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    Gran Turismo 2
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM (27 December, 1999)
    list price: $19.99
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    Features

    • Platform: PlayStation
    • ESRB Rating: Everyone
    • Ages 6 and up
    Reviews (227)

    5-0 out of 5 stars Top of the wall!!!!!!!!!!!! a must buy for all GT fans!
    This game is better and the cars are badder than ever! More tracks to race, new cars to drive, and better chances to make SOME HARD CASH!! As you upgrade your car it becomes faster and better that what the shop sold you, and there is also a chance of having race paint on your car. In GT you beat even the world champions, got the best cars, ruled the tracks, and made more than a million. Well it's time to challenge more cars, conquer more tracks, and new champs to beat! If you don't buy this game, you're missing out on some racing of a life time, Well what are you waiting for? Bump all cars in your chance of victory money! This is a racing madness. It's catching hold of you. Buy this game and rule the tracks!

    5-0 out of 5 stars Best GT title out.
    It edges GT3 by a bit. Though the graphics arn't exactly PS2 quality (obviously), it's the most addicting game I've every played on PSOne.
    The graphics are great (for a PSOne game realesed in 1999). The sounds, car SFX and soundtrack, are pretty cool. The gameplay is fun, yet manages to be realistic. A perfect balance.
    I highly recommend GT2 to anyone with a PSOne or PS2.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Be a good driver....
    ...or just get the 2,000,000cr Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak car and you're good to go. Well...I guess you have to be one to get the other. But then again, there's always good old-fashioned patience. Because frankly, Gran Turismo 2 is not going to hand you anything in a hand basket...especially not the aforementioned (best in the game) vehicle. In this game, you have to work for any car worth having. GT2 isn't playing, folks. There are no super cheats or codes (yes, I looked for them) to earn you free credits, skipped races, or magic cars. The best tricks of the game are tips to tune a car properly, which car to use when, and how to avoid spinning out. Yeah, sounds fun, doesn't it?

    Well, if you LOVE cars and get off on racing them, this game will be tons of fun for you. Vastly expanded from the original Gran Turismo, GT2 employs practically any car you can think of---from throwback muscle to tuned-out super cars, if you want to drive it, they've got it waiting for you. And not only do they look just as good as if you were seeing them for real, but they sound and FEEL like real cars. Each car has it's own unique driving style and sound, so you'll never be bored...maybe surprised, but never bored. You can customize your own car from the ground up (GT2 lets you customize your wheels this time...yay!) or if you can hold out long enough, you can buy the "special" models from the car distributors.

    However, I do have some issues with this game. First of all, the load times can be a bit irritating and it doesn't help when you have to move to so many different screens to get around in the game. Going from a race to another race or back to your garage seem to take forever after saying no to a dozen replays and the save/do not save question that pops up after all races.

    Also, I don't take well to formalities in video games. Like the original, GT2 has those wonderful licenses you must obtain in order to race in different competitions. It's like, am I going to be putting lives in danger by playing this game? Why do I need to be tested on everything from braking distance/time to my S-curve technique? I'm not going to listen to the rules anyway, so why put me through it? When it comes down to it, I am awful at those individual trials. Put me in the thick of the action and I can dominate. I just don't get it.

    Finally, I wish that the races weren't so predictable and repetitive. Once you get to the point where you know that you are going to win the race before you even leave the starting line, the game gets a little lackluster. All of the other cars follow the same imaginary line (like the license tests make you follow for "optimal performance") every single time out, so I know where they are going before they get there. Why can't cars spin out for no apparent reason (damnit, I do it!) or give me a little competition? Because let's face it, once you get ahead you stay ahead...that is if you have a reasonably suitable car or you don't spin out stupidly at the final turn, of course.

    Ah, but I get over the pain of constant winning quickly. I love this game. I wouldn't complain about it so much if I didn't... I wouldn't still be playing it.

    P.S. While doing the long, grueling endurance races I recommend turning the sound off and listening to your own music (or nothing, if you prefer) because as much as this game is hailed for its soundtrack choices, they will drive you mad after you hear the same song fifty times in one race. ... Read more

    Asin: B000034DC7
    Sales Rank: 1761
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Racing    3. Cars    4. Sony Playstation (Play station)    5. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    6. Ground race racer racing car auto automobile    7. Great Deals (Outlet store)   


    Silent Hill
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM

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    Editorial Review

    A downright creepy "survival horror" title, Silent Hillsucceeds where most Resident Evil-inspired titles suck: keepingyou hooked and instilling you with fear throughout the game. Playersare cast as Harry Mason in his desperate search for his daughter, whomysteriously disappeared after their car crashed into a gully outsideof a desolate resort town.

    The 3-D environments in Silent Hill are bathed in fog ordarkness, making its dismal setting all the more eerie; this alsoallows for some spectacular lighting effects when using a flashlight inthe dark. Granted, there are some pretty coarse graphics being obscuredhere, but it's a fair trade-off, considering the game's short loadtimes.

    Silent Hill is played from a third-person perspective, viewedfrom both fixed and moving camera angles. As with similar games, theviewpoint can be awkward at times, especially during combat, which hereis so clunky that you should try to avoid it whenever possible--somethingyou should do anyway, as this isn't Tomb Raider.

    Rather than resort to cheap scare tactics, Silent Hill featuresa gameplay twist that works very well with its limited visibilityenvironments. Harry carries a radio with him that crackles with staticwhenever the game's nasties are near, and continues until they're nolonger in the vicinity or have been killed off. (Enemies may requirefurther whacking when they're down, as they like to play dead.)Additionally, the supported Dual-Shock controller pulsates in aheartbeatlike fashion whenever you're moderately or seriously injured.--Joe Hon

    Pros:

    • Suspenseful story with bone-chilling gameplay
    • Short load times
    • Excellent lighting and fog effects
    • Five possible endings add replay value
    Cons:
    • Coarse graphics
    • Clunky combat
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    Reviews (180)

    5-0 out of 5 stars THE scariest video game ever created!!!!
    Back in 2002, I had never really played any kind of survival horror game ever in my life.A friend of mine came over to my house and brought Silent Hill and the Playstation.I was just watching and I really liked how it had snow falling out in the town in the summer nonetheless, it looked like a really scary game.Then, months later, I borrowed this game from my friend and played from the beginning and didn't get really far because I really didn't know what to do.Finally, one night, when my friend was back over at my house, I was playing and he was sitting there watching and we were playing with surround sound, the lights off and no one else was in the house.From the very beginning alley, I was very scared!So I get to the school, Midwich Elementary School, and everything looks normal.My friend who was watching kept telling me that once I go through the Clock Tower, I will be back at Midwich Elementary and that it will be the same school but at the same time, it wouldn't be the same school and at that point, I was really starting to freak out.I had no idea what horrors were waiting for me!

    I go through the Clock Tower and I hear these really creepy sirens, I'm to the point where I want to turn the game off but my friend was with me and kept telling me to move on.So I start to go into the school and once I'm in, I'm freaking out!All the floors were replaced by metal grates with nothing below them, the walls were like chained fences, everything covered in blood, pure horror and terror!!I was really scared by the visuals and the music.Something really creepy in the Alternate school is when you go into one of the bathroom's on the first floor, you end up on the second floor, creepy!!!Just everything that I saw and heard in every room and corridor scared me to death!!

    I turned the game off after I was done in the school and couldn't sleep with the light off!!I did eventually play through the whole game and beat it but I have never been so scared playing a video game in my entire life!!!The really scary music and sound effects play a big part.But what's really scary isn't just the atmosphere, the music or visuals.It freaks me out thinking about why the town of Silent Hill is deserted and how Samael came along.If I think about this stuff before I go to sleep, a lot of times, I can't sleep.The Alternate Hospital, Alchemilla Hospital is another really scary place in the game that really scared me too but not as bad as the school.To be honest, when I first was going through the Alternate school, the way it looked, that's what I thought hell would look like, it was so scary.To this day, it scares me!Sometimes even with the light on, it's scary!!Even though the graphics aren't the best, this Silent Hill game scares me more than Silent Hill's 2, 3 or 4 and they have better graphics!!!I would not recommend this game to anyone who scares easily!

    5-0 out of 5 stars A very, VERY disturbing game...
    I got "Silent Hill" as a gift, one of several that i enjoyed playing on the old playstation 1.I had played resident evil, parasite eve, etc; and enjoyed them all.But i really hadn't been all that frightened.

    Then i started to play Silent Hill.

    This game doesn't showcase the fact that it's SCARY or BLOODY.It presents itself as being purely eery- a cold, lonely sort of fear that pervades the game.The snow, the mist, the radio, and (interestingly enough) the somewhat characatured objects.Weapons, items, and environmental stuff all seem slightly out of proportion.

