Archive for September, 2005

  • Final Fantasy (GBA)

    Final Fantasy (GBA)

    Good grief. Well, I’ve rescued a princess, got a ship, have some vague idea that I have to find some crystals from somewhere and that one of the is northish. So, I’m leveling up, slowly but surely. My party are all crap at the moment,...

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  • Land of the Dead

    Land of the Dead

    Mehh.

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  • Castlevania – Dawn of Sorrow (Nintendo DS)

    Castlevania – Dawn of Sorrow (Nintendo DS)

    Now this is what the current and next generation of handheld gaming should be all about. Forget trying to squeeze first person shooters, racers and whatnot onto platforms where they just don’t fit. This is Castlevania as it was meant to be – difficult, fast...

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  • Final Fantasy (I & II) GBA

    Final Fantasy (I & II) GBA

    This is my new daytime game. The reason I’m making a distinction between daytime and nighttime games is because the other title I’m playing is Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow on the DS and I only get access to the DS when I can prise it...

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  • Final Fantasy (I & II) GBA

    Final Fantasy (I & II) GBA

    This is my new daytime game. The reason I’m making a distinction between daytime and nighttime games is because the other title I’m playing is Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow on the DS and I only get access to the DS when I can prise it...

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  • Metroid Zero Mission (GBA) – End0red!

    Metroid Zero Mission (GBA) – End0red!

    ‘Tis ended! Mecha-Ridley is a rusty bag of nuts and bolts. The expected Predator moment (Get to da Choppa!) happened and I had a short amount of time to leg it. The lack of access to a save point worried me a little, but as...

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  • Metroid Zero Mission (GBA)

    Metroid Zero Mission (GBA)

    Gnaargh! Another boss! Mecha Ridley is a dirty great thing that takes up half of the screen and has a vulnerable spot about zero pixels across which is only vulnerable to missiles and is two high to hit from a standing start. So, you have...

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  • Metroid Zero Mission (GBA)

    Metroid Zero Mission (GBA)

    Well, after an annoying but mercifully short stealth section, I now have FULL POWAZ! And I spent the first fifteen minutes or so revisiting all the annoying bits that’s driven me nuts for the past forty five minutes and blown the bejeebers out of the...

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  • Metroid Zero Mission (GBA)

    Metroid Zero Mission (GBA)

    Did I mention I detest stealth games? And that I have a special loathing for stealth in a game which doesn’t really need it? People buying Metroid games are buying them because they expect a lot of running around blowing stuff up. They don’t expect...

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  • Metroid Zero Mission (GBA)

    Metroid Zero Mission (GBA)

    MOTHER BRAIN DEFEAT0RED! About two seconds after I sent a spleen venting email to DeKay, I gave it another go and turned that doggone brain into spongey morsels. Immediately following this is a rather tense dash up a vertical arrangment of collapsing platforms. This latter...

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