undertaker55 Reviews

The Sims 2 (2004 Video Game)

Sims 2 is better than Sims 1, by far.

[4 October 2004]

After playing Sims 1 for 4 yrs, I had a fun time with game and including the expansion patch like: Livin large, House party, Hot Date, Vacation, Unleashed, Superstar, and Magical Magic. But now that Sims 2 came out in Sept 14, I've been playing this more than Sims 1 and I'm lovin it.

This game has been improve from environment, character, and layout. In this game you can do anything, just like we do in real life. Just to name a few: They have six different ways of kissing, They have four different ways of hugging, they have four different ways of talking and now you can fight in the game. Also you can make a baby now, so you don't have to adopt one, but the opinion is still open.

The people from Maxis, put in a system that makes your sims show feeling, emotions, and joyful traits. Let's just say that Maxis made this game more life like than the previous Sim game.

There's a lot more in this game, but I'm running out of time. The rating I give this game is a 10.

Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (I) (2004 Video Game)

Another great series in Splinter Cell. This time, improvements has been made in the game. Here's my Review.

[12 September 2004]

Part 2 of Sam Fisher in Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. This game makes you think and gives you a lot of options. This game is base on stealth and thinking before you make your move. Nothing has changed in this game and that's good because I like to take my time. Timing is the key in playing this game because one false move and it's mission over.

The levels has increased to 32 and each level has a certain feel to it. The storyline has changed also. This time your fighting a terrorist group called the Indonesian Guerrilla and the person in charge is Suhadi Sadono. The object of the game is to stop him at all cost if you want to survive.

What's in the game?

The game has a very good basic move system that allows you to move freely without being detected. But the only way you can do this is by playing the first game and practice to get the right feel because the controls are almost the same, but with more realism. Of course we know the basic moves like: climbing, manting, and zip line. The Advanced moves are important and very special to the game because with these moves, the terrorist group don't know what hit them. Just to name a few like: Drop Attack, when you can zip line and land on top of the person without setting the alarm, Rappelling while shooting, Hanging while shooting, and my favorite is Split Jump Shooting. Grabbing the person has been 50-50, to say the lease. This is why this game makes you think because you got to make the right decisions and if you make the right decision, good things will happen like: when you grab the person, you can do four things. 1. Knock him out, silently, 2. interrogating the person, 3. Forced cooperation on the person, and 4. uses him as a human shield. You will still take damage, but not as much. It has a new feature for the SC-20K (weapon). This weapon has a feature called a Multipurpose Lanucher were you can choose between 7 sub-weapons or gadgets. They are: Ring Airfoil Projectile, Sticky Camera, Sticky Shocker, Distraction Camera, Gas Grenade, Flashbang, and Chaff Grenade.

There's more in the game but I'm going to explain one weakness to the game and that's when you uses the SC-20K while using your binoculars to get a much better shot on the enemy, you get a sense of being mistreated. Let me explain.

If you go to any level in the game and you walk slowly to the next room, you spot a terrorist staring towards the front. In other words, the terrorist is looking right at you, but your not spotted yet. Here's the sad part. When you draw your SC-20K and your binoculars, the camera shakes and your accuracy decreases. If you try to shoot the terrorist, you'll miss every time and the mission will be over or you set off the first alert.

This is my review on this game and out of 0 to 10, My rating on this game is a 9 because it's a game that will keep you busy until Metal Gear 3 comes out and even if it has one weakness, it's still a great game.

If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me.

Undertaker55 was spoken. Good Day.

Final Fantasy X-2 (2003 Video Game)

My Review on Final Fantasy X-2 (BassPlayerSS, read this)

[2 September 2004]

I was reading some of the reviews on FFX-2 and BassplayerSS, I disagree about what you said about the game. First off, let me say that Final Fantasy X by far is the best title ever made (part 1 and part 2). With that statement, we got something in common. We both like the Final Fantasy series. But that theory changed when you went crazy about how the game was.

You said that you didn't like the beginning scene? You're dreaming, right? The beginning scene is the opening part of the game and even of I didn't like pop music, it was still entertaining. The beginning scene is where Yuna's story starts. Even if the character was a fake. It wasn't Yuna is the concert at all, it was LeBlanc in the concert because she stoled Yuna's songstress dress sphere. But you get an idea on what's going on and you learn more about the game as it goes forward. Of course, if you did played part 1 of FFx, then you would change your opinion. Why are you describing this game from the 1970s? unless you were dream in the 70s? I was born in the late 70s and the beginning scene didn't look like a pron musical or a sitcom show. I will agree one thing and that's the battle system, but you went way off the subject when you said that the dress sphere and the Job class system are crap.

