Advantages: Lots to do
Disadvantages: Slows down on lower spec machines

...Let me start by saying that I have play tested this game to death. I bought Generals and zero hour at the same time so I never really played the original missions much. Zero Hour really stood up to my expectations of a Command and Conquer game, and my expectations was high. I was running this game on an AMD 1ghz Athlon (also on a 800mhz p3) pc with 512mb Ram and a 64mb nvidia geForce 4 agp Graphics card. I know this is below the specs for the game but I really wanted this game and thats all I have. So, how did it run? I think my graphics card took up the slack a lot, and I had to run it on low graphical detail, but it ran fine when in the missions without any slow down or any real problems. I noticed some slow down in the cut scenes, but in my opinion thats not what you bought the game for is it? I love the way you can zoom... Read review

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Advantages: NEW weapon's, good graphic's, good gameplay
Disadvantages: online Lag(slow) and too many unit's

...advance in game play is the speed in which the game can run at online. Previously in Generals (original) the game play was marred by the lagging (stop-starting) of the game. However due to updates in computing Software and Internet connection of people. The game now runs very smoothly. ***************** Overview ***************** Therefore overall I would recommend this game, I think the game is very good and extremely playable. It took me a few days to pick the new stuff up and take it all on-board. As I believe once you have become used to generals (original) then it is VERY hard to start playing zero hour, as the contrast is confusing. However if you are persistent and don't give up... Read review

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Advantages: A great novel
Disadvantages: none

...of Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot should not really disappoint Christie fans.. The Story of Towards Zero ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It begins with a group of people discussing about a much talked of case which had finished at the old bailey, making technical criticisms on the handling of the case...Mr Treves, a very famous criminologist had this to say about murders and detection in general "They begin in the wrong place! They begin with the murder.But the murder is the end.The story begins long before that - years before sometimes - with all the causes and events that bring certain people to a certain place at a certain time on a certain day...That fatal moment, he maintained, should really be the ending, the finishing stroke or "Zero Hour" This is a typical English country house murder mystery where a group of people are spending a weekend... Read review

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Advantages: microbrewed beers, great pizza, decent priced pints
Disadvantages: can be busy, service slow at times, not so great pizza and pasta

...all time favourite beer from Zero Degrees is their mango beer. It sounds a bit weird but it is nice. It tastes like a good lager with a hint of the sweetness and viscosity of the mango juice. The mango does not take over the flavor but compliments it . It's a refreshing summer drink. The special beer when I last visited was a banana beer which I did not fancy. The beer is served in pint and half pint glasses with a distinctive Zero Degrees logo. I would love to have one for in my house (but will not steal one) The good news for beer drinkers is that the beer is very reasonably priced for this part of London. A pint is £2.50 whilst a half is £1.30. For those sharing they do a four pint pitcher and also do party packs to take home. The even better news is that Zero Degrees has a happy hour between four and seven Monday to Friday. I... Read review

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Advantages: Fast and furious
Disadvantages: None

.... The game is very futuristic; the racing ships don’t have wheels. They hover above ground to make them super-fast. The let down is that at the start you only get 4 ships to choose from. Hot Violet, Crazy Horse, Fire Ball and JB crystal. All very fast, but you can get better ships. My favourite was Hot violet. The same goes for the tracks, only 3 to play at the start, better go and win me more more MORE! Not meaning to sounds to greedy, but I can’t get enough! F Zero X is completely new, set 25 years before the SNES title, with a whole new host of ships and tracks to keep you hooked for hours. There are many options for you to dulge into. Weather you want to head straight into the 1P mode against other carts on 16 tracks! My advice would be to compete in the Time Trial mode to warm up before you set your sights on Championship... Read review

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Advantages: Thrilling Story, Excellent Visuals, Incredible Online
Disadvantages: Visuals, although good, may be considered dated

...(Creators of Perfect Dark Zero, Banjo Kazooie, Donkey Kong), they did a wonderful job on the textures in this game. Bricks stood off the wall, Icicles glistened in the light, each rock had its own individual dips and cracks, Nightclub lights dripped the world in neon colours. As I began the initial training level I noticed the game's beautifully crafted sound's. Shots flew beside my hide, machinery and lasers filled the background noise, enemies hurled abuse my way, the innocents wept as they were stuck in the middle of the battlefield, all of this helped bring the world to life, and immerse me more in the game world. The single player was of medium length ( I believe it took me around 10 hours) and consisted of you controlling the main character, Joanna Dark as she travelled through various locales trying to save her father and stop the evil... Read review

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Advantages: Great graphics and unit design. The new challenge mode
Disadvantages: Still suffers from slightly poor online connectivty and other issues.

...INTRO: I refer to My review of Command and Conquer Generals, there I stated that Generals was a flawed gem, a game capable of being the best strategy game of the year, period. However it was bogged down with technical problems and a somewhat bad single player option. Now heres where Zero hour comes into it because Zero hour is everything Generals should have been and much, much more. Firstly theres the much improved interface, there are now superweapon limit options and money options, these add variety to the play, there are also minor additions that you may not notice short term but are a great improvement in the long run. GRAPHICS: The graphics in Zero Hour have not much changed from the original, theyre still gorgeous and spectacular, in fact there some improvements, but none that are incredibly significant... Read review

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Advantages: A great understanding what from the attacks to the panic and to the rebuilding America.
Disadvantages: None

...I bought this DVD to try and get a better understanding about what happened on September 11th 2001. And to answer those questions about, how did they clear the ruins, how long did it take etc. There are three title films on this DVD they are, 24 Hours From Ground Zero, 7 Days In September, and America Rebuilds-A Year At Ground Zero. 24 Hours From Ground Zero - is a extraordinary look at the evolution of the World Trade Center horror,experienced through the eyes and the voices of people at the scene who were among the first to arrive at ground zero. With the barrage of attacks over the first critical hour, then focuses on search and rescue efforts. You'll see this titanic tragedy from eye-level, along with the people who lived through it. 7 Days In September - A rare human look at the events of 9/11 and the week that follows... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent war movie, good acting + special features on DVD
Disadvantages: DD 5.1 audio would have been nice

...What's the movie about? Bravo Two Zero was produced by the BBC and shown on British TV in 1998. It is a true story set in the early days of the Gulf War (Iraq 1991) and retells the story of an 8 man SAS squad behind enemy lines; their mission was to destroy Iraqi scud missiles launchers and also to cut communication lines. Very quickly their position becomes compromised and they are set back further by equipment failure and bad weather. Deciding to abort their mission they have to fight numerous running battles with a much larger Iraqi army before they can reach the border to safety. Eventually some of the squad are captured and have to endure interrogation and torture from Iraq's secret police. Bravo Two Zero is an excellent story of an elite squadron trying to escape from behind enemy lines with things getting worse as each minute... Read review

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Advantages: fun, great online, really good campaigns
Disadvantages: gets boring after awhile

...Command and conqerors zero hour is the expansion to command and conquerors generals. It has the same basics. The original: This is an excellent strategy game with many different tanks and infantry. It takes awhile to get use to what the best ways of deafeting an opponent is. Although it is very satisfying to beat the brutal army. There are medals for things like 3 consecutive wins, 50 tanks built in one battle and 10 aircraft built in one battle Actual gameplay: This is quite a basic game and you may think its really easy (well it is against an easy army) but you should try the brutal army. Thats when it get hard. It has the same layout as most stategy games. Click on some guy and tell him to do something like attack or build a barracks. Yes this is like that but much better. Each team are very... Read review

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