12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 19, 2000
QAMES
Continued from Page 10
developer Yu Suzuki ("Virtua
Fighter"). "Shenmue" is basically
the closest a game has ever been to
real life. You control Ryo and explore
Japan and China with him. All the
scenery is accurate, everyone you
meet is doing something, there are
weather changes, and even smaller
things like the option to play old
Sega hits in arcades. Everything is
accessible and detailed. If you see a
house or building you can explore it.
This is a massive game that has been
in the making for 5 years and despite
Dreamcast's underwhelming popu-
larity in Japan this game is getting
incredible reviews.
"Phantasy Star Online" by Sega is
going to be the premier Online RPG
for the Dreamcast and it has a lot of
awesome things going for it.
First, it is based on the wildly pop-
ular "Phantasy Star" world that was
created in the early Sega Genesis
days. Second it will have cutting
edge graphics and incredibly intu-
itive control. Last, it is the first game
or software ever to have full lan-
guage translation on the fly that
means you can talk (or type) to any-
one in the world and what you say
will be automatically translated to
whatever language the other players
are using. During Sega's huge demo
of the game it was playing on four
screens each with a different lan-
guage and everyone was cooperating
together. Very Cool.
"Jet Grind Radio" by Sega isin
their new line of extreme simulation,
along with "Sega GT," "Crazy Taxi"
The roller-blading punk from Sega's "Jet Grind Radio" tags a bus, yo.
detail that some people question '17W1
Konami's claim that the movie was
all in game graphics. "Metal Gear
Solid 2" will be the first game to "
really showcase the PS2's next gen-
eration of graphics and it is in Sony's
best interest to promote it as such.
"Wipeout Fusion" by Sony is the 1 4
continuation of the hit "Wipeout" re a1i1StiC
franchise from the original
Playstation. While there was no
playable demo, the video demon- Driving games can be a wonder-
strating the games speed and graphi- ful thing. You speed around a track,
cal detail was almost as astounding barely controlling the turns, ai
as that of MGS2. The original revel in the d
Wipeout caught gamers with its yF gerless rush of
intense eye candy, but it was its Grade: C- it all - at least
gameplay that brought it critical F-i World in a good dri-
acclaim and if Sony came maintain ving game.
that gameplay while adding the new Grand Prix Then there's
features it promises they are sure to For Dreamcast the video game
have a hit. Sega equivalent of
Everything EA, from their Reviewed by Milhouse in the
"Madden 2kl" to "FIFA Soccer" to Daily Arts Writer episode of the
"NDA Live 2k1," is going to revolu- Ted Watts S i m p s o n s
tionize sports on the PS2 as much or where it is
more than what "NBA 2k" and explained that perfectly level flig
"NFL 2k1" have done on the is the goal'of the model airplaner.
Dreamcast. If you thought the play- perfectly realistic racer is really
ers looked real and the motion was just as boring.
fluid on the Dreamcast, these games You see, in the real world, racing
on the PS2 will blow your mind. The isn't a very interesting sport in
new EA games are at the point were spite of its high take in television
you could just pit the computers ratings and ad dollars. Playing F-I
against each other, sit back, and World Grand Prix really brings
watch from the couch. The sound home just how boring it is to go
and gameplay also seemed to be on nowhere fast.
par with graphics that will leave
sports fanatics something to salivate
over.
In its entirety, E3 2000 was simply
a gaming tour de force with thou-
sands of titles, many of which are
sure to be of top quality. And the
games that were shown should be
more than enough to hold even the
most diligent gamer until E3 2001,
where surely there will be more
games, more surprises and more
variety than ever before.
and "18 Wheeler: The American
Trucker." In "Jet Grind Radio" you
play a roller-blading punk who needs
to evade cops as you blade around
the city trying to graffiti everything
with a variety of spray paints. You
can even design your own tags and
implement them into the game.
Expect a cult hit that may even cause
a ruckus in congress because it pro-
motes such activity.
Regardless of the gigantic movie
screen at the front of their booth,
Sony's exhibit really wasn't anything
special.
The way Sony's booth was laid out
made it appear as if they were focus-
ing on the PS2's DVD capabilities
rather than the games. And the games
that they did show were mostly
glitchy and unfun. The games also
had long load times and because of
problems with anti-aliasing (a pro-
gramming technique used to take the
edginess out of the visuals) the PS2
didn't look as superior to the
Dreamcast as it should.
There were some exceptions like
"Metal Gear Solid 2," EA games and
Capcom's "Onimusha: Warlords,"
but that was about it, and neither
"Taken Tag" nor "Ridge Racer V"
was drawing crowds. Since most
games were not playable, here are
three that were particularly awe-
inspiring:
"Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of
Liberation" by Konatni, shown on
the hour to crowds that got bigger
and bigger as the show progressed.
Again the player takes control of
Solid Snake but now in such vivid
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off track and insanely difficult to
get back on the road. The theory
behind this is probably to make you
stay on the road. It will probablW
just make you put the controller
down.
So, if you want a really good dri-
ving game, get Crazy Taxi; if you
want a good racing game, get Sega
Rally; if you want a good track
game, get Flag to Flag; if you want
either a headache or a cure for your
insane fetishistic European driving
sim craving, get F-I World Gra
Prix. If you have the other games
don't worry; Sega GT should be out
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