Music Reviews

my daughter rec'd this as a present when she turned one. She is now 14 mnths and is still enthraalled with it. it is a very sturdy toy and has great educational value. I would definitely recommend this toy.

My twins got this when they were 18 months and loved it the first day then got bored. They are 2 now and still won't sit and play with it. I'll try it again in a few months to see if it will hold their attention and help with their ABC's.

My 2 year old daughter played with this toy exactly 5 minutes and has not picked it up since. It was a Christmas gift and I almost returned it and I wish I had. She would much rather use her imagination or sing the alphabet than use this. It has no learning value except repetition.

This game is one of the reasons that made me realize I should research things before becoming impulsive and spending my hard earned money on crap. Not that this is total crap. I was attracted to the anime. And it does have some humor in the storyline, and sounds.

However when I started playing, I realized that the game play was too much like playing puzzles. Gets redundant and dull and boring. And the music is annoying. Just not my type of game but that's just my opinion. I prefer Final Fantasy type RPGs.

You might remember a game called Final Fantasy Tactics. This is a similar game, but is sooooo much better in almost every way.

You play Larharl, the Demon Prince of the Netherworld. You've just awoken from a two year nap to find your Father, the Overlord has died, and everyone else is fighting over your throne. So, with your not quite faithful vassal Etna and a squadron of Penguins, you set out to reclaim your birth-right.

Sound funny? Well it is. The storyline is played out in Episodes, and is full of pop culture references, [physical] innuendo, and a few bad puns. And despite that, the characters have depth. And they're not the only things.

Aside from the storyline battles, you can delve into the hidden world in literally every item in the game. These dungeons are randomly created, and can go down up to 100 levels (or more?). Each level you complete makes the item that much better, in addition to affording you more XP and items. And there's also the Dark Assembly, a Congress of Demons who can make serious changes to the basic game, if you bribe them enough or beat them into submission.

But beware... This game will eat up every free second you have, and a some you don't...

Fans of Final Fantasy Tactics or Dynasty Tactics will immediately recognize the basic game play of Disgaea. It strongly resembles Final Fantasy Tactics for Playstation, with slightly updated graphics.

At first, I had the feeling that this game could have been done on the Playstation One, but the average graphics soon became unnoticeable once the action started. This is where the genre has gotten a real facelift, allowing for many, many options during the fighting, which translate into much more strategy.

The options outside of battle are good, too, including the ability to create your own characters. Now that I can do this, I wonder how I've ever liked a strategy game without it. The game play is smooth, which helps differentiate it from a Playstation game, and everything works well to set the mood.

The music in Disgaea is great, catchy music with enough variation to avoid becoming stale. In fact, the whole game manages to keep from getting stale, even doing the same map multiple times for extra experience.

The story of Disgaea is good, and while it seems familiar much of the time, it's pretty original. The cut scenes are well done, and often hilarious, sometimes poking fun at the lack of actual strategy found in other games of this genre.

So if you liked Final Fantasy Tactics, you will like this game. If you didn't like it because it didn't actually have all that much strategy, you should like this game. If you never played Final Fantasy Tactics, but you are looking for a game that is a lot of fun and has a good story, this is a good game to get. Disgaea is a very solid purchase, combining all the important elements of what makes a great game and even sometimes managing to be original.

I just got this thing and the only way to describe it is by the word SWEET. I also recently sold my PS2 and got this and i think that it was a great idea first off all my friends were like YOU GOT AN XBOX!! you idiot!! then they came over and played it and were blown awy by HALO, Counterstrike,and Project Gothem Racing. But they still had there complaints like you have to buy a 30$ controler to play dvd's. But when you think about it gamecube dosent even play dvd's playstation you need to buy a 30$ memory card and xbox dosent need a memory card and xbox can also have four players and also stores mp3's another stupid complaint that i got was the thing is big and heavy.... are you blind the xbox is the same size as the ps2 and sure it weighes a whoping four pounds big deal it's not like you take it everywhere you go it sits on your floor so in my opinion the xbox is the best ps2 the second best and gamecube the worst

Yep, MS finally figured out that like Japan, systems that are different from the norm sell. Take this green colored translucent Halo logo'd system. Nothing different really. Comes with Halo packed in...says Halo on the box...controller says Halo too. Fans of Halo will love it, non fans will shun it, and the person who is wondering if he/she should buy this bundle is reading this.

