Product Description

So you think you've got what it takes to be a skateboard pro? Now with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 you can test all your best moves through 9 levels of amateur ranks as you fight your way into the pros. Conquer your pro's challenge, and you too can bust through to skate in the more difficult professional world. ... Read more

Features

• Platform: PlayStation
• Genre: Sports
• ESRB Rating: Rating Pending

Reviews (19)

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Best game in the whole wide world blah blah blah blah blah
This game is sure awesome blah blah [...]and I really like it blah blah. I like cheese. And oh yeah I like pink ponies. (I'm a boy).

A pretty big waste of money
I was disappointed with this game in comparison to the other Tony Hawk games for PS1... dont buy this, but pro skater 2 or maybe 3... wait, actually, don't buy a ps1 in the first place because it is a waste of money (even though they lowered the price to 50 bucks) and can't begin to compete with xbox and ps2.... I am very good at pro skater yet after almost a year of playing it I still can't to the "pro" challenges or whatever where you skate on cars... avoid this, and avoid ps1 altogether.

perfect game
i got this game for chistmas last year. it is fun but a little hard.
GRAPHICS 10/10
you can see every thing very clearly at all times
SOUND 10/10
it sounds like a real skateboarder skating
DIFFICULTY 10/10
it has goals that range from newbie to pro skill levels
the object of the game is to collect goalpoints and move to different levels.I have beaten most of this game but so far there have been no skiching on cars or skating through traffic.this game is worth every cent you pay for it. you do not need a strategy book to beat it.it may be hard at first but after you get out of college it gets really fun. dont worry after you pass a level you can explore before you try carrer mode

okay but the last ones were better
Yeah, heres one last attempt from THPS to grab a couple grand from some rearing tony hawk nerds waiting for this years edition.
The graphics are decent, the levels are decent, the tricks are decent. A mediocre game but still fun to just ride around and trick up ledges and stuff. Instead of the mission list u get for each level u ride around and go through these little icon things and then it gives u a mission to do. A stupid idea but the dudes at THPS probably try and change it up every year. Sountrack is okay but there is only five levels. Okay game but dont go gettin ur hopes up. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

This is the only officially licensed interactive game to use the FIFA World Cup marks, emblem, mascots, and stadiums in Korea and Japan. The game includes star players from the tournament, and the brand-new Air Play lets players perform tricks like headers and bicycle kicks with the touch of a button. FIFA World Cup Moments bring the drama of the Cup to life with replays, special animations, and an all-new music score. Tournament mode lets you play the entire FIFA World Cup, from the group rounds to the title game. New stadium environments include team colors, flags, chants, and pyrotechnics. ... Read more

Reviews (50)

Attention Korean Red Devil Soccer Fans
I know this is a game that came out before the World Cup, but don't think it came out after the World Cup, Hwang Sun Hong is the only star player for Korea, Woon Jae Lee has only a rating of 64, the bets players are Hwang Sun Hong 80, Kim Byung Ji 80, Ki -Hyeon Seol79, Chun Soo Lee 78, and Jin Cheul Choi 76.Only official Korean chant is Ee-ku-ra, which means win, but thats it, no Taehanminguk, O Korea, and etc.For you Fifa fans, they have up to 42 teams not ounting All American, All Asia, All Europe and etc.They go as far as to Senegal!The game also is way too easy, if you try to win you score too much, if you try to keep the score fairly close like 1 to 0 you give up too many goals and your palyers are too tired, save your money and get Fifa 2003

Great game -- game play seems somewhat estranged
The FIFA series is all together my favorite EA Sports.

Previous (2001) FIFA series had better gameplay and slightly worse graphics.

If you have a previous version of FIFA, wait for 2003 and grab it.

This game (...)
This game is exactley like Fifa 2001, yet worse. Featurs in the Fifa road to world cup 98 in about 1000 times better. But to be honest the graphics in Fifa 2002 are very close to real.

damn, this game is good
this game is good, doesnt get old, very challenging, very exciting, great to play against the computer, even better to play against a friend, especially under the influence, this game is great

Most frustrating game ever
Here are a few facts about this game that should deter any conscious soccer fan from purchasing it: (all comments apply to "World Class" difficulty)

1. The game AI is hideous as you can still score goals by using brute force. The recipe simple. Take a team with fast strikers and either steal the ball from the back, as the computer makes idiotic and predictable passes, or simply run straight at the computer's defenders and score at will. No skill required.

2. The gameplay is the most enfuriating ever. The computer strings together pass after pass, effortlessly moving the ball up the field, while you struggle with the inadequate camera angles and the defunct passing scheme, to complete just a few passes. This results in you having to chase the computer around and never having more than 30% of the possession. You spend the entire game hunting the computer down, getting more and more frustrated, as the computer strings together useless passes in the back, apparently content with the score, even when it is down 0-3.

3. Some major bugs kill what little decent gameplay one can experience when playing against a friend. The framerate goes down and you experience "skipping" on certain camera angles, especially when crossing midfield. Although you have many camera angles to choose from, none is conducive to realistic soccer. The "Tele" or "Tower" views allow you to see the action you need, but you can never see who you are passing the ball to. The "Swing" camera results in too much skipping to even take into account, which is unfortunate as it would probably be the best camera angle. "Panoramic" results in you having to use a magnifying glass on your TV screen to spot your player, let alone the ball! Finally, "End to end" is horrible for aerial challenges. As I said, not one camera angle is suitable.

4. Incomplete/wrong rosters: World Cup soccer without Holland and Romania?? How about Ronaldo playing for Brasil, but as a midfielder?! This is almost worse than playing FIFA 2002, where the whole Holland team is comprised of numbers (no roster)! Just bite the bullet and buy the license already, EA Sports!! You'll just end up making us pay for it anyway, right?

This game is just horrible and no fun at all. I've never thrown my controller to the floor so frequently in utter frustration. Maybe this is a secret mini-game that I've unlocked? If such is the case, congratulations to EA Sports. They couldn't have conceived a game more conducive to such behavior! ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

NHL Hitz 2003 is an ice-melting inferno of blistering hockey. It features a new franchise mode for deep gameplay, a full season with every team and every game, in-depth stat tracking, international and all-star teams, fantasy teams and stadiums, and a soundtrack with Rob Zombie and Powerman 5000. ... Read more

Reviews (14)

Great
Even though the Ea a sports games are more real the animation and fun are a lot higher quality in the Midway games.

I was really surprised :)
Im a big fan of hockey.....and I loved this game, everyone so far has given it big numbers and they arent wrong....my ONLY fault with the game is that there are only 5 players on the ice (including the goalie) there should be 6....but other than that I love it. I especially like the mardi gras heads you can add to your player to make them look all crazy and you can adjust the players size and face and even sex? (either this game is sorta Politically correct or women will soon be joining the NHL hehe) I liked the nicknames you can give your players too. I really like being able to make your own team with its original uniforms and name,and you can buy improved equipment and enhance your players abilities as they gain experience.....the game is easy to get the hang of and lots of fun on all levels....its easy at first but gets REALLY hard as you go on...so it kinda eases you into wanting to play more to improve your team and take on harder and harder challenges. I just rented this game from blockbuster video but I would like to buy it....I didnt want to bring it back hehe I only played with one player but I could see this game being GREAT at parties hehe. It even has good music from contemporary bands, makes me feel like im going to the hockey game.....all in all one of the better games for the PS2 ive played so far, I think computer games may eventually replace movies for entertainment because you dont have to just passivly just sit there and zone out and drool in front of the screen....you actually affect the outcome of whats going on in front of you...but you know that already hehe

Midway does it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you haven't tried this game your really missing out!! Nhl Hitz 2003 has the best graphics ever! If you get your meters full(by preforming checks and deaks) you go on "fire". So here are some pros and cons.

Pros: the graphics are wonderful.
Cons: you can get/give the wonder of being hit thru the glass

Tippy
This game is _awsome_. The play isn't particularly faithful to the actual sport, but as a video game, it's killer. It's fun enough as a one player game, but the more people you play with, the better it gets. I never write reviews, but people have to know that this is one of the best sports games ever. The word must get out.

NHL Hitz 2003
Put simply, if you like arcade style sports games then you will not want to miss this game.It's fun to play alone, but even better when you play multiplayer. ... Read more

Reviews (3)

It really is LITTLE but POWERFUL
This was one of the best things i have ever bought for my gamecube, These speakers could be sold for more there that good. The price is sweet but not the only reason for buying this system. It only takes a few minutes to hook them up. After you are done, you are ready to go. They are very easy to hock up and give out a pumping sound for there size they are definatly loud enough. The control deck for the speakers rest easliy under your gamecube. That is where you can get(2)headphone jacks, and the volume control knob. Also you get 4 audio video selectors to avoid connecting, and reconnectiong cables. The lights on it are really cool too, if you want good speakers with a loud sound to inprove you gaming experence i suggest you buy these speakers you will be glad you did.

LITTLE butPOWERFUL
These speakers are better than they are worth.You pay a fee of 50$, and that is pretty reasonable.Whereas for other systems, you pay about 100$ or more for sound systems.The price isn't the only thing that is good, but the actual speakers are.It only takes a few minutes to hook them up.After you are done, you are ready to go.They give a good sound quality for how small they are.If you like, you don't have to put your tv speakers on.That is because the intec speakers are loud enough.However, when both tv and intec speakers are on get ready for a good gaming experience.The control deck for the speakers rest easliy under your gamecube.That is where you can get(2)headphone jacks, and the volume control knob.Also you get 4 audio video selectors to avoid connecting, and reconnectiong cables.The only thing i can not figure out, is that there is no LED lights that flash to the sound of the game.I have no idea where they got that from.Otherwise these are a good purchase to boost up your gaming experience.

this looks awsome
This looks awesome and sounds awesome! (u can tell wut i want to get this year) ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Freekstyle is not about being the fastest; it's about beingfreekin' fearless. Battle the world's newest aerial daredevils out of the turns,through the whoops, and in the air, and, when it's all over, storm back up tothe top of the hill and do it again. The game includes nine different venuesthat challenge riders on some of the most outrageous freestyle terrain around,including such tracks as Rocket Garden, Crash Pad II, Monumental Motoplex, andthe ultimate big-air course Big Sky. The 80-plus tricks include the McMetz,Saran Wrap, Superman Seat Grab, the Roll, the Helicopter, and the 360. Score bigwith each, or, better yet, combine them for bonus points.

