Sunday Night ShackReviews

by jason bergman, Oct 27, 2002 2:38pm PST

I'm painfully hung over from my bachelor party, but hey, it's a Sunday, and that means an update to the ShackReviews database, regardless of my mental state. This week we've got some big early holiday releases, with lots more to come next week. As usual, if there's something you want to review but don't see in the database, check first and then submit it!

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (GC, PS2, Xbox)
Time Splitters 2 (GC, PS2, Xbox)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PS2)
Toejam & Earl III: Mission to Earth (Xbox)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (PC)
Deathrow (Xbox)
Suikoden III (PS2)
EverQuest: The Planes of Power (PC)

I almost added Grand Theft Auto: Vice City to the database in advance of the game's shipping this week, but decided to wait until next week's update, to give people time to digest the game. That seems to work best with big releases, and avoids any knee-jerk reviews.

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By: Antilles_Prime x Show Full Post

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what does jason b. do besides post on shack every once in a while? he can't possible make enough from the shack to pay normal bills (or even afford to get married), so I gotta think he has other job(s) now that he doesnt work at blues.

Oct 27, 2002 2:59pm PST

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what does jason b. do besides post on shack every once in a while? he can't possible make enough from the... : Antilles_Prime
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- nonsense! he sits at his computer 24 hours a day waiting for console news to collect and post at a later ... : jaga
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  You're right, Shack's just a part-time gig for me. I do freelance work (for GameSpot and others) and also... : jason bergman
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    I miss loonygames :( : d3tached
    - Hey, me too! Unfortunately it's not something I can afford to do anymore...I can get paid much more for t... : jason bergman
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    so, if i may ask, what industry is it in? : Antilles_Prime
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      Software. But not games. It's a flat office gig. : jason bergman
      
      software? thats what i do. what market type you guys in? : Antilles_Prime

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Shouldn't there be a minimum number of votes for game to count as "highest rated" games overall? There are a couple in the top 10 or so that have < 150 votes. One has 63! I would think at least 250 votes, probably more like 500.

Oct 28, 2002 7:25am PST

Shouldn't there be a minimum number of votes for game to count as "highest rated" games overall? There ar : jake

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timesplitters 2 or thps4?

Oct 27, 2002 2:40pm PST

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timesplitters 2 or thps4? : hirez
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Jason, congrats on the wedding stuff. POST PICS OF STRIPPARS. :D

Oct 27, 2002 3:00pm PST

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Jason, congrats on the wedding stuff. POST PICS OF STRIPPARS. :D : tomservo
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- Second'd. : afext

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Just picked up Deathrow today. May be hard to find but it is well worth it. I've just played the tutorial level a couple of times so far and it's a blast.

BTW I found it at CompUSA where they had $5 off any game over $44.99 and $15 off two, looks to be across all systems including PC.

Oct 27, 2002 8:44pm PST

Just picked up Deathrow today. May be hard to find but it is well worth it. I've just played the tutori... : Carnivac

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Jason: Can you add a page where we can vote on the latest games added to the db, with an option to not vote if we haven't played it? It'll make voting much easier and we won't have to go to so many pages. It'll also make the poll ratings more accurate, since more than fanboys will vote.

Oct 27, 2002 3:49pm PST

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Jason: Can you add a page where we can vote on the latest games added to the db, with an option to not vo... : rizzuh
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  We can't really distinguish between those who have and haven't played it...it would make things too compl... : jason bergman
  - Besides, who would bother looking at the listings from those who haven't played it? :) : jason bergman
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    I don't think you get my suggestion :) I'm saying Halo 2: [box] NOLF2: [box] NFS: HP2 (PC): [box]... : rizzuh
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      I'm still not sure I get your suggestion. Rather than have voting on a game-by-game basis, you're suggest... : jason bergman
      
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      Currently if I want to vote on more than ten new games, I have to visit ten game pages. My suggestion wou... : rizzuh
      
      true, but at the same time, the alternative encourages more people to vote on games they haven't played. ... : jason bergman

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By: Arjun Thakur x Show Full Post

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Planes of Power is out? Not that I even play EQ, just didn't think it was even released yet.

