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Lan and the Blue Bomber are back in action -- just as an asteroid hurtles toward earth!

Category: Adventure
Players: 2 players simultaneous
Multiplayer: Multi-Pak Publisher: Capcom

Features:

* Unique blend of action and RPG elements
* Win chips to dramatically upgrade Mega Man's fighting skills
* Two-player chip-trading and vs. modes with Blue Moon or sister game Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun Game Paks
* Debut of Soul Unison and Dark Soul systems

Take on the world's toughest NetBattlers and save the planet from an asteroid while you're at it in Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon or Red Sun. Lan, a school kid, does the walking while his computer program, Mega Man.exe, does the virus stompin'.

The Web is buzzing with news of the big Den Battle Tournament. It's the ultimate battle between Navis (electronic personifications on the Net). Lan and his Navi, Mega Man, must find a way to get into that tournament.

When you control Lan, he skates around the city and chats with his fellow citizens. Some give him clues for completing his mission. If you're ever unsure what Lan is supposed to be doing, press the L Button and Mega Man will remind you of your task or give you a hint on how to finish your task.

When Lan needs to go on the Net to complete his mission, he jacks in his PET (PErsonal Terminal, which holds his Navi) and Mega Man logs into action. The Net can be a scary place. Although it buzzes with key info, it's also littered with viruses that Mega Man needs to delete.

NetBattle:

Once Mega Man crosses the path of a virus, he enters the battle arena. On the left side of the screen, Mega Man has a nine-square block in which to move around. The viruses have a similar block on the right side. When the battle starts, Mega Man can access six chips chosen randomly from a battle folder of 30 chips.

Once Mega Man has his chips, the battle begins. Mega Man can use his battle chips by pressing A. He can use each chip only once before he has to reload. He's allowed to reload once every 15 seconds. Once you're cleared to reload, press the L or R Button. The battle pauses and a screen appears, showing you six more chips you can choose from. Once you make your choice, the battle resumes right where it left off. Mega Man can also fire his Mega-Buster by pressing the B Button. This process continues until Mega Man defeats the viruses or loses all his hit points.

You usually win chips after you defeat viruses. You can mix and match these to upgrade Mega Man's performance. Mega Man can have up to four copies of one type of chip in his battle folder. The more copies of a chip you have, the more likely one is to come up for you during battle.

Tournament:

Both Red Sun and Blue Moon share the same storyline until you get to the big tournament. Here, each game has a unique set of six opponents, one of which will randomly be assigned to battle you. Eight players, including yourself, participate in the tournament. Defeat your opponent's Navis in NetBattles to advance to the semifinals and finals.

Before Lan faces his opponent in the tournament, however, he must complete a story- mode mission. Just before battling his next tournament rival, something terrible happens. Being the great kid he is, Lan leaves the stadium to go right the wrong. As it turns out, the tournament is just a test to find the best NetBattler and recruit him to help save the planet from being smashed by an asteroid.

Soul Mates:

In a new twist, Battle Network 4 features Dark Soul and Soul Unison systems. Once you defeat an opponent in the tournament, you can use his Navi's special abilities for the rest of the game. Whenever Mega Man battles viruses or other enemies, you can sacrifice certain chips to fuse for a short time, a defeated opponent's attributes with Mega Man.

However, some dark, mysterious chips eat away at Mega Man's soul. They're also the most powerful. When Mega Man performs a Soul Unison with these dark chips, Mega Man becomes nearly unbeatable. However, every time he performs a Soul Unison with the dark chips, the dark powers eat away at his hit points, one point at a time. One point per use might not seem like much of a punishment, but Mega Man can never get those hit points back. As the game progresses, Mega Man starts performing unpredictably if he's been corrupted by the dark powers. Don't overuse the dark powers, as tempting as it might be.

Once you've won a couple of tournament battles, you can link up to another Game Boy Advance using the Game Boy Advance Link Cable. If a friend has either Red Sun or Blue Moon, you can battle him or her or trade collected chips.

NetBattles look great but happen way too frequently. At first, battling after every 15 steps is all right because you're trying to build up your chip collection. When you're trying to accomplish your missions, though, getting spammed by these viruses gets old quickly.

