The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is an action adventure role playing game that was developed by Nintendo and released for the Nintendo GameCube on March 24, 2003.
Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: March 24, 2003 Platforms: GameCube JustRPG Score: 98% Pros: +Immersive story line. +Pleasant visuals. +Memorable characters. +Fun combat system. Cons: -A little too easy for adult gamers. |
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Overview
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is an action adventure role playing game and the first game from the franchise to be released for GameCube. The players takes on the role of Link and sets out on an adventure to save his dear friend and defeat the evil wizard, Ganon. The game offers very pleasant cell shaded visuals, and a very well done combat system. The game is also pretty long which supplies the gamer with plenty of game play time. Overall this is a must play game for any serious gamer.
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master Quest
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master Quest is an action adventure role playing that was developed by Nintendo and released for the Nintendo GameCube on February 18, 2003.
Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: February 18, 2003 Platforms: GameCube JustRPG Score: 95% Pros: +Satisfying story line. +Memorable characters. +Fun combat system. +Great replay value. +Great soundtrack. Cons: -Dated graphics. -Starts off slow. -Some dungeons are overly complicated. |
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master Quest Overview
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master Quest is a legendary action adventure game that was originally released on Nintendo 64, and then re-released on the Nintendo GameCube. This new version has been changed to be harder and more challenging for the player. Overall this is an amazing game that every serious gamer should play at least once.
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StarFox: Assault
StarFox: Assault is an action adventure role playing game that was developed by Nintendo and released for the Nintendo GameCube on February 15, 2005.
Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Namco Release Date: February 15, 2005 Platforms: GameCube JustRPG Score: 80% Pros: +Appealing Characters. +Easy to learn controls. +Fun multiplayer. +New game modes. Cons: -Weak story line. -Limited replayability. |
StarFox: Assault Overview
StarFox: Assault is an action adventure role playing game that puts the players in the shoes of Fox McCloud. The players goes through a variety of levels, some being rail shooters, others being open world tank battles, in order to defeat the evil Andross. The game is easy to learn and pick up and supports local multiplayer. Overall the game is rather fun but was missing the same charm that the Nintendo 64 version had.
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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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Grandia
Grandia is a classic RPG that was released for the Sony Playstation 1 in late 1999. With a unique magic system and fun game play Grandia is a great play.
Developer: Game Arts Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Release Date: October 26, 1999 Platforms: PS1 JustRPG Score: 91% Pros: +Unique magic system. +Great voice acting. +Classic RPG action. Cons: -Slow story line. -Dated graphics. -Some characters are annoying. |
Grandia Overview
Grandia is a traditional RPG for the Sony Playstation 1. This basic role playing game is like most created at this time. Characters will level up and gain new abilities and stats and will grow stronger the more you use them. Where this game differs from others in the genre is it’s magic system. Players exchange magic eggs to learn a type of spell. As the player uses that spell it will level up and they will learn more. If you have two types of spells and level them both you will also get new spells that are combinations of the two. The story starts out really slow and is a bore at first, but later on the story picks up and gets much more engaging.
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