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i didn't get this item - what can I do to receive it?
How can I either get this item I ordered or get reimbursed or credited for it?PLEASE RESPOND ASAP!!

lotta fun
This game is fun! It has a very easy learning curve. It is a simple game to play. You can Have a demolition derby, a stock car race, or a demolition race. I highly reccomend this game for anyone who owns a playstation. ... Read more

Reviews (14)

A good ride
This game is a very smooth ride. I loved it. I couldn't put it down once it came in the mail. Still, I was somewhat disappointed with how easy it was to win the championship. All it seems to take is a course with enough nintey degree turns. You can always make those turns faster than the rest of the cars for some reason, no matter who you play with. So, the game is fun and runs smoothly, but pretty much anyone with a steady hand will defeat the first try.

GREAT GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am 12 yrs old and I enjoy this game.Me and my dad play with it at night.He likes it because you can set it up to do black flags and yellow flags and turn the damage on.If you just like racing you can turn all that stuff off.My only complaint is that you can't turn on black and yellow flags on 2 player.BUY THIS GAME!

I mean its fun, but you need more cars for each race
Both the first game and this one are pretty fun, but you need more than 16 cars to be a real race.Also, when are they going to make a NASCAR game that has some real crashes.I know its just a game but I think that some more smoke and visual damage to cars would be cool.I mean you can bump cars all the time in this game and nothing ever happens.It was still fun, but it could be better

simply entertaining
Me and my dad have always enjoyed playing racing games. Well this game isn't any typical racing game, it has over 15 authentic tracks straight from the NASCAR circuit. It also has anough cars to satisfy any enthuisist. Also hidden racers and cars along with hidden tracks to be unlocked adds some variety to the gameplay. I enjoyed it and would reccommend it to anyone, also its only 20 bucks now!

Truly good racing
Well i have played all of EA's NASCAR games, and i must say, they are truly good but they don't "Beat the Heat". If you already have played EA's NASCAR 2000-2001 you shoud try NASCAR Heat by Hasbro. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Tony Hawk, famous for his 720 move (a mid-air 360-degree somersault done twice), is widely credited as being one of the best skateboarders in the world. Hawk lends his technical advice and character likeness to this nine-level title, which is among the better skating titles on the PlayStation. While it is cool to play as Hawk, would-be skate pros can also choose to play as one of eight other skaters. Each character has a different riding style and at least three unique tricks to master.

Solo players will skate to win the world championship, with over 100 moves available to score points, including slides, grinds, and landing tricks. A split screen allows players to compete against each other. During this head-to-head mode, you can score style points, race between obstacles, or play tag. If you opt for graffiti mode, both players compete against each other by "tagging" objects while performing their tricks. A replay mode is available for players to view highlights at the end of a game.

The level design is enormous, with 10 interactive courses, including skate and pool parks, half pipes, and a downtown area. Each skating environment is filled with secret places, shortcuts, and obstacles. Once you get the moves down, you can perform a trick off of just about any object that you see. Tony Hawk is not the only star in this game--the music stands strong on its own. Cool cuts come from Primus and the Dead Kennedys--which can be inspiring during the frantic onscreen action. While game control is relatively solid, there are some minor problems in tight areas.

This title is so large it is overwhelming, given the enormity of levels and available moves. However, persistent skate pros will master this game with a little practice. (Fortunately, there is a practice mode to scrape your knees on.) --Kasty Thomas

Pros:

• Variety of moves and tricks
• Excellent course design and graphics
• Solid controls

• Control problems in tight areas

Reviews (154)

The game that spawned numerous sequels and rip offs
Extreme sports video games, up until the year 2000, were usually extremely lacking. The games often suffered from poor play control and graphics, and seemed rushed. But at long last, in the year 2000, Activision set out to correct all that had been done wrong previously with such titles. They went the extra mile to try to make the perfect skateboarding game. Did they succeed? Read on for my review of Tony Hawk Pro Skater.

PROS:
-UNLIKE A NUMBER OF EXTREME SPORTS TITLES, THIS ONE USES ACTUAL PEOPLE! As the title of the game may have implied, Tony Hawk is a playable character. In addition to Hawk, there are a number of other pro boarders selectable.
-THE GAME USES ACTUAL MUSIC BY ACTUAL BANDS! Most extreme sports titles feature lame, generic music that sounds like it would be better off elsewhere. In this game, that is NOT true. Bands like Goldfinger and Primus contributed music to this game, and their contributuions are one of the things that make this game so great. The other bands that contributed aren't as well known, but their songs are no less excellent.
-NO TWO CHARACTERS ARE EXACTLY ALIKE. Although every character plays in a similar fashion, each one has his or her own special moves. Likewise, what one character may lack in one area he may make up for in another, while with another character it may be vice versa.
-THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INTERESTING LOCATIONS. This game's settings are another great strength that it has. You'll go everywhere from an abandoned warehouse to an abandoned mall, and even a dam! There is no shortage of cool places to go in this games.

CONS:
-CONTROLS TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO. If you've never played any game by Activision that uses this same game engine, expect to take some time adjusting to the controls. Once you get the hang of them, though, you'll end up liking them.
-LATER ENTRIES IN THE SERIES WERE CONSIDERABLY BETTER. Although this was a good game, the later games were better, featuring more characters (and some even cooler secret ones), more secrets, and more music. Oh well, this game is still good.
-THE GAME GETS TOO HARD, TOO FAST. This game starts easy, but gets hard after a few short play sessions. Expect to blister your thumbs a lot, and often times accomplish nothing for it.

OVERALL:
Overall this is a very good game. Sure, it's overrated, but that's because it's a good game! If you want the best skateboarding games out there, the games in the Tony Hawk series are exactly what you're looking for.

YEAH!
punk skatin in your living room! tons of great trick including the 900! unexplaynably great worlds! hell i give it a gabagilion starz!

This game is awesome!
Tony Hawk- legendary skateboard hero. He rocks. His games rocks. That's all there is to it. Tony Hawk+anything=awesome! In Tony Hawk's Pro Skater you can play as legendary Tony Hawk or various other awesome pro skaters. You can pull tons of tricks and spend hours trying to one-up your best trick or combo. The multiplayer is pretty fun also. There are multiple multiplayer scenarios that make multiplayer very fun. This game is the best. Like I said before Tony Hawk rocks!

This Game Rules!
This is an awesome game!! It totally rocks! This is the ORIGINAL Tony Hawk game! People say that the rest are better because the graphics are better, but the gameplay is what counts most! It doesn't have as many tricks as the other ones, but, who gives a care?!!!!!! This ones SKATING is better than some newer ones because it is harder to bail. And also, the Career mode is better than some of them because there aren't as many goals, the goals aren't too hard, or too easy (except for the first level which is SUPER easy, cleared it in two two minute runs). If you are looking for a good skating game, a fun sports game, or just an awesome game, buy the Tony Hawk games!!!!

