Xbox Game Review: Beyond Good And Evil

Release Date: November 11, 2003
MSRP: 17.99 USD
T for Teen: Comic Mischief, Violence
Genre: Third-Person Action
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft

Meet Jade. She's a brunette beauty with an eye for mystery and a camera to uncover it. When the would-be heroine's futuristic planet is threatened by aliens, Jade finds herself thrust into the heart of a vicious conspiracy that could stretch to the very top of her government. This stylized, extremely gorgeous third-person action-adventure plays very much like a Zelda game.

Jade can explore a huge, water-covered world by hovercraft or take to a variety of islands and interact with merchants, or tackle assignments to earn money and advance the surprisingly deep and intriguing storyline that surrounds her quest. She can also gain a number of items and weapons that are integral to advancing and a lot of fun to wield. Packed full of twists and turns and even a talking man-pig, Ubisoft has crafted yet another big adventure series.

This game is weird. It seems to me like Dora The Explorer had a baby with Pokemon Snap... to some extent. You have a humanoid pig like creature, you're wearing a backpack, have a Spanish speaking "friend" and youre going around taking pictures of the wild-life. I played this game for few minutes one day just to check it out and see what it's all about. All I can say is "weird". Amanda, on the other hand, played it last night for about an hour and she liked it for what it was but ended up turning it off to play The Hobbit instead. Personally, I want to play through to the end to see exactly how weird it actually is.

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Xbox Game Review: Batman Vengance

Release Date: December 10, 2001
MSRP: 9.99 USD
T for Teen: Mild Animated Violence, Mild Realistic Violence
Genre: Action
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal

Batman Vengeance, developed by Ubi Soft Montreal, is a 3D action-adventure based on the animated television series. The game pits players as the Dark Knight himself on a quest to stop a mysterious crime wave in Gotham City. Batman has full freedom of movement to go anywhere within wide-open, sprawling 3D environments -- some that stretch up and up and up. The caped crusader can walk, run, sneak against walls, climb, glide through the air with his cape and engage in hand-to-hand combat. The game features 19 stages, 40 minutes of rendered cinematics, and plenty of Bat gadgets, like batarangs, batgrapples, flash bombs, remote charges, batcuffs, nets, the batlauncher, batscope and more.

We have this game on 2 xbox's in the house. I like to play it once in a while. I have not beaten it so I can not say if this is a "good" game of not. The graphics seem "washed out" and a little pixelated. However, considering the release date of this game, that's to be expected to some degree.

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eBay Alert: Green European 1st Year Edition, GBP 0.99 + GBP 15.00, Auction Only

(The seller did not upload any pictures so I will use a stock image.)

This is a RARE treat! I bought one of these a few years back, on eBay, for $9.99 + $13.00 s&h. I basically got it for a steal. The thing is, the seller described it as a "green" xbox and not what it actually is... JUST LIKE THIS SELLER DID. When I got my 1 Year, it had been opened. I thought "Damnit! it probably doesn't work." When I opened it up it had a mod chip inside. Of course it didn't work, because it was PAL. I swapped out the PSU with an NTSC and BAM! It worked like a dream. I'm willing to bet that this seller doesn't know what they have and someone like you and me can get this for CHEAP! Unfortunately, however, it seems that theyre only offering shipping to Europe and local pick-up's. Maybe if you contact the seller they'll bend a little. With 6 days and 4 hours left (as of this writing) it's sure to reach a high price. I dont know about you, but I will be watching this item like a hawk. Maybe I can get another one... who knows. Click the link below to view the auction.
Xbox crystal green limited edition console with two matching controllers

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