    But the biggest shock, for me, was the "otherworld".Seeing what was just an EERY town turn into something like hell was overwhelming.And it's not an ostentatious hell (BLOOD!GUTS!TOOOOORRRRRRTTTTUUUUURRRRE!!!).It was extremely subtle, only small- but very dire, very effective- changes take place.And that's what makes the game so scary.There is no clear cut line between "Silent Hill" and the hellish otherworld, and that makes it so very frightening.To this day i wonder where the blackness beneath the chain-link ground leads...

    And that's just the story.Gameplay is surprisingly fun, though rather simple.You will have a blast beating creatures with the manhole opener.You won't be all that stumped by the puzzles, although there is much to explore, and you have to pay great attention to detail to arrive at the best of the multiple endings.Gameplay remains the understatement, however, as this game manages an almost cinematic horror more than a party-worthy funfest.But this is ultimately much more rewarding in the end, especially when you can't fall asleep...

    5-0 out of 5 stars Wonderful atmosphere!
    Harry Mason and his seven year old daughter Cheryl are on their way to the lakeside resort known as Silent Hill for a peaceful getaway when a mysterious teenage girl appears in the headlights.Harry swerves to avoid her and ends up crashing through a fence into Silent Hill.When he regains consciousness, he finds Cheryl is missing.The town seems to be completely abandoned, save for a few abominations scurrying about, covered in a thick blanket of fog, and it's snowing-in July.He spots Cheryl up ahead through the fog and calls out to her but she runs away from him.She escapes and he is now stranded in the town and is left to search for his missing daughter in a town that is periodically taken over by the otherworld, AKA hell.

    If you think the town is creepy at first, just wait.It gets MUCH better.Skinned bodies are hung from steal fence walls.Faceless zombie children sneak up on you in the halls of the Midwich school, knives in hand.Everything is drenched in blood and guts.Screeches, banging on a piano, cockroaches the size of cats scuttling across the floor and nibbling on your toes, the body of a decapitated dog whose head has apparently served as a child's basketball lies on the ground, grunting gorilla/men tackle you and tear out your throat, nurses in the hospital pursue you with knives, the ghost of a little girl runs past, giggling, headless ragdolls are nailed to the walls, something in the room crashes but you turn....and noone's there.

    Throughout the game, you'll eventually discover why the town keeps being invaded by the otherworld, who is holding Cheryl captive and why, who the mysterious teenage girl in the road was and why she keeps appearing, and you'll meet a few interesting characters including the eccentric, creepy old woman Dahlia Gillespie, a girl named Alessa who's past is truly horrific, a female police officer named Cybil, a gruff hospital worker named Michael Kauffman, and the sweet, frightened nurse Lisa Garland.

    The game terrifies many, but it honestly didn't frighten me in the least, although I LOVED the eery atmosphere, the plot, and the characters.Speaking of which, the plot is one of the deepest, most involved video game plots you'll ever see.After playing the game, you'll probably need to read a plot guide off of gamefaqs.com in order to grasp everything, and even then, it's a bear to take in everything.The writers are geniuses and Dean Koontz and Stephen King would be proud to call the plot their own brainchild.

    So how about the other three Silent Hill games?Well, I Silent Hill 2 was a fantastic game that I highly recommend (it doesn't tie in to the first installment's plot).I've played through 98% of Silent Hill 3 (which is a sequel to Silent Hill 1, so try to play 1 before 3) and it's good, but dissapointing compared to the first two.Silent Hill 4, I've only played a tiny amount of as a rental, but the opening movie was quite frightening. ... Read more

    Asin: B00001XDUB
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Action and Adventure    3. Horror    4. Sony Playstation (Play station)    5. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    6. Action Horror    7. Adventure   


    Ridge Racer Type 4
    Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM

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    Reviews (24)

    5-0 out of 5 stars The Best of the True Ridge Racer Titles
    And I say true Ridge Racer because I actually like Rage Racer slightly better than this.R4 is the first RR game to have analog support, but what really makes this game is the excellent track design.Unlike Rage Racer and Gran Turismo, you don't earn money to upgrade your cars, you just unlock cars.That's its only flaw in my book.

    Those who are complaining about the quality of the graphics...drive faster.

    2-0 out of 5 stars THIS IS THE WORST GAME OF THE SERIES
    THE GRAPHICS AREN'T TOO GOOD, THE CARS LOOK GREAT BUT ARE LOADED WITH MORE HANDLING PROBLEMS THAN EVER BEFORE, AND THE GAMEPLAY SUCKS. LET'S FACE IT, THE ONCE-GREAT RIDGE RACER SERIES IS NOW DEAD. AND THIS IS THE GAME THAT HELPED SEAL ITS FATE.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Trust me, You will be Surprised
    When racing games were dominated by 'real' simulation Gran Turismo, I just couldn't enjoy first two Gran Turismo games except the fact that I do get to drive my car. That chemistry wasn't just there. When I picked up this gem, I was immediately sucked into it. The graphic was BETTER than first two Gran Turismo games and not to mention its story line. It's simple story, but they have managed to present the 'simple' story with special cutscenes with jazzy music, and believe me, this combination really adds alot to this game.

    This game does offer variety with two types of racing and four racing team. Not only each team offers various difficulty, but also it offers different storylines. I have especially enjoyed night setting race course, with music which it brings out the essence of each course to its max. May be something's wrong with me for I just couldn't enjoy 'awesome' Gran Turismo games (third installment was very enjoyable)..you might say.. but this game was MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE than Gran Turismo, Don't miss it! ... Read more

    Asin: B00000J96V
    Sales Rank: 8740
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Sony Playstation (Play station)    3. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    4. Ground race racer racing car auto automobile   


    Dino Crisis
    Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM (22 September, 1999)
    list price: $49.99 -- our price: $14.89
    (price subject to change: see help)
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    Editorial Review

    Note to Parents: Realistic violence, gore, horror

    An abandoned research complex on a remote jungleisland, a team of special forces operatives, a horde of vicious velociraptors, and one big, meanTyrannosaurus rex constitute the setting and cast of Dino Crisis, the latest masterpiece from themakers of Resident Evil.

    You play as Regina, a member of a four-person team sent to retrieve an expatriate scientist. Your radio manbecame a midnight snack for the T.rex, so it's up to you and your two remaining teammates to explore adino-infested research station, rescue the scientist, call for a helicopter retrieval, and escape with your lives.Along the way you'll uncover the grizzly remains of those who got in the dinosaurs' way, and you'll unravelthe mystery of how a top-secret energy research project turned into a Jurassic nightmare.

    And about those dinosaurs: they're all over the island. One instant you'll be walking along a second-storybalcony, admiring the view, the next instant you'll be dodging a T.rex as it smashes its huge maw throughthe concrete walls. Velociraptors chase you down blood-spattered corridors, flying reptiles circle theoutdoor areas, and your only weapons are your pistol, whatever else you can salvage, a dwindling supply ofammunition, and your wits.

    Packed with clever puzzles and heart-pounding surprises, all superbly presented with realistic graphics andhorror-movie camera angles, Dino Crisis is a triumph of survival-horror gaming. --MikeFehlauer

    Pros:

    • Great sound effects and music
    • Well-integrated, varied, and clever puzzles
    • Awe-inspiring, terrifying dinosaurs
    • Branching story line improves replay value

    Cons:

    • Doors impervious to explosives
    ... Read more

    Features

    • Match wits against the most terrifying creatures that ever walked the earth
    • Control the fate of special tactics agent, Regina, as she searches for the missing Dr.
    • For 1 player
    • 3-D survival horror game
    • Photo-realistic, chilling graphics add to the already heart-thumping storyline
    Reviews (83)

    4-0 out of 5 stars A Great Survival Horror Game
    Dino Crisis is an overall great survival horror game. The storyline is a bit boring, but is enough to keep you playing the game. The graphics are okay, for a playstation game. The game itself is not as scary as other survival horror games, like Resident Evil, but features enough horror to make it a game to remember. One great thing about this game is that it has easy to use controls, which makes the game a little easier to play. Dino Crisis is definately a game to purchase if you are looking for a great survival horror game.

