Sacred 2 - Worth the price? Worth the Wait?

Advantages: Graphics
Disadvantages: Uninteresting story and characters. Controls "stick," display for items is awful.

...Sacred 2! I waited a long time for this game, and then I was disappointed by it, then I waited a long time for my 360 to get fixed, then I waited a long time to beat it. Yes I waited to beat it. Why did I wait? Because this game gets so boring after an hour, that you lose sight of how boring it really is in lieu of waiting for the next lengthy load screen or the notably stupid remarks your character makes. I played the Dryad, who is a tree hugger with major problems with cities. But get this: she hates her home city as well! Either that's a bug, or I suppose there's no place for a character like this. It shouldn't have even been a playable character. And supposedly the Dryad is one of the hardest characters to play as (probably as far as patience with dense remarks). I beat the game with relative ease, it just took time. Time to get...

destromas 09.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Xbox 360)

Has Sacred fallen? Not at all

Advantages: Tons of character customisation and replayability
Disadvantages: Can bog down on even high end systems

...The original Sacred was an isometrically viewed hack n slash action rpg along the veins of Diablo 2. Whilst it was much slated for bugs, it was in fact an incredibly fun game, particularly online that held my interest for 4 years in total, a rare thing in a game these days. Sacred 2 is a prequel which attempts to be even more flexible and engaging than the original. The Characters Sacred 2 offers a choice of 6 characters for you to play, each with a differing playstyle. However whilst each character is loosely based around a particular way of playing, you can in fact customise them any way you wish, at least as far as combat goes. Looks-wise, each class is set. There are 3 female, 3 male (if you can count a cyborg as male!) and they have base models that will always look the same. You can however make your character look...

pevil 15.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PC)

The Aura

Advantages: Powerful, great spec for price
Disadvantages: Easily scratched

...Samsung may be better known for its mobile phones but it's had a wide range of notebooks for the best part of 5 years now and with the latest design refresh, the company has opted for a high-gloss finish that looks impressive and certainly feels cool to the touch. The design is called the "Aura" design and the R70 follows in this trend but as with other machines we found the lacquered lid can easily be scratched. So, if you're thinking of opting for this machine, you're best to invest in a slipcase to carry it around in, along with your backpack. That's the bad news out of the way, as the R70 delivers on almost every other front. Weighing in at 2.7kg, this is a machine you may well want to carry around with you at least on semi-regular occasions. We managed to get a little over three hours on average from the battery, which is...

Moneyman323 12.03.2008 · Read review
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The Ring!

Advantages: Good scary moments, good story and acting
Disadvantages: not a lot of extras

... The Ring General information Running: 115 minutes Category: Thriller/horror Director: Gore Verbinski Year: 2002 Language: English Country: United States Extras: Yes Actors: Naomi Watts as Rachel Keller Martin Henderson as Noah Clay David Dorfman as Aidan Keller Daveigh Chase as Samara Morgan Brian Cox as Richard Morgan Jane Alexander as Dr. Grasnik The story The story starts with two teenagers Becca and Katie who are watching television when Becca starts to tell about this videotape she has heard of. Apparently on this videotape you see these strange images and this strange woman looking at you and when the video stops playing your phone will ring and somebody knows you have been watching the movie. This person also tells you that you will die seven days from now. Her friend Katie is suddenly dead quiet...

JL132 15.03.2010 · Read review
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Review of The Ring (DVD)

  An album most Sacred

Advantages: Sting at his sultry best
Disadvantages: None

...sings, but he is a very proficient musician, and is able to play, the mandolin, guitar, piano, bass guitar, saxophone, flute and oboe, and that is not all. Putting the differences with the other Police members behind them, Sting invited Andy Summers to guest star on his 1987 album release ?Nothing Like the sun? and both members have joined Sting on stage at various times through his solo career. October 2003 saw the release of Sting?s latest album ?Sacred Love?, which can be purchased from CD Wow for £8.99, or from play.com for £7.99. The opening track ?Inside? begins with an echoing noise, and sounds slightly Oriental, before the introduction of an acoustic guitar, and Sting?s vocals. A slow song, which has the riff from ?All the Young Dudes? sandwiched into the middle, explores Sting?s ideals of what goes on within the human...

Lizard_Lover 24.11.2003 · Read review
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The Sacred Heart

Advantages: Interesting, views.
Disadvantages: Stairs, stairs and more stairs.

