Lollipop Magazine

Tony Hawk’s Underground – Review

May 23, 2004

Tony Hawk games were presented as sports titles, with timed runs, and stated goals, free of storyline. Underground gives the player a character to develop, a plot to unravel, and a destiny to fulfill.

Star Wars Jedi Knight – Jedi Academy – Review

May 23, 2004

While providing you with every opportunity to cop out and play it as a first-person shooter, under the hood, Jedi Academy boasts the finest melee combat system I’ve ever seen, in any game, at any time.

Nightshade – Review

May 23, 2004

There’s some story about recovering a sword to save the world – told throughout with poorly-acted cut scenes. But who cares, really? What we want is hot ninja-on-ninja action! And we get that in spades.

Manhunt – Review

May 23, 2004

Manhunt ups the bloodletting by an exponential degree. You’re a criminal, but now you are the hunted. The grisly nature of the game becomes rote and pedestrian as it plods along.

Import Zone – Column

May 23, 2004

“Good evening everybody, my name is Robbie Williams, this is my band, and you are about to witness the best show in the world right now!”

Mafia – Review

May 23, 2004

This game has big dreams. It really wants to be a movie. Between the time you hit the start button at the title screen and the time you actually get some gameplay action, you could eat more than a few cannolis.

Call of Duty – Review

May 23, 2004

The finest FPS I’ve had the privilege of playing. Download the demo and the superficial resemblance to Medal of Honor fades away when you’re dropped into some of the most fully-realized battle sequences you’ve ever seen.

Baldur’s Gate – Dark Alliance 2 – Review

May 23, 2004

Our story, again, is contrived and poorly realized. Bad CG with even worse voice acting, taking place immediately following the resolution of the first game.

“Dead Mexican in my Headphones”: SYL Bitch-Slapping Deer – Column

May 23, 2004

I interview rock guys two, three times a week. I use voice recognition software to transcribe these interviews. It doesn’t always come out as planned though.

“Dead Mexican in my Headphones”: Soilwork’s Devil in the Details – Column

May 23, 2004

I interview rock guys two, three times a week. I use voice recognition software to transcribe these interviews. It doesn’t always come out as planned though.