Final Fantasy X-2. You all liked Final Fantasy X, right? Best movie you have ever played? My good friend recieved it for christmas. As we are both Square fanboys, I was jealous, not having a PS2 at the time. HE played it for one day, then tossed the controller to the side. " Crap." Recently, I reaquired a PS2 and picked FFX-2 from the used game self from my local EBgames. From the beginning, I really started enjoying it. Sure, the cheesy 'Charlie's Angel's' thing was on the side of ho...

The Nintendo GameCube. Ahh, that solid little box that could be easily picked up and used to bash a robbers head in, yet won't strain your wrist in picking it up. Joking aside, as far as Next Gen consoles are concerned * Even though the Next Gens are nowon their way, ala PS3*, the GC came in last. It was even beat by it's handheld buddy, the GameBoy Advance. Regardless of somehow winning the rights for exclusive Capcom's mega-trillion selling Resident Evil franchise, what had the GC goi...

I was trolling my videogame boards when I came up on the Silent Hill 4 demo, which I immediately downloaded the demo. Now, I have never really sat down and played a Silent Hill game, but it is now on my list of must plays. Every person that I know that owns a PS2 recommends it. If you don't know, Silent Hill is a lot like Resident Evil. There is a town that is covered in fog, and there are monsters everywhere. EVERYWHERE. So, okay, there are no zombies, but damn..the movie trailer that th...

I will be out of the office all week next week because I am attending a wedding for some dear friends. Because of this, I will be away from the gaming entertainment that I so love. My laptop is good for work processing, but not much else. So, I leave the GC, PS2, and of course, my life line to the world, my computer, at home. Which sucks, because I am trying to beat a bunch of games. A friend dropped by and handed my a couple of GBA games. " Take your SP with you." Now, most of you have p...

There are many, many games that I could yammer on about in the old school category. Those of you who actually read my gaming articles, which I don't think is many, might see that. One of my all-time favorite videogames from the past is the original Mega Man for the NES. It was the first platform game I had a real problem with. Well, only in one area. But, I digress. I don't have tons of room to set up all my systems, and therefore some are deligated to the closet until the supreme urge t...

After a few months of purchasing my GC, there came a deal that offered a limited bonus disc with a collection of LoZ games. The powers to be at Nintendo offered a limited edition collection disc of The Legend of Zelda. In included the two classic games for the NES, and the two offered for the Nintendo 64. I was a little bitter at the fact that it came free with the GameCube, and that it was not available for retail. I went in search, but, alas, no one wants to give it up. I found one used...

I was wandering around the Gamefaqs.com archives and fell upon what has to be one of the bains of my existence: 7th saga for the Snes. This game was so incredibly hard that people to this day apparently curse it. Since I am at work, I decided to take a trip to the world of SNES emulators and download a ROM. First off, it is amazing how much systems have come graphically. Remember the days when programmers concentrated on the actual story and neat stuff in video games instead of delving ...

For awhile, I loved playing games like Sim City. There was soemthing about watching a little city grow and getcute little extra stuff for getting somewhere. Now, we are talking about the Sim City for the SNES. So, when the Sims came out, I was intrigued. It took me quite a long time to get to it on my list of videogames. Actually, more like through the pile of them that have become like sand: They are everywhere! I am a total consumer whore when it comes to games, having owned every system...

I am not a fan of the Xbox. In no way, shape, or form, am I a fan. But, when they released the details of their truly beautiful True Fantasy Online MMORPG, I was reconsidering the cosole. Hell, I've bought consoles for one game before. I bought my Gameboy ( the first one) for Pokemon. TFO looked beautiful, and by all accounts played well. Legions of fans were awaiting it. Before the proposed cancellation, In November of last year, the director behind TFLO, Yashishiro Maruyama, said tha...

When Dark Cloud was released for the PS2, I was extremely excited. It had the elements of a action/RPG with some cool stuff. The georama idea of rescueing towns and rebuilding them piece by piece was awesome. Unfortunately, that is where the fun stopped. I didn't get a instruction bookley, and had no idea how to upgrade my weapons for the longest time. The dungeons being random all the time got silly, and there was no total new content. Now, I got up the courage to get DC2, but it wasn't t...

Well, it's been awhile, but I am back. Moving is a bitch. The topic of discussion, which has awaken me at 6:30 in the am is Sony Entertainment's plans to move their gaming console forward. Like the first playstation, the Playstation 2 has moved into a newer design spectrum that is a little disturbing. http://news.gaminghorizon.com/media/1095733748.html Check the link, then come back. As you can see, the new PSTwo is about 75% the size and weigh of the old PS2. What does this mean? ...

A couple of weeks ago, there was a intense rush going through all the gamers I knew in my old town. With the death of True Fantasy Live Online, the future of the Xbox relied on one other game coming out. That game, ladies and gentlemen, is Fable. THe epic RPG that judges you on every little dicision you make affects you in some way down the road. Sound familiar? There was a Ultima game that followed the same sort of thing. Ultima: Quest of the Avatar was the one, and since I only played it on...

Sony beat Microsoft to the console punch last time. Will they make the same mistake this time? With a third generation system on the way, it will be interesting to see where Microsoft, the junior of the three main systems war, will take their system. Rumors flying left and right, with Microsoft hoping to take a lead this time. " I don't care if this system see black the first time around, we just need to get our name out there," was quoted Bill Gates on the release of the system. For a...

" The release target date for the next generation console is 2005, early 2006," said a Nintendo sourse. Not so, said Nintendo to reporters. Their system will be delivered when the other systems are. This is the problem with Nintendo. Back in the pre-dawn of the videogame system, they were the leader. Regardless of any other system out there that was brought into the console arena, the people at Nintendo kept winning and reaping the rewards. Along with the accolades that come from being the...

Tiawan, May, 2003 - the next generation console, the Playstation 3, is expected to hit the store shelves sometime in 2004.The goal of the systme is to make it about 200 times faster utilizing a new grid technology. The use of this tecnology will, in theory, make the PS3 1000 times faster than the PS 2. What will that achieve? We'll have to wait until next year to find out. The joint effort of Sony, IBM, and Toshiba is behind the new chipset for the console. The new supercomputer chip, whi...