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$29.99
161. Xbox Star Wars Sith Vs. Jedi Controller
$39.88
162. Burnout 3:Takedown
$39.88
163. Ninja Gaiden
$49.99
164. Need for Speed UnderGround 2
$29.99
165. Game Boy Advance SP Pro Gamers
166. Everquest Online Adventures: Frontiers
$29.88
167. Incredibles
$29.88
168. FIFA Soccer 2005
$49.99
169. Need for Speed Underground 2
$46.95
170. Game Boy Player
$14.99
171. Disney Princess
$29.88
172. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance
$29.99
173. Dukes of Hazzard: The Return of
$34.99
174. Pokemon LeafGreen with Wireless
175. Microsoft's 2004 Holiday Bundle
$29.88
176. Kirby and The Amazing Mirror
$17.99
177. Final Fantasy X-2
$39.88
178. MX vs ATV Unleashed
$36.95
179. Jak 3
$46.95
180. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2

161. Xbox Star Wars Sith Vs. Jedi Controller 2 Pack
by Intec
Video Game (22 April, 2005)
-- our price: $29.99
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Asin: B0007PHOMA
Sales Rank: 991
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviews (1)

5-0 out of 5 stars awesome!!!
this controller pack is awesome. i like how they glow up. it also has a programmable buttons. the red glow is for the anger of the Sith, and the blue glow is for the calmness of the Jedi. these controllers are a really good to have to enjoy your path on the light or dark side of the force. i really enjoyed using these while playing revenge of the sith. i went down the dark path most of the time so my controller was always red!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Xbox (x box)    3. Microsoft    4. Controllers   


162. Burnout 3:Takedown
by Electronic Arts
CD-ROM (07 September, 2004)
list price: $49.99 -- our price: $39.88
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Asin: B0002IQC8E
Sales Rank: 169
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • Crash mode lets players indulge in spectacular, high-speed destruction
  • Rack up points not just for speed but also for style
  • Single-player, multiplayer and online crash and race modes
  • Action racing game
  • Race mode features the skin-of-your-teeth action that made the previous installments so popular

Reviews (52)

5-0 out of 5 stars Best Arcade Racer I've Played
The thing I love most about Burnout 3 is the variety. There are several different racing modes you can play:

1. Race - obviously, there has to be a mode where you just race, but it's pretty fun racing. You rack up points and earn boost for taking out, tailgating, and smashing into other opponents, drifting, and driving into oncoming traffic.
2. Road Rage - your goal is to take out as many opponent cars as possible before your car is completely totalled. You can also play against a friend, where it's first to get ten takeouts, or last man standing. This is perfect for those days when you come home all stressed out from sitting in gridlock all day.
3. Crash - My personal favorite, there are 100 crash junctions taken from sections of the different courses in the game. You have a specified period of time to cause as much damage as possible. This can also be played with a friend, either co-op or against each other.

If you've played previous Burnout games and were not impressed, I would still recommend this game because I've done the same. Probably the coolest new feature of Burnout 3 is the aftertouch feature, which allows you to control your car in slow motion after you crash, making it easier to take out opponents. This also comes in handy in Crash mode.

My only complaint, really, is that the massive amount of traffic in the game makes racing extremely difficult at times. It wouldn't be so bad if your car crashed every time you even bump a car that is not in the race. If you can get beyond that, though, this game is worth many hours of fun gameplay.

3-0 out of 5 stars not bad
I've been playing this game for more than 3 weeks now, and I have to say it is quite fun!! It is that type of game that you can just pick up and play. The crash mode is cool but the races needs more work. There are a lot of pop ups which can get frustrating, and I think it runs less than 60 frames per second. You can't really feel the cars hugging the road.
The crashes are very cool. I like causing a lot of damage!
If you want a game that's easy to get into, pick it up. But I have to say the NEED FOR SPEED HOT PURSUIT 2 is better.

5-0 out of 5 stars Dream come true!
Wow this game is dope. The graphics is great, the music is heavy metal and rock, which fits the mood well. I usually listen to hip-hop and pop. The crash engine is awesome, its different everytime! The tracks are cool with good amount of details.

The driving is fast in this game! You get that Wipeout and F-zero feeling. Then the best part is that you get to crash into other cars which gives you more nitro. The crash is more like a offensive weapon, kinda like missles and stuff from Wipeout but you do it with your car! Then you get to see the CARNAGE, then zip right back into the game without losing speed, very arcade like lol! I hope young kids who play this game dont drive like this in real life when they get their license!

Sometimes when I drive on the Freeways in Los Angeles, crazy drivers would cut me off, etc... I wish I had a Nitro equipped Semi Truck so I could ram everyone on the Freeway over! This game makes my dream come true! CREAM people without dying in real life and without going to jail!

Overall this game is a must buy. Its on-sale at Target for $(..). GO BUY IT! ... Read more

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


163. Ninja Gaiden
by Tecmo
Video Game (02 March, 2004)
list price: $49.99 -- our price: $39.88
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Asin: B00008KTNW
Sales Rank: 928
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • Stunning 3-D graphics
  • Huge levels with plenty of action
  • For one player
  • Complex action/fighting game set in ancient Japan
  • Avenge your clan using old-school ninja fighting techniques

Reviews (215)

5-0 out of 5 stars Frustrating?
To be fair, this game possibly is indeed very frustrating to some. For me it was perfect. I'm from the first generation that grew up with games, and in the early days, games were short and challenging instead of long and easy as they are now. To me this is somewhat of a throwback to those earlier days, where you had to figure out the enemy's moves to win...you couldn't just keep pressing a button until he's dead. The bosses to me are just fine..though I'm not quite to the end yet. So far I'd say the first boss what indeed the most difficult..even after learning how to tackle him, it's still hard to pull off...but this isn't true off all bosses...some are riduculously easy once you figure out their weaknesses (like the boss on the 3rd level). But the rest of the game paced is high speed ninja action..kind of like you'd see in a movie. It's the first game of itt's kind in my opinion to pull it off correctly. Give it a chance..and make sure you learn all the moves if you want to last.

3-0 out of 5 stars Simply Put, TOO FRUSTRATING
I like to think of myself as a patient man. I read the reviews of this game and I'll admit it,I dismissed the reviewers that complained about this title's difficulty as whiners without the patience and/or tenacity to appreciate a challenge. How wrong I was. This game is an exercise in futility and frustration that would send even a zen monk on a red-faced, seething tyrade of hatred against the cruel developers. Yes, it is beautifully rendered (though I think previous reviewers might have overstated it's beauty; the cutscenes are amazing, but the in-game graphics are simply avarage), the storyline is intriguing and when a stretch of gameplay lasts more than five or so minutes (rare; repeated deaths followed by endless repeating of the same stretch of game is more the norm) one can almost appreciate the game's intent. I've given up somewhere in the 5th level, however, as rival ninjas repeatedly hurl seemingly inescapable bombs at me. I have a headache. This is not what I call amusement; it's torturous and I give up.

5-0 out of 5 stars Not for the easily fustrated.
First, lets eliminate the type of people that shouldn't play this game. People easily fustrated, people who enjoy playing Fable because its so easy, people who will drop down the controller afterfailing to kill a boss 3 times, etc.

