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Sonic Shuffle

Sega

Based on the idea of strategically running around a board collecting precious stones, Sonic Shuffle might be a bit hard going on those looking for the action-packed high thrill rides that we've come to expect from our little blue friend.
Needless to say though, with almost 50 mini-games packed in, and the chance to play Sonic, Tails, Amy and Knuckles, those looking for a more sedate Sonic might just enjoy this title. Couple this with five huge gaming boards and you've got a game that offers cute graphics with a loveable character.
As you would expect from the Dreamcast, the game offers up to four players the chance to play at once in the versus mode or, if you happen to be home alone, then you could just carve your way through the story-based levels, tackling the computer and the mini-games as you go. Great thinking fun rather than high-speed thrills.--Frances Barber
Wacky Races

Atari

Wacky Races is your average racing-come-kart-based game for the Dreamcast, similar to other titles before it, Wacky Races is a cross between South Park Rally and Mario 64. Yet like many other games in this genre, Wacky Races doesn't really bring anything new to the racing genre. However, what it does bring, like the others before it, is hours of fun.
All the motley crew from the cartoons are here, including Penelope Pitstop, Dick Dastardly and Muttley even the Slag Brothers'. As well as the characters being present, their all come with their trademark vehicles from the Slag Brothers' rock-solid, relentless Boulder-Mobile to Peter Perfect's turbo-charged, streamlined Turbo Terrific. To add that fighting element that is always present, the cars come with their own individual features to help you get around the numerous courses.
A title that is ideal to keep younger kids busy whilst at the same time not being total alien to the rest of us, this game boils down to a friendly version of South Park Rally, gone is the higher age rating, and in comes the colourful cartoon-esque graphics giving you the feeling that you're actually in the cartoon itself. -- Stuart Miles
Super Magnetic Neo

Crave

When one used to talk about the platform game, it would normally involve a conversation about sonic or Mario in the good old days. Recently the idea of running a character across a bright and colour screen, collecting, bouncing and generally having fun, whilst solving simple problems has been non-existent. Well, that is until now.
In steps Super Magnetic Neo, a hapless title styled on a sonic-meets-Mario-meets-Crash-Bandicoot sort of affair. With colourful graphics, a gamestyle that sees you running into the screen in a puesdo 3D-esque landscape, this game just oozes fun.
The Wacky, if not different plot, revolves around Pinki a naughty toddler who whittles away her time working out ways to sabotage Pao Pao Park. To stop her mischievous activities, the Professor sends out his robotic creation--wait for it--called the Super Magnetic Neo to battle against the evil Pinki. You control Neo, and it's your task to return Pao Pao Park back to the pleasant state that it used to be in.
This game is basic and simple, with the tried method of playing, dying, playing some more, dying and then eventually getting to the end of the levels being used. To put it simply, Super Magnetic Neo just has that je ne sais quoi that Crash had when it first made it onto our screens.--Stuart Miles
Star Wars Episode 1: Demolition

Lucas Arts

A vehicular combat game set "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away", Star Wars Demolition is yet another embarrassingly mediocre title based on the premier sci-fi movie series. A mish-mash of elements from the various Star Wars films, the laughably implausible premise here allows for disparate combatants (Boba Fett, a piloted Pod Racer, and a Rancor, to name a few) to fight in arenas that range from inappropriate (e.g. the swampy Dagobah) to impossible (e.g. the surface of the Death Star II).
It's a shame that the gameplay in Star Wars Demolition isn't even remotely as imaginative as its "what if?" fanboy scenario, as all you've got here is an uninspired regurgitation of similar games (like Vigilante 8), with clunky controls tossed in for bad measure.
Whatever "amusement" one can find in Star Wars Demolition wears thin really fast, making this disc one really expensive Star Wars-themed drink coaster. --Joe Hon
Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles (Dreamcast)

Lucas Arts

The battle pitting the noble Jedi Knights against the nasty Trade Federation continues in Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles in its triumphant form on the Dreamcast. For fans of extremely basic arcade beat 'em ups, this is quite possibly the most-improved translation of a bad PlayStation game ever made for the Dreamcast. Sabre-swinging action on a console has never looked better.
Yes, the game has bright and shiny graphics that take advantage of the Dreamcast's extra processing muscle, but the game relies heavily on the basic walk-from-left-to-right-and-chop-the-baddies formula reminiscent of Double Dragon.
Fortunately, LucasArts made quite a few wise tweaks for this new version. In addition to the original playable characters (Obi-Won Kenobi, Qui Gon Jinn and Mace Windu) the Dreamcast version adds the speedy Ki-Adi-Mundi.
The Dreamcast version runs very quickly and smoothly (supposedly at 60 frames per second) no matter how much action is taking place on screen. New to this version are training levels for up-and-coming Jedi's and a cool mano-a-mano fighting mode (think Street Fighter with lightsabers) that's good for a few laughs.
Without the Star Wars name, this game could have been considered rather ordinary. But Jedi Power Battles delivers the fun for all who ever wanted a chance to go toe-to-toe with Darth Maul and all of his friends from the Dark Side. Neither original nor deep in gameplay, Jedi Power Battles does show that the Force is still strong in the Dreamcast. --Mark Brooks
Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? (Dreamcast)

Eidos

So you've sat avidly in front of the television screaming at the contestants of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Of course, with you sitting comfortable at home with your cup of tea in hand, the pressure isn't as great, and of course you've already proved to yourself that you could have won the million pounds months ago, well now is your chance, for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? has now come to that beige box in the corner of the room.
With all the fanfare, Chris Tarrant's voiceover and a plethora of questions to challenge you, it's the chance any avid quiz expert has been looking for to final put their critics to rest.
Dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's, the game is an exact replica of the television show. And yes before you ask, Chris Tarrant does make sure that "It is your final answer" and that you "are sure" you've made the right choice.
As in the TV game show you have the option to ask the audience, phone a friend and play the 50:50 cards, and just like the real McCoy, the audience do get it wrong and your friends don't have a clue.
With multiplayer options allowing you to practice the fastest finger, head to head competition and teamwork, this game will allow you to drag the whole family into the game.
Surprisingly challenging and pressure building--you can't skip the video sequences, nor Chris Tarrant's voiceovers--this game is great if you have any inclination towards the quiz genre. If you are a hardened fan of the television series then this however, will be more than your cup of tea, allowing you to finally take the seat and try and become a virtual millionaire.
102 Dalmatians

Eidos
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2

Activision
Virtua Tennis

Sega
Chicken Run

Eidos
Disney's Dinosaur

Ubisoft

So you've seen the film, and now want to engross yourself in the tale of Aladar and the other Dinosaurs. Well Ubisoft's Disney's Dinosaur tries to offer you just that, in what is unfortunately a watered down version of the movie experience.
With 12 levels, interspersed with CGI footage from the movie, each level has a certain number of objectives that have to be completed before the player can progress in this role-playing style game. The levels, which are quite straightforward, usually involve finding an object and then getting it from A to B and it is therefore fair to say, that this game is squarely aimed at a younger generation.
There are three controllable characters, to help you on your journey, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, and each with the ability to increase their skills and strengths by defeating the local dinosaur population en route to achieving the set objectives.
This role playing element of Disney's Dinosaur is one of the more interesting aspects of a game that lacks the imagination of the film. Couple this with a fiddly control system, and you end up with a game that is suited more to the younger gamer, than the gamer who thinks they are young at heart. --Michael Bartley
Crazy Taxi

Sega
Mr Driller

Avalon Interactive
Looney Tunes Space Race

Atari
The Grinch

Konami