Dreamcast
 Revies
MilkMasters Mailbag
Dreamcast Codes
Playstaion 2
Playstation 2 HQ
PS2 Codes
Codes
|
| Dreamcast Place |
 |
Welcome! This Website is about: Dreamcast, obviously....
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andrew's Table Of Contents:
1) Chat Room
2) Dreamcast News
3) Online Play (NFL 2k1, NBA 2k1, etc.)
4) MilkMaster's Mailbag
5) Release Dates
6) Game of the Month
7) Top 10 Signs You've Been Playing Too Much Dreamcast...
8) Reviews
9) Codes
10) Dreamcast Poll
11) DC vs. PS2: World War III
12) Dreamcast Message Board
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*I* Would like to invite all of you to our "sister" site: http://members.aol.com/stncldyosh/banjo.html
and our "brother" site: http://members.aol.com/stncldyosh/cdm.html
!-- Begin Beseen Chat room -->
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dreamcast Daily News:
Hello, and welcome to our Daily News, That's right, we'll be working 'round the clock to
bring you, our fellow DCers the latest in Dreamcast News!
11/08/00
-MilkMaster
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Online Play
MilkMaster's NFL 2k1 League
Please Check Back In A Few Days For Entry Forms
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MilkMaster's Weekly Mailbag
This is the section of the site where you can send Co-Owner:MilkMaster,Some mail! Send it
to MilkMaster2@aol.com
No one has sent us any mail yet so hurry up and you could be the first one!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dreamcast Release Dates
game title publisher genre release
date
Dinosaur Ubi Soft Action Pre·Order Oct. 31, 2000
F1 Racing Championship Video System Racing Pre·Order October 2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision Sports Pre·Order Nov. 2, 2000
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear Majesco Sales Inc. Action November 6th, 2000
Metropolis Street Racer Sega Racing Pre·Order Nov. 14, 2000
Starlancer Crave Entertainment Action Pre·Order Nov. 14, 2000
Vanishing Point Acclaim Racing Pre·Order Nov. 14, 2000
Skies of Arcadia Sega RPG Nov. 14, 2000
Shenmue Sega RPG Nov. 14, 2000
Tomb Raider Chronicles Eidos Action Pre·Order Nov. 14, 2000
Sonic Shuffle Sega Other Pre·Order Nov. 14, 2000
BANG: Gunship Elite Ubi Soft Action Pre·Order Nov. 14, 2000
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX Acclaim Other Pre·Order Nov. 14th, 2000
ECW Anarchy Rules Acclaim Action Pre·Order Nov. 14th, 2000
Capcom vs. SNK Capcom Fighting Nov. 14th, 2000
Pod: Speedzone Ubi Soft Racing Pre·Order Nov. 15, 2000
GunBird 2 Capcom Action Pre·Order Nov. 15, 2000
Cannon Spike Capcom Action Pre·Order Nov. 15, 2000
Dino Crisis Capcom Adventure Pre·Order Nov. 15, 2000
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Capcom Action Pre·Order Nov. 15, 2000
Coaster Works Xicat Interactive Simulation Q4 2000
Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Vol. 2 Midway Action Nov. 16, 2000
Championship Surfer Mattel Interactive Sports Pre·Order Nov. 20, 2000
Bleemcast bleem! Action Nov. 20, 2000
Evil Dead: Hail to the King THQ Adventure Pre·Order Nov. 21, 2000
Sno-Cross Championship Racing Crave Entertainment Racing Pre·Order Nov. 21, 2000
Arabian Nights: Prince of Persia Mattel Interactive Action Pre·Order Nov. 22, 2000
102 Dalmations Eidos Adventure Pre·Order Nov. 28, 2000
Star Wars: Demolition LucasArts Action Pre·Order Nov. 28, 2000
Chicken Run Eidos Action Pre·Order Nov. 28, 2000
Dragonriders - Chronicles of Pern Ubi Soft Action Pre·Order Nov. 2000
Ducati World Acclaim Racing Pre·Order Nov. 29, 2000
Bangai-O Classified Games Action Pre·Order Fall 2000
Stunt GP Infogrames Action Pre·Order Nov. 2000
ESPN NBA 2 Night Konami Sports Pre·Order Nov. 2000
Legend of the BladeMasters Ripcord Games RPG Pre·Order Nov. 2000
Roswell Conspiracy Theories Red Storm Entertainment Action Nov. 2000
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX Activision Action Nov. 2000
Test Drive Le Mans Infogrames Racing Pre·Order Nov. 2000
Spec Ops Online Ripcord Games Action Nov. 2000
