The Simpson''s Skateboarding
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Video Game (14 November, 2002)
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Springfield has been converted into one giant skate park in TheSimpsons Skateboarding. Here's your opportunity to thrash on top of, under,over, and through Springfield Elementary, KrustyLu Studios, the Kwik-E-Mart, theSpringfield Gorge, Itchy and Scratchy Land, the Power Plant, and other locales.Everyone in town is jumping into the action, vying for the $99 in prize money.Each character has more than 40 moves, including unique tricks such as Bart's"In Your Dreams" move and Homer's "Stinkyfish."

In addition to the Simpsons family, players can select other favorites such asOtto, Professor Fink, Nelson, and Krusty the Clown. Each character brings to theevent his or her own tricks, personality, and dialogue, recorded by the actualvoice talent from the TV show. The game's five modes include Freeskate, SkateFest, Trick Contest, Skillz School, and skateboard H-O-R-S-E. The more youskate, the more hidden boards, characters, and levels you unlock. TheSimpsons Skateboarding includes single, dual, and head-to-head modes. ... Read more

Reviews (28)

To The Reviewer Saying This Is A Bad Copy
This game is good, it is not a bad copy.


I think this game is as good as Road Rage and Hit And Run.

Do not ever call this game a bad copy again.

A great Simpsons game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simpsons skateboarding is a great game and is really fun! I would suggest buying this game if you are a simpsons fan!

Failed....
The Simpsons Is A bad Ass Show And I Love It But This Game Is SO Bad Man I Cant Even Say How Bad It Is I Meen You Cant Even Move Lttle Loan Do Tricks I Meen What Do You Expect For A Simpson Game This Is About As Good As It Gets

I Hired This Game And Played If For 5 Minutes And Got Bored And Frustrated This Game Is Pore Standed Dont Even Think About Buying It ... Read more

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Sneakers
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Video Game (18 October, 2002)
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They wouldn't let me choose a zero
If you have a child still in the womb then buy this game for them at a garage sale for less than 25 cents.If you have kids any older than zero then forget it at any price...unless you want it as a collectible then don't open it, you can thank me later.How many ways can you say doo doo.Buy this game and you will discover a bunch of em.Not worthy of PS 1 much lessthe Xbox.

This game is so awesome! NOT!!!!
This game is blah! If you own an X-box then you probably know what I mean. It's a messed up game. Of course X-box is a messed up game system so you can't expect anything better! It's lame graphics, challenges, and charcters are the worst part. I mean the main charcter is a mouse. But then again you can't compare Microsofts charcters to that of Nintendo or Sega. This game is even worse than Blinx the time sweeper, which I thought was as worse as they come. So if you want to waste money and time, you can't go wrong by buying this or any X-box game.

Worst Game Ever
This game was truly [...].Not simple enough for really young kids, and beyond boring for older ones.You can't even just run around freely.It's like you can only go left or right and then choose a direction at specific "intersections".Absolutely terrible.Avoid this one like the plague. ... Read more

Asin: B00006IJIR
Sales Rank: 6252
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Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena
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Video Game (19 September, 2002)
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Great for kids
Looking for a non-violent game for an older preschooler or early elementary schooler? This might be it!! Use the "buddy" system to play with your child and overcome hilarious (at least to kids) challenges together. Here's an even better idea from a kid. Play a real-life version of Scream Arena. Throw lightweight balls at each other and give each ball a role (slow motion ball, sneeze ball, keep-me-for-as-long-as-you-can ball, etc.). This is a super family video game!!

An Absolute Scream
How to have a video game that is fun to play but does not involve killings and violence?DODGE BALL!A great premise!Goofy!Hilarious.The Monsters Inc. characters go at it trying to whack each other with progressively zanier balls in progressively more unusual.You talk about a GREAT game for my 5 year old to play.And with the ability to play 4 players, the whole family can get into the goofy act.These are the warm moments that you recall with warm cocoa by the fire, how your preschooler whacked you with the disco ball!Great great!

Dodge Ball, With a Twist
I am not the type of person who normally enjoys playing video games, but Disney and Pixar's Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena was an absolutely adorable and enjoyable video game.While intended to be primarily a game for children, Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena is an enjoyable game for children of all ages as well as adults.

