Reviews (5)

Not bad for PS1
For what it is, a PS1 game it's about as good as it gets on the ageing system. Player models are blocky but the game play is fluid and smooth.

The batting / Pitching interface is incredible. Very pinpoit.

Only gripe I had was pitching. It is really easy to strike batters out ( I mean ridiculously easy ) and starters can go 12 inning before they start to lose something off their pitches.

Other than that, if you keep in mind this is a playstation one game, it should deliver the baseball fix you need if you're still using your original playstation with the LCD screen like I am.

>:(
Rosters aren't that great, and it is impossible to hit homeruns with guys that normally hit around 10-15 in real life.It's completely bogus, go for mvp baseball.Barry Bonds is also not in mine, and A-rod is still a Ranger.

The Reason
That Barry Bonds is not in is because he is no longer liscensing his likeness through MLBPA.Sort of like Michael Jordan did and Lavar Arrington of the redskins is doing.

barry
Barry is not in my game either. However, A-Rod is a yankee.

HUH??
IM A HUGE BASEBALL FAN SO THE FIRST THING I DID WHEN I BOUGHT THIS GAME WAS LOOK AT THE ROSTERS. WHAT I MEAN BY HUH?? AS MY TITLE IS THAT BARRY BONDS IS NOT INCLUDED IN MLB 2005 FOR SOME REASON. IF SOMEBODY BUYS THIS GAME PLEASE TELL ME IF BARRY BONDS IS IN YOURS.ALSO, SINCE THIS GAME WASNT TYHAT NEW A-ROD IS STILL A RANGER. ... Read more

Editorial Review

WWF Attitude is just like its subjects: big. Over 40 World Wrestling Federation wrestlers--with bigger-than-life bodies and personalities to match--take to the ring, including The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, D-Generation X and Triple H. Wrestle as an individual or tag team, create your own pay-per-view event, or choose from a wide variety of options for matches and gameplay.

As the wrestlers comes out, their theme music is played, and they go through their trademark moves. From there the action gets a little slow. While the crowd sounds very realistic, the actual moves are executed rather slowly. Plus Acclaim has included a function that causes the wrestlers to lock arms if they get too close. This is designed to keep a player from using the same moves over and over again. It doesn't work--an entire match can be won by just hitting the kick button. What it does do is force numerous arm locks that do little damage and can turn monotonous. However, executing a great move like a body slam is cool--when it works.

Hard-core professional wrestling fans will appreciate the accurate character models and faithful reproductions of signature moves of their favorite wrestlers. While those who are into fast and furious wrestling action will be better served looking elsewhere, fans who enjoy watching the pros will enjoy this game's cinematic attitude. --Allen Stewart

Pros:

• Excellent graphics
• Great crowd noise
• Awesome moves--when they work
• Huge cast of wrestlers

• Slow gameplay
• Same basic move used over and over
• Basic moves are slow, and exciting moves are hard to execute

Features

• In Career mode wrestle your way up from house shows to the ultimate Pay-Per-View Event: Wrestlemania
• All-new Create-a-Wrestler options--customize move sets and costumes
• For 1 player
• Over 40 WWF superstars like The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and The Undertaker
• Over 20 game modes including Survivor Series, Triple Threat and King of the Ring

Reviews (48)

ACCLAIM SUCKS
THIS IS ABSOLUTLY THE WORST WWE GAME EVER CREATED. THANK GOD FOR THQ. IF THQ CAME IN ALL THE WWE GAMES WOULD HAVE SUCKED REALLY BAD. DON'T RENT THIS GAME, DON'T BUY THIS GAME, DON'T EVEN ASK FOR IT. THE GAMEPLAY SUCKS, THE VOICE OVERS SUCK, CREATE A CHARACTER SUCKS. EVERYTHING FOR THIS GAME SUCKS. DON'T BUY IT.

REST IN PEACE
This maybe the best wrestling game for playsttion 1. Look how advanced it is.

nothing great BUT BETTER TO COME
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Gameplay Bad, C.A.W. Feature Good
Allright, I admit It When it comes to Gameplay This Game [loses] But When It Comes To Creating Wrestlers This Game Is Revolutionary. The Create-A-Wrestler Feature On This Game Is So Detailed That You Don't Just Pick The Face, You Pick The Eyes The Nose and The Mouth. You Also Can Put Lettering On Your Clothing, And Have A Wide Variety Of Masks, Face-Paint, And Apparel. With This Game You Could Create The L.O.D., And Even The Insane Clown Posse! The Create-A-Wrestler Mode Is So Detailed This Game Is Worth Playing Just For That. I Only Wish That Modern Wrestling Games With C.A.W. Mode Would Take a Page From This Game.

DIFFICULT TO MAKE EXCITING MOVE
I THINK THIS THE HORRIBLE GAME EVER
IN WWF I THINK WWF SMACKDOWN 1,2 IS MORE ROCKS!
BECAUSE WWF ATTITUDE GAME IS TO DIFFICULT
TO MAKE SPECIAL MOVE AN EXAMPLE:STUNNER,PEDEGREE,
CHOKESLAM,THE PEOPLE ELBOW I HATE THIS GAME!!!
IT'S TRUE. ... Read more

Product Description

In NBA ShootOut 2003 you can fly down the court, muscle your way into the lane and slam it home with a bring-the-house-down slam-dunk. Or stop short and drain a long range 3-pointer. This game brings basketball gaming to a new level with beautifully portrayed graphics and realistic movements. You'll have a hard time telling the difference between the Kevin Garnett on your PlayStation and the one on your television in a live game. ... Read more

Features

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

Reviews (1)

Great game
Good graphics for a ps1 game but it is even a lot better on the ps2.It has a great career mode.It is definitely my choice for playstation but on ps2 it is Nba 2k3. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Move over, Tony Hawk. You've got some new competition gunning at you in this game, which features up-and-coming skaters who are both dangerously hip and recklessly rebellious. Endorsed by skating bible Thrasher magazine, this game captures the true spirit, style, and skill of the renegade freestyle street-skating culture. Choose from several skaters, pick an outfit, and then select from one of 12 skateboarding locations, including the Brooklyn Bridge banks or L.A.'s Santa Monica Courthouse. These and other concrete temples are all based on real-life locations.

There are more than 100 tricks to master, which is necessary if you want to unlock secret levels or outrun the donut-eating cops. Since motion-capture technology was used to design the movement of each skater, each special move looks fairly natural when executed. In addition, each environment is completely interactive. For example, you will see leaves fall from a tree if you happen to hit it. Of course, you can also interact with objects to show off your skating skills. We had fun sliding down ramps and jumping over trashcans.

