Average Rating:

.

Colin McRae Rally 2005 (Xbox)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Xbox
from: Codemasters

September 24, 2004
As a big fan of CM04 i couldn't wait to get my hands on this but, and initailly i was very impressed with attention to detail, great graphics, loads of cars, more tracks and Career mode. But as time went buy i have found really niggly faults:

1: Biggest tell tale sign it doesn't take much skill to drive is that i was still just as quick after several pints of beer!!

2: I don't know if this is because the control of the cars is better or they have made it easier but either way it is easier than CM04 ( try the long straight australian track in a group b at 120mph on 04 then compare to 05)

3: Very annoying if you cut some corners( i dont mean big cuts, i'm talking putting a bumper over the verge) then it says your ... Read More:

Average Rating:

.

Enclave

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Xbox
from: Swing

July 19, 2002
If you want an easy stress free game, then don't buy Enclave. If on the other hand you want a game that pushes your gaming skills to new levels, that makes you throw your controller down in disgust only to say in your next breath alright then just one more go, then this is the game for you. Tough as a badgers bottom, frustrating and difficult, but there is a real sense of achievement to be had from each new advance you make.

The game play is imaginative, non repetitive, and exhilarating.
The graphics are superbly detailed, the sound is atmospheric and the character and the weapon choices you make actually make a difference to how the game plays. I have been playing it for over a month now and I am just getting to the end of the Dark ... Read More:

Average Rating:

.

Silent Hill 4: The Room (Xbox)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Xbox
from: Konami

September 17, 2004
Silent Hill has always been a cult faveorite in pretty much every gamers mind, in some way its always been pinned lovingly on a gamers thumb.
But the fourth game in the series is quite a diffrent fare.
The gameplay is superb for a SH game, with gritty, scary graphics, great controls and ugly flesh monsters all knocking the atmosphere up to 11, its scary, violent, and strangly sexy in places.
And while we're on the subject of atmosphere, SH4 has perfected it, in a way, you can see the developers said 'right, SH fan want scary and sick, and by god will we give them scaryand sick', it ranges from all sorts of gros matters that will strain on the stumoch like a tightner and will shred the nerves like a chainsaw.
Although, with everything ... Read More:

Average Rating:

.

TOCA Race Driver 3 (Xbox)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Xbox
from: Codemasters

February 24, 2006
Out of all my old Xbox games, the only one I ever go back to is this one. TOCA Race Driver 3 may not have the most realistic handling and "turning on a single wheel" criticism is one I've heard beforebut this game captures the true spirit of motorsport in a way Forza and it's 360 brethren still can't manage. The big difference in the competitiveness of the AI. In TOCA 3, the race drivers are actually racing against you and themselves unlike many newer racing games (Forza 2 included) where they're just obstacles on the track. TOCA has a great range of racing disciplines to conquer (although the BTCC isn't one of them bizarrely) from the Clio Cup to DTM, from Go Karts and Formula Ford to Formula One, IndyCar, Nascar-style events, Rally, Rallycross, Australian V8 Supercars ... Read More:

Average Rating:

.

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (Xbox)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Xbox
from: Eidos

October 04, 2002
What can make a game is atmosphere. It can have cool guns and suave moves but atmosphere is something that is under-appreciated. The Hitman games, especially Hitman 2, is drenched in atmosphere. It's settings wherein you play the levels are simply amazing.

Hitman 2 revolves around a clone who works in the profession of "cleaning" but, after the bloodbath of the original game, Hitman: Codename 47, our hero, 47, is now religious and lives alone in a church with a priest in Sicily. Wanting to lure him from his lair to show off his skills, a Russian crime lord hires a group of Sicilians to kidnap the priest. This takes you into the first level of the game, "Anathema", a powerful opening level as you stalk around the mansion of the Mafia boss and murder him. The priest ... Read More:

Average Rating:

.

SSX 3 (Xbox)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Xbox
from: Electronic Arts

October 31, 2003
Having played the first 2 SSX games on the Playstation 2, I can say that SSX 3 is a great improvement on what has gone before. New features include:

- One massive mountain, divided into 3 peaks, which you can explore freely in between events.
- Expanded Uber trick system, including rail tricks and monster tricks.
- Earn cash through finding secrets and winning events. Spend cash on rider stat's improvements, new gear to wear, music tracks and art.
- Greater variety of events, including big air and rival challenges.

SSX is a lot different to all the other snowboarding games out there such as Amped. SSX throws away realism and instead focuses on massive tricks, imaginative courses and high speed. I personally love the arcadey feel to the game and simplicity ... Read More:

Average Rating:

.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (XBox)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Xbox
from: Electronic Arts

March 14, 2003
the lord of the rings the two towers is an awfull game giving it one stars is still too much if I could I wouldent even give it that it's so terrible the game bores my to death I would try and sell it but I would be wasting my time I probaley would not sell it's so bad so do not buy this game

Average Rating:

.

The Urbz: Sims in the City (Xbox)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Xbox
from: Electronic Arts

November 12, 2004
i was looking forward to this game for ages, now i hate it. its so boring and time consuming. what a waste of a great idea. its nothing like the sims and very unforfilling. i also hated the very annoying music which started to drive me mad. dissapointing and boring.

Average Rating:

.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (XBox)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Xbox
from: Sierra


When i played this game i was surprised to find that i enjoyed it a lot more than the other installments. I liked the graphics and animations and the characters are wonderfully portrayed. Certainly a lot more story orientated than the other LOTR games, which are basically all fighting with film clips to help carry them along. There's plenty of dialogue in this game, some of it quite amusing! I just think this game has a lot more variety. Some of the puzzles can be frustrating if you're not an experienced gamer like myself, but it draws you in. Dodging the ring wraiths near the beginning is surprisingly quite edgy stuff.

Average Rating:

.

LEGO Star Wars (Xbox Classics)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Xbox
from: Eidos

October 07, 2005
So, we all know the story of George Lucas's Star Wars saga, we've all seen the movies, bought and collected the toys - far too many in my own life - and all put our hands to our heads when Jar Jar Binks just did not die horribly in the first thirty seconds of the Phantom Menace ! So how was the greatest story ever told (apologies to Christians throughout the world) going to be translated into Lego ?

The answer ? Superbly ! This is a fantastic little game in my opinion, even though I prefer playing games like Obscure, Doom 3 and Silent Hill - I think working for my company for 23 years is slowly making me realise working for the Umbrella Corp might be a better idea.

It was a total break from the norm, an entertaining and refreshing, silly piece of non-sense. Any game that you can put a moustache ... Read More: