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Post by Nester the Lark on Jan 30, 2006 16:22:35 GMT -5
I decided to make a little index here on the first page so you can find all the Games of the Week without having to search through the thread.
Third Party 'Cube Games of the Week Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (LucasArts) Resident Evil Zero (Capcom) SSX Tricky/SSX 3/SSX: On Tour (Electronic Arts) Ikaruga (Atari/Infogrames) Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (Konami) Skies of Arcadia Legends (Sega) Beyond Good & Evil (Ubisoft) TimeSplitters 2 (Eidos) Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance/Deception (Midway) Tales of Symphonia (Namco) Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (Vivendi Universal/Sierra) Super Monkey Ball/Super Monkey Ball 2 (Sega) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Ubisoft) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3/Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (Activision) Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy (THQ) Soul Calibur II (Namco) Midway Arcade Treasures 1, 2 & 3 (Midway) LEGO Star Wars (Eidos Interactive/Giant Interactive Entertainment) Viewtiful Joe (Capcom) Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (LucasArts) Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (Ubisoft) Alien Hominid (O3 Entertainment) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers & The Return of the King (Electronic Arts) Sonic Heroes (Sega) Mega Man Anniversary Collection (Capcom) NBA Street V3 (Electronic Arts) Burnout 2: Point of Impact (Acclaim) LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (LucasArts) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell / Pandora Tomorrow / Chaos Theory (Ubisoft) Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (Namco) Killer 7 (Capcom) I-Ninja (Namco) Mega Man X Collection (Camcom) Resident Evil (Capcom) Sonic Mega Collection & Sonic Gems Collection (Sega) Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos)
---------- ORIGINAL POST: Since things are getting kind of out of control in the "POST YOUR GAMECUBE COLLECTION" thread, I thought it was time to make a seperate thread to talk about all the great 3rd party published games on the Gamecube.
We've covered the greatness of Resident Evil 4 and Beyond Good & Evil. Another one of my personal favorites is SSX 3. Something about that game was just pure addictive. And nintyboyuno recommended Skies of Arcadia. I only played it on the Dreamcast, but it's definitely worth looking into. It's very overlooked.
Anybody who passed on any of these games for the sole crime that it wasn't published by Nintendo will never even know what they've cheated themselves out of.
EDIT: Just changed the title. EDIT 2: Added the index.
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Post by Fryguy64 on Jan 30, 2006 17:39:10 GMT -5
Well, I'm going to pipe up for Super Monkey Ball. It's bloody hard and extremely cute - but WHAT a game!
It was bought for me by my old uni housemates. They just thought it would be funny to get me a game with that name - it was an added bonus that everyone played it loads in the following months!
Hooray for Monkey Golf.
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Post by Xeno82 on Jan 31, 2006 1:42:14 GMT -5
Recently I played The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. Nothing like throwing a truck at a helicopter to release some built up aggression.
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Jan 31, 2006 5:50:40 GMT -5
I love Super Monkey Ball aswell (I have SMB2). More fun than a barrel full of monkeys... IN BALLS!
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Post by Old Man Rupee on Feb 1, 2006 15:08:46 GMT -5
Here's a DS one that I'm playing at the moment:
Sonic Rush. It seriously is the best 2D Sonic game that I've played, and I'm a secret fan of Sonic (used to collect the comics when I were a lad). The bosses alone are great ;D
Oh and can I talk a bit more about Skies of Arcadia? Here's the setup: Floating continents, suspended in the air. Flying boats, tradesmen, soldiers, and pirates. You play a nice pirate (you know, rob from the rich, give to the poor) who gets tangled up with a plot about the evil continent (each continent has different attributes) wanting to take over the world, using ancient WMDs created by dawn-of-time guys, one on each continent.
The combat is either man-to-man/monster or ship vs ship, and is really easy to pick up. About a third of the way into the game you get your own ship and base, and half the fun is finding new crewmates. The other fun stuff includes exploring the vast world to find all of the "discoveries" such as weird islands and gigantic, bigger than your ship monsters. And the game is long. I personally found the difficulty curve to be quite steep, and the final boss took well over an hour (and four tries) to defeat. The story is fine, nothing that stands out, apart from the rape scene in the prison. Overall, good stuff.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Mar 5, 2006 14:56:41 GMT -5
nintyboyuno mentioned in the "YES!" thread that there aren't a lot of great releases during the console transitions. And since I wanted to point out that there were a lot of great third party games available on the 'Cube, I thought maybe I should try posting a "Third Party 'Cube Game of the Week." You might find some games you passed up that deserve a second look. And they'll tide you over until... things get interesting.
This week: Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike.
The game is generally overshadowed by it's predecessor, the Gamecube launch Title Rogue Leader, but I personally prefer Rebel Strike myself. True, the on-foot missions are generally sloppy, but I certainly don't think they hurt the game as much as some critics would suggest. It's a very "arcadey" type game anyway, and to that end, they work out fine.
