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THE BATTALION
Tony Hawk’s Proskater 2
System: Playstation
Genre: Action
Developer: Neversoft
The first Tony Hawk skating game defined the genre
if extreme games, and its sequel lives up to the hype.
With excellent graphics, a fun soundtrack and addic-
ve game play, this game should go down in the annals
f computer game lore. Unlike most sequels, this game
improves upon its piv-
f*' *4flSefSm% decessor the levels
are bigger and there are
more characters and
more tricks. The
producers have
included an in
teresting feature that
allows players to de
sign their own
skate park. This ^
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com
bined w ith the
improved game-
play, makes the
game nearly im
possible to put
down. Luckily, the
controller scheme
for the first Tony
Hawk game is re
tained, ensuring that
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The only flaw in
this game is the an
noying breaks be
tween sequences.
Anyone who has
ever played a
Playstation game has encountered this problem, and it is
just as irritating here due to a few unnecessary screens.
Overall, though, it is an excellent game, easily worth
the money. (Grade: B+)
— Jason Bennyhoff
X-Men: Mutant Academy
System: Playstation
Genre: Fighting
. Developer: Paradox Development
Hot off the tail of a hit summer movie comes X-
Men: Mutant Academy from fighting-game genre new
comer Paradox Development. While the game develop
er is new, the rules for a good fighting game have been
set in stone since the days of Street Fighter 2, and Mu
tant Academy sticks to the recipe well.
The game’s graphics are great, featuring 3-D ver
sions of everyone’s favorite X-Men, such as Wolverine,
Cyclops, Gambit and Storm. However, players should
not be fooled by the 3-D appearance —
„ the fighting is basically in 2-D for-
v mat. The 3-D aspects of the
game are well saved for per-
^ forming the thoroughly im
pressive array of throws avail
able with each character.
The game play is standard, but
does feature an obscene amount of su
per moves, most of which require players to have mu
tant abilities of their own in order to master the game’s.
Another drawback can be seen in extremely long nor
mal life meters and pesky mutant hea'ing factor the
characters possess. This all leads to extremely long and
drawn-out games that go nowhere quick.
Mutant Academy does a good job of staying true to
its comic book roots with character’s costumes and
powers, while still indulging X-Men movie fans with
the patented black leather costumes as variants. Players
can also use bad guy favorites Magneto, Sabretooth,
Mystique’ and Toad after beating the game with various
characters.
X-Men: Mutant Academy is not the greatest fighting
game on the market, but it definitely has its entertain
ing features. Any true fan of the comic book should
check this game out (even if only to see Hugh Jackman
get the stuffing beat out of him by the “real” Wolver
ine). (Grade: B+)
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IFYOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT
SAY CHEESE.
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Review.com
A = instant classic
D = don't buy it
B = a cut above
F = burn in effigy
C = average
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