Epinions Recent Reviews for flash-hammer

BOO

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 17:30:29 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - When Joe Dante made T
he
Howling in 1981, it may have been overshadowed by John Landis’ An American Werewolf In London, but it done enough business to be a success, and gained enough of a following that a...

Chasing Shadows looking for a good game

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:55:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - The Star Wars franchise and videogames are a frustrating combination. While George Lucas’ tale of a Galaxy Far, Far Away has inspired some thoroughly fantastic videogames, for every K
nights
of the Old...

Hellish being the word!

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:24:39 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth is often declared the point where the series, created by Clive Barker, based on one of his novels, plummeted downhill, transforming the series from a stylish,gruesome and twisted nightmare to a simple slasher...

A game fit for a Prince...

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:55:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - The recent trend of remaking old school videogames for the modern age is generally looked down upon by fans due to the remade games doing nothing but tarnishing the name of their source material. However, sometimes it works in a negative fashion for a...

Well...it ain't Mozart

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:51:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - Believed by many to be the runt of the pack when it comes to albums by the original incarnation of Big Audio Dynamite, Tighten Up Vol. 88 is by far and away the hardest album by the original line-up to track down, perhaps an indication of it’s...

Ripper: Ending from Hell

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:13:16 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - The humble slasher film has come a long way over the years, and while there have been some high-profile and high quality entries into the genre, on the whole it’s a genre built upon low budgets, poor scripts, awful acting and absence of brains. On...

Repetition: World Tour

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:25:06 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - In the 1980s, Midway had a huge arcade hit by the name of Rampage, a game which put you in the control of a giant monster, your goal to destroy the cities of the World. The game proved a huge coin-muncher, striking a chord with gamers, especially...

Bad B-Sides Could Be The Death of Me

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:33:52 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - CD2 of The Ordinary Boys 2nd and final single release from their sophomore album B
rassbound
would see the 70s obsessed Indie-kids pull out another 2 covers to back up lead song Life Will Be The Death of Me as...

Suitably titled nonsense

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:55:24 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - Come the turn of the century, infamous low-budget schlock-meisters Full Moon Pictures were coming into hard times. Their flagship Puppet Master franchise was just about milked dry (they still give the odd squeeze, clearly either oblivious or...

Secret of Evermore for Super Nintendo (SNES): Project Ego

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:01:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - Fable is a game that seemed to be in production forever, under the working title of Project Ego, it seemed to float between platform to platform as consoles came and went in the time it was in production. When it finally did arrive, on the...

Worthless

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:26:49 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - Considering the fact he’s most famous for being the supposed bad influence on Pete Doherty, Peter Wolfe aka Wolfman, has carved a decent little career for himself. While he never did release an album proper, although one was sold online by one of his...

Back for Seconds!

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:01:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - After the smash-success of J
aws,
it was really impossible for there not to be a sequel, and just as the first movie became one of the most influential monster movies of all time, Jaws 2 would become the...

Art of Fighting: Arty Farty

Wed, 7 Mar 2007 11:38:40 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - While often dismissed by the ignorant as a company who produce nothing but Metal Slug games and Streetfighter 2 rip-offs, Japanese gaming gurus SNK have created some of the World’s finest fighting games that hardly anyone outwith the...

Mediocre singles will be the death of you

Mon, 5 Mar 2007 14:09:45 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - Released pre-Television-based media whoring, Life Will Be The Death Of Me would be ska-loving indie-kids The Ordinary Boys’ final release before lead-singer and guitarist Preston ventured into the Celebrity Big Brother house and carved...

"I'm an ass kicker not a switch flipper!"

Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:13:22 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - At one point in time, Duke Nukem was regarded as one of the hottest properties in gaming. Duke had his own Action Figure line, and at one point there was even talk of a movie based on him. When you think about it, the series came a long, long way from...

Keep the opposition at bay and look good doing it

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:59:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - In my many years of playing football, I’ve played in the majority of positions, including the one the majority of players fear the most, between the sticks. The role of the goalkeeper is one with an unnatural amount of stigma attached to it, with the...

Aptly titled closer to a career of ups and downs

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:15:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - The Suffrajets were one of those bands who teetered on the brink of success so many times, but ultimately something would always come up to stop them achieving it. Built around a core of drummer Gemma Clarke and singer/guitarist Alex Ware, their original...

Big Audio Dynamite - Live: E=MC2: One 'Medicine Show' you won't want to miss

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:47:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - I’m unsure when the final incarnation of Big Audio Dynamite played their last gig, seeing as the band went out in such a low-key fashion, having to put out their final record, Entering A New Ride on the Internet themselves when record label...

The Justice League is just about done Justice

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:55:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - Despite sporting some of the most recognisable pop-culture characters in their roster of superheroes, for some reason DC Comics never seem to know what to do with them when it comes to videogames. While Batman has ruled the toy shop for years, Superman...

Been thinking little thoughts about this single

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:23:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - In this day and age, Double A-Side singles seem to be a rarity, with few rock acts even seeming to take the singles charts seriously, let alone put extra work into a song to match whatever cut they have chosen from their album to try and garner them some...

Karloff's 'The Mummy' this ain't

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:44:39 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - Arguably one of the most recognisable authors in the genre of Horror, Bram Stoker’s reputation is based almost solely on his rather delightful novel, which you may have heard of, titled Dracula. Naturally many cinematic adaptations of his tale...

Blunt

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:49:57 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - Konami are a company well known in the videogame world for some major franchises like Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill (2 games this one name-checks on it’s sleeve) and even some of the better licensed games in history (their fabled...

Too Brassbound to talk about it? Not me

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:04:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - When the Ordinary Boys first appeared, they were shamelessly influenced by bands like The Jam and The Clash, and brought a more real lyrical edge to often pretentious toss lyrics of Indie. Sadly, their excellent debut album,...

This is one class you should definitely bunk off

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:55:11 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - While it’s often been said that you should never judge a book by it’s cover, I’ve learned that when it comes to DVDs, perhaps some judgement being passed at the sight of the sleeve could be advisable. While very few movies these days get...

Impure

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 19:58:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author flash-hammer - Once upon a time, seeing the Sega logo on a game’s packaging really got me excited. There was an almost definite safety that what you were buying was going to be of good quality and offer some great fun. Sadly, since they turned to developing...