    5-0 out of 5 stars not a bad game
    I really liked this game! Bad graphics, though. I know a lot about dinosaurs, so I knew there was one big flaw in the game: those bulky raptors (which are called Therizinos in the guide to the game) don't exist! Why the heck did the people who made the game put those things in the game? Were they just mutated from raptors? There is one plant-eating dinosaur that existed that was probably what those things were based on. It's called Therizinosaurus, and it's about the same size as a T-rex, and it's front paw claws are 26 inches long!! Overall, I'd say the game was great. I also have the guide (I couldn't get halfway through the game without it!). (spoiler, sort of) Here's what types of dinosaurs there are: Velociraptors (careful, the blue ones are stronger than the green or yellow ones, but also are pretty- pretty dangerous!!) Therizinos, Pteranodons, T-rex and Compsognathus (they aren't very dangerous, but they will bite you
    after a few seconds of running around you). Overall, not bad. I'd recomend this to a real dino-fan (like me! But I own it anyway)

    5-0 out of 5 stars '' A GREAT CLASSIC SURVIVAL/DINOSAUR PLAYSTATION GAME ''
    RARELY DOES A GAME COME ALONG THAT HASIT ALL!LOTS OF ACTION, COOL DINOSAURS TO ANNIHILATE, NOT TOO HARD PUZZLES , AND LOTS OF FUN PLAYING IN GENERAL..AND A VERY GOOD PLAYSTATION TITLE TO BOOT!!I LOVED PLAYING THIS GAME A LOT , AND EQUALLY LOVED '' DINO CRISIS 2 '' AS WELL! LET'S HOPE THEY PUT OUT ANOTHER TITLE FOR PS 2 IN THE FUTURE .AND THAT IS AS GOOD IN ACTION AS THIS ONE , AND LOTS OF COOL DINOS LIKE THE SECOND ONE.THAT WAS THE ONLY FLAW WITH THIS GAME , NOT A GREAT AMOUNT OF DINOSAURS TO WIPE OUT .BUT THE ONES THEY HAD WERE COOL TO FIGHT .. TREX IS COOL , BUT I'M AGREEING WITH MY WIFE -'' RAPTORS '' RULE!!SO IF YOU ARE BORED , NEW TO PLAYSTATION , OR WANT A NEW RARE COOL OLD GAME TO PLAY.THEN LOOK NO FURTHER..GET IT TODAY!!!BUT I SUGGEST YOU GET THE GUIDE , AS IT IS A BIG HELP IN DIFFICULT AREAS ..PLAY ON- AND PLAY PLAYSTATION!! ... Read more

    Asin: B00000K1VE
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Action and Adventure    3. Horror    4. Sony Playstation (Play station)    5. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    6. Action Horror    7. Shooters    8. Great Deals (Outlet store)   


    $14.89

    Need For Speed High Stakes
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM (16 November, 1999)
    list price: $39.99
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    Editorial Review

    The Need for Speed series is already established as oneof the best racing game series on the PlayStation. Need for Speed:High Stakes continues the tradition in fine style by adding severalnew elements to the gameplay, and offering a wide variety of tracks andcars.

    Where the previous game in the series had you running from the law,this one has you racing for pink slips. Sure, you can still playcops and robbers (this time even playing the role of John Q. Law),but the real fun in this game comes from racing to win so that you canbuy a better car. Once equipped with faster wheels, you can hook upwith a friend to race for titles in the two-player mode.

    High Stakes boasts the best graphics in the series, but theycome at a price: slowdown. All too frequently, we found ourselveshitting a wall or an opponent's vehicle because the game stuttered aswe drove into a graphics-intensive portion of the track. Good visualsare nice, but they should never come at the expense of gameplay. Still,when else will you get a chance to blow away a buddy's shiny newMcLaren F1 in your "lowly" Corvette? --T. Byrl Baker

    Pros:

    • Fun tracks and a variety of high-performance vehicles
    • Playing as the cops can be fun
    • Excellent sound effects
    Cons:
    • Suffers from slowdown too often
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    Features

    • Fast paced arcade racing game
    • Stunning 3-D cockpits get in the driver's seat like never before
    • 19 realistic courses--race a variety of exotic locales
    • Take the ultimate high stakes challenge: lose the race, lose your car
    • For 1 or 2 players
    Reviews (26)

    5-0 out of 5 stars This Game Stinks!
    Ha! You thought this was going to be a positive review didn't you? Ha! Ha! And double ha!
    I first got Need for Speed: High Stakes when I was six months old, and hated it already. So I ate the CD and it tasted bad.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Super Pursuit
    Super 3D graphics make the game fun.The music is well made.Choose cars like the Mc Laren F1,La Nina and the Mercedees CLK GTR and tons more!(Note:Unlock these cars by doing well in Carrer Mode and/or doing cool cheats).More than 15 tracks is sweet!I love Hot Pursuit,it is exactly what there would be in a real chase!(it is REAL!)There is a lady dispatcher and lots of fast policemen make me hesitate in my seat!Overall it is a super game.GET IT!

    4-0 out of 5 stars A Great Game!
    Need For Speed is amazing!Cool Tracks,Cool effects,and cool cars of course!Need for Speed is a fun game for anyone!If you try it you will love it.Well,I won't tell you what you are going to see in the game,because it's a surprise!But there is also tournments,Races,and you can try to unlock tracks,cars,and more!If you complete some tournments!The rest a surprise!I hope you like it too,Like me! ... Read more

    Asin: B000038ABK
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Racing    3. Cars    4. Sony Playstation (Play station)    5. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    6. Ground race racer racing car auto automobile   


    Chrono Cross
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM

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    Editorial Review

    Chrono Cross, the sequel to the Super Nintendo classicChrono Trigger, turns out to be well worth the wait. Taking off20 years after the first game, Chrono Cross follows a boy namedSerge across parallel worlds--both the world in which he lives and onein which he drowned 10 years earlier.

    Chrono Cross will wow players with beautiful prerendered graphicsand a unique battle system. Elements replace magic and items in battle,and using the same element three times in a row will ultimately increaseyour power. In addition to using elements, the accuracy of physicalattacks is determined by probability, with easier-to-land weak attackssetting up fierce blows.

    The plot, while a bit slow to develop, is full of interestingcharacters. Players will need to travel between the two worlds toadvance the plot. While many of these areas will initially appear tolook similar, you'll find them to be quite different upon closerexamination of the details. For instance, a plant that is extinct in oneworld thrives in the other.

    My only qualm with Chrono Cross is that, despite the complexitiesof the battle system, veterans will have an easy time with earlybattles. Still, there's much to like about this SquareSoft epic.--Robb Guido

    Pros:

    • Lavish, vibrantly colored graphics
    • Unique battle system involving elements and casting awayrole-playing clichés like experience and magic points
    Cons:
    • Easy battles due to powerful offensive and cure elements
    • For hours, players will be saying, "Get to the time travel stuff"
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    Reviews (293)

    3-0 out of 5 stars Chrono Cross -- On its own
    When I purchased this game, I had no idea that it was a sequel, and had never played the first game, Chrono Trigger. I really can't say how well Chrono Cross stands up as a sequel, but as a game on its own, it gets 3 stars from me.

    Good things about Chrono Cross are the graphics (very nice, including the movie sections), the character designs (there are dozens of characters, and each one's look has been well thought out), and the music (even the world map music is good).

    The gameplay is mostly fun, though the battles drag on and on when you start the game and don't have high-leveled characters. Once you get the hang of the battle system and have some good spells and characters to use, they become far less repetitive.

    There are definately some bad things about Chrono Cross as well. Having never played Chrono Trigger, the plot made absolutely no sense whatsoever to me. This made it even more difficult to figure out what I was trying to do. At times, I had to wander aimlessly because the game wasn't clear what I was trying to accomplish at that point. Another low point of the game is the number of characters (40+). I got the feeling that the point of the game was not to try to save the world, but to see how many characters you can collect. Which brings me to my last gripe. You're expected to beat the game more than once (preferably at least 3 times all the way through). There are other events that you can trigger to happen and other plots which can unfold by choosing other paths, but honestly, I didn't feel the game was worth wasting another forty hours to beat just to get all 40 characters and seeing a different ending, especially when the original ending was so weak.

    Overall, if you've never played Chrono Trigger, expect to be lost a lot. It does have its moments, but for the number of hours required to beat it, you're better off looking for something else.

    4-0 out of 5 stars Chrono Cross Versus Chrono Trigger
    Chrono Cross is a game that you'll either love or hate.Your opinion is based largely on whether you view the game as the sequel to Chrono Trigger, which is a somewhat controversial issue as the game description states that it is while a game producer, during an interview, said that it's not.

    One aspect of the game many find repulsive is that there are 40+ characters, resulting in shallow storylines and 9 or 10 lines on average per character throughout the game.The flip side is that you get to experiment and combine very different characters to form a team that you want.If you enjoyed the intimate friendly party in CT, you'll find that lost in CC.

    In terms of storyline, CC does a good job of creating a story that is complex but makes sense at the same time.However, as mentioned above, if you're hoping for a continuation from Chrono Trigger, you'll once again be disappointed as none of the characters from CT are playable in CC.In fact, at least one character from CT meets a tragic end, which throws out the happy ending in CT.In terms of continuation, the plot does follow CT well minus the fact that Schala from CT looks completely different in CC (No wonder Magus couldn't find her!)

    Anyway, Chrono Cross is a great game if you view it alone and avoid comparing it with the classic Chrono Trigger.The storylines take on a more complicated poetic tone and the characters system is largely different.These, however, still work in this new game.I would highly recommend Chrono Cross to those who have not overly idolized Chrono Trigger and were hoping for a Chrono Trigger clone on Playstation.

    Happy gaming!

    (...)

