Sports Reviews

I bought this scooter for my 3 year old son 3 years ago and it is still the most popular scooter in our neighborhood! All the kids, ages 2 to 9 like to ride it. It is much easier to ride with the two wheels in the front. It is an excellent first scooter and I highly recommend it!

We purchased this scooter a couple of months ago for our 2-year old (he will be 3 in August), and after his 2nd try, he was zipping, executing turns and stops all around our cul-de-sac, just like his 10-, 11- and 12-year old siblings on their "big kid" scooters! I was amazed! This is the ONLY scooter I found anywhere with the 2 wheels in the front, instead of in the rear, and it has made a tremendous difference. Educational value comes from the fact that it has improved his large motor skills, coordination and self-confidence! I read the earlier review where someone had problems with the durability of theirs, but we have had no problems at all, and he gets pretty rough with it, at times.

My 4 year old son has been using this scooter since he was
2 years old. He has had a great time with this scooter.It
really turns well and is very stable for young riders.Most
preschool scooters have the two wheels in the back but this
scooter has the two wheels in the front making it easier
for the young rider to scoot.My little guy can keep up
with his older friends when they are on their two
wheel scooters. This scooter provides a smooth ride and
is very durable.This is the best preschool scooter around.

im a serios yugioh fan and i find the pegusus deck is preety good it is the best starter deck if you like magic and trap

My sister got this deck for her birthday, and she loves it! It has some good cards, like the Toon Monsters, and some Magic and Trap cards... My sister's Deck has quite a few cards from at least 3 starter decks (Joey, Pegasus, Yugi) She has all the Toon Monsters except for the Japenese Dark Magician Girl. But anyway, I kind of like this deck, but I'd personally prefer the Joey or Kaiba, maybe the Yugi. Ah well. Buy this deck, I'd recommend it- Even thought my deck has only one or two cards from it... IT'S TIME TO DUEL!!! (Sorry I could'nt resist!! ;)

if ya trade toon worldu can use toons as regular monsters and the it wont make yacange the other guy plays toon world it jes works for if u play itand it plays on on the oponet

From the makers of putt-putt,freddi fish,spy fox and pajama sam comes backyard sports.It's fun but you buy it on software,that's where it gets **** instead of *****.Humongous FORCES you to do their setups BEFORe you can play your game.

I gave Backyard Baseball 2003 a 5\5 stars grade because it's easy to play,you can pick your team and best of all there are made up backyard kids of different skill levels and to add to that there are kid versions of Major League Baseball players based on their actual skills. Each player has skills based on a scale from 1 to ten on batting,running ,pitching,and fielding.It's sad that there's no more Tony Gwynn,Mark McGwire,or Cal Ripken Jr but I understand because they're all retired. I think this game is better than High Heat 2003. I would rate HH2003 3/5 stars because it's hard to play and the Minor League players aren't even real. I highly recommend this game over HH2003. I also recommend this game for any sports fan!

BBY 2003 is a whole lot better than BBY 2001. Get the picture?
BBY 2003 has rad new sounds like the swings, connections with
the bat & ball etc. New people are doing voices for Vinny, Sunny
and the players. A dissapointment in BBY 2003 is a loss of 3
all-stars: Mark Mcgwire, Mo Vaghn and Cal Ripken Jr. Mac was always avalible for some reason. He was a guy I counted on all
the time. Hit Dog was usually 3rd in the batting order so we could get a man on for Sosa or Mcgwire at cleanup to knock it out of the park. Albert Puljos has replaced Mark Mcgwire for his powerhouse hitting and a Gold Glove kind of guy. Greg Vaghn of the D'Rays has replaced his cousin Mo but Greg will never be as good as the Hit Dog. Jeff Conine has replaced Cal Ripken with a 3000 hit aditude and super at 3rd. Ichiro is just amazing in the outfield, basepath and the plate. BBY 2003 is a "mom can I get this?" kind of game.

From the makers of putt-putt,freddi fish,spy fox and pajama sam comes backyard sports.It's fun but you buy it on software,that's where it gets **** instead of *****.Humongous FORCES you to do their setups BEFORe you can play your game.

I gave Backyard Baseball 2003 a 5\5 stars grade because it's easy to play,you can pick your team and best of all there are made up backyard kids of different skill levels and to add to that there are kid versions of Major League Baseball players based on their actual skills. Each player has skills based on a scale from 1 to ten on batting,running ,pitching,and fielding.It's sad that there's no more Tony Gwynn,Mark McGwire,or Cal Ripken Jr but I understand because they're all retired. I think this game is better than High Heat 2003. I would rate HH2003 3/5 stars because it's hard to play and the Minor League players aren't even real. I highly recommend this game over HH2003. I also recommend this game for any sports fan!

