Science Reviews

This is a must have game!Its my favorite Dreamcast game.I wish I could live in Omikron.The characters must have a good time.If I were you I would buy this game for ....Youll come to chalenging parts but it is a blast! Hope you like it too!!!!!!!

This game combines shooting (1st person shooting), Swimming, Fighting, exploring, and role playing. Hot d**n. This was the greatest gaming experience I ever had! It took me awhile to complete it, but that's what made it fun. This is a game that realistically approaches the depiction of an alternate, futuristic universe. I definetly would love to live there! I have the PC version and got the Dremcast version yesterday, but haven't played it yet. The only complaint I have about the PC version is that the controls were really awkward, but once you got the hang of them, they were mindlessly easy. I've heard from my friends that the controls are much easier with dreamcast. The soundtrack is FANTASTIC!! It would have won the best gametrack of the year, but it didn't have its own CD, it shared a label with DAVID BOWIE. That's what I heard on Bowienet, so it's official. And hey.. all the PC versions are sold out! So you know it's great! It's a MUST HAVE! You should go and buy the Prima Strategy guide, it does help.

I heard about this game on Bowienet. I bought it originally for the PC. It is the best game I have ever played. The interactive world of Omikron is superb, graphics are very good, soundtrack was LOVELY!! This has influenced my life, I either want to be an architect, or fashion designer, or musician like the lovely Mr. Bowie. I haven't recieved my game for dreamcast yet, but the only complaint I've heard from my friends is that the sound quality is not as good as on PC, but it is still wonderful. This is such a good game, MAN! I wish I lived in Omikron. I am totally the Nomad Soul. This game makes you think and isn't very easy which makes it SO FUN TO PLAY! I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND buying the PRIMA STRATEGY GUIDE for Omikron if you buy the game.. you'll need it unless you're a mastermind. It's cheap, don't worry.... If you liked that Fifth Element movie, you'll like this even better. ^_^

I bought X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter hoping it would be like the beloved original X-Wing, with better graphics and more ships. Sadly, the game looked awful, with shifting texture maps on the large ships, presented in a maximum 640x480 resolution. The graphics improved with Balance of Power, but the dim starlight made the battle scenes less than impressive. For a game based on visually stunning movie masterpieces, it was annoying to maneuver around the pitch black underbelly of a star destroyer with no lights on the hull. The huge, never-seen-in-the-movies gun turrets on the star destroyers looked incredibly lame as well.

Even though the sound effects were turned up to maximum volume in the Configuration screen, I still had to turn up my computer's volume ALL the way to hear them. Adjusting the John Williams background music had no effect on its volume, so I had to turn it off. There was no training exercise information on how to handle missiles locked on to the player's ship, which was quite an oversight for a supposedly "fun" product.

This game seems to have been made to address the lack of multiplay in either X-Wing or TIE Fighter. It does a good job of that, and many would argue a too good job. Unless you're an incredibly good pilot, you won't be able to do all the missions solo without turning down the difficulty. No matter which side you choose, the other side will probably win if you're alone. The same goes for the Balance of Power add-on, which contains some very difficult and boring objectives (would you like to identify 50 freighters for us?).

Aside from new texturing, the models are similar to the ones in TIE Fighter. In fact, you will be unpleasantly surprised to see that there are fewer types of ships and stations than in the earlier game. Until you get Balance of Power, the only heavy Rebel fighter is the Y-Wing. This bodes ill for any Rebel fans that want to play missions in which a target must be disabled. I also can't help but notice that the Imperials have the superior TIE Advanced and Assault Gunboat, which seems a bit unbalancing for multiplay purposes.

If you like playing with friends, then you can play this and the expansion cooperatively. That can be a good deal of fun, provided you have a fast and stable connection. If you're looking for a cool story like the ones in X-Wing or TIE Fighter, go get Alliance instead. It's much better for the single play aspect that the older games were so strong in.

While this is an old game, it is one of the best Star Wars games that I have played. You can fly for either the rebel aliance or the Empire in a variety of craft.

This is one of the better Star Wars games I have played becuase of it's replay value, you can either play online or work for higher medals and rank on your missions. A great game for any Star Wars fan.

I recently bought this game and I can say I wasn't dissapointed. This game is based on the Pod Racing Sequence in The Phantom Menace (I would go further, but I know you already saw it, you did didn't you?). Most anyone who saw it probably thought "It probably took them a long time to do those computer animations" and then as an afterthought "Wouldn't it be fun if I did that?". Well guess what, through the marvels of today's 3D computer technology you can, and it's fun!

