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| Darkstone
Review (PSX) |
April 4, 2001 |
 Take 2 has really done it right this time. Darkstone, an action RPG similar to
Diablo, is really fun on the PlayStation. Sure, the graphics might be a little dated, but
the play is solid and addictive. Click
here for the whole story. |
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| Grand
Theft Auto 3 Preview (PS2) |
April 2, 2001 |
 Grand Theft Auto 3 brings the franchise to a whole
new level. Due this October for PS2, we finally get to be hoodlooms in 3D. Woo-hoo! In
addition, we'll be rollin' in new vehicles like helicopters and boats. It looks way cool. Check it out. |
| Dragon Warrior III Preview (GBC) |
 One of the most
popular RPGs ever created for a console system, Enix has resurrected the Dragon Warrior
series for your enjoyment. Dragon Warrior III,
due in July for Game Boy Color, promises over 70 hours of play, enhanced graphics and
cinemas, gamelink multiplayer, and a lot more. Click! |
| 2001 Interactive Achievement Awards Winners |
| Well, who knows what
they were thinking giving Diablo II the Game of the Year Award, but at least the Console
titles whooped up on the PC games in the Craft category. SSX is apparently the best game
ever -- ever -- and everybody likes Deus Ex. Click here for a summary of the 2001
Interactive Achievement Awards. |
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| Serious
Sam Review (PC) |
March 30, 2001 |
 When the Serious Sam demo was released, it caught
almost everybody by surprise. Nobody really expected a team of Croatian game designers to
offer a first-person shooter capable of matching
the graphics or gameplay that good ol’ American boys were wringing out of the Quake
III and Unreal engines. Guess again. Get the serious scoop here. |
| Kingdom II: Shadoan Review (DVD/PS2) |
 What's uglier than that lame-o animated version of the Hobbit and less fun to
play with than a dead gopher? Kingdom II:
Shadoan! From the creator of Dragon's Lair (no, not Don Bluth) comes another
incredibly shallow, and frustrating, nostalgia title. Click here for your fair warning. |
| Bill Gates Announces Plans for XboxT |
| The Japanese Xbox,
XboxT, will sport a smaller controller. But that's not the exciting stuff. It turns out
that Microsoft is hoping to become a major presence in Japan, a needed market to survive
in console gaming. Click here for information
about Microsoft's plans for Japan. And Sega got into the fray by announcing eleven
games in development. Click here for details
about Sega's Xbox titles and how Sega is going to help Microsoft with online gaming. |
| Conker's Bad Fur Day OSG Review |
 Conker's Bad Fur Day is definitely tough enough to want a strategy guide. But the
Conker's Bad Fur Day Official Strategy
Guide isn't up to the usual BradyGames standards. The strategies are sparse and poorly
explained, and don't work half the time. Plus it's just not fun to read. Click here. |
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| Sudden
Strike (PC) |
March 28, 2001 |
 Sudden Strike sounds like a superb
idea: take an RTS sans resource management and set it in World War II. While it's got
great graphics and fast and furious gameplay, Sudden Strike unfortunately doesn't really
have much to do with World War II. In the end, it's about as realistic as Hogan's Heroes.
Of course, that was a great show. |
| Conker's Bad Fur Day Review (N64) |
 We've got a Big
@$$ Review of Conker's Bad Fur Day.
Not only does this title mark a radical change for Rare and Nintendo, but it's #&@%!#$
hilarious (if you like potty jokes and ironic references to video games). This one isn't
for the kiddies, but it's great for all us %$#@*&!@#$%*!. Click here. |
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| Fear
Effect 2 Review (PSX) |
March 26, 2001 |
 The ladies are back, and this
time is better than ever. Yup, we enjoyed Fear Effect
2: Retro Helix, even thought the fixed camera angles suck. A good story, and some
good, long gameplay make it worth checking out. And the cartoon hotties don't hurt. Click. |
| A Tale of Two Peripherals (PC) |
 Many
peripherals employ new technology to enhance players' gaming experience. We'll take a look
at two recent offerings, one that uses motion as a control mechanism and another that uses
force feedback sound. Frustrating or enhancing you ask? Click here to read on and we'll give you
the lowdown on what you can expect from these two very different products. |
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| Undying
Review (PC) |
March 23, 2001 |
 Undying is a gothic horror set in 1923 in which
you play Irishman Patrick Galloway, a roving investigator of the paranormal--think early
X-Files. Initially skeptical, it doesn't take long before the game starts throwing
bloodthirsty demons a-plenty at Galloway. Investigate more here. |
| The Ward Review (PC) |
 The strengths of The
Ward begin to show within the opening scenes, from the moment you wake in the heart of
the alien moon base. Around you a war seems
to be taking place. The doors of your chamber
have been blown open, your alien guards lay dead, along with the remains of another human. Click here for more... |
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