Music Reviews

First off, let me say that initially I didn't like this game - I'm not particularly fond of this kind of music, and when I watched the guy across the hall play it, I just thought it was ... stupid.
But then he made ME play it, and I was hooked.
Gameplay is fast and exciting, and it has enormous replay value - getting your score just a bit higher to access the bonus levels is just as fun (if not more so) than trying to beat the initial levels. While the lower two difficulty levels can get kind of boring, they ARE supposed to be easy, and the highest still provides a nice challenge even after a LOT of play.
I have seen reviews which said that the backgrounds were bad, and that it was better without them. While I was originally of this impression, I tried playing with the blank background, and it just wasn't as fun. The backgrounds actually contribute to the game by providing more of a challenge for you as you go along, and some of them can be quite impressive (if chaotic).
All in all, a great game, even for those who don't particularly like beat games (like me) and don't like this kind of music (also like me). Don't form your opinion of this game watching other people play it - you actually have to try it yourself.

FreQeuncy is a music game that takes the music game generation to a whole new level. You play in a tunnel with a few sides. You use an activator to play music notes. Each side represents a different theme. Such as vocals, drums, bass, and more. There are also other little additions added in to make the gameplay better. You can play with up to 4 players but each player MUST HAVE AN ANOLOG CONTROLLER WITH THE TWO JOYSTICKS!

FreQuency is a very addictive and fun game to play. If you like techno or rock you will love this game. Some songs are great and with online play coming up, FreQuency should be classed as a must buy for everyone in the music genre of games.

Oh my god. You just have to try it. It looks like Tempest meets Dance Dance Revolution. At first the interface looks a little bizarre. Indeed, it's a unique game. But once you start playing (use the shoulder buttons!) you cannot stop. You actually feel like you are playing drums, bass, guitar or synth, even axe & scratch. You're not just dancing your fingers to the music. You are zipping the music back together from the elements of the song. The completed song is the reward - there's 25! (plus I hear there's 2 bonus tracks if you score well) Multiplayer is killer (up to 4 players). It even has a great remix mode that's also multiplayer, so you can create remixes of the songs and play them as levels or listen to them in jukebox mode. It's a great party game, as it's fun to watch and easy to play. Air guitarists beware, you're not going to want to stop playing.

No Doubt ... Fear Factory ... DJ QBert ... Orbital, the list of great acts goes on and on.

Well I think this game would be cool if you didnt have to pay to play online. man I already payed for the game once. Im not going to pay to play it online. thats just bull crap.

I am really mad now. WHY WOULD ONE HAVE TO PAY FOR XBOX LIVE TO PLAY OFFLINE. Boy i have some really nasty comments to say to the creators. Ya its a great game but paying to play offline is...not a good idea. eight dollars a month for a few years does not add up in your favor. and i almost bought it...jeesh

I just bought this game and it is awesome. Playing with people online is so sweet. I highly recommend this game.

This was my first Spyro game to play on a GameBoy, and I was very suprised at the amazing color and detail of the game! This game has great graphics and color and music. The 3-D world also makes Spyro: Season of Flame more challenging. The only thing that disappointed me was the incredibly short amount of time it took me to complete the game. In this game, you have to save all of the fireflies and stop Ripto and company from taking over the Dragon Realms. There are 3 bosses in all. And, when you get tired of playing Spyro, you can takes a break and play Shelia the Kangaroo or Agent 9 the monkey in their own levels! This game has two mini-games: Dragon Draughts, or checkers with dragons as the pieces, and Sparx Panic. Sparx Panic can only be unlocked when the game is 100% complete and you have collected ALL 100 fireflies and ALL 8000 gems. The secret game is a great way to push you to actually COMPLETE the game instead of just winning. I'm not going to spoil the suprise, but I will tell you that it is a lot of fun and worth completing the game for. Actually, Sparx Panic is harder than the Spyro game itself. This game is a lot of fun and is definately worth trying!

