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Netmonkey Weekly Report
Issue LXXVII
March 15th, 2000

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Well we are a day late, well day and half since it's like 2am PST on thursday,
we also lack alot of content, but I figured something was better than nothing,
Dennison is back and so is Bud, but no Preacher kane this week.
There will still be a new NWR story soon, it's taking longer than I had expected <G>

Also, Jess is our special person of the week. :P
She gave me the N'Chink asf of byebyebye
heheheheh

I'm adding a new feature next week as well, we'll see if
it takes off or not.

Remember, www.netmonkey.org is still up and the issue
is now posted in incoming every week.

-Les

-----------[ index ]-----------

I.) Intro
a) Lester
b) ndetroit

II.) Quotes of the Week

III.) Stats - Ndetroit's Weekly Stats, and comments on Sites.
IV.) (Your Name Here)'s Biased Courier Report

V.) Articles
a) The Gaming Report
b) Bud's Biased Utils Report
c) Iso Monthly Utils Report
d) Lesters Moview Reviews
e) VCD Group and Movie Reviews
f) Da' Game Review(Not to be confused with TGR):P

VI.) Scene News - All the news thats fit to print

VII.) Rumors!

VIII.) Closing

---------------------[ Quotes of the Week! ]---------------------

Glen decided he didn't like our situation, so he is doing our quotes now:P

[12:19] <lithium2`> uhhh ya hes fat ,,, or something
[12:19] <lithium2`> oops
[12:19] <lithium2`> hey
[12:19] <__z> :)
[12:19] <__z> me being fat is only a rumour, in fact i'm enormous :P
[12:20] <dennison> omg ;D

[21:06] <spazie> yo shit lester u got me in shit
[21:06] <spazie> my momz saw that nigger with the big black dick
[21:06] <spazie> she thinks im gay now
[21:06] <fallin> haha
[21:06] <glen-> HAHAHAHA
[21:06] <Lestah> hahahaha

[21:16] <glen-> armand were u born gay or is this something that u developed?
[21:17] <[armand]> One for glen- and one for you, he can't find pussy - SO HE'S GOTTA PUNCH POO!
[21:17] <[armand]> muhaha

[21:39] <dewknukem> -- i got 2 italian chicks going down on me on aol
[21:46] <dewknukem> -- omfg
[21:46] <dewknukem> -- i got homework
[21:46] <dewknukem> -- or get laid
[21:46] <dewknukem> -- what do i chose?

[21:53] <hell-> i like can give myself a blow with my hand
[21:53] <hell-> its tight

[22:37] <Evil_NeD> 20 mirrors for counterstrike and 1 works
[22:40] <PinkDaisy> Evil_NeD xxxxx.xxxx..edu cstrike/cstrike
[22:40] <PinkDaisy> try that
[22:41] <Evil_NeD> ah thats betta
[22:41] <Evil_NeD> 80k vs 5k from cdrom.com
[22:42] <PinkDaisy> consider yerself lucky bein able to get on cdrom
[22:42] <Evil_NeD> impressive how 20 commerical gaming sites cant mirror a
single file but a bunch of warez ppl can move iso's around without flinching

[08:22] <gollie> glen: can you give a shoutout to all my dunz in nwr ?
[08:22] <glen-> werd mang
[08:22] <gollie> peace.

[08:35] <gollie> i did a presentation for this subject
[08:35] <gollie> called
[08:35] <gollie> 'knowledge is wisdom'
[08:35] <gollie> and i gave props to killah priest at the end
[08:35] <gollie> and everyone was like
[08:35] <gollie> 'wtd'
[08:36] <Muad`Dib_> killah priest is an idiot
[08:36] <gollie> stfu dun
[08:36] <Muad`Dib_> I AMZ KILLAH KIKE
[08:36] <gollie> killah priest is my niggah
[08:36] <gollie> my name is clide smith
[08:36] <gollie> straight up
[08:36] <gollie> ;[

-----------[ sites and stats section ]-----------

Pick up our good friends at CWS's magazine this week for the stats.

-----------[ Articles ]-----------

=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=

-----------[ The Gaming Report ]-----------
===============================================================================================

No games report this week.

=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=

-----------[ Bud's Biased Utils Section ]-----------

Bud's Biased Utils Report #49
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Yawn. A day late. My fault.

Disclaimer: It's BIASED moron. My opinion. So don't send me a bunch of mail
& messages bitching about this or that. If you don't like
it... SCREW YOU =]

Rankings: Groups get a score out of 10. Points are given for amount of
releases, but QUALITY titles will give a group a much higher score.
Nukes for duping, broken releases and just plain CRAP will lower
a groups score. However on the occasion that a title is nuked which
I don't feel should have been, MY OWN JUDGEMENT TAKES PRECEDENCE.
Cuz I'm writing this. Groups can also get points for any other
reason I see fit.

Week: Week is based from 03/07/00 to 03/13/00. I'm in the EST time zone so
dates/times run according to it.

