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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-onionhead2001 Recent reviews written by member onionhead2001 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_466260496004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - Over the last few years, my life has grown increasingly virtual.  My huge music collection, once proudly displayed in racks, now exists inside a five-ounce mp3 player.  The discs have been shoved into a Case Logic folder and hidden away. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~466260496004 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 11:51:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_466260496004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463914241668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - Everybody knows the Wii is for kiddie games, right?Apparently, Sega didn't get the memo.  With the help of Platinum Games (made up of alumni from the brilliant Viewtiful Joe and Okami), they've released one of the most... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463914241668 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:24:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463914241668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463193149060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - The bulk of this review is as spoiler-free as possible, but I've added a clearly-marked section at the end which reveals vital elements of the plot in order to discuss them more explicitly.  I am a fan of Watchmen, not a lifelong... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463193149060 Sun, 8 Mar 2009 20:36:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463193149060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454151212676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - Despite many years of relative dormancy, the Prince of Persia series was reborn several years back with the instant-classic Sands of Time, and has since maintained prominence with some generally well regarded sequels.  Is the series... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454151212676 Sun, 7 Dec 2008 19:23:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454151212676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_452212788868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - Maybe I'm just missing something.  Now, really... don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this game.  I did.  I spent 50 hours exploring the nuclear wasteland that was once Washington DC, and I consdier this to be a decent addition to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~452212788868 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:36:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_452212788868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_446241672836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - Assassin's Creed was a reluctant purchase, which is the reason this review is so late to the party. I'm wary of any game with reviews ranging from 100 down to 50 (per Metacritic), and Assassin's Creed was the subject of great debate. But the price... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446241672836 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:00:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446241672836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_444706033284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - Spore may well be the most hyped computer game of this generation. Allowing you the opportunity to guide a species through its own evolution from cell to spacefarer, previews of Will Wright's new(est) masterpiece promised a "Sim-Everything" that would... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~444706033284 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:19:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_444706033284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435448942212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - The short review? This is the best video game that I've played in 2008. Not the best portable game. Not the best RPG. This is the most extraordinary piece of interactive entertainment released this year, and unless developers have a hell of a title... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435448942212 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:08:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435448942212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433923198596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - As I purchased my copy of Boom Blox -- the curiously understated new title from Steven Spielberg and Electronic Arts -- the pain of spending $50 seemed more acute than usual. I stared down at the godawful box art, struggling to remember the positive... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433923198596 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:11:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433923198596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431626292868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - Early on in Crystal Skull, the looming shape of a mushroom cloud dwarfs the bewildered silhouette of our hero. Indiana Jones, once the epitome of everything awesome, is finally living in a world that seems to have no place for him. The allegory runs... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431626292868 Tue, 27 May 2008 19:22:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431626292868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419509997188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - Even the most discriminating connoisseur of fine dining must occasionally tire of the pomp and circumstance, and feel some primal need to jet out for a burger and fries. There is a place in the world for such quick fixes. Ace Combat 6 is a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419509997188 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:37:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419509997188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409845141124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - I have no idea how to review this game. It's two parts brilliant, and one part botched. It is such a perplexing mix of excellent and half-baked that a simple numerical score doesn't make any sense. But I do know this... I've never been so thoroughly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409845141124 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:28:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409845141124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408601923204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - I have a secret. It's a dark one, and it will draw crooked glances from nearly anybody who considers themselves a video game aficionado. I don't like Super Mario 64. There. I said it. No matter how many times I go back to that game, it bores... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408601923204 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:38:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408601923204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403913608836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - I am a huge Metroid fan. With the exception of Hunters on the DS, every game has been of impressive quality. And I still consider Metroid Prime to be the best video game ever made. The final installment of the "Prime" trilogy is no... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403913608836 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:27:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403913608836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403302747780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - Perhaps there is little sense in adding another review to the heaping pile of stratospheric scores that Bioshock has garnered. But, even as I assign my perfect score to this undeniably excellent game, I hope I can help level out some of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403302747780 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:47:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403302747780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_389893492356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - I confess... there is no possible way for me to review this movie in any fair capacity. I can try to be objective... but my schoolboy love of the source material clouds every judgement. I grew up with Optimus Prime and his band of noble Autobots. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~389893492356 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:30:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_389893492356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_379815366276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - It's fairly remarkable that we've reached the point where a 1-GB mp3 player can reach the market at nearly an impulse-buy price ($40). What's even more remarkable about Creative's Zen Stone is the high quality of the product. Entering the market as a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~379815366276 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:15:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_379815366276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_364502617732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - Trilogies seem to be the rule in Hollywood. Every blockbuster series aspires to be a great trilogy, and they all seem to stumble at least once. After creating the brilliantly character-centric Spider Man, and a worthy sequel which amped the action (the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~364502617732 Sun, 20 May 2007 11:57:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_364502617732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_348188085892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - The Nintendo Wii has been a runaway success, largely on the strength of Wii Sports -- a simple, accessible, engaging and social game. Despite the single-player magnificence that is Twilight Princess, the Wii is happiest when it's the center of a party... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~348188085892 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:50:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_348188085892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_348166262404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - The original God of War was a remarkable video game which completely obliterated all previous notions of what an action game should be. It borrowed heavily from other games, no doubt. But it combined those pieces so expertly and successfully that the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~348166262404 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:25:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_348166262404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_312277896836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - When the original WarioWare was released several years back on the GBA, it was an incredible breath of fresh air. It was difficult to hold back smiles while faced with a rapid-fire succession of simple -- and often hysterical -- microgames. One moment,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~312277896836 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:56:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_312277896836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_310128709252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - I don't envy the pressure that Nintendo must face each time a new Zelda game hits the shelves. The series has proven consistently excellent since its inception in 1987. Its low points (Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link, and Wind Waker) are still better... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~310128709252 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:17:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_310128709252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_264095174276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - In the months before Okami was released, there was no shortage of hype. Although most of it centered on the game's unique visual style, there were occasional whispers of an impending "Zelda-killer." It takes some serious brass to try and out-Zelda... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~264095174276 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:09:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_264095174276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_252225556100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - Before Metroid Prime was released on the Gamecube, there was a great deal of trepidation about reducing Metroid to a run-and-gun first person shooter. Luckily, the developers were smarter than we were, and they managed to produce one of best games of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~252225556100 Sun, 3 Sep 2006 13:14:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_252225556100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_243940560516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author onionhead2001 - As a late adopter of the Nintendo DS, I figured I missed the boat to review this game. Shockingly, this is only the second review of this spectacular game. I can only imagine that other Meteos owners are simply too busy playing to write about it,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~243940560516 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:39:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_243940560516?linkin_id=8003929