Amazon.com Review

Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness takes the original formula and updatesit for the new millennium. The most striking change is the game's new 3-Dorientation. The play is expanded, but it is largely based on the original.Maze Madness involves a weird story of gems being scattered throughoutPac-Land. A witch is after the gems, so you must find them all before shedoes.

Maze Madness is a bit of a misleading title, because while the game doesinvolve mazes, it's the puzzles that will stop your progress. Most of thepuzzles aren't that hard, but a few will stump you for a bit. There are blocksto push, TNT to explode, and springboards that propel you upward.

Players are awarded stars for completing different tasks, such as finding allthe fruit in a level, munching all the pellets in a level, or beating the levelin time-trial mode. Initially, earning one star per level will get you to thenext stage, but you must go back and earn more stars to unlock later levels.

Maze Madness' graphics are smooth and crisp, but they aren't verydetailed. The game has the look and feel of a cartoon's minimal lightingeffects. Ms. Pac-Man herself is just a round polygonal sphere with sometextures, arms, and legs glued on. There are a few particle effects in the titlethat look very good, but Namco didn't do too much else to tax the Dreamcast'sgraphics abilities.

Where this game excels is in the level design. A puzzle game like this is madeor broken on the ingenuity of the levels. Also, Maze Madness featuressome multiplayer options, which, combined with its simple, family-friendlygameplay, makes it an excellent choice for a party game. --Todd Mowatt

Pros:

• Extremely simple yet addicting gameplay

• Graphics are a little too simple

Reviews (8)

Clean fun for the family and a dying breed of games
There should be more games like Ms Pac Man out there. Its clean fun and a great game. If you want a good, challenging and most of all FUN game then its made for you.

Go get it you won't regret it and pick up Frogger 2 while you're at it, they're both mad fun

Great graphics, great sound and challenging (you gotta think to beat this one)!

Fun for the Whole Family
I bought this game, wondering if it was similar to the retro-Centipede.It was better in many ways.Like Centipede, you can play either the classic version or the new.Personally, I like the new game better.The music is superior, the graphics are good, and the adventure theme makes the game more challenging than the "antique".
The object of the game is to eat all the dots and collect all the fruit.This isn't an easy feat.There are several gadgets you have to work to get around in the levels.Those are easy to learn, thanks to the tutorial in the first level.Not only do you have to avoid/eat the ghosts, but there are other nasty creatures as well, such as exploding bottle rockets (in the China Town level), feral cats (in the Ice level), and guard dogs (in the Haunted House level).When you complete each level, you have the option of playing a bonus game or moving on to the next level.What's more, you can either play the Quest level or the Timed level.The latter involves getting Ms. Pac-Man through the maze in a minute or two.For experienced gamers, this isn't a problem.For novice users, it will prove more frustrating.
The haunted house level was my favorite.There were so many monsters and pitfalls that it kept me entertained for hours.I found that if I kept going in full circle, I was able to collect everything.What frustrated me in the other levels was that I couldn't get to all the dots and fruits, which is needed to earn a star, which determines whether or not you can go to the next level.I learned that there were secret doors, but sometimes I couldn't access them.Then there was the issue of the controls.The slightest push could send Ms. Pac-Man to her doom.There were many times where I lost a life because I had moved the controller one way, but went the other.That didn't matter because you can go back to the previous level and collect more health/life icons.By the time I finished the game, I had collected more than 150 lives.
Despite the frustrations, this is a very good game the whole family will enjoy.Highly recommended.

Fun and Addictive
I thought this game was the best! If i could i would have played it for hours on end-though some of the puzzles can be annoyingly hard-that gives the game texture. Along with the fact that there are many different courses to go alonge the maze. For retro loves there is also the first one and fun multiplayer games.

fun to play
Fun and simple gameplay, with complex moves to make and puzzles to solve.You must journey to save the Princess while on your way face mindless enemies.Rather than a fixed map, you can traverse the many lands and secret chambers in 3-d perspective, up-down-sideways etc.Collect items and power pellets, replenish your health with hearts, and defeat the evil Wicked Witch.The breathtaking soundtrack, cinematics and mini-games will make your twenty-bucks seem worth it.This game is great for all ages, but there's only a one player mode.I give a 4.5 star rating.(that rounds up to 5, oh well)

A true classic!
Even more fun than when I was a kid.It does have multi-player capability which is nice, but the solo adventure is good for hours of fun. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius tells the story of a 10-year-old boywho, along with his robot dog Goddard, battles evil, rescues his parents fromaliens, saves Earth, and still makes it home in time for supper. The gamefeatures tons of techno gadgets, including a laser gun, shrink ray, asthmaspray, and missiles. The game features multiplayer character abilities forJimmy, Goddard, Carl, Nick, Dad, Cindy, and Ultra Lord. Areas includeRetroville, a meteor storm, the Yokian moon, and a Yokian chase through space. ... Read more

Reviews (7)

Very Bad, Waste of Money!
This game really stinks!Becouse the graphics are horrible, the characters look rediculous, and every character in the game looks chubby.Spend your money on a better game!

!TOO HARD!
I got this game for my little sister (she is 7), if you look at the game's target audience it is kids under 10. So I watch my little sister sturggle throuh level 1. She becomes frustrated and ends up throwing my controller. Latter that night I tried to play it and I realized the game was too hard for a teenager.
I was steemed. My little sister is suprisingly good at videogames she can beat a level 7 in SSBM (which is rated teen.) In conclusion I think not only shoud ESRB have a content rating but also a toughness rating.
"DON'T BUY THIS GAME!"

choose something else
I bought this for my 9 and5 yr olds and they love the premise
BUTthe platforms to jump on are VERY hard to hit and you cannot save until you get thru the entire first level which is TOO much game time for kids!!!They didn't want to return it because the Midway games are fun but it was just frustrating and SINCE YOU HAVE TO START OVER AGAIN EVERY TIME, we bagged it for something else!!!

Jimmy neutron
This game has been very frustating to my 5 year old.It was purchased from Amazon.com for his birthday. He is able to save the first level but it will not load.If he loses the first second level he has to start over.

chevere
este juego es uno de los mejore que e jugado
se los recomiendo ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

As usual High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 isn’t quite as pretty as most of the competition, but the game does have a nostalgic look that’s quite stylish--kind of like the difference between now-torn down County Stadium and the new Miller Park that replaced it in Milwaukee. A major area of improvement is in player animation. The players aren’t stiff anymore; they move like human beings. A bit of graphics sheen was applied to the stadiums too, and while not the best, High Heat is finally a good looking game. Unfortunately, audio is merely okay. The problem isn’t limited to dry and dull commentary. High Heat 2004 pretty much has the same soundtrack as High Heat 2003 and, the music often does not match action on the field.

