Final Fantasy IX serves as a coda to the series as you know it - it's a summation of everything that players have enjoyed about the past ten years of ...
Younger children will be delighted to be at the controls, but seasoned gamers will want to look elsewhere for a more polished and challenging experience.
Ogre Battle 64 offers a detailed branching story and great depth of customization, both executed brilliantly within the limitations of a 35-meg cartridge.
Valkyrie Profile is a complex, ambitious, and gorgeous title that offers much to like: beautiful aesthetics, an entertaining battle system, engaging characters, and a creatively balanced "dual" scenario.
Chrono Cross may not have had the largest budget, but it has the largest heart.
Expert RPG fans will likely blow straight through this game without a single setback.
Deus Ex's gameplay features and story elements, as well as the expansiveness of the game's environments and the scope of its setting, add up to a satisfying and unusual experience.
A string of miniquests without a cohesive core, Legend of Mana is likely to disappoint fans hoping for a new action RPG classic, but it will entertain those just looking ...
Kemco transforms a reviled PC game into a highly playable Game Boy Color game.
While a fairly short game, the depth and density of the story and gameplay contained in Vagrant Story give it an intensity missing from most longer games.
Ironically, the first game in the Front Mission trilogy to arrive in North America may actually be the best one to introduce the series to a new audience.
There are so many twists and turns in the plot that you want to continually play just a little further and the storyline's mature tone is refreshing, enough so that ...
SaGa Frontier 2 will likely please RPG fans who are able to overlook the first title's looming shadow.
If you've already "caught 'em all," and you're looking for a game to tide you over until Pokemon Gold and Silver are released near the end of the year, Dragon ...
Parasite Eve II is a consistently good-looking action-adventure game that adopts its predecessor's cinematic style to an even more impressive effect.
Gamers looking for a simple, inoffensive, and remarkably replayable RPG may find solace in the dark, dank, and old-fashioned recesses of Square's dungeons.
The fact that Urban Chaos is an enjoyable third-person action game with no switch flipping, box pushing, or key finding should be reason enough for you to purchase it.
Fighting Force 2 takes the same basic beat-'em-up ethic and melds it with a pinch of Lara Croftian camera work and a smidgen of Metal Gear-esque espionage.
It is an acceptable game based on its own merits, but, set against its own legacy, it is for all intents and purposes indistinguishable from those that have come before ...
Omikron's purported innovation and originality amount to nothing more than the senseless combination of unrelated but very familiar play styles.
Mediocre packaging and emulation quirks aside, it's hard not to like Final Fantasy Anthology.
The next game in the long-running mech combat series will go online.
Code Age Brawls is the mobile counterpart to the PS2 Code Age Commanders game.
Hexcite Fusion is an interesting puzzle game because it calls upon spatial-reasoning skills that most people don't use very often.
Chocobo Racing 3D (tentative title) will feature familiar characters from the Final Fantasy and Chocobo franchises in 3D.
Sora makes a triumphant return in Kingdom Hearts IV with a fresh new look as he takes on an epic new storyline titled the “Lost Master Arc.”
Tobal 2 captures all of the good points of the original Tobal while making several improvements.
Square's Japanese Dice de Chocobo, which features gameplay that revolves around traditional dice games, gets an update on the Game Boy Advance.
This upcoming PlayStation 2 role-playing game from Square Enix will feature online and offline play.
Tomb Raider is simply a smart game, bursting with great touches.
Most of Tomb Raider II's improvements are cosmetic.
If you didn't care for Tomb Raider's third-person perspective and camera angles then Deathtrap Dungeon will probably leave you cold.
Those who lost interest in the series with Tomb Raider II may want to give it another look with the third.
Never before have technology, playability, and narrative combined as well as in Final Fantasy VII.
Crystal Dynamics' long-awaited sequel to Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is a far different animal from its predecessor.
Anachronox is a solid addition to the genre and makes up for some rough spots with a welcome sense of humor and a lot of personality.
Sucking the blood out of hapless prisoners and townspeople is pure Playstation pleasure.
A Zelda killer it's not, but considering what's being offered here, it should more than make up for any unfortunate comparisons.
Bushido Blade totally redefines the genre.
This year's model comes equipped with sharper character graphics, a simplified, yet more complete fighting system, and best of all, many more characters to select from.
This is an OK game with a fair amount of gameplay - if you like puzzle games.
Apparently, there is no stone that Square is willing to leave unturned, because this game is nothing more than a tired rehash of almost everything that's come before it.
If you know you're in the market for a very lengthy and ultimately satisfying RPG and know you can get over the visuals, you owe it to yourself to give ...
If you're looking for eye candy, Ehrgeiz will give you plenty of cavities.
If you like shooters, you'll love Einhander.
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