You can choose from eight riders, each with his or her own unique attitude andriding style. They include freestyle sensations Mike Metzger (leader of theMetal Mulisha), Brian Deegan, Stefy Bau, Clifford "The Flyin' Hawaiian"Adoptante, Jessica Patterson, and Greg "Albee" Albertyn. An innovative scoringsystem challenges even the most fearless dirt demons to hold that Lazy Boy forjust one more second. Say "see ya'" to the barriers and constraints of licensedtracks and venues and "howdy pardner" to the world ofFreekstyle--inspired by the sport and embracing the extreme lifestyle ofmoto X racing. ... Read more

Reviews (7)

Underrated! This game will test the best of the best!
Here's the deal, many of the reviewers say this is like playing SSX tricky on wheels! Well, with all due respect, its not! Freelstyle is far more challenging that SSX tricky as far as races go and believe me, I love SSX tricky! Plus, unlocking new tracks, bikes and riders will really test your skills. As far as the tracks themselves go, the earlier ones are short, but very tough and when u fall off your bike, there is none of that SSX tricky re-start method; here, you have to go back a few feet!! So, for the 20 dollars you will pay for this game, you will feel that you added a great new game to your collection that will challenge the most experienced gamer and greatly improve the mediocre among you! Go get it, its worth every dollar (not more than 20 though!! lol!)

A new twist on FMX
I agree, in part, with someone else that wrote a review for this, saying that it was exactly like SSX Tricky. I agree that it is similar to Tricky, which is also, by the way, a really great game, but its not exactly the same. And i dont just mean the fact that it's FMX rather than snowboarding. For one, i think that its much more difficult. For another, while all the characters in Tricky are 1. all fictional, and 2. all already unlokced, you have to unlock 4 of the 8 characters in Freekstyle, and they're all real people. Their catch phrases aren't as great as say Simon's from Tricky, but that doesnt matter too much. And stats aren't increased by levels, you have to earn them by winning races. Overall, it's a really good, really fun game. If you liked tricky, and you like FMX, get this.

A Kick-ur-@$$ Game
This game was ok but it hade a couple draw backs. For one the graphics can get muddy at times. herres my rating.

Graphics 4 outta 5 (For certain reasons otherwise they are great)
Music4 outta 5 (its ok but can get annoying)
Replay 5 outta 5 (play it over and over and over and over and over for all I care)

Total: 8.9 outta 10 or 4.4 outta 5

Maybe it's just me...
Well... i dunno about the rest of the living, but i didn't really enjoy this one. Maybe it's because it is almost EXACTLY like SSX tricky on 2 wheels. I rented Superfly and this. I loved Superfly, but i felt i like was play a rehash of Tricky with this thing. Try both and see what you like BEFORE you bust out with the Visa.

SOOOO KEWL!
THis game is absolutely GREAT!! Little kids probably would have a hard time working the controls, but older kids will think it is awesome!! The graphics are great, and it is challenging enough to keep you really interested for a long time!! One warning though-- the cheats I got from a cheat code website DO NOT WORK!! It is fun trying to get through it without cheats though!! Buy this game and have FUN!! ... Read more

Reviews (15)

Wow this is craptacularly awful...
If there's one thing I loathe it's not getting bang for my buck.I have to say I feel completely ripped off having purchased this game.I'm a big fan of NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime and I thought it would be cool to have this on my GameBoy Advance SP.The first time I fired it up I thought "This is awful."I put it away in disgust.I've since tried to play (and like) the game 2 more times but I am in awe at how gawd-awful the graphics and more important the gameplay is.And like another reviewer mentioned I bought this game because of the positive reviews posted here on Amazon.com.Methinks there're people with a wicked sense of humor who enjoy the company of misery or it's one of the marketing folks from the makers of this putrid NBA Jam 2002 "port" or whatever you want to call it.I would'nt even give this crapfest 1 star but I can't post this review unless I select a rating.I give it a " -1 star".You have been warned.

Not fair!
Hey, I appreciate the effort of making an NBA game but it's not enough, there has to be more than one basketball game on GBA. I think that they should make NBA Showtime or NBA Street or NBA Live on GBA. These are some of the best basketball games on different systems. On N64, I loved NBA Showtime, I'm sure that there are many other people that want to see this game on GBA. On PS2, NBA Live and NBA Street are the best basketball game on the system. If I had the chance to make video games, I would make all of these game for GBA. If you think that I am right and want more basketball games on GBA, write reviews to tell them this!

Junk!!!
Didn't have in stock, yet advertized for it

Arrrrggg
This is definently THE WORST BASKETBALL GAME EVER!!!!You can't tell wich playor is wich, the play is SLOPPY,you can make a shot from anywhere not to mention you can get up to 9 points at mid court!

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY
i really like basketball i have one for every system exept gameboy and gameboy advance i thought it would be cool but if you are the kind of person who wants a realist game this is not the one for you first of all you only get to use two players on the court the people can make a basket from anywere on the court just about all the time and the people jump to the celling and instead of stealing the ball they trip you or push youover but if you do not want a realist play agaist the rule games this may be the game for you ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

NBA Street is the best arcade basketball title available. Period.Why? No refs, no clocks, and no fouls. Players will knock you over, and theypractically live for blatant goaltending throughout the game. Realistic? No, butit's always fun--even if you hate basketball.

Street has two game modes--City Circuit and Hold the Court--yet thedifferences are minimal. Both feature three-on-three games of 21, in which youmust assemble a squad composed of (initially) NBA players. Soon you'll playagainst street legends (read: bosses) that, once defeated, can be added to yourteam. Your ultimate goal is to defeat the biggest legend ever--Michael Jordan.

To survive the streets, you must learn which buttons to mash as you masterspecific stunts. This will add special points to your score and give you accessto news ways to score. Though similar to the NBA Jam games, Streetis deeper and sports a surprisingly developed finesse game.

Street does commit some fouls, however, with its over-the-top, repetitivecommentary and lack of play modes. But even if you hate arcade-style basketball,you'll find Street is different from the pack and a solid MVP contender.--Mark Brooks

This review refers to thePlayStation2 version of thegame.

Pros:

• Good controls and gameplay
• Pleasantly cartoonish graphics
• Arcade approach makes it fun for those turned off by very technicalbasketball simulations

• Horrific commentary
• Only 2 gameplay modes, and they're very similar
• No 4-player support

Reviews (48)

NBA Street
NBA Street is awesome. It has loads of trick moves, including dunks. The gamebreakers and busted rims are cool in every aspect. The player models and create-a-player are very realistic. It even has "Street School", which teaches you the gameplay. There are downsides, though. There are only two modes of gameplay which are kind of similar. The commentary is a tad bit annoying. Still, this is a must have for gamers.

Pretty Awsome
This game is alright.You can get alot of great nba players just by winning but who said they were good at street ball?There are alot of courts to choose from but i'd recodmend the street hoops game more because there are actually real street ball players on that game like you see on tv

it is awesome
Nba Street is one of the coolest games that i have ever played. It has some pretty cool characters like Yetti, Alein, and magma man. It also has Jordan, Iverson and many other real NBA players. The different places you can play and awesome different moves that you can do just hit the spot. My personal favorite is DINNER'S SERVED! But that's just me. You might like PUTIN' IT HOME orthe ALLEY-OOP. All in all, this is a fun all around good game.

dunkalishis
This game is the best basket ball game ever. The cites of the game is cool. The dunking is so realistic. It is easy to beat MJ. The names of the characters is cool. You can also play as the girls in 3LW. There is a dream team member you get to chose after you beat the game things like Magma Man Alien Boy and many more. But they realy messed up on Takashie. He is the worst player. Shak can block balls better than him.There is a grip of cheat codes. The beast thing about it is that when you get real far in the game,they give you the codes.My space is running short. There is one more thing, BUY THIS GAME AND STREETS VOLUMN 2!!!

Awesome!
NBA Street is awesome! I just got this game a couple days ago.
It is the coolest basketball game ever. The graphics are sweet.
And the characters are even cooler. Stretch Monroe is cool even for an Old School player. My favorite street legend is Bonafide.
BIGGS can dunk and block or should I say stuff. He is probably the strongest street legend.
BONAFIDE has mad skillz. He can handle the ball better than A.I.
He can also drain three pointers. Which comes in handy when you are playing Stretch Monroe.
DRAKE can't dunk. He goes up for the dunk but has to finger roll it instead. He is pretty embarassing for a street legend. He basically is a shooter pure shooter.
DJ's got hops. He can soar above the rim then do a 360 dunk.
He can shake even MJ.
TAKASHI is tall I mean tall he looks down at Yao Ming. Come on I mean 7'8" that's pretty unbelievable but hey it's only a video game his best skill blocking.
STRETCH is cool. In an Old School way. He isn't much of a dunker but he can drain those hook shots and he is pretty good behind the arc. They make it seem like he is impossible to beat but he is easy. I beat him with Bonafide, Takashi, and Kobe.
Graphic wise this game gets 10/10 it's so clear and perfectly Gamecube.
Sound is okay but the music is pretty annoying. I give it a 7/10
Overall this game gets 10/10. Buy it you'll be glad you did. ... Read more

Features

• Game Cube
• ESRB Rating: N/A (not applicable)
• Hardware and Accessories
• Controller features analog action buttons and Z trigger, turbo function for autofire capability
• Camera stick for adjustable camera control, feel the action with dual vibration motors

Reviews (12)

Terrible
I got this controler as a present last christmas. [...].If you really like gamecube you won't be a cheapo and will buy a better controller than this one and it will be VERY worth the extra few dollars.I only use this controller as a last resort if i am having a bunch of friends over, and they make me use it cause they all refuse to.DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS

great controller
DESPITE EVERYONE ELSES REVIEWS, I BOUGHT 2 OF THESE FOR MY KIDS, INCLUDING 2 NINTENDO CONTROLLERS. TRUTHFULLY, I CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NINTENDO AND THIS ONE. FOR THE PRICE, YOU CAN'T BEAT IT. WE'VE HAD BOTH A FEW WEEKS WITH NO PROBLEMS. I THINK THEY'RE GREAT!!!!!!!!!

waste of money
When I looked at this controller on the internet I had to get it. My mistake an will be your mistake if you purchase this item. This product doesn't WORK AT ALL. DON'T BUY IT AS A WARNING.

waste of money
This is a horrible controller.I've already exchanged it twice and it has failed to work out of the box each time.DOn't buy!!