The game starts out with a short clip from the movie Monsters, Inc. and then sends the player into Monstropolis, the city where all the monsters in the movie live.There are many different stages, each representing a scene from the movie, but in order to get into a particular scene the player must succeed at the preceding arenas.Once the player succeeds at one arena, the next arena is unlocked.

Once the player has selected the scene that he or she desires to play, the next step is to choose which monster he or she wants to be.I should mention that the game can either be a single player game where the player competes with the game itself or it can be a multi-player game, where the players can either compete head to head with each other, or work together to defeat the game's monsters.

Choosing your monster is, in my opinion, the best part of the game.Nearly every monster, if not every monster, from the movie is able to be selected for use.Once the player has selected a monster, the monster will greet him or her by saying something along the lines of, "Thanks for choosing me!"

Not only does the monster speak, but it also acts in the same manner that he or she did in the movie.The player's monster is then placed into the arena you have chosen, and the game begins.Some examples of the arenas you can choose from are: Main Street, Mike and Sully's Apartment, the Lobby of the Monsters, Inc. Building, and Harry Hausens, the restaurant in the movie.

My favorite arena is the one at the Chinese Restaurant.In this scene, like all the other scenes, the object is to hit the other monsters with balls while your monster avoids being hit.The twist in this room is that there's a disco ball.Every time a monster is hit, he or she is frozen in that spot and begins to disco dance, giving the other monsters a better chance of hitting him or her.

Not only is this game adorable, but it is very fun to play.I would highly recommend that if you have access to a Nintendo Game Cube, you rent Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena and play it with your friends.When I played it with my friends, we played for numerous hours every day we had the game, and never once got bored or tired of playing.Hopefully you will find Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena as enjoyable as I did. ... Read more

Asin: B00006F2BE
Sales Rank: 5740
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Gamecube (Game Cube, Game-cube)    3. Action    4. Adventure   

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings
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Video Game (30 September, 2002)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' is a very fun and strategic RPG game for the Xbox. The graphics, sound, and gameplay are all very good! The plot in 'Fellowship of the Ring' is wonderful and the cut-scenes are great to watch. There is a lot of puzzle solving to do and a lot of enemies to fight in this game. 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' is an awsome video game for the Microsoft Xbox which I highly recommend you buy!

Cool!!! but...
I am a big LOTR fan. I have read the books and think they are awsome!! I am so glad they finally made a LOTR game where you aren't chopping peoples heads off the whole time:) Please read the label BASED ON THE LITERARRY(the books)WORKS OF J.R.R TOLKIEN!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT THE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!! It is so cool how you follow the book almost directly! Although, like every good game I have some complaints, like Sam sounds so wierd! The screen goes almost pitch dark in Moria if you don't leave your light on, Pipin looks stupid,the games freezes sometimes(what the heck causes that?), and you have a stupid purity meter!!!:( WHAT!? HALF THE FUN IN GAMES IS MAKING TROUBLE!! Oh well! Overall it is a neat game and really fun! I have beaten the game twice and earned a secret code! BUT IT WON'T WORK!!!!! Yep! So much for cool code! I can't wait for The Two Towers to come out!!:) I hope all the bad reviews won't let them down!! Keep up the good work! One more suggestion... TAKE OUT THE BLOOD!!!! (please?) Overall it is a great game that is really unique! Work on the glitches and The Two Towers will be great!! I would have given it a five,but the BLOOD!!! and the other things!!!

Lord of the Rings Freak:)!!! signing off! ('sup!)

