Notes de presse

• GBA
• 55%
• France

• XBOX
• 6.8 / 10
• États-Unis

BMX XXX didn't live up to my expectation because, like many people, I was expecting an evolution of the Mirra franchise with the welcome addition of potty mouth humor and nude women. The women and humor are there, but the evolution just isn't. I think BMX XXX got caught up in a different kind of identity crisis than we've seen before. But looking at it for what it is, either the game needed to have more XXX or a more refined BMX side, but leaving it caught up in the middle where it is now won't be very satisfying for hardcore gamers. Whether or not XXX is a turning point for mature-themed videogames remains to be seen but popularity is a key element for controversy and XXX has plenty of spotlight on it. Mirra 2 scored a 6.9 last year thereby denying us the humor and irony this time around. A 6.8 and Acclaim owes us one.

• PC
• 85%
• Allemagne

• XBOX
• 6.8 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS2
• 9 / 10
• Italie

• NGC
• 7.9 / 10
• États-Unis

Even with all its faults, Medal of Honor Frontline is successful at what it attempts to do: recreate a time and tell a good story along the way. Sure, it's linear (so was Halo, and even Half-life), but sometimes that is the most effective way to present a story. By forcing the player to follow a predetermined path, developers can set up pre-scripted events that can make for a much more dramatic presentation, and that is just what was done here. Like watching a good Hollywood movie, some people like to sit back and escape reality without having to do too much thinking in the process. So, make yourself comfortable, turn off the lights, turn up the speakers, and get ready to be whisked away to 1940's Germany.

• PS2
• 9 / 10
• Italie

• PS2
• 77%
• Allemagne

• NGC
• 6 / 10
• France

• GBA
• 7 / 20
• France

Mais qu'il est mauvais ce jeu ! Incontestablement le pire flipper sur Gameboy Advance, je ne peux que vous le déconseiller. Sa mauvaise jouabilité ainsi que sa réalisation bâclée lui assurent un véritable bide. Evitez-le !

• NGC
• PS2
• XBOX
• 8.9 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS2
• 5.4 / 10
• États-Unis

• XBOX
• 8.7 / 10
• États-Unis

Despite my many nitpicks, Rocky is in many ways the perfect boxing game. Capturing the spirit of the films more closely than few movie-licensed videogames before it, Rage Software's stab at the Italian Stallion is every bit a masterpiece that the movies were (trust me, it's already better than V). Though it definitely could have seen some improvement, particularly in terms of round scoring and CPU difficulty, there have been few boxing games yet to match this level of success. Joining the ranks of other legendary titles like Greatest Heavyweights and 4D Boxing, Rocky Balboa is very much for real and is Ubi Soft's best game this year next to Splinter Cell. Wait no longer -- run out and pick this baby up right now!

• PS2
• 8.3 / 10
• États-Unis

If you're a multiple system owner, you may want to direct your attention to the Xbox version of the game. Slightly better looking and more responsive than the GameCube edition, it's the best way to go. Sadly, the PS2 rendition of the game appears to be rushed through development a bit. And in addition to the bizarre slowdown problems it has, also sports some rather hefty load times and graphical omissions the other two games don't suffer from. Despite my many nitpicks though, Rocky is in many ways the perfect boxing game. Capturing the spirit of the films more closely than few movie-licensed videogames before it, Rage Software's stab at the Italian Stallion is every bit a masterpiece that the movies were (trust me, it's already better than V). Though it definitely could have seen some improvement, particularly in terms of round scoring and CPU difficulty, there have been few boxing games yet to match this level of success. Joining the ranks of other legendary titles like Greatest Heavyweights and 4D Boxing, Rocky Balboa is very much for real and is Ubi Soft's best game this year next to Splinter Cell. Wait no longer -- run out and pick this baby up right now!

