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Top 20 PS2 Games of All Time

20. MVP Baseball 2005 - Countless hours invested into this game with friends. We used to play around with the dive controls and nail each other with 100mph fastballs in the head.

19. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 - I remember staying up all night when I was 7 or 8 just to beat challenge mode and get the golden Lamborghini. My favorite racer on the PS2.

18. Call of Duty 3 - Sadly, in Call of Duty 3's time I didn't have my PS2 connected to the internet. None the less I loved the single player campaign of this game.

17. NFL Street 3 - This game was awes ome to play with friends. I remember the crazy wall runs and power-ups.

16. Kingdom Hearts - My first true RPG. Also my favorite RPG on PS2.

15. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - I saved a whole years worth of money for this game. Great 3-D action game.

14. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Although I never played the story of this game I loved using cheats to just have fun. My first GTA game.

13. Jak II - Just got this game last week. Loving it so far.

12. WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2006 - My favorite WWE game. Lots of unlockables.

11. Ratchet Deadlocked - Good 3-D action game. I love the game show theme.

10. Tony Hawk's American Wasteland - I love this game. I actually got every piece for the skate ranch.

9. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando - My favorite PS2 R&C game. Ryno 2 FTW!

8. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - My favorite GTA game. I beat the whole story.

7. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec - I unlocked all the cars in this game. Unfortunetly, it has no aged well.

6. Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - I know TV show #6 on my list. This game carries lot of nostalgia with me.

5. MX vs. ATV Unleashed - I am proud to say I unlocked everything in this game without the use of cheats. I like this game better then Reflex.

4. Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex - One night My friend and I both stayed up on the phone all night while we both beat this game.

3. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy - I never completed 100% of this game. I was around 75% though.

2. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 - I have played more of this game then any other game in my life. I love playing 2-player score duals with friends and online.

Time for my number one favorite PS2 game of all time.....

1. God of War - They did so many good things with this game. I have beaten all 3 console versions of God of War and love them all.

007 Goldeneye Review (N64)

Today's review will be for 007 Goldeneye for the Nintendo 64. Just prior to the June Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the game suffered at least two unofficial postponements, and no word was heard as to why. In typical Nintendo fashion, Nintendo surprised nearly everyone when the game was announced to be a four-player game that was also Rumble Pak compatible. After seriously playing the game for weeks, N64.com can sincerely say that Goldeneye 007 is a intelligently conceived and brilliantly executed diamond of a game, building its spy-style adventure smartly on the foundation of the first-person genre, and unleashing the full power of Nintendo's four-player capabilities.The gameplay deftly evolves the first-person perspective action genre, enabling gamers to immerse themselves in spy-style tactics and covert operations, and forcing gamers to think before they rush in to blow the heck out of everything in sight. Goldeneye 007 is built around 18 varying levels that must be played through in linear fashion in the easy mode, which then open up the possibility of playing the game in medium to hard difficult levels, each level afterward fully chooseable in any order.Gamers will quickly learn that weapons and ammo can be gleaned from dead enemies, and that some weapons are clearly better in certain situations. In level one (Dam), the Sniper Rifle enables gamers to pick off Russian guards from distant towers with its high-powered telescope; while in level 10 (Statue), a high-powered, automatic shotgun is the clear choice. Gamers will have the thrill of double fisting enemies with one gun in each hand in level 7 (Frigate), learning the ancient art of throwing knives, or blasting their way across the level 18 (Cradle) with the awesome ZMG (9mm).Learning how to use your gadgets, and becoming efficient in learning when not to kill enemies is also part of the game. The interface is absolutely cool as well, and clearly incorporates the most fun Bond elements into the game. Modems, magnet attract watches, camera, data thieves, key analyzers, laser watches, and other classic James Bond-style spy toys all play minor parts in weaving your way through multi-objective-based missions. Discovering how to free yourself (and find a set of knives) in level 9, the second bunker, when you have no weapons at all with your magnet attract watch is just plain cool.The game's depth come in all shapes and forms. Playing the first-person mode presents levels that range from nearly straight Doom-style play (all shooting and no brains), to search-and-destroy missions (requiring more strategy), to a wide range of carefully designed information-acquiring levels; all blend together to create a satisfying title that will intrigue new gamers as well as hard-core, multi-platform owners. The four-player mode is outstanding and provides tons of options in weapons (at least 10), environments, characters (at least 8), game length, health, control style, and the kind of game you want to play, i.e., a timed match, five kills to a match, You Only Live Twice (two deaths end the game), team play, etc. Slowdown is the multiplayer mode's only weakness, but the fun far outweighs this weakness.Perhaps the most important part of the game is learning how to think like the enemy before you enter into a situation. The game's artificial intelligence (AI) is very good, and enemies who know you're behind a door won't always rush in to get slaughtered. In essence, the game beautifully blends smart strategy gameplay with fast-action gunmanship, accented with a range of spy weapons and the use of a easily-chooseable siting range. Gamers can shoot through windows and peg their enemies on any body part, though hitting the head will instantly will the enemy, while two or three shots are required for fully killing him.Movement is excellent, too. The left and right C buttons enable strafing, while the top and bottom enable full Z-axis movement, so Bond can shoot up or down at ease. This configuration thus enables the gamer to move across the screen naturally with the analog joystick, a more intuitive way than Acclaim's Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. Enemies walk and run with unusual realism, and each has a set of different death acts, depending on where each is hit.Graphics and sound effects are superb as well. Fog effects are apparent (but few games nowadays don't employ this effect), while long, slow clouds of smoke from guns and walls, quick sparks, and the zoom view from gun sites, make this game a gem to look at and watch. Various new textures are employed, while pop-in simply doesn't exist. Animated cut-scenes wrap each level in a feeling of elegance and actually provide hints previous to each mission. Transparency (seen in lots of glass environments) effects are clean and believable, and are usually followed by you shattering the glass (another cool effect). Ricocheting bullets, the sound of footsteps, and in general, all of the sound effects are excellent.Goldeneye's music, as is the story, is based on the movie, and so the classic Bond theme is readily apparent, while similar themes are clear and crisp to the ear. Finally, Goldeneye is Rumble Pak compatible. This little novelty adds subtle thrill to a very immersive game, and isn't used too often, a nice, smart touch. So overall 007 Goldeneye gets a 10/10

