Epinions Recent Reviews for emmit_brown

Martin's Literary Ménage à Troi of Deceit Delivers

Sat, 17 May 2008 19:43:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - Valerie Martin, a Louisiana-native writer, who was most notably known for her dark-natured work Mary Reilly, continues her legacy with Property. Property is historical fiction tale set on Louisiana plantation in the early...

Are You Happyyy?

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:35:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - I know I am after watching this hidden treasure of an Anime made in 1974. Directed by Gisaburo Sujii, this version of Jack and the Beanstalk mixes arts of many eras and creates a very outstanding story that is quite better than the original...

A Tribute to Fantasy from the Directors with Hearts of Gold

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:48:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - "Forces" Combined George Lucas, most famously known for his Star Wars trilogy, combined his skills with filmmaker Ron Howard (who made a dozen outstanding movies such as A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13) to bring...

Sword of Vermillion for Sega Genesis: Prince Imitation and the Hackneyed Eighteen Rings

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:25:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - Yeah, it has been almost a year since I have contributed a review to epinions. I don’t want anyone to think I gave up on you all, because this is a wonderful website to write for. Nah, just life got in the way - everyone reading this sort of...

When Fiction and Non-Fiction Collide

Mon, 6 Feb 2006 17:10:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - I will begin by saying two facts about me that may discourage a reader from skimming through my critique: one, I have read but a handful of novels in my life, and this is my first book review. I have no prior knowledge of writing book reviews, so this...

Pelican's New Project Forms an Eclipse over the S Controller.

Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:06:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - I would like to begin my review to say that the product name (as well as the picture) is wrong. The PL-2053 controller was made by Pelican, not Open Source. Since that's covered, let me begin my review. I have never been a fan of...

Gotta Get Back In Time

Wed, 1 Feb 2006 05:20:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, manufactured by UbiSoft, is the sequel to the 2003 acclaimed Sands of Time. This time, the prince isn’t so dashing as he looks like a convict who just escaped a Turkish prison. Bewhiskered,...

Dangerously Cheesy

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:41:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - Midway, a renowned arcade company who is well known for their Mortal Kombat franchise, produced a racing game for the N64 system entitled San Francisco Rush; wowing critics from it’s presentation of cars flying through the...

Get Lost Inside Henson's Perplexing Maze

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:56:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - The late Jim Henson, acclaimed master of puppetry, made some of the finest movies that had puppets (The Muppet Movie, The Dark Crystal) and continued his legacy with his oddest movie yet. Labyrinth is the story of a girl who...

The Boy Who Has the Weight of the World On His Shoulders

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:03:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - Let me begin this review my admitting I am a huge fan of independent films and my favorite channel is the Sundance channel (though my area unfortunately doesn't receive the channel). What's Eating Gilbert Grape, which is based on the novel by...

Your Everyday Ivy League Heroes Here to Save the World!

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:20:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - “Ghostbusters” (directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis) is an oddity of a movie from the 1980s that somehow became not only a box office hit, but an 80’s icon in less than a few weeks since its premiere. It is...

Beware, Shadow Man Might Just Steal Your Soul (Metaphorically Speaking...)

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:26:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - Shadow Man, which I felt was partly derived from Spawn and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver in more ways than one, was a story of Michael LeRoy; failed literary-teacher-turned-cab-dr
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who lived in New Orleans. One day, LeRoy discovered...

The Portable Agrarian Life’s For Me!

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:04:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - I believe Harvest Moon began on the SNES console in 1997 and, from its debut, the series flourished through producing 9 sequels amongst 7 other consoles - an impressive career track for a game that has always been rated average by critics and gamers...

If They Ever Invented A Cult B-Game For The NES, This Would Be It...

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:17:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - Clash At Demonhead, made by “Vic Tokai” is an adventure game that begins with a guy named Bang and his girlfriend Mary enjoying their vacation at the beach, under the rays, during summer break in the year 199X. Suddenly, a distress call comes in...

The Beginning of the End with SEGA

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 03:55:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - In 1995, the generation of systems took another step forward, prompting Sega to make their fifth console system; the 32-bit CD-ROM based video game console entitled the “Saturn”. The Saturn was a piece of hardware that, although bulky, it’s...

Crystalis for Nintendo: SNK Makes A Quality Game That Almost Rivals Legend of Zelda!?

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 00:48:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - SNK - a franchise who made the second-best renowned 2-D fighter franchise, which competed against Capcom over Street Fighter franchise as to what would rule dominance - did not start out with "Fatal Fury". Way before the release of their bigger arcade...

Shinobi Legions for Saturn: To be a True Ninja, One Must Utilize Accurate Precision, Quick Reflexes, and Avoid MSG.

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:01:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - Shinobi, a platform game that dominated the Sega Genesis and arcade machines well before treacherously moving onto the Playstation 2, was a most-superior 2-D game in which you were a ninja who threw Shirukens and had magical abilities - okay, so it was a...

Special Agent Joanna Dark Signing In And Late For Duty

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 04:44:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - Rareware (a.k.a. Rare) has been an industry that was around well since the dawn of the NES, starting with games like the arcade Donkey Kong. From NES to the N64 eras, Rare has been an awesome second-party manufacturer that distributed great titles such...

Vice: Project Doom for Nintendo: The Best Bargain I Was Offered for a Video Game: A Jack-Of-All-Trades

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:30:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - I know I am posting all of these games that most people haven't heard of, but this is - by far - one of the games NO ONE has ever heard of. The rarity of the game is so slim, that I bought Ultima: Quest of the Avatar for NES two years before I found this...

Lunacy for Saturn: Oh Sweet Sorrow… It Could Have Been So Much More…

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:24:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - I enjoy a very good strategy game. From Maniac Mansion to Syberia , I have played many of them in my lifetime. Lunacy, as most strategy games, are odd from any other game. Lunacy keeps the player curious with the story as they try to get past puzzle,...

Prince of Persia for Nintendo: Although the Prince Seems Valiant, This Game is Cruel

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:21:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - This is where it all began, well actually it began on PC floppy, but this is where the “console” anthology began. In 1992, “Prince of Persia” was released on the NES and was not even noticed. Some may get the impression that, since the...

Eternal Luster of the Flawless Movie

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:51:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - Many relationships are terminated these days; rather it be marriage, engagements, partners, family, or even friends. In the end, some of us regret breaking up, while most of us feel liberated in the sense that we tend to block out from remembering the...

Revolution X for Saturn: Revolution X Killed the Classic Rock Band

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 03:45:02 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - Revolution X was a game I used to pop quarters in to play at the arcades back when I owned a Super Nintendo (can’t remember how long ago that was…). So, when Revolution X came out for Saturn, I bought it thinking it would be the pretty cool...

Mr. Bones for Saturn: Jam Out Like B.B. King, Mr. Bones. You Are The Grateful Dead!

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:42:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - Mr. Bones came out in 1997 and faded quicker than most one-hit bands. It makes me wonder why games of this caliber die quicker than the most abysmal games in the market. I guess you can call it popularity. I mean how many video-gamers actually appreciate...

Shining the Holy Ark for Saturn: SonicTeam Gives Another Try At Creating "Shining in the Darkness" And A Masterpiece Is Made

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:04:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emmit_brown - "Shining the Holy Ark" is not a true sequel to "Shining in the Darkness". But, when compared to the rest of the entries in this "Shining" series, this installment best stems from the first-person-role-player "Shining in the Darkness" that was found on...