Greg Kasavin of GameSpot was less forgiving, calling. hack // Infection a sub-par version of Kingdom Hearts.

GameSpot's Greg Kasavin said that Splinter Cell has " hands down the best lighting effects seen in any game to date.

Greg Kasavin said that Splinter Cell is " sometimes reduced to frustrating bouts of trial and error.

A number of reviewers also praised the attention paid to the game's premise and setting ; GameSpot's Greg Kasavin described getting " the impression that Doom 3 takes place in a fully realized world " while IGN noted that " the UAC base also has a very worn and lived-in feel that adds to the realism.

GameSpot's Greg Kasavin, who gave the games 8. 4 out of 10, commented that " though Pokémon could probably use a few new twists after all these years, FireRed and LeafGreen are great role-playing games on their own merits, filled with lots more content and more challenges than last year's Ruby and Sapphire, and offering up plenty of addictive gameplay that can be a lot of fun for players of all ages.

GameSpot's Greg Kasavin wrote that Torchic " fit in well with the tried-and-true classics like Pikachu, Psyduck, and Koffing ".

Conversely, long-time critics of the series complained that Exile continued to prove that Mysts slower gameplay did not belong in the fast-paced modern game market ; GameSpot editor Greg Kasavin described the Myst series as having lost its relevance.

GameSpot editor Greg Kasavin told Time magazine that " Myst is no longer as relevant to gamers as it used to be " and that " it represents an antiquated style of gaming " compared to the 3-D action games being released at the time.

Reviewers praised the use of subtle animations to bring the scenery to life ; GameSpot's Greg Kasavin stated that the additions " truly helps make each scene in the game seem like more than just a panoramic picture, and instead it feels like a real place ".

Greg Kasavin from the same site listed his " Knockdown Throw " special move as the third best move in fighting games commenting that it was one of the first reversal moves ever made in video games way before they became popular.

For Blood Omen 2, although critics expressed disappointment with the game itself, they praised Kain's character nevertheless ; GameSpot's Greg Kasavin branded him " a very intriguing protagonist " and " as memorable of a main character as they come ", while IGN's Douglass C. Perry felt he was " incredibly likeable ", and " in a very true sense [...] a great videogame character ".

GameSpot reviewer Greg Kasavin agreed with many of IGN's criticisms, stating that " it's not that the game is easy so much that it's extremely short " and that Blue Shift " doesn't amount to much on its own terms ".

GameSpot's Greg Kasavin awarded the title a rating of 9. 0 out of 10 and an Editors Choice.

Greg Kasavin commented, " It doesn't stray too far from convention, but it features some interesting twists ... making for a much more entertaining experience than the average shooter.

Greg Kasavin pointed out that the excellent weapon selection, flexibility of options, high-quality maps, and smooth online performance make for a " rock-solid competitive shooter.

His addition to the Nintendo GameCube port of Mortal Kombat: Deception received positive response by Greg Kasavin of the same site ; he claimed he and Shao Khan fit well within Deception despite looking " anemic ".

Greg Kasavin from GameSpot listed his " Haohshokohken " move from Art of Fighting as one of the most influential fireball moves in fighting games ' history.

Critics praised the game's plot in particular, and GameSpot's Greg Kasavin stated that " each one provides a thrill of discovery " when referring to the game's individual chapters.

GameSpot reviewer Greg Kasavin commented that the fights have been highly improved with the addition of new fighting styles which " is clearly inspired by kung fu movies ".

Conversely, Greg Kasavin commented that the Konquest Mode " is the weak point from the game " as he noted it to be " ugly ", lacked good voice acting and good graphics.

Greg Kasavin of GameSpot gave the Xbox version a score of 9. 1 and said that the single-player and multiplayer portions of the game will appeal to anyone interested in high-tech stealth and subterfuge.

Greg Kasavin of GameSpot praised the unity of " great-looking camera work with simple controls " and compared its " thought-provoking " storyline to Metal Gear Solid, while a GamePro reviewer criticized those features, calling the controls limited, the cel-shading dull, and the story incoherent.

* Kasavin, Greg & Soete, Tim ( 1998 ).

While Greg Kasavin of GameSpot felt that though the visuals were on par with previous games, End of Ages was missing several elements which made Myst IV more immersive ; only important, story-driving items could be interacted with, for example, and the player makes no sounds or footsteps in the game.

A weapons carrier took Greg, Todman, Belton, Banjo Ferguson, and Walters and the others the two miles from the bivouac area to the strip.

In 1982 – 83 Australia had Greg Chappell back from WSC as captain, while the England team was weakened by the enforced omission of their South African tour rebels, particularly Graham Gooch and John Emburey.

