Features

• CD-ROM
• Revamped & improved Konquest Mode - What was once a training mission evolves into a full-blown adventure
• Unique Kreate-A-Fatality system gives you the ability to create custom fatalities by stringing together a series of attacks via a series of button combos
• Use the Kreate-A-Fighter feature to create and define a fighter's look, abilities and personality
• Take your custom fighter online, and compete against other Kreate-A-Fighters
• Expanded online features - Improved responsiveness, deeper customizing, expanded Lobby Options and much more

Reviews (18)

I hoped for more
This game was a huge letdown. All the potential this game had went completely to waste in a Madden type effort to take more of your money. This is far less of a game compared to Mortal Kombat: Deception. I bought this amazed to see it in the store and went home to play it rather eager. I'm a big MK fan and loved the depth that MK:D created with 3 fight systems and a whole new level of AI. However the AI here is gone and button mashing is in. The computer is able to do moves, combos and air juggles that are not possible by human players. I've tried mimicking their moves and cannot duplicate it at all.
DisastrousFatality!
Mortal Kombat is one of the best fighter franchise IMO. The setting is unreal with supernatural characters, mythological yet futuristic, super bloody kombat and the famous FATALITIES are awesome. The 'dialing' fighting system is a bit funky though.
Great at first - gets old fast
I'd been anticipating this game for some time, being a fairly big fan of the series, and couldn't wait until the release day.
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Editorial Review

Each installment of the Final Fantasy series has featured strongstorytelling, characterization, and strategic combat, fun minigames, and hoursupon hours of captivating gameplay. The 10th title in the series is noexception. This is the first time a Final Fantasy game has appeared on thePlayStation2, and it takes full advantage of the increased technicalcapabilities. Read more

Features

• Tidus is a star athlete who survives a massive disaster, and with the help of a girl named Yuna, he journeys to temples & monasteries to find truth.
• Learn to summon aeons-old spirits of power to add to your fighting abilities as you battle the evils of Sin
• Spectacular graphics and incredible voiceover work will immerse you in a new world where evil forces threaten the existence of all you know!

Reviews (1410)

Not great.. not horrible.. just eh..
I waited a long time to buy this game because my brother told me not to waste my money.I'm glad I listened to him.This game was pretty much a bad graphic movie.I would say that the game is 60% short little movies with bad graphics, 10% beautiful graphic movies, and 30% actual game play.I was so frustrated when all I wanted to do was level up, or explore and instead I had to sit there and watch a dumb movie.The main character, Tidus, was so unrealistic as a hero and Yuna, the main female character, said "yes" as her only dialogue about 100 times! Oh my god, they would have a whole movie scene just to have her say yes!!Also, there were long pauses in between speeches... it was really annoying.The game itself was ok.By the end, the bad guy was really easy... i thought he would be more of a challenge.All in all, this game is only average.The story line could have been more thought out, and instead of a twist, it was more like a confusing reality.But an even worse game is FF X-2... Stay away from that one at all cost!The one thing I really loved about this game was the sphere system for gaining skills and abilities.I wish that could be the main way from now on. Looks like FF VII is still my fav FF game.

Beautiful Graphics And Deep Gameplay
There is so much to see and discover in this game. It took me over 70 hours just to complete the walkthrough and I am still working on capturing all the monsters for the Monster Arena. Someone who wanted to complete all side quests, find all special items, etc. could easily spend more than 100 hours on this game and never get bored -just incredibly deep gameplay. The graphics are also outstanding, among the best I have seen in a video game. It took me awhile to get used to the Sphere Grid used to increase your characters' stats. At first I didn't find it as satisfying as the typical method of "leveling up". But eventually I began to enjoy it and it's now one of my favorite aspects of the game. The only thing I found tiresome was how long the cutscenes were. The storyline itself was quite good. But I wish it was told with shorter cutscenes or at least gave players the option to skip through the cutscenes. Still this is a minor complaint to an otherwise excellent game. Definitely worth buying!

