Music Reviews

I have all 3 crash games (for psx) an beat em but didnt get the gems an stuff. i heard of crash for advance an got really hyped! to be honest, i got the sencond crash game first (for advance) then this christmas (of 2003-2004), i got the first an i beat the 2nd but wen i played the first, it seemed to mimicked crash 2 an 3 for psx. i enjoyed the this one alittle more than the first but they are fun to play (curse u atlasphere levels!)! i suggest u get this one even if ure breeding into crash bandicoot! The last thing i would luv to c is this game go history! Naughty dog may be gone but viscouris visions aint lettin crash die! help crash stay alive! watch out sonic an mario! Even tho u two r teamed up, theres a bandicoot takin a shortcut to the finish line...

I think this game looks to be very promising. I've played most of the previous Crash games and did enjoy them. The only flaw I can see with the new game is that like other Crash games it is probably going to be quite easy to defeat the final boss and complete the game, although to get all the games and top relics is hard. Overall I'd give this game nine out of ten. In my opinion I'm definitely going to get this game.

Graphics are very good and I like all the levels in it. I'll will continue playing this game even when I am older.

My son, actually our whole family loves this. As soon as my son sees this, he smiles and laughs. My son is 6 months and he hits the buttons and starts new songs, it's great for the car seat! You can get it at walmart too, for pretty cheap. It's also nice because all the instruments are seperate, if you want, which makes it quieter.

I wrote a glowing review for the Mozart Cube and was delighted when a relative sent this one as a gift for my 18-month-old. He actually prefers this one now, because he's learning to sing the songs it features. My only complaint may be a bug in my particular cube -- on "Old MacDonald" and "BINGO," the different orchestral parts are just slightly out of time with one another, growing more so as the song progresses. I'm a musician, so it annoys me dreadfully, but I'm sure my baby doesn't care. He loves it.

This is a great toy for any child that loves music. It is durable, easy to use, has good sound, and the flashing lights timed to each instrument fascinate my son. The only thing that was difficult was finding where to insert the batteries as there were no instructions in our box that indicated how this was done. So, if you don't get any instructions just look for the on-off switch on one of the edges and find the screw at the end of the purple panel. Unscrew this screw and you will find a very ingenious slot for three AA batteries inserted lengthwise into the cube. Have fun - my son and I are having a blast with this toy!

My son is two, and I bought this toy for him two months ago. He has not put it down since. He plays with it every day, and it goes every where with us. It travels easy and keeps my son occupied on long trips in the car. It was worth every penny I spent on it.

I bought this in the store in April 2004. I'm so thankful that ours does have a volume control otherwise I'd have gone insane with the louder volume option. I bought the last Blues Clues model and they only had Barney and Sesame Street left. I'd just wish I knew there was a Dora model out there, other wise I'd have ordered it online and got that one.
So far it seems to be working great. I bought this for my 18 month old but my 4 and 10 year olds are going nuts wanting to play with it as well. It's not only helping my 18 month old to learn about colors, etc but it's helping to reinforce those ideas with my 4 year old. I prefer toys like this that are good for different age groups.
(...)I think it's the familar characters that attracted my 18 month old to begin with. The familiar songs help her to stay interested and learn. She spent the whole time yelling "a clue, a clue" in the microphone, as she spotted them on the pages. The only downside is that the microphone seems to be on the louder volume. So the music is lower but when they use the microphone, it's really loud.
I just hope that the newer models not only have the volume control but have the other glitches fixed as well (the sticky pages and easily breakable microphone), that I read about here. Just the same, I'm going to save my receipt, just in case! I really hope it doesn't break since this is the first toy I've come across in a while that all my children can use and enjoy using at the same time.

I got this toy for my son for Xmas and am fairly disappointed in it (enough so to call Mattel to complain). The screen is definitely dim, which detracts from the learning value, especially for the learning colors cartridge (Blues Clues). The one I received was also before they had the volume control so very LOUD. Fortunately, no mechanical problems have emerged yet. Despite the dim screen, my son (now 22 months) still likes the toy a lot, but it could be SO much better if screen were backlit (in addition to the orange lights). Clearly Matter-FP was in a hurry to get this out for Xmas and didn't test market it enough. Shame on them! I buy a lot of Fisher Price toys but will be hesitant to buy the higher priced ones in the future (at least through the Internet where I can't test them out first). I see this toy advertised on TV now and the screen appears much brighter than mine so maybe this problem has been fixed (in the same way as they added a volume control???) Hope so.

