Playstation 3: The Dreaded YLOD
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Recon19D
Posted February 7th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
I recently experienced the PS3 owner’s worst nightmare. The dreaded YLOD (Yellow Light Of Death, similar to better known Red Ring of Death). I was playing Operation Flashpoint with a friend, when all of a sudden, the PS3 shut off. I went to restart it, and saw the flashing yellow light, followed by the red. The PS3 would not restart.
I immediately went to the web to see what the error was (I had not yet heard of the YLOD). I saw there were lots of people who ran into this issue, b...
GameBetties Reviews: Dark Void
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Recon19D
Posted February 7th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Game Reviewed: Dark Void (X360)
Reviewer: Recon19D (PSN) R19Delta (Live)
Disclosure: Received 1 copy of game to review and a swag pack
Classification: Third Person Shooter/Flight
Recommendation: Rent
Great games have some basic components to them. Good storyline, interesting characters, solid controls, and fun gameplay that doesn’t get boring in the hours required to complete the game. Dark Void has some of these components, but lacks in others.
For me, it had a good ...
gB Reviews: Ghostbusters
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Recon19D
Posted January 23rd, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Game Reviewed: Ghostbusters (PS3)
Reviewer: Recon19D (PSN) R19Delta (Live)
Classification: 3rd Person Shooter by Atari
Recommendation: Buy
This gem was almost lost to us, but was saved in the end. And good thing it was, because this is the best movie based game I have ever played. If you enjoyed Ghostbusters the movie, you will enjoy the game. The story was written by the original writers (who also happen to be 2 main characters in the movies/game) and is voiced all the origina...
gB Reviews: Command And Conquer Red Alert 3 (PS3)
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Recon19D
Posted January 17th, 2010 at 11:03 am
Game Reviewed: Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 (PS3)
Reviewer: Recon19D (PSN) R19Delta (Live)
Classification: Real Time Strategy
Recommendation: Buy
EA and Westwood studios decided to give us PS3 users a big present. They upgraded the graphics for this edition and added some cool bonus features. The upgraded graphics do require a download onto your hard drive. The game has an impressive list of A and B list actors, and the campy cut scenes are great fun. The team has also inc...
gB Reviews: Halo Wars
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Recon19D
Posted January 17th, 2010 at 10:50 am
Game Reviewed: Halo Wars (X360)
Reviewer: Recon19D (PSN) R19Delta (Live)
Classification: Real Time Strategy
Recommendation: Buy
This game was the last one made by Ensemble studios, the makers of Age of Empires. A great loss to the gaming community, especially to RTS gamers. The reward for making a kick ass game for Microsoft seems to be folding your company. Thanks Great Evil One.
I recently played Halo ODST, and was greatly disappointed with it. The reason was not gamepla...
gB Reviews: Gamer Grub
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Recon19D
Posted January 17th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Product Reviewed: Gamer Grub
Reviewer: Recon19D (PSN) R19Delta (Live)
Classification: Snack
Recommendation: Buy
I received 2 flavors of Gamer Grub (PB&J and Pizza) from my wife for Christmas. They also have Wasabi and Chocolate flavors. Of the two I tried, I liked PB&J the best. The best parts are the dried strawberries and the peanut butter chips. I wasn’t wild about the peanuts, as they didn’t have extra flavoring. I figured it was to adhere to the tagline for...
gB Reviews: Call of Duty Classic
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Recon19D
Posted December 17th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Game Reviewed: Call of Duty Classic (PSN)
Reviewer: Recon19D (PSN) R19Delta (Live)
Classification: First Person Shooter
Recommendation: Skip
I am a big fan of the recent Call of Duty games, and was interested in the HD remake of the first in the series. I knew it wouldn’t be as polished as the new ones, but I guess I didn’t know how badly the game had aged. I had never played the original before, and might have been impressed if I had played it then, but games like Battlefiel...
