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Viva La Vida: Another Rush of Blood, or X&Y pt. 2?

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:41:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - You know how I know you're gay? Since about the time "Yellow" hit the airwaves in US several years ago, Coldplay has been arguably my favorite band that still makes music. Parachutes and a Rush of Blood to the Head still rank among my most...

Mario Kart (With Wheel) for Nintendo Wii: Mario Kart Wii: A fresh take on a storied franchise

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:15:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Mii, myself, and Mario Kart Sometimes it's hard to look back and fathom that the Mario Kart series has been around almost as long as I've been able to write. I was there back in 1992 when one of Nintendo's most storied franchises was released...

Microsoft Xbox 360¿ Premium Console: Microsoft Xbox 360: Still THE Console to Own in 2008

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:53:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Intro: Why I Hate Reviewing Consoles The launch of this generation of consoles was a bit depressing to me as it would be the first generation where I knew that I couldn't afford every system that I wanted. I'd reached a time in my life where...

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for Xbox 360: Call of Duty 4: Hopefully this sets the standard for Modern FPS Video Gaming

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 02:31:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Wait, where the hell was I when the other 3 COD's came out? Anyone tracking my reviewing hiatus(And I pretend that anyone actually did) is probably starting to think that I locked myself in my room and played nothing but shooters for the last 3...

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for Xbox 360: Rainbow Six Vegas 2: What happens in Vegas, happens in Vegas again

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 02:47:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Rainbow Six Vegas 2: HAHAHAHA Epinions I'd like to start by saying that I've been at Epinions for something like six and a half years and the inventory/search database is just as bad as it was in 2001. I kid you not, if you search for Rainbow...

Halo 3 for Xbox 360: Halo 3: To Quote my Roomate's Xbox live status: "Halo 3 has ruined my life"

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:42:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Halo 2 was a gateway drug I can say two things, with almost pure certainty, about anyone who's kept up with my database of reviews. 1. They've been at Epinions for far too long. AND 2. They know that I'm a long time video game nerd and...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006 for Xbox 360: Tiger Woods 2006 Xbox 360: Rushed Like Speed Golf

Mon, 3 Apr 2006 01:45:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Pav is back...again?? For any of you epinioners, or epinion readers with enough experience to remember my first and or second retirements, it's starting to appear that I'm back again to influence the minds of impressionable video game consumers...

March Madness 2005 for PlayStation 2: March Madness 2005: Another Mediocre Basketball Title

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 18:30:49 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - College B-Ball is Neat Let me let you in on a little secret. "The Pav" likes almost everything about college basketball. That's right, I love conference rivalries, the crazy student sections, the fairly team oriented play, and of course,...

World of WarCraft for Windows, Mac: World Of WarCraft: What a Wonderful World

Mon, 6 Dec 2004 07:02:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - World of What? After selling nearly 400,000 units and already filling 40 servers of massive multiplayer glory in a just a couple weeks, World of Warcraft(WOW from now on because I'm lazy) has created quite a buzz in the gaming community. WOW...

Sony PlayStation 2 Slimline Console: Playstation 2 SCPH-70012: The new, more compact PS2 in 2004

Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:07:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Intro: PSX is to PSOne as PS2 is to _____? Directly after the end of the original PSX era, Sony’s began asking the question: What would happen with the original PSX and a Portable CD Player fornicated? After some experimentation and looking...

NBA Live 2005 for Xbox: NBA Live 2005: Still the Black Sheep in the EA Family

Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:46:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Sega Sports: It's in the game? Ever since the middle of the 16 bit era, the video game sports market has been dominated by Electronic Arts. Their signature Madden franchise has sold tens of millions of copies in the last decade, their...

Paper Mario 2: The Thousand Year Door for GameCube: Paper Mario 2: RPGs and Broadway Finally Meet

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:33:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Paper Mario? Mario RPG? Back in 1996 when games were still games and many modern day gamers were still teething, breast feeding, or eating Gerber’s, Square and Nintendo teamed up to create a little game known as Super Mario:...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 for Xbox: Tiger Woods 2005: Golf's greatest legends, on one disc

Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:00:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Intro: Tiger WHOods? It was 1997 when Tiger Woods changed professional golf forever. When he won his first major, the 1997 Masters, America fell in love with the young pro with the huge swing, and the game of golf. Similarly, Tiger...

