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Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion for PC: Oblivion : Is it really better than it's predecessors?

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:19:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - Until recently, The Elder Scrolls Series was relatively unknown. It was a series only known to devout PC role-playing fans. Morrowind, the third incarnation of The Elder Scrolls, changed that. This was partially due to it's advanced graphics at the time,...

World of Warcraft - The Casual Players MMOG

Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:07:42 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - World Of Warcraft Update : July 2005 I am changing my review from 5 stars to 1 star. After playing the game for months after this review, it is painfully obvious that Blizzard does not care about it's customers. Much of what I said...

The Sims 2 for Windows: The Sims 2 - A Worthy Sequel Hampered By SafeDisc

Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:15:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - Introduction In 2000, Will Wright's Company Maxis released a game called The Sims. After more than a half-dozen expansion packs for the original game and two console versions of The Sims, the sequel to the original PC game has finally been...

Doom 3 - Revolutionary but not Evolutionary

Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:12:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - Introduction Back in 1994, id software released the original DOOM for the IBM PC. At the time, computers with 60 megahertz processors and 8 megabytes of RAM were considered top of the line. And at the time, Doom was considered revolutionary. It...

Microsoft Windows XP Professional (E85-00086) For PC: Windows - Now With Colorful Buttons For Toddlers

Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:01:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - Introduction Microsoft's Windows Operating System has been the dominant operating system on PCs for years. This is in part due to the fact that it's what people are used to using and that you can throw any piece of hardware and almost any piece...

Neverwinter Nights - A new type of multiplayer game

Sun, 6 Oct 2002 16:06:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - When Neverwinter Nights first came out, it was so popular that it took many people days to find a copy of it. This was mostly because of it's hyped multiplayer features.

Neverwinter Nights is a Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game by Bioware,...

Warcraft III For Windows: Warcraft III - Blizzard combines an RTS with an RPG.

Sat, 5 Oct 2002 21:47:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - Blizzard has been working on Warcraft III : Reign of Chaos for many years. The latest game from Blizzard, Warcraft III : Reign of Chaos is the sequel to 1996's Warcraft II.

Unlike Warcraft I and II, Warcraft III has 4 races. There are the two...

Windows 2000 - One Windows that is very stable

Sun, 13 May 2001 11:57:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - I have been a Windows user all of my life. I remember back when we had Windows 3.0, which was a very long time ago. Windows 3.0 was simple and stable and you had to run it through DOS.

In 1995 Microsoft released Windows 95. Windows 95 was a...

PowerQuest Partition Magic: Partition Magic - A lifesaver for Techies

Sun, 10 Dec 2000 12:14:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - Partition Magic solves the problems of using FDISK to partition your hard drive. With Partition Magic Version 5.0, partitioning your hard drive is easy, provided you have Windows 95 or 98. It is not compatible with Windows ME, as Windows ME doesn't have...

The Visor - It's even better than a Palm Pilot

Sun, 10 Dec 2000 11:57:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - I have always been interested in PDAs but until recently I had never actually owned a PDA. I recently got my Handspring Visor as a birthday present, and I've had it since November 20th. I use my Handspring Visor to keep track of all kinds of things...

NeoPlanet: NeoPlanet - Internet Explorer and then some more

Sat, 9 Dec 2000 21:03:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - I have seen NeoPlanet ads for many years now. I have always looked over the ads and ignored them until now. I finally gave in and downloaded NeoPlanet and I now use it on a regular basis.

The download was not very big, and NeoPlanet installed...

Unreal Tournament for Windows: Unreal Tournament - One heck of a multiplayer game

Sun, 19 Nov 2000 13:02:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - Epic Megagames released the game Unreal back in 1998. After many years in development it was finally released. It was a very good game that had a very good storyline however it was criticized for some things. It's engine had no Direct3D support at the...

Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 for Windows: Red Alert 2-The Best C&C Game Yet

Sat, 18 Nov 2000 15:39:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - It seems like just yesterday, Command and Conquer Tiberian Sun came out. It's hard to believe that it's been almost 2 years since it came out. Now, Westwood has done it again with Command and Conquer Red Alert 2, the sequel to Command and Conquer Red...

Netscape - No Features and Bloated

Sat, 18 Nov 2000 14:57:35 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - Before Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 3.0 came out, Netscape dominated the browser market. Most people used Netscape and all the pages would view fine and dandy on it. This was before Windows 95 came out. When Windows 95 came out, it shipped...

System Shock 2:A worthy sequel to an almost unknown classic

Sat, 21 Oct 2000 16:46:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - System Shock came out many years ago. It was a true classic, and was one of the only games of the time that allowed you to move in anyway possible. In System Shock, you could fly, jump, crouch, and turn your head for the first time. Current games at...

Pong: Back and Better than ever

Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:37:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - Pong was one of the great classics of its time. The premises was simple, you and another player bounce a ball back and fourth on the screen using Pongs or Palettes and trying to make the other player miss the ball. If you miss the ball and it goes off...

Airport Tycoon - Good Concept Poorly Implemented

Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:27:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - I got Airport Tycoon for $19.99 a couple of months ago while I was on vacation. I got back to where I was staying and was eager to install it and get it running, so I installed it on my laptop, a Gateway Solo 3150. I started it up and it was so...

Even more fun with Starcraft

Mon, 9 Oct 2000 21:35:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - StarCraft Brood War adds even more to an already fun game. It is a must for anyone who enjoyed the original Starcraft. StarCraft Brood War adds 3 new campaigns, and a new storyline, which takes place after the first one. Each campaign has all new...

StarCraft - 2 Years Old and Still Going

Mon, 9 Oct 2000 21:18:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - StarCraft came out almost more than 2 years ago, yet it continues to be a top game. This just goes to show that if a program is good enough, it'll last a long time.

In StarCraft, you play one of three races. You can play the Terran, the...

SIM Theme Park - Something I'd Rather Forget

Mon, 9 Oct 2000 20:14:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - When I bought Sim Theme Park, I was excited, because I had played RollerCoaster Tycoon a while back. Sim Theme Park looked even better, with it's sharp looking 3D graphics and cool looking rides. When I got home, I installed it, and started up, and I...

RollerCoaster Tycoon Times 3

Mon, 9 Oct 2000 19:11:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - To be honest, I was surprised when I walked in the store one day and I saw a new expansion pack for RollerCoaster Tycoon. This one came as a surprise to me, because unlike Corkscrew Follies (the first expansion pack), which was advertised and displayed...

Simcity 3000 - A worthwhile sequel to 2000

Fri, 29 Sep 2000 18:16:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - A very long time ago, I bought a game called SimCity. For it's time, it had state of the art graphics, (flat buildings, limited color graphics) and it was lots of fun. Then after about a year or so, I heard about SimCity 2000 and I bought that. It...

Even More Rollercoaster Mania

Thu, 28 Sep 2000 22:58:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - The first official RollerCoaster Tycoon expansion pack, RollerCoaster Tycoon Corkscrew Follies adds even more elements to an already fun game. Corkscrew Follies adds lots of new rides, new scenery, new game play elements, and new scenarios.

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Roller Coaster Tycoon For Windows: Rollercoaster Mania

Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:56:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - RollerCoaster Tycoon is one of my all time favorite games, along with a few others like The Sims. In RollerCoaster Tycoon, you get to create amusement parks. You get to place rides, attractions, bathrooms, and all kinds of stuff for your park. You...

The Sims-One of the best simulation games of the year by far

Sun, 24 Sep 2000 11:55:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author damicatz - I got this game in August, and I was already addicted in about two minutes. The Sims is a new concept for a game. In The Sims, you get to run a neighborhood of people, and you control their lives, you build their houses, and you buy there stuff. It...