~^*Game Reviewers Crew&^~

[ZenGaijin]

Yeah I know its just not me that are approached by friends about which games they should buy. And if your like me, you play almost everything the hits selves were heres your chance to write reviews like your favorite magazines.

What you need to join:

- You need to play a bunch of games and complete them, as they come out say within the first 2 weeks.

- You will be expected to write ar detailed review about the game including the highs and lows you can tell why it suck or why this game deserves to be in everyone's collection.

- Try and keep your reviews professional as in Spellchecking, grammar and all that other good stuff.

- The BBS rules apply so if you spam here I will not hesitate to alert a MOD to your ways about this thread.

With that said get to playing games people!

I plan on having a Wanda and the Colossus/Shadow of the Colossus any time now.

[ZenGaijin]

I also forgot to mention in the rules You have to have a non biased opinion of games so no "Xbox is teh bestest all other systems suck!" keep your personal opinions of the systems to yourselves just focus on the games themselves.

[Nomader]

I'm thinking of joining this Crew, but I have some problems.

#1: Due to homework problems in the past, I am not allowed to play video games during the school year. I could participate during the break, but that's about it.
#2: My money can't flow everywhere... I'm trying to save... :/

If you were talking about old games of our choice, then I'd be up for it. But, I just can't buy too many new games nowadays...

[Matt]

At 10/18/05 05:57 PM, Zen_Gaijin wrote: If your like me, you play almost everything the hits selves were heres your chance to write reviews like your favorite magazines.

I don't play everything the second it comes out, but I do rent a lot, and own lots of games, so this sounds like a intriguing club.

What you need to join:

- You need to play a bunch of games and complete them, as they come out say within the first 2 weeks.

I can give a review on most of the newer games that I have rented/played and beat recently.

- You will be expected to write ar detailed review about the game including the highs and lows you can tell why it suck or why this game deserves to be in everyone's collection.

Of course, won't be complete but I will definitely try to get the point across.

- Try and keep your reviews professional as in Spellchecking, grammar and all that other good stuff.

I can't stand bad grammar when I write, won't be perfect, but you wont need a translator to fully understand what I am saying.

- The BBS rules apply so if you spam here I will not hesitate to alert a MOD to your ways about this thread.

Of course, common sense.

With that said get to playing games people!

I plan on having a Wanda and the Colossus/Shadow of the Colossus any time now.

Never heard of either of those games.

Anyway, sounds good, I am pretty sure you will accept me, seeing as you were kind of nudging and suggesting on AIM, so yeah, here I am, (hopefully) the first member, I will hopefully get a review in on a few games, like Darkwatch: Curse of the West, Halo 2 (This is going to go deeeeeeeep. I know it isn't new, I just want to pitch in my opinon) Dead or Alive Ultimate 1 & 2, and Dead to Rights II (Before I even review this game fully, I am going to say, DO NOT EVEN WASTE TIME RENTING THIS GAME. I did and was highly disappointed, more details later.). So with that said, I'll begin working on some reviews...tomorrow :D

[BananaBreadMuffin]

I'd love to join this, however, the review timescale concerns me. I don't usually buy games as soon as their released, usually (ironically enough), waiting for reviews to come out before I make a judgement as to whether to buy them. Some games that I have been anticipating, I will buy instantly, but the majority I will wait a bit before I buy them.

I'd still love to join, just as long as I can review games that aren't brand new.

[ZenGaijin]

At 10/18/05 06:26 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: I'd love to join this, however, the review timescale concerns me. I don't usually buy games as soon as their released, usually (ironically enough), waiting for reviews to come out before I make a judgement as to whether to buy them. Some games that I have been anticipating, I will buy instantly, but the majority I will wait a bit before I buy them.

I'd still love to join, just as long as I can review games that aren't brand new.

Ok, the time line is not super important but you might be able to sway others with your reviews if they are in the same position as you were. But yea, the timeline I guess i set a bit high so just review what you can when you can from now on.

[Nomader]

At 10/18/05 06:28 PM, Zen_Gaijin wrote:

At 10/18/05 06:26 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: I'd love to join this, however, the review timescale concerns me. I don't usually buy games as soon as their released, usually (ironically enough), waiting for reviews to come out before I make a judgement as to whether to buy them. Some games that I have been anticipating, I will buy instantly, but the majority I will wait a bit before I buy them.

I'd still love to join, just as long as I can review games that aren't brand new.

Ok, the time line is not super important but you might be able to sway others with your reviews if they are in the same position as you were. But yea, the timeline I guess i set a bit high so just review what you can when you can from now on.

