The BEST episodes of X-Play season 1
Every episode of X-Play season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of X-Play season 1!
Once known as GameSpot TV (1998-2000) and Extended Play (2000-2002), X-Play is a show for all things video game related. Each episode features reviews and previews for all the latest games. Stick around, It's game time!
#1 - 'Jak II,' 'Castlevania: Lament of Innocence,' 'DDRMAX2'
Season 1 - Episode 75 - Aired 11/10/2003
Features Gaming for a Living Intern Kev auditions for the Global Gaming League in hopes of winning a little cash or the heart of a hot girl gamer. Tune in tonight to see the outcome. Global Gaming League website Reviews 'Jak II' (PS2) 'Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes' (Xbox) 'Castlevania: Lament of Innocence' (PS2) 'DDRMAX 2: Dance Dance Revolution' (PS2)
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - MLB Slugfest 04, Raven Shield, Tao Feng
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/28/2003
Welcome to the first edition of "X-Play." In our premiere we'll take a look at the over-the-top baseball title "MLB Slugfest 20-04." It's arcade-style action on the diamond. We'll also bring you some fists of fury with "Tao Feng" for the Xbox, and we'll review the latest Tom Clancy title, "Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield." Read on for the full schedule of this "X-Play" episode. Features Training Day: Adam learns the secrets of the SWAT at the recent "Raven Shield" event. 'Battlefield 1942' Rant - Fellow "Battlefield 1942" players, come together. Heed our words, and we can achieve the Holy Grail of online gaming - an idiot free multiplayer experience. Reviews 'MLB Slugfest 20-04' (PS2) 'Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus' (Xbox) 'Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield' (PC)
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - 'SOCOM II' and 'WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain' Previews
Season 1 - Episode 65 - Aired 10/16/2003
On this episode of X-Play, Adam and Morgan review Homeworld 2 (PC) and NASCAR Thunder 2004 (PS2), preview WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain (PS2) and SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs (PS2), and Adam hits the streets (or sidewalks) to find out which games (and potentially girls) THE PEOPLE like.
#4 - 'Counter-Strike,' 'kill.switch,' and More
Season 1 - Episode 74 - Aired 11/6/2003
Reviews 'kill.switch' (PS2) 'Anarchy Online: Shadowlands' (PC) 'ESPN NHL Hockey' (Xbox) 'NHL Hitz Pro' (PS2) Previews 'Counter-Strike' (Xbox)
#5 - Freak Out With 'Fatal Frame 2' and Latest 'Buffy' Game
Season 1 - Episode 64 - Aired 10/15/2003
On this episode of X-Play, Adam and Morgan review Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PS2) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (Xbox), preview Bloody Roar 4 (PS2) and Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly (PS2) and Morgan goes to a gun shop and shoots up some stuff.
#6 - 'Legacy of Kain: Defiance,' 'Amped 2,' '.hack Outbreak,' and More
Season 1 - Episode 63 - Aired 10/13/2003
On tonight's episode of X-Play, the sequelitis bug hits when Adam and Morgan review Lethal Skies II (PS2), Legacy of Kain: Defiance (PS2) .hack//Outbreak [part 3] (PS2) and Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition (GBA) and preview Amped 2 (Xbox). Meanwhile, Adam 2.0, the sequel to Adam Sessler, has arrived.
#7 - Japanese Gaming Culture
Season 1 - Episode 62 - Aired 10/9/2003
Hung over from their coverage of the Tokyo Game Show 2003, Adam and Morgan check out what's going on in Japan, visiting game stores and Polyphony Studios. Morgan gets addicted to Pachinko. Adam discovers dating sims and anime porn games. Both get mesmerized by a machine that can wash and dry clothes. And horny bunnies return.
#8 - ’X-Play’ at Tokyo Game Show 2003
Season 1 - Episode 61 - Aired 10/8/2003
On tonight's episode of X-Play, Adam and Morgan travel to Japan for TGS 2003. Adam sings with a bear. Morgan gets slimed. There is much fun to be had.
#9 - ’P.N.03’ and ‘Final Fantasy Tactics Advance’ Reviewed
Season 1 - Episode 60 - Aired 10/7/2003
On this episode… Adam and Morgan review P.N.03 [Product Number 3] (GCN), Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA), NCAA Game Breaker 2004 (PS2) and check out trailers for Nosfuratu: The Wrath of Malanchi (PC), Kingdom Hearts II (PS2) and the animated Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie.
#10 - ’Soul Calibur II,’ ‘Beyond Good & Evil,’ and More
Season 1 - Episode 57 - Aired 9/29/2003
On today's episode, Adam and Morgan review Soul Calibur II (GCN) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (PS2) and NFL Gameday 2004 (PS2), and preview both Beyond Good & Evil (PS2) and live play Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III - Rebel Strike (GCN).
#11 - 'Games Your Mama Wouldn’t Like: ‘GTA: Vice City,’ ‘Postal 2,’ and More'
Season 1 - Episode 56 - Aired 9/25/2003
On today's episode of X-Play, Adam and Morgan check out such nefarious violence-inducing, hooligan-indoctrinating, counter-revolutionary games as Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus (Xbox), Postal 2 (PC), Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix (Xbox), Def Jam Vendetta (PS2) and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PC).
