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Tactics Ogre: The Knight Of Lodis
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis is nothing short of a great game. The story follows a young knight in the Lodis Empire, named Alphonse, who has been dispatched to quell a rebellion on the island of Ovis. Upon arrival, he quickly learns that things are not as they seem and begins a long and dangerous journey to discover what is really going on behind the scenes, and who is ultimately manipulating the government for personal gain. Throughout this quest, he will gain many allies, and face many foes, all for the sake of peace. The plot never disappoints, but continues on and on, inevitably changing based on the decisions…
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Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max
The Street Fighter series is as big a part of our gaming history as the Mario, Sonic, and Pac-Man franchises are. Without Street Fighter, we probably wouldn’t have Mortal Kombat, King of Fighters, or even Soul Calibur, Tekken, or Virtua Fighter. Capcom brought on a change in the genre that was as significant as what Nintendo did with Super Mario Bros. and the NES. Prior to Capcom’s involvement, the best gamers had to play was Yie Ar Kung Fu and Karate Champ.
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Golden Sun: The Lost Age
In 2001, Camelot brought us a splendid little gem of an RPG known as Golden Sun to the Game Boy Advance. Among the GBA’s slew of RPG adventures, it was arguably one of the better turn-based outings the genre had seen in a while. It was also rather lengthy for a GBA game, clocking in at an average of about 22 hours to finish to completion.
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Golden Sun
In the early Middle Ages, mastery of alchemy was often sought after as a quick means to an end. The most common of these goals included wealth, well-being, and the creation of human life. Many moons ago, it was written off as mendacity and those who practiced alchemy were condemned as heretics and burned at the stake. If you are taking any of this as historical fact and using the material to study for an exam, do not expect to score much higher than a 16%.
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Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Due to the success of the first two Advance games, Nintendo decided to port the second SNES Mario adventure, Yoshi’s Island to the GBA, as Super Mario Advance 3. This game, like Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 before it, was a much easier port to the GBA then the first Mario Advance game, but Nintendo tweaked the game nonetheless, adding new features and sound effects.
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Super Mario 64
Platformers are decent launch titles that are frequently only as good as their main characters. For some messed up reason, people go gaga over this fat Italian plumber guy. Furthermore, his compatriots are even dumber characters with no real goal or purpose. Reguardless of this fact, the cast of Nintendo’s flagship series always manage to present amazing games. I think the first time I ever saw these “plumbers” do any actual plumbing was in Super Star Saga, but that’s beside the point.
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Super Mario Land
Poor Mario. If I went through as much chaos as Mario has to get to the end of a level, I really don’t know what I’d do when I found out the Daisy he’s looking for isn’t the real one. I kind of feel sorry for him. You all this work, for what? Nothing. There should be an option, “I know she’s not here, let me go to the last level.” Oh well. That probably wouldn’t be as fun.
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Shantae
Before we get into the actual review, here’s a strange little rumor: Shantae has been in development since the heyday of (and was originally intended to be released for) the Super NES, and considering the large gap in time between the copyright dates displayed on the intro scene, I’m beginning to think this may have been the case. The point is, if there’s any truth to this dubious factoid, then Shantae is a prime example for the old saying, “Good things come to those who wait.” Honestly, this is in all likelihood, the best game released exclusively for the GBC. Most of them either borrowed or shared blockbuster fame with…
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SNK VS Capcom: Card Fighters DS
The warning signs were all there, but I ignored them all. I’ll be completely honest, even when I saw the screenshots, I had a sinking feeling, so I didn’t expect this game to be as great of a classic as the original, but I thought it would have some semblance to the original (or its slightly modified Japan-only sequel). The latter was true, but, well… that’s the only source material from any earlier titles, and they tore that from the shared traits of its classic predecessor. Another hint came to me from the boxart. Look at the back – no screenshots whatsoever. That alone made my heart sink. I mean,…
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SNK VS Capcom: Card Fighters’ Clash
Back when the Neo Geo Pocket Color was new (if you had it), you had to have two games to recognize its greatness: SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium & SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters’ Clash. This game stands out from most NGPC titles, mainly because it isn’t a fighter. But, don’t be fooled, it’s just as fast-paced as its relative, MoTM. Perhaps, even more so.
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