Epinions Recent Reviews for RedLineX

Capcom vs. SNK 2 offers nothing new but horrible control (Import Review)

Thu, 8 Aug 2002 16:47:08 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - The dawn of crossover fighting

Capcom had a great idea, lets take the famed Street fighter characters and have them duke it out against other heroes! With this idea came the creation of X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Street Fighter,...

A game that screams "license abuser"

Tue, 6 Aug 2002 18:00:41 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Power Puff Popular Girls Strike again

We all know about the Power Puff girls, three girls created by accident by Chemical X. They're cute cuddly and have very clever story lines. However, every game that stars the Power Puff girls is a...

Snood is great when it's free

Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:51:42 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Hey everybody lets Bust a Snood

Snood is based on Taito's Bust a Move series. If you haven't seen it before the gameplay is simple. You shoot a colored ball (or in this case face) to connect to other balls of the same color. Get three in a...

Kart racing for the kiddies done wrong

Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:28:53 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Where did this go kart craze come from?

Since the creation of Mario Kart way back in the days of Super Nintendo everyone and their mother's franchise gets a kart game. Granted Mario Kart is an excellent game, Mario Kart for Game Boy Advance...

Zero gets his chance to be the man

Mon, 5 Aug 2002 17:58:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - As an avid Mega Man fan since the first game way back in the 1980's I jumped to import this game. Mega Man Zero (known in Japan as Rockman Zero) stars Zero, one of the heroes of the Mega Man X series in a post apocalypse future. Zero is restored during a...

A Mario game graces itself to the Gamecube (Import review)

Mon, 5 Aug 2002 17:56:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - When the Nintendo 64 debuted around the world people were amazed by Mario 64. The revolutionary 3D gameplay, the amazing graphics, the riveting story (joke!). Mario 64 changed the face of 3D platfomers ever since. However, no sequels or any other Mario...

This should be called Monster Rancher Unadvanced

Thu, 1 Aug 2002 16:48:42 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - While it is great to see the excellent Monster Rancher series expand beyond it's Playstation home, this wasn't what I was expecting. Unlike Pokemon the Monster Rancher series relies on ingenuity in its gameplay such as creating monsters from CDs (and...

A license game thats not half bad!

Thu, 1 Aug 2002 16:15:31 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - I'm sure by now everyone has heard of Disney's latest movie Lilo and Stitch. Without ruining the movie, the story is about an alien who is stranded on Earth and befriends a girl named Lilo. Disney's emphasis on this story is the importance of family. So...

Sony's ex-mascot shines on the GBA

Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:28:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - When every company seemed to have some weird animal as their mascot, Sony adopted Crash Bandicoot. He made numerous games on the Playstation and even his own kart driving game (a game that every mascot character ends up doing). All these games, with the...

I guess its better than no Star Wars at all

Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:15:05 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Games have been making incredible leaps from the side-scroller hack and slash games from the days of yore. Standard platform games are normally looked with eyes of nostalgia. However, this isn't a remake Super Star Wars for Super Nintendo, its an all new...

A port of an aged game

Fri, 26 Jul 2002 17:41:10 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Before Unreal, Quake and even doom was the father of all the first person shooters Wolfenstein 3D. This game shocked people with its violent nature and signs of Nazism. However, many people were amazed by its technological advancements, the quick loading...

A poor mix of Pokemon, fighting games and robots

Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:32:18 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - The designers at Natsume were looking at what kids like and they must have come up with pokemon and battlebots. So they thought, "Hey lets make a game with these two concepts together, we can even use the Medabots cartoon to sell the game!" When the...

A port of a game that nobody remembers

Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:06:48 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Think back to videogames in the days of the Super Nintendo. The majority of the games were platformers with some crazy character (examples: Mario, Earthworm Jim, Sonic .. need I say more?). In the day of the Game Boy Advance a lot of game designers...

The Mark of Kri is a beat-em up with a new twist

Fri, 26 Jul 2002 11:35:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Remember the good old days a Final Fight and Double Dragon? Gone are the endless numbers of beat-up games. The Playstation 2 has the lack luster Bouncer, terrible State of Emergency and excellent Dynasty Warriors series. However, nothing new has arrived...

Don't be fooled Monster Rancher is not Pokemon, its better!

Wed, 24 Jul 2002 17:49:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Monster Rancher 3 stems up on its original take on the monster fighting gameplay. You use your own collection of CDs (and in this version DVDs too) to make monsters. It does this by reading the boot sector of the CD/DVD. This idea is cool; you'll be...

A perfect advancement in strategy games

Wed, 24 Jul 2002 16:47:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Advance Wars was one of the flagship titles for the Gameboy Advance. However, it lived in the shadow of Super Mario Advance and Castlevania even though this game is a true gem. The game starts in training mode because there is a lot to learn, but don't...

Rez provides a unique experience everyone should try!

Mon, 22 Jul 2002 17:47:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Rez is one of the most amazing games to be brought over to America. Originally made for the Dreamcast Rez seemed to make it to the States. 3 years after it was originally created Sega decided to make a port due to a die-hard fan base in Japan. Somehow...

Sky Gunner mixes old school shooting with new design

Mon, 22 Jul 2002 17:22:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Back in the old day, video games consisted of a spaceship that had to shoot aliens for some reason. Eventually this game play became more and more complex, adding better graphics, more weapons and big bosses. However, this genre is all but a shadow in...

Mister Mosquito: A game concept without gameplay

Mon, 22 Jul 2002 16:03:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Mister Mosquito is one of the wacky games from Japan. Known as Ka in the land of the rising sun this game would never see the light of day on the west coast. However a lot of gamers have been complaining that there is nothing new for video games, each...

DDRMax: Dance Dance Revolution for PlayStation 2: Dance Dance Revolution reinvents itself.. sort of

Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:44:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Dance Dance revolution has hit its peak in Asia, but is starting to storm in America. At this point Konami realized it needed to add something to its formula to get people back into it again and it did so with Dance Dance Revolution Max (DDR Max).
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Redoctane DDR 4th Mix Bundle: DDR 4th Mix Bundle is an expensive package

Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:22:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Dance Dance Revolution the dance craze that stormed Asia is storming America.

In the game of Dance Dance Revolution you move about a dance pad, which is similar to the old NES power pad, hitting a series of arrows (up, left, down, and right)...

Tekken old school style with new graphics

Fri, 19 Jul 2002 16:27:10 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Tekken Tag fans beware, gone is the fast paced fighting style of Tekken Tag and back is the old school Tekken from the Playstation 1.

Graphics

Here is where Tekken 4 excels, the graphics are simply amazing. The characters are smooth the...

Campy voice acting and guns = fun!

Fri, 19 Jul 2002 16:07:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Vampire Night is Namco's answer to House of the Dead, but it shouldn't be taken too lightly. For years Namco has dominated the light gun genre, which has been fading away rapidly. Few light gun titles actually make their way to home gaming systems, so in...

Bond is back.. just like before

Fri, 19 Jul 2002 15:45:01 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - Goldeneye 64 was the immensely popular game that made the Nintendo 64 shine. 4 years down the line (after a lack luster sequel Tomorrow Never Dies) we get Agent Under Fire. Months after the release for the Playstation 2 the Gamecube version shows little...

Gemini XL100 a low class table for beginners.

Fri, 18 Jan 2002 11:58:51 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author RedLineX - When you're out looking for a starting turntable this may catch your eye. The low price of under $100 seems to be a good deal. However, this turntable becomes useless as your skills increase. The first and most notable problem is the tables inconsistant...