On December 14, in a blockbuster trade, the Diamondbacks acquired starting RHP Dan Haren from the Oakland Athletics for six players: LHP Brett Anderson, LHP Dana Eveland and LHP Greg Smith ; the above-mentioned just-acquired infielder Chris Carter ; and outfielders Aaron Cunningham and Carlos Gonzalez.

The text was excerpted by cartoonist Greg Williams from the Wikipedia article Dr. Seuss.

This lineup assembled for this tour contained East Bay Ray, Peligro, Greer, and bassist Greg Reeves replacing Flouride, who was taking " personal time off " from the band.

Japanese Fantasy Film Journal ( JFFJ ) ( 1968 – 1983 ) from Greg Shoemaker covered Toho's Godzilla and his Asian brethren when no other publications much cared.

The HeroQuest game system, written by Robin Laws in collaboration with Greg Stafford, is radically different from RuneQuest in that it emphasises narrativist aspects of role-playing ; in contrast, RuneQuest emphasised simulationist aspects.

According to a Greg Johnson biographical note on Booker, the song title " Gonzo " comes from a character in a movie called The Pusher, which in turn may have been inspired by a 1956 Evan Hunter novel of the same title.

* Greg Egan has an excellent Java applet on his web site that illustrates the apparent difference in group velocity from phase velocity.

The new area was led by Allison Mankin and Scott Bradner, and had a directorate with 15 engineers from diverse backgrounds for direction-setting and preliminary document review: The working-group members were J. Allard ( Microsoft ), Steve Bellovin ( AT & T ), Jim Bound ( Digital Equipment Corporation ), Ross Callon ( Wellfleet ), Brian Carpenter ( CERN ), Dave Clark ( MIT ), John Curran ( NEARNET ), Steve Deering ( Xerox ), Dino Farinacci ( Cisco ), Paul Francis ( NTT ), Eric Fleischmann ( Boeing ), Mark Knopper ( Ameritech ), Greg Minshall ( Novell ), Rob Ullmann ( Lotus ), and Lixia Zhang ( Xerox ).

Despite the name implying a design evolving from the K5, it is in fact a totally different design that was created by the NexGen team, including chief processor architect Greg Favor, and adapted after the AMD purchase.

Australian captain, Greg Chappell instructed his brother Trevor, who was bowling the last over, to send the last ball down underarm to prevent the New Zealand batsman, Brian McKechnie, from hitting the ball for six.

Both Greg Bright ( The Hole Maze Book ) and Dave Phillips ( The World's Most Difficult Maze ) published maze books in which the sides of pages could be crossed over and in which holes could allow the pathways to cross from one page to another, and one side of a page to the other, thus enhancing the 3-D routing capacity of 2-D printed illustrations.

* Moving Mars ( 1993 ) by Greg Bear depicts a colonised Mars seeking independence from the control of Earth.

Conte, BALCO vice president James Valente, weight trainer Greg Anderson and coach Remi Korchemny had supplied a number of high-profile sports stars from the United States and Europe with the Clear and human growth hormone for several years.

After a run of three straight division titles from 1976 to 1978, the Phillies won the NL East in 1980 behind pitcher Steve Carlton, outfielder Greg Luzinski, and infielders Mike Schmidt, Larry Bowa, and Pete Rose.

The Braves also had 20 + wins from both Tom Glavine and Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux.

In 1998, Henderson and Valenzuela were gone, but newly acquired ( from the 1997 World Series champion Florida Marlins ) pitcher Kevin Brown had a sensational year ( his only one with the Padres ) and outfielder / slugger Greg Vaughn bounced back after a poor 1997 season and hit 50 home runs ( overlooked in that season of the Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa race ).

Cross would also be dropped from pregame coverage after this game and moved to the broadcast booth for the remainder of his tenure at CBS, while Bradshaw moved from the broadcast booth to co-host of The NFL Today with Musburger's replacement, Greg Gumbel.

Greg Gumbel hosted all the events with help from his fellow cast member from The NFL Today Terry Bradshaw, as well as Dan Fouts and Randy Cross.

The reissue includes commentary from Michael Tilson ( SCO ), Peter Salus, Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson, Peter Collinson, Greg Rose, Mike O ' Dell, Berny Goodheart and Peter Reintjes.

" Audio ( listen / download format ) of a formal debate between Christian Greg Bahnsen and skeptic Gordon Stein from the University of California, Irvine.

Greg Lake commented on the Beyond the Beginning documentary about the Works tour that they had lost about 3 million dollars from their pockets.