Pure Magic!
All I have to say is that squaresoft out did themselves with X. It truly is a masterpiece and a feast for the eyes. I was lost in it's story, creativity, music, and charcters. Beautiful! ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Chronicles of the Sword mode allows your original character to play through a mode much like real-time simulation -- you can see your own character in the battles that unfold
• 3 all-new characters - Zasalamel, Tira and Setsuka wield their specialty weapons to join the classic cast, for a total of over 25 characters
• All-new stages for battle, from a castle in Germany to a shrine in Greece, or even at the top of a clock tower.
• Prepare yourself for battle in Practice mode, enjoy unique battles in the Soul Arena, or view the history of the franchise and everything you've unlocked in Museum mode

Reviews (64)

An Immense Improvement
The promising thing about this series is that each installment is significantly better than the last. Not only that, but the Soul Calibur franchise has made a big influence on other contemporary fighting-genre games. For one, Namco's choice of deciding to produce SCIII on PlayStation 2 alone (instead of having to design it similiarly for Xbox and Gamecube) allowed them to fully make use of the PS2's capabilities. The first obvious change is the graphics; Soul Calibur II's graphics almost look childish in comparison to the more detailed and realistic style of SCIII. As in most fighting games, the main Story mode allows you to choose a character and fight various battles until you come to the final boss. However, the difference with this game is that (before each fight) you are given a synopsis of your character's journey thus far and why you have to fight your next opponent. This is a big change from a lot of fighting games, where you usually just take on one opponent after another, with no real explanation as to why you'd even be fighting them in the first place. Not only is the storyline aspect heightened, but you are also given different paths to take after battles; your choices will affect who you'll have to fight next. There are 25+ characters to choose from and each one has their own unique story.
this game rocks
this game is just loads of fun espcially in a tournament scenario with a bunch of friends, and has a great single player mode overall a really fun game

Not just kicks
When I first saw this game, I thought it was the same thing as Tekken and Mortal Combat. It does have this mode (versus mode) but it also has other things as well. My two boys enjoy the fact that they can create and arm characters. You choose what type of character you want to create, be it a male or female character, and then add all the attire (armor, helmets, weapons, etc.) You can even choose the voice, the hair color and the eye colors for the character, and the colors of their attire, which my sons have found fun to do. Aside from that, there is a mode where you have different quests, and they can send their newly created character on that quest, to conquer the enemy strongholds. For a teenage audience, who like the "fights" games, this I have found to be more interesting than others I've seen. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Strategy and role-playing combined - Each level you go up, you'll get new experience points to spend -- you'll also have to seletc the right weapons and magic combos for maximum combat effect
• Tension system enhances the action - forgo attacking for a few rounds, then build up your power to unleash a multi-hit combo that destroys opponents
• Special Bonus Disc with playable demo of Final Fantasy XII included!

Reviews (134)

Wonderful, wonderful game for a very low price
Dragon Warrior VIII for the PS2 is a wonderful game. It's Japanese, so it's done in a cutesy anime style, which might put some people off.(Personally, I found it a refreshing change.)
Must-play if you enjoy rpgs
I love this game, most of all, for its charm.The characters are so well-animated and cute, when not laugh-out-loud funny.The voice acting is absolutely perfect, the dialogue is engaging.
Hours of fun
This game took quite a long time to beat, and you really get your moneys worth. A rare quality in many video games these days. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Madcap fighting action as you face incredible enemies and dangerous levels
• Play as Naruto, Kakashi, Shikamaru, Sakura -- and unlock Haku, Zabuza, Orochimaru and other characters
• Charge up a special meter and you'll launch into a special-attack animation - cinematic camera angles make your eyes pop out
• Multiple Practice and Free Battle modes, plus Mission Mode with special objectives to meet
• Cinematic storyline and cutscenes expand on the story of Naruto

Reviews (22)

