Epinions Recent Reviews for mackeystingray

Gran Turismo 2 for PlayStation 1: Great concept bad interface

Tue, 29 May 2001 23:54:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - The concept for GT2 is a good one. Take actual manufactured cars and pit them against each other on various tracks. In fact, it's what Namco's Ridge Racer series should have been.

While the racing itself is great there are a few things I did...

Okay but not great.

Tue, 29 May 2001 23:15:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - Most people will buy Epiphone(Epi) Les Paul(LP) Studios because they can't afford the Standard.

Why do people buy an LP? Probably because of the name or they see their favorite rock player shredding an LP out in concert. Why would a person...

Good but could be better

Tue, 29 May 2001 23:12:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - Hey, hot girls in front of cool-looking cars? Sign me up!

Or at least that's what some people would do. (Why else would they have girls in bikinis on almost every other car enthusiasts magazine?)

While the magazine does have somewhat...

Blazingly Fast

Tue, 22 May 2001 18:18:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - The new redesigned 2001 GSXR600 is a marvel to ride. Great handling, responsive throttle throughout the entire rev range, brakes are one of the best if not the best in a production bike. This is the only 600-class bike that has a stock horsepower range...

CD sized Jukebox

Wed, 14 Feb 2001 14:55:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - This is a MP3 player great for your home or car audio system. It stores loads of MP3s and you don't have to carry your PC or laptop around to listen to them. It is not as portable as some of the smaller capacity players, such as the Nomad II but if...

Quality ride with mediocre performance

Mon, 23 Oct 2000 14:46:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - I bought the 96 Blazer 4 Dr 4WD LT (the top of the line model) when it was brand new. It seemed like a good buy, a few thousand less than its competitors and more or less the same features.

In the test drive before the purchase, it performed...

Not bad

Sat, 6 May 2000 18:36:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - The Nokia 5120 cellular phone isn't a bad choice for a replacement or first phone. It's relatively cheap, free at times if some of the phone companies are offering deals.

The Good:

It's a nice phone. You can buy a miriad of...

Not for kids

Wed, 1 Mar 2000 06:45:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - Alright, so I've said that about almost every anime that has blood or mature themes in it. However, it really is *NOT* for kids. With sex and blood by the gallons full, it is not for either the faint of stomach or anyone under the age of 18 (there is a...

Red Hat Linux: Still not for most users

Wed, 1 Mar 2000 06:16:05 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - By now, everyone has heard of the highly touted, highly stable operating system (OS), Linux. However there are a few problems with the OS, especially for "normal" users or the non-techies.

1. Not enough product support

This...

RealPlayer: Really good or bad? Neither.

Sat, 29 Jan 2000 06:45:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - Nice product for the web. Other than that, there aren't many redeeming qualities for the format. Then again, it was developed entirely for web use so I guess it does it's job.

Real player is a resource hog and will freeze up from time to...

Want a Sexual comedy? This is it

Wed, 19 Jan 2000 11:15:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - Kitaro Oe may look like a typical Japanese college student, but looks can be deceiving. He dropped out of college but only *after* he completed all his required courses to graduate. All he does now is "gather knowledge" at various odd jobs he...

Standard CLAMP

Wed, 19 Jan 2000 10:43:40 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - This is one of the earlier anime from the all female artist group CLAMP.

CLAMP is known for having bishounen or "pretty boys" in every single one of their works. That being the case, it's not surprising that the main character...

More adult than what Disney's known for

Wed, 19 Jan 2000 09:35:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - Gargoyles is one of those cartoons that isn't quite what you would expect from an animation company like Disney who are known for sugar sweet cartoons.

Unlike most of Disney's other animated ventures, Gargoyles is on the darker side, with...

Add-on that is worthy of a purchase

Sun, 16 Jan 2000 04:32:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - This is the expansion pack (EP) to the popular game from Blizzard, StarCraft.

The EP pack takes up where the original game left off. I will not get into the details. Suffice to say, it's a good EP.

There aren't any new characters...

LeechFTP: Good for sucking files from your host

Sun, 16 Jan 2000 03:48:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - LeechFTP is a freeware FTP utility.

A good straightfoward utility. while it is a somewhat decent FTP client, it does have several problems that may irk some users.

First off, the GUI isn't exactly intuitive. You will have to read...

General Info Mag that does it's job

Sun, 16 Jan 2000 03:35:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - PC World, is a general PC mag with some articles about computer related news, short editorials and reviews of various computer products, including computers from various vendors.

This is a nice magazine for beginner through intermediate...

WinAmp: Juiced up and ready to rock

Sat, 15 Jan 2000 06:30:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - MP3s are the most popular media swimming around the net. You need a program to play them. Best choice is WinAmp hands down.

This is the most popular MP3 player and is chock full of neat options. The player is robust enough to serve most if...

Flying away from Nirvana

Fri, 14 Jan 2000 03:30:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - An album drifting away from it's original roots, it consists of a couple of songs reminiscent of some favorite Nirvana tracks but for the most part, it's moving into David Grohl's personal style. Not that it's a bad thing mind you.

This album...

Going downhill

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:48:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - I've been using the MSN service for about 4~5 years now after switching from AOL. Never had a problem in setup on my various computers. Connection, initially when I signed up, would sometimes disconnect.

In the past, connections were a bit...

Finally, something funny

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:04:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - This is one of the few comedies that is actually refreshingly funny unlike other comedies on the UPN lineup.

Shasta McNasty, is about a trio of ill mannered men who formed a rap group and signed with a defunct record company (What the Funk...

Why??

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 09:41:04 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - Why? Why? Why would anyone want to watch such torture?

The jokes are bad, the scripts are bad, it adds nothing new to any genre, everything is trite and rehashed.

I tortured myself one by watching one episode. I forget exactly...

NintenDoh!

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 09:15:02 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - The first "boo boo" Nintendo has made with the N64 platform was to stay with the cartridge format. The next was to actually release the platform to the public.

This was one of the most overhyped home console systems to date other...

Button punch to Groove

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 08:33:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - This was originally named Bust A Move. Yes, the same as the puzzleball games with the SD BubbleBobble dinos.

A game from Enix, mostly known for developing RPGs like Dragon Quest, this is sure a different undertaking from the status quo.
...

Micron Millenia Ultimate Performance: Nice computer

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 08:07:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - Having bought this computer a year ago, I have put it through it's paces multitasking, capturing and processing video, downloading files off the internet practically 24/7, photo/image editing, gaming, MP3 ripping, I could go on. The result is a good...

A good solid game

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 02:03:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mackeystingray - One of the few games that give you some great action, strategy and story in one.

This is a 3rd person game featuring a black ops operative code name Solid Snake. The U.S. game has everything the Japanese game has, save the Japanese dialogue...