Music Reviews

I love this game. The villain is insane, but you can identify with him, even feel sorry for him. He has a reason to be insane.
It leaves the game open for a sequel, and the endings are interesting. It has the same interesting complex plot, but the reasons for the puzzles aren't quite as good as in Riven. Many times the excuse is simply security, lessons for Atrus's sons, or naturally occuring in nature. Those are okay, but they could have added a little more.
The graphics are noticeably clearer than Riven, yet sometimes, unlike Riven, some things look like they're drawn out of colored pencils. The acting is good, though Catherine could be improved, and the ages are beautiful, with everything having a part and contributing to the overall age, which often is like a big machine with parts mutually depending on one another. Nice sound.Interesting presentation, with the menu like a book. The journals are realistically written and I love the cute little squees.
The solutions to puzzles are so well hidden, like in Riven, but are startlingly obvious when discovered. You think, "how could you have missed that?"
This game and Riven are my two overall favorites.

There should be more games like this. Games that immerse you into the environment. Seeing these worlds made me want to be there. Beautiful. Who are these designers?! And the ability to interact with the environments really make it even more realistic. If the technology to put you in a virtual reality game ever comes out, a game like this would definitely be a big winner. Imagine to be able to see these awesome worlds and interact in them?! The puzzles aren't as complex as the ones in Riven, but, they are nevertheless, intrigueing. I just don't like the fact that some puzzles require you to write things down. If I was in that world, paper nor pencil may be available to me. So, I would have to rely on intuition and common sense. So, why not tailor the puzzles to fit that. I highly recommend this game and hope that a 4th comes out for the PS2!

THE BEST GAME SINCE PONG!Myst1 was fantstic,and so was riven.But MystIII Excile ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!! Extremly realistic an scenic enviroments and 24 hour puzzels that will leave you in your seat for weeks doing nothing but scratching your head(WARNING!!!I MEAN IT!)5 unbeleavibly confusing and graphic ages for YOU to enjoy yourself over!Ameteria,Voltaic,Naraiyan and MORE!AND to top it all off....A MAD VILLAIN!!!......Okay Okay Okay A mad villain...whats new? Well unlike previous myst games,you can feel sorry for this guy!20 years of torture and you would be insane too you know.Anyway trust me take it from someone who every myst game.............MYST III IS SUPERIROR!!!

This is a great game, I like the fact that you can save your game but don't be fooled by the small screen it is every bit as hard as the larger version. I have been stuck on level 15 of the Stragety level for weeks now.

I love games that have a simple premise and few rules - games you can just pick up and play. That perfectly describes this game. A new line of blocks is added to the stack every second or two (more quickly as the game gets harder). Select a block that has 2 or more identical adjacent blocks and they disappear and you get points. The more blocks that disappear at one time, the more points you get. When the blocks get to the top, you lose.

The game gets difficult quickly as new rows of blocks start to be added quickly by level 5 or 6. By level 10 you have to get 100 new lines to clear the level and they are coming even more quickly. At least when you lose you are able to restart the game on that level. Help is provided by black bombs which destroy all the surrounding blocks, and colored bombs which will destroy every identically colored block on the stack. There is some strategy to when you want to select blocks to remove them, sometimes it might be best to wait for more blocks to be added, and you have to pay attention to what is above that might fall on what's below.

Super Collapse has been available on the web for quite a while to play on a PC or Mac. If you have played that original, the GameBoy version is a bit more difficult when you have to pick blocks by moving the cursor around a block at a time instead of clicking with the mouse on the block you want to pick. Pointing the mouse is much easier to get to the block you want to choose.

The one mark against this game is that it doesn't save or keep high scores. There is a password that are given after 5 levels (and maybe every 5 after that - don't know - haven't gotten that far) but passwords are lame - Majesco, spring a few cents for saving next time.

This is a great game for Adults. I can't wait for more puzzle games to come out. I just received this and Bookworm and both are great games for my Gameboy advance.

This game shows the real meaning of Wakeboarding. The graphics are unbelievable and it is so fun, you will want to play it 24-7.
You can choose your favorite wakeboarder and try to accomplish the game's goal. Even if you don't really know much about wakeboarding, It is definetely worth your money!

