January 2000 – Page 28 – Lollipop Magazine

Grade – Under the Radar – Review

January 1, 2000

Enough raw aggression to qualify as hardcore, enough melodies to be worshiped by emo geeks, enough rock to be embraced by the punk community.

Grade – Triumph and Tragedy – Review

January 1, 2000

Everyone will dig it because t’s easy to sway to, and it’s not interesting enough to take your concentration away from what you’re really doing.

Gasket – Refuse to be Drained – Review

January 1, 2000

Generic new school hardcore at its most generic.

Gardenian- Soulburner – Review

January 1, 2000

Second record out for Sweden’s Gardenian is a less death-like affair, adding all sorts of accessible melody, strident grooves and little Maiden runs.

Xena – Warrior Princess – Review

January 1, 2000

The majority of the 21 levels of the game are fairly short, but are well-designed, each presenting a unique set of challenges.

WCW Mayhem – Review

January 1, 2000

WCW Mayhem is the latest attempt by a wrestling mega-corporation to compress the grand pageantry of that sport into a little cartridge or CD.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater – Review

January 1, 2000

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is visually solid, with relatively intuitive game play and a soundtrack with something on it for just about everyone.

Street Sk8er – Review

January 1, 2000

Street Sk8er has nothing going for it. It fails on every level. I’d rather have the clap than pay money for this game.

Space Invaders – Review

January 1, 2000

This time you’ve got color, decent sound, and powerful weapons to take out the bad guys. 100 levels of mindless alien butt is waiting to be kicked.

Quake II – Review

January 1, 2000

Quake II is no longer the cutting-edge game it once was. In fact, it’s dwarfed by the competition in the very genre that its direct ancestors created.