And one more review for the worst game I ever played

Game:Big Rigs:Over the Road Racing
System:PC
Developer/Publisher:Stellar Stone/Activision
ESRB:E
PEGI:Not released in Europe. Be happy.
Learning curve:5 min.
Completion time:25 min.
Difficulty:Very Easy

Summary: You may have heard of this game before, but not in the way you wanted to. Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing was supposed to be a truck racing game, but for some reason, the developers, testers, publishers, even the fucking ESRB was oblivious to how bad the game really was. And the community has to pay by leaving horrid reviews about this game. Let the hate begin.

Graphics: Surprisingly, the graphics are not really that bad. FOR A SEGA SATURN GAME! The buildings in the game aren't even solid, and the sides of the tracks go on forever into nothing. Is this a sick joke? 1/10

Gameplay: I would tell you everything that is wrong with this game, but I only have 5,587 characters left, and that's not enough. What I will tell you is that your enemy doesn't even race you, he just sits there waiting for you to come back around. You probably would have shut off the game, uninstalled the game, and threw the disc into the fire before then anyway. One of the more comical parts of this game is that the developers forgot to limit speed going in reverse, you could hold down the reverse button and continue accelerating forever until your computer cant handle it, you cant handle it, or you release the reverse button, which causes the truck, maybe going twenty times the speed of light, to suddenly stop, going 0 m.p.h. Imagine the whiplash on that truck driver. 1/10

Audio: AUDIO? WAHT AUDIO? I CANT FUCKING HEAR ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF THE SPEAKERS? IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THEM? No, there is a problem with the game. It contains absolutely no audio. Not even J-pop. 1/10

Controls: Wanna be like Star Trek and achieve warp speed? Just hold the reverse key. The game even throws a little more in for you. 1/10

Level design: There are no boarders in the game, just steep hills you can cross as easily as a newly-paved freeway. You can then keep driving onward on nothing. Everything else is messed up about the levels, and one of them is even bugged. 1/10

Learning curve, completion time, and difficulty: Big Rigs is one of the only non-sim and non-MMO games where it is impossible to lose. Of course, it is impossible to win either, because anyone who buys this game is a loser for life. 1/10

Replay value: Absolutely none. You will play this game once for about thirty seconds, then the disc goes the same place that AOL CDs end up. 1/10

Overall:Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing is an abomination to games that are, were and ever will be. I would never give this game to my worst enemy, nor would I even accept this with $1,000,000. This game is the perfect example of what happens when you have greedy managers, ignorant testers, sloppy coders, and shitbag animators on a development team. Let this be a warning to everyone who wants to make games. Always put money second in the gaming business. Also YOURE WINNER!

Final score:1/10

What did you think of those two reviews?

Game: Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
System: Ps2
Developer/Publisher: Neversoft/Activision
ESRB: T
PEGI: America...?
Learning curve: Depends on how much of a Tony Hawk player you are
Completion time: 4 hours

Summary: Ah, yes. Another game in the famous Tony Hawk series. Of course, it is a lot like the last installment in the Tony Hawk series, with a few new trcisk added on, etc. Sadly, though, this game does not exactly come to par with some of the otehr games in this series. Certain parts of this game are disappointing, while other parts were quite good. So, let's start the review now!

Graphics: The graphics in this game aren't bad, but they aren't the best graphics in any game ever, either. The animation and the environments look pretty good, and the different deck designs, graffiti designs, etc. look pretty good, too. Overall, the graphics in this game weren't bad, but not that good, either.

Final score: 7.5/10

I will finsish this review later, maybe... also, is this the format we use for reviews here? Can I join? :)

At 9/20/06 05:26 PM, Frenzy wrote: I will finsish this review later, maybe... also, is this the format we use for reviews here? Can I join? :)

That's just the format that I use. Check the thread for the official format.
And the PEGI entry is the review given by the PEGI, The people that rate gmaes in Europe.

