The Official Video Game Reviews thread (like the movies one)

Post by **enderzero** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 7:11 pm

Lets get it started:

I think we have determined the following recently:

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Definitely rocks.

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Beautiful and extremely fun.

Topspin Who knew tennis could be so fun. If you haven't, check it out!

Goemon · Post by **Goemon** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 8:30 pm

Anybody check out "Tecmo Bowl"? It's AWESOME!!!

spidermonkey · Post by **spidermonkey** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 9:03 pm

Mappy Featuring Mewkies as Naughty Folks and Nyamco as Boss the Big Bit... Of all the games that feature a mouse who repossesses stolen goods while running away from pink kittens and occasionally opening and closing doors, this is probably the best.

Goemon · Post by **Goemon** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 10:13 pm

Combat by Atari. Features 27 different games(!), including some realistic tank simulators:

Ocean11 · Post by **Ocean11** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 1:43 am

Aerostyle - an amazing Japanese mouse game. How many hours have I spent enjoying this simple gameplay??

mistasparkle* · Post by mistasparkle* » Tue Dec 16, 2003 2:01 am

Ocean: that looks like it could potentially be an excellent productivity "enhancer. " Where would one go looking for this "Aerostyle?"

mistasparkle* · Post by mistasparkle* » Tue Dec 16, 2003 2:20 am

This game doesnt have very good graphics, mainly because it doesnt have any. Either way, its an awesome game, and a classic.

Zork I: The great undergroud empire

Ocean11 · Post by **Ocean11** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 5:04 am

Get your AeroStyle here.

http://www.netalive.org/forums/games?bestonly=1

You'll regret it.

Post by **enderzero** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 7:47 am

I didn't think of the glory that is video game screen shots along with the reviews...

Since returning to the eastern capital I have been playing Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow on the GBA emu. Pretty damn awesome. More like The Playstation Castlevania than the normal hack and slash adventure. In Aria of Sorrow you accrue experience points, buy and sell weapons, and possess new skills from vanquished enemies. You are also required to trace back and forth across the same castle once new skills are acquired. Highly recommended for fans of the series and anyone that likes a good non-linear side scrolling adventure.

BTW - Goemon, yes Tecmo Bowl does rock. Does that mean you want a rematch?

Goemon · Post by **Goemon** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 4:24 pm

Yeah, ender, I'll rematch you on Tecmo any time. I threw you Tecmo Bo and you still couldn't get the job done.

R3C · Post by **R3C** » Wed Dec 17, 2003 11:09 am

... a compelling look into the future, in which the player must save the last human family from the evil robotrons. The psycadelic flashy robo-graphics, and insane synthetic sounds will pull the player into total immersion. Using two joysticks (If you're lucky and have arcade controls,) you can walk in one direction while firing your robotron eliminating projectiles in another. The action is perfectly balanced, and the learning curve is exactly as it should be. This game requires cat-like reflexes in order to progress to the more difficult levels. These levels are where the REAL action takes place. Larger robotrons with tank tracks, large brained human-zapping alien-bots, and warping, homing robots abound, as the player fights to preserve humanity. Rescue Dad, Mom, and Junior to rack up the large point totals. Can any of you monkeys come close to J3RK's high score of 155,000? Only time will tell. Now get blasting!

(C) J3RK's Game Reviews LLC. 2003 All rights reserved.

Robotron is my favorite arcade game of the early 80s vintage. Just wait until I review Jumpman and Wizard for the C64.

Over.

R3C · Post by **R3C** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 5:45 pm

... got One Must Fall Battlegrounds... I've deleted it five minutes after I installed it. It's utter tripe. Pure unadulterated garbage. Terrible character design. Terribe robot design. Terrible backgrounds. Bleh. Bleh. Blah.... Don't play it. Don't bother downloading it. Yech.... pluah....

McNevin · Post by **McNevin** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 10:32 pm

One Must Fall 2097

Released: 1994
Published By: Epic MegaGames, Inc.
Developed By: Diversions Entertainment
Platform: DOS

Not as good as this one?

What was the PC fighter with like a blue, a red, and a yellow fighter.

Was that the GTE interactive game? If not what was that. I'm kinda foggy in the early PC fighter catagory.

McNevin · Post by **McNevin** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 10:34 pm

FX Fighter

Released: 1995
Published By: GTE Entertainment, Philips Interactive Media, Inc.
Developed By: Argonaut Software Ltd.
Platform: DOS

Nope it's not this one... do you know what im talking about?

McNevin · Post by **McNevin** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 10:36 pm

Hey regarding the Zork post...

