The latest Playstation 2 F1 game to hit the shelves boasts the full roster of teams, drivers and circuits. Is it worth parting with a significant chunk of your hard-earned for? We give it a thorough track-testing. Playstation gamers are apparently well catered for in terms of the number of racing games available for the machine, but fewer and fewer of them seem to possess any real quality or serious challenge.
Codemasters have diluted their once-proud TOCA brand into a hopeless mishmash of arcade nonsense, and more racing games borrow too heavily from The Fast and the Furious or Gone in 60 Seconds substance-over-style approaches.
The only significant exception is the mighty Gran Turismo franchise. This is the first problem that blights F Being a PS2 game, the creators cannot simply produce patches for download on the Internet. This is one of two significant limitations of the PS2 as the format for top-level F1 games.
The second is the control system. Formula One 05 continued to improve the gameplay mechanics and A. I over the previous Formula 1 games which was a step in the right direction after a number of lackluster Formula 1 games developed by Studio Liverpool. Formula One 04 was the first game in the series to change the gameplay mechanics and is the first Sony developed Formula 1 game to feature a career mode.
Formula One was the first exclusive Formula 1 licensed game that Sony Computer Entertainment released previously sharing the license with EA. It was the last F1 game released by EA Sports. F1 was the second last Formula 1 game released by EA before losing the official license to Sony Computer Entertainment. It featured drivers, tracks and races from the Formula 1 World Championship.
The game also featured an advance telemetry feature that allowed users to view race infomation. Lead the receiver to an open area, throw it behind him so he can come back to it or throw a jump ball and let him go get it.
Head back behind enemy lines with Lt. Jimmy Patterson in Medal of Honor Frontline. In this installment of the smash-hit Medal of Honor series, Lt. Face off in lush, interactive environments. Hurl your opponent into destructible objects and walls to deal massive damage. Dig in to the most customizable Tekken game ever. Earn fight money and use your winnings to outfit your characters with shades, hats, alternate costumes, secret items and more.
Battle your way through an intense, action-adventure side-story. Rebuilt from the ground up, Tekken 5's graphics engine delivers the most exquisite visuals yet to PS2 3D fighting fans. Stunning CG ending movies reward victorious combatants. Do you have what it takes to survive in college football's most hostile environments? For the first time in video game football history, the game-day atmosphere directly affects players' on-field performances.
See if players have enough composure to withstand the pressure, and take advantage of key personnel mismatches with the new Match-Up Stick. Add in fan celebrations like the Gator Chomp or Texas Hook 'Em Horns and you'll see that NCAA Football delivers the real emotion, collegiate atmosphere, and traditional gameplay of college football. Electrifying Stadium Atmosphere: Watch the visiting team fight crowd noise when calling audibles and hot routes.
Pump up the crowd and build up your home field advantage to take opponents out of the game. Build your team's stadium atmosphere to rank among the elite stadiums in the country. See, hear and feel the immediate impact from hostile environments like LSU? Keep players happy with playing time or risk them transferring to one of your rivals in the off-season.
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Set in a futuristic world filled with spaceships, robots and high-tech gadgets, Ratchet and Clank moves from planet to planet across a vast solar system. Ratchet lives on an abandoned backwater planet and dreams of someday striking out on a magnificent space adventure.
Closer to the center of the galaxy, Chairman Drek rules a polluted planet, Orxon, inhabited by an ugly race called the Blarg. He too has dreams, but his concern is conquest and domination.
Tired of his polluted world, Chairman Drek comes up with the ultimate solution - to build a new planet using the best parts from many of the other worlds in the galaxy. If he can't convince the inhabitants to part with a few thousand hectares of their worlds, the army of robots and Blarg warriors can eliminate any resistance. Enhanced graphics and physics: Gameplay so lush and detailed, you feel as if you're actually on the course. Total Precision Swing: Take full control over your swing, from straight drives to hooks and draws.