Look just buy this game okay? Everything is fun! With some exceptions... Sure you can unlock new costumes for regular officers but most are really crappy and dissapointing, but I still keep playing until I unlock them since its too addicting. Lu Bu is undefeatable in a duel on hard mode or normal. JUST RUN! The create a officer extra is pretty crappy with too few character models to choose from. In the game the reuse the same levels over and over with minor variations to give the appearence of a different level, although some are still unique. Voice acting is just plain terrible now, not funny as in before and all those who played number 3 should remember this quote, "YOU FLAMING IDIOTS! TAKE THIS!!!". Yup that hilarious part is now gone. There seems to be less strategy involved as in the third even though each general has his own strategy which is a lie. And the XBOX version should not have pop up characters and still have crappy graphics. THE XBOX CAN HANDLE IT!!! And in CO-OP the pop up is worse. Much worse. Arrow shooting has been fixed thank God where as before sometimes your arrows would fly clear through people. The versus mode games weren't great fun either. But the leveling up weapons, your character, items, and the endlesss action, more than make up its own short comings. This is worth getting. And if you have never played any Dynasty Warrior games before you could suddenly be obsessed with Chinese history and lore. You get a great feeling in this game when you charge through a group of over one-hundred soldiers just to rescue a fellow officer and the thanks you get is a nice touch. So get this game! You won't regret it until you have lost hours of your life to it.

The game has nice-looking graphics and good control. So why is is a piece of crap compared to the PS2 version?

Pros:
-Nice plot
-Fun
-Good controls
-Dolby Digital sound in the actual game, not the cinematics (only thing better than PS2 version)

Cons:
-LOTS of slowdown
-LOTS of pop-up
-Distracting music
-Easy mode is a joke (no kidding)

Verdict:
If you have played the previous 3 games, stay away! There's nothing new! Otherwise, if you are a newcomer to the XBOX or a new Dynasty Warriors fan, rent first.

Final Verdict: 77%

Ever heard never judge a book by its cover? This is an example. Look at the cover, its not to interesting right. But once you play it, you cant stop. It is also like a Warhammer game but your the person. One of the cool things about this game is that you can create your own character(the more characters you unlock, the more weapon you can have). Another cool thing about this game is that every time you gain 3 levels for your weapon, it looks cooler and does more damage. Especially the level 10 weapons. It may seem that once you get to level nine it will stop. But some levels you need to do curtain things and has to be on the hardest difficulty. The graphics are great, and every person has a different voice and saying(except the created people). If your friend is over, you can play co-operative. If your playing that, my suggestion is that one be the commander and one be a guy that is very strong.

I was very excited when I found out that after all of the delays that the game was finally coming out and then I rushed to the nearest game store to reserve it.
When I finally got it I let my extreme liking to the show cloud my judgement and I actually thought it was a pretty good but after a while I realized that it was a pretty bad game.

First of all,the only reason that this game could be "difficult" is becuase the game lacks a tutorial so you don't know what to.
If I didn't have an instruction manual then I would be doomed to almost never know that apparently I had to use the wrench I picked up to turn off the water that's bursting out of the fire hydrant in order to get through and I still have to get through the rest of the level.

And if it wasn't bad enough there's a time limit so it's boring AND it rushes you and yes it is very,very boring.
The game doesn't sound too good either,the backround music would be pretty good if only it didn't loop so often,each of the Eds also have sound bites that they say sometimes but those can get a little annoying after a while.

But the game looks pretty good though,it definetly captures the look and feel of the cartoon and with every animating pretty well. Unfortunetly the games also very short in which the game should have a password system but instead has a save system but the strangest thing is that on account of the game being very straightforward,when you beat the game and you see the ending scene and the credits the game takes you back to the start menu and if you select your save file after you beat it,it just shows
the ending movie,credits and take you back to the start menu again which just doesn't seem right.

So should you buy this game? The answer would be maybe and NO,no being if your not a fan or fan enough of the show and maybe being if your a die-hard fan of the show.

