GBA F-Zero Climax - New Import
   Nintendo's marquee racing brand rushes onto the GBA once again with a hectic action game which throws curves and more curves at the player.

   Five characters are immediately selectable at the outset of the game out of a total of 30 possible racers who are hidden by question marks. For our first race, we chose Captain Falcon and the trusty Blue Falcon vehicle. Pressing A accelerates the Falcon while B enshrouds it in a white light of sorts for fiery fast passage throughout a track - it's a speed boost which bumps the velocity up slightly for overtaking close rivals. The L and R triggers serve to shift the vehicle slightly left and right. Holding both L+R triggers sends the Falcon in a spinning frenzy for knocking out rivals off their trajectory. A total of four control schemes may be selected before the game begins and our reference is for Type-1 control. The tracks wind and weave admirably for D-Pad manhandling and some tracks feature long gaps which must be jumped and landed on the other side in order to continue the race in smooth fashion. Miss the jump and your racer hurtles downwards into the abyss. The usual assortment of power drains, power boosts, speed boosts are littered on each track to impede as well as help the racer move along.
 
Summary of the Week
Monday NEWS Import outlook - Ace Combat V leads preorders for the week but Nightmare Before Xmas doing well
Tuesday NEWS Kingdom Hearts Gameboy Advance SP bundle preorders open, Nintendo DS Crystal Drive preorders
Wednesday PS2 Ace Combat 5  NEWS Updated import schedule for GBA, GC, PS2, and Xbox, SSVS returns from Japan
Thursday NEWS Typhoon Tokage freezes flights out of Japan, Nintendo DS imports finalized
Friday GBA F-Zero Climax  PS2 Nightmare Before Christmas  NEWS Nintendo DS Schedule, Retro bath towels
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