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Believe is the second album from Chicago-based hard rock band Disturbed. Disturbed is noted for their high energy, industrial laced sound, as well as the powerful and varied vocal talents of frontman David Draiman. If you've had a chance to listen to their first album entitled "The Sickness," chances are you'll enjoy "Believe" equally well. While you'll find less of the industrial cues, and less of the guttural screams that made songs like Stupify popular, Believe is nonetheless hard hitting. From high energy tracks such as Rise and Mistress, to some of the more lyrically powerful tracks such as Liberate and the title track Believe, to Darkness, an acoustic track; Disturbed doesnt fail to impress on their second time around. Every rock fan should have a copy... I highly recommend it.
j-man - j-man@antabaka.net
Metroid Prime is a first person adventure game, not to be confused with a first person shooter. You play as Samus Aran, a bounty hunter investigating a distress signal from a space station orbiting the home planet of the Chozo, the beings which created Samus's power suit. After the introductory mission of investigation and evacuation, Samus heads to the planet's surface.
Pros: This is the most beautifully detailed game for the Gamecube yet. The controls are easy to master after one or two hours of play, and the great hint system helps you if you get stuck.
Cons: You need a Gameboy Advance, a link cable, and Metroid Fusion to unlock some bonuses. The bonuses are not significant enough to make it worthwhile.
In short, I love the game. It's fun, and challenging.
Xelger - xelger@antabaka.net
Command " Conquer: Renegade is a first person shooter, with elements of real time strategy from the other games of the series. In single player mode, you play as Havoc, a commando with an awesome attitude. Each mission has a huge world in which to carry out your objectives. The worlds are beautifully detailed, especially the buildings. In multiplayer, you join 1 of 2 teams, the GDI (Global Defense Initiative) or the brotherhood of Nod. Your objective is to destroy the enemy base by either destroying their buildings or by planting a beacon on the pedestal in the enemy base. You are capable of buying a new character, a new vehicle, and a beacon (ion cannon beacon or nuclear strike beacon, depending on which team you are on). Each building is essential for different funtions of the base, for example: the Tiberium Refinery is your main source of money. If it is destroyed, the only way you can make money is by attacking the enemy. Multiplayer promotes teamwork to accomplish enemy destruction, and has 30 radio commands to help you.
Pros: VERY FUN! A first person shooter that involves more strategy than just all out dodging and shooting skills. The 3d accelerated graphics are great. The detailed vehicles, buildings, and environment make for a great look. The insanely huge environments will make you wonder how long it took them to design just one level, much less the whole game.
Cons: The game requires a pretty decent speed computer, preferably one with more than an 800 MHz processor, and 16 MB of video RAM is a must. The characters are not perfect, but this is not a big con since they are pretty detailed to the point where you don't need an insanely fast computer to render them. Movement is more realistic so traveling on foot can be slow, which can be annoying for those without patience. The game is not free, so open up your wallet and dish out some cash. Playing online is free though. The game is heavily protected against copying, so you piraters out there are going to be bitching and moaning a lot if you try :P
Xelger - xelger@antabaka.net
Ragnarok Online is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. It is an RPG with a vast world with thousands of players, allowing you to interact with them whether in combat, dealing, or idle chat. Since it is still in beta testing, it has been free to download and play.
Pros: Using 3d acceleration, the land is beautifully designed and detailed; It has a wide variety of monsters, towns, and dungeons; Has a unique character class change system; It is addictive to RPG fans all over the world; IT'S FREE!
Cons: Ragnarok's patch server is super slow, when you need a new patch it will take hours to download; The game is for patient players only, those who cannot wait will not enjoy it at all; Many features have not been implemented into the game as of yet; There are problems with lag and freeze at times.
UPDATE: This game is no longer free. It is in advanced beta stages so it doesn't cost much yet.
Xelger - xelger@antabaka.net
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