Cross another game off my Spring Games 2004 list!

What a great game. It had everything: racing, fighting, stealth, adventuring, picture taking, great graphics, great sound, great story, and a very satisfying ending. This had the best big boss since Half-Life. This one’s definitely worth finishing Jeff, so stick it in your Xbox and keep it there.

As a bonus there are two arcade games hidden in the game. One can be accessed when you collect all the pearls. It’s a very interesting game where you have to control two rolling pearls simultaneously through two rolling mazes. It gets very tricky. The other is an air hockey type game that can only be accessed by entering your save game code at beyondgoodevil.com and completing a flash mission that’s a bit like a hardcore game of hangman. If you win, they give you a code for a kiosk in the bar that has the hockey game on it.

Three things would have made this game a classic: better camera control, the ability to view and share your photos, and access to the race levels after you beat the game so you can replay them and shoot for a better time.

What to play next…. hmm…. I guess I’ll tackle Max Payne now that my graphics card supports T&L.

BTW - since I’ve been having trouble taking DirectX snaps I did a google search to see if there were any online pics of my current game position. I didn’t find any, but I did notice a few different outfits for Jade that I’m guessing were for different regional markets. Her face and chest size are different also. Interesting…