Video Game Reviews and Ratings

Red Card is an 11-on-11, adrenaline-style soccer video game. It is rated "E" but is definitely not for everyone. This game is probably made for kids from ages 8 to 13 because of mild violence.

Red Card has fairly good graphics. The players look real and move fluently, but their actions aren’t very realistic. The tackles and special shots look real but are very exaggerated.

Red Card has 50 international teams and several unlockable teams. It has three different types of game play which are friendly matches, tournament mode, and world conquest. World conquest is hard, fun, and takes about three or four months to finish. Tournament play is like most other tournaments in Midway Sports games. It easily takes longer than friendly matches but is shorter than world conquest. Friendly match is the fastest and easiest to set up.

We didn’t give this game the highest rating because not everybody likes to play it. We think this game could be improved by being less violent, featuring more advertisements (so people would know about it), and having better teams. You can play this game on any platform: Game Cube, Xbox, and Playstation 2. This video game is a lot more intense, violent, and not as realistic as other soccer video games like FIFA World Soccer. In other soccer games, everything is realistic.

RATING: HENRY: 9 KIRBY: 8

Mario Kart Double Dash is the second phenomenal Mario Kart game, made by Nintendo, and is rated E for everyone It is only made for the Nintendo Game Cube.

Mario Kart Double Dash is an all-around game that is just a blast to play. Two-player mode is awesome because you can be on the same team or race against each other. When playing in cup mode, you can unlock characters, courses, and karts. If you want to compete in a cup, there are three different classes and engine types: 50 cubic centimeters (cc), 100 cc, and 150 cc. While you are racing in normal races or in cups, you can shoot at each other with weapons, such as heat-seeking turtle shells, bananas, and Specials. Each character has its own special weapon. For example, Wario and Waluigi both have bombs for their Specials.

We rated this game higher than Red Card because most people love this game. It is very addicting, and you can learn the controls quickly. We think that the best characters and kart are Paratroopa and Troopa with the Bullet Car. This is a great game that everyone should try.

RATING: HENRY: 10 KIRBY: 10

(Uploaded May 2004)