What an awesome game! This is one of the best GameBoy games I've ever seen. The graphics are, surprisingly, bursting with color and sharpness, and it has very enjoyable music. You just want to jump into that cute little Spyro world. The game itself isn't very hard, it's the challenges! (The fire pixie challenges are incredibly annoying and frustrating.) Great for all ages-you'll never tire of this game. The characters are humorus and cute, and the game is very easy to understand. And you can play four characters: Spyro(of course), Sheila, Agent 9 and Sparx. Personally, my very favorite levels are the Spyro and Sheila ones. It's so refreshing when you finish an Agent 9 or Sheila level, and then you come out to a Spyro level, instead of doing the same levels over and over.
Some of the worlds are even holiday based too, like Shamrock Isle is based on St. Patrick's day, and then there's Christmas(Winter Mesa) and Halloween(Haunted Hills)! Another cool thing about this is the neat angle from which you play. Some GameBoy games are oh-so-dull with the boring 2-D graphics. THIS is full 3-D and far from boring!
In other words, UNBELIVEABLY AWESOME GAME!!!! GET IT!!!!!

I first found out about this game when a friend lent it to me.....I liked it so much, I bought it!! The graphics are excellent, and the different worlds are amazing!! The Sheila worlds are kinda hard, but I used some online walkthroughs to not only help me through the levels, but unlock some fun cheats!! (ex. All breath abilities, invincible, infinite lives, etc.) This game would be perfect for gamers new to the GBA Spyro series, and is well worth the money.

This game is pretty good, but it is certainly not the best it could be. This game has the "Good Things" and the Bad Things." I'll start with the good.
The Good Things
1.The graphics are good, but not the best. Some of the boxers are not as muscular as they should be, but the graphics aren't solid like The Legend of Zelda Windwaker.
2. The story is great. It basically follows the Rocky movie series. I do wish you could be boxers like Clubber Lang and Apollo Creed during movie mode.

3. Every button on the left control pad is a punch, and you can use the arrows and the "R1" button to combine with the other buttons to make a stronger or faster punch.
4. The variety of characters is amazing. Once you beat the game, there are many characters, such as Ivan Drago, you can be during exhibition mode. Now for the bad things.
The Bad Things
1. On movie mode, once you get to a certain point the game becomes virtually impossible. The beginning of the game through the Rocky IV part is no challenge.
2. It is really hard to gain points for strength, speed, stamina etc. unless you use auto train. The only easy one to gain points is for strength. You also lose points when you win a fight.
3. You almost always fight a boxer with points that exceed yours. But for me, stats doesn't really matter, because I kick their butts!
Those are really the goods and the bads about Rocky. If you are a huge Rocky fan, I definitely reccomend this game. If you are uncertain about the game, like I was, rent it first. Again, this isn't as good as it could be, but overall is a really good game.

I am shocked that so many video game sites wrote this game off as mediocre. There is nothing mediocre about the game, yeh it has it's flaws, but so does every game. There are a couple different modes in the game: Knockout, Exhibtion, and Movie. Movie Mode is where you can unlock all the characters & arenas. Some of the boxers in the game you can unlock: Tommy Gunn, Ivan Drago, Clubber Lang, Apollo Creed, Union Cane, Joe Czak, Billy Snow, The Rock Statue (yes it is alive lol), and good ol' Mickey Goldmill Rocky's Trainer. The Movie Mode follows the storyline from the Rocky I-V you first battle as Rocky I then II then III then IV and finally at V. The graphics are pretty good, gameplay rocks, and it's certainly worth $19.99, but certainly not $49.99 when it orignally came out. So if you're a big fan of the Rocky films, I highly recommend getting this game, you'll have fun playing it.

