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MADCATZ GMCA82AAZ Gameshark | 
 enlarge | From: MadCatz
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $19.99
You Save: $10.00 (33%)
New (2) Used (3) from $9.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 15397
Platform: Playstation2
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.5
MPN: GMCC82AAZ
Model: GMCA82AAZ
UPC: 728658000011
EAN: 0728658000011
ASIN: B00006K162
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
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| Features:
| • | Pre-loaded with over 12,500 codes for over 1,000 different games | | • | Health, ammo, time and new levels and characters | | • | Easily programmable for new codes | | • | The ultimate game enhancer for the PS one and PS2 console |
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Product Description
Preloaded With Hundreds Of Codes For All The Hottest Ps2 Launch Titles. User Friendly Software. Easily Programmable For New Codes. Exclusive Game Saves. Supported By Gameshark.com.
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| Customer Reviews:
 This Cheat Device is not worth it!! December 6, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I first bought this device, the box says Codes are guaranteed on the day a new video game is released. Definitely not true. First of all, I heard that there is only one person working on codes for games on the PS2 and that person is in the UK. UK games get more updates than the US on codes. So we wait, and wait, wait, and when they do come out with codes, they are only for one stinkin' game, while Codebreaker, is bringing out codes for every game sometimes on the day the game comes out!
The mistake Madcatz made is making 4 different versions of Gameshark and trying to make codes for all devices which takes forever. I bought this device for $40 bucks and still no updates or new codes for some of the games I am looking for.
If you are looking for a dependable cheat device, go and buy a Codebreaker or an Action Replay Max for your PS2. Plus Codebreaker has a forum where you can go and request codes for games on the PS2 and will be out within 1 to 3 days, while Gameshark takes weeks for codes.
Honestly, I just don't have the patience for Gameshark.
 Usability Issues and Loss of Focus on True Product Value March 6, 2005
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
First of all, let me preface this review with the fact that I was an Interact Gameshark v1.6 user, so I came with expectations that Mad Catz would create a similar product with the same usability standards.
Dislikes...
1. The Intro Movie - It befuddles me why Mad Catz put an intro movie on a game cheat disc that shows up every single time you boot up with the CD. I didn't buy the Gameshark for the intro movie. I bought it because I want access to cheat codes. Hopefully in future versions, they will forego or have an option to disable the intro movie. It's a complete waste of time and resources.
2. The product box and web site are poorly documented as far as product function and requirements are concerned. Although it may be obvious, they should explain that you insert the Gameshark disc, select your desired cheat codes, and then insert the game disc. Because I came from an Interact Gameshark that had a special memory card device, I thought that the new Gameshark would also have a memory card or some other kind of hardware.
3. They also don't list the fact that you need to have a network adapter in order to connect online (although this is obviously to most people).
4. They should also point out that additional cheat codes can be entered. but they require space on the memory card. The first time I tried to enter a new game code, I was told that I didn't have sufficient free space on my memory card. I had 1 MB free, and I thought that this would be more than enough. So I deleted some data from my memory card to make room. However, after freeing up almost 2 MB, the Gameshark still wouldn't save the one additional game code. Finally after I freed up over 3 MB of space, the Gameshark successfully saved the game code. But to my frustration, it used less than 500KB to save the code and left me still with 3 MB of free space! I wondered why it said that there wasn't enough space to save the code before when I had enough free space on my memory card.
5. User interface and navigation is not intuitive, and insufficient on-screen instruction is given to instruct user how to navigate, especially in Expert Cheat Mode menu. The first time I tried to add a new game and enter new codes, I couldn't figure out how to add codes to the game I just added. The screen only had instructions to select, go back, and view options. None of these commands led to the right place to add a new code. Finally, after cracking open the printed user guide, I found out that you need to press the right arrow when you have the game name highlighted. Pressing the right arrow takes you to another menu. There was no such indicator on the screen that would have clued me to the fact that I needed to press the right-arrow button to go to another menu. They should include some sort of right arrow indicator on the screen.
6. Entering game codes via keyboard could be easier. When entering game codes, they could have designed the interface a little better to allow you to enter many consecutive codes without having to go through option menu > add. They should just have a matrix screen that shows all the codes needed for a single cheat so you can see the lines of codes that you have already entered. Sometimes when entering these codes, it's easy to lose your place. Being able to see the last code you entered is helpful in getting your bearings.
7. The on-screen font used to display the codes is not a fixed-width font. All the codes are 16 hex characters in length. But when you enter the codes, the displayed lines are not always the same, so it's sometimes hard to see whether or not you've entered in the right codes. The point here is that most programming tools use a font like Courier to display the code because it is fixed-width, which makes it easier to read computer code, especially hex numbers.
8. The memory manager doesn't tell you the size of each item on the memory card. It only tells you how much space you have free. The file size would have been really useful information when I was trying to free up space on my memory card so that the Gameshark could save my game code.
9. The media player might have been a nice idea if it didn't require you to put the Gameshark disc in the PS2 everytime you want to use it. The intro movie on the Gameshark disc doesn't make this an efficient process either. I wish Mad Catz made a Gameshark disc that just gave me the cheat codes and nothing else. I don't want all this other junk.
10. The Gameshark disc sounds like it has problems reading properly in my PS2. Perhaps this is a bad disc or just a unique issue with my PS2. Although I can still use the Gameshark disc, I wonder if someday my PS2 won't be able to read the disc anymore. It sounds like it is struggling to read the disc.
Likes...
1. The cheat codes work.
Overall, I wish Mad Catz would forego the 3D graphics and other extras that users like me don't want to pay for. The 3D graphic backgrounds are cheezy, and if they actually paid someone to do it, I suggest that they don't in the future. I don't care for all the extras, just give me something I can use to enter cheat codes. And make entering in new cheat codes more user-friendly. So buy this product if you want to use cheat codes, but I would have considered other products given the opportunity and assuming that alternative products' cheat codes work just as well.
Good luck.
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