GameSpot's review acknowledged the " slow start " and " too much puzzle-solving ", but concluded by saying " the game's strong points-especially its combat-overshadow whatever problems Jedi Outcast may have early on ".

In a review of Sonic Adventure, GameSpot's Peter Bartholow stated that " ith the Chao-breeding simulation and the minigames, Sonic offers much more beyond the completion of its story.

" In a review of Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, GameSpot's Shiva Stella praised the level of strategy that the game's Chao system added.

In GameSpot's retrospective review, they gave it a 6. 5 / 10 calling it " the black sheep of the series " when compared with the other F-Zero games in " visual style and technical flair ".

GameSpot's review called it " A brief yet satisfying action game that faithfully captures the look and feel of a typical James Bond movie.

* Scored 8. 5 in GameSpot's review.

Aliens versus Predator 2 received a score of 8. 7 in GameSpot's PC review.

The game's music was lauded ; GameSpot's review noted the use of music in End of Ages was sparse, but the little audio present set the proper tone for different Ages.

GameSpot's review noted that the gameplay in Crazy Taxi does not hold up well compared to more recent racing games across various platforms.

GameSpot's review gave it an 8. 7, commenting that " the game's aesthetic presentation is unparalleled, by any standard ", while multimedia website IGN hailed the game as " an amazing experience " and " an absolute must-have title ", rating it 9. 7 / 10.

" The game's story was noted for not being very deep, as GameSpot's review states " The lack of exposition feels like a missed opportunity to make the characters and the setting even more compelling.

Similar to GameSpot's review, they said that EyeToy: Play 2 was an improvement of EyeToy: Play.

" Likewise to GameSpot's review, the game scored 6. 2 on GamersHell, with the graphics and sound scoring the highest.

He added that they were also the only two dimensional Mario levels made in between Yoshi's Island and New Super Mario Bros. GameSpot's Ryan Davis commented that purists may dislike some minor changes to the original game, they would enjoy the overall experience.

GameSpot's Ryan Davis praised the game's minigame format, although he noted that " players who have already exhausted themselves on previous Mario Party titles may not find enough here to draw them back again ".

Considering the seven-year gap since Nintendo 64's Mario Kart 64, GameSpot's Ryan Davis stated that he was " a little disappointed with the limited scope of the game.

In addition, it was also given eighth place in GameSpot's list of the best gameworlds by reader's choice, as well as the third place in the best endings.

GameSpot's Shane Satterfield was critical of the Chao raising feature in Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, stating that " there's little in the way of interactivity " and that " the hao training aspect using the Game Boy Advance is little more than a novelty.

GameSpot's Frank Provo noted the appeal to " those people who might only enjoy pinball in passing " that Chao brought to Sonic Pinball Party.

GameSpot's Greg Kasavin said that Splinter Cell has " hands down the best lighting effects seen in any game to date.

Grim Fandango won many awards, including GameSpot's Game of the Year award of 1998.

Guybrush was included in GameSpot's vote for the all time greatest video game hero.

Master of Orion is a member of both GameSpy's Hall of Fame ( 2001 ) and GameSpot's list of the Greatest Games of All Time.

A number of reviewers also praised the attention paid to the game's premise and setting ; GameSpot's Greg Kasavin described getting " the impression that Doom 3 takes place in a fully realized world " while IGN noted that " the UAC base also has a very worn and lived-in feel that adds to the realism.

The game was highly praised by critics and players, and won numerous awards, including GameSpot's Game of the Year Award for 1997.

It was also recently named to GameSpot's 50-game The Greatest Games of All Time list.

Game reviews were run in a segment known as The Grill ( games were graded on GameSpot's official 0. 1-10. 0 system ), Spotlight showcased special content such as interviews with industry leaders, and Game Breakers featured strategy guides and hints for recently released games.

GameSpot's Andrew Park questioned why the game shipped with the multiplayer element open only for select players when the component had previously been beta-tested.

" GameSpot's Peter Bartholow, who gave the games a " great " 8. 8 out of 10, cited the graphics and audio as somewhat primitive but stated that these were the games ' only drawbacks.

