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| Date Reviewed: 08/23/2005 |
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Strengths: +Good Graphics in comparison to PS2
+Innovative Titles (Resident Evil 4, Animal Crossing, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat)
+Decent Controller Layout
+GBA Player and Linkability
Weaknesses: -Smaller Library than PS2
-No Online
-No DVD Player (Not Really a Let Down)
Summary: 2005-08-23 01:41:22 Although it may not have the online play or DVD compatibility, the Nintendo Gamecube is still the overall the best system on the market. It doesn't rely on violence or immorality as selling points (unlike Microsoft and Sony with the Halo and GTA franchises), but rather relies on good, old fashioned innovation.
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| Date Reviewed: 05/29/2002 |
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Strengths: Has the most visually impressive games ever for a console.(aka Resident Evil) Plays games exclusively by Nintendo, the greatest game software developer on earth.
Weaknesses: It's not made as a multimedia machine. Hence no DVD playback feature. But on a further + point, lower console costs, and more focus on game development.
Summary: A game machine that does just that. Plays games by the best, Nintendo, who not only develops video games, but works of art. Think of all the great exclusives. They consist of The Legend of Zelda series, Super Mario series, Metroid series, Star Fox series, F-Zero series, and more. Nintendo has been in the buisness longer than the other two competators. And with video game experience for well over 20 years, you can expect great things.
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| Date Reviewed: 06/06/2002 |
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Strengths: Simply the best console at present. It looks good, it performs well. It has great games. Great product design both external and internally. It is user friendly, simple to develop for and small.
Weaknesses: McXbox and McSony fanboys complain about the lack sub-standard games and the fact it doesn't have poor standard C.D and DVD playback capabilities.
Summary: Nintendo have been gaming for over 20 years. They are the pioneers of the gaming world. When Sony was trialing their first walkman, Nintendo were making the games, when Miscrosoft was trying to write code for their first peice of software, Nintendo were making the games. From the Game and watch days of the 80's to the GameCube and GameBoy days of today. Nintendo demands respect because by not selling out over 20 years, they have earnt it. Soon McDonald will release their own console, why not Sony and Microsoft have. In fact from now on I am going to call these sellouts McSony and McXbox consoles. I have a sony entertainment unit, ps one and an md walkman. A PC with microsoft windows running. And for my gaming I have my little gamecube and my gba when I'm on the road. Nintendo true to the game. The others although they might be good, are just McConsoles trying to steal some of NIntendo's ground.
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| Date Reviewed: 12/03/2002 |
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Strengths: Graphic Powers, Well Designed Controller, Small Footprint, Sometimes Unnoticeable Load Times.
Weaknesses: Mini-CD, would be cool if I could at least play an audio CD on it.
Summary: The GameCube is a gamer's paradise. I've seen the graphics on Xbox and PS2 and I haven't seen anything that my ATI Radeon 7500 can't do. And to think of it, since they are both PC based, you'd think they'd have all the bells and whistles figured out for a PC type GPU. Nintendo, on the other hand, is in a league of it's own by using new technology and so far only touching a bit a what it's capable of doing. If you've played Metroid Prime, you'll see unbelievable graphics at a perfect framerate. Yes, Nintendo has a lot of childish games, but that's who should be playing them. Old gamers are the ones who should grow up, not Nintendo. Nintendo was made as a Family Entertainment System and will always remain that way. I love inviting my niece and nephew over to play Super Monkey Ball. I think the game sucks, but they love it and we have a blast playing it together. Super Smash Brother Melee is another awesome game. Sure it doesn't have all the blood and guts of Mortal Kombat, but it has very good gameplay and replay-ability. I'd rather play that than MK anyday. If you're trying to decide which console to buy, think of this: You can't check your email or type up a document with Xbox and PS2, so you might as well spend a little extra to buy a PC with Bleem to get the same results. If you want a gaming console, buy the Nintendo GameCube, because that is what it truly is. That's why there's no DVD support. If you want a DVD player, buy a DVD player.
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| Date Reviewed: 02/20/2003 |
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Strengths: Specialized parts like proccesor and graphics card not commercial parts. 4 players. Good relaxing games and great for sports games.
Weaknesses: Game lineup currently and the lack of online games, For gamecube fans go to www.WarpPipe.com and u can play double dash kirby and 1080 online against other people!!!!! Lack of shooters.