Best gamecube controller out there(Besides wireless.)
This controller is by far the best. For people with teen sized hands the controller fits perfect. It is only a bit heavier also. The turbo button works quite well in a couple of games where rapid fire is useful. The grip makes it so you can comforatably set it in your hands. This is definately a must buy if you dont have enough for the wireless controller. It is real good for a 3rd party controller and is even better than the origional nintendo controller. This is a very good contoller if you dont have alot to spend and want a contoller that sends gaming to the limits. There is my two cents. ... Read more

Editorial Review

If you think it's hard to flag down a cab in a big city, try driving one in Sega's zany straight-from-the-arcade port of Crazy Taxi. If you're one of the teeming fans who eagerly played CrazyTaxi in the arcade at a buck a pop, then this game is a must-buy, if only from a purely economicstandpoint. Even those who don't know the difference between Crazy Taxi and the long-runningTV series Taxi will immediately recognize the appeal of this game. In fact, this game is soimpressive and addictive that it should easily convince a whole new wave of buyers to purchase a SegaDreamcast.

What's so hot about Crazy Taxi? For starters, the graphics sport the most impressive re-creation ofa living city ever seen in a video game. The level of detail is astounding and never ceases to surprise theplayer as block after unique block speeds by. The city is a distilled version of San Francisco with somelandmarks and neighborhoods left intact. Making it seem all the more real are apparent product placementsof real-world retail locations such as KFC, Tower Records, and Pizza Hut. And just about everything yousee on the screen is interactive: boxes, phone booths, and mailboxes topple when bumped or smashed,pedestrians leap and tumble out of your path, and the myriad of traffic attempts to avoid your erratichigh-speed antics. While some driving games brag about a lack of boundaries, this one delivers--playersdrive on the ocean floor, off the second floor of a parking garage, through parks, and down stairs. A helpfulhovering arrow points drivers in the correct direction, but you can truly drive wherever you want at anytime, making for tons of replay value.

While the game is a direct port from the arcade game of the same name, there's plenty more depth in thehome version. In addition to the city that appears in the coin-op version, the Dreamcast version alsoincludes an entirely new city. Crazy Taxi includes a trunk-load of mini-games that help to teachdrivers how to perform the special speed boosts and maneuvers in the game.

Though this game would be plenty exciting without any sounds at all, it has an adrenaline-pumpingsoundtrack supplied by punk crossover bands the Offspring and Bad Religion, as well as some good, ifsometimes monotonous, dialogue between the driver and the passengers. --Jeff Young

Pros:

• Wonderful, realistic graphics
• Easy to get into, and full of many long hours of addictive play
• Even more to offer than the fantastic arcade game upon which this is based

• On very few occasions players will encounter some graphic slowdown

Reviews (204)

A good game to come back to from time to time
This game is a lot of fun to play.There are very different pretty large cities that can be fun to explore some time if you get tired of driving people around.The only real problem with this game is that after a while you can get pretty bored, especially after you find the handful of awesome places to get stunt points, and you end up going no where else.Outside of this the game is great, and if you get bored try playing the arcade mode where you get little time, but gain more as you drop people off.Also I if you get bored just drive around and see what you can find.Finally when you have done all that you can set the game aside for a little while, and come back to it and enjoy again!!

good game-i suggest it
first off this game is amazing. the graphics are not great but are OK.the only reason i gave this game four stars was that it would have been better if there was a MAIN GAME with missions. but other than that the game is sick.

the best
THIS GAME IS GREAT THE INTRO TO THIS GAME GETS U HYPED UP AND READY TO PLAY I SUGGEST THAT U BUY CRAZY TAXI 1,2,3 1&2 IS FOR DREAMCAST BUT 3 IS FOR XBOX OR PS2 BUT STILL LOADS OF FUN!!!!!!!

Intense, adrenaline-pumping fun
As one of the big ticket titles for the fledgling Dreamcast, Sega's final venture into the home console market, this game needed to replicate and improve upon the quality established by its arcade counterpart. Naturally, die-hard fans of the arcade machine would flock to a home release, regardless of quality, to save themselves a bundle on quarters... but the real trick was capturing the hearts and minds of the home market. Crazy Taxi's arcade release came near the very end of the out-of-home market's lifespan. Like it or not, gamers just weren't leaving home with as many tokens in their pockets as they had in the decades beforehand. Sega had captured the arcade market with this imaginative gem, but they'd only reached a dwindling fraction of the gaming market. To really consider Taxi (and the early quarter of the Dreamcast's life) a success, they needed a grand slam here.

As with any good arcade title, there's no lengthy, thought-provoking back story to the world of Crazy Taxi. It's instantly accessible, mindless fun. After ten minute of gameplay, you feel like an old pro. You could take a wild guess about the premise just by looking at the CD jacket and get 90% of it correct. OK, get this... you're a TAXI driver.... who is rewarded for driving all CRAZY-like... and your only purpose in life is to earn more money. End of story.

As seems to be the case with any arcade game, the physics of CT have been mussed with just a teensy bit, aiding in the transformation of a taxi driver's day from monotonous, mundane errands to wild, exciting rides. Your car will never sustain any damage, nor will those of the game's various citizens. Instead, vehicles bounce off of one another, roll over and sail through the air like so many cartoony bumper cars. The lack of any real visible consequences for your actions (aside from the obvious loss of game time) really help to set a player's mind at ease and let the relaxation set in. Sure, you're rushing around the city like a madman... but at least you're at ease in doing so.

A new addition to the home release of the Taxi is the refreshing "Crazy Box" mode, which takes the tweaked physics engine of the regular game and applies it to other varied driving games. You'll drive down a bowling alley, complete with oversized pins. You'll cruise down a skier's long jump ramp and sail off the edge. You'll navigate a teeny stretch of road, complete with sharp turns, instant death on either side and a relentless time limit. It's a great way to introduce new players to some of the more advanced methods of game play, while giving experienced players a set of new challenges and a chance to brush up on their abilities. It's exactly what the home release needed to set it apart from its arcade cousin and to intrigue the more demanding home market.

In addition to an easily established (and notably improved) premise, the control scheme on my familiar white Dreamcast controller is damned close to perfection. The number of commands necessary to play a game of Taxi are relatively small: you just need to steer, accelerate, brake and shift. The Dreamcast pad, however, functions as though it were sculpted with this very game in mind. The left and right triggers are your brake and gas, respectively, and are pressure sensitive, which means you have much more control over your pedals. The analog stick is a flawless de facto steering wheel, to the point that I can't imagine controlling the game with a regular wheel any more. Likewise, the "A" button switches you to reverse and the "B" button guns it back into drive... both buttons placed logically in the exact spot where your thumb should be while holding down the right trigger. This placement makes shifting, accelerating and the various advanced play mechanics introduced in "Crazy Box" much more natural and easy to accomplish.

Visually, there's no distinguishing the game from its arcade counterpart. They're honestly identical, which was really a big feather in the Dreamcast's cap at the time of the game's release. In today's world, alongside graphical masterpieces such as Gran Turismo 4 and Project Gotham Racing 2, it doesn't stand a chance, but at the time it was really inspiring to see. Each of the four selectable drivers are well crafted and easily recognizable, even in the heat of a tight deadline. They each cruise around in their own original cab, styled to match their personality and come fully equipped with their own custom license plate. There's a good selection of different models out on the roads,but I'd be lying if I said you'll never see a duplicate out on the road. They're all pretty abundant, but there's enough variety that you won't be distracted by the same car lined up, bumper to bumper, all the way down the road.

Finally, the audio... which is just completely over the top. Seriously, the amount of effort that went into acquiring, licensing, writing, recording, mastering and implementing the various audio aspects of Crazy Taxi is just mind-blowing. Everything from the musical score (provided by The Offspring and Bad Religion, respectively) to the driver / passenger voices and interactions (which vary depending on the individual) to the sound of oncoming traffic, rubber on asphalt and screaming civilians is spot on. The speedy, racing mainstream punk rock soundtrack perfectly accompanies the rushed, frantic pace of the game itself. Absolutely flawless.

In short, Crazy Taxi was everything Sega needed to re-establish themselves in the home market. It's a superb experience, whether you're playing alone at home on a Friday night or taking turns with a large group of friends. Where it's lacking in depth, it makes up with replayability and a tight control scheme. If you've got a Dreamcast sitting around at home and you haven't picked this game up yet, now is most certainly the time.

Crazy Taxi Is Not So Good
If you are thinking about buying the game change your mind!!!!! It might seem fun at first but after the first couple of months it's going to be boring.I bought this game because I was intrested and today it's collecting dust.There goes ten dollars down the drain.So take my advice and don't buy the game. ... Read more

Product Description

Battle it out in the most intense WWII combat action to ever hit your PC. Choose your weapon and then jump into an all-out, raging firefight. From bazookas to battleships, a massive arsenal is at your command. Prepare to face the enemy in the air... in the deep... and on the battlefield! Battlefield 1942: In Battlefield 1942, you will experience the heat of battle as you heroically storm the beaches of Normandy, drive a tank across the deserts of northern Africa, pilot a fig ... Read more

Features

• Battlefield 1942 and the highly-acclaimed Road to Rome expansion pack
• Choose your weapon and then jump into an all-out, raging firefight
• All-out combat in all four theatres of war
• Two new maps: Coral Sea and Operation Aberdeen
• Go to war online with up to 64 players and fight with over 40 vehicles and more than 20 weapons

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World War II in a box!!
** Get the most complete Battlefield 1942 Game with add-ons by choosing Battlefield 1942: World War II Anthology. If it is not available then you need to get the three games in this pack - Battlefield: 1942, Battlefield 1942 Expansion: The Road to Rome and Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII Expansion Pack that work out a little more expensive. Battlefield 1942: Deluxe Edition has 1942 original and Road to Rome. So all you need with the Deluxe Edition is to get Secret Weapons. To be honest the steepest it works out at is. The Anthology is $30.00 and is the same price as the Deluxe Edition plus Secret Weapons. Getting all three separately will cost you nearly $40.00 so get the best deal in bundle packs.**

Want to play the best war simulation? Go play the old Operation Flashpoint and pray that the spring 2006 Operation Flashpoint 2 deadline will be met with the best war multiplayer simulator ever conceived. Want to play a single player war game that matched the experience of Medal of Honour: Allied Assault? Then go play Call of Duty and get the expansion pack Call of Duty: United Offensive. Want to the play the best SWAT type tactical one on one? Then go get Half-Life 2 and play Counter-Strike. Fancy a futuristic sci-fi multiplayer with huge maps? Then get the latest Unreal Tournament. So what else is there? Well to be honest Battlefield 1942 is straight up probably one of the best multiplayer games I have played, but be warned, the simulation experience does call for infinite amounts of patients and the game is extremely buggy to install. There is very little good technical support except for what the community offers, updates can be patchy, people end up can't playing it, and it suffers from fatal spawn point easy target syndrome that has rendered many of the maps unplayable... however new maps are updated, but just don't expect the BF1942 community to be as responsive as let's say STEAM. The bottom line here is that even single player mode is not supported. The game comes pretty much as it is served so expect to spend more than a day, maybe a week, to get it to work on your machine with lots of google searches for your problem. The solutions should be found in forums troubleshooting guides. Be prepared for discs that don't appear to like firewalls, anti-virus checkers and other background processes. This is the game of games in terms of installation bugs and crashes. In short - Requires broadband INTERNET.