The graphics are great, I set all the settings on high in the options and I have to say I am impressed, from the little stream coming from the back of the pod to the transparencys to the cool other stuff... mmmm...

Also, the track design is great, while it can be confusing at times (several routes), there is a great amount of replay value in just one track. From trying to find a shorter way to get from point C to point D and so on.

I strongly reccomend this game for anyone, especially Star Wars Fanatics and Fantasy Racing Fans

This game is so much fun...I commute 60 miles a day. I bought the game for my "man". As a 53 year old woman, it never occurred to me that it would be a thrill for me to play. My son was amazed that I even thought of buying this game. Of course, it wasn't for me. Now, my "man" and I are having a really good time exchanging racing experiences. During my commute to work, I encounter situations similar to these races- insults from other drivers, overheating engines, unexpected obstacles in the road (box springs, boulders, bicycles, over-turned vehicles). It is so much fun to put the pedal to the metal and not worry about crashing and dying, as you have to do in the real world of commuting to work. This game is easy to start, fun on even the lowest levels (my level, a slow amateur), and has lots of opportunities to go faster, smarter and on all sorts of tracks. Fun for all in the family, ladies included. My only problem is that I am driving my truck like a podracer.......

Somebody made a mistake at Lucas Arts and released a fun arcade action game for the Mac. This is an addictive speed demon-type first person that requires adaptive dexterity and clever intuition. In a perfect world there would be an expansion set with more tracks and a build your own track editor.

I like my gameboy. I like duke nukem on the pc.

Duke Nukem for Gameboy is awful!

Obviously I wasnt expecting fancy 3D graphics and speech, but this game is the most basic of platform games.

There is nothing original at all here, and it is simply a case of extending a good brand one stage too far.

A pity, but there you go...

I love Duke Nukem from PC and Playstation. While I must admit this game is fun it can in no way live up to the other system versions. I missed alot of the sick jokes that make Nukem games so fun. Like after you shoot a pig with a rocket launcher, Duke would say something like "Mmmm I smell bacon". Stuff like that. Still it's worth it.

I remember when i saw this game in a store and i all ways wanted to get it but i had no money. So i had to sell 4 playstation games 1 game boy game 2 computer games to get it. ...i got mad until i got Duke Nukem for game boy. When i played it it was money well spent cool graphics and cool colors. And when i saw there was blood i forgot i was playing on a game boy.Cool weapons a shotgun,machine gun,stun gun,grenade launcher,rocket launcher and a flame thrower. Just wait till you get to level 2 you'll melt with joy when you get the chain gun one big s.o.b ha ha ha.And theres 36 or more enemies.21 levels of killing.You get to ride in a army tank and a rocket ship.This is not like duke3d for the computer its like Duke 1 and 2 but is still cool.i remember when duke3d came out in 1986 my step dad was a tester so he got a beta version. I hope this helped you. bye.

Okay, okay, I had fun. But I was also incredibly frustrated by the set up and "logic" (or I should say lack of logic) of this game and that truly detracted from my enjoyment. I wanted to learn something from this game, but I didn't get the connections half the time!
This game has so much potential for teaching chemistry, but the set up was lacking logic - you don't know what you are supposed to be doing, and you have to go back and forth between the various "stops", never knowing if you have really done what needs to be done. And because you have to go back and forth so much, you have to wait for each area to load when you go to another stop. I tried skipping the animation of the transport zooming through the tube, but it still took a long time for the stop to load. And you want to scream when you click on the wrong button and have to wait twice!!
One example of frustration for us is that you have to melt the ingredients for solder someplace other than the melting furnace before you put it into the melting furnace... How does that make sense? The logic behind why some ingredients are placed in certain places is very foggy, and sometimes you just don't have enough (understandable) information to figure something out, or the information is there but so obscure that you have to be a rocket scientist to understand it.
So you look for help, and all you are given is a walkthrough, when hints would be so much better... and would help you learn why you are doing things. I have thought of making my own hints to pass on to someone who would like to learn something from the game.
I ran Chemicus on a mac running OSX. It had to run on classic, so there were many times when it lagged. Don't know how it runs on a PC.

My wife and I are avid adventure gamers and, to help pass the time until "URU: Ages Beyond Myst" is released later this year, we decided to try "Chemicus". We played "Physicus" a couple years ago and, while we enjoyed it, we both thought that it could have been a much better game if it had tied into Physics a little deeper and if more effort was put into the adventure game design (look for my earlier review).