The first time around
Skateboarding is not a crime - but trying to top Tony Hawks Pro Skater in the Fun Factor rating will be. This fast paced thrill-a-minute skateboarding game will be the standard on the PlayStation for a while. It's one of the best games this year, and it's full slate of tricks, bails, and twists that will keep you satisfied for a while. Don't think that just because it's a skater game that you have to be a skater to play it. Tony Hawk lets the novice and the skate junkie alike enjoy the action. There's no complicated story line or rendered cut scenes in-between skating - you simply grind, gleam, and glide through ten different skate areas including classics like Burnside in Portland or the streets of San Francisco. You'll tear it up in abandoned warehouses, schools, and even in a river gorge in Phoenix. Pick from one of ten skaters, all with different moves and special tricks as you try to grab high scores, find hidden video tapes, and collect other items to help you reach your objectives. The game is a slick piece of work for the PlayStation. Although you will find the occasional seam split or blank polygonal dead-end, you'll be amazed by the detail in the game, including the full-on face bashing and asphalt blood-letting that hardcore skaters are used to. But what really seals this skate's fate is the game's incredible speed, which blazes past games like Trickstyle for the Dreamcast. The compliment of special moves is also spectacular, with a level of variation that makes almost any gravity-defying trick possible. A good skater would readily admit that the music attached to skate culture is a big part of the experience. Activision never slouched by giving lame, generic studio music to Tony Hawk fans - expect the thrash stylings of the Dead Kennedys, Primus, Goldfinger, and Suicidal Tendencies to round the soundtrack out. Don't like skate music? Turn it off and skate to Frank Sinatra to see what a difference a song makes. Although the game is styled so novices can easily figure out the controls, finger pimps will rule the roost in Tony Hawk. Some of the better combinations (and the higher scores) are achieved by the most intense finger aerobics since Track and Field. Mashing won't help either - you have to know the combos to score. All in all, Tony Hawk is an impressive tour-de-force in the skating arena. Competition like MTV Sports: Snowboarding, Trickstyle, and Thrasher: Skate and Destroy already have the bar set pretty high with this game. Who will bring the Hawk down? It's going to take a fairly high-flying predator to do the job. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Combining the road rage-inspired dark fantasies of Mad Max with a twist of campy black humor, Twisted Metal III is a worthy addition to the emerging car combat genre. Though the game is sure to be a hit with newcomers of the series, fans of the previous Twisted Metal games will find that TM III doesn't quite fire on all cylinders.

The story runs somewhere between Mortal Kombat and your wildest dreams of demolition derbies. But the paper-thin plot doesn't matter: you have a rad car and aren't afraid to use it. Whether you choose to control the monster truck driven by the little old lady, Mr. Grimm's motorcycle o' death, or what is quite possibly the coolest ice-cream truck ever, you'll speed and skid around the asphalt-covered levels, grabbing power-ups and blowing up your opponents with a wide array of vehicle-mounted weaponry.

In a game like this, several things are key: physics, control, and level design. Twisted Metal III departs from the previous games in the franchise. The levels are smaller and the physics and controls conspire to make the vehicles handle oddly. The bottom line: car-smashing fun that doesn't quite live up to the glories of the prequels. --John Cocking

Pros:

• Cool vehicles
• The London level
• Knocking your foes off the rooftops in Tokyo

• Driving in reverse using the analog controls
• There are some small, small levels

Features

• Car combat mayhem
• New weapons, contestants, and multiplayer options
• Improved enemy AI
• Thrash metal soundtrack featuring Rob Zombie
• For 1 to 4 players

Reviews (63)

terrible!
Why did 989 studios take over this series? Since then, the twisted metal series fell apart. Twisted metal three is the worst ever! The engine of how the games run is difficult. the game has no conrol. i had a hard time even causing little damage to someone.

graphics:The graphics are jumpy, the levels are small, and half of the time in hollywood i don't know where i am! the characters are ugly, the cars are also ugly!So little detail in every world! Hollywood looks like some japenese disaster, the blimp is nothing like a storage room place. Visualy, it's an eyesore!

Sound:The heavy metal tracks go well with the game, but the noises are annoying.the voice overs are nice in the profile part. So sound is the only area.

gameplay:It's hard to aim, drive, and have a good time! the sense of speed is gross. The only way to go is turbo.If you crash, be prepared to be trapped for good!

Replay:This game dosen't last. You won't want to see all the endings. becaue the game isn't boring. This game will likely find itself in your giveway pile in three years

Overall, boring, dum, and the worst combat car game ever made. get twisted metal black!

Great Twisted Metal game.
One of the coolest games for the psx. I love Sweet Tooth as a person to be.

Pros:
Many weapons
Great cars
Love the Rob Zombie songs

Cons:

The battlegrounds are to small.

Great game if you love BLOWING things up.

One of the Best Twisted Metals
Twisted Metal 3 is definately one of the better Twisted Metals out there. I liked how Twisted Metal 3 kept the "World Tour" Storyline like Twisted Metal 2. The World is the contests battleground yet again in TM3 with the contest literately destroying famous cities around the world like Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Egypt, and much more!

If you want a great Twisted Metal game, get Twisted Metal 3!

Twisted Metal 3
Ah, the game the temporarily destroyed the Twisted Metal franchise... Don't buy this game. Any of the other Twisted Metals are far, far, far, far, far better! Go with one of them.

989? Doesn'tcompare to Vigilante 8
Single trac is gone 989 now run the TM .It's fun but mediocre . Cars flip over . YOu drive find weapons shoot and that's it. What about depth? IN v8 you are limited to weapons and can shoot specialattacks by pressing combinations .

Pros:
Fun
Spectre and thumper in this game
TM

Cons: Car flips
TM:SB abd TM2 are better

Score: 7 ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX uses a refined version of the gameengine found in the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. The modes,menu, and trick system are identical. The main difference is thatinstead of skating around, performing tricks, and collectingvideotapes, you're riding a bike, performing tricks, and collectingmagazine covers. To accommodate the physics of bicycle tricks, thelevel design is different from THPS. Some of the levels aregood, but most are relatively bland and aren't as clever as what we'veseen before. Despite this flaw, it is the best BMX game currently onthe market, but in the context of other extreme sports games it fallsshort. It's too similar to the original THPS and not as good asTHPS2.

Despite the fact that it's mostly derivative, the game has a fewoutstanding features. It contains lots of full-motion video sequences,albeit at the expense of load times. The real gem is the soundtrack,which is a nice mix of punk, electronica, hip-hop, and rock. It'sdefinitely one of the best video game soundtracks ever.

If you're looking for the best BMX game on the PlayStation, this is it.If you're a fan of extreme sports in general, you'd be better servedwith THPS2 or waiting for THPS3. --Raymond M.Padilla

Pros:

• Outstanding soundtrack
• Gamers familiar with the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series will feelright at home
• Plenty of full-motion video

• Long load times
• Mediocre level design
• Not enough enhancements from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

Reviews (37)

cool
this is the coolest. For anyone wanting to do freestyle tricks move to MHPB2!!!!like doing tricks like the sufer or FPEG Stand To Expandable.

Pretty Darn Good
I haven't unlocked every level on this game yet, but from what I've unlocked so far I would say that this game is pretty darn good. I mean, who cares about the graphics? C'mon. I bought this game with some of my birthday money at GameStop. I couldn't wait to play it. As soon as I got home I jammed it in my console and started playing. I was hooked! I didn't like the first level, mostly because I had played it already in the THPS2 demo, but the next level, Construction Yard, was AWESOME! And to those people who say this game is easy, they must be sick in the head. This game constitutes a good challenge. Especially the level I'm on now. Can't wait to get to the next level. I'm gonna push myself...
Anyway, if you want to get this game I'd say go with that voice in your head and spend some cash. You won't be sorry. You can trust me.

The most addictive game I have ever played
I love this game, it is totally awsome. My best friend I stayed up untill 5:00am trying to beat the game. I thought the Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX was money well spent. I recomend to everyone that is looking for a fun and challengeing game to play. It is just like the first Tony Hawk game.

MAT HOFFMAN ROCKS !!!

