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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-awoolcott Recent reviews written by member awoolcott en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_491156573828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - In a sea of gritty, realistic, and oftentimes humorless games that have dominated this generation, Ratchet & Clank almost feels like a throwback to the old days, despite the series being only seven years old and beginning on hardware that's still... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491156573828 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:15:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491156573828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490327805572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - Gearbox Software is known for two things – porting popular games to other formats, as the PS2 version of Half-Life and PC version of Halo can attest, and their World War II franchise Brothers in Arms. So a loot-driven RPG/FPS hybrid taking place in a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490327805572 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:39:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490327805572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489908899460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is, two years later, still considered one of the best PlayStation 3 games around, thanks to fantastic visuals, solid third-person shooter gameplay, and a great new character in the titular Nathan Drake. However, it had its... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489908899460 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:35:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489908899460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488777092740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - By RPG standards, the Persona franchise exploded onto the scene in 2007 when Persona 3 released, taking advantage of the lack of competition on the PlayStation 2. 2008's follow-up Persona 4 earned even greater appeal and notoriety, and suddenly, what was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488777092740 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:04:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488777092740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487959268996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - All the way back at E3 2004 when Sony took the wraps off the PlayStation Portable, one of the highlighted games for the machine was Gran Turismo. At the time, the plan was to effectively port Gran Turismo 4, which was still in development for PlayStation... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487959268996 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:32:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487959268996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483868118660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - One could say that the music/rhythm/guitar genre is suffering from some serious fatigue; mostly because of Guitar Hero. In the last 12 months, there's been the flagship game, Guitar Hero 4: World Tour, the outstanding Guitar Hero: Metallica, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483868118660 Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:53:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483868118660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483521367684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - With all the role-playing games mostly headed towards the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, current-generation console owners are stuck with a very small selection of games, and few are up to the level seen during the peak of the PlayStation or PlayStation 2... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483521367684 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 13:22:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483521367684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477334965892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - As a rule of thumb, racing games revolving around a specific brand or vehicle can be safely avoided; usually they're inexpensive to attract frugal gamers, but carry poor gameplay and/or gimped feature sets. This is what makes Ferrari Challenge so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477334965892 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:25:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477334965892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470767668868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - Though released at the tail end of the PlayStation 2's prime, Persona 3 managed to gather a large following of RPG fans, thanks to its unique take on the genre – the combination of roguelike dungeon crawling and light life-simulation elements made... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470767668868 Sun, 17 May 2009 20:35:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470767668868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469242318468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - One of the brighter spots of the Xbox 360 launch was the Sega/Monolith collaboration known as Condemned: Criminal Origins, a first-person brawler with a CSI tint to the story. Because of the status as a launch game, it received a lot of attention from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469242318468 Mon, 4 May 2009 12:02:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469242318468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464753823364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - After a year off to make the more realistic and focused Need for Speed Pro Street, EA has returned the franchise to its familiar open-world cities that have existed since Need for Speed Underground 2. This latest NFS is dubbed Undercover, an attempt to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464753823364 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:42:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464753823364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462977207940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - Though Grand Theft Auto was definitely an influence on the movement towards open-world racing games, it's one of Rockstar's other marquee franchises that actually did it first; 2000's Midnight Club Street Racing, a launch PlayStation 2 title, offered the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462977207940 Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:50:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462977207940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_456344309380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - When Rock Band was announced, Harmonix Music Systems touted it as more than just a mere game, but instead a platform on its own, where you constantly could buy new “games” for it, only in this case they meant a weekly stream of downloadable songs to keep... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~456344309380 Thu, 1 Jan 2009 12:48:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_456344309380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455917538948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - Following up a modern classic like Persona 3 can't be easy, but just one year after a region outside Japan finally experienced the penultimate entry in the PS2 collection of Shin Megami Tensei games, Persona 4 is here...and somehow, they've managed to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455917538948 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:56:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455917538948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454706237060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - After a generation that saw a pair of successful Tales games (along with one mediocre release), the long-running franchise has made its High Definition debut in Tales of Vesperia for the Xbox 360. With a working formula in place, Vesperia does little to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454706237060 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:38:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454706237060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_452790095492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - In some circles, Fallout 3 is one of the most controversial games ever. Not for what you think; instead, it's a battle between old-school Fallout players whom were into the series when it was PC-only, and new owner Bethesda, who acquired the rights a few... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~452790095492 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:00:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_452790095492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_451476885124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - Gran Turismo games are something to savor: they come around so infrequently that one must enjoy it as long as possible. There was four years between Gran Turismo 3 and 4, and we're coming up on four years since the release of that fourth game... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~451476885124 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:40:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_451476885124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_446123118212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - The current form of Sega is something of an empty shell – the once mighty hardware and software producer has been reduced to a handful of awful Sonic games, publishing projects from western developers, and occasionally spitting out a moment of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446123118212 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:40:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446123118212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_443322568324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - Legend has it that when Joe Perry, guitarist for Aerosmith, discovered the original Guitar Hero, he was crushed to find approximately zero tracks from his band in the game. I'm sure he's happy now though, since Activision has delivered a game that's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443322568324 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 12:09:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443322568324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440263282308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - With Guitar Hero, Harmonix Music Systems made themselves household names with gamers, delivering the kind of music game that transcends its very niche genre and took it mainstream. After Guitar Hero II, Harmonix was acquired by MTV Games, who along with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440263282308 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:33:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440263282308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433686941316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - Inevitably, as you work your way through the huge PS2 role-playing game library, you get to the really weird stuff. Gust has become a big player in the niche RPG scene of late, mostly for their Atelier Iris franchise which recently spawned into Mana... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433686941316 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:20:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433686941316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432359837316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - It's been nearly seven years since Grand Theft Auto III released, becoming one of the most influential games in the history of the medium and effectively giving birth to the genre we call sandbox gaming. Its influence has been widespread, passing on to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432359837316 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 13:21:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432359837316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430262881924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - It wouldn't be a PlayStation without a Hot Shots Golf game, and though it took a little while to actually get here, Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds has finally arrived, almost a year after its original Japanese release. The sixth entry (counting the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430262881924 Fri, 16 May 2008 11:59:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430262881924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425909980804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - Since the release of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne in 2004, there's been five games in the series released on PlayStation 2, making it one of the more prolific RPG franchises around in the past few years. The fourth, Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425909980804 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:44:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425909980804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_422317559428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author awoolcott - Though the whole Fast & the Furious motif is long gone, someone forgot to tell THQ and Juiced Games. The original Juiced was a decent game with some decent ideas, but nothing that truly warranted a sequel though it did have some promise. Yet here... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~422317559428 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:55:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_422317559428?linkin_id=8003929