Groups: (In no particular order)

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PIRATES WITH ATTITUDE:

Releases: N/A
PWA will be back when they're back... assuming they will be back... maybe I'll
have word next week.
Total: N/A

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X-FORCE:

Releases:

DOMINO_X_400_MESSAGE_TRANSFER_AGENT_R2.0_WINNT-XFORCE
LOTUS_DOMINO_ADMINISTRATIVE_TOOLSET_FOR_ENTRUST_PKI_V1.0-XFORCE
LOTUS_DOMINO_CONNECTORS_FOR_JDEDWARDS_V1.0-XFORCE
LOTUS_DOMINO_CONNECTORS_FOR_ORACLE_V1.0-XFORCE
SNIFF_PLUS_V3.2.1-XFORCE

What?!? Scum missed a Lotus releases?!? Aside from the Lotus we see
Sniff Plus, not sure if it's the Cross Platform enabled version
(aka Sniff Plus Cross) and I'm too lazy to check it out, either way
it's a decent app.
Total: 7/10

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SHOCK:

Releases:

EnterNet.300.v1.31-SHOCK
Icons.Control.Pro.2000.v9.0-SHOCK
Vermont.HighTest.Plus.v3.21-SHOCK
Lariat.Media.Reports.with.Data.Reader.v1.51-SHOCK
Lariat.Station.Manager.v1.11.for.WMT-SHOCK
PC-Install.with.Internet.Extensions.v7.01-SHOCK

Not much out of Shock this week. The Lariat titles are over-priced
(but not like you're paying anyways!), PC Install pales to the
competition, and Icons Control, while useful, isn't going to be
on any "best apps" list. Someone nuked EnterNet as minor, without
thinking - MFD released a cracked trial of version 1.30.0008 or so,
THAT was minor, worse still, the retail copy of v1.31 was available
when MFD cracked the trial, they just failed to look into the matter.
Total: 5/10

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PENTIUM FORCE TEAM:

Releases:

Business.Objects.5.01-PFT
OLD.BridgeVIEW.Development.System.2.1-PFT
OLD.TrackRecord.Release.5.0.2-PFT
CCC.Harvest.Client.4.11-PFT
Screening.Room.2.1-PFT
Websense.Reporter.6.0.1-PFT
QARun.4.7.330-PFT

PFT got busy this past week and did several mid-range tools, the
best of which is probably Websense Reporter or Business Objects.
QARun is decent but we see it a little too often, when a major
update comes along I'll appreciate it more.
Total: 7/10

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LEGENDS NEVER DIE:

Releases: N/A
Total: N/A

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PINNACLE:

Releases:

Netdive.CallSite.v4.0-PNC
ComCash.v5.0-PNC
StarTeam.Client.v4.2.675-PNC
StarTeam.Star.Disk.Client.v4.2.678-PNC
StarTeam.Virtual.Team.Server.v4.2.675-PNC
PathMaker.v2.07-PNC

PNC got some decent titles out this past week, though really they could
be doing a little more. Starbase's StarTeam product line is probably the
best bet here, and as Starbase expands its offerings we can hopefully
expect some more.
Total: 6/10

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DRINK OR DIE:

Releases: N/A
Total: N/A

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REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS
>> RELEASING WITHOUT PERMISSION <<

REBELS:

Releases:

IntelliWave_v2.01_CRACKED-RBS
Security_Test_and_Analysis_Tool_v3.0_for_NT-RBS
Greco_Systems_MTMS_Suite_v7.10_Licensed-RBS
BNA_Income_Tax_Planner_v2000.1.US.ONLY-RBS

Four apps from team Rebels, I'll just comment on the obvious one, which was
nuked on a lot of sites (mainly those not in the US). Income Tax Planner 2000
brings to question the validity of regional based nukes. Now, we see foreign
apps nuked on most sites, as they accept only Enlish titles. But regional apps
in English... there has to be a line drawn (the phonebook for Jerkov, Nebraska
isn't going to be needed in the scene), but the US is a damn big region. And if
the whole idea of the scene is to make software available to the end-users, free
of charge, than nuking this looks a little fishy. After all, since many financial
apps deal in US currency, should we start nuking those as well? Now, not many
US sites killed this, mainly Euro ones - but the scene is an international entity,
and those Euro sites are bound to have a lot of US users.

Anyways I'm rambling now... but I have enough respect for RBS to go with them
on this one. If they go for the Jerkov phonebook, well that's another story.
Total: 5/10

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SCUM:

Releases:

CAMSOFT.CHEM.DRAW.ULTRA.V6.0-SCuM
LOTUS.SMARTSUITE.MILLENIUM.EDITION.V9.5.2-SCuM
STATSOFT.STATISTICA.V5.5A-SCuM
FLUENT.FIDAP.V8.5.2-SCuM
GANYMEDE.CHARIOT.V3.1-SCuM
ORACLE.WEB.DB.2.1-SCuM
CAMSOFT.CHEM.OFFICE.2000.ULTRA.UPDATED-SCuM
BUYSITE.V6.1-SCuM