Well, if you want an XBox, there is nothing wrong with this bundle...the pack in game is nice( one of the best FPS console shooters ever), the system indeed looks better in it's translucent green rather than the huge black box it usually is, and the controller...well, it 's a Controller S and it's translucent green too...and well, it says Halo on it. The Halo disc does contain some old footage of the upcoming Halo 2, along with a quick 'making of' video.

Kudos to MS for bringing out colored consoles (oddly, this system has prompted XBox and Halo fans to get rid of their old ones just to get the "Halo System")...it works in Japan (see Hello Kitty Dreamcasts, Power Ranger hued PS2's, and Japan only Blue Kasumi DOA XBoxes) . We'll see if it works here. Sony, I'd like my translucent blue PS2 now please. :)

I was extremely pleased when I opened the box that arrived from amazon.com, and my pleasure hasn't stopped since.

For starters, the translucent green shell looks great. They also include a matching S-pad, which is good, because I think the s-pad is much more comfortable than the original controller. Both the controller and the system deck have a halo badge on them, which is a nice touch.

It also (being that it's the halo bundle) comes with a copy of Halo. Not that I need to tell you this, but Halo is an AWESOME game- actually, it's the best console shooter out, in my opinion. It has the best multiplayer I've seen in a long time, and the single player, so far, is great.

Now, I should inform you, I am not a microsoft fanboy. In fact, if I am biased in any way, it would be in favor of nintendo. I actually don't like microsoft at all, being that they are monopolizing just about everything. All predjudices aside though, this is a great system, and I was willing to conform just enough to bring myself to buy it, and feed the beast that is Bill Gates.

I highly reccomend this bundle pack. It's a great time to buy it, since Halo 2 is coming out in a few months, and it gives you time to enjoy the original. This game will go unsurpassed for a long long time.

Unlike many sequels, this game is MUCH better than the original. The squad based play is great, you can control any of your squad members depending on the level and what you need to do. The buttons are pretty straight forward and easy to learn, and the objectives for each level are only a select button away if you forget what you need to do. It also checks off the objectives you've done so you don't end up trying to accomplish the same objective twice.
I haven't made it to the ending yet, so I don't know if the ending is any good or not. I do wish they'd have let you capture or kill Saddam, but in real life he escaped Baghdad so he might as well have escaped here too.
There's a variety of weapons to use, including smoke grenades when you need to hide behind some cover (VERY useful on the levels when you encounter tanks which can only be destroyed by laying mines, using C4 or RPG's.)
Your squad AI is also very intelligent mostly, as is the enemy AI.
There's also an element of strategy involved with some parts of levels, and some entire levels. It's not just a straight shooter, sometimes you've got to use stealth and it makes the level easier. If you just go in guns blazing the enemy AI realizes you're there and opens up on you, which usually ends up being very bad for you and your squad, particularly if there's a tank involved.
Overall, this is a great game and a lot of fun. If you like Freedom Fighters or SOCOM or SOCOM II you'll like this game too.

Conflict DS 2 was my first experience with the Conflict games. I hadn't played the previous version and the only thing I'd played that was similar was the original Socom. I have an addiction to video games it seems because after I got used to how this game worked I was hooked.
I enjoyed being able to set each man up for a different purpose and planning strategy on the best way to fight the enemy.
As others have mentioned this game was short. I think after I got the hang of it I played it in a couple of hours maybe less, I can't remember exactly how long.
I love this game though it's on my REPLAY list! The easy mode is perfect for people like me who need to get the hang of a game before going all out on it. I like a game that allows you to play an easy version before heading into hard warfare. Even on easy mode you have to have good strategy to play well.

LOVE The game and look forward to a sequel!

