Customer Reviews:
FULL TILT.......2007-10-24
GREAT book!!!
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From beginner to average.......2007-10-18
Outstanding book that will take you from watching it on TV to making it deep in tournaments. Dan recommends a very basic tight and conservative approach but then again what beginner book doesn't. If you are new to the game then this is the place to start.
Many practical lessons. Much practical analysis........2007-10-12
This is a very good book. It is well organized. It provides exactly the type of analysis that you can use to improve your poker game. The author provides several methods of analysis. He gives play by play analysis. In one chapter he focuses on how to analyze that round of betting that happens before the flop. In another chapter he focuses on how to analyze your fellow players. In another chapter he show you how to focus on how the other players see you. Knowing how they see you will help you to analyze what you should do based not on how YOU see yourself but on how OTHERS in the game see you. I repeatedly find myself replaying in my mind my own previous losing hands. I see that I made mistakes that I would not have made had I known what I know from reading the examples in this book. Well worth the money.
Best Detailed Hold'Em Book Out There.......2007-09-21
We Bought all Three Harrington on Hold 'Em books and I'm still reading through the first one. There are real examples that you can read through and decide if the way you would play them matches how they should be played. He'll tell you precisely why the hands should be played that way. I can't wait to read the next two. There are excellent insights into starting hands, playing against aggressive players...well you just have to get the book to find out all the goodies inside. I have many other books on poker already (Super System I and II, etc.) but this book by far is the best one out there for No Limit Hold 'Em. Especially if you want to refine your play. I'm an advanced player but this is great for beginners too. It brings you back to basics. Enjoy!
Great book! Don't buy this if you are going to play against me........2007-09-17
This book has really helped me improve my game. It is very thourough, and gives you example hands with detailed explainations as to why you should play them a certain way. Don't read this if you want to stay mediocre in your Texas Hold-em game play.
Book Description
* Exclusive Poster - A large poster with exclusive Pokémon art.
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Full Walkthrough with Maps - Each area of the new Sinnoh region will be comprehensively covered so players will be able to find all the new Pokémon.
Customer Reviews:
Great book.......2007-08-05
This book gave me great tips and had a lot of good info about contest items. Overall full of great info about my Pearl And Diamond game.
Useful.......2007-07-29
This book was easy to follow and was very useful for solving the initial game. However, if you are only going to buy one book or you are trying to catch all the pokemon, the volume 2 pokedex is even more useful.
Not a Pokedex.......2007-07-13
I bought this guide thinking it was a PokeDex. Had I known it was just a walkthrough I wouldn't have bought it.
However, for a walkthrough it is alright. It is a little jumbled and disorganized, but it has lots of information.
My Comment To Confusion.......2007-07-12
Many of your Reviews about this guide say that after the League, it ditches you. Or, that there is not a full pokedex. Well, do any of you see the big VOL 1 on the right hand corner of your books? That means Volume 1. Which means, there is a Volume 2. I have volume 2, and says nothing about the pokemon league or gym leaders, etc, But it does talk about everything you can do AFTER beating the pokemon league. And there is a Pokedex which lists ALL 490 Pokemon. So Buy that Book Instead.This book though, I Have Never Read. So Based on Your Reviews, This Is What I give It.
Great addition to my son's Pokemon collection........2007-07-04
Great guide for my son's evergrowing Pokemon collection. It helped him a lot to beat the game.
Product Description
Poker has taken America by storm. But its not just any form of poker that has people across the country so excited its no-limit hold em the main event game. And now thanks to televised tournaments tens of thousands of new players are eager to claim their share of poker glory. In the first volume of this series, Harrington on Hold em: Volume I: Strategic Play, Dan Harrington explained how to play in the early phases of tournaments, when most players at the table had plenty of chips, and the blinds and antes were small. This book, Harrington on Hold em: Volume II: The Endgame shows you how to play in the later phases of a tournament, when the field has been cut down, the blinds and antes are growing, and the big prize money is within sight. Harrington shows you how to make moves, handle tricky inflection point plays, and maneuver when the tournament is down to its last few players and the end is in sight. Hes also included a whole chapter on heads-up play, whose strategies up to now have been a closely-guarded secret of the games top masters. Dan Harrington won the gold bracelet and the World Champion title at the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold em Championship at the 1995 World Series of Poker. And he was the only player to make it to the final table in 2003 (field of 839) and 2004 (field of 2,576) considered by cognoscenti to be the greatest accomplishment in WSOP history. In Harrington on Hold em, Harrington and two-time World Backgammon Champion Bill Robertie have written the definitive book on no-limit hold em for players who want to win and win big.