Cool!!! but...
I am a big LOTR fan. I have read the books and think they are awsome!! I am so glad they finally made a LOTR game where you aren't chopping peoples heads off the whole time:) Please read the label BASED ON THE LITERARRY(the books)WORKS OF J.R.R TOLKIEN!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT THE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!! It is so cool how you follow the book almost directly! Although, like every good game I have some complaints, like Sam sounds so wierd! The screen goes almost pitch dark in Moria if you don't leave your light on, Pipin looks stupid,the games freezes sometimes(what the heck causes that?), and you have a stupid purity meter!!!:( WHAT!? HALF THE FUN IN GAMES IS MAKING TROUBLE!! Oh well! Overall it is a neat game and really fun! I have beaten the game twice and earned a secret code! BUT IT WON'T WORK!!!!! Yep! So much for cool code! I can't wait for The Two Towers to come out!!:) I hope all the bad reviews won't let them down!! Keep up the good work! One more suggestion... TAKE OUT THE BLOOD!!!! (please?) Overall it is a great game that is really unique! Work on the glitches and The Two Towers will be great!! I would have given it a five,but the BLOOD!!! and the other things!!!

Lord of the Rings Freak:)!!! signing off! ('sup!) ... Read more

Asin: B00006IZKO
Sales Rank: 801
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Xbox (x box)    3. Microsoft    4. Action    5. Adventure   

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
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CD-ROM (08 November, 2002)
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Set in the year 2008, Ghost Recon is a Tom Clancy-inspired war game that puts you in command of a Special Forces unit pitted against Russian ultranationalists trying to rebuild the former Soviet Union. Although the story arc is grand in scale (in keeping with Clancy's style), the game doesn't involve you in the war's major battles. You'll actually spend most of your time behind enemy lines--rescuing downed fighter pilots, knocking out enemy patrols, ambushing armor columns.

You control a six-man squad, divided into two teams, and you have the opportunity to handpick your squad members (and their equipment) after each mission briefing. You can switch your point of view to any of the six active soldiers--the soldier you control automatically becomes the leader of his team, while the other team operates according to orders you give via a map interface. Thus, you can move one team into a covering position, leave them with orders to provide cover fire, then lead the other team in to reach your objective. Or, break up your squad and try to achieve two objectives simultaneously.

The level of detail and realism is incredible, right down to the way the soldiers communicate in hushed tones and with gestures. The complexity of the game requires an elaborate controller setup that takes a while to get used to (luckily there are plenty of training missions designed to help you learn the multitude of movement, weapons, and command functions). Once you get the hang of it, you'll find it's worth the time spent in boot camp. --Maile Bohlmann

Pros:

• Incredible graphics and realism
• Wide array of tactical options integrates strategy into the action
• Missions are diverse and challenging

Cons:

• Controls are complicated, hard to master, and sometimes counterintuitive
• Dramatic music and "drill sergeant" narration between missions is pretty campy
• Enemy soldiers sometimes behave too predictably

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Reviews (58)

A must have title for any "true" war gamer.
I could go on and on telling you about this game but instead I'll cut to the chase, breaking this game down into little pieces.

Concept - Lead five fellow Ghosts into battle using stealth and all out firepower, depending on the situation. The story is set in the near future where you will retreive documents, rescue prisoners, take hostages, and the like. The overall goal is to accomplish these tasks swiftly, silently, and invisibly, hence the name Ghost Recon.

Controls - The controls are tight and work very well, I disagree with the people saying the controls take a long time to get use to. They are great and the PS2 version makes a target zoom avilable. Never at one point did I get frustrated or confused by the controls.

Graphic - Too many people complain about this part of the game. I actually think the graphics are really good. Do take in mind that this game originated on the PC so the graphics transition to the PS2 was actually done very nicely. The graphics don't focus on "fancy" they focus on "realism" which I think many will agree is the better to strive for. I know they are not the best but the gameplay is so good that I never cared.

Sound - Ok this part is cool. All the guns sound different, as they should, but so do bullets at different distances. A bullet wizzing by your head sounds like, well, a bullet wizzing by your head and guns blazing in the distance sound cool and give you the feeling your being shot at. Now, maybe it sounds like I'm getting excited over nothing but trust me, if you crank this game through a good sound system, it'll rock.

Gameplay - The gameplay is very diverse. No two levels look alike or play alike making no levels a waste of time or give you the feeling that you've played it before. I really wanted to see this game through and couldn't put it down for the longest time. Everything is so unpredictable and original.

Replayability - Man this game is replayable espiecially due to the mini challenges, various multiplayer modes (including co-op) and second campaign you unlock after beating the first which is 15 missions long and can be played on three different difficulties, that change the amount of enemies and their skills.