Another review for someone to enjoy

Game:The Elder Scrolls 4:Oblivion
System:Xbox 360 (Soon on the PS3)
Developer/Publisher:Bethesta Softworks/Bethesta Games & 2K Games
ESRB:M
PEGI:16+
Learning curve:30 min.
Completion time:9 hours, main quest only.
Difficulty:Moderate-Very Hard depending on difficulty setting in-game

Summary:The Elder Scrolls 4:Oblivion, the newest installment in Bethesta's criticlly acclaimed Elder Scrolls series, which tries to create a very open-ended experience (In short, "Live another life, in another world"), You create a character, and take him on a journey through a huge lanscape, including forests, cities, fields, mountians, and dungeons that sometimes span huge lengths and take hours to complete. You can also, as with previous Elder Scrolls games, hold off on the main quest and do whatever you want and then some. Just dont get sent to jail, and become your cellmate's fuck slave for the entire Fourth Era.

Graphics:Simply the greatest looking game to date. Every single inch is perfected to the limits of video games. To the untrained eye, this could look like something out of a movie or your photo album. After bearing through the sprite-based classics of the 90s, the low-budget endorsed PS1 titles of the late 90s and early 2000s, the same shit on the PS2 in later years, and the early failures on the 360 since 2005, I really am glad to be a gamer in 2006. 10/10.

Storyline:You play as a character you create to the single last detail, but for the rest of this review, we play as a guy named Bob, a giant ugly orc who doesnt take any shit. Badass. Bob starts off in a dingy prison cell, then gets free by the Big Man himself who, unlike President Bush, cares for his nation and it's people. Sadly, he gets murdered after finding a secret path in Bob's cell, and he has to find a new heir to the throne, or all the Empire goes into darkness. If you dont want to do that, you could join the countless number of guilds, solve problems in the cities, or just hang back at your crib and watch the world fuck itself over. 10/10

Gameplay:I decided to separate the story from gameplay for several reasons: This would be too long, the story doesnt really belong in the gameplay section, and this game deserves another 10. You can do whatever you want, be whatever you want, and kill whoever you want. If you want to be an elf who is the world's greatest thief? Do it. You want to be an Imperial, but a mage as well. Sure. This is truely why Americans are better at making RPGs than the Japanese. I use Final Fantasy discs as coasters, the cases as mousepads, and the game manuel pages as T.P. 10/10.

Audio: Some of the best pieces of music I ever heard on a video game. Yes, they can get boring, but they really show expression out of a situation you are in, and kinda makes you feel more immersed in the game. As if you already werent in the fucking TV screen yet. 10/10.

Controls: Pretty smooth, but this is where the game rolls a little downhill. If you are an archer, be ready for some PITA practice sessions with a target, as the aiming system is a little too realistic for gamers. At least you can practice on a target on this game, and retrieve all your arrows afterward. That is what saves this section from eternal damnation. 9/10.

Level design: The game takes place in the Imperial Province of Cyrodiil, one of the most beautiful places in the video game world. There is an enormous amount of level interaction here, and the way the levels are designed makes you feel how much time it takes to make one square inch of land in a videogame. Be ready for an intense experience when you start the game. 10/10.

Learning curve, completion time, and difficulty: Even with all the great things in this game, there are just too many high numbers in this section. If you are new to the game, do yourself a favor and set the difficulty level to the lowest setting. You can adjust it as you get better. 8/10.

Replay value: Indefinate. Seriously, there is so much to do in this game, it's not funny. If you want to do everything there is to do in Oblivion all in one long session, be prepared to sit down and start at First Seed 21, 3E433, and shut the 360 off on Heartfire 3, 3E451. 10/10.

Expansion packs: Very nice move by Bethesda to take their game to the 360. When you use Microsoft Points, you can get, among other things, armor for your horse, your own pirate ship, and, as if this game hasnt broke enough Guiness World Records, the largest dungeon in a video game. If you have the PC version, take your focus torward the mods. There are so many mods that do so many things with such an awesome game and even more content added by Bethesda themselves, I wouldnt be suprised if this game is the cause of the Apocylipse. 10/10.