    5-0 out of 5 stars Its no Chrono Trigger...but still an amazing, beautiful game
    I finally played this game recently, quite a few years after it's release. At first I had serious doubts about it, as there seemed little connection to Chrono Trigger (which I am a big fan of), and the gameplay and story just didn't seem to be nearly as good. However, once I gave it a chance I really started getting into it.
    I think one of the big downfalls of this game is that it is a sequel to such a phenomenal old SNES game, and everyone wanted it to be as good or better, which would have been a hard thing to achieve. In it's own right, this is an amazing game, regardless of it being a sequel or not.
    It is a true sequel, and the story does tie in directly to the events in Chrono Trigger, however, that's about it...the story. If you want to see the characters or environments of Chrono Trigger, you're out of luck, as this game has all different characters and takes place in the El Nido archipelago, in the same world as Chrono Trigger but never explored in that game.
    The other thing this game has in relation to Chrono Trigger is just the over all feel of the game...you can tell the same people made it.
    The graphics of the game are incredibly beautiful, and though already quite dated, they still stand up well (they are comparable to say...Final Fantasy IX). The environments range from beautiful tropical regions to complex castles and dungeons, and all areas are very well thought out, fun to explore, and interesting. I'm glad they kept the overland map the same as in Chrono Trigger, making it fast and easy to get around. The music is wonderful as well, and while I would have liked to have heard a few more Chrono Trigger classics, I really can't complain...the music is beautiful and very well done.
    The story is twisting and complex, and it's actually quite hard to keep straight what's going on sometimes and what world you are in, as the game takes place in two different dimensions of the same world as opposed to different time periods. The two different dimensions are very similar and it can be hard to keep straight what world you are in. Still, the story was very good, keeps you involved, and does end up having a lot of direct and very interesting tie-ins to Chrono Trigger. There is also a plethora of characters (near 40, I think), almost all of which have there own mini-stories.
    That was one aspect of the game I have mixed feelings about. On one hand it's great and interesting to have so many unique characters to be able to use, each with their own unique abilities and personalities. But on the other hand, having so many characters makes it hard to really get into them, their stories end up being rather shallow, and you can never really power all of them up. You'll likely end up with a couple favorites of every color attribute that you use most often, which really isn't bad. Overall, they did a good job with the characters, and I like the system they used.
    The gameplay is very fun, and although it is in most ways straight forward RPG, they do throw in some interesting twists to combat. Overall quite enjoyable.
    There is an almost infinite amount of secret tidbits to unlock, so much that it would almost be impossible to find them all without the strategy guide. The direction of the game can change depending on choices you make, and conversations are always different depending on who is in your party. The game is incredibly open ended, and has multiple endings as well. This coupled with the fact that it has a new game + feature gives it incredible replay value. I just beat it the first time and I'm already replaying it again with all of my equipment, elements, and experience from the first play through to try and get a different ending.
    Overall, I give this game five stars. It has excellent story, dialogue, graphics, sound, characters, and gameplay...every thing about it is great and it is a world you'll want to get lost in again and again. Alas, it is no Chrono Trigger, and a large part of me wishes they could have tied in some of the characters and places from that game a little more, but oh well. They did a different game in the same style as Chrono Trigger, and it's great fun. There are at least some fun little nostalgic elements, like at one point when you find an enertron and you can hop into it to fully revive your party, and when you get out you find "you're still hungry", along with the stomach growling straight from Chrono Trigger. Very fun stuff. Highly recommended to fans of Chrono Trigger, or just anyone who loves a good RPG with lots of replay value. ... Read more

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    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Sony Playstation (Play station)    3. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    4. Role Playing Games (Game, rpg, rpgs)   


    Crash Team Racing
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM (27 March, 2000)
    list price: $19.99 -- our price: $19.89
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    Editorial Review

    PlayStation owners no longer need to borrow their friend's Nintendo 64 inorder to have a rollicking good old time racing virtual turbo-charged go-karts throughoutlandish environments. Crash Team Racing does an excellent job of re-creatingthat same thrill on the PlayStation.

    Crash Team Racing has all the marks of the kart-racing genre, includingbig-headed characters driving diminutive go-karts, power-ups to increase speed and slowdown opponents, and thematic tracks with multiple paths for exploration. WhatCTR adds to the mix is fairness: tighter-turning cars are rewarded for precisiondriving, skillful jumping, and strategic placement of booby traps. Sure, the playing fieldis level, but the better the driver, the better chance he or she has of winning consistentlywithout any annoying "catch-up code."

    The one-player game is wonderfully presented as an exploratory adventure, while themultiplayer mode is a split-screen must-play for anyone with a PlayStation (and, ofcourse, friends). Twenty-five tracks, 12 characters, and responsive control makeCTR the gotta-have racing game. --Jeff Young

    Pros:

    • Excellent kart control, including power slides, hops, and wheelies
    • Wide tracks encourage passing
    • High replayability, especially in multiplayer mode
    Cons:
    • Characters aren't as cute as those in Mario Kart
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    Reviews (137)

    5-0 out of 5 stars Great Game!
    A great game for all ages.My 5-year old sister likes it, my 41-year-old uncle likes it.When you race, don't concentrate on trying to get all the weapons to shoot people in front of you, just try to race and butt in front of people.Eventually, you will collect weapons and defence mechanisms.Those are in the Question Mark box.The life points are in the blank box.And always chose a good guy.The bad guys are hard to steer.The god guys are easier to steer but slower.If you can steer good, you'll win (it doesn't matter how fast you are really).I reccomend this game to everyone, especially thrill seekers and video game freaks who just want to master every game.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Fun to play
    Fun to play especially if you have a young child. You'll enjoy playing this with your kids and they'll love playing it too.

    5-0 out of 5 stars COOL!
    This game is asome because its a racing game and i LOVE racing games this game you can pick up to 5 places but thats not all because it just isn't.If you beat all 5 or 7 i'm not sear you can go on to MORE places. ... Read more

    Asin: B000034DCF
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Action and Adventure    3. Cars    4. Racing    5. CTR    6. Sony Playstation (Play station)    7. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    8. Ground race racer racing car auto automobile    9. Race racer racing kart    10. Great Deals (Outlet store)   


    $19.89

    You Don't Know Jack Mock 2
    Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM (05 November, 2000)
    list price: $32.99
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    Features

    • 3D art and music
    • 50 game show episodes to choose from
    • For 1 to 3 players
    • The irreverent quiz show party game
    • New episodic structure
    Reviews (10)

    1-0 out of 5 stars don't bother
    luckily, i bought 2 playstation games at the video game store and got this one free, meaning i didn't have to spend money on this p.o.s. what is up with the blocky graphics? i mean did this come out of 1985 or something? i really don't like the shmitty guy. his jokes take forever and the punchlines are stupid. i've played 3 rounds so far and the main themes have been poop, placenta, and farting. give me a break. i hate that you can't pick the category and i that computerized girl voice is so hard to understand. seriously, do not get this game. if curiosity is getting the best of you then try to rent it or loan it from a friend who was unfortunate enough to buy it. i missed cookie in this game but he had the right idea not getting involved with this crap. bottom line: this game sucks!!

    4-0 out of 5 stars You Don't Know Jack Mock 2- A new game...or is it?
    The game You Don't Know Jack Mock 2 appears to be a new game for the playstation game console.This is not true.This game is combined from the PC games You Don't Know Jack Louder! Faster! Funnier! and You Don't Know Jack 5th Dementia.I own both games and I still like this game.

    There are five kinds of questions on this game.The types of questions are multiple choice, Dis or Dat, Wendithap'n, Coikydink, and Jack Attack.Despite what other reviewers say that there isn't the Dis or Dat they are wrong.I know this because I have the game and I just copied the question types out of the instruction booklet.

    The multiple choice question is the question that occurs most often.A question pops up and four choices are given to pick from.If buzzed in to early, the player will not be able to see the question and/or see the screen and will most likely get it wrong.

    A Dis or Dat is a one player matching question.Two categories are shown and the point is to separate the seven answers that appear into these categories.Some of the time there is a third category that means that the answer would fit into both of the categories.

    A Wendithap'n is a question that asks if an event happened before, after, or never happened to another event.This question type was first in You Don't Know Jack Louder! Faster! Funnier! first and is not original despite what other reviewers say.

    A Coinkydink is a question type where the player has to connect two clues by one word.Each right answer wins the player $1,000 and each wrong answer loses the player $1,000.At the end of the Coinkydink a bonus round occurs and players buzz in when the proper answer comes up that connects all of the answers.Hard core YDKJ fans will notice that this isn't a new question type either, and is just a renamed version of Roadkill from You Don't Know Jack The Ride.

    Jack Attack is the last question of the game and can decide the game.A hint is shown in the middle of the screen and potential matches pop up for the players to buzz in on.Buzzing in isn't limited and can cost a player a ton of their money if they constantly buzz in wrong.

    You Don't Know Jack Mock 2 is a good game despite being two games compiled into one.Even if you own You Don't Know Jack 5th Dementia and You Don't Know Jack Louder! Faster! Funnier! for the computer, this game is still fun.If you own the games you can know the answers ahead of time and show off to your friends.(MWAHAHA!)