BBY 2003 is a whole lot better than BBY 2001. Get the picture?
BBY 2003 has rad new sounds like the swings, connections with
the bat & ball etc. New people are doing voices for Vinny, Sunny
and the players. A dissapointment in BBY 2003 is a loss of 3
all-stars: Mark Mcgwire, Mo Vaghn and Cal Ripken Jr. Mac was always avalible for some reason. He was a guy I counted on all
the time. Hit Dog was usually 3rd in the batting order so we could get a man on for Sosa or Mcgwire at cleanup to knock it out of the park. Albert Puljos has replaced Mark Mcgwire for his powerhouse hitting and a Gold Glove kind of guy. Greg Vaghn of the D'Rays has replaced his cousin Mo but Greg will never be as good as the Hit Dog. Jeff Conine has replaced Cal Ripken with a 3000 hit aditude and super at 3rd. Ichiro is just amazing in the outfield, basepath and the plate. BBY 2003 is a "mom can I get this?" kind of game.

From the makers of putt-putt,freddi fish,spy fox and pajama sam comes backyard sports.It's fun but you buy it on software,that's where it gets **** instead of *****.Humongous FORCES you to do their setups BEFORe you can play your game.

I gave Backyard Baseball 2003 a 5\5 stars grade because it's easy to play,you can pick your team and best of all there are made up backyard kids of different skill levels and to add to that there are kid versions of Major League Baseball players based on their actual skills. Each player has skills based on a scale from 1 to ten on batting,running ,pitching,and fielding.It's sad that there's no more Tony Gwynn,Mark McGwire,or Cal Ripken Jr but I understand because they're all retired. I think this game is better than High Heat 2003. I would rate HH2003 3/5 stars because it's hard to play and the Minor League players aren't even real. I highly recommend this game over HH2003. I also recommend this game for any sports fan!

BBY 2003 is a whole lot better than BBY 2001. Get the picture?
BBY 2003 has rad new sounds like the swings, connections with
the bat & ball etc. New people are doing voices for Vinny, Sunny
and the players. A dissapointment in BBY 2003 is a loss of 3
all-stars: Mark Mcgwire, Mo Vaghn and Cal Ripken Jr. Mac was always avalible for some reason. He was a guy I counted on all
the time. Hit Dog was usually 3rd in the batting order so we could get a man on for Sosa or Mcgwire at cleanup to knock it out of the park. Albert Puljos has replaced Mark Mcgwire for his powerhouse hitting and a Gold Glove kind of guy. Greg Vaghn of the D'Rays has replaced his cousin Mo but Greg will never be as good as the Hit Dog. Jeff Conine has replaced Cal Ripken with a 3000 hit aditude and super at 3rd. Ichiro is just amazing in the outfield, basepath and the plate. BBY 2003 is a "mom can I get this?" kind of game.

everyone knows the story, for years ea has been the leader in video game sports but as years go on there starting to fall apart, there never really was a problem with madden but every other game was kind of a let down. that being said ea came out with solid releases for this years games including mvp baseball, which took the place of triple play. now myp is gonna be the best baseball sim ever this time next year. the only thing its missing is fantasy drafts and a deep franchise mode, other then that its all good.the new meters for pitching and throwing make for a more realistic experience, as well as does a better job putting you in the game, the stadiums are nice and the sounds are awesome, play the dodgers in san fran and listen to the "beat la" chants. if your up by 1 run in the top of the 9th and theres 2 outs with a man on base with two strikes the crowd acts and sounds like they do in real life. the franchise mode has cool ideas like momentum and goals, but really isnt deep at all. i recomend getting this game just for the gameplay, which is the best out of the four hardball titles and for the realism but like i said if ea has its ducks in a row and comes out with a new franchise mode, team creator, and fantasy draft in 04, it will be the best baseball game ever

MVP Baseball 2003 is a fun game. What I like most about the game is that when you pitch, you can control of how accurate your pitch is going to be. When you select a pitch, there is an accuracy meter. There is a green section and blue esction of the accuracy meter. If you hit it on the green section, your pitch will be more accurate and most likely you will throw a strike. If your pitch meter hits the blue, then your pitch will end up as a ball or an easier hit for your opponent. I really ike how you can control the accuracy of your pitch or throw. I would say to any baseball fan, this is a good game to play, so if you ever get the chance, I recommend you buy it.

fun never stops with this game.