Single player like we said is not supported. Multiplayer is one big CAPTURE THE FLAG, but what a game of CTF! Problem right away is the lack of classes that looks restrictive but it is actually okay, with five types of soldiers to choose from - sniper, machine gun, rockets, medic, engineer... so it is closer to Team Fortress than Operation Flashpoint that allows full configuration of up to twenty classes. Having said that it does not reduce the impact of the game, but does leave the realm of simulation, deviating into more Unreal Tournament territory where there is very real possibility of just leaving your team behind and going on a frag-a-thon across the map. If you are into that sort of thing then maybe the more recent, but certainly not as good, Battlefield Vietnam, can offer you that type of solo bush mission multiplayer experience like Far Cry with lesser graphics, but if it is Pearl Harbor, Petersburg, German Forests, French Country, Operation Overlord, multiplayer style, where you can pilot lots of vehicles, and use a little team commands, then sir, Battlefield 1942 is really what you should be playing across that 1MB connection you got jacked into that modem.

So limiting by its nature of being a multiplayer only game, with a difficult install, that is quite old'ish by today's standards, still manages to provide the best World War II multiplayer entertainment you have ever seen with Operation Flashpoint beating it for realism and detail as a simulation, but this is the war game that people play online, and it still has quite a large community, meaning plenty of 60 (30/30) servers are still up and running with Battlefield 2 coming out sometime in 2005 (hopefully early) you can still live with getting this just because it offers world war II as you want to play it, on-line. I must say that even though I am an avid CS:S player, this one has stolen it for a bit. Battlefield 1942 really is worth it, after you get it running, and after you have the patients to actually play it like a solider ---- crawl for 2 minutes before sniping 3 enemy over the space of 10 minutes with guys above you on a score of 44... patients is the virtue while playing this if you want to win.... Or if you have the skill, grab a bomber and go drop some bouncers on a spawn building for mass kill. Personally I prefer to play to the sneaking sniper. You know I 0wned u. 

Pros:
- Multiplayer must-have.
- Fairly realistic simulation experience that you will play again and again.
- The only World War II simulation worth playing on-line right now.
- Good game engine. Solid playing.
- Replaces Operation Flashpoint as best on-line war simulation game.
- Really big player numbers of servers.


Cons:
- Harsh reality of enduring install problems and updates.
- Expensive.
- Needs broadband.
- Spawn points have exploit bugs.
- No voice-com.
- Not much of a team communication interface either.
- 2002 graphics... but still nice. Models need work.
- There is a bit of a learning curve.
- Not as vast as Operation Flashpoint.

TOTALLY WORTH YOUR MONEY!
Blast away at elite german troops or snipe with the new semi-automatic sniper rifle. Either way, this game rocks! Best game in the world. Awesome multiplayer usage. Worth ten dollars completely so get it and play multiplayer at gamespyarcade! I will be there to play you Weston. Yes. This is your friend Bryce.

Lag and Bugs too much a hindrance to keep it immersive
Too much choppy gameplay prone to lag and control issues. Icky first person gameplay compared to most any FPS. Great ideas controlling the vehicles ships and planes. Lopsided gameplay that heavily favors pilots.Communication a hindrance without real time mic chat built in and a terribly late typed messages. Sometimes almost impossible with skipping key inputs and garbled messages. Therefore any real strategy on a grand scale against the enemy is laughable. Most kids online just 'rambo' and grab a vehicle or plane and take off on their own agenda.

cracking game, open play
I'll spare you all the usual blurb about this game and will simply sumarise by saying this:
- it's terrific fun.I mean it - it completely immerses you and makes you feel like you're there
- you can do whatever you want in each of the missions, including sitting back and watching your friends go in and try the attack themselves (and sometimes succeed!)
- the graphics, sound and gameplay are rivetting: you feel scared - as you should in this kind of game

I loved it, finished it and am playing it again.Thoroughly recommended...

Happy shopping
JB

Battlefiled 1942 Deluxe Review
I've owned this game now for the past few weeks and feel I am now able to offer a review.I hope some of you find it useful.

Firstly, my comp specs:

Atlon 1.2Ghz
1 Gig Ram
Geforce 4ti 4600 Graphics Board
Win XP
512K Cable Connection

I run the game in 1024 x 728 resolution with all settings set to maximum and it runs smoothly and looks great.It only 'jerked' slightly when I was downloading a 250 mb file at the same time as playing!

The gameplay itself is fantastic.You can fly planes, drive jeeps, tanks even have access to battleships.At first these are hard to master but once you've practiced, and plenty of it, you should quickly become a force to reckoned with.

Most missions are objectively based so you will have to carry these out if you want to continue.Generally you and the enemy have a pool of lives each, which are depleted as you and your team mates get killed.You have to carry out the objectives prior to all your teams lives being used.The missions are historically based and quite accurate from what I hear too.The Road to Rome expansion pack adds to the longevity of the game offering addtional maps and missions and what also adds is the fact that you can play as either the Allies or Axis.

Where this game comes into its' own is in multiplayer mode over the internet.It is fair to say you do really need a hefty connection to get the best form this as there is so much going on.Theres nothing better than sitting in an anti aircraft placement shooting at fellow interneters in their planes as they fly overhead.You can also climb into a vehicle with one of your friends so that one drives and you've got an intelligent mate doing the shooting.On line you could just play it and play it and play it.Couple this with the desert combat mod, which gives you access to jets and helicopters and puts you in the gulf war it really is just superb.

So thats it really, a thoroughly enjoyable game, well executed in my opinion, and just great fun.Buy it and enjoy it! ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

The original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was so close toperfection that the idea of dramatic improvements in the sequel seemedpretty far-fetched, but Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 offers so muchmore that it almost puts its predecessor to shame. The graphics arevastly improved, there are tons of new tricks to pull off, and the gamehas more secrets than the CIA. Even if you played the original todeath, there's enough new stuff here to keep you occupied for months tocome.

Pro Skater 2 is all about customization. You can still play asone of the real-world skaters represented in the game, such as SteveCaballero, Elissa Steamer, and Mr. Hawk himself, but the real fun comesfrom creating your own skater and rising up through the ranks. As youconquer the massive skate parks included in this release, you rack upcash to be spent on pumping up your stats or adding new tricks to yourrepertoire. You can specialize in verts, concentrate on your streetskills, or take a more balanced approach, and the addition of manualswill let you string together tricks from either category to rack upsome amazing scores. The custom options extend to a complete skate-parkeditor that is easy enough to use that we were creating basic arenas inless than 15 minutes. It's a thoughtful addition to one of the mostpurely entertaining games ever released. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

• Create-a-Skater option lets you decide on everything from thetricks you use to the shoes you wear
• Easy-to-use park editor allows for complex creations
• Beautiful graphics and smooth animation make this one of thebest-looking sports games on any platform

• Getting the hang of manuals takes some time, but once you do, watchout

Reviews (59)

game review
i like this game so much but i think tony hawk pro skater 4 for xbox will be better!!!! must buy. if you a skateboarding fan you should this game or any tony hawk games.the game is great!

Exellent Game! Great Graphics! But....
This game is terrific, no doubt there! I got this game for my birthday and it was one of the best skateboarding games I ever played. But just like all other skateboarding games, there is always a limited amount of things you can do. In other words, this game, in it's own way, can get really boring when you beat the game.(Which is very easy to do.) I recommend that you do not buy this game, but rent it. Unless you are the skateboarding freak of nature, don't buy this game. You will get tired of it easliy.

THIS GAME KICKS
Tony Hawk 1,2,2x,and 3 are the best games ever made. Tony Hawk 2 is a great game featuring the worlds top skaters, like(Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Geoff Rowley, Rodney Mullen, Eric Koston and Chad Muska) including many, many other great skaters. This game has great levels including the great Skatestreet Ventura. You will have much fun playing this game. There many tricks, combos, and goals to achieve. There are may things you can do in this AWESOME game. THIS GAME KICKS!!!

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2-pros and cons
Well in my opinion i think that this game is very fun...but the question is: why do poeple have the advantage of cheats? Yes, there are many pros and cons of the game it self but once you bring the cheats in to it, you basicly get the entire game over with. What is the point of buying a game that costs like [...] and then putting all the cheats into and its over? thats my question...well lets get to the good parts of the game. ON my game i have all of the cheats done but i still am able to save that or not use any of my cheats at all. its fun finishing the level and getting bonus things and you can create your own players...build your own skate parks and much more. My advice to you is buy this game, its very fun and o ahead and get teh cheats if you want right away, but you won't really master the game. This game is one of my favorites...so have your own oppinion but, buy it..yes it is [...] but its worth it.
~marisa

Skateboard Heaven!
Looking for a good game?! Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 is the game for anyone who likes skateboarding. Ever since I opened the game on my birthday and started playing it, I got adicted to it. You may think that just because I'm 11 years old I may not know what I'msaying, but this is an exellent game I asure you. You'll have hours of funplaying this game. There's an unlimited amount of levels you can skate thanks to the park editor, and you can have as many skaters as you want because you can create your own skater. If I were anyone reading this reveiw all that I would have to say is "Dad, can I get this game PLEASE!!!!!" ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Fire Pro Wrestling 2 features detailed action and more than 200wrestlers from which to choose, as well as the ability to create and storewrestlers of your own. It also allows you to connect up to four Game BoyAdvances and take on, team up, or trade wrestlers. You can customize everydetail of a wrestler's appearance and use more than 1,200 fighting techniques inseveral modes, including Normal, Deathmatch, Gruesome, and Battle Royal. Thegame also includes a practice dojo in which you can practice your standing move,grab move, running move, and your move against a downed opponent. ... Read more

Features

• Players can make 77 different wrestlers and 5 original organizations
• Use more than 1,200 different fighting techniques
• Choose the wrestlers' fighting style from over 10 different fighting styles from around the globe
• Battle against the computer or up to 3 of your friends
• Choose from 200 wrestlers and 18 organizations in this hardcore professional wrestling game

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Good, but FPW A was better
This is a very good game, but I'd recommend getting the first one for GBA instead.This one has done away with many of the features of the previous game, like tournament, league, and audience match.Now, in place of the audience match (career mode), they have a more traditional "fight your way through everyone" kind of career mode.The match types are the same (electricfied exploding cage, MMA, battle royal), but now without the tournament and league options.The roster is slightly updated, but not enough to matter (at least to me).So basically, this is a good game, but get the first one instead; it's better

I love this Game
I bought this game before but I lost it but this game is still cool.