A strong week for SCUM in what was a pretty slow seven days, and
much improved from their previous outing. They pick up a good Lotus
app in the latest Millenium Edition of SmartSuite, and pick up the
latest from CAMSoft, Chem Draw and Chem Office. Add in Oracle Web DB
and some other tools and you get a strong week overall.
Total: 8/10

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FATIGUED COURIERS NETWORK:

Releases:

INSTALLSHIELD_JAVA_v3.01.125_FINAL_FOR_SOLARIS-FCN
Dream_Calendar_v1.1_for_Delphi_Full_Source_Code-FCN
Dream_FilterBox_v1.1_for_Delphi_Full_Source_Code-FCN
Youseful.v5.0i.for.Delphi.and.CBuilder-FCN
ExpressBars.Pro.v3.1.For.C.Plus.PLus.5-FCN
ExceleTel.TeleTools.v3.5-FCN
Report.Builder.v4.24.For.Delphi-FCN
RAIZE.v2.51-FCN
Future.Fantastic.Genesis.Pro.v2.0.for.Lightwave-FCN
SCUA.SECURITY.v4.05-FCN
Softelvdm.SftBox.DLL.v1.03.incl.src-FCN
LAMBSOFT.SMIRK.V1.5.FOR.3DSMAX.3.X-FCN
LAMBSOFT.PRO.MOTION.V1.7.FOR.3DSMAX.3.X-FCN
LAMBSOFT.MOVE.TOOLS.V1.6.ALL.VERSIONS.KEYGEN.ONLY-FCN

I might have missed a FCN rel or two, I hope not though. The usual assortment
here, interesting to note that FCN got Smirk v1.5 out at the same time KNO
did a 1.0 release, not sure if someone did a bad back or if KNO was just
really sloppy (don't have 3DSMAX installed to test).
Total: 7/10

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HARVEST:

Releases:

AMAP.GENESIS.V3.12-HARVEST
DIGITAL.FUSION.RENDER.NODE.V2.53-HARVEST
IMAGE.LOUNGE.V1.0.FOR.AFTER.EFFECTS-HARVEST
KROKODOVE.V2.10.FOR.DIGITAL.FUSION-HARVEST
AMAP.GENESIS.V3.12.ADDON-HARVEST
MAXMAN.V1.1.FOR.3DSMAX.V2.5.AND.3-HARVEST
SOFTIMAGE.3D.V3.9-HARVEST
CHAMELEON.FOR.3DSMAX3-HARVEST
PHOENIX.FOR.3DSMAX3-HARVEST

Harvest came on strong this week, and apparently read my report last
week and decided to break out some good standalone apps. Fine, well maybe
the world doesn't revolve around me, but they still did it! Obviously
SoftImage is the standout here, but AMP Genesis is worth note as well,
and even the smaller tools this week seem to be up on the quality side.
Plus, from the looks of how next week is shaping up, Harvest is looking
at a strong March all around.
Total: 8/10

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Really Into Spreading Elite:

Releases:

NOVAS.DEBUSSY.V4.4.H2-RiSE
NOVAS.DEBUSSY.V4.4.H4-RiSE
ALLAIRE.COLD.FUSION.SERVER.V4.5.1.ENTERPRISE.FINAL-RiSE
ASHLAR.VELLUM.SOLIDS.99.SP1-RiSE
SONIC.FOUNDRY.ACID.DJ.V2.0-RiSE
PTC.DIVISION.PRODUCTVIEW.2000i.V5.DATECODE.2000075-RiSE
IMAGEN.NT.PAYMASTER.V4.01-RiSE
SILVERSTREAM.ENTERPRISE.EDITION.V3.0.FINAL-RiSE
SILVERSTREAM.WORKGROUP.EDITION.V3.0.FINAL-RiSE

Imagen was listed as involved with those lovely peeps at Aureate a while
back, happily collecting info on you without your knowledge. For a full
story check http://grc.com/optout.htm
Rise did have a decent week with a new PTC Productview datecode, the final
of the latest Allaire Cold Fusion Server release, and Sonic Foundry's Acid
DJ 2.
Total: 8/10

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The Corporate Gods:

Releases: N/A

We saw Corp, Korp, Carp, and everything inbetween, but no CorpGods
this week.
Total: N/A

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ARSENIC:

Releases:

CADRaster.LTX.v4.61.For.FelixCAD-ARSENiC
CADRaster.LTX.v4.62.For.AutoCAD-ARSENiC
CADRaster.Pro.v4.61.For.FelixCAD-ARSENiC
CADRaster.Pro.v4.62.For.AutoCAD-ARSENiC
HyperDoc.v3.5-ARSENiC
Super.Edit.v2.1-ARSENiC

Nothing special, some CAD plugins, plus HyperDoc and Super Edit, HyperDoc
prolly being the better release. Seeing as how this is the last group
I'll leave it at that.
Total: 5/10

New this week: N/A

Idle this week: LND DOD

Quote(s) of the Week: <LS> damnit lester, get nwr out u fuck nut

<LS> Pooky Wooky Woo

<toddle> i allways like lesbians or not lesbians but bi females ;)
<toddle> as far as they willgive me some pussy :)

<LupinMCP> I don't have a job and I buy socks from ebay.