I have been to Lake Powell about 5 times!! And let me tell you, the Lake Powell scenery is fantastic! It seriously looks like you took a picture of the rocks. Utah is currently in a drought, and so that is why one third of the rock is white. FANTASIC

If you buy one extreme sports game this year, make it Wakeboarding Unleashed. The graphics are insane - you've got 10 or so huge tracks packed with secret areas, alternate routes and interactive environments, and each one has its own visual style, from the clear, bright blue Lake Powell morning to midnight in Hong Kong or afternoon in Belize. The physics are pure genius; the tow rope feels absolutely real, and you've never seen water like this in a video game. You unlock new levels and add skill points to your boarder by completing challenges (standard Tony-Hawk fare these) and finding hidden "gaps", basically hard-to-get-to or hard-to-stay-on rails, some of which require you to release the tow-rope temporarily. Some of these challenges are fairly easy, allowing the average player to move through the game, while others seem darn near impossible, although you do add to your stats while you play, so theoretically it will be easier to revisit the tough ones later.
In all, this is one of the most addictive games I've ever played, and I haven't even tried the co-op mode that I've heard people rave about!

Alter Echo, is a hack and slash game. You control your character in the third-person view. Your character can transform into different creatures. There is the human form; where you fight with your sword and slash at enemies. There is the gun form; where you turn into a robot-like creature with a gun that shoots lasers and launches grenades. And there is a stealth form; it's like a lizard and you have the ability to crawl on certain surfaces and you can also turn invisable in stealth form.
There is a long tutorial that teaches you how to use each form. A cool power in this game is that you can freeze time, when you have enough energy orbs. While time is frozen, your enemies are unable to move, but you will be able to execute deadly combo attacks with whatever forms you have.

Pros:
+freeze time
+cool looking combo attacks
+good music
+good sound effects
+nice graphics
+three transformation modes

Cons:
-cheap shots from enemies
-gets difficult fast
-becomes repetative
-linear gameplay

overall an average game. Freezing time and doing
combo attacks are fun, but very difficult to pull off.
I was also very annoyed by the cheap shots from the
cpu enemies.

I first saw this game about a month ago, not really knowing that much about it. I looked around & saw some very good reviews, & so I got it.

I must say that this is one of the most original games I've played in a good long while. The screen distortion effects, time dialation concept (not too unlike "Bullet Time" effects) & just the whole game in general was well thought out, & even more brilliantly executed.

I hightly reccommend this game.

I got this game yesterday and like the cover said " A mind blowing action game." but take my word GET THIS GAME! The only guy I know that has this game ME ONLY ME!I bet no one is reading this! LOL look at my age I'm really 10 .

I bought this game and love it I have played it thriugh entirely at least like 10 times. You have 3 ships all have special powers (i suggest the 3rd one it's my favorite) and you can earn a forth one. Once you beat all of the missions you get the original asteroids and a new ship. I highly recommend this game.

This is a new cartridge for an old game. This means if you don't like original Asteroids, you'll not like this one too. But if you've fighted in a wireframe universe for years you cannot miss this one. Many new hazards and enemies will cross your way, ready to be blasted out! There are five space systems to fight in, three ships (four, if you're good enough to win the last one) each with its special defense, the original game hidden (not very well) somewhere and passwords to keep progress made. So what you're waiting for?

This is a really good game. You have 3 ships to choose from, each with their own special things that they can do. The only thing that I think is bad is that the last zone is way too easy, and the fact that when you play in expert you don't get any special weapons. But the graphics are great and the whole storyline and gameplay is really cool. This is a great game.

This is better then spyro orange and is the best crash gba game ever.

this game is horribe because there really are no levels there ether just places that lead to more minigames or a polar level the boss battles are bad too. i wouldnt waste my money on this crappy game

This game is: ace, fab,fantastic. Up yours whoever put 1 star

Hey guys....this is the first time i have ever even seen or heard of this game. it looks like a little kid or even a baby's game....but then so did harvest moon and i bought that....its a cool game.... (...)

