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Freespace

Made by Interplay

Amazon base price: $12.99
Used price: $39.50

Perform your mission in any one of more than 40 detailed real-time ships with dynamic lighting, effects, and animation. Command intelligent squadmates, redirect up to 12 wingmen, and request reinforcements for intense dogfights. Track your statistics, ranking, and medals against players from all over the Earth. Up to 12-player Internet support and eight-player team-vs.-team support.

Create your own detailed missions using FRED, the fully featured mission editor. There are three unique species, each with its own strengths, weaknesses, tactics, ships, and fighting characteristics, driven by an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) system. Choose from eight different fighters and bombers, then outfit them with a wide array of advanced weaponry. Selectively target ship subsystems, defensive turrets, and fighter bays with an in-depth HUD combat system.

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still one of the best space flight/combat sims

I was used to games like X-Wing but wanted a new one. Picked up Descent Freespace and was most impressed. The graphics are awesome as is the gameplay. Suffice it to say I never played X-Wing again. ;) Freespace is a tad bit old (1998) but still great! If you want an inexpensive game that is fun to play with tonnes of action and space dog fighting, get this one!

Best Simulation Game Ever!

This game is the best simulation Interplay has created. You can control wingmen and order them around. If you use cheats, it won't let you pass the level, therefore pushing you to the limit. You can earn ranks and medals (I am a 1st Lt. Ace). The game is very hard to manuvere if you don't have a joystick. The game is awesome and is a must buy for any pilot!

Old but Interesting

I played the game at a friends house on his computer. It is a standered machine, noting fancy. Annyway the game ran like a dream! The graphics are increadably good, especally considering the games age. I like most of the ships and almost all of the weapons. The plot is very good too. Overall I can not wiat until my copy of the new game "FreeSpace 2" comes. Yes the game was that good.

Snap Circuits Junior

Made by Elenco Electronics Inc

Age Group: 8 - 12 years

Amazon base price: $19.99

Average review score:

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ADHD son loves this

My son has a thousand motors working without this kit, I rarely can slow him down. I bought this and he loves it! He will sit and play with it. This kit stimulates his brain enough that he doesn't have to run around, tearing down the house, chipping the walls, screaching, teasing and peeling paint. Anyone with ADHD kids out there know what I mean? Gotta have something like this, for kids like these!!!

It doesn't contain a huge amount of pieces like a box of blocks and after a few tries with adult help, I would say an eight year old can do this alone. It isn't dangerous. There are a couple of parts that can be torn easily by rough kids but a lot of stuff can still be made any way.

Make lazer sounds, sirens, make songs come out, or fans, a ufo spin off toy (launches in the air),several types of games to play, a doorbell, a couple of computer part thingies, other light blinkie things, even stuff your kid can only dream up. Has lots of noisy sounds that will drive you nuts so send the kid somewhere else. LOL.

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Wonderful toy

My son received this for Christmas and has not stopped playing with it. He has asked me to get this for his cousins for their birthdays. One warning, the music chip can be REAL annoying (prefect for kids!).

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This is an AWESOME toy

My 7 year old just LOVES this kit. It is so easy to use and so much fun. I would recommend this for any scientist in your house!

Battlezone Gold

Made by Activision

Age Group: 5 years and up

Amazon base price: $29.99
Used price: $149.95

The Battlezone is the full moon base established when the real "Space Race" began. Space programs launched by both Soviet and American militaries search for valuable bio-metal deposits. Only one country can have control and it is your mission to control the alien technology before they do. Battlezone Gold packs greater fighting power with the inclusion of two mission packs and the official strategy guide.

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I always hope newer games will come out like this series.