This game is only for the "true" gamers, people who are in for a great challenge and mastering the art of the combat in this exciting title. Some of the bossess are incredibly difficult, but if you could use your brain instead of just keep hacking and slashing straight-forward-style, you could probably learn your enemy's pattern of combat, therefore, mastering his moves and using different tactics to effectively defeat him. For example, the mounted samurai boss, many people just tend to hack and slash him straight forward in the way open of the bridge. Just think, if you used the walls you could easily time yourself to when the horseman will ram into your position and then you could run up the wall and slam down with the Y attack. Then you could kill the wizards as well with that move, collect their essence and you could use them to absorbtion for your charged Y attack.

My point is, in order to beat this game, you got to use your brains and apply it to fighting, unlike your ordinary "lets go kill'em all and screw the thinking" type of timesplitters 2 style "kill-everything you-you-see-and-forget-tactics" mentality.

This game features some intriguing graphics and visuals, along with some pretty nice combos, with some that will take time to master. This is a very difficult game, the the gameplay is solid and well built, and extremely fluid as well.There are several types of enemies, ranging from demons to soldiers with submachine guns. Aside from all the combat and action, there's some great adventure elements as well in this game, which balances everything else. Think Prince of Persia: Sands of Time charged with tons of sugar and fuel, then with tons of blood and gore as well.

Ready for the challenge? Go and buy it. Otherwise, just at least rent it to experience this awesome game. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Xbox (x box)    3. Microsoft    4. Action    5. Adventure   


164. Need for Speed UnderGround 2
by Electronic Arts
Video Game (15 November, 2004)
-- our price: $49.99
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Asin: B00005Q8LG
Sales Rank: 1994
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • More than 30 car models from such makers as Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota to Ford and Volkswagen
  • Three new gameplay modes are added to the previous installment's circuit, drift and drag competitions
  • Single-player, multiplayer, and online multiplayer modes
  • Racing action game
  • Tune every aspect of your car's performance with hundreds of licensed aftermarket performance upgrades

Reviews (35)

5-0 out of 5 stars Greatest Game Ever
This game is designed so you can change the most uncool car to an extreme car. It is almost like the show Pimp My Ride but extreme to make it race.

5-0 out of 5 stars Great game!!!
nfsu2 was a really fun not complicated game.it has a really good storymode and the cars look better than ever!!!but it was a 4star becouse the game is short and when you beat the game it gets kinda boring.i recomend you do not play on easy mode!!!=) not the best game for a eaisly brused eigo too.

5-0 out of 5 stars NFS Rocks!
I love NFS! More cool music and eye-popping great graphics! And for sandra, music is optional, and none of this suggestive themes either. Fine for 6+. NFS is easy to get used to. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Gamecube (Game Cube, Game-cube)   


165. Game Boy Advance SP Pro Gamers Kit- Cobalt
by Intec
Video Game
list price: $29.99 -- our price: $29.99
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Asin: B000139QXI
Sales Rank: 113
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviews (1)

5-0 out of 5 stars The Story
The second I held it in my hands I knew that it was not cheap. It Felt that I was holding a briefcase in my hand.Once I put my SP in the case I knew it could protect it.So buy this awesome product.
PS: It also holds extra accesories. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Nintendo Game Boy Advance (Gameboy)    3. GBA    4. Cables (Cable)    5. Adapters (Adapter)    6. Cases    7. Protectors   


166. Everquest Online Adventures: Frontiers
by Sony Online Entertainment
CD-ROM (20 November, 2003)

Asin: B0000CDZB9
Sales Rank: 165
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • Massively popular online RPG
  • 10 races and 15 classes with unique abilities
  • New race, class and areas
  • Hundreds of new items to acquire and trade
  • For 1 or more players

Reviews (15)

4-0 out of 5 stars Good game but.......
It would seem SOE has turned their back on this game.It is a good game,It needs a lot of updates,and definitely a NEW expansion!!Overall this game rocks,but customer service is horrible!Talk to anybody who plays this game,they love it,except for the way SOE treats us as customers.Be prepared for lots of xp grinding,which can get tedious after a while.But xp grinding is not unique to just this game.There is plenty to do on frontiers for a newbie...but beyond that it's past time for a new expansion.I think SOE needs to remember they do have other games and customers other than those on EQ2.I also play regular EQ,so i am a fan of the series,SO....I think the future of eq frontiers is uncertain,have you seen it on the shelves anywhere?That in itself speaks volumes.So let the buyer beware!GOOD game,bad support,uncertain future.

3-0 out of 5 stars Need no life to play
Everquest is a valiant attempt at an online rpg hypbrid but is far too encompassing for its own good.One must have no life and play constantly to really get the most out of the game and advance.I like the characters and idea but i just cannot get into it, i am looking forward to similar games with what i feel will be better online capabilities and better enjoyment and value. I would recommend Capcom's Monster Hunter or even the obligatory FF but that one has monthly fees whereas Monster Hunter is free.

5-0 out of 5 stars Just Read
(...) i am 16 and i dont want to go though that stupid sign up thing. Anyway..... This is a great game but it comes at a price u do have to pay (...) but its well worth it. Be careful of everquest because it is very addictive some ppl play it for days straight. In fact a lot of ppl call it Ever Crack. Its such a fun game dont wry but be contious of what time it is because hours go by like minutes. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. PS2 (PSX2)    3. Sony Playstation (Play station) 2    4. Playstation2 (Play station2)    5. Role Playing Games (rpg, rpgs)   


167. Incredibles
CD-ROM (29 October, 2004)
list price: $39.99 -- our price: $29.88
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Asin: B0002RQ3K2
Sales Rank: 379
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Features

  • Fighting, racing, and action/adventure game play featuring the characters' unique superpowers
  • Live the film's action, adventure, and humor over 18 levels
  • Follow the adventures of a family of undercover superheroes wrested from a quiet, suburban life into action, to save the world
  • Action/adventure game based on the storyline of the movie The Incredibles
  • Play as the film's main characters

Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. PS2 (PSX2)    3. Sony Playstation (Play station) 2    4. Playstation2 (Play station2)    5. Action    6. Adventure   


168. FIFA Soccer 2005
by Electronic Arts
Video Game (12 October, 2004)
list price: $49.99 -- our price: $29.88
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Asin: B0002I9RRC
Sales Rank: 394
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • A Great Player Has a Great First Touch: A quality first touchintrinsic to the sport itselfis the essential trait that separates good players from great players on the soccer pitch. Improved button and control sensitivity provides an authentic first touch for users of FIFA Soccer 2005. Using the fluid player kinetic system, soccers most important skill has been revamped to give the most responsive and rewarding control system to date.
  • Added Gameplay Depth: Off the Ball Control is fine tuned and better than ever in FIFA Soccer 2005. Take command of players not in possession of the ball by calling in tackles, jostling for space, and sending your teammates on runs as you control the pitch. Movement on throw-ins has also been added to enhance authenticity.
  • The Absolute Broadcast: With new in-game camera angles, smooth cut sequences for replays, and improved contrast and lighting for players and stadiums, FIFA Soccer 2005 has the look and feel of an authentic television broadcast experience Add in authentic crowd chants from officially licensed stadiumsboth large and smalland FIFA Soccer 2005 offers the most immersive experience available.
  • Deeper Career Mode: FIFA Soccer 2005s deep Career Mode tests your skills both on the pitch and in the front office. Build your franchise and guide your club to the Championship.
  • The Worlds Ultimate Roster: More than 350 official team and league licenses from around the worldincluding 20 leagues and 40 national teamsand more than 12,000 licensed players are available. From the fast pace of Europes super leagues to up-and-coming teams in the lower divisions, FIFA Soccer 2005 provides the most authentic selection of the worlds top teams, players, and environments.