Customer Reviews:
The best of the best.......2007-10-18
This book is outstanding just like his first one. You can't go wrong with Harrington. This book will take your game to a whole new level.
The Bible of all Poker Books.......2007-10-11
I have read several poker books since i picked up Harrington on Poker Vol 1 and Vol 2 and I most say that they pale in comparison to this masterpiece.
Both books are exceptionally organized, welll written and the examples with commentary are worth their weight in gold. Harrington talks about several complex topics but distills the theory with scenario examples to demonstrate the proof of concept. Every practical engineers dream. The fact that he has a math background serves well for a player like myself.
My poker play has improved tremendously because of this book. I used to play 2/4 limit poker but have now progressed to Sit and Gos and Tournaments. Of the last 9 Sit and Gos i have played in a card room, I have won three (shared first twice), came in 2nd or 3rd on the other three and lost three times (although i was usually 4th or 5th when such happened). The stats speak for themselves.
Thank you Dan!
Harrington continues.......2007-09-14
Excellent continuation of vloume 1. I know that reading these books will improve my game with time, it's a lot to learn and try to implement. Anyone can improve using the guidelines and tips given.
Great Book.......2007-09-08
Strategy illustrated in the book seems to work well. This is a definite need for any poker player. Highly recommend.
Terrific Book.......2007-07-25
I've now read both Harrington's Volumes I & II on Texas Hold em - terrific books. This volume (II - Endgame) is an essential follow up to Volume I. I've read Brunson's Super System. He's got some good insights, but alot of rambling too. Alot of these poker books are about the authors philosophy of poker and the great accomplishments they had - who cares? Just tell me how to make good bets! And that's just what Harrington does. Harrington's book really gives you the nuts and bolts of good poker. When I was at my first tournament, I remember most of the time not really knowing what decisions to make, whether it was pre-flop, post-flop etc. I was always going by my "instincts". Well guess what? My instincts suck - as do most people's. Yeah, you may get a good read once in a while, but that's it. I finally feel like I can make good decisions. I never had any idea the game was so complicated, but I have a much better appreciation for it now. One of the best things it taught me, and that I wasn't doing, was to try and figure out what the other players had based on their betting and their styles. If you do read this book, I hope I never have to play against you!
Customer Reviews:
ITS A MUST OWN POKER BOOK.......2007-10-19
If you play tournament poker. This is the best.
If I was going to be very critical, I could say its a "Tight way to play tourneys"...but its hard to argue with Harringtons record..or his ideas on tournament play. ITS A MUST OWN POKER BOOK
You must have this book!!!.......2007-10-18
A complete workbook that reinforces all the lessons taught in the first two. This book is outstanding.
A Must for the Serious MTT Hold 'Em Student.......2007-10-11
This is a workbook of problems from actual hands that were played. This is not a quick read, and you need to think about what you would do in various scenarios and why. Harrington then tells you what he would do in those situations and why, and then gives you a "Score" for your answer. At the end of the book, you can evaluate your play. In general, you can total your score and see where you stand, but you can also categorize your errors, and see if you are too passive in certain scenarios, too aggressive preflop, etc.
Sometimes the reader may be tempted to choose a play he knows that Harrington thinks is right, just to get a good score, yet he wouldn't actually make this play in a real MTT. This is the only danger the reader must avoid when working through these problems. Choose the answer that best represents what you would actually do in the scenario.. that way, you get proper feedback when you finish the book.
Harrington's Great Works!.......2007-08-01
Another Super Harrington Work!
Great workbook format!!
Helps organize the way one approaches tournament no-limit hold-em poker!!!
