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Geist
Gamecube
☆☆
In GameCube's Geist, you can be captured and have your soul ripped from your body and still have a chance at redemption.
There is also a multiplayer option involving death matches between friends. But this form of generic combat can be found in any first-person shooter game.
From the beginning, Geist seems to rely more on the adventure aspect, unlike blast-everything-away games of the past. The story is original, keeping the gamer well entertained.
This new, first-person adventure game has the gamer avoiding the afterlife at all costs in hopes of making things right in the end. Essentially, all you have to do is find a body with a gun and possess it. It's pretty cut and dry.
Playing Geist also gives the garner the ability to possess - in the sense that your spirit takes over their bodies. That means a lot of different things such as people, dog food and lights.
Chris Moore
Mario Superstar Baseball
Gamecube
★★★
When I think of baseball, I think of a fat Italian man in red overalls who likes to jump on turtles while playing catch with his girlfriend and his pet dinosaur. I'm probably in the minority with that right now, but Mario Superstar Baseball might change that.
Although it may look like a kiddy game, Superstar Baseball has plenty of intricacies that allow for the casual baseball fan to get his or her fix. There are several different modes of play including Practice, Exhibition, Toy Field, Challenge and Minigames.The Exhibition, Toy Field and Minigames modes are all good with a friend or for single play. The Challenge mode starts you with a ragtag team that you must shape into the best nine baseball players possible.
During games with other teams, you can impress players from the opposing side by completing challenges. If they are impressed, you may be able to add them to your roster, increasing your chances of taking down Bowser. Although this won't replace your copy of MVP Baseball 2005, it does offer some good gameplay.
- Charley Forsyth
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