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AGGIELIFE lay, April 4, 2000 THE BATTALION Page 5 R. DELU Bur she S4id Be " I DD/£$"... /P==: -pj-fow \ 'THAT H /V WK£ % /)a)V Pam miaculpa.homepage.ci I I Hi) SM SaGa Frontier 2 I System: Playstation Genre: Role-Playing Game I Developer: Squaresoft & BARRE ohnny Ut Squaresoft is well known for its cut- , (0; llg-edge role-playing games (RPGs). Bui every now and dien they don’t live ^ £to their reputation when they release edioere game like SaGa Frontier 2. SaGa Frontier 2 begins with two in characters and goes through several lerations of characters. The first char ter, Gustave XIII, is a royal descendant is banished for his lack of magical lilies. The second character, Will iglits, is a novice artifact-digger who bvestigating the death of his father. Tlie graphics are the best thing >ut this game. All the backgrounds beautifully watercolored and |nd well with the characters. This ne represents 2-D RPGs which irt rapidly becoming extinct. | SaGa Frontier 2 is Squaresoft’s lemptto win back all the gamers fev lost with the first SaGa Fron- ier—it kept all the good points Iqfthe first game and threw out the bad ints. In theory, this is a good idea. Un- unately, they jumped from one ex- |me to the other. Gamers complained that the first game was too non-linear and had no direc tion or storyline. SaGa Frontier 2, on the other hand,con stricts the player with its intense linear and confusing storyline. The player has no free dom to explore and is forced to jump from one scenario right into another. This game has many small problems that detract from the fun of the game. One such problem is the scarcity of money. Unlike in other RPGs, not every monster carries a wallet, which actually makes sense. But so many monsters have no money that the player cannot af ford to buy anything or repair his weapons. Repairing weapons is another problem because weapons break easily and often. So when the player finds an ultra-cool mega weapon, he may not use it for fear of breaking it. SaGa Frontier 2 is a decent RPG, but lacks any truly memorable gameplay or plot to make it stand out. (Grade: C) he Battalion — Gabby Ruenes I I'll say! IooUj slimming that is on him! Fear Effect lystem: Playstation Genre: Adventure Developer: Kronos Digital Entertainment K Made in part by the people fwbo broke new ground with the FTomb Raider games, Fear Ef- . feet is the latest addition to the J evcr-so-popular 3-D horror/ad- vejnlure genre. ■ Set in Shang Xi, land of the ■dead and home of the convo- Jtited plot line, this game re volves around finding the miss- g daughter of a wealthy Chinese businessman. However, trying to find the jjjnissing girl leads the player jo a world of blade-wielding Jiinjas, zombies and other as- irted supernatural goodies, wing once more that you |n’t keep a good corpse down. One of the more refreshing beets of Fear Effect is that the layer takes the role of all three [embers of a mercenary team |some point in the game. The characters have differ ent weapons and styles, making the game more interesting and breaking the monotony of the typical one-character game. The game play is easy to pick up, and the graphics are polygon-based, creating a more cartoon-like look than games like Resident Evil. Still, the look of the game is appropriate and what it lacks in detail it makes up for in its intri cate and adrenaline-pumping story scenes. This game never fails to en tertain with its entertaining “dy ing sequences” and level-transi tion scenes that look like something straight out of a John Woo movie. Fear Effect is, overall, a good game that is challenging, but not so much that the player gets stuck in the same level for an eternity trying to figure out what to do next. The most frustrating part of this game is trying to decipher the story, but as long as players get the gist of it, they are des tined for a zombie-blasting good time. (Grade: B+) — Ruben DeLuna BEN DELUNA/Thf. Battalion Back Then, A Hit Wasn’t On Your Web Site. Join us Saturday, April 8th for The Tragical Murder Mystery Tour & Dinner Messina Hof Winery & Resort Murder Mysery Dinner Series It's the late 60s. Rock star Hedda Leiss has invited you on a cross-country psychedelic bus trip to the long awaited Beefstock concert. You're scheduled to depart from Hedda's pad, right next to the radical "Burpley" campus. However, one small detail interrupts all the plans. You, or one of the other guests, murders Hedda. If it wasn't you...and you'll have to prove that...then it might have been Phillip MaBong or Timothy Bleary. (Tune In. Turn On. Kill Someone?) Perhaps it was the former Miss Wisconsin, Enya Goddard-Daveeda or even feminist Burnette DeBrah. There's only one way to find out. Join us. You'll love this brand new murder mystery. It's only $85 per couple. (Under 21/10% discount) Delicious food, but you will have to stop laughing to eat. For reservations or more information, please call Designer Events at Messina Hof (409) '778-9463, #34 How to... Choose a tech writing Should I take English 210 or 301? class that fits your style! Step 1: Check with your advisor and examine youir degree plan to see if you have a choice. Step 2: Assess your interests, skills, and goals to choose the course that’s right for you (see interactive web site). Interactive web site: http://www- Step 3: Register for the section of tech writing that english.tamu.edu/ meets your needs (see interactive web site). wprograms/tw/index.html I Cam/Afford/ Be a part of... 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