Rise of Nations

Advantages: Nation boundaries, All ages from prehistoric to modern
Disadvantages: None

...Rise of Nations is a real time strategy combined with a turn based tactical game. It was released in May 2003. --- the BASICS --- In RoN, the player is challenged to take over the world following individual battles. In addition to the campaign, gamers can also choose to play maps against AI or online opponents. In this game, the player have to gather resources (food, wood, coin and metal; oil later in the game) and amass knowledge in order to build / upgrade units and advance through the ages, while fighting against the enemy. There are 8 ages of the game - Ancient, Classical, Medieval, Gunpowder, Enlightenment, Industrial, Modern and Information age. With each age come better units and more powerful vehicles / ships. --- the AGES --- (Ancient) This is where the standard game start. During this age the units are virtually useless...

ecolier 17.10.2009 · Read review
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Rise of the Lycans

Advantages: Good cinematography
Disadvantages: Perhaps would have made more sense if I'd seen the other two films..

...Yet another film that I have the privilege or reviewing not too long after it?s cinema release date and also keeping in tune with many of my other film viewings, it was watched with me suffering from the usual hangover, but in the comfort of my friends living room (Yay for downloading..) ?Underworld ? Rise of the Lycans? was released on January 23rd, and is not currently in the cinemas anymore (well, not at my local ones!), it is however due on DVD on 18th May. For those who don?t know, it is the third film in the Underworld series, which is a Vampire vs Lycans, which are a form of werewolf, the previous two films were ?Underworld? (2003) and ?Underworld Evolution? (2006). ?Rise of the Lycans? is the prequel to the two films. I can?t actually remember if I have seen either of the previous films, and I hadn?t heard of this film being...

obscuredbykep 23.03.2009 · Read review
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Dead Rising

Advantages: Very open ended, fun, fun achievements to unlock
Disadvantages: extreme violence and gore, unusual and awkward save system

...Dead Rising is currently available for purchase for the Xbox 360 ------- Story ------- You play as Frank West, a freelance photojournalist who is sent to investigate strange goings on in the town of Willamette, Frank is dropped of at the Willamette mall on an helipad once inside all hell breaks loose and zombies start pouring into the mall. Without trying to give to much away the main antagonist of the game is a myserious man named Carlito, who is angered somewhat and is a recurring character Frank faces throughout the game -------------- Gameplay -------------- The main objective of Dead Rising is to stay alive for 3 days before the helicopter arrives to pick you up, as a photojournalist you are given what are called cases to investiage which means you have to be in a given place at the right time, these scoops delve...

paulb22 19.12.2006 · Read review
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Deep Rising review

Advantages: Exciting, good cast
Disadvantages: May be too gory for some people

...Deep Rising is an action/horror film directed by Stephen Sommers, who would later go on to direct "The Mummy" and "Van Helsing". It stars B-movie legend Treat Williams and Famke Janssen and Djimon Hounsou, who are both a lot more well known now. Finnegan (Williams) is the leader of a group of mercenaries who takes on some very dangerous clients. Their plan is to get on board the world's most expensive cruise ship and steal as much as they can. But, when they get on board, they find nearly everyone is dead and that someone, or something, has trashed the ship. So Finnegan, along with his friends, his clients, and Trillian (Janssen), a con artist and thief who luckily knows a thing or two about automatic weapons, wage war against the creature, and try to kill it before it kills them! There are so many B-movies out there that are just...

Walter_Kovacs 24.01.2009 · Read review
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Rise of Violence

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: VIOLENT.

...Rise of the Footsoldier. ******************* Introduction: *********** I'm not normally into films like this but then again "The Krays" was a film that surprised me. So when it's mentioned in the blurb I thought I'd see if it lived up to the hype. Based in the mid 70's, the film portrays Carlton Leach and his manic love of violence and his life up to the point of the Rettenden revenge murders. Synopsis: ******** The movie begins when Carlton is just 16 and already into violence on the terraces of west ham. He loves a good scrap and the fight scenes whilst violent and bloody are poorly acted. He gets married but that doesn't last, he moves on to bouncing and surrounds himself with 'friends'. Well, thugs and physco's, who, like him, enjoy inflicting pain on anyone they feel like. Eventually he gets into the drug culture...

