Every Extend Extra

[NeoZeedeater]

I miss the days of Sushi X, ya know? That man could give a game a 7.5 and he worded it in a way where it made perfect sense.

He was the joke reviewer made up by the staff, wasn't he? I think more than one person wrote under his name but I'm not sure. Still, "he" was better than idiots like Parish any day. That guy's arrogance, bad taste, bad writing, and lack of gaming experience rolled into one.

[Frogacuda]

Yeah, Sushi-X was a played by several writers, but most Ken Williams.

[1CCOSA]

Yeah, Sushi-X was a played by several writers, but most Ken Williams.

He was the joke reviewer made up by the staff, wasn't he? I think more than one person wrote under his name but I'm not sure.

Right, Sushi was sort of their version of a lovable toned down GF type mascot. The few folks who wrote for him though did a good job IMHO. My fave review by "him" was for Mischief Makers. He gave it either a 7 or 7.5 (mainly due to the levels being so short). But it was tempered with just the right mix of both caution and enthusiasm that I still wanted the game.

Still, "he" was better than idiots like Parish any day. That guy's arrogance, bad taste, bad writing, and lack of gaming experience rolled into one.

100% agreed. IMHO someone like Ben Turner (his Treasure and Guardian Legend/Compile retrospectives were great reads) should've been the 1 Up reviewer farmed over to EGM, not Parish.

Anyways, still too low on funds to buy EEE.

I love the cover too. Speaking of ace 70s sci fi style art, for some reason the woman's face with the font lines running out of her head rvaguely eminds me of the Famicom cover art for Guardian Legend, just much more colorful:

[1CCOSA]

Me: 100% agreed. IMHO someone like Ben Turner (his Treasure and Guardian Legend/Compile retrospectives were great reads) should've been the 1 Up reviewer farmed over to EGM, not Parish.

Doesn't look like Ben T does much on 1Up these days. As mentioned before, here is his excellent "Crucial Classics" feature on The Guardian Legend which includes a nice reference side bar on Compile's history:

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3142613

...and his 2005 Treasure retrospective feature (which was done in anticipation of GSH):

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3145006&did=1

[NeoZeedeater]

"Crucial Classics" could end up being a good feature when they finally finish it, depending on what games they choose(Wonderboy III, please). I like how they discuss various games within each pick's article.

I have noticed a bunch of historical errors though, like the usual crediting Nintendo for stuff they didn't invent(password system). Maybe when it's complete I will send them a list.

[1CCOSA]

"Crucial Classics" could end up being a good feature when they finally finish it, depending on what games they choose(Wonderboy III, please). I like how they discuss various games within each pick's article.

I have noticed a bunch of historical errors though, like the usual crediting Nintendo for stuff they didn't invent(password system). Maybe when it's complete I will send them a list.

In a perfect world, I would own a gaming mag covering all generations past and current and NeoZeedeater would be Universal Supreme Game Media Reviewer/Archivist.

[Compass]

'minds me of this Trans Am/Fucking Champs co-op EP cover.

[George]

This game is bad-ass, but like most games of its ilk, very short. Has something of a learning curve, but take the tutorial course and a few playthroughs will see you to the end. Only problem though is that there's very little replay value, even for high score nuts.

[Gooch]

FWIW in the IGN review Juan Castro gives it a score of 8.1, "impressive." Juan says the game's main strength is that it forces players to max out their chains instead of making things easy for novices who would want to just go in with "all guns blazing" (how often do you hear that in an IGN shooter review?) He says the only drawback is the game is too short but is a small gripe since they "demand repeat playing."

http://psp.ign.com/articles/745/745184p1.html

I'm still on the fence regarding the purchase of this game. I really want to just ditch my PSP, but EEE is along the lines of the type of games I look for on a portable. This review gives me some hope, but I'll wait for more feedback.

[1CCOSA]

Here's another nicely detailed review:

http://www.ntsc-uk.com/review.php?pl...eryExtendExtra

Only problem though is that there's very little replay value, even for high score nuts.

Being a high score nut is how most of my shooters get their replay value.