Fight Night 2004 for PlayStation 2: Fight Night 2004: Better than Knockout Kings, but what isn't?

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 02:20:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Intro Ah, boxing. An organized, violent sport with a rich history. A history just rich enough for most Americans to care about it less than they do hockey. Let's face it, this is basically a sport for the die hard gambler, not the run of the...

Secret of Evermore for Super Nintendo (SNES): Fable: Is the Xbox the new king of RPGs?

Sat, 9 Oct 2004 22:54:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Intro: Fable has ego Unlike other projects, such as the human genome project and “the projects”, Project Ego has been causing xbox owning adolescents to cream their pants since the system debuted. Even as far back as the year 2000,...

True Crime: Streets of L.A. for GameCube: True Crime: the hype surrounding this game is a "true crime"

Sat, 27 Dec 2003 03:20:44 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - How 'bout that? Look what we have here...Pav found some time in his busy schedule(IE, he has no life) and has decided to come back to epinions and hopefully reclaim some of what he had long ago. The circumstances and rules are a bit...

NCAA Football 2004 for PlayStation 2: NCAA 2004: Now online, and better than ever

Sun, 27 Jul 2003 22:39:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Fall is back Finally, expectations of fall are beginning to arise in the minds of sports fan...

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for GameCube: Zelda: The Wind Waker: Travel the Earth, on the small screen

Thu, 29 May 2003 16:48:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Intro: Give it back

As of today,(regardless of when you’re reading this) it has been over 10 years since I truly found my gaming. Right before that point in my life, I had soccer, basketball, baseball, cartoons, and even flashlight tag,...

NBA Street Vol. 2 for GameCube: NBA Street Vol. 2: Be a Legend, be the ball.

Sat, 24 May 2003 16:34:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Intro: Who said that a video game can't spark a pop culture revolution?

Ever since NBA Street hit the PS2's of millions of gamers ready for the next "NBA Jam", America seems to have become much more...

Tube Slider for GameCube: Tube Slider: F-Zero? Or simply zero?

Thu, 1 May 2003 12:26:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Intro

Chances are good that at least half of the people reading this article have either never heard of NEC, or could not correlate NEC with its past US console. For the people that draw a blank when hearing about this company, NEC is a...

Ghost Recon for GameCube: Ghost Recon Gamecube: Slowly, I gain respect for draft dodgers

Wed, 2 Apr 2003 17:48:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Intro

These days, it seems as if the name "Tom Clancy" is appearing on video game titles more so than names like Mario and Pac Man. His Splinter Cell title, now available for the PC and Xbox and coming to the Gamecube and PS2 next...

World Tour Soccer 2003 PS2: World Tour Soccer 2003: Yeah, it's an international thing

Tue, 11 Mar 2003 01:44:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Intro

With 989 Sports, you never know what to expect. In their earlier years, they came out with some formidable titles for the PSX, especially in their Gameday and Faceoff series’. As a matter of fact, one of my favorite sports titles...

Resident Evil Zero for GameCube: Resident Evil 0- Coming next fall, Resident Evil -12

Mon, 17 Feb 2003 15:45:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - It’s a bit colder than I expected it to be tonight. Finally getting home from work on a cold winter day that turned colder as it aged, I eventually get to opening that package I’ve received from a generous category lead. The darkness...

SimCity 4 For Windows: Sim City 4: Build It Up, Then Burn It Down

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 21:49:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - The Word "Sim" Is Gold

Now, in no way do I consider myself the common, hardcore PC gamer. When push comes to shove, I like my sports, platformers, and dare I say, even my First Person shooters on my consoles. But, there's something about...

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 for GameCube: Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2- The new epitome of mediocrity

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:12:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pavona21 - Nintendo Racers?

In case you've yet to notice, the words "Nintendo" and "racer" aren't commonly used in the same sentence without the words "poor", "mediocre", or "crap" mixed in there. If for some reason you don't believe it, let's take a...