Absolutely Superb October 12, 2002
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I thought for 3 months before i got my Gamecube. I was trying to think weather i should get an XBox, Gamecube or an upgrade to a ti4200 graphics card for my PC. In the end i chose the Gamecube, and i have to say it was the best decision i've made in my life. When i got it home, i had Rogue Leader with it, i booted it up and i was absolutely stunned, the graphics were immensly good with almost no slowdown. I've now had it for around 2 months, and its just got better and better. From Resident Evil to Tony Hawks to Super Mario Sunshine, each game i buy is another leap forward for fun and excitement. With all the great titles coming up for it aswell (Im most excited about RE0/4 and Eternal Darkness, but there are many more, beleive me, this is Nintendo). I used to be an AVID Sony fan, i wouldve gone to hell and back with them (well maybe not quite but still...) but now im a complete convert. As for the other consoles, they all have their merits. Second best in my opinion is PS2 because it has an excellent catagory of games, and thrid is xbox because the only merit for this that i can find are graphics. Now i admit its a very powerful and graphically impressive machine, but thats about where it ends...and its not streets ahead, you may have heard quotes of 125 million pixels/sec for XBox and 6-12 million for Gamecube, this is not true, as the XBox measure is on flat shaded, no effects pixels, and the Gamecube one is on fully textures, bump mapped, lighted (you name it) pixels...
If you think its a kiddies console, think again, im 17 and i love it and would recommend it to anyone, ESPECIALLY adults and teenagers.
To sum up, go for whats best for you. If you cant live without HALO, then get an XBox, although i wouldnt recommend it. If you want safety, stability and some admittedly excellent games, get a PS2, although again, i wouldnt recommend it. However, if you want to be wowed, have innovative and exciting games, aswell as superb graphics, take a little risk and take the Gamecube, because beleive me, it has a bright future ahead....
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