High Heat 2040 adds some 30 new pitches to the game, and the pitcher/batter interface so crucial to this game’s success (it’s the best in the business and it feels like real baseball) is still in place and looking good. High Heat plays a solid game of baseball that just feels right.

For perhaps the first time in the series (it’s been running the bases since 1999), High Heat 2004 was first developed for the PlayStation 2 and then ported elsewhere. That doesn’t make much of a difference for most console versions but buyers of the PC version will be disappointed. The port is sloppy. There’s no mouse support and significant blurring at high resolutions (the menus don’t scale). PC users are used to accessing all the stats, info, batting orders, etc., at the touch of the mouse. I can’t imagine why this happened, because previous High Heat PC games have had mouse support. The PC version also is plagued with minor stability issues and, worst of all does not have any kind of multiplayer. High Heat games have had multiplayer since 2001, and the omission of multiplayer in 2004 is a tragedy.

High Heat 2004 for the console systems is a great game, certainly the best looking one yet in the series, but the PC version is much weaker than it should be.--Andrew S. Bub

Pros:

• Good looks, great gameplay
• Best pitcher/batter duel available in a baseball game

• Bad commentary
• PC version inexcusably marred by bugs, no mouse, no multiplayer

Reviews (16)

Do you notice, the bad reviews here are repeated?
It looks like so many people are trashing this game here. However, upon closer inspection, it looks like a couple of people repeat posting. Why did they do that? To make a perfectly good game look like garbage? 3DO did not run a franchise into the ground! While offering up very little new to the 2003 season, this program still has more defined and easier controls. Graphics that are much nicer to look at. And an interface that is streamlined. Better team picks and organization. Really cool sky effects. And, i have yet to find a game stopping glitch (as i did in 2002). So, overall, a lot of fun. Well worth the purchase.

So So
I loved HH 2003. I played it for hours. I wanted new rosters, so I purchased HH 2004. Immediately, the gameplay felt awkward. I tried playing a few more games, but the entire game seemed so awkward compared to HH 2003. I guess the graphics look a little better in 2004, for example there seems to be more transparency etc... If you like HH baseball, and you don't care about the rosters, keep using HH 2003.

Trying not to be harsh....butttt.....
Well here it is the Newest version of the High Heat series 2004.If I say I liked it better than the previous year I would be lying.I don't mind that the mouse isn't included...but everything has changed and it can be a maze to someone without a gamepad.The graphics are alright...but I think the movement is much more limited.In short...the 2003 edition is cheaper and much more efficient because the game setup is much less tedious.I recommend the 2004 edition if you are used to playing playstation 2 games and a gamepad is a must have! Alrighty I hope this is helpful..I am sorry to the High Heat folks but I believe the 2003 edition is much better.

Absolutely terrible
I had heard nothing but great things about the High Heat series and though I read that the interface was poor, I thought it wouldn't matter since I had never played before.Well, I was wrong.I played probably 4 games and gave up.This game is absolutely terrible and if 3DO doesn't fix things for next year, they're going to be in a mess of trouble.This is just sad.

Not The Best I Have Seen
When I tried High Heat Baseball 2004, it did not have very good stuff. The faces were unrealistic, commentary was bad, and the picture quality was bad. When I tried it with Windows XP, it was perfect. Faces were real, commentary was good, and picture quality was good. The bad things are that is there is no mouse support, no multiplayer mode, and if you accidentally go back to the team select screen after you set the roster or if you decide to play with the same two teams again, the rosters don't get saved. You do have more than 11 different game modes to choose from. I don't recommend this game for Windows 98 users. It's best used with Windows XP. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Who needs realism? While all the other guys slave away every year to make their sports games as realistic as possible, Midway has gleefully chosen to make the wildest, most violent, and arguably most fun sports games you can buy. Topselling games like NFL Blitz, NHL Hitz, and NBA Jam are annual tweaks on the nose of sports gaming, yet Midway has kept the games close enough to the real sports they model to justify the expense of real player and team licenses. MLB SlugFest is no exception. It’s a Three Stooges-style romp into Major League Baseball, and it's crazy fun.

Imagine our National Pastime with Bugs Bunny-style pitching, runners who think nothing about clocking the First Basemen to extend their hit into a double, and hot players who burst into flame when they're on a roll. If a pitch hits the batter he either charges the mound like the Hulk on speed, or he cries and crawls to take his base. Everything is outrageous and exaggerated, yet beyond the cartoon antics is a real game where skill with pitching and batting can carry you to victory.

All of the major league's players, stadiums, teams, and logos are in the game, letting you really put the smack down on your least favorite team or force a perennial loser to play like brutes. A home run derby mode lets you practice hitting the long ball. One highlight is the commentary, which is hilarious. It consists of one smart guy calling the plays, setting up a gravel voiced idiot for some off the wall comment. Whether it’s speculating how many candles you’d have to melt to make a wax Babe Ruth, or complaining about the taste of his third Styrofoam cup, the commentary is fresh, funny, and it takes quite a while before it gets old.

Solid baseball gameplay and strategy--amped up and turned all the way to "11"--is what MLB SlugFest offers players. It's a great way to spend a nice spring day; mix in a little violence and flaming baseballs with your peanuts and Crackerjack.--Andrew S. Bub

Pros:

• Great graphics and hilarious audio
• Solid baseball gameplay beneath the silly gimmicks
• Especially fun when played with a buddy

• Computer player uses too many crazy pitches and abilities.

Reviews (40)

Not Bad
MLB Slugfest is a good game. It makes baseball more fun by adding violence, circus catches, blazing speeds and throws and mile long home runs! You are probably wondering why I didn't give it 5 stars then. Well while it comes through in some areas it fails to come through in others and the most important areas are the ones it failed to come through in. First fielding when a pop fly is hit the fielder isn't selected you have to do that which can become very confusing and you have to be it the right spot or you won't cathc the ball! For example you can move you player in the target and if he isn't in the right spot of the target he will drop the ball!!! Next is base runningif you have 2 guys on base one on 2nd and one on 1st and you wantthe guy on 2nd to go to 3rd you can hit R1 you make the runners advance but then both the runners will go so then you can hit L1 so they guy will go back to first but then they both go back and it turns into a double play!!!!! The batting is good and easy but this game can be very difficult at times!! Overall i would say this is a good arcade game baseball wise I would say there are better ones out there!

Well what can I say
Ok I write this review to be helpful to people. I LOVE baseball but when I got this game I was pretty dissapointed. I wanted to beat people up and all that great stuff, but when i got the game I found out that it wasnt all that brutal. Not only that it is WAY TO EASY. Also its not all that oriented with baseball, for example no free angents, no create a player, no tradeing, no farm system all you can do is e a team and play a season and thats it. I got the game then about two months later i brought it back and im happy i did.

