Games I Own

This pretty much does what it says on the tin- it shows the games I personally own, but also shows what I rate the game along with a small comment about it too. Feel free to browse.

Game Release Date GameSpot Score Tq_nintynoe's Score

Alex Kidd no Miracle World

There's a reason Sonic replaced this guy. Though Alex the Kidd is a nice Master System game, it's too far out in concept and too little fun in comparison to Mario. Fighting enemies with Rock, Paper, Scissors grows old after the first time, and it's pure luck whether you win or not. Games should not be based on luck, but skill. 6/10.

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6.5

Angry Birds

The game that started the Angry Birds war machine. Whilst the later games have become little more than the mindless products of hungry executives, this game retains everything you'd want about a game where you fling birds at little green pigs. Fun and addictive. 8/10.

9

Animal Crossing

An awesome life sim which plays even when you're not. The game was once described as being "An MMORPG but offline", and that description isn't far off. Surprisingly deep for a game about cutesy looking animals in a forest, this game'll have you spending hours helping the various critters live their lives, collecting items lost or helping with their various trades with other animals. The game changes time and season based on your GameCube clock, which means that there's always something going on. The point of the game is to start with your small home and pay off your mortgage, making it bigger and better every time. There's also tonnes of mini games and side quests to do (or not, if you don't want to) and loads of animals to befriend (or de-friend). The charm comes in building your own style house and collecting furniture and stuff you like to make your home look awesome. There's also a museum to help fill with fossils, insects, fish and collectible works of art, with tonnes of secrets and surprises along the way. As of March 2014 (I got the game on 2nd Feb) I've clocked in over 60 hours, and I've barely discovered half of what the game has to offer. To do everything (optional), you have to play the game during various times if day and night to collect insects that only come out at night or talk to animals that are nocturnal. If you have a buddy with the game, you can visit their tow via their memory card and help them out too by trading, doing their garden work or helping them with their mortgage. Definitely a game to buy if you like home rearrangement or are fed up with the huge amount of action games out there.

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Art Style: PiCOPiCT

A funky puzzle game with a lot of retro charm. Addictive as hell too. If you love Tetris, you'll love this. 8/10

8.5

Asphalt 4: Elite Racing

Like Need for Speed, but without the pumped up soundtrack. Okay game, but nothing more, nothing less, 6/10

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6.5

Assassin's Creed III

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Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles

Not as good as I'd hoped. When I bought this though, touchscreen mobile gaming was in it's infancy. Not bad though; 7/10.

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Bad Piggies

A truly creative game that really works your mind. You can do some amazing things with the tools your'e given too. On top of that, it's a really nice game when you're sat on the train too. 8/10.

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Balloon Fight

A simplistic game. It's fun, but only in short bursts. 7/10.

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Bare Knuckle II: Shitou no Chinkon Uta

Meatier than the first, but also slower and more surreal. 2 Player mode is where it's at. 8/10.

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Bare Knuckle: Ikari no Tekken

The best stree brawler out there, even today. 9/10.

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Batman: Arkham City

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Battlefield 3

8.5

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII

Shooting Nazi's in planes has never been more fun, though the game is restricted due to the very content it offers; it can get repetitive, though the semi-realistic controls with the Wiimote and Nunchuck are refreshing. 7/10.

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7

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

The second Call of Duty on home consoles has a hilarious name, but a decent campaign. The graphics are a nice step up from the previous game too. 7/10.

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7.5

Call of Duty 3

What would have been a great game became soiled by the lack of multiplayer, lack of control otpions and horrendous slowdown in combat scenes in the PAL version. 5/10.

5

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

A good game. Nice controls, a fun multiplayer, and decent single player. Shame the graphics weren't better. 7/10

7.5

Call of Duty: Black Ops

With the addition of Zombies mode and a robust online, this is one of the best shooters on the DS. It has it's flaws, and the controls are still stiff when walking, but it's utterly playable and has the essence of the home console versions at it's core; 8/10.

8.5

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Better controls and graphics than the previous entries, and has a tonne of extra killstreaks and features too. Unfortunately, it suffers because the game streams from the disc, which can lead to game freezes and a faster wearing of the Wii's internal optical lens. It also lacks DLC which is necessary for the Zombies mode. Other than that, this is a decent port. 8/10.