GameSpot's Greg Kasavin, who gave the games 8. 4 out of 10, commented that " though Pokémon could probably use a few new twists after all these years, FireRed and LeafGreen are great role-playing games on their own merits, filled with lots more content and more challenges than last year's Ruby and Sapphire, and offering up plenty of addictive gameplay that can be a lot of fun for players of all ages.

When comparing it to its predecessor, Metroid Prime, GameSpot's Brad Shoemaker said that Echoes was as good as its predecessor, and delivered everything he expected.

In GameSpot's Best & Worst of 2005 awards, Amped 3 won Most Outrageous Game, and was nominated for Best Licensed Music, Best Story, Best New Character ( for Buck Wad ), Funniest Game and Best Alternative Sports Game.

GameSpot's Frank Provo stated that " veryone, regardless of age, simply must own and play Astro Boy: Omega Factor – because it is one of the best action games on the Game Boy Advance.

" The game's " Power Shots " was also met with an ambivalent reaction — the shot themselves were praised for adding strategy and character, although GameSpot's Ryan Davis commented that " it would have been nice if you could just skip past the animations and keep the wild moves.

GameSpot's Brian Ekberg praised the game's accessibility, stating that " Strikers ' pick-up-and-play design will have you playing like a cartoon Pele in no time ".

GameSpot's Alex Navarro rated the game 5. 2 / 10 stating Dash " is simply one of the laziest uses of the DS's touch screen technology to date ".

Fan reception has also been positive, with GameSpot's users rating the original Nobunaga's Ambition an overall score of 8. 8 of 10.

IGN called this mode fun in its review of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, but complained that it would have been nice if the developers had come up with a new game to replace it.

Their review of Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 criticizes it more so than in the review of Super Mario Advance 2, because Nintendo chose to remove several mini-games found in the Super NES version of that game and replace them with an identical version of the Mario Bros. game found in previous versions.

Despite its use being criticized in most Super Mario Advance games, a GameSpy review called the version found in Super Mario Advance 2 a blast to play in multi-player because it only requires at least two Game Boy Advances, one copy of the game, and a link cable.

Electronic Gaming Monthly awarded the game a Gold award in its initial review, and in Edge magazine, Super Mario 64 was the first game to receive a perfect score.

In a review of the Virtual Console version of the game, IGN compared the game to the original Super Mario Bros., saying that " The Lost Levels feels a lot like a fan-made hack – with platforming challenges that are just a bit too frustrating and don't flow as well as Mario 1, and graphics that seem like a downgrade as well.

Advertising coverage is seen in the Monday Money section, which often includes a review of a current television ad, and after Super Bowl Sunday, a review of the ads aired during the broadcast with the results of the Ad Track live survey.

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The former British video game publication Super Play, which had three editors review the game, also enjoyed it.

He concluded his review by calling Super Metroid " undoubtedly the best game I've played this year so far ", predicting that anyone who plays the game would be " playing a game destined for classic status ".

Concluding his review, Leach wrote that Super Metroid contained everything he looked for in a video game: " playability, hidden tricks, powerful weapons and steamingly evil baddies ".

Concluding his review, Slate stated, " Action fans can't afford to miss Super Metroid.

" In Electronic Gaming Monthlys review, they praised Super Metroids graphics and dramatic plot, complimenting the " crisp and clear " controls, and applauding the many weapons available.

In his review for GameSpot, Frank Provo found it " absolutely astonishing that Nintendo let 13 years go by before making Super Metroid readily available again ", but considered the most important thing was that players " can now play this masterpiece without having to track down the original Super Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge or fumble with legally questionable emulators ".

As Sun TV, the station met its Canadian content obligations primarily by airing repeats of older Canadian series such as King of Kensington, The Beachcombers, Danger Bay, Ready or Not, My Secret Identity, Super Dave and Side Effects, while also picking up some original non-fiction programming, including the movie review series DVD Show, the concert series Beautiful Noise and the food program Street Eats.