Product Description

MODEL - 63073 VENDOR -SEGAFEATURES -Shining Tears PS2 Shining Tears tells the tale of a young man who has lost his memory and has gotten caught up in a war he does not quite understand. The city he lives in is under siege, and the reason, he is told, revolves around two magical rings of power in his possession. In a journey of discovery, the young man and his friends will soon realize the terrifying truth about the world they live in. Along the way, they will fortify themselves with ever more powerful weaponry, spells, and a rotating cast of allies. The game's most unique innovation is its 'Partner Relationship'mechanic. In the solo scenario, two characters are controlled simultaneously, with your partner relationships affecting your abilities and the storyline of the game. The player must carefully orchestrate the movements of both a 'lead' and a 'partner' character, all the while taking on up to 50 enemies at a time.* Choose between 8 different partner characters that effect abilities andthe more than 30 link attacks to destroy your foes.* Gorgeous 2D backdrops filled with fluid, expressive anime characters.* Offers both single-player and 2 player-simultaneous gameplay.* Deep character customization A wide range of skills, items, and weaponsare at your disposal.* Partner Bond SystemThe bond between you and your partner affects thescenarios you face and the story.* Eight different game endings-- SPECIFICATIONS -------------------- ESRB Rating : T for TEENGenre/Category: Role Playing GamesSystem: Sony PlayStation 2 Number of Players : On-LINE Compatible: Nice electronics is your source for everyday low prices on theSega 63073 - Shining Tears PS2 and all other Sega Video Game Acc ... Read more

Reviews (3)

Great game!
Shining Tears is officially my first Shining series game and I love it! In the Shining series, the games were famous for lots of different races. When I saw how diverse the cast looked, I had to get my hands on it. This game takes me back to playing Albert Odyssey since the party was also diverse in that game. The different characters are quite a team:

Xion, male human swordsman
Elwyn, female elf archer
Ryuna, female human priestess
Lazarus, male dragonian knight (my all time fave)
Neige, female human sorceress
Volg, male wolfman martial artist
Mao, female catgirl ninja

Now that's a diverse crew if I ever saw one!

The graphics are VERY top quality anime. The party members and their facial expressions are simply beautiful. Makes me outright jealous that I can't draw that kind of anime.

The music is similar to Final Fantasy Tactics. You have your standard military themes, normal mission themes and special opera-like themes for grand battles. A beautiful selection of songs, I hope the OST comes out soon.

The gameplay will remind one of playing Secret of Mana and its more recent cousin, Legend of Mana with the real time battle system. You move around a map of an area slaying enemies with two party members. You control Xion (mostly), and you're partner is up to you. You have Charge attacks with Xion and Link attacks with your ally (which differ depending on your friend). The action gets intense from time to time, especially when you end up taking on armies of monsters and enemy races from more than one map.

The story is unique. What intrigues me most are Xion's two rings that are the core of your party's fighting power. A pair of dragon rings grant two characters the power to take on hundreds of enemies at once. That's quite a basis to form a war story! And it seems a kingdom with Rune in its name has once again fit the role of villain. I'm impressed.

All and all, Shining Tears is a great RPG. For some people, the redundancy of training using old haunts may bring the same feeling of mediocrity one may have felt playing Tactics since the systems are similar. However, if this is something you can deal with, this game will be a guaranteed hit for you.

Why is this wonderful game getting such low reviews???
First and foremost I just want to say:
****Ignore all reviews that says this game is bad****

Okay, Now for the reasons why I made that statement:

Graphics:The graphics are beautifully done in an Anime style artform.The characters are all beautifully done. I would give the graphics a 5 out of 5.

Sound:WOW!Simply amazing.Especially the battle music.Voice acting is limited to the shop owners and some battle voices.Which I think is great.Since I know how to read I don't need the characters reading for me.I would give sound a 5 out of 5 as well.

Story/Gameplay:The story and gameplay are awesome.You control Xion, a hero with amnesia, through a quest to find out who he is and where he's from.Along the way you will meet a strategist/doctor, a cold sorceress, a heart warming priestess, a strong wolf, a cute and perky ninja cat, and you are found lying on the beach by a bow wielding elf.All the while something sinister is brewing.Also, a cute rabbit girl will tell you about the different game mechanics.All playable characters are completely customizable.Shining Tears is simply awesome.Story/Gameplay gets a 5 out of 5 as well.

So why four stars???The constant loading screens are a little bothersome, but all you need to overcome them is a little patience.I clocked them around 2 to 10 seconds long.In short, if your into more of the fantasy RPG's, then Shining Tears will not disappoint you.

****Shining Tears is Classic Role Playing at It's Best****

Super underrated!
If you do research on this game, you will find that it recieved a lot of really low scores.And I am begging you to disregard it.Shining Tears is a really fun game.Especially for it's two player option.I find the story interesting, and battles are fun.It does take a little while to load, but that's because originally and in it's Japanese release it was supposed to have a lot of voice acting.So, the load wait is a little on the extreme, but it hasn't deterred me from the game.You play as the hero, who was found on a river bank.And of course, you have amnesia, and the only thing that can hint at your past life is a ring.You find out shortly after that the ring contains crazy awesome butt kicking power.You will always be fighting alongside a partner, and that partner will always inherit the ring when you choose to put yours on.It then goes on a yin/yang thing.If your partner has an evil soul, you will be good.If your partner is pure, you will become evil.And one of the most enjoyable things in the game is watching your wussy lead character transform in to a blood thirsty maniac.In a way, it reminds me of the very excellent Growlanser.The fighting is just hack and slash "Zelda" fun, but your party is completely customizable, and you can choose which skills to learn or level up.The skills are pretty cool in this game too, and because you will always be with a partner- you get link skills.And even if you play alone, you can control your partner to a certain extent.
This game is just really cool, and it is very unfortunate that it is getting some tough reviews. ... Read more

Product Description

An abundance of new gameplay mechanics give full control over all aspects of the game including new stare-downs, chop battles, submission reversals, match tactics, and upgraded Royal Rumble controls. The Divas are hotter than ever with an enhanced bra and panties match and to polish off the robust roster, from the halls of immortality, come a handful of the most celebrated legends to ever lace up their boots.The influential SmackDown! Series has evolved into one single definitive experience th ... Read more

Features

• New Parking Lot Brawl match
• More detailed characters and attire
• Classic superstars include John Cena, Randy Orton, Booker T, Ric Flair, Batista, Triple H, Chris Jericho, Rico, and Charlie Haas
• Sequel to WWE Here Comes the Pain
• Six-person simultaneous play

Reviews (143)

Stop complaining about the roster!!!
I hate the season mode in this game, that being said, if you have internet access, and if you know how to use a search engine, the weak roster that everyone keeps referring to can be up graded.Many web sites offer very detailed instructions on how to create your favorite wrestlers that did not come with the game, the only catch is you have to beat the challenge mode for full access to all the features in create a wrestler.I suggest buying a turbo controller to help to make Bret Hart tap out to his own sharp shooter.Once you've unlocked all the features, the roster can be upgraded tremendously.Some Websites even offer pictures to show what your created wrestlers will look like.I've managed to add to my roster the following wrestlers: Stone Cold Steve Austin, Sid, Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, Sting, Ultimate Warrior, Viscera, Ken Shamrock, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, Heidenreich, Gene Snitsky, British Bulldog, Luther Reigns, Mr. Perfect, and many more, all you have to do is be patient, and follow the instructions, and you can have your favorite wrestlers added to the game which makes the Royal Rumble, and the multi-player mode much more exciting.Just use the internet to help you, and you'll be fine.

The Greatest Wrestling Game ever
Finally, Smackdown has come back to PlayStation 2, and boy, does it look good.Smackdown vs. Raw is on the PS2, and the sixth time's the charm.
The Smackdown games were godly creations if you were a wrestling fan, but they just got better.
Smackdown vs. Raw is the complete package.It has a solid career mode, where all the characters have voice-overs from their respective Superstars (except for you, what you say is STILL captioned).It also has a variety of different matches that dig deep into WWE's history, while still getting the more recently added matches into the picture.Also, if you have an Ethernet modem that can hook up to your PS2, Smackdown vs. Raw has Online capabilities.
Overall, Smackdown vs. Raw stretches the greatness of wrestling.I, myself, began watching wrestling again because of Smackdown vs. Raw.

Both Pleasing and Disappointing
Pros:

1. Improved graphics, with the wrestlers looking like their modern-day selves.

2. Improved music and sounds.

3. Improved animations and moves.

4. An all-new submission hold type that allows the opponent to kick-out or even reverse it (Like turning the Figure-Four Leg Lock into an Indian Deathlock).

5. Better legends, including Mankind, Andre the Giant, and Bret "Hitman" Hart.

6. An all-new Royal Rumble style elimination in which instead of just punching your opponent out, you actually have to push them over the rope. You can even double-team.

7. Voice-over and Online Play

8. An option that allows you to either fight "Clean" (Signature and High-Flying Moves) or "Dirty" (Low-Blowing and Eye-Poking)

9. All new Turnbuckle Chop Battle and Pre-Match Staredown Challenges.

Cons:

1. The Season is very short. You only play in half of a year. (For Example: If you play as J.B.L., you can only fight at Judgment Day, Vengeance, SummerSlam, No Mercy, Royal Rumble, No Way Out, and Wrestlemania because he's a Smackdown! wrestler. Also, the storylines are all poorly made up. You can only win the World, WWE, Intercontinental, and U.S. Titles, and the storyline for one title is the same for the others. There is only 3 possible type of matches you can have at a PPV: 1. Title Challenge, 2. Title Defense, 3. Non-Title Grudge Match.

2. Many modern wrestlers aren't in the game (Spike Dudley, Billy Kidman, Paul London, Eugene, William Regal, Orlando Jordan, La Resistance, The Bashams, Kenzo Suzuki, Nunzio, etc) and the game has some wrestlers who aren't even wrestling anymore (A-Train, Chuck Palumbo, Rico, Garrison Cade, and Sable). Plus, for the first time you can't be Mr. McMahon (?).

3. Create-A-Wrestler is harder than ever.

4. No more Lumberjack or Hardcore Diva Matches. The Parking Lot Brawl is fun for like the first 3 times, but easily gets boring. Also, the backstage area has been reduced to one hallway that has ladders, tables, chairs, and more. What is that?

5. You can't be Kurt Angle in Season Mode because he's the General Manager of Smackdown. How long ago was that? Man did THQ screw up.

6. They included Piper and Snuka as legends. That's no real problem, but they already were in Here Comes the Pain. They also included Masked Kane and Legend Undertaker as legends with the SAME MOVES AS THE MODERN WRESTLERS! THQ is so stupid. Also for some weird reason The Rock is a legend (?!?).