Blood splatters unacceptable and unnecessary!!
My 6 1/2 year old son was so excited about getting this game, he talked about it constantly while we waited for it to be delivered. But when he started playing it, he was so disturbed by the blood splatters, he left the game in tears. We have so enjoyed Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, we assumed this product was comparable. Since when are blood splatters OK for "Everyone" (the game is rated E)??? Tony Hawk, you should be ashamed to offer this game to young children. My son ended up very disappointed, and my husband and I were outraged.

my review (please read)
The game is pretty much the same as tonyhawk proskater except for the fact thats it is bikes. although the game just dosent have that special something to make it a great game like the tony hawk pro skater series. although it is still fun to play every now and then. ... Read more

Features

• Play as Patch, the left-behind Dalmatian
• Rescue your brothers and sisters from Cruella
• Learn from your TV hero Thunderbolt
• Explore 29 London locations
• For 1 player

Product Description

No video port on your television? A multiplatform household? Don't sweat it. This RFU Adapter works with the PlayStation one, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo 64, and automatically switches between your TV and your console. The RFU Adapter reminds you life can be easier than it looks. ... Read more

Features

• Platform: PlayStation 2

Reviews (5)

Don't buy from GamesAsylum!
They advertised the following:
Playstation RFU Adapter SCPH-10071/94093
by Sony Computer Entertainment
- they sent a substitute from some unknown company and the product was a cheaply made and didn't work for what it was intended - when it was inserted between the Playstation 2 and the television - the audio was distorted and unbearable.Of course the postage cost and hassle involved to return the item would have netted me about $5-7 so I cut my losses and just won't buy from them again.If you hate to be cheated - don't buy from them either!

Much better than the madcatz one!
I tried to save [money] and bought the madcatz rfu adapter for my ps2. It was bad.Made dvd's sound like a video tape w/ bad tracking.This one from sony works like a charm.Clear picture, great sound.If you have an older TV without rca plugs, get this!

thank god for e-bay
sony packed an AC adapter in this RFU adapter box, but i made back 7 bucks on e-bay, so it's not so bad.word to the wize, don't buy accesories from sony, i see a lot of bad reviews on their products all the time.

low quality
my cord worked fine for the first week, maybe even 10 days!after that, it broke from being pulled, but not at any signifigant strenth!thats low quality

ALERT!---PSone USERS!VERY IMPORTANT!
I have bought over 5 different RFU adapters from different makers and companies.I just purchased a PSone (smaller version of regular Playstation).I have found that this RFU adapter is THE ONLY ONE that works with the PSone Game Console.Caution PSone users, if you want a RFU adapter, spend the extra money and get this....if you don't....you'll regret it..... ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup battle some of the vilest villains to ever walk the earth in The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction. They need you to help them fight it out in scary arenas such as MoJo JoJo's lair, the Townville city dump, and Fuzzy's shack. But never fear, the Girls have got a lot of cool moves from which to choose, including fire laser eyes, tornado spin, and a chilling ice-breath move. Interactive battle stages provide the extra weapon just when you need it. Think you're doomed? Story and simulator modes keep the battle going so the Powerpuff Girls can dare to fight crime just in time to save the world. ... Read more

Reviews (14)

I AM VERY MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am very mad. When I got this game i was like "Cooooool" but when I played it I was like "Ewwwwwwwww". I burned this game in my room. I want to kill a puff girl. They are fat.

Fight! Powerpuff Girl Style!
Fight all the Townsville villians to take back Chemical X!Activate special moves - laser eyes, tornadoes & ice breath.Villian or Powerpuff Girl Mode with Two Player Mode.

fun...for about a day...
...The game itself is basically a fighting game, although somewhat different from the norm..It's built around picking up items and throwing them at your opponent.There are also the standard kick/punch and a simple "kick kick punch" combo that can be employed, although they're really only useful for making your opponent drop whatever it is they're going to throw at you since the kick/punch attacks do very little damage themselves.You can also catch some of the things your opponent throws at you, although it's usually nearly impossible to do (as is dodging items since they pretty much lock onto you and nail you even if you try to jump out of the way).The gameplay is also spiced up with chemical-x bottles..There are normally 3 around at once..Hit your opponent with something to make them drop one of their bottles..If you get hit, you drop one...If you manage to collect all 3, you're given the chance to use a super power (which are wildly uneven, from Sedusa's barely damaging slime attack to the Powerpuff Girls' eye lasers that can suck away half of their opponent's life bar)...In the end, the gameplay boils down to a simple matter of "hit the other person with something before they can hit you"..

The graphics, presented in an overhead 3D adventure-type view of the battle arena, are fairly good.The intro movie is excellent.Powerpuff Girls fans will especially enjoy seeing the show's intro in 3D animation..Overall, things are nice and colorful and do a good job of creating an atmosphere similar to the show..The sound is also good, although some more soundbytes from the characters or the show would have been nice.

The controls are fairly simple, albeit somewhat sluggish.In fact, my first impression with the game was that it was quite slow.However, as you get into the game a little more, the pace seems to be just about right for the gameplay style...Still, it can be a bit tedious at times...

As for difficulty and longevity..There are several villains and arenas to unlock by playing through the story mode with each Powerpuff Girl.These can also be unlocked with passwords that can be found online.Normally, the ability to unlock secrets would add to the longevity of the game, but there aren't many villains to defeat, and the game can be finished fairly quickly...I beat this game and unlocked all of the secrets the first night I played it...That's not to say it's easy...it's actually fairly difficult even on "easy" mode, probably to the point that it would frustrate some of the younger fans of the show.However, with so few battles to win, it becomes a matter of persistance rather than skill...fighting each villain over and over until you defeat them.After you beat the game, there's not much point to doing it again.Then it comes down to the simulator mode, a one or two player single battle game that becomes very tedious after about a day.In other words, it's very likely to become one of those games that sits on a shelf indefinitely after playing it for a day or two...

Well, the bottom line is that it's fun for a while.It's definitely not an outstanding game.It IS somewhat violent..but those of you complaining about the violence might want to try watching an actual episode of the cartoon..If you're a big fan of the Powerpuff Girls, it's probably worth buying just to dust off every once in a while, watch the intro movie, and play a bit..For anyone else, I'd say it deserves a rental, but you'll find that even the rental period will probably outlast the enjoyment you'll get from the game...

Not What I Was Hoping For
I'm a totally obsessed Powerpuff Girls fan. I read the comics, buy the DVDs, and have the fashion accessories.So I decided to get this game.There aren't many "girly" games out there for a girl such as myself to buy... and this is one I shouldn't have bought.

The characters in this game move extremely slow.It makes it difficult and frustrating to play this game.I may not be an obsessive gamer, but I am 18 and have the necessary motor skills to play a freaking video game!So obviously there is something wrong with the game.I wish I had read everyone's online reviews before getting this game, because I would not have gotten it if I had.I would recommend getting anything from the Spyro series if you're looking to play a cute, fun game. You can actually get somewhere with those! Also, Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy is a cute game for girls.

Too Stupid and Violent to Bear!!!
My sister and I are big fans of the PPGs. So we thought that the PS1 game looked cool. But, when we brought it home and started playing, we had a huge dissapointment. The beginning is just like the start of the show, but when you start playing the game, it is totaly VIOLENT!! The only object of the game is to beat up the villain that you are pitted against. You throw things at eachother and use violent moves on eachother. My sister had to stop playing at level 5 because the villain was getting too violent and her fingers were hurting from all the action! This game is a TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY, and I hope that the store will let us return it!!!! DON'T BUY THIS GAME!!!! ... Read more

Features

• Grab power-ups for cool news weapons and gear
• Sweet graphics
• For 1 player
• Revamped, 3-D version of arcade super-classic
• Rotate, thrust and shoot, just like the old days

Reviews (7)

An arcade classic gets a makeover
At the end of the nineties, a new fad in the video game industry started - remaking arcade classics for modern audiences. Though this idea seemed odd, it had some pretty good results. One of the first games to get a makeover was the classic Asteroids. How does this new version of the game measure up? Read on and you shall find out!