Incorporating a creative new approach to team play, Sly and his crew work together to plan and pull off a series of big heists. With an enhanced move set, including pick-pocketing, vent crawls, rooftop chases, and stealth attacks, and a team of unique playable characters, Sly 2: Band of Thieves delivers a true thieving experience as players explore the open environments and must think on their feet to survive.
Sly 2: Band of Thieves breaks the rules of convention and truly immerses players into a world with no laws or boundaries. Sly and his crew are back! Say goodbye to the Brat Pack as you know it because there's a new Raccoon Pack in town that is raring to go. Word is out that Interpol has excavated the robotic remains of Clockwerk -- Sly's nemesis and sworn enemy of the Cooper clan. Sly and his gang discover the parts of Clockwerk are missing, and embark on a quest to ensure Clockwerk is never reassembled.
The journey takes Sly and his crew to the far reaches of the globe, and along the way experience a plot full of deceit, surprising twists, and an exciting romantic triangle that will leave you wanting more. The World of Soccer: Play with all the best clubs, players and national teams.
Powerhouse Detail: The Club Championship highlights the top 18 club teams with intense detail, including team-specific stadiums and chants. Total Ball Control: Use your feet and head to control the ball like never before.
New Set Pieces: Use free kicks and corner kicks to set up a shot or even score directly. Game-changing AI: Computer opponents will adopt tactics based on the real game situations. User Score: 6. From MPH super-speedways to hairpin turns on 11 fantasy tracks, tuning your car and finding the line is no longer enough. Now you? Out-smart and out-drive them as you battle three-wide from green to checkers.
Online or on your own, racing just became a contact sport. Fight Night Round 2 continues to deliver innovative gameplay via the analog Total Punch Control mechanic, allowing gamers to throw multiple punches, block, bob and weave with complete precision and control. Packing in more fearsome punches, players can now dominate the ring with the all-new EA SPORTS Haymaker allowing gamers to knock down their opponents with one devastating blow by adding extra power to each punch.
Every hit counts in the game with powerful punches inflicting dynamic injuries on opponents, and thus reducing a fighter's ability to defend himself. Players also manage the boxers inside and out of the ring.
The game includes a new and unique create-a-player option, deep training and career mode, as well as online play for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles. In online mode via broadband gameplay, up to 16 players eight per team can create their own SEAL character profiles and join the fight to take down hostile forces in 22 different online missions 12 new SOCOM II online missions and ten updated, enhanced SOCOM online missions with five different mission types including new Escort and Breach missions.
Using a SOCOM-compatible headset, enhanced online communication enables team members to more easily communicate either in-game or in the game lobby while viewing the new?
Players can also use a friends? A darkness is gathering in the sprawling port town of Baldur's Gate. Members of the deteriorating city have been found dead, people fear leaving home, and rumors abound of a thieves' guild civil war brewing beneath the streets of the city.
The player, down on his luck and carrying little other than a sword strapped to his back, comes fresh to the town and becomes all that stands in the way of the greatest threat ever to strike Baldur's Gate and the Sword Coast. Gamers can act as Impact Players and single handedly break games wide open with highlight reel moves and special animations or take control of a program and make a run for the championship through a revamped Dynasty Mode. In addition, NCAA Football 06 has the exclusive license for college football videogames, and will be the only game to feature actual teams, stadiums and schools.
The year is Information Warfare has evolved into the most dangerous threat to global stability. You are assigned to execute a hazardous series of operations to investigate and eliminate a new source of information attacks, originating in North Korea. To succeed, you will employ a host of unconventional counterintelligence activities to gather intel, disrupt enemy operations and neutralize adversary targets. As Information Warfare evolves, so must the Splinter Cell. You must penetrate deeper into hostile territory and operate undetected, closer to the enemy than ever before.
At your disposal is a lethal array of tactics ranging from Combat Knife techniques, experimental prototype weapons skills, and more radical hand-to-hand techniques such as the Inverted Chokehold. Experience the thrill of acting as a lone operative fighting tomorrow's threats in the field, and of cooperating online with a partner to accomplish crucial missions. Die in action, and the free world dies with you.
