoaster Tycoon? Exactly what it…

Game: NBA Live 2002 Platform: PS2 Studio: EA Rating: 8/10 NBA Live 2002 will have a built-in audience. So it goes without saying that this review is for those who don’t know whether to move up to the next release or to stick with the solid 2001 version. Here are the answers. Look: This is…

Game: Freaky Flyers Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: Midway Rating: 7/10 Game Company’s Description: Never before has such a vibrant and interactive animated world been delivered to a flying videogame until Freaky Flyers, the first and only, fast and furious, fully-open 3-D airplane racing adventure, which drops you into the cockpits with the most unique and…

Game: Scooby-Doo: Classic Creepy Capers Platform: N64 Studio: THQ Rating: 5/10 Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you? Look: The game looks somewhat like the cartoon, but it’s a bit ragged around the edges and the players don’t look like the cartoon characters. I think I was expecting more from this game. The big problem is…

Game: The Next Tetris Platform: Dreamcast Studio: Crave Rating: 6.5/10 No major overhaul, but if you like puzzles, you might be glad to see Tetris on a new platform. Look: They’ve tossed in some 3D graphics and that’s really it. The original game didn’t blow you away and that didn’t hurt it then. Feel: There…

Game: Paper Mario Platform: N64 Studio: Nintendo Rating: 6.5/10 Would you believe the game’s main object is to save the princess? Once again, Bowser has kidnapped your sweety and it’s your job to save her. Mario has been Nintendo’s cash cow for years. Can a new style reinvent this plumber? Look: What in the world?…

Game: Vanishing Point Platform: Dreamcast Studio: Crave Rating: 6.5/10 Vanishing Point is as fun as it is frustrating. Which will finish first? Read on. Look: If you’ve ever played Ridge Racer, you know exactly what you are dealing with here. Great graphics from the cars right down to the scenery. Feel: The handling can go…

Game: Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX Platform: Dreamcast Studio: Acclaim Rating: 6/10 After the two phenomenal releases of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, you had to expect that there would be much more where those came from. Next down the pipe is Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX. Look: The tracks are average, not as sweet as those of…