PROS:
-Obviously, the graphics have been given a total makeover - and all for the better.
-Unlike the original arcade game, you have your choice of three different ships in this game! Each ship has different stats.
-There is a fourth, hidden ship.
-Hidden somewhere in the game is the original Asteroids arcade game!
-You can get power-ups for your craft. These serve a variety of different functions, making this game very entertaining.
-There are a variety of locales. You start out in deep space, but will find yourself in other interesting places, like at the entrance to a black hole, and on a huge asteroid!
-Asteroids aren't the only targets this time around. There are aliens, satellite pieces, and all kinds of new obstacles.
-The game, though it has several improvements, maintains the original's simplistic control scheme.

CONS:
-Even though this is a good makeover, this kind of game is severely dated.
-You won't like this game if you didn't like the original version.
-This game IS NOT for everybody. If the game gives you a bad first impression, you probably won't be willing to give it a chance.
-There is not enough variety. The game is basically the same turn, teleport, boost, and shoot formula the original used.

OVERALL:
If you liked the original version of Asteroids, there's a good chance you'll enjoy this update of the classic. If you didn't like the original, you're not going to like this. Ultimately we have a pretty good game here, but it's not for everyone.

Unworthy Revamp
Right here goes... The graphics, although jazzed up a little, are still hardly pushing the PS to it's limits. Even a Megadrive could (and did - Star Control) do a much better effort. Secondly, there are 60 levels in the game, most of which can be cleared of asteroids in seconds, and the background changes after each 15 levels. Again, hardly pushing the machine there really considering that the 4 background images are very uninspired. I cleared the game on my first play! At least the origional game went on into infinity (I presume.) Lastly, although the new weopans are pretty cool, they don't appear randomly - ie: on the first ten levels you get mines, next ten levels you get homing missiles, next ten you get smart bombs etc. This aspect takes a lot of the fun out of happening upon something interesting early on.

Oh, and the two player mode is as fun as a bout of ... in a space suit. Co-operative play only!! There isn't even a mode where you can fight your mates...

I know it's cheap, but it's a 'three-games-and-it's-gathering-dust' title I'm afraid. Why doesn't someone release Star Control for the PS?? Now that was great fun.

Fun for all people!
Asteroids has great graffics and 3 ships to choose from. Now there is many new kinds of asteroids. ( Like crystal asteroids, alien astoriods, or ancient energy asteroids. There is also other cool stuff like space debris and comets. ) You can also get power-ups that recharge your shields, power-up your laser, let you set mines, and 13 other things. You can play with 2 people. The only thing a hate is that when you save your game it saves the zone not the level. ( There are 5 zones with at least 10 levels each. ) If you are wanting to play the classic asteriods all you have to do is find an object from that game and fire at it. This will unlock it.

Yep, I'm still an Asteroids addict!
I was a master of the original Asteroids. And I found this Playstation version very challenging. I've finally mastered the Expert level, and I'm intimidated about trying the Hardcore level. Excellent graphics, sound, andoptions. If you were a fellow-addict, you will LOVE this game. If you neverplayed Asteroids--this game is for those people who love to shoot-em-up andrack up the points.Best played with Dual shock controllers. ENJOY!

Not bad....but
Good graphics and all, and I really was a fan of the original back in high school, but honestly ...it kind of gets old after a while.You can play the original, but I soon wondered why I like it (because it was somethingnew in the 80's).If you're a fan of asteroids, you'll like it, if not,save your money. ... Read more

Reviews (10)

Blast!!!
Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 is a BLAST, literally.It has splendid graphics and when it comes to gameplay it is very lifelike.I got this game and quit playing it for a month because I couldn't hit off the pitcher.If you want a game that is life like and chalenging then this game is for you.It is hard to get into the groove and controls of the game at first because there are so many controls, but if you get the hang of it then you can't put it down.Since I have picked it up and tried to play it (2 months ago) I could not put it down.I think that they make the CPU (computer) a little too hard to beat but if you practise then you can beat them.I beat the CPU 45% of the time.Also if you are having troubble then try this and if it works spread the word because I just found this out 2 weeks ago: 1. Choose the Angles 2. give the closer 100% fastball and 1 other pitcher on your team 3. take the other pitcher that you have given the 100% fastball and throw a few fastballs and see their speed 4. Bring out the closer and throw his fastball a couple of times too 5. compare the speedsThe normal pither's fastball sould be 98MPH and the closer's sould be 102MPH.If you look in the editing screen it will say that the closer has more throwing stength/pitching power than normal pitchers.
So if you are going to turn down this game because it is hard then just try what I said and practise. ALOT

Super Game!
Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 is a very good game. It is very fun and enjoyable. The graphics are not the greatest but who cares? When you are having fun playing it you kinda forget about the graphics. The gameplay is awesome and I also like how it hasa boxscore after every single game in the season for every team! If you like baseball I would fully recommend this game. High Heat hits a grand slam!

4.5 stars
Let me begin by saying that I have never given a product a 5 star rating.People abuse the star system.You have to rate a product as compared to the best of it's kind.To date, High Heat Baseball 2001 is the best baseball game I have ever encountered.I had to cut a half star for a few flaws that the game has, as does every game.The game graphics are decent.One of the main problems is when a team executes a sacrifice fly.The ball can be hit to the shallow outfield with a legitimate chance of a play at the plate.You try to throw to the plate and it goes to the cutoff man EVERY time, allowing the run to score.It it too easy to steal bases.Roger Cedeno has 85 SB in less than half a season.Enough said.Sometimes when you hit a ball to the wall, it looks as if the ball went over the fence, but wait, the outfielder miraculously catches the ball without a jump over the fence, making the gameplay LOOKsomewhat shady.The commentary is horrible.With the combination of the commentary and the difficult gameplay the first time you play it, I thought it was going to be a flop.However, I got better at the game and got use to the commentary.Enough about the negative.The realistic feel of the gameplay is enough to overpower the bad and then some.All of the statistics are realistic.No player hits 95 homeruns with 215 RBI's in a season.(See Triple Play 2001).The fielding action is the best ever, along with the pitcher/batter interface.You can actually tell if it's going to be a ball or a strike, unlike that of the competitors.Another important factor that makes HH 2001 my first selection is the competitiveness of the AI.You actually get beat just like all of the teams in the pros.My winning percentage is right at .580, completely realistic.This game did not get the credit it deserved because 3DOis not in the spotlight.TP and MLB series are the mainstream games, and also the worst and most overrated baseball games I have ever played.If you want realistic gameplay and some competitive AI, go with the HH 2001.I just purchased a PS2.With all of the great games already out for the playstation 2, I can't seem to pry myself from the awesome HH 2001.Can't wait for HH 2002 for the PS2.

Not Much Better Than TP 2001
After the failure of Triple Play 2001, I got this game, hoping it would be better.It wasn't.The graphics are lackluster, and if you don't concentrate on every single pitch, the other team will most likely hit a home run.Also, when a fielder has the ball, he throws it to the first baseman instead of the pitcher.That's one thing they really need to fix.

Brains over Beauty
High Heat 2001 comes up short in a lot of ways (graphics, sound) but it's fast-paced (unlike MLB 2001) and realistic (unlike Triple Play 2001). If only the three could get together. A feature I liked about the PC versionwas the ability to chose your field no matter what team you were playingwith (i.e. the Whitesox in Enron). Since, Comiskey is a weak stadium itwould have been nice to move your team to various parks (even mid-season,game to game). ... Read more

Editorial Review

The truth is out there. And this game, based on one of the best sci-fiTV series in history, is way, way "out there." Despite performances by originalcast members David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, and a few otherfavorites, The X-Files puts the "normal" back into paranormal.