Prognosis: Excellent

-Dr Gamer

I saw this game at a retailer here and being a fan of the Rocky films, I knew I had to have it so I got it, popped it in the PS2 and was amazed with what I saw. It's exactly like the saga of Rocky Balboa beginning from the chapel match against Spider Rico in 1975 to the brutal no rules street fight with Tommy Gunn in 1990. This one's got most of it covered. It has excellent graphics in the fight venues and beautifully choreographed fighters with changeable costumes and actual boxing moves used everywhere. It's got great sound too. I had to turn my volume down to about 5 decibals to keep from blasting crowd noises and music throughout my house. The FMV sequences are amazing. ROCKY depicts Apollo Creed's discovery of Rocky and leads up to the Bicentennial Superfight in Philedelphia. ROCKY II shows Rocky and his dog, Butkis watching Apollo on TV talking trash about Rocky and how he doesn't have the guts to stay in the ring 5 minutes with a superior athlete like him. That one is very realistic because if you notice it, Rocky's turtles Cuff and Link are in the bowl on top of the TV and Rock and Adrian's wedding photo is there too. ROCKY III shows Rocky doing rather well and Clubber Lang's jealousy. It goes into showing an obituary for Mickey in the paper and Clubber's intense training. "You had your shot, now give me mine!" ROCKY IV, my personal favorite shows Ivan Drago's scientific demonstration and his ruthless murder of Apollo Creed. "If he dies, he dies. I cannot be defeated." and ROCKY V sums up Tommy Gunn's training and betrayal and Washington's speech about how he must taunt Rocky to provoke a fight. They were all very realistic and just movie dialogue and some voice action was used to make the sound. There's also an intro showing movie scenes and the credits show movie press stills. After completing movie mode, you unlock the knockout tournament in which you fight through bronze silver and gold belts. It's extremely fun. You build Rocky's strength with training sessions and can even do an Autotrain where you can build his stats and not even go through a session. Though i reccomend going through the sessions to build Rocky up faster. The only things wrong with this game are the facts that Adrian and Pauly aren't even in any FMV sequences, the fighters you go against become too predictable, and only the Rocky theme, Gotta Fly Now, is used as music. They should've put No Easy Way Out and Eye of The Tiger in as well. Plus you get sluggish after you come up on extremely tough fighters. It took me at least 19 tries to defeat Austrailian boxer Tim Simms. But other that this, this game is perfect. Menu Navigation is easy and has help options if you're confused and a sparring mode and exhibition matches to practice for big rounds in movie mode. Buy this game. It's a real Knock-out!

Xii is based on a french comic but dont let it put you off! ok... I love timesplitters 2 as it was the best fps i have ever played and since i got it last christmas has kept me satisfied, but now i wanted something new. I looked at all the games reviews from various sites (i dont buy many games, only the really good ones!) and Xiii intrigued me the most. Its got class and is my replacement for TP2. I have played the hyped up games such as true crime, and well true crime is very crap. Basically get this game if you love FPs, want to start on FPS' or want it as the original and brilliant game that it is!

Breakdown:

. cell shading
. Intricate Story
. Comic like
. Death scenes (such as headshots! e.g first level throw a knife in the guy head and watch him scream in pain!)
. Array of weapons (Chairs! omg! Beter than wrestling a nice WHACCCK! around the head with a chair, always fun)
. Challenging (builds you into a better gamer and gives length!)
. Timesplitters 2 replacement :D
. Length
. Voice acting
. Playable flashbacks!
. Fun

Bad
hmm i cant really think of much but some peoples say that th A.I is inconstnat, but this game is meant to be real! Not everyone you face in real life (if this happened :S) will have the same I.Q!

i dont know what else this is a must have game!

I took advantage of a recent price drop and bought XIII and let me tell you: It's worth paying full price! The last first-person-shooter that I bought was Timesplitters 2 and I was less than impressed with it. So the idea of buying another fps wasn't foremost on my mind. But I'm glad I bought XIII. This is a top-notch production. The casting of David Duchovny in the lead is an inspired choice (this is a conspiracy game, after all, and who better to unravel a conspiracy than Mulder). Adam West also sounds like he had a ball playing the part of General Carrington, XIII's cigar smoking mentor ("You hear me, son?") I wasn't sure how the cell-shaded graphics would look during actual gameplay, but believe me they look STUNNING! I also like the "graphic novel" style of storytelling here--this is especially effective during a firefight when these panels pop up on different parts of the screen, warning you of approaching bad guys. Something else I enjoy: when you shoot a bad guy with a crossbow or a sniper rifle, you see three panels pop up at the top of the screen, showing a close-up of the bad guy's face as your bullet or bolt sinks into his head--AAARRRGGG!

Regardless of how much you pay for XIII, you'll get more than your money's worth. It takes about 20 hours to beat, maybe 25, and it ends in a cliffhanger that I didn't see coming. "Holy sequel, Batman!"

This game is GREAT! First of all let me say that I am not a fan on First Person Shooters but this game caught my attention with cell-shading and the story. In the game you wake up on a beach with no memory of who you are. You are shortly arrested for the murder of the President. As the story progresses you uncover a conspiracy larger than the government. The weapon choice is average, but the enviorments are neat. Multiplayer mode is fun and there are different types of multiplayer games. There are times where you must be stealthy, and there are times where it is flat out chaos. Overall this is a great game and a must have for Playstation 2.

ok so basically when I bought this game I couldnt wait to play it. it was really addicting but then all of the sudden I was at the basilisk. all in all, its super fun but its too short. (the quidditch is my favorite part) I ended up beating it in 2 days. I was just disappointed. the voices in this game dont even resemble the real voices of the characters. ok so there's only 6 days and on each day you do 1 class except for like 1 day you do 2 classes. Iwould not recommend this game to people who like slightly challenging games. its cute for little kids but i give it one thumb up.

