March 19, 2007

Episode 54! Tin Box!

I am please to announce that I am putting all the filesup on the correct day this week.

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Reviews –

Star Trek: Legacy – XB360

Another surprisingly good game… not great, but good.

In single player you play as one of 3 Star Trek Captians (Archer, Kirk, or Picard) and progress through

Arena Football – PS2

Mix of madden / blitz / Street

Different and infuriating rules

Limited plays

Incredible amount of unlockable teams

Fast paced

woth the $10 I paid.

Trauma Center: Second Opinion – Wii

Trauma Center: Under the Knife – DS

2 surgery sims, that are more or less the same game… at least the first 5 missions or so.

This game intermixes short “story” scenes akin to dialogue in a cheesy Japanese RPG. In other words a mostly static image of a person comes up on screen and some dialogue is displayed below.

This was acceptable on the DS, it’s a cop out on the Wii.

“Story” aside this game is about the surgery and the surgery is good.

You use the touch screen in conjunction with the DS’s shoulder buttons or the Wiimote to perform a variety of surgery type tasks like suturing, using the scalpel, etc…

It isn’t overly gross or anything, but it does get right into the human body.

The sound is very limited, again this is fine on the DS, not fine on the Wii

The graphics are fine for the game. They’re kind of cartoony which makes the operations palatable. On the Wii the patients are 3D, which makes no difference as you end up operating on a static patient anyway.

Gameplay consists of performing operations in parts, each of which consisting of a nurse telling you what to do and you trying to carry it out.

If you’re sloppy or slow the patient loses health and eventually will die.

To avoid repetition the instructions become vaguer or farther apart and the time allotment gets smaller.

Overall it’s better on the DS, but it’s pretty cool on either system. Although it’s value is multiplied by the DS because you’ll tend to play in shorter sittings.

Gameplay will get a bit dry after a while so I suggest a rent.

Valkyrie Profile 2 – next week.

Retro –

Download –

New Releases –

DS –

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords – A puzzel RPG.

Steel Horizon – Turn based strategy game. Build a WWII navy fleet.

Theme Park – one of the first “SIM” games – and one of my favorites –

TMNT – based on Cg movie –

Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters World Championship 2007 – umm YEAH

Wii –

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII – Same as game released previously on PS3 and Xbox.

Cooking Mama: Cook Off – Same as DS title.

Kororinpa Marble Mania – kinda like a new marble madness

The Godfather: Blackhand Edition – Same as game released previously on PS3 and Xbox.

TMNT –

Wing Island – a flight game using the unique control of the wii.

PC –

Frontline: Fields of Thunder – The 3rd WWII game on the release list this week.

Genesis Rising: The Universal Crusade –

TMNT –

PS2 –

Shining Force Exa – Action RPG

Test Drive Unlimited – same as other already released

TMNT –

UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 – It’s been a couple years since EA has released a soccer game with this title.

PS3 –

Armored Core 4 – Mech combat now blasts on the PS3

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Xbox 360 previously

The Godfather: Don’s Edition – That makes like 5 different versions of this game now

Virtua Tennis 3 – crazy realistic tennis action

PSP –

After Burner: Black Falcon – sweet afterburner

Disney’s Meet the Robinsons – Based on CG movie.

Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai – Another Road – Fight game in the Dragonball universe

Full Auto 2: Battlelines – Car combat game now portable

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords – A puzzel RPG.

TMNT – based on Cg movie –

UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 – It’s been a couple years since EA has released a soccer game with this title.

Virtua Tennis 3 – crazy realistic tennis action

Xbox 360 –

Armored Core 4 – Mech combat now blasts on the PS3

Earth Defense Force 2017 – 3rd person shooter –

TMNT – based on Cg movie –

UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 – It’s been a couple years since EA has released a soccer game with this title.

Virtua Tennis 3 – crazy realistic tennis action

News –

New PSP comin this Christmas?? –

Halo 3, Legendary Edition to be $199 n Canada, it better be a joke.

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