7. There's not even 50 wrestlers in the game. Thank goodness this the last Smackdown! THQ game for PS2.

THQ keeps the hits coming
This game, the latest in the perennial "SmackDown!" series, boasts the best graphics, the most features, the smoothest wrestler control, but lacks in a few areas earlier games excelled in.

The new features arrived with fanfare, but some fall short of their expectations.Online play, albeit fun, is very basic.Only two match types (Single or Bra & Panties) are available; it would have been nice to play an Elimination Chamber match online or even a simple tag team match.The new match style, a "parking lot brawl," is essentially a sugar-coated hardcore match in a special area.There are cars that you can smash your opponent into, but that's about it.

Graphically, this is an amazing game.Entrances are done very well; managers now come down to the ring with their wrestlers while the wrestler's original entrance proceeds.The Elimination Chamber looks very nice, Hell in a Cell looks nice, and we get the added bonus of CAW images on the character selection screen.That's been a pet peeve of mine since the inception of CAWs, so I'm glad to see it.

The game's audio is a double-edged sword.I like the inclusion of real music in the game (especially being a huge Powerman 5000 fan).It adds a lot to it, and hopefully this trend will continue.On the other hand, the superstar voiceovers are at times tacky, unenthusiastic, and boring.Vince McMahon shines in them, but that's to be expected from Vinnie Mac.Eventually, they suffer the same fate as the season mode: repetitiveness.

The season mode starts the day after WrestleMania, and it takes a huge step backwards from WWE SmackDown!: Here Comes the Pain.With the voiceovers, there aren't half as many storylines, so after a few seasons, everything's been seen (and heard).Furthermore, none of the characters used in season mode act as their characters in real life would.Kane and Triple H both coming to Bischoff's office to complain?I've never seen that happen.Also, these storylines are the most misogynistic I have ever seen.The only role of women is to be your superstar's "manager," which implies sexual relations pretty explicitly.Stacy Keibler strips to her underwear for your character and promises to let you "play Santa" later.Apparently THQ isn't down with the whole women's lib thing like the public news station is.

Gameplay is solid in this game.The controls are smooth, easy to understand, and generally effective, save for one irritation.In a match with multiple opponents, say, the Royal Rumble, your character instantly switches focus to the nearest opponent.This is good when you're being attacked, but horrible when you send your opponent to the rope with an Irish Whip and can't re-select him to attack when he runs back to you.Speaking of the Royal Rumble, however, this game features the new "Ring-Out" meter, which means that the Big Show won't be punched over the ropes by Rey Mysterio anymore; Rey'll have to work at it to get him over.It also allows for two wrestlers to team up against another and send him over the top, or for one wrestler to save another from that fate.It's not all-inclusive, however, as the Big Show reserves the right to send you over instantly with a gorilla press.

The Create-A-Wrestler (CAW) feature of this game leaves something to be desired.It's not that it's that much worse than previous games' CAW systems, but that the menu system for it is illogical and that it takes a long time to load.Once you've spent three hours perfecting your character, who wants to actually play?The one good thing I'll give it is the ability to give your created wrestlers separate outfits for their entrances, in-ring action, and cutscenes.

The legends are a nice addition to the game, but they really shine in the all-new Challenge mode, which is easily the most fun aspect of the game.Having goals to beat (some of them extremely difficult, such as winning the Royal Rumble while starting it or beating the Big Show in fewer than three minutes) is a nice touch, and the added money for the in-game WWE ShopZone helps too.

I've a few other problems with this game, starting with the contemporary wrestler selection.Stars like the Hurricane, Rosey, Heidenreich, and Carlito Caribbean Cool aren't in the game, nor are Lita, Victoria, or Molly Holly.Another problem is that the hardest difficulty setting isn't really that hard for experienced players.Finally, the new button-mashing submission system makes it nearly impossible to make superstars with a high submission rating, such as Chris Benoit or Chris Jericho, to tap out; on the other hand, they'll readily tap after a submission move of the old kind.

Though it may seem like I'm tearing this game apart, I still give it 4 stars because it has a lot of redeeming quality and is genuinely fun to play.I've been playing it for a while now and probably will until the next incarnation of this franchise comes out.

A pretty fun game
I rented this game when it came out and I loved it. This sequel to Here Comes the pain is very cool. The story mode has the WWE superstars doing voice overs to add to the game. There are also secret characters to buy like Bret Hart, The Rock, Andre, and more. In this game insted of 5 smackdown icons they've been reduced to 3. This is probably the best smackdown game I've played. If you like this get Day of reckoning for GC. ... Read more

Product Description

Leading this movement are the worlds top professional players, showing off their skills and individual style in 4-on-4 match-ups against the backdrop of global venues that represent the true culture of street soccer. In the game's dynamic 1-on-1 encounters, beating your opponent will require skill, technique, and the careful selection of specific moves. Take on the best and earn their respect, gradually building your reputation and team into an unstoppable force that leads the tide of street soc ... Read more

Reviews (9)

COOOOOOOOL GOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!
This game is the best. It gives you the feeling of playing soccer outside of stadiums or fields. Instead, you will play in parks on blacktops, and in the alleys. It gives you the authentic feeling of how peolpe in countries like Brazil, France, Spain, England, and many other countries play when they do not have alot of space. GO GET IT TODAY ANDSCORE A GOAL WITH FIFA STREET.

The Best Game EAbig has to offer!
This game is GREAT. I believe it is better than NFL Street and NBA Street. If you do not like soccer still try this game out and see how cool it is. I went to Vest Buy with my family and expected to buy some music and DVDs. But after trying this game out on the test systems, I could not get away it was so fun. So instead of buying DVDs and music I bought FIFA Street. It may seem confusing at first but I believe the fun of the game is trying things out, and learning how to win. SO GO BUY IT NOW!

better and tougher and rougher! bestfootball game ever
this is the best football (soccer) game ever ! its a 4 vs.4 game .you can make youre own team out of the pros like beckham and ronaldo and you can make youre own and make him the best heck you can even make him fat its true its so cool!!!!!!!!and you can put him a hat and glasseswhat i really like well everything but i like the jamacian dude talking or the anouncer hes so cool and i love this game cause theres no rules and you can humiliate the other team once i made an air goal and knocked thee golie out it was so cool best soccer game evergraphics are great so is everything else !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!oh and you can learn so moves in it once i was playing with 6 friend 3vs.3 street stile and beat him with 6 of those strreeet moves.

Football Game of the Year !!!!!!!!!!
I may not have it but i proabably won't buy another Game till Christmas. The Game of the year is finally being recognised.

GOAL!!!
This game is excellent. Very cool to play, challenging and different in the new player aquisition format. The locations are cool, and the friendly game challenge lets you use any player in the game, including the player you create. The soundtrack is cool, and the trick moves look so amazing, it's awesome. All of the STREET games rule!!! ... Read more

Product Description

The Incredibles Bob Parr used to be one of the world's greatest superhero, (known to all as Mr. Incredible), saving lives and fighting evil on a daily basis, but now he's a clock-punching insurance claims adjuster fighting boredom and a bulging waistline. Forced to hang up his supersuit 15 years ago (along with all the other legendary crimefighters of the day) following an unfortunate string of mishaps and frivolous lawsuits, Bob and his wife Helen (Mrs. Incredible) have adopted civilian identifies and are trying to live normal lives with their three kids. Itching to get back into action, bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret assignment. When he discovers that an evil genius bent on diabolical revenge is behind the mystery, his family flies to the rescue for an extraordinary battle of wits and superpowers. ... Read more

Features

• Fighting, racing, and action/adventure game play featuring the characters' unique superpowers
• Live the film's action, adventure, and humor over 18 levels
• Follow the adventures of a family of undercover superheroes wrested from a quiet, suburban life into action, to save the world
• Action/adventure game based on the storyline of the movie The Incredibles
• Play as the film's main characters

Reviews (11)

THE INCREDIBLY IMPOSSIBLE!!
ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS WHY WOULD THEY MAKE A PG RATED MOVIE AND THEM MAKE A TEEN RATED GAME? MY 5 YEAR OLD IS CRYING HIS EYEBALLS OUT BECAUSE HE CAN'T GET PAST SOME OF THE MISSIONS! I FIND MYSELF DOING HALF OF THE MISSIONS! THANK GOODNESS I FOUND A CHEAT CODE OR WE WILL STILL BE STUCK FIGHTING THAT HUGE BALL INSIDE THE VOLCANO! DISNEY REALLY DISSAPPOINTED ME. GREAT MOVIE! TERRIBLE GAME! KID MOVIES SHOULD APPEAL TO KID GAMES! REMEMBER THAT HOPEFULLY WITH CHICKEN LITTLE!

Truly Un-Incredible.
This game is boredom of the week. There are 4 kins of boring levels.

Mr. Incredible: Beat up guys, destroy guys, kill guys, repeat.
ElastiGirl: Okay,I guess but very hard. I like Skyline Strech but I HAAAAAAAATE Finding Mr. Incredible.
Dash: Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, fall, die, repeat. Run away ,Dash you idiotic moron.
Violet: Boring, stoopitt!

Graphics: 5
Sound: 4.5
Gameplay: 2.5
Long lasting: 1.3
Overall: 3.5

Final Verdict:
Movie: Good. Game: Lama, lame, lame! Rent not buy. Or better yet, dont even rent it at all.

It should be called The Impossible!!
I thought the game was fun in some areas, but REALLY HARD to play in other areas. Whats with that huge Ball???It's so hard to beat, it just wasn't fun to play!! IT gets so frustrating and why would they make some areas Impossible to play! I was very disappointed in it. I sure wouldn't call it Incredibles, I would call it The Impossible!! I dont think it's worth the money.

great movie okey game
i loved the movie but the game wasint great because the game
play is very hard the game was almost immpossiple to beat.

Truely Incredible
The Incredibles is one of the best games I've ever played (and trust me, I've got a lot of them!).With all four characters from the movie; Dash, with his super speed: Violet with her incredible invisability: Elasticgirl, with her amazing stretching power and Mr.Incredible with his super strength.All four characters make this game incredible. The game is based on the movie and follows the plot line very well but at the same time taking you into it's own world of the incredibles. The graphics are very good.You can get stuck but you can always manage to do it in the end because it's not too hard, but at the same time it's not too easy.It also shows you funny clips from the movie to keep you on the plot.There are also bonus features like battle mode, the making of the game, pictures and of course movie trailers.I highly recommend you should buy this game (especially if you are a movie fan) because all-in-all the game is, Truely Incredible!!! ... Read more

Features

• Powered by an enhanced version of the award-winning Age of Empires: Age of Kings core game engine
• Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds and its dynamic Episode II mission expansion Clone Campaigns in a single package
• Command legions of Storm Troopers, Clones, Battle Droids, Gungans, Naboo, Rebels, and Wookiees
• Single or multiplayer campaigns on Tatooine, Naboo, Endor, Hoth, Geonosis and more
• More than 50 battle scenarios representing the classic and prequel Star Wars universe

Reviews (3)

Excellent Multiplayer
Good Game -->Stellar price

Any (well almost any) Star Wars fan / Real Time Strategy (RTS) fan will enjoy this game. Galactic Battlegrounds' multiplayer is great particularly because of the ability to create up to 250 units. This entitles for massive scale battles raging over any (again, almost any) of your favorite Star Wars world. It's great especially since the trilogy came out on DVD; it helps draw together the entire Star Wars galaxy.