The story missions play well (although some have very obscure solutions). It would have been nice, however, to play more tournament battles and spend less time accomplishing missions to get to the big battles.

Bottom Line:

The Mega Man Battle Network 4 games will please fans of the previous Mega Man offerings. The Soul Unison system and the possible conversion of Mega Man to the "dark side" add a unique angle to the series.

Mega Man Battle Blue Moon is going to be a great game and I hope you've enjoyed my review

My friends and I got it yesterday. Very addictive. Not as many program advances as in MMBN3 (I miss the Elemental Sword <:[ ) but some really cool new ones have popped up (Dark Messiah Neo).
The translation isn't that great. Grammatical and some spelling errors.
Lots of replayability since you unlock different difficulty settings and in order to *complete* the ENTIRE game (including the secret missions) you have to play through it twice.
You won't be able to get all the soul fusions at first. You can only get the first three, which really sucks. Once you beat it the first time, you'll be able to get the other souls.
IMHO, if you're going for an easy *beatdown* soul, buy the "Red Sun" version and pick Fire Soul or Wind Soul (ownz!!). "Red Sun" also has some better Giga-chips: Holy Dream, Meteo, Dark Barrier.
Hope this helps.

This game is awesome I just got it for my birthday. Anyone that thinks this game is bad is crazy. I have been playing nonstop since i got it and i have already beaten the first (normal hardness mode) in the game. Buy this game if you are a fan of megaman i doubt you will be dissapointed!!!!!!

P.S.- proto soul rocks!!!!!

This is a very unique game made by the creators of the MedEvil series. It is a story about a girl who finds out she is more than what she believes: she is part demon, and she is the only one who can save the world.

The two primal forces, order and chaos, must be at a balance in order for our world to remain consistant. Chaos tries to break the balance, giving himself more power. Jen (you) is sent into another realm, the "demon" realm, in order to repair the damage. The reason she is sent is because she is a unique person - she is half-human half-demon, therefore she has powers that no ordinary demon has. She can morph into other demon forms. You are also joined by a demon made out of stone (Scree) to help you through your travels.

The gameplay is very challenging, because there are a lot of puzzles throughout the game. This isn't one of those games where you play and go through the motions; this is a game where you have to think. You have to solve puzzles by switching between the characters and your demon forms.

The fighting can become a little tedious, where all you have to do is bash the back shoulder buttons. Fighting can become quite annoying because the block button is very clumsy, and you lose a lot of health.

All in all:
the plot is very interesting.
the gameplay is medium-hard.
the replay value is high, because there are a lot of unlockables.

For people who want a challenging game that involves action and the use of the brain, then this would be a great game for your collection. For those who don't really like thinking games, but prefer like some action, you could get this game with a guide to help (but that ruins the purpose). If you are looking for a game that is purely action and is full of gore, don't look at this game. Look for BloodRayne, or something like that. This game is for people who love solving puzzles.

WELL, I must say this game has alot of opinions which can get rather maddening, I would suggest to anyone if you think you would like it, then rent it or buy it, whatever you do, because this game is not THAT bad i've had a few problems with glitches myself, like the world disappearing and i'm walking on air??? I don't know either, BUT, I love the attitude they give the character, she's a A** kicker and Scree, well I just love gargoyles! The different realms are exaclty that- you do not have repetition in this game,that sets the score high i think.(and that tattoo on her back, very nice!!!)That's a 5 star tat.

Fighting is testy at times, but what battles in any game are not.
you need to use your noggin for some of the puzzles, but for the most part you don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure it out, though it does use some of that gray matter locked up in your pretty heads, so if the room is dark, brighten it up and have yourself a look around...TRY to do it without cheating!!!!
"use your dead zone" you'll figure it out!!!!
I LIKED THE GAME alot but sometimes opinions are not what the need is, the need is to just get the game and PLAY IT!!!!!!!!!!