Reviews (6)

5-0 out of 5 stars BEST SOCCER GAME TO DATE!!
This by far the best soccer game i have ever witnessed. I from Europe and iit has all the teams i follow so I play with my favorite teams ( go Kaiserslauten). It features a great franchise mode that is nicly polished, and the tourny mode is graet for parties. This games proves that EA games is , will and continue to be a powerhouse in videogame industry. Anyone even a little bit intrested in the soccer world should definitly check this one out( make sure ou ahve ebough blocks on your memory card- and if you do not have it yet, get the 1019 block memory it's ideal for sports games that use up so many blocks.Overall=9.5/10
This wouldn't receive sportgame of the year(it would lose to mvp baseball 2004) but it's a fun ride that doesn't end.

5-0 out of 5 stars My favorite game!!
This is by far the best game i've ever seen. The graphics are superb, and the sound is just plain awesome. The new create-a-player is great, because you can customize his nose, mouth, eyes, hair, sleeve length ect. And a much deeper career mode makes this the best soccer game available.

5-0 out of 5 stars This Game is the best!!
This game is sooo tight. With the create a player mode, bone crushing graphics and just awesome I mean AWESOME gameplay. FIFA 2005 is the leading soccer game in the World. The tournament mode is so amazing, with a deep career mode. Their teams are all complete with every single player included. It makes my head spin using my best team Brazil. With Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, my team is unstoppable. WHAT ARE U WAITING FOR??? GET URS NOW!!!!!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Gamecube (Game Cube, Game-cube)    3. Action    4. Adventure    5. Sports    6. Outdoors   


169. Need for Speed Underground 2
by Electronic Arts
Video Game (15 November, 2004)
-- our price: $49.99
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Asin: B0002ILSH4
Sales Rank: 460
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • Tune every aspect of your car's performance with hundreds of licensed aftermarket performance upgrades
  • Car models from such makers as Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan, Toyota, Ford and Volkswagen
  • Single player, multiplayer, and online multiplayer modes
  • Street-racing game
  • Explore a massive city divided into five distinct

Reviews (40)

5-0 out of 5 stars Lots of detail!
this games is a great game if you like to customize you car and every detail of it. I found no cons in the games.

1-0 out of 5 stars A Travesty of a Title
This game is quite a travesty. Thank goodness I purchased it used from a third party dealer on Amazon. I will be selling it at my local Gamestop tomorrow for hopefully an small loss.
I can't comprehend the hype over this game. Perhaps, the positive evaluations are emanating from folks who haven't played other quality race titles or any good game before for that matter.
There is no improvement in this title over the first one. In fact, I popped in the old one just to ensure I wasn't delusional. It turns out I wasn't. NFS 1's graphics are almost identical and I believe the gameplay may be better in the first game. It certainly had more redeeming qualities, easier functionality, and was actually fun (but nothing serious like PGR2).
Driving all over town to find "the next race" may be one of the most annoying tasks I ever had the displeasure to endure in any video game. I had enough of those kinds of non-sensical chores in "Grand Theft Auto"; It justs takes away from a game that already doesn't have much to offer as a baseline.
Even the cut-scenes are total crap. They are are actually non-animated comic book like graphics. This is completely unacceptable in 2004-2005 on the XBOX when animations from Halo 1 & 2 and Ninja Gaiden are far superior.
From a racing perspective Project Gotham 2 totally steps all over this game in every single aspect (See my review of that).
EA racing games pretty much blow.In the past, I rented Burnout 3, another EA game, and whoa, what another incredibly overrated waste of time and energy. I will never again invest time nor money in an EA title. They have proven recently that they are incapable of putting out a quality game for XBOX.

3-0 out of 5 stars No replayability no fun when u complete boooring
Need for Speed+Underground+2=????
i'm sorry EA this is going to be a bad review for ur game :(
Wow... the visuals, the performance upgrades, the cars.
It sounds great.
It sounded great when I bought it for ( oh i cant say what i bought it for)
It now sounds like a form of torture.
Now ive finished the game ive realized that the only good part of it is the soundtrack...and the idea
At first ithought that this game was soooo coool!!
Then I got to the last two levels...
It gets repetative!!! Really repetative!!! So repeatative its like chinese water torture. In career mode you win about 20 races then you sign a new sponsor.In career mode you win about 20 races then you sign a new sponsor.In career mode you win about 20 races then you sign a new sponsor.In career mode you win about 20 races then you sign a new sponsor.In career mode you win about 20 races then you sign a new sponsor.In career mode you win about 20 races then you sign a new sponsor.In career mode you win about 20 races then you sign a new sponsor.In career mode you win about 20 races then you sign a new sponsor.In career mode you win about 20 races then you sign a new sponsor.In career mode you win about 20 races then you sign a new sponsor.In career mode you win about 20 races then you sign a new sponsor.
AND YOU DO THAT FOR ABOUT EVER
Then they seem to make you stop unlocking parts cars and visuals and the races become pointless...
all there is to do now is play free mode.
On the back of the case it says race or roam on 125 miles of open road.... HA
this is so UNtrue
yes the city is huuuge.. but it has about 5 other streetracing cars driving around and 30normal people cars...that come in 5diffrent varieties(hatchback, van, pickup, suv, and taxi)this may sound good.. but if you think about it , on 125 miles of road you encounter 3 cars every 5 minuites
the motorways(or for USA rreaderes highway or freeway)are absolutley emptty!!!(apart from one or two cars)
races are good. but you repeat the same one over and over again

the cars are amazing and the modding(or to the not knows CUSTOMIZING or CHANGING YOUR CARS STYLE AND APPEARANCE)is fantasatic with endlesss... etc...BUT no damage detail...
you see me going down the motaorway at 200 mph suddnley i crash into one of the few cars. it goes into slow motion for a second and then well...you emerge with no damage at all ( no wonder they had to put a saftey warning at the beggining...no wonder i always see people flying past my bedroom window at 200 mph and then killing themselves by crasing into so guys ride...expecting to emerge absolutley fine lol lol )



i reccomend not buying this but buying the first midtown madness.at least in that there is more traffic...which means more fun and crashes!"!!(with damage detail)
(just kifdding [lol] buy the game butdont expect much of it i also reccomend buying the first midtown madness.)