Really fun with friends and great to have on a boring Saturday afternoon.

A review form a STAR WARS GAME LOVER
This game is sweet!! It's just like AOE, but not different because of the Star Wars twist. I am also glad I waited to buy it, since at wal-mart I got it for $9.85. Even the voices in this game sound just like they should.

I'm kind of glad that I held off buying these games....
I held off buying either Galactic Battlegrounds or Clone Campaigns because of reviews that told me that it would be a waste of money if I already had Age of Empires. I see now that this was a bogus opinion. I found this 2 CD set of both games to be a blast- it combined two of my favorite interests- Star Wars and Age of Empires. I mean I've had every version of Age of Empires from the original to the Conquerors expansion and I did not get tired of it. If anything it rejuvenated the whole thing for me. There are plenty of new twists here with new weapontry, technology, civilizations, and scenarios.

Of course there was one advantage to holding off this long to get these games. This jewel case set is MUCH cheaper than buying the two when they first came out. And if you are already familiar with the AOE engine you need no manual.

This is the kind of game that you come home to tired after a full day of work and still end up playing it way too late.... ... Read more

Features

• Personalized Training Programs: Maya, the Yourself!Fitness personal trainer, will create a customized health and fitness program focused on your unique needs and individual goals.
• Dynamic fitness routines: To assure that no two workouts will ever be the same, each day Maya will build your personalized routine based on your progress and commitment level.
• Over 500 unique exercises: Maya will coach you through training sessions featuring Yoga, Pilates, Cardio Fitness, Strength Training, Flexibility Exercises and Targeted Weight Loss routines.
• Equipment Integration: Maya will integrate the fitness equipment you already own into your workout experience.
• Customized meal planning: As part of the Yourself!Fitness program, Maya offers nutritional advice with over 4,500 recipes, preparation instructions and shopping lists to make eating right an easy part of any lifestyle

Reviews (30)

A workout you will stick to!
Since there are already lengthy reviews detailing what this program does, I won't repeat those.So here's the bottom line:

Greatest thing about this product: if you have trouble (as I do) sticking to a workout routine for more than two weeks, the variety in Yourself! Fitness may fix that.I have been working out with Maya for eight months now and I am not bored!My interest began to flag a little a couple of months ago, so I purchased a step bench, which Maya added in to the workout, giving me twice as much variety as before.

Other things I like:
- ability to increase the difficulty over time.Unlike a workout video, once the workout is no longer challenging you can tell Maya to make it a little harder.
- ability to track my progress and improvement within the software.I couldn't do 10 pushups when I started and now I can do 50!
- 8 months of this has made me look and feel stronger.I have much more energy at the end of the day.I stand up straighter.I even have the beginnings of a six-pack.
- To my surprise, I like the ability to change the workout environment that Maya stands in.

Needs improvement:
- I don't like the way that yoga is included in this software.I don't think the positions are very well explained, so it's not suitable for people who have never done yoga before, and the positions are often put in a strange order, where standing positions alternate with supine positions (gives you a terrible head rush).Several of the positions are also just not suitable for people who aren't very flexible -- a yoga instructor in a class would recommend alternative positions, but Maya just stands there with her hands flat on the floor and her leg straight in the air and expects you to duplicate it.Maya ordinarily recommends workouts in a rotation of 1 day each of arms, core, legs, flexibility (yoga); I have taken to replacing the yoga with another "core" day, and feel like I get better results from that.
- the music is pretty repetitive, but you can't turn it off or use your own because Maya uses it to set the rhythm of your exercises.

Pretty Good Game
I purchased Yourself Fitness this January after my son got an x-box for Christmas.Overall a good fitness video game, but I do have a few problems with it.The trainer asks you what home equipment you have - and I don't have a step - but her cardio routines seem to be suited for the step.I do find most of her cardio warmups somewhat repetative and boring.She should work in some kickboxing type moves to get your heart rate up, but instead it is a lot of marching and side stepping.

The second issue is the whole rewards thing.I use this video to supplement my routine- it is not my regular thing.I have done many, many workouts, but because I don't schedule them I have never gotten a new workout space or new music.It would have been nice if you could have chosen a way to earn your rewards.So a good game if you use the whole package, not so great if you are looking for a supplemental video.

Meet Maya your personal Trainer!!
I've been using this game for almost four months now and have completed 60 workouts.(...)

As I'm always looking for something to inspire me to exercise it didn't take me long to come across this little gem. Yourself!Fitness is an Xbox "game" geared towards physical fitness. You are introduced to Maya who will be your personal trainer.

Maya starts you off by having you do a physical assessment where you are taken through a series of exercises and your resting and elevated heart rates are measured. You put in your height, weight and sex and from there Maya will customize a workout plan for you. Based on what your results are Maya will recommend a goal for you such as Weight Loss, cardio and other selections.

If you own hand weights, a balance ball or stepper, Maya can also incorporate those into your workout as well but you don't need to have those things to do it.

Y!F lets you set up a calendar to record when you want to exercise and for how long each session. For your initial fitness evaluation, Maya will recommend to you a weekly schedule but you can customize that for yourself. For instance, Maya recommended weight loss for me and had me scheduled every other day for 15 minutes to start. I am very overweight and I think "she" didn't want me to overdo it in the beginning. But I thought I could handle more and I adjusted the calendar to add in some 30 minute workouts. I'm entering my third week of workouts and have been doing five to six workouts a week at 30 minutes each.

Each time you go to workout, you are greeted by Maya. Maya will ask you how you are feeling. You are giving three options for an answer. Paraphrasing here but here is an example: A. Nothing can stop me, B. Feeling okay today and C. You're lucky I'm here!

Now, based on your answer, Maya will set the intensity of the workout before you even start. As you are working out, Maya will again ask you how you are doing. You can than chose if you think the workout has been too hard or too easy and Maya will then adjust accordingly.

This is so much better than a dvd or video just for the above mentioned customization but there is also some more neat things. Like you can zoom the camera in and out and pan all around Maya to get a better look at how she is doing the exercises. There is also a tutorial that you can exit out of the workout and you get more detailed instructions on how to do the workout. When you are ready you can rejoin Maya! There are different work out settings and music to chose from so less chance of getting bored.

Each day, when you start your program, Maya will suggest a daily focus - Weight loss, Cardio, Upper body, Lower Body and Flexibility. She varies these so you aren't doing the same thing over and over again. Weight loss is my main goal but I do the other workouts too and they are geared more to help me lose weight. You have a warming up period in the beginning and then you do the targeted workout for the day and a few minutes of stretching near the end.

Y!F also has a "Meditation Garden". This is a "place" to go and do yoga exercises. I haven't tried this part out yet but others have really enjoyed it.

There is also a reward system. After you've completed three scheduled workouts, Maya will reward you with some bronze dumbbells, a new location and a new music choice. There are two more sets of dumbbells to earn after this and more locations and music to unlock.

The workouts use Yoga, Pilates, Cardio, Strength training, and flexibility exercises.

After a set amount of workouts, Maya will have you do another Physical Assessment to see how far you've progressed.

There is also a great support system at the Yourself!Fitness website where you can keep an open journal where other members can encourage you and you encourage them.

There isn't much negative I can say about this except maybe a better selection of music or music you can download into it would be nice.

The graphics for Maya are excellent! She looks almost like a real person and moves pretty realistically too. Sometimes her arms look a little funny or she seems to be floating a bit but other than that, she looks great. The background graphics could be a little better but maybe the next version will address that.

I own a ton of exercise videos, dvds and very expensive exercise equipment that I just don't use. I'm starting my third week with this and I feel almost addicted to the program. There's something about being greeted and asked how you are doing or being told you're doing a great job meeting your commitments. It also keeps you on your toes not knowing exactly what to expect because each workout is different. There are over 500 exercises and Maya usually adds one to two each workout.

There is also a meal plan for those who are looking for that sort of help. I haven't done the meal plan but folks on the Y!F website who have really like it. You can download recipes from the website that you will find on the game.

This also comes in a PC version and a Playstation 2 version as well.

I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a home fitness routine.


Recommended
Yes

No More Excuses!Lose Weight, Get Fit, in Your Own Home
For those who'd rather not join or gym, or simply cannot, Yourself!Fitness is the perfect solution. It's not perfect--a software personal trainer will never be all things to all people--but most people will absolutely love training with Maya.

Best of all they have an active online community for posting questions and getting ideas.

If you already have a computer, PlayStation or XBox, you have all you need except the game. Equipment isn't necessary although as you progress, you'll likely want a bench or ball, etc.

Between Yourself!Fitness and Dance, Dance, Revolution, we have all the makings of a new industry: Fitness Software.

Great product!!!
I am VERY pleased with Yourself Fitness! My strength has definitely increased since I began using it. I don't use it for cardio, just leg/arm/core strength training.

What I like:
- Personalized sessions
- Ability to make workouts harder/easier (they get super hard!)
- Easy, comfortable, able to use it ANYWHERE & ANYTIME

What I don't like:
- With the amount of rest allowed in between each set, a workout isn't actually 45 minutes.. but I'm still pleased.
- Since it's a computer, she can't adapt/remember everything.
- Not enough stretching at the end of sessions (easily fixed though) ... Read more

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Competition means so much more when you can dance circles aroundlive opponents! Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 connects playersvia Xbox. Live to deliver the ultimate in interactive dancing. Go online and setup tournaments compete in dance competitions and download new songs and characters. * Online tournaments download songs upload content and more!* Bigger music library including exclusive songs for the Xbox!* Exclusive game modes including Team Battles and Attack Mode! * Special Work Out mode allows you to track the calories you burn. -- SPECIFICATIONs --------------------------------- ESRB Rating: E for EveryoneGenre/Category : ACTION ADVENTURESystem : Microsoft Xbox Number of Players : On-Line Compatible: Xbox video game system; Xbox compatible controller Xbox compatible memory card for saves; Xbox Live forOnline play www.konami.com ... Read more

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Greater than any Dance Dance Revolution PS 2 version!
This is one of the greatest games that you could give somebody, or purchase for your own personal use!The consumers of this product will enjoy a HUGE music library, consisting of many popular dance/club songs, and even some oldies!But what is even greater is the fact that you can take this game to a whole new level, and go online and compete against the entire DDR gaming crowd!The benefit of this is simple, more fun!You can show off your gained skills by competing against others in real time dance offs!This is the most fun I have personally had in a long time!
One of the greatest things that I have found out about Dance Dance Revolution Max 2 was that you can lose A LOT of weight...I personally lost 28 pounds with DDR Max 2 for the Playstation 2, and I will continue loosing weight with the Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 for the Xbox!But wait...You know, exercising has never been this fun!And what is even better about DDR Ultramix 2 is... You can take it online, and download tons of new songs for the low price of $5.00 per song pack!There are currently 7 additions to this wonderful game.
If you are ready to have the time of your life, and lose weight and get in shape, then purchase this product.I guarantee an awesome time!

