Contributor Recognition : nintendosega

Dreamcast

Jet Grind Radio	The visuals and music draw you into this bizarre and extremely creative world	08/25/08	8/10
Shenmue	Shenmue forever changed the way I look at video games	08/16/05	10/10

DS

GTA Chinatown Wars

An entertaining, addictive, and very funny throwback GTA adventure

08/31/09

8/10

GameCube

Baten Kaitos	Baten Kaitos is a huge letdown	02/14/05	5/10
Evolution Worlds	A decent and somewhat charming dungeon crawler designed for those who haven't played many RPGs	02/04/05	6/10
Killer7	An unexpected gem from the people who brought us Resident Evil 4	08/30/05	8/10
Resident Evil 4	Resident Evil 4 is amazing	02/10/05	8/10
Shadow the Hedgehog	I was in a state of shock after playing this game.	01/04/06	2/10
Skies of Arcadia Legends	The game's amazing world and epic scope make up for flaws in the plot and battle system	11/24/04	7/10
Sonic Heroes	Sega follows up the great Adventure series with a mediocre game	02/13/04	5/10
Star Fox Adventures	Rareware attempts to cover up fairly generic gameplay with impressive visuals, plot, and atmosphere, and it works.	06/07/04	8/10
Tales of Symphonia	Has many moments of greatness, but they're overshadowed by hours and hours of pure tedium	09/21/04	6/10

PlayStation

Final Fantasy IX	Most of the time, FFIX is like a great book; it's impossible to put down	04/29/04	9/10
Final Fantasy VIII	A nice adventure, although a steep learning curve and weak characters do it no favors	03/13/04	7/10

PlayStation 2

Atelier Iris	More often than not, Atelier Iris:Eternal Mana is a fun, addictive RPG	07/20/05	7/10
Atelier Iris 2	A little too generic for its own good	05/25/06	6/10
Final Fantasy X	Not only the best 3D Final Fantasy game so far, but one of my favorite games of all time	06/10/04	9/10
Final Fantasy X-2	The entire game feels like a sidequest	01/20/04	7/10
Final Fantasy XII	Everything that makes this series special is missing in this hollow, soulless installment	01/02/07	5/10
Grandia II	Despite some charming characters, the game's disappointing plot and repetitive gameplay make it difficult to recommend	03/23/05	6/10
Grandia III	Seems to do everything in its power to make you regret purchasing it	04/10/06	3/10
Radiata Stories	Radiata Stories breaks the most important rule in an RPG	09/26/05	4/10
Rogue Galaxy	While it at times re-creates that feeling of playing games during the long-lost Dreamcast era, Rogue Galaxy's sadly sunk by its terrible gameplay.	05/13/09	6/10
Shadow Hearts	A fun throwback to the 32-bit RPG era	06/20/06	7/10
Shadow Hearts: Covenant	As it is, it's a very fun game...but I know there's a great game hidden in here somewhere	07/06/06	7/10
Shadow Hearts: From the New World	Third time's the charm	07/18/06	8/10
Star Ocean 3	An often interesting but very flawed RPG	11/17/04	7/10
Tales of Legendia	A fun adventure with very strong characters	03/01/06	8/10
Tales of the Abyss	Excellent character development and great gameplay keep Abyss afloat even when the plot tries its hardest to sink it	03/19/07	7/10
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht	I really wanted to give this game a better score	09/05/06	6/10
Xenosaga Episode III	They finally got it right	05/04/07	7/10
Yakuza	Yakuza is a neon-soaked gem. Welcome back, Sega.	10/16/06	8/10
Yakuza 2	A powerful and compelling story saves this fun, but somewhat rehashed, sequel.	09/23/08	7/10