... Read more

Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Xbox (x box)    3. Microsoft    4. Action    5. Adventure    6. Racing    7. Flying   


170. Game Boy Player
by Nintendo
Video Game (26 June, 2003)
list price: $49.99 -- our price: $46.95
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Asin: B000090W86
Sales Rank: 243
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • Lets you play all your Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games on your TV through the GameCube
  • Player fits snugly to the bottom of the GCN for easy set up
  • Plays over 1200 games, so bring out your old favorites or see games like Castlevania on the big screen
  • Take your pick of a regular GCN controller or go wireless with the WaveBird
  • Connect to other Game Boy systems with the appropriate cable using the External Extension Conner for multiplayer fun

Reviews (115)

4-0 out of 5 stars Can't See It?Take it to the Big Screen!
The Game Boy Player can be a great piece of hardware.There are a lot of games out there that, while designed for the small screen, require a lot of time and attention to detail, which can become a pain when playing on such a tiny screen.The Game Boy Player solves that problem, letting you convert any game from the countless library of Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles to a bigger screen.The graphics obviously aren't going to improve (they usually look the same as on the GBA), but the bigger image saves the trouble of straining your eyes to make sure you didn't miss anything.

Of course, this is the only real advantage in having a Game Boy Player.It's really not an essential piece of equipment in the gaming experience; if you have no real interest in playing Game Boy games on a bigger screen, the money would be better used on something else.

4-0 out of 5 stars Saves on Batteries
I don't consider myself a gamer but I do play more than I should. With that said I am very happy with this purchase. It has brought new life to my older games.

5-0 out of 5 stars I'm glad I bought it.
I was a little concerned when reading the reviews of this product before i bought it. I read that there was an annoying box surrounding the game on the tv set. This was the biggest issue for me before purchasing. I wasn't sure how bothered I'd be by this, but i decided to buy it anyway. I have a gameboy advance sp to play while i'm at work but I find myself not playing it as often as I thought I would. Since I have a lot of my favorite games on GBA (Mario 3, Final Fantasy, classic Zelda, Minish Cap, etc.) I thougth it would be cool to be able to play them at home. Playing Mario 3 on my TV is so great, like being in junior high again! And I don't even find myself bothered by the surrounding box. You can put it on a full screen mode, but there are still bars at the top and bottom, probably due to the gameboy advance having a wider screen ratio than standard televisions. My only complaint is that you have to have another gameboy and cable for mulitplayer, which means I can't use GBA games for Monday video game night with friends. But that's minor. I was telling myself as I was buying it that I probably shouldn't be spending the money on it right now, but I am really glad I did. Especially after spending all morning playing the first Final Fantasy that was recently released on GBA. Classic! Oh and one more thing, if you are a kid in high school, you might not appreciate playing old school looking games on the big screen as much. But for us older folk, it's like revisiting those after school afternoons at your friend's house! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Nintendo Gamecube (Game Cube)    2. Cables    3. Adapters    4. Controllers    5. Video Games    6. Nintendo Game Boy Advance (Gameboy)    7. GBA    8. Cables (Cable)    9. Adapters (Adapter)    10. Gamecube (Game Cube, Game-cube)    11. Cases    12. Protectors    13. Accessories (Accessory)   


171. Disney Princess
Video Game (07 April, 2003)
list price: $29.99 -- our price: $14.99
(price subject to change: see help)
Asin: B00008DHNT
Sales Rank: 83
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • Play as Cinderella, Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Snow White, Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Jasmine (Aladdin), and Sleeping Beauty.
  • Visit Snow White's enchanted forest, save Belle's magical castle, fly on Aladdin's magic carpet and more.
  • Interact with tons of other classic Disney characters, including the seven dwarfs, Genie, and a host of Disney villains.
  • Bonus stage featuring a team-up of all of the Princesses.
  • Each of the six Princess story worlds has 3 levels, resulting in over 18 levels of fun.

Reviews (12)

5-0 out of 5 stars WOW- But sorta hard
Man this is so cool! I don't even HAVE it, my friend brought it when she came for a sleepover and we practically played it all night! It is sorta hard, especially the Jasmine part, and Belle is the easiest, however I like Cinderella. You play as all six of the princesses so it's like 6 games in one.
Game controls (Note these are for Chapter 1, and you can press start to pause and you can open chests by going in front of them and pressing A):
Belle: B to throw snow ball, left and right to move, A to jump, down to make a new snowball.
Cinderella: A to bonk Lucifer on the head, B to clean the floor, Left and right to move.
Ariel: Up down left and right to move, B to blast with the trident.
Aurora: A to turn butterflys into fairies, B to put the guys to sleep, left and right to move.
Snow White: A to jump, B to sing and put the wicked trees to sleep, Left and Right to move.
Jasmine: Up down left and right to move. Go over a switch to activate it.

5-0 out of 5 stars Varying levels of difficulty
This game was my 5 year old daughter's first for her new GBA SP.She was able to play Cinderella right away, and worked her way up to Sleeping beauty and Snow White, completing all the chapters for each.She found the 2nd chapter for Belle easier than the first, simply because she didn't know that Belle could make more snowballs (we figured this out by accident).Ariel and Jasmine are still a bit too complicated for her to get through (I found them difficult the first couple of times), but it is a challenge she looks forward to.I believe this range in difficulty is a plus for the game as any child can begin it and work their way up.

4-0 out of 5 stars A Disney Classic
I'm an adult and I love video games. I chose Disney Princess because I'm an avid Disney fan. This game only took me a few hours to complete but was highly entertaining along the way. The single-player game is somewhat halting, with not a lot of room to move around (fixed paths to move in, you go where they tell you to go) in the game play but for any girls, ages reading level and up, it is fabulous. The colors are vivid and there are many levels with items you have to find while keeping your life up. I recommend this game for any Disney fan. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Nintendo Game Boy Advance (Gameboy)    3. GBA    4. Action    5. Adventure    6. Strategy (Strategic)   


172. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
by Nintendo
Video Game (26 September, 2002)
list price: $34.99 -- our price: $29.88
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Asin: B00006FWTW
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Editorial Review

Oh no! It looks like your granddad was right--things really were better in the old days. At least they were if you liked 2-D platform games, and Yoshi’s Island is indisputably one of the best ever made.

Yoshi’s Island goes back in time to recount the touching story of the various Yoshis' attempts to unite Baby Mario with his parents. You don’t actually control the Italian plumber-to-be but instead his dinosaur pal, who has the curious ability to eat his enemies and then immediately turn them into eggs, which he can then fling at more enemies.

Since Yoshi isn’t particularly fast and can float in midair for a few seconds after making a jump, the whole dynamics of the normal Mario gameplay have changed, but the same incredible attention to detail and endless imagination that mark all of Nintendo’s best efforts are still here in full effect. In fact they’re joined this time, after the rather plain-looking prequel, by some wonderful pastel-shaded graphics that were jaw-dropping when the game was originally released in 1995 and still manage to impress now.

As with the other Super Mario Advance titles, this game also contains a four-player version of the original Mario Bros. arcade game, making it even more of a bargain than it already was. --David Jenkins, Amazon.co.uk ... Read more

Features

  • Pair up with Yoshi and all his multi-colored friends to tackle Kamek and Baby Bowser in this fun-filled quest to reunite the separated twins.
  • Guide Yoshi over the island's perilous landscape and around the devious traps set by Kamek and his foot soldiers.
  • Find morph bubbles and change into unique characters with special abilities. Become a mole-machine and dig your way around the island or change into a helicopter and suddenly go places you couldn't go before.
  • Master Yoshi's legendary moves including jumping, stomping, pounding the ground, laying eggs, eating enemies and throwing eggs using a targeted egg-throwing system. Clearing enemies out of your way is now more fun than ever!

