Razer Diamondback Plasma Limited Edition - Ice Blue Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm not a gamer.

I bought this mouse for ergo reasons. And because I spend enough of my life at the computer that there's no reason to have anything other than the hottest equipment.

I switched from the Logitech MX-510, the other hot gamer's mouse series. They're functionally very similar, but the Razer Diamondback has been far superior (for me) in practice! Here's the breakdown:

Razer Diamondback pros:
- Better ergo I: Smaller size that fits more naturally in your palm, in better "at rest" position, than the Logitech. (At least for my desk and my hand.)
- Better ergo II: Also, the way your fingers rest on the (slip-proof) main mouse buttons is more relaxed. In particular, it feels like I'm easily using my whole finger. The Logitech in comparison was awkward, felt like I was using only part of my finger, or never quite was settled right.
- More buttons, or at least more buttons available for reasonable use.
- Left and Right side buttons much more comfortable to click.
- More programmable? At least in practice, more easily programmable, so I did customie more.
- Great driver and control panel applet to set options for the mouse. This really helped me get more use out of it.
- Nice work on software details; e.g. "on-the-fly sensitivity" adjustment, without going back to Control Panel, just with controls on the mouse.

Logitech MX-510 pros:
- The Logitech has two buttons, one each above and below the scroll wheel, that mean "keep scrolling in that direction." So you roll the wheel in one direction, and when your finger hits the end of the roll, you can just move to the button right there to say "keep going." Nice. I'll miss that. (But I've already adjusted the scroll speed conveniently several times on the Razer to where I'll miss it less; I never (or at most once?) adjusted the scroll speed on the Logitech.)

These kinds of choices can be very personal. But in my experience, you couldn't get me to go back to the Logitech now.

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After its launch 6 months ago at the World Cyber Games 2004 in San Francisco and sweeping every major gaming industry award including Hardware of the Year 2004 (Gamespot), Editor's Choice (PC Gamer), Editor's Choice (Computer Gaming World) and more than 200 positive reviews and awards worldwide, Razer is launching the new Razer Diamondback Plasma - Limited Edition. Featuring the world's first infrared sensor for demanding gamers, the Infrared Optical Engine Powered by Razer Precision provides the same top notch gaming performance that gamers have come to associate with the Razer Diamondback. Utilising a tracking engine that is invisible to the naked eye, the Razer Diamondback Plasma - Limited Edition can't get any cooler with its ice blue glow!High speed motion detection, up to 40ips and 15gButtons - 7 physical buttons optimized for gaming response and independently programmable Non-slip side rails and new ergonomic ambidextrous design Zero acoustic Teflon feet for smooth motion over any surface Gold plated USB connector for maximum conductivity Size -5.04 length x 2.5 width x 1.54 height 7 foot, lightweight, non-tangle cord Comes with custom designed Razer Diamondback Lan-Pack for storage

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EverQuest: The Scars of Velious Review

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(More customer reviews)Sharon Mach, in order to play this expansion, you will only need to have the first CD of Everquest installed on your computer. You do not have to have Ruins of Kunark on your computer to play this expansion.
The Ruins of Kunark expansion gave you the ability to adventure on a new continent as well as allowing you to level your character to 60 instead of the previous cap of 50.
The Scars of Velious will be another added continent based on an ice landscape with approximately 16 to 17 zones.The lowest level zone (and the most accessable zone) in Velious has been designed for characters level 30 to 35. There are rumors of a zone that will give level 60 characters a run for their money.

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Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)There seems to be some reviews by users who do not actually own the G15.

I do.

As a gamer, I only need about 6 macro buttons, and they work just fine for that. The orange glow may not be quite as bright as I would like, but looks nice and does help gaming in the dark when you get the fingers on the wrong keys. The LCD is handy just in telling me the time if I'm playing some gamethat doesn't support the G15 (no more playing till 1AM accidentally) and in the games it does support, it's actually very handy - especially so in Lord Of The Rings Online or WoW, laying out stats in an easy to see way.

The downside to this kind of keyboard is you do miss some things. No volume knob, though you do get buttons. Been using a knob/wheel for years, so I'm really missing it. No calculator button, though I suppose I could make a macro for it. None of your usual Home or Web or buttons of that nature, though you do have a nice big satisfying mute button, and another to kill the Windows Button.Typing is fairly smooth, though since Logitech kept the New G15 the same size as a standard keyboard, certain buttons are smaller, like Tab, and it does take a second to get used to it. But it's not clicky at all, and is in fact one the quietest keyboards I've ever typed on.