Wii

Dead Space Extraction	When the game actually works like it's supposed to, it ends up being one of the cooler horror games on the system	12/14/09	7/10
Guitar Hero III	An extremely fun game that anyone can get a lot out of	01/01/08	8/10
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith	A surprisingly lazy effort that even Aerosmith's most die-hard fans might want to simply rent	07/08/08	5/10
Madworld	A fun, inventive game....but WHY does it have to end just when it starts to get good?	03/27/09	7/10
Manhunt 2	Manhunt 2's a mess; a clearly rushed game that's ugly in every way possible	01/14/08	4/10
Metroid Prime Corruption	Finally I can see what the big deal is with this franchise	01/08/08	8/10
Muramasa	What may end up being among the final 3rd party hardcore games on Wii proves to be a beautiful sidescroller that's both fun and addictive	10/12/09	8/10
No More Heroes	Amazing games like this one only come around once every console generation.	03/14/08	9/10
Okami	So much more frustrating than it needed to be, yet Okami still delivers a memorable and expansive adventure.	09/12/08	7/10
Red Steel	It's a really bad game...yet...it's a frigging blast.	07/17/07	7/10
Resident Evil 4	Survival horror just doesn't get any better	08/19/07	9/10
Resident Evil: Darkside	One of the better rail shooters I've played and a great sendoff before this series heads into the unknown	12/07/09	8/10
Resident Evil: Umbrella	A game here that many Resident Evil fans will really like....but unfortunately, one that only the most die-hard will be able to finish	01/22/08	6/10
Sonic & the Secret Rings	It's not Sonic Adventure 3, but it's still a very fun and fast game in an otherwise dying series	03/07/07	8/10
Super Mario Galaxy	Destined to be remembered as one of the greatest platformers of all time	12/29/07	9/10
Wario Land: Shake It!	A fun game in spite of itself	02/09/09	6/10
Zelda: Twilight Princess	An extremely well-made game that's just not much fun to play	03/01/07	6/10

Xbox

Conker: Live & Reloaded	Added censoring and iffy new multiplayer leaves a mark but it's still a must-buy platformer that's both funny and unpredictable	07/01/05	8/10
Fable	Fable is a fun, innovative adventure from start to finish	01/03/05	8/10
Indigo Prophecy	Indigo Prophecy is one of those games that will appeal to almost anyone who plays it	10/10/05	7/10
Jade Empire	A very good RPG, but something's wrong here...	05/04/05	7/10
Jet Set Radio Future	Technically a better game than its predecessor, but unfortunately much more frustrating	06/20/04	7/10
Max Payne	A fun, noir-inspired action game	04/02/09	7/10
Max Payne 2	With a very compelling story and exciting, memorable gameplay, Max Payne 2 closes out this memorable story arc with style	04/06/09	8/10
Shenmue II	Shenmue II is an amazing sequel to an amazing game	12/07/03	10/10
Tony Hawk's Wasteland	Finally, this series gets back on track.	01/09/06	7/10

Xbox 360

BioShock	A haunting experience brought to life by incredible visuals and fun, deep gameplay	08/26/08	8/10
Condemned	A very atmospheric, intense, and scary thriller that's a bit light on substance	02/29/08	6/10
Grand Theft Auto IV	Step into another world, into another life...	05/20/08	8/10
Halo 3	Doesn't quite reach the heights of the previous 2 installments but still very much worth playing	01/30/08	7/10
Lost Odyssey	From the creator of Final Fantasy and the developers of Shadow Hearts comes an RPG about what it means to be human	06/16/08	8/10
Resident Evil 5	Though I pray this is not indicative of the future of the franchise, I can't deny that RE5's an extremely fun game	03/23/09	8/10
Sonic the Hedgehog	Takes almost everything the Sonic series ever did right and does the opposite	11/12/07	4/10
Sonic Unleashed	It's the dawn of a new era	12/01/08	9/10
Star Ocean Last Hope	I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed it; large amounts of character interaction and unbelievably fun combat carry this game to the stars	06/30/09	8/10
Tales of Vesperia	I'm sad to report that Tales of Vesperia's a very bland RPG with extremely irritating characters and a terrible storyline	01/14/09	5/10