Unlike the original version, enemies are no longer immune to certain elemental swords, negating the strategic element of continually switching between weapons during the game.

Unlike most swords, it bears the additional ability of producing fire each time Eragon speaks its name in its presence.

Unlike other weapons, these swords chose their masters and were able to call upon the elements of nature to do their will.

Unlike the Zulu, the Imbangala fought with the same weapons as their enemies including bows, knives and swords.

Unlike pagan Rome, Christian Europe did not exercise a universal prohibition of the dissection and autopsy of the human body and such examinations were carried out regularly from at least the 13th century.

Unlike many players who went over to the NASL from Europe to end their careers, Hurst rapidly proved his worth, and became a valuable member of the Sounders team.

Unlike the other new communist states in east-central Europe, Yugoslavia liberated itself from Axis domination with limited direct support from the Red Army.

Unlike certain other jurisdictions ( notably the USA and much of Europe ), UK money laundering offences are not limited to the proceeds of serious crimes, nor are there any monetary limits, nor is there any necessity for there to be a money laundering design or purpose to an action for it to amount to a money laundering offence.

Unlike other raiders the Vikings made a lasting impact on the face of Europe.

Unlike China, which established new ties across a broad political spectrum, North Korea concentrated its diplomatic efforts in Europe with those countries with a strong communist or socialist party, such as Finland, West Germany, Sweden, and Denmark.

Unlike many other Eastern European cars of the communist era ( notably the Lada Riva, Skoda Estelle, Polski Fiat and Yugo ), however, it was not a strong seller in Western Europe.

Unlike Europe, where the royal court, aristocratic families and the established church were in control, the American political culture was open to merchants, landlords, petty farmers, artisans, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Quakers, Germans, Scotch Irish, Yankees, Yorkers, and many other identifiable groups.

Unlike Scrabble, which is controlled by competitors Hasbro ( in the U. S .) and Mattel ( in Europe ), Upwords is at this time solely under the worldwide licensing control of Hasbro, making it the only such worldwide word game property that can be Internet-marketed and Internet-offered with complete licensing control.

Unlike most other places in Western Europe, and the world, Venice has become widely known for its element of elegant decay.

Unlike higher education in Europe, there was no national curriculum for colleges and universities in the United States.

Unlike the Ante-Nicene Fathers which was produced by using earlier translations of the Ante-Nicene Christian Library ( ANCL ), the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers was printed simultaneously in Europe and in America, by T. & T. Clark, by Christian Literature Company and other American editors.

Unlike the period prior to the war, immigration was now directed at Europe and more specifically to the United Kingdom and Ireland, not from the United States, which was the largest source of immigration before the war.

Unlike most other Chinese students, who traveled to Europe on work-study programs, Zhou's scholarship and position with Yishi bao meant that he was well provided for and did not have to do any work during his stay.

Unlike Eastern Europe, where Jews constituted a distinct minority group, the United States offered Jews an opportunity to blend into the dominant culture.

Unlike large established vineyards in other parts of the United States and Europe, the growers and winemakers of Washington will often devote personal attention to visitors, offering tastings and discussing their craft.

Unlike most Soviet Bloc manufacturers, Tatra enjoyed modest sales success in Western Europe, where its truck line had a reputation for simplicity and durability.

Unlike the systems being rolled out in Europe, the CRC decided from the start that the system should be able to run on any combination of communications links.

Unlike the systems being developed in Europe, the new system would offer high-quality 2D graphics, and could be used for one-way fixed or menued displays ( teletext ), two-way systems based on modems ( videotex ), or they could combine the two, allowing information to be sent to the customer in the video signal, and returned via modem.

Unlike comparable art museums in continental Europe, the National Gallery was not formed by nationalising an existing royal or princely art collection.

Unlike the cloister vaults of western Europe, the corners are rounded off as they rise.

Unlike the historic monarchies of Europe, the modern British monarchy is a purely statutory institution in which only the monarch him or herself has a formal constitutional role.