Overall, I am very pleased with this keyboard after about a month of use. I could wish for a volume knob or calculator key. It took me a week before I realized when I was turning down the volume, it was actually showing on the little LCD display. It's a little quirky. But it's very handy for the gamer, without taking up the space of the older model.

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Good intel and the proper gear are the keys to victory, even in gaming. The Logitech G15 keyboard keeps you informed and outfitted to win. With the Logitech-exclusive GamePanel LCD, you can easily find out what server your friends are using to play Battlefield 2142, or receive notification when your World of Warcraft battleground becomes available. You can even identify who s speaking in Ventrilo. Create useful macros on the fly and play them back with a single press of a G-key. Illuminated characters allow you to play late into the night.

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Empire Earth Review

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(More customer reviews)I can still remember when I played the original AGE OF EMPIRES, wondering to myself if they would be able to make the same general strategy game using modern weaponry. As I loved the original AE, I held out hope that they would someday be able to pull it off.
Well, there is no reason to wonder anymore:our friends at SIERRA have done it. EMPIRE EARTH and its expansion set (both included in EE GOLD) takes us all the way from the dawn of mankind up thru the modern age and even into the future with spaceship and robotic battles and the like.
For myself, the most satisfying component of the game is being able to play with modern-day weapons. Build tanks, artillery and various troops for huge land battles.Build air-forces with fighters and bombers.Build navies with submarines, aircraft carriers, battleships and frigates.
Your civilians form the backbone of your military apparatus as they're the ones who collect the necessary resources (i.e.:wood, food, gold, stone, iron, etc) for your campaigns.You're the one in charge;how you utilize your resources is up to you.If you fail, you're the one who is accountable.If you are victorious, you're the one who deserves all the accolades and glory!
The most remarkable thing about the game for me is its symmetry.There is no one single "unstoppable" weapon in your arsenal. The most powerful weapon is the B-52, with which you can nuke your enemies.However, you had better protect it with great care;send it by itself on long-range bombing sorties and it's sure to be shot down by enemy fighters, anti-aircraft batteries or soldiers with STINGER missiles.
You may create TRIDENT submarines with powerful cruise missiles that can strike targets deep inland.However, these submarines are also the easiest for your enemies to sink:protect them at all costs!
Apache helicopters are devastating against tanks and other land targets, but are highly vulnerable to STINGERS and are downright helpless against enemy jet fighters. Jet fighters are susceptible to the fierce fire of anti-aircraft batteries.However, anti-aircraft batteries are hapless against tanks.All units have their strong points, and all units have their weaknesses, be they ground, sea or air.
If you like strategy games, I cannot recommend EE enough.If you like building armies, blowing stuff up and upgrading the prowess of your military, this is certainly the game for you.Just beware:it's about the most addictive game you will ever play!

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Rewrite history with the ultimate strategycollection!Product InformationEmpire Earth Gold Edition includes the original Empire Earth named Gamespy's"PC Game of the Year" and the official expansion Empire Earth: TheArt of Conquest. An added feature is an Official Strategy Guide withaward-winning strategies and advice from tournament champions for both games.Empire Building:Command history's best known civilizations such as the Greeks English Frenchor Germans or create and customize your own from scores of unique attributes.Colonize or conquer surrounding territories and establish new settlements. Planand build walled towns and city-states. Construct Temples and Hospitals toprotect and enhance your growing empire. Town Centers inspire defenders to fightharder and can be transformed into powerful Capitols. Wood gold iron and othernatural resources provide the raw materials for expansion while intelligentcitizens keep your economy running smoothly. Over a dozen technology tracksoffer numerous opportunities for further advancement.Weapons Of War:Train more than 200 types of combat units from every era in history includingEarth's future. Instantly enhance the combat abilities of your troops withspecific improvements. Lead your armies to glorious victory with the help ofCharlemagne Cromwell and other great heroes from yesterday today andtomorrow. Carry out surprise assaults in the dead of night. Attack unsuspectingenemies with stealthy submarines and aircraft. Soften up an enemy position withartillery fire carpet bombing or off-shore shelling. Wage epic air battleswith over 30 types of aircraft such as Camels Spitfires F-15s Apache Gunshipsand B-2 Bombers. Fight massive naval engagements with more than 40 kinds ofships including 16th Century ships-of-the-line U-boats and modern aircraftcarriers. Train colossal Cybers to fight the battles of the future.Religion Wonders and More:In Empire Earth the military option is just one possible path to victory.Convert an enemy's