One of the strengths of Thrasher: Skate and Destroy is its phenomenal hip-hop soundtrack, which features icons like Grandmaster Flash, Eric B. & Rakim, EPMD, A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, Sugar Hill Gang, Afrika Bambaataa, Public Enemy, Stetasonic, and Run-D.M.C. --Carrie Bell

Pros:

• Endorsed by Thrasher magazine
• One of the only freestyle skating games on the market
• Totally interactive environments

• Difficult to master
• Graphics could use some sharpening

Reviews (47)

Thrasher
As a skater, i kind of get tired of tony hawk's crazy unreal skating.This is the perfect solution. The tricks are all real, this is all real skating. Have you ever tryed doing a nice little kickflip fs board, on a handrail in tony hawk? What happens? You're on and your off, no time to enjoy it. But no this game. This game is awesome. I played the demo, and rented the game and absolutly loved it. I was looking for it on ebay for the longest time but i think I'm just going to buy it off here. Great game and i recomend it to everyone skater who is bored of the nonsense of Pro Skater.

the only alternative
I love the tony hawk games.I've got all of them and I look forward to the next one... that being said it is important for me to tell you that I have been playing the same game "thrasher" for the entire duration the tony's have been coming out.
maybe it's the video game crime of the century, because there are 5 tony's soon to be 6, and only one thrasher.can you imagine what this game would have turned into in 5 sequels? just the fact that I still play it after 5 years should tell you something.
I'll also tell you that the game is pretty hard, and yeah the fall animations can get annoying.but, that's just it - after you master the controls and flow, and I mean master it, you won't fall for what seems like forever.and when you do fall, you adjust - like the game becoming part of you.
I don't know, but as a skater, I prefer this one over tony, and that's all skaters got, really?

Sweet and REAL
Ok, ill admit it Tony Hawks Pro skater is definently fun with its wacky jobs to perform and the crazy worlds u skate in. I myself skateboard and am gettin kinda tired of the "out of this world" game where u can do jus about ne thing u can think of. Thrasher Skate and Destroy is awesome for the reason its realistic. It's hard, but thats how skateboarding is. You can't go and ollie up 10 stairs and pull of huge combos of tricks on this game or in real life. Id say this game is next best thing to actually skateboarding, gettin chased by pigs, being slammed on some of the tricks, and the overal realism. Ok ive said more then most read lol doubt ne one reads down to here. If you liek skateboarding, this game is for you. (...)

awsome game and even better soundtrack
this game is weird, graphics wise, compared to the stunning tony hawks pro skater 1-4, but most that own the game would say they are equal. the fact that the crashes are never the same, unlike tony hawk's pro skater 1-4, makes this game perfect for me. and the soundtrack, lets just say i wish they wouldve put it on cd. note that tony hawk's pro skater moves incredibly fast compared to real life, unlike thrasher, which moves realistically with no extreme sharp turns handling 50 g's with ease (lol).
i have owned this game once before but it went through a lot of abuse from freinds. i have just purchased it again because my copy was damaged beyond repair/use, and the fact that i love the game. i hope you like this game if you buy it, and pay attention to the wrecks cause they are some real comedy.

WORST GAME EVER!!
I have played the demo, and I could not believe how horrible this game was.

1. The characters in this game can't skate, they hardly get any air

2. Controls are hard

3. I have to unplug the controller to pause the game (pressing start will start some kind of police chase)

4. When I wipeout, it shows it in slow motion which is really anoying

5. lame soundtrack

if u want a good game then get one of the tony hawk pro skater games, whoever chooses this the best over tony hawk, they must have a monkey controling their brain ... Read more

Reviews (2)

Excellent remedy for cabin fever
I am a mother of 6 year old twins and their Dad wanted this for his birthday well, between the 3 of them it is a fight for the controller.It is a fun way to spend a family night together and the action of thecontroller feels as real as it can get when you land a big 365lb lunker.Areal pick me up in the winter when we were just dying to get outdoorsagain.

Fishing anyone?
Initially this game is a fun replacement to summertime fishing.You can choose from a ton of lures, over 20 different "fishin' holes" and test your skill against some tough fish.The graphics are ok, and gamespeed seems pretty realistic.The main downfall is that you do get sick ofit, and the desire to keep coming back to the game just isn't there.Iguess if you are really into fishing, and really into video games - thenyou will be really into this one! ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Going back even to when Michael was still in Chicago and Magic had returned to the boards, EA Sports' NBA Live series regularly has been getting the fast break and refining the game of basketball for the PlayStation (and other platforms). NBA Live 2001 starts this season with an enhanced atmosphere--new animated bench sequences, reactions, interactions, and celebrations--with all of the pro teams and arenas, including a new outdoor court. For your listening pleasure, this year's model features improved sound effects and commentary by the likes of Bob Elliott. NBA Live 2001's rewards system will unlock bonuses like new hairstyles, shoes, and player features to reward outstanding play. And, if you're missing the styles of retired stars, you still can play many of the game's greatest legends in one-on-one or five-on-five games. ... Read more

Reviews (20)

Nba live rocks
this game is soooooo good. buy it, buy it now!!!!!!!!!!!! the only thing that is missing is franchise mode but it still rocks the world in all it does! the challenge mode is a bit boring but it is truly rewarding once you you unlock a code. nice graphics too. it is worth the money!!!!!!!!

Great Action-Packed Game, But Needs Changes.
When I purchased NBA Live 2001, I was very satisfied.The game is very simple to play and is full of intense action.The graphics are good and the overall gameplay is magnificent.However, the game does has it's fair share of glitches.First off, it's too easy to win a game.I literally had to create a custom team to play against because the regular teams were too easy to beat.Currently, the custom team that I created is my only real competition2.The game could have included a referee or two, because then, the game would have looked more stuctured and organized.3.The game pauses when a player attempts to argue a disputed foul charged agaist him.This is really irritating, and sometimes, the game totally freezes up as a result of this!4.The game still has the same boring look as it's predecessor.I personally think that the game needs a major face lift, i.e., a different arena, more camera agles, player introductions at the beginning of a game, and a combination of game play and announcing at the same time.These features would have made the game more interesting, but overall, the game is a great buy.It is very fast-paced, the crowd effects are extremely realistic, it has a nice variety of gaming options, includes a dynamic soundtrack, and if you use a vibrating controller with it, you will difiniately be able to feel all of the slam dunking and body banging action!I highly recommend this game to any basketball fanatic!

nbalive2001
I've played nbalive2001 a whole bunch of times and i think its better than 2000 because of all the cool things that were added to 2001.I think you people should buy this game and enjoy the fun! I like the game because of the all new features and the chance to go 1 on 1 and 5 on 5

STILL FUN!!!!!!!
If you enjoyed NBA Live 2000 you will be happy with this one. But if your expecting a whole lot of changes just keep played 2000, because it basically the same thing. I've organized some the highs and lows:

Highs: 1. One of the most entertaining sports games.2. Great gameplay3. you got a lot of options to choose from. Like practice mode, three-point contest, etc.

Lows:1. Same EXACT gameplay as the one in 20002. Same graphics ( the crowd looks better, though)3. Same lame old boring commentary like its older brother4. the faces look really messed up ( some players have teeth sticking out of their faces on close-ups)

Final verdict: If you don't mind the almost same game as last years then buy it. If you want changes, please don't buy it!!!!!!

WARNING!!
If you already spoiled yourself by playing the computer version(optimum speed), PS2 version, Dreamcast NBA 2K1--THEN DONT BUY THIS GAME--YOU'LL BE DISSAPOINTED LIKE ME.I've barely played it once after I paid 40 bucks for it.The options are all there, but the graphics and gameplay will haunt you. ... Read more

Editorial Review

While it never quite achieves Muhammad Ali-like greatness, Knockout Kings 2000 isnonetheless an excellent boxing game for both the enthusiast and the casual gamer. Fifty boxing legendsfrom the past and present are featured in this EA Sports title, along with world-famous arenas and TV-stylecoverage. In addition to being able to set up your own fights in the standard exhibition mode, you can playout nine of the greatest boxing matches in history in the game's classic mode. And for those interested inless realism and more pugilism, slugfest mode offers over-the-top, arcade-style boxing.