Overall: This is the best game ever made. Even though it has seveal drawbacks (Any game does), it comes out supreme ruler of all things RPG. With so many things to do, so many character variations, so many differant items (Over one hundred thousand), and so many mods and expansions avalible, this game is a must-have for the 360. Hell, it's a must-have if you even game.

Final score:10/10

We need more reviews here. Here's one to add.

Game:Sonic Adventure 2
System:GameCube (Originally made for Dreamcast)
Developer/Publisher:Sonic Team/Sega
ESRB:E
PEGI:3+
Learning curve:3 min.
Completion time:4 1/2 hours per mode
Difficulty:EBHM (Easy to Beat, Hard to Master)

Summary:The fourth highest selling GameCube to date, and one of the most hated on, Sonic Adventure 2 is a remake of the same game made for Dreamcast, with a few slight differences. The game allows you to play two different sides of the story, Good and Evil. The modes follow basically the same storyline and levels, but played in a different order with different objectives. After you complete a level, you can come back to it to play different objectives, not just running as fast as you can to the goal. As I said, this game was not really rated that great by it's critics, but you should try this game before forming an opinion.

Graphics: Pretty bland, even for a 2002 game. There are a few effects thrown in for you, but this game is not as pretty as that wonderful game above me. If you played a Dreamcast before, expect this game to be at that level. 5/10.

Gameplay: I really have no idea why people hate 3D Sonic games. The gameplay in here is very good, pretty much without flaws. The camera angles are not great, and can get really annoying, especially because the C-stick is unused in the game. That hurts. 8/10.

Audio: Typical Sonic tunes, most of it is soft rock, techno, and surprisingly some rap. Plus, there's that really annoying tune at the beginning of the first Hero level. 7/10.

Controls: It is very hard to control the characters while on the rails, and it can be a pain to do may simple things, such as LOOK WHAT THE FUCK IS IN FRONT OF YOU! 4/10.

Level design: Very creative levels early in the game, but they get way too hard and way too dark later on. Still, just like the past Sonic games, the levels are designed very well. 8/10.

Learning curve, completion time, and difficulty: This game is pretty easy to win and very easy to learn, but it can get very hard to complete the game 100%. If you get an "E" rank on a level, don't feel bad. Those ranks usually are lower than what you actually did, kind of like high school honors classes. 7/10.

Replay value: This game includes much more than the standard run-to-the-goal gameplay that you see in a Sonic game. There are five objectives that you can play to unlock more emblems, such as collecting rings or finishing a level in a certain time. Also in the game are Chao, small blue creatures that you can raise with the stuff you collect in your travels. You raise the Chao in a special garden you access with a key somewhere in a level, and you go there between levels, kinda like an intermission. I raised a few Chao during gameplay, but for some reason they all ended up in Hell. I wonder if the same will happen when I have kids. 8/10.

Overall: This is one in a few games where you shouldn't trust others' opinion of it. Yeah, I'm hypocritical, but you should just get this game to really form an opinion on it. The gameplay is very much like a 2D Sonic game, and you can always borrow it from a friend. You cant lose. Seriously, you should at least rent it.

Final score:7/10

Ok guys if yu still love the crew and post here i would like to acknowledge it.
I am currently the official leader of the Video Game Review Crew and my right hand girl or man im not sure what it was has left to go on and have a life lol.

So get ready for the Biggest and First actual REVIEW OFF.
This is basically a contest where the reviewer with the most detailed and explained review wins sorry but only 1st place gets a prize THE BRAGGING RIGHTS OF BEING THE NEW RIGHT HAND MAN/WOMAN.

Rules for review:
Must be a game that starts with an O.
Must be strategy/rpg.
Must be under 35$.

Good luck and may the best reviewer win!
VGRCL

bump

At 10/21/06 02:32 PM, VGRCL wrote: bump

I could not find any game that fits those requirments. I tried Google, Wikipedia, GameInformer, and everywhere I could think of, and nothing.

Also, if you dont post much here anymore, I will take over this thread. If you ned to bump, post a review!

