PS1: A mostly fun button mashing game, however it has some other sports which ain't only for the people blessed with many fast twitch fibers, like Rowing where you have to have rhythm to your strokes and Gymnastics where you have to press the right combination of buttons to successfully complete the routine among others. Nothing overly original for this type of Athletics/Olympic game but it is entertaining and for this type of game has a good mixture of gameplay.
Gameplay 3/5
Graphics 4/5
Sound 3.5/5
Difficulty 4/5
Originality 4/5
Like Primal Rage on Saturn, this is Tekken with Dinosaurs. Also like Primal Rage, the game looks nice, but more so than Primal Rage, the fighting mechanics are tedious. Underwhelming.
An enjoyable unique puzzle game. The aim is to get the ball to the exit in a 3D world. I tried, but was never able to complete the game. By level 40 or so it gets pretty damn hard.
Gameplay 4/5
Graphics 4.5/5
Sound 4/5
Difficulty 4/5
Originality 5/5
From the developers of the GTA franchise, this game puts the gamer in the shoes of a war hero turned detective trying to crack cases in the 1940s in LA. The gameplay is best described as GTA with some Law and Order thrown in, and although way more linear than GTA, the investigatory aspects make it an interesting game. However, this isn't quite implemented to perfection, as looking for items/clues can become a process of walking around and continually pressing X at times, and while a good idea, working out if a suspect/person of interest is telling the truth or lying doesn't work flawlessly.
Graphically the facial animation in this game is easily the best and most realistic I have seen in a video game. All the main characters are truly given their own personality. The one negative in this regard though, is many of the second string females in the game who all look really really similar.
Very similar to Lego Indiana Jones but with Batman characters and more levels, as you can play about 18 levels from the bad guys perspective also. So this will take much longer to complete than Lego Indiana Jones which is a good thing as that was too short.
Gameplay 4/5
Graphics 4/5
Sound 4/5
Difficulty 4.5/5
Originality 4/5