Basil Plays Games

  Game: NFL Fever 2002 released for the Original Xbox on November 15th, 2001. Developed and Published by Microsoft. Game box includes game disc and 30 page b&w instruction manual with full color front and back as well as 16 page full color Microsoft Games brochure. Introduction: Back in 1999 Microsoft decided to try their hand at an NFL football game and released NFL Fever 2000 for Windows. When Microsoft decided to enter the console market in 2001 they figured that a new game for their American Football series would be a perfect fit on the console. Interestingly, out of the 20 launch games for the console, NFL Fever was the only title developed by Microsoft themselves. Story: For this game the story comes in the form of Dynasty mode. You will manage your football team across up to 25 seasons while controlling everything from which players you want to trade to which play to call to whether you want the player to turn right or left. Visuals: NFL Fever 2002 is presented at 480P with

  Game : Project Gotham Racing. Released for the Original Xbox on 11/15/2001. Developed by Bizarre Creations. Published by Microsoft Game Studios. Box includes game disc and 32 page full color instruction manual. Introduction: One of the recurring themes you will find with the Original Xbox is that the system, in a lot of ways, picked up where the Sega Dreamcast left off. Many of the hardware innovations seen on the Dreamcast are reflected on the Original Xbox such as built in internet functionality and the design of the controller. Additionally many game series that were originally on Dreamcast were moved over to the Xbox. The first game to do so was Project Gotham Racing. PGR is the follow up to Metropolis Street Racer for the Sega Dreamcast. What makes this series different than other racing games is that it strives to strike a balance between pure sim and arcade racer by using whats called "Kudos" points to reward you for things like drifting, passing other racers and get