Very well written........2007-07-09
It must be difficult to write a book to a market of poker players of greatly varying skills, but I feel Harrington has done it masterfully. It educates without pandering, and amuses enough while making the reader think and rethink moves that he might otherwise perform on auto-pilot. Pot odds (a now abused catch-phrase amateurs spit out at the table tautologically to compensate defensively for their bad play) are gone into in depth from both points of view (the player and his opponent...i.e. pot odds given and pot odds offered), and rationally shows that no-limit doesn't have to be all about mindless chip-shoving. Looking very forward to his other books. Do me a favor and don't read it.
Book Description
BradyGames’ God of War II Limited Edition Guide includes the following:
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A comprehensive walkthrough of the entire game.
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Detailed area maps.
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In-depth listing of weapons and items.
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Expert boss strategies.
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Extensive bestiary revealing their strengths and weaknesses.
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Game secrets uncovered!
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Limited Edition guide includes an exclusive art/developer book, foldout, bonus content and more!
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Action/Adventure
This product is available for sale in North America only.
Customer Reviews:
God of War 2 Limited Edition Strategy Guide .......2007-06-08
It is great. The graphics go way beyond the first God of War. The Book gives you complete information & insight into the game. The walkthrough is awsome compared to other walkthrough's that I have seen. I would remand this Guide to any gamer that is looking for strategy not cheating!
god of war 2 limited edition strategy guide.......2007-05-16
This book is great,also I bought the book for the previous game,however the book has become unglue.I am still happy with it.
Awesome Guide.......2007-05-12
The book is a great help to the gamer and the images are just breath taking. The concept art book is also great.
Good Timing . . . Good Form!.......2007-05-09
Thank you! I saved a lot of money, the shipping was really fast and in good package protection. Also I get to send my brother his birthday present as well.
Poorly Made! .......2007-04-24
I have been shopping on Amazon for years and have never written a review, but the quality if this product compelled me to write one for the first time. I must give the actual content of the product an Excellent rating (that is why this got 2 instead of 1 star)but the book itself FELL APART in one day of use. I have NEVER had any other guide do that and I am very careful with my books. I can not believe that getting the Limited Edition one would be so poorly made. I was very disappointed. I liked the book so much I almost did not open it, I guess they didn't expect me to! Do yourself a favor and get the basic guide.
Book Description
Real people, real transformations!
"Absolutely amazing! It completely shifts your paradigm for life. One of the most wonderful things about it is that the results are immediate. My whole perception and relationship to money has undergone a major, substantial change."
—Chris Attwood, writer and teacher, California
"I've spent most of my life trying to figure out what's true and what's real. I have to say I now have a clear glimpse into what it really is."
—Tom Hill, Colorado
"Before Busting Loose from The Money Game, I was very unhappy and frustrated in my life. I was driven to find more ways to make money. I changed jobs, cities, countries, went back to school, read books. Financially, the stress was causing anxiety attacks and migraines so severe I stayed in bed. The joy I feel now is priceless. Money is there when I need it, in the amount that's needed, no matter what occurs (car repairs, unplanned trips, etc.). It's absolutely amazing!"
—Suresh Thakoor, Texas
"As a retired professor on a fixed and limited income, I always lived from a tight budget and felt compressed by it-especially at the end of the year. I don't use a budget anymore and have opened up new streams of income that were always closed to me in the past."
—Howard Rovics, Connecticut
"It opened a whole new dimension for me and shifted my perspective on life completely. I especially love how practical it is. The application is so simple, so effective . . . and fun!"
—Doris Kahle, Hagen, Germany
"I'd had a lot of success in the corporate arena, made a ridiculous amount of money and lost a ridiculous amount of money. But I was caught in a cycle of making it, losing it. I needed to break that cycle-for myself and my family-and this gave me the keys to do that. Busting Loose from The Money Game opened a window I had no clue even existed. This is very cutting-edge, a revolutionary approach to unwrapping yourself from limitations. If you're not satisfied with where you are financially and you're concerned about your future, get this book!"
—Ben Coleman, Texas
Customer Reviews:
not worth your time.......2007-10-06
I am what my friends call money and self help obsessed...so reading this book was no stretch for me. I can honestly say that I have read a lot of books on money, and a lot of books about freeing you mind...and this is the WORST book written on both subjects. I totally wasted my time, please take my advice and don't waste yours. Every chapter left me thinking...WHAT? no seriously what is he talking about? It was worthless and I would never recommend it to anyone.