Introduction
A very good looking driving game that focuses on Rally Racing with different game options (point-to-point rally, hill-climbing, ice-racing, cross-rally). The games have enough variety of courses and cars to keep you happy, BUT not the excitement and satisfaction like those offerred by Gran Turismo 2. Rally racing is different from street or tarmac racing games (GT series). It is NOT for everyone!

Graphics 9.5
The environment and terrains are AMAZING! I just love how the tracks are seemlessly blended into the environment. Car models are good, the effects on the vehicles are great, but it is STILL plagued by jagginess (bumpy, unsmooth linings) like in PlayStation games in a lesser degree. I replay races just to look at the beautifully rendered semi-interactive environment, and lighting, shading effects reflected so smoothly off beautiful vehicles.

Sound 8.5
Engine and environmental sounds are sampled and created very nicely. You definitely need to adjust the settings in the option screen to get an enjoyable mix of music, engine, and environmental sound. The soundtrack is negligible. The option to have your own soundtrack makes this game almost ten times more enjoyable. I have to emphasize that the option to play your own soundtrack is so great that it warrants the purchase of an XBox for me before, and it still kicking it for me.

Gameplay 8.5
It can be as shallow as you want it to be or as deep. That means you can just jump in and have some fun, or spend countless hours perfecting those power-slides.

Presentation 8
Overall, the game is enjoyable. It has every elements that make it a very good game. The menu system needs more work for sure. The unlocking and extra features could be better.

Lasting Appeal 8
Once you complete the career mode and unlock those vehicles (most of them you don't even care), it is quite hard to find any incentive to keep on playing except for the graphics and your own soundtrack. With Sega GT, Pro Racer Driver on the horizon, RSC will keep you happy and busy until then.

Closing Comment
Overall, I give this game an 8.5. It is NOT better than Gran Turismo. It IS the best racing game currently for XBox. With Pro Race Driver and Sega GT2 on the horizon, this game should keep you happy and busy. I accredit RSC as the game that inspires future XBox driving games to be made better. I do not get the same state of euphoria when I first play the jaggy Gran Turismo. My recommendation is only buy this game if you are Rally fan, rent it first if you are just a driving game fan.

Rallisport Challenge gives me all I've ever wanted in a racing game. This is the most fun I've had racing since Top Gear came out for the Super Nintendo.

I played Gran Turismo and GT2 before, but truthfully, I really never got into them as much as other people. I just wanted to race. I didn't want to have to earn a stupid license just so I could qualify to enter several races before having to earn another stupid license all over again. Here is what makes Rallisport Challenge such a joy to play:

GRAPHICS - RSC is right at the top when it comes to great graphics on the Xbox. Dead or Alive 3 and Halo are the only games that come close to Rallisport in terms of graphics. The cars, courses, people, animals ... you name it, and it looks wonderful!

SOUND - While some reviews I've read have knocked on the sound of Rallisport, I like it a lot. All the cars have different sounds for their engines, and they are sound very realistic. The British guy who informs you of upcoming obstacles has yet to get on my nerves, and the whole "him talking through the radio" concept comes across very authentically. Also, I happen to like the music that plays while you're racing, but if you don't really like it, you can always opt to play your own tunes.

GAMEPLAY - This is really where Rallisport Challenge shines. It comes across as a perfect mix between simulation and arcade. You can't go 190MPH through curves, and the "sliding" looks and feels natural. RSC captures the essence of rally racing like no other game before it. You'll swear you're watching it on ESPN. Thankfully though, it doesn't play exactly like real-life. Who would want to take a turn to sharp, wreck, and then not be able to even finish the race? I know I wouldn't. When you wreck, actual damage will show up on your car, but it won't affect how your car handles or anything like that. It even has a reset button that will place your car back on the track if you wreck. To balance out the way it deals with wrecking, you get bonus points at the end of the race if your car doesn't have much damage. These points help you unlock more cars and more tracks.

Rallisport Challenge is by far the best racing game I have ever played. In fact, it has made me become a fan of racing games once again.

I got this game for free with my Xbox when I ordered it off the Internet. I didn't plan on playing it much (I figured it would be a Gran Turismo-style simulation, and those aren't my cup of tea).

However, this isn't your typical slow rally title. It's an arcade racer at heart, along the lines of Need for Speed. It still has a focus on how you take the turns, but it somehow manages to make them fun. Your car's handling is perfect, and allows you to take turns without slowing down too much if you know what you're doing. You always have that all-important sense of speed, even when you're only going 60 mph or so. The course designs are fun, although it gets really hard towards the end. After you cross the finish line, you're awarded points based on your performance in things like car damage and finish time. Reaching certain combined point levels in the currently-available events unlocks new ones, as well as new cars. If you're into racing, I think you'll really like this game. I definitely did. Thank you, Digital Illusions!