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Grim Fandango Review

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(More customer reviews)If you're reading this review, you may be under the impression that I'm trying to oversell it. Perhaps I am. It doesn't matter; this game deserves it. Hands down, I have never seen a more beautiful and challenging game.Every scene is a postcard. The music is so perfect you think they chose theplaylist first and worked the game aronud it. It made me laugh, though thehumor is wry and subtle and may be hard to appreciate. It made my eyeswater, though there's no heavy-handed sentimentality. You'll fall in lovewith the characters, whose voices are perfect. When something goes wrong inthe story, you'll feel genuine delight or devastating depression, dependingon the situation. Lucasarts could easily have made a movie based on theinteresting characters and elaborate cutscenes alone. (And, for my money, Ihope they do...)
The game is not perfect, but in an industry fixated onviolent first-person shooters and manufactured WarCraft clones, GrimFandango is a welcome breath of fresh air. They say the adventure game isdead; this is proof to the opposite. It is a disappointment that the gamesold poorly, because it's just this kind of game that makes me glad I own acomputer.

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A four-year journey through over 100 exotic locales. An extraordinary experience within 3D Art Deco and Aztec-inspired environments. A web of intrigue 50 characters deep. A shocking portrait drawn wit 7,000 lines of revealing dialogue. hundreds of challenging puzzles for all adventures. a smooth, seamless interface puts you smack in Manny's world. A lush orginial score featuring Swing-era bebop and jazz. BONUS Full Version of Day of the Tentacle included!

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Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles Review

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(More customer reviews)Being a MYST fan, I almost didn't get this because of it going on-line as a type of MMORPG originally and I don't like those games.

But when I saw the this with both expansion packs, I couldn't resist (also had heard by then that the on-line was canceled because of little support). And what a value. There are many hours of gameplay here. It is also pretty hard, so have some patience because some of this hard to figure out.

The graphics are as always fantastic (especially the water. It looks awesome and I think they know it because there is water everywhere in this game). The scenery is more interactive than ever and there are alot of things moving here.

The sounds of the game are very good to, especially with some good headphones. I spent some time looking around checking everything out and I wasn't dissapointed.

You can also change your Avatar (this is a 1st or 3rd person game and you will need to use both) from clothes, to face, to sunglasses. And you will collect more items along the way which you can change in to.

Some of the puzzles were wierd, and they reminded alot of playing Riven which is one of the things I didn't really like as you had to go back and forth alot between ages. But there are many puzzles to solve and this is seamless, so you never know when you are playing Ages Beyond MYST or one of the expansion packs. There are also alot of books to read here (and you have to read them all or you will miss vital clues and answers for some of the puzzles), more than any of the other MYST games (maybe even more than the other 3 put together).

I had alot of fun, and if you are a MYST fan, this is an unbeatable deal.

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A world beyond your imagination awaits...Product InformationThe critically acclaimed adventure of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst returns with thisspecial collection that contains more Uru than ever before. Already the deepestMyst adventure to date Uru is significantly expanded with the addition of ToD'ni and The Path of the Shell expansion packs that will take Uru beyond yourimagination.Epic adventure mind-bending puzzles: Includes more Ages and areas as well as dozens of mind-challenging puzzles.Stunning 3D worlds: For the first time in the history of Myst explore the worlds in full 3D.Gripping storyline: All of the intrigue of the Uru storyline plus new twists and expansions with the addition of To D'ni and The Path of the Shell.Featuring: "Burn You Up Burn You Down" from Peter Gabriel's recently released greatest hits album.See yourself in the world: Create a realistic representation ofyourself using an extensive choice of NEW customizable clothing options.Product Title IncludedExpansion Packs:Uru: Ages Beyond MystThe Path of the ShellTo D'NiProduct InformationUruThe story of the D'ni people began when they established their undergroundempire on Earth some 10000 years ago. While living beneath the Earth'ssurface the D'ni practiced what they called the "Art of Writing"which enabled them to create links to incredible alternate worlds of fantasticvariety called "Ages" to which they could travel through"Linking Books." The D'ni people thrived for thousands of yearsbut later met with a great catastrophe that all but ended theircivilization. Their vast cavern was left uninhabited and their LinkingBooks and Ages seemed lost forever. Then in the late 1980's a few humansfrom the surface discovered that cavern. One of these humans was EliasZandi. He devoted the rest of his life to exploring and eventuallyrestoring that ancient

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Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001) Review

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(More customer reviews)Great flick!!!The grandsons adore this movie; watched it four times in one day and laughed and giggled and cheered.Since our boys are into computer games, the theme of the video was perfect and they easily understood the "levels."They especially liked Daphne's display of martial arts - Go, Daphne!The game concept of the video provided an opportunity for a variety of situations which maintained the interest level.Having the ever popular Scooby Snacks in the "game" and seeing some of the monsters of the past pursue the gang provided a good bridge between the past adventures and the present environment.This video was a good investment; hope to see more of this quality.