The real crowd pleaser here is Knockout Kings 2000's career mode. Choosing from a wide varietyof options, you get to create your own custom boxer, who can fight his way to the top in career mode orparticipate in exhibition and slugfest matches. Before career fights, customized boxers can be improved bytraining, or playing various mini-games. (A memory card is required to save custom boxer data.)

What robs Knockout Kings 2000 of the championship belt is its unbalanced 3-D graphics. Theboxers look great and move fluidly, but everything else appears flat and unfinished. Thankfully, fast gamespeed and responsive controls clamp down on the sightseeing, which is one sure-fire way to end up KO'd.--Joe Hon

Pros:

• Can create your own custom boxer
• Features realistic and arcade-style boxing
• Fast game speed and responsive controls
• Optional 1-button mode for those who don't want to memorize controls

• Except for the boxers, graphics aren't very pretty

Reviews (29)

TKO
I really like the game, but I wish the opponent's attacks were just a little more telegraphed so that I, as a player, would have a better fighting chance against the computer that is obviously connected to whatever button I press when it comes to its defensive tactics.

Knockout Kings 2000 quite entertaining, but some flaws
Knockout Kings 2000 is overall a pretty good game. After first playing it with my friend, I got hooked on it. The music is awesome. The Career Mode is a good idea, and I love that there are so many legendary boxers to choose from.

However, I agree with other reviewers in that the game is not so true to real-life boxing techniques. (Of course, one can argue that realism in a video game is unimportant, just as in the movies...) I can win too easily just throwing combos. Not much strategy involved. Also, defense is impossible in the game. All you can do is evade once the computer starts swinging; bobbing and weaving are useless. This really annoys me. Another thing that bothers me is that the computer can throw just as many combos as you, but still have nearly a full tank of stamina.

I wonder why George Foreman or Mike Tyson aren't included? I mean, Jack Dempsey, but no George Foreman? Come on! And Ken Norton and Joe Frazier are underrated in the game. This really bummed me out. Also, it seems odd to me that I can beat Muhammad Ali with, say, Leon Spinks, easier than I can beat Larry Holmes or Evander Holyfield, using the exact same strategy. And Holyfield--while a great heavyweight--is not as good as the game makes him out to be, in my opinion.

But all in all, the game is good for hours of enjoyment. There are more things I like about it than dislike. I recommend it favorably.

Knockout Session of the Centery
Battle with Rocky, Ali, Frazier, practilly all the really good players of 2000, slugfest, knockpeople down and make'em do a back flip, cuts, cool graphics, awsome, awsome, awsome. Creat a boxer train'em. You want boxing. This is the game!

KO--A Knockout or Keel OVer?
I have watched boxing for many years and even competed in the amateur ranks.IF you share the same experience as me, then you can see glaring mistakes a mile away.

I will start out by saying that this is perhaps the best boxing game going today. Mike Tyson's Boxing for teh PSX sux bad.Ready to Rumble was just incoherent.I have not tried HBO boxing yet.The music is good.The career mode is good.There are a lot of good things about this game.BUT.

Anyone that has ever had a MINUTE of training knows not to start off a fight throwing combos.The rule of thumb is to stick with your jab and let the combos flow.Do not force them.I can put the game on HARD and literally win within two rounds by doing nothing but combos.The best combo is circle, triangle, triangle, triangle.This totally goes against boxing logic.

I wish EA would have put a little more stock in defense.The only way to do defense is literally hit and RUN.When the computer starts swinging, run and circle to the left.Bobbing and weaving dont work.This is depressing.

I also wish EA would develop a "watch mode."I know this may sound wierd, but I LOVE commentating games.My freinds will swear that my commentary is the only reason they play the game.I would just love to commentate Chavez v Hagler.Oh well.

The game is worth 20 bucks, but not much more than that.Seriously, it is not very challenging. I played the 2001 version, but dont remember much about it.BTW, Mike Tyson's Punchout for the Nintendo (1987) was the best boxing game ever--barnone.

All the Glitter at First, but no real substance after....
I have been following boxing for about 18 years and even boxed amateur.I was watching when Macho Camacho was 6-0 and being featured on an undercard of a regular network boxing event- you know, the kind before pay-per-view.I watched not only Hagler-Hearns (I think it was this fight) but also the undercard which to me was the greatest fight of all time even if the fighter I was pulling for lost - Wilfredo Gomez-Lupe Pintor.

So, I know a little about what I speak.I guess I use too much strategy when I play, because I always go to the body before going to the head. I always wear a guy down - "Kill the Body, and the head will follow".

Minuses 1. I was very disappointed that even after you wear a fighter down by reducing his stamina, they were still able to throw combinations and flurries constantly. Not very realistic.

2. I am very disappointed that you have to press four buttons very, very quickly to throw a combination. I am sure the computer does not have this problem judging from the amounts it throws.

3. I am very disappointed that when you start a combination or a flurry, the computer can stop you in your tracks with a punch while you do not have the ability to do so... usually, after he starts a combination, you cannot get a punch off until he is through punching.

4. I am very disappointed that you can max out your speed and power on career mode and someone like Marlon Wayans of all people still hit as hard as you. He's a comedian for crying out loud. You should knock him out with the first punch you throw. You also get beat to the punch in many fights even with 100 in speed.

5. If you have ever paid attention to the punch stats, you will find that the other guy hits on about 90-95% of his punches. The only way to keep him from doing that is to constantly bob and weave and you still get hit more than 50% doing that and you can't really punch out of the bob and weave on this game. I on the other hand am blocked very consistently and hardly ever land more than 50%.

6.The commentators hardly get any punches right.Many rounds, all I have thrown is left hooks to the body and the other guy has thrown the occasional punch to the body back, and usually at the most inappropriate moment, O'Grady says, that's was a nice cross there. Someone in the stands must have thrown the right cross because no one in the ring did.

7. In the lightweights, you have a guy 115 lbs?Come on, Be more realistic. This isn't 1900 when there were only about four weight classes and everyone under 130 or so fought lightweight. And a hint to the programmers, A 115 lb guy could never hurt a guy 140 even if his record is 38-2-0 with 26 knockouts.And the speed difference wouldn't be enough to overcome that disadvantage.

8. How do you throw specialty punches? The little book doesn't even mention them. The little book only mentions signature punches. And I get nailed everytime I am winding up to throw my signature punch, so I stopped trying. It is also very, very difficult to press the triangle button at the same time as the "o" button. You almost have toput the controller down.

9. Overall, I am agreement with everyone who states that this is just a "press the button faster and more times and you will probably win" game. What fun is that? I can buy Street Fighter or something if I want that. I kept looking for steaks or something for "powerups".

Pluses- Not many, but the wide range of fighters was pretty good, I guess.It was cool to fight Boom Boom Mancini and then right after that fight Arguello. Arguello killed me. It's fun to throw an illegal punch or elbow back when a fighter does it to you.I sometimes do it when I try for 40 seconds or so to hit the guy but he keeps covering up because he is about to go down. I was once stopped on cuts even though I had knocked my opponent down about 4 times and was leading on all the scorecards. That was OK.

