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All Reviews by ryu_b

Super Mario 64 DS - DS

Ah, remakes. Especially when a touch screen is added.

Super Mario 64 is an awesome game. If anyone disagrees, chances are you need a brain surgery. But hey, some things were missing like... Yoshi or Mario's brother. However, the only system this would exist for the time being that would take the chance would be the DS. However, the touch screen proves to be flawed. The game is the same. However, you start as Yoshi, which I find extremely crazy because it's Super Mario 64 DS, and apparantly Yoshi being first to be played as is downright rediculous. So tyou start as Yoshi, greeted by a Lakitu like before, but the castle doors are locked. So you have to chase the rabbit and get the key, and then get into the castle. Now...I find that cruel because chasing rabbits proved challenging, and the fact you have to use a tedious touch screen would just prove to be an annoyance. Now the graphics are upgraded, good for a DS game. The sound is the same, but the controls is not ignored, and takes away Mario 64 magic. I mean, you have to hold a button to run?! I know there's areas in the game where you have to be careful while running, but what do you do must of the time? Run. The addition of multiplayer minigames is nice, and adds a bit more fun to the game.Super Mario 64 was a great game foe the time being(good for a launch title if I were to say in another way), but due to so many games that are incredibly fun now like Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass or Mario Kart DS, it would be better if you gave this game a pass.

MotorStorm - PS3

Wanna know how fun this is? I loved it from playing a demo.

Honestly, I love this game. This game made me want a PS3. well, not entirely, but mostly. From playing a Target booth with a Motorstorm demo, after the little girl who hated this masterpiece, I sat down and played. First off, the graphics are awesome! This can easily disprove the rediculous insults to the PS3 that say the PS3's graphics are bad. Also, the variety of racers is so damn cool. Off-road trucks, motorcycles... you can choose what kind of racer you really want. The controls are good,nothing bad there or here. But then...multiplayer? "Hey guys! Let's go to my house for some Motorstorm!" "Okay!" Then here's what happens. "Time for some Motorstorm! Wait...no offline multiplayer?" Yep, there is online multiplayer according to some people but no offline multiplayer. I'm not even sure if there is online because I was playing a simple demo and played a bit of my friend's copy(that lucky son of a ...). Ah, who cares? Motorstorm is awesome. Even if you get bored, you can wtach your driver break every bone in his body over and over again!

Pokemon FireRed - GBA

Gotta Catch Em' All!........again.

Pokemon Firered and Leafgreen are remakes of the orignal Pokemon games, Red and Blue. Obviously, you can say they're direct responses to Ruby and Sapphire as the graphics are very similar to Ruby and Sapphire, and this kind of path would lead to Diamond and Pearl. The first you thing you notice is that you can now choose what gender you want,just like Ruby and Sapphire. The next thing is the fact, everything's the same! The certain pokemon swarm here and here, this pokemon isn't there but here... all at the same location as before. Even the trainer locations are at the same place. The graphics are well made, as the sprites for the pokemon images are really great, not lacking major noticable pixels like most cheap GBA games were made like. The gameplay is the same too, just like all pokemon games; catch this,catch that, beat this guy and stop Team Rocket. However, there are some differences. First, the pokemon Moltres is now in a new location, and no longer in Victory Road. Instead, Moltres is in a place known as the Sevii Islands, which can be explored once you take down the Elite Four. The sound is good, but how many times do we have to hear the same battle music and same pokemon growls over and over again? There are some flaws than just what was mentioned like, in the Elite Four, you have to take down four powerful Trainers in a row one by one, but not escaping. If you save after two battles and still have to beat the next two which are harder, you have just screwed up your file. Overall, Pokmon FR and LG are must buys if you love taking your GBA or DS around alot.

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses - PS2

First egyptians, then modern nerds, then english card collectors?!

This game is quite similar to Fire Emblem, except mixed with Yu-Gi-Oh concepts. The game is about a modern duelist(you) who is transported all the way back in the old ages and is taken to Stone Hedge. You meet a weird guy in a robe and gives you a deck of cards. He tells you to join some group who represents the Red Rose. That group happens to be fighting a group known as the White Rose. The Red Rose is led by Yugi,while the White Rose is led by Kaiba. However,Kaiba appears before the hooded man and you have a choice of joining either one. Both sides are going to be a challenge, as you will fight the enemy leaders who both have devastating cards(Yugi has 5 exodia cards,while Kaiba has an Ultimate Dragon). The graphics are average,as the only animations of cards are their effects, the polygon model of a monster card, and the victory stance of a monster card. The enviorments are alright, but they seem too plain. The music is good, but why is the music alright in the gameplay but the music is...slow-paced in the battle sequences? So now for the gameplay. Like I said, it's a combination of Yu-Gi-Oh and Fire Emblem. You place your cards one at a time per turn on a grid. Each square is a certain terrain, and the monster on it will either take advantage,suffer or not interact with it at all. But the Yu-Gi-Oh basics stay; if a monster has more attack points than the other, victory for the attacker. Overall, this game will be very good for Yu-Gi-Oh fans, but the newcomers to Yu-Gi-Oh may like it, but be able to avoid it. My personal complaint though: why does the Surrender option have it's own button?

Pokemon Battle Revolution - Wii

Not a revolution, but still sparks something.

This game can easily be recieved as a mediocre or worse game. I can see why, as there are only battling in the game. Nothing else. But the addition of Wi-Fi with and without friend codes makes the game a tad bit better. The graphics are a bit better, as shading and slight movement parts such as hair are added. The animations had only slightly improved, as the animations are same;punching is far away from the enemy, or biting is a jaw's outline going across the screen. However,they have a few more animations, such as birds actually flying instead of standing in mid-air during the charge of the move Fly. Now for general concepts like the story. There is no story. It is you who travels to a place called Poketopia(weird,I know.) where there are battles from trainers everywhere. You can tell the "from trainers everywhere" part came from the addition of Wi-Fi. Well, you are given rental passes you can use in battles if you don't have your own pokemon. This is disappointing, as in Pokemon Stadium for N64, you can choose which rental pokemon you want. If you have pokemon however, you transfer all the pokemon you have in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. All of them. If you have 8 boxes in storage filled with pokemon,they're all added. That is nice,so you don't constantly turn on your DS to transfer again and again. The sound...ugh. The announcer...I had to pause my game everytime someone passed by while I was playing to avoid embarrassment. The announcer is so embarrassing. I'm just happy they added an option where you can remove the annoying voice. The soundtrack is alright, but doesn't match the epicness of the battle music in portable pokemon games. When it comes down to the actual fun factor, you can say its passable. Quite fun,not mediocre,but can be ignored. Nintendo could have tried harder to match Pokemon Battle Revolution's fun factor with Pokemon Stadium's.