Music Reviews

It's about time Nintendo came out with a sizable memory unit that can hold large amount of information. Before now, one had to rely off-brand cards (such as the Nyko 8 MB) for large saves, and they were susceptible to data corruption and the loss of saves. A basic save of Madden, MVP Baseball, or any of the Sims games often took up most of a regular 251 block card. Saving more than that--a season or franchise--was only possible with off-brand cards whose record of reliability was tenuous at best. (Imagine saving a season of Madden and losing it when the card became corrupted). Nintendo-brand cards have an excellent record of stability and reliability. If you need a large card for saving sports or Sims games, this is perfect.

At last, Nintendo has released an official 8 MB memory card for the GameCube. The only way you're likely to even approach filling this card up is if you're a big fan of sports games (whose save files usually take up tons of memory). I've had a Memory Card 251 (2 MB) for awhile now, and I still have yet to fill it up, but I've had to keep a second one around for games like Madden and MVP, which usually can take up an entire 251 all by themselves. No longer! The official Memory Card 1019 is the ultimate memory solution for GameCube.

If you need a memory card for the Gamecube, this is THE card to get. It holds the data for all of my games, with plenty of room left over.

Or just look at it this way: the 251 card is worth 20 dollars new; the 1019 holds four times as much information and it's worth only 10 dollars more.

it's simple.. if you have an xbox, get xbox live. it makes every game twice as fun and has some other nice features. you can download updates not only for some of your games, but for your xbox, too.

but the question here isnt whether or not to get xbox live, its what exactly should you buy? from using all 3 (the starter kit, version 2 and version 3) and the prices i've seen on amazon, i would reccommend either buying the starter kit or version 3.

version 2 is only a little better than the starter kit, in my opinion.. but not $10 better. if you have the money, you want to go for version 3, but if you dont have the $10 for version 3 instead of 2, you might as well save another $10 and get the starter kit. so what the heck did i just say? i said buy version 3!

If you buy this you will be entering the world of fast easy and fun online play. Xbox live has features that no one else has, because its a community where you could send invites meet new friends, and know what there playing. in this you have fast online play thats why you need dsl or cable.

Live is a great service that really does hsow that online console gaming can be a viable future. This version comes with Mech Assault, easily one of their most popular online games, and Tetris, which isn't really anything new, but it's a good standby.

There can be lag on the headset, and how lobbies and the details about how the service is used can greatly vary from product to product, as each developer has done thins differently.

This game is so awesome! You get to have tons of cool netbattles!And playing multiplayer is the best part of the game,you can trade with another person different chips or battle with them to see who's megaman is stronger!Overall,I thing this is one of the best games for game boy advance!

if you played the last two megaman exe games you will have fun with this one, it has a lot of new battle chips and enemies but willy from the 1st game is again the boss... i you will assure that you will have fun with this game ... buy it :)

The mega man battle network games are very different from most megaman games when all you do is walk around and shoot people.In the battle network games it combines action, adventure, and a kind of RPG style that is very addictive.When you play this game, you either go places in the real world with Lan, or go around the net with Megaman.exe.In this game you collect programs and battle chips to power up Megaman.exe.The more programs and chips you collect, the more powerful your megaman will be.Also after you reach a certain part in the game, the game keeps track of the way you battle, and after a while your mega man will "evolve" to suit your needs in battle.
Some times you will have to use information from the real world to help megaman in the cyber world. To fully complete this game, you will have to hook up your gameboy to someone who has mega man battle network 3 blue.This game has a few parts that might be inapropriate for children, but it is mostly a kid friendly game. Altogether, this game will keep you busy for a long time,but it won't be really hard either. The mega man battle network series are my favorite games, and I hope you will enjoy them too.

There's no easy level. I couldn't beat the first enemy. Everytime i try to pucnh, the enemy will ALWAYS block my punch. There is NO WAY to punch the enemy. Its supposed to be a boxing game, not a "hey beat me" kind of game. This game sucks because i couldnt play it. If i couldnt play it, 99% of gamers out there wouldnt be able to play too.

OK, let's get it out of the way. Yes, this game is great looking. It is not only very flashy with large cartoon looking characters and backgrounds, but it has style too. The game has a lot of personality. It even sounds good, with a bit of digitized voice, and decent music & sound effects. The little story is kind of funny, but its more goofy than funny. This game does not look or sound cheap.

The play control is tight, with good response, and natural button choices (buttons on the left punch with your left arm, etc). And, oh yeah, it's kind of like Punch-Out! There are 3 save game slots to keep your record and money. But this is still a $20 game and they had to cut corners somewhere. Well, actually I don't know if they HAD to, but they did.

