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The Good:
• Makes Great Use of Unique Motion Control
• Option for Two Player Mode
• At 80 coins, is a fairly good deal compared to other Club Nintendo• rewards

The Bad:
• Lack of online ranking mode makes your high scores feel useless
• While fun, the main game is fairly short.

Grill off with Ultra Hand! is a downloadable WiiWare game exclusively for the Nintendo Wii. You can get this game by subscribing to the Club Nintendo• rewards program. Basically, this program allows you to register certain Nintendo consoles and games in order to receive points for giving your consumer feedback. As you answer surveys, you collect coins.
Example: Register New Super Mario Bros. Wii ($50 new), and you will receive 50 coins.
Grill off!, costing 80 coins, is one of the many items available, among folders, playing cards, and posters. Once you decide that you want this item, you will receive a gift code to enter on the Wii Shop Channel.

After download, you are taken to a main menu, with the options of checking your ranks, unfortunately no online ranks available, playing the single player game/tutorial, or playing the two player game/tutorial. The tutorial teaches you the basic concept of this game: You are in control of the Ultra Hand, an extendable arm created by Nintendo of America in the 1960s. You use this arm pull up one of six pieces of meat from the three grills.

The 'catch' (no pun intended) of this game is that you must wait for the meat to fully cook, at which point it will double in size. It only stays at the size for a moment before beginning to burn. You get bonus points for removing meat at perfection. The bigger the meat, the more points you get. Pulling a well-cooked ka-bob off the grill will not land you as many points as removing a chicken or steak. If you wait too long and the meat burns, or if you drop the meat while bringing it back towards your plate, you lose.

The versus mode provides you with a slightly more fast-paced style of gameplay. You and a friend go head-to-head to try and remove the most meat as possible, taking penalties for dropped/burnt meat.

The controls for this game are simple, yet creative. You hold the Remote and Nunchuk as you would grip handlebars on a bicycle, bringing your hands together to extend the arm. Pressing the 'A' button allows you to grab the meat. This control scheme works really well, for I have not had any problems with the motion control acting up on me.

This game is short, that is a fact. However, it is a reward offered by Nintendo as a thank-you to customers. That being the case, they did not necessarily have to worry about releasing a well-polished game. But this game takes a simple concept, throws in some rankings, adds a versus mode, and over-all offers quite a bit of fun.

Final Score: 7.5 Steaks out of 10

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/grill-off-with-ultra-hand/user-reviews/725478/platform/wii/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:57:01 -0700 Axcel_94 reviewed Water Warfare for the Wii... http://www.gamespot.com/water-warfare/user-reviews/676026/platform/wii/ ...and gave it a 8.0.

The Good:
• Virtually Lag less Online Play
• A Variety of Online Modes
• The Option for Ranked Matches
• Great Alternative Shooter
• Only $8

The Bad:
• Shallow single player
• Only two player split screen
• Team balance is a little whack
• Motion controls aren't as precise you would like them to be.
• Only 8 maps (4 big, 4 small)

Water Warfare is a first person "shooter" released on WiiWare. This shooter replaces bullets with water, arming your character with a squirt gun. You start off by choosing an outfit for your character. There are very few options to start with, but you unlock a costume each time you beat a boss. From their, you can either do a set of tutorials, or jump right into an online match. I recommend the tutorials to save face.

After being taught the basics, there is little else to get from the single player. You will play variations of the same mission over and over: defeat so and so within a time limit, team match, etc. Short of unlocking more costumes, you will find little drive to continue.

The multiplayer is this game's specialty. While not perfect, it is defiantly one of the better Wii shooters out there, especially for a WiiWare game. You have 6 modes to choose from: Battle Royale, Death Match, Treasure Chest, Assault, Base, and Point rally. These are basically Team Death Match, Death Match, Capture the Flag, Checkpoint Races, etc. Once you pick what you want to play, you are put into a lobby with a limited amount of phrases to say to the others waiting to play. The lobby shows one of the game's flaws, with 3 on 5 matches a regular occurrence. After everyone picks a map, the match begins.

