N-Europe Best Game Tournament

[Jonnas]

Perhaps it would be easier if a full list of games already posted so far is in the first post so people know which games have been taken.

 

...There is such a list on the 1st post...

[Guest Maase]

Perhaps it would be easier if a full list of games already posted so far is in the first post so people know which games have been taken.

 

Read the first post, please.

 

It was allways there

[ShadowV7]

Talk about Irony

[MoogleViper]

New list:

 

1 Shenmue 2

2 Monkey island 3: Curse of Monkey Island

3 Yakuza

4 Broken sword 1

5 Super mario 64

[Letty]

1. Jet Set Radio.

2. Sonic Adventure 1

3. The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask

4. DJ Max Portable 1

5. DJ Max Portable 2

[welsh_gamer]

1. Beetle Adventure Racing

2. Okami

3. Goldeneye 007

4. Lylat Wars

5. Wave Race 64

[Guest Maase]

Okay, the tournament will start today at night/tomorrow at 12:00

 

The list in the vote order is already done, but it will be surprise

 

Let's start with the first matches.

 

MATCH 1:

Goldeneye 007 VS Perfect Dark

 

From wikipedia:

 

GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64 video game console, and based on the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye.

 

The game has received very positive reviews and sold over eight million copies. It is considered an important title in the development of first person shooters, and has become particularly well-known for the quality of its multiplayer deathmatch mode, as well as its incorporation of stealth and varied objectives into its single player missions.

 

GoldenEye 007 was followed by a spiritual successor, Perfect Dark, also developed by Rare. The commercial successor was Tomorrow Never Dies, developed by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation.

 

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Perfect Dark is a 2000 first-person shooter video game for the Nintendo 64 game console. The game was developed by Rare, creators of the multimillion-selling GoldenEye 007, an earlier first-person shooter with which Perfect Dark shares many gameplay features. This game is also considered the spiritual successor to GoldenEye 007. The game was first released in Canada and the United States in May 2000, where it was greeted with critical acclaim; PAL and NTSC-J releases followed soon afterwards.

 

The game features a single-player mode consisting of seventeen missions in which the player assumes the role of special agent Joanna Dark, an operative for the fictional Carrington Institute, as she attempts to foil a conspiracy by rival corporation dataDyne. It also includes a range of multiplayer options, including co-operative and "counter-operative" modes in addition to traditional deathmatch settings. Technically, it is one of the most advanced games developed for the N64, with optional high-resolution graphics and Dolby Surround Sound.

 

In September 2000, a separate game starring agent Joanna Dark, also titled Perfect Dark, was released for the Game Boy Color. Although set in the same universe, it follows a separate storyline. With the use of the Transfer Pak, the Game Boy game allows certain features within the Nintendo 64 version to be unlocked. Perfect Dark Zero, a prequel to Perfect Dark also developed by Rare, was a launch title for the Xbox 360 in 2005. Perfect Dark: Initial Vector, a novel by Greg Rucka, was published later that year. A second novel, Perfect Dark: Second Front, followed in 2007.

 

 

MATCH 2:

Team Fortress 2 VS Super Mario 64

 

From wikipedia:

 

Team Fortress 2 is a team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by the Valve Corporation. A sequel to Valve's previous Team Fortress Classic, it was first released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on 10 October 2007 for Windows and the Xbox 360. A PlayStation 3 version then followed on 17 December 2007. The game was later released as a standalone package for Windows on 09 April 2008. Team Fortress 2 was distributed online through the Steam system, while retail distribution was handled by Electronic Arts. The development of Team Fortress 2 was led by John Cook and Robin Walker, the designers who originally created the Team Fortress modification for Quake in 1996.

 

The game was announced in 1998, powered by Valve's GoldSrc engine, but has since been through various concepts and designs. In 1999, the game appeared to be deviating from its predecessors by pursuing a more realistic and militaristic style of gameplay, but the design metamorphosed over its nine-year development period. The final rendition sports cartoon style visuals influenced by the art of J. C. Leyendecker, Dean Cornwell and Norman Rockwell and powered by the Source engine. The game itself revolves around two teams, each with access to nine distinct characters, battling in a variety of game mode set in evil genius environments.

 

The lack of information or apparent progress for six years of the game's development caused it to be labeled as vaporware, and it was regularly featured in Wired News' annual vaporware list among other ignominies.

Upon its release, the game received critical acclaim and several awards, being praised for its graphics, balanced gameplay, comedic value and for its use of full character personalities in a dedicated multiplayer game.