This game is fun but how many players are on a real team?
This game is a real fun with great graphics.I have not seen such great detail on most of the players before.Even the stadiums are more realistic than in other games.The only thing I am dissapointed about in this game is that there is a limited number of players.The starting pitcher is the same for every game and you are only given two other players for pitching relief and they are also always the same two people.Also there is no pinch hitters or pinch runners which leaves out some of your favorite players of the team.Other than that this game is great fun and pretty much a good investment.ENJOY!

Slugfest: THE BEST GAME EVER
Slugfest breaks the player out of the painstakingly boring John Madden type commentary. Tim Kitzrow and "Jimmy Shorts" will crack any man women or child up with their hilarious, outragous, and witty commontary. Other slugfest features include great grafics, and only availible in slugfest: the ablility to punch players on base and the get in a fight with the pitcher in some sinarios if the pitcher hits the batter. Slugfest was recently ranked the third best game on the market. Plus, one of the games announcers, Tim Kitzrow, former NFL Blitz announcer, also annouced NHL Hitz, which was ranked in the same survey, the 11 best game on the market. From all those other slugfest fans, adios, and"PLAY BALL!"

Great Game, not as intense as i thought
when i got this game, i couldnt wait to beat on people, then i started to play. it is lots of fun, but not with a lot of midway twist. sure, you can punch people on the bases, but thats it. no other way to entertain you when you want to hurt people. get blitz or hitz instead. still a great game though :) ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

You'd be hard pressed to find a better-looking baseball game thanTriple Play 2002. If only the same could be said for its gameplay. Ifeasy-playing, action-packed ball games spiced with a liberal dosage of the longball are what you're seeking, this game won't disappoint.

Graphically, no one can touch the stunning visuals and attention to detail thatEA Sports has given to every ballplayer and stadium. Most players' facesaccurately resemble their real-life counterparts (albeit with oversized heads),and they come complete with customized batting stances and perfectly rendereduniform detail. The ballparks themselves come alive in breathtaking beauty as avariety of camera angles put you right on the field and in the seats.

But too many inconsistencies and omissions hold this game back from greatness.Most unrealistic is the frequency of home runs and the ease with which you'reable to score runs--the novelty wears off pretty fast after swatting long ballafter long ball and finding yourself tied 9-9 in the 4th inning. Playing at therookie, pro, or all-star level does little to stem the outpouring of runs, anddoes even less to shorten the tedious game pace, perhaps the mostunintentionally realistic part of Triple Play 2002. Fielding could usesome fine-tuning as well. And when does EA Sports plan to reintroduce injuriesto this series?

Game modes still feature fully customizable season options and the home runderby, either one-on-one or tournament (up to eight players). But gone from thederby, strangely, is the option to choose from past legendary players andmembers of the 500-home-run club.

Calling the action this year is the two-man announcing team of Bob Costas andHarold Reynolds. Costas thankfully keeps things more low-key than his real-lifepersona, while Reynolds dishes the sass like a pro ("This isn't an eyetest--swing the bat!"). --Larry White

Pros:

• Best visuals of any baseball sim
• In-game music builds up dramatic moments
• 8-player home run derby

• No injuries
• Unrealistic gameplay
• Slow, uncustomizable game pace
• Player heads are too big for their bodies

Reviews (47)

Fun
Not the BEST baseball game I've ever played but it is quite "fun", and that is where it counts for me! Its pretty easy to hit but the pitching is where it makes up for in challenge. When you pitch you get a box that is in front of the batter. you move the ball around in that box and then pick "slider", "curve" or "fastball" type with the "X" or "O" etc. When you line up the square for the batter you can hit a home fun. The idea is to find where the pitcher's ball stopped if you get the square over it you can get a homerun. Its a decent system in which they have polished up with the next games but this one is fun! I find that the two player game is the best but the single player was good for me because of the line up for my two fav teams. The Braves and the Diamondbacks. I hear 2004 is much better but for the price this is a fun game.

AWFUL
this game is terrible. its way to easy to be realistic. im hitting hrs w/ my leadoff hitters and 9th hitters. you cant put together a REALISTIC game. baseball is a game of strategy and patience, and the score is like 20 to 17. its pathetic

Best Baseball Game (for now)
This game is why I bought my PS2.The graphics are incredible. The strategies that you can execute in the field and at bat are very lifelike.The movement of the players and the reaction of the ball in different stadiums is so real that its scary.

With that said, there are a few things that bother me about this game:

1) In the game, the home team takes the 3rd base dugout in every stadium.What's up with that?
2) Where are the injuries??I beamed Mike Piazza in the head, ribs, and back a half-dozen times in this game and he kept coming back for more!
3) Fighting (like in the NHL series) would be nice (see point #2 above).
4) It's pretty easy to score runs, which will make the game kinda boring after a while.I guess if we face facts that it's a computer, we should realize that there will be repeatable scenarios under which you can always score.

I've been a baseball fan all of my life and pros and cons aside - this is a terrific game to play.I think it might cure my offseason blues.

homerun derby
I have had this game for a while let me tell you Ive also have high heat and all star baseball and triple play is better than those two no matter what anybody says those two are not better.
The graphics on triple play are better stadium wise and player wise.My only complaint is I think the graphics could be better and the players heads are too big just like everybody else has said. I think the people who play the game say its too easy are playing on the rookie level or pro.They should try the all star level when playing a game. During home run derby though its too easy.Also what [makes me mad] is the repeating replays when there is men on base and you the hit the ball it also bothers me when you are playing defense. Thats basically my opinion triple play is better than high heat and all star baseball.

The Great American Game gets Better Every Year
This is the third installment of the Triple Play series that I have owned. Each one has been a bit better than the previous year. Since it is such a solid product, I am only going to focus on the negatives. My short list should really serve to reveal how hard it is to find flaws in this game.

First, I found the levels of play a bit unbalanced. The "Rookie" level is, as intended, very easy. The problem comes between the two top levels. In the "Professional" level, it takes a short period of time to easily dominate the game. Yet if you move up to the "All-Star" level it is nearly impossible to win consistently without a top team, no matter how good you are. The problem is that suddenly EVERY computer comtrolled player makes All-Star plays on defense on EVERY play and you cannot sneak a fastball by anyone when pitching...even with Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling. The realism is lost at this level in order to make the computer more competitive. The problem is that this punishes players who really would be unbeatable otherwise. Second, the graphical representation of the uniforms is not as good as in some competing games. This is only a minor criticism and most people would not even notice it. I am nit-picking to be sure. Finally, there is a limit of 24 slots for created players. If you are someone who is interested in keeping rosters current, this will grow frustrating late in the year when more and more rookies get called up and suddenly you are out of spots to creatr them. If you do not care about keeping the rosters in line with the "real world", this is of no concern.