Collaboration with the TV show's creator, Chris Carter, ensures that the gameattains the eerie visual quality of the show, but the lack of any tension orpacing makes one wonder why the game is spread across an unusually voluminousfour PlayStation discs.

Mulder and Scully have gone missing, and as the poorly acted Craig Willmore, alocal FBI agent, you must find the clues that lead to their whereabouts. Most ofthe game is spent aimlessly wandering from location to location, hoping to findscreen hotspots that may possibly give players a clue as to what they aresupposed to do next.

Conversations with others seem strangely stilted, and often the script offers upred herrings that will frustrate players who try to play the game as if it werelogically designed. In a number of instances, even though you know what courseof action you should take, you're forced to wait for the game to catch up withyou before taking it. Unless you are a die-hard X-Files collector, there islittle reason to own this game. --Jeff Young

Pros:

• Lots of well-produced video

Cons:

• No sense of pacing
• Limited interaction
• Poor documentation
• Illogical design
• Scully and Mulder's appearances no more than cameos

Features

• Graphical adventure set in the X-Files universe
• Play the role of field agent Craig Willmore, assigned to find the missing Mulder and Scully
• Features cameos from most of the X-Files cast in full motion video sequences
• Developed with input from Chris Carter and Ten Thirteen Productions
• For 1 player

Reviews (28)

COOL!!
This game is sooooooooooooo awesome,it is the best PSONE game.I actually have a PS2 but i rented this game,tried it on PS2.Its great.
TV Similarities:
TV intro @ beginning
Mulder/Scully MORE than just cameos
Same types of cases

DIFFERENCES:
Different Agents

BUY THIS GAME!

Have fun making Skinner purse his lips at you
This game is so cool!I played it without a memory card and kept dying, so then bought a memory card and finally got past the first disc.Much fun had by me being obnoxious towards the characters.Try to handcuff Skinner and he gets uptight.Do it a couple more times and he gets madder!A true riot :)I did accidentally shoot Scully, and that was very disturbing.Other than that it's fun to get through, then put it away for a year and play again.

this game isn't that good
I bought this when I was a huge X-Files fan and I thought its ok but basically its hit a button see a cinamatic and I beat the game in like 2 days it isn't that good

Great fun
Its a fun game but there is one drawback.The end is anti-climatic.Thats the only thing.I think you should get more of a reward once you beat the game.

one of a kind!
I wish there were more games like this one. I'm not even a big x-File fan! The "cinematic" quality of this game was amazing. Great storyline, time-consuming, not especially hard, but challenging enough. Buy it! ... Read more

Editorial Review

Borrowing heavily from Japanese sci-fi animation films likeAkira, Galerians is a survival horror game with a twist. As Rion,a 14-year-old boy with powerful psychic abilities but no memories, players mustexplore a hostile cyberpunk world to unearth clues about Rion's mysteriouspast.

While gameplay mostly consists of exploration, combat, and puzzle solving,Rion's powers add an inspired--although somewhat disturbing--gameplay twist. Inorder to perform psychic attacks, Rion must inject himself with variouschemicals. However, excessive use of his powers have an adverse effect on hishealth, which forces our adolescent junkie to ingest pills to counter the sideeffects.

Although Galerians's stylized, computer-generated cut scenes give thegame a cinematic feel, there's an odd sense of discontinuity in this game. Thisis mostly caused by an annoying pause that occurs when your character movesbetween fixed camera viewpoints. In addition, there is a total lack oftransitional graphics during the disc load times, which occur when Rion isopening doors and such. --Joe Hon

Pros:

• Intriguing storyline
• Inspired--although somewhat disturbing--gameplay twist

• Annoying pause when moving between fixed camera viewpoints
• Lack of transitional graphics during load times between areas

Features

• You are Rion who uses pychic power enhancement chemicals to fight evil
• Use telekinesis and pyrokinesis to fight the Galerians
• 50 hours of reality warping gameplay
• 70 minutes of stunning cinematics
• For 1 player

Reviews (22)

Galerians is awsome!
Galerians is a great game, and surprisingly gory.The main character is Rion and he is so cool because he is psychic, but he has to take psychic power enhancement chemicals to use his powers.This game is very original and clever.Although other reviews said it wasn't very good and took to long to load, they were wrong.The loading was not bad and is nothing to complaim about or even worry about.It took me a while to figure out how to use his powers with the drugs, but that was because I had no instruction book.Once I figured it out though, it was amazing.Running around and using his psychic powers to kill the bad guys was so much fun!This game has a great plot and is NOT just some Resident Evil rip-off.

A truly mixed bag, but worth a look.
Galerians is a decent game.However, it's not for everyone.Imagine a more flawed Resident Evil, with awkward controls and relatively bland gameplay, at times.You control Rion, a teenager who awakens in a strange lab to find himself with incredible psychic abilities.As he makes his way around what appears to be a laboratory of some sort, there will be all sorts of enemies roaming around, trying to stop him.In order to stop them, he must inject himself with psychic power enhancing drugs, so that he has the juice to take them down.Too much [illegal drugs] and he goes berserk, losing life rapidly, but blowing away everyone in his path.Not enough, and he won't have what it takes to defeat the opposition.Little by little, you'll uncover more and more of Rion's past and exactly why he's there.

The gameplay has some blaring faults, mainly in the sense that the fighting is hard to control, and somewhat poorly designed.The whole drug idea is a cool one, in terms of storyline, but when it comes to actually playing out that idea, it can be annoying.You'll be constantly running around, searching for drugs to either heal you, protect you against "shorting out", or help you kill the bad guys.Other items are strewn across the game, such as keys and what not, to add a bit of puzzle-play to the game, but all it really does is slows the game down.

When it comes down to it, the gameplay is very sub-par.But, the storyline, graphics, sound and overall atmosphere make up for it.The entire game is filled with chilling cinemas to depict the game's downright creepy sci-fi storyline.All of the environments are very imaginative and drip with style.This game isn't blatantly jump-out-of-your-seat scary like Resident Evil.It's closer to the subtle, psychological and atmospheric horror found in Silent Hill--but in a sci-fi setting.The game has a sinister air about it everywhere you go; you'll feel for Rion straight from the beginning, while being disturbed by the violent acts he commits, almost unknowingly.I would recommend this game to someone that is willing to sacrifice good gameplay for a unique, chilling plot, and superbly executed sound and graphics.But if you demand a game that focuses more on gameplay than ambience and aesthetics, steer absolutely clear of Galerians.

An enjoyable survival sci-fi game with some flaws
First, let me start out the review by saying that the "over 50 hours of gameplay" claim on the back of the CD case is an outright lie.I beat it in under 6 hours my first (and only) time through.From what I've heard and read, 5-10 hours is average.In other words, don't expect the weeks of entertainment the packaging promises...

So, onto the basic premise of the game.You're a young boy named Rion.You wake up in a lab with no memories and an array of psychic abilities, apparently received while you were the unwilling subject for some sort of experimentation.You begin the game by escaping your restraints and trying to win your freedom.As you progress through the game's 4 areas, the story unfolds through character interactions and beautiful movies and images usually triggered by some sort of psychic flashback or intuition related to various objects and locations.

