GameBoy Color
Right now, the number one system out there is the Game Boy, with over three million units have been sold. There are so many games in the system's library, it becomes hard to keep track of them all. Well, over the past few issues, we have let you know which Game Boy games to get and which ones to avoid. In this issue, we provide five more games you are going to want to try out.
- Chicken Run
- Rugrats in Paris
- Micro Machines V3
- MTV Sports: T.J. Lavin's Ultimate BMX
- MTV Sports: Pure Ride
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N64
- WWF No Mercy
THQ
Rated T for teens
N64
In the words of Edge and Christian, "No Mercy rules!!" The sequel to Wrestlemania 2000 from THQ,
Jakks Pacific, and AKI Corporation of Japan, tops their previous endeavor, which is all ready a classic for the N64 system.No Mercy contains everything a wrestling fan would want in a game. There are over 65 wrestlers, including perfectly rendered renditions of HBK, Ken Shamrock, Tazz, Rikishi, The Radicals, Kurt Angle, the Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and The Undertaker. What more could you want?
How about Backstage Areas to add to the excitement? Now you can battle it out on the ramp way, in the boiler room, a bar, and more! This game is completely interactive and graphically superior to other games claiming to be the dominating game for backstage assaults. Along with the backstage areas, No Mercy also provides actual storylines that take place for each different title hunt. So there are different cut scenes for the Hardcore and Women's titles, for instance.
The game also includes a ladder match, meaning you can recreate The Hardies vs. Edge and Christian feud that has spanned three years. This match is extremely fun and what you can do with a ladder really adds to the excitement. Climb it to grab a title, jump off it onto an opponent, or use it to batter and bloody your rival. Nothing like a ladder to the skull to make your day.
In addition, this game contains an even more in-depth create-a-wrestler mode. You can create some spectacular looking creations of your own, wrestlers from other federations, or WWF stars who didn't make the cut. Then you can give your new star some killer moves and characteristics. You can even add to the created wrestler mode with outfits and moves bought in the Smackdown Mall. Money is earned from winning matches. The more money you earn, the more you can shop, sign wrestlers to contracts, and add moves to your repertoire. This is a unique addition to an all ready jam-packed game. It gives you more reasons to play, like you need them.
Badseed's Bottomline: 5 out of 5. This game is fantastic. Probably deserves higher, but I got a five point system to maintain. This is another hit from THQ and the WWF. Compete in the King of the Ring tournament, survival mode, the Royal Rumble, and more. I just can't wait to see how this game further evolves. The WWF shows No Mercy to their competition and that's the Bottomline cause Badseed said so.
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Playstation
- WWF Smackdown 2: Know Your Role!
THQ
Rated T for Teens
Playstation
Smackdown 2 does not beat out No Mercy (See the Review for No Mercy in this month's issue of BANDWIDTH) for the honors of best wrestling game for any
system, but it is by far the best wrestling game for the Playstation. It destroys anything put out by ECW and everything WCW could ever possibly think about putting out. This game seems to have it all, and when you think it could use more, chances are all you have to do is unlock it by beating some wrestler or winning a title.This is by far one of the most comprehensive programs ever. It follows many of the storylines seen on wrestling and allows gamers to play them out much in the same way. Now you too can follow the same path the Rock took to win back the title from HHH. You can repeat the exciting match that the Undertaker had against Mick Foley in Hell In A Cell. You can even bring to life the tables, ladders and chairs match that the Hardies, Edge and Christian and the Dudley Boys fought with at Summerslam. It is all at your fingertips.
Smackdown 2 polishes the little inconsistencies that the first version had, making it a more powerful play. No more preseason mode. This game now has a more comprehensive season mode where everything happens for a reason as you make friends and encounter enemies. There are more modes than ever before, as you can take your wrestler into handicapped matches, three way dances, fatal four ways, battle royals, royal rumbles, table matches, ladder matches, TLC matches, casket matches and JR's personal favorite, the Slobber Knocker Survival Match. Anything you can accomplish in real wrestling is accomplished here in a very realistic display of athletic perfection.
My favorite major improvement over last year's masterpiece is the more extensive create-a-wrestler mode that allows gamers to customize everything from a wrestler's appearance to it's height, body structure and most importantly, it's really cool moves and theme music. There seems to be nothing wrong with this game at all. Except one thing. The load times can be a real bitch at times. It's all cool when you are loading in between matches, but in the middle of the Royal Rumble, the game pauses in between another wrestler's entrance and this really disturbs the flow of the game, making one of the best party features not worth playing. This is one area that needs major fixing. Also, I would like to see the graphics made a little better as I don't like how Lita is not even touching Kane, but is still twisting his arm. Besides all that, this is the one game you should buy your Playstation. Tons of action, millions of modes to choose from and hours of fun at your disposal-Who can want anything more?
Badseed's Bottomline: 5 out of 5. This is the game to end all Playstation games. As we move on to the PS2 era, it is nice to know THQ still had something for us people still waiting for our damn systems to come (See this month's opinion on the Playstation 2 Conspiracy). Now, as good as this game was, I can only imagine what THQ will do for us when wrestling meets the PS2. I am anxiously waiting. Until then, I am going to throw Mick Foley off the top of a cell. Coo! Peace.
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Hasbro Board Games
Remember when families got together and played board games like Life and Monopoly? Remember when the age of video games took over and families slowly drifted apart and went their own way. Games became too complicated for older people to play and therefore a great family tradition was thrown out the window. Board games were just not fun anymore, because no one could think of any new games to get people back to the dining room table for some family fun. That is until now.
With the new millennium and the advancing outrage against the video game industry, it seems like the board game market is heating up again. New versions of Monopoly are constantly being made, old games are coming back into favor, and some new games are actually worth the money people are paying to play them. The latest batch of games comes from Hasbro, and if there has ever been a series of games worth playing, these games are it.