Under the Skin Review

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(More customer reviews)I first played a demo of Under The Skin a couple of years ago, and liked it. now that i had the resources to get it, i figured i'd try it. The game can be fun, but you can easily get tired of it quickly, and even beat it in under an hour. The gameplay consists of playing pranks on humans, stealing their images and dodging their fists. The game also has more gameplay modes like cooperative and versus modes, and up to two can play at once. Not a great game, but it's only $20, so if you wanna get in trouble without the consequence, Under The Skin is for you.

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In Under the Skin your goal is to cause as much chaos and mischief as possible! An alien named Cosmi has arrived on Earth with a mission: Earn the right to return home by pulling as many pranks on the human race as possible. Help Cosmi take the shape of any human he encounters and wreak some havoc without getting caught, to impress the Elders!

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The Sims 2: Nightlife Expansion Pack Review

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(More customer reviews)I picked up my copy of Nightlife yesterday, as well as Prima's Nightlife Strategy book. The game is great. With this expansion, your sims have the opportunity to have enhanced social interactions with other sims. You can now see what sims are attracted to your sims. There is a new item in the relationship panel called "chemistry" and the sims with whom your sims have chemistry with are rated with a lightning bolt system - 1 bolt being low, 2 bolts being average and 3 being high. This helps if you're trying to get your sim a good match. You can also ask people about their skill levels, which will be helpful for me because there is nothing worse than picking up a sim who has low skills and thus contributes nothing good to the household.
You can now go out with groups of people instead of just one sim. This functions similarly to "throw party" in that the group outing is scored. (FYI-Dates are also scored) You can create and manage groups so whenever you want to go out with groups of people, the group is already preassembled.
With a new aspiration reward tool your sims can change aspiration. In the past this could only be done with a young adult sim while they were in college. However if your sim uses this object under the gold range their aspiration will automatically be change to "grilled cheese". They will only want to make, eat and talk about grilled cheese.
With respect to objects and building: I haven't used anything yet, however there are now 1/2 walls that you can build to break up a room a little bit, however it does not function in the same way as a full wall does i.e. if your kitchen has rotten food on the counter top and is separated from the dining room by a half wall, the dining room environment score will be affected. There is also a new driveway tool, new doors, windows etc.
I don't really like playing with cheats, but there are some new ones:
1 - You can give a newly created family additional funds without having to play with them. In the past you had to buy a house lot or a house, move them in and THEN use the motherlode cheat. So if I wanted to give Don Lothario $10,000 the cheat is "familyfunds Lothario 10000". You can insert a minus sign before the simoleon dollar amount to reduce a family's funds if you want.
2 - Give a family ALL the career reward items with "unlockCareerRewards".
3 - Maximize motives with "maxMotives"
This expansion pack is an "enhancement" pack. It takes simming to a whole new level.

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Mindtwisters: Stories To Shred Your Head (MindQuakes) Review

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(More customer reviews)MindTwisters contains several short stories that are meant to evoke fear in the reader. The stories are interesting with strange twists that will keep the reader's interest. The stories deal with human- consuming bowling allies, the transfer of people into ideas, and the creation of space.The stories are written for the teen audience.

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Think bungee jumping is a thrill? Meet a kid who skydives down the funnel of a tornado.Why not visit the shop in the local mall that sells alternate universes in little bottles. It's a lot of fun. Unless, of course, you open the little black bottle labeled "thermonuclear war." Now that could be a real blast.Hungry? A roadside restaurant in the middle of nowhere serves up a soup so delicious you may never want to leave. Or can't....Worried you might be turning people off? Well, how about the boy who must be locked up in a lead cell, otherwise people around him begin to disappear?Ever wonder what that evil neighbor of yours had got locked up in the attic? How about the entire world....Welcome to the world of MindTwisters. Hold on tight, you're about to be blown away....

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Elf Bowling Review

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(More customer reviews)Not what I expected. needed for a child but the bowling was on two different screens which is difficult for a child to understand.

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Santa's elves have gone on strike, and you need help Santa show those greedy little union elves what the true meaning of "Strike" is.Includes collection of 5 of the wackiest adventures ever!

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The Tavernier Stones: A Novel Review

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(More customer reviews)Propelled by a spectacular opening, in which the corpse of seventeenth-century mapmaker Johannes Cellarius is discovered in a bog with a 57-carat ruby clutched in his fist, THE TAVERNIER STONES quickly unfolds into a treasure hunt adventure even more riveting than the real-life story of the jewels which spawned it. With its effortless weaving of memorable characters--each harboring his or her motive for coveting the stones--and intricate subplots, I found this novel to be an immensely satisfying and enjoyable read. While the ingenuous ending left me hungry for more from this gifted debut author whose writing is as accomplished as his storytelling.
Parrish incorporates an impressive depth of knowledge about cartography, cryptology, gemstones, and history, and his technical command of these details lends a precious believability to the hunt that is foundational to the book's success. While tension-filled and plenty thrilling, the action never veers off into the realm of the cartoonish, as Parrish grounds us so believably in his world of maps, codes, Amish culture, German lore, and, of course, precious jewels. I love a book where I learn as much as I'm entertained. Especially when the subject matter is as rich as this.
But none of that stuff would mean much without characters that live and breathe on the page. And live they do. Amish-born cartographer John Graf's struggle between the religious and familial roots he's severed and the worldly quest which becomes his obsession serves as the heart of this novel, and is deftly handled by the author. I was really invested in this character, and was pleasantly and poignantly surprised by where Parrish takes him. While his relationship of necessity with jewel thief David Freeman and his girlfriend, Sarah Sainte-James, crackles with a wit and spark that keeps the pages turning.
To sum up, I tore through THE TAVERNIER STONES in a couple days. And I guess that's the best recommendation of all. Parrish is the real deal.

