Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland
Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland was developed by Natsume and was released for the Playstation 2 in late 2001.
| Developer: Natsume Publisher: Natsume Release Date: November 22, 2001 Platforms: PS2 JustRPG Score: 63% Pros: +Addictive farming gameplay. +Countless hours of gameplay. Cons: -Poor visuals. -No real end to the story line. -Repetitive. |
Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland Overview
Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland, developed by Natsume, and released for the Sony Playstation 2 in November of 2001 is a role playing farming simulator. The player has to manage a farm in order to achieve a goal given to him by the Harvest Goddess. The player achieves this by farming different crops and building relationships with other towns people. Overall the game can be very addictive and can provide countless hours of gameplay.
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Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody is a social simulation role playing game that was released for the Nintendo GameCube in late 2005.
| Developer: Marvelous Interactive Publisher: Natsume Release Date: March 28, 2006 Platforms: GameCube JustRPG Score: 85% Pros: +Addictive gameplay. +Easy to learn. +Countless gameplay hours. Cons: -Repetitive. -Mediocre visuals. |
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody Overview
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody is a farming simulation game that sports addictive gameplay and numerous social options to explore. The game puts the player in the shoes of a new farmer trying to make a living. The game can get extremely additive but it can also get very repetitive rather quickly.
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Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is a farming simulator RPG that was released for the Nintendo GameBoy Advance in late 2003.
| Developer: Natsume Publisher: Natsume Release Date: November 17, 2003 Platforms: GBA JustRPG Score: 89% Pros: +Addictive gameplay. +Good visuals. +Hours of gamepaly. Cons: -No end goal. -Repetitive. |
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town Overview
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is an addictive farming simulator RPG. The player is put in the shoes of a new towns person who has inherited a farm. The player then must grow crops in their fields, and raise livestock in order to earn money. The player can also build relationships with the other towns people and can purchase items from them such as new crops. The game is highly addictive and countless hours can be put into this game. Although the game is very fun there is no real end goal and you will eventually get bored with the same tasks day after day. The visuals are also rather nice for the GameBoy Advance and you can connect with the GameCube version, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life.
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Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is a farming simulator role playing game that was released for the Nintendo GameCube in early 2004, and was developed by Marvelous.
| Developer: Marvelous Publisher: Natsume Release Date: March, 2004 Platforms: GameCube JustRPG Score: 86% Pros: +Addictive gameplay. +Lovable cast of characters. +Countless hours of gameplay. Cons: -Gets repetitive. -Mediocre graphics. -No end goal. |
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Overview
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is a farming simulator role playing game that puts the player in the role of a new towns person who is starting their own farm. The player has the option to farm crops, raise livestock, and interact with the other members of the town. The farming aspect of the game is very addictive and countless hours can be put into this game. Although this game is extremely fun it can get old rather quick and there is no end goal to the game.
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Genji II
Genji II is action adventure role playing game that takes place in feudal Japan. Control a powerful samurai and fight your away through numerous exciting levels.
| Developer: Game Republic Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Release Date: November 13, 2006 Platforms: PS3 JustRPG Score: 67% Pros: +Easy to learn combat system, +Pleasant visuals. +Immersive story line. Cons: -Very linear. -Too easy. -Poor artificial intelligence. |
Genji II Overview
Genji II is an action adventure role playing game that was developed by Game Republic and was released for the Sony Playstation 3 in late 2006. Players take control of Genji, a samurai, who is attempting to avenge his fallen allies. The game sports pleasant visuals and has an easy to learn combat system. Although the combat system can be pretty entertaining it is also very easy and the enemies barely attack you at all. The game is also extremely linear and predictable.