I love this game and any "true" war gamer should as well. 10/10

Ghost Recon and Desert Siege
This really contains two games listed in the title of this review.Forget what anyone says about this game.It's awsome even without online play.Once you command Bravo squad to go to a certain area and follow them, getting pinned down by machine gun fire from Russian terrorists, you'll realize how tactical it is.You have to check your map and take a secure position on high ground or a concealed area for sniping.Unfortunately the levels that require you to go inside are quit clunky, but the outside levels ranging from the Red Square to desert battlefields are quit superb.The first level is even difficult if you don't realise that as soon as you come over the hill you're getting mowed down be enemy gunfire.It's a game about planning tactical strategy.It's not as stealthy as Socom, but it's definetely more open ended as in completing levels.There's hardly a set path for most of them.It's a really fun game to play through again also.And there are plenty of unlockables.

Another!
Another wonderful Tom Clancey game. This is a great one. You are fighting Russian ultranationalists who are trying to remake the Soviet Union. Great Game! ... Read more

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ToeJam & Earl III
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Video Game (25 October, 2002)

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The Toe Jam & Earl franchise is an anomaly to the trend of hyper-realism and violence in video games, and this latest addition to the series excels at creating another gloriously fun and wacky cartoon experience. The goal of Toe Jam & Earl III: Mission to Earth is to recover the stolen Twelve Sacred Albums of Funk by exploring various levels on Earth, befriending Earthlings, and finding keys and presents to aid in the journey. The real fun of the game, however, is its funk theme. You can convert unfunky Earthlings to the ways of funk, and there are inspired funky touches throughout the game, including a gospel vocal trio that sings whenever a new level loads. The game doesn't take itself seriously, and to enjoy it, a competitive gaming mindset should be set aside. In two-player mode, the game promotes teamwork by allowing players to share health (just high-five each other) and immunity to attacks. The game's combination of 80s funk and overall goofiness won't appeal to everyone, but it's an ideal mix for parents in search of a game that they can enjoy with their kids (the game is rated Teen for animated blood and violence, but the gore is all cartoonish) and anyone else with an offbeat sense of humor. --Sung Nicholas Kim

Pros:

• Excellent 3-D graphics
• Kitschy fun for all ages

Cons:

• Erratic split-screen view in the two-player mode
• Older gamers may find the game too simple

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Reviews (29)

A Platform Game Outside the Mario/Sonic Mold
I really enjoyed this game despite being completely unfamiliar with the previous two games.Like most other platformers it has all the worlds you've come to expect such as desert, ice, forest, and water.But what most sets it apart from the pack is the sense of humor; both in the cutscenes and in the wisecracks you will hear from the various characters ( crazed dentists, bratty kids, inquisitive nerds, and mischievous elves ).Unlike Ratchet + Clank and the Jak and Daxter series, the comedy here actually works since it is more mature and doesn't ape the Disney model ( goody two-shoes hero with a goofy/irritating tag-along sidekick ).And, if you're a child of the 80's, you'll get a kick out of the vinyl sleeves of the records you collect, which parody landmark hip-hop, r&b, and funk albums.The game is a respectable length and sells for reasonable price; the only knock against it is the level of challenge.It can't be adjusted, and is just a bit too easy to slide through ( although, some of the timed bonus challenges can be tricky ) once you get the hang of it.But this is somewhat alleviated by the abundance of unfunky earthlings ( midwestern 50's housewives with beehives? Hilarious! ) chasing you around the rather narrow dimensions of most worlds.All in all, this a game you should certainly pick up, since I haven't played any other that made me laugh more and few others that were quite as much fun.

Just a platformer with a theme
ToeJam & Earl III is a standard platform game (think mario).

On any given level you accomplish a set of tasks that include collecting things (keys, presents, food), convert humans to the funk, and delivering something from A to B. You can play as any of the 3 characters and switch mid-game.

Along the way you can find power-ups, replenish your health, jump, run...all the standard stuff.

The focus on the funk is all about old-school hip-hop. ToeJam, Earl, and Latisha are all sterotypical hip-hop characters. Mini-level cut-scenes include sweet-honey-in-the-rock style vocals. The focus on the funk is different although taken somewhat overboard. That's ok though. This is a platformer.

This is as much of a kids game as any platformer (crash bandicoot, spongebob) although there isn't really any violence (unlike flying body parts in crash). Humans will come up and kick you but when you blast your funk-fu at them they become nice and stop hitting.

More like Spongebob, this is more tongue-in-cheek and not serious like Mario.

All in all this is a decent platformer that is a little different and somewhat amusing.

I purchased mine from an alternate seller (used & new) which offered a reasonable price.

An Amazing Game!
I am quite suprised by the people who gave this game such low scores.Toejam and Earl III is one of the funnest games I have played in a real long time.

I've been a TJ&E fan since the begining back on Sega Genesis and I've been looking foward to this since they announced it would be released on Dreamcast.Unfortunatly, the game never made it to Dreamcast and ended up being released only on X-Box.Being a loyal sega fan and old schooler gamer, there's no way I'm going to buy an X-box.Toejam & Earl 3 is the only game on the whole system that I am even impressed with.

I am now in pain because this game is only released on one system.I dont want to buy an X-Box for just this game, and I dont feel its right for Sega to ask us too.I hope they port this game to the PC or create a new version for GBA or something.

Here's an idea: why not port the original 2 games onto the Game Boy Advance?I'm still holding my breath.

Until then, Jam out to the funky music of TJ&E III and have yourselves a blast! ... Read more

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Mario Party 4
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Video Game (24 October, 2002)
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It’s a pretty bold claim but for many, Mario Party is the best multiplayer game series ever. No need for guns or complicated role-playing elements here--Mario Party is fun because it’s simple. The original N64 game created an entirely new subgenre--an unlikely combination of traditional board games and lots of ultrasimple arcade titles. The idea is that you travel around the board trying to collect stars, which must be paid for with coins, and you get coins by competing in minigames, which occur at the end of every round. These minigames generally don’t last longer than a minute or two, and many are based on old Game & Watch titles. There are over 50 minigames in Mario Party 4, and each involves either a free-for-all, two players against two, or one against three (depending where you land on the board at the end of your turn). These can involve anything from skydiving to basketball dunking, or car racing to hide-and-seek, to name a few.

Admittedly, this basic description of the gameplay might not sound too exciting, and indeed if you’re playing with less than three human opponents it can be pretty tedious. But play it with the full complement of non-virtual rivals and the game’s infinite capacity for cheating, backstabbing, and ganging up allows it to completely transcend the humdrum sum of its parts. There’s nothing terribly new in this third sequel except that the graphics are much improved and the minigames are all new, but that really misses the point: get this game out at Christmas instead of Trivial Pursuit and you’ll wonder how you ever got through the holiday without it. --David Jenkins, Amazon.co.uk ... Read more

Features

• Choose favorite Nintendo video game characters and compete in a series of contests to win the birthday present.
• Take advantage of the Mini-Giant system - players can use items on the boards to grow larger or smaller in order to access different areas of the game boards and trigger special events.
• Bump, whack and bang away in the newly introduced Tag Battle, which lets players pair up in two-man teams and compete at collecting stars.
• Set a handicap that allows players of all ages and abilities to compete against each other.

Reviews (137)

I love Mario.
I love every Mario game known to man and this one rocks!!!! (I
actually don't like Mario Party 6 but that's it)!!! I played this game 2 summers ago all the time!!! This is a good game and it has really good graphics. I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!!

slightly dissapointed but hey who cares!
I'm Espio and I love all of the mario party games from 1-6 but Mario Party 4 is one I was dissapointed in. First lets go through some downsides. Its quite slow compared to some of the other games,some of the items are...well...chee-seey and some of the boards are not so great.Hey now for good stuff.Shy-Guys board rocks!plain and simple,the mini games are great and the graphics well their boss! So if your a big fan of the series like me then get it it's cool but if your looking for your first Party then I recomend Mario Party 1 or 2.