Unlike in Asia, where the Latin Empire faced only an initially weak Nicaea, in Europe it was immediately confronted with a powerful enemy: the Bulgarian tsar Kaloyan.

Throughout continental Europe with the exception of Germany, peperone is a common word for various types of capsicum, including bell peppers and a small, spicy and often pickled pepper known as peperoncino or also sometimes peperone piccante peperoncini or banana peppers in the U. S. Unlike in Europe, the English word pepperoni is used as a singular uncountable noun.

Unlike the NES or Sega Master System, there were few add-on peripherals for the 7800, though its backwards compatibility feature allowed it to be compatible with most Atari 2600 peripherals.

Unlike conventional microscopes, where the spatial resolution is limited by the wavelength of the particles which are used for imaging, the FIM is a projection type microscope with atomic resolution and an approximate magnification of a few million times.

Unlike Tom Powers in The Public Enemy, Jarrett was portrayed as a raging lunatic with few if any sympathetic qualities.

Unlike systems such as the New York City Subway, few segments of the Underground have third or fourth tracks that allow trains to be routed around maintenance sites.

Unlike integrated circuits ( ICs ), LCD panels with a few defective transistors are usually still usable.

Unlike the DC Universe, few of Marvel's 1940s characters have become major characters in modern publications ; Captain America is one exception, and to a lesser extent his contemporary, the Sub-Mariner, is as well, primarily because both of these characters were reintroduced to readers and to the Marvel Universe during the 1960s.

Unlike neighboring Japan or northern China, North Korea experiences few severe earthquakes.

Unlike many South American countries, Paraguay has few mineral resources and very little history of mining success.

Unlike the few other 1960s synthesizer manufacturers, Moog shipped a piano-style keyboard as the standard user interface to his synthesizers.

Unlike the works of her fellow poet, Alcaeus, Sappho's surviving poetry has very few allusions to political conditions.

Unlike common and civil law, there are very few mitigating factors for the death penalty, often those who murder under any circumstances would either die or be forgiven by the victim's family ( Thou shalt not kill ).

Unlike most PC clones, several Tandy 1000 computers had MS-DOS built into ROM and could boot in a few seconds.

Unlike earlier sections devoted to other heresies, which are disposed of succinctly in just a few lines, this chapter runs into several pages.

Unlike Louis Antoine de Bougainville, whose reports from a journey to Tahiti a few years earlier had initiated uncritical noble savage romanticism, Forster had a very sophisticated picture of the societies of the South Pacific islands.

Unlike a rocket where data are collected during a brief few minutes, balloons are able to stay aloft for much longer.

Unlike the gadgety mechanical desks of the second part of the 18th century, however, the mechanical parts of drawing tables were usually limited to notches, ratchets, and perhaps a few simple gears, or levers or cogs to elevate and incline the working surface.

Unlike television soaps, The Archers actors are not held on retainers, and work on the series for, at most, a few days a month.

Unlike the 2010 Winter Olympics when CTV left the Olympic rings on the on-screen logo after the games were over not until removing them in January 2011 and re-adding them again a few months later, CTV quickly removed the Olympic rings on the screen bug the following day after the closing ceremony.

Unlike most other expansion teams ' general managers, Islanders GM Bill Torrey made few trades for veteran players in the early years, as he was committed to building through the draft.

Unlike most Holy Roman emperors, Frederick spent few years in Germany.

Unlike most of the other treatments, few if any negative side-effects are typically experienced, and the development of bacterial resistance to the treatment seems very unlikely.

Unlike JRA, NAR mainly organize dirt graded events which JRA has few, including International Grade 1 race Tokyo Daishōten, and numbers of Domestic Grade 1 events like Teio Sho, Kashiwa Kinen and Japan Breeder's Cup series.

Unlike fable, true myth has few completely arbitrary elements.

Unlike Greek mythology, for example, at least a few people have believed in it, without interruption, from the distant past up to and including the present time.