8.5

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

More of the same Call of Duty, but now with weapons conceptualized for the future. It's definitely a step in in most ways from the previous games, and offers the same frantic online as always. Shame though that it released with tonnes of bugs that had to be patched. Oh, and they still haven't gotten rid of quickscoping. When will they learn, eh? 8/10.

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8.5

Call of Duty: Finest Hour

The first Call of Duty is nothing too special, but it's definitely better than the Medal of Honour titles released around the same time. 7/10.

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7.5

Call of Duty: Ghosts

Another great game from the Call of Duty series. However, whilst it adds a slew of new content such as the guard dog killstreak, extra weapon classes, a squad mode, enhanced sniping view and larger, more destructive maps, it fails due to the fact that existing issues such as host-lag and 'quick scoping' aren't rectified, and new issues such as eve more terrible spawning during multiplayer arrive as additions to the existing problems. 8/10

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Mobilized

The best Call of Duty on DS. Great soundtrack, much better controls and graphics, and a nice multiplayer with ranking system. 9/10.

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8.5

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Reflex Edition

Despite having less options for the Wiimote cursor than more recent instalments meaning that it feels slightly different to control, this is a near perfect port of the shooter that redefined war games, and the online is also pretty sweet. 8/10.

8.5

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

The best Call of Duty on the Wii. Tight controls, well thought out online with a plethora of modes, an amazing single player campaign with tonnes of twists, and the most cinematic combat of any of the Modern Warfare games. I also has a cool survival mode where you can receive the help of a friend to fight AI opponents in waves of increasing strength. It's let down by the amount of hackers who ruin the experience, but that's because the Wii is easy to hack, not because of the game; 9/10.

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Call of Duty: World at War

An excellent game. Though it's missing an entire level, Zombies mode, half of the online maps and vehicles that are all present in the other versions, the online is still awesome, the sound and graphics are decent, and it portrays WWII remarkably as a grittier affair than most games. The controls are also perfect, and set the standards for any Wii/Wii U shooter; 8/10.

8.5

Call of Duty: World at War

Another good DS shoot 'em up, though the controls are still a little blocky. 8/10

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Call of Duty: World at War - Zombies

Call of Duty Zombies in your pocket complete with 4-player local or online multiplayer, achievements, and a multitude of control options. The gyro controls make this game and it's the best FPS experience on a phone or tablet around. 9/10.

9.5

Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter

The game has aged since it arrived on the PC back in the early 2000's, but on the iPod/iPhone it's still enjoyable. There's not much to it other than shooting dinosaurs and running around. It really shows it's age, and part of the fun is provoking the AI creatures and seeing how close you can get before they can munch you to death. Sometimes they'll even work their way up mountains to get you. 7/10.

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Chokkan Hitofude

A great puzzle game which lacks some charm, but is totally addictive; 8/10

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Classic NES Series: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

A great game, but a disgustingly difficult one. The music is fantastic though, and it epitomizes the NES era of gaming; 7/10

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Command & Conquer

Not the best, but the original. It still holds up well despite it looking dated, and it's amazing to see how little the newer games have actually deviated from this excellent game. Shame though that it doesn't have a skirmish mode. 8/10.

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8.5

Command & Conquer

The original Command & Conquer isn't as good as Red Alert or some of the other later sequels, but it's still a blast to play. Whilst the downsides to the game is that there's no skirmish mode and that some of the later stages become unfairly difficult and rely heavily on repeat-trial and error which can take hours or days, It controls well, the music is awesome and the whole thing is very well presented. I'd never seen or heard of a game coming with two discs before this, especially when each disc allowed you to take control of a particular faction in the games universe. Want to be a bad-ass? Be NOD. Wanna save the world? Be GDI. The choice is yours.

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8.5

Command & Conquer: Generals

The best Command and Conquer. 9/10.

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert

The best of Command and Conquer on your pocket, complete with a simplistic skirmish mode and local head-to-head mode. Works surprisingly well and is a definite must-buy. 9/10.

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Conduit 2

Better than the first, but the controls are less customizable. The online is at least fairer to play, and the graphics and combat system have had an overhaul. 8/10.

8

Disney DuckTales: Remastered

As good as the original NES version with added longevity and additional features. It has stunning artwork and tight controls. 8/10.

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Disney's DuckTales

As a port of the NES game for the Original GameBoy, DuckTales holds up extremely well, and still plays great! 8/10.