Summary: 2004-02-05 12:43:59 I recieved a gamecube last year for christmas. I sold it after buying 5 GAMES and 2 controllers.I bought an XBOX and wasnt pleased with its narrow first person shooter lineup (thats all they have).I sold it after buying sports games and shooters and adventure games they all were mediocre. I bought a PS2 and bought like 12 games and loved it. The load times were frustrating and the graphics were noticibly different to the other two competitors (XBOX and Gamecube). Im back to the Gamecube after selling my PS2 and im happy so far and this is my felocify BUY A CONSOLE FOR FUN AND GAMEPLAY NOT FOR DVD and BRAGGING RIGHTS BUY WHAT YOU WANT AND LOOK AT THE CUBE AND DONT OVER LOOK IT FOR DVD AND ONLINE, YOU OWN A COMPUTER, A CONSOLE IS FOR GAMES NOT MOVIES.ALSO PEOPLE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WHEN IT COMES TO LOAD TIMES YOU CANT BEAT A CUBE OR XBOX. FINALLY DONT GET A CONSOLE FOR WHAT IT HAS NOW GET IT FOR WHAT GAME STYLE YOU PLAY AND FIND A CONSOLE TO MATCH. Remeber gaming is supposed to be fun go with what u like and dont bash what you dont have!!!!! all the consoles rock but they all have different strengths keep that in mind before purchase! NEW GAMES COMING EXCLUSIVE TO CUBE .
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| Date Reviewed: 05/10/2002 |
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Strengths: Simpy the best console: No loadtimes , great graphics , good sound (no DTT) but hee its a console not a proteble pc like the X _box (haha)
Weaknesses: None
Summary: Its simply the best new aged console around. Great graphics en good sound and the best constroller ever buld. Oke the game selection is now a little slim but hee thats gonna be all right. The graphics are better then the ps 2 and the x box. For these reasons: I have played GTA 3 on the ps and it looks like the console cant handle the game!! The framerate drops like a basterd en thats with all games on the ps 2. And its even more expensive then a Cube!!. De x-box is just like a pc with Windblows it lags it hangs and it crashes so no buy. Game Cube is cristal clear graphics turbo framerate and cute little discies SO ITS THE BEST BUY FOR A CONSOLE BUY IT NOW :-D
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| Date Reviewed: 04/07/2002 |
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Strengths: Fun games, powerful hardware, excellent controller, very good future
Weaknesses: nothing seriously wrong
Summary: The Nintendo GameCube is the best of the three next-gen gaming systems. It is only $199.95. The load times on this machine are minimal, and the games come from the best game development team in the world - Nintendo! Unlike PlayStation 2, the GameCube has four controller sockets built in, for awesome multiplayer gaming. Also, if you buy this system, make sure that you get these games: Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pikmin, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, and Super Monkey Ball. And, don't forget to pick up these games when they are released in the future: Resident Evil, Super Mario Sunshine, Eternal Darkness, Star Fox Adventures, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid Prime, Mario Party, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Mario Kart, Donkey Kong Racing, Kameo, and many, many more great games to come out on the Nintendo GameCube. So, although now it may seem like it is lacking in a vast quantity and variety of games, it has a bright future ahead of it! Also now, Squaresoft is developing games for it. And, Sega just announced Virtua Fighter Quest for GameCube. It is quickly becoming the must-have system for 2002. Get it and enjoy!
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| Date Reviewed: 08/07/2002 |
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Strengths: Amazing graphics compared to PS2. (I own a ps2) Good library of games. (They dont emphasize meaningless violence and giant robots which means attention to gameplay and fun)
Weaknesses: Not much. Lack of CD and DVD playback maybe, but I own a CD player and its f-ing portable. I also have a DVD player.
Summary: I like the GCN because of it's simplicity and attention to what gamers want. I'm going to buy it as soon as I return to the States and I know it'll annoy the 12 year olds who wrote negative articles about the GCN. All they do is insult the console and call it childish, even though they themselves aren't even old enough to drive. All in all, the games look awesome and so do the graphics. Ratings for GCN games are outstanding compared to most of the dribble that comes out for Xbox and PS2 (GTA3 forgive me for insulting your younger, stupider siblings) And the new games to come look very promising.
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| Date Reviewed: 05/30/2002 |
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 First Off, all you guys just blowing BS out your o ... Strengths: It's a GameCube, it's all it's meant to do, and it's all it does with accuracy. Load time is virtually nill, it's quite small, same with discs and easily can tote a ton around....if there were a ton.
Weaknesses: Short List of games, only some of the games have the graphics ability cranked up...the rest are just mediocre.