This book has NOTHING to do with money. Don't waste your time or money.......2007-09-30
This book has nothing to do with money. It is a book full of vain philosophies, none of which are backed with any proof whatsoever. If you are looking for good books on managing money, getting out of debt, or building wealth I would recommend books such as: The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey; Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kyosaki; Multiple Streams of Income by Robert Allen; and Money, What Financial "Experts" Will Never Tell You by Alan Williams, Peter Jeppson, and Sanford Botkins. Also check out the website and resources found at [...].
Is Comfort Important To You?.......2007-09-28
Like others have said, the idea is the world, including the human experience is holographic. Maybe it's true, maybe it's not. I'd save a lot then expect to lose it over the course of a year or more it would take you to cross the mental point where you 'bust loose' and really convince yourself that life and money aren't real. At the very least, do not owe anyone money. I just could not vibe with this book for long. I'd rather save, invest and get stuff I want.
Try the library. I never read it now.
An Amazing Book.......2007-09-20
This is an amazing book that really helps the reader to eliminate the sources of dissatisfaction in his/her life if one is willing to commit to The Process. After just a few short days of using The Process I have had some incredible personal breakthroughs and I eagerly look forward to what else I create within my life experience.
My inspiration to buy this book came largely from the few really negative reviews written on this site. Thank you to all those who shared their fears in the form of attacks against the book and its author. I have been clearly shown again that there is tremendous value in that which stirs up so much emotion as people keep their death grip on obsolete views of the nature of life. The world never was flat just because people believed that to be true, acted as if it were true, and invested their lives in protecting those beliefs.
In the pages of this book you will not find strategies on how to earn more money or to protect what you already think that you have, however you will find a strategy to recover all of the energy and power that you have given to your life situations. As you recover this power you will have the capacity to act more boldly to pursue the unique authentic life that you came here to live.
If you have any inclination to buy the book, just go for it. Then give yourself the gifts of reading it with an open mind and applying its wisdom to your life.
Whether you liked the book or not - HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!
Author FAILS to prove his thesis, to put his money where his mouth is. .......2007-08-19
The author proposes that money is an illusion (agreed)and that you can create all the money you want by fully transcending the illusion. He gives a primitive method to eliminate negative beliefs and emotional charges about money --(Psycanics offers a more precise, faster, less painful and more powerful technique.) The book is well written and interesting, even plausible. The reason I fail the book with 1 star is that, at the end, the author states that it is possible to have an infinite abundance of money (one way is writing "magic" checks that are always good). However, the author apparently has never done this. He says he still has multiple streams of normal income from books and businesses and speaking engagements. Until the author proves his thesis by eliminating all human income sources and actually lives wealthy by the means he proposes, this book is just a FANTASY.
Book Description
BradyGames’ World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Official Strategy Guide includes the following:
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Strategy for the two new races, Draenei and Blood Elves.
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Coverage of starting regions and Outland with maps for all.
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Quest listing for all new regions.
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Information on flying mounts and how to obtain them at level 70, the last level.
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Data on slotted items such as their impact and how they should be used.
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In-depth information on the new profession of Jewel Crafting.
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Complete listing of new trade items from the new regions.
Platform: PC
Genre: Role-Playing Game
This product is available for sale worldwide.
Customer Reviews:
Great help for beginners.......2007-10-12
If you are new to WoW, and you've decided to get WoW and the BC expansion, you will really benefit from this guide. If you've played WoW for a while, and are just getting the BC expansion, don't bother, you will not get much out of this guide. The walkthrough for the two new race's first missions are really cool, and very helpful to new players.
great maps.......2007-08-03
maps are very usefull another great book although it falls apart easily as usual for Brady guides
0 stars was not available so it got 1 star.......2007-07-11
This expansion ruined WoW.
Got my character to 70 bought the flying mount, then canceled my subscription.
Why? you may ask, class balance has been ruined.
I spent more time being corpse camped by random mages, then I spent playing.
To be sure, I understand that corpse camping is a part of the game, what I don't understand is how a level 70 character can be basically 1 hit by another 65 plus character.
Solution? simple, put a limit on the amount of dots a mage can stack on another character in pvp, have different limits applied to pve.
