© 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-s18-gamma Recent reviews written by member s18-gamma en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_32676810372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Jurassic Park 3 is the third (obviously) in the Jurassic Park trilogy (again, obviously). Though the original and the second, entitled: The Lost World, were based off the best selling novels of Michael Crichton, this movie was written separate from a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~32676810372 Sun, 22 Jul 2001 22:55:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_32676810372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_32504319620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - The History of Trunks takes place in the DBZ universe, following the tale of a young man named Trunks, who, if you've watched the DBZ series, is from the future. This movie takes place in the future, and shows his broken and falling world, and his fight... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~32504319620 Sat, 21 Jul 2001 17:31:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_32504319620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_31684923012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Deus Ex has been said to take RPG's to a whole different plain of existence, moving away from the old Dungeons & Dragons style of game. Instead, DE integrates several RPG elements into a traditional First-Person Shooter/Action game. In the end, the game... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~31684923012 Mon, 16 Jul 2001 03:35:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_31684923012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_31238622852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a movie that has been in the making for almost four years. As the movie begins, and opens on a mysterious woman in a mysterious world, you can see why it took so long. Made by Square Pictures (A subsidiary of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~31238622852 Thu, 12 Jul 2001 18:19:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_31238622852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_29172731524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire follows the tale of a mercenary captain named Dash Rendar. The story takes place in the time period spanning from the beginning of 'The Empire Strikes Back' to sometime during or after 'Return of the Jedi'. As Dash,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~29172731524 Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:17:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_29172731524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_28814642820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is not a bad game, I want to say that right off the bat. You play the role of the ever famous Luke Skywalker (except in one of the late missions), flying missions in the mercenary group Rogue Squadron. The game takes place... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~28814642820 Tue, 26 Jun 2001 18:30:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_28814642820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_28162100868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Over winter break, my family and I decided to head over to India to become reintroduced with our cultural heritage, as well as meet our relatives. Being on the other side of the world, we made the incredibly sane decision to take a plane. Though we... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~28162100868 Fri, 22 Jun 2001 04:41:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_28162100868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_27898121860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (ToOT) stars one of Nintendo's most well known characters: Link. We grew up playing as him to save hyrule (except in the second Zelda game, but that was terrible and doesn't count) for Princess Zelda. I look... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~27898121860 Wed, 20 Jun 2001 15:30:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_27898121860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_27812990596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (MM) takes place after The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (TOOT). Link has left Hyrule searching for a friend, who i take to be Navi, your fairy friend from the first game, but that is never confirmed. While... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~27812990596 Tue, 19 Jun 2001 23:56:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_27812990596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_27809386116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Starcraft: Brood War takes place immediately after the end of the first game, with Aiur (the Protoss Homeworld) in ruins, and the Zerg, now without a leader, running rampant and mindlessly throughout the planet. Just like in Starcraft, you can play... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~27809386116 Tue, 19 Jun 2001 23:24:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_27809386116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_27760430724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Starcraft is one of many RTS games that Blizzard has released. In the early to mid 90's, Blizzard released Warcraft and Warcraft 2. These both were groundbreaking games, and were critically acclaimed. Starcraft is no different. The rather complex... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~27760430724 Tue, 19 Jun 2001 14:16:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_27760430724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_27577454212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Warcraft 2 was released in 1995, the sequel to Warcraft. In the original Warcraft, a rift was formed from the Orc homeworld of Draenor to Earth, on the lands of the Kingdom of Azeroth. Throughout the first game, you lead the armies of Azeroth in a war... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~27577454212 Mon, 18 Jun 2001 01:13:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_27577454212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_27469713028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Final Fantasy Anthology is a compilation of Final Fantasy 5 and Final Fantasy 6, two of the three Final Fantasy games to grace the Super Nintendo System. Along with the games are opening and closing movies which could not have been done on the Super... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~27469713028 Sun, 17 Jun 2001 04:08:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_27469713028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_27468271236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Mission: Impossible is loosely based around the happenings of the first movie. You play the role of Ethan Hunt, trying to uncover a mole. I'll just say right here that the plot is not much to look at, it's nothing like the movie. When i say that, i... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~27468271236 Sun, 17 Jun 2001 03:32:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_27468271236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_27445792388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - I honestly went into the movie theater looking for a bad movie, specifically so i could bash on it with my friends. Now, this movie wasn't like Evolution, where i expected a bad movie, but got a semi-decent movie, Tomb Raider was terrible. What do... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~27445792388 Sat, 16 Jun 2001 23:32:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_27445792388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_27191250564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Thief 2 follows its predecessor in making a game that's different from anything that's ever been done before. In this first-person shooter, you don't try to move around a town blowing things up, in fact, that's exactly what this game tries to steer you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~27191250564 Fri, 15 Jun 2001 01:50:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_27191250564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_27187056260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Words cannot describe Unreal Tournament. Rightly named, the game is unreal. Let's start with an overview of single player. The plot (is nonexistent, but when you're outmanned and outgunned defending an objective, who cares about plot) is such: You are a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~27187056260 Fri, 15 Jun 2001 01:18:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_27187056260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_27183844996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Seemingly, these Harman/Kardon HK 19.5 speakers are good. However, as it turns out, they only maintain their form for basic use. I usually use headphones, to keep from disturbing the other members of my family. What i've found is that with headphones,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~27183844996 Fri, 15 Jun 2001 00:47:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_27183844996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_27100745348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Final Fantasy 8 was released in late 1999 I believe, and it set the standard for FMVs and simply graphics in general. It rotates around a young adult named Squall, who's enlisted in a mercenary group known as SeeD. The first portion of the game, you go... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~27100745348 Thu, 14 Jun 2001 15:11:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_27100745348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_26941689476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - I’ll bet some corporate genius is sitting at home right now giggling with a giddy feeling because of this game. He shouldn’t be. Fly!2K is nearly everything a bad sequel is - exactly the same. Fly!2K is 1999’s Fly! with a fancy new "2K" bumper sticker... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~26941689476 Wed, 13 Jun 2001 16:12:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_26941689476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_26939657860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Wow, I suck." These are the words that echoed through my mind as my F-16C spun uncontrollably into a hillside. While playing the game, I felt that one point needed to be expressed above all else. Use a joystick! Without one, a simple tap of the "Left"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~26939657860 Wed, 13 Jun 2001 16:03:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_26939657860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_26936905348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - If you’ve read any of my other reviews, I’m guessing that you see me as some sort of old, stubborn man who hates everything, including flight sims. It may surprise you to know that I am nothing of the sort…wait, wait, I am stubborn…and a man…well, my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~26936905348 Wed, 13 Jun 2001 15:50:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_26936905348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_26850987652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author s18-gamma - Evolution, starring such big name actors/actresses as David Duchovny (The X-files, Kalifornia), Julianne Moore (The Lost World, Hannibal), Orlando Jones (MAD TV, Spokes person for 7up), and Seann William Scott (*Shrug*), fulfilled and surpassed all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~26850987652 Wed, 13 Jun 2001 01:19:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_26850987652?linkin_id=8003929