Even with these criticisms, this is a fantastic game. It has outstanding playability, incredibly detailed stadiums, complete rosters that are current as of January 15th, plenty of player info and ratings, and tons of statistics to give you every aspect of your game or season. While future versions are sure to continue to improve on the Triple Play brand name, this one is certainly worth the price of admission for true baseball fans. ... Read more

Product Description

Take control of the definitive hockey experience, NHL 2003. Whether you're skating as a rookie or lacing 'em up as a pro, pull off 90 miles-per-hour slap shots and awesome moves with Dynamic Deke Control. Fun and easy user-activated dekes let you trigger one of 8 different moves with the touch of a button. And when you get really good, take complete control over the stick and puck and create your own dekes to blast past the opposition. Show off your superior skills and earn a Game Breaker to enter a zone where surroundings move in slow motion, intensity increases and you feel your heart pounding as you blast free for a goal. ... Read more

Features

• Platform: PlayStation 2
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Genre: Sports

Reviews (59)

I gotta laugh at all these reviews
What's crazy is that I think this is, by far, the best EA game yet!!I have to laugh at all the negative reviews others have givin this game...are we all talking about the same game??When you are half way into your third season and still hearing new commentary which by the way is hilarious I think that says something...It is a riot to play...alone or with a friend.I've had countless hours of pure enjoyment and I plan to have many more with a real classic!!

One more thing...It's waaaaaaay better then the new 2004 edition!!

Very good
This game had many aspects of a good game(good graphics, nice setup, fun) but after a while, it becomes too easy to score. At first when i bought this game it was new and great, but as i continued to play it the scoring was exagerated. If you put it to the level 'difficult' the CPU doesn't put out much of a fight. This game also looks like an arcade game. It has good graphics but it isn't completely realistic. Overall i think this game is worth bying, but if you like a real challenge and a very realistic game, maybe you should think twice about buying this game or you could rent it to see if it is the game for you.

A blast....
If replay value is used as the greatest criteria for judging a game, than the latest installment in EA Sports' NHL series is a complete classic.My friends and I play it endlessly even when we build a franchise in such a manner that it is virtually impossible to lose, we still play and have a great time at that!

One of the best things about this edition is that you have virtually complete control over your franchise (including drafts, waivers etc.)

While the differences between the 2003 and 2002 editions are minimal at best (if you already have 2002 I wouldn't recommend buying 2003) it is a wonderful game that pays for itself in its endless replay value.

this game [is bad]
save your money buy NHL 2002 its cheaper and more fun

NHL 2003 is a Good Game
Hey Guys and Girls Since your reading this review you must be intrested in buying this game. WELL DO IT! This is a great game. For all you Hocky Fans and even if your not if you like sports games this is a great game. The controlls are easily set up for good gameplay. And the Franchise mode is Great fun. you can draft sign free agenst trade and all that. all the teams are pretty accurate. And it has pretty good graphics. The music is cool to. So stop reading reviews and go buy it! i promise its a good buy! ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

The latest incarnation of NBA Live has a slew of new features, like freestyle control, which lets you use the right analog stick to express your game with the step-back move. The game also offers triple-threat moves and pass interceptions. There are significant changes to the rebounding logic so players react in a more realistic manner to missed shots. Over 30 new rebounding animations allow for a wider variety of pulls off the glass. Motion capture, which was performed with two to four athletes simultaneously, is used for specific contact situations like post moves, pick-and-roll plays, and drawing the charge.

Enhanced CPU logic and AI allow for more effective fast breaks and open players who can cut to the hoop for scoring opportunities, as well as fine-tuned turbo buttons that afford players an array of in-game strategies. There are enhanced player movements, including dribbling, player-specific signature moves, and more responsive shot blocking. In addition, real NBA coaches roam the sidelines, and there is dramatic camera coverage of in-game and out-of-play sequences. You will hear what it's like to be on the court with all-new player calls, as well as court and arena sound effects. Classic jerseys give players a chance to relive their teams' glory days in authentic gear. ... Read more

Reviews (26)

It's all right......
This game is all right. It has all-stars from 1950 up till now, but even in Rookie mode, the computer always makes 3 pointers and you almost can't. There is one on one (nba player against nba player, like a hussle)mode, season, franchise, and normal games and practices. Also, you can't steal much. Everytime you try to steal, you get fouls. That's why I gave 3 stars.

Best b-ball game out
Wow!!!
Nba live 2003 is great. From throwback jerseys to play in to the new freestyle mode its like your in the game. By using the right thumbstick you can do crossovers, pumpfake, do a defensive crouch, make a perfect steal and whatever kobe or t- mac can do. BUY IT!!! Its the best one of its kind out. Nba live 2004 should be just as good.

Garbage...might as well burn your money
You will like this game if you like shooting 70% and still losing, CPU making 40 ft threes at will in the 4th quarter, glitchy graphics where CPU players pass through you on the way to the basket, countless missed layups and airballed open threes by your players, and watching Zhi Zhi Wang shake-and-bake to the basket while faking out three defenders lined up side by side.The disc made a nice frisbee as I sent it into the wall...too bad it wasn't sturdy enough for another toss.I would hope 2004 is better but I'm sure it will be the same [stuff].

Killer Graphics, Killer Players, Great Game
To sum up the NBA Live 2003 experience, it was GREAT!

I had only rented it, but during my play NBA LIve 2003 was one of the greatest games I've played. You don't get tired of this one. Even though I kind of didn't know how to play at first, once you get the hang of it, you've got it.

Here are somethings I like about the game:

Killer Graphics, Players
Alot of Teams to choose from
Pick your shirts, customize your team to the max

What i Did not like:

Directions don't really explain alot.
Hard at first, but once you get the hang of it, you got it going on
They come out with one every year. Uh-OH! More money down the drain.

The NBA Live 2003 experience was fun, hard at times, and challenging. I would reccomend this game to any basketball, or "I'm waiting for a challenge" kind of person. It is currently avaliable.

I thought a lot about a basketball sim...
I spent a long time thinking about which basketball game i should by for the XBOX. I thought about what i wanted in a basketball game. Graphics, Realism, Dunks and origanlity. NBA Live 2003 is very realistic, especially with that new right joystick thing! You can do anything! NBA Live 2003 really shines with the dunks and moves. ORIGINALITY IS WHERE NBA Live 2003 DUNKS OVER THE other games (no pun intended). SOmething new in a basketball game is something that you dont see alot, they all have shooting and all, but NBA Live 2003 lets u have complete control over the game!

