Star Wars Rebel Assault 2

A reflection (review) for Star Wars: Rebel Assault II for the PlayStation.

The game plays differently than most Star War games. It's like watching a movie but you must play certain scenes to continue the chapters. Almost arcade machine like levels. The story is new for the Star Wars Universe. Simple controls. It is mostly flying and shooting lasers. On "easy" this game can be really fun and quick to play through. It gets more challenging on "medium" and "hard". The music sound like the movies. The graphics are really good for that time. The game play is a bit too simple but it works for Star Wars.

Overall I like this game. It is just fun to play. Not really that deep when it comes to Star Wars though.

Graphics: 9.5 out of 10
Sound and Music: 9 out of 10
Presentation: 8 out of 10
Game play: 8 out of 10

Overall: 8.5 out of 10

The X-Files

Is it about aliens?

The X-Files game is very much a "video" game. This is a 1999 point-and-click game (Myst, Riven) for PlayStation. This game can also be found on the PC and Mac. This is a review for the 4 disc PlayStation game. It has 4 discs because the video takes up space.

You play as FBI agent Craig Willmore. The story is that you must find Mulder and Scully after Skinner informs you that they are missing. This game really does seem like a true X-Files game. It has the story. The characters and video cut scenes that look like the show. What this game is trying to be is a really fun detective game with an X-Files twist. They want to put the player inside the X-Files world. A massive amount of recording and writing was done for the production of this video game. The problem is that this game is just too difficult to play on PlayStation. Clues have to be found if you want to continue the story. Some clues (such as a bullet in a wood post) are very difficult to notice, unless you spend hours trying to look for it.

The graphics are either still photos or video clips. The sound and music is very much like the TV show. The game play is good and bad. I would say mostly bad. If this game was easier to play I think most people would enjoy the story and overall game. It is just too hard to find out what to do next. Even for an X-Files fan. A strategy guide would help!

Overall, this is a unique game. It has some great ideas for what a video game can do. There are a number of game play problems that hinder the pace of the game. I can't recommend buying this game but if you get a chance to play it tell us what you think. I think the PC version is probably better.

Graphics: 9 out of 10
Music and Sound: 7 out of 10
Game play: 4 out of 10
Presentation: 8 out of 10

Overall: 5 out of 10

Final Fantasy Tactics

This is a role-playing-game (RPG) that uses a tactics game play. Developed by Square this game was out by 1998 in America.

The game starts with a story that involves a family, magic, kingdoms and churches. The story is complex and is always changing with new twists and surprises. The biggest problem with this game is the boss Wiegraf/Velius. At that point it the game the difficulty jumps to a very high level. If your war party of characters are not at a very high level of experience in the game, then it is close to impossible to get past this part of the game.

The strategy and different jobs a character can have is great. I really like the stadegy presented in the game play. But the overall game has some major problems and the difficulty jumps from easy to hard too quickly. The game play is very fun at first but the boss Velius seems to take away the fun. The graphics are really well made with a blend of 2D and 3D. The best part of this game is the sound and music. Mostly the music. The presentation is very nice. I just wish the game was as good.

At the end I was not too thriled. It began as a good game and ended as a bad game. There are too many problems with the story and some boss battles are over the top. Time consuming.

Graphics: 8.1 out of 10
Sound and Music: 9.4 out of 10
Game play: 7 out of 10
Presentation: 9.5 out of 10

Overall: 6 out of 10