Ok.
Naruto ultamite ninja is not all that. This particular game had a lot of bugs in it and is lacking the ever so cool rpg mode of its succsesors.
Horrible Dubs: Another Great Game Ruined by Poor Voice Actors
I've been watching the Naruto series for a while now, and i was excited when i found out they finally brought this game to the US.
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja.......
For a fan of fighting games, this one surprised me with a one, two punch....believe it! Considering I've only read one issue of Shonen Jump and the Naruto manga, and not seeing the anime at all; I didn't know much about the series. But, now that I've played this game...you can bet a bowl of ramen that I'm going to get to know this property very well.
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Features

• Over 100 DBZ warriors, including many that have never been seen before in a video game
• In-game transformations players can trigger in real-time
• Team up with up to two other Z-Warriors to complete exciting missions ripped right from the TV show
• Post customizable character codes to the Internet
• Nine different game modes, including single and multiplayer battles

Features

• CD-ROM
• MODEL- 27163 VENDOR- Take-Two Interactive FEATURES- WARRIORS War looms over New York City when "The Warriors" are wrongly accused of killing a big time gang leader and now every gang in the city is out for revenge. "The Warriors" must make their way from one end of New York to their turf on the other side of the city. All that stands between "The Warriors" and their survival are 20 miles and 100

Reviews (51)

Classic Rockstar and A Nice Tribute to The Movie
I remember when The Warriors video game was announced, I was literally counting the days to its release.I grew up in the 80's and "The Warriors" was one of those movies that would appear on "The Movie Channel" on a fairly regular basis.To this day, I can still recite some of the movie's more famous lines.The movie was pure escapism, especially for young suburban teens.
You can't count, suckas!
"Mark It Zero" couldn't be more wrong.
Rockstar is a joke
I sincerely believe that Rockstar Games is quite possibly the cheapest video game company in the industry today.
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Features

• Features real-time action with characters moving freely on the battle map while attacking
• New Link system allows players to determine formation for their characters
• Build up your strength on the Bolty meter, which allows players to execute special actions and super attacks
• An incredible 300 NPCs will be available, all with their own personalities -- more than 150 of them will be recruitable into your party

Reviews (35)

Best game I've played in a long time!
This game (as said in the title) is one of the best I have played in awhile! I have played it and beat it SIX (6) times! The graphics were great and the gameplay was great. There's two sides to pick from both with different story lines and endings. Now I will say the ending on one side is some-what confuseing at first but I figured it out the second time around.
Felt like I was wasting my time
I tried playing this game twice, and both times I got to a point where it was more of a chore than a fun experience.
Jack kicks into action!
This game is really fun. It has an amazing and funny storyline. They had very good graphics and funny clips. This game made me laugh out loud plenty of times. It lasts longer than some games I've played where you finish the game in a couple of days and theres no challenge. I really like longer games with a challenge. You can follow people around on there daily schedules and make friends with them. One fun thing about this game is that you can start a fight with anyone if you kick them twice. And when you kick objects you can sometimes get items. I really can't understand how anyone could not like this game. I would rather play this game than play some bloody, gory ,and violent videogame with no story line whatsoever. Its a classic for me, and I really would like to see a sequel. It gets better and better toward the end! Good game three thumbs up! ^-^
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Features

• Hyper Street Fighter II
• Five games in one - Hyper Street Fighter II is a collection of all five entries to the Street Fighter II series which include: Street Fighter II, Street Fighter II Champion Edition, Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers, and Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
• A vast selection of characters - Mix and match all characters and their variations from previous Street Fighter II editionsto create countless dream matches of epic proportions. Concoct such matches as Ryu from the original Street Fighter II as he uses a rapid light kick while a second Ryu counters with a Super Combo from Street Fighter II Turbos unique Super Combo System.
• Gallery Mode Access a collection of the various introductions, music soundtracks, images and character background information from all conversions of the Street Fighter II series. Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
• Grade Judge System Players performance is evaluated at the end of each match. The evaluation is based not only on the outcome, but also the match play and how efficiently each characters moves are used. Players must perform brilliantly to achieve a high grade.