Love this game
I love to play this at frieds houses!The mini games are the best.It's the best one in the Mario series! ... Read more

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Kakuto Chojin
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Video Game
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Kakuto Chojin delivers a new level of realism where no two fights are the same, and there are no canned reactions: every punch, kick, and counter has a different effect. Heads snap back, sweat flies, muscles flex, legs buckle. Up to four fighters can engage in the action at the same time--go two-on-two or have an all out four-person brawl. Forget fighting pretty boys and supermodels. These are the folks you never want to meet in a dark alley. These fighters are tough--right out of some secret fight club. This is a grim, somber, deadly underworld, where fighters move among the shadows and battles take place on rain-soaked rooftops, dark alleys, and mysterious chambers. ... Read more

Reviews (5)

Worst fighting game ever!
I have the ultimate misfortune of having wasted money on this lousy game. If it were possible to give a rating of zero stars here I would. It is, in my opinion, the WORST fighting game EVER.

The characters look like of bunch of clowns, literally -- bad knock off crosses between pro-wrestlers and circus clowns. The skinning looks like plastic. The gameplay is ridiculously easy, not to mention boring and repetitive. The so-called fountains of sparks and such are one corner in one arena. The arenas are all simple squares with no interesting features whatsoever. The blood effects are simply too pathetic to go into. In short this is an elementary tech demo not a finished game and I am shocked that it was ever released in the state it's in.

THEY SHOULD PUT A SKULL AND CROSSBONES POISON SYMBOL ON THE PACKAGE BECAUSE YOU WILL DIE OF BOREDOM PLAYING IT!!!

The Only Fans
My wife and I must be the only fans of this game. I first played it as a demo in XBOX Magazine and I liked it pretty well. I had just got my XBOX and I'm not an expert when it comes to fighting games. Now my wife on the other hand loves these kind of games. Whenever we pass by an arcade, she wants to play the fighting games. And she does well because she picks up the gameplay pretty quickly. It's always amusing to see her beat the eighteen or nineteen-year-old who plays the game for hours and she just figured out how to play.
Anyway, I had her play the demo and she loved it. So we searched and found the game at a videogame store for a nice price(this was right after the recall notice). And we have been happily pleased ever since. We both play the game at least three times a week. The only way I can explain the critics of this is that these are people who have a LOT more experience with all kinds of fighting games. And maybe they didn't give this game as much of a chance as it needed.
Here are the the pros and cons:
PROS:
Great Graphics- They characters look amazing and they move like real people. The fighters don't look cartoony but computer animated. They must haved used real people as models because they move eeriely lifelike. The backgrounds are beautifully rendered and colorful.
Great Sound- I have a Surround Sound system that takes of advantage of the Dolby Digital 5.1 the game offers. Excellent!
Every character has their own theme and the voices and sound effets are well done.
Fun Gameplay- The moves are not too hard to learn and there are more than explained in the manual that comes with the game. There are two sets of moves in the game; Kakuto and Chojin. You can't access the Chojin moves without first completing the game with any character with the Kakuto moves.
Characters- There are plenty of characters all with different styles to master. And one secret character that is available when beating the game with any one of the characters.

CONS
The Manual- After buying the game I bought the strategy guide offered by Prima. The guide does a great job of explaining the game, the characters and ALL of the moves. Each character has at least FOURTY moves. The manual that comes with the game does a terrible job of explaing the game. At best, it is incomplete.
No Onscreen Move List- After playing DOA 3,MK:DA and Tao Feng, I've noticed you can access a move list in the game. It's too bad KC doesn't do this. It would be more convienent.

Finally I just wanted to say this game is a lot of fun.We have played Dead Or Alive 3, Mortal Combat:Deadly Alliance and Tao Feng: Fist Of The Lotus and they are fun but in our opinion Kakuto Chojin just has more STYLE. It's pretty unique and the characters don't seem to be like any I've seen in any other game. This may be the game's downfall as far as public opinion goes. I may buy DOA 3 and Tao Feng in the future but Kakuto Chojin is my third favorite XBOX game behind Max Payne and Halo. Microsoft did a wonderful job. I hope they don't give up on the fighting game market. I can tell they are trying to be outside the pack by making KAkuto chojin and Tao Feng.

