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| Alice
Review (PC) |
December 15, 2000 |
 American McGee's Alice is a title we've long
awaited--here's the full review. Follow us through the looking glass as we take a
close look at this darkly updated version of Wonderland. The graphics are pretty brillig,
but gameplay can be a little slithy, and the mome wrathes outgrabe.
Snicker-snack. |
| Weekly Gaming News |
| Sony and the PS2 make
the news thrice this week, Amazon.com is raking in scads of holiday dough, Sega gets into
the holiday spirit with a variety of gaming bundles, and Nintendo plans to ship 24 million
Game Boy Advance units in the first year of it's release (starting March 2001).
This and more in the Weekly Gaming News. |
| Women the New Majority in Online
Gaming |
| According to a recent study by PC Data, more
women play games online than men. In addition, men and women differ on the types
of games they play online. Okay, at least the first part was surprising. Check
out the release of this study here. |
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| EA
does Xbox |
December 14, 2000 |
 Electronic Arts has decided to develop on the Xbox. Look for classics like
Madden NFL and SSX, as well as lots of other EA titles, to be available on your Xbox at
launch. It's a major coup for Microsoft's fledgling system. Read the release here. And then think to
yourself: If EA is developing for Xbox, can Square be far behind? |
| Virtual Pool 3 Review (PC) |
 Well we've got
trouble, right here in River City! With a capital '"T" and that rhymes with
"P" and that stands for pool. Virtual Pool 3 is one heckuva pool game that
will no doubt live up to its claim to "improve your pool game or your money
back." Its lack of personality will do nothing, however, to promote juvenile
delinquency. We don't know how to feel about that. |
| Micro Machines V3 Review (GBC) |
 It might just
be the greatest race game available for the GBC. Or, it might just be the most bizarre
attempt at simultaneous multiplayer using a single GBC unit. Either way, Micro Machines V3 is dang fun. Check it out here. |
| Mary Kate and Ashely's Pocket Planner Review (GBC) |
| Good old MK&A
come through for us again. Well, "us" if we were pre-teen girls swept up in the
Olsen Twin craze. Pocket Planner is an
innovative use for the GBC that will give lots of kids a reason to play their Game Boys
that isn't Pokemon. Read it here. |
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| Gunbird
2 Review (DC) |
December 13, 2000 |
 The best thing about Gunbird 2
is that it's a cartoony top-down shooter that elicits fond memories of Legendary Wings on
the NES. Unfortunately, Gunbird 2 is shorter than that NES classic, and doesn't have a
whole lot of replay value. If you're a shooter nut, or just into old-school style, pick
this one up at your local rental shop. But read
the review first. |
| Championship Surfer Review (PC) |
 Cowabunga! Or, er, is it Kowabunga!? Krome Studios is back with Championship Surfer, their latest title
employing the Merkury 3D engine. And we must say, it hardly looks a day past 3 years
old. Simultaneously released for PC, PSX, and DC, did something just wash up on the
beach or do we smell a console port?
Read on... |
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| Evergrace
Review (PS2) |
December 12, 2000 |
 It seems as though it's empirically unlikely that a really good RPG
will launch with a new system. Evergrace
doesn't buck the trend, but something about this quirky action RPG makes it fairly
playable. Don't expect dazzling FMVs or ingenious gameplay, but with the current crop of
PS2 RPGs, you could do worse. Click. |
| Soldier of Fortune to be PS2 Exclusive |
 Our good friend, Laura, sent us this juicy little tidbit. It looks like
upstart publisher, Majesco, has obtained the rights to Soldier of Fortune and will publish the
title as a PS2 exclusive. Click here to read
the full press release. And keep an eye out for Majesco -- they are also developing
launch titles for the ultra-cool Game
Boy Advance. |
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| Alice
- First Impressions (PC) |
December 8, 2000 |
 American McGee's Alice is a title we've long
awaited. Follow us through the looking glass as we share our first impressions of
this darkly updated version of Wonderland. The graphics are pretty brillig, but gameplay
can be a little slithy, and the mome wrathes outgrabe. Snicker-snack. |
| Weekly Gaming News |
| American McGee's Alice goes Hollywood,
Infogrames buys Hasbro, PS2 titles suffer low sales, Deus Ex Multiplayer, TV Guide
showcases videogames, and, what's this, March Madness already? All this and
more in the Weekly Gaming News. |
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