© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-kjell1979 Recent reviews written by member kjell1979 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_490367389316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - I'm a big fan of the Settlers of Catan board game. It's quite an engaging game that has elements of luck and skill but can also be completed in a short amount of time. As my kids get older they also are beginning to grow past the and Trouble games and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490367389316 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:18:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490367389316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490248048260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - Spikey's Bounce Around was the third game out of the three free games available the other weekend from Donut Games. Out of the three, my first impression was that this one was going to be the worst out of the three. In the end I warmed up quite a bit to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490248048260 Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:56:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490248048260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490142011012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - The other weekend Donut Games had a sale of three different titles. Rat On The Run was one of the titles they offered for free. After looking at some of the gameplay videos the game looked pretty polished and fun so I picked it up. I'm glad that it was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490142011012 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:02:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490142011012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489557692036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - The other weekend Donut Games had a sale on the iTunes App Store. Many titles that were normally 99 cents were available for free. Lucky Coins was one of the games involved with this sale. Lucky Coins is a lot like a complicated version of Plinko from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489557692036 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:07:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489557692036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488303529604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - I can't say enough for the promotional price drops on the iTunes App Store. Games that are normally a buck or two can appear for free. Yes many of these games are pretty pedestrian or even terrible, but every so often you'll find a great game that is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488303529604 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:22:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488303529604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488203128452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - Dungeon Hunter was receiving quite a bit of buzz when it hit the iTunes App Store a few months back. However, it soon disappeared from the App Store because of an issue with the game crashing during a specific level later in the game. However, just a few... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488203128452 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:34:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488203128452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488023625348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - Asteroids is a game that's surprisingly seldom copied. For a game that was immensely popular in its day, we've only seen a few remakes none of which have really set the world on fire as the original once did. Out of the various notable asteroid clones... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488023625348 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:44:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488023625348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487542984324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - Side scrolling shooters are always a fun genre of game to play. The best ones get my heart racing during moments when I'm doing especially well. While for some its pattern recognition is like playing a complicated melody, others are all about action and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487542984324 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 22:41:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487542984324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487353323140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - It seemed to me that the iPhone would be a great platform to play puzzle games and there are quite a few of them on there. But when you compare it against the Nintendo DS, it doesn't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487353323140 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 08:27:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487353323140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487234113156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - If you're a fan of tower defense games, then the iPhone is the device to get. But I'm all over games that are free when they normally cost money. Such was the case a little while ago when Warp Defense appeared on the iTunes app store for free. So I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487234113156 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 08:10:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487234113156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487129517700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - I'm a big fan of minesweeper. My dad used to play that game all the time when it first appeared on windows installations over a decade ago. I eventually got into it and it took me years before getting bored with it. Still, I return to playing it every... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487129517700 Sun, 4 Oct 2009 09:04:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487129517700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487028002436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - I enjoy a good poker game, but there are so many different poker games out there which are free that allow you to play with virtual chips. I don't fancy myself anything resembling a poker pro. My discipline is about as short lived as my attention span. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487028002436 Sat, 3 Oct 2009 09:40:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487028002436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486914952836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - If you're a tightwad cheapskate like me, you're always looking for good deals. So it's no wonder that I jumped quickly when I saw the price of Reign of Swords drop to 99 cents. This is a game that sold for upwards of $10 less than a year ago. Still like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486914952836 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:47:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486914952836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486812585604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - September 19th was National Talk Like A Pirate Day. So matey I found out that The Battle of Pirate Bay iPhone game was a free download that day. A game that normally sells for 99 cents, this move stretched my stinginess to new bounds, but who can argue... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486812585604 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:27:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486812585604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485992992388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - It seems to me that the Nintendo DS would be a perfect place to try and resurrect competitive board games like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485992992388 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:55:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485992992388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484992585348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - Ticket to Ride has become the most popular game to play during the course of this summer. Now that my kids are growing up a little bit, I find that they can handle more complicated board games than the inane Candy Land. Though my son, 5, still is on the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484992585348 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:55:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484992585348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483648704132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - Back when my wife and I were first married we used to play board games on weekend nights with her parents. It was really fun for a while. That is until the one night when we played Risk and my father in law decided to spend the entire second half of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483648704132 Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:17:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483648704132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482843463300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - Texas Hold'em Poker for the DS is the final installment of my 2009 Summer Poker Series on the DS. While this game takes some positive features from the other games like a smooth interface and multiple poker variations, it also has a brutal foundation of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482843463300 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:20:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482843463300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482581843588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - As you can probably tell by now I picked up a few poker games for the Nintendo DS lately. When I went on vacation I knew I would be without the internet so I figured I could take a reasonable representation of Texas Hold'em Poker with me. Part of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482581843588 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:30:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482581843588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481693240964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - I've been playing a healthy amount of Texas Hold'em Poker lately. While the game takes quite a while to master, the idea of picking up on patterns and adapting to them is something that I have a lot of success with. It's something that appeals to me not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481693240964 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:13:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481693240964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480763547268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - One of the New England traditions I have happily adopted is indulging in fried seafood in the summer. Even though we live at least an hour from the coast, we can still get some decent seafood. This means if you like scallops, whole-bellied clams, or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480763547268 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:39:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480763547268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480636210820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - Before I saw it a month or so ago at my local Gamestop, I had only heard of Desktop Tower Defense. I didn't know what it was all about beyond its title nor did I realize it was available on the DS. Since I bring my DS just about everywhere and because of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480636210820 Sun, 9 Aug 2009 21:07:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480636210820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480256233092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - I grew up a big fan of the original FIFA International Soccer for the Sega Genesis way back in 1994. Back then, the game was rather revolutionary as it allowed for some great soccer experiences. Although the idea of having an isometric pitch was a design... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480256233092 Thu, 6 Aug 2009 12:13:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480256233092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476520877700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - I'm all for good puzzle games and grew up playing board games like Othello, which made this game seem like a natural fit to me. However, what I found was that Polarium just didn't fit the bill for what I expect out of a decent strategy game... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476520877700 Mon, 6 Jul 2009 22:53:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476520877700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475566018180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kjell1979 - I'm always up for a good puzzle game. I really enjoyed playing Tetris on my Gameboy 20 years ago. That progressed into other great puzzle titles culminating in a very strong lineup of puzzle games on the Nintendo DS. So how will Planet Puzzle League... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475566018180 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:03:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475566018180?linkin_id=8003929