Reviews (108)

5-0 out of 5 stars Too MUCH Fun
This game is AWESOME! It was my first GBA game. BUT, there are some cons. Some levels are just too long and/or impossible. Many times I think i just get lucky. Anyway, my dad saw it and didn't put it down until he beat the game. (no, he didn't play for 24 hours straight.) A fantastic game for mario lovers (like me.) A great idea would be to BUY IT!

5-0 out of 5 stars yoshis back
yeah, and its just as cool as it was on snes, man this game owns!!! i used to play it on the old system for almost 10 hours sraight, and now its back and better than ever! this is a must have for any gba owner!

3-0 out of 5 stars Cute enough, but I just can't get into it
Super Mario World 2: Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island. Phew! How about that for a title. I admit I found it a bit confusing putting these Mario Advance games in order but I think I've figured it out now. You gotta admit it's a bit convoluted.

This game is a simple 2D platformer like most of the retro Mario games only it has four more levels than the SNES version released in 1995. It's got easy-going gameplay in the typical Super Mario style, gorgeous graphics, generic sounds and not much to keep me interested. Yoshi IS impossibly cute but even for a guy who likes cute stuff this game is just TOO childish.

Graphics A
Sound C
Gameplay B-
Lasting Appeal C ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Nintendo Game Boy Advance (Gameboy)    3. GBA    4. Action    5. Adventure   


173. Dukes of Hazzard: The Return of General Lee
by UBI Soft
CD-ROM (28 September, 2004)
list price: $29.99 -- our price: $29.99
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Asin: B000228EQ8
Sales Rank: 380
Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • Dukes World: The game captures all the joyriding thrills and homespun action of the original television show. .
  • Dukes Celebrity: Full cast represented from the show, with voice-overs and likenesses from John Schneider (Bo Duke), Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke), James Best (Roscoe P. Coltrane), Ben Jones (Cooter) and Sonny Shroyer (Enos Strate).
  • Variety of Playable Vehicles: Players can control a variety of vehicles including the General Lee, the Black Charger, Uncle Jesse's Pickup, Daisy's Road Runner, Cooter's Tow Truck, Rosco and Enoss Police Cruisers, and Boss Hoggs limousine.
  • Variety of Gameplay: Features a single-player Adventure Mode containing over 18 missions and an unlockable multiplayer mode that features destruction derby battles, head-to-head competition and cooperative play.

Reviews (8)

2-0 out of 5 stars Return of the general lee is alright at best
The game is alright.Number one problem THE GENERAL LEE it's to high off the ground and to bright of an orange. If you look at the TV Show the car is alot darker orange then it is in the game. The front bumper and the back bumper needs to be lower to the ground and the push bar is to wide. The words on the roof that says general lee needs to be blue not black.The front of the general lee is to sloppy compered to the real 1969 Dodge Charger.Now lets talk about the gameplay. Ratbag tried but they came up very short. They need to stick to the other games they make. Warner Brothers Should of Got EA to make the game or Atari. When you are driving the general it slides and does 180 s and 360s just by tapping the analog stick. Driving overal just feels like driving on ice. Now lets move on Hazzard County the whole place is pretty impressive but could be a whole lot bigger. Besides a couple of Pretty noticable facts. Cooters Place isn't in the middle of nowhere it's in the town. The town is way to small i know that it's small in the tv show but not that small. The Actors did a great job of bringing the charcters to life and sounding authentic enough to sell the game. But the fact that the game is way to short. I can beat it in 3 times in an hour and a half. I'am a die hard dukes fan thats the only reason i bought. PLEASE SOMEBODY MAKE THIS GAME BETTER.

1-0 out of 5 stars Money wasted!!
On the surface, the game looks good.They have all of the original cast (except for those that have passed away) back to voice their characters in the game.There is a good storyline to be had, but then we get to gameplay itself.In a word TERRIBLE!!!A person spends more than half the time necessary to complete a mission in that you cannot steer the vehicles!!You turn one way and the car oversteers back the otherway.I think whoever set this game up must have been "asleep at the wheel".Also the camera does not do very well following the vehicle (you) around as you drive.Then there were the countless times I would get caught up in fences, trees, etc, and not be able to get out.Now, if you flip and land upside-down the game will flip you right-side up, but get caught up like I did and you have to reset the game and start over.Another problem this game has is check-points, THERE AREN'T ANY!!!Of course if they wanted to make up for that they would have given you the ability to save during a "mission".I suppose if you're an absolute die-hard fan of this show you might enjoy it.I grew up watching the show and found it very disappointing.

2-0 out of 5 stars 5% fun and 95% frustration
Overall, sure it's enjoyable.I first played the demo at a friend's house.Then I rented the game, and my best friend and I worked our way through the game.Notice that I did not say we played our way through the game.Unfortunately, it's nothing short of a chore to get through this game.Certain things you have to do have very strict (sometimes on the very brink of impossible) time limits.If you fail to meet your goal in time, then it starts you at the very beginning of that "mission," if you will.But you may have worked for hours to get where you are.

This game does not let you save very often, and there are no options in terms of difficulty levels.If that feature had been added, I would have much better things to say about this game.This game has a level of re-playability only to the extent at which you remember the frustrations you endured during your first run of gameplay.I re-started the game one night, but after a few minutes decided, "Oh yeah, I remember how irritating this game eventually became."So, I quit.

It's sad that the people who made this game were unaware of the fact that not every game-player is born with a silver controller in his mouth.But they were obviously expecting their target audience to be absolutely perfect in terms of hand-eye coordination on the controller.

I recommend everyone to avoid this game and wait for the developers to produce a game which proves that they are in touch with their market. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Racing    2. Flying    3. Video Games    4. PS2 (PSX2)    5. Sony Playstation (Play station) 2    6. Playstation2 (Play station2)    7. Action    8. Adventure   


174. Pokemon LeafGreen with Wireless Adaptor
by Nintendo
Video Game (07 September, 2004)
list price: $39.99 -- our price: $34.99
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Asin: B00028S9P8
Sales Rank: 506
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • Bring the Pokémon you catch into Pokémon Ruby, Saphire, and Colosseum
  • Comes with a free Wireless Adaptor
  • For 1 to 4 players in the Direct Corner, or up to 40 in the Union Room
  • Return to Kanto to experience the original duo's plot
  • Prove yourself in the region's Pokémon League, bring down Team Rocket, and pursue new storylines

Reviews (52)

3-0 out of 5 stars Basically a rental title
I rented this once at gamefly(like netflix, only you rent games), and when I rented this title, I thought I was in for a surprise. But all it is is a remake of blue and red. Although I played a decent amount of hours, the new islands of new pokemon give the game a little better replay value.

4-0 out of 5 stars its just like...
Its cool and all but its just like the old one only with another name and on GBSP.