Maximus-Qualitus 09.08.2008 · Read review
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Rise of the mistakes

Advantages: Good looking effects
Disadvantages: Too many HUGE plotholes

...him a ride would take him to a hospital. He could give a fake name and address, pay for his treatment in cash. He wouldn't appear on the grid by doing that. Another overlooked mistake. So why does the logic driven T-X go to Kate's work address at 5am? Like she's going to be working at that time in the morning. Really logical, isn't it! And again when she kills the cat lady, she fires 5 or 6 shots. An advanced killing machine that can't kill with 1 bullet? Even when Arnie said in the last film he had detailed files on human anatomy. The next chase sequence where the sun seems to rise very fast is lifted wholesale from Terminator 2. It's far too similar, showing lack of creativity. Having the Doctor from Terminator 1 & 2 shows a nice bit of continuity though. And the T-X killing Kate's boyfriend is just like the T1000 killing John...

atytyut2434 04.08.2008 · Read review
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Rise of Nations

Advantages: Plenty of game play and options
Disadvantages: Multiplayer a bit slow

...Rise of Nations is a strategy game similar to the Age of Empire and Civilisation games. Game play As in similar games you have to take command of a nation, you get a choice of 18 each one having special units and bonus to help you along. You have to start of by exploring the world and building your cities in your territory, and invent new technology, build armies to help conquer and protect your lands, you can only build a limited amount of cities so you have to select there location carefully although you can conquer enemies cities to increase your amount. There is quite a bit of different type of resources to collect more than in typical games which makes you have to priories what you want your workers to collect. There is a large selection of units to choose from, each having their own unique advantage over others...

sharpe106 17.11.2008 · Read review
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Rise of the Footsoldier

Advantages: Extremely violent
Disadvantages: Extremely violent

...If you've ever seen the film Essex Boys then you should be aware of the infamous true story of the Rettendon Range Rover triple murders of December 1995, which the story is based around. Rise of the Foot Solider takes a slightly different perspective on the matter, via the eyes of ex football hooligan/bouncer/gangster Carlton Leach. And believe me, this blood and guts biography is definitely not for the faint hearted. Although this flick treads on the same ground as Sean Bean's crime epic, this one is much more memorable for its intimidating violence and obscene dialogue. Ricci Harnett portrays Leach's lifestyle with great conviction, from firstly being a member of West Ham's Inter-City Firm, through to the notorious ranks as a London gangster. The first third of the movie is fast paced, and ultimately mind numbing. There is very...

andycarrington 10.02.2009 · Read review
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Rise of the Footsoldier

Advantages: Kray like film
Disadvantages: violent

...Rise of the Foot Soldier. Based on a true story and the violence that accompanied it. We follow Carlton Leach who in the mid seventies was already into his football and the violence that in those days was always present. At just 16 he was already a thug and known to the police. We follow him through his life as he changes from a thug to an out and out Physco. Pain and misery are his stock in trade and he becomes rich and infamous until the triple murders in a secluded wood bring everything down around his ears. Meanwhile the deal for heroine with the Turks goes wrong and torture soon follows. Opinion; an extremely violent film that leaves nothing to the imagination. the fight scene on the train is gruesome, an axe in the head and ouch that hurts doesn't quite cover it. the camera work is wobbly and seems...

MaldivesHoliday 05.02.2009 · Read review
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Dead Rising

Advantages: Great Graphics, great gameplay, great fun
Disadvantages: A little short

...Zombies and Capcom have been synonymous since 1998. Resident evil defined the survival horror genre and has pretty much ran with it. The sales for Resi have been phenomenal, so to here that Capcom are developing a Zombie game for the 360 came as no surprise. Will it be an update of the amazing resi 4? or even resi 5? And then it came out that infact it was an entirely new IP Dead Rising. Question where asked, why? how? what's the point? I mean Capcom had already sown up the market so why compete against themselves? All valid questions but the answer was simple, they wanted to create a new game. A game that was fun, playable and was able to show off the 360s capabilities. On all 3 fronts the achieved it spectacularly. Dead Rising places you in the shoes of a Photographer caught in a mall when a Zombie plague takes hold. You...

doa1984 21.06.2007 · Read review
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