Posted by Shelly Warmuth on Monday, June 28, 2010,
In :
Sports
Madden NFL 2004 Game InfoPublisher: EA
Sports Developer: Electronic Arts - Tiburon Platform:
PS2
Genre(s): Sports, Football Players:
8 ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) Release Date:
August 11, 2003
As has become my usual with franchise
games, I will not write a complete dissection of Madden NFL 2004.
It is similar to Madden NFL 2003 in too many ways. The intro
begins the same as in 2003 and leads directly into the main menu, where
players will immediately choose a team. After the game saves and t... Continue reading ...
Posted by Shelly Warmuth on Monday, June 28, 2010,
In :
Sports
Madden NFL 2003 Game InfoPublisher: EA
Sports Developer: Electronic Arts - Tiburon Platform:
PS2
Genre(s): Sports, Football Players: 8 ESRB
Rating: E (Everyone) Release Date: August 13, 2002
Intro: There
is no real intro to Madden NFL 2003 at all. The EA Sports logo
pops up with a voice-over that says "EA Sports. It's in the game.",
followed by a virtual football player who says the same thing. The main
menu then comes up, overlayed by a save message. It's an effective
beginning which keep... Continue reading ...
Posted by Shelly Warmuth on Sunday, April 11, 2010,
In :
Sports
SSX Tricky
Game Info
Publisher: Electronic
Arts
Developer: EA Canada
Platform: PS2
Genre(s):
Sports
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release
Date: November 6, 2001
Intro:
SSX
Tricky begins with an opening montage showing the characters doing
crazy tricks, mostly tricks that will be uniquely theirs. Between
flashes of snowboarding excitement, players get a glimpse of the
character personalities.
Getting Going:
Players
are given a 3D view of the character choices in action as ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Shelly Warmuth on Saturday, April 10, 2010,
In :
Racing Genre
Burnout RevengeGame InfoPublisher:
Electronic Arts Developer: Criterion Games Platform:
PS2
Genre(s): Racing, Driving Players: 6 ESRB
Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) Release Date:
September 13, 2005
Intro: Fans of
the SSX franchise will find a familiar tone in the intro to Burnout
Revenge. Big Radio comes on-air to show the improvements in this
latest installment in the franchise. The game shows and tells giving
players an enticing view of the new modes,events, special cars, and
leve... Continue reading ...
Posted by Shelly Warmuth on Saturday, April 3, 2010,
In :
Sports
SSX 3
Game InfoPublisher: Electronic Arts Developer:
EA Canada Genre(s): Extreme Sports Platform:
PS2
Players: 2 ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) Release
Date: October 20, 2003 Intro: A radio announcer
comes on-air to introduce players to what's new and great about SSX 3.
But, just like in-game, the game shows and tells. A camera flies over
the mountain sites as the three mountains are shown. Weather conditions
on the mountains peaks are announced. Features are shown as a camera
glides over t... Continue reading ...
Posted by Shelly Warmuth on Tuesday, December 15, 2009,
In :
Sports
Tony Hawk's Underground
Member
by
Shelly
on
December 15, 2009 at
11:23 AM
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Posted by Shelly Warmuth on Sunday, December 13, 2009,
In :
Sports
FIFA Soccer 09
Game Info
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Canada
Platform: PS3
Genre(s): Sports, Soccer
Players: 10
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Intro: Players
wanting to get in and play will appreciate that EA kept the intro to
this game under two minutes. In fact, it's just over one minute long.
It's enough to give players a taste of the visuals to come and entice
soccer fans to want to play.
Getting Going: Pick a
team a... Continue reading ...
Posted by Shelly Warmuth on Sunday, November 22, 2009,
In :
Sports
# 19 Madden NFL 2002
Game Info
Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: Electronic Arts - Tiburon
Platform: PS2
Genre(s): Sports
Players: 8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: August 21, 2001
Intro:
The opening animations Madden NFL 2002 give a great feel and add
anticipation to playing an NFL game. I could tell from the start that
EA Sports had put a lot of work into player animations, which meant
that the play would feel at least like watching a game on TV... Continue reading ...
Posted by Shelly Warmuth on Monday, November 9, 2009,
In :
Sports
#61 NCAA Football 2002
Game Info
Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: Tiburon
Platform: PS2
Genre(s): Sports
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: July 24, 2001
Intro:
Showing the mascots of the various teams and the cheers of the
crowd, NCAA Football 2002 really does capture the excitement and feel
of a broadcast college football game.
Getting Going:
While many things are shown in the manual and on-screen, the
controls are complicated and nu... Continue reading ...
Posted by Shelly Warmuth on Sunday, November 1, 2009,
In :
Sports
#3 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Game Info
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Neversoft Entertainment
Platform: PS2
Genre(s): Sports, Action
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: October 30, 2001
Intro:
While Ace of Spades plays, 13 professional skaters perform stunning
skating feats and, really, who doesn't want to try that out? The intro
is very effective at drawing the player in and giving them a small
taste of the gameplay that might be coming. ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Shelly Warmuth on Monday, October 26, 2009,
In :
Sports
#30 SSXGame Info
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Canada Platform: PS2
Genre(s): Sports
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: October 26, 2000
Intro:
From
the time you put in SSX, you know it's going to be fun. The Player
Characters are introduced briefly in sports-show-like format and each
has a unique personality. The intro shows the game and effectively
draws you in to make you want to play. The music, the courses, the
characters, everything... Continue reading ...
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