Asterix and Obelix XXL, Nintendo GameCube

Released for PlayStation 2 in March 2004, the latest game to feature the most famous of French fist-fighting duos has now made the leap to GameCube. Staying faithful to its comic book roots, Asterix & Obelix XXL sees the pair of unlikely heroes resuming their daily adventures of violently defending Gaul from the onslaught of Caesar's Roman army, resulting in quite a grand scale beat-em-up with a fair few adventuring and platforming elements. The plot sees the dynamic duo exploring the far reaches of the ancient Roman Empire, on a quest to rescue their fellow villagers, who were captured by the Romans during an invasion. You take control of either of the two throughout the adventure, with the ability to switch at will in order to take advantage of their unique abilities and thus solve certain problems that may arise. For example, Asterix is quite nimble and therefore an adequate candidate for the game's platforming sequences, whereas Obelix is, well, a big lad and can do stuff like break things. Also, throughout the game's myriad battles, the two protagonists can pair up, combine their powers, and subsequently pull off a wide range of elaborate combos, including such moves as 'earthquake' and 'twister fusion'. As the title suggests, the whole combat element throughout the game is carried out on quite a grand scale. In what seems to be a faithful recreation of fighting throughout the comic book series, each battle you encounter can feature a whopping 70 Romans at one time, so there's rarely a pause for a breather. Also, the game itself is set across six gigantic levels, comprising a total of 49 different challenges. XXL - it's big!

Buy Asterix and Obelix XXL for 7.99 GBP

Ribbit King
Whilst western games tend to be of a more, shall we say, sane nature, basing themselves upon classic good-versus-evil plots and familiar gameplay approaches, many Japanese developers, and indeed consumers, have a penchant for the bizarre and twisted. The likes of Hamster Paradise and Nakayoshi Pet Advance are popular in their home territory, but such games are rarely awarded a western release. Ban...
Disney Sports Football
Disney Sports Football is the first of five sports titles featuring the likes of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Daisy, Minnie and a host of equally well known heroes and adversaries. As such, Disney Sports Football sees the instantly recognisable heroes leading their teams into a series of arenas for cup and league matches. A delightful mix of arcade-orientated gameplay with all the passes, thr...
Reign of Fire
Based on the role-playing extravaganza of the 2002 cinema release, Reign of Fire, BAM's GameCube incarnation of the same name, puts players in a post-apocalyptic world where humans and dragons fight for survival. Your fellow troops come armed with heavy anti-dragon weaponry, whilst the dragon race is blessed with an inexhaustible supply of gaseous firepower. Who will win? You decide. Developed on ...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds
Not since the spooky little Californian town of Santa Carla has one particular place been so unforgivingly targeted by vampires. We're talking about Sunnydale, home of countless undead and setting for the adventures of one Buffy Summers - possibly the most famous of vampire slayers - both in the TV series and in the world of video games. This latest third-person beat-em-up for GameCube - the secon...
Finding Nemo
A Disney version of Sharky and George some might say, the company's latest big screen venture follows the aquatic journey of Marlin and Dory in a typical comedic adventure. But no Disney film would be complete without a video game spin-off, and Traveller's Tales has been called in to develop the GameCube equivalent. When clownfish Nemo is captured by a diver on his first day at school, you find yo...
Taz: Wanted
After being captured by Yosemite Sam, President of ACME Corporation, Taz must break out of the Sam Francisco Zoo and make his way to Tasmania in order to rescue the She-Devil and save the world from the power hungry Sam, all the while avoiding Sam's 'Taz catchers' and destroying all of the wanted posters that he can find. Taz is an absolutely unstoppable, whirling, twirling, hurtling, landscape-ea...