    4-0 out of 5 stars No more cramming around the keyboard!
    If you like YDKJ but don't like to cramp three people around a keyboard, then this game is for you.The game is pretty good, definitely not the best YDKJ game, but I'd just like to clear up some facts that the other reviewers got wrong:

    The host of this game is Schmitty, not Cookie.The difference is that Cookie was a much better host.Schmitty gets the job done, though.

    This game is not slow-paced AT ALL.If anything, it's too fast-paced.In the PC versions, the host introduces the theme of the show before jumping right in.In the Playstation version no screen was made for the host to introduce the theme, so he just does it after saying the category of the first question.What...?

    Also, the "When'dit'hapin" question type is completely new to the YDKJ series.You won't be able to find it in any of the other games, PC or Playstation.

    Finally, some more comments: during the final "Jack Attack" round, the center word is colored exactly the same as the area around it in the beginning, making it very hard to answer the question.Also, the game is supposed to automatically save the high scores onto your memory card, but it will only save onto memory card slot 1, and won't give you any message if there's no card in the slot. ... Read more

    Asin: B00004UE2A
    Sales Rank: 7838
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Sony Playstation (Play station)    3. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)   


    The World Is Not Enough
    Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM
    list price: $39.99
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    Editorial Review

    This James Bond adventure needs a bit more shaking and stirring beforeit can be a standout among the current breed of console shooters. It's not thatThe World Is Not Enough is an awful game--it just seems that the world'sfavorite superspy, despite his many gadgets and guns, just doesn't compete withrecent offerings like Medal of Honor Underground.

    007 isn't known largely for bursting into rooms with guns blazing, mowing downmillions of baddies; so, many parts of TWINE require stealth and cunning,instead of an itchy trigger finger. Sadly, most enemies can't shoot straight,and, if you move quickly enough, they'll forget that they ever saw you trying tobreak into that high-security area.

    TWINE features quite a few clips from the movie that keep the storymoving along. However, the music features a repetitive, awful remix of the JamesBond theme that quickly becomes grating. Fortunately, the highly detailedscenery breathes life into the locales that are featured in the 11 alarminglyshort levels of the game.

    However, what hurts this game most is its persistently generic gameplay. Whilethe gadgets are cool, the level design is somewhat plain. Also, the enemies andother characters all display a rather bland, uninterested look. The multiplayerelement that sold many a copy of Goldeneye 007 and The World Is NotEnough for the Nintendo 64 also is completely absent--a shame.

    All in all, you could do a lot worse than help 007 save the world again; but,once you get past the name, music, good looks, and merely decent gameplay,you'll find that TWINE still doesn't offer enough to make it a standoutin a crowded genre. --Mark Brooks

    Pros:

    • Lots of cool superspy gadgetry
    • Nicely detailed scenery
    • More stealth than gunplay
    Cons:
    • Bland level design
    • Poorly rendered character graphics
    • Repetitive music
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    Reviews (30)

    5-0 out of 5 stars "Bond............James Bond!!"
    "The World is not Enough" is a true James Bond game as it has high speed action all throughout as u follow the adventures of the world's top secret agent. The game follows the storyline of the movie and even has superb clips from the movie before and after each level of the game as an extra bonus.The graphics are also great for a ps-one game and it exceeds the expectations I had of it.The game offers over 20 high-teach, way cool gadgets from Q's lab. There is also an improved AI from the other James Bond games as characters have more realistic features which make them seem more human-like.This game is one of the best games on the ps-one console and as usual I hope - JAMES BOND WILL RETURN

    4-0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable but flawed
    After a foray into the third person shooter genre that received mixed responses, EA brought Bond back into the first person with a game based on The World Is Not Enough.What they ended up with is an enjoyable yet flawed game.While it's unfair to compare it to Goldeneye for Nintendo 64, perhaps the definitive Bond game, most people who have played Goldeneye will probably see this as a somewhat unsuccessful attempt at recreating the success of that game...perhaps a "Goldeneye lite".In fact, the Playstation version could even be considered "The World Is Not Enough lite" as it's lacking the multiplayer feature found in its Nintendo 64 counterpart.However, reviewing it on its own merits rather than a comparison to other Bond games or versions for other platforms reveals it to be a fun and entertaining game.

    Graphically and sonically speaking, things are pretty good.The level graphics are fairly good and have some nice aesthetic touches, although the textures are maybe a bit blocky at times.The character graphics are quite decent for the Playstation, despite the fact that most of the enemies in any given area have the same clothes/faces.The cutscenes are full, beautifully digitized scenes taken directly from the movie.The music in the game fits the James Bond theme well.The voice acting is fairly good despite the fact that the voice actor playing Bond does a fairly laughable impersonation at times.The sound effects were generally good, too.

    The controls are nice and intuitive, although the use of two buttons to cycle through your weapon/item inventory can be a bit tedious.Basically, though, everything is here...auto aim, strafing, using R1 to zoom in and aim using crosshairs...The only other complaint I have is that hit detection on items you can use is sometimes a bit off.When you walk up to an item you can use, it will have a red box around it that will turn green when you're facing it correctly.However, it sometimes requires a few seconds of adjusting your angle to get the box to turn green, which can be troublesome when you're trying to do something like bug a telephone and take off before the patrolling guard comes back.

    The gameplay is a mixed bag.The game definitely does a nice job of providing variety, with levels ranging from standard shooting to sneaking around placing bugs to photographing secret documents to protecting your allies from enemy fire to sneaking around to save hostages to playing blackjack and more.However, most of these levels are fairly short, linear, and overly simple.The skiing level is especially disappointing, with skiing basically amounting to nothing more than clumsily following a narrow linear path while shooting the occasional enemy.Many gadgets are also incorporated into the game, however usually fairly poorly.The end of many levels involve certain timed situations where you have to use an item or gadget aimed at a small target to escape, get somewhere, or do something before time runs out.More often than not, these timed situations seemed to leave me saying "okay, what the heck am I supposed to do here?" and failing the mission once or twice before finally figuring it out.Another of the frustrating factors of the gameplay is that most objects are impervious to gunfire, including windows.It would be awesome if you could sneak up and take out certain guards through a window, but shooting at a window is basically the same as shooting at a wall.

    The AI do a lot to both add to and detract from the gameplay.The AI do a decent job of fighting/dodging, trigger alarms when they see you, and even use radios to alert other AI to your presence.However, their responses are usually fairly predictable.They're also quite flawed, especially when it comes to using the stun gun or tranquilizer gun on them.The stun gun only knocks out enemies for about 30 seconds for some reason, yet you can sit there and stun the same enemy for an hour and he never questions why he keeps waking up on the floor every 30 seconds.There are some levels where if an AI sees you and alerts the other AI, you automatically fail the mission.However, if you can stun the AI before he gets a chance to radio the others, he'll wake up on the floor 30 seconds later and it'll be like he never saw you and nothing happened.It's actually quite amusing but sort of kills the whole realistic AI factor.

    The game is also fairly easy, largely due to the linear gameplay and short levels.It more or less involves plowing through a level over and over until you beat it, not an overly challenging task even on the hardest difficulty level.The replay factor involves 2 different difficulty levels and cheats that can be unlocked by beating certain levels within a certain amount of time.It's also fun to go back every once in a while and play through the levels, especially more creative levels like the hostage rescue and telephone bugging levels.However, with no multiplayer and no real secrets or bonus levels, there's not a whole lot left after you finish the game.

    Overall, the game is quite fun despite its flaws.Most of the levels are very enjoyable.The game basically plays a digitized scene from the movie that cuts right into the next level, based directly on the corresponding scenario from the movie.Then, when you finish the level, it ends with a digitized scene that picks up right where the level ends.This really gives you the feeling that you're playing through the movie.In fact, even people who were in the room when I was playing were actually entertained just from watching it.It's definitely worth buying (although those looking for multiplayer action might want to consider the Nintendo 64 version instead).

    5-0 out of 5 stars Calling all 007 fans!
    Movie clips, music and 007 good looks.Spy gadgets and superb scenery detail.10 single-player missions with 2 levels of difficulty.11 level game. ... Read more

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    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Sony Playstation (Play station)    3. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    4. Action Military    5. Shooters   


    MTV Sports: Pure Ride
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM (28 September, 2000)
    list price: $44.99
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    Editorial Review

    Experience downhill snowboarding on your PlayStation. MTV Sports: Pure Ride emphasizes the freedom of snowboarding with multiple runs on large mountains. The game's "build a mountain" feature allows players to choose from three different mountains on which to place rocks, trees, jumps, and rails for customized gameplay. Tricks include front and backside grabs, flips, and twists--thousands of trick combinations are possible. Take to the slopes in locations in Canada, France, Japan, South America, Sweden, and the U.S. Choose from four professional riders and 20 authentic snowboards. Game modes include half-pipe, super-pipe, big air, and slopestyle events. ... Read more

    Reviews (3)

    5-0 out of 5 stars this game rocks
    this game is so fun i could have played it all day long!u can evan create ur own slope!u should buy this game on the spot if u want to play 1 of the funnist games in the world!