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Gungrave: Overdose
Gungrave: Overdose is an action role playing shooter that is based off the popular anime and manga series which it shares a name with.
| Developer: Red Entertainment Publisher: Mastiff Release Date: September 15, 2004 Platforms: PS2 JustRPG Score: 68% Pros: +Great for fans of the anime. +Pleasant visuals. Cons: -Control issues. -Repetitive. -Appeal limited to fans of the anime. |
Gungrave: Overdose Overview
Gungrave: Overdose for the late 2004 for the Sony Playstation 2. This game is an action packed first person shooter RPG that is based off the popular anime and manga series. The game is very faced paced but unfortunately has poor controls and is very repetitive. Due to these issues it is probably only worth playing if you are a die hard fan of the manga or anime series.
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God of War II
God of War II is an action adventure role playing game that was released in early 2007 exclusively for the Sony Playstion 2.
| Developer: SCE Studios Santa Monica Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Release Date: March 13, 2007 Platforms: PS2 JustRPG Score: 94% Pros: +Impressive combat system. +Thrilling story line. +Great visuals. Cons: -Repetitive. |
God of War II Overview
God of War II for the Sony Playstation 2 is an action adventure role playing game that continues the story of Kratos from the original God of War. The story of ancient Greece continues and players yet again battle god and myths to gain new abilities and get revenge. The game, just like the original, still has an impressive combat system similar to games like Bayonetta and Devil May Cry. The visuals are also still amazing and even have improved since the last game. Overall God of War II is a must play for any serious console gamer.
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God of War
God of War is an action adventure role playing game that is centered around a forsaken god of war, Kratos. Battle ancient gods and myths and learn new abilities to improve Kratos and achieve his ultimate goal.
| Developer: SCE Studios Santa Monica Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Release Date: March 22, 2005 Platforms: PS2 JustRPG Score: 94% Pros: +Satisfying combat system. +Thrilling game setting. +Great story line. +Pleasant visuals. Cons: -Repetitive. |
God of War Overview
God of War for the Sony Playstation 2 is an action adventure role playing game that takes places in ancient Greece. The main character, Kratos, must battle against the ancient gods and myths gaining new abilities and powers along the way. The game plays very similarly to Devil May Cry and Bayonetta. The story line is thrilling, the combat is challenging, and the visuals are very impressive for the time it was released. Overall God of War is a must play console RPG and remains to be one of the best of all time.
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Gladius
Gladius is a turn based strategy tactics role playing game that was released for multiple consoles in late 2003.
| Developer: LucasArts Publisher: LucasArts Release Date: October 28, 2003 Platforms: PS2, Xbox, GameCube JustRPG Score: 90% Pros: +100+ hours of game play. +Fun tactics style combat Cons: -Weak story line. -A few visual bugs. -Graphics are dated. |
Gladius Overview
Gladius for the Sony Playstaion 2, the Nintendo GameCube, and the Microsoft Xbox is a turn based strategy tactics role playing game that was released in late 2003. Players take on the role of a gladiator in ancient Rome where he or she will take part in countless battles for their freedom. The story is very slow paced and is mostly expressed through short dialogues and side quests. Story aside this game has about 100+ hours of game play and is a great play for any fan of tactics style role playing games.
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Genji: Dawn of the Samurai
Genji: Dawn of the Samurai is an action adventure role playing game that was released for the Sony Playstation 2 in late 2005. The game has beautiful character and terrain visuals but lacks in terms of combat options.
| Developer: Game Republic Publisher: SCEA Release Date: September 20, 2005 Platforms: PS2 JustRPG Score: 73% Pros: +Great terrain effects. +Easy to learn combat system. +Fun hack and slash game play. Cons: -Repetitive. -Characters don’t learn new abilities. -Only two attack buttons. |
Genji: Dawn of the Samurai Overview
Genji: Dawn of the Samurai for the Sony Playstation 2 is an action adventure role playing game set in feudal Japan. The main character collects energy throughout the game to help improve their characters. The player also gains levels which increase the health damage and defense of their hero. The game has lovely visuals and even the random enemies you encounter obviously had a lot of time put into their character models. Where the game suffers is in the combat department. There are only two attack buttons and your character never learns any other moves. Overall the game is pretty entertaining and worth playing if you are looking for an absent minded afternoon.
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