I am not going to buy the 2001 version because it sounds like it was more of the same of this game. It sounds like they added more glitter but no real gameplay.

Here are suggestions to the makers (EA) if they keep trying.

1. Have purses and have offers to fight several opponents thereby making you have to make a decision on who you will fight. Will you fight the mandated opponent, or will you fight the big money Champion coming up from the next lowest weight division. Have a fighter be stripped of one of the belts if he doesn't fight the contender mandated by the governing body.

2. Every now and then (ay like maybe .001% or slightly more) have a fight stolen on points cards by dumb judges.

3. Have fighters have styles that give more depth to slugger and boxer like "starts fast but finishes weak", "gets stronger as the fight goes on", and other styles - there are plenty.

4. Have the ability to match up two fighters and have the computer fight for both of them.

There are other things but these are the main ones I had... ... Read more

Features

• Board and blade with Barbie through awesome 3D environments
• Hit the slopes with one of her favorite hobbies--snowboarding down super snow banks
• Roll with Barbie as she straps on her skates and rollerblades wild, skating, fun parks
• She's styling the hottest outfits of the season--outfits you get to pick out for her to wear
• For 1 player

Reviews (4)

awsum
My name is Mark Thomas Stillwell and this game is awsum.I went on vacatoion and this game kept me intertained the whole time.My dad was calling me a frootloopp because I was playing a girl game but I say that boys will be boys even if they don't know if they like girls or boys.Peace out girls!!!(*

Fun clothes
Fun two player games with 10 levels.Girls love changing snowsuits and inline skating outfit.Use points to buy new gear at sport shop.Secret areas and key to unlock ultimate level.Vibration function compatible.

mom of 1girl & 3 boys
I happened to like this game.It is kind of basic so since I have 4 children under the age of 7 it is easy for them to play.It was bought for my 4 year old daughter and she loves it.She has as much fun picking out the outfits as she does playing the game.

Could be better
I thought this game was kind of dull.It is not as cool as the "Manufacturers Review" makes it sound.The only thing you have control over is turning and the outfit you wear.You can't even jump. Even the outfit you wear is limited to around five or six outfits whichdon't mix and match.The way you gain points is by collecting purpletickets.That wouldn't be so bad but there is a limited supply.If youcollect all the tickets you can get the best skates/snowboard but then yourout of tickets and you can't get anything else.It doesn't even help toget "upgraded equipment" with the snowboards because you don't gomuch faster (as if you were going fast to begin with) and you don't needfast skates to win the game.So there is really no point.You supposedlyget a cool prize when you win but all it is is a ten second video thatshows a trophy.This is also the first game I have beaten that has tookonly about 45 minutes to beat.There is no real challange to it.Inconclusion this game is okay to rent but I would rent it before buying itso you know if it is something that you will like. I can almost guaranteethat most people will get bored with it after a few times of beating it. ... Read more

Reviews (18)

Cool Boarders 3
It's a great game, It's Alot more realistic than CB2.More tricks and outer limits.It's what snowboarding is all about.There is also alot of more things to it than in CB2.I mean more, companys and real snowboarders like in real life.I am a big fan of sports so I took this game with an awsome impression, I love this game and I suggest this game to any snowboarding fan.

Off the 'great' mark, but still very good.
Graphics: 8/10 – Clear and pretty, with great mountain designs, cool characters and fantastic snowboards that are designed and used brilliantly.

Sound: 5/10 – Relaxing, swift and sweet snowboard sounds, but the boulders could have made more noise, the music could have been more exciting and the sound editing is ... .

Value: 7/10 – While this is fun and challenging with cheats to die for, there are simply much better Cool Boarders games.

Overall: 7/10 – This is not the greatest snowboarding game ever, but it is entertaining and nicely designed with good gameplay. I enjoyed playing it. It is better with 2 players and I recommend finding the cheats before playing.

Awsome game !!!!!!!!!!
This game is so good !!!!! I don't even have to beat it I just have fun play with a friend. The coolest thing about this game are the tricks. Some of favourites are: Misty, Rodeo and salute. Get this game even if you don't snowboard ( comme moi, I ski ) If you don't you don't have a decent Library.

Enough fun to last about 3 months
This is an Ok game, but it could be much better. There is only one skill level, and it is pretty easy.Tournament mode is sort of hard, the first time, but altogether, it is easy. I beat all the tournaments in 3 months, and then the game got boring. Graphics and sounds were pretty good, but if you want a game that has more than that, I would suggest a different game.

A cool game
This game is pretty cool, but after a few days it got a little boring, even thow it is probaly the best snowboarding game ever. I think every thing is good except the tricks! I don't think their are anoth. Any way its a great game, if you like extreme sports games. If not, play it at your friends or rent it. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

The Madden series is by far the most popular NFL console-gamefranchise in North America. It is the game of choice among many active andformer NFL players, and has been a mainstay on most gaming platforms for close toa decade. And this year's version for the PlayStation, Madden NFL 2001,is amazing--it's even better than the incredible Nintendo 64 version of the samename.

In terms of playability, EA Sports has added some nice new features. Players arerewarded with collectable in-game Madden Cards by performing certain tasks,which can be used to unlock secret game codes, players, stadiums, and legendaryNFL teams. Also, you can trade those cards with friends using the PlayStationmemory card. Enhancing the replayability of Madden NFL 2001 is a newtwo-minute drill feature that allows up to 10 players to compete for the highestscore.

The game does have a couple of trouble areas. The CPU play isn't all thatsynched with the gameplay, resulting in some very strange calls and plays. JohnMadden's commentary is stocked with only a few phrases, which are used adnauseam. While not perfect, the sound effects and crowd noises are stillpreferable to the whiny blips of the N64 version. --Todd Mowatt

Pros:

• Collectable Madden Cards can be used to unlock secret game codes, players,stadiums, and teams
• New two-minute drill feature

• CPU sometimes makes very strange calls and plays
• Repetitive Madden phrases

Reviews (45)

over rated
It's ok but way too hard too figure out all of the details without the book.

Mad About Madden!
Madden NFL 2001 is an excellent football game.If you like football, and you like playing it as a video game, you'll love the best game in the league.The gameplay is better than its competitor, 989 Sports, and I feel I can get into the game more.No cheerleader pictures, like on NFL GameDay, so you can stick to football.The different modes (Practice, 2-Minute Drill, etc) and Madden Cards (reward system for completing various tasks) help make this game a powerhouse.You won't be disappointed with Madden.

