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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-bloolight Recent reviews written by member bloolight en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_469420445316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight -  "Assualt on Dark Athena" is the long-awaited sequel to "Escape From Butcher Bay" and like many fans of the first title, I wondered if the game developers would be able to catch lighting in a bottle twice.  After all, EFBB managed to prove that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469420445316 Tue, 5 May 2009 23:31:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469420445316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469195787908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - It takes a lot to make a shooter stand out these days.  It is no longer enough to unveil a new graphics-related gimmick to keep the modern gamer happy. Instead, games now must present novel, deeply immersive game designs that push the boundaries of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469195787908 Mon, 4 May 2009 00:44:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469195787908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463809646212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - It's been four years since the first F.E.A.R. title came out and scared the pants out of gamers.  That game's brand of dark, suspense-filled action has influenced countless games in the years after it's release, so it's first true sequel has a lot... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463809646212 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:21:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463809646212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459191520900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - Far Cry 2, unlike Crysis, is technically the sequel to the legendary "Far Cry" franchise.  Unlike Crysis, however, this particular game shares almost none of the details that made the original title so well regarded.  This isn't always a bad... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459191520900 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:17:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459191520900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457491189380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - Crysis represents something of a sequel to Far Cry, the groundbreaking shooter that placed you in the role of a lone gunman trying to survive on an island paradise infested with genetically modified creatures and bloodthirsty soldiers.  Like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457491189380 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:30:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457491189380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455687310980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - Neverwinter Nights 2 was a long-awaited sequel to a wonderful franchise, but it brought along a nearly crippling number of bugs in its original release.  A long series of patches managed to make the game playable and, if you have the right system,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455687310980 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:09:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455687310980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_451639283332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - There are a lot of reasons why the Fallout franchise commands such a devoted following among gamers.  The original title was a gripping RPG built upon the venerable Baldur's Gate engine.  It combined a tightly written backstory with a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~451639283332 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:21:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_451639283332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_450090733188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - "Mass Effect" is Bioware's unfortunately titled science-fiction rpg title that takes the player on an exciting adventure into galactic combat and political intrigue.  It is an intriguing hybrid of role-playing elements and third-person action that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~450090733188 Mon, 3 Nov 2008 00:26:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_450090733188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_447808966276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - Outside of the original Gran Turismo, I've never been a huge fan of driving games. "Racing simulations" are far too technical and demanding for my casual-driving tastes and leave me cold. Arcade-style driving games, which abandon fine-toothed details,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~447808966276 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:51:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_447808966276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441537629828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - The Painkiller series of shooters represent a return to the old-school thrills served up by titles such as Quake and Doom. Unlike sophisticated modern shooters like Half Life 2, there is little in the way of plot development here: the main character is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441537629828 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:55:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441537629828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412607090308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - In 1981 Queen were approached by a director named Saul Swimmer with a proposal to film a live show. Live concert films were nothing new, of course, but Swimmer had a few tricks up his sleeve that would make Queen's concert footage unique. Instead of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412607090308 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:16:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412607090308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411026886276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - The fourth installment of the Call of Duty franchise takes the action out of the done-to-death WWII arena and places it smack dab in the middle of current events. Now, in the single-player campaign, it's a group of Islamic terrorists and Russian... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411026886276 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:38:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411026886276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405205913220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - After purchasing Neverwinter Nights 2, and finding it to be nearly unplayable on my computer, I decided to go back and purchase some of the expansion packs that were released for the original game. SOU is just one of several official expansions released... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405205913220 Tue, 9 Oct 2007 23:56:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405205913220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400548990596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - "Blood Money" is the fourth installment in the Hitman series, although it is currently being issued as the third in the "Trilogy" package. Once again, Eidos has tweaked the tried-and-true Hitman gameplay to update the franchise without ruining its... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400548990596 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:16:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400548990596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399146847876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - With the seventh installment of the Harry Potter franchise, JK Rowling has finally brought the saga to an end. Readers of all ages have been waiting on pins and needles for years, following the exploits of the boy wizard and his friends as they battle... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399146847876 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:21:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399146847876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_396092083844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - "Hitman: Contracts" is the third installment in the Hitman series, and continues giving players the chance to direct the genetically-engineered assassin known only as "47." Once again, there are dangerous and lucrative hits to be completed all over the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~396092083844 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:41:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_396092083844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_391265422980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - Siegried Knappe was probably one of the luckiest men who ever lived. This is an ironic statement, of course, because he experienced some of the most horrific combat of the twentieth century and spent years in a Soviet prison camp after WWII. He was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~391265422980 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 04:34:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_391265422980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_390293655172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - With the "Hitman" series of games, Eidos created an intriguing new twist to the old shooter formula as well as one of the most striking lead characters to come along in quite a while. The first title was released to positive critical notice, but... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~390293655172 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:45:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_390293655172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_390131650180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - With the Harry Potter movie franchise lagging two books behind the novels, it is hard to escape the thudding inevitability of these films as they dribble out every few years. After all, the outcome of the movie is well known to nearly everyone who buys... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~390131650180 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:19:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_390131650180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_372032966276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - The '65 Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue is a 22 Watt, all-tube combo amp with a single 12" ceramic Jensen speaker. It has two channels, "normal" and "vibrato" with two inputs apiece, and a footswitch to control the reverb and the vibrato. The reverb is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~372032966276 Tue, 5 Jun 2007 21:41:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_372032966276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_338745921156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - The FPS community has been waiting anxiously for the arrival of STALKER for quite some time now. For several years we've seen screenshots of the decaying facade of the power plant, masked gunmen, and fantastic mutated monsters. We've been promised... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~338745921156 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:50:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_338745921156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_314818268804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - I have a confession to make... I hate Apple products, nearly across the board. I hate their annoying commercials, and their perky iMacs, and I truly despise Steve Jobs. Yet, I have admit that the iPod Nano is the best overall mp3 player I've ever... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~314818268804 Sat, 3 Feb 2007 01:22:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_314818268804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_303128153732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - The Seneca is a converted apartment building located just next-door to the Hancock Tower in downtown Chicago. As far as location is concerned, it is as close to perfect as you are going to get. It is within walking distance to a large number of tourist... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~303128153732 Mon, 8 Jan 2007 02:10:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_303128153732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_296715849348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - The adventure game is a dying breed these days, and there are plenty of reasons for this. The increased processing power of computers has made games that involve realistic physics, dynamic lighting, and powerful explosions far more popular than a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~296715849348 Mon, 25 Dec 2006 03:23:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_296715849348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_282368249476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bloolight - Fantasy RPG titles have never been my favorite type of computer gaming experience. Early classics like "The Bards Tale" and "Might and Magic" bored me long before their resolutions, and when the genre came roaring back into fashion with "Baldur's Gate"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~282368249476 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:10:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_282368249476?linkin_id=8003929