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Smash Court Tennis
Game: Smash Court Tennis Platform: PS2 Studio: Namco Rating: 8/10 Look: SMCT feels hurried. All you have to do is look at the other games on the PS2 to see how incredible a game can look. This one does not look incredible, it’s very average. The players like Agassi and Sampras only resemble their real…
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Regency Buck – Deliverance
Artist: Regency Buck Title: Deliverance Label: Dreamworks Rating: 5/10 Regency Buck. Daft Punk meets lost and wandering brit-rock. Notable songs: “Got A Little” – There is something good underneath all the overdone production, but just enough. “Eyes On You” – Finally they tone and tune it down a bit. Less is certainly more. Forgot them…
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WWF Raw
Game: WWF Raw Platform: Xbox Studio: THQ Rating: 8/10 Look: These are the best graphics for any wrestling game ever. Everything looks dead on from the wrestlers to the giant screens that show the intros. There are some non-human movements from the wrestlers, but aside from that, be ready to be amazed. Feel: The system…
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Dark Summit
Game: Dark Summit Platform: Xbox Studio: THQ Rating: 8/10 Look: The graphics are good, not great. They can get choppy, but the saving grace is how different everything really is. The costumes and boards look fantastic. The insane tricks look great but there is really some drawbacks to the back grounds and other parts of…
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Phantom Planet – Interview [2002]
Mission:Interview Objective: Phantom Planet Agenda: Bassist, Sam Farrar What’s up Sam? Nothing, just messing around with Pro Tools Pro Tools is a bitch of a program I heard. It’s tough. A friend of mine is using the light version and said it’s still hard. That’s what I have; they are the same it just has…
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B2K – Interview
Hip Online goes one at a time with B2K! First we question Lil Fizz: What is a day like in your life? We got up around six this morning and did some school work, then went and did a radio station spot, and now we’re doing interviews, and the day isn’t done yet. It’s a…
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New Legends
Game: New Legends Platform: Xbox Studio: THQ Rating: 5/10 Look: The Xbox is the new generation of graphics and New Legends doesn’t utilize its potency. It seems the game suffers from some jaggies. Feel: If there is a saving grace it is the game play. The fighting is fun when you aren’t trying to figure…
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Celine Dion – A New Day Has Come
Artist: Celine Dion Title: A New Day Has Come Label: Epic Rating: 7/10 Celine Dion is making her way back to the mic after playing mommy for a while and saying she was retired. The question is whether A New Day Has Come can put Dion back on top. There isn’t much unexpected here. There…
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ESPN International Winter Sports 2002
Game: ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 Platform: Xbox Studio: Konami Rating: 5/10 Oh no, here come the winter sports again. Can Konami break the terrible Olympic game drought? Look: Good, not great. The reflections on the ice are nice, and the blustery wind effect is pretty cool. The difference between Gamecube and PS2 versions is…
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
Game: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 Platform: Xbox Studio: Activision Rating: 9.5/10 Tony Hawk is the stud of all video games today, now the Xbox gets a crack at version 3. Look: TH3 looks even better on the Xbox than it does on the PS2 when it comes to the framerates, but that is it.…
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