Touchdown !
This game is the bomb! It has great plays, great graphics, and my favorite team (miami dolphins) is one of the best.The bad thing about this game is every once and a while it freezes. Than after a minute it comes back. But overall, this is a cool game.

one of the best games ive played
the game is great.the graphics arent that good but the good gameplay makes up for it.my favorite features are create a play,create a team and,Franchise mode.a hint in frachise mode is in the pre season chose the super bowl champs,runner up in the supper bowl,and chose the 3 divsion champs from the afc,or nfc so your rookie players gain experinceeven if the lose.any way this is a great game

MAJOR GLITCH RUINS BEST FOOTBALL GAME EVER PLAYED
FIRST OFF , I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT 90% OF THIS GAME IS EXCELLENT... NOW FOR THE OTHER 10%; THIS GAME HAS A VERY!!!! ANNOYING HABIT OF FREEZING UP WHILE PLAYING. I DONT MEAN "HERE AND THERE"; IT'S RATHER CONSISTANT..... LIKE EVERY 4TH QTR YOU'RE IN THE LEAD AND WHEN YOUR CPU OPPONENT SNAPS THE BALL THE QB HANGS ON TO THE BALL (WITHOUT SNAPPING) AND YOUR PLAYERS GO AFTER THE STATIONARY QB TO NO AVAIL... AT THIS POINT YOU CAN DO NOTHING TO "JAR" THE CPU TO CONTINUE... GAME OVER. YOU MUST QUIT IF YOU WANT TO PLAY ANYMORE(WHICH YOU WONT AFTER THIS HAPPENS 6 OR 7 TIMES ESPECIALLY IF YOURE PLAYING SEASON ). THE REAL EXCELLENCE OF THIS GAME WEARS OFF (UNFORTUNATELY) BECAUSE OF THESE "FREEZES"IN SHORT ,I WOULD REALLY LOVE THIS GAME IF IT DIDNT SCREW UP ALL THE TIME .... REALLY!!!!!!TOTAL BUMMER. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

The bestselling PlayStation boxing game of all time is back with a vengeance, and reaches a new level of control with Dynamic Punch Control. Dynamic Punch Control allows you to create your own combinations by smoothly flowing punches together in a series, and to control every punch in a combination. Knockout Kings 2001 features third-generation graphics for the most realistic boxers that have ever been seen on the PlayStation. Add the top female boxers, including Mia St. John and Lucia Rijker; trainers who provide strategy between rounds; and exciting commentary and analysis from boxing experts Al Bernstein, Teddy Atlas, and Max Kellerman, and Knockout Kings 2001 delivers another huge KO on the PlayStation. ... Read more

Reviews (13)

Ok.
Neat game. The punching and movements are slow, but overall is a fun game.

Worth the price
It may not be the best computer game ever written. There are some with more realism and better graphics, but what the heck it isn't all that expensive. My son and I are having a good time beating each other up.

There is one very cute thing in the program. EA put in a boxing stadium in Redwood Shores California where they are based. The funny thing is that there is no bxing arena in Redwood Shore!! It is just where EA is based. I thought that was a nice touch.

Go ahead and get it, just don't expect it to be an earth shattering experience.

The Greatest
This games the bomb!!!!!!!!!!I love playing as Muhamadd Ali and doing the "Ali Shuffle".

knockout kings 2001
this game is mad hot its the best boxing game out right now everone with a ps1 or ps2 should cop this. Well anyways im out one.

what?????????
I cant believe it ko kings 2k was so much better. I think the thing that did it for me was the lack of realism, I mean whe they punch the arms look like their about to fly out of their sockets.Also they dont even look like their boxing the boxers have no facial expression at all.
One thing that is cool is the Career mode thats the only reason this game even got two stars the thing is when u play the career mode its just a little to easy to beat, even the last fight i beat my first try. All i have to say is the game was very dissapointing and didnt show the potential of EA sports, sorry guys I just cant give this anymore than 2 stars.Adios! ... 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

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

• Over 30 different courts including all NBA home courts plus fantasy courts
• Full 3D graphics
• For 1 to 4 players
• Customize your own 2-on-2 NBA team
• Choose from 145 different players plus hidden characters

Reviews (9)

It is Showtime!
NBA Showtime is a better arcade version of NBA Jam and its sister game, College Slam. It's the same as NBA Jam, but it's in 3-D. One of the things i like is the horn you hear when you are goaltending or a free throw. It is indeed Showtime!

Best Game on the Play Station System
Ok this game is very exciting. The graphics are good and it doesn't cheat you very often.I have played this game probably over 200 times.Whenever I have friends over they always start playing that game.If i have a different game in they always take it out and put in NBA Showtime.It is very fun playing with 2 or more people.Even playing by yourself is fun.The 2-on-2 play spreads out the court well and it keeps track of stats pretty well too i think.Creating players and trying to get them to the top being a grand champion and all star champion makes you want to keep playing the game.I got a lot out of the game i think everyone should. In my opinion it's the best sports game on the Play Station system.I give it 5 stars. Thank You.

an acheivement for midway
this game really was a surprise for me and and buds. really it is fun to play with 2 or more players. it gets boring playing it by yourself. the computer drone on your team doesn't do jack. if you can play with two or more people then buy this midway classic

This Is An Okay Game.
On this game the graphics are great! The problem is that when I first bought this game I thought that there was going to be a whole team playing, but it's two vs. two. you pick out what two players you want two play with.The only good thing about it is that it's easier to play the game. I washoping that a whole team would be playing each other. If you buy this gameit's worth trying it.

a real disappointment
Granted, the Playstation doesn't have quite the graphics of N-64 and certainly not the realism of Sega Dreamcast, however, I thought with this relatively simple and fun game they could really do a great job. Unfortunately, the graphics are no better than any other game.It issimple and fast paced (normally my kind of game) but it is a real designflaw that when you pass the ball to your teammate, you don't control theteammate (other than to shoot or pass).A more complicated game like NBALive can even manage that simple feat.The dunks are great fun and I wouldimagine the game play with four people would be loads of fun (if I hadfriends I would be able to say so but, alas, such is not the case).Myfavorite game in the world is NFL Blitz and since Blitz and Showtime areboth made by Midway, I expected more.So it goes. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Lay the SmackDown! on your enemies with your own created jabroni or as one of the World Wrestling Federation's top superstars. Make friends and then break them as you roam backstage from the boiler room to the kitchen. Call upon your allies for help and then climb over them as you kick, grapple, and People's Elbow your way to the top. Just remember that backstage politics can work against you--don't let The Rock run-ins, well-placed metal chairs, and McMahon-appointed guest referees get you in the end. ... Read more

Reviews (138)

First Entry Into This Ultra Popular Series
Great game, even for a first in a series, this game had a good number of matches, great graphics, the improvement in the wrestling moves were amazing, the controls were great improved from the button mashing of Warzone and Attitude. Entrances are lackluster but the video background makes up for it. Very well done by WWE.

Bold the Not so Bold
I olove smackdown it is fun. you can fight with stone cold steve austin and the rock in a cage match for the wwf title. you can beat up mankind aka dude love akacatus jack aka mick foley in an royalrumble match. it will bring you hours of fun.

WWF: Smackdown
When this game first came out it was the talk of every WWE fan. But now it just plainly stinks. I would not recommend buying this as it has no point anymore. More than half the superstars in it aren't in WWE anymore.