A lot better than Road to Wrestle Mania for GBA.
This is without a shadow of a doubt the best wrestling game ever for GBA. This has every Organization from WWF,WCW,ECW,FMW,NJPW,AJPW,UFC,M-Pro and a lot more. It has almost every wrestler from U.S.A.'s Stone Cold Steve Austin,The Rock,Rob Van Dam,The Undertaker,Hulk Hogan,Goldberg to Japan's Great Muta,Jushin Lyger,Tiger Mask,Great Sesuke,Yuji Nagata,Hayabusa,Ultimo Dragon and a hell of a lot more. One new feature is a Biography section that is a key to help you to identify the wrestlers because they are given fake names because of copyright issues. To unlock all the hidden guys got to the EDIT menu, select EDIT Superstar

Go to the name entry

On the first line type ALL

on the line below type WRESTLERS

on the line next to it type CLEARED.
All of the hidden wrestlers should now be unlocked.

Fire Pro 2 is awesome.
THis game is awesome. Unlike the first one, this has biographies of the wrestlers to help you identify them. You could beat Iron Man Road on all three difficulty settings to unlock hidden wrestlers but why bother when you could just go to the edit menu

1. select edit wrestlers

Go to Name Entry

enter the word ALL on the First line

enter WRESTLER on the line below it.

And them on the line next to that enter CLEAR.
You should have all WCW,WWF,ECW,the MMA,Ledgends and all the japanese stars unlocked.

Fire Pro 2 is awesome.
THis game is awesome. Unlike the first one, this has biographies of the wrestlers to help you identify them. You could beat Iron Man Road on all three difficulty settings to unlock hidden wrestlers but why bother when you could just go to the edit menu

1. select edit wrestlers

Go to Name Entry

enter the word ALL on the First line

enter WRESTLER on the line below it.

And them on the line next to that enter CLEAR.
You should have all WCW,WWF,ECW,the MMA,Ledgends and all the japanese stars unlocked. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x takes full advantage of the powerful Xbox platform. 2x features the series' signature gameplay, intuitive controls, and combines all the levels from both Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. You'll shred through more-populated environments and brand-new levels while sticking tricks with ultra-realistic special effects and smoother lifelike animations. System link gameplay intensifies the action. ... Read more

Reviews (54)

I'm so addicted to this game I need to go to Rehab!
After getting into music and reading, my hobby of playing video games kind of faded into the shadow of those two things. But recently, I picked up this game used for about 5 dollars because it seemed like a good deal. IM HAPPY I DID! Right after putting this game in, I was sucked into the world of Tony Hawk and skateboarding. I became so addicted to this game I played it non-stop until I had 100 % on all the THPS 2 levels and got all the THPS Tapes from THPS 1 and 2x. Along with the excellent and well-crafted levels of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, you also get the creative and always-fun bonus levels of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x! Plus, to round out the package, you get the entire THPS 1! Although not as creative or long as THPS 2, these levels never dissapoint in the least, and you still have a blast playing them! Trust me, when you buy this, you will not stop playing this till you have beaten every inch of this game, and then you can do Free Skate for ages and it never gets old! The only things I didn't really like about this game was that the soundtrack was a little lame and the Create-a-Park feature wasn't to comphrehensive and slightly limited! This goes well with Metallica or AC/DC!

Highly Recommended! Great deal for the XBOX!

my favorite tony hawk pro skater video game
this is one of the better THPS video games ever released. i've bought and played THPS, THPS2, THPS3, THPS4, and tony hawk underground. this game has more stuff, all THPS2 levels, all THPS levels, plus 5 more levels. it's got more cheats, wireframe mode, big heads, sim mode, extra sim mode, and more secret areas! tony hawk's pro skater 2x is still my all-time favorite THPS video game! recommended to any THPS fan

Tony Hawk 2 levels + Tony Hawk 1 levels + 5 new ones!
Pro Skater is a skateboarding game like no other, first, chose from 13 pro skaters each with their own tricks, stats and special moves or create your own custom made pro skater. Then have them skate in eight detailed skate parks (several more hidden!). The price of this game is so low (because it is dated), and the graphics are a huge step up from the Playstation and N64 versions, such as very detailed textures and even graffiti looks great. The X-Box version of this game does a lot of things right and a lot of things wrong. This game came out after Tony Hawk 3 had come out, and could have included several upgrades from the superior Tony Hawk 3 game. The makers of the game did not use the X-Box to its full capability, such as having limitless saves for replays, created skaters and created skate parks. There are no custom soundtracks either, which is a huge let down with the X-Box's hard drive able of keeping music on it. The game really needs to be divided into three parts, the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 part, that has eight courses to skate on where for each course, there are a number of goals to accomplish for each, such getting high scores by earning points from performing tricks, grinds, and jumps over gaps (like building to building), collecting the letters SKATE, grinding three rails, jumping over fire hydrants and various other things, they vary from level to level. When you complete a goal you get money to gain cash that you can buy new skateboards, upgrades to better your skater and you can also buy bigger tricks.The second part comes after you complete the Tony Hawk 2 game, then it unlocks a new career, the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2X, which consists of five ALL NEW courses exclusively for the X-Box. The levels are a nigh club in London, a construction site in Texas, a skate park in Tampa Bay (the skate park is also in Tony Hawk's Underground), and two fictional areas, the subway and a skatepark with large grinds. There are new goals to do, but you do not get money for completing these goals. These courses are very lack luster and look more like they were rejected from Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1, which brings us to the third part of the game. Once you go through three of the Tony Hawk 2X levels that unlocks the old Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 levels! You can skate through them pretty quickly, even with the upgraded textures there are no other improvements to the Tony Hawk 1 levels. The game has twenty-four courses in all!

Slightly Flawed Reproduction of the Two Tremendous Originals
Ever since the first game was featured as part of a Pizza Hut / PlayStation demo disc in early 1999, I've been completely and utterly in love with the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater line. It's always been such a perfect formula, a flawless mixture of physical sport and mental planning. It's one of those few genres that manages to ascend from a lighthearted distraction to a legitimate, undeniable skill. You'll never see the same two-minute run twice in a game of Tony Hawk; there are just so many possibilities, so many tiny nuances to alter and / or improve upon.

Right out of the gates, the first thing that strikes you in 2x is the tremendous leap forward the graphics have taken since the last time you saw the game in motion. As a diehard Dreamcast enthusiast who played through the original Tony Hawk 2 on that platform instead of the standard PSone, I wasn't expecting to be as blown away by the visuals as I was. This looks every bit like a game that was originally planned, designed and formatted for the Xbox. Walls and ramps no longer look like polygons with simple textures wrapped around them. The colors and contours of that familiar wooden ramp look so good, you can almost smell the splintering boards themselves.

You're pressed for time every second you spend immersed in the world of Tony Hawk 2x. As the level loads, (considerably faster on the Box than on its older rival) you're given a laundry list of tasks to complete. Once you've finished browsing the checklist itself, the player is asked to press of the "A" button and the infamous two-minute timer begins to tick your life away. Within your first several plays, the clock seems like a ferocious enemy, something you'll never be able to conquer. It's relentless, a brutal learning curve that forces you to improve upon yourself or fail in an ugly mess. The skaters take an eternity to regain their footing after a long fall and several of the level goals, especially the pro and sick scores, seem unreachable. But, as you play deeper and deeper into 2x, the clock slowly and surely reveals the truth; it was on your side all along.

As a big fan of the PlayStation's controller, I did have a small bit of difficulty adapting to the Xbox's larger, less D-Pad centered controller. Each skater comes equipped with eight grab, eight grind and eight kick tricks, one for each direction, (including diagonals) and the player cannot afford the luxury of pressing up on an analog stick and watching their on-screen character perform the trick assigned to up+right. So I moved my left thumb down a couple inches to the Box's underdeveloped, cylindrical D-Pad. Where the Sony's pad contains four distinct directions, the Box's various controllers feature a standard D-Pad, sculpted in the middle of a big circle. While this may ease diagonal movement in other games, it's less than ideal for the kind of detailed, precise directional pressing I need here. The A, B, X and Y buttons, too, are more difficult to reach than the PS2 controller, making a quick pressing of the "grind" button more difficult than you'd expect.

If you can move past the troubles with the Xbox controller, the gameplay is every bit as much fun as you might remember from the first release, with the exception of a few common, highly annoying bugs. Most glaring is the change in camera sensitivity. One thing I remember well about this game at the time of its first release was the tight, responsive camera that followed your movements like a hawk (no pun intended). This is not the case in THPS2X. The view lags well behind your skater as he turns, jumps and performs tricks. More often than not, you'll be looking at your skater's chest (and the scenery shooting by from right to left behind his back) instead of his side, and the oncoming territory in front of you. If I didn't already know the levels like the back of my hand, I'd have been incredibly annoyed with the number of times this happened, so I can only imagine what it must be like for someone playing the title for the very first time.

I was a bit let down by the musical depth of Tony's Xbox debut. Rest assured, all the songs from the original PlayStation release of THPS2 are here in their entirety. However, one of the unlockable features of this Xbox remake is the entire first game of the series, as well as five new levels unique to this version. I would've assumed that Neversoft would have at least incorporated the outstanding soundtrack from the first game here, seeing as how they were including every other aspect of that game. It was not to be, however, perhaps because of licensing issues, and what you're left with in the end is an extremely long game and an extremely short, repetitive soundtrack. The masters behind this title do get brownie points, however, for not only utilizing the system's "custom soundtrack" feature, but for smoothly incorporating it into the game itself. Not only can you quickly and easily listen to the music you've ripped from a collection of personal CDs, but each song fades out after two minutes in the career mode, like all the other songs in the game.

