#220 - Dynasty Warriors 5 (PS2)
Everyone knows Dynasty Warriors as a famous hack and slash series on the PS2, but sadly not many have noticed the improvements Dynasty Warriors 5 offered and in my opinion, revived the series. The massive amount of characters you can unlock (40+ If I recall correctly) and the story mode makes Dynasty Warriors 5 the best I’ve played from the series. (I haven’t played the original and 7)
#219 - Viewtiful Joe 2 (PS2)
Did we really need a sequel to ruin the original just like what many of the sequels usually do to their otherwise classic original? I’m just messing around man. I’m really happy that there is a Viewtiful Joe 2 because if anything it made me wanna wish for a Viewtiful Joe 3 which probably won’t happen. Viewtiful Joe 2 is almost as good as the first but not quite. It falls a little short because for me it just didn’t impress me the way the first one did. As a standalone game the sequel would have done much better but as a follow-up to one of the best beat em’ ups of its generation, it is just a sequel inferior to the original.
#218 – Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
And we’re back in Liberty City…. again! Yes it is bigger, yes it is more detailed and yes it is better as well. But by how much? Well I’d definitely say GTAIV is the best GTA from the numbered titles but compared to the major titles which preceded it, it doesn’t do much. Apart from the cell phone there is not much new GTAIV brings to the series. The missions are mostly repetitive but some of them were fun. What I do like about GTAIV is the way the story unfolds and how Nico Bellic actually has a personality. The GTA series should learn a lesson from its 4th installment and learn to focus a bit more on the plot if there is ever gonna be a GTAV rather than focusing on more frustrating missions. Don’t get me wrong I like GTAIV, It’s just that I find the whole series in general to be overrated.
#217 – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2)
Vice City took everything good from GTAIII and improved upon it. First, We have an actual main character i.e Mr. Vercetti. Second, the place i.e Vice City looks much better than the Liberty City in GTAIII. Third, Vice City is set in the 80’s and is done really well. I just found Vice City more fun than GTAIII in general, from the plot to the missions to basically everything. Granted I’ve never been a huge fan of the GTA series which may not mean much but Vice City did improve upon its predecessor and is just better overall.
#216 - Diddy Kong Racing (N64)
Who says Mario Kart owns toon racing? DKR has upped the level of the genre by implementing a less arcade-y story mode than usual by allowing players to roam around freely and at the same time retaining awesome levels. In my books DKR is better, more polished and more fun than Mario Kart 64 except maybe the characters.
--
Rock n' Roll and Glam Metal... It never died