GOOD FOR ITS TIME, BUT NOT TODAY
THIS WAS THE FIRST OF THE SMACKDOWN GAMES. WHILE IT WAS VERY FUN TO PLAY WHEN IT WAS FIRST RELEASED, THIS GAME IS ALMOST UNPLAYABLE TODAY! BEING THAT WE GOT MUCH FASTER GAMES LIKE SMACKDOWN; SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND SMACKDOWN; HERE COMES THE PAIN. THE GAMEPLAY IS ACTUALLY VERY SLOW [WHICH IS SOMETHING I'VE BEGAN NOTICING RECENTLY] THE CONTROLS AREN'T AS ADVANCED AS THE LATER GAMES ARE, AND YOU'LL JUST BE WASTING MONEY BUYING THIS GAME WHEN YOU CAN GET ONE OF THE MORE RECENT SMACKDOWN GAMES. DON'T PICK THIS ONE UP NOW. IT ALREADY SEEMS DATED AND POINTLESS NOW.

THQ completely ruins the genre of wrestling games
This will also be my review for every subsequent SmackDown! game. After WCW started to lose popularity, THQ started to do WWF-themed wrestling games. When it did, even beginning on the N64, there were hints that they were turning what was a good system into complete crap. They finally succeded (so to speak, if that was their actual intent) when they started the SmackDown! series. I have no problems with the graphics, the entrances, or the sound in this game. I have the biggest problem however with the gameplay and how the game controls.

First off, they gave the game arcade style feel and controls. Big mistake. They also made it more like the actual show: you have to continually punch the guy before you can start doing grappling moves. I may be in the minority, but constantly punching a guy gets old fast. I want to be able to start throwing suplexes and hitting piledrivers right off the bat. Secondly, the game's A.I. has gotten extremely intelligent. Too intelligent. The game can kick your ass unless you're a great gamer, and I'm just average, maybe a little below. Mainly because of the counter system. The game goes like this: punch, punch, punch, punch, grapple, move-counter move-counter move, etc. You'll get countered excessively, and your counters won't work most of the time. Yes, it is a lot like the actual wrestling you watch on TV, but for a wrestling game to be fun in my opinion, it can't be realistic in terms of following how an actual wrestling match would go. I don't want to spend over an hour or more in a match, 15-30 minutes is plenty, unless it's a Royal Rumble-type match.

THQ threw out the window the great grappling engine they had with the N64 games and has replaced it with this tripe. I honestly don't understand what the fans see in this series of game. I guess if you like your matches in the game to follow how the matches on the show work, and you enjoy the actual wrestling to a be a chore and full of non-stop punching and countering, than this is the game for you. If you want an actual FUN wrestling game, then I suggest you stick with THQ's WCW games on the N64. At least then, they had the right idea. ... Read more

Features

• Fight in the ring and continue brawling in locker rooms and garage areas
• Includes theme music, crowd chants and wrestler taunts
• For 1 player
• Wrestle the WCW stars
• Choose one of 60 WCW celebrity wrestlers or create your own

Reviews (30)

mayhem..i dont think so
this game is really boring i played it the first day i got it..luckily i only payed a buck for it...the wrestling is terrible..the controls are just weird and it takes forever to get a pinfall..stay away from this game.

Best of WCW games
This in my judgment is the greatest wcw game they've made. The controls are pretty good and easy unlike NITRO & THUNDER which controls sucked and and every one had the same moves and it was imposible to do any thing. In MAYHAM there is like 60 wrestlers including goldberg, sting, hogan, flair,Hall, Nash, Savage, page, and many many more. There are different PPV arenas and the announcing is great with the Brain making you laugh every once in a while. Besides from the slow loading times in story mode the game is pretty sweet even though sid vicous isnt in the game. Good graghics for the time to.
BOTTOM LINE; BEST WCW GAME EVER
P.S never get backstage assault, same controls but theres no damn wrestling ring

Worth playing five years later
WCW Mayhem is a relatively old game (the 'WCW' should give that away) it was initially released in 1999. Yet it still has enough entertainment value to be worth a play even today.

1. Sound. The best sound effects I've ever heard on a wrestling game. I've played many titles in this genre, including Wrestlemania XIX and Legends of Wrestling II, and Mayhem is superior to both. The crowds roars and jeers, the thuds and slams, go together to make a fantastic atmosphere. Even better is the two man commentary, and it's like you're watching it on TV.

2. The wrestlers. Coming from the late 90's WCW era, this has got some of the biggest superstars in wrestlin history gruped together. Hollywood Hogan (as he was then), Macho Man Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Sting, Bret Hart, Lex Luger, Goldberg, Curt Henning, Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner.....it's a great line-up. I'd say it's the best line-up in any wrestling game until this years Showdown: Legends of Wrestling. There's 50 wrestlers all together.

3. The wrestling itself. Don't expect super-fast gameplay. Don't even expect the pace of the latest wrestling games. Expect the methodical, paced action of late 80's wrestling. It's spot-on. I haven't seen such an accurate representation of the speed of wrestling in any other game.

4. It's for PS1, so it's incredibly cheap now. I picked up a secondhand copy from this very site for a mere £1.99. Two pounds, and to think it used to cost about £34.99 originally. As far as value for money goes, it's a five star purchase.

Now the negatives. The graphics are weird and not especially attractive - the crowd is just a flat block of coloured blobs. The weak collision detection means your punches will often miss at point blank range. There's no season mode, you just fight for titles and defend them. The Create A Wrestler mode is so basic you won't be able to make any of your favourite wrestlers not in the game already. You can, however, make a knight in armour...

To sum up, WCW Mayhem is not the greatest wrestling game on the market. No matter what console you have, there is atleast two better games avaliable. For the PSX/PS1, WWF Smackdown and Smackdown 2: Just Bring It. For the PS2, four Smackdown games, and three Legends of Wrestling games. For the XBox, WWE Raw & Raw 2, and three Legends of Wrestling games. And for the GameCube, Wrestlemania X8 and XIX, and two Legends of Wrestling games.

Nevertheless, I'm still playing Mayhem today and I have both Wrestlmania XIX and Legends of Wrestling II on my shelf. The commentary, the wrestlers avaliable and the accurate pace of real wrestling make this unique and enjoyable. Add to that the fact that it's ridiculously cheap (even if you only played it for one night, you'd still get value for money), and you're looking at a worthwile purchase.

Awkward controls make for limited mayhem
WCW Mayhem seems like a pretty fun game at first.You have over 50 WCW wrestlers at your disposal, the ability to take the fight backstage to one of twelve different areas, ring entrances for each wrestler, a choice of six different types of match, a smattering of weapons lying about such as bats, chairs, and - my favorite - tasers, the ability to wrestle (in all of the historical rings fromimportant WCW events) in exhibition and pay per view matches as well as go in quest of titles leading up to the coveted heavyweight championship belt, and the option to create your own wrestler.Another important aspect of the game is the color commentary provided by Tony Schiavone and Bobby the Brain Heenan.It doesn't take long for some of these plusses to start feeling like minuses, however.

I am not a big fan of the new manner of controlling your wrestler built into this game; it is much less intuitive than older WCW-based wrestling games, and I often find myself able to come up with only a very limited number of moves; still worse, I constantly find myself repeating moves I had no intention of repeating.The announcers do at least have fun with this, talking about move repetition in disparaging terms as it is going on.Their overall banter, though, while quite funny at times becomes repetitive itself after a short while.Even the overexcited shouts of Schiavone declaring a victory in the ring grow stale, as do his constant calls for someone to stop the bloodbath and call for help.I never get tired of the Brain, though; he is always hilarious.