I COULDN'T WAIT FOR THIS GAME TO COME OUT! BUT NOW IT IS! I THOUGHT THIS GAME WOULD BE THE BEST AND GUESS WHAT IT IS?!? I WOULD RECONMEND THIS TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES! I AM A MOM AND I LOVE TO PLAY THIS WITH MY DAUGHTER AND SHE LOVES TO PLAY IT WITH ME! IT IS A GOOD FAMILY GAME!

For twenty bucks, you can't beat this game. It is appropriate for all ages, and more importantly, fun for all ages.

If you love Animal Crossing, you will like this game. The main character even wears what appears to be a hat from Animal Crossing.

You play as Scooter, or other unlockable charavters, and are trying to save your planet. Your planet's power supplies are running out and to save them he must win the coveted "Super Ribbinite". Compete to become the Frolf Champion across 20 different courses on 5 different worlds. You must defeat all your opponents to win the Frolf Cup and the Super Ribbinite.

The game you play is a variation of golf, but instead of playing for low score, you are playing for points. You have up to ten shots to hit various targets and bonuses and need to sink the frog in the hole by shot ten.

No frogs are harmed in the game. You don't hit the frog. The frogs sit on a little catapult and jump when you activate the catapult. There are a variety of frogs in the game.

I'm a big believer in supporting developers who take chances and make games that are sequels or shooters. Ribbit King also has a very bizarre sense of humor in the cut scenes that made me laugh once or twice. You've wasted twenty bucks on worse things. :-) Buy this game!

Roadkill sets a precedent for being the most violent, tasteless, foul languaged piece of binary entertainment on the market...I love it. This game to summize is "BUST", "CRUNK", "PHAT" and a bag of potatoe chips!

This is Twisted Metal taken to the next level. Graphics on the Xbox are a little granular but gameplay is easy to master and fun. Missions are non-linear, so you can putz around cappin fools before you do some dirty work

Get this game if you want something fresh that will grab you by the poopoo! The best 39.99 I ever spent

Roadkill takes some of the best elements from video games, sci-fi action movies, and dark comedy to create one of the best games in my collection.
The plot mixes Road Warrior and the Stand; a deadly plague has apparently wiped out everyone who wasn't completely insane . You are the lone hero fighting car gangs in the post-apocalyptic southwestern USA. In single player you fight through a plotline revolving around control of paradise city, a fascist empire reminiscent of Las Vegas in the Stand.

The gameplay is twisted metal meets grand theft auto, fighting various enemy gang vehicles and foot soldiers from a variety of vehicles you unlock by completing missions and collecting car parts from secret locations. The cars are progressively faster and upgrades are available to perform cool stunts. Firing from the car with a variety of weapons, you can shoot forward with missiles, machine guns, and a flack cannon , or drop mines and bombs then quickly look back to see the results.

Roadkill appears to be ported from the play station 2 to the xbox, so the graphics are on par with the playstation 2, not up to graphics quality of the newest xbox games for sure

The graphics are cartonishly violent and some of the cut scenes are darkly hilarious, as are the various talk radio stations available on the car radio. My favorite was the takeoff on public radio's Cartalk, where the hosts discuss the pros and cons of the various weapons you can pick up in the game,: informative and entertaining .Midway did a great job in every aspect of Roadkill.

Road Kill is aweseome, I have GTA and Twisted Metal and I can say that this game beats them both and has better maps and interaction with the world, the missions are cool.

The radio stations and animations between the missions are hilarious and the choice of vehicles you can drive is huge and they respond in a very realistic way.

I rate this game 9/10. It's going to be a big hit.

This game has to be the worst game ever!!! This game does'nt even deserve a star it's so bad!!!! This game is not worth one penny of what it's worth!!! Parents if you ever liked Starssky and Hutch you will hate it after you drive the world's slowest car around!!! Take it from me and stick to Halo or something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suprisingly, this is a fun game IF you have 2 players and a light gun. I play it in 2 player mode, with a controler(for driving) and a light gun for player2 to do the shooting. This is what makes the game fun. There are 3 seasons, with 6 episodes in each season. There are primary objectives and bonus objectives to complete. Again, what makes this game fun is the 2 player mode (with a light gun). The reason I give it 4 stars is the fact that there are few 2 player Co-op games out there where 2 players have a totally different role. Both must work together to be successful. One must drive, perform stunts and keep the car steady so that the other can aim and shoot with precision...both aspects of the game are equally important, and if one does poorly, you will have a hard time accomplishing the required tasks. So teamwork is important, and there are few games with fun Co-op modes such as this. Also, this game is a fair price for what it offers. Graphics are okay, but the sound gets a little redundant after a while.