When it's all said and done, a few minor gripes do not a bad game make. This wasn't a flawless translation of the incredible original game, but it wasn't a bastardizing of its legacy, either. If you missed out on this one when it was first released on the PSone, I'd advise you grab it while it's still around. Otherwise, I'd say you should steer clear unless the prospect of custom soundtracks interests you enough to repurchase and replay an old title or two.

WOWSERS!!!!!!
I bought this game from funcoland thinkin it was going to be great, I was soooooo wrong, it is AWESOME!!!!!!!! It is basically THPS 1 & 2 in one and some extras in there, i mean literally, both in one game, all the levels. I love this game and i will never dis it. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Football junkies have long been accustomed to loving gridiron video games while tolerating their weaknesses. We appreciate the fact that developers try to incorporate genuine college or pro atmospheres into the games, but it drives us nuts when the fight songs are incorrect, the out patterns are automatic, or the running game is unrealistically easy or hard.

But then along comes NCAA Football 2003 by EA Sports, a game so good that after a few weeks, even your dog will wonder why you never find the time to communicate anymore. Start with the AI--by far the best yet in a college game. Defenses not only react to your play calling and adjust their strategies as the game evolves, but they expertly disguise their coverages and swarm to the ball with speed and decisiveness. In addition, your computer opponent actually makes intelligent clock decisions when time is running out (shocking!). The running game at times is a bit easy on the lower difficulty levels (especially if a back like Oregon's Onterrio Smith has the ball), but that's why they made All-American and Heisman levels.

The graphics, as are typical in football video games over the last couple of years, are extremely good, and the between-play animations provide extra spark to the rivalries (taunting runs rampant). But the graphics aren't the star of the show--it's the dynasty mode, stupid. With enough special features and stat categories to keep college football hopheads happy for months--including a comprehensive recruiting engine, a customizable intro screen that features your favorite school's colors and fight song, and a Trophy Room that displays all your bowl and rivalry game hardware--NCAA Football 2003 just might make fans forget the depressing length of the off-season. --Rivers Janssen

Pros:

• Terrific AI
• Fans of almost any Division I program will be happy with the team-specific features
• Passing engine actually requires you to read defenses intelligently

Cons:

• Commentary is a bit predictable

Reviews (137)

Exciting game
I like football, especially college. This game made my dreams of college football come true. It has tons, and tons of schools to choose from. It has great gameplay, good graphics, and a lot of college fight songs. It even lets you create a team of your own and lets you pick that teams fight song. If you're looking for a good football game than this game should be considered.

I-man's Review
Okay, how the heck did EA do this?I'm not sure, but this is absoulutely the best College Football game I have ever played, and I have played quite a few College Football games.I especially like the gameplay and how smooth and simple it is.The commentary is the best you can get with the greatness of Lee Corso, Brad Nessler, and Kirk Herbstriet.I also like the variety of teams that their are, about 150 of them.I also like the new addition of cheerleaders.Their motions are exactly like real-life cheerleaders!The most improved parts of this game from the 2002 edition, is the Campus Challenge and the Create-a-Team.What I like more about the Campus Challenge is that the challenges are more difficult to reach and that they are more fun reaching.I like that EA added a great thing to NCAA Football 2003, which is the Create-a-Team.You design everything, I mean everything about a new team that is made from scratch.I'd say that if the quality of EA's College Football games keeps improving, it will the the best video game series ever!

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Win the Title!!
Being a Deacon alum, I had to play a season as the old gold & black. I whipped through such fellow ACC schools like Carolina, Clemson, Georgia Tech, UVA, Duke (doesn't everyone beat the Blue Devils in football?), NC State, Maryland and even Florida State. I went on to beat Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl by 21 points. My point is this... the game is easy. A resounding YES to the following: Stadiums are dead-on accurate. Graphics are excellent. The university band fights song(s) sound great after scoring or at half-time. Mascots & cheerleaders get into the act. Dynasty, season, practice, rivalry modes give you plenty of options. Just plain fun! I thoroughly enjoyed this game (even if it was a bit easy).

TOO EASY
THE ONLY THING THAT MADE THE GAME HARD WERE THE CONTROLS , I FOUND MYSELTH FALLING ASLEEP WHILE PLAYING THE GAME.

Best-of-the-Best
I got this game because I wanted a great football game. I was not let down. This game has amazing graphics, lots of plays, fast gamepalay (that's a good thing), and the stadiums are really cool.This game also has a CREATE A SCHOOL option where you can make a school, find a logo, make a stadium, and make your own jersies. This game is the best football game I ever played (besides NFL Blitz), but is just as good. The only bad thing is that it can get pretty boring after a while. So get this if you need a game to play for a couple of months. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Spider-Man wasa huge PlayStation hit (it subsequently appeared onboth the Dreamcast and PC) because it finally allowed superhero actiongames to get out of their 2-D beat-'em-up ruts and into the 3-D world.And now the original game's sequel is more than good enough to catchPlayStation gamers in the web once more.

Enter Electro's story follows the plans of that nefarious,electricity-spewing bad guy Electro, who's trying to tap an energysource that'll make him much more powerful and dangerous. After atraining level that familiarizes you with the game's controls (and newabilities such as the web-grab, where Spider-Man can send out a web andpull an object back toward him), you must web-swing around New YorkCity and stop Electro, his goons, and various other villains fromSpidey's infamous rogue's gallery. The cast of heavies include theShocker, Hammerhead, the Sandman, the Lizard, and a few others from thefirst game.

The plot this time out is a little tighter than the last game's mix ofstories, and the game draws on the villains' well-known personas tomake each encounter interesting. Again, Spider-Man creator Stan Leenarrates the story in his inimitable style, and the voice acting isstrong throughout. You can also seek out a few classicSpider-Man covers hidden throughout the game.

Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro is a great sequel; it adds quite afew new tricks and villains, and succeeds in terms of story and plot.It does carry over some of the camera problems from the first game, itdepends a bit too much on puzzlelike gameplay, and the save system isstill stingy enough to be annoying (you can only save between levels),but webheads out there aren't going to care, and it's nice to see suchstrong properties are still being released for the good old PlayStationOne. --Bob Andrews

Pros:

• New boss villains
• New powers, tricks, and goodies
• Same true-to-the-comic gameplay

• The camera is still erratic
• The save system can be annoying

Reviews (31)

A GAME MADE FOR TRUE BELIEVERS!
this game is just about better than the first!

Thank goodness for this.
Ahhhhh... The original was a easy, short, ugly and boring game. This is better. And if you want to unlock everything,
All Costumes and powers
All Snapshots
All Movies and Storyboards
All Levels
All everything.
Just type AUNTMAY and Voilá.
But where is the fun in that?
The fun is:
All Costumes and powers
All Snapshots
All Movies and Storyboards
All Levels
All everything.
So, just buy it now!!!!!!!!!!!!

SPIDEY 2 THE RECUE!
Spidey's back and this time he's going 2 stop electro.
This game is the continue of the latest psone game spider-man.
This game dos not cover ever thing that was annoying but that dosen't mean that it's like the old one.
The game play is really simple and short.

Pros:
New boss: 8.4/10 Electro,Hammerhead,Sandman,The Lizard and Shocker.
The gameplay is simple with a different story 7.1/10
New web attacks 10/10
New fighting moves 8.9/10
New costumes 10/10

Cons:
The graphics are the same as the last game
The cameras are low and is hard 2 look around
The game is 2 short
You can't read the comics you collect.

That all you need but don't buy the game even when it's really easy.
Rent the game but don't buy it it's not worth you're money.

A VERY GOOD GAME!
Spider man1 was a bomb.But this one is even Better.It has a good story line but there are some cons and pros
PROS:
1)Good graphics
2)easy controls
3)Loads of different costumes
CONS:
1)Faulty camera angles
2)The games too short
And does any one want a handy cheat .WELL!!!go to the cheats menu and write "AUNT MAY"this cheat will unlock EVERYTHING.all costumes all levels and whatever.
WELL then Happy Gaming!
Control:4.5
Graphics:5
Gameplay:5
Value:4
Over all :Actually I,ll give it a 4.5

Not as good as the Original.
I said in my Spider-Man review for Playstation one that it's better then the one based on the movie.This game is mutch more SHORTER,less VILLIANS,no BLACK CAT,no MARY JANE PARKER,mutch EASIER,I like HARD GAMES NOT EASY!But still good it has two of my favirotes The Lizard and The Shocker I wish they had Hydro-Man instead of Hammerhead so Hydro-Man and Sandman can fight and turn into The Mud Monster!That would be a REAL challenge instead of Hammerhead.He's too easy! ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace is the first Spider-Man game to be featured on the Game Boy Advance platform. Set in New York, the game lets you assume the role of Spider-Man as you take on supervillain Mysterio and his illusory tricks. You must fight a slew of Mysterio's sinister conspirators and gadgetry to get to the bottom of the plot and free New York from Mysterio's mind-warping grip. Special attacks, multiple power-ups, suit upgrades, and old Spidey standbys (like wall crawling and webslinging) make playing as Spider-Man a fan's dream come true. ... Read more

Reviews (40)

This game was fantasctic
I got this game and it was great. But for people that are reading this who have a nintendo ds, listen up. If you put in the ds version of spiderman 2 while game boy advance wirsion of Mysterio's menace is in aswell, you will be able to unlock all of spidey's moves.

Spiderman Mysterio's Menace great game I recommend
Vicarious Visions and Activision , the greatgame companies who made Spiderman for thePlaystation and Dreamcast, once again teamup to make the successful "Spiderman Mysterio's
Menace" for the Gameboy Advance.

Out of all the portable consoles in history,the Gameboy Advance, has probably the bestlineup of games I've seen, and you can addthis game to that list.

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Story
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Peter Parker (Spiderman) is talking to hisgreat love Mary Jane, when he sees on the tv,that a great number of crimes are beingcommitted in New York.

Spiderman then must try to stop the criminalsand try to bring peace and safety toNew York City.Spiderman though will have his hands, as hemust fight a number of formidabble and familiarenemies that Spiderman fans will recognizne.
The lineup of enemies include "HammerHead", "Rhino", "Mysterio", and a gang machine gun happy gangsters and deadly ninjas.

Even making the game that more challengingis the fact that in several areas of the gameSpiderman must rescue a group of hostages.

Graphics 10:

Spiderman games have come a long way sincethe first Spiderman came out from ParkerBrothers for the Atari Systems.

