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Advance Guardian Heroes (JPN)
Reviewed: Nov 2004
Advance Guardian Heroes is a game of layers. Not depths – there’s little depth to speak of - but certainly layers. The Saturn original
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Advance Wars (USA)
Command armies and destroy your opposition in this surprise hit for the Gameboy Advance
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Advance Wars 2 (USA)
Reviewed: Aug 2003
The surprise GBA hit of 2001 gets the sequel treatment. Once again, Nintendo prove, war is... kind of fun actually..
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Astro Boy (JPN)
Reviewed: Jan 2004
Sega send an Astro Boy to do a man’s job; find out if good things really do come in small packages inside…
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Banjo Kazooie (USA)
Reviewed: Oct 2003
Bear, bird, witch. We now return to our scheduled service as Rare continue to publish for Nintendo
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Boktai (USA)
Reviewed: Oct 2003
Kojima's brainchild is finally unveiled, but is it a bright spark or merely a dim bulb?
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Bomberman Tournament (EUR)
Reviewed: Jan 2001
Bomberman is back. Offering a blend of traditional bomb throwing mahyem, and an adventure RPG game.
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Broken Sword (USA)
Can the gameplay survive the move from the point'n'click mouse interface to the dpad and buttons on the GBA?
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Calcio Bit - Soccer Team Building (JPN)
Reviewed: Oct 2006
The Japanese often have a habit of incorporating management scenarios into their football games as a superfluous diversion, with
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Castlevania Aria of Sorrow (USA)
Reviewed: Jul 2003
We return to Castle Dracula once again, this time will it take your soul?
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Castlevania: White Night Concerto (JPN)
The game of changes, originally for the PS2, and the first Japanese release not to be titled Akumajou Dracula
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Coloris (JPN)
Reviewed: Dec 2006
As with many of the Bit Generation series, the underlying concept is incredibly and often bewilderingly simple, but with Coloris
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Donkey Kong Country (EUR)
Reviewed: Jun 2003
Is Donkey Kong still king of the swingers or is he now bottom of the barrell?..
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Dotstream (JPN)
Reviewed: May 2007
As our review of Coloris documented, just because the "bit Generations" GBA releases are based around incredibly simple ideas
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F-Zero Climax (JPN)
Reviewed: Jan 2005
“There’s another racer on your tail!” the omni-annoying announcer blurts as the tiny hover ship boosts straight into a wall and six beautifully rendered ships
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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (USA)
Reviewed: Oct 2003
Its Final Fantasy week here at NTSC-uk, and we kick proceedings off with a close look at Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for your GBA
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Final Fight One (JPN)
Another classic Capcom game from previous years arrives on the Gameboy Advance
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Golden Sun (USA)
Reviewed: Dec 2004
Camelot and Nintendo provide more RPG thrills and spills in Golden Sun.
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Gradius Generation (JPN)
Reviewed: Dec 2005
A somewhat belated review it has to be said (the game is now four years old) but with this title recently enjoying another lease of life on
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GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing (USA)
Reviewed: Apr 2003
MTO present their third pocket racing title. Is it a winner or does it stall at the start?
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Gunstar Super Heroes (JPN)
Reviewed: Jan 2006
Few Japanese software houses can match the level of respect that is granted to Treasure. This tiny company, sprung from the loins of
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Guru Logic Champ (JPN)
Reviewed: Mar 2005
The Game Boy was made for games like Guru Logic Champ. Only got 10 minutes to spare while waiting for a bus
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Harvest Moon: Friends Of Minera (USA)
Reviewed: Mar 2004
When kids are young, they start forming an idea of what they want to be when they are all grown up.
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King of Fighters Ex Neo Blood (JPN)
The highly rated King Of Fighters series makes its debut on Nintendo's Gameboy Advance. Find out how it fares
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Koro Koro Puzzle: Happy Panecchu (JPN)
Reviewed: Nov 2006
Koro koro puzzle: Happy panecchu! belongs to a selection of "experimental" titles that Nintendo released during the course
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Kuru Kuru Kururin (JPN)
The curiously named Kuru Kuru Kururin is the latest in a series of GBA puzzlers
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Legend of Stafi Trilogy (JPN)
Reviewed: Apr 2005
The Legend of Stafi Trilogy tells the tale of a chirpy yellow starfish that spends his time helping out the local seabed community: he
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Legend Of Zelda, Link To The Past & Four Swords (JPN)
Reviewed: May 2003
The classic Miyamoto title bundled with a new multiplayer quest. Is this GBA title worthy of the name?
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Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (USA)
Reviewed: Dec 2004
Shigeru Miyamoto once commented that Ridley Scott’s flawed classic ‘Legend’ was one of the elements that helped him to visualize and inspired
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Lufia: The Ruins Of Lore (USA)
Reviewed: Jun 2003
Another SNES veteran returns to go toe-to-toe with Zelda. We take a look at Lufia: The Ruins of Lore.
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Made In Wario (JPN)
Reviewed: Apr 2003
5 second minigames. Its hard to explain, trust us. You better read on.
