THE MORE YOU PLAY POWER STONE. THE MORE STRATEGIES YOU’LL DISCOVER oncoming traffic), picking up fares and getting them to their destina-
12 .
Power Stone
The Game Free-for
The Hook Awesome graphics and crazy arcade physics, along with tightly tuned gameplay difficulty, makes this one of the best arcade
truly
romps in years. Memorable Moment You
find yourself
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tions on time.
3D
combat
all
in
The Hook Not only can you pick up nearly anything and throw it at your opponents, and not only does collecting the power stones enable super moves, but the game is surprisingly
humming a soundtrack song that you in the shower, simply because you've been absolutely hate while you’re playing the
11 .
game
Grandia
II
so much.
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(and using) that handy nuclear toaster weapon. (See, we said it was funny.)
a
arena.
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Rayman2
I
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2K1, probably due to the nature of basketball itself, it’s still a great time. Memorable Moment This is an online game that Evan is good at: watching him beat everyone who beat him at
NFL 2K1 was
soft
The Game The further adventures of Ubi’s arm- and leg-less (but handand foot-enabled) mascot. The Hook Few companies have managed the switch from 2D to 3D as well as Ubi: Rayman moves great, and the level design is fantastic. Memorable Moment Watching a creature with no arms or legs swim so very gracefully.
refreshing.
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action from the masters of the genre.
The Hook Top characters from the Marvel and
square
Capcom
off in
universes tag-team action.
Memorable Moment Pick one:
of
all
those amazing, amazing arial attacks with stunning animation.
Mi'
The Game In a surprising departure from other RPGs, you and a rag-tag
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NBA 2K1
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SegarVisual Concepts
deep: The more you
play,
the more
strategies you’ll discover.
Memorable Moment The first time we picked it up and realized we weren't constrained to a
ID
line...
The Game The
latest
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NBA sim from
Sega, this update features more mocap, swat-blocks, better animation,
and tons of refinements to gameplay. The Hook The online play, of course. While it isn’t quite as good as NFL
18 . Test Drive Le
Mans
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Infogrames: Melbourne House
The Game The videogame version of the world famous 24-hour race, with several mini-seasons at
famous
tracks around the world thrown
in
good measure. The Hook The perfect control and camera, are great, sure, as are the stunning graphics. But what makes Le Mans for us is the way it perfectly walks the line between sim and arcade, enabling us to focus on the for
13 .
MDK2
I
lnterplay:Bioware
band of cronies save the world. The Hook Okay, it’s not a departure— but the rock-solid graphics, great dia-
and wellwritten story make this one of the better RPGs we’ve seen in a while. Memorable Moment See Skies: we log (and voice acting)
could
tell
you, but you'd hate us for it
The Game Zany third-person antics of a dog, a mad professor, and an android, out to save the world. The Hook The game design is devilreally well done),
ishly difficult
(and
the action
intense,
is
is
and the game
actually really, really funny.
Memorable Moment Constructing
action of racing.
Memorable Moment Playing—and beating—Le Mans in 24-hour mode. moment.
That’s one loooooooong
17 . Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
I
Crave:Neversoft/Treyarch
The Game Skate,
collect tapes,
power-up your stats in one or two minute sessions across the country. Simple, right?
The Hook Wrong. The control is so perfect, the camera is so smart... it’s hard to even imagine the world before Tony Hawk burst onto the scene and changed gaming forever. Even with Tony Hawk 2 out, we still pull this one of the shelf with surprising frequency. Oh, and the pop-punk soundtrack was perfect. Memorable Moment Too many to list, but rather than go with some insane trick combo, let’s just pick the beautiful simplicity of getting air on a half-pipe and executing a perfect 540° Rocket
tons of
Air with
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