Zork rules, and so does infocom.

I have this infocom classics CD, it has almost every Infocom game on it.

Its great!

R3C · Post by **R3C** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 1:22 pm

They've been making a new 3D OMF game for the last few years. It's been eargerly anticipated since the original 2D (1994) one was so fun. Well, it absolutely sucks in my book. Utter trash. Did you ever play or see that robot fighting arena game that I tested for Real at DDI? The one where you buy upgrades, then go into the arena and fight? Well it's like that with some DX9 effects, some bad music, stupid looking characters, badly designed fighting robots, etc. etc. etc. Granted, I didn't play it all that long, but there was nothing about the first few minutes that made me want to. Usually a fighting game needs to be cool from the start. It's not like there's a huge progression and RPG like world to interact with. There's just fighters, and an arena. How hard is it to make something like that fun? They could go the Tekken route, the Star Gladiator route, the DOA route, or the Virtua Fighter route, and at least have a somewhat playable fighter. Even if it wasn't better than those games, people could still like it because they enjoy those too. Eck... Bleh....

I liked the old 2D one in the 90s. It was fun. It had cool music, it was the only truly playable fighter on the PC at the time. It was fairly different. This other one is uninspired rubbish with netplay.

McNevin · Post by **McNevin** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 7:12 pm

McNevin wrote:One Must Fall 2097

What was the PC fighter with like a blue, a red, and a yellow fighter.

Jerk? Anyone?

Post by **enderzero** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 9:34 pm

It wasn't FX Figther? Thats the game that comes to mind when I think of Red and Blue fighters. Was there a yellow one? No help on Moby Games?

spidermonkey · Post by **spidermonkey** » Thu Dec 25, 2003 11:07 pm

Wasn't FX Fighter the one that had a bunch of aliens? There was a cat, a mantis, and some other stuff... Don't know about this ryb color thing...

Post by **enderzero** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 10:11 am

I don't think I ever "played" FX Fighters, but the box, if I remember correctly, clearly depicted an all red guy fighting and all blue guy in comic book style. At least that is how it is depicted in my head. Google image search turned up no box artwork.

R3C · Post by **R3C** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 8:02 pm

... was 3D 320x200x8 alien fighting. With a cat, mantis, and perhaps some robots or something like that. All weird, and kinda fun for the first couple plays. Then quickly boring.

The Red Yellow Blue game was a game we got off a BBS. (In the 2400bps era.) It was called One Must Fall, but not 2097. 2097 was all Robots with MOD music, and pre-rendered 3D. (2D playing field.)

There is a C64 and Amiga game called International Karate with a Red Blue and White guy. With all three on the screen at once. (Very fun!!) It's the one where you kick bombs and block bouncing balls with a shield for the bonus rounds.

Junk Fighter is a game that I'm making up right now as I go along, with a couple pieces of junk that you hurl toward your opponent in a circular ring. The pieces bounce off the walls depending on the substance they are made of. The fighters are half shark-alligator half man. One of them is named Mr. Gerbik. Blah... Blah... Blah...

Post by **enderzero** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 7:46 am

I'm working on a game called Broken Rake Fighter. You fight as either a broken rake handle or a Gundam. I think we all know the outcome though.

R3C · Post by **R3C** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 9:07 am

... the rake handle would win.

spidermonkey · Post by **spidermonkey** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 10:30 pm

Don't forget the bonus round with the visual studio.net ball.
That's the second-funniest part.

Post by **enderzero** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 11:29 pm

HA HA

I wonder if Matt remembers the funniest?

McNevin · Post by **McNevin** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:22 am

J3RK wrote:
The Red Yellow Blue game was a game we got off a BBS. (In the 2400bps era.) It was called One Must Fall, but not 2097. 2097 was all Robots with MOD music, and pre-rendered 3D. (2D playing field.)

Thanks, thats the one.

I thought it was one must fall, of some sort

mistasparkle* · Post by mistasparkle* » Tue Dec 30, 2003 9:44 am

I had FX fighter back in the day. I think u got it right s-monkey, That was the one with a bunch of lame alien guys and the mantis dude. I think that game was one of the 1st 3D fighters on the PC....

R3C · Post by **R3C** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 10:09 am

Visual Studio.Net? Now that's what I'm talkin' about.

[TEE HEE HEE]

McNevin · Post by **McNevin** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:40 pm

now thats what im talking about!

/me does his comander mark style thumbs up!

R3C · Post by **R3C** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 1:06 pm

... Commander Mark... Right back atcha... yyyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

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The Official Video Game Reviews thread (like the movies one)

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