4-0 out of 5 stars Well...
This game is a awesome replay of pokémon blue, red and yellow but this game seems slightly easier than the last lot. I enjoyed the old pokémon games but once Ruby and Sapphire came out I got bored of them and this is just another games with pikachu and charizard in it instead mudkip and torchic. And there is a new pokémon game coming out soon. Emerald. Go buy that one instead of this one. It's pretty good but not good enough. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adventure    2. Video Games    3. Nintendo Game Boy Advance (Gameboy)    4. GBA    5. Action   


175. Microsoft's 2004 Holiday Bundle With 2 FREE games and 2 Months of XB Live FREE
by Microsoft
Video Game (25 October, 2004)

Asin: B0002Y50KY
Sales Rank: 1263
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Reviews (35)

5-0 out of 5 stars Microsoft should be proud
Having acquired an Xbox fairly recently (this past Christmas), I decided to give myself a couple of months to become acquainted with the system and it's games before I gave my opinion on it.Looking back, I really wish I had bought one much sooner.While I've enjoyed my PS2 and Gamecube quite a bit, there really is something to be said about Microsoft's entry into the console business.The Xbox is simply a phenomenal piece of hardware, probably because it shares more in common with its PC cousin than it does previous consoles.

On paper, it boasts some interesting specs. After all, at the time of its release, it wasn't too far behind Personal Computers (low end, anyway) in terms of graphics and processing power. But as a long time game player myself, I can tell you that a console is more about the games themselves than hardware. To be completely honest, the Xbox has come a long way since it came upon us in 2001. There was a time when it didn't enjoy the large library of games and support that it does now. Thankfully those days are over, and now you can find quite a few titles that were once reserved for the competitors. I really think the turning point came when EA finally decided it was time to allow online play using the Xbox Live service.If you've ever had the chance to play any of the Xbox's games online, you'd scratch your head and wonder why they didn't do it sooner.

The Xbox Live service is the single best thing to happen to online games in the console realm. Sure it has a subscription fee, but it's a textbook example of the old saying "You get what you pay for." You can go online, and find friends easily. You can send them voice messages, and you can even see what game they are playing (online of course) at any given time.I can honestly tell you that this service blows Sony's free online play out of the water. But enough about online play (even if it's the Xbox's best selling point). We all know that not everyone has the high speed Internet needed to play online games. The Xbox is still plenty worth your while offline as well.

Besides having some pretty heavy hitting titles such as Halo and Knights of the Old Republic (and their subsequent sequels), the Xbox has a built in hard drive and four controller ports right out of the box. What this means to you is that you'll never have to worry about spending money on those gimmicks other consoles force you to buy. Yes, this means you can say goodbye to memory cards for saving your progress, and multi-taps for allowing more than two players to go head to head in sports games.Even better, the hard drive means that you can rip songs from your favorite CD's and use them for custom soundtracks in some of your games. Don't particularly care for the songs on that new game you just bought? There's a good chance that you can use your own custom play-list instead. Now tell me that isn't cool?

So now you may be thinking, just what are the downsides to owning an Xbox? Well for the most part, nothing. The closest thing to a weakness I can think of is that the PS2 does technically have more games at its disposal than the Xbox does. In all honesty, this can be contributed to the PS2's ability to play games from its previous console, the Playstation.The bottom line is I think you'll more than enjoy what the Xbox has to offer. Is it the ultimate of all the consoles?That's really a matter of opinion. It certainly is a respectful entry into the console market, that's for sure.

5-0 out of 5 stars Late Comer to X Box, but highly satisfied
I love the X Box, I just brought one in Novemeber so I could play Halo 2, before I was a PS2 guy and refused to own two systems. Halo 2 made me change my mind. I now prefer the X Box over the PS2. The X Box has great graphics, although they don't compare with recent PC games they shine highly over PS2 ports. I also love the control, Microsoft really did they're research the two trigger buttons are so intuitive expecially for shooting games. The X Box supports 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound although the add ons you have to buy can add up, if you have a Home theater system it is worth it. My favorite thing about the X Box is X Box Live, Microsoft really managed to simplify online gaming and bring it to the masses. Microsoft is going to take over the next generation of systems, they should have won this time.

5-0 out of 5 stars GOOD
The Xbox is the Best out of all of them.sure u have to pay for xbox live but its worth it.NO lag and if any at all it isnt that bad and im using the slowest dsl connection, so anyways get this and its worth it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Xbox (x box)    3. Microsoft    4. Consoles   


176. Kirby and The Amazing Mirror
by Nintendo
Video Game (18 October, 2004)
-- our price: $29.88
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Asin: B00027NWRY
Sales Rank: 297
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • New powers include a bow and arrow and the ability to grow wings
  • Fight enemies with enemy-sucking powers
  • For 1 or 2 players
  • Kirby is back to help rid the Kingdom of Mirrors of the dark shadow
  • Use Kirby's cell phone to call for backup

Reviews (24)

4-0 out of 5 stars A full Multi-Category review (and MAVAV parody bonus!)
This time around, gamers are in for a special treat from me. Not only am I giving my Multi-Category review to Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, but I just found a spoof website the other day made by the MAVAV (Mothers Against Video game Addiction and Violence), and found the site hilarious, absurd, and infuriating. As a result, I'm proud to include as a bonus in this review a parody mixed in saying what MAVAV would probably say about this game.

Enjoy!

GRAPHICS: (Me): This Kirby game shows that Nintendo knows how to bring out the best in its systems. The graphics may be decried by some as kiddie, but you should never judge a book by its cover. RATING: 9
(MAVAV): Kirby is yet another cute little character made to take advantage of the same strategy the tobacco industry used: lure kids in and addict them!

SOUND: (Me): Good, it fits in well with the Kirby universe. RATING: 9
(MAVAV): Turn off the volume! That music contains subliminal messages that will tell your childrens' subconcious to play more!

PLOTLINE: (Me): Kirby is chopped into four separate Kirbys of different colors and must swallow enemies and use their powers to save Mirror World. Goo, but it can be a little basic. RATING: 7
(MAVAV): This game has extreme violence and trains kids to kill people! If your children see Sword Kirby give Mr. Flosty a whack, they will be guaranteed to grow up as hardened, murderous criminals!!!

CONTROLS: (Me): Excellent. All difficulty comes from the skill needed to succeed. RATING: 8.5
(MAVAV): Once your kids touch the GBA, they will not be able to let go of it. They will immediately become obese social outcasts and suffer from extreme mental problems!

GLITCHES: (Me): None, as far as I know. RATING: 9.5
(MAVAV): This game has loads of glitches! And according to our non-existent, made-up sources, that's a FACT!!!

ENTERTAINMENT: (Me:) Excellent. I enjoyed it. RATING: 8
(MAVAV): Video game addiction is more dangerous than drugs and gangs! Don't let your kid touch this!

REPLAY VALUE: (Me): Plenty enough for a few times through. RATING: 8.5
(MAVAV): Oh, there's plenty, all right... when your kids are on a 72-hour non-stop gaming binge!

OVERALL RATING: 8.5

A FINAL WORD: (Me): Good game.
(MAVAV): Nintendo will steal your child's future. If they play this, THEY'LL BE SORRY!!!