The Battlezone Gold series is easily among my top 5 of all time. It's really best to get this Gold series because if you like Battlezone, which is an incredible mix of first-person drive/shoot and resource strategy, well, you'll want the expansion packs too. The single-player of BZ and its expansions is great! There's a great story to it with humor and real challenge. The interface becomes second-nature fairly rapidly. Once you've got that down, then you can challenge others in multiplayer. It is an absolute blast to play networked with friends. My friends and I have spent more than 2 years going at it with each other in this game, and it was greatly enhanced by the expansions, offering loads of great new single & multi-player maps plus new vehicles & buildings. It's an older game, but it won't feel like one. Just think of it as a great new gametype for some ridiculously low price. Be sure to look up the fan sites for tweaking support and even more content.

This is THE Game!

Of all of the strategy, tactics or first person games I own, this is the best and most often played. I have even tried BZ II and found it to come short of the original. There is not much I can add to the publisher's description above, however, I will say this: once you play you will be addicted. The challenge, no matter how many times I have won, is still there. This is the best entertainment investment I have ever made. I especially like two facets of the game. First, you have the option to play either the Americans or the Russians, you are not limited to one or the other. Second, there are support groups on the web that allow you to download new maps, map generators, etc. for endless hours of additional fun. Well worth the purchase price!

Tired of 1st person shoot ups and drawn out strategy games?

I am not a big fan of stragety games (command & conq., Starcraft) because I cannot seem to get the hang of it, and cannot micromanage fast enough to keep up. Also get bored after 15 levels of 1st person "killing sprees" and "jumping" puzzles. This game breaks that mode and offers alot of enjoyment and playability/"legs". Believe me, you will enjoy it! It run great on a 233Mhz with Voodoo2 card, and the vehicle "physics" will blow you away. Ever wondered what it would be like to drive on the moon? Missions are just the right length and offers a good story line. Don't believe me, just go to any gamer site and read the reviews.

Raiden Project

Made by Sony Computer Entertainment

Amazon base price: $34.99
Used price: $32.98

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Raiden Forever! All bow before the purple laser!

Raiden is without a doubt one of the greatest quarter-munchers of all time. To this day I still see it (or some version of it)in movie theaters and video arcades. Here we have not one, but TWO Raiden games. It's worth buying Raiden Project just for Raiden 2.

The first Raiden game is pretty darn old, and it shows. I know people who love this game, and relish being able to play it in all it's old-school glory. But for me, Raiden 2 is the game to beat...

From the second you pop this disc into your station you will hear great music. So great, in fact, that I sometimes will leave the game at the start menu just to listen to the awesome music repeat over and over. But it only gets better from there, as Raiden 2 has one of the greatest soundtracks of any shooter ever. Call me crazy, but I think a huge part of what makes Raiden 2 such a classic is the fantastic music. Well, that and the graphics...and the weapons.

The graphics are old-school (looking like something released on SNES), but don't let that fool you. The graphics may be all sprites, but they are some of the finest sprite-based graphics you will ever see. The explosions, the ships, and even the cows grazing in the fields feature wonderful amount of detail (okay, maybe the cows don't). And don't get me started on the AWESOME polygonal asteroids in the space levels.

The gameplay of Raiden 2 is classic in every sense of the word. You have a lone ship against an ARMADA of aline vessels, and you will fight boss after boss across the world and into outer space. Fortunately, though you will have a terrible time dodging the bullets, you have thermo-nukes that do massive damage, absorb enemy firepower, and make a really, really cool sound when you fire them. There are three types of upgrades for your ship (two in the first game) and you can only have one type of weapon at a time. The red one is a spread-gun, the blue one is a concentrated blue energy weapon, and the purple one...

The purple laser of Raiden 2 has to be one of the greatest weapons of any shooter ever. If you hold down the fire button, the individual shots merge into a constant stream, and when that stream touches an enemy, it will cling to it like some sort of huge electro-shock spark. The effect is cool, but when you get the maximmum power upgrade...and you have two players with the purple laser... the entire screen is filled with purple electricity and massive enemies are vaporized instantly. It truly has to be seen to be believed.

This is a good deal of slow-down in this game, but I won't complain since it is probably the only thing keeping my alive a lot of the time. This game also allows you to change the music to a re-mix if you desire, but I prefer the original music. It also lets you select something like five difficulty levels (if you think you're really hard-core), and change the type of bombs and amount of continues you start with.