A step back
This game is a total disappointment. Gameplay is relatively simple, moves are limited, and the characters don't seem to move right. In addition, the character's skin has a shiny "Barbie Doll" surface look to it (just doesn't look right). This game gets boring fast. I don't recommend it unless you can pick it up really cheap. ... Read more

Asin: B00006IJIV
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BMX XXX
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Note to customers: this game contains nudity, adult language, and other content that is intended only for ages 17 or older.

BMX XXX is more than just a freestyle extreme-sports game. Along with eight BMX levels where players compete for points on grinds, jumps, and other tricks, the game boasts scripted comedic events by Hollywood writers and unlockable footage of dancers from New York's Scores nightclub. The third-generation BMX engine features more than 2,000 different tricks, split-screen multiplayer games like Paintball BMX and Strip BMX, and a create a rider feature. ... Read more

Features

• In this hilariously dirty game, you're a BMX racer who makes it his business to do the wildest things possible -- on or off a bike!
• In the course of over 100 missions, you'll have to talk to pimps, homeless guys, strippers and more crazy characters, to unlock missions & awesome trick combos
• Collect coins as you race and do tricks -- then spend 'em at strip clubs and watch the boobies fly
• All kinds of silly, dirty jokes, images like dog humping and poop on the street, sure to make your BMX racing funnier than ever
• This is also one of the first games to make heavy use of the new ghost riding technique that's getting popular in the BMX world

Reviews (11)

XXXtreme
The controversial BMX XXX shows a lot of skin, but it's the gameplay that isn't fully fleshed out. For the uninitiated, BMX XXX merges the world of freestyle bicycle stunts with potty humor, foul language, and sex-for no apparent reason. While gamers titter over jokes about pimps, diarrhea, and words like "titter," they're also challenged to pull backflips and tailwhips throughout eight levels, including a mall and a launch pad. Since its last BMX game, developer Z-Axis has added flatland tricks, balance meters, some multiplayer modes, and ghost riding; they're all welcome additions. Otherwise, the changes are mostly cosmetic with goals involving hookers and constipation instead of just high scores and trick plateaus. Do well, and you'll unlock bonus stripper videos (edited on the PS2 but not on the Xbox). Like Mirra 2, BMX XXX features frustrating level goals as well as a camera that, in all four settings, makes it hard to line up your re-entry on a vert ramp. Say what you want about big-breasted babes and poo jokes-if tricks aren't enjoyable to pull off, it's not a fun game. Hollywood writers scribbled the script, but you'll hear the same tired lines ("Didn't I see you on World's Worst Bikers?") over and over again. And yes, even the vulgarity gets old. Thankfully, the high-energy licensed soundtrack comes through, even if the sharp visuals are plagued by occasional slowdown and collision problems. Acclaim and Z-Axis set out to create the American Pie of gaming, and they've succeeded on the crude humor front-but with a high frustration factor and graphical glitches, BMX XXX fails to completely satisfy.

Amazing, hours and hours of fun.
This game is one of the best I've played in the past couple years. The controls take only about an hour to master. The missions are hard but all can be accomplished with a day of practice. This game is not a thinking game, it's a fun game. I've been playing it for about 2 hours a day for the past 4 days and I just finished the first level. This is not a game you will finish on the first day and never pick up again.

Fun?
I rented this game for my PS2 becuase I was interested to try it. It uses the same formula as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 where you go up to people and they then give you a goal. That is a good feature but you also have a health meter which stinks becuase you could be doing really good but then you fall and lose your health and then your done. The goals are really boring to becuase most of them are find 5 of these or go get 5 or those. Which is really boring. So I say you avoid this game at all costs. ... Read more

Asin: B0000789WU
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. PS2 (PSX2)    3. Sony Playstation (Play station) 2    4. Playstation2 (Play station2)    5. Racing    6. Flying   

Dragon Ball Z : Budokai
Average Customer Review:
CD-ROM (06 December, 2002)
list price: $49.99
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Editorial Review

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai faithfully recreates the popular Dragon Ball animated series, giving you the power to fight up to 23 familiar friends and foes in a variety of scenarios. It's not for the weak of thumb, so start out with a little practice, learning the powerful kicks, punches, and elaborate combinations that will lead you to victory. When you’ve mastered the skills, and warmed up your thumbs, jump into the tournament ring and defeat opponents--every victory wins you money to spend at Mr. Popo’s, buying and trading skills to trounce future opponents.