We have all heard of SOCOM 2, the squad based army game. Unfortunately, this game is rated Mature, and so is the first game. Everybody wants this game because of all the great reviews, but many kids cant have Mature-rated games. Conflict: Desert Storm 2 is the SOCOM of teen games. This game really gives you the ultimate army experience. You can also be four different teammates in your special forces squad, each with their different skill. Including anti-tank weapons and sniper weapons. Another thing that makes this game great is the fact that in most missions,it is your choice wether you want to go stealthily, or just go out and shoot everyone. But its not all that easy. Set the game difficulty to hard, and you wont be laughing anymore, unless you use the skills given to you. If you are a rookie-gamer, this is a great game to play. With three different difficulty settings (easy, medium, hard)this is a game for all levels of gamers. This game really gives you the full army experience, because unless youre putting the game at a difficulty setting lower than what it should be for you, you are going to need to use all the skills you are given in order to be victorious. I will challenge whoever plays this game to try and not die once by using all your resources (smoke grenades, frag grenades, phosphorous grenades, mines, etc.) because this makes the game even more fun. Grenades, machine guns, rocket launchers, snipers; only a few of the items in the game. I recommend this game if you like tactical shooting games or if you want to try a new game genre.

Freedom Fighters was better then I hoped.My 9 year old brother goes and buys FF,I didn't know if that was a good idea.Man I'm happy now.Here's the story:

In a alternate world where the "Soviets" ended WW2,the soviets have grown very powerful.They have defeated most(or all)of Europe,took over Mexico,and are circling around America.Its Summer of 2003 and Plumbers Chris and Troy Stone get a call from a girl named Isabella to come fix her sink.When they get their,nobodys home..."Bang",Soviets invade the room,take Troy, and invade the city.As Chris you must take back the city and defeat the Soviets.

Graphics:9/10
Not too bad.
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Sound:10/10
Very good sound effects and music sounds nice.
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AI:7/10
The Soviets take cover and fire but they are not too smart.
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Gameplay:10/10
The gameplay is awesome.You can go the sewers anytime and do different things.You can choose their where to go and what guns you want.

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Overall:9.3
A very good game.

With 10 levels,Alot of characters,and a Armory of guns,this game is a must.

Fredoom Fighters is a pretty fine game if you want to see the game first with cheats.Such as invisibility.two player mode is great because you can just keep beating each other up until you try to care about the stupid flag...Well the reason why I said that is because you lose time to play multiplayer.Here are my ratings
Music:5{because I just like hearing those notes in a game}
Graphics:3{because its not realistic}
Overall:4{because its so short.It took me just a few days because I rented it!}

I was very skeptical about this game when i first saw the screenshots for it, and didn't know if it would be any good. I also noticed the teen rating and wondering if it carried enough violence to be a good shooting game. But after reading several reviews i forced myself to fork-over the $5.00 and rent the damn thing. When i first put it in, it looked so-so but as i learned the controls, and other things about it, i really started to enjoy it. You can only carry one major weapon, and one pistol at a time, along with health, grenades, molotov cocktails, binoculars, a wrench(your character is a plumber) and some C4. And your mission is to defend New York city from the Soviet invasion (really good story line.) And you do "good deeds" and earn morality points which you then use to recruit other rebels so that they will follow you and listen to your commands. One you get going and find a good gun and get about 4 or 5 rebels to follow you around, the game really takes off. Anybody looking for a challenging yet extrememly fun and interesting game should rent or even buy this game.

first of all this game wasn't as good I thought it was going to be.Anyways this game has pretty good graphics.The good thing is that when you battle you get to switch into two kinds of fighting modes and one weapon mode.I think if this game didn't have the blood it wouldn't of been as famous as it is.In order to beet this game you have to get all the endings of every fighter including the two secret characters.to get the secret characters you have to beet konquest mode.After you beet konquest mode go to arcade and hold down on Raiden, while holding down press the a button and then it'll say it's name.To use the other one you have to do the same thing but this time you do it on Cyrax.In order to unlock the other characters you have to buy them with the coins.The earn coins you have to make your own profile.Another thing you have to do is to buy all the coffins.I like this game because it has the making of MKDA.It also has the MK history.Last but not least it also has a music video.You should try this game.