Overall, I cannot recommend this game highly enough to shooter fans. It's worth buying for the music alone, but it's much more than that. It's one of the greatest top-down shooters I've ever played. And whole heck of a lot of fun. And if you need yet another excuse to buy this one, it's two games for the price of one!

Classic must have shooter

Miss popping quarters into your favorite bottom scrolling shooter to impress your friends as you devour boss after boss? If you love classic shooters this game is a must have, there are plenty of continues and plenty of interesting alien ships to blast. Truly the benchmark of shooters, not as pretty as einhander, but certainly as fun if not more so.

GOOD FLYING GAME

It is a great flying game with an enemy boss tanker at the end of every stage. a must buy if you don't have it you're missing out.

Submarine Titans

Made by Atari

Amazon base price: $19.99
Used price: $3.25
Buy one from zShops for: $6.45

Submarine Titans is a real-time strategy game set in the distantfuture. A massive comet hits the Earth in 2047, forcing survivors below the surface of the oceans. They create new civilizations over the centuries, but once again start to war with one another. Players can choose between three distinct civilizations, each with its own objective, history, units, technologies, and strategies. There are the power-hungry White Sharks, the technology-savvy Black Octopi, and the alien Silicons. Players can build and deploy armies, research technology, and mine for resources. Units and buildings can be hidden in caves, under cliffs, or above opponents. The 3-D underwater universe contains five depth/elevation levels, winding mountain ranges, dimly lit caverns, cliffs, and dark tunnels. The four environments include toxic wastelands and the artic. There is a scenario editor, a random mission generator, and a scripting language that allows the creation or modification of custom player assistants and enemy artificial intelligence. The game has multiplayer support for up to 24 players over a LAN or the Internet.

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it's really fun!

You can mine for resourses, research technology, build submarines, make armies, build buildings, capture enemies, battle enemies and much more!

Ton 'o Fun

Awesome! Great graphics and sound. You can taste the brine!

Cool Game

This game is cool. I expesialy like playing multiplayer over LAN. If you are thinking of geting any stragety game you should first dounload the demo of this game. That is how I learned about the game and now I have it. It has three side that unlike in some games and very different.

Commander Keen

Made by Activision

Age Group: 5 years and up

Amazon base price: $2.48
List price: $29.99 (that's 92% off!)
Used price: $15.95
Buy one from zShops for: $17.48

Commander Keen finds precocious 8-year-old superhero Billy Blaze on an all-new quest to save the world from treacherous alien adversaries. A side-scrolling platform action-adventure game, Commander Keen challenges players to save the world by recovering the super-powerful plasma crystals hidden on three alien worlds. Each world contains several multilevel maps rife with progressively more precarious puzzles, toxic slime pits, and secret areas. You will face off against more than 35 different aliens and megabosses with your trusty neural ray gun as you collect secret keys, uncover clues, and ride magical platforms and special teleporters.

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Great Game

I have played all the commander keen games, and I'm glad they made a new one. This was a very fun game, and commander keen fan's should try out this game.

I didn't know there was a Game Boy version

I haven't played the GameBoy version, only the PC version. It was so much fun, however, that when I was a little kid I played it on my computer all the time. The only dissapointment was that you get killed if you get hurt just once.

Commander Keen

I loved Commander Keen so much because as soon as I finished one game I had to finish another.

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

Made by THQ

Age Group: 5 years and up

Amazon base price: $2.48
List price: $29.99 (that's 92% off!)
Used price: $17.89
Buy one from zShops for: $45.00

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No reviews found for this product.

is very good

is good to play and watch on tv oso

GOTTA GET IT!

My 4 year old nephew came for a visit with this game and when my 7 year old son Ryan who happens to be a die hard Pokemon fan saw it he was totally hooked as well as his 4 year old brother Connor what a great game highly recommeded! my nephew wasnt even home yet by the time i ordered this game from amazon.com!