Finally im back on the net my internet was messed up for a while =(. Im glad to see how well this has moved while i was gone! Ill have a review pretty soon on some new xbox 360 games.

WoW! I really cany believe we are still going this well i remember me and vgrcl made this topic.So i guess when he's gone im leader and when im gone he is.

I moved the VGRC and just made it a review crew. I cant believe you guys have returned. check out the new site, and if you guys want you can join the forum there.
http://www.freewebs.com/1591317

At 10/16/06 11:47 PM, VGRCL wrote: Rules for review:
Must be a game that starts with an O.
Must be strategy/rpg.
Must be under 35$.

thos rules are a bit...
odly specific.

wats up ninja?

Thanks sielent-g for your help at making the website that was a great idea! I'll be posting here frequently through the night,

sorry for double post but if you cant find that kind of game then ill make a new letter F is the new requirement.

I will be this crews sig maker but i will need another person to be one too anybody wanna be one?

that would be great! can you animate the sig?

At 11/4/06 11:00 PM, VGRCL wrote: sorry for double post but if you cant find that kind of game then ill make a new letter F is the new requirement.

well everyone knows that, pretty much any final fantasy game. and I think this contest is kind of wierd, but I guess you're the leader of the VGRC, and I cant really tell you how to run it. It seems like we have a bit of a problem seeing as how I took control of this forum for a while and created the review crew. I suppose it's your right to be the leader of the VGRC seeing as how you originaly made it, but I'd still like to have control over my site and my forum that I created, I think that seems like the logical way to do this, but if you have anything to say go ahead and let me know. I'd also like to say that Im giving moderator positions to most of the original VGRC members on my forum. I'm glad to see you guys back here.

Oh!
look how fast everyone suddenly lost interest...

I didnt lose interest im just waiting for some reviews, i will review a game soon. I also will try and get more people to join to make this club a little more intence or i guess you could say interesting.

okay, I guess I'll review Guitar Hero II which I bought this past weekend.

Guitar Hero II
Red Octane
$50 (without controller)
Rated T

You know you've always dreamed of playing at a huge concert with a ton of fans, rocking out with your guitar, hitting all the right notes, pulling of sweet guitar moves, making your fans scream. A while ago Red Octane decided to fulfill those dreams, well sort of, by releasing Guitar Hero, a very innovative game using a guitar controller complete with fretts, a strumming thing, and a whammy bar. And just last week they released a new and improved version, Guitar Hero II. Complete with new songs, multiplayer modes, and a new practice mode where you can slow down the songs and master those seemingly impossible solos.

GH2 isnt much different from the first one, except for the new songs. Im sure you'll recognize a few of them from maybe your parents, or other video games, but most of the songs I had never heard of, which was cool because I liked a lot of them. There's a few songs that you have to play over more than once on each mode, but you can unlock a lot more songs, and buy some from the store if you're good enough.

GH2 has a steep learning curve, if you're good at recognizing patterns and beats, you'll be able to get through the easy mode pretty fast (it took me about 1 day). But when you decide to step up to medium mode, for your first time, you'll have a hard time hitting the blue notes, it took me about 2 days to master medium mode. But hard mode.... ooh, its hard, but that's why they have the practice mode. If you really suck you can go to practice mode and slow the songs down on different settings. This is how GH is a lot like playing a real guitar, it requires lots and lots of practice to get good at.

I haven't played multiplayer mode yet, but Im sure its really fun. unfortunatley you need a friend with another controller, but even if you dont, its fun to see who can get the high score on certain songs.

Pros:
+incredibly fun and adictive
+a wide variety of songs that will broden your song library
+replayabilty is 100%

Cons:
-can get frustrating at times
-expensive if you dont have a controller

Score:
9.9/10

Wow that sounds like a great game, im gonna try it out this weekend. Thanks for the review silent g Seeing as me and you are the only active members.

i wanna join... can i also write walkthroughs for some games or no. well i wanna join and also i will try out that touny thing with the

Has to start with O and stuff

At 11/16/06 04:09 PM, Skilla wrote: i wanna join... can i also write walkthroughs for some games or no. well i wanna join and also i will try out that touny thing with the

Has to start with O and stuff

Yes you may join skilla i am now the leader of the VGRC, you can write walkthroughs if you please we are in dire need of members so if you have any friends there welcome to join.