Anyway, If you enjoy WoW you may be disappointed by the BC expansion.
Side Note, IF you are a WoW junky that spends every waking hour in game, and have all the best gear, then BC may be just what the doctor ordered, for the casual gamer though, its a game stopper.
Burning Crusade Guide.......2007-06-27
Is a Complete Guide only it had some faults in the order the quests suppose to be done. And after a couple of days de border gave in and the book fell apart. Put the contents of the book made me a very competitive player and got very fast to level 20+. I bought the other two guides available for further use after I finished the Book
WoW- Burning Crusade.......2007-06-09
Excellent book that is very informative of the new area and quests of the expansion. very helpful
Book Description
BradyGames’ World of Warcraft Strategy Collection includes the following:
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Atlas - The complete World of Warcraft Atlas identical in every way, resized and in soft cover. Players can hold Azeroth in the palm of their hand!
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Master Guide, Second Edition â Over 3500 quests, completely new items, expanded class abilities and talents, this guide has everything a player will need.
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Dungeon Companion â From 5-person groups to 40-person raids, this essential guide gives players everything they need to take down the biggest baddies and attain the rarest of treasure.
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3 Penny Arcade World of Warcraft Bookmarks â A special collector’s set of three double-sided Penny Arcade comic bookmarks make this gift pack truly one of a kind.
Platform: PC
Genre: Role-Playing Game
This product is available for sale worldwide.
Customer Reviews:
Great help.......2007-10-15
This has been a great help in learning the game. The atlas alone has helped me check that I've covered all of a new area, and taken advantage of available quests. Organizes information better than the websites do.
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Terrific for new players.......2007-10-12
This is a great collection for someone brand new to the game. The Atlas is exactly that, it is a map book... the detailed maps of the various towns were very helpful for finding specific characters that you need to interact with,but there really are no specifics on the world maps. The Master Strategy Guide is extremely general, it gives a general overview of how to approach the game, but NO specifics. The book has a nice breakdown of what classes work best so that you can pick one that matches your style. What is MOST helpful (to me) is a list of almost all of the quests available, organized by location. There are hundreds of quests available in the game, it is really nice to be able to reference them, and see what the rewards are (for people with short memories, checking them off as you go). The last book is the BEST in my opinion, the Dungeon Companion is an awesome guide for instances (dungeons). There are decent maps, and a good breakdown of what type of enemies you'll encounter, and how to handle them. The smartest part of the Dungeon Companion is that it lists each quest that is related to the Dungeon. This is great for new players otherwise you'll get a quest, go through the entire instance, then find out that there is another quest you need to complete so you have to go through the whole dungeon again. Instead, using the Dungeon Companion, you figure out which quests you need, sign up for them all ahead of time, and you are ready to go!
Experienced players will get almost no use out of the atlas and Master Guide, and very little use out of the Dungeon Companion, and yes, most of the information found in these books is available online, but for someone BRAND new to WoW like myself, i found these books to be invaluable, and getting all three for a discounted price was an awesome deal.
Please note, this set was created before the Burning Crusades expansion, so there are NO details on the stuff that was added for that. If you are going to jump into WoW headfirst like i did... get this set, get the Burning Crusades expansion, and get the Burning Crusades Strategy guide. By the time you get wow,BC,the strategy pack, and the BC Strategy guide, you will be into it for over $100, but you will have a very strong understanding of the game, and you will avoid a lot of 'newb' errors.
Essential.......2007-10-06
I doubt it's possible for a new player to be competitive without these guides or their web-based equivalent. Since you're reading this on Amazon, it seems likely that you have a computer but want a book. These will do the job. Statistics, strategy, tactics, and a complete inventory of everything that can be inventoried: it's all here. Without reading these guides I would have been clueless about the subtle balance of abilities and equipment that make up a good fighter or a good team. The section on etiquette is an especially nice touch: Warcraft is not just for keyboard bullies.
The writing style is friendly but businesslike and the authors never lose sight of the ultimate goal: to have fun. One star off for cheesy proofreading and type so small (especially the glossary) that it almost requires a magnifying glass to read.
For all but the most casual player, this is a no-brainer. Buy it or get hammered by the guys that did.