Even though it's not very old, this game is a classic, the adventure is truly a blast, I've beaten this game over 5 times in less than the 2 years I've owned it. The basic plot of this game is that you (Jen) and your side-kick (Scree) explore four different highly detailed realms. Forest, water, haunted, and fire, is what I like to call them, can't remember the real names of them, and my PS2 isn't connected so I can't check, but basically those are what the reamls are. They each take well over an hour to beat, even when you know what you're doing. Another great feature in this game, is you get to control your side-kick "Scree" whenever you like, so basically you have 2 characters to pick from, having to switch to progress in the game. Ifyou don't already own this game, definitely pick it up, it's worth every penny.

The game is the best simulation game ever. If you love simulation games this is the game you should get.

This is an extremely clever, interesting, and entertaining game which I found enjoyable for a while but then found the following to be quite disappointing:
1. It takes the Sims about 15 minutes to walk across their very small living room.
2. ...they could have spoken a real laguage.
3. Why in the world did I waste all of that time getting my Sim the ultimate job when She couldn't have the ultimate house? Is there a logical explanation as to why you have a cap on how much your house can be worth because I don't get it.

I thought this game was awesome. I have never played the PC version, but from what I have heard of it this one is just as addicting and amusing. I have not yet purchased htis game but I have rented it and every time I am glued to the game all day until it is time to take it back. I found cheats online that can unlock all of the special features and give you unlimited money so I don't really have a problem with not being able to use some things. Overall this game is very fun and very addictive. I really enjoy it. You should all purchase it.

I am a big Crash fan but this game wasn't what I expected for a next-gen sequel to the other PlayStation games. The graphics are pretty bad for an Xbox or GameCube game, and the levels are just a little bigger. It doesn't compete with other games anymore because it has stayed very much the same from the others, which were made in the '90s, even if this has new vehicles and bosses (There is also another unlockable move, which is tip-toeing, I used it once the entire game, and I didn't even need it). Speaking of boss battles, they were frustrating, but still quite fun. So to Crash fans, you will like how this game is more challenging than the other games, but will feel as if you've experienced the game before in its predecessors. However, Traveller's Tales did good in keeping it like the other games even if that became the thing I didn't like about it. It's got a good price, but I think it's only worth a rent to beat it, unless you are a "real" Crash fan and want to get 100% completion. If you're not a Crash fan, don't even bother with it.

XBOX has a lot of great games but lots of platformers are crap on xbox. lets face it thee trys lately have been awful. blinx the timesweeper whiplash zapper all that crap. thats why crash bandicoot the wrath of cortex is the best. the graphics are stunning. better than the ps2 version. basically the goal in cb woc is to go trough hublevels to get crystals. if you already played a crash bandicoot game you know the drill. there will also be timed relic challenges. and you will have to collect every box in a level to obtain a gem. once you collect every item in the game you can open up a new superworld that will give you another stage of levels. you can tell by the level layout that the developers were really using a lot of creativity. the boss battles are a nice addition. and another way cb woc towers over your mediocre platformer is the difficulty. crash has gotten signifigantly harder. remember how hard the original crash bandicoot was. well this game is even harder than that. so the difficulty is a nice change of pace for the levels. you get new veichles in the game too. a titansuit- you get acess to this veichle in- droid void crate balls of fire and cortex vortex. you also can use a jeep. youll get acess to this veichle in- jungle rumble and smokey and the bandicoot. youll also get acess to a submarine you can use it in- h20 and coral canyon. youll also get a copter pack you can use that in- farehinheit frenzy. you also get a scooter you can use that in- tsunami avalanche. you get a crash glider you use that in- tornado alley that sinking feeling crashstroids 4th boss level. and latly you a spherical moonball which you can use in- bammboozled eskimo roll medevil madness. also cb woc has shorter load times alot shorter load times than the ps2 version. overall with so many horrible platform games on the market. you should buy or at least rent this game.

are you ready for crash bandicoots best adventure yet. if you answered yes you have to buy this game. it has wonderful eyedazziling graphics huge gameplay advancements and increased difficulty level. there are 30 much larger and much harder to explore worlds plenty of scenery and some of the best boss rounds in a game. crash gets to his disposal 8 new veichles. a spherical rollerball a submarine a firefly plane a jet glider a copter pack a sleek moter scooter and an enormus titan mech suit. all of these veichles are awesome theyre generally used to get out of a level. theres tons of secrets to be unlocked an a new hub world addition. you canget to it after collecting everything in all the levels. crash looks sounds and plays better than ever. if you ask me this is the best platform game on xbox. just think of what is a better mascot blinx the timesweeper or crash bandicoot. crash bandicoots sold millions of copies on psone and now hes proving himself on xbox. forget all the other lame platformers and get crash bandicoot the wrath of cortex.

