Although reviewers including IGN and GameSpot felt that the single player gameplay was lacking compared to its predecessor, the simultaneous four-person multiplexer modes – a first for the Nintendo 64 – were praised.

" However, GameSpot thought that Super Mario Bros. 3 or Super Mario World would have been a better choice for a launch game considering their respective popularity ; both titles were eventually also remade as part of the Super Mario Advance series.

GameSpot complained that the character animations appear " a bit lifeless " and that the boards were not aesthetically pleasing.

Originally, a video game tome and a music tome were planned as well, but with the purchase of TV Tome and Movie Tome, and seeing as how GameSpot and MP3. com equate to those sites, neither came into existence.

Reviews were generally positive — multimedia news websites IGN and GameSpot praised the gameplay and story.

Although sites like GameSpot admitted that the camera flaws in the original Sonic Adventure were " infinitely more frustrating by comparison " the sequel was still noted to " retain some of the quirky camera work ".

X-Play began on the ZDTV network in 1998 as GameSpot TV, where Sessler co-hosted with Fielder for the show's first year, then co-hosted with Botello up through 2002 ( the producers of ZDTV originally had plans to air a video-game program when the channel launched called Extended Play that would be hosted by Simon Rex ; however, when an agreement was reached with the makers of the newly-created GameSpot website, plans for the original show's format were scrapped in favor of a GameSpot-branded program, and Rex was dropped as host ).

The three games in " Bonus " mode were praised, although reviewers were least enthusiastic about " Card Party ", with GameSpot commenting that " This mode is proof that the minigames are really what make Mario Party fun, as it's pretty dull.

Both GameSpot and IGN praised the game's courses, although the later stages were preferred to the more basic initial courses.

" GameSpot called the graphics " not good " and warned readers that if the " most rewarding things " they " got out of Final Fantasy VII were the full-motion video interludes, you definitely won't be wowed by anything you see in Dragon Warrior VII.

Erik Wolpaw, writing for GameSpot, noted that as most expansion packs were mediocre, " it's appropriate that Gearbox Software's Opposing Force, the official expansion for the genre-redefining Half-Life, in turn sets a new standard of quality for future action-game mission packs ".

Most video game reviewers, including GameSpot, stated that other simulations ( for example, Sega's version ) were superior to Triple Play, and its sales were lower ; therefore, EA Sports decided to move in a new direction, beginning with the name change to MVP Baseball.

Graphics were received mostly as a positive aspect of the game, with GameSpot saying it had a " beautiful look to it ".

The Nintendo 64 port received positive response for being faithful to the arcade version with GameSpot giving it a " Great " 8. 9 and IGN a " Great 8. 8 ", though they noted that the graphics were not as good as the ones from the arcade.

There were concerns about the state of the graphics and uncertainties over the promise of a dynamic economy, but gaming site GameSpot gave Roberts and his company, Digital Anvil, the benefit of their doubts.

In the review from GameSpot, the game was found to feature " some occasionally frustrating battles, adds only minor gameplay enhancements, and takes a few additional liberties with AD & D rules ," but the new areas and game content were found to be well-designed and interesting.

" GameSpot noted that the game's loading times were a " bit long " and that the game crashed on occasion, but said that these problems are not significant ; while IGN, though noting that the game slowed down " a bit in intense battles involving a lot of spellcraft or dazzling backgrounds ," said that " bugs were nearly nonexistent.

According to GameSpot, both versions were derived from a planned ClayFighter 3 on the cancelled Matsushita M2 console.

Although the addition of Goro and Shao Kahn was praised, GameSpot noted that the other ports were better, while also commenting on Goro's appearance which looks " anemic ".

" GameSpot, with a score of 8. 4, also commented on the visuals and sound effects as well as its focus on large-scale battles that " befits the source material ", however, mediocre AI and the simple gameplay relying on long battles of attrition were criticized.

In addition, the game's artificial intelligence was not regarded as particularly challenging, with GameSpot noting that " enemies follow the same sorts of predictable patterns that may remember from previous Doom games " while GameSpy stated the way enemies would spawn to attack the player was " gimmicky "; the reviewer noted that players would realize that picking up a lone armor vest would cause a variety of zombies to emerge from hidden compartments in the dark.

GameSpot also criticized the games ' graphical detail, calling the low polygon count on the vehicles as " particularly uninspiring " and that the " track detail is also very limited, giving the track a spartan feel to it ".

Reviewers for Eurogamer, IGN, and GameSpot all similarly agreed that the greatest difficulty is presented toward the game's start, particularly with its first few boss battles.

GameSpot felt that the game's 1990s idioms were dated, but that the gameplay — particularly the two-player mode — was still enjoyable by modern standards.

Less impressed were GameSpot, who awarded the GameCube version 6. 5 out of 10 and the PS2 version 5. 4.

" GameSpot stated " Although Red Faction rarely outstrips the games it draws inspiration from, the fact that there are times when it shows them up at all is pretty impressive.

GameSpot listed him at # 9 in their " Top 10 Video Game Villains " article, stating " Of all the villains to make an appearance on this list, Bowser ... has got to be the most interesting ," later adding " While some people say Bowser's life may have gotten into a rut, the man has simply refined his game down to an everyday thing.

It holds an average rating of 8. 4 / 10 and 9. 2 / 10 respectively at IGN, as well as an average rating of 8. 3 / 10 and 7. 3 / 10 respectively at GameSpot.

The reception at the time of original Dreamcast version was very positive, with reviews from GameSpot and GameSpy being above 90 %.

GameSpot listed Enter the Matrix in several of their " Dubious Honors " lists at the end of 2003, including their five most disappointing titles of the year.

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" This opinion was echoed by GameSpot: " Stormtroopers usually just stand there shooting away at you ...

Metroid Fusion received several awards, including Handheld Game of the Year at the 2002 Interactive Achievement Awards, Best Game Boy Advance Adventure Game from IGN, and Best Action Game on Game Boy Advance from GameSpot.

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GameSpot said for the Dreamcast version, " While it would have been nice to see some slightly more drastic changes to the Crazy Taxi formula, fans of the original will immediately feel right at home with Crazy Taxi 2.

In an interview with GameSpot conducted a while after Cavedog's shut-down, Gilbert said the Good & Evil project had suffered due to him trying to design a game and run a company at the same time.

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Max Payne 2 was the recipient of several industry awards, including Outstanding Art Direction at the Golden Satellite Awards 2004 ; Editors ' Choice Awards from GamePro, IGN, GameSpy, and GameSpot ; and Game of the Month from Game Informer.

GameSpot agreed, expressing that " from a performance viewpoint, Pikmin 2 stands as an impressive achievement on the GameCube, especially since the improved visuals still move at a solid frame rate despite the increased detail.

Andy's last podcast was episode 258 and he has since taken up a job at CBSi as a video Producer for GameSpot and Giant Bomb.

GameSpot editor Greg Kasavin told Time magazine that " Myst is no longer as relevant to gamers as it used to be " and that " it represents an antiquated style of gaming " compared to the 3-D action games being released at the time.

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