Atlas is junk, the other two books are worth it.......2007-09-09
Order this if it's cheaper than getting the strategy guide and the dungeon companion separately. The Atlas is a waste, but the other two books will help out. The strategy guide is an excellent bathroom read. The dungeon companion is great when you need to head straight for the bosses in any of the instances.
Strategy collection is WOW literally!.......2007-08-23
This collection for me was basicly a buy 2 get 1 free deal. I was a little steptical that they would be complete guides by looking at how many total pages they said there were under the strategy collection description. However, rest assured they are complete individual guides matching the total pages for the individual guides themselves if they were sold separately. The Atlas is paperback but that is the only real difference with 3 bookmarks included. I use these guides constantly and they are easy to read and very informative. Highly recommended! I just ordered the WOW Burning Crusade Brady Guide and cannot wait to get it! They truely are WOW!
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- Lack of clarity and unhelpful info
- FF7 Strategy Guide
- Misunderstood Intent
- Great game, terrible guide.
- Should have been better
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This Squaresoft-sanctioned book on one of the most highly anticipated console games ever does not disappoint. Those who have managed to obtain a copy of the game (descriptions of rioting and fighting upon the retail release of Final Fantasy IIV sound like sheer hyperbole, but probably aren't) will find plenty of helpful clues, maps, and general game play advice. Those less fortunate can at least take solace in--or further whet their appetites with--the hundreds of beautiful glossy screen shots that fill each chapter.
Book Description
With the Official Final Fantasy VII Strategy Guide gamers have the opportunity to save their world from an evil corporation which is siphoning off energy from the planet. Complete walkthroughs and all the maps help players navigate the game. Character descriptions, complete lists of items, monsters and magic and the revelation of all the secrets help players defeat the evil corporation. The ONLY Guide with COMPLETE Coverage of the American Game! Find over 350 full-color maps, ultimate weapons, extreme breaks, complete bestiary, walkthroughs, character bios, boss strategies, materia combinations, and more.
Customer Reviews:
Lack of clarity and unhelpful info.......2007-09-05
This book was a bit of a challenge. There are some times when it helps and a lot more when it doesn't. I would like to know when the Limits increase, how to learn more Enemy Skills, and about Chocobo breeding. This book doesn't cover these things. It gives you a walkthrough, the plot and some battle tips, but not much else that you can use. (As soon as I figure out how to change the stars, I'm putting it down to a 2-star rating.)
FF7 Strategy Guide.......2007-08-31
This strategy guide is good for people who don't want to miss parts of the storyline or the best items, etc., while still having to do everything yourself. However, for people like me who just wanted to be told exactly how to get everything in the game, it was dissappointing.
Misunderstood Intent.......2007-08-11
I think a lot of people over look the difference between a strategy guide and a walkthrough. If you want to be walked through the game step by step theres tons of free FAQ's on line. This guide is the same as every other official guide for a game. It's a GUIDE, its meant to help you along while you do most of the work. Thats what a guide is.
One thing I heard a lot of people complain about is that this book is full of spoilers. While that may be true, its your own fault if you let it spoil you. Don't want to be spoiled? Then don't read ahead of the part of the game you're in.
Another thing I heard a lot of complaints about is wrong info and typo's. While I haven't read through the entire book so far, I've yet to come across any wrong info. As far as typo's, I may have seen one or two but I wouldn't go as far as to say this book is "loaded" with them.
Yet another bad thing I've heard about this book are the maps. I think the maps are fine. The world map is the last page, makes it real easy to be able to flip to it while holding the page you're on. Also, the towns and areas are lettered and in the order that you have to visit them. For instance, Midgar is lettered "A" and the second town is "B" and so on. As for the maps of the towns and dungeons, I'll have to admit they sometimes get a little hard to read. But if they confuse you and you can't figure them out, you should consider going back to school. I think the game itself is some times confusing, when you're on a certain screen sometimes it isn't clear right away which way you need to go (where entrances and exits are) and the maps match that. I'm going to stop referring to them as maps because they're actually screen shots of the game itself.