    4-0 out of 5 stars Probably the best snowboarding title for PS1
    Radical Entertainment has done 3 Playstation snowboarding games.The first was ESPN X-Games Pro Boarder back in 1998.It went up against Coolboarders 3 for best game honors and won.After that came MTV Sports Snowboarding, which upped the ante a bit while maintaining respectability.The 3rd installment is this game, MTV Sports Pure Ride, which plays and looks similar to its predecessor.Radical's trio tend to win out over CoolBoarders in the options and realism departments, though some will still swear by 989's CoolBoarders series.Pure Ride is certainly not the prettiest game on the block, but neither is the competition.What puts it over the top is Pure Ride's range of activities.Not just a simple race game, there are a diverse array of things to do, like the half-pipe, big air, trick runs, competitions, and a create-a-mountain mode that gives you control over a fairly large course to construct as you please.

    Not leaps & bounds better than the CoolBoarders series, but slightly less cartoonish and with a better focus on the various modes, instead of a hodgepodge of fighting/racing/tricking.Certainly underrated.

    4-0 out of 5 stars decent...
    Snowboarding games aren't my favorite.. I'm more of an RPG gamer.However, Pure Ride is an incredible amount of fun to play and it's one of those games you never get tired of.Lots of board choices, fair amount of riders, and a lot of good slopes.The tricks are interesting, although sometimes it is a bit difficult to hammer out the really high scoring ones.The graphics are smooth and visibility is good for the most part, but at some points it's hard to see what's ahead of the rider.The only other gripe I have is the soundtrack.. 10 songs isn't too bad, but I'd prefer a better selection.All around I think it's a great game and at least worth renting for a while.There's also some pretty cool videos to unlock and watch. ... Read more

    Asin: B00004U624
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Sony Playstation (Play station)    3. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    4. Sports    5. Boarding    6. Blading   


    Resident Evil 2
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM

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    Editorial Review

    Raccoon City has been overrun by the living dead, and you are one of only a dwindling handful of survivors. You must escape the doomed city or become part of a ghastly new food chain: one with you at the bottom.

    You play as either Leon Kennedy, a rookie cop who's having a really bad first day on the job, or Claire Redfield, sister of one of the stars of the original Resident Evil. Leon and Claire's meeting is depicted in a visually stunning, B-movie cutscene. They're quickly separated, but occasionally meet up throughout the game.

    Right after the gruesome intro, you're dumped into the thick of things and have to dash through the devastated city streets, fleeing from one horde of zombies after another. As you make your way to a supposed refuge--the city police station--you find evidence that the citizenry fought bravely against the undead menace--and lost. Smashed barricades, abandoned police cars, boarded-up stores, dismembered bodies, and hundreds of expended bullet shell casings are all-too-common sights. Once you reach the station, you discover the remains of a siege. The defenders' desperate final hours are recorded in a fragmented journal. Its pages detail a possible escape route through an underground passage. Did the cops make it out? The alarming number of zombies wearing tattered police uniforms may be a clue.

    Resident Evil 2 keeps the terrific puzzles and action of the original while vastly improving cinematic qualities such as dialogue, camera angles, cutscenes, atmosphere, and location design. An instant survival horror classic, Resident Evil 2 has it all. --John Cocking

    Pros:

    • Zombies
    • Cheesy horror movie action
    • Real sense of dread--actually makes you jump with fright
    • 2 characters, 2 different angles on the story
    Cons:
    • Clumsy save-game interface
    • Backtracking for puzzles
    ... Read more

    Features

    • 2 separate adventures--play as Leon Kennedy or Claire Redfield in an all out struggle for survival
    • Loaded with hidden items that contain vital information relating to the entire Resident Evil series
    • Hidden game modes--play the "4th Survivor" mode or as the hidden character, Tofu
    • Special settings to adjust the intensity of the game according to players' skill and experience
    • For 1 player
    Reviews (114)

    4-0 out of 5 stars Possibly the best Resident Evil next to 3..
    Resident Evil 2 was one of the best Psx games back in the mid 90's as it had exclusive rights to Sony.The game was the sequal to one of the best Survival Horror game ever.Does this do better then its prediseccor?...YES.OH HELL YES.The game is a solid good game.The story line is really entertaining but it was more of a sci fi then a horror story.I won't spoil the story for you but the game is 2 discs and you control 2 characters(serpartly) in the game.One is a cop named Leon Kennedy and the other is female after her missing brother Chris(who was in RE1)and the two end up meeting eachother and the rest you can figure out..
    I really enjoyed this game, it was fantastic.I loved the graphics for this game it was just "wow".The game is pretty short if you play only one half of the character you play as.They both have 2 parts(kina).Once you complete that characters game it opens up the second of half of the other character.The game is fairly lenghy if you play the WHOLE game.The game has some great twists that'll keep you up all night.Lemmi make it easier for you...Resident Evil 2 was one of the coolest Playstation games ever.It had an awesome story line, sweet graphics and decent dialoug.It is also spooky in the scare factor especially when you see something crawl around a window in the beggining of the game.In other words the game is awesome and scary.

    The graphics for that time were just great and comparable to Metal Gear Solid.The character model for Leon and Clair was amazing and the zombies looked even more creepy then before, not to mention the bloody gore in this game....jeez.Capcom did a great job making the graphics.kudose..

    The gameplay is what really made me love this game.Gun n' down zombies and solving puzzle...my type of game baby.The Puzzle are not that hard but they are pretty cool.The gameplay never gets boring and the boss fights are really cool.The gameplay may turn some off in the beggining.Mainly cause it's just runing away from zombies but later on that will change...trust me..

    The sound is incredible!The zombies sound so realistic and the music for the boss fights are magnifecent(my spelling sucks I know).The sound it self deserves a one star...

    What turned me off was the "kina cheezy sci fi" story.It didn't have the same spooky feeling Resident Evil 1 had in story...which causes me to take off one star...Well yeah it was a stupid move just for that but hey that's my opinion...

    The games has amazing graphics, great sound, lots of awesome gameplay and is one of my favorite video game series.Not only that it may possibly be the best in the series if not then It's 3.

    This game deserves a

    4.8 out 5....

    Resident Evil series is a superb series and anyone who loves survival horror will love it.I personaly think it's one of the best gaming series out but I don't have ALL the resident Evil games.. The only ones I have are the one that go with the story like the ones I have are

    And for any newbie out there who is trying to get into the series, if you have a gamecube and get the remake of the original and start with that...then 2, 3 then Resident Evil zero which is a really enjoyable Resident Evil game...Well

    Lates..

    5-0 out of 5 stars The best of them all
    I bought this game the day it came out,I was very impressed then and this game still impresses me today,Ilove the story and Leon is my favort charicter.Thats why I am looking foward to RE4 for Gamecube.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Capcom does it again !!!!! (resident evil 2)
    I first bot this game in 1998 it was very very good! the best resident evil they made infact it got messed up and i am buying a new from amazon. i love that game like a son. if u are a psx gamer DANG GET IT!!!!!!! ... Read more

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    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Action and Adventure    3. Horror    4. Sony Playstation (Play station)    5. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    6. Action Horror   


    Sled Storm
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM (16 November, 1999)
    list price: $39.99
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    Editorial Review

    Rev up your snow-hog. Electronic Arts is speeding off the asphalt and into the tree line with itslatest racing title, Sled Storm. Snowmobile racing may seem like a last-stab attempt at creating anew racing game for the PlayStation, but the result is irresistible and addictive.

    Sled Storm lets players control their riders' turns by leaning them right or left to take sharp cornerswithout flipping over the mechanized beasts. The game does a fantastic job of depicting the weight of thesevehicles as they careen off jumps and plummet like boulders. Stay off the brakes, seek out shortcuts, learntrick moves to earn extra points, and plow over anything on the course that looks suspiciously cute--such assnowmen or bunnies (for bonus points). Point totals at the end of the race can be converted to cash for sledupgrades. That's about all you need to know to compete.

    With songs by goth-rock god Rob Zombie, Sled Storm offers a winter wonderland full of racingfun. A four-player split-screen mode is the best way to play the game, but the artificial intelligence (AI) inthe one-player games is realistic enough to give players some decent competition. Forgo your inhibitionsand ride, baby, ride! --Jeff Young

    Pros:

    • The first snowmobile racing experience on any video game platform
    • Deep one-player championship mode encourages many hours of playing and replaying
    Cons:
    • Not very original--another racing game for the PlayStation
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    Reviews (19)

    5-0 out of 5 stars Fun and Challenging!
    If you like snow and racing, you'll play this game again and again without tiring of it.It's not fancy nor filled with glitz and glitter and that's why I like it. To put it simply, it's fun!There are many short cuts to find, extra points to earn for souping up your sled, mountain passes and characters to unlock.Try running over the rabbit and snowman for extra points and cash.You can't save until you complete the levels in each venue, but that's one reason I like it.Racing at night with the halogen light when snowing is, shall I say, cool!

