Authored December 2005, Originally appeared at GameSpot

Well – I finished the story missions.  I could still do a lot, but I probably won’t – I’ve already spent over 90 hours on the game.  I finished the story, got most of the export cars, got mostly gold in most of the schools, did all but two of the “asset property” missions, dated all but one of the girls (but never got 100% with any of them), reached “hitman” skill in all weapons, bought all of the safe houses, did the pimping missions, maxed my driving and motorcycle skills, got all 100 gang tags, got all 50 horseshoes, did all of Zero’s RC missions, and got 100% of the available neighborhoods in the turf wars.

With all of that my “percent complete on the game” isn’t even 80%.

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Authored December 2005, Originally appeared at GameSpot

To start with let’s be abundantly clear: “God of War” is a stunning achievement nearly any way you consider it.  For those of you that for some reason still have an urge to “show what a PS2 can do” this is the game to do it with.

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Authored October 2005, Originally appeared at GameSpot

This is surprisingly one HELL of a great little game!  It’s easy enough for kids but never dull and so remarkably well put together any adult will have just as much fun.

Essentially the game features several chapters for each of the three prequel movies using Dexter’s Diner as the central hub.  It can be played with one or two players and players can enter and leave the game at will (when they enter they take on the role of a friendly and when they leave that friendly goes back to computer control).

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Authored September 2005, Originally appeared at GameSpot

The level of polish in this game is unbelievable.  Those that think that the PS2’s glory days are gone are sadly mistaken: this game is one of the best (looking, sounding and playing) on any platform.

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