Reviews

This show is very intellectual and enjoyable, and yet, like almost any other show on television, but it is not perfect. Perhaps my favorite match-ups are the ancient match-ups because their weaponry is more interesting. One real plus for this show is that they bring in people who know dead-on 100% what they are talking about when it comes to the soldiers or heroes (yes, they pit named military icons against each other to) they are testing. The show revolves around pitting two warriors who have never clashed in history against each other in a simulation program, which I should warn you is not always consistent with the tests done by the doctor, scientist, and weapons experts. And also, I'll even admit, there are some plot-holes between the historical factors of each warrior, but it is filled more so with consistent and accurate information about each trooper. The show even answers questions you may have had about people like the Samurai, Persian Immortal, Ninja, William Wallace, Atilla the Hun, etcetera. A funny thing about this show is that the weapons experts are always joking about the other sides' warrior, and since I don't hate the show, I can see and admit that none of them mean any offense to each other. Also, nearly all of the experts will describe their warrior as doing nothing but fight, this is obviously not something to take literally. There are also tests against armor and on vehicle that I wish they would do, but still, it is a good show with flaws. There is not a single legitimately bad episode in this show. I recommend it for anyone who is up for some informative and yet entertaining material.

I picked up this game "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" and I was immediately hooked in its advanced graphics and its vast and varied options. When I first heard of this game, I was hoping for an original and inspired RPG with a slew of classes, races, and other options, with some insight on its very own geologic time scale, and with its own human cultures. This title didn't meet my hopes and expectations, it surpassed them. Oblivion delivers far better graphics than my 1.4 GHz processor can work with, a cast that could not have been better-assembled, a history that I could never have pulled entirely from my brain, and a series of race options that I would never have thought possible. The humans are not only culturally divided, they are geologically divided as well. In other words, two of the races look very human but are not human at all according to the lore that this is apparently the third sequel (fourth original) in. The game-play is very well-thought out, you have different skills that you can advance in, and all of the characters' and creatures' effectiveness are quite realistic. There are also many paths to choose, from warrior to sorcerer to hit-man; and more. I could easily see why this game got a 9.5 and "Computer Game Of The Month" award from Game Informer. I can't see anyone with even half a brain hating this game. If you are aged 13 to elderly and are a fan of fantasy, Bethesda, or just of anything that makes any sense in the world of its story, then Oblivion is for you.