In a nutshell, it's AD&D wiggled into the Gauntlet package.

Pros:
Good multiplayer game if you've several friends with 3-5 days of free time.
Also fun as a single player game.
Lots of powers to buy up and further diversify each character.

Cons:
Despite the diversity of skills/powers that can be bought up, it all boils down to "look at my new trick for doing/avoiding damage."
Linear gameplay with no means of exploring or jumping ahead.
Gets repetitive fast.
Low replay value.

Finish the game in 3-4 days of solid playing.
Zero character development. Total hack n' slash.
There is no actual story/plot beyond "go kill X again." Yawn.
Mini-adventures/quests are equally linear and inconsequential. Double yawn.
Standing around aimlessly while waiting to heal up.
Backstory is so ridiculous as to be laughable.*

* The backstory has the four heroes killing the Bad Guy centuries ago. But as the Bad Guy is dying in this fight, he gets off a spell that 1) kills all the characters and 2) destroys their weapons by shattering their magic into 20 shards which are then dispersed to multiple planes of existence. Hello? If the guy is so powerful as to be able to cast something like that as he's dying, why didn't he do that right when the heroes walked through the door? It's just outright bad story.

So while the game is entertaining most of the time (the first time through), it becomes tedious in places and won't be one that you go back and play time and time again. Lack of any plot/story makes it a combat-only game rather than an engaging epic, which is the heart of the AD&D gaming system.

I'll be selling my copy after I've loaned it to some friends to play.

I need to preface this with saying that I love D&D, and I love fighting through dungeons. Any game that lets you set the character's armor and weapons makes me happy.

I really liked D&DH when I started playing it, but it became repetitive after the first few hours. I finished it, but quickly traded it in. Read on for the reasons why...

You are one of a band of heroes raised from the dead to fight an evil warrior you defeated years before. His power is legendary, and it is believed that only you (and your friends, if you are playing multiplayer) can defeat this undead hellion. He has, of course, unleashed a pride of monsters upon the various worlds you must travel to find his lair.

Characters
The characters in this game are good, keeping in tune with traditional D&D classes. I played through as the human Warrior (I mean ''Fighter''), my hack-'n'-slash favorite. You can also choose from Rogue, Wizard, or Cleric. Other than the players, the NPCs are well animated, but their character development is pretty two-dimensional.

Bad Guys, Monsters, and [SPOILER]s, Oh My!
Ok, I won't spoil my favorite part of the game for you. Let me just say that some of the monsters that appeared brought back some great PC/earlier console memories. There's nothing better than beating a monster easily that has kicked your backside before, and there is plenty of this in this game. The monsters are well animated, and have decent sound effects. It would be nice if there was additional variation within levels (rather than just among levels), but overall there are is a wide variety to kill.

In other graphic/sound areas: The NPC voices are good, and well cast. The animations for fighting and spell casting are nice, but are not unique to D&DH.

Will This Gather Dust?
I traded it in after finishing it in one week, so it might be gathering dust at the store -- I don't know! I have absolutely no desire to play it again, because the repetitive hacking and slashing became tiresome the FIRST time through. Only about 20 hours worth of playing time, but I only played through as the Fighter (thank goodness)! There is nothing new in this game, but that may not be a bad thing, depending on your taste...

Overall Recommendation:
If you like Diablo, you'll like this.
If you liked playing earlier D&D games, you'll like this.
If you like pushing one button to attack and another, occasionally, to use a health potion, you'll like this.

I played the demo from Xbox mag and liked this right off the bat.
As for the actual game I played, sorry to say I can't 100% agree with other assessments of the graphics. The water and fire is what catches your eye but the boxy (classic D&D) style dungeons made me drop my rating a step.

