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Sunday Afternoon ShackReviews

by Alec Matias, Dec 05, 2004 10:00am PST

Related Topics – Valve, Games: PC

A ShackReviews update with more than one PC game! Is this Bizarro Shack? Hey, just to point out, don't forget that Ghost Recon 2 for the PS2 is a different game than Ghost Recon 2 for the Xbox. So if you enjoyed the Xbox version last week, check out the PS2 game. As always, if there's a game you want in the database, see if it's already there and if not, request it!

Armies of Exigo (PC)
Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder (PC)
D-Day (PC)
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (GBA)
Metal Slug Advance (GBA)
Mr. Driller Drill Spirits (NDS)
Painkiller: Battle out of Hell (PC)
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (PS2, Xbox, GCN, PC)
Ghost Recon 2 (PS2)

Featured ShackReviews:

Johnny sanguine, a "happy follower" *cough*fanboi*cough* of Squaresoft games, finally gives Chrono Cross a whirl.
Masem tell us that Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space doesn't improve much over the original.
Disgruntled EverQuester code-e225 finds a breath of fresh air in World of Warcraft.

Wow, I just can't get enough of Half-Life 2 Deathmatch. I haven't had this much fun killing Shackers since Enemy Territory. Of course, there's plenty of room for improvement, but Valve has already created something special. Aside from that, I keep chugging along in Super Mario 64 DS. Best part so far are all the mini-games; there are some gems in there. But now that I can control Mario and occasionally have to do his slide move, the lack of a proper analog stick blows. =(

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Ugh... HL2 deathmatch is something special? It's plain old DM with a gravity gun which means the whole thing devolves into throwing random furniture at each other. The weapons are completely unbalanced (magnum acting like a sniper rifle from 50 yards away!) and the levels are just SP ripoffs... why not have some imagination and create a few MP specific maps? That gravity gun isn't all it's cracked up to be. It would be better if you didn't spawn with it and it had a recharge time, then it would be less of a toilet spam fest.

Dec 05, 2004 2:31pm PST

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does skype have any spyware/adware/malware? i know the site says it's clean, but i'm hoping to hear from someone who uses it.

also, does anyone use the conference call feature? me and my friends wanted to use it for WofW, since teamspeak is giving me trouble.

Dec 05, 2004 9:34pm PST

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- wrong chatty :[ : captain hampton

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Wow. More bad DS comments from Alec. Virtual boy #2 here we come.

Dec 05, 2004 2:15pm PST

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Wow. More bad DS comments from Alec. Virtual boy #2 here we come. : deadbydawn
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    I've said some bad things about the DS, but I'm not a Nintendo troll - I promise. However, I will take... : deadbydawn

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Age of Empires 3 shot in the latest PC Gamer!! Looks hot!

Dec 05, 2004 5:33pm PST

Age of Empires 3 shot in the latest PC Gamer!! Looks hot! : oxygenagain2

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ghost recon 2 = pile of steaming wet shrek poo.. Nowhere near as good as the original GR. PC owners who like strategic gameplay in ghost recon prepare for dissapointment. This is based on Xbox version though.

I also found out in OXM (UK) that Splinter cell: Chaos theory, has the Adversarial multiplayer back. And there is a Invisibilty suit similar to the Arbitars in halo 2. Not sure if thats in the multiplayer yet though. Looks real good. SC:CT is back on the "to buy" list

Dec 05, 2004 5:19pm PST

ghost recon 2 = pile of steaming wet shrek poo.. Nowhere near as good as the original GR. PC owners who l... : kurumba

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How come Everquest 2 isn't in the shackreviews database?
The game has been out for some time now, yes?

Dec 05, 2004 4:04pm PST

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How come Everquest 2 isn't in the shackreviews database? The game has been out for some time now, yes? : Cpt. Baseballbat
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- It slipped past me somehow. It'll be there soon. Thanks for the notice. : Alec Matias

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The Legend of Zelda: the Minish Cap mini-review (pre-completion). Very minor spoilers in clear text (stuff screenshots has told you already), some a bit bigger ones in spoiler tags, nothing major really.

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Dec 05, 2004 3:00pm PST

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- Zelda: Minish Cap - mini review Well, I've only played this game for 5-6 hours or so yet, so I won't g : SilverSnake

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Hey, cool! I think the Featured Shackreviews is a really cool idea.

Dec 05, 2004 2:57pm PST

Hey, cool! I think the Featured Shackreviews is a really cool idea. : KungFuKenobi

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Hmm... Isn't Minish Cap out in the US yet? Did we Europeans get this before the US? :)

Nano-review: Kickass game! :)

Dec 05, 2004 10:47am PST

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  I bought a GBA-SP yesterday. I want this game:( : grasshoppah
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    If you're desperate I can buy you a copy here and send it over... Since there's no region codings, I mean... : SilverSnake
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      Well, according the interview linked by amankhan, the US version will have better written text. I'd wait! : Alec Matias
      
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      The work they did for Mario & Luigi was flippin' fantastic, so I'd expect on an off-day, they'd still pro... : Alec Matias
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  It's set for a January 10 release over here. WTF happened there? : Alec Matias
  - What's even funnier is that the Japanese version had the euro languages in it as well, but they were lock... : roushimsx
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    Answer: http://www.planetgamecube.com/specials.cfm?action=profile&id=514 : amankhan
    - That's a very good interview. I should probably read the stuff I link to more often. ;D : Alec Matias

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I rented Call Of Duty for the Xbox this weekend, i am really disapointed with it, both single and multiplayer. Oh well i guess i was expecting a PC masterpiece.. Nevermind

Dec 05, 2004 10:17am PST

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  - It wasn't a terrible game. I agree that i should only get 5/10 or maybe 6/10.. Its just it didnt feel lik... : kurumba

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Can anyone recommend some new good songs to listen to?

Dec 05, 2004 10:20am PST

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Can anyone recommend some new good songs to listen to? : jorell kovin
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- be more vague, don't post in the evening megathread to ensure best results ;-) : vezatron

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i picked up a DS 2 days ago and am having a great time with it.

I also picked up mario and madden.. this morning after finishing my first game in season mode, it saved and i turned the ds off. i went to load it up again a short while later to play game 2, and it said i hadnt played the game i just played and i had to play it again, anyone else experiance this with madden?

Dec 05, 2004 10:56am PST

i picked up a DS 2 days ago and am having a great time with it. I also picked up mario and madden.. t... : kewda