Epinions Recent Reviews for alyssa01

Sega Dreamcast Grey Console: Sega's Doing It Again

Tue, 20 Jun 2000 17:40:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Dreamcast: 128 bits of power. But what good is that?

The Dreamcast, the latest console from Sega, is the most powerful game system on the market. It packs a monstrous 128 bits of graphic wonder, with support for four players automatically...

Diablo 2

Wed, 14 Jun 2000 18:15:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: Diablo, the phenomenally popular game that revolutionized the computer gaming industry, is (finally) back with its sequel: Diablo II. Like its predecessor, Diablo II cannot be categorized -- it may, perhaps, be titled a role-playing...

Vampire: Redemption

Sun, 11 Jun 2000 21:38:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: Vampire: The Masquerade, a popular pencil and paper role playing game, has come to the PC through Activision with Vampire: Redemption. In this game, you begin as a vampire hunter named Christof... who is quickly turned into a vampire...

Ultima Online: Read the fine print.

Wed, 31 May 2000 19:05:31 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: "ea.com", the company formerly known as Origin Systems Interactive, has released a copy of Ultima Online in a new box, hoping to cajole new clients into the game. A blaringly white box cover with a rather busty Enchantress...

King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999

Mon, 29 May 2000 22:26:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: King of Fighters, a long-lived two-dimensional fighting game that pits one team of three against another, has managed to eke out a rather loyal following in a saturated fighting-game market. Choose from one of over 50 fighters in...

Vagrant Story

Sat, 27 May 2000 13:41:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: You are Ashley Riot, an enigmatic member of an elite corps of Knights called Riskbreakers. The Riskbreakers exist to infiltrate heavily guarded areas and carry out nearly impossible tasks. Early in the game you are told that the elite...

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 for Windows: A truly heroic game.

Wed, 24 May 2000 23:01:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: This game is all about choices. You will be asked to choose your scenario, its difficulty, and your starting character's town type. Much like the previous Heroes of Might and Magic games (called "Heroes" henceforth), as you...

Welcome back from the dead, Locke

Wed, 10 May 2000 14:20:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: A revenant is an undead being brought back to life to complete some sort of quest. Typically, the revenant dies upon completion of this quest. In Revenant, you are Locke, a warrior mage summoned forth from the pits of Hell to serve a...

EverQuest for Windows: Camping without any insect repellant

Wed, 10 May 2000 13:48:49 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: EverQuest, a massively multiplayer online role playing game, or MMORPG for short, has recently begun to take the gaming world by storm. In this game, you choose from among several different character classes and races to create the...

Front Mission 3

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 18:52:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: Giant robots, bristling with advanced weaponry and defense systems, step forward onto the battlefield in order to establish once and for all who is the better combatant. Armed with everything from heat-seeking missiles to brass...

Clearly lacking support.

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 16:50:59 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - I had never had a cable modem before last summer. My old dial-up, a 56K internal US Robotics modem, seemed to be serving me just fine. Alas, my housemates, sick of missing phone calls due to my internet IV, insisted that we upgrade. In short order we...

If you enjoyed the series, this game is a good idea

Fri, 7 Apr 2000 17:35:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: You all know the game: Resident Evil. You all know the plot: Escape from zombie-infested area. You all know the big twist: You don't have enough bullets to take down all of the walking dead coming at you. You all know the...

The third in the series, and the first bad title.

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 21:20:06 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: Return to Krondor, the latest in what is looking like a long-running series, was given to me as a gift. I'm glad that it was... because if I had paid for it, I would be unhappier than I already am. The series, best known for its...

Hopefully Romeo will make another attempt.

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 20:03:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Professional critical acclaim of Jet Li's new movie "Romeo Must Die" hail him as a "one-man Matrix." I'm not sure if I'd go that far, but it certainly was a good movie.

I saw it on opening night, in a packed urban theater...

Next step: SIM MegaCorp?

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 19:07:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - I am utterly BAFFLED by the pull of this game. And I feel it, too!

You are a God, Creator of Neighborhoods, Dispenser of Justice and Wisdom... well, ok, maybe Justice. But it's still pretty cool :)

The SIMS takes real life in the...

Ultima Online: Definitely not your dad's dungeon crawl.

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 18:53:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: Any time a discussion is begun on this, one of the most controversial games ever created, you will find yourself barraged with opinions from people who trumpet their strong feelings for this game, one way (love it) or another (hate...

Betrayal in Antara: A trifle cliche, but a good buy.

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 18:28:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: The second in what is now a trilogy, Betrayal in Antarra returns you to the high-fantasy setting so popularized in Betrayal in Krondor.

Storyline: You are Arron, a boy who finds himself in possession of magical...

The best true RPG since the goldbox games from TSR.

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 18:16:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: A clear, well-developed character creation system, just like in the good old days of AD&D, starts you off on your quest. Choose your gender, your race, your class, and your abilities, and you are ready to begin. Some knowledge of...

Ignore the call.

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 18:04:38 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: I purchased Asheron's Call at a time when I was disillusioned with several other online graphic-based games (read: Ultima Online). I put it down again to return to the same.

If you have not played any other online game, and...

Creative Labs 3D Blaster Banshee: You'll scream, all right.

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 17:46:21 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Boo! Hiss!

This video card gave me nothing but trouble from the moment I popped it into my motherboard to the moment I finally tossed it in favor of a REAL video card (the voodoo card from the same company).

I do not know exactly...

Tag team crossover moves between rivals are great!

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 17:09:28 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: Following the Capcom tradition, the number of playable characters is large, but in true street fighter clone style, the number of moves is small. A fireball- and a dragon punch-motion will get you far in this game. Perhaps not to the...

Prepare to be immersed...

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 16:58:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: Tenchu, Stealth Assassins, opens up a whole new genre of video games. Choose either the male or the female (as tradition dictates, the female is smaller but faster and the male is stronger but slower) ninja and begin the training...

Master this one before you try its next version.

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 16:35:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: In an era when fighting games were of the "Street Fighter Or Bust" mentality, this absoultely beautiful game made the fighting game industry work a lot harder. The flowing motions coupled with beautiful graphics cause the...

Leave the lights on! Please?

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 16:22:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: What Resident Evil lacks, this game delivers. Although it is fairly old by now, which means that the graphics aren't so hot, Silent Hill will keep you awake at night. Sure, you might turn it off by bedtime... but then you'll lie...

Spooky atmosphere; fantastic graphics...

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 16:12:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alyssa01 - Overview: Parasite Eve is a frighteningly well-made game in a time when the standards for video games are being raised higher and higher.

Storyline: A night at the opera turns deadly as the storyline begins, thrusting you...