Monsters: Are pretty much slightly modified repicas per level. ie some skeletons are archers, some are fighters and some more like rogues. This makes for modified tactics on your part.

Bosses: Pretty easy to figure out. Even the Final Boss isn't that bad.

Story line: YES it is weak but I don't see these whiners making games for Atari. The story line forces you to follow one path to your goal but you can always go back to past places to rack up a few XP or gold.

I played all 4 characters and found it pretty much fun each time.

Bad: It should have allowed you to add players in a single player mode if you already finished the game with other characters. ie If I already finished with the fighter, when I play with the Rogue, I should be able to add the fighter to my party as a NPC and so on.

I had fun and so should you.

The FIFA series of games has always been the best of the soccer games, but it was never that challenging. That's not the case anymore. FIFA 2003 is a very tough game with a steep learning curve.

The game has a few modes of play. You can play in a Club Championship (Champions' League) season with one of over a dozen European club teams. You can play in a tournament and set it up however you want. You can also play a full season with club teams. It's very comprehensive and features MLS, English Premier League, and other top world leagues. It also has the vast majority of the top players in the world.

The graphics are outstanding. Each player has a unique look that is almost a perfect match to how they really look. The players motions are fluid and look extremely realistic, complete with turns and tackles. There also are literally hundreds of stadiums in the game, from Arsenal's Highbury to the Revolution's Gillette Stadium. Soundwise, the commentary is done by a British pair that do a nice job calling the action, but don't give a whole lot of excitement to the game. The crowd sounds are good, though, complete with chants. There is simply nothing cooler than hearing your crowd continually chant "One-nil, one-nil, one-nil" when you're up 1-0.

The gameplay is where this game gets very tough. First of all, the teams now know how to defend, so no more going from coast to coast and scoring with one player. You have to set up your goals with care and precision. But even the perfect setup might not get the job done. You have to aim the shot with the left thumbstick...the same left thumbstick you use to move. This takes a lot of practice and the game will be very frustrating the first few times you play it as you watch shot after shot sail wide. EA has also added a "freestyle" control to the right thumbstick, which is supposed to add some new moves to your arsenal, but I still haven't figured out how to use it effectively.

Overall, though, any fan of soccer would really like this game. With patience, you can have a lot of fun with all sorts of teams.

Although World Cup Fever has temporarily subsided, this game is a hit! EA Sports has really done it this time! If you liked World Cup 2002 or any of its predecesors, you will love FIFA 2003!

This game allows one to play with the best club teams, players, and national teams in the world! Many stadiums (24 or so) and team-specific chants create a realistic environment. I was shocked by the increased player control (foot movement is more realistic), player-specific abilities (the better players are not only faster, but more skilled in one-on-one situations), and fabulous graphics. The CPU is much improved in the 2003 release and better adjusts to player tendancies and game situations.

Although the 18 featured "Club Championship" (team chants and stadiums, and increased detail) are European (EA should include Mexican, Brasilian, MLS, etc. in future editions), they are fun to play.

As I enjoyed watching the 2002 World Cup, I was thrilled to try a game that better reflected the changing demographics in soccer. The Korean team is lightning fast, Senegal physical, and US team finally respectable! I can now play the vastly-improved US team with pride and unafraid of losing to my friends who generally sport Brasil, Mexico, or Germany.

The PC version is good (better remore play options with more teams), but the X-Box version is fabulous! The graphics and sounds are incomparable and worthy of the superior X-Box platform!