Bueno - I can live with that. But, just a note: I'd rather simply post here sporadically, instead of all the time. Not only does my wallet have a limit, but my time does too... o.O

[ZenGaijin]

Oh, well I assumed this club would take a slower pase we won't need a bunch of people spamming the thread up with meaningless posts. But it would be nice to hear a "Thanx guys your review was dead on" every now and then.

[seventy-one]

I'd like to join, however I won't be getting any new games until around the end of the month, but I would like to be part of this crew if that's alright.

[ZenGaijin]

At 10/18/05 07:32 PM, seventy-one wrote: I'd like to join, however I won't be getting any new games until around the end of the month, but I would like to be part of this crew if that's alright.

Yup, what kinda games do you perfer?

[seventy-one]

At 10/18/05 07:42 PM, Zen_Gaijin wrote:

At 10/18/05 07:32 PM, seventy-one wrote: I'd like to join, however I won't be getting any new games until around the end of the month, but I would like to be part of this crew if that's alright.

Yup, what kinda games do you perfer?

Strategic like Civilization III, and Rome: Total War. However I like most styles of games if done right...

[ZenGaijin]

Ok heres an example of a review I wrote a while back just you guys will get a feel of how I do things.

My first game I will review is God Of War for Ps2.

GOW is a game that takes place in ancient Greece you play the role of Kratos, a tough as nails antihero who opens the game by proclaiming that the gods for forsaken him and he then casts himself of a mountain. This is begins one of the most beautiful PS2 games since MGS3. The game shifts back 3 weeks into Kratos's past in which you emerge on a boat in the middle of a storm. The game then begins to familiarize you with what is perhaps GOW's strongest feature its combat. The best way to describe to explain this fighting the options of a Tony Hawk but pushed into action/adventure the options that Kratos has at his disposal are astounding. From his aerial maneuvers to ground based combat Kratos is one pissed of character and it shows through is combat engine. Which allows you to literally rip your enemies apart. GOW combat just seems to suit the character so well especially in it’s over the top enemy death animations. Which range from Kratos cleaving a Minotaur's head to ripping the head of Medusa. This is another aspect of GOW that wows, is that you never have really played a character with this much disregard for anything other than himself. You in many situations are given the option of slaying innocents to replenish you health. As stated before GOW has some very impressive graphics from sand storms to gigantic titans that carry temples upon there back GOW delivers graphically and gameplay wise. My only grip with this game is the length I beat it my first play though in about 8 hours. But other than that GOW is masterpiece of well thought out gameplay ideas and beautiful art and story telling.

God Of War for the PS2 gets a 8.8 out of 10

Good: The game has some trully amazing Boss fights.
Bad: There are not enough of these awesome boss fights.

Thats just how I do things but give the game a rating and list its best point and worst point.

[AshfordPride]

Sounds like a great club! I will write a review as soon as I get a new video game...

[BananaBreadMuffin]

Review: Burnout Revenge
Version - PS2

Lets do some comparisons here.
Take the original Burnout, for gamecube. There were 3 game modes. Race, self explanatory, where you gained boost for jumps, slides, overtaking nearby, and driving on the wrong side of the road. If you filled up your boost bar, you got a super boost. Pursuit, like race, but you aimed to ram a car into oblivion before it got to the end of the track. And Crash, where you drove your car into other cars, and the amount of cash was simply the amount of destruction.
In Burnout Revenge, there are races, roadrages, (destroy enough of the unlimited opposition before timer or car dies), traffic attack (destroy enough cars before timer dies), crash, burning laps (time trial), preview laps (time trials in ridiculously good cars), and gran prix, just to give you an idea. I haven't even mentioned the crashbreaker modes of all of those.
If Burnout Revenge sets out to confuse, then it certainly gets 10/10. However, it's more than a confusing game. It's also immensly fun.

The graphics are unparalleled. Better than GT4, for certain. Every texture, every ray of light, seems right. All the maps just seem like they could happen, all the cars are exquisitely modelled, they aren't real, but you wish they were, because they're so cool. Also, the new shortcuts and jumps are ridiculously cool. Especially well made are the shortcuts, as none of them offer particularly big advantages, just a jump to give you boost or a smoother corner.
The sound is equally amazing. Bloc Party, Maximo Park, Nine Black Alps, The Bravery, and various other wonderfully wonderful wonder bands fill your ears, while your smashes and engine revs sound really real.
The handling of the cars is just right too, and there are enough challenges and various races to keep you going for a while.

Downsides? Well, the new ability to smash cars out of your way (but not buses or big lorries, and not coming towards you) is really nice, and makes for some fun times knocking cars into friends, but they feel a bit too light. I know Burnout Revenge is an arcade game, but nevertheless, if the civilian cars had a little more solid feel to them, would be nice. Also, the tracks get a bit repetitive. But none of these really detract from the experience too much. And the load times. GAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. Horrible load times.

