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Halo 3: The Official Strategy Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Very helpful 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This is very helpful for game play.I would greatly encourage the xbox live gamer to get it because it tells the respawn times for the weapons on each multiplayer map.

Somewhat dissapointed but worth it 3 out of 5 stars.
0 of 2 people found this review helpful.

There are some good tips and advice in the pages of this guide for legendary which I beat, but I was disappointed that they did not show the location of the skulls. It is fun to read through the guide to find some interesting advice. Its worth buying for this price. Enjoy

not a gamer but.... 5 out of 5 stars.
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I am not a "gamer" This was a purchase for my grandson at christmas. I am able to relate to his delight. Further, I feel that as intense as this game is the guide book was a good thing to include with the X-box and Halo game.Jamie says it is "way cool" with real great tips and tricks. I bet that you did not think that it was possible to get a big old bear hug from a 13 year old boy in front of his friends.

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·Detailed annotated maps for all levels
·Learn how to dominate multiplayer matches with information on weapon locations and expert tips
·Learn about every enemy, vehicle and weapon — their strengths and weaknesses and how you can exploit them
·Confidently navigate the huge Campaign mode with our exclusive maps and step-by-step walkthrough
·Complete list of all Achievements and how to unlock each one
Packed with tips, tactics and techniques direct from Bungie

Gears of War 2 Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature Series Guides)

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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Look Death in the Eye and Bare Your Teeth

The next chapter in one of the most popular Xbox 360 games in history is about to unfold. Six months have passed, and humanity’s desperate struggle for survival continues on both epic and personal levels. BradyGames’ official Signature Series guide leads you through every Locust encounter, every gripping battle, from start to finish!

 

Developed On-Site at Epic Games!

Created with direct input from the game designers at Epic while on-site in their own studio. This guide is the only source for tactics, data, and insight straight from the pros!

 

Exhaustive Campaign Coverage
Custom tailored to how players approach the game, our walkthrough guides you through all five campaign acts. We provide exactly the information you need - when you need it. We break down each chapter into its individual encounters, outline enemy presence at a glance, and supply in-depth tactics when you want more detail.

 

Detailed Single-Player and Multiplayer Maps
Our maps depict every area in the game. We pinpoint mission objectives, collectible locations, weapons and ammo, and more! Multiplayer maps provide mode-specific callouts, illustrate team strategies, and identify enemy paths and chokepoints!

 

Unprecedented Multiplayer Content
We give you the level maps and then take you further. Maximize your combat effectiveness with multiplayer-specific weapon stats, along with pickup location and cycle data. Lock down any match with enemy spawn points and specialized tactics for each game mode and map. Dominate team play with role-based strategies and expanded coverage of the addictive new Horde mode!

 

That’s Not All!
Complete Achievement Reference
Co-Op Campaign Strategy
Every War Journal Collectible
Expert Combat Training
Character and Enemy Bios
Developer Tips and Tricks

 

Double-Sided Foldout!
Exclusive two-sided banner not available anywhere else!

 

 

Platform: Xbox 360

Genre: Shooter

World of WarCraft Atlas (Bradygames Official Strategy Guide)

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Total reviews: 31 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

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BradyGames' World of WarCraft Atlas includes the following:

 

• Complete resource detailing each area of this expansive MMORPG.
• Maps are provided for every area including all regions and major cities.
• Each illustration shows critical locations and characters such as NPCs, enemies, mobs, shops, merchants, flight points, entry and exit points from regions and where they lead.
• As an added bonus, cross-referenced indices of all information are also provided for ease of use.

 

Platform: PC CD-ROM

Genre: MMORPG

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Lego Batman: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)

Michael Littlefield

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Completely Useless 2 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

I recommend NOT wasting the money on this guide. It seems only half-finished with very vague descriptions of the different character and item uses. The guide may help you get through minor areas of the game, but it does nothing that a few moments of game-play problem solving wouldn't help. The maps are helpful, but as far as percentage-completion is concerned you're better off finding a walkthrough online- it would be far more accurate and thorough. While I'm certainly not looking for "cheat codes" I would appreciate it if the information in this guide was at the very least detailed and correct. For example, it would be better if it read "In order to unlock this character, you must complete X,Y,Z" or give accurate descriptions of each character's abilities (in at least three cases, we found that these were incorrect or too vague to be useful - i.e. Catwoman has the ability of security clearance, but at which points specifically?). This guide is absolutely not worth the money to purchase it. If a particular point confounds you it would be a better use of your time to simply google the level on which you are stuck.

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•Walkthrough — Thorough walkthroughs for the 15 hero and the 15 villain missions even for Freeplay Mode!
•Maps — Detailed maps from sewers to rooftops with the locations of red power bricks and LEGO canisters!
•Character Info and Suits— Complete character descriptions with breakdowns of their abilities and power suits!
•Vehicles — Descriptions on all vehicles including the Batmobile, Batboat and Batwing!
•Unlockables — Full info on unlockable characters and hidden levels!
•Achievements: Xbox 360 achievements shown!

My Sims Kingdom: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)

Greg Kramer

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Just one or two typos... 5 out of 5 stars.
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Overall, an excellent guide. It enabled me to complete all the scrolls and tasks in under 45 hours without rushing. However, there were a couple of typos. For example, "Roxie's Scroll" and "Roxie's Secret Scroll" are the same thing.

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• Every scroll, task, essence, and collectable revealed.
• Learn how to obtain every Object, Paint, and Clothing piece.
• Comprehensive guide to all lands.