This game is very short and can be beaten with relative ease, in the first setting, with the exception of the final boss, Don. That guy is quite hard. The other thing is that while the control is tight, it is also pretty shallow. You have six basic punches, but very little distinguishing one from the other. Anything a left punch will do, a right punch will do as well. The super moves you can buy are not very impressive, but they help improve the depth a bit. Maybe some people out there would stay interested in this game for dozens upon dozens of hours. I am not one of these people.

It's a good game, buy it if it sounds good to you. But it's only a real deal at $20. You can think of it as a really flashy skin put on old Punch-Out! gameplay. Or you can think of it as an incredibly shallow fighting game, that is also very pretty. Chances are you'll start out the former and end up the latter. But, I still say someone in the mood for handheld arcade boxing will enjoy this.

THis game is pure fun... if you liked SUPER PUNCH-OUT, than chances are your gonna trade it in for this amazing cart!!! this game is a must buy/have...cell shading graphics fit this game perfectly ... control rocks, and again...its pure fun!!!

This is one of the best games I've ever bought, and that's no exaggeration. I've never really been into golf games, like those Tiger Woods ones, but when I bought Mario Golf (MGGB) on the Game Boy Color, I was hooked. It's the only game that I actually still play from my GBC. And then this game came out. I never thought that they could outdo MGGB, but they did. Advance Tour, like MGGB, is actually a role-playing game disguised as a golf game! Ingenius! Instead of fighting enemies to increase your HP or MP, you play tournaments or complete tasks that increase your control, the height of your shot, drive distance and more. And the goal? Why, it's simple--to the best golfer and someday play Mario!

Graphics: (5/5) The Game Boy Advance's screen has never looked better. Bright colors and fabulous simulated 3D images. It's from the makers of "Golden Sun" (Camelot), so if you thought those graphics were awesome (I did), they're all here! Cool!

Sound: (5/5) The music is catchy and there's actual digitized voices! You can hear "Nice Shot" whenever you hit the ball perfectly or your character whine when he/she fails at a task. I don't know how they packed all this into one game!

Gameplay: (5/5) Okay, I'm not the most coordinated gamer out there, so for me to say that this game is easy to learn, it says a lot. But, like the real game of golf, it's easy to learn, but darned near impossible to master. Plus, the game is limited to the few buttons the GBA has to offer, so expect those buttons to be well used. The game itself is not merely a golf game, as I mentioned. Like the box states, "It's Role-Playing Golf" and that makes it much more interesting than a plain old golf game. But if you only want golf, you can have that, too, as well as a bunch of other mini golf-centered games. However, with all the features locked away in the "Story Mode," I'm not sure why anyone would buy the game and NOT play it like a regular RPG. Also, you can link to other GBAs for muli-player cooperative or head-to-head action. Camelot sure stuffed a lot of different features into this one tiny cartridge, let me say.

Replay Value: (5/5) You won't be able to put this game down. Ever. You will lose friends, pets and the ability to see without glasses. That's how much you'll be glued to your tiny front-lit screen. Like I said, the game is easy to learn, but near impossible to master and that's what will keep bringing you back for more. And then there's the ability to play with your friends in doubles play or against one another. There's just so much to do!

Let me start off by saying that this game is NOT just for people who love golf. I'm not terribly fond of the sport, although I used to go every once in a while. But Mario Golf, in the two incarnations I've played, are the BEST games out there. They combine the challenge of golf and RPG into one slick game that the whole family can enjoy. As far as I know, there's no violence in this game, so I can recommend this game to gamers of all ages, but because of the RPG-nature of this game, I think kids age 10 and up will appreciate the game much more. Oh, and adults won't be able to put it down, either.

This game is incredibly fun!

I'm not a golfer. I also don't play golf games on the PC, on a console, in a house, with a mouse... you get the idea. I saw all the great reviews of this on different game sites and thought I'd give it a try. After all, it was made by Camelot, the same designers who did the outstanding Golden Sun games for the GBA.

Rather than just being about playing golf, you get to spend time talking to other golfers, finding secrets, playing minigames, getting custom tickets so you can pick up special clubs, and gaining experience to improve your abilities. You have a partner in the game too and have to balance out spending experience points on your own character and on your partner. Get too good yourself and you'll be slammed on doubles play.

This game is simple to play and hard to master. You can perform the basic commands easily, but can really customize how you hit the ball, the spin you give it and more. You can make each shot as complex as you want to.

Mario Golf is a really really fun game. I thought I'd just play a few holes and haven't put it down for three days. This is a must have, up there with my top 5 games for GBA - Advance Wars 2, Golden Sun 2, WarioWare, Final Fantasy Tactics and now Mario Golf.