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Disney/Pixar Monsters, Inc.

A simple collect-athon with little else to do. 6/10

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Donkey Kong

A great game, and the best their was before Super Mario Bros came along. Simple and fun, the epitome of arcade gaming.

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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3

Tied with Super Smash Bros: Brawl for the best fighter on the Wii. Well over 100 characters, tonnes of maps, an awesome story mode with well voiced characters and neat new combo's and special moves. The only let down is that the game's online is laggy and slow as heck. However, the online is an afterthought, and this beats Tenchaichi 2 hands down, which didn't even have an online mode; 9/10.

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Driver

Not as good as Driver 2. This game has really started to show it's age, and has difficult AI which seem to catch you no matter what. 6/10.

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Early Bird

A game where you bounce the bird via well placed items in to a goal ring. Surprisingly deeper than it sounds, and addictive too. 9/10.

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Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros.

The game that started it all. It's as playable today as it was back in 1985. What more do you want? PERFECT.

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Famicom Mini: Zelda no Densetsu

Great game, but hasn't stood the test of time as well as Mario. It's quite repetitive and cryptic. The sequels from the SNES onward are far better- 8/10

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From Russia With Love

Not as good as Everything or Nothing, and the driving sections feel a bit tight on the Gamecube, but it's a good game with a fun head-to-head multiplayer. 8/10

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Future Cop: L.A.P.D.

This game didn't sell very well in 1998, with only 200,000 copies shifting on the initial run, not including the re-release on the PlayStation Store. This proves that people don't always buy the right thing. This game was fantastic for it's time, and still holds up well today. It offers a unique experience which I don't think has been used much since, combining arcade-style shooting with some clever RTS-style tactics.The voice acting is brilliant, the controls well arranged, and the 2P mode kicks ass! Even if you're not in to playing through the story mode, you can spend hours lost in Precinct Assault, a game mode whereby you and an AI or another player battle to control turrets and mini-bases across various maps, gaining points to build assault tanks or defense helicopters to take the other player down.

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8

Game Boy Camera

A fun little gadget with a lot of possibilities, especially if you have the printer to go with it. Some fun mini games and other features come installed on this; it's fun to play a shooter and end up blatting your own face. 7/10

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Gekikame Ninja Den

Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles punishes you whether you're good at it or not. Like an abusive relationship, you keep trying to make it work. Perhaps you stay with TMNT because you see glimpses of hope and recon that one day it might work out? At least it has good taste in music. 6/10.

7.5

Godzilla the Series

A bit of a bland game, but it does what it sets out to do; 6/10

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Golden Axe Warrior

Technically superior to Zelda I and II and with a save file. Unfortunately, it lacks the charm that Zelda has. Maybe it's the serious tone of some of the characters, or the annoying opening title music. On the flip side, this is the best Action-Adventure game the Master System has to offer, and it does a grand job, especially if you didn't own a NES back in the day. 8/10.

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8.5

GoldenEye 007

GE 007 is a decent package, but it has some disappointing flaws which keep it from acheiving its full potential. 8/10

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Grand Theft Auto 2

A good game destroyed by the lack of a save feature and a lack of sound effects pretty much everywhere when you're not shooting guns. Shame, it could have been much better. 6/10

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6

Guitar Hero 5 (Guitar Bundle)

Yet again ANOTHER Guitar Hero, but this has nicer graphics and more customizable avatars. Still nothing really new to the table. 7/10.

8.5

Guitar Hero World Tour

Another Guitar Hero. Still nice, but lacks anything innovative. 7/10

8.5

Guitar Rock Tour

No lyrics? MIDI style songs? What a let down. 5/10

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6.5

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The second installment is much better than the first, with decent graphics, well thought out puzzles and concepts, and some beautiful music in some parts; 7/10

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter's first game is a good'un, but very hard later on, which becomes off-putting; 6/10

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James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

Own it on both the PS2 and the Gamecube, good on both, but not without flaws; 8/10

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James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

Own it on both the PS2 and the Gamecube, good on both, but not without flaws; 8/10

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8.5

Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition

A faster version of the original on the MegaDrive. This game is downright crazy, but much fairer in difficulty than it's predecessor. The final level is notable for being pretty crazy. A really cool game. 8/10.

