Epinions Recent Reviews for B_Campbell

Baby Mario, Mushrooms from Another Galaxy, and L33T HAMM3R BROZ!

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:32:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - If you don't think the Nintendo DS has any good RPG's, you haven't played Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. No, it's not your typical RPG; it's not even your typical atypical RPG. It's a sort of action-RPG hybrid that recalls the original Mario RPG on...

This Fantasy is Far From Fantastic

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:49:03 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - If your nostalgia for Final Fantasy 2 on the Super Nintendo runs high you might relive your glory days in Final Fantasy 4 Advance for the Game Boy Advance. That's because it is Final Fantasy 2, with a couple of touches, and all the good and bad...

Exercise Your Prefrontal Cortex

Sat, 3 Jun 2006 13:23:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Nintendo's DS handheld is a great platform for games, but the unique touchscreen has led developers beyond just button-mashing entertainment. It's hard to classify non-games like Brain Age; is it an application? A tool? An executive toy? Whatever you...

A Boy and His Beasts: Jade Cocoon 2

Sun, 21 May 2006 18:06:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - On the surface, Jade Cocoon 2 might look like just another Pokemon clone. All of the monster raising, breeding, and battling elements are there, but Jade Cocoon 2 has its own charm and shouldn't be casually tossed aside as "just another" monster...

ToCA Race Driver 3: ToCA 3: Drivers Wanted

Fri, 5 May 2006 21:17:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Console racing games don't get much more real than ToCA Race Driver 3. This is a double edged sword, though; the faithfulness to real racing will certainly appeal to enthusiasts, but the average player is going to find a steep learning curve and...

Wireless Image Transfer Brings the Coolpix P2 Into the Wi-Fi Age

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:23:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Is the Nikon Coolpix P2 the best digital camera out there? No, but it just might be the best camera at the contentious $200 price point. 5.1 megapixels, wireless wi-fi picture transfer, a bright, large LCD, and a host of features make it a bargain...

Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion for PC: Living in Oblivion

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:49:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - An emperor's bloodline assassinated. A prisoner freed by fate. Portals to a netherworld dotting the countryside. A province plunged into chaos. These are times when a leader rises from obscurity to deliver the land into the hands of peace and...

Drop a Brick, it's Tetris Time

Sun, 23 Apr 2006 13:22:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Tetris DS is, quite simply, the best version of Tetris ever, and the best puzzle game for the Nintendo DS. Let's say you're from some other planet and you've never heard of Tetris. You could pop this game in your Nintendo DS and start off in Standard...

Great value on a basic voice recorder

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:19:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - If you're reading this, you probably have some need for a digital voice recorder. I got the Olympus so that I could cover a trade show without having to scribble in a notebook (if you saw my handwriting, you'd know why), and to use for some interviews...

True Swing Golf: Touch the Ball! Touch it!

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:57:45 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - True Swing Golf is one of the better examples of just what can be done with the touch screen on the Nintendo DS. Take your average golf game, replace clicking a swing meter with using the touch screen to simulate pulling back and swinging a club, and...

Sinning in America, the Dan Savage Way

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:40:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Dan Savage is probably the most underrated, overlooked intelligent mind in America. If you've never heard of him, he runs one of those write-in advice columns -- except it deals almost exclusively with the freaky-deaky side of sex and relationships. A...

Nintendo DS Console: Nintendo DS: Doomed System or Destroyer of Sony?

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 14:42:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - The DS is Nintendo's latest handheld video game system, their most recent entry in a market they've had a stranglehold on for years. Sure, Sony has the multipurpose Playstation Portable (PSP), but Nintendo is banking on some innovative hardware and new...

Animal Crossing: Wild World: A Wild Wi-Fi Wonderland

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:58:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Overall: 8 Gameplay: 9 Graphics: 5 Sound: 7 Concept: 9 Replay Value: 9 It's hard to explain Animal Crossing: Wild World to anyone who hasn't played it. You live in a village with a bunch of animals and, uh, do stuff. I think the best...