Fun for EVERYONE!

We purchased this game for my son on his 5th birthday and he LOVES IT! This game has 3 game levels (Rescue, Battle and Megazord), 3 difficulty levels (Easy, Normal and Hard)and 5 game stages (plant, city, dam, bay and subway). My son mastered this game in a short while, however he still enjoys playing it, as does my husband.

Hoberman Rainbow Sphere

Made by Hoberman Designs

Amazon base price: $24.99
List price: $34.99 (that's 29% off!)

The Hoberman Sphere starts small and grows larger. And vice versa. Made of rainbow-colored plastic links, the sphere expands to 30 inches in diameter and contracts to a compact 9.5 inches. There's a hypnotic fascination in making the sphere expand and contract over and over again, but if kids want to do more with their sphere, a guide (included) lists some possibilities. How about trying the ballerina spin, the flip down, or the hot potato? The sphere can also be a fashion accessory. Think spiked hat or, even better, space helmet. Another option is to hang the sphere as a mobile. A pulley system is included, and a pull of the ring will cause the sphere to contract. Release the ring for expansion. Plenty of fun, the Hoberman Sphere might get kids thinking about mechanical engineering and some folding/unfolding projects of their own. Winner of the Parents' Choice Award. --Wendy Slotboom

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SURPRISINGLY SURVIVING MY KIDS

THE HOBERMAN'S SPHERE HAS SURVIVED THE ROUGH-HOUSING OF KIDS & OTHER ADULTS. IT IS QUITE A CONVERSATION PIECE. I DO NOT CONSIDER IT TO BE AN INEXPENSIVE TOY FOR CHILDREN BUT THE CONSTRUCTION WORK OF THIS SPHERE WELL DESIRES A REWARD. THIS SPHERE BELONGS TO OUR YOUNGEST(AGE 4).

fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I first saw this toy at a freinds birthday I basically fell in love with it.so then when my mom came to pick me up I was like mom you have to get me one of those so then she did so when I got it i just had to bring it to school and me and my freinds played with it during recess and even in between classes and my mom even likes to play with it and its also something you can never get bored of and its fun for all ages even for my grandma.

Fun Fun Fun!

I thought I would write a review on this gizmo. I gave this to my friend for Xmas (we exchanged gifts early). He is 23 and could not stop playing with it. It was the perfect thing for him. He is so smart and inquisitive. He enjoys the complexity of and the engineering behind it. He has had a great time figuring out a variety of uses for it. He is starting a project to convert it into a disco ball using LEDs. It should make for an very interesting party.

Machines

Made by Acclaim

Amazon base price: $27.99
Buy one from zShops for: $34.95

Machines is a real-time strategy game, where you control a race of silicon-based life forms on a mission to seed and dominate new worlds. The game lets you command your forces from both an isometric third-person perspective and a free-roaming, ground-level view, but it will also let you jump into any of your units to steer it, aim it, and fire it. This feature will let you guide vital units deep into enemy bases--dodging defensive fire--and actually enter enemy facilities to steal or sabotage technology. All of this will be delivered in 3-D, with hardware acceleration required for the game's 3-D terrain, the fully polygonal units, and the dynamic lighting and environment effects. Machines offers everything you've been waiting for in a 3-D RTS game.

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Doesn't work on Xp

I've played this game on Windows 98 and it was very fun. But I upgraded to Windows Xp and I can't play it at all. Acclaim is too lazy to make a Windows Xp patch. I gave it a four because when i had Win 98 it was so cool. Acclaim must make a patch!

