Epinions Recent Reviews for Reaver1019

Battleground 2 - Gettysburg: yawn Oh, is it my turn?

Thu, 21 Nov 2002 02:23:07 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - From top to bottom, Battleground 2: Gettysburg (BGG) has the history of Gettysburg down cold. I'll be the first one to admit that. Unfortunately, there's so much fact in it that it is not very much fun.

There is very little praise I can give...

To heck with this planet....let's go Home!

Thu, 21 Nov 2002 00:52:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - There are many words that can be used to describe a 3D tactical space combat simulation like Homeworld. Stunning, fun, realistic, easy, and addictive are just a few. However, the real essence of this game can be summed up in just three words:...

After 8 tries, Squaresoft's masterpiece is finally here.

Tue, 24 Apr 2001 16:08:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Okay folks, I am breathless after completing what I consider Square's best achievement in it's hit Final Fantasy series. I am more than impressed, I am speechless.

After years of playing Final Fantasy games and finding flaws in every...

Team Fortress Classic: Quality depends on who you're playing with.

Tue, 27 Feb 2001 23:22:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Team Fortress Classic is a modification of the game Half-Life that pits two teams of players against each other in various online scenarios. Although TFC itself is free, you're going to need the full version of Half-Life to play it. You're also going...

Looks can be deceiving.

Tue, 27 Feb 2001 18:58:14 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Here you have it, folks. PROOF that you can't judge a book by its cover. When I say that I mean you can't possibly know what you're buying simply by looking at the screenshots on the back of a Battlezone II package.

If you do that, you'll...

Outstanding.

Mon, 12 Feb 2001 15:50:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Okay, it is not easy to impress me this much when it comes to games. To put it simply, I have never seen an action game quite like Half-Life, and in my opinion, it deserves whatever hype it has received. Called game of the year by over 50 publications...

CashWars: You call this a GAME?!

Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:31:12 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Okay, I'm going to be frank...This is the worst game ever to hit the net. It's good for about 4 or 5 days, and then you start to notice that nothing you've done has changed a thing about your status as a player.

What is CashWars *supposed* to...

War II: The ultimate in text based team warfare!

Thu, 18 Jan 2001 20:54:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - War II is an online web game that is fun for only one reason: There are 2 sides and 2 sides only. Why is that important? Well, most of the games like War II that you'll find on the web are free for all, meaning every player versus every other player,...

Shadowmere: Make some friends while you battle them for supremacy.

Tue, 7 Nov 2000 13:03:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - There is too much to say about this game, other than the fact that it is a fantastic roleplaying/strategy game in which all players get along so well that they actually enjoy seeing who will come out on top.

First of all, I personally...

Not as dumb as it looks...

Tue, 20 Jun 2000 17:28:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Okay, now I'm sure we can all remember going into a theater and seeing a preview for this movie, Titan AE. All they showed us was an alien ship blowing up the earth, in a way that looked totally lame. They didn't tell us the movie was animated until...

Solid.

Wed, 7 Jun 2000 12:32:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - It's good every once in a while to find a game that's not only realistic, but finds a way to provide a unique experience as well.

The plot of Metal Gear Solid is very complicated, and players will not entirely understand what is going on until...

Lifestyles of the rich but not famous....

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:37:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Ok, stay tuned at the end for my own experience with the best game ever made. But first, what is it?

The Sims is very simple, really. You control a neighborhood, and fill that neighborhood with people. Sound easy? But wait, there's...

Better than the original.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 15:35:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Well, it took me long enough to get this...nearly a year after I beat the original Starcraft. Man, am I glad I did get it. In my opinion, it was far better than the original! This review, by the way, is probably only going to make sense if you've...

Archmage: Progressively boring.

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 14:34:57 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Archmage is a good game. At first. But after awhile, it winds its way down to just one thing...boredom.

We'll get to my own experience in a second, but first let's discuss what this game is. You take on the aspect of a mage reincarnated...

Monarchy: Great game, if you avoid certain people.

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 16:20:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Monarchy is a game I'm surprised I didn't find earlier than I did. It is addictive, not too difficult, and most of all it is multiplayer.

Although Monarchy has no graphics, you can have a lot of fun. Game play takes place on various web...

Ancient Domains Of Mystery for Windows: Ancient? Maybe. Fun? Lots.

Thu, 30 Mar 2000 16:11:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) is a very, very, very fun game. It is also one of the oldest games out there.

The game itself is nothing fancy. There are no graphics, but something I've never seen in a role playing game before are used:...

Gemstone III: An aging favorite near the end of its rope.

Wed, 8 Mar 2000 18:27:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - GemStone III was created by Simutronics in 1987. Back in those days a game of its caliber was way ahead of it's time, as regular games had yet to make themselves known.

It is an online multiplayer roleplaying game with no graphics at all, but...

Um...that face is mocking me again...

Wed, 1 Mar 2000 17:58:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - What the heck is a snood? To tell you the truth, us *real* gamers have probably never heard of these things. I know I havn't, and I've played this game called Snood 4,170 times. No, I'm not kidding, the game actually keeps track. I STILL don't know...

Different enemy, different war, better graphics.

Thu, 17 Feb 2000 00:10:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - When we last left Indy, he was racing across the world trying to stop the Nazis from finding the lost colony of Atlantis. But now the war is over, and the Nazis have been crushed by the Allied powers. What happened to our hero? He's received a grant...

Why Final Fantasy is far from final.

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 23:51:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Perhaps you can claim that you have played some of the Final Fantasy games from Squaresoft's hit series. Perhaps you can claim you've played all of them. Well, until now you couldn't play all of them unless you lived in Japan, because Final Fantasy 5...

They Killed Tomorrow.

Tue, 28 Dec 1999 17:56:11 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - This game was not all it was cracked up to be. It's easy, the levels are short (and painfully small), the 2 difficulty settings might as well be one setting to begin with, and the story is choppy (if you can call it a story).

I for one had...

A definite must have game.

Tue, 28 Dec 1999 15:48:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Ever wondered what it would be like to have a game that combined all of your favorite gaming components into one mega epic adventure? I did, until I got my hands on Syphon Filter from 989 Studios.

This is not one, not two, not three, but...

Warcraft 2 Battle Chest for Windows, Mac: Crafty.

Thu, 23 Dec 1999 23:47:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Blizzard Entertainment broke ground with this classic, and even though it was not their last it is by far the best.

In the first game of the series (Warcraft: Orcs and Humans), an army of Orcs discovered a portal to another realm. Seeing as...

Sort Of Annihilation: Kingdoms

Thu, 23 Dec 1999 22:56:41 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Kingdoms incorporates a good plot and nice diversity between races and units, but let's face it: It's not Total Annihilation. The original game packed a bigger punch than this ever will.

For one thing it just is not realistic. There is no...

Mystical.

Sun, 19 Dec 1999 21:56:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Reaver1019 - Enter Myst, a universe where puzzles control everything and nothing is quite what it seems. A universe for you to explore.

You have fallen into this universe by accident, only to find its inhabitants missing and a bunch of puzzles blocking...