Never-before-seen graphics technology offers the best visuals ever to appear on any platform. Advanced physics engine allows rag doll physics, particle effects and perfect interaction with the environment. The most complete arsenal of weapons and gadgets, from the combat knife to experimental prototype combat systems. Totally open level design with multipaths and optional secondary objectives.
In addition to its characteristic fast paced action, the game increases the intensity with a new "style" system. It adds more depth to gameplay and allows players to choose between short-range, long-range, defensive or evasive play styles. Each system has its own range of features and players can power up their favorite style for increased special attack abilities. Daxter has some special surprises as well. There are escort missions where Jak goes into a level area with another character and the player must work with them to complete a task.
Jak II enemies have more A. WSB 2K3 spent the offseason improving what was already THE baseball franchise by adding an all-new ESPN broadcast presentation, more classic uniforms for every team, player-specific batting stances and pitching styles for Hall of Fame players, and historic ballparks.
WSB 2K3's unrivaled gameplay gives users what they asked for, including: a jump button for home run-robbing snatches and line drive-snaring grabs, user-controlled leadoffs, drag bunts, improved double play animations, power swings, and more.
Top-secret weapons technology is being mysteriously transported under cover of an oil tanker to an unknown destination. It's up to Snake to infiltrate the transport and keep this deadly weapon of mass destruction from falling into the wrong hands!
As a troublesome schoolboy, you'll laugh and cringe as you stand up to bullies, get picked on by teachers, play pranks on malicious kids, win or lose the girl, and ultimately learn to navigate the obstacles of the fictitious reform school, Bullworth Academy. Momentum changes everything - now college football's most celebrated videogame turns the tide with NCAA Football Whether battling your biggest rival or playing for the first-ever BCS National Championship Game in Dynasty Mode, success on the field depends on your ability to maintain momentum.
Featuring unprecedented graphics that capture every moment in complete detail—from the authenticity of the stadiums, mascots, and marching bands, to the true-to-life look and feel of the players on the field. Develop your racing skills and intimidate your rivals on the track with all-new controls. Off the track, force the action with post-race confrontations, and settle disputes by racing America? Fans react to the drama, idolizing both NASCAR heroes and villains, while owners and sponsors recognize talent and reward success.
It's up to you to show 'em what you've got. Key features for MVP Baseball include the following: Own the Plate: Change your position in the box to adjust to where the pitcher is working you, or keep the defense honest with a bunt for a hit. Precision Pitching: Paint the corners or send a message with the new Precision Pitch Meter, or catch runners napping with unparalleled pickoff control.
Enhanced Big Play Control: Make an underhand toss to the pitcher as he sprints to cover first, slide around a tag at home, and make user-controlled stretches and dives. While leading off base, exercise your reflexes by beating pickoff throws with the all-new manual leadoff control. Control every aspect of your organization in all-new Owner Mode.
Create your line-up based on player progression during Spring Training, or help build player attributes by competing in a variety of mini-games. Will you spend your earnings to upgrade your ballpark or to sign that key free agent who could bring you a championship? Expanded Minor Leagues: Advanced Single A squads and additional stadiums have been added to round out the list of teams available in the minor league system.
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It has been a year since the events of "Kingdom Hearts. Together, they will face countless dangers in worlds both familiar and brand-new. It seems the Heartless still exist. A new villain also awaits - but is it an old foe behind the mask, or a new menace? This mystery and others will be solved as the story unfolds in a grand adventure.
Guilty Gear X2 revives the fighting tournament designed to find humans skilled enough to thwart the Gear threat. Take over 20 playable fighters, with 6 outrageous new characters. Use electrifying new moves and features, like Psych Burst, Faultless Defense, the all-new Burst Gauge system and more. Devastate your opponent with an arsenal of eye-popping, jaw-dropping moves and combos, including trademarks like Overdrive Attack, Gatling Combo, Roman Cancel and signature Instant Kills for each character!
