5 comments about Dragon Age: Origins: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides).

1. The package came quickly and it was in excellent condition! I am very happy with it.



2. I don't know what all the negative reviews are about. It's well written, thorough and very useful.
   
   I just finished the game and constantly referred to it. It even includes the Stone Keeper DLC walkthrough. Pretty cool. Though Return to Ostagar DLC isn't. It's all good.



3. Since the sequence of this game is so dinamic, this guide is a must have in order to avoid clumsy reactions to the characters dialogues, which can lead you to a harder game. As an example, you can lose your one and only healer character very early in the game if you just make a simple comment on the Circle of Magi, but with this guide you can see that coming, as a consequence you can have a hard time without a healer in your party.



4. I have owned several guides by this company. First Morrowind, then Oblivion, and then Fallout 3.
   This is on the same level of helpfulness and clarity that I have come to expect from Prima Guides.
   I definitely recommend this book.



5. I read some of the criticisms and thought they were unfair when I got the guide. It does what it's supposed to and I found it very helpful in terms of configuring my character and levelling up my party. The downside for me was that the walkthroughs are not that detailed, but more importantly I found the equipment tables of little use. For example, they show where you can buy or find particular items (eg the awesome Marjolaine's Recurve), but not what these items are worth or what their attributes are - so there is no indication of whether these items are worth the effort of finding them.
   Overall, an ok guide for the money, but I would have paid more for a more complete "companion" guide.

No comments about God of War III Signature Series Strategy Guide.

5 comments about New Super Mario Bros (Wii): Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides).

1. In general this is a pretty good guide, but it doesn't make it obvious in the guide (or at least that I found) where to go to unlock secret levels. Other than that it was quite useful to find the star coins.



2. I have only gotten through world 1 but so far the book really helped me in world 1.



3. This is an informative book for any super mario bros. game lover. The price is good as it sells at gamestop for the retail price.



4. Helpful material for going through the various levels. My son and daughter will use the book for a reference as they go about the game. It also helps parents figure out the game.



5. I bought this for my 10 year old son. I am trying to find things that interest him to add to his education. He uses this as a reference and it is helping him with his schoolwork. The principles of using a reference are the same. Of course he tries to find everything first, but some of the star coins are very obscure. This guide helps you find them, but not necessarily exactly what tactic to use to get it. I like that.

5 comments about The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.

1. This is like the others, but newest. The must have book for true scrabble players. The only thing missing in this and all the others except the first edition are the "Bad words" of the English language.



2. I love this dictionary, very happy to have it. It's a 2005 edition, and I wonder when a newer edition will be available.



3. This item is a great improvement over the last edition and the font is a nice size. My only disappointment is with Amazon; I wish the paperback version had come up in my initial search because I definitely would have preferred that version for ease of use over the cumbersome hardcover.
   
   This isn't the first time this has happened when doing an Amazon search; I find that you often have to look harder for paperback. Make the effort because it's worth the savings.



4. GOOD PRICE, CAME FAST AND PACKED SO AS NOT TO BEND. 100% SATISFIED.
   
   THANKS SO MUCH.



5. After using our Scrabble dictionary from the 70's for many years, we realized we were missing lots of new words! The other book was practically held together by duct tape. (We don't exactly play by the rules; we can look up words AHEAD of time) This book will last us another 30 years! I'm very glad to have it. I like the size of the print also.

5 comments about World of Warcraft: Stormrage.

1. Since reading (and re-reading) the War of the Ancients trilogy by Richard Knaak, I've been looking forward to this release. To say it's disappointing is an understatement. There's literally no plot development, most major characters from previous Warcraft novels are missing, and there is very little action. Granted, the entire premise of the book is rather weak (Malfurion is stuck in the Nightmare), but if Richard couldn't magic that into a readable book, perhaps he should have passed.
   
   Unless someone else has been writing his previous books, I'm going to give Richard the benefit of the doubt. But don't waste your money on this book.



2. I dunno what the first review's problem is, the book has plenty of plot development, and as for characters from other novels...they're not in this book because they wouldn't fit into the storyline at all. They're not in the book because they don't belong in it :P one of the big problems might be that the book picks up a lot of plot lines from quest chains in World of Warcraft that people might not have done or even known about, like the Scepter of the Shifting Sands quest chain, the first few Brood quests out in Silithus where you learn Fandral's history, the quest to turn in the Nightmare Engulfed Object, etc.
   
   I agree that Knaak probably could have done better with it, but it's not terrible. At least there's not much of Rhonin in this one, lol



3. The author spend a great deal researching NPCs and locations of the World of Warcraft game. Something that's very welcome.
   