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Retitled Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Like, compu-zoinks! Scooby-Doo and the gang face their most electrifying adventure ever when they are zapped into a high-tech computer game in this all-new movie! When Scooby-Doo and the gang try to capture the Phantom Virus, they are accidentally transported into a video game based on their own Mystery, Inc. adventures. While pursuing the Phantom Virus through the game's ten outrageous levels, the gang travels from the prehistoric past to the space-age future and even tangles with a hair-raising horde of virtual villains from their most famous capers! Log on today!

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Logitech Gaming Keyboard G510 Review

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(More customer reviews)Logitech is on a roll with their new keyboards.They've created an interesting and (usually) easy to follow line of keyboards that range from being perfectly competent (G110) to being absolutely wonderful (G19, G13).Sitting in the middle at one point was the G15.The G15 had very similar features to the G110 (which was a refresh of the G11).It came with an LCD screen where the G110 had none.The only one up the G110 had was in the programmable key department.On the side of all of the G series keyboards is a row of G-keys, which allowed you to do a variety of things, like program specific key strokes or even develop macros.All of these functions are controlled by software, that allows you to sync specific G-keys to specific games.This allows you to load a game, and have a specific key set for that particular game.

The original G15 apparently had 18 G-keys.When they redid the G series keyboards, they reduced that number to six programmable buttons (this is the previous model and the one I used).The new refresh (G510) ups the G-keys back to 18 (with the M buttons, this provides you with 54 unique functions per game).This allows games to have a vast combination of keys to choose from and even trumps the G19, the "top of the line keyboard" in terms of numbers.That is, until the inevitable G19 refresh.The G510 has an monochromatic LCD screen that has a couple of really cool widgets available.It works seamlessly with Ventrilo, so if you're in the middle of a game and you're playing with new people, you can see who's talking, comments people leave, etc.It works very well.I use it all the time with the G19.Other games offers specific widgets.I've seen this mostly with Lord of the Rings Online, where you can see your stats on the screen.It also has other non-gaming uses, such as media displays.You can see the song track/artist of music you're playing, for instance.It can also be used as a clock, a POP3 Monitor or as a RSS feed.These are all features that carry over from the G15 and are a step up from the G110 which lacks the LCD screen.This is also a step down from the G19 which offers the same functionality, but in color.The G19 will allow you to watch videos on the screen, but the small screen doesn't necessarily make it conducive to video watching on a regular basis.

Otherwise, the keyboard operates like you'd expect.It has backlights that allows you to use a multitude of colors to light your keys. It has both integrated USB for audio for a headset and also separate audio/mic jacks with the option to mute it.One nice feature is a slider that allows you to switch between gaming and Windows, which makes it so you accidently do something to minimize your game.It does lack the USB hub options of the G19, though.Overall, the G510 is a great refresh of an already capable keyboard.For those who have the G15 and are thinking about upgrading, I don't think I'd necessarily do it (or maybe look at the G19, which I will continue to use).But for those new to the Logitech G series keyboards, this is a great intermediate keyboard that offers most of the functionality of the G19 and offers more functionality than their entry level keyboard (G110). No matter which one you go with, I'm really impressed with Logitech's keyboards.

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The logitech gaming keyboard g510 gives you the tools and intel you need to win, putting you control of the game with a gamepanel lcd, custom backlighting*, and integrated usb audio. * requires software installation.

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Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Review

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(More customer reviews)Just got the Logitech G15 Gaming keyboard yesterday, and overall I'm impressed by the flexibility and potential it offers. However, don't let the attractive design of the keyboard and the sweet looking LCD screen you see in the pictures fool you. The real draw of the G15 can all be found on the left side of the keyboard.

The best feature of this keyboard really isn't the LCD display, but its capability to create keyboard macros.The G15 features 18 additional "G" keys on the left hand side of the keyboard, which are completely customizable to playback complicated sequences of keystrokes (i.e. macros) for whatever game or Windows application you might have.These 18 keys can each be reassigned under three different "M" keyboard maps, giving you the capability to assign 3 different macros on one G key. Think of these keys as a hardware version of Keyboard Express built into your keyboard--only the macros are "hard-wired" to specific applications, i.e., the macros only work once an application you assign to it is running on your PC. In a nutshell you a) launch the included G-Series Keyboard Profiler software, b) name and assign a macro to a specific executable program, and then c) record the keystrokes to the macro.Only after you run the designated program the macro becomes available for use.

