Best Playstation 1 Games for Gameplay

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

$102.00 Est. at Amazon

from kojsza, www.shopping.com
with great a great cobination of gameplay value and great sounds and graphics, this is another great game to the ever growing castlevania legacy!
from otakuwind, www.shopping.com
best graphics, best music best characters and best gameplay.
from bridgetling, www.shopping.com
gameplay is excellent cons: the bitter disappointment you feel when you realize that you've done all that you can do
from Daijaga, www.shopping.com
pros: crisp, responsive gameplay.
from neverrealm, www.shopping.com
pros: rpg flavor, great story, innovative gameplay cons: none

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Positives: Nice Graphics, Good Sound Quality, Excellent Storyline, Publisher: Konami,Konami

2 RECOMMENDED by 95 people for GAMEPLAY

Xenogears for PlayStation 1

$146.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
gameplay; i loved the battle system, i think it was one of the best parts of the game.
from www.amazon.com
okay number one xenogears beats out final fantasy 7 & 8...supported by the best story a game could have along w/ great graphics,wonderful gameplay and awsome music,xenogears is by far the sleeper hit
from www.amazon.com
if there were a downside to this game, it would be the fact there isn't that much gameplay in the second disk, but as i said this is entirely necessary.
from www.amazon.com
after beating xenosaga, and hearing all the hype around this game i just had to see if it was really that good, and so i just beat it.gameplay- after playing xenosaga i feared about hearing how gears
from www.amazon.com
add to it remarkable gameplay and stunning music from one of the masters, and what is created is perhaps the best rpg of all time (it's easily on par with chrono trigger and final fantasy vi).the

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Positives: Great Graphics, Excellent Storyline, Excellent Sound Quality, Publisher: Square Electronics Arts,Square Electronics Arts

3 RECOMMENDED by 80 people for GAMEPLAY

Final Fantasy Tactics

$62.00 Est. at Amazon

from songokou_36, www.shopping.com
the bottom line: this game gets 5 stars in my book because of it's excellent gameplay and remarkable plots and real-time battle sequence.
from www.amazon.com
it's a very polished game that manages to provide deep gameplay while also being accessible to newbies of the "tactics" genre.
from www.amazon.com
the story is the worst translated game in history but the gameplay makes up for it.
from www.amazon.com
the game features 20 hours of mandatory gameplay(for those who have to beat the game in record time)but those of us who must conquer the game and all of it's secrets such as getting cloud from ffvii
from www.amazon.com
the gameplay of this game is pretty good.

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Positives: Nice Storyline, Nice Graphics, Great Replay Value, Publisher: Square Soft, Ltd.,Square Soft, Ltd.

4 RECOMMENDED by 49 people for GAMEPLAY

Medal of Honor

$65.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.shopping.com
the bottom line: some minor issues with the graphics are annoying, but this game makes up for all that with superior gameplay and action.
from www.amazon.com
overall crisp visuals, great looking explosions and flawless frame rate, make moh of the most enjoyable game too look at. the game's main stand is it's unbelievable gameplay.
from www.amazon.com
it means nothing to the actual gameplay.
from www.amazon.com
but...i have to say nothing is greater than a game that loads you up with good graphics, good gameplay, good everything and let's you go up against the nazis as an agent in the oss of world war ii.
from www.amazon.com
the gameplay is engaging and intense and, at times, difficult but extremely fun nonetheless.

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Positives: Nice Graphics, Good Sound Quality, Good Multiplayer, 0: Gamepad

5 RECOMMENDED by 69 people for GAMEPLAY

Final Fantasy Anthology

$109.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.cduniverse.com
it also has somewhat alternate gameplay like you might have moogle and uramo and gogo or you migt not have any of them and you might have shoadow and you might not?
from www.amazon.com
this game not only has decent graphics, but it also has great gameplay.
from www.amazon.com
although the gameplay would now be considered inferior and obsolete to today's game play with enhanced graphics and effects, it sets the bar for all rpg's to come.
from www.amazon.com
5 is also a great game, kind of a bland storyline and characters, but the job system is cool so it makes the gameplay worth the play.
from www.amazon.com
fantasy anthology (v & vi)so 2 any rpg fan they're definetly worth buyin as seeing as ffa is extremely rare now a dayz ffv is overall worth being released in the us.it's gameplay may seem a bit old.

