" Reviewer Julie Robertson wrote, “ I don ’ t know what I love best about Gerald Haslam ’ s writing: the validation of his own turf, his marvelous sense of history and metaphor, or his zany and poignant characters .” Historian Kevin Starr observed, “ for Haslam the Great Central Valley offers a profound and dynamic probe, an axis of approach, a metaphor, into the human condition itself .” Professor David Fine asserts, “ He writes with tolerance about intolerance, with a sense of justice about injustice and with humor that doesn ’ t stoop to condescension .” The Long Beach Press-Telegram called him simply “ the writers ’ writer .”

Reviewer Peter Bartholow called it a " highly generic RPG " and stated that the game " borrows too heavily from other games and lacks that " hook " to make it worth dealing with excessive defending.

Reviewer Rankin Armstrong in the Belfast News Letter ( Northern Ireland ) called the Tin Man " the ultimate warrior using cutting-edge technology.

Reviewer Lawrence Van Gelder, writing for New York Times, called the acting " rudimentary ", but found the movie enjoyable: "... this latest Sinbad adventure maintains the innocent and atavistic juvenile charm of the others in the series.

Reviewer Shannon Appelcline said ( of the 2nd edition game ) " It's based on a fun concept -- blowing the heck out of each others cars '-- the box design is appealing, and there's a matching Battle Cattle game that's compatible.

Reviewer Bob Mandel found that the most disappointing part of the dropped multiplayer game was that " as you progress through the game, a number of tantalizing clues emerge of places you can go and activities you can undertake only through the promised online mode.

Reviewer David Upchurch praised the game for its fluid graphics and scrolling, good controls, and " long-term challenge ".

Reviewer Mark Herro described the game in 1980 as " one of the most popular ( if not the most popular ) computer games around.

Reviewer Steve Harris criticized the game for its awkward controls, lack of originality, and a " zero-grav effect " while jumping.

Reviewer Arinn Dembo writing for Computer Gaming World gave the game 4 and a half ( out of 5 ) stars, and the game received an Editor's Choice Award ; Computer Game Review ( now defunct ) applauded Phantasmagoria with its Golden Triad Award.

Reviewer David Upchurch at the time claimed the Amiga version was better than Shadow of the Beast 2, calling it " technically (...) the most accomplished and polished game yet written for the Amiga ".

Reviewer Ryan Davis from GameSpot similarly wrote that the game was " way too easy for the average platformer player.

" Reviewer Sheldon Richman explains that for Shahak, Zionism was both a reflection of, and capitulation to, European antisemitism, " since it, like the anti-Semites, holds that Jews are everywhere aliens who would best be isolated from the rest of the world.

Reviewer Dave Sindelar gives the film a positive review: " It's not perfect ; it's a little too long, so you end up figuring some of the final revelations before you should, and it gets a little repetitive at times, but the strong acting and some memorable images make it worth the investment.

Reviewer Greg Evans, described the sold-out show in Variety magazine: " With a likable, self-effacing demeanor that rarely comes across in his TV specials, Copperfield leads the audience through nearly two hours of truly mind-boggling illusions.

Upham took the bait and responded to Poole in a book running five times as long and sharing the same title ( referring to Poole as " the Reviewer.

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Paul Tatara from CNN Reviewer praised Amélies playful nature.

Reviewer Groff Conklin described the Shasta edition as " a classic " and the lead story as " a smashing tale of revolution in the United States.

Reviewer John Jenkins compared the dizzying complexity of splinter groups which results as akin to Monty Python's Life of Brian with its " Judean People's Front ", " People's Front of Judea ", " Judean Popular People's Front " and so on.

Reviewer David Rowley found its lyrics to " read like a picture story from a girl's comic ," and to depict the picture " of walking down a street and seeing a girl silhouetted in a window, not answering the telephone.

Reviewer Todd Everett noted that it had the same " hyperdrive visual sense " of Bakshi's animated films.

Reviewer reactions were mixed ; most focused on the slow processor performance and lack of expansion slots.

Reviewer Dave Thompson of Allmusic gave the album a rating of three stars out of five, claiming it was more representative of David Cassidy's solo material than the usual Partridge Family album: " the performances all lean a lot closer towards the Cassidy solo ideal -- soft ballads, tight rockers -- than the all-for-one harmonies and joy that characterized the Partridges ' earlier releases.

Reviewer Mike Weatherford felt that, at first, Dion was not as relaxed as she should be, and at times, it was hard to find the singer among the excessive stage ornamentations and dancers.

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Carol Buckland, Movie Reviewer of CNN praised Roberts and the others cast performances as lights up, shines, sweetness and smarts.

Reviewer Robert W. Bruinsma argued the book was " modestly illustrated.

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Reviewer Groff Conklin declared Foundation " a book of real intellectual entertainment and adventure.

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Reviewer Linda Wolfe was more hostile in the New York Times, calling the book a " child-abusive joke.

Reviewer Jerzy Lewandowski writes " the book should allow people from outside the loopy circles to gain access in the current state of the art.

Reviewer James Berardinelli, on his own ReelViews web site, praised Road to Perdition for its atmosphere and visuals, but he considered an emotional attachment to be lacking except for Sullivan's son.

After Ken's departure the moniker was used by several people through the years until phased out by Ziff Davis as a " maturing " of the magazine ; initially, the magazine did seem to have planned to have another fictional character, Elephant Sak ( or E-Sak ) which was the name of a character by the editors from the game WWF Attitude created to take over Sushi-X.

A reviewer under the pseudonym " Sushi-X " echoed Harris ' praise but pointed about that some of the bosses in the first game were reused ; he added afterwards that " it's still worth the price of admission ".

Staff writers for the magazine have included founder Steve Harris, Martin Alessi, Ken Williams ( as Sushi-X ), " Trickman " Terry Minnich, Andrew " Cyber-Boy " Baran, Danyon Carpenter, Marc Camron ( later Director of Operations ), Mark " Candyman " LeFebvre, Todd Rogers, Mike Weigand a. k. a. Major Mike ( now Managing Editor at GamePro ), Al Manuel, Howard Grossman, Mark " Mo " Hain, Mike Vallas, Jason Streetz, Ken Badziak, Scott Augustyn, Chris Johnston, Che Chou, Dave Ruchala, Crispin Boyer, artist Jeremy " Norm " Scott, Shawn " Shawnimal " Smith, West Coast Editor Kelly Rickards, Kraig Kujawa, Dean Hager, Shane Bettenhousen, Jeremy Parish, and Mark Macdonald ( who later went on to become director of Gamevideos. com before leaving Ziff-Davis ).

Perhaps the most infamous personality was " Sushi-X ", a pseudonym for a reviewer ( and, at times, someone who had a mini-letters section ) who was modeled after Taco-X of the multi-panel review team of the Japanese publication Famitsu, which inspired EGMs own review style.

A supporter of fighting games ( Street Fighter in particular ) and detractor of role-playing video games and portable systems, Sushi-X was originally David Siller in the early years and then taken over by Ken Williams for almost a decade.

Other past contributors like Sushi-X and Seanbaby also contributed to the reborn EGM.