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Late Night Consoling

by Alec Matias, Nov 23, 2004 8:00pm PST
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After playing through both Halo 2 and Half-Life 2, there was one difference between them that stood out greatly for me: their soundtracks. Both games appeared to have totally differing views on how music should be handled in a game. Halo 2 used cinematic pieces that were used to set mood and to enhance the cut-scenes. Half-Life 2's music was as far in the background as it could get, popping up intermittently to bolster the adrenaline during intense fighting. While I believe both served their purposes, my aural preference are those pieces that make me remember a moment for the rest of my life, something Nobuo Uematsu has done many times.

GCN Nintendo Unveils Mario Baseball The Mario franchise invades another sport. Not content with only playing golf and tennis, Mario and his pals are looking to knock a few balls out of the park. Nintendo has released these three shots of their latest Mario spin-off, Mario Baseball. Right now, absolutely nothing is known about this game, as these screenshots hit the 'net just minutes ago.
PS2 MLB 2006 Announced 989 Sports will take another swing at creating a perfect simulation of Major League Baseball as they announced plans to continue the MLB series for another year. There are two big improvements in the pipeline for the 2006 version. First, 989 will institute Branch Point Technology, a supposedly revolutionary way to transition between animations. Also new will be Pitcher Confidence, making the player pay special attention at how he/she pitches. Throw errant balls and the pitcher loses confidence and their skill ratings drop. MLB 2006 is slated for a spring release next year.
Xbox KOTOR II Goes Gold With its release just two weeks away, Obsidian Entertainment's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords has officially gone gold. Originally planned to ship alongside its PC counterpart, the Xbox version is arriving first, just in time for Christmas with a December 6 release date.
PS2 PlayStation 2 Portable Don't want to wait for a PSP sometime next year? Then take a page out of Ben Heckendorn's playbook and convert your current PlayStation 2 into a portable powerhouse. A crafty modder tore apart one of the newly redesigned PlayStation 2's and meshed it with a DVD player battery charger and a custom case and viola! Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the road!
PS2 Xbox GCN Misc. Q&As/Features IGN talks with "the dudes" at The Behemoth who are responsible for Alien Hominid.
  Misc. Media/Previews
PS2 Three new shots of Cold Winter are at GameSpot. GamesAreFun dishes up some screens of Tales of Rebirth. IGN tosses up images for MLB 2006.
Xbox TeamXbox hosts new shots of Jade Empire. Prodigious Gaming takes a quick look at Conker: Live and Reloaded. 1up posts new details for Iron Phoenix. GameSpot spends time with Top Gear RPM Tuning. IGN boasts media for MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf and previews WWE Wrestlemania 21.
GCN Three new images of the upcoming The Legend of Zelda are at GameSpot. Plenty of new media for Donkey Konga: Jungle Beat at IGN.
NDS PSP You can find images of Rayman DS at GamesAreFun. 1up takes a look at Vampire Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (PSP). Shots of Armored Core Formula Front (PSP) are at IGN.
PS2 Xbox GCN GameSpot goes hands-on with MX vs. ATV Unleashed (PS2, Xbox). IGN has new media for Ghost Recon 2 (PS2, GCN) and Mercenaries (PS2, Xbox).
Console Game of the Evening: Driver for the PSOne. "This game was incredible if only for the police chases you'd do. The multiple gameplay modes in combo with the single player was amazing." (submitted by archon).


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