I almost lost faith in the MK series since MK4 and that disgustingly horrible MK Advance plus I didn't like 3 much either. Now we get an MK that is the best since the god of fighting games Mortal Kombat 2. THe graphics are great, the cube is able to have special features, and no Shao Kahn. I was getting sick of Kahn right after MK2, now he's dead Ahhha! For those who say Moloch is the hardest since Kintaro, forget it, he's really easy. I'll tell how to beat him since I'm nice to you all. Choose Kano, when the fight begins just repeatedly dropkick him till he falls. That's it, he won't fight back. Overall the goods are awesome like the Adema video and the MK history (that's the best part seeing all the old games again). Overall this is one fighting game that you should pick up.

Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance (MKDA) is an over the top fighting game. So much more than the Mortal Kombat you know and love. Each fighter is equipped with three killer fighting styles, you can test your might (or sight) in between every 5 battles, which is cool. There are some good, okay & decidably lame fatalites. That's all good because if your playing MKDA just for the fatalites your playing for the wrong reasons. While the gameplay differs from MK's original formula there is alot here for the original formula fans and those that may have grown tired of it. I've been playing MK for over half a decade and I wasn't prepared for MK to become so much more advanced than ever before. The blood goes to extremes even beyond previous MK games. Blood aside we also get vomit and brain exsposure (YUM YUM). I found it odd that I spent something like 208 in currancy on a new fighter, but some lame picture of one of the crew members (one of the games creators) was like twice as much. Well this was one of the only fighters that was less than 2000 in currancy. I've unlocked all of the fighters which makes a total of 21, with 2 more hiding somewhere beyond the Krypt. However, I was excited to complete my character select screen. As for Liu Kang.. if your amongst the few that were sad to see his neck break, stop sweating it. He'll be resurrected by MK6. DEADLY ALLIANCE IS A GREAT GAME FOR OLD AND NEW FANS OF THE POPULAR SERIES.

My daughter loves this toy. I got it for her because she loves to pound on things ... the keys are so easy to hit & she loves that she can do it herself. Higly recommend this toy.

Good size for little learning hands. Sure there are others out there but it is exciting to see your little one use this piano independently.

Smarter Toddler Daycare in NYC has a great music program so they have a couple of these pianos and I have seen my daughter and her toddler classmates really rough them up. This is an incredibly durable starter piano and it is easy for little fingers to press.

This controller is awesome. There is absolutely no lag, button and stick response is just like regular cord controller. This controller don't have rumble but I can always use the original Nintendo Gamecube controller if I want to experience rumble. The weigh and hand feel is just like the regular Gamecube controller without the cord!
The manual says the battery life is about 100 hours for fresh high quality alkaline batteries, very good! There is an orange LED power indicator on controller and when battery life gets low the LED dims! There is a green LED on the receiver, it lights up when the controller is in action, pretty neat! The wavebird is very well designed!

The controller to receiver 'wireless' connection is very solid! You can point the controller in any direction, under blanket, behind a door, outside from the window, or play behind your back, the controller never loses its communication with the receiver.

Overall this controller is great. If you want an extra/more controllers, get the wavebird instead of the regular Nintendo Gamecube controller.

I just try to look at the best kinds of controllers for my video game systems time & time again. It just isn't a big deal, unless you need a extra one for company. For Nintendo, they have made some great controllers, and accessories for the Nintendo Gamecube, but this isn't really one of them. The Wavebird controller, does operate fairly well, but there are some flipsides to this wireless controller that outweigh the handling of the wired controllers for the Nintendo Gamecube. I was a bit dissapointed in the handling. It was a lot bulkier than its wired brother, which is highly featured with the Gamecube. Another disadvantage is that it has some problems when it interacts with other wireless producs like remote controls for the television. It sometimes gets caught up when somebody changes the channel toward a similar beam of radio waves, then it isn't as active to the commands you give the controller. Nevertheless, this is for die hard Gamecube owners, and not traditional owners like myself, who're so used to the wired Gamecube controllers. Get those regular Nintendo gamecube wired controllers, instead of this pricey controller.