 

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Super Mario 64 (スーパーマリオ64, Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon?) is a platformer developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan on June 23, 1996, in North America on September 29, 1996, and in Europe on March 1, 1997. Along with Pilotwings 64, it was one of the launch titles for the Nintendo 64. Super Mario 64 has sold over eleven million copies, and as of September 25, 2007, it is the seventh best-selling video game in the United States.

 

Super Mario 64 was the first 3D platform game in the Mario series, and it established a new archetype for the genre, much as Super Mario Bros. did for 2D sidescrolling platformers. Hailed as "revolutionary", the game left a lasting impression on the 3D game design, particularly notable for its use of a dynamic camera system and the implementation of its analog control.

 

By going from two to three dimensions, Super Mario 64 replaced the linear obstacle courses of traditional platform games with vast worlds in which the player must complete multiple and diverse missions, with an emphasis on exploration. While doing so, it managed to preserve many gameplay elements and characters of earlier Mario games. It is acclaimed by many critics and fans as one of the greatest and most revolutionary video games of all.

 

 

MATCH 3:

Okami VS Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven

 

From wikipedia:

 

Ōkami (大神, Ōkami? lit. "great god", though also a pun for "wolf") is an action-adventure video game developed by Clover Studio and distributed by Capcom. It was released for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console in 2006 in Japan and North America, and 2007 in Europe and Australia. Despite the closure of Clover Studios a few months after the 2006 PlayStation 2 release, a port for Nintendo's Wii console was produced by Ready at Dawn and Capcom, which was released in North America on April 15, 2008, and will be released in Europe in June 2008.

 

Set in an unspecified period of classical Japanese history, Ōkami combines several Japanese myths, legends and folklore to tell the story of how the land was saved from darkness by the Shinto sun goddess, named Amaterasu, who has taken the form of a white wolf. It features a distinct sumi-e-inspired cel-shaded visual style and the Celestial Brush, a gesture-system to perform miracles.

 

Ōkami was one of the last few PlayStation 2 games selected for release prior to the release of the PlayStation 3. Although it suffered from poor sales, Ōkami earned high acclaim from reviewers and earned, among other awards, the title of IGN's 2006 Game of the Year. The Wii version has earned similar praise though the motion control scheme has received mixed reviews from both critics and gamers.

 

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Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven is the third game in the Tenchu series. It was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2003 and ported to Xbox in 2004 under the title Tenchu: Return from Darkness with graphical improvements, 2 new multiplayer characters, 2 new single player missions, extra special moves, and the ability to go online with the versus and co-op multiplayer modes.

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, so its simple, you just have to copy the match, and bold your vote, i'l count them.

 

In one week, i'l count the votes and we'l pass to the next phase.

Let's start then

[ShadowV7]

1. Golden Eye

2. Mario 64

3. Okami

[Cube]

Wouldn't it be a lot easier/quicker to do the whole round at once?

 

Anyway:

 

1. Perfect Dark

2. Super Mario 64

3. Okami

[Guest Maase]

Of course not, Cube.

 

Few matches per week is better, it will give more time to think, and you don't have to spend much time voting, neither do i making the list.

[Jonnas]

1.Goldeneye

2.Super Mario 64

3.Okami

[Zell]

1) Perfect Dark

2) Super Mario 64

3) Okami

[Dyson]

1. Goldeneye

2. Super Mario 64

3. Okami

[LazyBoy]

1. Goldeneye

2. Super Mario 64

3. Not played

[Tales]

2: Super Mario 64

3: Okami

[Letty]

1. Goldeneye

2. Team Fortress 2

3. -

[welsh_gamer]

1.Goldeneye

2.Super Mario 64

3.Okami

[MadDog]

1. Goldeneye

2. Super Mario 64

3. Not played any

[Tellyn]

1. GoldenEye

2. Super Mario 64

3. Okami

[MoogleViper]

1. Goldeneye

2. Super Mario 64

3. Not played either

[Hellfire]

1.Perfect Dark

2.Mario 64

3.Okami

[Ellmeister]

1. Golden eye

2. Super mario 64

3. Okami

[Guest Maase]

MATCH 1:

Goldeneye 007 VS Perfect Dark

Winner: Goldeneye 007

 

MATCH 2:

Team Fortress 2 VS Super Mario 64

Winner: Super Mario 64

 

 

MATCH 3:

Okami VS Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven

Winner: Okami

 

AND NOW... TO THE NEXT MATCHES:

 

MATCH 4

Half-Life VS Sonic Adventure 1

 

From wikipedia:

 

Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game developed by Valve Software, first released by Sierra Studios on November 19, 1998. The game was also released for the PlayStation 2 on November 15, 2001.