PBA Tour Bowling 2001 Bethesda Softworks Sports Pre·Order Nov. 2000
Looney Tunes: Space Race Infogrames Action Nov. 2000
Ms. Pacman Maze Madness Namco Action Pre·Order November 2000
Half-Life Sierra Studios Action Pre·Order November 2000
S.W.A.T. 3 Sierra Action Dec. 01, 2000
Speed Devils Online Ubi Soft Racing Dec. 05, 2000
Grandia II Ubi Soft RPG Pre·Order Dec. 5, 2000
Surf Rocket Racer Crave Entertainment Racing Pre·Order Dec. 5, 2000
Heroes of Might & Magic III Ubi Soft Strategy Pre·Order Dec. 5, 2000
The Next Tetris: Net Edition Crave Entertainment Action Pre·Order Dec. 10, 2000
Resident Evil 2 Capcom Adventure Pre·Order December 2000
Heavy Metal F.A.K.K. 2 Gathering of Developers Action December 2000
Dark Angel Metro 3D Action Pre·Order Q4 2000
Frontier Sega RPG 2000 (TBA)
Chakan NONE Action 2000 (TBA)
Alien Resurrection Fox Interactive Action 2000 (TBA)
Extreme Sports Unknown Sports 2000 (TBA)
Worms Pinball Infogrames Other Pre·Order 2000 (TBA)
Rune Gathering of Developers Action 2000 (TBA)
Picassio TBA Action 2000 (TBA)
Worldwide Soccer 2000 TBA Sports 2000 (TBA)
Flesh and Wire Unknown Action 2000 (TBA)
Agartha Unknown Adventure 2000 (TBA)
Xtreme Sports Infogrames Sports Dec. 2000
Max Steel Mattel Interactive Action Pre·Order Dec. 2000
Worms World Party Titus Puzzle Pre·Order Q4 2000
Peacemakers Ubi Soft Strategy Pre·Order Q4 2000
System Shock 2 Vatical Entertainment Action Pre·Order TBA 2000
Stupid Invaders Ubi Soft Action Pre·Order Jan. 20, 2001
Soldier of Fortune Crave Entertainment Action Pre·Order Q1 2001
GorkaMorka Ripcord Games Action Pre·Order TBA 2001
Project Justice Capcom Fighting Pre·Order February 2000
Sonic Adventure 2 Sega Action Winter 2000/01
HydroSport Racing Mattel Interactive Action Winter 2000/01
Silent Scope (Import) Konami Action Buy Winter 2000/01
Denis the Kangaroo Titus Action Winter 2000/01
Unreal Tournament Infogrames Action Pre·Order Q1 2001
Planet of the Apes Fox Interactive Action Q1 2001
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare Infogrames Adventure Pre·Order Q1 2001
World's Scariest Police Chases Fox Interactive Action TBA 2001
V.I.P. Ubi Soft Action Mar. 02 2001
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 Eidos Action Mar. 27, 2001
Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles Ubi Soft Adventure Pre·Order March 2001
Black and White Sega Action March 2001
18-Wheeler American Pro Trucker Sega Racing March 2001
Hype: The Time Quest Ubi Soft Action Pre·Order Q1 2001
Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing Lucas Learning Racing Q2 2001
Tropico Gathering of Developers Simulation Q1 2001
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fox Interactive Action Q2 2001
Shrapnel: Urban Warfare 2025 Ripcord Games Action Q2 2001
Floigan Brothers Sega Platform Q2/Q3 2001
ESPN Baseball Tonight Konami Sports Oct. 2001
Fortris TBA Action TBA 2001
Galleon Interplay Action Q2 2001
Charge N' Blast Xicat Interactive Action TBA 2001
Last Blade Final Edition SNK Fighting TBA 2001
IHRA Drag Racing Bethesda Softworks Action Pre·Order TBA
Outtrigger Sega Action TBA
Monster Breeder UFO Interactive Other TBA
The Mummy Konami Action Pre·Order TBA
Alien Front Online Sega Action TBA
Sierra Sports Game Room Sierra Sports Action Pre·Order TBA
Type X Spiral Nightmare Sega Action TBA
Deer Avenger Simon and Schuster RPG Pre·Order TBA
The Grinch Konami Action Pre·Order TBA
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator Konami Simulation Pre·Order TBA
Woody Woodpecker Racing Konami Action TBA
Armada II Metro 3D Action Pre·Order TBA
Max Payne Rockstar Games Action TBA
The New Batman Adventures Ubi Soft Action TBA
Quark NONE Action TBA
Age of Empires 2 Konami Strategy Pre·Order TBA
Jump Runner TBA Action TBA
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Game of The Month!
October's Game Of the Month is..... Jet Grind Radio!!!
Jet Grind Radio
Smilebit shows why Sega has the best development stable in the world with this must-have title.
