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<big><big><big><big><big><big><big>ISSUE 1, FEBRUARY 2006</big></big></big></big></big></big></big><big><big>
Welcome to The Bell Tree Gaming Magazine. This is our first issue, and hopefully not our last. We hope you enjoy this issue of TBTGM...all of us worked really hard on this. Feel free to post comments afterwards. Enjoy!
-DarthGohan, Editor-in-Chief

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Star Wars Battlefront II Reveiw
Sonic Riders Preview
Banjo-Kazooie Classic Review
Revolution & Pokemon Editorial
ACWW's Bottle Mesages
Star Fox: Assault Review
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Review
Staff Poll
Videogame Industry 'Next-Next-Gens' Editorial
Closing

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<big><big><big>Star Wars Battlefront II Review</big></big></big><big><big>
Platform: PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox
Release Date: Nov 1, 2005
Genre: Sci-fi First-Person Shooter
Rating: T

<big><big><big>Overall: 9.5/10</big>
Gameplay: 10/10
Graphics: 9/10
Sound Effects/Music: 10/10



Hello everyone. I was finally able to stop playing one of the best Star Wars games to date and finally review it. This game has very many modes from campaign to instant action. For most of the game you have to capture the control points by any means, or destroy the enemy for points, but there are some variations to keep the game interesting. The gameplay is very solid in Star Wars Battlefront II. Campaign mode is very involving and at some points it does get very challenging, but it never gets too hard. Of course, sometimes your allies turn into a bunch of idiots and throw the whole match, but that happens only once in a while, and you can still win, but it is alot harder to do so. The only other problem in the game, that I have discovered so far, is that the storyline makes more sense and will fit all together if you have seen the movies. However, watching the movies just fills in about two plot holes, that's about it. Graphics for this game are great, not perfect, but on the lowest setting they look amazing. Few games look better. The sound effects and music to this game are wonderful. In truth you can close your eyes and play the game, but doing so will lead you to being shot, trust me. I haven't been able to review the multiplayer, since it is not compatible with my internet connection. Apparently the internet mulitplayer is laggy and isn't for those will slower internet speeds, however you can still play fine in the multiplayer modes. There are two multiplayer modes: LAN and internet. Overall, this is a great and addictive game; it is a great Star Wars game as well. If you're a fan of Star Wars or not, this game will be fun no matter.

Here are some pics of the game:
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Written By Link2398


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<big><big><big>Sonic Riders Preview</big>

Platform:GCN, PS2, Xbox
Release; Febuary 21, 2006.
A high speen action-skatboarding game; that is probably what most people's first impressions of the game were. But, dig deeper, and you will see that there is actually a storyline to the game. In the beginning, Sonic is attacked by a crew of three called the Babylon Rogues. They are: Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow, and Storm the Albatross. Eggman anounces a team-based boarding tournament for the chaos emeralds, and when the Babylon Rogues enter it, Sonic and his friends (Tails and Knuckles) go up against him. All in all, it looks like a good game, although the boarding tournament seems like an odd story. Based on what I know, I can't tell if this game will be another game in the main series (if so, we can asume it follows Shadow the Hedgehog) or a MarioKart type spin off. Of course, we can expect multiplayer in this game, possibly 4-player, which would make it the first Sonic series game to have 4-player multiplayer. Game info is mostly unknown at the moment, so there is little more than speculation to be said. There is currently info that Shadow will be in the game, but this is not on IGN.com, and therefore I will assume it is a rumor. Check out IGN.com, Sonicriders.com, sega.com, and nintendo.com regulary for more info as it emerges.

Pics of the game:
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Written By ACFan


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<big><big><big>Banjo-Kazooie</big></big></big><big><big>

Platform: N64
Rating: E
Players: 1

<big><big><big>Total Score: 8.9/10</big></big></big><big><big>
Sound: 7/10
Graphics: 10/10
Gameplay: 10/10


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<big><big><big>Why Revolution Needs Pokemon</big>


The Revolution needs a Pokemon game, and the earlier it arrives, the better - for not only Nintendo, but gamers too. You may think, "Pokemon is past its prime...not just its prime, past the days hwen it can sell." Well, this I can prove wrong with concrete evidence. When's the last time your Nintendo Power's top 3 GBA games didn't include Pokemon Emerald?