Very fun. If you like mario games & golf games this is the game for you.

This is an awesome collection of classic games, 24 in all. Midway has rounded up some of the best arcade games from the 1980s and packaged them together in this spectacular collection. The great thing about this pack is that there is something that appeals to almost everyone here, and, even if you don't really care about all of the games, the price is low enough to justify gettting the collection for just a few of them!

Some of these games have a great deal of memories for me. I remember playing Rampage, Rampart, and Smash TV at the arcades for hours on end. The games I was most addicted to were probably Gauntlet and Spy Hunter. These 4 games are still a lot of fun, and with the multiplayer capabilities are a blast. I played many of the others as well--720, Toobin', Marble Madness--in the arcades, but these games have lost much of their appeal to me now.

Some of these games aren't really that fun anymore (like the last three I named), but I'm still glad I have them. Every time one of my buddies comes over, we play many of the games, laugh, and reminisce. In fact, I don't know that I'll really be spending hours on end with ANY of these games (even Gauntlet can't hold my attention forever anymore), but they are nevertheless entertaining for a few minutes or even an hour. Again, having 24 games makes it all worth it.

The one complaint--Joust. I absolutely loved the two player "deathmatches" in the original Nintendo release, but I can't get that to work on this version. What a shame. Despite this, though, this is a great collection of games which, though it may not be the smash hit of 2003, is nevertheless very enjoyable.

Dream come true! This collection is so awesome, let the tears of joy flow. These old school arcade games are super fun with solid logic, gameplay, mind stimulation, action, challenge, and entertainment. The 24 games are: Spy hunter, defender, defender 2, gauntlet, joust, joust 2, paperboy, rampage, robotron 2084, smash tv, bubbles, roadblasters, blaster, rampart, sinistar, super sprint, marble madness, 720*, toobin', klax, splat!, satan's hollow, vindicators, and root beer tapper!

This game is the best of all 'classic aracde collection games'. You get both QUALITY AND QUANTITY! It also includes game histories, developer interviews, and top-secret documents.

My favorite games:
Gauntlet - Unlimited quarters ruin the game
Paperboy - Fun but hard, the street hazards are hilarious
Ramapge - Fun, destroy buildings and eat people, multi-players
Smash TV - Fun! Lots of carnage. Like the movie "Running Man', multi-players
Super Sprint - Fun! No steering wheels? Feels more like radio control than driving with joystick, still fun, multi-players
720* - Fun!! I like this more than Tony Hawk 4, seriously!
Root Beer Tapper - Fun! The gameplay and concept is classic!

These games are more fun than most modern games. This is a MUST HAVE for all classic old school arcade lovers! If you want to play REAL video games then try this too. THANK YOU MIDWAY!

Midway sure crammed in alot of great classic games into one package for 20 dollars (do the math - you're talking less then a dollar a game - how can you go wrong?)

Some of the games haven't aged that well and the controlls take a little getting used to but complaints like that are pretty petty considering everything your getting.

If you're not able to enjoy games which aren't graphically cutting edge then obviously look elsewhere. However if you're looking for a great collection of classic games there isn't a better purchase you can make.

My personal favorites are Spy Hunter, Paperboy and Joust but just about every game in this collection is worth playing at least once or twice.

Grab up a copy and have some old school fun. How many games today can you play in 15 minute sessions and still feel satisfied?

This game is great once you get the hang of it but after a while it gets to easy the masters are also easy but overall i would buy this game

If you're a fan of Rayman(like me) and enjoyed Rayman Advance on the Gameboy Advance...you'll find alot to like about this game. Although different than its' console brethren, this handheld version is just as engaging. The graphics are even more crisp and colorful than Rayman Advance and this one handles even better. I like Ray's new look, too. I hope they continue his exploits on the Gameboy Advance. I love these 2-D Rayman games. I give a pat on the back to its' developers on a job well done. Rayman 3 rocks...

I love Rayman. It is entertaining and can be done by all ages and
enjoyed. I have Rayman on N64, computer and Gameboy Advance. I can't wait for the Rayman 4 to come out!! If you are 5 or you are 45 you will enjoy this game!!!

I have never been a huge fan of extreme sports and extreme sports games alike, but I decided to check this title out due to its excellent reviews and great simularity to the console versions (something hard to find in a handheld game). I so not regret buying this. Basically, you can choose from 14 skaters and start a career with one (or all) of them. When you go to a levels, you find people who give you certain tasks to complete (usually within a time limit) such as collecting the letters in COMBO in one combo, getting a certain score in a given time limit, or finding the hidden tape. When a goal is completed you get a point, which helps you unlock new levels with different goals. Also, each level has new boards, packages, money (which can be used to increase stats and such), and tokens which are placed everywhere. Trick-wise, well, there are lots of nifty grinds, flips and grabs along with special moves unique to each character such as Tony Hawk's Kickflip McTwist. Excellent game even if u arnt a skate fan ( im not).