Reviews (33)

On the difficulty issue...
Most of the qualities of this game have been addressed but I want to reply to the main complaint about the difficulty level of hyper street fighter. When I first started playing it I understood all the complaints because the computer was owning me in the second stage on the easiest setting. But, I think there is actually a glitch with the difficulty setting in the game. The good news is that I think if you start Third Strike first and then exit to Hyper Fighter the glitch is negated and you get the real difficulty setting. It's just speculation on my part but the game was much easier on this attempt. Another explanation might be that I changed the turbo setting to turbo 1 and then turbo 4 and the difficulty was appropriate in both of those modes as well.
Street Fighter 3 alone is worth the money
As an earlier reviewer noted, this is not much of a collection, but it is an excellent game to have. Street Fighter 3 is probably the "classiest" Street Fighter series ever made - while the action is not as fast-paced as the Alpha/Marvel series of games, it is perfectly balanced and oozes "technique" from its pores.
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
Is a mixture of the Original Street Fighter mixed with Street Fighter Alpha and Marvel Vs Capcom. I simply Love it. ... Read more

Editorial Review

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Features

• Return to the decade of big hair and pastel suits as you explore the massive urban sprawl of Vice City
• Gorgeous graphics and a much larger game world -- reflective surfaces, realistic shadows and buildings you can enter
• Multilevel gaming environments and more challenging missions in the great non-linear GTA style
• Gangs are much more intelligent in this game, and so are pedestrians - don't worry, you've got all-new moves and weapons to face them with
• There's also a much wider selection vehicles -- boats, motorcycles and more New camera angles like the over-the-shoulder view

Reviews (1365)

The GREATEST GTA installment!!
This is my First introduction to the Wolrd of GTA, and I Loved it!
Ah, the moonlight...
I feel romantic, driving through the city in the rain with the moon in view, Emotion on the dial. I'm ashamed to admit I spend most of my evenings helping the coppers chase down wannabe's in front of the mall, 50 bucks a pop for a citizen's arrest and I just keep kicking em while they're down, cha-ching! I've bought all the properties with just the results of my do-gooder vigilantism. See, this game rewards a higher sense of morality.

What you need to know about this game
I loved this game. It was well made and insanely broad in what you could do with it. If you aren't phased by fantasy violence then you'll probably think the game is a lot of fun too. But I will never let my children come within 10 feet of this game and you probably shouldnt either. Here's why.
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Take to the skies and battle in fully-destructible, free-roaming 3D worlds
• More than 60 playable characters - the highest number ever for a DBZ game
• Customize your Z character by upgrading more than 10 attributes
• 3D-fighting with moves like Dragon Rush, Rush and Smash Attack
• Multiple gameplay modes - Single-player Dragon; two-player Versus; Ultimate Battle; Dragon Capsule; Evolution Z modes; and World Martial Arts Tournament

Reviews (56)

Dragon Ball Z Coming Back
Dragon Ball Z has been known for its 2d-dimmension gameplay but now Tenkaichi takes it to 3-d, the gameplay great alot of character. I Loved this game DBZ got it right this time although Budukia 3 was good to. No problems her except the A.I is a bit to strong and there attacks do more damage and take up less energy. But once you master this game its game you can keep playing over and over again.

Revolutionary for DBZ games.
I enjoyed this game. It was really an improvement over the other Budekais, which I almost stopped buying, since the three seemed to be closely resemblant of one another. Why keep buying slight variations of the same game? But when Tenkaichi came along, I didn't pause to buy it. Not only did it have a new title, but it also had a new slant on things. The graphics were better, and the controls (were supposed) to be better. Did this game live up to my expectations? What about yours?
My new favorite DBZ game ever
This is by far the best fighting game ive ever played from its easier combo attacks to the 3D gameplay its simply an amazing game. But sure others may rate this game poorly because of the differance in controls from the previous games in the budokai series but that is an extreamly easy problem to fix you simply go to options select controler settings and search through until you find the settings you like, (I mean isnt that what the options menu is all about.) but i strongly reccomend this game to to gamers who like any game that yog get amazing 3D graphics, a great series fallowing game mode, customizeable charcters, many new arenas that where not in the former budokai games, many new playable charcters including baby vegeta, super android 17, giant ozaru (ape) vegeta, and gohan(great ape),and many more never before seen in any former budokai game. over all this is probaly the best,(My favorite) game I have ever owned or played ... Read more