Sure it's newer; new Mavs stadium and new rookies. That don't mean the games better. I like 2K1 better only beacause of its great arcade gameplay. I don't like the fact that in this game their 3-point ratings go as 5's and 10's only, unlike in 2K1 they had anything, like 36 or 72. I also don't like this one better because there is a way to score that once you do it, you can never miss. Just post someone up down low, spin around them, and dunk it. It works EVERY time, and that's just messed up. Spins are horrible in this game as they are very weird. Stick to 2K1 it's alot better than this.

Count me in on that wonderful observation as well. I'm a huge fan of the 2K1 series and played it daily until the purchase of this. My complaints with NBA2K1 have all been met in the 2k2 series. Better cross-overs, defending passing lane, fast break alley-oops (a sick move when perform from half court), better post moves and in the paint moves. The on-line play is always the added luxary bonus that no other console but SEGA offers right now. Besides, I need on-line play because none of the scrubs I play against at home can handle me. :-) lol.... Anyway, believe the credits, PS2 and X-box had to jump on the bandwagon for some reason. SEGA SPORTS has B-ball on lock for this season. NBA Live can't come close......

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This is by far the best Sega Sports game and a huge improvement over last year's game. Basketball is my game and Sega's NBA 2K2 is definitely the best basketball video game availible for any system. This game is plagued by only a few minor flaws unlike NBA 2K1.

The gameplay is simply amzing. I like the idea of having a direct pass button on offense, and a button on defense to play defense like in real life shuffling your feet and all. Shooting is very easy and efffective especially if you release the ball at the top of your jump shot.

The graphics are greaat although not as good as EA's NBA Live 2002. The players are easily identified to their NBA counterpart and Allen Iverson has his Iverson shoes unlike in 2k1 where everyone wore the same black or white shoes.

The rosters are very up-to-date and if a trade happens don't worry about the game being out of date just go to customize to do the trade yourself. And when draft time comes around just create that player onto their new team.

The Francchise mode is great. You egt to lead your team through multiple seasons with trades, free agency, and retirements. You can also choose to play with the teams NBA rosters or do a fantasy draft where you can have any NBA players.

The announcing is great although repititive more times than not. When Iverson scores a lot they always say the same thing and are always saying the same thing usually twice a game, but they are still very realistic and actually seem to be watching the game unlike ither games announcers.

The only thing about this game that could have been made a little betetr are the graphcis and the gameplay because when you post up you almsot always get a wide open layup or step out of bounds for no reason at all.

Overall this is the best basketball agme availible for the Dreamcast right now. This game for the PS2 is also betetr than Live and is also availible on the XBOX.

This was the very first game I got for GCN (I got it before I got GCN!), and I was impressed instantly. This one very smooth and high quality game! It has all the modes you could ask for, such as Situation, Practice, Franchise, Create-A-Player, and Two Minute drill just to name a few.

The graphics are amazing, and some of the best on GCN. There are over 100 faces for the players, so rarely will you see the same face twice. And the players faces aren't just paintings, their mouths move as if talking, eyes move, they blink, and everything. The game is so detailed that it throws on grass stains and helmet marks when a player gets slammed to the ground or takes a hard hit. The framerate is also very good, it only lags rarely when you down on your own 1 or something like that.

The controls are easy to pick up, too, of course. Each player has his own button for you to throw with him, and it is easy to scramble as a QB and juke people out as a RB/HB. Catching is automatic, so no worries about that. Madden 2002 has near flawless controls.

Of course, there is always one downfall of the game, and it is the difficulty. The game gets very easy up to All-Pro, and when you advance up to All-Madden, the game is just too hard (opposing players are extremely hard to tackle and break 70 yard runs every other play).

With all the factors and everything combined this game gets a...

A- (9.2/10)

(yes my scale is kinda odd)

I have Madden 2000 and have played 2001 many times and the game itself hasn't improved much. But maybe they kept it the same because that's what has made Madden so successful in the past.

Graphics-5.0
The Instant Replays are amazing! It seems like you're watching a real game. The coaches on the sideline look exactly the same as they do in real life and the crowd is actually people instead of a blob of colors.

Sound-4.0
I would think they'd put more commentary lines in 2002. But it has been a week and a half and I'm already hearing repeats. I like summerall and madden's commentary over anyone else's though. Its just tht they sometime make mistakes. Ex. Schleishnger ran for a first down when i was playing and madden says "that james stewart is one good runner." ????