In Half-Life, players assume the role of Dr. Gordon Freeman, a recent MIT graduate theoretical physicist who must fight his way out of a secret underground research facility whose research and experiments into teleportation technology have gone wrong.

 

Half-Life was the first product of Valve Corporation, founded by former Microsoft employees. The company had difficulty finding a publisher, with many believing that the game was "too ambitious". Sierra On-Line eventually signed the game after expressing interest in making a 3D action game. The game had its first major public appearance at the 1997 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Designed for PCs running Microsoft Windows, the game uses a heavily modified version of the Quake engine, called GoldSrc.

 

On its release, critics hailed its overall presentation and numerous scripted sequences, and it won over 50 Game of the Year awards.

Its gameplay influenced first-person shooters for years to come, and it has since been regarded as one of the greatest games of all time.

As of November 16, 2004, Half-Life has sold eight million copies.

As of July 14, 2006, the Half-Life franchise has sold 16 million units.

As of February 28, 2007, Half-Life is the most played online computer game (excluding MMORPGs), ahead of Half-Life 2, according to GameSpy.

 

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Sonic Adventure (ソニックアドベンチャー, Sonikku Adobenchā?) is a video game created by Sonic Team and released on December 23, 1998 in Japan by Sega for the Sega Dreamcast and is the first game in the Sonic Adventure series. One of its development titles was Sonic RPG, (although the final game was an adventure game not a standard RPG).

The final updated edition, known as Sonic Adventure International, was released on September 9, 1999 in North America, October 14, 1999 in Japan and Europe, October 18, 1999 in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, and December 3, 1999 in Australia. A director's cut version was released in 2003 as Sonic Adventure DX for the Nintendo GameCube and in 2004 for the PC CD-ROM. It has sold over 1 million copies in the United States alone, making it the top selling Dreamcast game.

It is the first ever Sonic game on a sixth generation console. Its sequel is Sonic Adventure 2.

 

MATCH 5

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean VS Wave Race 64

 

From wikipedia:

 

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (バテン・カイトス 終わらない翼と失われた海, Baten Kaitosu: Owaranai Tsubasa to Ushinawareta Umi?) is a role-playing video game that was developed by tri-Crescendo and Monolith Soft and published by Namco for the Nintendo GameCube. First released in Japan in 2003, it is the first game in the Baten Kaitos series, and takes place after Baten Kaitos Origins, a prequel made in 2006. It tells the story of a young man named Kalas and his companion Xelha, who live in an aerial island-based kingdom in the clouds.

 

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Wave Race 64 is a racing game for the Nintendo 64 that was released on September 27, 1996 in Japan and on November 5, 1996 in North America. In Wave Race 64 the player races on jet skis in many different weather conditions, on a variety of different courses. The game was sponsored by the Kawasaki Heavy Industries brand. Wave Race 64 was released August 6, 2007 for the Wii Virtual Console in North America, in PAL territories it was released on the 17th of August.

 

MATCH 6

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap VS Picross DS

 

From wikipedia:

 

he Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (ゼルダの伝説 ふしぎのぼうし, Zeruda no Densetsu Fushigi no Bōshi?, lit. "The Legend of Zelda: The Mysterious Hat") is the twelfth game in The Legend of Zelda video game series, developed by Flagship, with Nintendo overseeing the development process. It was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2004 in Japan and Europe and 2005 in North America. The Minish Cap is the first original single-player The Legend of Zelda adventure to be released for a handheld platform since The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages in 2001.

 

The Minish Cap is the third Zelda game that involves the legend of the Four Sword, expanding on the story of Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures. A magical, talking cap named Ezlo can shrink Link to the size of the Picori, a thumb-sized race that live in Hyrule. The game retains some common themes of previous Zelda installments, such as the presence of Gorons, while introducing Kinstones and other new gameplay features.

 

The Minish Cap was generally well received among critics.

It was named the 20th best Game Boy Advance game in an IGN feature, and was selected as the 2005 Game Boy Advance Game of the Year by GameSpot.

 

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Picross DS is a puzzle video game developed by Jupiter and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It is the second Picross game to be released by Nintendo in Europe and North America after Mario's Picross suffered a commercial failure in regions outside Japan, where many Picross games have been released for several Nintendo consoles. Like other Picross games, it presents the player with a series of nonogram logic puzzles to solve. It was first released in Japan, and was later released in Europe and North America.

[MoogleViper]

4. Sonic Adventure 1

 

Didn't really play the other two.

[Guest Maase]

Just to warn, if a match ends in tie with 0-0, both games are out of the contest.