Features

• Flex and blast through incredible game world made from gorgeous cel-shaded graphics
• Customize your characters and unlock features from previous Budokai games
• The most lethal villains of DBZ are waiting to challenge you -- from Cell and Freza, to Buu in three forms
• Even more explosive Ki energy attacks to devastate your opponents
• Challenge your friends in brutal Multiplayer and VS. Tournament Modes

Reviews (146)

Well Designed Fighting Game
Dragon Ball Z - Budokai 3 follows in the footsteps of games 1 and 2. Part fighting game, part story mode RPG, you get to fully involve yourself in the Dragon Ball Z universe.
Best of Budokai
I got this game just about a week ago, and it was so awsome! I have a tip: to unlock #16, first beat Krillin's Dragon Universe Mode once. Then do it again, and at one point in the Namek saga there'll be 2 red dots on your map. Go to the one to the right and you'll have a conversation with Captain Ginyu/Frog. Proceed through Story Mode as usual. After the Namek saga, you'll discover that you can now play the Android saga! Go to Earth's southernmost chain of islands until you find the plains. Go there and you'll have a conversation with Trunks and #16. Fly to west city and you'll speak with Bulma. After the speech is over, you get #16! I don't see anything wrong with this game, except this: I CAN'T USE ANY SKILLS! I SET THEM IN MY TRAY BUT I CAN'T USE THEM! WHY!? WHY!? Overall, this is a very good game. I'm glad to be able to do something than fight all the time, flying around in Dragon Universe is fun!

Best of the Budokai series.
I think that Budokai 3 is by far the best game in the budokai series for PS2. The one-player story mode is excellent. After being subjected to B2's horrid board-game-style story mode, B3's was a refreshing improvement. I liked the fact that you're able to freely fly around the overworld map and search for dragonballs, capsules, and fights. The events are different depending on where you are and who you are playing, staying very true to the series. Furthermore, B3 has added a really great leveling-up system which allows you to customize your characters as you fight and gain experience. This keeps the game interesting and replayable.
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Features

• Massive roster of 48 playable characters -- largest cast ever for a Dynasty Warriors game
• New Jump attacks, new Musou Rage attacks and blazing 9-hit Evolution Combos
• Bodyguard officers give single players Double Musou attacks
• 38 newly designed maps, with environments that have their own look and feel
• Enhanced battlefield base system and intelligent soldiers respond to events more strategically

Reviews (17)

BORING!!!
Ive never been a big fan of dynasty warriors. But this game is just bad. First off on easy mode you can defat an entire army by yourself. This is because the enemys never attack. once i ran into the center of a group of enemys and i stood still. I didn't get attacked for ten minutes. Also all of the soldgers look identical. there are about three enemys that dont look the same.and there are only 4 hard fights in the entire game. Also THIS GAME IS REPETTATIVE. you have 6 attacks per character but they all do the exact same thing. And one hit kills petty much all enemys. Now this game is long but so what. If you have a huge pile of garbage, is it really any better then a small pile of garbage. and either way it is still garbage. just like this game.

Fun, but Love/Hate continues
Now I'm probably one of maybe 200 people on the continent that has actually read the entire unabridged "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guanzhong, Dynasty Warriors really messes up some of the history and the characters and yet I own 5 of the games. Why? Because they are fun as hell and they got most of it right, right enough anyways.
Yea its a lil different. But its the BEST in the series
I'ma keep this real simple. Dynasty Warriors 5 is better than the rest. YES, if you've played 4 than you'll notce some changes. I suggest you accept them {u may even come to like alot of them} that way you can actually enjoy the game for what it is.
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Editorial Review

