Epinions Recent Reviews for Nightshade_01

Burnout 2: Point of Impact for PlayStation 2: I'm glad I don't have to fix that...

Mon, 8 Mar 2004 11:35:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - I was in the mood to cause some real automotive destruction. Noting the severe lack of demolition-derby type games (there are none available for the PS2 as of this writing that I know of) I was looking through EB and saw this. For 20 bucks, I figured...

2003 Honda Civic: What do you expect? It's still a Civic.

Tue, 15 Jul 2003 16:04:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - All this talk of a hybrid Civic intrigued me. From a technological standpoint, hybrid gas/electric...

Auto Modellista for PlayStation 2: Gran Turismo Fans: Keep Waiting

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 16:10:23 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - Auto Modellista (henceforth known as AM) is the latest racer for the PS2. I've been playing it for a while now, trying to get a good impression of the game. And my final impression is basically that I wish I had spent my money more wisely.

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2003 Infiniti G35: The Z For the Family

Tue, 15 Apr 2003 10:51:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - If you read my reviews, you'll know just how much I enjoyed driving the Nissan 350Z. However it does have one problem in that it only seats two. While that's great for a sportscar, what if you're not in the position to purchase a sportscar? You've got...

2003 Dodge Neon SRT-4 4 Dr Sedan: The Poor-Man's Evolution

Tue, 8 Apr 2003 19:26:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - The Dodge Neon SRT-4 is one of the latest entries to the sport-compact market, a screaming yellow zonker with a boy-racer wing and a fake hood scoop. In my personal opinion I think the Neon is quite possibly the ugliest small car on the market. The...

SimCity 4 For Windows: More of a Basically Good Thing

Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:21:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - OK, I admit it. I'm a Sim City junkie. Ever since Will Wright designed the first one back in 1990 (has it REALLY been that long?!) I've been basically hooked. For those of you living under a rock for the past 13 years, the goal of Sim City has been...

2003 Nissan 350Z: The Return of the Sports Car

Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:13:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - To all of us who are sick to death of the SUVs choking the highways, to all of us who are tired of being stuck behind some schmuck's Family Truckster, to all of us who long for the open road, rejoice. The Z is back.

In the early 70s, Datsun...

Gamester Game Boy Advance Floodlight: Let There Be Light

Mon, 6 Jan 2003 20:00:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - The Nintendo Game Boy Advance is a leaps-and-bounds improvement over the Game Boy system released 13 years ago (yes it really IS that old!), with better graphics, better sound, and more power. However, Nintendo didn't get it quite right, as the...

Metroid Fusion for Game Boy Advance: Nostalgia Rocks!

Mon, 6 Jan 2003 02:07:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - I remember when I played Super Metroid. The tight controls, depth, and gameplay were head and shoulders above anything else of its time. I remember it like it was just a few months ago, because, well, it WAS a few months ago. I was playing the game to...

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 for PlayStation 2: Get your motor runnin'....head out on the highway!

Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:50:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - I've been a Need For Speed fan for a while. The last NFS game that was worth playing, High Stakes, came out 3 years ago. Now the series is back with a vengeance, striving for forgiveness after the debacle that was Porsche Unleashed. They have given us...

2002 Nissan Altima: Nissan takes on Honda, Toyota; Wins by Decision

Fri, 19 Jul 2002 09:49:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - 2002 has seen a lot of changes in the auto industry. One of them is the rediscovery of the sportscar, thanks to the new Nissan 350Z. Also from Nissan is a new family sedan set to take on the likes of the top-selling Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. It's...

2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer: If you MUST buy an SUV, this one's a sure bet

Tue, 16 Jul 2002 20:04:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - Generally, I don't like sport-utility vehicles. I think they're overweight, bulky, gas-guzzling monstrosities that have little place on the road. I recommend that you carefully evaluate your needs when considering an SUV. Truth be told, if you never...

2003 Cadillac CTS: Cadillac? This is a Drawing Board. Go back to it.

Tue, 2 Jul 2002 10:05:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - Cadillac is attempting to re-invent itself. And with most of your customer base preparing to set up an appointment with the Grim Reaper soon, this is important. The first step in this reinvention is the CTS, a new entry-level sports sedan intended to...