The gameplay basically involves battles (that are usually few and far between) and puzzle solving (mostly of the "find items and keys and figure out where to use them" variety).Your main weapons in battle are your psychic abilities, enhanced by chemicals called PPECs.You start out with 2 offensive abilities.Nalcon allows you to send sort of an attack wave ...You'll get a 3rd ability (albeit a fairly useless one) halfway through the game.So, you're basically left with 2 fairly weak main attacks, each taking more than one hit at full power to take out all but the simplest of enemies.

The game's weapon and healing systems all rely on drugs.You have certain amounts of offensive drugs in your system.When they run low, you have to inject yourself with more.When your health runs low, pop a pill.You also have "anger points" that rise just from walking around and rise more rapidly when you use psychic powers.This is due to the interaction of drugs in your system, and when the AP meter gets to high, you "short", which is basically a psychic overdose that leaves you walking around with a big migraine.The plus side:Every enemy you go near while shorting will die violently.The negative side:Your health will go south rather quickly until you stop the shorting by taking a pill called delmetor.

Enemy battles are usually easy, except for a handful of very difficult end bosses that take a while to defeat and a few instances where enemies attack you 3 at a time, leaving you frustratingly unable to fight back.Strategy is limited, usually involving running around in circles until you have enough time to charge your powers and attack.

As for the graphics and sound, they're both excellent for the Playstation.The general game graphics are nice, sharp, and detailed.The movies (which are the reason the game spans 3 discs) are also quite impressive.The sound is excellent, from eerie music down to the footsteps that let you know an enemy is pacing around the corner...

The controls..well..they're annoying.If you've never played a survival horror game, the stiff controls will prove to be a great annoyance.If you're a survival horror veteran, they'll be a familiar annoyance.Having to charge up your psychic powers in order to attack with any effectiveness adds to the frustration as it's sometimes hard to target fast moving enemies while charging, leading you to miss often and waste your PPECs..

Overall, I'd say don't buy this game, rent it.It's a rather enjoyable game with a great storyline and entertaining puzzles.However, as I stated earlier, it will only last you a couple nights, and since the main thrill of the game is following the storyline and figuring out the puzzles, it has practically no replay value.

This is a nice game
This game was awesome, but it had a few rough spots. First of all, the PPECs had to be taken almost constantly. Also, if you dont take another kind of drug, youll freak out and eventually die. The environments were vivid and believable. The characters were cool, too. The puzzles were a bit easy, though. I have to admit, I had some help with beating the game because I found it to be so hard. Good thing I have my trusty game shark! :)

TWISTED
This game was great. But its not for the younins. You play some kid I forgot his name but then again so did he. He has no memory you wake up in what look like a hospital room that was trashed. Than some guys came in the room and just berst into flame. How you. You have pryrocantic power. But to use them you need drugs there are some diferent drug each give you different powers.
NALCON - green. shockwave
RED - red. fire blast
FELON - blue. anti-gravity.
Grafics - 8
Sound - 7
controls- 6

Story - 8 1/2 ... Read more

Editorial Review

The measure of a good game, like a good movie or book, is the emotional and, sometimes,physical response it elicits. Syphon Filter will literally make your pulse race. As counterterroristspecial agent Gabe Logan, you must eliminate an evil terrorist determined to unleash a deadly virus in ournation's capital. Syphon Filter features the smoothest, slickest motion capture of any PlayStationgame. Gabe seems to come alive as he seamlessly connects acrobatics such as running, crouching, rolling,and hanging from pipes. As in a good action film, there's an impressive arsenal of firepower that rangesfrom stealthy night-vision sniper rifles to high-impact, short-range shotguns.

But this game's landmark contribution is its targeting control, which enables Gabe to lock and hold on to atarget while freely moving in any direction, eliminating the hassle of adjusting the viewpoint to face hisenemies. There are plenty of surprises, but all the goals are evident, and your partner, Lian Xing, keepsthings rolling along with radio messages of changing mission objectives. Everything in this game playssmoothly: the story line fits, the action moves at a steady clip, it just works. --Jeff Young

Pros:

• Fluid, stylish animation
• Useful weaponry and contextual puzzles
• Excellent level design

• Occasional slowdown when many enemies are onscreen at the same time
• No 2-player mode

Reviews (83)

Syphon Filter Franchise -- Best Games on the Playstation
The Syphon Filter games are by far the best games on the Playstation.Resident Evil and its offspring are slow and confusing to play, because of bad controls and camera angles.They are also boring and rigid.The Metal Gear games are hard, unrealistic, and the characters, dialogue, and story are cheesy.I hate the Metal Gear games with a passion.The graphics are cartoonish too.The Syphon Filter games excel where the aforementioned games fail.

The Syphon Filter games use real weapons, real settings (not fake places with stupid names like Raccoon City), and believable characters (without cheesy names like Solid Snake, those damn Japanese!) and let you kill as many guys as you want without having to solve gay little puzzles and jump through hoops.The Syphon Filter games are challenging without being impossible, and fun, because everyone enjoys killing terrorists and blowing apart buildings.The controls and aiming are perfect on Syphon, something I can't say for Resident Evil and Metal Gear.The story is actually believable, and the dialogue is realistic and not laughably stupid.

Syphon Filter, the original, is the hardest of the three games because you're not allowed to save as much, but Syphon 2 is the most fun.Syphon 3 has a terrible story but is stil fun, because you get to kill a lot of people.You stupid video game companies!Don't you get it?We don't want to walk around solving gay little puzzles!We want to shoot guns, use a lot of ammo, and destroy as much as we possibly can.The dual player mode on Syphon 2 and 3 is really fun.I love killing my brothers on it.The graphics on Syphon suck at times, but it doesn't detract from the gameplay.Best games on the Playstation.Trust me.

I hope the sequel was better than this
I went in to Syphon Filter with high hopes and was somewhat dissapointed.While the levels are large and fairly well designed, the quite average graphics caused problems when you get close to surfaces.The games controls also suffer from problems, mostly in terms of the targeting function, which is useful for quick aiming in tight spaces, or when an enemy is moving fast, yet will often aim for enemies you can't hit, when you are being shot at by ones you can, or even aim behind you, throwing the camera into wild spinning and throwing your character out of control.Fortunately auto-aiming removes the necessity of using targeting in most circumstances.In some places, infinately respawning enemies will cause a great deal of frustration (just to be fair, I did set off an alarm, but still...).Some puzzles are good without being [dumb] and contrived, but some were just plain stupid, especially one early in the game where some explosives you just happen to need are hidden in a box in a dark corner of the level.Some triggered events (especially spawning) are odd, for example, on one level, if you haven't completed a certain objective, you will die without much explaination.[...]

While these flaws greatly detracted from my playing experience, The story is fairly good, certain levels are very fun, and the game hardly ever throws anything so hard that it's agrivating at you.One battle with a helicopter is a little bit overwhelming, although the hardest part comes at the end of the battle when you have to remember to take off your targeting to hit some enemies.

Overall, Syphon Filter is a great game executed poorly, but I have high hopes for the sequal.I hope I'm not let down again.

Best game I've every Played
I went to the store wanting to pick up a game but not sure what I should get. The clerk suggested this one.I had never heard of it but I got it anyway.Great choice!!I know many say this is nothing more than a well done clone of Metal Gear Solid, but this is not true.They play completely Differently.SF is so much more fun to play.There really is no comparision.I would rate MGS a 31/2 stars compared to SF's 5 across the board.

I think the best spy/shooter game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was so fun it is a game that is hard to stop playing,very cool intense parts, and adding it up super good game!!!!!

best spy game series ever
ever since the first time i played this game i was hooked it makes you feel like you're in the game igive it a million stars ... Read more

Reviews (7)

Good game for hours of fun
Destruction Derby 2 is a game for all you racing-destruction game lovers.You race for points by hitting opponents,regular stock car races, and the classic demolition derby.With four demolition arenas for hours of fun just on that.It needs more cars to choose from and to customize your cars but otherwise it is fun.When i bought my playstation it looked fun and it was my favorite out of 5 games.I would recremend it to all you crash bound racers.

