1 Player
Graphics: 8/10
Standard Mega Man style graphics. Despite being on the PSX there isn’t all that much
more detail in the characters than the SNES had. Some of the animation is better I
suppose, though some seems kind of cheap. The Anime cut scenes are a nice addition
though. Some pretty large enemies which is kind of a nice upgrade, but I don’t
remember much of X2 and X3 so it may not be the first time.
1 Player
Once again Solid Snake must battle evil terrorists to stop them from using the Nuclear Warhead launching walking battle tank called Metal Gear. An intense, involving story, and fantastic visual effects await ahead.
Graphics 9/10
While they occasionally seem pixilated when up close, you can’t really blame the programmers for limitation of the system they were using. The camera angles are almost never wrong, the characters look great and varied, the cut scenes are very nice, and the character movement looks good. One thing you could complain about is the lack of mouth movement during the 3D parts (the mouths move during comlink scenes), but once again, it’s probably more because of system limitations.
1-2 Players
The snakes Rattle and Roll must battle their way through a 3/4 overhead 2D world to uh..
I’m not sure what. Battle giant feet, toilet seats and chomp Nibbly Pibblys.
Graphics: 7/10
Well he graphics are kind of nice, though it does suffer some from “What is that supposed
to be?” syndrome. Mostly on the (seemingly) toilet seats you battle. You also seem to
fight bells, drills, and giant feet. The feet seem to be the bosses. The game is set
in a sort of 3/4 overhead 3D aspect, which can be very confusing on controls. You will
probably find your snake plummeting to his doom due to missing a platform you were sure
you hit.
1 Player Based on the Manga and Anime of the same name, you must pilot a Fujikoma Tank, along side the other members of Division 6, to stop terrorist attacks and uncover a secret plot. Graphics: 8/10 The Anime cut scenes are great. They look like they were taken from the movie. The only thing that could have been better about them is if they had been more numerous. The into movie is one of the best intros to any game I’ve ever seen. As for the game, the enemies seems kind of boring, which is what really brings this score down. The Fukikoma looks pretty nice though, and the animations are all smooth even when you transfer your axis and start walking on the wall or ceiling. However this can also lead ot confusion of direction because the wall textures are not always clear enough to distinguish which way you need to head. There are some neat effects though with the changing camera axis, mostly when fighting bosses. Sound: 10/10 I LOVE the music for this game. The whole thing is set to a heavy techno soundtrack that really fits the fast paced action of this game. If I ever ran into a soundtrack for this game to buy I would most certainly pick it up. Of course if you dislike Techno music it could be a turn off I suppose. The sound effects are nice as well, lots of explosions mostly. Plus as a great bonus they used the dame voices to dub the cut scenes that they did for the movie. At first I feared it would be someone different and it wouldn’t be as good. Gameplay: 8/10 There is a large variety of missions for the different levels 3whcih really helps to break things up. There are some missions where you just seek and destroy, others where you navigate underground tunnels, some where you have to travel over buildings to disarm bombs, and still more others where you are involved in high speed chases. The Fujikoma Tank and it’s “Go anywhere” navigation is incredibly cool. There are only ten levels but each is multipart and fairly lengthy and quite difficult at times. There are some down sides though. Some of the levels are insanely hard. Also you can easily navigate most areas by standing out of range of the enemy and locking on your missiles (of which you have unlimited). Overall: 8.7/10 Overall I’d say it’s a great 3D action game. Certainly more fast paced than a lot of the ones I’ve played and most worthy of the name Ghost in the Shell. Don’t expect a movie adaptation though. This seems to have an original story, which is an added plus. Tip: At the main menu press R2, R1, Square, Square, Up, Down, Square, Square, R2, R2. If you hear a sound you did it right. You should now have all levels unlocked and all movies unlocked.
1 Player
The Mega Man series, the greatest series ever.
You must control the Blue Bomber to once again defeat Dr. Wiley.
Graphics 9/10
Nice crisp Mega Man graphics. Plus this game has one of the coolest looking sets of robot masters. I suppose that I like this game makes me somewhat biased to the scores. There is some slowdown though when there is more then like 2 enemies on the screen.
1 Player
Graphics: 9/10
For being one of the first is not THE first N64 game it still has some pretty nice graphics.
The character movement is very nice and dynamic. Pario is quite fun to watch as he runs
all over. All the old 2 dimensional enemies make the transition to 3D very well. The
effects are also very cool. My one complain is the camera. It can often move in wierd
angles making it difficult to navigate the world. This happens the most when you are
underwater.