Why all the glowing reviews with 0 stars? Come on people, fill out the whole form. Anyway, this controller is just about perfect. The batteries last a very long time (even the garbage batteries that come with it), and it works a lot farther away than the advertised 20 feet. It is just a bit heavier than the regular controller, probably because of the batteries. My 4-year-old prefers the normal controller (I'm not sure if it's because of the weight or the rumble feature). I have been very pleased with my Wavebird. I bought it at Wal-Mart for $26 (price-matched a competitor). I should have bought four of them. Even at full retail, it's a bargain. Don't waste your money on the regular controllers.

And speaking of the lack of rumble feature, some people are grumbling about it. Think about it. You'd need the rumble motor and a receiver in the controller. These would add additional bulk and weight. The new receiver on the controller would have to be running constantly, even though it would receive a signal a fraction of the time. This would require a lot more battery power (think eight double-A's instead of two, or add $50 to the price for a good Lithium-ion battery). Batteries tend to be very heavy, so again, more weight. So you'd be adding weight, bulk, and price for a feature that a lot of people don't care about anyway. Maybe they should sell a wireless rumble pack that has its own batteries and can be strapped to the controller?

This controller fits like a glove...a really tight one. I am 16, and this thing is so small my thumbs overlap two or three buttons at the same time! The Z trigger is in a worthless spot, and it's not easy to use at all (Which means whenever they will make you use the trigger there will be all heck to pay)! The analog is in the right place this time (Thank god), but what's with the C analog? Why can't I just use the the L and R triggers to move the camra!?! Plus why can't I push the A button? I swear. Regardless how big that button is I can't use it right to save my life (And when playing a video game, that could be a bad thing)!

Don't even ask me what we'll ever need the D-Pad for, I don't know! However this is a cool color though, so I gusse that count's for something! Otherwise I don't recomend! Nintendo has has a bad reputation with making bad controllers (N64 anyone?), and this one is no different!

I went to one of the Nintendo Cube Clubs and got my hands on this sweet little thing and it is awesome! The controller melts into your hands and the button positions make it easy to adapt and the C-stick and analog stick have a nice grip to them which make them comfortable to use. The L and R shoulder buttons are possibly the best feature of the Gamecube controller. They mold perfectly into your hand and have what most people call the "double-click". It works like this: You press down a first click on the button and it then stops at a certain point, but, you can click down one further past this point. This is useful for racing games and such. The Z trigger (which is directly in front of the R button) is a little out of the way but strikingly is not used much. Overall, the controller is a beauty and in my opinion, THE best controller out there. Nintendo really out did themselves this time.

This is way better than the MadCatz series. MadCatz just try to make the controller look good but it is mostly about how the controller feels and the Nintendo origanal controller is the right thing. It is shaped perfectly and does not get stuck MadCatz. This is a great controller!!!

As a fan of FPS and FP games and general I was pumped to play this game after reading all the great reviews. However, about 5 hours into it the creeping feeling that I've played this game before began to set over me. Sure the graphics are great & the controls are perfect - but the story is average. Level after level of fighting the same bad guys - clear one, get your briefing, run around and load up, and you're off..over, and over again. If you're the type of gamer that found Red Faction fun, then you'll like this. However, if you're looking for something different I'd suggest Turok The Evolution or Thief for the PC. Have fun!

This game was truly of the heezy, I bought it from my friend at school and I have been playing it everyday since last week. This game has the coolest realistic features. You'll love the way you can sneak around and snipe enemies. Sniping was the most exciting part of the game. And the way the plot kept goind on and on will not make you regret you bought it. All in all, everyone should give this game a try and I bet you'll love it.

Although for many players Graphic quality is most important and this game is not that much succesful in this aspect, game playing and details are wonderful. It was so much fun for me, I think you should try it once.