Epinions Recent Reviews for Gthomp1

Its A Virtual Junkyard In My Xbox!

Sat, 14 Sep 2002 01:37:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - The first thing I always do in a racing game is cycle through the manufacturers to determine if they have a worthy collection of cars. Sega GT 2002, I’m glad to say, does. It may not be the most numerous collection, but Sega has done a fantastic job...

If Jerry Bruckheimer Made A Video Game

Mon, 26 Aug 2002 17:29:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - This would be his game. Dead To Rights has everything a typical Hollywood action movie should have, but yet, it’s a game! You get to dictate movement, progression, and gunplay while trying to solve two mysteries and participating in vital...

Playing Virtua Fighter 4: Priceless (The Great Sequel Write-Off)

Fri, 16 Aug 2002 23:18:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - Virtua Fighter has not had any respect for quite some time. Although VF1 revolutionized 3-D polygon fighting action, you mostly had to play it at the arcade to truly get the proper experience. VF2 used some of the similar concepts as the first one, but...

Fun Metal

Sun, 11 Aug 2002 20:53:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - Sometimes you just want a game to blow stuff up. I know that after a hard day of Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, and Gran Tursimo, I don’t really want to play another thinking game: I just want to cause destruction and save the world through force and...

GunValkyrie for Xbox: The Most Beautiful Game You Should Play

Fri, 9 Aug 2002 22:27:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - You will either like this game or hate it: there is no in between. In a continuing assault to develop for other systems, Sega is slowly proving itself as a multi-platform company with superb ideas and great ways to implement them. GunValkyrie is a nice...

Gone In 60 Snowy Seconds

Tue, 6 Aug 2002 17:27:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - Is snowmobile racing an extreme sport? Well, it is if you perform tricks, enhance the engine, and have unique riders. EA Sports Big also thinks that it’s the perfect extreme sport for a video game. I guess their Big franchise is their...

Does Dynamite Cop Pop or Slop?

Sat, 3 Aug 2002 22:17:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - Did Tom Clancy have a hand in writing the story to this video game? Probably not, but it does have that espionage/infiltrate/rescue feel to it that he writes so well about, but with more holes in the actual story than a mole community. But do you...

Confucius Say, “Only Play WSB 2K1 With Lots of Patience”

Sun, 28 Jul 2002 16:12:35 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - Normally, I dislike sports games. In that respect, if I do play one, it has to be an excellent one and force me to keep playing. Very few have done that: Segasports’ NFL and NBA series have done that. So with a pretty good track record with me...

How Many Zombies Can A Hunter Slice Up?

Sun, 14 Jul 2002 02:52:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - I am imagining a world where it is ruled and directed by supernatural forces beyond my comprehension. Where werewolves and vampires inhabit the world feasting upon the incompetency of humans. Where humans are just pawns for the Forces of Evil in an...

Stuntman: Codename Driver 2.5

Sat, 6 Jul 2002 22:02:00 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - So you finished Driver 2 and you are getting antsy waiting for Driver 3. What do you do in the meantime? Play Stuntman, of course. Fusing a unique gameplay idea with their popular style of driving, game maker Reflections...

Telegames BackTrack GBA: Back Track To The Days of Doom

Thu, 4 Jul 2002 22:30:14 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - Upon initial inspection of this Telegames first person shooter, remembrances of B-movies might jump to mind. Or perhaps of swarthy, tanned male leads of the 1950’s. On the cover is a sci-fi scene that rivals the best book covers of that era...

RAVING AT THE CLUB: THE HOME VERSION

Mon, 1 Jul 2002 00:26:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - I first got funkified on dancing games at Dave and Buster’s, where they had Dance Dance Revolution the 2nd remix. I found the uptempo music, challenging and unique gameplay, and plain quirkiness of the game exciting and fresh. And by fresh, I...