First off, the game doesn't have a job class battle system, the game has something called a time battle system where you have to time you attacks. That comment you made about the dress sphere was down right disturbing and unprofessional. Do you know what a dress sphere is? It wasn't retooled or copy from the previous FF, it was changed because Square Enix wanted a better feel for the game.

Talking about the characters was down right criminal. If you were playing attention to the ending of Final Fantasy X-1, you will have a better understanding of the characters while playing the game. I guess you don't, so let me refresh your memory.

After Yuna and the characters defeated Sin and the aeons were destroyed, there was going to be a whole new Spira with or without the love of her life, Tidus. So things change in two years. That is why developers, actors, producers, and the company change their character because story didn't end there. They wanted Yuna to find that lost soul and they's why the story continues. It's simply for entertainment and to keep the users happy and busy with the game. For example, Yuna was a high summoner but thanks to Tidus, Yuna is free to do whatever her heart desires. If it wasn't for Tidus, New Yevon will have taken her life and there wouldn't be a part 2. Rikku returns back in the game because she's really close to Yuna. And Paine, don't get me wrong but I didn't think that her character was bad or pointless. Paine's background explains why her character is so special. I describe her character has quiet, ruthless, and protective.

Wakka and Lulu is a good episode because it shows what can happen is two years. The game designers have the right idea and the same goes for the other episodes in each place. Oh, you didn't say anything about that, did you? All you said was: Hotspots, mini games, changing the game title to Final Fantasy: Sidequest. Are you kidding me? Let me explain. The game itself has five chapters but the game is divided into episodes and with two possible ending. With this, it makes the game more interesting. Each episode has a plot, a character, a setting, a climax, and an ending. Before you get started with each episode, Yuna turns into a tour guide and explains each places and what has happened in two years. Without that, your lost in the game.

You can't avoid the episodes because there's no point in spending 53 dollars on the game. When Square Enix or the developers change Yuna's character or any character in the game because they wanted to follow the storyline when Tidus went to the Farplanes and Yuna was heartbroken. In another words, make it like a real setting when things can happen in some many years. This is also why they made spheres and treasure spheres because they wanted to get a better spheres hunters to form a group called the Gullwings.

85% of the game is sidequest and mini games? I'm laughing! Look, out of 100% of the game here's the right figures: 40% of the game is Yuna's story, 45% of the game is episodes that I explained earlier, and finally 15% of the game is mini games.

There's a lot more things I like to explain about this game, but I'm running out of words, so I'm going to say one final thing and this goes for the 21 users that review this game. I've been playing video games for 15 yrs and whether if I love them or dislike them, I rate them the best way I can. I've played every Final Fantasy game for the Super Nintendo to the Playstation 1 and 2 to the Gamecube.But out of all the RPG game I've played, this isn't the weakest of the series this is by far the best RPG game I've ever played. The weakest game by far is Final fantasy 9.

I'm not trying to be evil person and your in tidal to your own opinion and I'm trying to be nice about the whole thing about how to review games because there's a right way to review them and also there's a wrong way to review games. With that said, the comments I gave you are as true as the characters on Final Fantasy X part 1 and 2. If you're a fan of the series or not you shouldn't tell your viewer that this game is not for you. It sounds like policies, vote for Bush and not for Kerry or vice versa. This is my conclusion and this is how a game supposed to be reviewed.

I rated this game a 9 because I wish the game would have been longer. Also with a fast tempo battle system, dress spheres, new characters like: Nooj, Gippal, LaBlanc, and returning characters from the previous final fantasy. Plus Yuna can climb and jump just like any other person. With a new feel to the game and music from Jade (Real emotions and 1000 words) What? you really think that Yuna or Hedi Burgess sing those songs? Jade was the one who sing these songs. Hedi Burgess didn't know how to sing, so Motomu Toriyama had to bring in Jade so the game has a sense of emotion and happiness. Don't rent this game, buy it if you like the series.

Undertaker55 has spoken. Good Day.

Final Fantasy X-2 (2003 Video Game)

That false

[30 August 2004]

How can you compare a game to a movie? The is not that Charlie's Angels, I show the movie Charlie Angels and Charlie Angels Full Throttle and I didn't see the Charlie's Angels having fun going through different missions.

The game is a little different for Final Fantasy X-1 but its entertainment. If you don't have a sense of humor, then you shouldn't be judging a book by its cover.

I will agree that it game has good graphics, good gameplay, a good storyline and depth. I like this series, but I can't change the way people fell about the game because your in tidal to your own opinion.

The way people talk about game is simply amazing and sometimes it can be down right disturbing.

Undertaker55 as spoken. Good Day.