S. McMullin

"Gaius Marius"
(REAL NAME)
 
Helpful votes received on reviews: 75% (3 of 4)
Location: Montana
 

Reviews

Top Reviewer Ranking: 192,526 - Total Helpful Votes: 3 of 4
World Soccer, Winning Eleven 7 International by Vivendi Universal
I've played EA's FIFA series for several years now, but heard some good things about Winning Eleven. I received it last week and have already shelved my EA-FIFA collection to give away.

There's simply no comparison between the two when it comes to gameplay and modes available. WE's graphics are superb. EA's game commentary beats WE's because of the phrase variety, but with more commentary variety all aspects of sound will be equal or better than EA's.

The place where this game simply destroys EA's products is the gameplay. All I can say is, start reading about football tactics because you're going to need them to win, and no manual could be large enough to cover all the… Read more

The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to &hellip by Robert B. Strassler
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Without question, Strassler's edition needs to be the standard edition by which source texts of any kind are measured. The sidenotes, endnotes, and paragraph dating alone make it an absolute treasure to work with.

The only problem is that it's, err, Thucydides. He reads like a Doctoral dissertation. I realise there are some who truly enjoy reading dissertations, but after reading a page of Thucydides, I have to take a break and read Herodotus so I don't die of thirst.