This guide is perfect for some one who hasn't played through the game before. One thing I really liked about it was it gives you steal suggestions. For example, it suggests to steal a certain weapon outside of the first town instead of buying the weapon upgrade in the town. Not only do you save the money, but its a stronger weapon. Better yet, the weapon is available to buy in the next town so you saved on buying two items and had the stronger weapon all the while. Another example would be the guide suggesting to steal a certain armor while in a dungeon. Its stronger then what was currently available and better yet free.
I don't give the guide 5 starts because I feel it could have been better, but this isn't a bad guide at all. It could have had a better explanation of materia to beginners, and might have been a little weak in some other explanations. But all the info you need for anything is in the game itself. This is how an RPG works, you have to talk to every one. If you're upset that this guide doesn't hold you hand and tell you how to do everything step by step then I don't know what you're doing playing an RPG game. Half the fun of an RPG game is discovery.
If you're playing this game for the first time and you want something to help you when you get stuck, then this guide is for you. Its also nice to look over an area after you've completed it to see if you missed anything. I recommend it to anyone playing the game for the first time.
Please remember the difference between a guide and a walkthrough ;)
Great game, terrible guide........2007-06-15
As much as I love this game, the guide was of no use to me.
9 times out of 10, an item was misplaced from one dungeon into another.
And the thing that really upset me was the Side-Quest tasks.
No where does it give an in depth description of the All American Creatures. Now I know that's part of the challenge is figuring out how to defeat them. But if Cassady's intentions were to put them into the guide in the first place, he should have at least gave more than what he wrote.
In addition, the Chocobo raising guide is bleaker than a rainy Sunday. Sure it tells you how to achieve the infamous Golden Chocobo. Though does it tell you to race 9 times to reach class S? Does it tell you the possible great prizes to be won for dominating races?
Another interesting thing is the amount of cool materia that is shown in the back, yet half of them aren't even expressed in the guide.
It's pretty sad that I had to go online to find out where to obtain some of them.
For those of you buying the guide, I'd advise against it. Invest ten dollars on bubble-gum.
Should have been better.......2007-06-09
For such a legendary game, I would have liked a meatier guide. The walkthrough is great, but that's pretty much all this book features. A quick overview of limit breaks is good, but the fly-by of the side quests leaves a lot to be desired. The bestiary is kind of goofy too. They've improved on these guides for the more recent games, but in comparison this one just seems kind of flimsy. It's a nice tool the first time around,especially because this game can get pretty difficult to master, but afterwards it isn't all that useful.
Average customer rating:
- A great FF8 companion
- beautiful
- Unorganized, but factual enough
- The Best strategy guide out there.
- good
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BradyGAMES-Final Fantasy VIII Official Strategy Guide Features: Detailed Walkthroughs, Boss Strategies, Item & Magic Lists, Complete Bestiary, and over 450 Full-Color Maps! The ONLY Official Guide!
Customer Reviews:
A great FF8 companion.......2007-09-05
I found this book to be an improvement on the FF7 book. The directions are easier to follow, and it includes a lot of important information. I would have liked the names of the Cards to be easier to read - dark font on a dark background is too hard to reference for anything - and the beastialityairy was too hard to decipher. But that's a small point when you compare it to the failure to continue with the total coverage in the FF9 book. This book told me what I needed to know about the little things that I missed - the weapons, the GFs, the magazines (not enough room), and locations like the Islands or the Deep Sea Research Center. It was tremendously helpful. Still is.
beautiful.......2007-07-17
fast shipping, perfect condition, all around great, happy with my purchase. I know generic comment but I can't think of any other way to describe it
Unorganized, but factual enough.......2007-06-15
This guide was very very good in getting me through the game the first time I played it.
HOWEVER, when I went back through to collect all the little items that I had missed, I learned quickly how badly the guide leads you to them.
I think instead of giving 2-10 boxes of short comments, I think it needs to list them in order.
Yes I know that those boxes prevent spoilers, however, they don't aid me at all in finding X item on map Q.
Definitely not one of Cassady's best guides, but it helps complete the game to the bare minimum.
The Best strategy guide out there........2007-05-07
This has to be the best strategy guide out there that I have seen for this game. It is detailed on where to go for the side quests and has great strategies for defeating your enemies. A must buy.
good.......2007-03-19
im glad i was able to play VIII and it's such an amazing game just like IX is too. like the same with it, the guide could have been better but it's still good
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