    5-0 out of 5 stars Good Game
    This Game is a very fun. It has good graphics.It is hard, but fun.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Sled Storm Is A Stormin Game !
    This game was just awesome . It is the best game of all 10
    Playstation games I have. The graphics are completely awesome.The plot is:
    you race many tracks.In championship there are two choices you
    have. One is open mountain championship. In this race you need
    first place to advance. You go through levels at nighttime to
    levels in the fog. When you beat all of these levels you get new
    tracks. When you win a level you get money. With this money you can
    buy upgrades that make your sled better. Your other choice is
    super snocross championship. In this you race and try to score
    a lot of points. You need first place to advance. At the end of all
    the levels if you have a total of enough points you can win new
    characters. You can also do tricks in open mountain championship.
    The plot is completely cool and the the tricks are rad.This is
    definitely one of Electronic Arts best games ever! ... Read more

    Asin: B000038I9N
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Sleds    3. Racing    4. Sony Playstation (Play station)    5. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    6. Race racer racing   


    Rollcage Stage 2
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM (13 October, 2000)
    list price: $19.99
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    Reviews (3)

    5-0 out of 5 stars I love these games
    I rented the first one, and I loved that one and I just about beat it, but when I was ready to get it, it had stopped selling so I bought this one, and I gotta say WOW.The tracks are short, but that does not keep me from loving this game.Your car flips and keeps going, you can go so fast you can see the air heating in front of you, and the best part is, you can ride on the ceilings.There are many different cars to choose from and it provides a great challenge.The graphics aren't the best, but they arent bad.I highly recomend this game, there are also multiple weapons to choose from to slow down your opponent.If this game is you're type, get it.

    5-0 out of 5 stars An awesome game
    I've played both rollcage games before, and this one is better than the first.With all the special challenges there are, you will be playing this game for a long time.this is a great game for 2 players also, with Rubble Soccer, Pursuit, Combat, Time Trial, Tournament, and a normal race, you will be playign with your friends for hours.There are so many things to unlock, each car has 3 paint styles to choose from, but you have to ulock them first.With all the special challenges and the fun 2 player games, I recomend it to anyone wanting an exciting racer.

    4-0 out of 5 stars [Rollcage Stage 2]
    This game is awesome.It is as good as the first rollcage.You get to go at high speeds and do flips.There is no bottom or top of the car so dont worry about flipping over.You should buy this game.Also you get weapons and you can shoot them at other cars. See Ya! ... Read more

    Asin: B00004TTIC
    Sales Rank: 8303
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Sony Playstation (Play station)    3. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    4. Ground race racer racing car auto automobile    5. Great Deals (Outlet store)   


    Fear Effect
    Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM (27 February, 2000)
    list price: $39.99
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    Editorial Review

    Despite its unforgiving difficulty, Fear Effect is an innovativecinematic adventure that serious gamers won't want to miss. Set in a dark,futuristic world, Fear Effect has players switching back and forthbetween its three anime-style protagonists. With a story that's filledwith plot twists and heaps of what the Entertainment Software Rating Board findsoffensive, this is far from kiddie fare.

    Easily one of the most visually striking PlayStation titles, Fear Effectshines with Japanese-animation-inspired 3-D character graphics andfull-motion-video environments that allow for nearly seamless transitions between storysequences and gameplay. With the exception of restoring saves and changing CDs,there's virtually no game interruption.

    Unfortunately, it's very easy to die in Fear Effect, which not onlywrecks the game's pacing, but can be really quite maddening. Many portions ofthe game are more frustrating than challenging, requiring players to die andreload their last saved game over and over until they get things just right.

    And while Fear Effect's less-than-perfect controls admittedly do takesome getting used to, its real-time inventory system is just plain awkwardduring combat sequences. It's doubtful that professional mercenaries like theones you're playing would be fumbling about while changing or reloading weaponsin the heat of battle.

    Despite its flaws, Fear Effect does manage to keep you hooked, and is oneof those games you just have to see through to its end. --Joe Hon

    Pros:

    • Striking cinematic visuals
    • Virtually no game interruptions
    • Intriguing storyline and refreshingly mature content
    • Fear Meter aspect adds new challenge
    Cons:
    • Can be more frustrating than challenging at times
    • Awkward real-time inventory system
    • Relatively short game length with little to no replay value
    • May be unsuitable for younger players
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    3-0 out of 5 stars Good, but very, very frustrating
    I got this from Gamestop, for $5.00 used.I kept wondering if it was good or bad.Well it breaks down like this:
    Pros:
    -Great Graphics
    -Great voice acting
    -nice selection of weapons
    -excellent storyline
    -has a bit of comedy in it(Like when hana takes her towel off in front of a soldier, and Deke snaps his kneck)
    Cons:
    -Puzzles are COMPLICATED(I died, and tried many times trying to get them right)
    -The inventory system takes too long for me to get a weapon, so I died sometimes, trying to get my favorite weapon
    -After you play it the first time, there's no real thrill to play it the second time, unless you're trying to get the best ending on hard.

    I still play this game when I want to, it's just that it's just not the same like the first time I played it, cuz I didn't know what was going to happen(I didn't use a guide because I didn't want to ruin the suprise, and man it was a painful long jurney)If you like games like Silent Hill or Resident evilm I would definitly recomend this game, but rent it first.

    peace

    4-0 out of 5 stars Amazing Game, Near Impossible at Times
    Fear Effect as a whole is one the the funnest games I have ever played.You take the role of three characters: Hana, Glass and Deke.These characters are put into a Metal Gear Solid like environment, in that they have to sneek around some.Most of the time, though, you just have to mainly run and shoot your enemies.The enimies range from regular people to zombies from Hell.

    The visuals in the game are done quite well, with a Anime characters and backdrop.Yet the controls might be tricky and hard to learn for some, if they haven't played Resident Evil.This amazing game, with the... pricetag from Amazon is a superb deal.But if you do not enjoy the gameplay of Metal Gear Solid or the controls of Resident Evil, I must say that you should stay away.

    5-0 out of 5 stars okay i agree with every body this is well this game is ahem
    tha itself is quite fustrating and very hard if you dont have a stratigy guide you will end up taking tha game back and for getting aboutbut im a person that ganna tell about tha facts im not a opinioneer becouse it start drama so imma take it easy it can get hard if you dont have a stratigy guide for this gameand you realy have to pay attintion to this game in order for you to beat this hard game here are some tips so you can can beat tha game okay go to cheatplanet.com or gamewinners.com or gamerevolution or cheatcc.com for your stratigy and cheats for any game needs but go back into fear effect2retrohelix tha game should get lots of credits becouse it pretty darn good game i mean becouse its a challenge but the game can get very carried away with challenge but i all so think retro helix is one of those game many like others leave you with a goodfeelingg in side like yeah i accomplish somethingbut many people just doesent have thapatients to hang on to tha game it very good and very exciting and funny and fun but this game has a lot of gayness in it but with girl yes i said girls its realy crazy but it seems every one likes it but also it has a real good storyline in it tha game was game of the year last year guys come on tha games good im not telling you my oppinion becouse it not its just i like it but there is its pros and cons thoe you knew that was coming did ya pros good graphic good voice acting did you know that wendy lee plays tha voice of hana that same girl that played tha voice of fay valentine in cowboy bebop on adult swim listen to her the n go to you game fear effect i tell people fact noyt fiction im very in telligent and im single and looking for young girls 13 to 14 cuz im 14 oak that yall just joking but i would buy this game now cons is no replay value and it a fustrating game a two wrongs cant make no right on this game plus you die alot too
    so get ready for that

    graphics problely 9 becouse itpretty good graphics its show what playstation and eidos can do when thay put there heads to getther

    gameplay... 8 becouse it can be better now i will put my oppinion in once and only once becouse look for best not worse

    voice acting... 10 good i must say

    should i buy.....up to youthats why we live in such a free country of america

    thats my review see yaaa

    and to all the victems of 911 we stand strong god bless america peace and love ... Read more

    Asin: B00001ZUGT
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Action and Adventure    3. Military and Spies    4. Sony Playstation (Play station)    5. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    6. Action Science fiction (scifi sci fi)   


    Parasite Eve 2
    Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM

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    Editorial Review

    Three years ago, gamers were introduced to Aya as she resigned from theNew York Police Department and enlisted as a NMC (neo-mitochondrion creature)hunter for the shadowy government organization M.I.S.T., a secret agency ofmonster slayers somewhere between Ghostbusters and Men in Black.Wherever there was a neo-mitochondrion outbreak, Aya and her team were on thescene to put the boots to the mutants. From the outset, it's evident thatSquareSoft revamped the entire game to give gamers a better looking, sounding,and (most importantly) playing experience.