BUY THIS GAME! Listen to someone that has played every basketball game on the xbox console. NBA 2k3 , starting five, and inside drive fall way short of NBA Live 2003! ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Combining one of childhood's most enduring toys with the current crazefor Harry Potter, this game has a capacity for entertaining young players thatis almost magical. LEGO Creator: Harry Potter lets you use standard LEGOblocks to construct a world for Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Then you get to turnthem loose in it! Whether setting up a postal route for Harry's owl, practicingspells with the kids of Hogwarts or using the workshop to configure the LEGObuildings and structures, players will find this game thoroughly absorbing.

LEGO Creator: Harry Potter is atypical of children's programs, whichusually run players through a fixed set of activities or educational challenges.Instead, game designers have made a serious effort to leave things wide open andflexible, sticking close to the reason why kids enjoy LEGO in the first place.Players can place LEGO units--animals, characters, blocks, doors, chests--aroundthe landscape of Hogwarts. But this is no mere simulation of a real-life playexperience--this LEGO world is animated! With a single mouse click, playersbring their creations to life. Place a LEGO snake onscreen in this game, and itwill promptly slither for cover. Likewise, the Harry Potter characters--who areincredibly charming when rendered as standard LEGO people--will move around theenvironment created for them, even interacting when they come together!

While the complexity of this package makes it tougher to master than many games,a series of tutorials disguised as challenges can smooth out the learning curve.Users explore the school, build LEGO trains, and find lost animals, and as theydo, they learn the lay of the land. The challenges have another motivator builtin: without them, you can't cast all the magical spells otherwise available toHarry and the others.

LEGO Creator: Harry Potter frees you to build a stage and place upon itthe well-known characters from J.K. Rowling's novels. What happens next islimited only by your imagination. --Alyx Dellamonica ... Read more

Reviews (36)

how come it has to be run by Administrator?
I run Windows2000 Professional, and take advantage of the multiple user capabilities.The kids have a separate log-in for the usual reasons.

The readme for this game advises to run this game as administrator.Not just install it but run it as a user with admin privileges.This seems like bad design to me.I'd rather know whether a software title has such limitations before I buy it.

Boring and no point in playing it
This game is a little pointless and boring. All you do is watch lego Harry Potter people walk around, bump into things for hours, say "ah" and bow. This is not an adventure game. Sure, you can build stuff for the lego guys to walk into, but then what? Watch them all crowd around to get in it and then get stuck? Boring.
There is a bug: the challenge movies freeze and won't work and the computer feaks out. :(
The best thing(and funniest)thing that happened on this game was when my brother put a naked lego guy in a tiny cage and we watched him try to get out. You can also put hundreds of boats in the lake, trap ten thousand frogs in a 3"x 3" fence and make Harry get stuck on the roof of the castle and watch him fall to his doom.
But if you are insane about Harry Potter than this is for you.

HIDEOUS GAME for a Great Theme
This product has two solid names behind it -- Lego and Harry Potter, and it SHOULD be a GREAT game.

In fact, this is a game released on schedule, but before being finished.Its controls are contra-intuitive, clumsy, and v-e-r-y s-l-o-w.It locks up and freezes, some times coming back and executing your mouse click up to a minute after you've thought it didn't take, and have moved on.When it's running, it's sensitve and twitchy.Those who have said the controls are bad or frustrating are being quite kind.It takes hours to get the simplest things set up.

Then, when you're finished, you can't actually DO much with your creations.

Lego has a variety of software titles and should include good products; perhaps the second title, "LEGO Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" will be usable and fun.

Harry Potter is cool! This is not!
I agree with most of you that this game most people shouldn't buy! This game is very, I MEAN VERY, hard to control!!!
I just hope you guys don't have to suffer through what I have. Trust me, this is not a great item unless you collect Lego(Tm)
or Harry Potter(Tm) things.

Read Below if you are still going to buy anyways.

On the box it says ages 6+ can play and control, well I am 13 and I couldn't even control this!

The Harry Potter Legos are still fun to play though.

Beware...Don't Buy It !!
Beware...This product is defintely not worth the money. The package claims you can build rooms, make students interact, add special features to the castle, and lay down tracks for the Hogwarts Express.
1. Building the rooms is tedious, frusterating, and time consuming
2. Students and Teachers do not interact...they simply jump around
3. You can only add certain feautures to certain areas
4. The Challenges you can do to gain spells are boring and not well planned out.

Difinitley NOT worth the time or money. A shameful addition to any Lego or Harry Potter Collection!!!!!! ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Five years ago, the 3-D platform genre was exciting, as titleslike Crash Bandicoot and Mario 64 ruled the consoleroost. Since then, we have seen the 3-D platform genre fill out with afew copycats and some outright stinkers. However, there have been a fewclassics in the intervening years, such as Banjo-Tooie, and nowRayman 2: Revolution can join the club.

Like past installments, Rayman 2: Revolution borrows gameplayelements from a variety of different sources, but they are sourcesworth borrowing from. Several elements from Rayman 2: The GreatEscape have been pilfered, including a similar story line.Revolution has a good combination of beautiful graphics, greatcontrols, and enhanced gameplay. This will astound both hard-coregamers and those new to the hobby. There is enough puzzle solving,lever pulling, item collecting, and platform jumping to keep even themost ardent platform enthusiast busy for quite some time.

The pirate Admiral Razorbeard and his army of robots have enslaved theplanet, and it's your job in Revolution to help Rayman searchfor pieces of the Primordial Core and summon Polokus to get rid of therobotic pirates. The levels are even the same as they were in TheGreat Escape, although there have been some slight changes made tothe order in which they appear. Due to the power of the PS2 and thedetail put into reworking the levels for the game, they lookspectacular. Ubi Soft has mixed old-school gameplay with graphicspower, and those ingredients mixed together make this game a must-playfor gamers of all ages.

Despite the borrowed elements from The Great Escape,Revolution for the PS2 offers up plenty of new things that willmake the hearts of platform gamers skip a beat, just like when theyfirst played Mario 64 or Crash Bandicoot. It looks likethis time, Rayman will finally get the respect he deserves. --ToddMowatt

Pros:

• Incredible graphics
• Simple, effective controls
• Smart camera angles always provide the best view of the action

• Fans of Rayman 2: The Great Escape may find too littlethat's new

Reviews (45)

not to many games for girls
didnt buy this game but i have a problem you need to gear games towards the female,s
i didnt find to many games for girls
age 6-13

Solid Platformer with a some flaws
As a huge fan of the platform genre I purchased this game after the many positive reviews I read of this game.First Off, I would have to say that I was very impressed with the diversity and the rich colorful graphics of the game.I was also very impressed with the camera and character control which I feel was one of the best I've experienced in any platformer yet.