There are 2 (.5) ways to control this:
• Wii Remote + Nunchuck (supports the Wii Zapper, which equals the ".5")
• Classic Controller

Personally, I prefer the classic controller. As a shooter fan, it feels more natural to use a dual stick. The Wii Remote/ Nunchuck combo is not an awful choice, however. It is nice to point and shoot. This combo's biggest flaw is that switching weapons (which you do by swinging the remote down) can be a hassle, and when you are in a fire fight and run out of ammo, that extra time to switch weapons can be fatal.

Regardless of the bad publicity for this game being "Kids only", I would recommend this game to anyone looking for a decent shooter on the Wii.

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/water-warfare/user-reviews/676026/platform/wii/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:18:28 -0700 Axcel_94 reviewed Space Invaders Get Even for the Wii... http://www.gamespot.com/space-invaders-get-even/user-reviews/665231/platform/wii/ ...and gave it a 7.0.

The Good:
• New twist on a classic series
• Good visuals

The Bad:
• Somewhat troublesome controls
• A lot of money ($20)


When I heard that a new twist on a classic arcade game was coming to Wii-Ware, for 500 points at that, I was ecstatic. Space Invaders Get Even was on top of my wish list for a long time. When I finally bought the points and downloaded the game, I was engaged for a good hour or so before it became frustrating.

The game is a sequel of sorts to Space Invaders, only this time you play as the aliens. Controlling the mother ship with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk is fairly easy, the analog stick moves you, and the remote is used to control your hoard of up to 100 aliens. When you get attacked, you lose aliens. If you lose them all, you die. When your alien numbers start getting low, you can shake your remote and Nunchuk to gather more. This can get tiring during a boss battle. Your alien lackeys can take the form of bombs, drills, springs, and other dangerous combinations in order to lay waste to the cities you encounter. This was easy and pretty fun. The tricky part however, comes in the form of boss battles. Even the sub bosses have enough fire power to put you down for the count.

Finally, the game is just too expensive. With the initial 500 points for the first three levels, and 3 more packs with three levels a piece and a new ship, which don't change the play of the game, at 500 points a pack. This game is just too much money for the lack of content.

If you're looking for a decent game with a nostalgic feel and fresh gameplay, and have money to spare, I would recommend buying this game, and maybe one of the map packs, you'll like what you see.

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/space-invaders-get-even/user-reviews/665231/platform/wii/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:57:13 -0700 C-Dawg007 reviewed Sacred 2: Fallen Angel for the PlayStation 3... http://www.gamespot.com/sacred-2-fallen-angel/user-reviews/664147/platform/ps3/ ...and gave it a 5.5.

Alright, so I got this game a couple weeks ago, around a week after it came out. I was looking for more rpg games like Fallout 3 or Oblivion, I'm kinda hooked on em at tha moment. Anyways, this of course isn't like either of those games, but I have played Champions for tha ps2, and this game looked just as promising as Champions was. To my utter disappoint, it wasn't. I mean tha whole layout was similar and stuff, but tha opening trailer was about tha best part. It has such a weak storyline. I don't really need to elaborate on that. Tha graphics shouldn't make this game rated M. Like at all. I've played more bloody games that are rated E, lol. Tha graphics are about tha most let down of this game though. Tha ups to it are that tha armor and weapons are pretty wide spread and there are a vast amount and variety of armor and weapons you can find. Makes costumization a great aspect of tha game. But that's about it. Spells are pretty limited to what class you have. Oh and depending what class you are, you can use certain weapons fit for that class. I can't really think of anything else right now, I only played it 3 times, and now tha case just collects dust under my controllers, lol.

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/sacred-2-fallen-angel/user-reviews/664147/platform/ps3/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:21:29 -0700 Cheezy-Beezy reviewed Gunstar Heroes for the Genesis... http://www.gamespot.com/gunstar-heroes/user-reviews/605259/platform/genesis/ ...and gave it a 9.0!

Great game all around the controls are great i like the apect of being able to grab rails and enemies and do with at ur will. Love the fuzing of weapons gives a little replay value figuring out what shot suits you. The boss battles are intense and fun. Theres alot of bosses consider how short this game is. That is the major down fall but for 8 bucks its worth it defentally. You will love it even more getting a friend and going at it on co-op. If ur a fan of shooting games then this is a definite must. What are u waiting for?? Go download it trust me on this its is one of my top favorites ive download. I was really delayed by getting this when i heard it was to short but dont let that scare u from getting it. You will play this game either by urself or with a friend over and over again. Well i sure hope that helped its a good game worth the look.