<[Arcanum]> !lastspoke bud
<|botname|> Bud last uttered a word on #xxxxx 10 hours, 8 minutes ago.

LND went back to la-la land. A lot of good titles came out after my week
ended (DOD, Harvest, some others got busy after the deadline) so you can
read about them next issue. Scum, Rise, and Harvest had the best offerings this
week and tied. I'm all out of things to say (and brainpower, now THERE'S a shock!)
so that's it, I'm outta here.

- Bud

=---------------Monthly Iso Utils Review------------------------=

End of March eh.

=---------[ Lester's Movie Reviews ]----------=

Sure he's a prominent scene member, leader of the #1 courier
group, and former "Miss Scene 1995".. But did you also know that
in real life, Lester's real name is "Roger", and he hosts a popular
syndicated television show, where he plays a big fatass who has
nothing better to do with his time than go to every single movie
ever released? Well.. now you know..

Mission To Mars
Starring: Don Cheadle, Jerry o'Connell, Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins
Rating: 3 out of 4 Stars

I have personally been waiting for this film for some time now, I am
a huge fan of Don Cheadle and Gary Sinise, and even Mr. Robbins, so I
was pretty excited goin in to this movie. It's a good movie, Armageddonish
emotions, and though the ending was, well not the greatest in the world,
the movie is pretty solid throughout and definately worth a look. Sinise
was not at his best though, every smile on his face was too fake to be believed,
he's better off as a bad guy.

---

The Ninth Gate
Starring: Johnny Depp
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Rating: 3 out of 4 Stars

Well I also was pretty excited about this movie, since it focuses on satan, and
it stars Depp who I enjoy a great deal and it's of course directed by the legendary
Mr. Polanski, so it seemed like a winning formula to me. It also isn't really so focused
on satan and misc. demons and shit coming out like end of days and stigmata, it focuses more
on the task that Depp is assigned, which is to find out of the book of the nine gates is
for real or fake. Mysterious characters follow him and a string of bad luck attaches to
him after taking possession of the book. The ending was not too popular with alot of people
in the theater with me, but I felt it was a viable ending, and if they did it differently,
it probably would have been worse, but the movie is very good.

-----------------

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=---------[ VCD Group and Movie Reviews ]----------=

VCD Group and Movie Review

We would like to begin by explaining some of the common terms used in VCD
releasing. These formats are:

CAM - A cam is usually a handheld camera snuck into a full theatre. The base
is shaky, the audio is poor, you can hear people laughing and talking. A cam
is distinguishable by usually having a combination of all three or more of
these flaws. Most sites nuke cams for their general poor quality.

Workprint - An early release of a movie. These are usually stolen or leaked
copies of movies that have made their way onto VCD from VHS or a variety of
other sources. These will usually contain running time codes as well as other
identifying marks used in movie production. The quality on these can vary
from bad to very good depending on the quality of the source material used to
encode the VCD. Note: This category is also used for very bad screeners or
copies of movies that just didn't fit into any of the other categories due to
defects or problems with the quality of the VCD's audio/video image.

Telesync - Basically a very good Cam. A steady base such as a tripod is used,
the theatre is empty or very close to empty, and the audio and video are up
to par. Although, you can usually detect some flaw with a TS. You may see a
random head pop up, the screen edges are noticable, or the audio isn't always
crystal clear. While not perfect, the quality in general of a telesync ranges
from good to very good and is usually the first type of VCD made of a new
movie.

Screeners - These are the top quality VCDs. They can be in either widescreen
(letterbox) or in full-screen (pan and scan) with excellent audio and video.
These are made from video distributors demo tapes, reviewers copies, insider
copies of the film or from any number of sources. Most screeners will contain
"1-800-NO-COPIES" or "Property of.." messages somewhere in the film, but it's
not a requirement to fit into the screener category. These most closely
resemble a VHS or LaserDisc copy of the movie. They're easily identifiable by
their top quality.

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---------------------[ Da' Game Review ]--------------------------------=
DENNISON'S GAME REVIEW
----------------------

Not much good games to play this week, and well, I think that's good since this
week up until the end of next week is all exams for me so I guess I won't have
time to check out the new games anyways :P
Also this week, I've had a lot of help from Senator and Darkpisces in reviewing
some games so big big thanks to them! :)

Games reviewed this week:
- Rogue Spear: Urban Operations Expansion Pack
- Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus
- Die Hard Trilogy 2
- Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001
- Fish's Revenge
- Army Men: Air Tactics

Ok I know my computers suck, here are the specs. I will be mailing them over to
my great pal JEFFK after I type this report so he can "haxxxx0r" my "computrar"
and my AOL cos I hear he's good this shit, so with luck my Pentium 550 will be
"overclocked" into a "PENTUIUM 99999 GIGAHERZ COMPUTAR" by JEFFK

