=: NOC Time for 2 crisis Time Crisis on the ' y Playstation OKAY marksmen, MM Ye : 64 ; . ready to shoot some bad o Ai A worthy game if only for the fact guys? thar Acchim’s Extreme G_ is Tick tick tick. Clock’s running, unique to the NOt, and the pressure’s on, but at least A fast, futuristic hover: bike there aren’t any innocent race across numerous fantastical bystanders to worry about — at tracks. Bonus boosts and one- least none that Pve noticed. Go timez weapons scooped up on the nuts. fly add dimension to the already Work against the clock (che intense game-play. ; “crisis” of it ali) armed with your Did T mention it was fast? It’s trusty “Guncon™ —- Namco’s insane! Apparently there are hid- new light gun packaged with the den short-cuts and other bonuses game at no extra cost! but they pass by in such a frenzy Time Crisis takes its place as that they're easy to miss. - the quintessential shooting Control is smooth thanks to gallery for the Playstation, and in the analogue thumb-thingy, yet the process ousts Sega’s Virtua difficult to master for the velocity Cop(s) as the premium target- of it all. Perhans slightly slicker game. and snazzier than similar games Crisis is brisk, brilliant and on other platforms (WipeOutXL bedazzling. The bonus button on comes to mind). the barrel is an ultra-cool Extreme G is an upper class duck/hide/reload switch. Assess game in an upper class genre, the situation, duck down, reload, making it awesome yet average at Extreme G on the Nintendo Photo submitted SONY'S Time Crisis pits you against the clock, armed only with your trusty Guncon and a disregard for the inriocent. Besides, there are betrer racers out there. Still, Sonic fans will probably dig it. Ok rental. Ok purchase. Who says cheaters never win? Time Crisis tip: Use your foot or toe on port 2 controller but- the same time. Good rental. Good purchase. Sonic R on the Saturn THE Sega mascot’s latest (and perhaps last) outing is as a racer — and it’s a foot race! Arrgh! This game is too difficult for me. Sprinting around a few 3D tons as duck/reload. realms we’ve come to know, love Top five rentais at WILLOW and expect loses all of its appeal VIDEO GAMES: when you're forced onto a track 1. WCW vs. NWO World Tour with a mandate to speed. The (N64) analogue thumb-thingy is used to 2. Diddy Kong Racing (N64) both accelerate and steer and that 3. Tomb Raider IT (Psx) combination had me reeling all 4. Bomberman 64 (N64) over the place. 5. Acrofighters Assault (N64) aye Ska un Conlin jump into the thick of it, repeat. Tao cool. The deadly accuracy of the Guncon (one pixel!) adds dimen- sion while increasing the difficul- ty. A welcome frustration, as it were. Not only are vou able to plug some poorly hidden thug in the car, you must! My trigge finger isn’t itchy, it aches. Great rental. Great purchase. IT looks like I can now add the title of chicken wrangler to my resume, I’ve had my share of bizarre occupations in the past, but when I decided to _get into film work I had no idea what was in store for me. 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