Logitech included premade profiles for Battlefield 2 and Star Wars Battlefront in its Profiler software. As you might imagine these profiles contain some basic prebuilt macros assigned to G-Keys for those specific games, giving your keyboard some added functionality.As for the Profiler software itself--it isn't all that flashy, but contains some great tutorials to get you started.It isn't rocket science creating macros on this keyboard, but it isn't clear-cut easy either.Going through the help tutorials in the included software is a good idea. If you're not at all interested in reading, it's also pretty simple to create a macro on the fly using the Quick Macro function--just hit the MR record key, choose a G key, enter your keystrokes, then hit the MR key to stop recording. It's very simple to create macros on the fly this way.

The G Keys can also be assigned to general apps under the standard profile--default web browser, calculator, email program, My Computer, and default media player.So in essence it retains the functionality of Logitech's other keyboard, the Media Keyboard Elite.

The LCD display is a whole lot less useful than the G Keys. In the normal Windows environment it provides very basic information--one display option gives you a basic clock with hands along with the digital time and date. Another option gives you the current CPU and RAM usage in a percentage bar. It will also display basic information about the file you are playing in your default media player. Apparently you are able to use the LCD display within games, but according to the help software the game must come with "LCD support". So, ultimately (out of the box at least) the LCD isn't very useful or helpful. It's a very basic display, as well -- not too much different from the $5 LCD alarm clocks you can buy at the Jewelry section at your local Target.

The G15 has some other noteworthy features-more specifically backlit keys for late night play, 2 additional USB ports, and full media player controls.The backlit keys give a pretty nice blue glow to the keys and two brightness settings are available.The LCD screen becomes backlit along with the keys as well.The two USB ports are a disappointment from my experience.I could not connect my Motorola MPX220 cell phone to my PC through the ports on the keyboard--Windows kicked back a message that the port did not have enough power to support the device.The keyboard also features a cable management system (which are actually just wire channels under the keyboard) to prevent cable clutter. Nothing fancy, but it gets the job done.

Ergonomically the keyboard is pretty standard fare for Logitech.The keys themselves are slightly smaller than in the Media Keyboard Elite, but really no less comfortable.They also give about the same tactile response as in other Logitech keyboards. One thing to keep in mind is that this keyboard, with its additional G keys and flip up LCD display, is on the big side, so it may not fit on your keyboard drawer with the LCD display in the open position.The keyboard itself is about 21 1/2"L x 8 1/2"D x 3 1/2" H with the feet up and the LCD monitor flipped open.

Overall I can't help but feel "suckered into" buying this keyboard by looking at its sleek design and LCD. I expected a lot more functionality from the LCD display out of the box. However, I am satisfied with the overall flexibility the G15 offers. So ultimately the true beauty of the G15 lies beneath the surface.

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The Logitech G15 keyboard offers gamers an unprecedented level of in-game information, programmability and control. Its adjustable-tilt, backlit LCD display shows you crucial information during game play, and lets you set timers to keep track of game events. The 18 programmable 'G Keys' allow you to execute macros - like casting spells in World of Warcraft - with a single button press, and the backlit keys are great for lights-out play. The G15 also features a switch that turns off the 'Windows' key, so hitting that button accidentally won't end your game. The Logitech G15 keyboard is completely customizable to help you play better. Try it and you'll never go back to a standard keyboard.

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Zork Nemesis Review

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(More customer reviews)Although Zork: Nemesis lacked the humor of the Zork games (In fact thiscould have easily been an independant game if the designers tweaked a thingor two) it still is an excellent adventure game and will keep youentertained time and time again.
The game is about four alchemists whowere trying to find the secret to immortality but were murdered by someonethat they refer to as 'the nemesis'.Their spirits plead with you torestore their symbols and elements and bring them back to life so that theycan complete their work and create the secret to immortality.
But thingsare not as they seem.As you travel through the realms of each of thealchemists you start to learn about their secrets and the true tale of howthey met their fates.Its a story of love, a story of manipulation, astory of betrayal, and a story of perserverence.In my book, THAT is thekind of story that makes for a wonderful adventure.
True, its much darkerthan one expects from the Zork genre.There are no jokes about theMagician's guild, no throck spells or hunguses to turn inside-out, but itis still an amazingly deep and unique adventure game.If you get a chanceto play this, please do!You won't regret it.