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/gunstar-heroes/user-reviews/605259/platform/genesis/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:51:13 -0800 Cheezy-Beezy reviewed Animal Crossing for the GameCube... http://www.gamespot.com/animal-crossing/user-reviews/533398/platform/gamecube/ ...and gave it a 7.5.

Well this was a good game but there is alot
of things i liked about this game and also
alot that i didnt so like.

First ill start with the good:
i liked how ur able to
start from scratch
and start a new life. Get
a house and furnish it aswell
and u can changer ur clothers
so its all about what u like. And
there are tons of things to do at
the begening u have to pay of ur
house but when u do that u can
get upgrades to make it bigger which
is nice who doesnt like a bigger house?
And also u can catch the bugs and the
fish that are in your town. I liked this game
but i play games hours on end so after a week
this game got way to boring i did mostly everything
you can and once u get to that point the game is
ussless maybe a couster?

Now with the bad:
I hated the graphics just plain
stupid to kiddy for me but i still liked
the game tho but still it was to kiddy.
And there really isnt a whole lot to dude
to get money buying turnips is the best
way but other than that everything sucks.
I liked fishing tho i caught all the fish but
bug hunting nahhh i hate bugs so not fun
for me. But as soon as u get the last model
of ur house the game just gets boring i tried to
start another one but couldnt to lame.

But still i would recoment this game cuz its
really fun at the beginning no lie i really enjoyed
myself but they coulda thrown in some fun things
that u also could do and a bigger town no wait
how about a city? but all in al its okay but it doesnt
deserve a 8 just cuz i couldnt go back and play it
again its just to lame to go back to after ur done
doing everything.

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/animal-crossing/user-reviews/533398/platform/gamecube/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:14:18 -0800 Cheezy-Beezy reviewed Tales of Symphonia for the GameCube... http://www.gamespot.com/tales-of-symphonia/user-reviews/533187/platform/gamecube/ ...and gave it a 9.5!

I love this game its one
of my top favorites for the
GC and games that i have played.
I have spent alot of time in this
game just doing the side quests
and playing it all over again and using
the grade that u earned.

Still after beating the game a few times
i like going back and playing it i still find
it a very enjoyable game. But the bad side
about the game is that being and RPG they
storyline is ChEEzY. But all in all it aint
that bad compared to most. But i would
advise u to play in Mania because it gets
to easy in normal & hard mode. And its quite
nice when u get farther into the game that you
get a special "ride" so you dont have to walk
around every were. But this games positives rules
out the negatives so this is a very good game.

This is an Awesome RPG i love
it and whoever has a GC
and is just a dust catcher and have
yet to play ToS i would advise
you do so. It will keep you up for hours
a truly great game in my eyes.

-ChEEzY_BeEZY-

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/tales-of-symphonia/user-reviews/533187/platform/gamecube/ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:22:00 -0800 SteveXLR reviewed Alien Syndrome for the Wii... http://www.gamespot.com/alien-syndrome-2007/user-reviews/532312/platform/wii/ ...and gave it a 7.0.

So here is my review of Alien Syndrome! I'm going to have different catagories and yada yada let's just go.

~Story~
Well for the story, as the name sugestests, there is an alien syndrom going around causing people and machines to become aliens. now this is obviously a problem and you are here to stop it. Now this game takes place 100 years in the future from the origional alien syndrome which was basicly an arcade shooter where you fended off aliens. So now in the presont everyone thinks this virus is gone for good... wel they were wrong!!!!!!! :o It is now back 100 years in the future! But don't think that Lieutenant Aileen Harding (the main character) will give up without a fight! This game does a great job of telling the story as you go through. Story gets 7.5 out of 10!
~Gameplay~
When it comes to gameplay this game is a mixed type. This game has several features including RPG (you can upgrade weapons and there are other classes), shooter, and a small bit of adventure. there is also several minigames where you destroy the alien virus that is causing all this. Now on to the main point of the game, SHOOTING!!!!!!!! The controls are very easy to figure out, you just point and shoot using the B button. There is also the option of using mele weapons that are great if you like motion controls, for instance you spin the Wii mote to do a spin attack or slam the mote and nunchuck down to do a strong finisher move. Now finaly on to the class system. There are many options for everyone, if you like to have some mele action you can be the tank, if you like to have a little bit of everything you can be a seal. There is also a multi-player mode which is my favorite part because of the fact that you can have 2 to 4 different classes battling aliens at once! So that's about it! Gameplay gets a 8.5 out of 10.