HOWEVER, if you plan on buying this game for single player and expect it to be as fun...don't bother. It isn't very good as a SP game. This game gets TWO stars as a single player game, as your shooting is set to auto aim, and the shooting is controlled by pressing the A button. The auto-targeting system just aims at the nearest target, which ruins the experience that you get from Player 2 blasting away with a light gun. Starsky and Hutch are a team...and this is exactly the way this game was meant to be played. Single player mode isn't even half the experience.

This game is also compatible with a steering wheel. I'm sure the 2 player experience would be even better with the gun and wheel combined. However, investing in a gun and wheel for this game alone isn't worth it. If you already have a light gun and/or wheel for other games, then definatly pick this game up. Get it used...or new. Even new, it is a great price...but remember...make sure to get this if you have a buddy to team up with(and the light gun is key)

I use the XBOX light gun from innovation technologies and it works great, and the game is compatible with any licensed XBOX light gun.

This game is really fun. The only bad part is that you cannot get out of the car. That isn't too bad, because you can shoot out the window and pick new weopons even though you are in the car. Anyway, this game is really fun and I reccomend it to anybody who is reading this.

This game is fun and addictive. However its performance leaves much to be desired. I have a PowerBook G4 667MHz, 768MB of RAM, with a Radeon 7500 32MB VRAM video card, and this game slows to a crawl when the population of the islands goes above 150 individuals.

Its performance is just ridiculous. My computer's specs are way above the system requirements listed on the game's box, yet I can barely play the game most of the time! I have tried everything to boost the software's performance. I've turned off all of the fancy graphics features (I've even turned off display of trees and vegetation, ground textures, etc.). Just to see if the game would run any faster, I've even reinstalled OS 9 (I am running Panther right now) to run the it. Under OS 9, it does perform a little better, but not much. The game would run well for a bit, then it would freeze for a couple of minutes to do calculations before I can get on with the game again.

This is unfortunate, because I really like the game play, but its performance is just not acceptable.

I prefer this type of game, as it's impossible to get stuck. I get frustrated with games where it becomes impossible to progress, either because of a glitch, or because some obstacle is basically impossible to pass, even with walkthroughs. This doesn't happen with Sims.

Tropico runs fine on my iBook G3 800 MHz with 640 MB, running Panther. I haven't had to adjust performance or anything.

The game sets you up as President of a small Carribean island, and you have to decide what to build, what to pay your workers, how much to embezzle, within a tight budget. There is a lot of complexity - more than in the Sims, for instance, and I am still exploring all the possible options, after a month of playing with the game. I haven't got into building TV stations, or imprisoning my enemies, for example, as I haven't had to fine tune to that extent.

Tropico is easy to learn, and there are three tutorial games included, which allow you to learn how some of the key parts of the game work. After that, you can either just run the sim as you want, or you can follow one of the 30 or so predefined challenges, where you have to build an airport, or embezzle a certain amount of money, or generate a particular level of tourist revenue, within a given time frame. These challenges are quite difficult, and require you to use all of the functions in the game.

I find it easy to get hooked on a game in the evening, and it's very hard to put the computer aside until I've run through a scenario. The good thing about Tropico is that there are varying levels, so relative novices can run through a game with no problems, but that doesn't mean you get bored, as there are plenty of features to explore at more challenging levels. Definitely a keeper!

I was hesitant when buying this game because the graphics looked great, and I was not sure if my pc could handle them. Although my computer is pretty old, Tropico runs quickly and efficiently. I have never run out of new scenarios, and find something new every time I play this game. I would certainly reccomend this product, particularly at this low cost!