Many people keep saying that this game isn't any good because it's not as nice looking as Jak & Daxter nor a fun as Spyro or Crash and I would have to agree.One reason for this is that Rayman is not these games, but nonetheless it's a wonderful gaming experience.I know this is a first gen PS2 title and there are tons of better looking games on the market, but I would have to say that I really liked the atmosphere and environments of Rayman.The game was a little slow moving at first but if you have a little patience the intensity of the game will beging to increase as well as the fun factor.It may seem a little childish at times, which to me was fine, but if you need a little more maturity you can always slap GTA3 into your PS2 and get your fix.

I gave this game a 4 instead of a 5 for a couple reasons; which seemed minor in the beginning but became very frustrating as the game progressed.The were as follows:

1. The constant loading and then asking you if you want to save was very very annoying, probably the worst I have ever experienced.There are times when you will come out of loading and then go thru a door or down a path and immediately be asked to save or continue and then the game would start to load again.I know this may sound like I'm overreacting, but when you have to go back and forth between areas, this becomes a real pain in the A**... real fast.

2.There is quite a bit of aliasing (jaggies) during the game although it is not overwhelming it is noticeable.

3.The voice acting was subpar and low in volume.There were times when I just couldn't make out what the heck the characters were talking about or what my next mission objective was.

Overall this game is a solid experience and ,especially at the new reduced price, a solid PS2 purchase.It may not be the flashiest or most original title on the market, but what it lacks in luster in makes up in spades with consistency.

Not worth your money and time, buy something else!!
My intention with this review is to provide a rather different oppinion from most reviews here which qualify this game with an average 4.5 stars.I purchased this game for my son for two reasons:The price drop and the excellente reviews.I had no previous knowledge of Rayman, so I came unbiased to play it. I own 3 titles from Spyro the Dragon (games that have always satisfied my son) Jak and Daxter (PS2) and Crash Bandicoot "Wrath of Cortex" (Xbox), and my son plays all of them very regularly.I personally like these games very much so I expected Rayman 2 to be a great platformer game.Well, the thing is that my son played Rayman 2 for about an hour and a half and never picked it up again, I myself had to play it in order to understand what was wrong, but then I understood him.
First: the graphics, I have read in every review, even the newer ones, that the graphics are excellent and so on.Well, to my opinion the graphics can not even match Spyro 3 on the PSOne, they are graphics that are ok for an early launch on the PS2 but can not be compared to the possibilities that we are getting today, and I refer in this case to Jak and Daxter, where the developers (Naughty Dog) have done a beautiful job on this subject.Second: the voice acting, what can I say, I personally found the constant whispering (instead of real voices) very annoying, I even thought there was some kind of malfunction in the CD because of this, until I realized that those whispers WERE the voices.Third: the story, even though it is a typical platform story, there is no fun in it, I personally found it very boring, and I couldn't play it for more than half hour before I could fall asleep.
I truly wish that I could find something good about this game, but the truth is that I had to sell it one day after I got it, neither my son nor I liked this game.If you truly want to play a good platformer then go for Jak and Daxter, there is no comparison (great graphics, hilarious voice acting -even in spanish-, good story and lots of fun), or wait for the PS2 version of Spyro the dragon, or even play the PSOne versions of Spyro, I can assure you that you will have more fun with those than you will with Rayman 2.I was deceived by the price drop and the good reviews, and made a terrible mistake: wasted [money], so don't fall for the same, this game can only and hardly diserve the one star I gave it.

FANTASTIC
Wow. when I first purchased rayman 2 Revolution, I never expected to receive such an exilarating game. From beautiful and stunning graphics, to huge and very entertaining levels, Rayman contained all of the aspects that contributed to make an amazing and rare game.Some of the great qualities of Rayman 2 revolution were: spectacular graphics, wonderful voice acting and hearing aides, massive levels, great mini games, loveable characters, great storyline, and just raw and plain out FUN! But, to every yin, there is a yang, which in this case, the yang are the CONS or the less adequate qualities of this game which conclude of: pesky camera angles,and although this is a fantastic game, it lasted me a short 14 hours which isnt very long.But besides those 2 Cons, this game is a must have for anyone who owns a playstation 2. this game is my favorite game out of the games i own.my suggestion is, if you see this game anywhere which is now currently being sold for 19.99, you should purchase it right away because it is really worth the price ... Go out and buy this game right away! GOOD LUCK!

Engrossing and Fun!
-Chad Steingraber-
-Paradigm/Infogrames-
-Level Designer/Game Designer/3D Artist on The Terminator: Dawn of Fate-

The orignal on DreamCast was fun, and this port doesn't fall through the cracks.Believe it or not, a bad port can ruin a good game....but RayMan2 for the PS2 holds the magic that the original had.It looks good and it plays good...the part is, anyone can play it.Parents don't need to worry about young kids playing this....it's appropriate for everyone.This game is a great example of 3D Platforming done right...hopefully RayMan3 will be just as good, maybe better!Great game, and makes you anticipate the next one.

A must own title, no need to rent this one. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

When Sega decided to discontinue the Dreamcast, it opted to make its excellentsports titles available for other consoles. And not a moment too soon.Competition is always a good thing, and Sega Sports titles, including NBA 2K2,are some of the best in the business.

NBA 2K2 features all the teams, rosters, and, most importantly, rulechanges (like the now-legal zone defense) found in the real NBA. Player faceshave been mapped to realistic body types (complete with tattoos), so you canidentify a big man like Shaq or a speedster like Iverson without looking attheir numbers. The game takes full advantage of the graphics-rendering power ofadvanced consoles by including better texturing, lighting effects, facialanimations, and a higher polygon count to make sure all the jukes, spins, jumps,and dunks are as realistic as possible. The audio is also good, particularly theplay-by-play, which is accurate and speedy.

The controls are intuitive--even for people used to the Dreamcast--especially inthe area of on-the-fly play calling. You can now use the right analog stickinstead of the digital pad, so you don't have to take your thumb off the maincontrols (left analog stick) to call a new play or change formations. Othercontrols let you quickly and fluidly box out your opponent, spin, shoot, pass,fake, and dunk.

There are also eight street-ball courts, and this addition makes for an almostentirely new game. In this respect, it is the equal of the EA Sports NBA Liveseries. But NBA 2K2 surpasses EA's title with its excellent AI. This gameis challenging, satisfying, and fun in both single and multiplayer modes.--Bob Andrews

Pros:

• Gorgeous graphics
• Intuitive controls
• Great AI

• A release date too long after the start of the NBA season

Reviews (89)

''NBA 2K2 is really the best basketball game on the PS2!''
For a start, it seems that the Dreamcast is totally starting to get outdated but with so many games and outstanding graphics you can't expect it to lag behind the PS2 for long! For example, NBA 2K2, a game already becoming one of the most anticipated Dreamcast games in its year, is starting to beat other basketball sims to hell. But when it came to the PS2 now, it's starting to increase its success!

