In 2004, developer Raven created the smash hit X-Men Legends. This game took Marvel’s merry mutants and sent them throughout the X-men universe in 4-player action rpg goodness. The game featured customizable stats, upgradable powers, and a huge load of fan service. Raven followed up the following year with X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse which addressed the small amount gameplay issues found in the original XML and featured a story which included even more of the X-Men universe, including elements from the Age of Apocalypse storyline. In 2006, Raven decided to let the whole Marvel universe get in on the act with Marvel Ultimate Alliance. This game allowed fans to experience their favorite (and not so favorite) Marvel super heroes in a way they never imagined possible.
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In 1996, the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis were on their last legs. Won over by their technical capabilities, long time publishers and developers were abandoning the 16-bit cartridge based systems in favor of new stand alone 32-bit disc based systems such as Sony Playstation and Sega Saturn. One of these publishers was Square. Before leaving Nintendo’s side however, Squaresoft joined forces with Nintendo to produce one of the best role playing games ever. Sadly, along with being the last Squaresoft product released on the Super Nintendo, this would also be the last Mario game released for the system. Even so, this game managed to push the Super Nintendo to its limits by providing cutting edge SGI rendered graphics, innovative gameplay, and a solid story line. The game starts off as any other Mario game does. Bowser kidnaps Princess Toadstool, and Mario runs off to rescue her. However, when a new enemy arrives causing chaos, things immediately spin out of control and Mario finds himself teaming up with his arch nemesis (along with a few other characters) in order to set things right.

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In 1995, late into the Super Nintendo’s life cycle, Square-Enix, then known as only Squaresoft, released Chrono Trigger. Chrono Trigger was a role playing game which took place over the course of several time periods. It had an innovative battle system, beautiful graphics, an awesome soundtrack, and multiple endings. It was, and still is to this day one of the greatest RPGs ever made. Half a decade later, Square would release a follow up. While it wasn’t as critically acclaimed as the original, it would be an excellent game in its own right.
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It’s that time of the year again folks! The scariest night of the year, October 31st is upon us once again, and in between the candy, costumes, and practical jokes, we got a dose of some of the scariest games that have ever graced a console. One of which is an unknown chapter of a well-known franchise, and the other is a modern-day update to one of the most prolific titles in gaming. So without further ado, turn down the lights, keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all times, and try not to wet yourself.
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• President Roslin with Arrow of Apollo and Zarek (Council of Twelve version I think)
• Cali in deck suit and Lt Gaeta
• Doc Cottle and Lab Coat Baltar
• Variant: Miniseries Baltar

DST also reminds us to check out the BSG action figures coming later this Fall.

We’re a bit late this week due to the outage, but we’re back. I’m gonna give you the $20 GOTW and the Lost Classics at the same time this week, as to not to overshadow aDam’s Mexican Independence day. One of this week’s featured games is one of the all time greats of the RTS genre, while the other is one of the few good movie based games of the 16-bit era. So, lets waste no further time in getting started. Click the jump and come ride with me to your local video game dealers bargain bin.
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On Monday September 3rd, starting at 8:30pm Eastern Time, the Powet.tv gaming community will be having a Pokémon Diamond and Pearl game night. What this basically means is that all Powet.tv members can go online at one time and engage in battles and trades with each other. With the large group we have there should be an oppurtunity to have constant battling at a time when you know people in your friend list will be available to battle. To participate please do the following:

1) Get a friend code! Post it in the Pokémon Diamond/Pearl Friend Codes thread or as a comment to this post.

2) At 8:00pm EST or later, add all the friend codes from the list at the end of this post, also available in this thread, to your Pal Pad. Feel free to start adding them earlier but to avoid having late comers left out of potential battles please remember to update your friend codes before starting to play.

3) Assemble your team of 6 non Legendary Pokémon, go to the basement of a Pokémon Center and talk to the girl on the left to go online.

4) Accept an invitation to a battle or chose “Invite” to challenge someone who’s online to a “Single Battle” or “Double Battle”. Please select a “Lv. 50 Single” or “Lv. 50 Double” which will take whatever 6 Pokémon you have in your team and set their level to 50 for the match. They will keep whatever moves they have but their stats will be what they would have at level 50, so competition should be more even.

Before you openly make fun of your competitor please keep in mind that voice chat is active during battles so when you speak into the mic in your DS, the opponent will hear you.

Trading is encouraged. Talk about what you’d like to trade while battling, and then change your team, reestablish your Wi-Fi connection, and trade accordingly.

For more information and discussion drop by the forum and check out this thread.

Thanks to Captain Genius for the spiffy banner.

Please keep reading for a list of what are considered to be restricted Legendary Pokémon and friend codes.

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This game stands alongside Chrono Trigger as one of Squaresoft/Square Enix’s best role playing games not named Final Fantasy. Although it had a few significant flaws, it’s battle system, music (which was composed by Chrono Trigger soundtrack composer Yasunori Mitsuda), and storyline more than made up for them. The game contained references to Freudian psychology, and it was heavy on religious overtones (in fact Square stated in a press release that it may be hard to bring the game over here due to it’s adaptation of Christian themes, but thankfully it was released, with minimal controversy, and only a few changes being made to the characters and story to boot). Oh, and there was another thing that made it different for it’s time: GIANT ROBOTS!
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