It'll get your heart pumpin They did a good job of producing a game that's fast-paced and action packed. Shooting mechanics aren't good, but it's not meant to be a shooter. The hand to hand combat sequences look good and incorporate your surroundings. But the only thing i didn't like is that the fighting consists of blocking and then attacking. You could block all day long if you wanted to without injury. Then there are the mandatory buttons you have to hit at the right moment to initiate a choreographed sequence. You either like it or you don't. I didn't, but it definitely keeps you on your toes at all times throughout the game. Graphics are good, but not great. It is a fun game and would recommend at least a rental; don't know about replayability. I guess if you wanted to beat the snot out of someone, you can replay the boss battles over and over.
A little to short for my taste A really nice and fun game while it lasts, it can easily be finished in around 4 hours.
But it overall is a really fun game, I world advise renting it because if you buy it and finish it you most likely wont play it again.
Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy is the first true video game crossover for the Game Boy Advance. While passing through a portal, Ripto and Dr. Cortex meeteach other and team up for destruction. Now SPyro is traveling to Crash's jungle to take out the Bandicoot's worst enemy!
REVIEW
Spyro and Crash: The Best combination First off, I just want to say that I give a huge amount of respect to the makers of these Spyro and Crash Game Boy games. When I say that, I'm referring to the entire series on game Boy. I like the Crash and Spyro games on Playstaion also, but when I'm not home, I can still play these guys wherever I go, and thats the best part. I know there are some bad games out there, but Crash and Spyro are nowhere near that category (unless you count the terrible Crash Bashgame). One more thing, I have been seeing some negative reviews, and thats fine, you are all entitled to your opinions. But there is one person giving reviews to almost every popular game that never seems to like anything. I'm referring to A Gamer from Indianapolis, Indiana, or wherever. If you are reading this, don't you like anything? Every single time I read reviews, there you are, and you're always negative. Please let us all who are curious to know, what kind of games you do like. I don't know how old you are, and I have never been to Indiana, but please, stop giving negative reviews. You are taking up review space for people who have true respect for video games.
In Conspiracies, you'll enter the world of Nick Delios - a betrayed, jilted, down on his luck private detective. After a spree of drinking and gambling leaves him short on cash, a police investigator&old friend offers him money to look into the murder of a small time crook. Nick agrees, not imagining the bizarre twists and turns lying just ahead. As this seemingly "simple" case thrusts Nick into a complex mystery of multiple conspiracies, you will soon discover thatnothing is what it seems.
REVIEW
Couldn't even finish it I practically live on the computer with this type of game. I am not an expert but just someone who really loves solving mysteries and such. This was one of the worst games I have ever tried to play. I say tried because I never finished it. The dialogs between characters are pitiful and the movement and control of the character and objects is too complicated to make it fun. If you like a challenge then you might like this, but if you just like to have fun (like with CSI) then it's not worth it.
WINTER SPORTS 2 is an arcade oriented 3D simulation of the most popular winter sports, including 9 sports and 15 total disciplines. The challenging yet intuitive controls and the extraordinary pictures of wintry landscapes make it a joy to play. You are placed in the center of sporting events broadcast live around the world. The excitement of this major international competition is portrayed authentically with commentators, TV cameras, and soundbackground. The exciting multiplayer modes for up to four players provide party fun and long lasting motivation.
Join the foreignlegion for its greatest challenge yet. When heavily armed terrorists from the global revolutionary front take control of an experimental nuclear reactor off the coast of French Guiana, there's only one hope of handling the situation before it goes public: Send in the Elite Commandoes of the Foreign Legion. Take the fight to the threat as a member of a skilled team of battle-hardened Legionnaires in this pulse-pounding adventure! Deploy to Ile Royale: navigate through a labyrinth of caves, a 19th century penal facility, and a factory compound to gain entry into the island's research facility and suppress the enemy
REVIEW
Decent budget shooter. This game runs on the 'Jupiter EX' engine, so it looks and plays a lot like the FEAR series, with all of that game's strengths and weaknesses.
On the PLUS side:
Nice graphics. I certainly enjoyed the settings here a lot more than I did in FEAR. Here you get some time in various settings. The game is stable. Never crashed once on my aging XP system. Weapons look and sound good, and the feel is right. Good firefights, and good level design, given the game engine limitations. Overall it's quite a fun little shooter.
On the MINUS side:
This game is extremely short. Maybe three hours to finish it, tops. Though the environments are varied, there are not that many levels. And because it uses the FEAR game engine, you don't get much time outdoors, although the few outdoor areas are beautiful. All areas seem cramped, mostly due to the use of the Jupiter EX engine, which apparently has trouble rendering large outdoor areas.
OVERALL:
I enjoyed it. My main complaint is its short length. But if you enjoyed FEAR, and want more of that style gameplay, then this will suit you.
Danny McCormack was working quietly when an explosion ripped through his research station and sent his head - sans body - tumbling into deep space. "Accidents" like these go repeatedly unchallenged as individuals fear recourse from a corrupt government. In this oppressive environment, a single citizen stands little chance of altering the course of human events. But you're about to find out what happens when one tries. It will be up to you, playing Danny's father, to discover the truth about his son's "accidental" death. You will quickly find yourself embroiled in an intricate web of intrigue and deceit. Friends morph suddenly into foes. Nothing is as it seems. To survive, you must believe half of what you hear. And none of what you see. You have only you wits to rely on. And you must never lose your head.