We just completed "Chemicus" and I can honestly say that this was a MUCH better overall attempt. Nearly all of the puzzles of the game are chemistry-related ranging from the fairly easy and logical to the pretty hard and requiring a hint or two (we peeked into the included walkthrough only a couple of times to get us unstuck).

The greatest improvement over "Physicus", however, was on the game design side. Like "Physicus" the graphics and music are lush and inviting. But, the scope of the game is where "Chemicus" shines over its predecessor. "Physicus" was just a singular environment or location to explore with very few cut-scenes and conveyances to enjoy along the way; both popular elements to a successful adventure game. In "Chemicus", even though the "subway" system was a little on the cheesy and repetitive side, at least it felt like we were transporting between unique locations (thank goodness the space bar forwards you through the animations). Plus, after solving some particularly difficult puzzles, we were rewarded with some nice cut-scenes; the balloon ride over the city being the best one. It wasn't on the same level as the bigger games like Riven and Schizm, but still an improvement.

One thing that "Physicus" did get right and that "Chemicus" fails on, is its link into the "Brain Center", the included chemistry text book. The content of the chemistry text is impressive, although, it looks as if the inclusion of animation and narration of some of the experiments and topics went by the wayside probably due to the added scope of the underlying game. What really annoyed us was the fact that we couldn't follow a link from the particular puzzle we were working on into the appropriate chapters or topics of the textbook. Along the way, you pick up "Knowledge Chips" that add chapters to your Brain Center and I suppose, if you kept up with the reading along the way, the new topics would relate to the new puzzles in the area. But, later on, when we were still working on the puzzle, it was very difficult to find those same topics in the textbook again. Like "Physicus", a link to just the appropriate topics would have been very useful.

Other than that, the game was very well written and designed. The user interface was very intuitive and easy to use. Could have done without the gratuitous, politically-correct diatribes on "greenhouse gasses" and "socially responsible science" that we have come to expect in these games (easy to ignore, though). We just started on "Bioscopia", but it looks as if that one more closely resembles "Physicus" in design and scope, bummer. I hear they are working on a "Chemicus II" game, so once we finish with URU, we will probably give it a go, too.

This is great game but it is NOT easily solved. It has Myst like elements where you find puzzles and solve them to move around. The game has a twist where you keep an inventory of items you will need in other areas of the game. The hints that came with the game were helpful..I hated to use them but after getting stuck and not making progress after a few hours I had to take a quick peek to continue. At first I thought it was too easy but then it got hard. If anyone writes otherwise they are not being truthful. I took many chem classes in college and not everything is intuitive in the game. Infact, sometimes you know what to do but the game only lets you do things in order to perform a task and you think that you are wrong (but you're not). You only switch CD's once ever and then you are done. I copied the help file to my computer so I would not have to reference it off of the disk. The only part I did not like was the navigation. If it had not been for that I would have given it 5 stars. . All in all I have zero regrets getting this game. I had just finished playing Myst III and I wanted another same type game. great buy

This is a fun activity to do with a child, but honestly, it is cheap quality and not that asthetically pleasing. It is a great fine motor promoting activity - i actually bought it for my 12 yr old and realized that that it really was more appropriate for my 3 yr old. Rachael loves her "pretty things" and it is fun. Glue sticks well too.

the glass bottles hold up really well, and the glue works well also. the suncatcher is not vey durable at all, and the box is somewhere in the middle. it was a fun hour or so i spent with this kit, and i still have one of the bottles. i wouldn't recommend this to neat freaks (the little pieces go EVERYWHERE) but for anyone else it's pretty fun.

I had this sent to my granddaughter for her 11th birthday. She lives in another state so I haven't seen the crystal mosaics personally but Taylor tells me she LOVES it!

What a boring game. The graphics are dull too. This is a racing game? So why does it slow down sooooo much? Avoid

This game would best benefit children from maybe 5 to 8 years old. The game is very simple and involves picking what you want to drive and guiding it through the same track over and over. There are oil slicks and car crushers that can slow your racer but not much else to entertain you. I would probably say this is about one step above Pole Position, the old one.

My kid loves to play this game.
Specailly after the CUBIX show on WB.

