“Come along and sing a song and join our jamboree. M I C K E Y M O U S E!” From the moment you load Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix, players will be dancing to remixes of their favorite Disney songs. DDR Disney Mix is the newly released sequel to Dance Dance Revolution.

Don’t you just love load times? I mean–really, really love load times? If you are like me and despise load times, then you will probably be disappointed by Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Load Times… er I mean, the Wrath of Cortex. However, if you can get past the load times, you may find something to enjoy.

The original Resident Evil was the beginning of a completely new genre of gaming. The mix of horror and survival gave Capcom a new franchise and the gaming industry something to copy. These “cloned” Resident Evil games brought nothing new to the table and very few were able to even come close to matching the brilliance of Capcom’s Resident Evil.

Hot on the heels of the hit movie, Tomb Raider, Activision has released an all new Tomb Raider Adventure on the Game Boy Color. Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword, is Lara Croft’s second venture onto Nintendo’s handheld system.

I consider myself to be a fan of all genres. From action, adventure, sports, RPG, strategy, and even simulation-I enjoy good games in all genres like all gamers do. Okay, so you know where I am going with this review. I have to say something good before smashing this title to bits and pieces.

Every year, US game publishers select what games they wish to translate and bring over from foreign countries, like Japan. The vast majority of these titles neatly fit into a specific genre that US gamers are accustomed to playing.

You are ICO, a young, horny boy, running around with a young girl named Yorda. No, this is not the latest marketing campaign for Viagra featuring a cleverly disguised Bob Dole, but the latest title for the Playstation 2 from Sony. Few will argue that the PS2 has seen its share of “lower quality” titles during its first year in the US.

When the first screen shots of Madden 2001 appeared before my eyes at E3 2000 in LA, I nearly fell to the ground. I was totally in awe of the breathtaking visuals EA had given the Madden franchise.

Okay, so you have experienced Dark Cloud and OKAGE: Shadow King but are thirsty for more RPG action on the PS2. I know, I know… Final Fantasy X is now available (and if you are like me, you haven’t stopped playing it since it was released).

Midway is one of those companies that either develops an incredibly polished title or releases utter crap… (*cough* *cough* see NFL Blitz 20-02 for the GBA for more information on utter crap) However, when Midway does actually spend time to develop and polish a title, good things can happen happen.