First of all I'd like to say this game is a huge challenge. The graphics are great and the gameplay is fun. You get to use tools for each ed. There are lot's of places to play in. But the game very hard. I beat the game but it was extremly hard. There are lot's of enemies. I recommend this game to a ed fan. I really was surprised on how hard it was. I enjoyed playing the game but the ending was a total letdown. If you buy this game and beat it you probably will be disappointed with the ending but otherwise the game was great.

Since their premiere date back in 1999 on the Cartoon Network, Ed, Edd and Eddy (or "Ed-boys") have been a global phenomenon! Created by Danny Antonucci, the story concerns three misfit kids (see title) who have only one thing on their mind: JAWBREAKERS!!! Every day, the Eds try desperately to scam the other kids (with Eddy, as the leader thinking up most of the scams) in the beautiful town of Peach Creek, in order to get their favorite candied coated treat! Of course, their plans always backfire in a slapstick frenzy of epic proportions! Ed, Edd n Eddy is a candied treat itself that both kids and adults can enjoy. The jokes can be a bit mediocre, but the hysterical voices and crude animation make up for it. Think of it as a cartoonish remake of the "Three Stooges" but with a slight twist! The GBA game is similar to that of the cartoon itself, where you take the role of Ed(a.k.a. "monobrow"), the stupid one, Edd(a.k.a. Double D, the smart one, and Eddy, the greedy one in a quest to collect as many jawbreakers as possible! Just watch out for those pesky Kanker sisters! It's as good as a slice of buttered toast!

For years, I played nothing but EA hockey games (except for 1996, when i played Sony's NHL Faceoff). Last year, I played both EA's NHL 2003 and Sega's NHL 2K3. Despite what most people and magazines said, I found EA's game to be far superior in both gameplay, features, franchise and season modes and just about every other conceivable way. This year, however, after having bought and played a season's worth of games with both titles, I must say that Sega has closed the gap between the two games in some areas, overtaken EA in others, and still lags behind in a few as well. here goes nothing:

The Good:
1) This game feaures the groundbreaking enhancement of allowing the user to edit the attributes, skills, numbers, height, weight, and even names of every player that comes with the game. This completely solves all of the problems from last year's game with roster management (ie. the computer playing players for other teams that they should not be playing because of a faulty ratings system).
2) A limitless franchise mode. Last year, the franchise mode wouldn't allow created players, and you could only play for a few years (was it 5 or 10?). This year you can use created players and the amount of seasons appears limitless.
3) There are a few gameplay elements, such as baord pinning, that are absent in EA's game and nice touches for realism.

The Mediocre:
1) Last year, this game's sound was horrendous, with a pair of robotic-sounding, lifeless, monotonous announcers. This year, they've gotten Gary Thorne Bill Clement... who are just as bad! Thorne, just like in his TV broadcasts, displays his complete lask of respect for European names by mispronouncing them constantly (but not just Euros, either... listen to him say 'Spezza').
2) Once again, the stat-tracking leaes much to be desired. The game doesn't track ice time, makes numerous calculation errors with some stats and doesn't take into account the game length setting when calculating GAA.

The Bad:
1) After fiddling with the numerous slider for hours and hours on end after each game, I have finally given up trying to make things end up realistic. THere is absolutely no way to get it so that the shots on goal, goals scored, goalie save percentage are all right. You'll have to live with at least one of them being out of whack.
2) The gameplay is, unlike what most people say, NOT realistic. The player movement is beyond awkaward. The AI of teammates is so bad that they skate away from the puck more often than toward it. The goalies are completely useless as passers. If you try to pass with them, the puck will go about 4 feet at 2mph and be intercepted easily. The only way to score is to fire a pass across the front of the goal on the rush and score on a one-timer. Defensemen are completely useless as pointmen. Every one of their shots is either blocked, muffled or checked away from them before it gets near the net. I've played a full season with prolific scoring d-man Nik Lidstrom and have only scored 1 goal with him... an empty netter. and by the way, the opposing team pulls its goalie if it's losing in the last two minutes no matter by how much... 2-1, 5-0, 10-0, whatever.