Graphics - 10/10
Sound - 10/10
Gameplay - 9/10
Lifespan - 9/10

Overall - 9.5/10 - AMAZING

[DeuteronomySkulls]

I'll join. I like to review games. I'll think of one to review. *thinks*

[DeuteronomySkulls]

At 10/23/05 02:11 PM, WorldGoNemaD_inC wrote: I'll join. I like to review games. I'll think of one to review. *thinks*

I thought of one!

Nintendogs: Daschund & Friends (DS)

On paper this dog sim-like game looks like a kiddy "O look how cute" kinda game. But I will assure you: it's not. If you hate or like dogs you will love this game. When I first got the game I was terrifed of big dogs. But know I'm really liking dogs.
When you start off in the game you have $600 and you immediatly start looking at puppies in the kennel. At the start you have 6 different dogs to choose from: Golden Retriever, Dachshund, Beagle, Shih Tzu, Pug & Siberian Husky. Each time you click on one of those breeds you have 3 dogs shown to you with different personalites,genders & hair colors. Once you choose the one you want you see the price then you buy it. Once you have your dog you go to your house which right at that point is just a giant white room. After you pet your pup and let him get comfortable you think of a name and say it in the microphone. It should take about 3 times to name him (if it doesn't just keep trying). Then you can feed it,pet it, play fetch, frisbee tons of things. you also have to give them baths and take them for walks.
This a very fun & addidictive game-for the first 2 weeks. Then you start to get bored of the daily routine of teaching it tricks & taking it for walks. To buy more pups you need to take a walk and find items during the walk. You can then sell those items for money. You can also buy a new home with your money. Using the microphone all the time is a cool feature-until you relaize that it has kinda bad quality and is very sensitive. But it's still very cool to say the dog's name & have it coming running at you. The graphics are very poor by today's console standars but by DS standars it's thebest grphics for it yet.
So if you're looking for a game where you can have fun but not totally addicted get Nintendogs.

9.0/10

[Matt]

.-.

I forgot I joined, and couldn't find the link, those reviews WILL be coming tomorrow. (No school for the next 4 days after that, so I have plenty of time.) I promise I won't abondon the crew. At least not yet :\

*Bookmarked this link so I can't forget it again.*

[Crashman]

Id like to join.

[AshfordPride]

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
PSP

A GTA game on the PSP? Thank you God! The much talked about GTA: LSS is finally out, but does it live up to the hype? The graphics are outstanding. I often think I am playing a GTA game for the PS2. However, thge game does suffer from temperory pauses. Crashing a motorcycle or cycling through the radio station too fast will cause the game to lag, a minor annoyace that is easily forgotten. The controls are good. The lack of shoulder buttons and second analog stick does not hinder your hijinks. After a few minutes, you will get the hang of the controls. Game play is good, although a little stale. We are given the same missions that we have done countless times before, drive this person here, blow up this car, kill this guy. You will often find yourself outgunned, and winning a mission becomes a matter of buying the best gun/finding the best car. Audio is where the game trully suffers. Cinemas are often brief, which is a god thing, as voice acting on the PSP is not the best... The radio stations also seem to have a small library of crappy songs... Multiplayer is fun, but seldom used... My biggest problem with the game is that it feels like a downgrade... After playing San Andreas, I fell dissapointed being thrusted back into a GTA3 environment, with poor aiming, lack of cars, and decreased motility. All in all, its a decent game. It did provide me with hours of fun, and is very enjoyable to have GTA on my PSP.

7/10

GOOD
OMG! Its GTA on your PSP!
Awesome graphics!
Probably one of the best games available for your PSP
Multiplayer

BAD
You've been doing this for the past three games...
Feels like a downgrade...
Horrible audio... It makes Resident Evil sound like Final Fantasy...

If your a fan of the series, I would recomend it. If you own a PSP and are looking for a good game, I would also recommened it.

[ElectroMagnetic]

I'd like to join! Here's my first review..

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
DDR and Mario? I haven't played DDR once. So I decided to try this game and I'm not too disappointed. The graphics are a nice, colorful Mario Party style. The story of the game, seems like they threw the most random dance-related thing into a Mario game. Apparently, four Music Keys are kept in Truffle Towers, these keys have magical-dance like properties. Seems like Space Channel 5, Dance and Jiggy power all the way! You have to dance to get out of various situations, by using dance magic. In the first level you dance to get a boat across a river. And in another stage you have to dance to steer a sled. Although dancing isn't only what you can do. What keeps this game interesting are the Mini-games. They range from whacking goombas to jumping onto flagpoles. The worst downside is, Mario! We've seen everything with Mario in it. Mario Baseball, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, and the list goes on and on. But some people might not care. Liking DDR is definately a must. This is basically a DDR remake with Mario. Not much originality, but great fun. A fan of DDR might like this, and if you haven't played DDR but like Mario get the game. Although I advise you play the DDR in the arcades first, to see what it's like. 10/10 Fun but unoriginal

Basic Score For: Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
Originality: 5
Fun: 9
Fanbase: 2, DDR and Mario fans
Lifespan: Medium

[Frank]

This has already been done...

