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Since it’s launch, the PS2 has been a huge success. Primarily because the Sony PlayStation has some of the best rated games in any genre. Some of the extreme sports titles include the Tony Hawk games and SSX games. If you’re into racing games there’s Gran Turismo Series. Every heard of titles such as the Silent Hill Series, the Final Fantasy series, and Grand Theft Auto.

Sony Playstation 2 Design

The main unit’s dimensions are 30.1 cm (width) x 18.2 cm (depth) x 7.8 cm (height). Total weight is 2.2 kg. The Play Station 2 can stand on its side or lie flat to fit any space.

Sony Playstation 2 Features

First off the PS2 is a great entertainment system. It’s one of the few systems to be backwards compatible: the ps2 can play Plastation 1 / PSOne Games. A DVD player is built in and it can also play music CD’s. Online is the name of the game with the ps2. Sony really seems to really know what they’re doing here with it. Many games take full advantage of online gaming features of the PS2. The Play Station 2 offers one of the largest game libraries of any console system. The PlayStation 2 is offered in various colors and sizes: regular black, black slimline, regular silver and silver slimline.

Sony Playstation 2 Performance

Once the PS2 is installed into your home theatre, you’ll be treated to a reasonably sharp picture with high quality sound. The processor is a Toshiba and Sony Emotion Engine and clocks in at 294.9MHz, video output of 128-bit 2D/3D graphics acceleration, and a maximum resolution of 32-bit color / 1280 x 1024. The Sony PS2 is a real gamers system.

What’s included in the package

Sony Playstation 2 video game console, a set of stereo a/v cables, an AC adapter, one controller, and the manuals.

Conclusion

What usually makes or breaks a system is its library of games. If your biggest priority right now is the widest selection of games, rather than hardware bells and whistles, then the PlayStation 2 is a solid choice. This is the ps2’s strength and it’s probably the reason why its’ sales figures are so high. Besides being able to play older Playstation titles, the ps2 boasts many exclusive titles. These titles have consistently broken sales records. The Sony PS2 library is so huge you can satisfy your interest with many different titles.

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The Nintendo GameCube was created to provide you with the most entertaining gaming experience possible. With a game library numbering in the hundreds, and in all possible genres, there’s games for everyone. The Nintendo Game Cube has some powerful technical specs as well as a cast of exclusive characters unrivaled by any other gaming system.

Nintendo GameCube Design

It’s playful appealing design and small size are not the only features that set it apart from other popular gaming systems. The main unit’s dimensions are 4.3″ (height) x 5.9″ (width) x 6.3″ (depth).

Nintendo GameCube Features

The Nintendo GameCube’s best features are it’s sleek compact design, the wide variety of games for all ages you can get, and the famous Nintendo brand name so you know you’re getting a well-known trustworthy gaming system. The GameCube is Nintendo’s first video game console that can access game data through a disc as opposed to a cartridge. Each of these “discs” hold 1.5 GB of information and are only 3″ in diameter.

Nintendo GameCube Performance

The disc drive and processor work together with awesome speed, which makes load times hardly noticeable. Moving to the software disc media instead of game cartridges generally means lower development costs for the publishers which in turn has many benefits for the consumer. These benefits include: lower prices on games, an increase in the number of available titles and the quality of the games.

What’s included in the package

Nintendo GameCube video game system, one controller, manuals, cables to connect to TV, 4-game controller ports built in, AC adapter.

Conclusion

The Nintendo GameCube game library has hundreds of games in many genres so every gamer is bound to find something they like. A few games currently available are the Lord of the Rings series, Soul Calibur II, Ghost Recon, Madden Football NBA Street Volume 2 & Tony Hawk’s Underground. The Mario classics are still here with: Mario Sunshine, Wario World, Super Mash Bros and Mario Party. If you’ve previously owned a Nintendo or a Super Nintendo, the Nintendo GameCube is the next logical step up in the gaming system ladder.

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The Sony PSP debuted in late 2004 to rival Nintendo’s handheld gaming system. Games currently available for the Sony PSP are Need For Speed Underground, Spiderman 2, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Tony Hawks Underground 2 and many more. The Sony PSP retails for about $250.

PSP Design

The Sony PSP screen is a 4.3-inch LCD with a 16:9 aspect ratio and 480 x 272 pixel resolution, perfect for widescreen movies and video games. The product dimensions are approximately 6.7 inches (width) x .9 inches (height) x 2.9 inches (depth) Weight: .62 lbs (including battery).

PSP Features

The Sony PSP comes with wireless internet capabilities, video and digital music play-back, and of course the gaming. The Sony PSP supports the Universal Media Disc (UMD), which holds up to 1.8GB of data, more than enough for games and movies. If you need data storage, the Sony PSP comes with the Memory Stick Duo media where you can store your saved games, downloaded online content, personal video and audio files, and more. (comes with 32MB Memory Stick Duo)

PSP Performance

The Sony PSP comes with a 333 MHz processor, dwarfing other handhelds currently on the market. The games don’t freeze up and it can even load 2+ MB JPEG images in under 2 seconds.

What’s included in the package

Sony PSP, AC adapter, battery, 32MB Memory Stick Duo, headphones with remote control, soft case & hand strap.

Conclusion

The Sony PSP is a must buy for gaming enthusiasts looking to take their gaming on the road.