I'm happy to admit that I'm a fan of the Harry Potter franchise. I adored the first two books and the first two films and with the release of "The Chamber Of Secrets" in movie theaters last November (and now on video) came this game. It's a Zelda-esque adventure title that's good enough, but could have been better.

Before I get negative, I'll mention the high points of this gaming experience. First, the graphics are very nice. Harry's environments are detailed, the character models look authentic, and the spells Harry performs treat your eyes. Second, the game controls well. It pretty much plays like the 3D Zelda titles from the N64 and Gamecube; you assign spells and items to various buttons and use them, jump automatically when you reach a ledge, have an "action" button that lets you talk to people or grab things and all that other stuff. Movement using the analog stick is very fluid, as well; Harry will move in whatever direction you command without any trouble. Also, the game has many enjoyable mini-games, like Gnome-Throwing and Quidditch. In addition, when you obtain Harry's broom, you can fly all over the Hogwarts campus, something that I really enjoyed doing.

Now for the problems with this game. The first problem is that the load times are long and frequent. I thought when we left the 32-bit era, long load times would be a thing of the past. Unfortunately not, although this isn't the only game on the Xbox to suffer from this problem. Second, are the sound effects, voice, and music. To be fair, the audio in Chamber Of Secrets is good, so why am I complaining? EA didn't recruit any of the actors from the film to do voices in the game, and they didn't even get the John Williams score from the movie. The impersonators are good and the music is nice but I don't understand why they didn't go for authenticity on the audio front. This is very bewildering knowing that EA is one of largest and most profitable gaming companies around. Also knowing that EA got the original actors and score for "Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers" (PS2, Gamecube, Xbox) also from them, I'm wondering what was their excuse was with Mr. Potter. In my mind, there's no excuse for the omission.

Next, the camera has some problems. At certain times in the game, you have to sneak around without being detected, like in "Metal Gear Solid 2." During these times, you have to put your back to the wall. The camera zooms in too close to Harry, not allowing you to see the various guards you need to get through the area. Furthermore, the game doesn't have a first person looking feature that so many other 3D adventure titles have, so it's difficult to see where the guards are. Be prepared to be caught and have many house points taken before you successfully pass.

An additional problem has to do with the game's money currency. You have to collect Every Flavor Beans to buy things from Fred and George Weasley's shop, but whenever you're hit by an enemy like a flying book, you loose the beans you are holding (oh, by the way, I don't remember flying books attacking Hogwarts students in the books or movies). It's just like losing all your rings when you get hit in a Sonic The Hedgehog game, and in this case, that's not a good thing. Just like Sonic, you only have a limited time to pick up the beans you lost, although here, it's even shorter. So if you can't get them in time, you're out by a couple beans. This made me really mad, particularly when I had enough to buy a useful item only to lose them on the way back to Gryffindor Tower, not to mention how far I had to travel and/or how hard it was to find these things in the first place. My last problem, though, is that the game gives no indication of what to do in some sections, and thus, quickly translates into frustration.

Overall, Harry is a decent game, but various problems drag the experience down a little. It's not a bad game, and it's better than most of the licensed junk out there. At least rent this game, though; you may like it a little more than I did.

This was a great game overall, but it could have been better. The graphics were pretty good to. I thought the game was to short and to easy. But if your a true Harry Potter fan like me you will play it over and over like I have. The worst thing about the game was the quidditch, it was fun and everything but I thought it would be alot different. I mean if your a half-decent flyer then it will be really easy for you.

Pros:
-good graphics
-fun game
-you can play flying and gnome mini-games
-at the end of the day you can roam the Hogwarts halls as you wish
-lots of things to accomplish

Cons:
-way to short
-kinda easy
-bad quidditch impression
-you cant save it when your in the middle of something, you have to go to a certain spot and save it

First off, this is definitely a must buy game, it is difficult from start to finish even in the normal play mode, so prepare to re-play missions often. This is not a run and gun game nor is it a stealth type game. When an enemy is shot he dies or takes deep cover, sometimes depending on the severity of the injury they may retreat. I have run back for health packs and ammo and found injured enemy hiding in different recesses of the level. The AI is very smart and crafty in this game, do not expect them to stand there and get shot, they use impressive cover and concealment and incredible team work. For instance, I was pinned down by 4 enemy, two would alternate suppressing fire while two would advance and cover, they took turns doing this until they could attempt to flank me, once they took position I unleashed a whole magazine using the blind fire, this held them back momentarily giving me crucial time to sight in on the closest enemy. Once he was dropped and the other severely injured from my blind fire, the three started a hasty retreat with their guns a blazing spraying bullets everywhere, to include some into there own previously injured guy killing him instantly. This is a cover, conceal and fire game, think real combat, head down in the dirt, buried behind a concrete barrier, when the moment is right unleash the fury...watch em'drop, watch em' scatter.

