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Andy K (10821 KP) rated Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast in Video Games

Dec 13, 2017

Kyle Katarn (1 more)

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This game was both first and third person and was made for PC, GameCube and PS2.

Kind of a precursor to Battlefront in some ways.

The mediocre graphics and slightly clunky gameplay gave way to lots of cool features including one of the first games to use force powers. There is something to be said for shocking a group of stormtroopers at the same time.

I recently replayed some of it, and other than than poor graphics by today's standards, it was still fun.

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Ross (3284 KP) rated Blood of the Mantis in Books

Sep 13, 2017

Blood of the Mantis

Adrian Tchaikovsky | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

9.5

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

Here the series starts to fragment into a number of threads, all of which are key to the plot of the whole series.
Tisamon takes his half-blood daughter to be trained as a weaponsmaster, these scenes being quite emotional yet thrilling.
The Wasp Empire continue to be as annoying as their insect namesakes.
Overall, this book is like a big game of capture-the-flag, with everyone trying to get their hands on the shadow box, a mystical implement of unknown powers (but if the Wasps want it it must be bad!).

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2177 KP) rated The Mark of Athena in Books

Mar 9, 2018

The seven demigods from Camp Half-Blood and New Rome set off on their journey to Rome to face down the rising ancient powers. With several side quests calling to them, will they be able to survive until they reach Rome? While all these books have been formulaic, this was one very bad in that regard. I was bored until we actually reached Rome, where things really picked up.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-mark-of-athena-by-rick.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2177 KP) rated Dark Pursuit in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Darrell Brooks, the best selling "King of Suspense," is struggling to write his 100th book after an accident stole his ability to concentrate. But he's going to need all his mental powers when his estranged granddaughter finds a body in her apartment and suspects her boyfriend, a cop, put it there. I loved this Christian thriller. The characters were good, but the character development at the end was a little abrupt.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-dark-pursuit-by-brandilyn.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Lee (2222 KP) rated Bleach (2018) in Movies

Oct 8, 2018

Bleach (2018)

2018 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

7.2

(11 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Bleach is a live action anime movie currently showing on Netflix. Teenage boy Ichigo Kurosaki acquires powers from a wounded female soul reaper and sets about destroying evil soul-eating monstrous spirits called Hollows. After about 40 minutes of listening to the awful English dubbing, I remembered that I could switch to the original Japanese audio track with English subtitles, and my enjoyment of Bleach immediately increased tenfold... Bonkers Japanese action with big ass swords and magical bows and arrows. A slow start but lots of fun towards the end.