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"Game of 2004"

To be honest there's been a lot of decent releases on the Gamecube this year.

Nintendo's finest efforts have come in the form of Pikmin 2 and Paper Mario 2. Pikmin 2 is near pin point perfection in everway, a purly addictive and well structured stratagy title which everyone should own whilst Paper Mario 2 is one of the finest RPG's since Pokemon.

Ubi-Soft have published Beyond Good and Evil and Prince of Persia this year and they all deserve a mention (especially the former) and they also published Harvest Moon, one of the most refreshing games this year (Whether you agree or not). Pacman Vs., although not a full game, should get a mention also.

But my game of the year goes to Free Radical Design's Second Sight. Not only fresher than Nintendo's superb sequels but in terms of pure freedom and fun it kicks even Ubi-Soft's master duo to the curb.

Excellent graphics, stunning story, original physics and in fact probably the greatest game released this year.

What is yours?

Whitestripes DX wrote:
> So not at all like any games where you play as a Jedi then?

Lol, I'm guessing you haven't played Second Sight.

Original may not have been the right word to use but oh well get over it.

It was fun, immensely so.
Especially the bit in the mental hospital with the massive spiral staircase ... so much long-drop death and corpse re-rise + bludgeon.

The 'fun' aspect could have been stronger, though - some mini-games or something, or just a little demo chucking people around.

And unlocking some cheats when you finish it, like infinite psyc powers, and being able to use all your powers from the start, would make the game replayable in the extreme.

Second Sight certainly showed it's Goldeneye history.

Shame the cube didn't get Psi-ops.

*Throws guard into furnace/giant spinning fan with his mind*

At the moment, it could well be Minish Cap. It's just... excellent.

Minish Cap is a superb game, far better than most 2D Zelda's, far more "pick up and play".

'Tis outstanding.

Up to the Ice Temple thingy yet? There's a seriously evil puzzle on that, had me screaming for ages trying to figure it out, then it turned out to be simple, just very deceiving. Perhaps my favourite Zelda game behind the N64 titles.

Perhaps.

i think metroid prime 2 echoes is a very good game! also animal crossing

Dringo is going to say in some post at some point in the future that Second Sight was in fact a bit crap......

I haven't jumped the gun after 2 levels like I did with Viewtiful Joe and Crystal Chronicles.

I've actually finished it.

Over all Pikmin 2 is a far better title. But my game of the year is Second Sight. It makes sense in the head of Dringo.