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| Addiction Level | 7.6/10   |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 8.8/10 |
| Range Of Games | 7.6/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.6/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8.1/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.3/10 |
By Rocksteady
on 1st Nov 2005
| Date of Purchase (MM/YY) | 15/07/2005 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 8/10 |
| Range Of Games | 10/10 |
| Value for money | 10/10 |
| Overall value | 10/10 |
 Rocksteady's recommendation | |
The Gamecube has got to be one of the most perfect gaming consoles ever made - Before the Cube I had never owned a Nintendo - I started my gaming career on the ZX Spectrum, progressed to an Amiga 1400, then a Master System, then a Mega Drive, followed by a PS1 and then finally by a PS2 (throughout this list you can also add around 12 different PC's and a few handhelds so all in all I would say I'm pretty experienced when it comes to gaming).
About 2 months ago I found I had about £150 to spare and decided to invest in a new console - the choices were the Xbox and the Cube. I carefully weighed up all the pros and cons - game availability, price etc and much to the shock of my friends settled on the Cube - I had heard lots of talk of it being a console for kids and that there were no games but after reading these reviews and information from other sites I decided that it was the right choice for me.
I found that now is the perfect time to buy a Gamecube - in the time it has been released it has built up a quality catalogue of games that I believe no other console can compete with. Using my £150, patience and a lot of shrewd buying I managed to pick up around 15 top quality games that will be able to keep me busy for the next couple of years - most of these games are exclusive to the Gamecube and all of them are top notch. You can pick up the cube itself for around £25 if you shop around and games can be found second hand for £5 from ebay or £10 from shops that are having sales. Pick your battles, don't get into bidding wars (the item will come around again) and bid wisely - you will be able to secure all the top games in no time.
I've not even scratched the surface of the games I've bought but there isn't a single lemon among them. My Collection (So far):
Zelda, The Wind Waker Special Edition with Collectors Disk (Majoras Mask, Ocarina of time etc)
Pikmin 1 & 2
Super Smash Bros
Metroid Prime 1 & 2
Super Mario Kart and Mario Party 5
F Zero GX
Super Mario Sunshine
Eternal Darkness
Beyond Good and Evil
Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing (for the Girl Friend) :-)
Super Monkey Ball 2
Paper Mario 2
Viewtiful Joe
and Mario Tennis.
These games will keep me busy for years to come and if in the future another must have title is released then I will pick it up when the price has come down - the key here is CHERRY PICKING - only buy what is proven to be the best and you cant go wrong.
The PS2 is good and I really enjoyed playing with it in the past but too many of the games are hit and miss and I now find myself switching on the cube three times as often as the PS2.
Before I bought the consoles I drew up a list of the games I wanted for the Xbox and Gamecube - the Cubes list is above - my Xbox list would have been as follows:
Halo 1 & 2
Star Wars KotoR 1 & 2
Ninja Gaiden
Project Gotham Racing
Forza Motorsport
and ... ?
The Xbox just doesn't have as many must have titles as the Cube and most I can get for the PS2 - in my opinion it was an easy choice to make.
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