I don't think the graphics here are much of an improvement over older games, either.There's really not a lot of difference in audio and visual between WCW Mayhem and earlier WCW games for the Playstation.You can fight backstage now, which is cool, but the graphics are largely unimproved and the gameplay is awkward and sometimes annoying.I would much rather play the older WCW/NOW Thunder than I would WCW Mayhem, when it comes right down to it.

Not that great
I bought this for my 7 year old son and he played it for about 7 minutes before tossing it into the "games he never plays" box.Not only are most of the fighters out dated but it was hard for him to even figure out how to use 2 player mode, he thought it was 1 player only until I read the instructions on how to access the 2 player mode.He is usually very quick to pick up on how to play a game but this one was set up in a dumb manner.Also, the announcers are annoying and keep saying the same thing over and over.Even though it was very cheap it still was not even worth it. ... Read more

Reviews (3)

Great game
I have a ps2 and play this game ALL the time.It has all of the all-star weekend events (all-star game, three point shootout, and the slam dunk contest) i personally like the slam dunk contest, but can get boring if you play by yourself.The season mode is Awesome, but the trading is TOTALLY unrealistic, and pretty much everyone can dunk in this game.

This game is awesome if you need something to do, this would be the game to buy, whether you are a basketball fan or not, it is great from beginning to end.It is also great for parties, whith up to eight players competing at once.Great game, rent it or go out there and but this fun, fun game.

Awesome!
This game is awesome,the Slam Dunk contest gives u a good score if u use the dunk once,but if u use the dunk more than once it keeps decreasing yourscore.The 3-Point Contest is just overall GREAT and it's very simple andstraight forward plus in the All-Star Game u can choose your own team!Inother words,this game has the WHOLE All-Star weekend! The Season mode isvery realalistic,u can't predict what is going to happen just by theteam.The only reason y i gave this a 4 of this game is specifically thegraphics i would rate 4 plus there is no commentaterand the fouls r wellcalled EXCEPT when u try to make a block too close to a player.Otherwise itis a GREAT game!

Does it compete with the rest?
Lots of action and fun! Deffinately the best out of all the in the zones! Although it is the same as NBA live 2000, NBA Showtime, NBA Shootout 2000, and NBA Basketball it comes very close to the best! If you want action withall of the NBA TEAMS IN 2000 then this is the game for you! ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Extreme Championship Wrestling is to other professional wrestlingoutfits what gangster rap is to mainstream rap: a much more hard-corepermutation. Whereas the WWF and WCW are more like soap operas, ECW featuresin-your-face, high-impact maneuvers and, shall we say, more aggressive language.

Acclaim made an equity investment in the wrestling series, and AnarchyRulz, their second PlayStation title in the Extreme series, is fully loadedwith plenty of features and gameplay modes. Plus, you'll have 34 wrestlers thatyou can select from, including Tommy Dreamer and Super Crazy(note the easy-to-remember names!). Of course, knowledge of the franchise helps immensely.

ECW includes a Create-a-Wrestler option that lets the would-be manager have funwith creating fighters. You can even put together your own four-person wrestlingposse, complete with theme songs, personality clashes, and a logo for yourgroup. Anarchy Rulz also comes with the typical wrestling game modes:exhibition, career, and tournament.

In terms of the action in the ring, this is where Anarchy Rulz shows itstrue colors. The camera's flutter and movement is very irritating, and thegameplay seems an exact replica of Acclaim's previous WWF titles. The wrestlingaction relies too much on grappling and not enough on the over-the-top actionthat the ECW is famous for. There are very few throws and no high-risk leaps ortakedowns.

Crazed ECW fanatics or wrestling lovers should enjoy this game, while all othersmight want to pass. --Todd Mowatt

Pros:

• Tons of features
• Gorgeous graphics and great environmental sound effects
• Create-a-wrestler feature offers many hours of enjoyment for wrestlingfans

• Not enough of ECW's over-the-top action
• Poor wrestler AI
• Camera flutter and bad camera angles

Features

• Hardcore ECW wrestling
• 60 wrestlers
• New wrestling modes
• New player control configurations
• For 1 to 4 players

Reviews (20)

Nothing but a Headache
That's precisely what this title was for me---literally---and I honestly and sincerely believe that it will be for other fans of Acclaim's line of wrestling games for the Sony PlayStation as well, mostly because of various elements in its gameplay. Whereas the gameplay found in three other PSX wrestling titles by Acclaim---namely, WWF Warzone, WWF Attitude, and ECW Hardcore Revolution---seemed complex at first with its multi-button commands for each move in a given athlete's arsenal, most players eventually got the hang of it after a few matches, which made it that much easier for them to win with preexisting grapplers. Creating their own characters with the games' Create-A-Wrestler feature also became a more enjoyable experience because of this system. Instead of keeping such a set-up, however, the company's development team tried to facilitate matters in Anarchy Rulz by simplifying the controls for certain moves to only one or two buttons apiece. Unfortunately, this complicated matters instead, as certain maneuvers only become available when a player's wrestler stands in front of a dizzied opponent or has two or three stripes in the little box besides his/her name that indicates his/her advantage in a tie-up. Likewise, reversing particular moves (e.g., a hip toss, a hammerlock, an Irish whip, or a hurricanrana) is still pretty tough to pull off---for human-controlled competitors, that is. CPU-operated wrestlers, on the other hand have a jolly time reversing such moves whenever they have the opportunity, regardless of the game's initial difficulty setting. This makes it all the more frustrating for beginners. Of course, how about trying to trap another wrestler within the turnbuckle? Though it was a breeze in HR and Attitude---and even in Warzone---trying to do the same in AR is almost impossible, as the other athlete flops out of the corner almost every single time. This consequently renders corner moves highly impractical for both preexisting and customized grapplers.

In examining the other features available in AR, I will admit that I did enjoy the inclusion of those ECW personalities that didn't appear before in Hardcore Revolution and hence made their debut in this game, from the legendary "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes to the lovable yet laughable "loser" named Mikey Whipwreck. I also liked the various "jobbers" that players can unlock---even the foul-mouthed Trainer, who (for some reason I as yet cannot ascertain) is now a heel (bad-guy wrestler) after being a babyface (good-guy wrestler) for three games straight since Warzone. The opportunity to create one's own stable (four-member team) is also pretty fun, but considering that it takes a whole block of memory to save a single custom-made stable, players will ask, "Why bother?" The same goes for the new types of matches that one can participate in---Dumpster, Table, Backlot Brawl, and Brimstone. Sure, they're all very innovative and quite fun to watch, but the aforementioned flaws in control take much of that fun away. Even the Create-a-Wrestler feature---a staple in this line of games from Warzone on---leaves much to be desired, for though players have far more options available to them in selecting the outfit, entrance music, voice, moves, and so forth for each character they make, the nature of AR's gameplay again messes things up by compromising the nature of the moves in use. For example, in the instance that a given CAW uses both a Torture Rack and a Beast Choker, that character can only use one of these two submission holds upon pressing the punch button when grasping an opponent from behind, which varies with the degree of tie-up advantage (s)he has at the moment and accordingly makes the selection of created characters' maneuvers rather useless. This especially holds true for players who might not know what some of the moves are supposed to be in the first place based on their names alone. Speaking of submission holds, I would like to bring up the fact that almost EVERY hold in Anarchy Rulz is now meant to force opponents to "tap out"---even such holds as the Side Headlock, the Leg Grapevine, and the run-of-the-mill Full Nelson.