My first attempt at dance dancing!
Just got this for xmas! Its incredible, I stayed up well into the night playing it.

Works perfect right out of the box, although I suggest you read the manual and possibly google up some soft pad mods to keep your pad in top shape for as long as you can.

Tons of play modes, all very fun including a Challenge mode, beat the songs with a certain objective, theres Game mode for freeplay, Battle and Party modes for multiple players (I believe you can play multiple players with 1 pad in Party mode). You can change the skill level and speed level of songs and even download content, like song packs, on XBox Live!

Anyone who wants to do some cardio should try out the built in Workout mode that lets you input your weight, dance dance and then calculate the amount of calories you've burned (weight can be input by lbs or kg, changable in the options menu). Very hard at first but a fun game, will take you a long time to master.

The game also looks great, graphics are excellent and even include some music videos while you dance. Fun factor is a definite 10, especially when playing with friends! Theres just so much to do in it that it'll never collect dust.

The only downside is that everyone in your family is going to want to try this crazy game. Don't pass this one up, even as a first timer its a great toy for anyone with an XBox! ... Read more

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Capcom (26049) Haunting Ground PS2 ... Read more

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Such a great Game
This is just another great Capcom survival horror game. It was total non stop action. It has a great soundtrack, and the controls are very easy to get used to, definitely pick this game up if you're looking for an awesome new game. The graphics are just incredible also.

Clock who?
First, to get the line straight, I HAVE NEVER PLAYED CLOCK TOWER 1, 2, OR 3! every review I have been reading always says this game is like clock tower. Well, I guess, based on the reviews, I'm playing clock tower for the first time.

The storyline of this game is simple, but a little complicating throughout the game. It's about Fiona, a girl who wakes up in a mysterious castle after a car wreck. She can't remember anything at first, but as she sees familiar people, she remembers moments of what happened gradually. So shes trapped in a castle, doesn't remember anything, and is alone. That changes when she meets Hewie, the dog, who is a white shepard. Hewie helps her get through the castle, and most importantly helps Fiona fend off enemies, such as Debilitas, the gardener, who in my opinion, is the scariest opponet in the game. But Hewie can't help all the time, when Hewie runs out of health,(stanima)or runs low, he goes a lot slower, and can't run. Which is where fiona is left defenceless. If you get hit to much, you'll notice every thing around you loses color, and gets grey. Eventually, the screen will flash white, and she'll go into panic mode, where she can't stop, and moves uncontrollably. If you get hit while in panic mode, it turns even darker, and you can hear the heart beat really loud. Then, well, Acta Es Fabula, which I think means game over.

My point is, this is a great game, and I was shocked how good it was. It is short,(took me 8 hours)but all the challenging mini games make up for lost time. I highly reccomend it, ESSPECIALLY to all resident evil fans, and I guess Clock Tower fans too.

Engrossing and Beautiful game!
I am a huge fan of horror games. I love all the Resident Evil and Silent Hill games and both Fatal Frame games are amazing as well. I was really looking forward to Haunting Ground and it has lived up to my expectations. Its a beautifully made game with great graphics and creepy atmospheric music. I have found myself totally drawn into its spooky world and have loved every second being lost in this sprawling, gothic mansion with Fiona. Highly recommended to fellow horror gamers!

Painstaking but atmospheric
"Haunting Ground" seems to be championing the sub-genre of survival horror established by the "Clock Tower" series...in fact this game has "Clock Tower 3" written all over it. That was a good game, but repetition's not always a good thing. Still there are lots of impressive features to this game that make it fun to play.
The main character of the game is a young girl called Fiona who finds herself waking up in a huge castle after a car accident. Why is she here and why are strange characters pursueing her around the massive building? These are the questions you must ultimately uncover answers for, but there is a whole lot of running and puzzle solving to be done before then.

I say running, because for the most part, that's what you are going to be doing. In this game, the main character does not attack her foes. Like "Clock Tower" before it, if an enemy appears you are faced with a few options which consist of running for your life, hiding, or finding hot spots in the castle where one-off retaliation actions can be sprung. This is on the most part well implemented, plus the chase situations seem more perilous than those in "Clock Tower", as the baddies seem far more persistent and less easily fooled in this game. The mechanics of panic are very similar, with Fiona getting more frightened the closer the pursuer gets and the more near-misses she withstands. Expect to see the screen shudder and the colours to drain as Fiona starts to lose her cool, culminating in a total washout of colour and blurring of the picture if she loses it totally. In this condition, Fiona will run at random and fall over most of the time...if you let things get this bad, you're pretty much looking at Game Over, as the baddie will more often than not close in and finish off our heroine for good (particularly nasty death scenes in this game - relying mostly on sounds and your imagination). Cleverly, the use of hiding places is only randomly successful, as Fiona might successfully hide in a closet on one occasion, only to find that the enemy doesn't just walk past the next time she's in it, but comes right up and opens the door!

Luckily there are curative items that you can use during chases to alleviate panic and injury, as well as a few offensive items to throw. Plus of course one major feature that I haven't even mentioned yet - Fiona has a pet dog! Well, it's not really a pet. Fiona befriends the animal early in the game, and he becomes her constant companion. Now this aspect of the game I really like. Fiona has several commands that she can give the dog (Hewie), and it's up to you to decide when, and which things to say and do to get Hewie to provide help. It's during chase sequences that Hewie shows his real worth, as Fiona can set him on the enemy to bite and attack while she gets away. He also helps with some puzzles, requiring some lateral thinking from the player as he can go into small spaces where Fiona can't fit, and she can also go places (climbing ladders, for example) where he can't follow. So expect a bit of fun in working out how to get both your characters around the castle when needed. The dog accompaniment is amajor part of the game, so it is well worth taking the trouble to build a good bond with Hewie, especially as it can affect the ending you get. It's very easy to do, though and much enjoyment comes from training him with constant commands, and watching him explore, sniff around or just lie on the floor if he gets bored - a great character and with perfect AI - responsive, but prone to whims of his own. I couldn't resist having Fiona stroke him and tweak his ears all the time - I'm sure I spoiled him! Just be sure to try and keeps tabs on where he is and interact with him a lot - he'll soon follow you everywhere.

On that note, the castle and all the other locations of the game are very large, and they are beautiful environments, although the castle is very oddly designed, and I don't mean intentionally. Sure the place is creepy and has traps and dead ends that make Fiona's life more of a misery than it already is, but it feels like the designers just built the required rooms and chambers and then linked them up with long passages to suit the gameplay, without a thought as to how this would make a realistic building as a whole. If you look at the in-game map, it resembles a maze for lab rats more than a real building! ( A bit like the mansion in the original Resident Evil, which had loads of rooms completely inside the building with bizarre shapes and no windows). However, as I said, the cosmetic look of the locations is wonderful, especially an elaborate palace in the final stages of the game that looks like something out of Final Fantasy X! The same goes for the characters. Fiona is absolutely beautiful, and her face moves realistically to portray happiness, sadness and fear when required. It's almost a given now that seeing the Capcom name on a game means the graphic quaility is going to be above average, and you can definitely see that company's almost "in house" style and standard present here. Hewie is also wonderfully rendered, and has a real life of his own.

This is not a game for action fans - you won't be using any weapons or firepower here. The constant chasing can be quite wearing, as it can take a good few minutes to escape, which often results in you running a long way away from where you want to be, and backtracking all the way back again to carry on looking at that puzzle. It's also a very lonely game, there castle is totally devoid of life apart from Fiona and Hewie, and there are a mere handful of NPC's, and that includes enemies (there is only one enemy after you at a time). Luckily the two main characters are appealing that you will enjoy the growing companionship of a girl and her dog, and hope they both make it though alive. My only niggle is that Fiona doesn't exhibit a bit more courage, but insists on whimpering and crying during every cut scene when it would have been nice to see here toughen up a bit after dispatching the first few villains. The enemies are all suitably bizarre, my favourite being the icily-beautiful but unhinged maid - watch out for some very twisted cut-scenes featuring her! It also has the same rather sick undertones as it's predecessor and most of the enemies designs on Fiona are pretty despicable!

In closing, it seems to me that this whole game is an expansion of the final castle level of "Clock Tower 3" (which was also set in a castle), and is something of an exercise in refinement for the game creators, who are hoping to make the ultimate version of their unique survival/run away-horror. An immense spiral staircase near the end of the game (still impressive, none the less) recalls the one in that level very clearly. But this game is far, far bigger than CT3, and possibly tougher. All things considered, I would say that it succeeds in being a fairly solid horror game, but it only really comes alive thanks to its addition of dog power. The satisfaction that comes from helping and receiving help from your canine pal echos the subtle joys of the superb "ICO", in which the player also had to interact with a companion to get through the game. In fact, the two games are not dis-similar in several ways which is much higher praise indeed than the comparison to "Clock Tower 3". Fans of both or either of those games should give this a try. ... Read more

Product Description

In the multiplayer game, Four Swords, between two to four players take on the roles of young adventurers who answer a challenge from the Triforce. They must brave the dangers of multiple dungeons in a quest to find the Master Sword. Their strength will be tested by fierce monsters, their wisdom tested by complex puzzles, and their courage tested by having to cooperate with each other to overcome obstacles. ... Read more

Features

• Talk to all sorts of people and creatures to gain information about how to move forward in his quest.
• Fight enemies and battle through dangerous and complicated dungeons to recover key objects that open new areas.
• Wield swords throw bombs, perform dash attacks, lift and throw, and push and pull objects; acquire items that give additional abilities.
• In Four Swords, face puzzles that require the cooperation of two or more players to solve. They can exchange items, but they also will be competing to pick up as many Rupees as they can to increase their individual scores. It's a unique blend of cooperation and backstabbing.

Reviews (124)

A Great Game
I've always loved A Link To The Past.It's not too easy but not too hard.The graphics are good and it has a nice storyline to it.It's just fun!I only have one complaint about this game for the GBA (and it's a big one):
This version of the game comes with a new game, The Four Swords.The only problem is that it's a MULTIPLAYER GAME!I know multiplayer games are enjoyable for some people, but not everybody knows someone else who also has this game, so many of us are not even able to play the game, which sucks, because from pictures I've seen, it looks like a lot of fun.There should ALWAYS be a single player option!
Okay, I'm done whining now.

