Epinions Recent Reviews for Pyanfar

The Matrix Online: The Black-and-Blue Pill

Wed, 5 Jul 2006 16:13:12 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - Crafting a Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game is difficult: it requires not only a great deal of work and investment, but an ongoing state of constant maintenance and revision. People sign on for an Online experience because they expect it to be a...

Half-Life® 2 for Windows: Above and Beyond

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:27:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - Wake up, Mister Freeman...It's been a long time You are Gordon Freeman, and years ago, you were at the epicenter of a disaster. In the accidental meltdown at the Black Mesa government laboratory complex, a dimensional gateway was opened, and...

Half-Life® 2 (Collector's Edition) for Windows: Shelf-Life_X_2

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:17:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - Wake up, Mister Freeman... You are Gordon Freeman, and years ago, you were at the epicenter of a disaster. In the accidental meltdown at the Black Mesa government laboratory complex, a dimensional gateway was opened, and your self-contained...

Sonic Advance 2 for Game Boy Advance: Blue Hedgehog Gets Edgy, Sonic Goes Boom

Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:47:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - Gamer, whatever your complaints are, Sega has heard you... History Lesson Several years ago, right around the days of Sonic 3, these games got weighted down. It's like Sega's ambitions to make a game that is simple, fun, and easy to...

WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos: War Writ Wrong

Thu, 12 Feb 2004 18:40:26 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - WarCraft III does a great deal to advance both the concept of Real-Time Strategy ("RTS") games and the WarCraft series of games. Unfortunately, the structure of the game does not encourage you to do more than build, upgrade, and conquer, taking...

Mouse-Media Mania Gone Mad!

Thu, 12 Feb 2004 17:44:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - What would you do if The Happiest Place on Earth could crawl right into your cerebral cortex, plant the experience of a ride, and leave you thrilled without having to lift a finger? That's the cyberpunk angle on Cory Doctorow's Down & Out in the...

Time, and Time Again

Thu, 12 Feb 2004 17:33:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - Tom Standage is onto something. It seems that everything we know about the Internet today, we've already done before. The turn of this century was a lot like the turn of the last century. The Victorian Internet is all about our world and the...

Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind For Windows: Keep Looking Ahead

Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:53:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind has to be a role-player's dream. Without sporting the complex nuts-and-bolts mechanics of one of the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons games, the world is as detailed and intricate as a fantasy realm can get. Since we're still...

Darkened Skye for Windows: Sweet and Sour

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:36:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - "Aw, crap! I bought a commercial! I paid money for it and everything!" --Me, when I found out The Awful Truth As soon as I saw the Skittles®© logo pop up in the game, I felt like the biggest dupe on the planet...

Diamond Dogs and Bohemian Rhapsodies

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 19:21:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - How to describe this movie? Single words speak volumes about it: Brilliant. Silly. Whimsical. Clever. Passionate. Oh, and 'Musical'. Very musical. "The greatest gift you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return."...

Stay Young Now! Ask Me How!

Fri, 9 Jan 2004 19:08:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - "Agh! I have got to get some cleaning done," my wife says. "Would you," she asks sweetly, "Be willing to take her out for a while today?" Her being my daughter, who is four and a half, and today being Sunday, and a blustery, cold and rainy one...

Enter the Matrix for Windows: Like a Purple Pill...

Thu, 8 Jan 2004 22:01:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - There's good and bad to Enter the Matrix, and I think a lot of it boils down to two things: 1) Your luck 2) Your expectations The reason you're not seeing only rave reviews of this game has to do with technical problems, which I'll address,...

Unreal Episode 2: The Awakening for Xbox: Sadly, "Unreal" is the Right Word for It...

Wed, 7 Jan 2004 13:49:42 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - I think I did things in backwards order: I bought Unreal Tournament 2003 (and love it!), then bought the actual one-player Unreal 2. Thank goodness for that mistake or I'd never have purchased another "Unreal" product again. It's easier to say,...

Dungeon Siege for Windows: Lay On Yer Duff

Wed, 7 Jan 2004 01:01:41 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - When Dungeon Siege came along, it was sometimes called the "Diablo Killer". Playing the game, it's easy to see why: there are a lot of resemblances, but Dungeon Siege does some things better. Don't go running to re-write gaming history yet, though:...

Halo for Windows: Halo, I Love You Let Me Jump In Your Game

Tue, 6 Jan 2004 18:45:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - When Halo debuted on the X-Box, gamers everywhere went nuts for it. Here was a first-person shooter ("FPS") designed for a console that truly lived up to the blast-'em-up fun of the PC's classic FPS games. As Halo makes its debut on the PC, perhaps...

Rise of the Fembots

Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:43:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - So, you thought you knew all there was to know about Skynet, right? Terminator 2: Judgement Day...

Harder Better Faster Stronger

Wed, 7 May 2003 17:31:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - Since this is a comic-based film, let me say that while I am a fan of comic books, I am not extremely familiar with the X-Men. I've read some bits and pieces and had friends fill me in on major plot twists. So this review is not a purist's take on how...

Oops! She Didn't Do It Again...

Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:14:59 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - Note: This album is available in three versions: two are a standard release and a limited edition which comes in a different case and also has a mini-poster. The standard release is available in an explicit-language edition and a "clean" version...

Oops! She Didn't Do It Again

Wed, 23 Apr 2003 11:32:21 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - After the amazing successes of Ray of Light and Music, there has been much anticipation about the new Madonna album. Fans eagerly expect her to knock another one out of the park, completing a trilogy of great works that captivate...

Rock n' Roll Will Never Die

Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:01:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - For the past year, I've read endless diatribes on the fantastic and amazing band that is The White Stripes. I had not heard any of their music, save for snippets of Fell In Love With a Girl. I couldn't believe the absolute mania, as...

High as Hell? Heavens to Betsy!

Wed, 16 Apr 2003 09:58:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - Warning! This review covers explicit material, and contains references to subject matter some people may find offensive.

Why in gods' name would I be reviewing this album? Because you deserve to give it a listen. Provided, of...

Less is...well, Less!

Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:53:36 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - As a fan of Linkin Park, I was startled to see the new album already on the store shelf. Having played Hybrid Theory and yes even Reanimation constantly, I grabbed it without thinking twice. I couldn't wait to give it a...

Bloatprint Trims the Fat

Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:16:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - In the fall of 2002, Jay-Z released Blueprint 2.0: The Gift and the Curse. After a long hiatus from his earlier success, the album was meant to be a dramatic comeback that followed up on the popularity of Blueprint.

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Essence of Darkness

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:31:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - While Fallen debuted at number seven on the charts, Evanescence are hardly new to music; their third album proves that they are more than ready to be noticed. Featured in the soundtrack to Daredevil, their current hit Bring Me to...

The Question on Everyone's Mind: Did Korn Sell Out?

Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:09:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Pyanfar - This album is an example of what can happen when you have a lot of money and studio time is not an "issue" (sorry).

With their self-titled debut, Korn created a unique sound of their own. The next album (Life is Peachy) was a bit...