5-0 out of 5 stars Great kirby game!!!
This game is a very fun and challenging game.It is kind of that game that you might play all day and everyday.And your friends can help you beat the game.So you can split up and conquer the areas.Call your friends to the area you are having trouble with,and if you need to heal,call him/her to your area and eat the food they broght.This game is a must since you have to complete the game 100% and it is not going to be easy!

5-0 out of 5 stars hello all you goofy goobers!
this ga,e is awesome I have it, but i think it`s hard becouse the sub-games goober. goofy it is good goober. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Nintendo Game Boy Advance (Gameboy)    3. GBA   


177. Final Fantasy X-2
by SquareSoft
CD-ROM (18 November, 2003)
list price: $49.99 -- our price: $17.99
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Asin: B00008URUA
Sales Rank: 86
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • First true sequel to the renowned FINAL FANTASY series.
  • Story focuses on an all-female cast, including the introduction of a new main character.
  • A variety of new and unique job classes such as Gunner, Mascot, Gambler and the atypical Pop Star can be accessed utilizing the Job Wheel system, seen previously in FINAL FANTASY TACTICS.
  • For the first time in FINAL FANTASY, characters can switch job classes during battle using the Sphere plate.

Reviews (526)

5-0 out of 5 stars "i love it"- says me!
personally, i hated final fantasy 10 becasue of the way the story turned out after you beat almost 50% of it. i mean hey, the animation cgis were great (like the sendings dance) but that's seriously just about it, and that's really sad. it was so amazingly linear, you couldn't travel anywhere on your own until towards the end. the only characters i liked were auron, yuna, lulu, and rikku. i hated just about everyone else espically tidus, the main character. he's annoying, stubburn, and just not a people person. he's decent in the begining but then it's like arggggggggg, no more tidus!!! he never even says his name to anyone, they somehow know it from first sight! now after a while, comes along final fantasy 10-2.it's better than final fantasy 10 in more than just one way. it has an atb fighting system, like most final fantasy's seem to have, and doesn't make you take turns; it's not linear at all, you have to take on missions and do side quests to get a full ending; had a better ending, even though there were multiple endings, they were all better than the final fantasy ten ending; has better bosses, including the final boss; has better music, that actually go along with the story; didn't repeat things like "this is my story" over and over again; is actually a fun game to replay; lastly, didn't have a sphere grid, thank you god and square-enix! that was the number one thing i hated most about final fantasy ten! it took the fun out of leveling up! final fantasy ten-two doesn't have summoning and overdrives but you don't really need them. the battles are fast and easy, as long as you know what you are doing. overall i say this:

pros:
~atb fighting system
~cool characters
~fun and easy story line to follow
~great animations, such as the beginning
~cool music
~has a very high replay value
~some what challanging
~great endings

cons:
~too many missions, things to accomplish, you can't miss one thing to get a perfect ending
~no summoning or limit breaks, one of the fun things of a final fantasy
~you can't fight with any character other than yuna, rikku, or paine
~some what too girly for any "man" to love
~doesn't have any quality that previous final fantasy's (excluding final fantasy 10) offer. as in no dramatic love scenes which make you cry, or say awww how cute! or any scenes that make you scream that stupid bast*** a** son of a b****! none of that.

overall:
this is a cool game but with one sad fact, it doesn't have much emotion in it. it's just a girly fun time game really, which is one of the main reasons as to why i loved it. even though it does have two cool songs, it isn't really what you would look for in a final fantasy. it's missing that one evil villian you have to kill, the end boss is a machine and a 1000 year old pryefly (memory constructed of dreams) for crying out loud. it could have been made better. i still think that this game is completely better than it's prequel, but that is just one person's opinion. so if you're into girly fun time gamie poohs than this game is definity for you! if not, then go buy final fantasy 9. it's better than both final fantasy ten and final fantasy ten two.

3-0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing
Okay, so, I've played FFX, and it was amazing. It was my first ever RPG game I'd played and probably will be one of the best. I was so upset with the ending and I felt such pity for Yuna and Tidus that I bought this game in hope that it would reunite them and make me feel a whole lot better. Let me tell you the plot, first: Yuna, the high summoner who defeated Sin once and for all three years ago, is now a sphere hunter (spheres=videos) she is hunting with the Gullwings, which consist of Rikku (FFX), Paine (new), Shinra (new), Brother (FFX), and Buddy (new). Yuna found a sphere of "him" and their out looking. Your old sphere grid system is gone (hip, hip, HOORAY!) and you are instead rewarding with Garment Grids, which you stick Dresspheres on, and the more you use a Dressphere, the move abillities you learn on it, as well as leveling up yourself. The graphics were okay, and the whole plot was just stupid. There isn't really a villain, unless you count Vegnagun, which is more like a silent threat. Alrighty. Lets move on to pros:
Short, multiple endings (6 of them X.X) Lighthearted, easy bosses for the most part.
Cons:
I really don't reccommend this game to anyone. No. Take that back. Buy this game if you haven't played FFX. FFX is a deep, moving game that is waaay up there with great games. FFX-2 is a bunch of sluts running around trying to find something but don't ever really get around to it and in the meanwhile are doing stupid things like singing, crying, and saying 'Oh, poopie!' Okay. Characters: Rikku is the same, funny kid she was in FFX. I liked her character because she had stupid lines that made you want to laugh so hard. Paine was just there because she was looking for Crimson Spheres or something like that. I loved her battle moves, but other than that, she was worthless. Buddy was the "keep it together" guy, even though Brother's captain. Shinra is just a smart Al Bhed kid. Okay: BROTHER. You have this feeling that he's really, really gay, but he's hitting on Yuna at the same time...which is his cousin. Basically, Brother is uneeded and made you think that Yuna was starting to fall for him because Yuna's just nice that way. Alright, the big blow: Yuna. She was a great character in FFX, calm, sweet, loving, Spira's shining light. Now, she's just another teenager, out to find her lover, that loses her temper and says, 'Oh, poopie!' I don't like her AT ALL in this story. Please, spare your heart the wound of FFX-2's lightheartedness in comparison to FFX's dark, myseterious plot. Okay. I'm done.
Overall:
Story: 2/5
Characters: 1/5
Fun: 3/5
Overall: 3/5

1-0 out of 5 stars Puts a blemish upon its predecessor
Once upon a time, I was playing Final Fantasy VII for the very first time. It was 1997, and I was upwards of ten hours into the game.I had explored every inch of this monstrous metropolis known as Midgar, dominated and controlled by the evil corporation of Shinra.It was my quest (or so I thought) to stop Shinra from literally sucking the life force from the planet, when it suddenly became clear to me that my party and I were going to have to leave Midgar for the first time to chase down a man in a black cape, a man known as Sephiroth, and before I had ever even seen his face, I had learned to fear him.To my astonishment, when I left Midgar, it became apparent to me that not only was Midgar not the only place I had to go to in this game, but it was merely a dot on an enormous world map!It was then that I understood exactly why this game was being described as "epic."Since then, I've been consistently enthralled and compelled by all of the Final Fantasy games, from its humble beginnings on NES to its mastery on PS2.