Not near as fun as the origional
Let's see, in this game, #1. no multi player #2. no hidden cars, this was the appeal of the first game in my opinion. Don't waste your money, even if you find it used, like I did. Buy the origional, cause this one should have been cancelled before it ever hit the production line. Enough said ~!

Cool game- Not real enough...
i like this game alot, the only thing i dont like about it is that it doesnt really look like a real car, and in most real derby's the cars do go out so easily, so they should either make it better, or drop the wholeseries.

It's not what I expected
It is alright but you lose interest in it quickly and then gets pretty boring. I think the handling of the car could have been better.

Best Racing Game Ever, except for Gran Turismo
How can these people say replay value is not there or that it is a stupid game.This game is the coolest racing game I have ever played.It makes no difference how or if you finish the race, as long as you crashed enoughof your opponents, you will advance.Great frame rate and for its time, agreat concept.Driver is better if you like a plot, Gran Turismo is betterif you want realism, but for all out arcade style fun DD2 is the best gameout. ... Read more

Reviews (7)

Super Duper Toy
This toy is FABULOUSSSSSSSSSSSS it is AMAZZZINNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG. but be careful dialing the help numbers as we dialed it wrong and talked to someone in rapid Espanol. it was cool. he hates us now. with a passion. but now, back to the game. it is amazing and full of education. i would recommend that it be given to every child on the earth, and maybe even president bush because it teaches you how to say things correctly. NO MO NUKE-U-LER. no its NU-CLEE-RR.
g2g
toodles.

Too Confusing
The graphics in this game are very cool, however I found this game tedious and confusing at times.This is definately a game for the younger gamers.

the best game ever!
ever since my brother didn't like the game. I started to played, it was very irresisteable not to give up and continue after you just found a clue. It made you wanted to know right away what's it was and to finish the game.

My Favorite Playstation Game!
This is the best PlayStation game I have ever played! Join Casper, Kat, Dr. Harvey, the ghostly trio, and the evil Carrigan Crittendon in this fun-filled, puzzle-to-solve game. Press the levers, get keys, and open the doors to find the clues. Casper can morph into objects if you find them, for example, if he turns into smoke he can go through the vents to find more clues.

Super Fun!
This game practically has me in a trance. I'm totally addicted.Casper iscute, of course, but the uncles are mean and nasty.Casper explores thehalls and rooms of Whipstaff Manor. You use your controller to move Casperaround, pick up, carry and use objects and solve puzzles that obtain secretitems which will grant Casper the ability to morph into a wide variety ofshapes. For me, the morphing is the coolest part. Casper can morph intosmoke, a hammer, a ball, and many other things. Casper needs to use hisnewly obtained morph shapes to gain access into various rooms in WhipstaffManor. In the process of solving puzzles and obtaining hidden treasures,Casper must also face grueling duels with his wicked uncles Stretch,Stinkie and fatso. Caspers final show down, however is against the heiressCarrigan. Carrigan wants the gold that Whipstaff Manor holds and will stopat nothing to get it. When you reach this point in the game new excitingthings begin to happen. With a little help from Kat and her father alongthe way Casper will guide you through the corridors of Whipstaff Manor. Athrilling journey with many challenges along the way. This game isexciting, its fun and its challenging. You will discover new things aboutthe mansion that alert your curiosity (What will happen next?) Casperlearns to do things along the way that are really neat.You will want tomaster this game just for the thrill of it. It's not just a game, itbecomes a quest.Each level of this game gets harder to solve. Helpfulhints along the way will guide you, but only so far. That's what makes itsuch a thrill. I found myself combing the game book for clues.I finallymastered this game and I feel exhilarated. You will too. If you are anaction and adventure fan this game is for you. Try it and see. It's Fun!Fun! Fun! ... Read more

Features

• Easily switch from console to television
• Quick and easy setup for instant connection
• Works with the 6 most popular consoles including PlayStation 2, PlayStation One, Xbox and GameCube

Reviews (14)

C'mon people, play nice.Screw nicities!
Alrighty, let me just start off by saying don't let people who play "Final Fantsay 7" sway your judgement about this.While "Final Fantsay 7" is an amazing game, it varies VERY HEAVILY from "Fighting Force", so what some people like (fun fighting games)and others love (RPG gamers) we are at war with the worlds.It's better to agree to disagree here.Okay, let us begin with the review.I love this game.From the very beginning where you can choose your favorite character (Mace Daniels is my personal favorite), to the last moment when you deliver a crushing blow to your enemy.It is ingenius.I love how you can pick up weapons like guns and bats and that you can deliver really "snazzy" throws/blocks.Like people have said, it is like a "Streets of Rage" for the now.Let me break it down overall for you:

Graphics- Compared to now, it is not up to bar.Compare it to when it frist came out, bar none!5/5, although the animation can sometime slow down.
Sound- Ain't nothing more prettier than hearing your enemies bone crunch!5/5
Control- Obviously this is the black-sheep of the family.The controls are clunky and choppy, and sometimes they interfere with the great gaming experience.Thank God for infinite health codes!3/5 (ouch)
Overall- Aside from the controls being what they are, the game is a smooth ride of fun fighting and brainless beat-'em-up.I feel this game is totally undercredited, and that we need to change that.ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES!

Worst Game Ever!!!
...I borrowed this game from my friend and beat it in about an hour.How can a video game be good if you can beat it in a hour? Secondly the replay value is 0 and the loading time is long...If your looking for a good PS1 game go with Final Fantasy 7.

Good playstation game
For being an 8 or 9 year old game, this has great gameplay, addicting, is very fun

Andrew's Game Review
I have this game Before it is better than Fighting Force 2 Because you can play 3 other Characters Besides Hawk Mansion.

FUN FIGHTING GAME!
This is a fun game. I was playing it with my friend, and he kept kicking me. He even killed me twice. He said the second time I walked right into it.:P Anyway, this is also kinda funny too. I mean, the character's faces don't look that gorgeous. But the characters fighting abilities are great. And you can smash stuff like cars, coke machines, ash trays, etc.. And you get destruction points. If you get enough, you get a continue. And they have cool guns. I think the best weapons are the bats, poles, and pipes. And if you have a gun, when you run out of ammo, you can throw it at your enemy. And if you find something and you have no idea what it is,(if it looks like a small black thing that fits it your charcters hand), it's a grenade. And when you throw it, you better get away quickly. And they have great bosses. I think the funnest level is when you're at the subway, there's a bunch of suitcases there that you can throw at your enemies. And you can even eat sandwiches or beat up a coke machine to regain your health. It's much more fun, in my opinion, to play with 2 players. well, buh-bye. hope this review helps you. :) ... Read more

Features

• Intense combat action
• Melee based combat
• Special fighting moves
• Enhanced technology
• Dozens of intriguing characters and personalities

Reviews (7)

great story short game, leaves something lacking
The game has a great story and great cutscene graphics, but the shortness of the game drove the overall game way down.The cutscenes are awesome, but had the game had some special moves (instead of chop, chop, chop) and about two more discs and a more involved storyline, this game cold have acheived greatness.

BOO
I bought this game because it had a catchy action style name and looked pretty descent in the magazine reviews. It just goes to show that looks are deceiving. Folks Im gonna get straight to the point THIS GAME [stinks]! Boring repetetive gameplay with little reward for the ammount of blistering finger smashing you have to do when fighting an enemy. Gameplay is slow Cheapshots from enemies are common and difficulty is to hard with no reward for your troubles. Man am I glad Funcoland buys used games.

