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Review – F-Zero GX
I remember being extremely amped for the release of F-Zero GX in 2003. Thankfully, this was one instance where, when I finally got my hands on it, it was everything I hoped for. Returning to it all these years later, is it all I remember it to be. Yes. Very yes.
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Review – Smashing Drive (Console)
I can't stop thinking about Smashing Drive. It's an artifact from another dimension, an alternate reality where the idea of Crazy Taxi existed but was never executed. It's hard to articulate how I feel about this game because I can't decide whether its faults are faults or if they're pockets of flavour.
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Review – Army Men: Air Combat: The Elite Missions
One of my most significant memories of Army Men: Air Combat: The Elite Missions for Gamecube was a review by Cory D. Lewis, writing for IGN. In their review, they kept on comparing (oh no, how many times am I going to write this?) Army Men: Air Combat: The Elite Missions to an N64 game. This is both in the…
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Review – Army Men: World War: Final Front
I'm still reeling from the punishment inflicted by Land Sea Air. However, I still had faith in the World War sub-series of Army Men. Thankfully, Final Front isn't nearly as bad as LSA, but that bar was set pretty low. Weirdly, this isn't actually the final game in the series.
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Review – Army Men: Air Attack 2 (PS1)
Whenever I mention my interest in the Army Men series to anyone "normal" they often mention that they liked the helicopter one. But despite the anecdotal evidence that Air Attack is the favorite, I'm not sure I've ever met anyone who has played Air Attack 2. I wonder why.
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Review – Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Star Wars and I have a rocky relationship. Had, I should say, it's over now. But back in the day, I was all about that galaxy far, far away. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader hit before disillusionment set in, but how will I look on it today?
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Review – 007 From Russia with Love
I don't know why more James Bond games haven't gone back to a previous era of the film series, but it's only happened, like, once. That was 007 From Russia With Love featuring Sean Connery. It's an odd choice and an odd game, but not necessarily in a good way.
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Review – Road Trip
Road Trip is a game about ascending in the government ranks by winning a racing championship. Despite that, and despite the fact that Road Trip is based on the Choro Q line of toy cars, this game is more about driving than it is racing. With talking cars, no less.
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Review – Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
A 3D Castlevania has never been executed well, and there are no exceptions. There are just varying ways you can look at them optimistically. I would not look at Lament of Innocence favourably. In fact, I think the N64 titles are more worthwhile, even if there's more jank to be found.
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Review – Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes 2 (PS1)
I've established this before, but ports of Army Men games were often completely distinct from one another. Sarge's Heroes 2 on PS1 is a pretty stark example of this. It follows the general framework of the other versions, but for some reason, this one got injected with LSD. Or however people use that drug.
