Star Fox Assault

Better Than Adventures on June 14, 2007

Starfox: Assault Review

By: UndeadOverlord
Price: $49.99
Rating: T (Teen)

Presentation
A great presentation, free of bugs (other than the aparoids, sorry about the corny joke) and glitches. The game runs smoothly in most parts, The Menu's are very cool and stylized. In my experience I have seen only one bug, very small but a bug nonetheless, The bug was in level 10 there is a part where the game lags for less than a second, but other than that the game is completely smooth.

9/10

Graphics

The graphics in this game are very good, an advancement over the earlier “Starfox Adventures”. Screenshots don't do the game justice, it looks great when playing. This game also has the option to use progressive scan mode which enhances the graphics quite a bit. The game has a number of cut scenes which look absolutely magnificent. Even the normal game play looks quite good with a variety of places from space to a small forest to a large city. The vehicles in this game are very slick and look magnificent especially in the cut scenes, The reflection off the metal from the ships makes them look great. I’d say this is one of the best games out on Gamecube right now in terms of Graphics.

9/10

Sound
The sound in this game isn’t amazing but the music always matches the scene from a tense space battle to a sad cut scene. Also many of the character’s voices have changed for the most part the voice acting is very good the only thing that annoyed me was Leon’s new voice it’s to high pitched for a cold-blooded assassin, his old N64 voice was better But other than that the Voice acting is actually very good.

8/10

Game Play/Replay Value
This game is very good in these terms. The game has ten levels. each level usually consists of 2 or 3 sections. The levels are decent in length but still they aren’t as long as everyone would’ve wanted, but even though there are only ten levels the game is still very fun. The Arwing missions are very good while the on land missions aren’t completely perfect, but even still the land missions I find very exiting because your weapons aren’t usually as powerful and you can go in any direction you want. There are many weapons you can use ranging from a normal blaster to a gattling gun. Me personally I’ve beaten the game about three or four times now, but even though the game may be short it has a great replay value. The game has three difficulties in the story mode: bronze, silver, and gold. Each is harder than the last. Also there is a survival mode which challenges you to beat the game in one run without saving or anything. Also in every level there are medals, depending on which difficulty you are doing the hit requirements will be different. As well as the bronze, silver, and gold medals there are also ally medals which you must earn in every level by keeping your allies alive. The last thing there is that contributes to the replay value is there are five S-Flags in every level. If you get all of the

Donkey Konga 2

A Great Game! on June 14, 2007

Donkey Konga 2 Review

By: UndeadOverlord

Price: w/ bongos $44.99

W/o bongos $34.99

Rating: T (Teen)

Presentation
The presentation of the game is very good but very simple but it does not need much complexity. It is a basic menu you just scroll side to side but it is somewhat fun when using the Bongos. The game doesn’t freeze up like some games do.

9/10

Graphics

The game has smooth graphics, but that doesn’t really matter because it’s not like a normal game. But nonetheless the graphics are quite good. The Menus are smooth and the characters look great.

8/10

Sound

The music in this game is quite good but some of the Music is kind of weird. The rock and most of the Jazz songs are pretty good and go very well with the Bongos, but there are some songs I have no idea what they were thinking when they put them in.

7/10

Game Play/Replay Value

With many fun modes like street performances, concerts, and battles this game is really fun. If you use the DK bongos it is truly amazing. If you don’t have the Bongos its still fun but you’re missing part of the experience. The game has four major commands: Right Bongo, Left Bongo, Both Bongos, and Clap. They may seem easy but the game is quite challenging and you can be hooked very easily (I would know). The replay is great you can play this game over and over trying to get a Gold DK on every song, and even if you have everything memorized there’s a beat mix mode which changes everything and has unlimited possibilities that will keep you playing.

10/10

Multiplayer

The multiplayer is great especially if every person has a set of bongos, again if you don’t have ANY bongos you’re missing a part of the experience. Even if you have only one set of Bongos you can play a share mode where you and a partner will team up, one with the clapping and the other with the drums. The multiplayer really shines when you have four players though, with things like playing in a quartet trying to synch, or see who can keep a rhythm the longest the multiplayer is truly amazing.

10/10

Overall
This is a great game I would recommend to anyone. And at the price is worth getting even with the Bongos. So if you have a chance check out this game.

8/10- A great game