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PlayStation 2 for Dummies
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Author: Dan Amrich
List Price: $19.99
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ISBN: 0764508334
Publisher: For Dummies (01 April, 2001)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 277,068
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 2 out of 5
An incomplete game list
This book disappointed me a great deal. The first five chapters discuss the very basics of PS2 -- while it reads better than the half-baked English in the PS2 user's guide, the information is just too basic. The second part, printed on yellow pages, lists about 200 games and gives game summary info as well as hints for a few of them. No, not all 200 games are for PS2 only; many, if not most, are actually PSX games, but they are here because the author and his collaborators think they are worthy games. Okay, I can buy that, but there's very little about each game -- esp. the ones many people are unfamiliar with -- that tells us why exactly we should spend money on it. Detailed information about all these games can be found on GameSpot.com, so I felt a bit sore about spending $15 on this book which turns out to have so little useful information.My advice: there's nothing in this book you can't find on any good PS2 fan sites, so save your money and head over to the Net for better information that's also free.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Smart and Funny and extremely informative
This is a wonderfully complete look at the PS2. I got a PS2 at launch (standing in line in the rain), but this book still taught me things I didn't know. The breakdown of the DVD menus was especailly useful...This book is a must for anyone who really wants to understand the PS2, and is great for parents. And is a thoughly enjoyable read. I hope he writes more.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Playstation 2 Info Motherlode!
At last, a Playstation 2 guide that's legible, understandable, entertaining, and above all useful! If you have a PS2 or know that you will be getting one, you need this book. The manual that comes with the PS2 is incomplete and virtually useless as far as the finer points of PS2 useage are concerned. Throw it away and replace it with this beautiful, timely tome. If game hardware manufacturers (and even game developers) would hire the author to write their manuals, the game world would be a much more understandable place for both newbies and hardcore gamers alike. Perhaps one day the reading materials provided with games and game hardware will actually be more entertaining than the games themselves. This is certainly a step in that direction.
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