The Story segment of the game may be the most fun for fans, though it diverges from standard gameplay. Where most games have long, elaborate series of gameplay, intercut with story, Dragon Ball Z intercuts very short interactive battles with long animated sequences portraying everything from the Saiyan Saga through to the Cell Games. The animation and voicing in these sequences mirrors the television series and even uses the very same voice actors as the show. Some fans may be disappointed when gameplay ends with the Cell Games--or they may take it as a sure sign that future games will be released to cover the remaining sagas.

Fun? Yes. Flawless? No. There’s not a whole lot under the surface of the sagas--what you see is what you get. And you also might get a little carpal tunnel syndrome along the way--the button-mashing combinations needed to pull off the most awesome moves may not be friendly to fans’ forearms. Still, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai may be a slam dunk for fans of the series who now have the opportunity not just to watch the sagas, but to participate in them. --Maile Bohlmann

Pros:

• Faithfully re-creates the animated series
• Voicing by the original actors
• Two-player dueling option
• Story segment lets fans live in the Dragon Ball world

Cons:

• Elaborate combinations are difficult to remember
• Doesn't contain all the sagas
• Little depth of gameplay

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Features

• Platform: PlayStation 2
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Genre: Fighting

Reviews (225)

This game is cool
Either your a dragonball z fan or your not.If you are a fan, you will buy this game and add it to your collection.If not you can still play it and have a good time.A spectacular 3D world filled with the fiercest fighters the universe has ever known. Test your skills against the most powerful Dragon Ball Z heroes and the most sinister villains. Every battle is more intense, more dangerous, and more epic than the one before. Will you be the last warrior standing?
This game features follow the Dragon Ball Z animated series from Saiyan Saga to Cell Games.
Face off with up to 23 mighty Dragon Ball Z warriors.
Unlock, customize, and trade devastating skills with friends to create the most powerful fighters in the universe.
Fight in five epic play modes.
Fine tune your skills against custom AI opponents.
Battle at blazing speeds in the Burst Zone.
Buy it.

Great
This is a great game it only has up until the ending of the Cell Games Saga, but still it is way better than Budokai 2, 3 and Sagas. For one this is not a "board" game type game as the second one or an adventure like Budokai 3 or an everywhere traveling game like Sagas, it's just a plain old simple fighting game with great cut-scenes. I give this game a 5 out of 5 and a 10 out of 10(My highest rating ever).

This Game Rocks
This game is the first of the Dragonball Z Budokai series. It features all the characters from the Saiyan Saga, to the Cell Games Saga. You can also go through the story of Dragonball Z using the Story mode (this is also how you unlock most of the characters). The other two characters you have to get by beating the World Tournament stage.

Cons:
1. If you don't like fighting games this is not for you
2. If you don't want to keep pressing the same button combinations all the time, I'd suggest one of the later games in the series.
3. It only goes to the Cell Games Saga
4. It leaves out the Garlic Jr. Saga (just in case some of you were wondering)

Pros:
1. It's based on the show, so if you're a fan you'll like it
2. If you have some of the other games or if you are thinking about getting one of them this is a good way to train yourself with the controls.
3. This is the only game in which you get to play as either Android 19, Zarbon, or Dodoria (in case you wanted to know if there are any secondary characters in the game)
4. This is the only game in which the characters aren't Cell shaded (although in Dragonball Z Budokai 3 they fixed up the job a little)

Finally I will end this by saying that even though I only gave this four stars, this game was extremely well made. Again this game is also very good at training you with the controls of the other games so if you are having trouble check it out. ... Read more

Asin: B00005BR6H
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. PS2 (PSX2)    3. Sony Playstation (Play station) 2    4. Playstation2 (Play station2)    5. Action    6. Adventure    7. Fighting    8. Great Deals (Outlet store)