Summary: First Off, all you guys just blowing BS out your own @$$ just to watch it, shut up. Yes there are problems with the cube as there is with all the other systems. Cube vs. PC's Second, PC owner, shut up....let's see, pay $300 atleast per year to keep up with gaming graphic increases just so you can play something that's going to lag anyway till the next 3 installments of your favorite 3D card is out, is a HUGE WASTE. Point noted. Besides you show me how many 4 year-olds want to be strapped to a computer that they can't play with their friends in the same room, wait, even add college students. Not many. Gube vs. PS2 PS2 has a massive game library, which I'm still currently enjoying...but alot, if not 70%, are crap. You have to go through rental after rental to find a gem of a game. Cube, you know which one is, cuz they've touted it since before the cube was even release *good, but it's also stupid wishing they'd pull something you didn't expect out* PS2 is a major Pain in the @$$ system, cube is simple. But I really do enjoy my PS2...it's DVD playback terrible, but it works. So if you don't have a DVD player and you want a PS2 to have both, Please, just get a DVD player too. It dosen't work with them all, nor very well. Manytimes it'll pause as it's internal hardware get's mixed up, and occasionally overheated. It does work for the most part, but it's not good so STOP Raving about it being a reason not to buy the Cube. I only have a PS2 to play DVD's as well as my PC...and
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| Date Reviewed: 11/30/2002 |
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Strengths: size, short load times, games, controller
Weaknesses: sloppy ports, small disk capacity, no online plan
Summary: I'm sick and tired of all the little kids writing reviews that bash this system with no argument as to why they think it is so bad. They can't seem to spell or use correct grammar, base their arguments on nothing, and think they sound cool by recommending an xbox instead. The Gamecube has some great graphics with support for progressive scan 480p output. There is surround sound support with prologic 2, but unfortunately no Dolby digital or dts. It has much more 3rd party support than the n64 ever did and all of the great 1st party games like Mario, Zelda, and Metroid are here as well. Plus Resident Evil is now exclusive to it which automatically makes it a must have. A lot of the ports are very sloppily done and have some major framerate issues, but the most important ones are done well still. Nintendo's online plan is still unknown at this point, so if you want to play online, this may not be the system for you. Finally, the disk capacity is considerably smaller so many games suffer from compressed sound and fmv. The strengths far outweigh the weaknesses though, so I fully recommend this system, along with a playstation 2 and xbox if you can afford it. If not, this system is still a great choice.
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| Date Reviewed: 01/13/2003 |
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Strengths: Great Price, best lineup of games, great controller, progressive scan, and four controller ports.
Weaknesses: Very few online games.
Summary: I'm not sure I've ever been happier with a system since the SNES. Face it, a game system is all about one thing: games. And Nintendo Gamecube has or will have all of the best ones. Metroid, Zelda, REsident Evil is ONLY on Gamecube, Timesplitters 2, Madden, all the Star Wars games, MArio games (c'mon, who doesn't love MArio Kart and MArio tennis/golf which are due out later this year), Dead to Rights, it's even getting the best Xbox game: Splinter Cell in March. If you're into games, then there is no way to miss the Gamecube. It has the best lineup of games. THere is almost no big game out that Gamecube doesn't have, or isn't getting soon. And as we all know, it's all about the games.
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| Date Reviewed: 12/01/2003 |
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Strengths: portable, good graphics, & value that you can't beat
Weaknesses: lack of games for the older gamers
Summary: lot of people say that PS2 & XBOX is better than GAMECUBE but it's all up to what type of games and how old you are.
before i get started, i own all three consoles... and this is how i feel about it...
PS2 led the way to these new generation game consoles by over a year on the other two consoles... so people complain about the number of games out for XBOX & GAMECUBE, give it some time. and Nintendo is not aiming the gamers in highschool, college & up as their buyers. which is a very smart move on the Nintendo's part because PS2 & XBOX is going head to head in that category. the younger generation that loves gameboy advance & pokemon... that's who Nintendo's going for. that's an open market, and that's where they are making the money.
GAMECUBE Games has bouns stuff that you can access by using the GAMEBOY ADVANCE... hmm what's the average age of the kids that owns GAMEBOY ADVANCE? majority is highschool and below... and the games that they release is not all that bad... StarWars fans got Rebel Strike to play... like sports? play EA games... and you can buy GAMECUBE and the Game for the price of the XBOX...
see, it's all up to how you look at it... you like violent games? go for XBOX... like racing? try GranTurismo on PS2... and if you can be open minded, try out some GAMECUBE games like mario kart, rebel strike, or EA's tiger wood's golf 2004?
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| Date Reviewed: 08/03/2004 |
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A great system for kids. It has great classics lik ...
Strengths: Great Games.
Weaknesses: Not too many games and too many kid games.
Summary: A great system for kids. It has great classics like Starfox, Mario, Metroid, and more. Not made for older teen and adult games is what sets this system back. And there aren't many RPG's either. Overall an great system for kids and not so great for older teens and adults.
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| Date Reviewed: 07/27/2002 |
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Strengths: goog graphics great games and is alot of fun!
Weaknesses: none!
Summary: I bouth the nintendo gamecube and let me tell you its sweet the games are amazing the graphics are sweet and the sound is amazing all the mario games will look amazing its the best system with playstation 2 but it think xbox sucks.
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| Date Reviewed: 06/06/2003 |
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Strengths: small/durable/doesint crash like x-box/and just the best.
Weaknesses: game size. i like it but it is to easy to lose.
Summary: over all it is the best system out. X-box is over all THE WORST. IF YOU BUY A X-BOX I RECOMEND THAT YOU GO THROW IT OFF A TOWER huff...huff... ok. Game cube has a great controller and has very good games. Yes ther are kidy games but thats not what you should be rating the game cube on. You have to look at the games that are not kidy (Kickstand571, from CA) cough.. dork cough.. Take PSO or maybe baulders gate for example i loved thos games and recomend them strongly. ( PSO is better for multiplayer, you might need modem). So overall nintindo has proved itself once more. (i didnt like N64 tho) BUT GAMECUBE ROKCS
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