So, yeah, this game has some AMAZING sim features, and that is why this gets any stars at all from me in my rating. But by gameplay standards, this one just does not measure up. iT is boring, frustrating, irritating... and much more. If sim stuff isn't your bag, than I suggest steering clear of this one, folks.

this game is very fun 2 play.out of all the hockey games from this year, this game is the most realistic. if u wanna hang around and play a good video game, this is the game 4 u.but if u want a style like as u c on tv, not one u can have as much fun with , dont get this game.

the good - the gameplay is very fun and exciting. u can also unlock teams from the past and their jerseys. u also have a house, and as u play more u unlock more games and trophies which can be very fun. the commentators r usually good, 2. also, they have a mode where u do the super skills competition, as they do on all-star saturday. plus, the players look realisitic

the bad - the comentaters can be good usually, but they repeat phrases 2 many times. also, u rarely get a shot off with ur defensman at the point. plus, wen u score , it is usually in the same way. they players look odd wen u skate with them, as if they were sticks. also, wen u turn, they dont curve they just switch directions immediatly, which looks very odd. also, this game has the worst fighting EVER. its not a fight. its just 2 people standing next 2 each other looking like they are trying 2 grab the air, and missing.it is the funnest game 2 fight in, but the fighting in nhl 2004 actually looks like a real fight. i was amazed at how bad this fighting was after just playing nhl 2004. its HORRIBLE.

i gave this game 4 stars because of the gameplay, but not 5 because the realism in some parts is terrible. if ur a hard core hockey fan, get nhl 2004. if ur a person looking 4 a fun hockey game 2 play, then get this.

I have owned many, many hockey games going all the way back to EA Sports NHL 95. This is the greatest of them all. I own last year's version of NHL2k3 and I have to say that ESPN Hockey is a definite upgrade worth the money. Yes, the difficulty levels are a bit out of whack, but I play on Pro level and have modified the sliders to where the competition is perfect. It just takes a little time and some adjusting to get to the point where the competition is balanced. The graphics are much better than last year. One thing I like in a hockey game is being able to see what is happening right up in front of the net and even in the net. This game covers that area tremendously well. Also, I do really like Gary Thorne's announcing, but Bill Clement has got to go! He has some kind of fixation about the shoulder. Every 3 out of 4 sentences is shoulder this and shoulder that. Somebody tell the guy about forearms, elbows, knees and hips. The sign of a good sports game is flexibility and Sega has done a great job with this one. The only thing it needs is a camera zoom like 2k3 but the side view is still more than adequate for me. The only minor problems I see with the game are: There was no celebration scene when I won the Stanley Cup; the game locks up when you go to the injuries screen during a franchise; injuries are way out of control and truly affect your season(so I turn them off). Even with these very minor problems, this is in my opinion the best hockey game ever produced.

This is the coolest game I've ever played. It's explosively fun with tons of loony weapons, and a few new ones to add to the mix. I especially like one-player mode. The graphics could be a little better, but lets be honest the graphics don't really matter. The worm's ridiculous voices never fail to crack me up. This is the coolest game on earth and is hours of fun. BUY WORMS 3D!!!!!!!

Most people who had never played one of the worms games would look at this and say "That look cheesy", or something on the order of that, but people who have played it before and or bought it by some odd chance, know that it is very fun, addictive and one of the best multi-player there is. If you've ever played any of the previous games, that's pretty much how it goes, a turn based blow up the enemy with whatever crazy weapons you have. A ton of things have been takin' from the older worms games, like the holy hand grenade, banana bomb, old lady, super sheep, air strike, uzi, mad cow, nuclear test, earthquake, etc, and everyone's favorite (Drum roll) The Concrete Donkey!!! The one thing about the Concrete Donkey is that you can't say you random number of your choice for a game, you have to play a certain level to unlock it, then it will randomly appear in a weonpons crate (But it is there if you want to know). The game play is very addictive, leaving you wanting to play more and more, whether it be single player campaigns, challenges to unlock weapons, or multi-player with a friend or you vs. AI. The single player missions can be hard sometimes, but I've had it for just over a week and I'm on the last one. You also want to try and get gold medals on levels in single player, because you can then use them in multi-player. Basically a great game, just like the old 2D ones only 3D (Duh), and go buy it or rent it, you'll love it!!!