And then came this debacle of a game.Final Fantasy X-2 not only took everything I loved about the series and threw it out the window, but it veritably raped everything I loved about the original. People who disagree with me will probably say that this game doesn't appeal to me because it's "different."No.Final Fantasy VIII was different.Different is one thing -- morphing an epic tradition into some sort of quasi-Sailor Moon/Charlie's Angels parody that makes me lose faith in my favorite genre is quite another.

The premise of the story for X-2 is that two years have passed since Yuna and her guardians vanquished Sin and Yu Yevon.Since the eternal calm has set in, Yuna has led a relaxed life, (which apparently involved throwing out the dress and staff for hot pants and a pair of guns, not to mention the whole becoming a pop star thing) and it comes to her attention that Rikku, who is now a sphere hunter, has found a sphere that shows a clip of someone who resembles Tidus in some sort of trouble.Thus, Yuna joins the gullwings, which is Rikku's team of sphere hunters, and the quest to find Tidus begins.

First of all, I'd like to point out that there is no real story to this game.There are subtle hints most of the time hiding in the background somewhere that a story might come into being sometime over the course of the game, which is the only reason I kept playing this game, really, but these unfortunately only remain as not much more than subtle hints until the end of chapter three, and by then you're pretty much done with the game.Everything that was epic and compelling about the previous installments of the Final Fantasy's is lost here in a muddle of girl power and uninteresting psuedo-politics that I couldn't have cared less about.The character that I grew to love in Final Fantasy X, Yuna, now has been rendered to be completely devoid of character.Sure, she's cute and happy now, but who cares?There is no conflict, no intrigue in her character.Her only desire seems to be to find Tidus and to help people (neither of which are substantially developed in this game), but rather than being the character who was built on self-sacrifice for the good of others like in the last one, she instead comes off as a self-centered brat who usually doesn't have much to say other than something along the lines of "why do I have to do this?!"Rikku's her dumb self, unsurprisingly, and Paine is just a female version of Auron except not half as cool and not a tenth as interesting.There are a few new characters who you do want to learn about, such as Nooj, Gippal, and Baralai, who are three of the leaders in the new Spira, but their backstory is minimal when compared to character giants such as Terra, Celes, Aeris, or Cloud.Characters like Buddy, or Brother, or whatever his name was wanted to make me cry.I wanted to take the composer who had replaced Mr. Uematsu and beat him out back with a stick, and every time Yuna, Rikku, and Paine would pose and cheer themselves on, I absolutely cringed.By the time the end of the story rolled around, I didn't really care what was happening next.

To be fair, there are a few good points to this game.The battle system has undergone some major revision, and the revision was for the better.The beloved jobs system of Final Fantasy V are back again, and this time they are mixed with the sphere grid of X and an extremely fast-paced upgrade of the active time battle system.The graphics are slightly better than its predecessor, which means that the graphics are phenomenal considering how amazing they were in X.Most of the missions -are- somewhat fun, but the whole game in itself was too sugar-coated, too easy, and too short (I had the game beat in fifteen hours).If I wanted just pure fun, I would've played Grand Theft Auto, and frankly, that game is much more fun than this one.Final Fantasy stands above all the other franchises because it's always been about more than just the fun involved with the battles.I have to admit that this is probably a love it/hate it type of game, but for my part, the closer and closer I got to the end, the more and more apparent it became to me that this game truly was the monumental disappointment that I was fearing it would be the second I first saw Yuna singing a pop song that reeked of Japanese excess in the introduction FMV.I wish I could've felt otherwise, but I didn't.

Forget about Kefka and Kuja -- the main villain of this game is a machine.This game was nothing more than a marketing ploy for Square to cash in on a successful game, and I'm just praying that XII won't turn out the same way. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Role Playing Games (rpg, rpgs)    2. Video Games    3. PS2 (PSX2)    4. Sony Playstation (Play station) 2    5. Playstation2 (Play station2)    6. Action    7. Adventure   


178. MX vs ATV Unleashed
Video Game (22 March, 2005)
-- our price: $39.88
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Asin: B0006JMLMU
Sales Rank: 2197
Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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Features

  • Everything Off-Road Motocross bikes, ATVs, sand-rails, monster trucks, bi-planes and even 4X4 golf carts
  • New Racing Events, Mini-games and Freestyle Challenges SuperMoto, Short track, Hill climbs, Waypoint races, Monster Mash, Gap Jumps and more...
  • Groundbreaking MX vs. ATV Career Mode MX bikes and ATVs meet on the same track to determine racings best machine
  • Online Race against 6 players on Xbox Live and PlayStation2 with live chat
  • Rhythm Racing Rainbows breakthrough physics model that allows players to race through unique non-linear environments with exceptional real world animations

Reviews (3)

3-0 out of 5 stars A very average game.
I wasn't that excited about MX vs ATV Unleashed, so i decided to rent it. I'm just thanking myself that i decided not to buy it considering that it is an extremely average made game.

Graphics: The graphics in MX vs ATV Unleashed are very simplistic and resemble graphics that you might find in a Gamecube. (No offense Nintendo.)To put it in a better way, they are graphics that you would find in an average MX/ATV game.

Gameplay: MX vs ATV unleashed provides the gamer with many different gametypes which include freestyle, freeride, race cross, race the top and many more. The controls are fairly simple to memorize and ihave to say, it is fun once in a while when you bust off this huge trick giving you thousands of points. However, it still feels like you are playing the first ever made MX/ATV game, as not many changes have been made except for the gameplay types, a lot more have been added.

Audio: The music revolves mostly around rap/metal rock. If you like those music categories,you will like the soundtrack. If you don't, then you wont like the soundtrack. Its as easy as that.

Online: The online is probobly the best part in this game. It hardly ever lags, and you can go up against your opponent in many different gametypes including the ones that i previousely listed.

As a result, if you are a fan of these kinds of games then i guess it is worth adding to your collection, however if you are not, i would leave it on the shelf.

2-0 out of 5 stars Disappointment
I purchased this game a few days ago with high hopes. I have been waiting for a good racing game featuring trophy trucks for a long time, and after I saw some in the game's trailer, I decided to give it a try.

At first, I was very entertained, as I hadn't played a dirt bike game since excite bike for the nintendo.It is somewhat satisfying performing tricks and racing on the bikes, however, this leads to my first and second disappointment, which is the driving physics and the graphics.To put it bluntly, RalliSport it isn't.Maybe I was expecting too much after many hours with RalliSport and RalliSport 2, but the game just isn't up to the level of other Xbox racing games.
Another disappointment is the collision detection.I find myself partially going through walls and hills more often than I would like.Another frustrating issue I come across, is landing jumps. Most of the time it is flawless, but other times, it seems like a landing is shaping up to be perfect, but the rider crashes. Other times, the rider "crashes" in mid air before the jump is complete. If these are just due to my lack of skill, then perhaps there should be a better tutorial.
My final complaint has to do with the "other" vehicles.The driving/flying of the monster trucks, trophy trucks, and helicopter is absolutely poor. There is no other way to describe this.Also, although I somewhat expected, the involvement of the ot