Jake Klingelhofer Gives this game two thumbs up!
This is a GREAT game. It takes a while to beat but is very fun and not very hard. it isn't really easy like Zelda: the Minish Cap, but not insanely hard like Zelda: the Wind Waker. A fun continous game with good music, good characters, and it's GREAT
all around. ON a scale from 1 to 10, i would give this game a 11!

Bugger Zelda, revive "Battle Of Olympus"
Zelda was a copy of Battle Of Olympus IMO. Both games very simmaler, and if you like Zelda you'd love B.O.O.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past on Game Boy Advance is an identical port of the classic SNES game of the same name. What separates these brilliant Zelda adventures other than the Game Boy Advance's version being portable is that the GBA version also includes a Capcom-developed multiplayer game entitled Four Swords.

In Four Swords, up to four players can play together for a mix of cooperation and competition, solving puzzles, gathering Rupees and trading items. Fans of the Zelda series receive two great games for the price of one in this must-own GBA title.

On the surface, it looks like Nintendo went the cheap way out by simply converting the admittedly outstanding Super NES adventure The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past to the Game Boy Advance as the system's first official Zelda product, pretty much pixel-for-pixel in graphics and note-for-note in sound. It's a fantastic game in its own right, but the GBA has proven time and again that it has significantly more potential in capabilities than the Super NES ever did, and a conversion of an early generation 16-bit title hardly impresses on a technical scale. But put that thinking aside, because the developers didn't just put out a simple port for Zelda fans; the secondary selling point of the game cartridge, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords is a deep, thoroughly designed, and absolutely fun multiplayer experience that's based around the established Zelda gameplay mechanics. It's here that the cartridge really shines, and makes the purchase of the game an absolute necessity for Zelda fanatics and GBA owners alike.

All Zelda fans should know exactly what they're getting into with the Game Boy Advance conversion of A Link to the Past. The original game released back in 1993 for the Super NES is still revered as one of the best games released in the series, even among the more recent 3D releases on the Nintendo 64 system. The game takes place way early in the admittedly wonky Legend of Zelda chronology. As the elfish adventurer Link, players head off into the huge overworld to rescue the princess Zelda from the castle dungeon; as players save her from the lock-down, they learn that an evil wizard Agahnim has put the land under a cursed spell, and it's up to Link to grab the Master Sword and break it. But anyone who is familiar with the story, or Legend of Zelda games in general know that this is only the beginning of the adventure...
The Game Boy Advance game is a 100% accurate port of the Super NES game, right down to the pixel. The GBA game uses all of the original art assets from the game released in 1993 for its graphics, which admittedly look a bit dated to today's standards and what the GBA can actually pull off. But it remains extremely faithful to the original, which will definitely please videogame purists; any slight alteration of the original game and you could definitely hear all the fanboy comparisons to the original SNES version. The only real changes in gameplay are alterations on where certain non-essential objects are located; a tree that always dropped a rupee gem when rammed now unleashes a fairy, which eliminates the exploitation of unlimited funds from the original game. And, of course, the screen resolution means that the GBA has to scroll a bit more than the Super NES version did, but the original SNES game didn't require any real long-distance action, so this "cropping" does not hinder gameplay at all.

And while the music isn't quite as "crisp" on the GBA system, the handheld hardware does a wonderful job pulling off all the audio from the classic. But, just as Nintendo couldn't leave the past Super Mario games alone, the company insisted on adding to the sound effects by giving Link grunts, shouts, and yells, lifted from the samples used in the previous N64 adventures. It would have been a decent inclusion had it been used sparingly, but man, it gets annoying when every slash of the sword results in an audible grunt from Link. Every single one. It's cool that Link now lets out a yelp when he falls off a ledge or bites the big one, but a shout every single time he uses his sword? Yes, after about five hours into the quest your mind may grow used to this sound effect, but as it stands, the developers should have gone easy on the Link yelps.

But it's the gameplay that matters, and even today Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past holds its own as one of the best-designed action-adventure games ever created. For those not quite familiar with the way the Zelda design works, A Link to the Past features a huge overworld with several dungeons in which players will have to shove boxes, trigger switches, and destroy enemies in order to progress to the end where a very large boss creature sits and waits to crush Link into a pulp. These dungeons are pretty much the core of the Zelda gameplay, and it's these areas that give the game most its challenge. Each dungeon (there are at least a dozen of them in A Link to the Past are both extremely fun and, in many cases, extremely frustrating...but in an amusing sort of way. This game was the first Zelda game to utilize alternate-world travel; players will have to hop back and forth between the light and dark world to solve puzzles and get through certain challenges. There are times that, yes, you'll get stuck, so taking a step back to figure out the best (and usually only) course of action in the specific area is definitely encouraged. When all is said and done, A Link to the Past is a lengthy 20 to 30 hour adventure for folks who don't remember every little element from the SNES version. Those with the upper hand with prior knowledge of the classic adventure can probably breeze through it in a dozen. But whether you're a newbie or veteran, you haven't seen anything yet.

The secondary game option, Four Swords is an absolute must-play. Anyone who puts this cartridge away after completing A Link to the Past will be missing out on one of the best system link games ever created, and it's this mode that will set the watermark for what the GBA's game link support can pull off. Four Swords isn't a simple rehash of A Link to the Past's graphic engine in a multiplayer deathmatch, no sir. This is a completely separate game development that shares only the cartridge in which A Link to the Past sits. Four Swords occurs during the same time structure as the upcoming Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for the GameCube, which explains the completely changed character sprite structure of Four Swords. In the game, players must rescue Zelda from the clutches of the evil wind sorceror Vaati. But the challenges ahead are impossible for a single adventurer; to assist Link in his quest to rescue the princess, fairies use the power of the Four Swords to duplicate the hero...four times the Link. Silly premise, I know, but all you have to know is that each player controls a different colored Link.


The Four Swords is essentially broken up into four different areas, each with its own network of dungeons. The first dungeon is an expansive tutorial area that explains the varying items and how they work in the other three different areas. The level design Four Swords varies between standard Zelda fare to absolutely brilliant use of cooperative gameplay mechanics; this isn't a simple Gauntlet clone. Game designers have worked in many of the ideas from past Zelda games, from triggering pressure switches to shoving statues and lifting boulders. But many elements must be done in unison with one, two, or three other Links. Massive boulders blocking the way, for example, require all Links to work together to lift and move off to the side. Some creatures can only be destroyed if two players work together -- one cool creature in particular must be pulled apart to eliminate, with a Link on either side yanking in opposite directions. There are several items in the game that must be utilized to get through, and players can only hold and utilize one item at a time; whatever item they were holding at the time they picked up a different item is dropped in place of the new item. Magnet Gloves can get players across chasms if they aim at a magnetic block...and they can even grab onto distant Links by latching onto their magnetic Shields, pulling them across the hole as well. And the Gnat Hat is an interesting addition, as players who wear the hat will shrink to the size of a bug (basically a couple of pixels tall on-screen) in order to pass through tiny tunnels or across bridges and platforms that a normal Link couldn't fit. The game's full of all sorts of objects that require solo as well as cooperative techniques to get through the extensive challenges. What's more, the game design is intelligent enough to only offer dungeon designs with the amount of players in the network in mind. So, even though the game allows for up to four players to cooperate and compete in the dungeons, the designers realized that this wouldn't always be the case; if only two or three players are in the current network, it will only put forth challenges that only two players need to cooperate...which means, no four-player puzzle elements will enter into play.
This mode is where most of the development time obviously went, because everything about it, from the graphics, sound, gameplay, and interface, are done superbly. This multiplayer mode even incorporates extras that are earned in A Link to the Past; if a special sword technique is earned in the main single-player adventure, it can be used by that player in Four Swords. And those that complete the entire Four Swords adventure can unlock original dungeons and mini-quests in A Link to the Past, unique to the GBA game. So, if the fantastic multiplayer gameplay isn't enough encouragement, the extra quests in the single player adventure should seal the deal.

The link support is near flawless; it keeps track of all four players in the chain no matter how far back or ahead of the pack they go, and it also allows for a decent number of enemies to appear on-screen at once. The action will slow down on occasion when rupees spill onto the screen in a large amount, but from a technical standpoint occasional slowdown in a four player chain during not-so-intense moments is perfectly acceptable. It's an amazingly fun multiplayer experience, even if it tries the patience of everyone in the network chain. Everyone will be yelling at each other from not working together, or accidentally knocking someone off the ledge, or stealing each other's rupees. Even though players will be working together to complete the dungeons, ultimately, they're working against each other to earn the most rupees to collect the level's medallions. And as chaotic as that sounds, this element is one of the many reasons that makes Four Swords such an awesome mode that should not be missed by anyone.

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is definitely one of, if not the finest games released on the GBA. While some Zelda fans might be a bit bummed that Nintendo didn't offer Game Boy Advance owners something new to sink their teeth into, they have to realize that the company did do exactly that. Yes, the main package is simply the same Super NES game repackaged for play on the Game Boy Advance, but in all honesty that's only half the package. And offering one of the greatest action adventures in portable form isn't exactly a downside, either.

Four Swords is Nintendo's way of giving gamers something completely new and different in the Zelda environment, and it's one hell of a good time in each play through. This mode is an adventure in itself; it just requires the effort of grabbing one, two, or three other friends to join in the quest. And that's the only real downside to this mode: trying to get a party together to take advantage of this thoroughly-designed experience. It is a slight shame that Nintendo didn't offer just a sliver of Four Swords as a single-cartridge multiplayer mode, even if it was just to offer a scaled-back demo version of the entire Four Swords adventure...but considering how good this entire package is, it won't be hard to find players with a copy of their own.

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I don't own this game and i have never played it (though i might buy it) i just wanted to point out that in one reviw someone did not know anyone with the gam it doesn't solve your cable problem but you only need one game pack to play multi player on GBA (note this only applys when your using other GBAs no other GBs will work) ... Read more

Features

• Play with a team of up to six characters, each with unique skills and powers
• Strong 2-D graphics
• For 1 player
• RPG fantasy adventure
• Collect the 108 stars of destiny to defeat the evil prince

Reviews (73)

251.51 for a cd?
I think Suidoken is great game, i highly reccomend all their work, but unless they plan on delivering the cd via viking boat themselves, the price is a bit too steep.

I'll assume the price is a error, and this is my half-assed attempts at humor.

So, once it's fixed do yourself a favor and order it.

A great game but.......
Suikoden 2 is a great game, and I'm glad I grabbed a copy way back with the guide, maybe I should sell my copy and take a tropical vacation. Seems that these rare games are developing into collectors items more than games now. If you really want to spend $100+ on a game your bordering on nuts,but buy suikoden part 1 cause its vital to fully enjoy this game. However this game is beautiful, deep, and captivating. I have played it thru several times, you can even load your original suikoden data if you gathered the 108 stars in that game to add storyline and events to this title. Greatest Rpg series ever a must for a true rpg fan/collector.