GRAPICS: 4.5- excellent for a handheld system
SOUND: 4.5- catchy tunes and great sound effects
CONTROL: 4.0- takes time to get used to on the GBA
REPLAY: 5.0- lots of stuff to collect and big levels
OVERALL: 5.0- excellent game

Tony Hawk 2 was one of the GBA's lauch titles and was undeniably impressive in terms of graphics and gameplay. Last year's Tony Hawk 3 tried to improve on the formula but was mostly the same game as before. Now, the developers at Vicarious Visions have made some great refinements and the new Tony Hawk 4 improves on all of it's predecessors to date. Players can now choose mission goals like finding a secret tape and collecting COMBO in one big grind, making the game structure less restrictive than ever before. Graphicly speaking the graphics have never looked better on the tiny GBA scree. The skaters are fluidly animated and the environments are nicely designed and bigger than ever. Control is tricky at first but eventually becomes tight (as in the last two Tony Hawk GBA games), but most importantly the series' trademark addictive gameplay remains intact, making Tony Hawk 4 one of the best GBA games to ever be produced, and a must buy for GBA owners.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 is a must. You should get it because its challenging and fun at the same time!

This game is pretty good.I like the characters and the fact that you can choose which one you want to be.The music and sound effects are great.It has lots of tracks and three different ways to play(cups,time trial,race for fun).If you like racing,you should get this game.

In this game you can really have at least a 15 minute sit-down with it. In this game you can't just pick a character you like, you need to see how high their power is and how fast they go. You need to compete levels to get new tracks and characters. But, you could even have a longer time playing this game, you could play for 1 hour, 2 hours....and on because if you don't win, you want to just keep on going to try again, GO, GO, GO!

i recently bought a gameboy advance with nicktoons racing, its great! wonderful 3D graphics, each character has its own track, exept the mystery rider, i just cant stop playing it! its kinda like C.T.R (crash team racing) but way cooler! wepons,(9) tracks,(8) characters,(9). buy it!

Dont buy this game!!!

I have to admit...when i first started it up, i was thinking: wow, pretty cool. Pretty basic graphics, but alright. And then i was like: hey, the controls are pretty intuitive. Theyre pretty much like the console versions. That's a bonus. And then: oh cool, i can make a custom skater and a custom board with wording on it and stuff.

Then the novetly wore off.
1) The music is beyond horrible and annoying. Honestly, im never one to really care about video game music, but this is really really bad. You'll play the game with the music off more often that with it on, trust me. It is unbearable. Even the sound effects are really rough and annoying.
2) The gameplay is just plain bad. All you ever do are the same goals over and over and over again. And the worst part is trying to unlock different parts of each level. And the money system is boring...all you can buy are pads and drinks. I will admit, the first level was cool...i enjoyed it very much. But when you start moving on the other levels you start to see a pattern -- the levels are all the same, but actually get worse somehow.
3) the graphics are really really sub-par compared to other GBA games...you can barely see the difference between one skater and another. And the skate parks are just really plain, bland, nothing cool.

If you can get this game for $5, go ahead. It'll give you about that much enjoyable gameplay. Otherwise, dont even think about it. I thought it would be cool, considering i've loved all of the console tony hawks. I knew it wasnt going to be the same at all, but i was still expecting it to be fun. It isnt fun after the first level. Just the same old levels and goals recycled over and over.

Do yourself a favor and get Advance Wars 2 or Yoshi's Island or Metroid: Zero Mission.

i love this game. the grapics are amazing for a GBA game. also the story mode is amazing. you are a 14 year old skate punk from New jersey who wants to make it big and meet tony hawk. Along the way you learn new tricks and make it to the pros.
get THUG.

Well , this game has many good features . It has 17 famous skaters . It has 10 levels : New Jersey , Mall , Warehouse , Battery Park , Bronx , Hangar , Santa Monica , Hollywood , San Diego , Slam City Jam . It has tons of moves . You can buy Helmets , Knee Pads , Drinks and Snack Bars at SkateShop . You will earn cash helping people . Or playing H.O.R.S.E. . Heres the bad things about this game : you will need to complete goals to unlock certain areas in the level , the description of goals you need to complete is worst ! You will spend weeks trying to understand what they meant . But dont quit ! You will get the goals after trying like 100 times . So after all i give this game 2 thumbs up as the best skate game for GBA . Go get it !