It's rarely unbelievable for a game to increase its success that long BUT when it is that good, YOU WILL have to expect a month or two in order to hit the gamestore shelves!

Really the time is fast, but that's the reason with NBA 2K2, with fast-paced gameplay and easy-to-grasp controls where can you find a game this good in any other store? None.

I like the graphics, despite the gameplay becoming very easy to learn from and to play; they look so cool, and everything seems realistic, even the player models and faces, it really makes me feel like I'm in heaven!

The sound is also amazing, with exciting crowds and slick shoes, and also high flying rim-rattling dunks, it's all inside, so what are you waiting for, go get your copy now!!

Overall I like this game, it is simply the best basketball game to date; a lot of people hate these types of games just because they have no gaming taste, but me as a gamer, I love it and it is highly recommended to one of my best friends, Yusef, I give this great game five stars!

nuttin but da best
This game is ausome.All I can say is I love it.Especially the street ball games.I love dunkin it with Tmac.I'm a boy who likes the temptations.And why you ask?Because that's my style.The temptations keep me rockin and I love the way it happens.I'm a boy called Johnny Joe Hanson.Hey,dat's my name,don't wair it out.They call me Hot Stuff.Why?Because I said so.See later alligator.

Lots of fun!
I enjoy playing the season mode. It has good graphics, replays and it's easy to play, even my 5 year old can play it. We share time together playing either at any arenas or at parks or gyms. After a while commentators run out of phrases and some little glitches in their comments, but that doesn't affect gameplay. You can now get it as a Greatest hits for less than half the original price.

A really great game
Now normally I'm a fan of the NBA Live series, I even hung onto my little 16 Bit Sega for it and I have to say, NBA 2K2 is just awesome. It's in my opinion, it's just better than the NBA Live series on the thought that it's challenging and even very difficult in some parts such as the free throws, banging inside for a basket and even driving to the hole to throw up a cool lay up. In NBA Live, even with me picking some of the worst teams on the game, I can still score 128+ points in 10 minute quarters. When I played NBA 2K2, I actually lost and it didn't feel all that bad because it was nice to have a challenge for once.

You gotta love the Street Ball option. It's fun and a lot more diverse than on NBA Live. All in all, I give this a thumbs up and definately wait for NBA 2K3 to come out because you won't be disappointed. Happy gaming!

NBA 2K2 is off the hook!
NBA 2K2 is the best SIMULATION NBA game out there!NBA 2K3 will also take NBA Live 2003 out of play!I got NBA 2K2 for my birthday, and i am so supprised by the graphics that are shown in play.Now if u want an ARCADE NBA game, go for NBA Street, or Street Hoops when that comes out.thnx for reading my review and i hope u found this helpful before u buy it! ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

RedCard 2003 offers 11-on-11 gameplay with 32 international teams, 60 frames-per-second animation, and character models that are realistic to the last scar. The game includes 500-plus motion-captured moves modeled specifically for the high-impact, hard-core style of RedCard 2003. Stadiums and spectators capture the pageantry and fanatical nature of international soccer audiences (without the hooliganism!). Modes include single match and world championship. The game features multiple hidden characters, stadiums, attributes, and other secrets as you progress. ... Read more

Reviews (8)

BRUTAL!
this is the beat soccer game you can get. i am a huge fan of fighting games and soccer, so this game was perfectfor me. the best feature is the boost button. with it, you can headbut, punch, and dropkick other players weather its to get the ball or not. plus you can exicute matrix style kicks at the goal, like scissors kicks, frontflip shots and even a flamingo karate shot!i could play for hours and you probablt will to if you get this game.

I really need this game
I would like to know if i can buy this game from you because i really want it and can't find it anywhere. please let me know if i can or not!

Ok Soccer
It's okay, but not nearly as brutal and insane as it should have been.

Finally, a good soccer game
This game rocks! After reading all the reviews, I was very excited about getting this game. All of my waiting paid off one day when my package arrived. When I started playing I noticed the superb graphics in this game. The gameplay was awsome!!! Although it was kind of hard at fist I picked it up easily. This game is nice and challenging with lots of options and bone crunching tackles. The tackles are fun and make the game more exciting, but sometimes they can get a little too much, because the ref barely calls them even if you do put him on the strictest level. Overall this is the best soccer title that I have ever played.

NON REALISTIC
Ok to start off, this game is a very fast pace and fast action game; much like that off NFL Blitz.If your looking for realism, this is not the game ur looking for. Graphics... not bad, but the accuracy and precision you have to make is virtually nothing.A much more realistic game would be FIFA 2002 or 2003- more precise, realistic, and excellent game play.If you are looking for a game to just flat out hurt someone while getting soccer in there in the meantime, heres your game.Overall, it's a pretty good game, just not the type of soccer you may be looking for. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

In this colorful, animated 3-D adventure, gamers navigate Stuart through a variety of colorful Manhattan locations based on the feature film's locales. Players will interact with Stuart's new yellow canary friend Margalo, explore the Little's immense house, take a swim in the aquarium, and race through Central Park. The goal is to assist Stuart on his mission to recover stolen jewelry. Exciting hidden clips from the film and 12 action-packed minigames enhance the gameplay. ... Read more

Reviews (3)

Half-and-half
It's okay, but I didn't go nuts about it.You have to be in the right mood to be willing to play this. It gets pretty boring after a while. And I ALWAYS turn off the unbeliveably annoying music; I just can't stand digital music. And if you want to go back to the main menu when you're in the middle of a level, you have to turn your entire GameBoy off and then on again. The basic moves are a little boring; Jump, Walk, Duck and Crawl. No white-nuckled shooting at bad guys. In fact, you are helpless; you have to avoid all the enemies instead of defeating them.

Good game to get if you don't have anything to do most of the day.

Good and Bad
This game is good and bad, fun and flawed, good and not good, so I would have given it a 2.5 but because of some good areas I gave it a three as instead of a two.I think some areas are fun, but some are just downright annoying.So I think you should only get it if you are crazy about Stuart Little.Other than those people I would only recomend if you rented first, because some may end up liking it, but not most people.

Best for younger gamers
This game is not for older or experienced gamers.

It is a fine game but the play is somewhat repetative and not so engaging for the grown-up gamer.I expect that younger games would have a good time with this though.

That said the graphics are fine as is the sound. The levels and scenes are laid out so that there is plenty of variety which is always a good thing.

One thing to note is that on some levels the the doorways are hard to see.They look more like someone shining a light in the shape of a door on the wall instead of a real door itself.Once you get used to this, though, it is very clear where the doors are. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Ms. Frizzle missed her calling: she should work for NASA. Fromengaging games to fascinating facts to stunning photographic imagesfrom Mars, this interplanetary adventure doesn't miss a single detail.As the bus adeptly dodges satellites while it screams away from theSun, it's obvious that this will be anything but a normal field tripwith Ms. Frizzle and the gang.