Electroplankton Turns Your DS Into a Music Machine

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:36:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Play: To engage in a game or sport; to perform on an instrument. American Heritage Dictionary Usually when we think of playing a video game, we think of that first definition. However, in the case of Electroplankton, we're...

Not the Most Wanted Racing Game for PS2

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:23:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Since Need for Speed: Most Wanted is based on street racing, I thought I'd show it to a friend of mine who's a real street racer and get his opinion. The following is a mostly word-for-word transcript of his impressions, just sanitized a bit...

Dragon Warrior meets Final Fantasy

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:30:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - I'm going to spare you the longwinded history of the Dragon Quest (known to us as Dragon Warrior) series, which generally boils down to this: as an RPG franchise, it's overshadowed by Final Fantasy, at least in the U.S. But Dragon Quest 8 changes all...

Before you play Dragon Quest VIII, travel back with Dragon Warrior I & II

Tue, 1 Nov 2005 13:59:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Overall: 8 Gameplay: 9 Graphics: 7 Sound: 5 Concept: 7 Replay Value: 6 In the U.S., when you think of RPG's one series comes to mind: Final Fantasy. But in Japan, the Dragon Quest series, formerly known to us as Dragon Warrior, is more...

Is Shadow of the Colossus the Best Game of 2005?

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 17:39:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Overall: 8 Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 10 Sound: 8 Concept: 10 Replay Value: 6 The word "colossus" in the title of Shadow of the Colossus has a double meaning; not only does it refer to the monsters you fight in the game, but it describes...

Master the Secrets of Ultimate Ninja Power

Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:08:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - When I was a child my village was destroyed. It was a small, peaceful village near a large river. We lived by hunting, fishing, and tilling the small patches of fields nestled at the foot of the mountains that separated us from the wider lands beyond...

Small is the New Big: Nintendo Game Boy Micro

Tue, 4 Oct 2005 13:38:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Nintendo has practically owned the handheld gaming market ever since the release of the original big grey brick of a Game Boy. Back then, nobody cared that they were playing games in only pea-soup green or that the thing drained batteries like nobody's...

We Love Katamari, Rainbows, Dancing Pandas, and Making Really Big Balls

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 15:28:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Overall: 9 Gameplay: 10 Graphics: 6 Sound: 9 Concept: 10 Replay Value: 9 Namco struck gold with the 2004 release of K
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Damacy, a bizarre Japanese game warily localized for the U.S. and sold at a...

Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends for Nintendo 64: Nintendogs: Less Work Than a Real Dog Without the Rewards!

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:30:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Overall: 8 Gameplay: 8 Graphics: 8 Sound: 8 Concept: 10 Replay Value: 8 I admit it. Way back in the mid '90s, I had a Tamagotchi. Remember those things? Keychain-sized, egg-shaped chunks of plastic, inside of which was a "game" that...

Annihilate, Disintegrate, Eliminate, Just Don't Hesitate to Play Destroy All Humans!

Fri, 9 Sep 2005 13:35:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Overall: 9 Gameplay: 9 Graphics: 8 Sound: 10 Concept: 8 Replay Value: 9 This just in -- a report from a small Midwest farming town claims a flying saucer is hovering above the tiny community, while citizens prepare for the worst. We've...

Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction: Smashingly Fun

Wed, 7 Sep 2005 14:02:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Overall: 9 Gameplay: 9 Graphics: 9 Sound: 8 Concept: 10 Replay Value: 10 Games based on tie-ins, whether it be movies, television, or celebrities, are usually bargain bin material. The Catwoman game is better as a cat toy than...

Sony PSP: Version 2.7 Firmware Update Adds Flash, Podcast, AAC compatibility!

Mon, 8 Aug 2005 17:45:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author B_Campbell - Update 04.25.2006: See the Show Your Support section for information on the new version 2.7 firmware upgrade Nintendo has dominated the handheld market since, well practically since the handheld market was created. Over the years,...