New type of RPG
I ran across this game (...)right when it first came out, and I picked it up more as a fluke than for any other reason.I am glad I did.Graphically this game is in 2D, but it is done very well.Each person is easily recognizable, and there expressions come across quite clearly (with emotions appearing above the characters heads in little bubbles!).

As far as normal random battles goes, suikoden is fairly straight forward.6 people can join in fights, with a front line and a back line.Different people have different weapons that have different attacking abilities.Ie. weapons like bows can attack the enemies from the front and back row, staffs can attack only the front line of enemies, but they can be positioned in either your front or back row, and swords/axes can only hit the front line of the enemy, and only from the front line of your ranks.

One nice ability for later on is the option to choose 'let go'.If your party is crossing an area of the world map, or if you are re-exploring a dungeon from much earlier in the game, the option to 'run' is taken away, and the option 'let go' is placed there instead.Basically it is a means to escape the tedium of random battles that wouldn't provide enough experience of money to make the time of fighting it worthwhile.Plus it works 100% of the time. :)

The most interesting part of the game though is that fact that it incorporates more than just standard random battles, it also has full army battles that involve most of your fighting party members broken up into groups of 3.Each group has its own attack, defence, and special abilitys.Most of the time the battles are very enjoyable, however there are a few battles that rely on luck, so you just have to keep plugging away at them for a while until you finally manage to beat the enemy.

Also the game features a third battle system called duels, which are (just as the name emplys....) 1 on 1 duels.There aren't that many duels during the course of the game, and they are conducted in a rock paper scissors manner.

The best part of the game though is just playing through the story and becoming the hero of legend.Nothing is quite as satisfing as walking through your castle (which starts out run down and dilapidated and ends up quite spectacular) and talking to all the various people that have come to live there because of their firm (and very vocalized) belief that YOU are the one person capable of being a hero.

Suikoden may have a funny name, but it is a game that you would be a fool to bypass.

MUST PLAY
Betrayal between a country and its armed forces. loytalty between two friends, cant overcome ones loyalty to his country. This is Suikoden II. One of the all time great playstation games. the story line is basic just as the first one is. but there is more to do here in the land of highlands than in the scarlet moon empire. the castle really takes form and you can have cook offs and also fish with yam koo and tai ho (yep they are back). with many characters from the first suikoden included you will have hours of fun in this game. also yuber makes another mysterious appearance in another installment. this is a must play and its worth the $100 dollars you are going to spend to get it.

Final Fantasy???Suikoden!!!
I have to count myself as one of the skeptics when it came to an RPG with 108+ characters.And I definitely never thought an RPG series could ever hold ranks with Final Fantasy.But the moment I finished the first Suikoden I was a believer that there could actually be an RPG that surpasses Final Fantasy--at least in some aspects.

Okay, so the graphics are 2D, but it was back in the PS1 days.But the graphics are NOT what makes this game so amazing--It's the story.The STORY, because it's worth repeating.

The Story (Repeated for the Third time) deals with familiar themes of family, friendship, loyalty, etc...But it's the level in which they are handled, and the skill at which they are portrayed that makes this game really special.Who can forget the final scene, the duel between the Hero and Jowy.I don't even want to say much more because I'll ruin it for those who haven't played it.

You just won't get the opportunity to play another game like this, and for those who haven't bought this title already, good luck.It's expensive, because it's EXTREMELY rare.If I didn't own it already, I would gladly pay the $99 asking price though, because it's the story you will want to experience OVER and OVER and OVER again.It takes what I LOVE about the first Suikoden and brings it all to something even better in Suikoden II.

Oh, and this is worth mentioning.The whole Luca Blight Battle Sequence had to be my most favorite RPG moment in both story, scene progression, and battle play.It was SO AWESOME!Just remember to level up good before it and use the power of the "Tank" characters.

I'm just a really big fan of this series (can you tell?) and I could go on all day about how good this game is, and how it's worth playing, but I won't.I'll leave it up to you.But in my opinion, it's worth the money, BUY IT NOW!That is, of course if you can open your mind to 2D graphics, and throw away your old Final Fantasy ways (The Magic System is Totally different--No Lit3 or Cure4's here).(LoL) ... Read more

Product Description

SimCity™ 4, features new simulation and graphics engines, new regional game play and thenew ability to track the lives of individual Sims as they go about their daily routine, SimCity 4 isthe most realistic, powerful and personal SimCity experience ever. Lay the groundwork for theircities by molding mountains, carving valleys, seeding forests and laying rivers. Build a worldclasscity with stadiums, airports, universities, and real-world landmarks. Feel the rhythm of thecity: peaceful protests and rowdy riots, noontime crowds and nighttime calm. Control everyaspect of your city and see the results for better or worse.

• Sculpt mountains, gouge valleys, seed forests, and bring forth animals to create a world allyour own.
• Summon volcanoes, release tornados, and call down meteors and lightning.
• Build a world class city with stadiums, airports, universities, and real-world landmarks.
• Deploy emergency vehicles and join in the action as they battle blazes, mobs, and more.
• Place your Sims in your city to get the inside scoop on what's going on around town.
• Connect a massive region of SimCities, each sharing and competing for resources.

Features

• Create and control the most life-like metropolis you can imagine
• Take your Sims from "The Sims" into your SimCity
• Dispatch police cruisers to fight crime, send out the Mayor's limo to quell a rioting mob, or cap an erupting volcano threatening your citizens
• Form mountains, carve valleys, plant forests, raise oceans, and more
• From mellow traffic flow to commuter hell, noontime crowds to nighttime calm, partygoers to troublemakers, the movement in your city is ever-changing and unpredictable

Reviews (28)

Should be Crash City not Sim City
I bought this game for my son and I am now spending many minutes a day rebooting his MAC computer. The game locks up the entire system and requires a hard reboot each time. If this was an automobile from GM of Ford the roads would be littered with wrecked cars. Don't waste you money.

Great game, but you need a patch to fix a performance issue
I played all the previous versions of Sim City back in my bad oldWindows days and really enjoy the game.But for some reason this version will paralyze even a fast Mac.I'm running this on an iMac 1.8GHz G5 with 1GB of memory, and after about 10 minutes of play I have to quit and restart the game because the response becomes impossibly slow.Very frustrating.Haven't tried the updater yet, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

UPDATE (Apr 05): Installed the updater and it appears to have fixed the slow response problem.

Very Good...if it has update!
I have noticed many people have said just how bad Sim City 4 is. The thing to solve these problems is to get the updater It will make Sim City much better!

Graphics not a problem...if you fix them!
Lots of these reviews complain about the graphics on this Mac version.I had the same problems too - unexpected crashes and VERY slow game performance, on a pretty new G5 tower.

Doing two things will fix these issues.In the game's video/display options panel, switch off the page scrolling, and reduce the graphic detail.That's all it took to have this game running great.The manual should cover these quirks but it doesn't.

One final tip - learn the keyboard commands (found on the back of the manual) as it will speed up gameplay hugely, and totally compensates for no scrolling.

Not worth it!
Ok so i was a fan of Sim City 2000 which I found a demo of on a CD I didnt know i had. So I put it in and played Sim City 2000...and played and played and so on so I soon got the full thing. I became addicted to it. When Sim City 4 came out, i wanted it so much but I only had a mac. When it came out I bought like the first day! When I played I was sooooo dissapointed. nothing seemed to work right, the airplanes shadows became square and the streams on the airplanes was stretched all the way across, it kept crashing, and the industrial zone turned white, edge scrolling messed up sooooo slooooow. When I played it on a PC at my friends house, it was beutiful! Not a single bug! I ditched the game and played 2000 again finding it much better. Now I only play for like 10 minutes before getting bored. Seiously on this, NOT worth spending $40-$50 on this pathetic game. Maxis should be ashamed of themselves to take so much care in the PC games then throw it on a mac bugs and all. NOT worth it! Keep your money while you can! In other words, it doesn't take good graphics to make a good game. So get with it Maxis!! ... Read more

Features

• Trade or battle Pokemon among Ruby, Sapphire, and Colluseum editions of the series
• Breed Pokemon to take advantage of evolved characteristics
• For 1 to 4 players
• Card-style role-playing game
• Includes wireless adapter so you can join up to 39 other trainers for battle

Reviews (91)

Fans of pokemon red and blue will love this old skool fun!
WOW! Fans of Pokemon rejoice! For you people out there who think that ruby and shaphire are just too flashy and their repective pokemon weird this is for you.Catupalting you into the old days without have to cope with tinkly music and tinted graphics (red screens for red version? ha ha.)this is great. With all your old freinds(Hi Charizard!)this game will have you throwing away your ruby and saphire in no time. Even if you had the original this is worth it. Anyone who thinks you should pick up the old verison is wrong. Why I gave it four stars: Until you get the RUNNING SHOES (after Brock near the aide)it moves slowly. Safari zone pokemon like Syther and kangashkan are hard to carch. In the beginng its just dumb. Are you a boy or a girl? Is your name red? erm... Whats my grandsons name? Professor oak is soooooooo dumb...
HINTS FOR BEGINNERS
to get your first pokemon try to walk in the grass in palet town. THE LONG GRASS.
get the parcel from the mart in Viridian city. YOU MUST DO THIS!
Anyone who says BULBASAUR is the best starter for beginners is wrong. You can just pick your fav! Train all your pokemon. This will help you move on. Especialy if you cant beat a gym leader. thats all!

ooh
this is gonna be short.
good
fun
like old ones
new sevii islands.
my rival is named a jerk.so the diolong reads:Hey, its a jerk!
thats all ill tell. buy and play!

I can't believe i'm going to write this...
OK, I'm 18 years old and i'm obsessed with pokemon, have been ever since I was 11. but after a long wait I finally got my hands on firered and i'm afraid to say I was disappointed, not because it was poor quality, because it was excellent, but because it lacked a challenge, everything was the same as the original but it had just been revamped, don't get me wrong I love it and everything but I want something new. if you haven't played the original then definitely buy this game but otherwise don't expect something new

freakin fun!
i have so much fun with these games, it's like the #1 thing to play during travel, or just when you have a boring time at the airport. the funniest thing i did was name my pokemon and rival funny names. my rival's name is mud. while my pokemon have names like dumpface. this game will blow you away with the new islands
and hidden pokemon from new pokemon games.

great game!
you know, it's strange. when two pokemon games come out, one eventually outsells the other one! this may be a remake, but has added features, like the six islands you can venture to and find new pokemon from silver, gold, ruby, and sapphire! yipee! ... Read more

Product Description

Embark on a unique third person psychic adventure through the minds of misfits, monsters and madmen.... For years, the Psychonauts have deployed their psychically-armed operatives all over the world, but this time trouble is brewing in their own boot camp. A deranged scientist is abducting camp cadets for their brains. One student, a mysterious and powerful new arrival named Raz, stands alone against the lunatic. ... Read more

Features

• Enter people's minds and use your powers of levitation and Psi-Blasts to face people's worst fears
• Rise up in rank as you collect figments of other people's imaginations, sort their emotional baggage, clear out their mental cobwebs, and crack open their Memory vaults
• Complete special training missions to earn new powers like telekinesis, pyrokinesis and more
• Fully interactive environments - use tightropes, trapezes, ladders, poles, ledges, trampolines, climbing walls and rail slides to your advantage
• Multiple paths and sub-challenges - the nonlinear gameplay offers greater depth and better gameplay

Reviews (4)

Put your money where your mouth is!
To all of those critics out there who complain that the PC game industry has degenerated into a cookie cutter assortment of FPS or RTS games, it is time to put your money where your mouth is...

