Feature: 2002: The Year in Review

The past year certainly hasn't been boring. Having three corporate giants jockey for market dominance can have its rewards, and 2002 saw a flood of quality games come to the market for all three consoles and the Game Boy Advance.

The second installment of our year-end special (our annual awards feature can be found here) starts with a look at the top stories of the year. From the opening champagne pop to the closing kiss (okay, from the first game of Frequency to the last game of Phantasy Star Collection), 2002 saw some fun times, as well as shifting allegiances, hot new developers, and the return of every 8-bit franchise you've been pining for.

In a very unusual twist, we are including two other features to complement our list of highlights. Masters and omfgninjas are always joined at the lip on our message boards, so we thought we'd give them a chance to team up and deliver their own 2002 awards. In addition, Riisuke showed up at my window sill one night, sword in hand, demanding we let him speak his mind about the state of anime, so his 2002 thoughts are here, too.

The rest of this thread is here for you to speak your mind and tell us what you like and don't like about our coverage, and what you liked and didn't like about the past year in gaming.


2002: The Year in Review

Yay, Riisuke! :p :)

What I liked about gaming in 2002: innovative ideas coming to fruition. Namely, Animal Crossing finally seeing a U.S. release. AC was a game I'd been looking forward to ever since the first version of the game was first announced for the N64 eons ago. The concept seemed fresh, and the execution lived up to that assessment. The password system, in particular, really made the game something special.

What I didn't like about gaming in 2002: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City shipping out as buggy as it did. This was the most aniticipated release of the year, and Rockstar didn't even take enough pride in what they were publishing to ensure that players had a relatively glitch-free game to play. While I don't mind some glitches popping up in games, I have a huge problem with the ones that kind of cause the player to start from the beginning of a game needlessly. I'm sure Sony didn't mind though, since many gamers probably bought a second or third memory card so they could have a backup save file, should the worst happen to them.

What I enjoyed about TNL's game coverage in 2002: Constistent, fair coverage of games. Seemingly, every game that deserved to be written about was, and even that seemingly small thing rarely happens in the world of online game journalism. I also dug the creative approaches taken to things.

Best Year In Review Ever.

Awesome Stuff Masters :lol:

Your bitterness is always appreciated gentlemen. Good stuff.

masters and omfgninjas own.

....Did Jeremy just write a review about TNL's review of gaming in 2002?

Nick asked for an opinion on TNL's coverage, and asked that posters voice their opinions on the year in gaming. That's what I did. Shocking, ain't it?

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Originally posted by Rich
....Did Jeremy just write a review about TNL's review of gaming in 2002?

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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I fail to see the humor since all I did is what Nick asked.

GRRR.....GAH.....

JUST TRY TO BE MORE INTERESTING!

*breathes deeply*

I'm going to go into my cave, and I'm going to find my power animal.