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8.5

LEGO Rock Raiders

A top-down strategic game whereby you have to traverse levels on foot or in a variety of cool vehicles looking for ore and building your base. The soundtrack is truly something special, and this game holds a special place in my heart. 7/10.

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Link's Crossbow Training

A decent rail shooter with a Zelda theme. Nothing remarkable, but fun nonetheless: 7/10.

7

Mario Kart DS (DS Bundle)

This is what got me in to Mario Kart. There are loads of tracks, tonnes of challenges, more characters and Karts than you can shake a stick at, and it has a brilliant local and online multiplayer. You can even customise your every own emblems and place it on your Kart for other people to see. This is the quintessential DS game; PERFECT.

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9.5

Mario Kart Wii (w/ Racing Wheel)

An accessible and fun entry in the Mario Kart series. Lacks any major innovations that weren't in the previous DS entry, and the graphics could have been better, but the online is great and the single player is a blast too. It also has it's very own Wii Channel which even as of 2014 has loads of online worldwide challenges to enter- a game with lots to offer; 8/10.

8.5

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Playing two player co-op is awesome. This offers a frsh twist to the basic formula which really works. 9/10. It's hard as nails in the later Grand Prix modes though, which does get quite frustrating.

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8.5

Mass Effect 3: Special Edition

Have you ever watched a film and walked away sad, happy, or angry because the emotion on-screen was so well portrayed that it immersed you to the point of feeling those emotions too? Mass Effect 3 does this with all of your feelings. Never have I beaten a game before feeling proud that I paid attention to all the scripts, details and wants and needs of the in-game characters and achieved the outcome I wanted. This is a game which you don't just play, you immerse yourself in; you become the character. There are times when you have to make a difficult choice which may affect a race of people or team mate, and makes you feel guilty for doing this. This is a game that makes you sacrifice things for the greater good. When the ending came and I had to make a choice about what I thought was right- I did this, and I got the very best ending after all my 40+ hours of effort. This is a fantastic game. A real work or art. Fantastic graphics, soundtrack, characterization... Play the game and find out. PERFECT.

9.5

Medal of Honor Heroes 2

Though the controls are a little stiff it plays well and the button layout is well thought out. The single player is a blast and it also has an additional on-rails arcade mode which is pretty cool. Unfortunately the multiplayer was unbalanced and enemies often took rounds of ammo before they'd die. This was the last conventional Medal of Honour on home consoles before the reboot, and was worthy of being the final call before the reboot. 7/10.

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Metroid Fusion

The best Metroid game hands down. Engrossing and wondrous, it's not often I've been scared whilst playing a video game, especially a 2D one, but this makes you feel it. The scenes with the SA-X (An alien clone of you at full power) stalking you are tense, and the sound and graphics all add to the experience, making this a truly outstanding game. PERFECT.

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9.5

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

A fantastic game which doesn't like to hold your hand. The only downside to this game is that you can be stuck one or two places for months... or years in my case. Still, finally beat it, and couldn't have had a better sense of acheivement; 9/10

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Metroid Prime: Hunters

Not quite Metroid Prime in your palm, as it it easy to lose your way and find yourself stuck. Stylus controls also cramp your hands, so it's a shame they didn't add another control method like the ones they toyed with in the First Hunt demo. Negatives aside, this is a solid game with a nice multiplayer; 7/10.

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Michael Jackson's Moonwalker

A difficult and repetitive game, but with catchy music, decent graphics and hilarious platforming. 7/10.

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NES Remix

A great game in the style of WarioWare, replacing random mini games with challenges created for classic NES games instead. A great test of skills for retro gamers and newbies alike. Great fun, and cheap too! 8/10

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

A lazy port- the physics are unrealistic, and it brings nothing new to the table that the previous dozen NFS games haven't. 6/10.

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New Super Luigi U

The DLC to NSMBU breathes new life in to it, making it more difficult, but still utterly playable at the same time. PERFECT.

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New Super Mario Bros.

Apart from the annoying name which will lost it's NEW a few months after release, NEW Super MArio Bros is a great game with as much to offer as the originals. It falls short in that it doesn't offer much more that we haven't seen before, though what it does invent is cool and well thought out; 9/10

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New Super Mario Bros. U

The best 2D Mario since Super Mario Bros 3. What would I change? Nothing! PERFECT.