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Positives: Nice Storyline, Nice Graphics, Good Sound Quality, Publisher: Square Soft, Ltd.,Square Soft, Ltd.

Metal Gear Solid

$47.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.shopping.com
unique gameplay style and layout.
from www.amazon.com
it took my about a year to beat the game, and a total of about 50 hours of gameplay.
from www.amazon.com
and while the game never recieved the marketing push that it should have garnered, its revolutionary "stealth" elements, which were employed into the gameplay compensated for the lack of marketing.
from www.amazon.com
finally, the most rewarding aspect of this game is it's near perfect gameplay, which is about as faultless as a game can get.
from www.amazon.com
the vr training session is a nice touch, since it helps get used to the gameplay and helps the player learn what is required to succeed in the game itself.the plot is one on the best i've ever

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Positives: Nice Graphics, Excellent Storyline, Nice Sound Quality, ESRB Rating: M - (Mature),M - (Mature)

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

$14.00 Est. at Amazon

from dentinater, www.shopping.com
superb gameplay and controls cons: doesn't have andy mcdonald!!!!!!!!!!
from electric_sam, www.shopping.com
pros: addictive, fun gameplay with blood pumpin' rock music and great graphics.
from yakk0, www.shopping.com
pros: great gameplay cons: -
from frex02, www.shopping.com
pros: replay, gameplay cons: graphics
from glen_patricio, www.shopping.com
pros: gameplay, realism.

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Positives: Great Graphics, Nice Realism, Good Sound Quality, Publisher: Activision,Activision

Final Fantasy IX

$16.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this game is long with many hours of gameplay and unlike some rpg's you never get sick of it and you wont want to stop playing it.
from www.amazon.com
the storyline is nothing less than dazzling and this game sports at least 80 hours of gameplay, maybe even more if you want to take time leveling up or playing through it again.
from www.amazon.com
the psone (including the psone ports of the snes games and origins) because they are so great and even if the games don't have the best graphics in the world, it's gameplay and storylines that count.
from www.amazon.com
over all i highly recommend this game for anybody who is a rpg fan, even if you arent i recommend you buy it.this what i think of everything sound)9.7 gameplay)10 storyline)10 how fun it was)10
from www.amazon.com
may say that unrealistic characters interfer with the story, but you know it was fun, not dramatic, it is a video game not gone with the wind after all.the next topic we have to attack is gameplay.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Excellent Graphics, Nice Storyline, Publisher: Square Electronics Arts,Square Electronics Arts

Mega Man X4

$14.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
gameplay: it's the first game where you can fully play as zero, who is more melee than x.
from www.amazon.com
gameplay is great, with lots of "move too slowly and die" areas, cool bosses(although capcom apparently ran out of cool names), interesting levels, and a very interesting plot.
from www.amazon.com
sure the gameplay is basically the same as before, but what's wrong with that?
from www.amazon.com
gameplay: traditional mega man x gameplay for x, side-scrolling hack n' slash/classic mega man gameplay for zero
from Moco64, www.shopping.com
pros: classic 2-d gameplay, awesome gameplay cons: might scare off the psx generation of gameplayers, by its diffuculty the bottom line: if you want a good, fun, old school type game, get

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Positives: Nice Graphics, Nice Sound Quality, Nice Storyline, Publisher: Capcom,Capcom

Final Fantasy Chronicles

$16.00 Est. at Amazon

from jmd9, www.shopping.com
the bottom line: if you love to play rpg's for gameplay and story, you'll love this game.
from www.cduniverse.com
good gameplay, good graphics awesome battle system.
from www.amazon.com
it's quite possible to finish the game with *any* combination of available characters.gameplay is, in my opinion, superior to that of any of the final fantasy games.
from www.amazon.com
this will be a review of chrono trigger as it was on the snes, since they don't have a page for it (on the psx its slowed down an incredible amount, which really detracts from gameplay).
from www.amazon.com
saying that, it doesn't dampen the gameplay at all.

