Χ-Play (2003)
Project Snowblind, TimeSplitters, Drive to Survive and more! (3x30)
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On tonight's episode of X-Play, we review Project Snowblind. The premise is about as fresh as a pile of musty sweat socks: Snowblind’s protagonist is injured during a firefight, and to keep him alive, they alter him into a super soldier. Snowblind’s villain is devious, and has a devastating weapon, and must be stopped! To make the stopping easier, the hero is equipped with better-than-Bond toys--it’s just too bad his personality was lost in the aforementioned firefight, because he has a sir-yes-sir mentality that stinks of a brainwashed Marine. But outside of the main characters disturbing obedience, and the game’s glib story, Project: Snowblind is an action-packed first-person shooter with enough style to survive in a crowded field. Just don’t expect it to win the shooter war outright.
It's not easy being a stylish, slightly goofy shooter in a Halo world. But that hasn't stopped Free Radical, the developer of the TimeSplitters franchise, from further refining and tweaking the formula that's kept players coming back for multiple installments. The publishing reigns have passed from Eidos to EA, but Future Perfect is packed with the same trigger-happy, silly fun as its predecessors. But without a mature, cinematic storyline, can it possibly be worth a look? Fortunately, answering unnecessary questions is our forte.
For years, SNK has been running neck and neck with Capcom in the “beating a dead horse” race, and the latest from SNK could very well put them in the lead. Having already released straight conversions of the various Metal Slug games on both the PS2 and Xbox, its fighting games are a natural next step. The King of Fighters 2002 and 2003 are included in one package for the PS2 (although each is on a separate DVD for some reason), and despite the aging technology they came from, these are still worthy fighters.
In this day and age of hyper-realistic driving Sims like Gran Turismo 4, and over-the-top, technologically stunning arcade ra
