© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-ChromeKiller Recent reviews written by member ChromeKiller en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_429068619396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Call me what you will -- a hater, overly critical or even donkey poo -- but I assure you that I am not these things. I bought the original Call of Duty for the PC back in 2004. I did so based on the recommendation of some people who I knew to be hardcore... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429068619396 Tue, 6 May 2008 19:45:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429068619396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413021998724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - War is Hell. It's blood and guts. It's pain and loss. But sometimes, just sometimes, it's a day at the amusement park. Video games have simulated all kinds of warfare over the years: based on everything from depictions of famous historical engagements in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413021998724 Wed, 2 Jan 2008 19:33:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413021998724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408604020356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Not many people think of them in this way, but a sword is not always just a sword. They can be used as a weapon to obtain power, wealth, or a rich guy's Mercedes in the garage, yes. However, swords can also be a symbol for truth, justice, and above all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408604020356 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:03:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408604020356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402545479300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - "Who knew?" That's what everyone used to talk about. Really, who knew that a giant of the electronic industry could topple competitors long entrenched in the video game wars not once, but two times in a row? Certainly not Nintendo, who stood atop their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402545479300 Thu, 6 Sep 2007 12:53:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402545479300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_385192070788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Rock and roll -- what a weird combination. Can you imagine anyone associating rocks with rolls? While rolls are moist, chewy and go down easy when swallowed, rocks are made of tough stony mass that hurt your teeth. Owie! But somehow, somewhere in time... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~385192070788 Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:07:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_385192070788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_372488703620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - It began with Mario. First Mario wowed millions of gamers the world round with his immortal platforming adventures. They were so successful that genre spin-offs starring the plumber and the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom manifested themselves. One such... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~372488703620 Wed, 6 Jun 2007 19:53:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_372488703620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_370097098372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - From its humble beginnings as one of the PlayStation 2's premiere platform franchises in the fall of 2002, the Ratchet and Clank brand has granted developer Insomniac Games household status when paired with the likeable duo they've masterminded: a Lombax... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~370097098372 Fri, 1 Jun 2007 17:23:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_370097098372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_365057904260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Tony Hawk's back: back on the pavement; back to grinding across your picket fence and busting through it; back on all major platforms! Giving the franchise the next-gen coat of paint, Tony Hawk returns for the eighth run in his long line of game titles... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~365057904260 Mon, 21 May 2007 16:41:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_365057904260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_360481132164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Some people remember Prince of Persia for its debut in 1989 as a platform-based adventure game that was first made available for the Apple II computer. Most others, however, are more familiar with Ubisoft's recent upbringing of the Prince of Persia... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~360481132164 Fri, 11 May 2007 14:36:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_360481132164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_355519073924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Robots used to be envisioned as nothing more than a bucket of bolts and wires. Then we gave them eyes. We gave them lips. We gave them feelings. Simulating our every whim, we gave them names and weapons to dismantle enemies. We gave them higher reflexes,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~355519073924 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:29:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_355519073924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_351770021508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Four years ago (well, technically five now) Rockstar struck gold. Then they tossed aside their pick axes and danced a jig around the campfire. "Gold!", they said, "Sweet, sweet gold!" Everyone knew them for Grand Theft Auto III, a PlayStation 2 title... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~351770021508 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:22:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_351770021508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_326932663940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - We live in a very interesting period for the video game boom. Reaching over a little more than a decade, it hasn&#146t been that long since two-dimensional video games officially entered through the mirror world of 3D. That was a great big leap for some,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~326932663940 Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:08:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_326932663940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_320595660420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - No, you're not Lost in Blue... *chuckle* You're Lost in Space! Danger Will Robinson, DANGER! *cackle* Square Enix&#146s Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime removes its RPG categorization for something more Zelda-ish. This adventureful spin-off reverses the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~320595660420 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:35:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_320595660420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_319774166660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Following five years of drift and experimentation, Square Enix restores the Final Fantasy franchise to its original single-player RPG self. Having dealt with derivative versions for far too long, Final Fantasy aficionados have been aching for another... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~319774166660 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:13:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_319774166660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_293417094788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Is Mario the offspring of a crack wh0r3? Where is his mommy? Where is his daddy? Why isn't his brother around when you need him? Most importantly, why are there only three persons inhabiting the Mushroom Kingdom? It's all about the 'shroom delusions,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~293417094788 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:04:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_293417094788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_274532830852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Spider-Man may have raised the bar when it came to solid production value in both movie and video game collaborative properties. Although, it was 2000's X-Men that originally stirred crowds over comic book movies once again. It was the first of X-Men... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~274532830852 Fri, 3 Nov 2006 22:51:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_274532830852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_236225465988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - 1981: Jumpman battles the girlfriend-nabbing, barrel-flinging ape Donkey Kong. Jumpman dies. 1985: Jumpman is reincarnated into Mario. Mario isn't an only child any longer. Mario gains a firmly established reptilian arch-nemesis. Princess Toadstool is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~236225465988 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:22:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_236225465988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_229686087300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Not all animals can be killed with a hunting rifle. Not every dog can be fed with a hearty bowl of Kibbles 'n Bits. Not every lion, tiger, and bear makes one excitably screech, "Oh my!" There are wild beasts that live together in this world. Rhinos and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~229686087300 Thu, 4 May 2006 21:58:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_229686087300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_215205711492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Fusion: is it important? Is it necessary to constitute an amazingly memorable gaming experience? Some would say so. Just this year, King Kong became one of the highly anticipated game and movie releases with acclaimed director of The Lord of the Rings... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~215205711492 Sat, 24 Dec 2005 21:44:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_215205711492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_213936737924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - CATS: the Broadway musical. CAT scan. Cat Woman. Garfield. People love cats, and sometimes are in love with cats. "Oh Mittens, you animal!" Cats ward off mummies. Cats appear on clothing designs and other merchandising. Cats are movie and animated... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~213936737924 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:46:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_213936737924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_213088177796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - The Hulk is not a giant. Not in the way that Marvel's Spider-Man or the X-Men take to universal acclaim, anyhow. Look at their movies: great. Look at their games: some of the best in comic book tie-in history. Look at The Hulk's 2003 film and game... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~213088177796 Mon, 5 Dec 2005 21:21:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_213088177796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_212200230532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - RPGs. You love 'em, right? You think you do, but you probably don't. Or maybe you do, I don't know. The point here is, there's someone else who adores them even more: the RPG freaks of Japan. It's one of Japan's greatest digital loves. As everyone should... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~212200230532 Sat, 26 Nov 2005 14:48:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_212200230532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_209983475332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Down the line from the suspected sequel to ICO, called NICO. Following the beautifully illustrated early screenshots. Past the game's tentative title, Wanda and the Colossus. Reaching over the gaming world's initial test drive with this gargantuan... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~209983475332 Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:16:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_209983475332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_209492938372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - "KILL! DIE! DIE NOW! DIE! DIE! DIE! I HATE YOU! YOU'RE SO STUPID! YOU SUCK, TRADITIONAL RPG GAME!" Does this sound like you, the average RPG developer, when conjuring up another classic, memorable, and functional RPG title for the masses? If not, it must... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~209492938372 Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:00:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_209492938372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_196557639300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChromeKiller - Clobber the man-eating colossus. Defeat the dastard minions. Safeguard the princess. Uncover the magical crystal. Live the epic and unforgettable adventure of an unlikely hero who becomes the chief character of a story so magnanimous, it's etched into... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~196557639300 Sun, 18 Sep 2005 17:06:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_196557639300?linkin_id=8003929