Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Review

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(More customer reviews)Seven years ago, skateboarding became a game genre with Pro Skater. Every year after that, new additions and refined gameplay kept me playing all four Pro Skaters and both Undergrounds. In all of those years, nothing has impressed me more than Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. Somehow Neversoft has done it; they've made the perfect skating game.

I'll skip telling the story, since it's basically the same "get respect" crap that was in the Underground games, and also because the gameplay has been refined to the point of perfection. Neversoft saw it coming--they've outdone themselves and done everything to skateboarding that they could. So other than a few interesting additions to the skateboarding formula (like board stalls, bert slides, and parkour), and the ability to ride and trick on BMX bikes, the coolest addition is the free-sprawling recreation of Los Angeles that serves as the world of THAW. The city is divided into sections, which takes away from some of the huge feel, but I still felt overwhelmed at first by the size of the world. This world is so much fun to skate in that I basically neglected the fact that the story mode goals are terribly easy and repetitive, but serve their purpose in unlocking huge portions of an even larger world.

The controls are spot-on, the combos are still fun, and that's what keeps me coming back to this series. As a note to Neversoft, I don't care about epic storylines and I'm happy with the removal of Bam Margera from the story in general. I'm pleased, as a fan of this series, that I finally have a Hawk game that has the moves, the good controls, and the levels (well, the level) that can keep me playing for another year or two until another boarding game rolls up.

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Tony Hawk's American Wasteland gives you the total freedom you need, to make LA your personal skate and bike park. For the first time, you'll skate or bike in a rich, expansive open environment. The sky's the limit as you progress through the Wasteland. No level, no load times -- just never-ending action. You'll never skate the same line twice!

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Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition ups the ante from the last game with more insane speed, 8-player online competition and the best vehicle customization ever seen in a video game to date. You can drive muscle cars, choppers, and more & trick them out in the latest rims, trims, and upgrades just like in the pages of DUB Magazine. The level of detail dedicated to your car's look and feel is simply amazing. The race editor is even better this time around. The thing I love most is getting to race in Atlanta, San Diego, and Detroit.

My biggest gripe, however, is the loading times. Seems like it takes forever to get into a race. I am speaking of the PS2 version, of course, not the PSP version(which is even worse). Once getting past that; this game, literally, rocks hard.

I'm a huge fan of Need for Speed Underground and love both of the games in that respective series right now but, after playing MC3:Dub Edition, Need for Speed Underground is going to have to work even harder impressing me. I tip my hat to Rockstar North, they did a dadgummed awesome job with this edition. I love it!

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Rockstar Games has partnered with DUB Magazine -- the authoritative source on automotive lifestyles -- to redefine the racing genre with Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition. With this installment, the series that took racing from the tracks to the open urban streets is back, and the stakes have never been higher.
Get ready for insanely fast driving with open-city racing in Atlanta, San Diego, and Detroit. The online competition brings together up to eight players with the most comprehensive vehicle customization every seen in a video game. You'll be driving the hottest licensed real-life SUVs, import tuners, muscle cars, choppers, and luxury rides on the road today. Plus, you can trick them out with the latest rims, trims, and upgrades just like the pages of DUB. Without a doubt, customization goes above and beyond any other game with Midnight Club 3. The level of detail dedicated to your car's look and feel is unprecedented. Not only can you trick out your car, but you can select your favorite chassis, brakes, exhaust, and even power-boosting nitrous oxide!
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition has more speed, more choices, and more chrome than any game has ever packed under the hood. It rocks hard, and delivers slick, fast, intense driving action in challenging environments. Step up, pimp your ride, and get ready to hit the streets for high-adrenaline urban racing!

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Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi Review

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(More customer reviews)Let me tell you this straight:This is NOT a DBZ Budokai game.Yes, it has the Budokai name, but that's because it simply had the Budokai license slapped on it for its US release. Forget everything you knew about the Budokai series, because this game's entirely different... which may be a good thing or a bad thing.

Probably the best thing of this title is it features the Japanese voices for the game, so you get to pick whichever you prefer.Longtime fans will probably enjoy hearing many of the original voices, such as mainstay Masako Nozawa as lead hero Goku(and Gohan.. and Goten... and Bardock...), as well as regulars such as Inuyasha's Takeshi Kusao, One Piece's Mayumi Tanaka, Rurouni Kenshin's Hirotaka Suzoki, Cowboy Bebop's Norio Wakamoto, and Sailor Moon's Toru Furuya and Yuko Minaguchi.Not to mention many of the voices, including Daisuke Gori, Hikaru Midorikawa, Toshio Furukawa, and Bin Shimada have provided voices for some of todays top fighting franchises, such as Dead or Alive, Tekken, and Soul Calibur.It's one huge reunion.Characters also have different abilities.Goku, for example, can use Kaio Ken to power up or Solar Flare to blind an enemy so he can get a hit in(ironically though, Tien or even Krillin for that matter, DOESN'T have Solar Flare)In his SSJ mode, he could use Instantaneous Movement to teleport safely behind an enemy and avoid their attack, leaving them open to a crushing blow.Fighting is fast paced and occurs on land, in the air, or even underwater.(apparently everybody can hold their breaths really well).The main mode retells most of the stories, as well as a few movies and some of DB and DBGT.There's also some extra fighting modes, as well as an improved customization menu that even lets you help unlock more characters.There's also some pretty neat character pages for every person you've unlocked, which provides history and attack info and even lists who does who's voice for both the English and Japanese versions.In appearance it seems like the perfect DBZ game... all is not well, however, as there are also quite a few negatives.

First, the controls are very poor.Yes, you heard me.It doesn't matter whether you know what the buttons do or not.They are horribly jerky and unresponsive even after you finally understand how to perform each move.For an example, when I press left, my fighter should go left, NOT STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE ENEMY!The music is also annoying.It's the same stuff we've been hearing since Budokai 1 three years ago... shouldn't we at least get a few new tracks?Story mode's cutscenes are also pretty dull, they're similar to the ones in B1 where two characters would chat right before the battle... unlike B1 though, it doesn't have extra scenes that attempt to copy the anime series.

All in all, DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi is a very mixed bag.Some parts are great, but a few areas could be improved upon.I'd honestly suggest renting first in case you don't like it, because some may be disappointed, especially if they are expecting this to be "Budokai 4."Still, for me at least the positives outweigh the negatives.I'll be playing this for quite some timie, even with more big hits coming out soon.

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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi is the only game to combine fighting and flying in wide open, destructible 3D environments. In the air, on the ground or under water, DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi gives players the ability to battle with unprecedented power and freedom. It'sa "superhero" experience of epic proportions - it's the DBZ game fans have been waiting for. Unlock bonus videos from the animated series

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