Worms 3D is a great game. Ok im not going to shout or lie about the game being perfect cuz its not but i am going to give you an honest review. This game far surpasses my expectations and for 30 bucks i could not have asked for more. Ive been a die hard worms fan since i was 3 and i must say 3d keeps the spirit alive.

Graphics: (8/10) The graphics are not phenominal but they are good. the colors and landscapes are rich and the polygon texturing is not too bad either. But really, who gives a C**P about graphics? dont be a grpahics freak.

Sound: (9/10) The sounds are good to say the least. What really had me on the floor laughing was the voices. You can pick from man man many many voice schemes and they all say differnt hillarious things. Ive logged almost 50 hours into this game an i have barley heard a 10th of the sayings.

Music: (7/10) Eh....

Gameplay: (10/10) I know you must think im crazy but really the gameplay here is, in my opinion, nearly perfect! Although ther are a few minor glitches, the controls are packed with just the right amount of sensitivity and the moving of your lil freeky crawler is almost flawless. also aiming is a sheer joy. its so simple yet you feel so rewarded when you gauged that wind just right and hit your enemy off a cliff. EGMs dead wrong about aiming being hard.

Replay: (9.5/10) what can is say, it the best friggin multiplay party game on the GCN!

Total (not an average): (9/10)

Sidenote 1: Although some complained about the sharing of one controller, i think it adds some fun gamplay tricks that can make a world of differnce in a very very close match... wink wink

sidenote 2: WTF YOU CAN NAME YOUR OWN TEAM! just select you team name on the team create screen and then select the name on the window that pops up and name away.

BOTTEM LINE: please if you want hours of good clean fun buy this game.

-Pk

It is exiting with crap monsters and explshons.Even tho it is a
mystery that I don't know what hapens at the end.But the
multeplayer is great.Asum guns and gernads.
The fun thing is we named the bots.There names are buttgo,zongo,mongo,yongo,and kongo.it is a geat game and I
hope you like it too.

An outstanding Third Person Shooter with excellent graphics, sound , and gameplay! It truly feels like playing a light-hearted version of HALO, complete with awesome vehicle use and melee attacks! Also it has a great story with excellent voice work.

I try very hard to take shooters on their own merits, but the similarites to HALO are uncanny. This game is chalked full of spastic running and gunning against various butt-kicking, smart enemy A.I. that works together well. But don't worry because you'll have help from friendly A.I. fighting beside you. However you must either keep yourself as a fast moving target or use the cover provided by the large, beautiful levels (or maybe alittle of both) to stay alive. The vehicles are original and handle well. This is a very challenging and entertaining shooter. The multi-player format (like HALO) provides for hours of replay. For it's bargain price you really don't have a good reason to, at the very least, not rent or buy this game. Metal Arms is one of the most enjoyable shooters I have ever played!

Let me tell you i am the best player at this game. not to brag or anything but i have had this game for about 4 months now and i rule!!! I have unlocked general corrosive in multiplayer and he is the best character ever!

It's amazing how the hours fly by while playing this game. The interface is a little complicated, but the game can be played with a minimum of instruction and you can learn as you play. It would be helpful to have better descriptions of the military vehicles and units and what they are capable of. Overall though, I really enjoyed playing the game. I was a bit surprised when I came to the "end" of the game -- there's apparently a chronological limit on how many "years" you can play for.

As a big fan of Civilization 2, I had high expectations of Alpha Centauri. It definitely doesn't disappoint. The overall structure and gameplay are similar to Civ 2, making it fairly easy to learn, but the details set it apart. Units and technology advancements are very unique. The 7 factions you can choose from have strong personalities of their own, and solid AI. If you enjoy Civ 2, this game is a great step forward. One negative is that it's too addicting!

I wrote the wrong review of Master of Orion II; I'll need to fix that as soon as possible. This game is better than Master of Orion II -- constantly changing yet requiring some planning. I like strategy games but I hate the ones the ones that require so much backtracking and micromanaging. This one can be fun just running around exploring or you can get very political. I prefer to be the Spartans because they get off to a faster start with their exploration vehicles and are frankly fairly flexible in terms of research.

At first glimpse, one might jump to the conclusion that this is a storage case for your Game Boy Advance SP system. However, this is not the case at all.