I will agree that the AI in this game as well as the graphics are pretty good. But it does NOT compare to Metal Gear Solid or Splinter Cell because those are stealth based games. Kill Switch is almost impossible to be stealthy. There are several types of weapons, but basically it doesnt matter because they kill the same. You have a sniper rifle that its worthless because you barely see the enemy through the scope and they still shoot at you and hit you. The blind shooting "advantage" really just sucks, you couldnt hit the freakin wall if it was an inch in front you. The story in the begining looks intriguing but as the game progresses you find that its just your tipical 'Im coming to get you for revenge'. The only challenge that this game represents is to see if you can outlast 20 guys shooting at you, other than that, it doesnt require any thinking. I am very disappointed with this game and I wish I could get my money back, but I lost the receipt.

Kill.Switch is not a bad game at all. In fact it is probably one of the best shoot 'em ups you can get your hands on. You play Bishop, a sort of Metal Gear Solid's Solid Snake x Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher with more firepower than both combined. In fact that is what kill.switch is - one big free-for-all GUNFIGHT.

The story is actually confusing and told in flashback style (some flashback shots are cinematically realistic). Bishop is an ultra-tech Soldier and who is married to Lynn Takamura - a Neural Interface designer for some weapons tech firm. Bishop was supposed to execute a terrorist called Archer but failed. Archer came back to kill Lynn and to take control of Bishop's neural technology sending him about the globe committing terrorist acts of violence. Eventually Bishop finds a way out from Archer's control and goes to take Archer down himself.

Having said all of that, the gun fighting is first rate stuff simply because the enemy AI is the best seen in any game of its kind. The enemy is smart and moves accordingly. They will take you down by flanking you or sending a grenade in your direction. One or two hits are all it takes and you will go down. So you need to use the environment and this is where kill.switch scores in aces. As you hide behind something you can blind fire on the enemy with several different weapons to choose from or you can lean around the side, sight someone and shoot them. The detail in each level makes this one an essential purchase for the XBOX user. It pushes the PS2's graphics quite a bit (now and again the FPS stalls).

So kill.switch plays like you would expect it too - run around various levels (there are 5 major levels divided into two parts each) shooting the enemy and diving behind boxes as you blow things up. Sounds boring or unoriginal - yes, maybe - but kill.switch does it all so furiously. Once you start firing and throwing grenades and dancing about the obstacle pulling off headshots with some blind fire you will see how enjoyable all of this really can be and for that kill.switch is all golden 5 stars.

However it does have some negatives. The story is simply very hard to understand and makes no sense. The zooms are not very deep on the gun scopes meaning that you do not really get to zoom around and see the awesome sights that they have designed. It could have done with better zooms. It was absolutely terrible that they did not make more objects destructible. You couldn't even shoot up things like tables and chairs. I didn't see a single wall blow out in the game.

In the end I would not really purchase this unless you like blast em ups. If blast em ups are your thing then do not even think twice about this review. Stop now and go pick up kill.switch. It is insane live fire from start to finish. You will get a bang for your buck. However if you are looking for a game that might do something other than that (forget any type of Splinter Cell objectives or Metal Gear Solid coolness) then I suggest you go look elsewhere.

Pros:

-Furious action. Non-stop suppressing fire.
-Amazing enemy AI. The best of any game out there.
-Highly detailed graphics.
-Blind-fire. A very cool option.
-In terms of action this is what MGS and SC want-to-be but are not.
-Cuts scenes are realistic.

Cons:

-There appears to be no screen size adjustment on PS2 version.
-Runs a little slow on the PS2 at times.
-Short. Really only 6 to 8 hours of start to end game play.
-No environmental destruction.
-Extremely limited objectives.
-Story makes no sense.

I've been playin the game since January 2003! It is the best game ever!