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Duke Nukem 3D Plutonium Pack Expansion Review

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(More customer reviews)basically this cd is the upgrade patch from the original duke 3d 1.3R cd to 1.4 atomic. if you have the atomic edition do not buy this. if you have the 1.3 cd buy this and you get episode 4 also download from 3dr the 1.5 patch and dosbox to run this game in win xp and vista.

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Official expansion set to Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition New graphics, new aliens and much much more! Enormous new environments Rare expansion set!

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Torin's Passage Review

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(More customer reviews)This is my favorite old PC game! The storyline, characters, and settings are all so well-developed that it is mindblowing; as a kid, it was easy to get completely lost in this game. It's a shame that it was never updated to run on the newer operating systems, because this is really a gem. It might seem a little slow these days, but I think that it is still a great game.

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Curse the quick thinking of the Arch Authority, snatching the child away before his doom was sealed. Had the lad been with the rest, surely my suffering would have ceased years ago. At last I have found him, but in a world of isolation and innocence. He has no idea of the twists and turns his life has taken thus far, nor the path I have planned for his very short future. Just let him try to discover the truth, and learn the secrets of Strata's five nested worlds. Watching his struggle will be an amusement. Facing him will be horribly wonderful. Al Lowe, former high school band director, is the creator of the tremendously successful Leisure Suit Larry games. Here software's best-selling humorist combines his writing talent and comedic genius to create an adventure the whole family can enjoy together (although they may be laughing at completely different times.) A Classic DOS-based game that runs fine under Windows 95/98. 24-pg. Users Manual; 24-pg Imagination Network booklet; registration packet

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The Sims Mega Deluxe (The Sims / House Party / Livin' Large / Hot Date) Review

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(More customer reviews)If for some reason you don't own The Sims, now's your time to buy it.The Sims Deluxe, includes The Sims and three expansion packs - Livin' Large, House Party, and Hot Date.This is an excellent bargain because for about the same price two years ago, you could only buy The Sims.It's definitely worth the money and you should get a lot of fun out of this game like I did.
In case you didn't know, The Sims is a real-life simulator where you have the ability to create and run your own family of Sims and build and furnish the houses they live in.This game is a lot of fun because the gameplay is virtually limitness - you can do pretty much whatever you want with your Sims - you can give them a great job with tons of money, you can marry your neighbour and start a family, or you could purposely set your house on fire!Anything's possible on The Sims.The object of the game is to keep your Sims' happy, while entertaining yourself as well.There are many household items that you can buy and your Sims can interact with these in their house.Some items, such as refridgerators, showers, beds, and toilets, fill Sims' needs so that they can be in the best mood possible.Your Sims can work and bring home the bacon to buy new things for their home, or they can slack off and watch the unpaid bills roll in!
The expansion packs are as follows:
Livin' Large - The first ever Sims expansion comes with many new items, many decor styles, new skins for your Sims, new career possibilities and a whole lot more.This one's a must for any Sims player.
House Party - Your Sims have the ability to throw parties!Along with many cool new items and skins, your Sims can throw parties that can balloon, or bust, depending or what kind of a good host your Sim is!If your party is good enough, you might get a celebrity over to your Sims' house...
Hot Date - Your sims can finally leave their homes!The new "Downtown" area is a place where Sims can take their dates, eat, shop, or just chill.
All the expansion packs are highly worthwhile, and will extend the amount of things to do on The Sims.The only complaints I have are minor ones - The isometric graphics are a little outdated after 4 years, but they still provide the same fun experience.The sounds remain pretty much the same, except for some new music in House Party and Hot Date (The sim-language rap from House Party is great! (kind of...)
Although this game might not be for everyone, I still highly recommend that you try it out, who knows, it might be for you, it might not be for you, but if it is for you, you'll probably spend a lot of waking hours playing this!You can thank me later.

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The Sims Mega Deluxe bring home the fun and laughter of the Sims games -- hours and hours of fun for an affordable price! Features The Sims Deluxe, Livin' Large, Hot Date and House Party.

