Epinions Recent Reviews for krisjohn

Closure

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:26:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - If you're like me, you heard about the sinking of the Russian submarine Kursk way back when it happened, heard a bunch of wild stories about emergency U-turns and drugging of protestors, then completely lost track of what happened. A Time to...

I didn't finish it.

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 21:59:12 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - Digital Fortress is an awful, pointless generic story that just happens to have a bit of it set in the NSA and tangentially involve an encryption routine that can't be broken. There are basically two threads to the story. The one actually set in...

Enjoyable despite the predictability

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 01:10:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - After reading The Da Vinci Code, I decided it was worth buying Dan Brown's other books. Particularly given that they were all in a display at a local department store. Deception Point's main focus is a meteor that appears to prove that...

Have the real world and Gibson finally collided?

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:56:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - Pattern Recognition is William "Neuromancer" Gibson's latest novel set in the very near present. At the beginning it's a "Coolhunting" book, with the lead character employed by a marketing firm to say whether or not a new logo or marketing effort...

Not just a book

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 21:54:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - Wil Wheaton played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation. This will forever be true and the book details the portion of his life where he finally comes to accept it. The book is notable for several reasons. It's the story of a...

Fiction for the No Logo generation

Sun, 13 Feb 2005 23:33:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - Jennifer Government is one of a group of coolhunter/No Logo novels listed in a recent edition of the Adbusters magazine. It's set in a world so dominated by corporations that people take the name of the company they work for as their last...

My new favourite game.

Thu, 6 Jan 2005 04:12:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - I could sit down and write this review for weeks and still not cover everything in the game. I could play it solidly for years and still be finding new stuff. I will do my best. World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online game. I believe...

I can run 3Dmark03 just in time for 2004

Mon, 5 Jan 2004 03:23:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - The 11th of December gave me an ideal opportunity to upgrade my video card, in the form of a significant stock clearance from a local computer company. I think I got the card for about half the current RRP, about two thirds of the price Epinions...

Pn 0.3 for GameCube: Not a shooter or a platformer, or possibly both...

Sat, 3 Jan 2004 02:10:15 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - I'd been interested by some of the screen shots and video snippits of P.N.03 for a while, so when I saw it at 50% off in a post-xmas sale, I snapped it up. That it was 50% should have been a bit of a clue. I'm sure many people will find it a fine...

You bought it, do what you want with it.

Thu, 18 Dec 2003 22:44:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - When I heard that a book was to be published about hacking the Xbox I was mildly interested. When I heard that publishers had been backing away from a book because of the controversial DMCA act and fear of prosecution I knew I had to have it...

Pinball on the move, with added Pokemon flavour

Tue, 30 Sep 2003 08:41:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - The original Pokemon Pinball was the reason why I bought a GBC. I'm a huge fan of pinball video games. As such, this title had a lot to live up to. As a pinball game it has a nice set of ramps, loops, bumpers and targets across two tables. It also h...

"I want one"

Tue, 9 Sep 2003 03:10:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - Imagine Lara Croft as a Vampire, with style, a drop-dead outfit and a huge blade strapped to each arm. Actually, don't start with Lara. Imagine Wesley Snipes' Blade as a female and you'll get closer quicker. Armed with a gift certificate burning my h...

Too much for the little GBA

Tue, 9 Sep 2003 01:34:48 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - Confused by the mixed reviews for this title, I decided to pick it up last weekend. Let me make one thing clear. Don't pay full price for this game, if you buy it at all. While there is some gameplay in this title, it pales in comparison to its console...

GigaRec review with 8cm media slant

Fri, 18 Jul 2003 08:44:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - Introduction This is a niche review. That is to say that it won't be attempting to examin...

Definitely a puzzle game

Sat, 8 Mar 2003 03:13:40 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - I'm a huge fan of the original Rampage game. I've played most versions be it on original hardware or through emulation. (The Atari 2600 version is a shocker.) I've also enjoyed puzzle games since the original Tetris hit the scene.

So when I...

Yet another TV show title

Mon, 18 Nov 2002 02:37:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - The second title I bought for my GBA was Jackie Chan Adventures. I'm a huge fan of the animated series and at the time I bought the game, I was just seeing the second season for the first time.

The game is basically a beat-em-up in the style...

Nintendo E-Reader with Donkey Kong for GameCube, Game Boy Advance: I hope it does well

Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:16:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - The Nintendo e-reader is basically an ultra modern barcode reader. Rather than bars it uses dots. Very small dots. It calls them a "dotcode", but the more general name is 2D barcode. They are just ink printed onto card. No magnetic strip, no silicon...

The ultimate party game

Sun, 23 Sep 2001 03:58:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - Saturn Bomberman was the reason I bought a Saturn. So much so that I waited until I had a copy of the game in my hands before I went out and bought my Saturn. I'm a big fan of the Bomberman series of games. As such, this review could be a little bias...

This is what I'm taking about.

Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:41:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - I bought Cool Boarders 1 (look for the review) either as soon as it came out or as soon as I bought my Playstation, I forget which event occurred first. However, I know that I bought Cool Boarders 2 as soon as it came out, mostly since I'd played-out...

Cool Boarders 1

Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:37:54 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - As you might expect from the first in a series, this is a very basic game. Either by design or perhaps due to more practical restraints, this title left its creators plenty of places to go. At the core it's a typical racing-style sports sim...

Party Time

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 21:53:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - I've loved multiplayer gaming of the everyone-on-one-screen variety since the beginning. One of my favourite computer games of all time is Bomberman -- up to five human players stuck in a 2D maze battling it out with bombs. As such, I can't believe it...

No Logo

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 21:48:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - No Logo is an eye-opening book that should worry even the most capitalist of consumers. It turns a harsh light on the manipulative and unsustainable practices of big business and leaves you wondering if there's any part of your life left that hasn't...

The second place, the next level.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:58:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - When I first bought my Playstation, ages ago, I purchased a pair of IR remote controllers for it. For years that suited me. I played on the console frequently and had room out in the open where I could place it. However, about six months ago I decided...

Nintendo Super NES: Retro games are making a come-back

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:51:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - I came to the SNES, in fact the whole Nintendo scene, fairly recently. I grew up on PC games. A year or so ago I got a Gameboy because of my love of pinball games. Soon after that purchase I bought a Gameboy Camera because of my love of weird digital...

Sony Ericsson T28 World: Ericsson Bluetooth handsfree kit

Mon, 2 Apr 2001 00:10:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author krisjohn - I have been waiting for the first batch of Bluetooth applications for around two years. Imagine my disappointment when the first device I manage to acquire, an not inexpensive headset I didn't really need to buy while I was between jobs, was an...