It's a great game actually if you donot mind the isometric view and the small Obi-Wan. The game has good gameplay and nicely balances between the gameplay elements. The ability to use the force is great as you can move things and push back the droids. Other weapons inlcude a blaster and the jedi essential-the light sabre. Though the force and the blaster is great, they are limited in points so most of the times you will be using the light sabre and it's pretty cool to be able to deflect back the laser beams. It would have been cool if you could use other force powers like ability to jump higher for example. The enemies are all droids and this tends to create a feeling of been there done that kind of thing. Only the diverse scenes and the backgrounds make up for that to some extent. Gameplay hours is sjort as the game is quite easy to get used to and most will be able to finish it in under 4 hours. If you would like a portable force, or if you a star wars fan thenthis game will be great to add to your collection. If you are a new gamer this game shouldn't be much of a challenge to you. I recommend you buy it...
OVERALL
GRAPHICS-4/5
SOUND-3/5
GAMEPLAY-4/5

Star wars has reached it's ultimate level Jedi Simple blaster what acontest anyway this game rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THQ did agreat job with this one!! anyway,Navigate the swamps of Naboo!9 ACTION PACKED LEVELS!!!BUYIT!!!BUYIT!!!BUYIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the #3 GBC game to get. Next to Super Mario Bros Deluxe and Matt Hoffman's pro bmx.

This was my first godzilla game. It was OK at first, but it just got duller and duller and duller...Besides, it's way too easy to beat. I've beaten it like 20 times now I think this week. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this, but rather purchase Monster Wars instead.

Godzilla is a game like the railed shooters on PCs. the game basically has you playing a Godzilla. You have no control over godzilla's movements as he walks on his own free will...sideways. You get to control his tail to attack, his head to breath fire and bite, his paws to take cover and to swipe with his pwas and his legs to thump the ground and cause a shockwave destroying everthing near him. Well if you are stiil reading this review then you will have guessed by now the nature of the game. If you find this kind of gameplay to be your idea of fun then you are welcome. Though I was apprehensive about the game at first but i got to know the finer points of this game. This game is too short though as it can be finished under 5 hours. The graphics are great for a color gameboy system and the sounds are well mediocre. The gameplay is quite easy and most beginners will be able to finish this game. Overall I give it 4 stars out of 5.

Someone is messing with Godzilla's brain,so he is going to mess with them.In this game you battle through six levels of action-packed adventure.I loved fighting machines and monsters.

I have played Starfleet Battles, D&D, and many other of these types of RPG games, and this is an execellent adaptation of the genre. I must say however, I do not understand why it's limited to two dimensions.

There is a bit more to playing the game than just point and shoot. You will have to learn to operate your ship in the Academy missions. It requires more than your average player is willing to invest.

All-in-all, an execellent game and worth the money.

As a Starfleet Battles player 12-15 years ago, this game was not hard to master. I do feel sorry for people who never played the original game because they get all the complexity at once (even the original game started out simple and grew). Here are some simple tactical tips that still seem to work - 1) Don't be in a hurry to close with other ships until your weapons are fully charged and overloaded, if applicable. This is esp true for Romulans, Gorns, and Feds. 2) If you don't have any charged weapons, keep away from the enemy ships until you do (this was easier in the board game). Use mines to discourage following. 3) Try to deliver as much fire power at once as you can so that you have a chance to knock down a shield. There are lots of tricks like following missiles/drones into the target to add more, etc. 4) Don't forget the extra things like the suicide shuttles, admin shuttles, scatter pack shuttles, mines, etc.

While I have not actually played Star Fleet Battles, I'm now interested in getting a look at the board game. I received this software as a gift and have been pleasantly surprised. The graphics are detailed and amazing. Gameplay, while it does take some time to master, is actually quite easy once you get the hang of it.

Just as you would imagine on a starship, there are many different things to do - and yes, it does take time for weapons to recharge in battle! However, the game does offer a series of tutorials at the Academy that walk you through everything you need. If you head straight for your opponent head-on and try to overpower them, you will get hurt. You need to know your opponent and their weaknesses.

Best part: the sense that these (or real naval battles) don't happen in lightning fast time. You don't need fast fingers to run this simulation; it helps to be able to think strategically about ship positions, which shields should be facing your opponent, which weapons will be ready to fire next, etc. This is an elegant waltz, not a blitzkrieg.

Worst part: the battlefield is 2-D. I assume this is due to the basis in the Star Fleet Battle board game, but it is frustrating to be limited to two dimensions in space.

Bottom line: if you approach this as a fast-fingered shoot-em-up, you will likely be frustrated. If you take the time to learn the game, you will likely enjoy the experience.