I've been PC gaming since the early Sierra days on an Apple IIC, and by far some of the most imaginitive, inventive, and hilarious games I've come across over the years were created by Tim Shaeffer (Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, and Grim Fandango to name a few).Well he's done it again with Psychonauts, a platform title which lives up to the unique humor and spirit of his previous creations.

With the cancellation of recent titles, such as the axed sequel planned for the great Sam and Max, its time to send the industry a message:

THERE IS AN AUDIENCE FOR THESE TYPE OF GAMES AND IF YOU DEVELOP THEM THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL!

I encourage everyone out there who who remembers the imaginative grand ol' days of gaming to pick up a copy.This really is a game which is truely unique and has something to offer everyone of every age group - plus at $30 its a steal.

And if you pass on this title?Well no more complaints as you're running, gunning, and lobbing frag grenades in different, but really not so different, settings in all of your future games.I put in my ante.

P.S. To really enjoy the game you should get a gamepad...there are some control issues with the keyboard mouse combo.

The cure for the common game.
With "Psychonauts" on the shelf it's going to be a lot harder to carp about how there are no original games out there.Game designers can make a game about ANYTHING so why are we stuck with all the same conventions?Why not explore surreal landscapes and mind-bending situations?---Questions I've often asked myself when faced with shelves full of WW II shooters, Half-Life wannabes and GTA ripoffs (don't get me started on the overrated piece of hype called HALO).From the design of its characters to its wacky gameplay, "Psychonauts" is a totally original creation.Not since "American Mcgee's Alice" have I had such a feeling that the designers started from scratch and built a 100 perent custom world instead of borrowing whole chunks from other games.

Though surreal, "Psychonauts" has it's own internal logic which makes sense within the realm of the game.Your character is a psychic explorer which dives into the mental landscapes of some really weird characters.While there you literally sort out their psychological baggage and clean their mental cobwebs discovering what makes them tick in the process.Which is cool because--did I mention they were weird?Imagine psychoanalysing Yosemite Sam or Daffy Duck and discovering the events that shaped their personalities.Piecing together their back history is strangely satisfying in a way blasting monsters can't match.Not that you don't blast monsters.You blast them and sometimes YOU are the monster and they blast you.

There are some niggling technical issues which I should mention.The graphics, while appropriate, are obviously several years old (this game has been in production forever).And there's a patch you'll need to get to fix some sound stuttering problems. I played it with the keyboard/mouse setup and wished I'd invested in a gamepad.I was pleasantly surprised to NOT be fighting bad camera angles the whole time like I do in most console-to-PC ports--so a potential game-ruining bullet dodged there!

I would really like to see this game do well, spawn sequels, and generate pressure for other game designers to come up with original content.

WOW!
This game is top-of the line for a platformer.It is HILARIOUS escpecially in the begining when "Sarge" makes remarks on how slw you are.Some examples are "You're as slow as molasses in January climbing uphill with crutches." Also ther is "Is your name Joey?""No" Well it should be because your slowy Joey."
There is also my personal favorite where whenever you see this one character you hear nah, nah, nah!He also makes a strange hand motion.Anyway this games humour is sutible to all.I give this game 5 STARS!!!

One of the Best so far this year
*NOTE: I have the Xbox version of this game but wanted to take the time since the PC version didn't have a review already.I just want people to know that this is an awesome game.The only difference I have read on the PC version is that sometimes the audio is funky, like it sounds muted sometimes or there are stutters in the sound.Another thing to keep in mind is I have heard from different sources that playing with the mouse is a little more difficult than playing with a controller.I can't verify that of course but wanted to put it out there.There is a lot of platforming in this game, especially towards the end so if you are someone who likes to use a controller you might want to keep that in mind.If you own a controller for your PC this might be a good game to use it for.Or, if you have a console, it might be worth buying the Xbox game that's out now or the PS2 game that is coming out later in March.There is a patch out for the game already as my friend who has the PC version had to download it to fix some problems.Other than that, my review should be accurate as well for the PC.

Everytime Tim Schafer creates a game, I know it will be a blast. Having been on a roll starting with The Day of the Tentacle up through The Grim Fandango, each game has been delightfully intelligent, creative and an overall wonderful experience. Psychonauts is no different. In fact, it is one of the best games I have played not only this year but in a long time.

The setup is that there is a camp for psychic children who feel different in the outside world. At the camp, the counselors teach children how to harness their power to become Psychonauts, psychics who actually enter people's minds and sort out their problems. Because of this setup, each and every world is completely different from the others. Connected to a hub world of the camp, each real "level" is a person's mind. And each mind reflects the person's personality, fears, phobias etc. For instance, the beginning level is that of your drill instructor. His level is a warzone complete with mines, air plane drops, explosions, barbed wire etc.

Tim Schafer's touch is also evident in the characters who are actually characters. They all have a personality and are very emotive. I haven't laughed at a video game so hard since Conker's Bad Fur Day. This game is hillarious. From the kid who practices looking through a peep hole in the day to get practice for when it's filled with girls to trashing a town Godzilla style, the game has it in spades. However, there are some surprisingly disturbing moments in the game that are also darkly humorous. Because you have psychic powers, you also can do some pretty cool stuff from pyrokinesis, telekinesis, levitation, invisibility, etc. These moves help you progress through the levels and pick up hidden items throughout the game.

Graphically, the game is awesome on the Xbox. The levels are done in vivid colors and with a wonderful cartoon style. The campground seems alive as there are creatures walking your path. From squirrels, crows, pigeons, lizards, bears, etc, the world seems populated and just feels real. You can tell a lot of time and effort was put in to make this game come alive and it works. The game is presented in 480p, for those interested.

Aurally, the characters are voiced to perfection. Some great voice actors have been employed and it really helps create characters that are lovable. The biggest audio glitch I've noticed is that sometimes my speakers will "click" as voices come in or as the sound changes sometimes.For some reason, the sound gets funkier as the game progresses.By the last level, it was as if every time a new sound was introduced or the sound changed, the game would stutter.Definitely some bugs that could have been worked out before the game was released.But, honestly, these aren't game stopping problems and are only vaguely annoying considering how awesome the game is. The game is also presented in 5.1 surround in game.

Since the game is a platformer, all of the standards apply. In the real world and in each person's mind, there are a ton of things to collect. In the real world, there are arrowheads that can be pulled from the ground that represent cash. There is a scavenger hunt also going on that will earn you rank (which gives you new powers) and there are cards that can be formed as more rank. In each person's mind, there are also different things to collect such as emotional baggage, mental cobwebs, figments of the imagination and safes which you much punch open to reveal some of the person's past. Some of these slide shows are funny and some are actually kind of sad as you see how these people came to be who they are. I list these items to collect just as a note that the game definitely exhibits all of the charms of a platformer. But there actually is a reason to collecting everything and they fit together in this humorous world.

The game moves quickly and besides one or two intstances of panning that had the game do a wave type pattern, it is perfect. My recommendation if you play the game is to take your time talking to everyone. It helps flesh out the story and if you listen and keep making rounds after each world you will see minor breakups, makeups, humorous instances involving squirrels who tell one kid to kill everyone, and plain funny dialogue. Take your time with this one and you will definitely be rewarded.

This game is great, it's just what I was looking for. It helped remind me why I play video games. When a person can create such wonderful worlds and allow you to play in them, you realize why you play games. It is so creative. Where else can you be chased by a giant fish, rage across town as a Godzilla-like creature, be in a disco world where you must race, pin-ball style, wage war against a Napolean complex and set fire to squirrels? If you want a creative and fun video game that will take approximately 10-15 hours of your time, then this is definitely a must buy. I absolutely cannot recommend this game enough. And unfortunately, it's one of those games that will end up like Ico or Beyond Good and Evil where no one hears of it and no one plays it. Don't let that happen. Play this game because its games like this that the industry needs to keep creating.

A must buy. Creative and excellent.
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Product Description

Family-friendly Ape Escape for the PSP will feature multiplayer functionality and a wide variety of mini-games for all ages.When a trouble-making monkey named Specter gets hold of the Professor's Peak Point Helmet, chaos ensues.The powerful device, which can increase a human's intelligence, has a disastrous effect on Spector, transforming him from a sweet, mischievous monkey to a power-hungry monster who has his heart set on ruling the world.The adventure begins when the player takes the r ... Read more

Features

• Ability to capture over 200 monkeys
• 8 vibrant worlds spanning more than 20 levels
• Choose from more than eight gadgets and vehicles
• Capture all the monkeys throughout the levels, and you'll unlock monkey character skins

Reviews (9)

very sucky
this game sucked so did the grapghics if I was you I woudnt buy it just kidding its a very very good game

5 star review
I just boght it today and its a very good game its a good thing I bohgt it

Ape Escape is Back!!!
I absolutely loved this game soooo much. I played the original version on the Playstation, and never really beat it. My ps broke down and i was bummed. But then Ape Escape Came! A fun game where you catch clever monkies and fun puzzles. You must get this game if you have a DS!!! All though it can be beaten easily in about 20 hours, you will love this!

3 1/2 stars for an alright game
I recently purchesed Ape Escape On the Loose, at first from reading the reviews I was unsure if I should get it or not. But being a huge fan of the first and second for the ps1 and ps2, I had to try it.
The game itself is infact a copy of the first game, but i have no problem with it really because now I can take it on the go.

Someone before me stated that the graphics are alittle dated, and yes, I will say I've seen some better stuff on the demo CD. But the graphics themselves are now along the lines of AE2, and now the characters look more anime like (a plus to me) and the expressions are more clear.

The voices are now much more clear, not the best acting, but it sounds like they are putting more effort into the voices. Though, the voice for Spike has been changed but for the better IMO. He sounds more younger and the voice fits him better. As for the others, I think they have the actors from the first game doing the characters.