Test system (singleplayer): Windows 98 OSR2, Intel Pentium 550, 64MB RAM,
32MB ASUS Riva TNT2, Sounblaster AWE64 PCI, 52x CD-ROM

Test system (multiplayer): Windows 98 OSR2, Intel Celeron 300a, 64MB RAM,
32MB ASUS Riva TNT, generic 32bit PCI soundcard, 32x CD-ROM, 10Mbit generic
PCI LAN card, 100Mbit HUB

Comments, suggestions, constructive criticism, money email dennison@ucf2000.com
Flames, insults, curses, spam, fanmail, or sex email root@127.0.0.1

Rogue Spear: Urban Operations Expansion Pack
--------------------------------------------

Publisher...: Red Storm Entertainment http://www.redstorm.com/
Developer...: Red Storm Entertainment http://www.redstorm.com/
Homepage....: http://www.redstorm.com/urban_ops/
Genre.......: FPS
Accelerated.: YES
Price.......: $24.99 (Pre-Order, coming on 4/15/00)
Demo........: Unavailable
Requirements: Win9x, Pentium 233MHZ PC Compatible, 32MB RAM, 200MB HD space,
2MB video card, DirectX compatible sound card, 4x CD-ROM
ESRB Rating.: Teen

Graphics....: 9/10 - Rogue Spear has one of the most innovative and inventive
graphics and animations ever to be seen in a first-person
shooter, although playing the game at high resolutions on
a low-end PC would cause some slowdowns. Playing the game
on a Celeron 300a is ok, but gets a bit choppy during
multiplayer, probably because of the engine's bloated or
buggy multiplayer code. Urban Ops adds a load of new
goodies such as civilians and terrorists who throw
throw grenades, so now you have to be twice more careful
and alert or you may end up finding the civilians-or
yourself--dead.
Sound.......: 8/10 - Wow, I just love the sound of bullets tearing through
metall, wood, glass, or flesh! Aside from that you don't
get much in-game speech, although the voice-overs at the
beginning of every mission is really cool. Music is
mediocre, and I find it better to play the game with music
tuned down or off, since Rogue Spear is more of a tactical
thinking game than a shoot-everything game like Quake.
Control.....: 7/10 - There is quite a lot of controls to memorize, and it takes
a while to get used to it but once you get the hang of it,
only then can you be able to survive through the harder
missions of game.
Gameplay....: 5/10 - The game is a bit difficult and complicated even at the
easiest level, so I never really enjoyed the singleplayer
aspect of the game. Basically depending on the msision you
are assigned different tasks ranging from rescue
opertaions to eliminating all hostiles within a territory
and it really takes strategy and quick thinking to survive
through each mission because one shot at you and you're
dead, no bandages or whatever--the game is that realistic.
Story.......: 10/10 - The story varies from every mission, basically you are to
control one of the elite members of Rainbow, an elite
secret force that is called out only on really important
and top-priority missions--in short, if no one else can
do it, you can. Your enemy are always terrorists, like in
real life, the biggest threat to any country or entity is
organized crime, or, in this case, terrorism. Anyway each
mission is really detailed and realistic that I decided to
give it a perfect 10.
Movies......: 5/10 - Not much to watch except for the intro. Instead of movies
you get still pictures in the mission briefings, which
kinda sucks since they just flash different pictures in
an order you will never understand.
Replay......: 5/10 - Ok if we're talking about singleplayer, I'd give the game
a replay value of around 7-8 since 90% of the people I
know got tired of the game after 5 or so missions, I knew
only about 2 persons who ever finished the game without
getting stuck. This game requires a lot of patience
especially with the latter, more difficult missions.
Gender Bias.: 7/10 - Obviously Rogue Spear is another testosterone-driven game
that would attract only a minority of females, most
probably those who are really into such games and although
I do know quite a couple of girls who play the game, still
majority of them just watching their male friends play.
Fun Factor..: 7/10 - I guess this game poses quite a challenge, and is a bit
more inclined to the more serious gamers out there. Hell,
this is no arcade game, so prepare to feel your heart
pumping, or to jump from your seats in shock.
Multiplayer.: 10/10 - This game definitely revolutionized the teamplay concept
of multiplayer gaming which was started by games such as
Team Fortress and Action Quake, but this time the game is
serious, more realistic, and more of a thinking game as
you try to outwit your human opponents and shoot at them
before they even know where you are. This is what makes
the game unique and popular among the multiplayer gaming
community, and for that they deserve a perfect 10.
Overall.....: 6/10

If you may notice my review was more about Rogue Spear than Urban Operations
itself, the reason for this is because Urban Ops adds nothing more than just a
bunch of new maps and new missions, I didn't have time to compare the weapons
and utilities but it seems that with Urban Ops there are not much new weapons or
tools, I only noticed the M249 saw as a new weapon. Anyway if you're more into
playing Rogue Spear multiplayer, don't get this as it is more focused on single
player and there are a lot of free mods out there that offer more than this
expansion pack does. The only reason I can find for anyone to buy this addon is
if he's really into collecting the Rainbow Six games or if he's really craving
for new singleplayer missions.
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The Bottomline:
Don't get it if you don't play Rogue Spear in singleplayer or if you're just
looking for new multiplayer goodies because you'll just be disappointed.
-

Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus
----------------------------------

Publisher...: Interplay http://www.interplay.com/
Developer...: Quicksilver http://www.quicksilver.com/
Homepage....: http://www.interplay.com/invictus/
Genre.......: RTS
Accelerated.: NO
Price.......: $44.99
Demo........: 105Mb ftp://ftp.interplay.com/pub/demos/invictus.zip
Requirements: Win9x, Pentium 266MHZ PC Compatible, 64MB RAM, 300MB HD space,
2MB video card, DirectX compatible sound card, 4x CD-ROM
ESRB Rating.: Teen

Graphics....: 5/10 - Talk about terrible graphics, this game must be left
behind in the shadows. The graphics engine sucks, and the
artwork is really bad. There is no 3D acceleration, which
could've made the game better.
Sound.......: 5/10 - Sounds effects and music are mediocre and could've been a
lot better. The characters' speech suck, it seems like
voices were recorded over a telephone line, and they are
uninspired and repetitive.
Control.....: 5/10 - Controls are mediocre, and could be a whole lot better
with the addition of shortcuts and more control options.
Gameplay....: 4/10 - There is a noticeable lack of AI control in the game,
both in your enemies and in your own troops. like, if you
tell your troops to attack they usually just go to their
enemies and just stand there getting decimated by the
enemy until you give another order.
Story.......: 8/10 - The story sucks, the in-game missions are all like, kill
all your enemies, rescue missions, nothing spectacular or
inventive that the game becomes boring after a few
minutes, in case you weren't bored from the start.
Movies......: 3/10 - Not much to see except for the intro, could've been
better with inspiring video clips in between missions.
Replay......: 3/10 - After playing the game for one time, I wouldn't dare play
it again.
Gender Bias.: 8/10 - The game offers a gameplay and a slew of characters that
both males and females will love to play--and get bored
with.
Fun Factor..: 4/10 - Yawn, uninteresting gameplay and story.
Multiplayer.: 5/10 - Not much to say here, the game offers 5 multiplayer style
matches, but even that not enough to keep boredom out of
the way. Go play starcraft instead.
Overall.....: 4/10

The concept of having a RTS game set in the Mythological universe is very cool,
but that is upset by bad gameplay and low production value.
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The Bottomline:
For $50, this game is a bit overpriced, so don't buy it, not even if you're a
Mythology freak. What do you think we consumers are? Money-growing trees?
-

Die Hard Trilogy 2
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Publisher...: Fox Interactive
Developer...:
Homepage....: http://www.foxinteractive.com/products/products.html?/diehard2/index.html
Genre.......: Action-Arcade
Accelerated.: Yes (required)
Price.......: $29.99
Demo........:
Requirements: Win9x, Pentium 2200 MMX PC Compatible, 32MB RAM, 200MB HD space,
2MB accelerator card, DirectX compatible sound card, 4x CD-ROM
ESRB Rating.: Mature (17+) for animated blood and gore, animated violence
Graphics....: 8/10 - The graphics are good, and doesn't slow down in my system
There are a lot of graphics effects like explosions that
add to the ambience of the game.
Sound.......: 7/10 - Yipee Ki-yay! I just love the sound of exploding barrels
and rocket and grenades! woooohoo! rock on! The music is
good too, and goes well with the game.
Control.....: 9/10 - Controls are basically point and click, since it's an
arcade/console game, so not much to complain about..
Gameplay....: 8/10 - Actually this game is too easy, all enemy are just
standing there waiting for you to shoot them. Totally
no challange in this game, but it's an arcade game anyway
so what do you expect? But hehe, I just love easy games
like this :)
Story.......: 3/10 - Story? I don't understand the friggin' story! I even went
to their website to research on the story :(
Movies......: 6/10 - Not bad for intro, I haven't been able to go though much
of the game to get to see another movie but I assume all
you get is an intro movie and an ending movie.
Replay......: 5/10 - I don't think I'll play it again.
Gender Bias.: 6/10 - Well, it may be a boy's game but it sure is a hell lot of
fun to point and shoot at enemies just for the hell of it
And I guess girls love that too, don't you girls? ;)
Fun Factor..: 6/10 - Not much fun with the game. Just point and shoot the
eneny, and enemy's moves are so slow.
Multiplayer.: none
Overall.....: 4/10

Ahh, I disctincly remember playing Die Hard Trilogy 1 on the PlayStation, and
I had a lot of fun with it that's why I've also been looking forward to this
game. Being a big fan of arcade games which you can finish in a few hours, I
find this game quite a good addition to the PC product line, the only downs I
see for this game is the lack of challenge and obviously linear storyline.
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The Bottomline:
If you're into arcade games, definitely get this. If you want more challenging
ones, then don't.
-
(thanks to Darkpisces for helping me out on this review! :)

Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001
----------------------------------