• NGC
• 7 / 10
• Italie

• NGC
• 8.5 / 10
• États-Unis

If you're a multiple system owner, you may want to direct your attention to the Xbox version of the game. Slightly better looking and more responsive than the GameCube edition, it's the best way to go. Sadly, the PS2 rendition of the game appears to be rushed through development a bit. And in addition to the bizarre slowdown problems it has, also sports some rather hefty load times and graphical omissions the other two games don't suffer from. Despite my many nitpicks though, Rocky is in many ways the perfect boxing game. Capturing the spirit of the films more closely than few movie-licensed videogames before it, Rage Software's stab at the Italian Stallion is every bit a masterpiece that the movies were (trust me, it's already better than V). Though it definitely could have seen some improvement, particularly in terms of round scoring and CPU difficulty, there have been few boxing games yet to match this level of success. Joining the ranks of other legendary titles like Greatest Heavyweights and 4D Boxing, Rocky Balboa is very much for real and is Ubi Soft's best game this year next to Splinter Cell. Wait no longer -- run out and pick this baby up right now!

• XBOX
• 9.2 / 10
• États-Unis

I think Unreal Championship is going to help a lot of first person shooter fans get through the months ahead of us until Halo 2 arrives. Like that copy of Purple Rain in your music collection, Unreal Championship feels like an old favorite that's been there all along and we're just getting re-acquainted with it now that Xbox Live is here. But UC is new and I welcome the Unreal universe to the Xbox with open arms because Digital Extremes, Epic Games and Infogrames have shown us that Xbox Live games don't have to be dumbed-down to the point of sterility just because it's a launch title. The game is flat out fun like a good online shooter should be, it's as simple as that. Putting together your own well crafted taunts over the Communicator --with the voice-masking off please-- is a joy I didn't expect to taste so sweet. I can't recommend Unreal Championship to gamers who aren't going to get on Xbox Live even though the bot-play and system link games are still enjoyable because that's just not the strength of this game. For any of you looking for that final reason to get Xbox Live, this should definitely be one of them. And for those of you who already believe in Xbox Live and just haven't picked up your Starter Kit, you're just reading this review to find something to nitpick about! You know you're going to get Unreal Championship and when you do we'll all be online waiting for you.

• PC
• 8 / 10
• Italie

Fifa 2003 appunto sembra essere il titolo ideale per ricominciare a guardare questa storica serie con occhi nuovi e senza pregiudizi "Pessiani", non vogliamo entrare nel merito di quale titolo attualmente sia più valido tra il prodotto Ea e quello Konami, quello che possiamo consigliare è di prendere questo nuovo Fifa come un videogioco estremamente divertente e curato e di non consumarsi in paragoni spesso inutili. Fifa 2003 va giocato semplicemente perché è un titolo valido, per la prima volta Ea abbraccia una via più simulativa e sembra voler slegare la propria serie da meccaniche di gioco ormai anacronistiche.

• XBOX
• 5 / 10
• France

• XBOX
• 5.5 / 10
• États-Unis

• XBOX
• 8.5 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS2
• 6.9 / 10
• États-Unis

Sony and KillerGame have released Jet X20, The Wildest Ride On Water. With other games such as Splashdown already available on the PS2 should you buy this one? Read on.

• PS2
• 9 / 20
• France

Sub Rebellion aura certainement du mal à trouver son public malgré l'absence de concurrence sur le support PS2. Les puristes lui préféreront une bonne simulation sur PC et les amateurs de shoot pourront trouver beaucoup mieux en matière de combats aériens.

• XBOX
• 8 / 10
• Italie

In definitiva ci troviamo di fronte ad un buon gioco che offre qualcosa di diverso rispetto alla normale produzione videoludica. Un titolo che però se preso in modo sbagliato non rende come dovrebbe e questo in un certo senso è un rischio; la natura piattaforma ne ha minato pesantemente la grafica ma il divertimento non ne viene certamente intaccato. Insomma la IO Interactive ha fatto un buon lavoro, ha sfornato un buon titolo, non esente da difetti ma che farà felici i fans del genere e non solo.