~Graphics~
Now that the story and gameply is taken care of, we have the graphics. Well the graphics, as you wold expect for a Wii game, are not all that great. Though it does have it's strong points like in the mini-games, the graphics in the mini-games are actuly quite nicly done. Though in the actual gameplay it is a different story, it looks pretty block at times but the character you play as has the best graphics, but are still bad. So graphics gets a 5 out of 10.

So to end this review I give Alien Syndrom a 7.0 out of 10.
~SteveXLR~

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/alien-syndrome-2007/user-reviews/532312/platform/wii/ Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:43:44 -0800 SteveXLR reviewed The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Wii... http://www.gamespot.com/the-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess/user-reviews/521815/platform/wii/ ...and gave it a 9.5!

So if you've read my Super Mario Galaxy review you probably already know how i'm gonna do this review. I focus on three things Story, Graphics, and Gameplay. So as Mario himself would say.... Let's A Go!

Story~
The main plot of this Zelda game is the one that has been used over and over and all it's other titles. Ganondorph attempst to take over Hyrule and gain the Triforce and basicly become invincible but there is our hero, Link, who stops him and brings peace to Hyrule. Of course there is always a little plot twist in each game, like in Majoras Mask you collect masks which alow you to transform into different creaturs in the game, but that is a whole other game. In this game the land of Hyrule is becoming engulfed in twilight causing anyone caut in it to become a goust! Except of cource for our hero, Link. Link is transformed into a wolf and later meats the mysterious Mindia who is basicly your helper throughout the game. Mindia gives Link hints for what to do at certain parts and also helps move the story along. Mindia also ads a little mystery to the game until the end where you dicover her true identity, but I'll let you figure that out on your own (if you don't already know!)
So to sum up this part of the review I give this story a solid perfect 10 out of 10!

Graphics~
This game has great graphics, especialy for a Wii game! The detail for some of the enemies, locations, and of cource Link, Ganondorph and Zelda's BIG new looks are amasing! There isn't a whole lot more I can say about this topic except 9.0 of 10!

Gameplay~
The gameplay for this game is actualy quite good, but what Zelda game isn't! It does a good job of using the Wii to it's advantage. It is mainly used in battles and other things like that! so, I'm not gonna get in depth a whole lot on this topic so I'll skip to the rating! 9.5 of 10!

So to sum up the whole game I give it a 9.5 of 10. See ya next time! Bye!


~SteveXLR~



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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/the-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess/user-reviews/521815/platform/wii/ Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:23:33 -0800 SteveXLR reviewed Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii... http://www.gamespot.com/super-mario-galaxy/user-reviews/521103/platform/wii/ ...and gave it a 10.0!!!

A single word could not possibly summarize how great and fantastic this game really is! So here I am ,SteveXLR, About to blow your world!.... er um, GALAXY!

So I'm going to run this review a little differently than my other reviews I'm going to focus on three different categories: Story, Graphics, and Gameplay

Story~
The Story is pretty solid going by the usual Mario rules of getting stars, battleing enemies, and obviously rescuing a certain Princes ,by the name of Peach, from the Koopa King, Bowser himself. But this time around there's a twist hat can be solved just from the name, Super Mario GALAXY! This time our favorite plumber is up in space! Oh yah! I almost forgot to mention the new princes involved in the story her name is Rosealina, but don't worry she's not out to steal Mario's heart Peach is the only one for him their relationship is solid. Rosealina the princes of the Space Observatory ,which is basicly the Castle of Super Mario Galaxy. So realy the story hasn't really changed from other Mario titles such as Super Mario 64, but hay if it aint broken don't fix it. So for the story I give it a solid 9.5 of 10

Graphics~
Whoever said that the Wii put gameplay over graphics apparently has not seen Super Mario Galaxy! This and other games like Metriod Prime 3 are great exapmles of the fact that the Wii can have great Gameplay and even better graphics! My expectations for Wii graphics just skyrocketed into the next galaxy! (no pun intended) So overall I give this games graphics a 9.8 of 10

Gameplay~
The gameplay is pretty solid in this game, just like the story it goes with classic Mario tradition, but in this one there is the addition of different typs of mushrooms and you can also use starbits as a weapon to stun certain enemies. there is also your standard spin move that stuns enemies for a while and you can finish them off with a good kick! there is also the usual crush your foes with your own weight. So to sum up tis final paragraph
I give the gameplay a good 10 of 10!