Oct 27, 2002 5:21pm PST

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Planes of Power is out? Not that I even play EQ, just didn't think it was even released yet. : Arjun Thakur
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- yup its out.. saw it come in a few days ago at CompUSA : Shadowdane

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Hey, anyone here checked out Deathrow for Xbox? Lots of games coming out this month and I'm wondering what to get.

So any impressions of Deathrow would be nice to hear...

Oct 27, 2002 3:45pm PST

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- I heard many good things about it... not many reviews so far (except for IGN) try a rental : Tabouh

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I almost added Grand Theft Auto: Vice City to the database in advance of the game's shipping this week, but decided to wait until next week's update, to give people time to digest the game. That seems to work best with big releases, and avoids any knee-jerk reviews

This is a good thing. I wish you guys would do this for every game, and stop morons posting reviews of games after playing the first 1-2 levels.

Oct 27, 2002 2:55pm PST

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I almost added Grand Theft Auto: Vice City to the database in advance of the game's shipping this week, b : fluke
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  I think you should have to take a test in order to review a game... answer 3 questions, something like: ... : tomservo
  - haha - I agree. FINISHING a game should be the FIRST criteria for allowing someone to submit a review. : ThomW
- With GTA I'm not sure if 3 months will stop the "OMG This roolz!" types of reviews that are 1 paragraph l... : BulletPro

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Has anyone heard anything good about the clone wars game for the cube? Its been developed by Pandemic, makers of Battlezone. They could be hope for this one. Or not?

Oct 27, 2002 4:52pm PST

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Has anyone heard anything good about the clone wars game for the cube? Its been developed by Pandemic, ma... : buzzfunk
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- I really liked what I saw at E3. Pandemic's a solid developer...they managed to make a decent Army Men ga... : jason bergman

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Anybody else get an email from MS about getting into the last wave of Xbox live beta. I just got accepted, but I already have it pre-ordered at EB, and it comes out in what, two weeks?!

I'm just keeping my order with EB and ignoring the BETA invitation. I'd rather have the "Final" version in two weeks, even if they dont change anything. Too much trouble to cancel my pre-order, then re-order from MS.

Oct 27, 2002 3:47pm PST

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- Same situation here. I took the offer though. I'm an impatient little bastard, and I put my pre-order dol... : punchdog
- check your priv messages please jigstah. : rick98761

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perfect time for a birthday, so many games coming out, but lol all these nice best buy gift cards have solved me problems. I like giftcards better then cash really. With cash i just end up paying bills wiht it. This way I get to have fun. PSO, GTA, and Shenmue all come out within a few days of each other lol, im gonna cry. Then I get a break till mid november and get MK:DA and Metroid, and I know im leaving some stuff off.

Oct 27, 2002 4:09pm PST

perfect time for a birthday, so many games coming out, but lol all these nice best buy gift cards have so... : rick98761

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has the shack toyed with the idea of retro reviews, ie SNES reviews and the like

i personally would love it

Oct 27, 2002 3:44pm PST

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has the shack toyed with the idea of retro reviews, ie SNES reviews and the like i personally would lo... : qatsi
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- Yeah, I've thought about it, and even dipped into that well a few times with the N64 and SNES sections. E... : jason bergman
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anyone else notice that the xbox timesplitters link goes THPS4 xbox page?

Oct 27, 2002 3:50pm PST

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anyone else notice that the xbox timesplitters link goes THPS4 xbox page? : Snifter_42
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  - lol, that explains everything :) : Snifter_42

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By: zeke x Show Full Post

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THPS4 is pretty good so far...

I've only played it about an hour or so, but having experienced all three previous titles I can say that what they have done with it is still fun.

Oct 27, 2002 3:25pm PST

THPS4 is pretty good so far... I've only played it about an hour or so, but having experienced all thr... : zeke

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WOW!!!

Oct 27, 2002 2:40pm PST

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WOW!!! : Sludgehead
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- Yeea!!!!! : su007

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