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (USA)
Reviewed: Dec 2003
The Mario Bros return in an all-new arcade RPG extravaganza for your Gameboy Advance
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Mario Golf: Advance Tour (USA)
Reviewed: Jul 2004
Camelot, by today's standards, are not that big of a development team. Which makes it even more impressive that they are able to produce
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Mario Kart Super Circuit (USA)
Taking elements from the sublime original and from the slightly disappointing N64 sequel Nintendo must be on to a winner
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong (USA)
Reviewed: Jun 2004
When Nintendo released Donkey Kong back in 1981, they probably had no idea that their future would be influenced so much by one man and his monkey
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Mawaru Made in Wario (JPN)
Reviewed: Nov 2004
Still riding a year-long wave of gimmick controllers and mobile phone games, the theme of this year’s Tokyo Game Show was
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Medal of Honour: Infiltrator (EUR)
Reviewed: Oct 2004
It's always good when people learn from their mistakes. Medal of Honour: Underground showed that First Person Shooters on a small screen
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Megaman Zero (EUR)
The latest in a long line of 2d Gameboy Advance titles sees you take control of Reploid Zero in Capcoms offering
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Metal Slug Advance (JPN)
Reviewed: Dec 2004
Humans love killing things whilst on the move; just ask the Countryside Alliance. None of that ‘horns and hounds’ guff for gamers
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Metroid Fusion (USA)
A Gameboy Advance outing for videogaming's toughest heroine Samus Aran, Metroid Fusion reviewed
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Metroid Zero Mission (USA)
Reviewed: Mar 2004
Upon the release of both Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion in Japan, Nintendo thought it fit to commemorate
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Mr Driller 2 (JPN)
The popular, addictive Namco puzzler returns in this sequel to Mr Driller. We put this GBA game to the test
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Mr Driller Ace (JPN)
Reviewed: Oct 2006
Mr Driller is a dangerous game to get into. On the one hand, it’s quite stressful when the going gets tough and on the other
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Murasame's Mysterious Castle (Nazo No Murasame) (JPN)
Reviewed: Nov 2005
Sorry it's taken so long to get round to the importables in the Famimini series, but to be fair these little pieces of plastic and silicon
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Pinball of the Dead (USA)
Reviewed: Oct 2004
There are some people that like to give their balls a good bashing with a pair of flippers. It's a pastime that harks back many decades
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Pokeman Ruby (JPN)
Reviewed: Apr 2003
The addictiveness of Nintendos Pokemon creation cannot be denied. Yet can Pokemon Ruby offer more than that?
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Pokemon Sapphire (USA)
Reviewed: Apr 2003
It's not a glossy update and it isn't a Super Nintendo port, but is Nintendo's latest GameBoy Advance effort entirely original?
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Rebelstar: Tactical Command (USA)
Reviewed: Oct 2005
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," as the saying goes. Julian Gollop knows this, having made a name for himself in the turn-based
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Rhythm Tengoku (JPN)
Reviewed: Sep 2006
Every now and then a game comes along that’s so simple in concept that it’s a wonder it hasn’t been thought of before. Indeed, when first picking up and playing Rhythm Tengoku
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River City Ransom EX (USA)
Reviewed: Jul 2004
River City Ransom on the NES (or Street Gangs as it was called here) was Technos' attempt to reproduce the beat 'em up genre they had
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Sabrewulf (USA)
Reviewed: May 2004
Things often come round full circle. Twenty years ago Sabreman was launched onto the Spectrum in Sabrewulf, an arcade adventure requiring you to
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Screw Breaker (Drill Dozer) (JPN)
Reviewed: Oct 2005
It’s a fact of life that heavy machinery and power tools fascinate kids of all ages. Dumper trucks, JCB diggers and circular saws
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Sega Arcade Gallery (USA)
Reviewed: May 2003
Four classic games for the price of one, but are they really as good as we remember? We shed our rose-tinted glasses and find out.
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Sega Rally (USA)
Reviewed: Oct 2003
Sega Rally finally arrives on the small screen - but can Nintendo's hardware keep the leagues of fans happy?
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Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (EUR)
Reviewed: Jun 2004
The Tactical Console RPG was first created by Nintendo in the form of the hugely influential Fire Emblem - an unforgiving yet enjoyable
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Sonic Advance (JPN)
Who'd have thought Sonic game would appear on a Nintendo console. Sonic Advance breaks new territory for Sega's blue mascot
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Sonic Pinball Party (USA)
Reviewed: Aug 2003
Sonic's throwing a party; let's hope he doesn't make a fool of himself like last time.
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Splinter Cell (USA)
Reviewed: Jun 2003
The stealth-action smash leaps onto the GBA, but can it capture the same magic in 2D?
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Street Fighter 2 X (JPN)
This game needs no introduction. Capcom's masterpiece arrives back on Nintendo hardware
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Street Fighter Zero 3 Upper (USA)
Another outing for the Street Fighter series on the GBA, this time courtesy of Crawfish Interactive
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Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts (USA)
Arthur is resurrected once again as he does battle against the undead as Capcoms classic is ported to the GBA
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Super Mario Ball (JPN)
Reviewed: Sep 2004
It could be argued that no-one, not even the mighty EA, knows how to milk a franchise more than Nintendo. Alongside the standard platform
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Super Monkey Ball Jnr (USA)
Addictive, charming and sublime. A Gamecube highlight, how does the GBA version of Monkey Ball measure up?
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Tekken Advance (JPN)
Reviewed: Jan 2001
Just to prove that all things are possible, Namcos Tekken gets an unlikely outing on the Gameboy Advance
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Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 (EUR)
While the GBA version has lost the 3d graphics engine, gamers don't need to worry about the addictive gameplay also vanishing
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Tsuukin Hitofude (Polarium Advance) (JPN)
Reviewed: Jul 2006
Tsuukin Hitofude (or Polarium Advance as it’s known here in the UK) might seem a strange choice of sequel. The very fact that a
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Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (USA)
Reviewed: Nov 2002
Nintendo's Swansong for the Super Famicon makes it to the GBA with a few additions intact. Full review inside
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Yoshi's Universal Gravitation (Topsy-Turvy) (JPN)
Reviewed: May 2007
Most platforms have their fair share of bizarre innovations to provide a new style of gameplay experience, be it a webcam
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