Publisher...: 3DO http://www.3do.com
Developer...: Team .366 http://www.3do.com
Homepage....: http://www.3do.com/products/pc/hh2001/
Genre.......: Sports
Accelerated.: YES
Price.......: $24.99
Demo........: 55Mb ftp://ftp.avault.com/demos/hh2001.zip
Requirements: Win9x, Pentium 166 PC Compatible, 32MB RAM, 110MB HD space,
2MB video card, DirectX compatible sound card, 4x CD-ROM
ESRB Rating.: Everyone

Graphics....: 7/10 - The player models and skins are beautifully painted and
fluidly rendered. The game also offers the option to
choose from a vast array of resolutions ranging from the
low-end 640x480 to the higher-end 1200x1600. I played it
at 1024x768 and the game played smoothly except at some
instances where the game gets a bit choppy due to loading
of sounds and graphics. One complaint I have always had
about 3DO's baseball games is the audience. The audience
looks like a bitmap of, well, nothing but dots. They
look so dull and plain compared to the background
audience in NBA Live.
Sound.......: 4/10 - The sound effects are okay, and there is hardly any
in-game music to liven up the game. There are no
voice-over commentators to add spice to the game either.
Control.....: 7/10 - Controlling the pitcher and batter is very easy, all you
have to do is hold one arrow key and press enter and the
pitcher will throw the ball in different styles depending
on the arrow you pressed. Controlling the fielders and
basemen, however, is another story. Due to the 3D camera
rotating at different angles, it gets confusing as to
where to throw the ball, like, for example I wanted to
throw the ball to the first baseman, but it gets thrown
to the second baseman instead. Also, you can't configure
your controls so there's absolutely no way you can find
out which button does which without consulting the manual
Gameplay....: 6/10 - There is not much spice in the game, it looks so dull and
dead. There is not much to keep my attention long enough
to go through the whole game, and I know many of you out
there have short attention spans like me.
Story.......: N/A - sports games dont have stories
Movies......: N/A - no story = no need for cinematics
Replay......: 7/10 - I grew tired of the game after playing it for about 10
minutes but I sure as hell would like to play it again
just for the sake of baseball :)
Gender Bias.: 7/10 - What can I say, it's a baseball game and well, baseball
is a guy's sport, but with easy controls (you can make
the computer controls the out fielders and basemen) I bet
a lot of women would be incliened to try out the game as
well.
Fun Factor..: 4/10 - Like I said, the game lacks attitude and spice to make
the overall experience fun. Announcers, profanity, fights
graphical effects, and the like would help give added
attraction to the game. Instead, the game looks poorly
produced and unmotivated.
Multiplayer.: none
Overall.....: 6/10

High Heat Baseball 2001 was one of the games I have eagerly anticipated for,
ever since the High Heat series was concieved. I was disappointed to find out
that HHB 2001 was almost like HHB 2000. All they did was make the graphics
look better, update the rosters, and add a few features here and there. I had
been expecting something more from the 3DO guys, especially with companies
like Electronic Arts owning the Sports gaming industry. And I think they will
continue on this domination not unless the others become more competitive. Cmon
3DO guys, your game engines are all f*cking outdated, from Heroes of Might and
Magic, to Might and Magic, down to the High Heat Baseball series, it seems to
me you guys are getting very low on budget so you keep on reusing the same slow
godforsaken engine over and over again! Don't you guys even have the ambition
of doing something better than the other games out there? Take a look at NBA
Live's motion-capture players, or the animated audiences, or the great 3D
engine that even enables players to use their face as skins. I know 3DO can do
better, but I hope they do this soon enough.
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The Bottomline:
$24.99??? are they nuts?? I'd rather save up my money to buy Diablo 2!
-

Fish's Revenge
--------------

Publisher...: Snarfblat http://www.snarfblat.com/
Developer...: Snarfblat http://www.snarfblat.com/
Homepage....: http://www.snarfblat.com/fishrevscreens.html
Genre.......: Fun
Accelerated.: NO
Price.......: $19.95
Demo........: 8,3 Mb http://www.snarfblat.com/fishdemo.zip
Requirements: Pentium 133 or higher 16 bit graphics card with 2 Meg Video Ram
2xSpeed CD-ROM 10 Meg Available Hard Drive Space Windows 9x
ESRB Rating.: Everyone