October 27, 2000
I'm not quite sure what a Smilebit is, personally. But if they could bottle and sell it, game developers worldwide would undoubtedly be compelled to unanimously declare a new favorite beverage, because in Jet Grind Radio, this team has unquestionably displayed that they indeed have "the stuff." The Juice. Mad Skillz, Or, if you prefer something less vague, these kids have talent. Granted, we've been telling you that since the very first time we witnessed it in motion at last year's Fall TGS. Of course, we had no clue that the video-only display would have led to such a phenomenal title, but we'll call that sense of utter amazement and curiosity gamer's intuition. Why? Because despite a flood of titles on both Dreamcast and other platforms, Jet Grind Radio stands out as the most original, distinct, enjoyable title you will play this year.
No, gang, your eyes don't deceive you. There are a lot of titles vying for your money this year, but no game even comes close to delivering something this fresh, this incredibly hip while simultaneously being this playable. Nearly everything about this title is a testament to the heart of game design and creation. Let us sit back and appreciate its goodness.
I've already gone to great lengths to try to show you guys why JGR was the bomb in our explosive week-long feature, but in case you missed it, I'll try to break it down yet again. First of all, you can't help but notice the visuals. This game looks sooo good. It has the type of look that makes non-gamers can't help but be impressed with how cool it is. Jet Grind Radio's cell-shading technology will undoubtedly be one of the most frequently imitated graphical trends of the next few years. With no less than four titles already jumping on the bandwagon, including Sega's long-time rival Namco, and upon checking out the game, you can easily see why. JGR looks like a moving cartoon, and every character, right down to the police dogs, is practically overflowing with personality that you can't but help but appreciate. This is easily one of the best-looking next-generation titles we've had the pleasure of playing, and unlike almost every other game on the market this fall, it also manages to have a look all its own. From the characters themselves, to the wacky animations that drive them, I am totally in love.
And true to Sega form, Smilebit has made sure that the gameplay lives up to the outstanding visual efforts with an intuitive control scheme and level design that is absolutely mind-boggling. For those of you who have caught Tony Hawk fever, I'm sure you're familiar with the type of levels that are built to skate, and how new, more impressive combos seem to magically appear to you with each passing hour of gameplay. Jet Grind is built from the same stuff, and the more we play, the more we find ourselves perfecting our skill. The single player game itself is about 8-10 hours long your first time through, which isn't exactly a marathon, but thankfully, upon beating the game's various sections, you're granted access to the game levels for everything from one-on-one races to freestyle skating for points to timed tagging sessions across the whole of any of one of the game's massive levels.
Not only does this give you a chance to perfect your technique, but it also adds a ton to the game's replay value, as it is basically two games in one. The first is driven by the free-formed in-line skating action we mentioned above, and the other is a story driven action game with killer characters and a mysterious plot that will keep you guessing 'till the end. In fact, Jet Grind's single player game has even more in the way of twists and turns than the Japanese original, as the added levels are worked into the plot with ease. It is pretty awesome.
On top of that, the tagging elements add a lot to the game, both in that you can try to collect all the game's included tags, which are hidden throughout the levels, and you can create and import your own tags, or even download an image from the web. We spent countless hours hopping around the web looking for the perfect image, and aspiring artists are sure to find this feature a welcome addition, as they can plaster the cityscape with their handiwork.
And, to round off this package, the game offers up an incredible soundtrack that, despite being bastardized by Rob Zombie in its domestic release (how could you, guys? REALLY?), it still shines as one of the best videogame soundtracks ever. The combination of original music and some cool licensed tracks comes together as one of the most unique collections I have ever heard. It's so good, in fact, I actually went out of my way to acquire the tracks for my CD player. Geeky, I know -- but when you hear it, I'm willing to bet that you'll be hopping on Napster with the hopes that someone, somewhere can hook you up.
It all comes together as a really impressive package. In fact, I find it hard to find faults with this game. The one obvious problem it has would have to be the camera. In certain situations, it can completely lose its mind and focus on the most unplayable angles possible. But even this passes, as you soon learn not only what type of movements make the camera flip out, but how the levels are constructed, and the camera ceases to be a real problem after about 2-3 hours of play. Still, it is annoying to begin with, and is one of the worst systems I have seen in a 3D game when it wants to be. The problem comes in when the game refuses to use a chase camera. Sometimes, Jet Grind Radio will switch to a top down or side view of the character for no good reason, and unless you know the level, you will blow a jump completely, which can prove to be pretty annoying at times. I'm guessing Smilebit set things up this way for two reasons: 1.) Because they wanted to show of the characters and what they were doing and 2.) that they gave gamers a "camera center" button, which theoretically gives you a chance to correct any perceived problems. The only thing is, the camera button is the same left trigger that is used for tagging, which makes no sense. The Dreamcast controller only uses one of the four main buttons, and I still can't figure out why on earth SoA didn't change the control scheme a bit to get around this issue. It's not a game-killer or anything, but it's certainly bit unfortunate.
Outside this, however, there is little to complain about when it comes to Jet Grind Radio. I still remember how a few months ago, a Sega employee asked me to give them one word that summed up why this game was so special. My answer? Style. Unlike 99.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|