...The Sacre-Couer or Sacred Heart is a huge Catholic church in the North of the city centre. It was started in 1873 as the Catholic church sought to atone for what they perceived as the crimes of the Commune, what better way to atone than by constructing a gigantic white-domed basilica? It has been designed in a Neo-Byzantine style by the architect responsible, Paul Abadie, and apparently was described as an 'abberration of taste' by a group of artists and intellectuals. Entry is free provided you don't take pictures, you remain silent and you dress decently (this means covering shoulders for the ladies). To get to the entry however, you will need to climb 237 steps. It is worth pausing to enjoy the view before going into the building, almost as high as the Eiffel Tower you get incredible views right across the city. There are also...

setimerenptah 18.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of Sacre Coeur, Paris

Before You Die You See The Ring. Again. Sigh.

Advantages: Brown girl in the well, tra la la la la
Disadvantages: Poor plot and direction

...his fate was sealed by Samara and the cursed videotape. Desperate to prevent any further innocent deaths, Rachel visits the hospital to see if she can glean any information from the dead boy's girlfriend. When Rachel tells the girl that she knows what she has seen, it finally triggers a reaction and before she is thrown out by concerned police and medics, Rachel manages to persuade the girl to tell her where she can find the tape. Securing the malevolent recording, Rachel drives to a remote location where she rips the tape from its case and destroys everything on a makeshift bonefire. With the tape now completely destroyed, surely the curse is broken and the evil spirit within can do no-one any further harm? If only life were that simple??. If ever the law of diminishing returns was evident in a film sequel, then The Ring 2 must...

LostWitness 02.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of The Ring 2

Paris on a budget - the basilica of sacre coeur

Advantages: beautiful, seren, and what a view!
Disadvantages: string men

...Paris on a budget - The basilica of sacre coeur. On our recent holiday to Paris, we set out to take in the capital, but without spending a fortune. We were on a strict budget and tried to take in as much of the culture of one of Europes most beautiful cities. Our Little hotel was in the montmatre region of the capital. Montmartre literally means hill of martyrs and therefore was the only real choice for one of the most striking religous buildings in the world.The Basilica of Sacre Coeur is Montmartre's leading tourist attraction, and it's probably the most-visited church in Paris after the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Unfortunately, the steps leading up to the basilica are also a prime target for the scam artists known as "string men," who prey on tourists and those who are not aware of such goings on. Here's how the scam works...

giksy21 07.08.2008 · Read review
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Ring Of Bo-red

Advantages: Nice action element, solid strategy, neat premise
Disadvantages: Repetition of sequences, the dialogue, squad appearance

...The premise for Ring of Red is this. As World War II came to an end, Japan refused to give in to the Allied Forces and was eventually overwhelmed. It would be occupied by opposing political forces which left the North and South to be in conflict with each other. These differences soon grew out of hand and lead to a war across the country. International alliances had come in and brought about cease-fire without solving the issue at hand. The country remained divided. 1964, a year remembered clearly by Weizegger, an Armored Fighting Walker test pilot for the Southern military. It was during an AFW test session that he was witness to a Type 3 prototype AFW being stolen by an infiltrate from North Japan. Aware of the consequences it could bring, the Southern military dispatch Weizegger's unit for it's retrieval. The AFW is a walking...

scream4bruce 09.09.2006 · Read review
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Review of Ring of Red (PS2)

King of the Rings

Advantages: Stunning graphics, Sequences from both LOTR films, Choice of three characters
Disadvantages: Lack of variation in gameplay, More emphasis on style than substance

...Some weeks ago now, I posted a review on the rather disappointing Fellowship of the Ring PS2 game. From my thoughts on the first Lord of the Rings game, I suppose you might well be wondering why I chose to spend more money on the second instalment, The Two Towers. Surely I would just be setting myself up for more disappointment? Well no, not entirely. The reasoning behind my decision to overlook my earlier disappointment was that the wise people at Tolkien Enterprises had realised how badly the Fellowship game had gone down, and decided to do things differently for part 2. The contract was awarded not to Black Label (who were responsible for the Fellowship game), but rather to EA games, the people behind such great titles as Nightfire and Medal of Honour. They also made the clever choice to base the second game upon the blockbuster...

Collingwood21 01.03.2003 · Read review
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