Reviews by goatx3

Staff Xbox

Otogi: Myth of Demons review

Otogi is really in a league of it’s own on Xbox. The closest game to it is probably Panzer Dragoon Orta, not because the action is similar but because both games deliver such a unique audio/visual impact backed with challenging, addicting…

goatx3 · October 6, 2003

Staff Game Boy Advance

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow review

I think of Aria as SotN-lite - a wonderful experience, one of the best Castlevanias of all time, yet it ends far too quickly. If you’re thinking about purchasing it, you’ll have to ask yourself whether or not you’re willing to shell out 30…

goatx3 · August 11, 2003

Staff Xbox

Brute Force review

Brute Force would benefit so much from more open level designs. Your tactical options would exponentially increase and your enemies could do something useful like flank you, or ambush you, bringing much more excitement into the game.

goatx3 · June 2, 2003

Staff GameCube

NBA Street Vol. 2 review

This isn't a basketball sim, the players don't behave like real players. Shaq will hit the occasional shot from behind the arc, little Allen Iverson will throw down 360 dunks. Just about any player in the game will hit a mid range jumper…

goatx3 · May 21, 2003

Staff Xbox

Conflict: Desert Storm review

Conflict Desert Storm has plenty of those exciting moments that you just can't find in other genres. You're low on ammo, separated from your squad, relatively hidden in a small group of boulders. There's a tank rolling towards you on the…

goatx3 · April 28, 2003

Staff Xbox

Project Gotham Racing review

In about every racing game out there, speed is the most important thing. You drive fast, you get to the finish line first in order to win. And that makes sense, right? They ARE racing games after all. Project Gotham Racing is rather…

goatx3 · April 17, 2003

Staff Xbox

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee review

Munch’s Oddysee takes basic platformer elements like running, jumping and item-collecting and combines them with intelligent puzzles. Abe and Munch both have different strengths and weaknesses, so getting through each puzzle requires…

goatx3 · April 5, 2003

Reader Xbox

Battle Engine Aquila review

Battle Engine Aquila is yet another game in the ever growing line of mech titles in the Xbox's library. It'd be easy to overlook it in the deluge of mech games out there, but it'd be a mistake to do so. It offers unique things the other…

goatx3 · March 23, 2003

Reader Xbox

Serious Sam review

Serious Sam was released on PC a few years ago to (mostly) great reviews. I recall one major PC magazine review saying something like “Doom is back!” and generally saying that Serious Sam hearkened back to the old days of first person…

goatx3 · December 26, 2002

Reader Xbox

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon review

Red Storm Entertainment's Ghost Recon is the second Xbox title bearing the Tom Clancy name. Once again you're up against the evil communist menace- I see a pattern developing here. You're in command of an elite military squad called the…

goatx3 · December 18, 2002

Reader Xbox

MechAssault review

When I hear ''MechWarrior'' I think of a slow, clunky, complex mech sim for the PC. Mechassault for the Xbox takes place in the same world as the MechWarrior series, but is quite different than it's big brother. In Mechassault you play as…

goatx3 · December 13, 2002

Reader Xbox

TimeSplitters 2 review

A few Christmas’s ago (on the happiest Christmas of my life) I received a PS2 and the game Timesplitters. The game blew me away. The graphics were so much better than any other game I'd ever played at that time, the single player was cool…

goatx3 · December 3, 2002

Reader Xbox

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast review

The last Star Wars game I played was Dark Forces for the PS1. I don't know if any of you have ever played that title, but it was one of the most horrid gaming experiences I've ever had. I think I quit after the 3rd level. That was about…

goatx3 · November 29, 2002

Reader Xbox

Kakuto Chojin review

As a fan of fighting games, I've been kind of disappointed with the lack of games the Xbox has in this genre. As of a couple weeks, all the Xbox had was Kabuki Warriors, UFC Tapout, and Dead or Alive 3. One good game and two crappers. This…

goatx3 · November 29, 2002

Reader Xbox

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell review

Splinter Cell is one of the more hyped and anticipated games I've seen lately. People said it was going to be better than Metal Gear. People said it was going to bring an entirely new gaming experience. People said it was going to be the…

goatx3 · November 26, 2002

Reader Xbox

Blood Wake review

I just picked up this game for twenty bucks on a bargain shelf. Why would I buy a game off the bargain shelf, you ask? Well, I only had twenty bucks, and I heard it was a sweet game (a while ago). Well, as it turns out, whoever told me it…

goatx3 · November 23, 2002

Reader Xbox

Halo: Combat Evolved review

Halo is the first Xbox game I ever played. To this day, it’s also the BEST Xbox game I’ve ever played. In Halo, you take the role of this guy called Master Chief. You’re the elite super-soldier of the Earth’s military. When the game…

goatx3 · November 22, 2002