#12 - ’NFL Fever 2004,’ ‘Ghost Recon: Island Thunder,’ and ‘Top Spin Tennis’
Season 1 - Episode 48 - Aired 8/26/2003
On this episode of X-Play, Adam and Morgan review NFL Fever 2004 (Xbox) and Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (Xbox), preview Top Spin (Xbox) and bring us a trailer for Balder's Gate: Dark Alliance II (PS2/Xbox). Shane Satterfield also pops in to talk about football games and Adam and Morgan go out into the woods to shoot each other.
#13 - 'F1 Careeer Challenge' reviewed and 'I-Ninja' previewed; Adam goes to GenCon
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 8/12/2003
On this episode of X-Play, Adam checks out GenCon, Adam and Morgan preview Dungeons & Dragons Heroes (Xbox) and I-Ninja (PS2), and review F1 Career Challenge (PS2) and Naval Ops: Warship Gunner (PS2).
#14 - Full Trailers of ‘Halo 2,’ ‘Starcraft Ghost,’ ‘Fable,’ and More
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 8/4/2003
On this all-preview episode of X-Play, Adam and Morgan check out trailers and game footage for Halo 2 (Xbox), the never-released Starcraft Ghost (PS2), Fable (Xbox), Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (PC) and Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (PS2).
#15 - 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City' (PC) Reviewed; 'Billy Hatcher' (GCN) Previewed
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 7/6/2003
Adam and Morgan review Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PC) and Bloody Roar Extreme (Xbox) and preview Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GCN) and Rogue Ops (GCN/PS2). Also featured is the infamous "fudge" incident, with Intern Kevin checking out cool cars at Laguna Seca.
#16 - That Chicken Suits You: 'Kya,' 'C&C Generals Zero Hour,' 'Billy Hatcher'
Season 1 - Episode 78 - Aired 11/17/2003
On today's episode, Adam and Morgan review Kirby Air Ride (GCN), Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GCN), Kya: Dark Lineage (PS2), Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour (PC) and Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance (PS2).
#17 - 'Max Payne 2,' 'Links 2004,' 'Amped 2'
Season 1 - Episode 77 - Aired 11/12/2003
Reviews 'Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne' (PC) 'WWE Raw 2' (Xbox) 'Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home' (PS2) 'Links 2004' (Xbox) 'Amped 2' (Xbox)
#18 - The Wrath of Con
Season 1 - Episode 84 - Aired 12/3/2003
X-Play does time at more conventions than you can shake a restraining order at. They visit QuakeCon, FanimeCon, GenCon and Comic-Con. Laws are broken...laws of nature, that is.
#19 - 'Halo,' 'MoHAA: Breakthrough,' 'SimCity 4: Rush Hour'
Season 1 - Episode 76 - Aired 11/11/2003
On tonight's episode of X-Play, Adam and Morgan review Halo: Combat Evolved (PC)*, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough (PC), Sim City: Rush Hour (PC)* and Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (Xbox) and preview Jet Li's Rise to Honor (PS2).
#20 - Viewtiful Show: ''Viewtiful Joe,' 'Ratchet & Clank Going Commando,' and More
Season 1 - Episode 79 - Aired 11/18/2003
Adam and Morgan Review 'Viewtiful Joe' and 'Ratchet & Clank Going Commando,' and More
#21 - Best Sports Games Available
Season 1 - Episode 80 - Aired 11/19/2003
Which games did X-Play think were the best sports games of 2003? Well, buddy, you either have to watch the episode to find out...ummm...or you can read the list that follows this blurb. But trust us, it's MUCH better on the TV.
#22 - X Play's' Nondenominational Holiday Gift Guide
Season 1 - Episode 81 - Aired 11/24/2003
'Tis the season on this very special episode of X-Play, where Adam and Morgan tell all you selfish bastards what their top picks for the Playstation 2, Xbox, Gamecube, GBA, PC and multi-platformers for the holiday season are.
#23 - Rebel, Rebel: 'Rebel Strike,' 'Beyond Good & Evil,' 'SSX 3,' and more
Season 1 - Episode 82 - Aired 12/1/2003
On tonight's episode of X-Play, Adam and Morgan review Star Wars: Rebel Strike - Rogue Squadron III (GCN), Grabbed by the Ghoulies (Xbox), Beyond Good & Evil (PS2), Tak and the Power of JuJu (PS2) and SSX 3 (PS2).
#24 - Thuggish Ruggish: 'Tony Hawk's Underground,' 'ESPN NBA Basketball,' and More
Season 1 - Episode 83 - Aired 12/2/2003
Tony Hawk's Underground, or THUG to those who like to kinda sorta not really use acronyms, is reviewed. Also, Adam Sessler learns that performance enhancing supplements for gamers are much sadder than he'd initially feared.
#25 - The Sands of Crime: 'Prince of Persia,' 'Call of Duty,' 'True Crime Streets of LA'
Season 1 - Episode 85 - Aired 12/8/2003
Today on X-Play, Adam and Morgan review Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Xbox), Call of Duty (PC), Top Spin (Xbox), SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs (PS2) and True Crime: Streets of LA (Xbox).