If your a new player and enjoy the offline versions just be pre-warned you won't find all the objects from the expansion packs in the Sims Online, so if you buy this game and expect to find the fashion stage from Superstar or roller coasters from Makin Magic your will be disappointed, many of the objects from the expansions packs never made it in TSO.

Earning simoleans (in game money) is hard and sometimes frustrating, you study certain skills like cooking etc so you can earn more on money objects, but skilling can be very long and tedious, plus unlike the offline version your skills decay at a alarming rate the more you do.

New content is slow coming, again don't expect over a hundred new objects every 6 or 7 months like in the offline sims expansion packs, maybe 2 every 8 or 9 months if your lucky.

If you love to chat with moving characters then try the game out, if you love the offline sims and expect TSO to let you build a house and funish it right away you will be disappointed,I would recommend getting the game for about 10 bucks if you can and do the free trial if your a big sim lover.

its ok. a little pay per month. My best and favorite part of the game is when you get money, money really important in the game. If your really want to save money if you just started, go ask sombody to to live with them like roommates. A. You can either just stay there and slack off. B. Or work around the house and get rich then move out and your roomate will start begging for you to stay then you say "no" Then help a newbie and they become rich then you start begging.

one reviewer said:
UH, I have this and I was able to fit, 2 controllers (regular), dvd kit + remote, 2 AV cables, 1 AC, the xbox, 4+ games, manuals.

well, i can fit the xbox, some pads (so it doesn't get hurt), with 3 controllers (the regular ones), dvd kit, 3 av cables, 11 GAMES (including the case), and all the damn manuals in my school backpack. although its on my back when i carry it, i sure don't want to carry this heavy console on my shoulder. well, although the "design" is better, i wouldn't really pay $30 for this carrying case. try getting some pads (like five bucks???) and put the xbox in ur backpack. it has alot more room in it (well mine at least), and saves u ur $30 and makes good use of the backpack.

It would be nice if I had my case. I ordered it on June 7 and it hasnt even been shipped and it's now June 21. How much longer do I have to wait to get this. If your the person who i bought this from email me a.s.a.p. at grenshaw07@aol.com thank you

I am a student who lives in a dorm and since I don't have a tv in my room this is great for carrying my xbox from room to room. It carries 2 controllers, all the aud/vid cables, the system(of course), the dvd kit, games, and it has a pouch on the back for magazines (or instruction manuals in my case). It is the perfect solution if you plan on taking your xbox around. If not, go with the old paper bag method.

The game is great. You can fly or drive so many different ships. Its awesome. The best mission is where you evacuate a ice planet before its taken over. The multiplayer options areeven better.

I bought this game for my 10-year-old son for Christmas. While he does love the game he was able to complete it in only 3 evenings. He said it was easy but did have places where it was difficult. I realize this game is rated teen but he's played almost all the teen rated Star Wars PS and computer games. This one was the easiest for him. The redeeming aspect of the game is that it has two player games. He and his 8-year-old sister are really enjoying the two player games. I was personally very disappointed with the game because he was able to complete so easily and quickly. Unless you are into the two player aspect of the game, I'd save some money and just rent it.

As an inexperienced gamer and a STAR WARS fan, I enjoyed playing THE CLONE WARS. The game starts off with the Battle of Genosis from the ATTACK OF THE CLONES movie and fills in a few plot holes from that film. However, the main point of this game involves an ancient, destroyed Sith device called the "Dark Reaper". The Reaper was an almost invincible weapon the Sith used in their battle against the Jedi 1000 years ago. The weapon was defeated and destroyed, but not totally. Rumor has it that Count Dooku has located the remains of the Reaper and plans to resurrect it in the Clone Wars in order to eleminate the Jedi.

The story is a bit far fetched, but this is the STAR WARS universe we're talking about; things get that way every once in awhile. The graphics are decent, but could have been better. Levels do tend to go from being easy to difficult to easy, but the easy levels give a person a break posed by the challenges in the previous and next level to come.

My favorite part of this game are the dual player games. My brother and I thoroughly enjoy those. We especially like the Genosis Academy. The best duo to have in that level is "Wookie" (type in NERFHERDER in the Options/Bonus menu) and Yoda (whom is opened after you beat 45 bonus missions). The double team of those two together is almost unstopable.

Overall, I found THE CLONE WARS to be a fun and exciting game. The graphics and story could have been better and some of the challenges aren't that difficult. Nevertheless, it is a fairly challenging game and has some great dual player options. Recommended for any beginning to average gamer and any STAR WARS fan.