Warriors my...
I bought this thinking it would be like Crusaders, it was similar but warped. You couldn't chose your runes on your weapons for example and the spells were weaker. The enemies were ok, i guess. The worst part is I paid [money] for 2.5 hours of pointless, storyless, crap. Don't waste your money, wait for Crusaders 2 to come out.

DON'T EVER BUY THIS !
First of all they flat out lied.12 hours of intense gameplay my but! I beat it in two and a half.A whole arsenal of intense spells.How about 7 or 8 spells.The story made little sense.and the battle was weird.The first of three bosses you fight is harder than the last.and a enemy who you caN't hurt fears him?Don't buy this game.Pitty those at 3DO who spent good time making it

Good 20.00 game
This game was good but to short, and even though you did not really need all that much skill to play it, it did offer some interesting challenges. I wouldn't really call it a RPG, it was more like an action game. Other Might and Magic games are more thought out and more complicated, ie.. "Warriors of Might and Magic" does NOT have a map or a FLYING spell to get around with. Unlike other M&M PC games that do. Warriors does have some really cool movies that further the plot and are, combined with the game, worth the 20.00. but if you can get it cheaper it would be better. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Since EA Sports has covered the racing market with games basedon licenses from Formula One and NASCAR, it is only natural that Frenchpublisher Infogrames would gobble up the rights to a game based on LeMans. Typical of licensed racing games, Test Drive Le Mansincludes official tracks--six to be exact--and, in addition tochampionship mode, players can test their grit in an all-day and all-nightmarathon known as the Le Mans 24 Hours. During this marathon race,players negotiate Le Mans at night, then deal with blinding earlymorning glare, all the while making several pit stops to repair damagewhile avoiding running on empty.

Le Mans wins the award for presentation with a cool intro movieand a British announcer who details every track and car in depth. Thereis even an advanced telemetry feature that pinpoints where driversaccelerated and decelerated. It also communicates speed and the pointsin the race where you achieve maximum speed.

Even with all of its finely rendered cars, the tracks in Le Mansare a bit lacking in terms of shading and realism. But as far as racinggames go, it's the only Le Mans game out there (at the time of thisreview, at least). --Robb Guido

Pros:

• Easy-to-learn controls
• Pulse-pounding action, whether at the front or back of the pack

• Track graphics could have been sharper
• Car damage doesn't show

Reviews (7)

Not very good
Not very good compared to the Test Drive Le mans from Infogrames. This "Goodtimes Interactive" needs to learn how to make a decent Le mans sim. If yo want a VERY VERY VERY GOOD Le mans sim, check out the Dreamcast verion, which is frankly the only good le mans sime out there. Infogrames did a horrid job porting it to ps2. Blech! The one fer DC is perfect, and one of the best racers ever made. You should checo out my review for it. :)

Good, but Not Worth Stepping Back from Le Mans 24 Hours
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Stepping backward from the PS2 Le Mans 24 Hours to the PSX Test Drive Le Mans is very a eye-opening experience.In Quick Race mode, where car adjustments such as fuel and aerodynamics are not available, car handling is VERY twitchy, to the extent that even the cars with the best handling characteristics are simply not driveable.Some of the other game modes, however, DO allow for car adjustments; if the right combination can be found, the cars can be driven fairly well... although the cars will still be somewhat twitchy in terms of handling.Le Mans 24 Hours is also more of a simulation-style game, whereas Test Drive Le Mans is much more of an arcade-style game with a (very) few tuning and adjustment options available.

What disappointed me most, however, is the 'lack of faithfulness' to the real-world Le Mans circuit... This is most likely due to the limitations of the PlayStation itself (the console for which the game was designed), but this also means that there is no true sense of the immense length of the world-famous Mulsanne/Hunaudieres straight; also, there are also virtually NO elevation changes in Test Drive Le Mans.For those with any level of familiarity with Le Mans 24 Hours, the Le Mans circuit in Test Drive Le Mans is definitely recognizable, but also very much an abomination :-(

Just to clarify, Test Drive Le Mans is definitely NOT a bad game! However, despite being an arcade-style game, Test Drive Le Mans definitely does require better-than-average driving skills.As such, it is NOT a good game for young children, as they will quickly become frustrated at their lack of success (especially in Quick Race mode).Some measure of patience is certainly required in any driving game, but Test Drive Le Mans requires a lot more patience than any other driving/racing game I have ever played - either on PlayStation OR PlayStation2.

Good game!
I saw this game, and since I am a fan of Le Mans racing, I took the plunge. I had played test drive 6 for Game Boy color and it [stunk], but I had hope for this version of the test drive series. For the most part, this is a great game. I like the realism of the racing, It feels a little more real as far as speed than GT2. The steering is good and the tracks are fast and challenging. I also like the 24 hour mode. The cars are cool and I like the brake assist and traction control options. Overall, if you like racing games, you need this one in your collection. For a relatively low key game, Test Drive Le Mans stands up well to Grand Turismo 2.

still waiting for a good Le Mans sim
Anyone who has played the GT/GT2/GT3 will think the animation/AI is horrible on this game. The cars are fairly well modeled (for a PS1 game), but the steering, braking, and handling leaves much to be desired. It would have been nice to see more real manufacturer's cars. The lack of an in-car view is really unforgiveable. And I agree with the reviewer who disliked the size of the Le Mans circuit. It really is a joke - Le Mans is a huge course. Part of the challenge is driving for a long time. You don't get this feeling of distance, even if you play forhours and hours. You just get sick going 'round and 'round the tiny track. This is really just a glorified arcade game, not something that truly reflects endurance racing. Frankly I expected more from Infogrames, considering their rally sims. GT or the Jarrett/Labonte stock car game are better sports car sims than this game. But there are a lot of fans of LMP type cars that are still waiting for a decent PSX title to buy.

Great game 1 default
This is an awesome game. I was very impressed by how much of a like ness there was between the real thing and the game. having been a long time le mans fan i never knew this game was out. I was walking through the local electronics store and saw it and i just HAD to get it . so i took it home popped it in the psx and right away i knew just what to do. it took a little longer to get used to than other games but i had never played a game where you can go 0-150 in the matter of 4 seconds. The graphics are great the color and everything else is great. the only default is as another review said there is no cockpit veiw. that would have been really nice to see the inside of the cars and race looking from out the windshield. but other than that it is still a great game and i enjoy playing it alot. -Kyle(future race driver) ... Read more

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ian's review
the island blue memory card is worth the money. it has 15 blocks of memory and a cool color. i used to have one of these before i sold my playstation.

Twenty Bucks, eh?
I own many a Playstation memory card. They're ok, I guess, but they're a little on the slow side for saving and loading. Also, they are incompatible with Playstation 2 games. Even if you could save a PS2 title on one of these things, it would probably take up the whole card, and then some.

Also, these things should cost a lot less by now. They should be more like 12 bucks, not 20.

But on the plus side, these cards are highly reliable. I've never lost data on one of these things, even on the oldest cards I own (which I've had since '97). The generic brands are slightly cheaper, but they have bombed out on me from time to time.

Overall it's a good (and necessary) buy for all PSX owners.

how many blocks
How many blocks of memory does it hold???

Can't go wrong with an original.
There are tons of after market controlers and memory cards for the Sony PlayStation. I am a hard core, die hard believer that when buying memory cards or controlers for your PlayStation that sticking with the original equipment is always the best idea! You just can't go wrong with it. Great product and really cool colors now too!

This is Great
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