    The game starts with Aya training in the agency's shooting gallery in LosAngeles. Just as she begins to get in a groove, she is asked to look into somestrange happenings at the Akropolis Tower. When she arrives on the scene, anexplosive, full-motion video flashes across the screen and showcases the deathand carnage as Aya surveys the scene. Her entry into the Tower is where this RPGbegins.

    SquareSoft has kept some of the excellent elements of the weapons systems fromthe first Parasite Eve title, but went for an entirely new battle system.Combat is delivered in real time and allows players to run, hide, and open fire.Aya can tap into her parasitic powers and can unleash elemental, magic-basedattacks on the many foes she encounters. Ammunition is plentiful in the game andthere are plenty of entertaining weapons to choose from. Auto targeting andinvolving puzzles are back, though the arrow-pointing interface for solvingthese puzzles is really hard to operate.

    The cinematic mix of story and action is very well done, and the numerouscutscenes do an excellent job of moving the pace along in a believable way.

    Even though the original Parasite Eve had its problems, SquareSoft haspieced together an excellent sequel that will satisfy fans of the first game andhelp create many new ones. --Todd Mowatt

    Pros:

    • New, real-time battle system is an improvement over first ParasiteEve
    • Great weapons and plentiful ammunition
    • Great mix of story and action
    Cons:
    • Clunky interface for solving puzzles
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    4-0 out of 5 stars I cant believe how much fun i had
    I had so much fun with this game. I have not played the first but i hear many good things, the game play is fun, u know u are in a battle b/c ur controller and the screen shake and invert to black and white. The monsters are various and very different, then any Resident Evil game, it is almost like Resident Evil yet itn't i never really got into RE until i played this game now i have RE Zero and some for PSone. If u dont like a kind of game that has some of the sickest guns u will ever see, then u are in need of mental help, the bosses are different. Some of the bosses i could not beat until i decided to try a different way that i would have never done before b/c usually it would be suicide. So u have to think outside the box for the bosses in this game. They are not just hit hit hit and hit some more. like the final bosses u can die no matter how high ur health is u will still die from one hit of it's "core" beam. so to find out what is so great go out and buy it b/c it is inexpensive.

    1-0 out of 5 stars A bad sequel
    I am not what one might call an overly hyped video game player. I dont go out and buy the next installment of FF (after VIII, it really got bad imo), I enjoyed .hack and its storyline though (but I felt that the series could have been brought together into one large game like with FFVII). Then there is the PE video game, I loved the first one, had some trouble, but over all it was a great game. I knew there was a part 2, so I found a copy and started playing it. Boy...was I disappointed.

    First, the game play is terrible, the movement is haphazard, the angles are horrific, and its down right troublesome (unlike the first one). I loathed the movement, there was none of the smoothness of the first one.

    Second, I hated the leveling, what leveling there is. You dont go up in your hit points, you barely go up in MPs and parasite powers, and even worse, when you go to a next scene (from one point to the next in the story) you go back down to your 100 hit points.

    Third, which is related to the angles, the combat is atrocious. There is nothing quick and exciting, in fact its down right stressful because (since you rarely have a chance to get items for health unless you spend "money" between the scenes at home base) you end up dying again and again until low and behold you get through with maybe 1 hit point left and then WHAM you are hit by another attack and you have to do the whole stupid thing over again. Even worse, the camera angles are so bad you rarely if ever see the enemies and just shoot blindly.

    Fourth, connected to three, the weapons are horrible to use. You end up getting killed repeatedly because you have to jerkingly reload so many times that when you are facing multiple opponents (unlike the smoothness of the original first story) and youre going to get killed unless you spend hours dealing with one combat situation.

    Fifth, items, with the original first game, you got lots and lots of items. With this game, you are in luck if after three or four attacks (bringing you down to 1 hit point) you finally strike it and get a recovery2 pill that brings you back up to original hit points but then again those hit points are taken down again by the end of the next combat round.

    While the story line might be interesting, it fails in comparison to the first one and by all means, the poorness of this game in the controlling just makes you so fed up that you dont care how this story ends. Its a bad, bad game that could have been a great sequel if only the company had followed the original game's beauty. Dont buy this game unless you have lots of headache medicine.

    I can't believe it, but I actually hate this game.

    4-0 out of 5 stars Squaresoft scores with a flashy new sequel
    Okay, a disease that quickly infects people and animals rips flesh, opens sores and disease quickly erodes all resemblance to what they once were and transforms them into rabid beasts. Don't you just hate it when that happens.

    While completely unbelievable, I find myself quickly immersed with Parasite Eve II. An attractive woman called Aya Brea with a hardened background in New York crime fighting is back again fighting 'NMCs', neo-mitochondria, basically the disease mentioned above.

    I'm impressed with the realistic graphics and the all-too chilling cutscenes and rampant beasts; some are laudable, some disgusting, some chilling. Parasite Eve II now has an even darker glow to it, but loses it's RPG edge in place of Action/Adventure.

    I really love how anyone can sit down and play this without ever hearing of the first game, its a solid game with a good storyline. I can always play this game again and with more than one possible ending and multiple difficulties there is little chance I'll be bored.

    I give this four stars, mainly because I think the lines could have been snappier, the people sometime off-character and there are quite a few angles later in the game that are very annoying to manuever around. Otherwise this a great game that is worth the nine bucks they sell it for. ... Read more

    Asin: B00004W4QJ
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Sony Playstation (Play station)    3. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    4. Role Playing Games (Game, rpg, rpgs)    5. Action Horror   


    Mega Man X4
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    CD-ROM

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    Features

    • 8 new enemy bosses
    • 2 distinct storylines
    • For 1 player
    • Megaman and Zero must save the world from an army of reploids
    • 2 playable characters with unique attributes
    Reviews (30)

    5-0 out of 5 stars Amazing game challenge!
    Mega man x4 is amazing of the good story line. He is amazingly powerful. A TRUE GAME MASTER'S CHALLENGE! This game is included whith bloody scenes and violence. Mega Man x can be better than some american heoroes

    5-0 out of 5 stars Lamar McGrady is an idiot.
    Buy this game! It has great graphics, a neat story, it's challanging, has cool bosses, and it has hidden goodies! Also you can play as Zero! Zero PWNS X! Also no more passwords. I hate passwords. You write it on a piece of paper, then you lose the piece of paper, thus having to start all over again. Now you can save the game. Whoopee.

    And in response to Lamer McGrady's negative review, all I have to say is that you probably never any MegaMan [X] games. You complain about the story. Well, 1. It's an action game 2. You never probably played the other 3, so you can't understand it. He also complained about the graphics. Well DUH! It was made in 1997, so the graphics looked pretty good then. He said it made Pong look good. Pong is the first game ever, so if you hate Pong, you hate all games. You should stick to fancy-3d PS2games with no gameplay or fun factor. The guy never talks about the wonderful gameplay either! He says Zero is a warrior. No, he's a Maverick Hunter. Also watch out for Jack Turner! He's Lamar McGrady's love slave!

    In conclusion ignore the negative review. This is my favorite X game. If you hate Mega Man, your heart is as dark as coal.


    5-0 out of 5 stars Ahh, X4
    Megaman X4, a game rivaled only by the SNES MMX titles! This game is definitely a well polished piece to have in your collection of megaman titles. Gameplay is great, with lots of "move too slowly and die" areas, cool bosses(although Capcom apparently ran out of cool names), interesting levels, and a very interesting plot. One of the more notable features of this game is the ability to play as Zero. This was originally introduced in X3, but then he was weak and couldn't fight bosses. But this time he's back and ready to kick some arse! In this game, you can choose between Megaman or Zero. Who ever you pick is who you are the rest of the game, which means Zero has more than one life and can kill bosses! Woo! Anyways, this game has a good level of challenge, being delivered more in getting through the stages than the bosses(although some can make you wanna bite a chunk of your controller off and spit it across the room, i.e. final boss). The weapons are really cool this time around. Capcom apparently had some real thinking time about weapons after two games' worth of dull weapons. The plot of this game is AWESOME, the Repliforce forms a Coup and they are labeled Mavericks. And in this game(and unfortunately, only this game, unless you look outside of the X series and count MM8), you can see the plot come to life in awesome anime cutscenes! (Capcom went lazy after this and made X into an unfortunate slide show with subtitles.) I haven't really listened to the music in this game, cuz I was too busy blowing stuff up in the enemy filled levels, so I can't rate it, lol. Anyways, this, X5, and the SNES titles are all great games and I would suggest you stock your gaming library with all of them(good luck on X3, cuz you'll need it unless you're made of money!). This game is a definite must have for someone new to the series and someone who grew up with the series. At least borrow it from a friend or your life will be shrouded in misery and pain!!! Muah hahaha! ... Read more

    Asin: B00002STJI
    Sales Rank: 2893
    Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Sony Playstation (Play station)    3. PSX (PS1 PSOne PS (1 one I)    4. Action Science fiction (scifi sci fi)    5. Action   


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