The production values are terrific, and until the Episode III game came out, it was the only Star Wars game that used clips from the actual movies as its cut scenes. Rebel Strike isn't as insanely difficult as Rogue Leader, which is a bit of a relief. However, a two player co-op version of Rogue Leader is included (in its entirety) on the disc. And finally, there are tons of worthwhile unlockables that make it quite a value package. And I believe it's currently available as a Player's Choice title, so you'll really get your money's worth if you pick it up.
It's one of my favorite third party 'Cube games, but again, its initial sales didn't measure up to expectation. (Remember, Factor 5 announced they were no longer developing for the Gamecube a few months after its release.) Do yourself a favor and check it out!
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Mar 6, 2006 5:44:25 GMT -5
After recently watching Episode V and VI on TV I had though about picking up one of the Rogue Squadron games (as well as possibly Lego Star Wars, though I might wait for the original trilory version nistead). On Rebel Strike, can you play Rogue Leader with a bot? If so, that sounds tempting. Hell, if not, it still sounds tempting. I'll have to look into it.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Mar 6, 2006 14:24:45 GMT -5
Unfortunately, Rogue Leader in the Rebel Strike package is strictly a two-player mode, so there are no computer controlled bots to play with. Although, if you input the infinite lives code, you can still play it by yourself with the second player constantly crashing, but it'll end up being a lot harder that the original Rogue Leader since the difficulty was amped up to compensate for the second player. I recommend just picking up both Rogue Leader and Rebel Strike separately. They're both Player's Choice titles.
Here are a few more notes on the two-player version of Rogue Leader: It uses the Rebel Strike graphics engine which includes a light-scattering technique, so the two player Rogue Leader actually looks better than the single player original. Similarly, the music was re-orchestrated, so instead of the original MIDI music, it uses live orchestra (which sounds great, IMHO). The voices were also re-recorded, and the biggest problem with that is that Denis Lawson is no longer the voice of Wedge. So if you want to hear the original Wedge, you have to buy Rogue Leader.
Also, I think a couple of the bonus missions might've been excluded from the Rebel Strike version, but Rogue Leader was such a hard game that I never even unlocked them anyway. (So I was wrong when I said that all of Rogue Leader was included in Rebel Strike, but if you're like me, you won't miss anything.)
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Post by Hiker of Games on Mar 6, 2006 23:49:25 GMT -5
The Hobbit is seriously underrated. A pity really, it was a very well crafted game.
Token mentions of Skies of Arcadia and Tales of Symphonia for being RPGs and not sucking.
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Mar 7, 2006 3:26:34 GMT -5
I beleive Rogue Leader was discontinued here, but it was only AU$30 way back when, so I should be able to find a second hand copy for about $15 at the most, surely. Which certainly does sound tempting. Maybe I'll hunt for that, then, if I like it, pick up Rebel Strike, which I believe has also been discontinued here, but did not receive an official price drop.
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Post by Old Man Rupee on Mar 8, 2006 11:04:59 GMT -5
Already got Rouge Leader. I'm a big fan
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Post by Nester the Lark on Mar 12, 2006 18:14:00 GMT -5
This week's third party 'Cube game: Resident Evil Zero
While Resident Evil 4 is arguably one of the greatest games you can get for your 'Cube, and the Resident Evil "REmake" also considered one of the best installments in the series, I've decided to highlight what has ended up being the only true exclusive Resident Evil game on the Gamecube.
First, however, I think it's worth noting that between these three "exclusive" RE games, I would pick Zero last. But having said that, it's still a well-made and very rewarding adventure game. The graphics, as with the REmake, are stunning. The partner system in the game, in which you control two characters at the same time, is very cool. And it's a nice long, two-disc game with some nifty unlockables for your troubles.
If you haven't already played RE4 and the REmake, I recommend picking those up first. But if you have, and you haven't tried Zero yet, there's no need to feel apprehension about it. You'll be getting a very high-quality game.
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Post by Saim on Mar 13, 2006 3:25:37 GMT -5
This week's third party 'Cube game: Resident Evil ZeroWhile Resident Evil 4 is arguably one of the greatest games you can get for your 'Cube, and the Resident Evil "REmake" also considered one of the best installments in the series, I've decided to highlight what has ended up being the only true exclusive Resident Evil game on the Gamecube. First, however, I think it's worth noting that between these three "exclusive" RE games, I would pick Zero last. But having said that, it's still a well-made and very rewarding adventure game. The graphics, as with the REmake, are stunning. The partner system in the game, in which you control two characters at the same time, is very cool. And it's a nice long, two-disc game with some nifty unlockables for your troubles. If you haven't already played RE4 and the REmake, I recommend picking those up first. But if you have, and you haven't tried Zero yet, there's no need to feel apprehension about it. You'll be getting a very high-quality game. But I hate zombies...
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Mar 13, 2006 6:25:43 GMT -5
REmake is another game I really should have gotten. I hate this thread
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Post by Nester the Lark on Mar 13, 2006 20:42:35 GMT -5
REmake is another game I really should have gotten. I hate this thread No REmake? Shame on you! It's another one of those games where once you play it, you'll be shocked at the incredible care and polish that went into its creation. The game has "blockbuster" written all over it, but it ended up being just another victim of the Nintendo third-party curse.
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