Really good graphics, controlling, etc. Me and my friend Daniel really enjoyed it. heres 1 cheat i know, to unlock seoul stadium win first place in international championship. if you want a good or awsome soccor game choose this game. just don't go crying MOMMY I LOST THE CHAMPIONSHIP WHHHHHAAAAAAAA cause this game is as easy as pie. and if you do lose the championship GOD my 4 year old cousin could beat the champioship

Ok, Yu Yu Hakusho is defiantely on of Cartoon Network's good shows. It's Number 8 on my best Cartoon Network, here's my list:
1. Cowboy Bebop
2. FLCL
3. Dragonball Z
4. Trigun
5. Hamtaro
6. Ruroni Kenshin
7. Tenchi Muyo
8. Yu Yu Hakusho
9. .hack//sign
10. Inuyasha

Anyway, the show is good, I think it's going to be some below what we expected, probably how Dragonball Z the legacy Goku turned up. It sold so many simply because of the theme, but the actual game play was what we least expect. Yu Yu Hakusho is an anime sorta like DBZ excpet less streched and different things.

I'm sorry to say it but almost everything people say about this game is WRONG the graphics are not great but they are better than what they show in picures(and whoever said characters look his electrocuted blobs is an idiot.)I think that they should make levels longer cause they are to short, but you can't finisih it in 2 hours so whoever said that is a lair or played it every second and is a true fiend. This game will seem a lot better if you are a fan of the show. If not you probably shouldn't buy it unless you want a semi-easy game.

I think this game was great! VERY FUN! UMMM THAT IS IT!

There are 18 missions to complete on the new dossier in this game as opposed to 50 on the original Ghost Recon. You still have the option to lead two 3-men platoons and customize the skills and weaponry of each platoon member. Lighting effects, sound effects, and overall graphic clarity is superb in this game! Run through a thick jungle with your platoon on your heels through driving rain while flashes of lighting light up shadows in the mist while deep rolling thunder pounds through the canopy; Ocean waves lap at your boots as the whizzing sounds of 50 caliber machine gun fire engulfs your eardrums while you attempt to gain control of an island beach front; Throw on your night vision goggles and creep through the darkness as a sniper taking unsuspecting enemy personell as you make your way to the extraction zone. There's much more! The scenarios you are placed in are highly imaginative and a lot of fun. You can strategize all day with this game. There are only 2 minor criticisms I have of this game: One, sometimes when you use grenade launchers or anti-tank missiles, it freezes the game. This happens with the original Ghost Recon as well. Though it is an infrequent occurence, it can be very annoying when you're almost done with a mission only to have to restart your Xbox and start the mission anew (the good thing is that the game saves your progress after each completed mission). My second criticism with this game (a minor one) is that whoever is on your platoon (Alpha or Bravo) will follow you wherever when they aren't holding position. Often when you are trying to sneak up on an ememy the guys in your platoon will just start shooting at him/her thus giving away your position. This can be devastating if they give your position away too soon (example: you are waiting for a vehicle column to be fully exposed or all enemy personell to come out in the open). Also, at times you may throw a grenade and then run away but your men will lag behind before following you thus being killed by the explosion. On the topic of grenades: in order to throw your grenade farther, you have to hold the button down longer before releasing... be sure to start holding the button down BEFORE you expose yourself to possible gunfire!! You don't want to be standing out there with a grenade in your hand holding the button down at length to chuck it far and get shot (thus dropping your grenade and killing yourself and everyone in your platoon!).

These problems are minor and in reality, add another level of critical thinking to the game (except for the screen freezing problem). I still love this game and can't wait for the next one to come out!

I just bought the game yesterday and I have to say they really did a good job. I haven't gotten far into the campaign yet, but I think they've definately made it more of a challenge. Also, for those of you who like to unlock everything, this time there are only 18 items listed in the dossier (compared to the 50 that was in Ghost Recon). For the multiplayer aspect they've added a lot more weapons, especially a much better silenced sniper rifle that can actually drop enemy's without having to be a headshot. I haven't tried it online, but I'm seriously thinking about getting XBox Live after playing this game... it would be awesome online. One down side is that it is just like Ghost Recon in that if you want to play against friends using link play, it's only one player per XBox/TV!

This game is the Best. It's like paintball, except u don't have to pay for each paintball game. =)

When I first began this game, I didn't think I'd ever complete it. However, I soon realized each mission and challenge prepares you for the next. At first I was a little disappointed that the aircraft wouldn't roll. but found out that going to the "Advanced 1" setting provides this feature. I've never been much with video games, but the combination of story line, action,
graphics, and dialogue really puts me "into" the game. While
not completely realistic, I find it to be highly challenging, yet
downright fun and exhilerating. I hope LucasArts and Totally Games will make the bonus missions exclusive to "Xbox" available
to "PS2" and other platforms. SWON has captivated me for hours of
pure enjoyment.