Exactly. Pokemon sells great. If you think it's just 8-year-old kids buying those games, you're also wrong. There's no way such a small market could keep a game that high up on any chart for such a long period. It's flat out impossible. There are lots of children buying this game, but there are lots of others too.

Sort of contradicting myself, but in a good way, Pokemon would bring a huge market base to the Rev. Althoguh not just kids buy Pokemon games, lots of them do. Many kids would buy any Pokemon game for Rev, and there's a good chance this would be the reason why they'd want their Rev in the first place (which is why if it's possible at all to release this before holiday season 2006, Nintendo should...only if it's ready of course). Also, if this game had online capabilities, which it possibly could, it would bring lots of younger kids into the online gaming market, which no company has been able to do yet. This would give Nintendo a near-monopoly on the under-12 market. That's a huge advantage when you're looking for a large owner base (and Nintendo is...they know that not having enough owners was an issue with Gamecube).

Think about this - Pokemon MMORPG. Pokemon fan or not, you have to realize how wide the horizon is with this idea. This would take clans to a whole new level. Not only would friends play together, but a world could be constructed. Plsyers could do everything they did in past games (which sold extremely well, by the way). Not only that, they could do so much more with the online availability. They could start their own gym. They could show off their collection to the world. They could partner with friends to create an Elite 4-type system (trainers must defeat certain people's gyms to battle the Elite 4. If they would win, the losing gym leaders / Elite 4 trainers would give them a prize such as a Pokemon, money, or maybe even a custom-designed trophy - more on that later).

The collection possibilities are endless also. Since people would desing custom badges and trophies to give out to challengers at their own gym, people could show off their custom-designed badges / trophies from gyms from across the land in their own customizable room (similar to Pokemon Stadium 2). They could leave some of their Pokemon in their room, which friends could enter and play or train with.

The possibilities are endless for a Pokemon REV game. It would not only sell a lot of Revs and copies of the game, it would be one of the best games of all time.

Written By Darthgohan


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<big><big><big>ACWW and Bottle Messages</big></big></big><big></big><big><big>
<big><big><big>Could it become a
 
<big><big><big>Star Fox: Assault Review</big>

1-4 players Simultaneous.
Memory Card- 05 blocks.
Progressive Scan Compatible.
Rated T for Teen
Producer-Namco
Publisher-Nintendo
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So another one of my reviews, yup, and this time it
 
<big><big><big>Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Review</big>

<big><big><big>Platform: GCN
Genre: First Person Shooter
Overall Score: 9.5/10</big></big></big></big></big>
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Ah yes, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Possibly one of Nintendo
 
<big><big><big>ISSUE #1 STAFF POLL
TOP 5 GAMES OF ALL-TIME
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*Games were awarded 5 points for 1st, 4 for second, 3 for third, etc.

#3 Games (4 way tie)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Tales of Symphonia
Super Metroid

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#2 Game
MarioKart DS

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#1 Game
Animal Crossing: Wild World

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Honorable Mention
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario World,
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Super Mario Bros. 3, Harvest Moon 64, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Mario Party 7, Mario Party 6, Advnace Wars: Dual Strike, Sonic Gems Collection, Star Fox: Assault, Shadow the Hedgehog, WarioWare: Touched!, Mario Power Tennis, MarioKart DoubleDash


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<big><big><big>The Videogame Industry</big>

The videogame industry seems to be thriving, with an extremely successful and profitable year in 2005... But will it continue to flourish? Will it continue to be profitable for developers to make games for systems? That remains to be seen.

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Thanks to all of TBTGM's writers: Link2398, ACFan, ZeldaFreak104, Justin125, Zero13, Terry16389, Bulerias, and DarthGohan1.
Also, all graphics for TBTGM were created by our amazing artist, Shadow.
Editor-in-Chief, DarthGohan, organized all of these great articles brought to you in this issue of TBTGM.

Thanks for reading, feel free to post your comments on our issue.
See ya next month!

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Heh, heh. I had fun helping. :yes:
 
Nice job! I have some advice:

Instead of making new articles in new posts, make it all in one post. It might look better (well atleast merge some of them maybe).
 
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