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The Sims: Double Deluxe Review

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(More customer reviews)So you're not familiar with the Sims, eh? Let me summarize it for you quickly: An oddly addictive game in which gameplay centers on a normal 24/7 daily house life. You'll never find a game quite like it and it probably has the biggest mix of gamers you'll ever see, including people that normally don't touch PC games. Everyone from wild teenagers to shy grandmothers play this game. Because of its record sales, it also happens to claim the largest collection of pseudo-sequel expansions known to man. For those that purchasd the original Sims a few years ago and thought it would be their final purchase, EA insisted otherwise as at least five to seven expansions have been sold since that add new content and game mechanics. Now that the Sims 2 is quickly approaching, EA is scrambling to find new ways to package the original game and this is the best combo pack to date.The Double Deluxe version combines the original Sims, Living Large expansion and House Party expansion as well as a tiny bit of custom content not available on any expansion.It also includes the Sims Creator which allows you to customize your own custom sims in whatever sex, age, appearance and clothing you'd like.I admit, I haven't played all of the expansions but I didn't enjoy Hot Date or Vacation as they went a direction I didn't care for.Both of those expansions have new towns in which you can explore if you're into role-playing your sims but I prefer the house building and job advancement, which makes the Double Deluxe edition perfect for the casual Sims fan like me.If you're the patient type and know this game and all its expansions are for you, I'd wait a few months as all gazillion expansions in the Sims will soon be available in the same combo pack because of the game's age and the upcoming sequel.

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Razer Naga MMOG Laser Gaming Mouse Review

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(More customer reviews)** This review has been revised for the release of the 2.0 drivers, which enable full key remapping and macro support.THANK YOU RAZER! **
** Please consider this a 5/5 star review.For some reason, Amazon isn't allowing me to change that aspect of my review and I would like to keep the comments on this product review rolling. Sorry for any confusion this may cause. **My first impressions review of the Razer Naga was pretty grim.Having come from using a Logitech G7 for years prior, the Naga felt clunky at best and the complete lack of any key rebinding support for a mouse intended for MMO use left me scratching my head.In the days following that initial review, Wave of team Naga left me a comment (as seen in the comments section of this review) stating that they were intending to address the later with an upcoming driver release.A few months later, just as he had promised, version 2.0 hit... and it hit hard!

Before I get into all that, let me tackle the ergonomics.As I mentioned, at first I felt this mouse to be very clunky.Now, months later, I could not have been more wrong.When they said this mouse was designed for long gaming sessions with minimal hand fatigue, they meant it.My only real complaints in this department is about button placement.No, no, not the 12-button thumb pad... those are perfect!My beef is with the two additional index finger buttons, which for me, are at best awkwardly placed and at worst completely unusable.

But lets cut the nonsense, if you are reading this you care about one thing and one thing only... the 12 buttons on the side of this bad-boy.
I'll be straight with you, at first it is awkward as hell and comes with a bit of a learning curve.Don't expect to pick this mouse up and be some kinda of button-pressing Mozart by morning.Now months after my purchase I am still second guessing myself from time to time when reaching for the 8 and 9 key, mostly because I don't use them in very many games.As I alluded to earlier in this review, they are placed such that I don't have any issue at all reaching any one button (though 11 and 12 require a funky move that can mess with my cursor precision.)

The 2.0 driver also brought with it two additional features that came as a bit of a surprise to me... profiles and macros!The profiles are just what you would expect and though very basic in their functionality, the macros should get the job done nine times out of ten.If you are familiar with the Logitech G15 or Nostromo N52, then you know what I am talking about.If not, well, it's little more than pre-recorded keystrokes with custom delays between them.Nothing fancy, but far from useless.

Now that the issue of rebindable keys has been taken care of, I struggle to find anything at all wrong with this mouse.
If I absolutely had to give it a con, hmmm... I suppose it requires a bit more care than other mice in order to keep clean.Lots of buttons means lots of places for build up.Fortunately the fit/finish on this mouse is tight enough that cleanup is a breeze.

Happy grinding/fragging/whateveryouneed17gloriousbuttonsfordoing!

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The Sims Livin' Large Expansion Pack Review

