Reviews by draqq_zyxx, page 2

Bombastic review

You bask in the glorious immolation of Aquis.

draqq_zyxx · May 19, 2006

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Questioning whether Façade is a game would be to overlook its importance in game design. In fact, to rant on this independent-party, low-budget, one-gigabyte download would be a failure to admit its inherent production value. Façade does…

draqq_zyxx · April 9, 2006

Reader PlayStation 2 Review of the Week

Guitar Hero review

Simulations - even Guitar Hero - are seen as fake. While most genres are judged on creativity as works of "fiction", most sport and rhythm-based games are "non-fiction" and are judged on how close they come to the real thing. Dance Dance…

draqq_zyxx · January 10, 2006

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Final Fantasy VIII review

Wake up... She is waiting for you... Fitos... Lusec...(oh, please) Vicos...(ugghhhh...) Vinosec...(Alright! Alright! I'm up! I'm up!) Just stop it with all the chanting. Stupid operatic, Greek-epic-wannabe chorus. Is it morning already?…

draqq_zyxx · December 28, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2

We Love Katamari review

We Love Katamari is as guilty as a pleasure gets. Never has rolling up a ball of mass destruction been so undeniably fun. Who would have thought picking up chickens, PE teachers, and ice cream sandwiches with a sticky sphere would be so…

draqq_zyxx · November 8, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2

DDR Extreme 2 review

7:30. The crowd shuffles out beneath the dimming lights. The booths at the DigitalLife convention begin to empty as Sunday closes upon DDR NYC 2005. Long, long faces stare blankly where the competition once stood, where a mere video game…

draqq_zyxx · October 28, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2

DDR Extreme review

Remember the time you were so desperate that you threw whatever leftovers you had into the frying pan and hoped something edible came out? Well, Konami has cooked up DDR Extreme in much the same way, and while starved fanatics will most…

draqq_zyxx · October 6, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2

Tekken Tag Tournament review

Before committing themselves to a Tekken 4, Namco has released a tag-team variation of its prominent fighting series befittingly entitled Tekken Tag Tournament (triple T, if you will). The concept is quite simple: roundup every Tekken…

draqq_zyxx · October 4, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2

Amplitude review

Saying that the rhythm genre has been barren is an understatement. It is already fall 2005 and nothing has grown from that musical tree. Just like leaves, the industry has left the genre to wither, gently plummet to the ground, dry in the…

draqq_zyxx · September 13, 2005

Reader PlayStation 2

Tekken 5 review

Namco finally gets its act together in Tekken 5. Taking a back-to-basics approach, Namco has returned to the combat fundamentals of Tekken 3 in response to the mixed reactions towards Tekken 4. Experimenting with position changes, a…

draqq_zyxx · September 11, 2005

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SSX 3 review

SSX 3 continues EA Sport's success with numerous improvements, increased customization, and an extensive and unified environment. Instead of a World Circuit where events are held at separate venues, SSX 3 takes place on a single mountain…

draqq_zyxx · September 11, 2005

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Suikoden IV review

Following an unfortunate trend, Konami's fourth installment concentrates on improving its graphics and incorporating vocal dialogue in order to compete with the current trends in the RPG genre while not giving enough attention to gameplay…

draqq_zyxx · September 10, 2005