"Borrowing" the same idea over in Other Anime, I think a review thread for Video Games would be nice to have for those that don't look at or trust other gaming sites. Or just people who want opinions from other TPMers.

So if you've played a game recently, just go ahead and write a short or long review of it here. To keep things organized, let's make the ratings on a scale of 0-10, and clearly mark the title of the game and the system you played it on.

I'll get things started:

Game: Beyond Good & Evil
System: Gamecube (also on PS2 and X-Box)

BG&E has been out for almost two months now, but I feel the need to review this because it is not selling well. I can't stand by and let another Yu-Gi-Oh game do well while a game truly worthy of praise gets ignored. Not that Ubisoft needs more praise: Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell, and Rainbow Six 3 are all excellent games. The company has worked hard to earn your respect. Here's another reason why you should:

BG&E is best described as a game that does a little bit of everything. It runs on a engine similar to Zelda's, yet has less emphasis on battle and fetch-quests. Everything done, from boat races to stealth missions, isn't very deep, but is very well done. Controls are sharp and it's all fairly fun. The only gripe is that stealth is too heavily focused on. All the other game bits are in small doses, but the "dungeons" of BG&E are very stealth based. And it isn't deep like Splinter Cell, so you'll tire of it after a while.

BG&E is a beautiful game as well. All of the characters are well designed, and I enjoyed the backdrop of this game. The sound is also excellent. There's always chatter, be it from NPCs or televisions or radios. When combined with the graphics, it helps to draw you into the fairly interesting plot.

The main concern is that BG&E isn't long, and has little replay value. But since it's drastic price drop to $20 US, that isn't as strong an argument against the game as it was when it costed 50 bucks.

BG&E is a solid game. It shows that not all games have to be outstanding to be good. Just put a little time and effort into it, and make it fun.

Verdict: 8 out of 10