MEMBER PROFILE FOR Spike Minoda
Average Overall Score Given: 7.81818 / 10
Total Forum Posts: 2284
Reviews
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Overall: AHHH! I've never played such a realistic game before! It's hard in a good way. Even on Normal. For all the people that use the Easy Mode on games, SC has no 'Easy'.Gameplay: I rented this on the Tuesday before thanksgiving. I played it for such a long time. The controls are easy to learn, except it took me a while to figure out how to invert. If i had a nickel for every time this game made me forget lifes problems, id have an ishload of nickels.
Graphics: Everything is perfect. THe lips move to the sounds. faces look real and the fire looks real... what else? everything looks real.
Audio: The handguns sound real, but i dont know about the autos. The satcom link you have sounds great and helpful, um.. i think when you shoot a light bulb, it pops and doesnt kinda 'shatter'.
Suggestions: Make it possible to shoot out the streetlights in the streets of China.
Overall Score: 10.0 / 10
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Overall: Great@ I love trick games. Ever since I played the oxm demo on month 7 I wanted this game. That tells you how much appeal i mustve had for it.Gameplay: Lasting, the challenges keep you busy, and if you are a video game perfectionist, it's a great game to keep you busy for a week or so..
Graphics: Graphics are C graded. THey could've delayed the game for a few weeks and fixed up the players. but at least their feet actually rotate the peddals. and the tricks look right.
Audio: The painful grunts sound real and the other sound effects are good. I have all my music tracks on here. I feel sorry for a friend of mine wit just the gamecbe version.
Overall Score: 5.0 / 10
Robotech: Battlecry
Overall: It's good the first time, I haven't played it in a while, since I don't think there is great replay value. I mean, even the Multiplayer isn't the bomb.Gameplay: The game lasts a while, and with some difficulties. The control scheme takes a little learning curve, and there are lots of levels.
Graphics: It's cell shaded, which i think is cool, since its based on a cartoon. But it's fuzzy. Is cell shading supposed to be fuzzy?
Audio: Repettetive sounds and phrases get a little annoying after a while. But the weapons sound realistic. :)
Overall Score: 8.0 / 10
Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding
Overall: Good game. Good enough for me! I love snowboarding games. It is especially good on a double black diamond! I alawys use the cornice run to get max points. Gameplay: When I play this game, time sure does seem to go by fast. so i must think it is goot. The learning curve for me was about half an hour. I kept forgetting some controlls so.
Graphics: The graphics are too good! The snow does look like a bunch of blocks. When you wipe out there is a good deal of powder. The people look semi-real.
Audio: The soundtracks already built in are good, but i ripped ludacris to it... they don't go good. the sound of the pack and powder under my board sounds tight!
Overall Score: 5.0 / 10
Blood Wake
Overall: I like the game a lot. I stayed at the Target and played the demo for like 3 hours. When I rented it, it was so different than the demo! If someone asked me about Blood Wake, I would say get it. If you don't have an Xbox, ask your parents for $350!Gameplay: The gameplay is quite smooth. The controls are easy to remember and the learning curve is quick, for me atleast! I like the multiplayer with 4 people and just ramping.
Graphics: The graphics are good, the boat is good detail and the water looks real, just the fire and smoke is patchy and pixely.
Audio: The sound is okay, they just need more dialogue and/or speech. The engines sound real and I feel like i am in the middle of the ocean.
Overall Score: 7.0 / 10
Halo: Combat Evolved
Overall: Wow. I can't beleive this is JUST a video game... it seems so real. The whole thing is just great!Gameplay: The game is at a good speed, and the learning curve is quick. The gameplay besides that is great...
Graphics: The graphics are like, "Holy ****!"
How do they do it. I msean I really know how they do. It is just a real world.
Audio: I like some of the music, only because it helps you and warns you when something important is happening. Like when a pair of Hunters appear.
Suggestions: Make more weapons, get more vehicles and make the Marines not so easy to accidentally kill in Halo 2.
Overall Score: 10.0 / 10
Airforce Delta Storm
Overall: Great game! But it is hard to overcome the controls. But once you get over that, you are home free! Oh and if you crash, you have to buy a new plane. That is a bad part. Besides all that, ADS rocks! Gameplay: Extremely advancing difficulty just after level 21. But, hey. I like challenges. There are two configurations you can use: Novice and Expert. Expert lets you adjust your roll, yaw and throttle.
None of that is available in the Novice mode.
Graphics: Great graphics. Replays are just like real life. The explosios look real, too! I think it runs at 60 fps.
Audio: I don't really like the music in this game. It is guitar and techno. It gets boring. Haven't found how to turn off music
Suggestions: No, actually yes. Make some more radical, nerve-racking music to make the game even more tough. Oh, and some countermeasures please.
Overall Score: 10.0 / 10