Super Mario Galaxy is one of those games that can really raise your expectations for other games like it or for just games in general.
So my over all score for this game is 10 of 10. That's about it for this review see ya next time!

~SteveXLR~






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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/super-mario-galaxy/user-reviews/521103/platform/wii/ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:08:14 -0800 lilkikerman4450 reviewed ATV Quad Power Racing 2 for the PlayStation 2... http://www.gamespot.com/atv-quad-power-racing-2/user-reviews/516354/platform/ps2/ ...and gave it a 6.5.

Now a days this game isnt that great but its still fun..
There are a small number of atvs to unlock and play around with...
The career is fun but the most fun is multiplayer in the free roaming mode!
There are lots of combos to try out and different ways to drive around
For example i like to preload and hold a wheelie while heading toward a wall then ill start driving up the wall... when i am about to start falling down i let go of my preload and make it further up the wall... There are also different tracks to go on that you will unlock as you progress through the game....
In the end dont buy this game if anything buy atv offroad fury 4 for the same price that you will find this one for...
or if you want a good racing game on road racing game i recommend burnout 3 and 4 and also need for speed most wanted! They are great fun and are way better than this game in every way!

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/atv-quad-power-racing-2/user-reviews/516354/platform/ps2/ Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:50:00 -0800 lilkikerman4450 reviewed Super Mario Sunshine for the GameCube... http://www.gamespot.com/super-mario-sunshine/user-reviews/514128/platform/gamecube/ ...and gave it a 8.5.

Super Mario Sunshine is a great game overall:

The game has 7 different worlds besides bowser's world and 120 shine sprites(stars for beating levels) to collect.

Graphics: 8.5 For a gamecube game this is the best graphical game in my opinion... the water looks so real and stunning... the overall island atmosphere from delfino plaza is great. The colors are very bright almost all the time which makes it look even better.

Value: 10 I'm giving value a 10 because this game will probably take you 15-20 hours to beat without getting all the shine sprites and is only $20 or less at any store brand new...like i said earlier its a must for a mario fan or platformer fan but also anyone who just likes having fun for a cheap price

Gameplay: 8 You use this water nozzle on your back for almost every part of the game except 1/8 of every different world because shadow mario takes it away from you as you have to do a completely platforming aspect of the game like a normal mario game would be like(without your water nozzle)... The water nozzle is very nice to have and is fun just to play with... there are 4 types the hover, spray, thruster, rocket. They all are used throughout the game for different things except the thruster nozzle isnt really needed to progress through the game but can be tons of fun to use to make mario surf on water! Also there are many different combinations of jumps mario can do

Story: 6 Same old typical mario as you could probably predict the entire thing without looking at the cover or anything! Princess peach is captured by bowser... you need to save her... there is a little twist on the story but i wont reveal that as it is a SPOILER!

Fun Factor(FF): 8 This game is pure fun basically from the time you start to the time your finished because there really isnt anything complex about the levels every world has 8 levels all with the same basic concepts with each corresponding level number! So in this game's case the simplicity makes it even more fun! So if you like having fun and dont mind NOT being master chief or some other main character from a mature game for a few weeks then you will probably enjoy this game!

If you own a gamecube... want to have some 1-player fun and would like it to be inexpensive buy this now!!! Im positive you won't regret.

Overall I give this game _______8.2_______ score! Oh and just for the record ive gone through this game more than twice!

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/super-mario-sunshine/user-reviews/514128/platform/gamecube/ Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:11:32 -0800 SteveXLR reviewed Metroid Prime 3: Corruption for the Wii... http://www.gamespot.com/metroid-prime-3-corruption/user-reviews/513991/platform/wii/ ...and gave it a 10.0!!!

