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Jet Set Radio
In Jet Set Radio, you play the role of a whacked out kid who is completely torqued off about the system. It seems that the city of Tokyo to is not terribly "kid friendly" and they want to keep things neat and pretty. You, the skater punk, figure the only way to rebel is with your inline skates and a couple of cans of Krylon. That kind of attitude can lead to trouble when you are in the real world, but in the world of Jet Set Radio there are no paint fumes and its all done in the name of fun and scoring points. Jet Set's gameplay has some of the feel of Crazy Taxi. As you skate you see little floating arrows that indicate where you should go and where you should be tagging. Underscoring all of this action is a deejay at the local hip-hop station, who spins cool tunes while you tear up Little Tokyoto. The game starts out with a training course designed to bring you up to speed. Pay good attention to this section; it teaches you the basics and you are tested on one of the lessons right away. Once your skating skills are set, you will learn the spray can side of things, and manoeuvre around the city spraying to your hearts content. Much about Jet Set Radio has "classic" stamped on it. With its fresh characters, cool design, great music and audio, and high replayability.
LeMans 24 Hours
Fun, fast, and furious. The 3 F's. Every good racer has to have them, and Le Mans has all of them! In expert mode, other cars try and ram you off the road, there are tons of twist and turns in each track to make each a challenge, you have to time your pit stops, so you can fill up on gas and get some new tires before your tires blow out, you run out of gas, or lose your top spot! The AI is smart, and well, the game can be fast. Come on, how could racing a fake car on a fake track not be fun? Ok, so some of you aint into games, but if you are, this is the sweet part. The AI is very intelligent, and can be a big challenge. The courses are very hard, and can be very long, and there are 7 to unlock (bringing the total number of courses to ten). There are 11 championships to unlock, each harder than the last. There are a total of 40 cars to unlock, each with its unique handling and look.
Phantasy Star Online
Phantasy Star Online, developed by the legendary Sonic Team, is a fantastic experience that every gamer should taste at least once in his or her life. A basic RPG at heart, you're first required to create a character and then unleash it upon the online world. Gameplay is centred around exploring the alien planet of Ragol, solving puzzles and defeating enemies, all the while learning new skills, acquiring new items and weaponry, and developing your character's abilities. Online, you're able to meet up with other players from around the world, chat with them through a built-in language translator, and go adventuring with them. This is a superb premise for a game and it works incredibly well.
Samba De Amigo
A recipe for success: Take 1 monkey (with Sombrero) Add some damn catchy songs (including Reel Big Fish's Version of the A-Ha Classic Take On Me) Thrown in a liberal sprinkling of psychedelic graphics And two maraca controllers What have you got? Only the finest game this side of Mexico. With more laughs than a Funhouse full of feathers, this game will make you cry tears of complete delight and frustration, in hysterics saying "What did Sega do to deserve the negative press..? Damn those journalists". Sonic Team have pulled it one of the bag again.
Sonic Adventure
Once again we have Sonic back on our consoles, With a new lease of life, new friends and new baddies, Sonic has certainly got his work cut out for him in a breezy, buzzing world that shows the transfer of an old game to a new console needn't be limp. Now we are granted shots of Sonic running at high speed, the calming ocean in the background and other graphical niceties. There are times when you have to be precise with the position of Sonic, and after bouncing your way through numerous trampolines this it can be annoying. Still, every time our little friend turns and waves everything just seems all right. This game ranks with other titles in the genre. If you're a Sonic fan, but never got around to getting this title for your collection then it certainly is a must.
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