Legacy User 10515's Reviews

Great expansion maps, but too high a price

Apr 20, 2011

The First Strike Map Pack adds 4 new competitive multiplayer maps as well as one new Zombie mode map to the already insanely popular FPS. The total price for these maps, which do not appear to be already "on-disc," is about US $15. While the maps are phenomenally done, the price point unfortunately has swollen to nearly unacceptable levels. However, if you want to continue playing Black Ops Online, you are going to…

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Call of Duty: Black Ops2010

Nov 26, 2010

The current generation of gaming has become known for some less savory trends. Tacked on multiplayer , offensive in-game advertising , and of course, " let's make every license into a shooter " all point to disappointing design decisions made by corporate number crunchers simply looking to maximize profits by hitting the lowest common denominator, rather than focusing on well made, thoughtful, meaningful games. The…

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As Much Fun as Your Creativity

Nov 8, 2010

(Edit: This review was originally written before the full Spore game was released. All of this still stands, however the full version of Spore contains not only the Creature Creator, but a house, cell, spaceship, car, plane, boat, and weapon creator as well. While all of this is great fun, it pretty much invalidates any need for this demo. -Snowman) Spore Creature Creator is currently available as a stand-alone…

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Angry Birds Seasons2010

Oct 21, 2010

Angry Birds is clearly a leader in smartphone gaming. Although the game has undergone several free updates adding new levels, new worlds, and at times, new birds, apparently Rovio Mobile decided it was time to cash in on their success, and released Angry Birds: Halloween as a separate download. Whooo... spooky trees! Priced at $0.99 in the iTunes App store, surely this game will draw some quick criticism from…

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Multiplayer Insanity Abounds with General Chaos

Oct 15, 2010

What would you get if you took the over top explosion and destruction from an action war game and combined it with the pacing and planning of a real time strategy game? Probably something like General Chaos. General Chaos takes the over the top action and insanity, and throws in some squad based tactics and a rock-paper-scissors troop balance to create an experience unlock any other on the Genesis. While the single…

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Crush the Castle2008

Oct 9, 2010

Crush the Castle Armor Games iPhone $0.99 Crush the Castle (CtC) is another physics based destruction game, very similar to Angry Birds . Crush the Castle was originally a flash game on the ArmorGames site, and if you want a nice preview of the App, I suggest you go check it out. The original game has spawned both a sequel and a pack of user designed levels, as well as this iPhone game. I originally fell absolutely…

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Angry Birds2009

Oct 8, 2010

Angry Birds is a physics destruction game that had you launching objects at various buildings, with the attempt to knock them over. Similar games including Armor Games' Crush the Castle and Donut Games' Castle Smasher. I'm not sure which came first, but Angry Birds, from Rovio Mobile, is clearly the best. At $0.99, this game is a must buy for anyone with a supported device. In the game, you launch birds from a…

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Cashing in on Game Center, Ms PAC-MAN is an abomination

Oct 1, 2010

EDIT: This game has since received an update, which fixes most of these problems. The achievement text, as well as the disappearing Start Game button, currently seem to function as intended. Originally, this review was posted with 1/2 star score, the lowest available. With the bug fixes, this game instead becomes a boring, but passable, Pac-Man port. The controls continue to stand out, however much of the other…

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