The controls, are what I had the most difficutly with.
Those who played the ps1 and 2 versons of AE know the controls;
triangle, square, circle, and X are used to select weapons.
Left hand joy stick to move Spike. Right hand stick to operate weapons. Right shift buttons to jump (took me awhile to get used to). Left shift buttons to shift view or go into close range.
The PSP control as we know has a different control layout which in the process messes with the controls that we used to know.
Now;
Only triangle, square, and circle are the only buttons you can use weapons with, while the X button is now the jump button.
Because of the absence of the right joy stick, you have to use your weapons by tapping the button the weapon is set to (square, circle, triangle). The left shift has the same use as before, but the right shift is now used to crawl.

Mini Games are still in here (along with Spector Coins) but one thing I like is how the games are a little touched up

*spoilers*
Like in the first game you had Skikids 2, now you got Snowboard kids 2, feels like playing SSX with the AE characters.
And Monkey Boxing is a little more addictive. So far, thats all the games I've unlocked.
And to make things more interesting, theres and extra mini game for 40 coins.
*end spoilers*

So, to rap this up, Ape Escape On the Loose is just like the first with no changes to the levels, aside from improved graphics. If you don't mind alot of loading times ( yes there is alot of loading) and the new controls this is a good buy, but I will agree, not worth $40 dollars. If you don't want to blow your money, or you can't wait for the price to drop than stick with the PS1 verson.

Disappointing
I found the graphics for this game to be poor, the gameplay to be lousy, and the entire experience disappointing.It was a mistake to buy it. ... Read more

Product Description

The game that started it all is back and badder than ever! Graphically enhanced and developed with NovaLogics latest game engine, Delta Force: RELOADED not only enhances a proven winner, but ads to it, offering seasoned Delta Force fanatics and FPS fans new to the franchise, a fresh prospective on the game that broke the mold in modern combat FPS games. ... Read more

Features

• As a member of the elite Delta Force, re-deploy in over 20 graphically enhanced single-player missions the best of the best from the original game
• Additional new single-player missions created especially for Delta Force: Reloaded add a new challenge for hardened Delta Operators
• Take your friends into battle in over 25
• co-operative missions
• Over 20

Reviews (3)

excellent remake!!!
I played the original Delta Force years ago and I really liked it.I love this one!!It's a reload of the original but it does come with a few downers.Getting extra health and ammo is easy just look for the red and blue boxes on your gps or map.There are extra missions and this one is challenging but not too challenging or you might have to work to hard to play the game lol!It does need save points and a few more health power ups since bad guys come from out of nowhere and wax you.You can't assume you've cleared a part of the map or territory or you'll get waxed.For anyone into FPS I very highly recommend this one!!!!Besides needing save points it could also use a few more weapons.There is a mp5sd3 but no mission truly allows it.

Chad S

Good Game But Too Short
Though this game is very fun to play, it is also very short (20 single player missions). But the multiplayer is also fun. This game is short because the company didnt spend too much time on this. If you loved delta force 1, you will love this even more. If you just want to play the single player missions then you should rent this game. There also might be an expansion for it. Anyways deffinetly try this game out.

A chance to re-live a fond gaming experience.
Delta Force: XTreme is a re-make of the excellent original "Delta Force", which was released in 1998. They've pulled the best levels out of the original game and ported them over to NovaLogic's latest graphic's engine, along with adding some more levels. And the results are amazing! From the moment I was plopped into Mission one (the same Mission One from the original game), I was in heaven. I hadn't played the game since 98, so the nostalgia I felt was palpable. It was so fun to be able to play through that very familiar level with the superb graphics, which bear a strong resemblance to the FarCry graphics, only with even longer draw-distances. And if you can see a place, you can go there. You can travel for miles out of your way if you want to. Truly open-ended.

I liken the gameplay to Operation Flashpoint. It's pretty difficult and there doesn't appear to be a way to save your game. However, it does give you the option if you are killed, to re-start the level with full ammo and the enemies you've killed already dead. But that felt kinda like cheating. I'd have preferred a save-anywhere scheme, or at the very least, a couple of save points would help. As it is, it's very difficult, which adds to the tension. I kinda actaully like it that way really, since it forces me to be careful, however the option to choose a save scheme would be appreciated for those who can't live without it.

Enemies appear in droves, and come from all over at the sound of gunfire. You're best off to lie down in prone position and try to pick them off. However, I have not yet found a way to get more ammo. There is no manual with this game. One mission I started with 300 rounds, and that's it baby. I couldn't grab more from fallen enemies or find any anywhere. By pure luck, I finished the mission as my ammo meter reached zero. There may be a way to get ammo that I don't know about, but I haven't found it.

I haven't tried multiplayer yet. Though I am greatly looking forward to playing the 25 included co-op levels with my brother over NovaWorld. The last time we did that was when Delta Force: Land Warrior came out, and that was a blast. At the time, we loved NovaWorld. It was stable, and I'm amazed to see it's still around after all these years.

NovaLogic has been around a long time too. They've been making great games since I bought my first computer. Not many game companies are left from that era, and it's a testament to their dedication to all their games, both old and new. Nothing is abandoned. If you're a fan of an old NovaLogic game, there's still help and support on their website for you. ... Read more

Product Description

They were supposed to return home at journeys endbut this was not to be. A man emerges from the shadows and speaks to Sora: Ahead lies what you seekbut to claim it you must lose something dear. When the man vanishes, only a single path remains. At the end of that path lies a castle, and inside that castle stretches a vast nothingness. Soras memories lay fragmented before him, swirling and spiraling upwards to a great adventure. What will Sora gain, and what will he lose?By implementing ... Read more

Features

• Use special cards to summon familiar characters from the original Kingdom Hearts.
• Combine different cards for a variety of abilities, spells, combo attacks, and tactics.
• Travel through highly interactive environments as you unlock doors and find treasures.
• Meet over 100 of your favorite Disney and FINAL FANTASY characters.
• Prepare for battle by raising your attributes through an innovative game system.

Reviews (140)

one of the BEST GAMES!
this game really is a sequel to the oringanal Kingdom Hearts,my ratings, graphics 5 stars, difficulty: medium,funess 4 and a half, you should get this game and its a great starter for the sequel Kingdom Hearts 2.

one of the BEST GAMES!
this game really is a sequel to the oringanal Kingdom Hearts,my ratings, graphics 5 stars, difficulty: medium,funess 4 and a half, you should get this game and its a great starter for the sequel Kingdom Hearts 2.

Linking Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts 2 with a Chain
All I can say is WOW!!! Very Cool. The first was epic the, 1.5 [as I like to call it]is just the same, if not cooler. Superb graphics for a GBA! It has CG movies!! The gameplay is original and very entertaining. Even if you do explore past levels the storyline is much different and with a few twists. BUY IT!! And when you beat it there's another surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing
words can not describe how much fun this game is. i dont own a ps2, and when the original kingdom hearts got so much hype i felt left out. when this finally came out for gba, i picked it up to see what all the fuss was about. first let me make 2 points: i'm not a fan of rpg's and i'm not a fan of handheld games in general. when i first turned on my system, i was amazed with the ps2-quality cut scene that starts out the story. as soon as i got into it, i could not put it down. one day i was sick and stayed home from school and i spent the whole day playing this. the graphics are amazing, the story is enthralling (is that spelled right?) and the gameplay is just so dang fun. this is the best handheld game i have ever played, and possibly the best game ever, handheld or console. it has even made me consider buying a ps2, just so i could play the original and the upcoming sequel.

Almost Better then original KingdomHearts!
I love this game, but I havn't beaten it yet. All I can say is, no matter how overused the whole 'using cards for battle' thing is, this totally revolutionlizes it. Better then Yu-gi-oh, but thats not saying much, actually.
I also love the crossover of Disney and Final Fantasy characters. My fave character is Vexen, the dude no one likes (hes not that bad....is he?), but mosts of the girls think Riku is a real heart throb. He was better to play then Sora, though.
Overall, I really enjoyed it (clocking in at least 34 hours of my very short life into it.)My friend likes it so much shes dressing up as in organization member! Crazy, no?
Peace, Pie, and Vexen-chan!
-Lorwen- ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Originally released in 1981 by Konami, the Frogger arcade game isconsidered an all-time classic. Since then the property has been transferred toseveral owners, many of which tarnished the Frogger tradition. Now, backin Konami's hands, the little green fellow brings back everything people lovedabout the original arcade game, but with a modern twist.

Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog pits Frogger against the evilMr. D, who has stolen the mystical elements that nourish the hero's marsh.Frogger must make his way through 15 levels spanning six environments in orderto find the elements. After every few levels, he must engage in a boss fight.Like in the arcade original, Frogger spends most of his time hopping left,right, up, and forward, but in this version he must deal with more than movingcars and snapping crocodiles. The game's levels feature all sorts of perils,such as mazelike conveyer belts, spiked floors, and crumbling platforms. Thereare also 32 different types of enemies standing in his way. Among the fewdownsides of the game are its short length, the lack of variety-adding options,and the fact that the coin system that allows you to reach the last level iseasy to fool.

This is a great example of how to properly update a classic. The simple gameplayof the original Frogger is intact, but the developers have added cleverlevels, bright graphics, and modern game mechanics to the mix. This game is sureto please longtime Frogger fans, as well as create some new ones.--Raymond M. Padilla

Pros:

• Easy-to-learn gameplay
• Levels add a new twist to classic Frogger moves
• Four in-game save slots

• Lack of options
• A bit short
• Coin system is easy to cheat

Features

• Jump, glide and tongue-flick through 15+ levels in 5 different environments.
• A cartoonish action/platform game with an element of puzzle solving, Frogger expands on simple, yet addictive gameplay to catch players of all ages.

Reviews (36)

I HATE THIS GAME
This game is so stupid! I would leave it in the trash! Luigi's mansion is better.

LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVED THIS GAME SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH! It is origianol, interesting and really really fun! It has 5 cute little worlds, and 15 levels. It gets really hard over time, but as soon as you get familiar with all of the controls and enimies, it isn't as hard as it seems. A little hint: On parts of the 2nd earth element level, move fast! Don't think, move fast! It helps! I finished the game in about a week, and my favorite places were the sea world and temple levels. Buy this game now, it totally rocks!

PLEASE....
it sux. never get it. u just hop around getting smashed by things. i played it once and hated it. im srry for the ppl who have it!!!

too easy and not original
this game is too easy and im a twelve year old, its not original and doesnt have the kind of thrill and excitement its just k nothing special,if i were u i wouldnt waste my money and would by super mario advance games instead, theyre much better

The Most Fun Frogger Yet
I thought this game was very fun.The first level is easy ,but once people try the second level they think it is hard.(Most of the levels have the same type of moves so once you get the hang of it its not so hard.)the temple is the best part in my opinion.The graphics are also pretty good,and the music is great.Some people say that the game is impossible to beat, but that's not true.I've beaten the game the whole way through until the end credits.Overall I thought this game was challenging,addictive,and very fun! ... Read more