Control-4.5
Nothing wrong here. Its just a little hard to navigate through the screens with the analog stick. I suggest using the d-pad for the mode screens and the analog stick for the games.

Fun Factor-4.5
The only reason why this isnt a 5 is because the game takes up a whole memory card for season or franchise mode. that sucks because i have other games and only one memory card. What makes this so fun is that you can create your own team-choose their name, logo, stadium conditions, and jersey colors. Then you can enter them into your league as an expansion team!

Overall this really is a 4.5 but the amazon people don allow that. Madden still beats out competitors and is a must buy.

I've been playing the Madden series for as long as I can remember (I think the first one was 1993) and this is by far the best one. The graphics and game play are great and you can create your own players, coaches, teams, etc. For those of you who have played Madden before, it's pretty much what you've grown to expect and love. But if you are new to the Madden franchise and are a football fan, I highly recommend this game.

The gamecube version looks very similar to Madden 2001 on PS2, with very realistic body movements and crisp and clean graphics. The stadiums are rendered nicely and the players don't have that zombie look from the last one anymore. However, I've noticed the framerate slowing up a little here and there, but it's usually after the play is over. Nothing big to nit-pick in the graphics dept.

If you are used to Sony Playstation, it will probably take a little while to become familiar with the controller. Other than that, I'd say the game play is fine. The buttons make sense but you can change the settings if you need to.

The AI is okay, especially on higher levels, but when going head to head with your friends it is very easy to just launch bombs and score. The scoring in 5 minute quarters can end up pretty high. There are still some bread and butter plays when going against the CPU, but as always, you need to mix them up or it'll catch on. The one thing that I find wrong here is that I keep getting my RB (or WR) tackled from behind by a lineman. I've only had one run over 40 yards because I always get caught from behind. It's annoying.

The main difference that I can see between 2001 and 2002 is being able to use the Houston Texans. It's a pretty cool concept in the franchise mode because you get to build from the ground up and draft every single position. It's definitely worth the time it takes when you start winning games. Make up a coach, make up some players, choose a playbook and see how good of a GM you are as well.

My only real problem with Madden 2002 is the repetitive commentary. It really becomes monotonous after the first few games, and I ended up turning the sound down and playing a CD instead. Madden even uses a lot of sayings from the old versions - most of which are not insightful in the least. They really could've used a bigger soundtrack and I hope they do in the future.

All in all, if you are a football fan you'll love this game. It looks and plays great and Madden's voice over is no reason to pass this game up. And for those of you who are wary about the intricate playbooks - there's a tutorial mode that explains the plays as you run them. Not only is it helpful for playing Nintendo, it teaches the game in general too.

Ok, i'd like to start out by saying that any of you who think that the passing is too hard for you just need to stop whining. Have you ever thought that the problem may be you? I spent months mastering NFL2K1 and i consider NFL2K2 a major step up. It is much more realistic and there's nothing wrong with the passing at all. If you ave problems with interceptions, you should just stop trying to through 40 yard passes into triple coverage. The game is much more realistic by their interceptions, and you have to go short to tight ends. I go long maybe 5 times a game tops, because it's not a safe thing to do. The only defaults i have found in the game are running to the outside is near impossible unless you have a perfect line, and some passes where the receiver is hit and should be an incomplete pass, are ruled as fumbles. Also, i was eagerly awaiting the addition of a coaches challenge, but failed to see it. All in all it is a great game, well worthy of your attention. All of you who are whining about it's too hard and crap like that need to just learn how to play and stop whining about it. GREAT GAME

I own NFL 2k and never did buy 2k1, I picked up 2k2 this weekend and I have had a hard time putting it down, this is the best football game I have ever played, it is nearly perfect, it is nice to have to really think and gameplan to win at this game. Running the ball is a ton of fun and the passing game is vastly improved, Improving on what I thought was a great 2k game seemed to me nearly impossible. The more realistic moves by the players and the qb's rolling out is very cool. I can't understand anyone who has had that much trouble completing passes, you have to think quickly and anticipate the routes just like a real qb. It is refreshing to have the computer play you tough, blowing out the computer time after time is boring, I wanted tough hard fought football with the occasional blowout, and I found that here. Also the stats are so much more realistic and the franchise mode is unbelievable. This game will keep you up nights literally. I highly recommend this game to anyone who loves the NFL and wants realism in their gameplay this game is the bomb. I highly recommend it to real football fans.

this game is great i played it for hours the best football game you can play 5 star all the way its better than nfl 2k3 it is i bet you!