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Making the Climb: What a Novice Climber Learned About Life on Mount Kilimanjaro Review

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(More customer reviews)The book provides basic insight and information needed to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. Based on a first hand climbing experience the reader is taken through a day by day experience of the 7 day Lemosho Route (Barafu route for Kibo ascend). The author is a novice climber and describes the challenges most climbers will face in detail. It is an easy and quick read especially if you skip the prayers throughout the chapters. I enjoyed the read but I would not recommend using this book in preparation for your trek however, this book provides enough information for anyone trying to decide whether to do the climb or not.

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Our lives are filled with mountains to conquer. No matter our age or experience, we all have issues, obstacles, opportunities, and challenges that dominate our landscapes and force us to climb whether we’re ready or not.Making the Climb is a riveting first-person account of one man’s attempt to climb to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the life-changing lessons learned along the way. John Bowling describes the challenges and difficulties he encountered during the nine days it took to reach the peak of Africa’s tallest mountain and the highest free-standing volcano in the world. With wisdom and fortitude, he shares how this exhilarating adventure has equipped him to face and overcome other personal challenges and mountains in his life. He illustrates how this physical challenge impacted and transformed his spiritual life and shares observations, principles, and insights to help others overcome and conquer the challenges of life—no matter how difficult they might seem. Making the Climb: What a Novice Climber Learned About Life on Mount Kilimanjaro invites you to follow John Bowling up one of the world’s most magnificent peaks. With intrigue and reflection, he’ll lead you on a challenging journey toward the life-changing reward that awaits you at the top. He offers one caution—’Don’t look down!’

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Milo's Astro Lanes Review

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(More customer reviews)When I first looked at the back of the box of "Milo's Astro Lanes" at the video store, I didn't think that it looked like it would be any fun. My little brother and sister rented it and I figured I'd give it a try. Surprisingly, it turned out to be a lot of fun. You choose a person or an alien as your bowler and then you go to a bowling alley that is floating in outer space. The bowling alleys range from one where you bowl on an alien's tongue while it stares at you to just a regular bowling alley with stars circling around it. But what really makes "Milo's Astro Lanes" different from any other bowling game is that you can have 'weapons' to use against your opponents while they're bowling. For example, when your opponent bowls, you can drop a bomb in front of the ball and make it explode. You also have weapons that you can use when it's your turn to bowl that will help you out such as one that will make your bowling ball ten times bigger with two smaller bowling balls on the side.
"Milo's Astro Lanes" is a good bowling game. The graphics aren't bad, the control is good, the sound is bearable, and it's a lot of fun. It's also multiplayer so you can play it with other people. When you play the one-player game, you have to bowl better than your computer opponent and then you have to complete a bonus level in which you have to knock over ten pins in just three tries.

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Hi-Tec Men's Altitude IV Hiking Boot Review

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(More customer reviews)These have been great boots. I am on my fourth pair of the Altitude series- a version I, version II, and now 2 version IVs. All have been good buys for me. The version IV have been the best but all have been good.
First, I have a high arch and have always been hard on any footwear with a tendency to walk on the 'outside' of my foot. I wear these boots to travel in and work in while traveling. Many a mile in airports, many miles on concrete, gravel, dirt, and inside simulation facilities. When I travel I tend to only take these boots - my work rarely requires dress clothes, the boots look good in an open collar work environment, they are comfortable, and taking only 1 pair of shoes does cuts down on packing requirements quite a bit for longer trips (3 weeks or longer in duration).
I have taken these boots on three overseas trips - they did well in the Scottish highlands (twice), and London. They did equally well on the beaches of Hawaii, Myrtle Beach, and Cancun. They have done me well in wet and sand - hot and cold.
To add to this endorsement, not only am I hard on shoes I am also quite fat these days - topping 300 pounds. For my health I maintain a walking routine of 1-3 miles a day whenever possible. When I travel, these boots are also my walking shoes.
In general Hi Tec have always fit me well. I go back 40 or so years to wearing the Lite series of Hi Tecs while I was in my running the Appalachians days. Given my high arches, a tendency for very bad calluses, rebuilt right ankle, 2 knees that varied doctors have wanted to cut on since early Army days, and now my weight I am very picky on shoes. These are the best of the Hi Tec boot types that I have found.
I suspect I have seen the best of my current set of boots - maybe six more months or so of regular wear till they become yard work shoes till their final demise. I have never worn out the uppers in these boots. I have worn the sole down to a smooth surface and worn out the insides (after using new insole inserts a couple of times). They are tough boots.
And I have a back up pair ready to take the place of the current set.
On a down side, these style of boots (in general, not just Hi Tec) are not sturdy enough for doing squats in Power Lifting circles. One needs a higher and stiffer boot than what the modern ilk of hikers provides. This is the only limitation I have found for these boots.

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Hi-Tec's Altitude IV hiking boot is a great way to get the whole family together out on the trail--with matching shoes! Its thickly padded, knit-lined upper is waterproof, supportive, and comfortable, and its lugged outsole enhances foot flex and downhill braking.

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