With amasing controls you can't go wrong with Metroid Prime 3 Corruption. It definatly uses the Wii's ability to use motion as controls. From aiming to using the grapple beam motion is used. Along with the edition of entering hypermode whenever you want. We all know that in previous Metroid Prime games hyper mode was achives through standing in a good old phazon pool and unleashing your rage on the unsuspecting enemies you face. Well, now you can do that same thing whenever you want after obtaining the P.E.D suit, but be aware of its affects. Not only can you enjoy the P.E.D any time you want there are also plenty of puzzles and boss fights. As puzzles go these mainly are only passable through power-ups gained as you progress through the game. the same thing goes for most boss fights. so over all this is a must-have for hardcore gamers and Nintendo fans and most definatly deservs a solid 10!

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/metroid-prime-3-corruption/user-reviews/513991/platform/wii/ Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:55:37 -0800 SteveXLR reviewed Battalion Wars 2 for the Wii... http://www.gamespot.com/battalion-wars-2/user-reviews/513950/platform/wii/ ...and gave it a 8.5.

Over all this game is awsome the camara may be punishing at times but the campeicn and soldiers have been improved greatly and online play is very satisfying when you ger that perfect kill. You'll love this game if the enjoyed the 1st one though you might want to rent it if you havent played the 1st one. On the subject of the camara, the reason I saied it can be punishing is because it doesn't go back to the center after turning so you'll have to manualy fix it. So to conclude this review this is a good game if you just want a pick-up and play game with reasoably god controls and game play it is a mut for all you nintendo players! :)

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/battalion-wars-2/user-reviews/513950/platform/wii/ Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:58:49 -0700 lilkikerman4450 reviewed Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for the PlayStation 2... http://www.gamespot.com/guitar-hero-iii-legends-of-rock/user-reviews/512474/platform/ps2/ ...and gave it a 8.0.

Guitar hero 3...as you should already know.... is a rythym game with which you use a guitar controller to play songs on.
To start off my brother came home from walmart today with this in hand and an extra guitar and did not tell me he was buying this. Him, 2 of my friends, and i have been playing it since 4:30 P.M. saturday to 12:20 A.M sunday its so addictive. Oh and this is the most my arms and fingers have hurt in a while... but its a good pain.

I'll start with value

VALUE=8... You may be thinking of how in the world could this game get a value rating of 8 because of how expensive the game itself and the extra guitars are... well its simply because of the content this game has.... you may have to spend 80-90 bucks to get the game plus a guitar but your getting something like 70something great songs which in itself is worth atleast $70.

Gameplay=8.5 This game is like ddr in a way but it has 5 buttons not just 4 like in ddr and you use your fingers to hit them while hitting the strummer... dont worry im making this sound more complex than it actually is... but the game is quite difficult thats for sure especially if you are just starting out. There are 4 difficulty levels easy(which has only 3 of the buttons utilized) medium(which has 4 buttons utilized) hard( which has all 5 buttons utilized) and expert( which has all 5 buttons utilized but is much harder than hard mode is!).
I recommend if your getting 90%+ on easy move up to medium then after you get real good at that you can do hard but i recommend moving up to expert after a short amount of time spent playing on hard because expert just has more notes during the song to push no new buttons to worry about.

Graphics= 7.5 Nothing really great about the graphics because there is no real reason to have them to be great its a rythym game not a fighter rpg or fps. There are short cutscenes between each group of songs in career mode that really suck but it doesnt take away from the game itself in the end because its all about the gameplay.

Tons of replay value here if you have a group of friends over expecially, although it can be fun just to play by yourself and get better at songs.

Guitar hero 3 Legends of Rock is PAINFULL, addictive, FUN!
The reason why i said its painfull is because if you play for extended periods of time(like i did today) your muscles as well as your eyes are gonna be aching although you'lle prly want to play more lol. Also F.Y.I. even though the game is hard if your a hardcore gamer like me you will probably get used to it fairly quickly and get very good at it... for example i dominate in medium mode and actually do ok in expert mode.

Overall this game is great multiplayer fun aswell as something out of the ordinary to change your pace of gaming! Any guitar hero fan obviously should buy this now! But if your like me i personally wouldnt invest over 100 bucks on one game like my brother did i would just go over to someone elses house to play it. Nevertheless this game deserves a Solid 8.0!

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/guitar-hero-iii-legends-of-rock/user-reviews/512474/platform/ps2/ Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:10:55 -0700 lilkikerman4450 reviewed RuneScape for the Online/Browser... http://www.gamespot.com/runescape/user-reviews/476691/platform/webonly/ ...and gave it a 8.4.