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(More customer reviews)Doing game reviews for BellaOnline.com, I tend to buy a new game every 3days to play. There are few that really grab a tight hold of me ... butthis was definitely one. As soon as it came out, I bought one copy for meand another as a present for a relative. That night I was up until 5amplaying my couple - a criminal and a psychic - and building them up incareer. Blearily I trudged to bed, dreaming of my Sims.
The next night Ipromised myself I'd show a little more self control. I created a musiciansim - in a fit of amusement I chose Britney Spears - and her partner PrinceWilliam. I wanted to have a little fun - I put him into a Robin Hoodoutfit. She started playing on her electric guitar, and the Sim-friendsthat came by booed their fool heads off. A few hours later, she was rippingamazing riffs on her tiny instrument, and the Sim-buddies were now dancingaround the living room. It was amazing.
The wealth of new outfits foryour sims, and objects to buy them, is just fantastic. Pets. Giant lights.Interesting, pretty doodads. The gorgeous new 60s windows and wallpaper,plus the gothic candelabras, arrow-slit windows, and even a robot make thisan incredible enhancement.
They've got fun jobs available, too. Want tobe a Shooting Star in musical fame and glory? How about a slacker (thinkgolf caddy) or hacker, or psychic or more? They're all there, each withtheir own outfits and career ladders. But wait, it even gets better.
Youcan have MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS. Now, since a given Sim family often needs15 or more friends to get to the higher levels, the original game waspretty much one-person-only. You couldn't have multiple people use yourcomputer, because there were a limited number of house lots to go around.The houses were simply needed for the Sim-Pals to live in (in groups of 8of course). With the new system, each person who wants to play can havetheir very own neighborhood, where they grow and live to their heart'scontent.
Sure, there are still a few bugs. Probably the most glaring oneis the annoying lack of pathfinding ability. My psychic lost her job whenshe'd already gotten to Medium status because she was trapped in thebathroom. The maid and an unruly guest blocked both entrances, and I didn'tblast a hole in the wall fast enough. In another scenario, a guest cameinto my kitchen, faced the fall, and refused to move. She in fact fellasleep against the wall. Once again, I had to make a hole in my house forher to escape.
Pathfinding aside, though, the game is enormouslyaddictive and I haven't been to bed before 3am since it has entered thehouse. The person to whom I gave it as a gift is experiencing the exactsame problem. Sure, you can argue, is a high-school-band-teacher *really* astep up from being a lounge singer? By the time you're a Rock Star, with ahuge pool and a bar in your back yard, you don't really care. It's justamazingly fun.

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Star Wars: Starfighter Review

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(More customer reviews)First let me say that I love Star Wars.That's anything about Star Wars; I have seen all six movies (I'm sure some of you have too) and have played all the games that have come out with the name Star Wars on it.With that aside let me just say that this was probably the best Star Wars game to come out since Tie fighter, the only exception being Jedi Power Battles, which was fun, but not in the same way.Star Wars Starfighter is a space combat game that uses a flight sim control style that falls just short of the realism provided by Tie fighter, but what was lost in the realism was gained in the terrific graphics.I was completely blown away by the canyon runs and full-scale space battles.The movies themselves did not contain such spectacularly large and complex space fight scenes.I became dizzy at some points and just had to pause the game to try and get my bearings again.Truly a marvelous piece of programming.
My only complaints about this game come from features that existed in other games provided by Lucas arts that were missing from this one.The most notable is the non-existent map.Perhaps I couldn't find it but in either case there was no map and without one the complicated space battles turned into allot of spinning over and over again looking for the place I'm supposed to go.The next problem is the limited control over the armament and selection of ships.In most other space combat games by Lucas Arts you are able to select what ship you wish to fly and what armament you want on your ship.Additionally during combat switching between shields, weapons, engines and the like all added that much more fun to the game.This one on the other hand functioned like an arcade game and did not provide such complications, which could be good for some players.
For those of you that loved tie fighter and x-wing then you will appreciate the advancements that have been made with Starfighter.Increasing the difficulty level until your ship turns into stardust on the first training mission makes up for its rather short playtime.So go out rent it, buy it, borrow it from a friend, but by all means play it.

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Star Wars Starfighter is finally here, and, as expected,it serves up Wookiee-sized portions of action and adventure. Flyingfrom either a first- or third-person perspective, players must fighttheir way through 14 sprawling missions that weave together the livesof three seemingly unrelated pilots. Set during the same time period asStar Wars: Episode I, the events in Starfighter parallelthose of the movie, letting players participate in the conflict againstthe Trade Federation from a slightly skewed perspective.
Although the main missions can be completed in an afternoon, it cantake weeks to earn the bronze, silver, and gold medals that unlock thegame's bonuses. These include extra missions, a few two-player modes,and the ability to choose any ship for each mission (including DarthMaul's incredibly powerful Infiltrator).
Most of the missions are intense, involving efforts like racing throughan enemy-infested canyon or defending a base against a ceaselessprocession of droid air and ground forces. The game engine can throw anoverwhelming number of 3-D objects on the sc at once--such as amission where more than 50 hostile fighters swarm nearly a dozen largecapital ships. The beauty of these large battles is mesmerizing, withlasers crisscrossing, massive explosions thundering all around, andconstant radio chatter alerting players to new threats.
The controls for the various fighters and bombers are extremely basic,and combat is straightforward, but there is always so much going on atonce that the game mechanics almost need to be simple. The only realdrawbacks to the game are a few bugs that occasionally crop up andprevent us from completing missions, and the fact that planetarymissions have a low "ceiling" that prevents us from climbing very high.Even with these faults, the game exceeded our expectations, and no

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