From the Genesis system to Supernes, to Gameboy
Color, to the Gameboy Advance, to the Playstation, each Spiderman has constantlygotten better in the area of graphics.
The graphics in this game are gorgeous, wonderful 2d and 3d graphics are echoed throughout the game.

"Rhino", "Hammerhead" and others look likecomic book counterparts.There are really 3 great graphics area in the game, and they are done very well.First is the intro of the game which is excellently done with a nice blend of music.the intro looks extremely cool, because it looksvirtually an animation of the comic book.

The 2nd graphics area is stats screen. Thestats screen reveals in what area Spiderman is,how much webbing Spiderman has left, and otherdetails.

The 3rd area in the game are the missionand intermission screens.These scenes are all 2 dimensionally animated
in true color form and they look gorgeous on the screen.
Overall, I was not only suprised by the great
graphics for the game, but I was impressed.

Sound and Music: 7

The sound and music in Spiderman, just likethe graphics for the game are extremely good,in fact it was better than I expected!!!

Everything from Spiderman's "spider senses" to"Rhino" growl and killer attacks, all comewith their individual sounds.

Overall the sound in "Spiderman MysteriosMenace " is very well done.

The music is divided into different areas ofgame: The levels of the game, come with different tunes and soundtracks.

The stat screen in the game also comeswith it's own music.

The best music in the game, that I loved wasthe intro at the beginning, it mean it just really cool!! In fact, it had me jazzed upto play the game.

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Control 7
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I was extremely satisfied with the controlsfor this game.

Unlike the Playstation and Dreamcast versions of Spiderman, which can get a bit frustratingthe control for "Spiderman Mysterio's Menace"is virtually perfect.

Wow!!!

Spiderman has a variety of moves, combos and
special abilities that can you do.

First is Spiderman's web slinging.

Simply by tapping the A button twice, Spidermancan swing from building to building with ease.You can also websling and attack enemies atthe same time!!!

This has many advantages of the game, asmany enemies are at angles, or high altitudesin the game.

Spiderman's combos, consists of a regular punch,
a superpunch, and a great uppercut. You also have a regular kicking, a sweeping kickand a great jump kick (which can you doas you are webslinging!!!!)

Pressing the Start Button reveals the statsscreen which reveals, the area Spiderman is, along with his web supply, the areas Spidermanhas completed, and the number of hostages
Spiderman has rescued.

Overall, I was very pleased with the controls.Activision and Vicarious Visions did a greatjob in this area.

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Overall 9
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I gave "Spiderman Mysterio's Menace" a 10 because virtually all areas of the gamewere excellent done.

Activision has continually improved the Spiderman games that they done have done over years.There are also many challenging enemies in the game. I also like the fact, that game companies
included many of Spiderman's foes like"Hammerhead", "Mysterio", and "Rhino".

"Spiderman Mysterio's Menace" is just a greatgame, and I highly recommend the game toany Spiderman fan.

AWESOME!
This game is one of the best I've ever played.The gameplay is great, the graphics are amazing, and it is a game you can just pick up and play.The only thing I disliked was that I beat the whole game (and got all the power-ups) in less than 4 hours.

THIS THING ROCKS !!!
Who would have thunk that this game would actually be successful? When i first bought this game, i thought that it was another game for my GBA. Everything is mind blowing, and i luv it!There is only one con: I thought that this game would be much longer. Due to the rising pile of homework, it took me 2 weeks to finish this thing. But if it was the summer vaca(tion), it would take me merely two days. I have to admit that this game did make up for its short playing time. The only problem is that i got all the powerups except one. I would highly recommend this game for kids ages 10 and under.

Not As Good As SpiderMan: the movie
My previous review on this was titled,HERE'S SPIDEY! It said that it is very fun n' stuff, but after I played Spiderman: the movie, on the PC, I discovered that I was very, very wrong.This game is 2D, while the other game is MUCH more relistic, and is 3D.The other one is based on the movie, while this is not. I can't get too upset about the sound, because this game is for Gameboy Advance, while I played the movie-based one on the PC, but, the sounds are VERY repeditive. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

NHL Hitz 2003 is an ice-melting inferno of blistering hockey. It features a new franchise mode for deep gameplay, a full season with every team and every game, in-depth stat tracking, international and all-star teams, fantasy teams and stadiums, and a soundtrack with Rob Zombie and Powerman 5000. ... Read more

Reviews (13)

Deck Him!
NHL Hitz 2003, is the sequel to the game from Midway "NHL Hitz 20002". This is an arcadey type of hockey game, where there are no penalties for fighting and doing illegal plays. You can slam your rival against the glass sheild and see glass shatter and the players helmet fall off. Then you can even play with the helmet as if it were a puck. When your players get angry, you'll see them get into fisti-cuffs. The game is played three on three and features real world teams and fantasy teams as well. The skate rinks also include both real world rinks and fantasy rinks like: a circus, aquarium, disco club, military base plus more! I just love it as is adds to the fun elements of the game. You can play against the CPU (which is formidable) or your friend. There is even co-op gameplay. There are tons of options so you can adjust the gameplay to your liking; including create-a-player, create-a-team and even franchise mode. The game has TONS of fun unlockables. The graphics and sound effects are wonderful, the commentary can be turn on or off, but they are good and never get too old.

Pros:
+exciting gameplay
+excellent controls
+excellent graphics
+excellent animation
+excellent sound fx
+excellent A.I.
+tons of adjustable options
+tons of unlockable bonus
+fast loading on XBOX
+replay feature
+co-op gameplay

Cons:
-not realistic gameplay
-music sucks (but can be turned off)

If you like games by Midway, which are arcadey and fantasy filled, the you should get this one. But if you want a realistic
simulation of Hockey game, you should get something else.

Great Game
I've never enjoyed hockey games until this game.It's NFL Blitz meets Hockey and it is awesome.I've found myself watching hockey on TV now because I know so many players from the game.Great hitting action and fights, fewer men on the ice ( 3 and a goalie) increased speed, and few rules.Plus all kinds of great extra features and challenges!!

The most fun i've ever had in a hockey game.
NHL Hitz 2003 is my favorite hockey game. I bought it because I wanted a fun arcade style hockey game. Its really, really fun, and it hasent gotten boring. Theres alot of action. There are still some rules and penalties. The worst part of the game is suprisingly the fighting portion. Fighting isnt very bad, its just not very fun. I dont hate though and it can be good sometimes(like when you are playing multliplayer and wanna beat up your friend!). The gameplay is addictive, and I cant stop playing. This would be a fun game to play online. The graphics are good. The solid but short soundtrack in this game features Rob Zombie, Incubus, Hoobastank and Drowning Pool. You can also use a custom soundtrack. If you are looking for some great hockey action, then buy this. Its definitely the most fun i've ever had in a hockey game. It hitz hard!

buy it cheap .. and enjoy
This game really is not too bad.
I am not a huge Hockey fan, but decided to pick it up after the devils playoff victory!

The graphic are very good and the gameplay is fairly easy to pickup. It certainly doesn't suffer with some of the complicated control formats of other games.

Overall it is fun to play and we keep returning to it now and again. By the way the mini games ( on a roof ) etc are excellent!!

good
It's fun when you first play it but it gets really boring after you play it a lot. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Every now and then a game is released that redefines genres and raisesthe bar for the competition. Frogger: The Great Quest is not one of thosegames. In fact, it's so bad that it just might set game development back 20years. While the 1981 arcade game Frogger was a simple, enjoyable,addictive experience, this title is a banal and uninspired 3-D platform gamethat preys on the nostalgic feelings of those who enjoyed the arcade original.There are many superior 3-D platformers available on the market, as well as manyFrogger games more in tune with the initial title.

The game has Frogger on a quest to find a princess who can transform him into ahuman through a kiss. The developers attempt to mimic the 3-D platform action ofgames like Crash Bandicoot and Rayman, but fail to deliver on manyfronts: the controls are unresponsive, the camera system is infuriating, and thegraphics suffer from clipping and frame-rate problems. Players can beat the gamein fewer than five hours, and it would be a lot shorter if the load timesweren't so horribly long. One of the few positives is that the game's 15 levelsare quite picturesque; that is to say the game looks good when nothing ismoving. Players nostalgic for Frogger fun will be better served by theexcellent Frogger's Adventures:Temple of the Frog for Game Boy Advance. --Raymond M. Padilla

Pro:

• Colorful levels

• Horrible controls and camera
• Lots of clipping and frame-rate slowdown
• Extremely short

Reviews (45)

Frogger the greatly annoying quest
I think that many fans of the arcade style games will be disappointed in this game because it simply lacks the cuteness held by its pc counterparts. There aren't really any perks to this game;we find our cute adult frog hero and his family (including a wife and countless children) replaced by an annoying adolescent frog that, while finally being able to swim (unlike in the other games), is lame on a level that issimalar to watching a dog chase its tail for 98 hours. Flimsy graphics give the feeling that the game was released too soon (along with the nausea that comes with the freaky camera).

So let us take a moment of silence to mourn our beloved cute Frogger (voice sounds as if from above "Let us never forget that cute little guy who recued babies from peril, or that arcade format we know and love, or all those direct directions .We will miss you Frogger we will miss you!"...)well the new one STILL stinks so save your money and buy a Spyro or Crash (Bandicoot) game.

Good for beginners
This game was great for me - but I'm new to 3-D adventure games.Until recently I was playing on a Gameboy Color and avoiding all games in 3-D because they made me dizzy.This game is paced slowly enough that I can actually get used to 3-D gameplay.It's alot of fun but the graphics don't always keep up with the action, several times I've been stuck in a wall for a few seconds because the view didn't update quickly enough.It's also not what I expected when I heard "Frogger", I thought I was getting an updated version of the original but it's really a different game playing on the Frogger name.Even so I really like the game and recommend it to those looking for something a little slower-paced.

Terrible game!
This PS2 game is pretty bad.The storyline is rather stupid.I found the graphics to be colorful but overall not that great.Also, you spend a lot of time swimming in rivers and waterfalls, but there is NO sound of flowing water!I played this game for about an hour before giving up on it.Maybe little kids will like the colorful, cartoony graphics, but that's about it.Definitely not worth buying to add to your library.Rent it instead if you really want to play it.

an embarrassment to sony and to playstation 2
i rented this game when my 11 year old (girl) cousin came over. we both agreed, this game is terrible. and this is from my cousin who is a huge frogger fan and owns every PC frogger game. even though this game is only $$, it isn't worth a penny. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON THIS GAME! here are a list of GREAT games that are also only $$ and are rated "E" for everybody (kid appropriate).