On a place called tutorial island here u pick ur gender and various looks u want ur character to have...and u must complete tutorials of the basic skills before your character can be placed onto the world of runescape. once u get onto runescape there are many things to do quests....skills....combat....hanging out/talking with friends met online and friends in real life...money making(note im a f2p person on rs so i will be putting this review from a f2p perspective)

1.)Quests- As f2p quests rnt all that great some are just annoying because all u do is run errands for people for no good reason... but u get rewards for doing such errands such as cash... exp for various skills... and items

2.)Skills- As f2p there are skills such as mining and smithing where u can mine ores and smelt them into various metal bars depending on ur lvl and wat ores u have and then smith them. or sell them for cash

3.)Combat- As f2p there are 3 main types of combat the first is melee skills include... defence-take less damage... attack-more accurate hits...strength-harder hits...hitpoints-amount of health u have.... magic(most expensive skill overall atleast for f2p)- skills for magic include magic-for casting spells such as damage spells... telliporting spells... and other types of spells...prayer-lets u use a prayer at times in need
finally Range- range skills include range- uses bow&arrow to fight+darts
and Prayer-lets u use a prayer at times in need

4.)Hanging out/Talking with friends- u can meet people online by adding them to ur friends list and messeging them privately or u can talk in public so u and evryone can see wat ur saying...

5.)Money making(merchanting is best type to do in f2p)- a very important aspect of the game and prlly the most addictive in f2p worlds is merchanting... (quick definition buying items for low prices and low quantities... then selling them in high quantities for high price) its good to start out when ur a "noob"(new player) killing chickens and collecting feathers and sellin 5-8each for cash... then once u have about 20k or 20,000 u can merchant anything and everything....sites to check prices are runehq.com and also download swiftswitch from swiftswitch.com its the best thing to use while playing runescape trust me...btw im no noob so i cant think of good things to start out merchanting sry... but when u get up too around 300k buy 1k yews logs 300each then sell 1k yew logs 350each this requires no skillz except fast typing also and is very fast cash!!!!!!

sound sucks just mute it
graphics suck too lol
gameplay rocks so much fun if u get into it... although very simplistic
value perfect... its free
ps: p2p is so much better and is only 5bucks a month if i had any cash i would get membership lol but im broke

tips: dont give anyone ur password or bank pin number
-set recovery questions
-set a bank pin
-set a hard to guess password should prlly have numbers in it
-note capitilization makes no difference in username or password when logging in
-never fall for sites that say they no how to hack accounts
- there is no way to hack accounts unless they no ur password so never ever tell anyone
-folow runescape rules
-pay attention to how many times uve been reported to keep urself from getting banned
- i recomend if ur f2p like me getting multiple accounts to help store ur items since its inevitiable that ur gonna run out of room in ur bank

overall ive only been playing since february this year and im totally addicted i recomend gettin ur real life friends into it , its much more fun if u play along side them

My runescape username is LILKIKERSMAN so add me and messege me if u have questions about anything or just want me to look u up in highscores if ur good in some skills btw look me up ull prly be surprised as to wat my scores are and only have been playing 5mths...if u messege me be sure to let me know that ur from gamespot ....
happy playing!!!

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]]> http://www.gamespot.com/runescape/user-reviews/476691/platform/webonly/ Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:06:09 -0700 lilkikerman4450 reviewed Kingdom Hearts II for the PlayStation 2... http://www.gamespot.com/kingdom-hearts-ii/user-reviews/355561/platform/ps2/ ...and gave it a 10.0!!!

This game is very fun, addictive, tear jerking, and is full of action!
It lets u live through a bunch of disney storys while still makeing a story of your own! it has final fantasy characters new characters created for the game series it self and disney characters! The battle system is great as you progress through the game u get many new abilities new combo moves new summons new drives and even new weapons(called keyblades)! The music in this game makes u want to cry at a few happy and sad parts of the game and all together the music is just plain great!
The voiceovers were very good aswell with the voices of haley joel osment, jesse mccartney, and hayden panetierre playin some of the main characters named roxas, sora, and kairi! The graphics havent increased very great much from the last game but it has increased enough to make it one of the best looking games for the ps2! The whole game in easy mode takes a long time but u definitely get what u paid for.... an even better sequel to a great game!!!
Overall this game is worth the buy!
For the record this is probly my fav game!

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