games

2003-03-09 — Vincent Leeuw

Dance Dance Maternal Revolution

I've reposted my previous 'column' about Dance Dance Revolution, my love for games and... my mother. It's still a bit of a weird story I guess. Good news by …

2003-03-10 — Vincent Leeuw

No-go PSO?

Either consumers are flocking online en-masse or retailers have vastly underestimated Phantasy Star Online's popularity. Already It's nigh impossible to get …

2003-03-12 — Vincent Leeuw

SP

It's astonishing. Really it is. All the GameCube got was one 'mature' commercial whose influence was killed afterwards with the Super Mario Sunshine commercial …

2003-03-12 — Vincent Leeuw

Grand Free Auto

Sometimes I'm a bit slow. Sometimes I don't visit Slashdot for more than a week. And sometimes I miss things about free games available for download. Like …

2003-03-12 — Vincent Leeuw

Made in Wario

Nintendo's Made in Wario for GameBoy Advance (known as Wario Ware - Mega Microgame$ outside of Japan) is a collection of 200 minigames ranging from 'catching a …

2003-03-13 — Vincent Leeuw

Kiddie sells

Well it does, as long as you give a free game to those who pre-order. According to a certain press release, GameCube's The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has …

2003-03-14 — Vincent Leeuw

On the EDGE?

We always get EDGE a few weeks late around here. So it was only this week that I got my hands on The Girl Issue. Now contrary to what you might think, I'm not …

2003-03-15 — Vincent Leeuw

Bitter Sweet SymPSOny

Well shave my head, slap my ears, twist my knob and call me monkey! I finally got Phantasy Star Online for GameCube, I finally got a Broadband Adaptor and I …

2003-03-17 — Vincent Leeuw

Transform and roll out!

Ah nostalgia… It's a great and powerful thing. Because of it, anything that is remotely connected to either Autobots or Decepticons is really exciting me. So …

2003-03-17 — Vincent Leeuw

P.N.03 CM

Shinji Mikami's first 'GameCube 5' game Product Number 03 didn't exactly get the scores some people were hoping for or were even expecting. 6's and 7's …

2003-03-17 — Vincent Leeuw

Axel Impact

Koreans are quickly becoming the 'Other Japanese' with their love for online games and untapped coding talent. Axel Impact for PlayStation 2 reaffirms that …

2003-03-18 — Vincent Leeuw

Dead or Advertise Xtreme Beach Volleybal

It started with an incredible landslide of hype about a game focusing on scantly clad girls playing volleyball, then came the 'mature rating', then came the …

Phantastic Star Online 2003-03-18 — Vincent Leeuw

Phantastic Star Online

I didn't mention it, but PSO's servers are back up. After playing the DC version a few times offline and then playing the Ragnarok Online beta on PC for some …

2003-03-20 — Vincent Leeuw

Orta

It seems like eternity has passed since I've played the Panzer Dragoon Orta E3 demo. At the time, on the promise of that game alone, I bought my Xbox (ok, ok, …

2003-03-24 — Vincent Leeuw

Prime Stuff

Unsurprisingly, Metroid Prime is selling like hot cakes around here. Although it's not exactly like the mad sales of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, it does seem to …

Orta in Letters & Numbers 2003-03-24 — Vincent Leeuw

Orta in Letters & Numbers

Those of you proficient in the Dutch language might want to check out my Panzer Dragoon Orta review at Xboxworld.nl. It's a very good game in my opinion, and …

2003-03-25 — Vincent Leeuw

Tekki in the house

While travelling by train tomorrow on my way to my current location of work, I was called on my mobile by my mother. "Vincent, are you expecting a parcel? I …

Transformers TGS trailer 2003-03-26 — Vincent Leeuw

Transformers TGS trailer

IGN has posted the Transformers-trailer shown at last years Tokyo Game Show. Although I've seen the screenshots, it is fun enough to see them actually moving. …

SP get 2003-03-27 — Vincent Leeuw

SP get

I got a GameBoy Advance SP yesterday and as you might have notice I refrained from posting about it that evening. Which in turn kind of explains how happy I am …

2003-03-27 — Vincent Leeuw

SFA as it should be

Ah, the teasing has started and the signs are good! Nintendo and Namco have opened up the StarFox Armada website of their anticipated collaboration, and blow …

SP photos & warning 2003-03-27 — Vincent Leeuw

SP photos & warning

Below are the photo's I said I'd post earlier. It still amazes me how small and dinky the SP is. It truly has become a portable and because of it I play it …

Dead or Alive Xtreme Patch 2003-03-28 — Vincent Leeuw

Dead or Alive Xtreme Patch

Words fail me as I see the resulting screenshots of a new Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball patch (which by the way, is very very much illegal, pisses off …

2003-03-28 — Vincent Leeuw

Secret of Mana Crystal

Perhaps my most favourite French site Sugoi!, has dug up some more screenshots of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. The more I see of the game, the more it …

The trouble with Tekki 2003-03-28 — Vincent Leeuw

The trouble with Tekki

It seems I should be happy having already received my copy of Steel Battalion. In the UK things are running a bit wrongly with a too small amount of copies to …