Graphics....: 6/10 - The graphics are pretty good, although they are not
3d rendered. If it was an ordinary fishing game, I would
have ranked them lower, but what do i have to say, the
game concept is VERY funny!
Sound.......: 6/10 - There is one happy song playing in the menu and during
the game. The in game sounds aren't that spectaculair
we have the rod spinning and cast sounds and ofcourse the
splashing water!
Control.....: 5/10 - Well, the controls are way to sensitive if you ask me, if
you want to rotate to look for some fishermen it moves
too fast. The controls are like this: you use the screen
position for speed. For example if you want to reel the
line in, you hold the left mouse button, moving the
cursor to the top of screen will slow the speed down,
moving it closer to the reel will speed things up.
Practically the same with rotating the rod. Once you're
used to it it's ok..
Gameplay....: 7/10 - What can I say, it's FUN! :)
Like this game is not common in any way, the lures make
no exception. This is some of the stuff you can choice
from:
Beef Jerky, Beer, Sheep, Bra's and alot more. When you
catch a fisherman, you see his head on a woodenplate like
a trophy.
Story.......: 7/10 - The game is about a fish called Fin he is tired of being
caught by fishermen and think it's time to pay them back!
Pretty original I say..
Movies......: 5/10 - Movies? There aren't any real movies in the game. There
is an animation when you start the game, that's
explaining the story..
Replay......: 4/10 - The first few times you play it, it's really funny, but I
don't think it will last that long...
Gender Bias.: 6/10 - They fishing is a mens sport and that's projected in the
game you can catch fishermen but I didn't see any
fisherwomen around.
Fun Factor..: 6/10 - Like I said before it's pretty fun the first times you
play it! :)
Multiplayer.: N/A
Overall.....: 6/10

I don't know any game I can compare this title with except the fishgames you
actually fish to get fish (already confused :P) like Trophy Bass. Those games
are aimed to bring you simulation, this game is pure entertainment!

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The Bottomline:
Fish's Revenge isn't really expensive, but I suggest you to get the DEMO to see
if you like it enough to spend $19,95 on. If you are looking for simulation get
other fishing titles..
-
(reviewed by Senator/dF, thanks Senator! :)

Army Men: Air Tactics
---------------------

Publisher...: The 3DO Company http://www.3do.com/
Developer...: The 3DO Company http://www.3do.com/
Homepage....: http://www.3do.com/products/pc/airtactics/
Genre.......: Action
Accelerated.: NO
Price.......: $29.95
Demo........: 42.42 Mb ftp://ftp.3do.com/pub/products/airtactics/amatdemo.exe
Requirements: Pentium 133 DirectDraw 2MB SVGA 32Mb of RAM 100MB HD(minimum)
275MB HD (recommended) and Win9x
ESRB Rating.: Everyone

Graphics....: 7/10 - The graphics are good, they aren't 3d rendered, but that
wouldn't make much difference in this type of game. The
game uses the overhead view which gives you a good look
at the nicely created levels you play in. It's the same
view like games such as desert strike.
Sound.......: 7/10 - Let's start with the music, like expected in this type of
game it's a nice tune that gets you in the mood of
fighting war. The ingame sounds are really cool. This is
also the case for the speech.
Control.....: 8/10 - The controls are great and very easy like it shoud be! :)
Everything you need to control can be done with just the
mouse. Flying, steering, shooting, changing weapons,
everything.
Gameplay....: 7/10 - You can learn how the game works by going to flight
school. It teaches you the basics on how to fly the
chopper, transport soldiers etc. The game plays really
well I must say.
Story.......: 6/10 - It's kinda like the same story as other army men titles,
but for the people that don't know or never played them,
here it is. The game is about the war between the Greens
and the Tans. You probably played it yourself when you
were a kid :)
Movies......: 7/10 - When you start the game there is a really cool intro
movie. Also the game features some well done cutscenes..
Replay......: 7/10 - I liked the game pretty much. Although every mission you
have to fly the plastic warchopper it's not boring. Every
level is a small new adventure.
Gender Bias.: 7/10 - Girls playing with plastic soldiers? Can you imagine? :)
But I think the girls will like the game too, it's fun
and plastic soldiers don't bleed :)
Fun Factor..: 7/10 - The game sure is fun. The people that like the other
titles will loves this one, because it brings a new touch
to the army men titles...
Multiplayer.: 7/10 - Take on your friends for some toy warfare! You can choose
between 4 teams, of course the greens and tans, but also
the blue and gray. You can choice between three types of
multiplayer games: Savage Scavenge, Death match and Bug
Hunt. You can win bug hunt by killing the most bugs, like
roaches. Everyone knows death match that brings us to
savage scavenge. This game type where you have to fill or
your landing pads with the right vials.
Overall.....: 7/10

I liked the game more then I thought I would. It reminds me of desert strike
mixed with the cool plastic soldiers. It didn't bore me and I still didn't
complete the game :)

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The Bottomline:
If you like the Army Men, this title is sure worth to add it to your collection.
If you are looking for some serious war games, don't get this!
-
(also reviewed by Senator/dF, thanks Senator! :)
-----------[The Scene News]-----------

All the news thats fit to print...
and then some...

- posey had a car accident, goodluck to him :(
- precise and trsi unmerged back to their old groups
- cod is perm down, and the admin is looking for a new link

--------[Stories from the Watercooler]----------

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hate them when they are about us. And these are some of the better ones
circulating around this week. Email us or find us on irc if you have a
good rumor you'd like entered, your name will not be included, but we
do not add rumors like that Xtremist is having Jess' baby or that
Elocin is being gang raped by Cedric and Sins, because we all know
that those are both true.

Rumor has it that JGT makes the world better for AIDS kids who have to pay for their games

Rumor is that Xtremist is going to have triplets!

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