Essential Links. Highs and Lows. Highest of the Month. Lowest of the Month. Grand Theft Auto III Platform: PlayStation 2 October 22, Players are put at the heart of their very own gangster movie, and let loose in a fully-realised 3 dimensional city with a cast of hundreds, 50 plus vehicles, ranging from sports cars to ice cream trucks and from boats to buses, 3 hours of music, including opera, reggae, house, drum and bass, pop and disco, and a huge array of street ready weapons.
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Platform: PlayStation 2 July 9, With the addition of two new courses a downtown Tokyo circuit and the Monte Carlo Grand Prix course , an impressive range of cars from Vipers to Cooper Minis , and a soundtrack featuring everything from Lenny Kravitz to Jimi Hendrix, this highly anticipated title is finally ready to be driven. Metascore: 95 User Score: 8. Yes, it wasn't realistic that you could jump between cars in your team during the race, but it really did give a more "team owner" feel.
For me 07 is "worse" in that respect, due to Carl Edwards. There is obviously loads of drivers missing in the lower series. Basically every driver with or higher is fake. They all look pretty bad though. They didn't look great graphically back then, and they certainly haven't aged well either.
I still play some of them now and then. I like the career-part. Posted 10 December - Thanks for the recommendation - have ordered 06 for pennies from Amazon. I think the high number of fantasy drivers put me off. Posted 18 December - It had 5 classes, Whelens, trucks, Nationwide, Cup and Car of Tomorrow Cup, so I guess it was the season when they raced both at different times of the year.
I remember it had basically enough real Cup drivers to fill a grid, and I know I got it soon after when Montoya moved across from F1.
My main memories of the game were unlocking some really cool fictional road courses and the country music songs playing over the menus, which I believe you could even customise the playlist for. Tell me if you suddenly end up with the bug I got once in my careers No matter how good results I got, I always got fired from the Nationwide team.
Of course, I was a big enough star that I just moved over to another top team, then got fired there, and could join the old team again, and so it went on. Only had that bug once though. Posted 03 January - Posted 05 January - Posted 06 January - Only the two NHR cars were licensed, but the other drivers were included with approximations of the right liveries and the racing was fun.
It was probably more like F1 95 as it was built on that engine and not the F1 97 engine. All rights reserved. Community Forum Software by IP. Javascript Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled. Revisiting ancient racing games you once loved Started by messy , Oct 31 Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next. I love the little touches like stewards jumping out of the way as you approach, can see why this has been so heavily modded to keep it alive because it nails the feel.
Still, I found this surprisingly satisfying, just squint a bit. I find the blurr-o-vision of the N64 so much more forgivable because the detail is there. Anyone else still play any of these?
I played it just last night and got my ass kicked by the bridge chicane on the Oregon track and the whole of the Colorado track, which must have been designed by a sadist. I had the original F1 World Grand Prix on the N64 as well; I remember the majority of my enjoyment from that game came not from anything serious, but from my brother and I racing one another as the Gold Driver on Hockenheim with a manual gearbox and damage turned off.
Good times. Posted 31 October - Have tried the original World GP too, oddly I think the graphics are actually less blurry than the sequel! Smooth as anything and really nice racing. Gutted I dropped the PS2 actually. For the consoles: I used to regularly fire up F1 and F1 97 on my PS2 the PS1 games being backwards compatible of course to do some 90s hotlapping, when I visited my parents, but now all the old hardware is put away.
Some great PS2 games, are in the collection too, but they don't quite have the same character. And the challenge mode was brilliant. The graphics are better, with decent draw distance, but the way your car teleports across to the other side of the track when you make the slightest contact with another car is pretty terrible, and the damage system where the car just starts pulling to the side.
Posted 01 November - If anyone remembers Screamer,. If anyone remembers Screamer,. Grand Prix Manager was OK. All on PC, first with keyboard and later with steering wheel and pedals. Oh, and all in the s and possibly in or , too.
I loved sliding the Formula Ford car around Silverstone from the cockpit view, manual gears. In that was basically driving game heaven. The sense of speed was pretty good and the driving was totally arcadey but great fun. The crash mode was fun since it was like a puzzle. Edited by chdphd, 02 November -
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