All of our members dropped out, without letting anyone know they just left.

At 11/16/06 04:09 PM, Skilla wrote: i wanna join... can i also write walkthroughs for some games or no. well i wanna join and also i will try out that touny thing with the

Has to start with O and stuff

I dont know if that competition is still happening, if you wanna write a walkthrough for a game, go to the other forum.
you can find it here:
http://www.freewebs.com/1591317

Here's a better review off.

*Game must be from a minor console (NOT from Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Sega, etc...; PC is NOT a console)
*Must be either RPG, Adventure, or Racing
*Must have been released on an even-numbered year (Remakes count as well)

I'd be suprised if anyone got that.

At 11/20/06 08:07 PM, Fire wrote: Here's a better review off.

it sounds like a really old arcade game.

I’m kind of new to this how do you join a club.

I would like to join.

At 11/22/06 12:18 AM, badazz5001 wrote: I’m kind of new to this how do you join a club.

just post a review in the required format
you can post at the Review Crew or here at the VGRC, it doesnt really matter.

At 11/22/06 01:39 AM, tech-ford wrote: I would like to join.

just follow the previous instructions I gave to badazz5001
thank you for joining.

well, looks like no one is coming back here for a while, I guess I'll attempt to revive this for the millionth time by posting some reviews of some new games I got over the holidays.

Okami
PS2
Clover Studios

I'm sure by now your pretty bored of your PS2 and are wondering what kind of stuff you'll have to do to save up enough money to buy the PS3. Don't start dealing drugs yet though kids, there are still good games coming out for the PS2! Case and point, Okami, from the makers of Viewtiful Joe.

Once you start playing the game you'll definatley recognize an amazing art style similar to Viewtiful Joe. But this time, they decided to make it look more like a japanese oil painting. I'm betting they also went ahead and hired some new writers also. Okami has an amazing storyline, with around 44 hours of gameplay, and a ton of secrets also.

In Okami, you play as a wolf god named Ameterasu or something (Ammy for short), brought back to earth to defeat an evil force that has returned after 100 years. Issun the wandering artist joins you also, and adds the comic relief, and usually acts as Ammy's voice since she cant really talk, being a wolf and all.

The gameplay is really great also. Almost any gamer will become attatched to this game instantly. It has RPG, platform, action, and puzzle elements in it, so most fans from Final Fantasy to Halo will probably enjoy this game. The fun doesn't stop there though. Clover Studios added in an awesome ability that allows you to freeze time, and the screen goes into this mode where you see the outline of everything, and you get to draw different symbols. Each symbol lets you use a unique ability as well. As you progress through the game you get more brush skills to help you on your quest. Some of them can be kind of predictable like fire, water, and wind, but other ones are really cool and fun.

There are ocasional frame rate issues in large areas, but you can go anywhere in the game you want at almost any time, and the maps are incredibly large. Chances are if you see a huge mountain or statue waaaaay off in the distance you can go there.

Like I mentioned earlier, Okami is a very long game, and you wont want to stop playing it either. All the characters are very interesting, especially Issun, he's always hitting on all the female characters and talking about their boobs. But Issun is pretty smart as well, he'll usually say things that will have a hint in them of what to do next. Issun reminds me of a much cooler version of Jiminy Cricket from Pinochio. You'll come across a lot of characters in this game also, sometimes its fun to see what thier up to and try and help them for some extra points.

Okami is probably the last good game you'll play on the PS2, but trust me, this $40 game is a lot better than a $600 blu ray player.

Pros:
+excellent storyline with great characters
+great gameplay for almost any gamer
+over 44 hours of gameplay, and a ton of secrets

Cons:
-ocasional frame rate hiccups
-might get boring for someone with ADD

Score:
10/10 PERFECT

Verdict:
buy it, I dont care if your saving up for a PS3, this is so much better