Don't listen to that Gamespot review

When this game came out, slower PCs would indeed cause delayed pathfinding. On a modern PC it runs very quickly indeed. Also, that reviewer doesn't know his terminology. While some of the STRATEGIC intelligence is a little unimpressive, much of the UNIT intelligence is excellent. Units run to help each other out, non-combat units retreat from danger toward areas of relative safety etc. And unlike most RTSs of the period, you actually have to come up with decent tactical dispersals to fight the enemy well; dumb tank rushes won't necessarily achieve your goal. And lastly, the first person perspective is VERY useful if used judiciously. You just have to use it well; set a bunch of machines to follow a certain unit, then hop into that unit, and drive it around, with a group of AI-controlled minders in tow. This isn't a perfect game, but it's a very fun one.

AWESOME

This game is the bomb! You get to sabotage enemy researchers and bases. You can play a battle, special, or full leanth game! When you choose battle, a group of machines are already waiting for your commands to destroy the enemy race(s). If you choose a full leanth (normal) game you start out with a few machines, and you start building defences, buildings, defenders, constructors, spys (they steal enemy research and lay mines), locators (to find mineral deposits), and other cool stuff! If you choose special, you get a huge battle!

Mechwarrior 2: Titanium Stand Alone

Made by Activision

Age Group: 5 years and up

Amazon base price: $19.99
Used price: $28.75

Ask any number of gaming experts and they'll likely confirm that Activision's 1995 giant-robot action title MechWarrior 2, despite its numerous overhauls and long-delays, remains one of the most groundbreaking and exciting games of all time. Now Activision revitalizes the classic with MechWarrior 2: Titanium Edition.

The new edition boasts new 3-D graphics, supporting both 3Dfx and Rendition hardware, and provides a slightly updated look without compromising the classic's proven, action-packed gameplay. Even though MechWarrior 2: Titanium Edition's improved 3-D visuals and sound effects don't stack up favorably against modern games, if you never experienced MechWarrior 2, here's your chance to relive one of the most complete action titles ever conceived.

The player assumes command of gigantic, lumbering BattleMechs and, in many missions, oversees a squad of friendly team members controlling their own huge metallic juggernauts. Before each mission (MechWarrior 2: Titanium Edition includes over 30 missions), players select from 15 different BattleMechs, varying in size, speed, and durability, and customize them with over 20 different weapons, such as missiles, lasers, and equipment like coolant devices and jump jets. MechWarrior 2: Titanium Edition's diverse mission objectives, instant action missions, customizable BattleMechs, and NetMech multiplayer capability provide a nearly infinite amount of replaying. --Doug Radcliffe

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This is the game that started a PC revolution!

This game is fantastic, and because of it's age, will run on older computers. There was a game that came out before this one called Battletech 3: Mechwarrior, but it was really bad. I think it was only 16 colors, if that tells you anything.

The 3D graphics are spartan for today's standards, but if you want to see the first generation of Mech combat, grab this one.

Hello, 'Mechs!

This is a great game for beginners and experts on MechWarrior. It's got everything. It has I.S.(Inner Sphere) and Clan 'Mechs. It helps you understand MechWarrior. I repeat, this is a terrific game.

This is a great game !

Mech2's expansion is a great game.

I have never seen so many mechs in one game of all the mech games I have played this is the only one with a large ammount of mechs includeing the common mechs now Timber Wolf, Dire Wolf, Atlas, and my personal favorite mech the Elemental not a mech but a body armor hehe 1 star of those vs a Dire Wolf is a great fight :)

The Single Player missions are pretty good they take a while to beat as you are a Mercenary you can higher lance mates and you have contracts for decideing where you fight. The ability to choose where you fight is very nice considering some of the battles are right out of battletech history :) so you can play out history instead of just reading it.

The online gameplay is good they have improved alot over mechwarrior2's online gameplay which had the DFA bug and several other small bugs to my knowledge there is not as many bugs in this game.

Another thing that is very nice is that they upgraded the graphics in this version and the 3dfx version. The previous version did not have that good of graphics.

Good things:

Lots of Mechs
You choose where you fight in single player
very few bugs
Updated Graphics

Bad Things:
Well far as I can see there are none besides the fact that your a Mercenary and personnaly I perfered the Clan Story line over the Merc.

~~Sir MMPD~~

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