GRAN TURISMO 3(realistic racing simulator)
PAC MAN WORLD 2 (platformer)
ATV OFF ROAD FURY (ATV off-road racing)
SSX TRICKY(snowboarding racing)
NAMCO MUSEUM(4 classic namco arcade games on one disc)
CRASH BANDICOOT THE WRATH OF CORTEX (warning: very long load times, but the game itself is a good platformer.)

Bleah!
This game stinks!I dan't know why they would make a game as bad as this.I reccomend Barbie's Horse Racing Video Game instead of this and I'm a boy!
Pros and Cons:
Pros:
Oops! Sorry for the inconvienence. This game doesn't have any Pros!

Cons:
The graphics
The gameplay
The controls
The dialouge
The game in general
Someone might buy it for you

If I had an option to give this game 0 stars, I would.No wonder it's 80% off the regular price! ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

When Sega decided to discontinue the Dreamcast, it opted to make itsexcellent sports titles available for other consoles. And not a moment too soon.Competition is always a good thing, and Sega Sports titles, including NBA2K2, 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 and 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, and facialanimations, along with a higher polygon count, to ensure all the jukes, spins,jumps, and dunks are as realistic as possible. The audio is also good,particularly the play-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. The controls let you quickly and fluidlybox 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 NBA Live series fromEA Sports. But NBA 2K2 surpasses EA's titles with its excellent AI. Thisgame is challenging, satisfying, and fun in both single and multiplayer modes.--Bob Andrews

Note: This text refers to thePlayStation2 version of thisgame.

Pros:

• Gorgeous graphics
• Intuitive controls
• Great AI

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

Reviews (14)

one of the best
in very simple words, if you are looking for a good game to keep you and your friends hooked for ages, pick this up. 1- its 10 bucks, 2- its probably one of the best basketball games out there. solid gameplay, solid options, solid game!

Very Cool Game
I got this game for Christmas and I am still learning it but, It is very enjoyable even for an old fart like me. I like being able to select All-Star teams from the past like the 1980's Eastern conference that includes my favorite players Larry Bird and Danny Ainge.

A AWSOME BBALL GAME FOR GC (A 11 YEAR OLD GAMER)
This game is much better than NBA Courtside 2002 and it is more realistic. The audiance look more real because if u are at your home court and say u make a fancy dunk the audiance will get up off of their seats and cheer for u. U can play Street Ball in it and it is very fun. I guarantee u will never get bored of this game. I almost forgot u can play as bball legends from the 50s/60s, 70s east, 70s west, 80s east, 80s west and players in present time. Last fact u can also play as western and eastern all-stars... U should all know that. Buy this game and u wont want to take it back:)

The Best Bball Game on GC As of Now
NBA 2k2 beats out every other bball game on the market. Though it has minor flaws, like every game, overall it's just great. Everything is done pretty well, except the street mode.

I think this is the only thing Sega has to change for 2k2. The street mode isn't that great; it's basically a regular game with less people. The courts aren't done perfectly, and in Rucker the stands are empty.

I don't really need the street mode though. The franchise, create-a-player, and just plaing gameplay buys this game for me. And if u like good gameplay, franchise, and other features u should buy this game.

This game really deserves a 4.5 but u can't put that in, so I rounded it up to 5.

THE BEST NBA GAME TILL 2K3
I just got GameCube and my first game was NBA 2K2.The graphics are hot.The game is updated. The only problem is where is Chaney(NYK coach).They still have JVG. GO KINGS. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Tony Hawk 3 captures the look and feel of the big-console versions but transforms the concept into a third-person, mock 3-D game. This new incarnation keeps the original control scheme but brings in alternate career goals, new tricks (including the revert), and changing environments--they even include pedestrians--across seven global locations. Unlike the last game, however, this version allows players to link up for such multiplayer games as Trick Attack, Graffiti, HORSE, and Tag (one copy of the game per GBA unit and link cable is required). The roster of skaters features Tony Hawk, Elissa Steamer, Jamie Thomas, Rodney Mullen, Eric Koston, Chad Muska, Kareem Campbell, Steve Caballero, Andrew Reynolds, Rune Glifberg, Geoff Rowley, Bam Margera, and Bucky Lasek. ... Read more

Features

• Platform: Game Boy Advance
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Genre: Sports

Reviews (35)

Excellent game!
In the best skating game on the gba, Ride as 13 top skateboarders, including Tony Hawk, as you pull off tons of tricks & combos in obstacle-filled environments. There are many different tricks so this isn't an easy game to master.
You can play in career mode, where you choose a character to do a certain amount of goals to beat the player's career, such as collecting the letters "S-K-A-T-E" scattered in each course. Once you complete a player's career, then try to complete all the goals to unlock another career slightly harder then the first one. Try to beat both careers on each player to unlock another course.
You can also play in free skate, which is just practicing. You can also play the tutorial where it teaches you the basic tricks.
You can also play 2 player mode, where you and a friend will link up and compete in several different events such as who can get the highest score.
The graphics and gameplay are great, and this game is tons of fun and filled with easy and challenging goals.

Trade?
this is a good game but you should borrow or rent it until you are should
but i will trade

Go Tony Hawk!
Okay, I'm going to try to explain this as calmly as possible. BUY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!! The levels are fun, the goals are challenging, but not impossible,(just the way I like em'!)the controls are easy to get used to,and the replay value is insane! I have at least 20 GBA games, but this is the topper! The only problem I have is the graphics. They're Not exactly great.

Gameplay: 5/5. There are 6 main levels of gameplay. Four are just goals, two are contests. There is one goal that confused me, in the suburbia level. WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! It Was the find the secretTape. To do this, I thought that you had to get on top of the thin man's house. But you have to grind the house northeast of it. To do this, go into the northwest pool. Jump out of the North side, then grind the long red rail eastward. Jump constantly, or you'll lose your balance. Keep doing that. After a few seconds, you'll be grinding ona shed. Jump off it, grind the fence, and you'll have the secret tape! This next one had a much simpler Solution. Get a score of 300,000 in the LA level. To do this, simply grind the four trees near the beginning. You'll have the score in no time! Well, anyway, the gameplay is by far the best in any GBA game!

Replay Value: 5/5I've had this for almost a year, and I still play it nonstop! I'm not the least bit tired of it!

Controls: 5/5 When I first got this game, the controls were VERY difficult to get used to. It'll take some practice. But once you have it down pat, You'll agree that they are very comfortable.

Graphics: 2/5 Not much to say. They're horrible. I'll just leave it at that.

Like I said before, BUY THIS GAME! Despite the horrendus(I hope I spelled that right)graphics, you'll be in for endless hours of fun!

Just like the PS version, only smaller
Over the past three years, Activision's Tony Hawk franchise has consistently proven to be one of the best action sports series on every platform it has appeared on, which currently tallies up to eight, and each sequel has been different enough and fun enough to keep bringing players back for more. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is no exception and is probably the only Game Boy Advance game to truly usurp Tony Hawk 2. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 plays just how you'd expect Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 to play, albeit from an isometric perspective. In the single-player mode, you'll skate around different locations, completing various objectives to progress to the next level. You're given a choice of 13 real-life pro skaters, and there is also a create-a-skater option, which lets you alter the skin tone, shirt, pants, shoes, and tattoos of your skater. The objectives you'll have to complete include three different score objectives, as well as collect letters to spell the word "skate," find a hidden tape, and meet a slew of level-specific goals that range from delivering airline tickets to a family in the Airport level to grinding specific rails in the LA level, which triggers an earthquake and changes the terrain of the level. There's actually a fair amount of level interaction like this in Tony Hawk 3, though it isn't quite as deep as that found in the console versions of Tony Hawk 3. What it does offer makes the gameplay experience a bit more enjoyable. Out of the six levels in the game, two of them are competition levels, in which the objective is to score as many points as you can with as few bails as possible in the allotted time limit. The gameplay is essentially identical to that of Tony Hawk 2 for the GBA, though there have been a few noteworthy changes. The default control configuration assigns nollies and flip tricks to the left shoulder button, grinds to the A button, jumps to the B button, and grab tricks and the revert to the right shoulder button, but it can be customized to your liking. Yes, Tony Hawk 3 features the revert, a handy maneuver used to integrate vert tricks into the middle of combos. Unlike Tony Hawk 2 for the GBA, Tony Hawk 3 has four different multiplayer modes. Horse, the game in which each player attempts to match the previous player's trick, can be played with up to four players using a single GBA. The three link cable modes are trick attack, tag, and king of the hill. Trick attack is a simple score-based competition, while tag and king of the hill are essentially reversed versions of the same game, in which players either try to stay away from the skater who's "it" or take the crown away from the skater who's the "king." Multiplayer games have always been a staple of the Tony Hawk franchise, and the modes included here are just as fun and playable as in any other incarnations of Tony Hawk.
Tony Hawk 2 still stands as one of the sharpest-looking games for the GBA, and Tony Hawk 3 improves upon it. The game is viewed from an isometric perspective, giving you a wide overview of the level around you. The skaters are 3D polygonal models that are expertly animated and represent their console counterparts beautifully. And while the skater models in Tony Hawk 2 were textured with flat colors, in Tony Hawk 3, they have simple but effective textures that bring them just a bit closer to replicating the real thing. The levels also look great, though the isometric perspective can still sometimes be cumbersome. Vicarious Visions has smoothed out the formula a bit since Tony Hawk 2, so the view doesn't create quite as many frustrating moments. Vicarious Visions has also done a great job of re-creating the sounds of Tony Hawk on the Game Boy Advance. All the skate sounds, from your trucks grinding a rail to the roll of your wheels over concrete, have been sampled directly from the console versions, and all the effects sound sharp. The game features a soundtrack of digital renditions of numerous songs from the Tony Hawk 3 soundtrack, though the selections are almost entirely guitar-based songs, making the soundtrack slightly less appealing if you don't like rock. The tracks are surprisingly true to the source material, but some get a bit muddled in the translation. With the great impression that Tony Hawk 2 for the GBA made on many gamers, Vicarious Visions could have easily just thrown the Tony Hawk 3 levels into the same exact game and still have a quality title. Instead, it went the extra mile and included an improved trick system, improved graphics, multiplayer support, and a create-a-skater mode, creating an exceptional game and maintaining the Tony Hawk tradition of perpetually creating better games. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 used to be the must-own action sports game for the Game Boy Advance. Meet the new titleholder.

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