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Features

• An epic action/RPG adventure that allows you to build and explore as well as do battle
• Rebuild lands with an enhanced Georama feature that allows you to recreate worlds in greater detail with more items and flexibility
• Offers more than 100 hrs. of monster-crushing and dungeon-exploring gameplay
• New battle system features blocking, dodging, short-range attacks and long-range attacks

Reviews (103)

Great Game, but drones on.....
I will have to say when I first started playing this game, I was amazed and addicted.It was creative and added features that I've never seen in any of the games I had played before.However, there is one HUGE downfall, the fighting and dungeons go on and on and on, they are not challenge, nor new, they just basically put "bad guys" in the same scenery and background countless times.It will get old very fast.I found myself playing the "drone on dungeons" just to get to some of the extra features.Aside from the dungeons, there is only one other thing I found that took away from the game...and that was the story line.The story makes little sense at times, altough the idea had so much potential near the being, it just gets shady and boring after you progess thoughout the game.
Well rounded action-RPG
Dark Cloud 2 will get you ready for Kingdom Hearts!The game mechanics and quality are very similar.

One of my favorite games.
I love this game so much.I still have not beat it and I bought it as soon as it came out lol.I like to play games slow plus I was in a coma for 2 months and recovered over the next year.Anyway this is an amazing game.What you must do is build cities up to 100%.You collect the materials from battles or from just going out and buying them.Then you use them to build your towns anyway you want.You can add anything, even if it is not needed.You will get a good feeling when you see your town at 100%.Then you can go into the future and walk through the town and see how it has grown or you can go into the past and see it.The graphics are great and have for a long time been my favorite RPG graphics.The controls are perfect.You can swing your wrench with no trouble at all.Also speaking of your weapon you can upgrade it.It will tell you when you have enough stats to upgrade the weapon.Another cool thing is you have a camera.You can take pictures of stuff and save the pics.Sometimes the puictures will give you an idea to build something.Be it a weapon or even a fish tank to keep you fish in.Yes there are fish and you have to feed them and bread the.It is very fun to get a hook and bait and go fishing in the little lakes and rivers in the game.The last thing I will tell you about is the ridepod.This is something that you ride around in.You can build it up over time and make it look totally diffrent.Also you can add new weapons and make it either fly or ride on weels.What it all comes down to is Dark Cloud 2 is an amazing amazing game.I never ehar that much about it which is crazy because it deserves all tyhe attention.Give it a try won't ya?If you played Dark Cloud and hated it do not worry this is alot diffrent but still the same.If that makes any sense. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• 3 new Impact Punches, with high risk and high reward - put down your opponent or get knocked on the canvas. Players are only one punch away from the entire dynamic of the fight changing!
• Clench down on that mouth guard, rookie! Super Punch lets you feel the impact of a devastating punch, as the boxer's face ripples from that blow
• Design a fighting style all your own, and see how you match up against the authentic signature styles from the world's best fighters
• Establish rivalries by intimidating opponents before the big fight with heated press conferences, trash talkin', and fights at weigh-ins
• Watch ESPN Classic footage of real-life bouts or re-create the greatest fights from past and present

Reviews (19)

A Great Game
I read all the reviews of this game and was a little hesitant to pick up a copy.I loved the 2nd fight night and I have played it backwards and forwards.I am really not into sports games but I really enjoy the boxing games out there.This one is by far one of the best I have played.I think there are some parts to it that could have been better, but that is usually the case with every game.
Amazing action, powerful moves.
We love this game, playing alone or with friends it's full of action, you really get into the fights and has a lot of boxers for each category, career mode very detailed.
Round two was better- i guess they took one to many head shots
I bought round three because i enjoyed round 2 very much. I have to say it was more than a bit disappointing. The grafts in 3 are much worse. Yourboxer tires out much eiser and their are many styles that you dont get acces to unless you beat certain fighters, but i havent even managed to find most of the fighters yet. Round two was also much easier to use the between round cutman/swelling fixes. Its a good game, but for the money i would suggest round 2 ... Read more