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NBA Street V3 - 9.5
street legend
+amazing graphics, addictive gameplay; great online action; cool career mode
last picked
-dunk contest could be better refined; career mode could have been better
Devil May Cry 3 - 9.0
badass
+great combo system, varied action, amazing graphics, thrilling cutscenes
sadass
-map system isn't very helpful; a couple of slow mini-boss encounters
Gran Turismo 4 - 9.0
burns rubber
+gorgeous graphics and physics; incredibly deep game; great career mode
burns oil
-no online play; no damage modeling; no significant AI upgrades
Nanobreaker - 6.0
liquid-y good
+the meter that keeps track of the "liquid" spilled is good for a laugh
liquid-y hell
-the gameplay gets old fast; Jake jumps like he's wearing cement Keds
Shining Tears - 6.0
tears of joy
+nice character designs; intersting weapon upgrade system
tears of pain
-slooooow, as in 10-15 fps at all times; long, frequent load times = frustration
Ys: Ark of Napishtim - 8.0
level-up
+lovely, detailed, sprite-y graphics and charming, wonderful soundtrack
game over
-on the short and small side - don't expect an epic journey or a vast world
Winning Eleven 8 - 8.5
goal
+master league system with experience points, earned cash and tons of stats
hooligan
-defenders can get confused; renaming all the players can be time consuming
Sega Classics Collection - 4.0
genesis
+columns is still fairly challenging, Out Run plays as you remember
32X
-remakes lack style, charm and tuning of originals, visuals are bland, zero extras
Tenchu: Fatal Shadows - 8.0
ninja-riffic
+damn tricky level designs; all about the stealth Kills - which we love
peasant-poor
-inconsistent camera and iffy controls make you wish for a bit more polish
Street Fighter Arcade Stick - 9.0
fan service
+buttons are clearly marked; solidly buit; looks really good; sweet price
lip service
-start and select buttons awkwardly placed; cord could be a bit longer
Mortal Kombat Fatality Kontroller - 7.0
fatality
+looks great in the box; controls well and feels pretty comfortable in your hands
friendship
-some will find the art more cheesy than hardcore; cards are sooo 2004
Yu-Gi-Oh! Controller - 7.0
king of games
+it's got responsive buttons and is comfortable to hold; feels pretty sturdy
prince of lies
-this is a bit bulkier than a dualshock 2 - small-handed gamers take note!

definitely getting nba street vol 3 even though it's EA, but I'll get it for GC, might have to get it for XBOX as well for online play.

1 game under 6? That's why PSM sucks, they don't rate games low anymore. At least EGM and OPM give crap scores out whenever, PSM is just undecisive.

Originally Posted by CrashSpyro123 1 game under 6? That's why PSM sucks, they don't rate games low anymore. At least EGM and OPM give crap scores out whenever, PSM is just undecisive.

or maybe out of the 9 games that were reviewed, none were worth less than a 6 rating

out of the 6 high scores, anyone could've guessed that they were going to do well....ive seen many games below a 6 rating before in psm

its okay to have your own opinion, but i'd like to think that you wouldn't dislike them for this...im personally disliking them more and more now because of the stupid letters section with that retarded gorilla....they try too hard to turn the letters section into a comedic performance, which fails miserably....is it just me, or does anyone else like the letters sections the most in gaming mags?

that's good that DMC 3 got a great score , nice to see DMC bounce back.

Originally Posted by js1 that's good that DMC 3 got a great score , nice to see DMC bounce back.

I agree. Its good to know that DMC 3 didn't turn out like DMC 2.

While they are wayyyyyyyyyy too generous, they further prove my point:

+gorgeous graphics and physics; incredibly deep game; great career mode burns oil -no online play; no damage modeling; no significant AI upgrades

There is absolutely, positively no reason to buy Gran Turismo 4 when you own Gran Turismo 3. There's no damage, no online mode, the same AI.. just buy GT3! Graphics don't make a game.

I thought Gran Turismo 4 was getting pushed back until March to fix online play...ouch, not so sure I want it now!

Originally Posted by Scorch While they are wayyyyyyyyyy too generous, they further prove my point: There is absolutely, positively no reason to buy Gran Turismo 4 when you own Gran Turismo 3. There's no damage, no online mode, the same AI.. just buy GT3! Graphics don't make a game.

There are about 3-4 times more cars than GT3, a lot more stuff to do, and more complete of a GT game since 3 wasn't even supposed to be GT3.

A lot more stuff to do? In regards to what, customizing your car? C'mon, there's no way, absolutely NO way you can justify a $49.99 pricetag on GT4.

Originally Posted by Scorch A lot more stuff to do? In regards to what, customizing your car? C'mon, there's no way, absolutely NO way you can justify a $49.99 pricetag on GT4.

That's crazy talk!! You can take a picture of your car in a scenic background and take up half a memory card. You can sit in the passenger seat and give instructions to the driver. Hot freaking damn, those features alone are worth at least $50.

Originally Posted by bmulligan That's crazy talk!! You can take a picture of your car in a scenic background and take up half a memory card. You can sit in the passenger seat and give instructions to the driver. Hot freaking damn, those features alone are worth at least $50.

Exactly.

GT 4 will be $20 in a month in a half so if you wait it will be worth it. Does anyone know if the beastie boyz are in the GC version of NBA Street 3? them and mario &crew will make it pretty awesome. (though it still sucks that theres no MJ)

man those comments make Tenchu sound tite...

I wat dat one now!

so DMC 3 is good? part 2 was so horrible with lame camera angles!

Originally Posted by The Successful Dropout or maybe out of the 9 games that were reviewed, none were worth less than a 6 rating out of the 6 high scores, anyone could've guessed that they were going to do well....ive seen many games below a 6 rating before in psm its okay to have your own opinion, but i'd like to think that you wouldn't dislike them for this...im personally disliking them more and more now because of the stupid letters section with that retarded gorilla....they try too hard to turn the letters section into a comedic performance, which fails miserably....is it just me, or does anyone else like the letters sections the most in gaming mags?

OPM manages to get several more reviews then PSM and they range the gaunlet from craptacular to awesome.

Originally Posted by CrashSpyro123 OPM manages to get several more reviews then PSM and they range the gaunlet from craptacular to awesome.

my arguement wasn't that PSM is better than OPM, because I like OPM way more than PSM.....my arguement was that PSM doesn't suck just because out of the 9 games reviewed this month, only 1 was under a rating of 6

Originally Posted by CrashSpyro123 Exactly.

Was that sarcasm?

Originally Posted by CrashSpyro123 1 game under 6? That's why PSM sucks, they don't rate games low anymore. At least EGM and OPM give crap scores out whenever, PSM is just undecisive.

Sounds like "payola" to me.

Originally Posted by The Successful Dropout my arguement wasn't that PSM is better than OPM, because I like OPM way more than PSM.....my arguement was that PSM doesn't suck just because out of the 9 games reviewed this month, only 1 was under a rating of 6

Well no, I wasn't saying you did, I'm just saying they don't review all that many games. They seem undecisive when I've seen several issues where they had similar numbers of crap games reviewed. For $10, you can't expect all that much, but they've really declined since they've gone cheap.