Simply put, this game is a lot of fun to play. The flight controls are easy to learn and handle, and the AI is pretty sharp. Bombers stay in formation as long as they can until you break them up, and your wingmen (who you exercise some control over) fly like they actually have half a brain in their head, insted of just wandering around.

There have been some complaints about how you have to shoot down tons of planes to win a mission. True, but remember, this is a GAME. Purists may snort, but if I have to choose between flying forever to shoot down one or two planes, or go around blasting half of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force out of the sky every mission, I choose the latter.

Speaking of the Japanese, that is the one thing I don't understand about the game. "Secret weapons over Normandy?" So far I've flown over Britain, North Africa, the Far East and the Pacific, and I've only played a couple of the 30 or so levels. Also, I've flown standard aircraft (Spitfires, P-38s, etc) the whole time. The title doesn't do this fine game justice.

It's a blast to play. Buy it, and get you trigger finger loose. And keep an eye on your altitude!

I have played many PS2 games but none of them rivals the amount of fun in this game. I have always hated flying games. They always seeemed lame, or boring, or too easy. I mean, shooting a heat-seeking missle is no where near as fun as two planes going at it in a dogfight with bullets. This game rox! The graphics are amazing. Some people keep saying that the flying isn't that realistic. Sure you have to shoot down more planes than you would in real life, but its not 48 like the one guy said. The flight controls are realistic. You have to shoot at a red target thats in front of the plane. In real life you don't shoot directly at the enemy. You're both moving so fast that the bullets seem to "curve". If you're a beginner, you can slow down time which makes it a little easier to aim and shoot. Also, when you're flying into combat and the enemy is far away, instead of waiting 30 seconds to get there you can speed up time too. Its realistic so not only you're plane speeds up but everyone elses too. Bombing is a ton of fun especially using torpedos. Adding cool upgrades such as 37mm cannons is awesome. My friend brought it over one day and the next day I wanted to buy it. Its really easy to learn. The controls are simple but fun and effective. This is a great game for someone who just wants a fun realistic flying game to just pick up and start playing and have fun. Its WWII so it encorporates real battles and scenarios into the game. However, it doesn't overload you with information about WWII. Enemy AI is great as is your wingmates. All-in-all, this is a great game and I think you should buy it.

this game is okay. it definitely could have been much better. the modes and bios and pictures are great, but the gameplay isn't all that good. the fighting is good yes, and the combos are fun to do as well as chalenging. the graphics are excellent for gameboy advance, and the best i've ever seen. the bad things about this game that make it only 3 out of 5 stars are:
1) no challenge whatsoever in unlocking characters, bios or pictures.
2) this game gets VERY boring VERY fast. (it's a good thing i rented it and didn't buy it)
3) it is hard to play on the gamecube gameplayer, which allows you to play GBA games on the big screen
4) attacks do no damage and it takes forever to beat someone. NOT a good game to play on the way to a restaurant or something because it takes so darn long
5) to hard to fly and you have to do a "burst mode" while flying. you can't kick and punch normally in the air
any fan of DBZ or budokai 1/2 should try out this game, BUT take my advice and rent this game before buying it

OK I love DBZ. It is 1 of the best anime/manga/game series/national phenomenons ever. But this game SUCKS!!!!!!! I thought it would live up to the status of the Budokai series or Legacy of Goku 2, but it didn't. It gives you no idea how to use special attacks, and the character voices are awful. So, don't get it, I repeat DON'T GET IT! Spend your money DBZ Supersonic Warriors, Legacy of Goku 2, or Budokai 2.

This is probably the best GBA game out yet,but one thing.Its too much of the same thing!!!All you do is fight fight and fight!!!!Its a little like tekken advance but this has more of diffrent things to unlock like settings mode bios images and music.After you unlock every character and thats it.Im not saying its bad, but I wwonder if you should really buy it.