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Better than the DS prequel and now with 4-player local multiplayer! Yoshi returns and brings a tonne of new items with him. This doesn't really add anything much more, but then again, it's Mario. What more do you need? 9/10.

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Nintendo Land

A collection of arcade/funfair style mini games. This really shows off what the Wii U and the touchscreen Gamepad can do- plus it's a hell of a lot of fun. Of particular note are the Zelda and Metroid games included, which are some of the most enjoyable co-op games I've ever played.

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OutRun

An overrated game. Rad Racer on the NES had catchier tunes and controlled better. 6/10.

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7.5

PictoChat

A fun application, which despite what the media say, is not used by pedophiles to coax your kiddies... unless they run around with a Nintendo DS in hand with this application open, in which case they would be about 10 feet from your child anyway, which is pretty obvious. This is a fun app, and comes installed on the DS. 7/10

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7.5

Pocket Monsters Aka

The game that started it all. Whildt others have improved the formula, this still holds up great today. 9/10

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Pocket Monsters Kin

The game that brought Pokémon in to the world of colour. Better than the first titles in every way; longer, faster, more varied items and locations. A real incredible game to have in your pocket; 9/10

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9.5

Pocket Monsters Pearl

Another decent Pokémon, but I found it held my attention less for some reason. 8/10

8.5

Pokemon Box: Ruby and Sapphire (GBA Link Cable Pack)

An interesting game which I got free with Pokémon Colosseum, with is less of an actual game and more of a file-organizer. What can I say? It does what it does and that's about it, though it is well presented and easy to use. 7/10

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Pokemon Colosseum

A good game, but it's very linear and unlike the pocket games, lacks any real sidequests. Still, it's fun and the double battles add some interesting twists; 7/10

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7.5

Pokemon FireRed Version

Awesome remake of an awesome game. The original got me in to Pokémon and this one carried the frenzy on; 9/10

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Pokemon Trading Card Game

I never got the Trading Card Game rules, and I don't think they're any better explained here. It's a complicated affair compared to the actual games, and the battles last forever. Nothing particularly remarkable here; 6/10

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R-Type

It's a marvel how they got this to run on the Master System whilst having it look so good. It does suffer a bit in that the sprites flicker when there's a lot of action, but it's still fun to play and the controls are tight and responsive. 8/10.

8.5

Rayman Legends Challenges App

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Real Racing 2

Effectively Gran Turismo on handheld tablets. Tight controls, realistic features, great graphics, decent soundtrack, and an online multiplayer for a fraction of the price of a home console game make this a fantastic game to own. 9/10.

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9.5

Ridge Racer Accelerated

A great arcade racer on the iPod/iPhone. Decent controls and simplistic but clean graphics, and a customizable soundtrack; 7/10

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Ridge Racer DS

Decent graphics and a good multiplayer which doesn't require others to own the game. it's a good game, but at later stages the handling of the cars becomes extremely difficult, and the last few races become absurd tests of patience and memorization, rather than pure skill. It took me well over 5 years to win the last few races, and haven't even gotten close to finishing the last one-on-one car race, which I suppose I'll never do. I find solace in the fact that I don't think anyone else ever has or will either, though; 7/10.

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SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs

A fantastic title which cleverly uses the bundled headset to command your AI team. Really makes you feel like you're part of a SEAL squad, though the later levels become increasing difficult, with one near impossible to pass. Mr Pickle, you can get yourself out of prison; 8/10

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8.5

Sega Smash Pack

A trio of MegaDrive titles that are all well emulated, but lack save features. GoldenAxe should have been two player too; 7/10

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Shadow the Hedgehog (Player's Choice)

A misunderstood title. Much like a teenager, this game can't quite make up it's mind what it wants to be. It lacks identity and has some flaws, but is still a good play-through; 7/10

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6.8

Small Soldiers

A good game which follows the plot of the film closely, but why have the run and jump buttons the odd way around? 7/10

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Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing

A port of the home console game to the iPod/iPhone. It's let down by some touchy controls. Great stuff! 8/10.

8.5

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

This game actually handles more like Mario Kart Double Dash than Mario Kart Wii does, and is a lot cooler too. Unfortunately the online has always been more or less dead, and the framerate dips sometimes; 8/10.

8.5

Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Th second half of Sonic 3 is an epic one. You know what to expect from Sonic- PLAY IT! 9/10.

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