Rally Cross And The Early Man (Old School Review)

Sat, 22 Jun 2002 14:18:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - This is my first game in my Old School Reviews (OSR), in which I review games that were just plain fun. Those games could be on any system but are mostly ones that were released in the first couple of years of a console.

In the early...

Jack Of All Games Dark Stone 23025: Staff Meeting of the Makers of DarkStone for PSX

Thu, 20 Jun 2002 23:58:09 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - In an undisclosed location in an undisclosed room with undisclosed decorations and a number of undisclosed bags of chips, the movers and shakers that develop DarkStone held a staff meeting that only a few were privileged to attended. The transcript to...

Special Edition Starfighter Not So Special

Tue, 18 Jun 2002 02:29:28 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - In this Xbox version of Star Wars: Starfighter (the so-called Special Edition), the only features you get that are different from the other version are new bonus levels and different two-player modes. This version also boasts “Optimized graphics and...

Test Your Drive...Underground Style

Mon, 17 Jun 2002 00:57:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - I have been playing this series since it was on the Commodore 64 and with a new console system, Atari takes the series to a different level. And I think it pays off...just like if you were successful in the game. The basic premise is that you are...

My Name is Xbox, Microsoft Xbox

Sun, 16 Jun 2002 21:18:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - James Bond now hits the Xbox and what is a fine addition to the series, it just doesn’t have enough gumption to make it a top game or compete with current shooters on the Xbox. Of course, you play James Bond who is called in to investigate reports of...

The Series That Keeps Going, and Going, and Going.....

Wed, 28 Feb 2001 16:09:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - There are avid followers of Tomb Raider. But then there are gamers like me who played the first one, absolutely hated it; played the second and absolutely hated it; played the third and yet again absolutely hated it. But I was compelled for some reason...

4X4 Evolution: Not What Darwin Had in Mind (DC Version)

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 04:04:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - I always wanted to buy an SUV for the sole purpose of off-roading. But, on my salary, I would have to settle for a Ford Pinto. Then again, they aren't 4x4. So I spent $45 and bought 4x4 Evolution.

The Wheels on the Dodge Dakota go 'round...

My Soul Was Tortured For Only 20 Minutes

Thu, 14 Dec 2000 22:27:54 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - The Curse of Gomar and of Owning This Game

The fable goes, that at the age of 25, King Valmek, ruler of Gomar married a princess from the north of his kingdom. Soon he had two sons, Sedan and Felies. On one of Sedan's birthdays, a...

Quake Your Booty Now

Sun, 10 Dec 2000 03:45:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - I never really enjoyed first person shooters. Racing and fighting games are more my forte, but considering I wanted more online action from the Dreamcast and that the graphics look downright incredible, I decided to shell out $50 and take a chance...

Your Kung-Fu is Weak and Obsolete...Shenmue's is Stronger

Tue, 21 Nov 2000 20:19:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - I have been absent from Epinions for about two weeks and there are a couple of reasons for that. One is Final Fantasy VII (which will be reviewed later), and the other is Shenmue. Shenmue: the game was like a lover to me. Shenmue: it was my North,...

Then Along Came Dragoon: An Interview

Mon, 23 Oct 2000 14:11:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - This Interview took place October 22, 2000 and involves Dart, Lavitz, and Shana: three of the main characters in The Legend of Dragoon.

As I walked through town to get to the forest, I got a sense of meloncholy. What would get a town,...

How To Survive An Onslaught of Zombies

Sun, 15 Oct 2000 22:29:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - Resident Evil (or RE in the afficiando circles) is a series that has grabbed a cult following and maintained it's game standards. The basics of any RE game is that Raccoon City is overrun with a horrible virus that is turning it's inhabitants into...

They're Here! (But They're Not Ghosts)

Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:36:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Gthomp1 - Lately, I have been an avid fan of inexpensive games with some to little success of finding a good game. My two previous cheapo games (which I have reviewed) were of the slightly bad genre. But my recent acquisition, Incoming, borders on the...