Sorry to say, but only the most "hardcore" enthusiast (if you'll pardon the bad pun) of Extreme Championship Wrestling would want to purchase Acclaim's ECW Anarchy Rulz, and then only for its nostalgia value. Not only is its gameplay a chore to become accustomed to (as mentioned above), but with its ugly graphics and mediocre sound quality, Joel Gertner's obnoxiously self-serving "color" commentary, and an inappropriately large amount of bloodshed for ANY game with a rating of "T for Teen," this title is not one worth playing. My advice for PSX owners and ECW fans alike is simple: Save your money on both Aspirin and video games by sticking with Hardcore Revolution.

DON'T BUY THIS GAME!
This game stinksIcan'teven do a grapple Move and when I Do It is Stupid.DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IT IS VERY HARD AND IT IS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!

blood
this game is much better than harcore revolution its got all new moves and wrestlers table mathes dumster matches brimstone matches and for the first time ever leave your opponent lying in a pool of his own blood

Excellent ecw
A great game and had me entertained for hours. This was even without looking at the career mode. The game has been good although i cant find any caws for this game. Excellent Brimstone matchs+Tables. The best weapons and well unlimited tables, need isay more. The moves are even better than attitude with not as good entrances or clothes but much more good wrestlers and imitations... There we go and best yet barbed wire and lots of blood. The crowd rule and rule the match its got a lot of things that Smackdown 2 hasnt but a lot less but hey unlimited tables with crowd + n e move through them = good game!!!!!

Just As Bad As HARDCORE REVOLUTION
The title of this review says it all.The makers of the first ECW game didn't learn from their mistakes.This is just as (bad) as Hardcore Revolution.In fact, it's basically the same (darn) game!Avoid this game like the plague! ... Read more

Editorial Review

Electronic Arts continues its hard-hitting hockey series withNHL 2000--a game that skates back to the Sega Genesis roots ofthe franchise for some key elements of gameplay. Serious sports fanscan take advantage of options that set up all the true NHL rules foreach game, but the default settings make it easy for all gamers to hopright in and skate to victory.

The skating is silky smooth and the graphics are extremely fast,including a motion-blurred puck during high-speed shots. There'snothing more satisfying than knocking the wind out of another team'slead scorer with the dedicated big-hit button, and the incrediblyresponsive controls make finesse shots possible. Icon passing makessure players get the puck to the correct man, and those who wish toleave nothing to chance can take control of their goalkeepers inmidplay. With the help of Multi-Tap adapters, up to eight people canplay this king of hockey games. --Jeff Young

Pros:

• Options and AI opponent strength scale to all skill levels ofgamers
• Big hits, slap shots, one-timers, and other hockey maneuvers areeasy to execute

Cons:

• The game is much better when played against human opponents

Reviews (43)

this game holds the tourch
this game can still hold up against PS2 versions of the game EA sports did a great job with this game

NHL 2000
This game will satisfy casual gamers and leave hardcore gamers frustrated. I hate to say it but this game has sloppy defense and merely adequate offense. The computer cheats and scores from bad angles.If you come in alone you rarely score. I say that it's an average sports game.

GREAT
A must buy for any hockey fan.The speed is great, graphics well done, and the announcers are hilarious when they begin to mock a losing team.The fighting is too predictable and slightly annoying (i usually turn it off).For instance, you are almost guaranteed that Lindros will be lost to a fighting major or two per game.Turn the fighting off and the BIG HITS on and prepare for some excitement.

Michael Mitchell Boston Bruins number one fan!!!!!
(...) But any way this game is so cool you will never stop playing it. The graphics, hits, and goals are so awsome. I played this game all day and I am 7-1-2 in my season. The only thind that stinks about this game is that you can't create your own player. You can do dekes and spins that would confuse the goalie that he will just dive on the ground. The game is fair I been having games with score 3-1, 2-1, 1-0 and so on. If you like intense games this is the one.

Simply great!!
I must have spent 2 to 3 days at least looking for my first Playstation Hockey game to purchase! I knew I wanted to go with EA Sports so price made me go with NHL 2000! I have to say I have been a long time hockey gamer on other systems for a lot of years and for [the price] you cant go wrong with this one! Once you get a hang of the buttons and the feel of the game, beginners and rookie level setting will be way too easy, I was winning game by 12-15 goals! With four different difficulty settings the game will be challenging no matter how good you are! The greatest part of the game I thought (unlike other hockey games of the past) you could actually score a goal from the blue line with a 100mph slap shot right past the goalie! Even the fighting with four different punches you can throw is fun! All around an excellent hockey game and for the price it's a major steal!! ... Read more

Reviews (16)

It's Alive
Before Kurt Warner had a career with the St. Louis Rams, he played for the Arenabowl champion Iowa Barnstomers when he endorsed this game called "Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed." The music is rockin' and up to date you can crank it up to. The sound effects are great on this game, if you hear that doink! sound, it looks like a Hanna-Barbera cartoon. and the commentary is way better than that Tim guy from NFL Blitz. Oh, and for every touchdown, you be treated to a song of joy as you score for 6. This game is way more better than NFL Blitz, unfortunately, it was the last hope for any more Arena Football games on any system.

Close to real...
I'm an AFL fan and have been for a while, so I got this game, since it sounded interesting. It's not the truest sim out there, it's more like NFL Blitz but indoors. Still, it's a very fun game if you remember the 2000 AFL season. I would have liked to seen more of these games, for each season. At least this game will satisfy my appetite for AFL football. I would suggest all AFL fans to get this game, simply for the joy it will bring to you, and the fact that this is the only repesentation of the best brand of football out there. I just wish other smaller leagues (like the WNBA) would get a contract for games, since there are many fans of these lesser known sports that would love to have sim games. GO RATTLERS GO PREDS

A Teeth-Rattling Game
My name is Chad, and I am a football fan.I over-eat, over-sleep, and over-breathe football.It is a way of life, and the Arena Football League is a part of that life.This game brings the AFL to the Playstation.

Any fan of the AFL enjoys the bone-rattling hits on the 50-yard indoor field.This game certainly has its fair share of those explosive collisions."Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed" is a fairly entertaining arcade-style football game.

Unlike the AFL, this game only allows for 6-on-6 players, but the graphics are quite good.The game has all 17 AFL teams and respective arenas and you can develop a good gameplan with a plethora of well-designed plays.Larry Beil, the official voice of the AFL does the commentary for the game, which is an excellent addition.The lack of penalties is more than made up for by the vicious "NFL Blitz"-like hits.

Accepting the game for what it is worth,with its arcade-style of football, it is pretty fun, and there is a good replay factor.If you are a football fan, this game will be a good purchase.

Yeah baby!
Even though other people doubt the gameplay of this game, it is still cool. Yeah it should be "leashed." Well I don't care what he says, I'm an AFL fan and I say this deserves 5 golden stars. Go Red Dogs!

NOT ARENA NFL!
When I played Kurt Warner Arena Football for the first time I was dissapointed because at first I thought It was going to be like a realarena football game like madden or gameday but to my suprise it was likeblitz and nfl extreme so if you want to buya real football game buymadden 2001! ... Read more