Once the Magic School Bus settles, kids can play inside or venture ontothe surface of Mars. Both areas are cluttered with gizmos that yieldeither a game, an experiment, or a compelling fact. (Did you know thatMars's moons are named for the Greek words meaning fear and panic? Wedidn't.) There's a lot to learn here: kids can put objects likewatermelons and marshmallows into the Pressure-O-Meter to see whathappens to them in the atmosphere, or try to land a module on Marswhile coping with fuel loss and Martian gravity. There's even arover-building station that hones deductive skills as kids decide whether asolar panel or a battery will work best to power their vehicle duringthe Martian night.

Attention to detail is what launches Magic School Bus Lands onMars into the rarefied atmosphere of educational CD-ROMs thatentertain as well as they teach; new players can enter how old they areon Earth and learn their Martian age, then later play Mind over Mars, arobot-hosted game show that dishes up tough Mars-related triviaquestions and--better yet--elaborates on the answers.

As Ms. Frizzle zips about Mars's surface in her jetpack, we can't helpbut wish NASA would recruit the Friz to get all of us excited aboutspace exploration again. The woman has the right stuff. (For ages 6 to10.) --Anne Erickson ... Read more

Reviews (4)

Poor Value for Money
As with MSB Whales and Dophins, this is not a full-fledged Magic School Bus CD, but is just an activity center. The Magic School Bus CDs fall into two categories: full-fledged exploration programs and activity centers. The full-fledged programs are excellent and represent good value for money. Three of my children (ages 7, 5 and 3) spends hours exploring with MSB Oceans, Animals, Solar System, and Dinosaurs. They are great. On the other hand, he is quickly bored with the Activity Centers, such as Whales and Dolphins, Flight, and Mars. They simply present one screen with things to click on.

Since a full-fledged MSB CD has half-a-dozen or more places to explore, the activity centers represent less than 1/6th the value of a full-fledged MSB CD. Don't buy them unless you get them for less than 1/6th the price of the full-fledged CDs.

Poor Value for Money
As with MSB Whales and Dophins, this is not a full-fledged Magic School Bus CD, but is just an activity center. The Magic School Bus CDs fall into two categories: full-fledged exploration programs and activity centers. The full-fledged programs are excellent and represent good value for money. Three of my children (ages 7, 5 and 3) spends hours exploring with MSB Oceans, Animals, Solar System, and Dinosaurs. They are great. On the other hand, he is quickly bored with the Activity Centers, such as Whales and Dolphins, Flight, and Mars. They simply present one screen with things to click on.

Since a full-fledged MSB CD has half-a-dozen or more places to explore, the activity centers represent less than 1/6th the value of a full-fledged MSB CD. Don't buy them unless you get them for less than 1/6th the price of the full-fledged CDs.

Not a good MSB choice
My 5 year old daughter loves Magic School Bus. She has a few of the games (Human Body, Inside Earth, Dinosaurs, and this one). She plays the others repeatedly, but almost never plays Lands on Mars. Though I haven't studied the game myself, I suspect it just has fewer activities and less interesting activities than the others.

Picks up where MSB:Solar System left off!
All of the Magic School Bus series is wonderful but now they have gone in depth into one particular subject.My 7 & 9 year old love the programsand must have them the minute they come out!Lands on Mars is packed fullof Trivia and Games, tells about Mars Missions and shows pictures!Thereis so much to do she won't be bored with it for months.Aside from theeducational factors it is incredibly easy and fun to play, I usually trythem out for an hour or two myself.

If you want to make learning fun foryour child, you must look into these programs.As my daughters have in thepast, I am sure if the time arises that they need research on Mars, Landson Mars will be the first thing off the shelf! ... Read more

Reviews (9)

One of the most misunderstood GBA Games.
I love Jimmy Neutron, but this game isn't that bad, it's just misunderstood.The game isn't as fun as the other Jimmy Neutron games, simply because of one problem.Everytime Jimmy gets hit by an enemy, he respawns to a spot before he encountered the enemy.With practice at avoiding unnessary enemies, this game can actually become a bit fun.Multiplayer's a blast, and only needs one copy of the game.While it may not be Jimmy Neutron at his best, it's still worth looking at if your a Neutron fan or looking for a good multiplayer.

Master and Commander
kinda sucks! Negatron orwhatever is a stupid invention. Don't buy it as it is wasting good money! I recommend medal of Honor for pissed off guys. My point is......... Don't buy Jimmy Neutron games.

Great Challenge!
This game is perfect for kids who complete video games too quickly. It is the perfect challenge. Lots of action, graphics, and sounds.

Junk, junk junk, junk, junk, junk, junk, junk!
It is rare that I run into a product simply SO bad, that I would rather use the disk for a drink coaster.But this is it.Horrble graphics, SLOW response.Tried it on three different machines with the same problems.A waste of money if I ever spent in on my kid.I could not wait to put this review up to save someone else the agony of dealing with this garbage...

Too Hard for kids, hard even for adults
Man my little brothe bought this, He could hardry walk. I tryed to play it. It was really... horrible. You press the jump button you wait one or 2 second and then the guy jumps. The controls are horrible!!! But I gotta say that the graphics ate really good! I wold prefer wach some one play the game than play it.

Thats why I will give just 1 star for this game. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

That plucky little supermodel Barbie, who balances her social calendarwith occupations such as deep-sea diving and private investigation, adds anotherline to her résumé with Barbie: Pet Rescue for the Game BoyColor (it also works with the Game Boy Advance). The game's cute, simpleadventuring is just right for young ones to while away hours in the backseat oncar trips.

The plot is simple enough. Barbie and her little friend Stacie must searchthrough Green Arbor Park for various cute and mostly furry animals to rescue.Each successive rescue presents a more challenging puzzle, and a special prizeawaits those gamers who manage to rescue all 14 animals (we won't spoil thingsand reveal it here).

This game isn't just about helping Barbie and Stacie do their jobs, however.These animals need to be fed and played with, too. Some of them must be nursedback to health. And little gamers will likely delight in doing all this becauseBarbie's charges include bunnies, kittens, puppies, and more cute critters. Eventhough the graphics are typically sparse--notably simpler than the old CD-ROMversion--Barbie: Pet Rescue's combination of Pokémon-stylenurturing and the wholesome pinkness of Barbie herself makes it a great, ifoverly simple, game for ages 5 and slightly up. --Andrew S. Bub

Pros:

• Cute, furry animals
• A cool reward at the end
• Teaches responsibility in the care and petting portion

• Sparse graphics
• Older kids will gag at the cuteness