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  • Carbonated News (November 2002)

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    – The subject of much speculation since Square’s mysterious poster at the Tokyo Game Show, a sequel to hit role-playing game Final Fantasy X is now confirmed to be well...

  • [NSFW] Red Faction (PS2)

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    Geography Modification (Geo-Mod): The arbitrary alteration of the domain which makes up a video game’s environment. Its implications to the world of gaming were incredible—finally, rockets, bombs, and other assorted...

  • Swordquest: FireWorld

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    With their EarthWorld competition now a piece of the past and winner Stephen Bell now $15,000 richer, Atari commenced phase two of their plot to reanimate their critically-conditioned console—the second...

  • Carbonated News (October 2002)

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    – From your television to your…well…television comes American Idol: the videogame. Based on the “hit” TV series of the same name, this yet unnamed title by Vivendi Universal is to...

  • Chrono Cross (PS1)

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    Let me state right off the bat that I was unable to complete this game in time (see: “Dear Readers“). I have done my homework on it, though: I’ve read...

  • Carbonated News (September 2002)

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    – Squaresoft has arrived on Nintendo. Along with the already announced Final Fantasy Tactics release for the GameBoy Advance is coming a revamp of the original Secret of Mana, aka...

  • Secret of Mana (SNES)

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    Secret of Mana. The very name—well, it probably doesn’t do much for today’s gamers, the kind of gamers whose ears prick only for the Final Fantasys and the Tony Hawks...

  • Swordquest: EarthWorld

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    How does this sound to you? A four-part gaming series with a competition held at each release. If you can locate all five of the clues hidden within the game...

  • Carbonated News (August 2002)

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    – TDK Mediactive and Disney Interactive are teaming up to bring you video games based on upcoming Disney flicks, based on the “Haunted House” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” rides...

  • Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance (PS2)

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    Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance finds its basis in the shadow of table-top games such as Dungeons & Dragons: no set storyline for the character as the story commences, no evil...