Post by: Bill Aurion on October 16, 2003, 05:31:20 PM
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GameCube:
Mario Kart: Double Dash - 10, 10, 9.5 *GOLD* *GAME OF THE MONTH*
RS3- 7.0, 7.0, 7.5
Beyond Good and Evil- 8.5, 9.0, 8.0 *SILVER*
TMNT- 5.5, 6.0. 7.0
XIII- 6.5, 6.5, 6.5
I-Ninja 8.0, 6.0, 6.5
Prince of Persia- 9.5, 9.0., 9.5 *GOLD*
SSX3- 9.0, 9.0, 9.0 *GOLD*
Gameboy Adance:
Fire Emblem- 7.5, 8.0, 8.5 *SILVER*
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Go Mario Kart! Fire Emblem also did very well....Rebel Strike, on the other hand...It's nice to see BG&E get a good score. I'm disappointed that Rebel Strike and I-Ninja did less than adequate, but Mario Kart will make up for it
Post by: Locke Cole on October 16, 2003, 05:40:29 PM
Post by: KnowsNothing on October 16, 2003, 05:42:10 PM
But MK: DD looks great. I'll defidently be getting that one for Christmas.
Post by: Locke Cole on October 16, 2003, 05:46:50 PM
:edit lol, forgot that the : and D togther create a
Post by: Gibdo Master on October 16, 2003, 05:47:24 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 16, 2003, 05:55:37 PM
Post by: Infernal Monkey on October 16, 2003, 06:12:22 PM
Post by: KnowsNothing on October 16, 2003, 06:16:43 PM
But I too had high hopes for XIII also. Spoot.
Post by: d_bomb_23 on October 16, 2003, 06:16:52 PM
thx in advance
and also whose on the cover?
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 16, 2003, 06:27:35 PM
Post by: rpglover on October 16, 2003, 06:50:26 PM
but on a good note- mario kart looks like it will kick ass- i cant wait to see it in action- and prince of persia looks good as expected- and beyond good and evil i cant wait for!
i-ninja still will prove to be a good game i would assume- i will probably get it just for the free pacman vs. with it
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 16, 2003, 06:58:40 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 16, 2003, 07:19:40 PM
"I don't care if you're 12 or 42, the day you get MK: DD will feel like Christmas morning- pure exhilarating glee will envelop your soul, demanding that you keep playing "just one more game" into the wee hours of the morning. It's that good."
"I can't say enough good things about Double Dash!!-it's an instant purchase, undoubtedly one of the most fun gaming experiences you'll have this year, next year, and the year after that."
You don't see this kind of praise everyday!
Post by: mojorizin on October 16, 2003, 07:21:23 PM
Post by: Mr Bloober on October 16, 2003, 07:22:23 PM
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Originally posted by: Infernal Monkey
Woah, what's with all the below average scores for XIII?
A 5 is an average in EGM. They explain the rating system at the beginning in every issue. Well, they used too, anyway.
Post by: Molobert on October 16, 2003, 07:31:22 PM
Post by: joeamis on October 16, 2003, 07:46:08 PM
I guess if MKDD, SSX3, and Prince of Persia didn't all release at the same time, RS 3 would've scored 8.5 atleast.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 16, 2003, 07:50:06 PM
I'm getting Prince of Persia.
Post by: nolimit19 on October 16, 2003, 07:56:34 PM
Post by: GoldShadow1 on October 16, 2003, 07:58:43 PM
Anyway, I'm surprised by the Mario Kart scores. I liked Mario Kart 64, but I never thought of it as a perfect 10 - more like an 8. Maybe I'll have to look into the sequel if it's really that much better. I'm especially surprised that it beat out Prince of Persia, considering how IGN has been hyping it.
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 16, 2003, 08:01:49 PM
Post by: Djunknown on October 16, 2003, 09:12:11 PM
I didn't catch this month's EGM, after buying 2 issues because of the Soul Calibur 2 content, it was just too smart-assed to me. They diss their readers in the mail section, and for some reason, the staff comes off as obnoxious, I can't put my finger on why I feel this way.
Regardless, its nice to get a heads up on the upcoming games; I gotta start putting some dough aside for when the time comes to relish in gaming goodness.
[off topic] Hey Bill, I don't see you on GI's board. What gives? [/off topic]
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 17, 2003, 03:00:50 AM
[offtopic]I really only joined to burn time while PGC was down, and there were a few people that were really starting to piss me off...[/offtopic]
Post by: nitsu niflheim on October 17, 2003, 03:39:03 AM
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November seems to be "rape my credit card" month.
Same with me.
But so is October. I am getting 4 new games next week. 1 on Monday and 3 on Tuesday.Post by: egman on October 17, 2003, 04:18:31 AM
Mario Kart suprises me as well. After E3 you would've thought that everyone believed EAD was offically over the the hill. Hopefully this and Pikmin 2 will remind people that EAD can still own the entire industry.