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Positives: Great Storyline, Excellent Graphics, Great Sound Quality, Publisher: EA - Electronic Arts,EA - Electronic Arts

Chrono Trigger

$52.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it allows you to divert yourself from the main story should you ever find yourself in need of a break or even a more fulfilling gameplay.
from ravinglunatic, www.shopping.com
pros: great music, good character development, good plot, great gameplay.
from Kevin316, www.shopping.com
pros: exellent gameplay and story.
from SketchaMPM, www.shopping.com
pros: gameplay, music, characters, endings cons: nothing
from OOZARUDBL, www.shopping.com
pros: great storyline, and great gameplay cons: graphics and sounds are not that great

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Positives: Nice Storyline, Great Graphics, Good Replay Value, Genre: Adventure,Adventure,Role-Playing,Role-Playing

Chrono Cross

$16.00 Est. at Amazon

from link87, www.shopping.com
the bottom line: it's a great game, definately worth purchasing, with the great music, storyline you can't miss, and the amusing gameplay.
from www.amazon.com
gameplay is easy, though it gets irritating to switch elements between different characters later on in the game, especially when you're fighting all the elemental dragons and have to keep changing
from www.amazon.com
anyway, if you have a playstation 2 and are think of getting this game because you've researched it a little and think you like the sound of it's gameplay, i would suggest getting or at least looking
from www.amazon.com
but given the choice of rpg's with good gameplay and bad plots (final fantasy viii), bad gameplay and a good plot (xenogears), and train-wrecks that get both wrong (the legend of dragoon), it's a
from www.amazon.com
although the gameplay can seem very tedious at times, with all the fetchquests and puzzles, chrono cross is a great game.

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Positives: Excellent Graphics, Great Storyline, Great Sound Quality, Publisher: Square Electronics Arts,Square Electronics Arts

WWF Smackdown

$8.00 Est. at Amazon

from ISWThunder, www.shopping.com
pros: none cons: c-a-w, gameplay, entrances
from Y2JHOLIC, www.shopping.com
pros: backstage areas and great weapon use cons: the gameplay is horrible
from Hulkster, www.shopping.com
pros: gameplay, graphics and never ending season mode cons: create a player, story line, and entrances
from Xstatic, www.shopping.com
pros: fantastic gameplay & realistic storylines cons: create-a-wrestler and poor hidden characters

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Positives: Great Graphics, Nice Sound Quality, Excellent Storyline, Publisher: THQ,THQ

FIFA 2001

$32.00 Est. at Amazon

from amitzahavi, www.shopping.com
pros: excellent video, sound, gameplay, and fun.
from paul505505, www.shopping.com
pros: amazing graphics, smooth "real" physics, plain fun gameplay...
from Absolut, www.shopping.com
pros: great graphics, gameplay and sound cons: replays have worst angle imagineable, announcing is repetitive repetitive repetitive....
from DrJ008, www.shopping.com
pros: visual stunner, enhanced gameplay cons: unrealistic design, still has certain glitches
from PSXN64007, www.shopping.com
pros: jaw dropping graphics, incredible animation, great options and gameplay cons: ball handling physics could use work

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Positives: Nice Graphics, Nice Sound Quality, Good Realism, ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone)

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit PlayStation 1

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit for PlayStation 1

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from Rufster, www.shopping.com
good gameplay.
from rbrad, www.shopping.com
pros: great gameplay, various race modes, good cars and tracks.
from Stick-Stigly, www.shopping.com
pros: great graphics good gameplay and most of all the high speed chases cons: just a bit slow
from funkdaddysmack, www.shopping.com
pros: sound, gameplay, control, features, cars cons: dated psx graphics (can't help it)
from firestick21, www.shopping.com
pros: cars, tracks, pursuit mode, gameplay, price cons: some tracks repeat

