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... THE MELROSE LIFE!
♦ Your OWN private bedroom/bathroom suite
♦ Individual leases (Provides YOU financial
independence from your roommate.)
♦ Gate house with dusk-to-dawn courtesy officer
♦ Furnished and unfurnished units available
♦ Ethernet in every bedroom by August 2000
♦ FREE local phone, standard cable
♦ FREE 24-hour monitored alarm
♦ NO utility deposits
♦ Keyless lock system
♦ Summer storage
♦ NOW AVAILABLE: 9-month leases
♦ COOL MONTHLY PARTIES
FREE food, live music & DJs
, v 4
One Monthly
Statement Cove
Everythin!
HPRRTMtNTS*
*FREE Ethernet offer ends April 15, 2000
Egual Housing Opportunity
601 Luther Street West ♦ College Station. TX 77840.979 680 3680 ♦ wwvw melrose.com
Need new members for
your organization??
WELL, its about that time again...
MSC Fall Open House is September 3,
from 2-6pm.
TAMES ARE OA SAIE AOUI!
It doesn’t get any easier! Go to the MSC Box Office in Rudder Tower by
Wednesday, August 30th at 5 p.m., complete a registration form, and pay
$30 for your recognized student organization or university department. We take
cash, check, aggie bucks, or credit cards. To get a check from the SOFC, be
sure to fill out a check request form.
don t foigst...
Space is limited! Tables are awamed on first come, first served basis, and
only one table per organization. If you have any questions, call Michelle Walker,
MSC Executive Director of Marketing at 845-1515.
Sponsored By: MSC MARKETING TEAM - good!
<k
Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your
special needs. We request notification three (3) working days prior
i to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities.
RING DANCEmURDAIAPRIL 8th
■mm**
m
mam is
}/ ■■
r?V ' ~
University CenterXkflfplex
i W 1 I ■’V.
w
Make your way through 7 different rooms
Country sJiig Latin Karaoke
Piano Room 80's and Toh^Q
vUi \ y ^ \ j ' / TTY
^vr>. /.?/
v*»- V
» : fr,'
Ah
# ’j§
Tickets on sale in the Rudder Box Office
Ring Danc^hlilu^ifi^e in lYlfTHallway