2002 Chevrolet Camaro: "If you had access to a car like this, would you take it right back?"

Sat, 29 Jun 2002 18:59:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - Three hundred and five.

That's how many horses are under your right foot.

It's a little intimidating at first, sitting in the low-slung driver's seat and looking out over that hood. You don't really know how it's going to behave...

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (N09-00048) For PC: It Took Them Long Enough...

Thu, 16 May 2002 19:03:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - It took MS long enough, but they finally managed to iron out all the bugs from the Win9x kernel. How'd they do this, you ask? Simple, they got rid of it. That's right, the Win9x kernel is for all intents and purposes an endangered species.

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Drama and heartfelt emotion is the story of the day.

Tue, 5 Feb 2002 20:35:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - NOTE: This review concerns the entire series Key The Metal Idol, not just the first volume. There are 3 volumes in this series, containing approximately 2-3 hours of footage each.

WARNING: This film contains full frontal nudity, sexual...

Gran Turismo 3 A-spec for PlayStation 2: If you're a racing fan, you already own it.

Tue, 17 Jul 2001 22:24:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - It's no secret that I, along with thousands of other gamers, have been waiting for this game with baited breath ever since it was announced in the spring of 2000. At that time, it was just going to be a warmed-over version of Gran Turismo 2, and be...

Nintendo Game Boy Advance Console: Hey, nobody's perfect.

Mon, 18 Jun 2001 18:20:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - Every store I went to was sold out. To put it bluntly, I was desperate to get my hands on this thing. So I talked to my friend, and he mailed one out to me. (Thanks, lobue!). And now I present to you the GameBoy Advance!

The next evolution...

2001 BMW 330: It will be mine.. perhaps in my dreams.

Mon, 9 Apr 2001 19:56:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - BMW's don't call themselves The Ultimate Driving Machine for nothing. Trust me, they're certainly able to put their money where their mouth is.

I strolled into my local BMW dealership looking for an appropriate model to test-drive, and spied...

2001 Chevrolet Cavalier: No pretenses

Sat, 24 Mar 2001 01:55:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - They say necessity is the mother of invention. I'm not entirely sure what that quote has to do with this review, but I guess it sounded appropriate when I wrote it. Well, actually maybe it DOES have something to do with this. You see, the payments on...

Smuggler's Run for PlayStation 2: You'd think they could've smuggled something better...

Tue, 6 Feb 2001 19:44:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - Smuggler's Run is a racing game in the same vein as Driver, considering that you'll spend most of your time operating on the wrong side of the law. Basically, you're part of a smuggling gang, and your job is to ferry goods across the Canadian and...

Ridge Racer V for PlayStation 2: Lead, Follow, or Get Outta My Way!

Sat, 6 Jan 2001 22:15:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - Now, I may be a tad biased here, but Ridge Racer was one of my favorite franchises on the original PS. With good graphics, excellent gameplay, and a consistently good soundtrack, they've always been great.

And once again, not to my surprise,...

Midtown Madness 2 for Windows: "You Drive Like a Yank!"

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 21:38:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - I'm going to come right out and say this. Midtown Madness 2 improves on its predecessor in almost every way imaginable.

In case you weren't familiar with the original, it had you racing like crazy around the streets of Chicago, running to...

2001 Chevrolet Impala: Worthy successor to the name

Mon, 11 Sep 2000 19:03:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - The all-new Chevy Impala raised a lot of questions in my mind. The first thing that I thought when I heard about it was, "Great, GM is wussifying another classic nameplate by putting it on a wimpy front-wheel-drive car." My second thought was "Is...

2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser: Sedan Delivery for the 21st Century

Thu, 7 Sep 2000 21:44:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Nightshade_01 - I had the chance today to test-drive the all-new, 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser. I left the dealership with mixed emotions about the car.

The first thing you notice about the car is the styling. Tall in height and short in length, it doesn't look...