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Positives: Nice Graphics, Great Sound Quality, Excellent Realism, Publisher: EA - Electronic Arts,EA - Electronic Arts

Syphon Filter

$10.00 Est. at Amazon

from michael45, www.shopping.com
the bottom line: it mixes gameplay, stealth, and tough missions to make this one of the most tense games made sense it's sequel.
from www.amazon.com
the graphics on syphon suck at times, but it doesn't detract from the gameplay.
from www.amazon.com
syphon filter is undoubtedly one of the finest psx games made, with great graphics and gameplay, but i must say that the difficulty level of the game at higher levels made me want to rip my hair out.
from www.amazon.com
this game captures much of the feel of metal gear solid without some of the complexity of the plot, and yes, some of the neat gameplay features.overall, this game gives more of a shoot-to-kill
from www.amazon.com
as for gameplay, it is fantastic and addicting.

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Positives: Great Graphics, Excellent Storyline, Challenging, Publisher: 989 Studios,989 Studios

Spyro: The Dragon

$24.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the graphics and sound is nice, the gameplay will leave you hours into this game, and the story is original.
from www.amazon.com
the gameplay functions very well for an old platformer, and never really gives you much trouble because of how smoothly it handles.
from www.amazon.com
one of the greatest aspects of spyro the dragon is its solid, impeccable gameplay elements.
from www.amazon.com
gameplay:9.5/10: you control spyro, the po'd dragon, through many worlds.
from www.amazon.com
the graphics are good, the gameplay is exciting, and the various worlds (there are plenty) will keep you immersed.

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Positives: Excellent Graphics, Challenging, Great Sound Quality, Publisher: Sony,Sony

Grandia for PlayStation 1

$100.00 Est. at Amazon

from JAMankiller, www.shopping.com
pros: gameplay, music cons: story!!!
from Crusher5000, www.shopping.com
pros: 80+ hours of gameplay addicting cons: standard graphics and control
from Ryban, www.shopping.com
pros: breath taking gameplay, storyline cons: cheesy voice acting
from labyrinth, www.shopping.com
pros: gameplay, depth and addictingly fun!!
from DirtyDan, www.shopping.com
pros: plot and characters, great gameplay, long cons: graphics, can hurt social life

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Positives: Good Graphics, Excellent Storyline, Excellent Sound Quality, Publisher: Sony,Sony

Tekken 3

$25.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the graphics on this playstation version suffer a little from the translation, but the gameplay is faithfully intact.
from www.amazon.com
good stuff.-gameplay: of course, this is the most important aspect of any game.
from www.amazon.com
gameplay, graphics and sound have been mingled and merged into this sweet fighting game.the cast of characters are very well done.
from www.amazon.com
it has hours of gameplay, plenty of secret characters, and i, myself, love tekken ball mode.the one fault in tekken 3's almost-perfection is that it's just a little too easy.
from www.amazon.com
this game's got almost everything a perfect game needs - great graphics (for the playstation)and great fun gameplay.

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Positives: Excellent Graphics, Excellent Sound Quality, Excellent Realism, Publisher: Namco,Namco

Tenchu Greatest Hits

$17.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this game is an older generation game (ps1), but it is better than some ps2 games i have played that only advertise graphics but have poor gameplay or short game time.
from www.amazon.com
the graphics are top quality for the ps, movement is smooth and simple, gameplay is enjoyable and the game is both challenging and exhilirating.
from www.amazon.com
over all, i liked the gameplay quite a bit, the environment is a bit messy that's all.
from www.amazon.com
although the graphics are average(compared to ps2), the gameplay is top-notch.
from wicked_souls, www.shopping.com
pros: innovative gameplay?

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Positives: Excellent Graphics, Great Storyline, Nice Replay Value, Publisher: Activision,Activision

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