Wipeout The Game Review (Wii)

Time for another Wii review. Today's review will be Wipeout The Game based on the hit ABC TV show. I originally never planned to pick this game up but it was on sale for $19.99 on Gamestop.com and I happened to have $20 left on my gift card so I picked it up. Most of you have probably seen the show so you might know what it's about. But for those of you who don't hear you go. Wipeout is an athletic game show were contestants compete for $10000. There are multiple stages in which they compete. Contestants are eliminated each stage. The courses are like obstacle courses were there are many wipeouts. If a contestant "wipesout" they will start the obstacle over. So with a show like that the game must be sweet. This game has lots of the same obstacles as the show plus some. There is four player versus and it requires Wii Remote and Nunchuck. There are tons of characters to unlock and different out-fits. The game-play is smooth and has few glitches. You can also play in Challenge Mode. Which is basically earning special characters for completing coarses in a time limit and only wiping out a certain amount of times. If your looking for a 50 hour game this is not it but but $20 you can't go wrong. So Wipeout earns a 7.5/10

Donkey Kong 64 Review (N64)

It's on like Donkey Kong! Or at least it was back in 2000. The basic story for this 3-D platformer Nintendo 64. King K. Rool takes all the kongs which includes Diddy, Tiny, Chunky and Lanky. It's your job, Donkey Kong to get them back. every time you save a kong you will be able to play as them. Once you find all of the kongs, you must stop K. Rool. Which means finding enough golden bananas to unlock all of the levels just like any other good platformer. Now to game-play. This game has amazing uniqueness in that each kong has different morphs and abilities. You can switch kongs anytime in the level, as long as there is a nearby barrel. Another thing that I love about this game is the theme song. If haven't heard this song go search it on YouTube, this song is awesome! Unfortunately, this game has no multi-player. But it does have great replay value. After you beat the game with only 100 golden bananas you can collect all 200. Plus, each kong has 100 regular bananas in each level. Additionally each kong has several blueprint in the game and tons of coins for each kong. You can spend your coins at either "Candy's Music Shop" or "Funkey's Gun Store" to upgrade your instrument or gun for each kong. Guns can be used as weapons and to hit certain buttons and instruments can be used to activate different things. So now to cons, starting with difficulty. There are various mini-games that earn you golden bananas and they are super hard. Some take almost an hour each! Also platforming isn't too strong and graphics could be better. But game-play is what really matters and that's were this game shines. So Donkey Kong 64 gets a 9/10.