[n0ir]

At 11/2/05 07:15 PM, -Frank- wrote: This has already been done...

But not done well by an experienced and credible user.

UNTIL NOW

[addictedtoyou]

suck it

[Skitzoap]

I would like to join this club if its cool with you :)

Review: Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Ps2)

Ok, this game has been hugely anticipated for the consoles and it doesnt dissapoint. The single player campaign is solid. The missions are well done and the graphics are superb. You can switch team members on the fly and the AI is extremely responsive. The best part about this game though, is the online. If you have Ps2 online and you love First person shooters, than this is the game to get, With hardly any lag at all this game runs smooth all the time. The maps are huge and the ranking system is fair and accurate. Using vehicles is a bonus (flying the helicopters is awesome), and there 5 types of classes you can be: Assault, Sniper, Spec Ops, Support, and Engineer. Each class has its own strengths so they are all fun to use. I would definetely recommend this game to anyone who owns Ps2 online.

9.5/10

[HyruleanHyroe]

As an avid gamer, and an amateur critic, I would love nothing more than to join up.

Of course, as an unemployed college student, I can't promise I'll be able to get my hands on any new games until they're available to rent.

So yeah. Can I join? Pleeeeease?

[beeryay]

ok ill join

[SoulessReaper]

Well hey i will join just tell me if i have to write a review to become apart of this club or something of that matter. Well anyway i have alot of games i know alot abotu so im am pretty smart when it comes to giving game reviews.

[Lkoz91]

I'll join but can we request reviews too?

[Frenzy]

Why not? I'll join. My first review will be for Freedom Fighters for Ps2:

Freedom Fighters

Wow... what an excellent, underappreciated game.

This has got to be one of the greatest games ever created. Freedom Fighters is a third-person shooter that stars you as a plumber who, when his brother is kidnapped by an evil Czecho-slovakien 'empire', joins the 'Freedom Fighters', who are against teh Czecho-Slovakien empire. This empire, by the way, is taking over New York City, where the game is set. The story, is, very, very well told. It's not one of those simple stories, it, actually, quite layered, and done very well,in my personal opinion.

The graphics are very good in this game. For a game released, when, 2003? This is a very fun game. The cut-scenes are pretty well-done, and the set-up of the game si excellent. You go down into the 'base' of where the Freedom Fighters are, where you can re-stock weapons, etc. and go to a map where you select the next level you want to go too. In one of the levels, your base has even been invaded by the Czecho-Slovakien empire, and youhave to explore the swers of Manhattan to get out!

Overall this is a very good, underappreciated game.

Good:

Well, pretty much everyting!

Bad:

I don't know when the sequeal is coming out (I tihkn that they are making one).

10/10

[Lkoz91]

For my first review, I am going to review the MMO City of Heros on the PC.

This is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. It has an online community with more people joining everyday. You start off by creating your own character and believe me, you will NOT see two characters looking alike. There are so many things to choose from and even more when you level. For example, at level 20 you gain acess to another costume slot which allows you to put a cape on. PlayNC, the creators, are always making patches like any other MMO but they also throw in many events such as double XP weekend where you can level quicker than normally. The community on here is great because most people are very welcoming and so far I have never encountered a fight between another player. It has a wonderful tutorial in the beginning that shows you the ropes on how to play and can even gain you your first level to get you going on your journey to level 50! There is a down though. Like most MMO's, you do have to pay monthly of 15 dollars. BUT, there is another game called city of villains that you can pvp between with city of heros and if you buy city of villains, it can go on that same subscription so you will be paying that one subscription for two games! Now I haven't played City of Villains but you will need that to access your SuperGroup's Base. A super group is like a clan, guild, or anything else you would call a group of people working together. All in all, I would recommend this game to anyone who is looking to get away from the huge World of Warcraft phase and try a new MMO that I think is as good if not better. It's the perfect game to start your experience as a PC Gamer because of the great communities.

Score: 9/10

Recap: Highs- Extremely great online community!
- Great customization on characters.
- Nice in-game events.
- Fun gameplay and great graphics.
- Doesn't need a great computer to run on.
- Same subscription can be used for two games.
Lows- Need to pay monthly fee.
- Can get disconnected quite a bit.