It consists of two levels. The bottom row contains the link cable, SP space, SP cord, Headphone adapter, 2 "2-game holders," 2 screen protectors, headphones, and FM radio accessory. The upper level has two mesh pockets for the car adapter and magnifier.

The case itself is wonderful. Beautifully crafted, sturdy, as if it could plow through 18 brick walls and then some.

The magnifier is made of a cheap, lightweight plastic which has a "McDonalds Happy Meal Toy" feel. The screen lid doesn't stay up very well. Also, I find it more difficult to use the magnifier than to play without it. Although, for people with sight-problems, this is a blessing.

The relatively long car adapter does what it promises. Although, I bought a much better adapter that doesn't feel like it was given away for free at some party.

The game link cable delivers what it promises as well. Though not my top choice looks-wise, it is still an average-looking cable that is well built and doesn't have the cheap feel of the rest of the items.

The Game Boy Advance SP cord doesn't seem like it would be of much use to me... but wearing things around your neck seems to be very popular in japan. That must be the reason behind ths carrying cord, as I don't think I would be caught dead wearing a Game Boy around my neck.

The game cases come in two colors: Platinum and Cobalt. They both carry only two games, which doesn't seem like much... however, they are the only way of storing games in this little case, so choose your favorite four carefully.

The set comes with two, clear screen protectors. Above both protectors is a cheesy, obviously perforated card that has a picture of football players, and the words: "Protects Game Screen!" ...it's as if the makers thought that if they didn't put the corny little card above the protectors, we would assume we should stick them to our feet. As for the screen protectors, my first one hasn't come off yet, which is good. I just pray that the adhesive on the corners doesn't work TOO hard. ;)

The Headphone jack is what really compelled me to buy this. I've been wanting a headphone jack (since the SP is without one) since I got the actual console. It would work well with better headphones, but it's not junky like the other things in this.

The FM accessory clips on the top of the gameboy, and operates when the game boy is on. So, you can listen to your favorite tunes while playing Mario. My advice: Listen to your iPod or whatever it is that plays music for you. You can't see what station you are listening to. All there is is this little scan button that you push every time you want to find a station. In other words, you spend more time scanning than listening.

The headphones are okay... they aren't as bad as some I've seen, but they are definitely not the greatest known to man.

The most dissappointing thing about this Kit is that there is no space for other games other than the four you can store in the cases. Think of it as an at-home storage center. You can barely travel with it and who needs to travel with a game boy, four games, and a whole bunch of stuff you could do without?

Buy it for the headphone jack and screen protectors. Otherwise, it's pretty average.

THIS IS MY SECOND ONE OF THESE I HAVE THE SP AND THE GBA
I FOUND BOTH TO BE QUALITY BUT I WAS SHIPPED THE WRONG COLOR AND KIT IN MY SP SHIPPING.

THE PRODUCT IS GREAT ON EITHER CASE/ACCESSORIES HOWEVER, BEWARE THERE ARE NUMEROUS KITS OUT THERE BY INTEC AND MY SHIPPER (NOT AMAZON OR GAMESPOT) GOT MY ORDER MESSED UP I NOT ONLY WAITED WEEKS FOR WHAT I PAID FOR FAST SHIPPING RATES BUT I GOT A BLUE AND NEEDED A SILVER COLOR. AND WITH THE BIRTHDAY NOW SO CLOSE TO XMAS I HAD NO CHOSE BUT TO KEEP IT. THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO EMAIL NOR PHONE. TOO BUSY.... TOO BUSY I AM NOT SURE IF I CAN STATE THE COMPANY JUST BEWARE OF SELLERS ON AMAZON I WOULD PAY MORE TO GET THE RIGHT ONE.. BUT THEY HAD GOOD FEEDBACK AT THAT TIME (NOT SO NOW I SEE).

BUT THE PRODUCT IS GREAT!

I have had both the sp and the gba set. They both are quality and great.

Beware though the sp has other sets other than this one and I got sent the wrong one.. but not the brands fault was the sellers for not checking the inventory to the invoice. I wanted silver and got blue and got no ac/dc but a radio instead. and HUGE cases not as shown. But the brand is good and what can I do it was either that or go without till after xmas they said, I will not do business with returnwarehouse again.

But hey it's not the products fallt that it was wrong and I pd for fast shipping and it came 3 week later almost.
Enough said.. :)