Epinions Recent Reviews for zackeriah

It's Ape-riffic!--Ape Escape 2

Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:07:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - Ya know, I’m really starting to like Sony. As a die-hard NES, SNES, Game Boy Advance, and even Ninte...

Call it Mario Kart 1.5--Mario Kart Super Circuit

Mon, 17 Sep 2001 21:33:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - Super Mario Kart was one of those rare instances where a game with so little hype, such low expectations turned out to totally re-invent a genre, and was an exceptionally fun game to boot. Then came Mario Kart 64, the highly anticipated...

When great genres go bad--The Bouncer

Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:20:15 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - Back in the good old days, when gaming had not yet gone into mainstream, Mario only moved in 4 directions, and the water was safe to drink (thanks a lot, George W!), the arcade business was huge. These machines were so far ahead of consoles that, if you...

Conker's Bad Fur Day for Nintendo 64: Boy was this worth the wait--Conker's Bad Fur Day

Wed, 18 Apr 2001 02:49:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - And to think, it was a mere 8 years ago when Nintendo decided that none of the gruesome gory violence found in the arcade version of Mortal Kombat could be carried over to the SNES port of the game. Well, that was then, this is now, and several...

One of the best RPGs of 2000--Lunar 2

Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:09:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - Finally, after a year of waiting, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete was released on the PlayStation mid-December in 2000. I had reserved the game around four months prior (hey, I had to have that Ghaleon puppet), and now that it was finally in my grasp, I...

Quite possibly the last real Final Fantasy--Final Fantasy 9 (Write-off)

Mon, 22 Jan 2001 14:41:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - This is a small write-off between Mike Bracken and myself. Enjoy!

The Intro

Let's face it. Overall, the Final Fantasy games (with the exception of the wonderful Final Fantasy Tactics) on the Sony...

More controllers you say?--Sony's Dual Shock Controllers 1&2

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 01:59:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - Note: This is a review for both the PlayStation Dual Shock controller and the PlayStation 2 Dual Shock 2. Both controllers are nearly identical, with the exception of some minor differences that I'll mention in the review.

I remember...

Not bad. In fact, quite good--Sega's Dreamcast Controller

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 22:54:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - Never before, in my entire gaming life, has there been a controller so hated and resented as this one. I have met several people, both online and off, that simply hate the thing (funny thing is, most don't even own a Dreamcast). Well folks, I'm here to...

Sony PlayStation 2 Slimline Console: A pretty neat system, but is it worth it?--PlayStation 2

Wed, 3 Jan 2001 01:39:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - "Wait for the PS2!" "The PlayStation 2 is going to kick Dreamcast's butt!" If you've been alive the last 15 months or so, the above quotes have been commonly used phrases by Sony fanboys all around the world. Well, last March we got a...

Quite possibly the best online game for DC--Maximum Pool

Sun, 24 Dec 2000 20:33:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - If there's only one thing in common with all the Dreamcast online games coming out recently, it's that in one form or another they suffer from lag; an almost incurable disease which plagues online games that are played with a 56k modem. Whether it be...

Taking boredom to a new level--Incoming

Mon, 27 Nov 2000 22:56:52 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - Ever played a game that is just so boring you can't wait to stop playing and never, ever touch it again? Yeah, so have I. And my most recent experience would be Incoming on Dreamcast.

In Incoming, you play as team of military units who are...

One of the best RPGs--Chrono Trigger(5 Star RPG Write-Off)

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 17:02:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - Although there were many great SNES RPGs (Final Fantasy 6, Super Mario RPG, etc.), I had to choose just one for this write-off. And considering Chrono Trigger is really the only one that Epinions has a listing for, I decided I would write...

One heck of a puke slurping movie--Bad Taste

Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:31:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - After doing reviews for two Peter Jackson films (The Frighteners and Dead Alive), I've decided to wrap up my Jackson movie reviews, well, at least as far as gore and horror are concerned, with his directorial debut film, Bad Taste.
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The ultimate zombie gore movie--Dead Alive (aka Braindead)

Mon, 6 Nov 2000 00:05:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - Ah, the trademarks of horror… Killers in masks, bloody over the top deaths, and… what's this? Old ladies turned into zombies? Well, in Peter Jackson's Dead Alive, yes.

Dead Alive is a very notorious film among horror fans. It has been called...

A good film to rent this Halloween--The Frighteners

Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:34:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - You know, there are just some movies that you enjoy. There's not really any specific reason why, and if someone were to criticize the film, you couldn't really defend it with the exception of saying, "I just like it." I don't come across films...

A very under appreciated game--Grand Theft Auto

Thu, 12 Oct 2000 04:43:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - As a gamer, I am constantly perplexed by three questions: 1) how can anyone love a game like Metal Gear Solid? 2) How can any levelheaded person prefer the PlayStation controller to the Nintendo 64's? And lastly, why does everybody despise Grand Theft...

Fast, frantic, fun multi-player action--Power Stone 2

Mon, 25 Sep 2000 19:02:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - The original Power Stone, released on the Dreamcast launch, was released with a lot of fanfare, and its' fair share of detractors. I for one was happy to finally see a full 3D fighting game, and it was a fairly innovative fun game. However, it did...

Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 64: Smashing is right--Super Smash Brothers

Thu, 21 Sep 2000 21:14:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - Let's start off with the facts: The Nintendo 64 is currently the best multi-player console EVER. It has top-notch 4 player games in all genres including, but definitely not limited to, Mario Golf, Perfect Dark, Mario Kart 64,...

A spectacle for the eyes, ears, and mind--MDK2

Sat, 26 Aug 2000 21:14:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - When you think about it, gaming has advanced in many good ways. The graphics have advanced beyond what any of us could have thought possible back in the good old NES days, music and sound now equal that of movie quality, and the advanced analog...

Sega Dreamcast White Console: A great console with a bright future--Sega Dreamcast

Thu, 3 Aug 2000 19:36:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - When it comes to Sega's Dreamcast, gamers are split into two groups: Those who love it, and those who hate it. The only difference between the people in these two groups is most of the people who hate it don't even own one. When trying to get some...

An adventurer's journey--Grandia

Thu, 3 Aug 2000 14:04:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - With all these RPGs finally making their way to America, there are good and bad consequences. The good is obviously that we will get a lot more RPGs here than we ever got before, and companies will also bring over older games that we never got here in...

Ugh, I can't take it anymore!!!--Zombie Revenge

Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:52:30 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - Ever since the 16-bit days of the Sega Genesis, I've always considered Sega to be the king of mindless beat-em-ups. I mean, who can forget their classic Golden Axe and Streets of Rage series for their classic Genesis system? Well, ever...

BANG BANG BANG!!!!--House of the Dead 2

Sun, 23 Jul 2000 00:56:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - Well, this is it, the end of survival horror week. I want to thank everybody who has read my reviews this past week. For my last day, I was trying to decide whether to review Clock Tower 2 for PlayStation, or House of the Dead 2 by Sega. Now,...

We all knew this would happen eventually--Resident Evil 3

Sat, 22 Jul 2000 00:08:58 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - The one thing you can count on when it comes to Capcom is that if one of their games is successful, there will be countless sequels that follow. I personally do not have a problem with video game sequels, because I've found that, with the exception of...

A cheap imitation of the worst kind--Carrier

Thu, 20 Jul 2000 17:18:20 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author zackeriah - With the survival horror genre being all the craze right now, you're bound to get cheap imitations of games like Resident Evil. There have already been a few, but none as bad as Carrier.

The story sounds a little like the sci-fi classic...