   World of Warcraft: Stormrage is the story you have been waiting for the past five years. Malfurion has been lost to Azeroth unable to wake up, trapped within the Emerald Dream. A vision from Elune, warns Tyrande Whisperwind a dire news. Malfurion's body is dying.
   
   Broll Bearmantle and Tyrande set journey toward Ashenvale's Bough Shadow with the impossible mission to rescue Malfurion from the Emerald Nightmare's grasp. While WoW players know the Old gods are behind the Nightmare, which is spreading throughout the Emerald Dream, it's unknown who is serving them to make it happen.
   
   The author sets in motion a series of plots that converge into a single outcome: the return of Malfurion Stormrage to Azeroth; but the price is too high. Allies and foes most fight alongside once more, against an evil who seeks to claim Azeroth for the Old gods. Who said it's gonna be that easy? Malfurion and Tyrande must fight for their lives ... together.
   
   It's a thriller that's gonna keep you in suspense. The way for the upcoming Cataclysm draws nigh. Beware of your worst nightmares.



4. I'm usually not a richard knaak fan. But i love wow and so i read all i can so that i'm up to date on the lore and can tell my guildees that aren't as in the know what's going on in the world. This book was great. Usually knaak is all action with little heart. But not this time. I was invested from page one and, despite all the adventure ride, found it to be a love story about two of my favorite characters in the lore - malfurion and tyrande.
   
   If you're not a knaak fan but love wow, give this one a shot.



5. If this were not a tie in for Warcraft I don't think anyone would have published it. The only fun bits are the references to in game events, names, and places. All of the original content is terrible. The writing is bad, characters are uninteresting, and the plot drags on for twice as long as it should.
   
   If names were changed and references to warcraft were removed, I think most people would not give Stormrage a second glance. As it is the book is hiding behind plotpoints people have been waiting a long time for and will probably sell decently. Let me save you guys some money and spoil it for you. Xavius is the Nightmare Lord, but there's something worse pulling his strings that the book doesn't do more than hint at. Malfurion is back, Staghelm is now completely insane, and Teldrassil is both healed and blessed. There you go, all the important bits of Stormrage in two sentences.

1 comments about Martial Power 2: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement.

1. This book is another of the never ending expansions of D&D 4th ed. It provides more options for martial powered character classes and some interesting ways to expand your character thru the fighting style feats. My only criticism of this book is that too little of it is devoted to motivations and indeed goals of martial characters. Hopefully another volume will be published dealing more with this aspect of the game and less of the variations on the base character classes.

No comments about Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening: Prima Official Game Guide.

No comments about Player's Handbook 3: A 4th Edition D&D Core Rulebook.

No comments about Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver: The Official Pokemon Johto Guide & Johto Pokedex: Official Strategy Guide.

5 comments about Final Fantasy XIII: The Complete Official Guide.

1. i preorder it thinking that it was just going to be another run of the mill. and what i got was a hardcover book filled with awesomeness- the only downside is that i couldnt get my hands off it and ran into some potential spoilers for me. which i think already messed up my experience. lol but thats my fault. there were only what.? 210.000 so im lucky to one.



2. It seems Piggyback knows how to create a guide (review of the hardcover), a sleek cover (not overly cluttered like most FF American graphics), high quality paper, in-depth coverage of everything, high quality images. Everything about this screams perfection. The hardcover was 100% worth it. We need more guides like this one.



3. The first 20 or so hours are fairly straight-forward and you probably will never need to consult the guide, but once you get to Pulse, I was very grateful to have this guide handy, as for me, the difficulty skyrocketed. Strategies on how to handle the Eidelon battles were very helpful and the sheer quality of the guide itself is worth the price of admission



4. I like this book because it kept my interest and I really wanted to know how it would all turned out in the end. It did not disappoint me. I would also like to add that if you love books like I do, read IDENTITY ASSUMPTION by new author Raymond Beresford Hamilton. I was lucky enough to meet the author at a book signing in Yongsan, Seoul, Korea, while I was on vacation there last month and I got a signed copy of the book. I completed reading it in a short time because I had to know how the story would turn out and I must add it really held my interest! I was surprised by its very intriguing and suspenseful storyline, lots of twist and turns. And then I was pleased by its ending, a very good read. It did not disappoint my eagerness to know how it would all unfold. This is very impressive work, a great storyline.



5. This guide cost around 18 dollar which is steal consider gamestop cost $35+ tax... the guide cover is hard cover and has nice art, is limited print up to 250k, check the image i upload. Guide text bit small, i think they should print out more page to make easier to read but anyway is good guide. Enjoy !