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 17, 2003, 04:41:39 AM
Post by: CaseyRyback on October 17, 2003, 05:20:25 AM
Also I think that Rebel Strike is going to be good no matter what people say because it has way more replay value and a bgger variety of mission types(i hear the walker missions rule)
Post by: Mario on October 17, 2003, 05:29:50 AM
Mario Kart Double Dash will be teh best thing evah
Post by: thecubedcanuck on October 17, 2003, 05:43:18 AM
tia
Post by: Mario on October 17, 2003, 05:52:10 AM
Post by: SuperLink666 on October 17, 2003, 06:14:24 AM
Should be a preview or something
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 17, 2003, 06:25:39 AM
Post by: nitsu niflheim on October 17, 2003, 07:11:08 AM
I was also wondering, do some people already have the next magazine?
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on October 17, 2003, 07:20:40 AM
Although I'm curious as to why I-Ninja got high from another person and low from another...
Post by: mouse_clicker on October 17, 2003, 07:28:05 AM
The situation called for a Futurama quote and I delievered.
Post by: nitsu niflheim on October 17, 2003, 10:01:19 AM
It did fit the mood.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 17, 2003, 12:56:08 PM
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Originally posted by: nitsujdarkQuote
November seems to be "rape my credit card" month.
Same with me.
You're insane.
You deserve much applause.
Post by: Ian Sane on October 17, 2003, 09:35:28 PM
Such a high score suggests that it's an amazing title but I've never really regarded the Mario Kart series as highly as most do (I prefer the high speeds of F-Zero). I imagine that for me it will still be a really fun party game but I'm not expecting it to be the top game on the Cube, favourable reviews aside.
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Post by: FFantasyFX on October 18, 2003, 09:10:55 AM
Post by: Syl on October 18, 2003, 02:30:03 PM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
With that score is Mario Kart the highest rated Cube game by EGM?
Such a high score suggests that it's an amazing title but I've never really regarded the Mario Kart series as highly as most do (I prefer the high speeds of F-Zero). I imagine that for me it will still be a really fun party game but I'm not expecting it to be the top game on the Cube, favourable reviews aside.
Metroid Prime got 10 10 10
something it deserved according to me, it was one of the very flew platinum games, ever.
I wasn't sure if I was going to get Double Dash, having already bought 2 racing games this year (quite a bit for me) Another one is a little bit too much. (Burnout 2 and F-Zero GX)
Not like its going to stop me though, I need to see more reviews though.
thats why I love www.gamerankings.com
O.. why wasn't "Metal Arms: Glitch to the system" in that EGM? Its looking *REALLY* good.
Post by: Hostile Creation on October 18, 2003, 02:34:52 PM
Or I got it. I may have to resubscribe. Haven't been getting it of late.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 18, 2003, 06:39:16 PM
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Originally posted by: BlkPaladin
I ditched my credit cards a long time ago they are pointless. I just use cash it doesn't end up costing me more in the long run.
Oh-ho! But cash won't get you overnight shipping from EBgames.com!
Nor will it convince Capcom to send you a pre-ordered game a week before its street date!
Post by: Urkel on October 18, 2003, 09:22:17 PM
I know it makes me look crazy to call them biased with these latest scores, but their tone towards Nintendo in the rest of the magazine is always very pessimistic, while they never, EVER criticize Sony. They may criticize some of their games, but never anything in general about the PSX or PS2.
Post by: KDR_11k on October 18, 2003, 09:34:48 PM
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Post by: Urkel on October 18, 2003, 10:14:24 PM
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I always thought that e-reader worked by already having the required information and just comparing the data it gets with a checksum, then granting access to the feature. I'm not sure what the e-reader even IS, but if it's a barcode scanner like I think there's no way one could cram multiple kilobytes into that code.
It's like a barcode scanner, except instead of scanning bars, it scans tiny dots. I think it can hold something like 2.2 kilobytes of compressed data on a whole card. While the e-reader has been used to unlock features and items that are already in the game like in Animal Crossing, it's mainly used for new content that only exists on the card.
I don't even really care all that much, it's just that EGM is implying that Nintendo is screwing us over by having the e-reader stuff to unlock levels that are supposedly already on the cartridge. It would kind of defeat the purpose of the e-reader if none of it was used to download new and original content. Can anyone with SMB3 and an e-reader confirm this? In other words, once you scan a card for a new level, does it unlock something that you can access whenever you want without ever having to scan that card again, or is that level data only on the card?
Post by: mjbd on October 19, 2003, 06:47:39 AM
Post by: nitsu niflheim on October 19, 2003, 09:25:46 AM
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Post by: Hostile Creation on October 23, 2003, 10:20:01 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 23, 2003, 10:48:23 AM
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Originally posted by: nitsujdark
Yeah, you really show your hatred by giving a game near perfect marks. If that is the case, then they must have really "loved" the last Tomb Raider game. Since they "hate" Nintendo, they must "love" Sony and Microsoft.
Maybe they hate all videogames. That would be pretty ironic, wouldn't it
Post by: Stimutacs Addict on October 23, 2003, 11:05:53 AM
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Originally posted by: Bill
Maybe they hate all videogames. That would be pretty ironic, wouldn't it
i imagine that i would learn to hate videogames if i had to review crap like the MK: Sub Zero game