INFINITE UNDISCOVERY Signature Series Guide

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Break the Chains that Enslave the World!

The Order of Chains, led by the Dreadknight, has locked the moon in place with massive chains to leech its power. The ominous power of these chains has spawned deadly creatures that blight the land. Crops fail, trees wither, and humanity cries out for salvation. Who will heal the land?

 

Complete Walkthrough

Use our strategies to complete every mission. Detailed area maps illustrate important characters, mission objectives, and treasure chests.

 

Full Bestiary

Learn the strengths and weaknesses of every enemy type and discover tips and tactics to get the best loot drops.

 

Item List and Crafting Guide

Complete statistics and effects for every weapon, armor piece, accessory, and item in the game. Study our exhaustive lists to craft rare and powerful equipment.

 

Battle Skills, Side Quests, and More!

 

2-Sided Foldout Poster

 

Platform: Xbox 360

Genre: Role-Playing Game

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)

Fernando Bueno

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Guide is hard to follow with some errors, has some good info 2 out of 5 stars.
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Pros:
- Has good info on what/where each holocron is.

- Provides good character profiles.

- Provides short story line to better tie in The Force Unleashed with Star Wars III and IV.

Cons:
- The guide is very hard to follow when trying to proceed through a level. You get easily lost when using this guide. As you proceed down a path, you're not sure what part of the level the guide is referring to. It's very ambiguous.

- There are no detailed maps as you follow the guide, just one simple no detail map at the beginning of each section. You have to keep flipping back to the map and try to figure out where on the map you are. This gets very frustrating as you try to proceed.

- No best route and alternant route information.

- The screenshots in each section are hard to see and don't help. It's very hard to connect the screenshots to your screen. They are a complete waste of space and add no value. Detailed map inserts would have been a better use of this space.

- Although I listed Holocron locations above as a pro, the guide is frustrating to use as it guides you to them. The info and direction the guide provides is vague.

- Has errors for what buttons to hit for some force combos for the PS3. For instance, it may list X, X, X, X for a particular combo, the actual button may be square.

All and all, this is an ok guide, it helped me get some holocrons (although it was frustrating to use), but you really don't need it. The guide gives you generic advice and info on beating bosses that you could figure out yourself.

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• Walkthrough: Extensive walkthrough of every level for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii
• Maps: Detailed area maps including locations for Holocrons, 'saber hilts, 'saber crystals, colored crystals, Health Holocrons, Force Holocrons, Health Pickups
• Force Powers: Breakdown of all Force powers such as Sith Strike, Force Push, Ground Slam, Saber Whirlwind, Choke and more
• Use the Force: Complete appendices with full analysis of every weapon, item, and enemy
• Bonus Content: Concept art section

Grand Theft Auto IV Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature)

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BradyGames’ Grand Theft Auto IV Signature Series Guide includes the following:

 

MISSIONS: Maps and strategy for all main story missions--plus complete coverage of Vigilante, Car Thefts, Most Wanted, Friendships, Random Characters, and the myriad other activities required to achieve 100% completion.

 

Maps: Score health, armor, and weapons no matter where you are in Liberty City. Our maps show you where to find them in every mission. Pick-ups, collectibles, places of interest--everything you need and everywhere you need to be in a dedicated map section.

 

Secrets: Our detailed collection maps and descriptions reveal precise locations for all Unique Stunt Jumps and "Hidden Packages" in Liberty City.

 

Multiplayer: When you're ready to take your game online, come armed with exclusive hints and tactics for all Multiplayer modes.

 

Bonus Fold-out: This giant map of Liberty City features the locations and details for all Odd Jobs--with poster art on the other side! 

 

 

Platform: PS3, Xbox 360

Genre: Action/Adventure

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching (The Complete Idiot's Guide)

Jack W. Peters

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Geocaching 101 5 out of 5 stars.
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Geocaching 101

Arrggh, I'm tired of dragging my butt out of bed at 5:30AM, rushing to a thankless job, and punching a time clock. I want to sleep in, have exotic fruit for breakfast and wash it all down with rum. After lounging in my hammock, I'll head out with my crew, capture a ship, and finish in time to enjoy one of those cool, tropical drinks with the little umbrella. What other job can you hang around a boat all day with guns and booze, and make tons of money? I mean, other than war profiteering, or politics. I want to be a modern day pirate.

There are those who scour the globe today in search of treasure, using only a compass as their guide, in a hunt where X no longer marks the spot, but it seems they prefer the term Geocacher. Geocaching is a modern day treasure hunt in which participants search for hidden caches using coordinates and a GPS device. The caches can range from small to large, and the treasure found inside isn't in the form of doubloons or pieces of eight, but small trinkets like baseball cards, Matchbox cars, or prizes like gift certificates, event tickets, or even cash.

Geocaching combines "geo" for geography and "cache," a term used for both hidden provisions and in a more modern sense, data stored on a computer. Combine them and you have one of the newest and hottest outdoor activities around. Hey, how do you legally tap into an outdoor game that has a government budget of more than half a billion dollars? No, what your uncle is doing with that cable box and a coat hanger to get WrestleMania(tm) isn't legal.

The goal of geocaching is to locate hidden treasure from latitude/longitude coordinates found on websites such as Geocaching.com or handed out in passbooks at geocaching events like the one upcoming in Wellsboro on May 16th, 17th, and18th. While most caches are a hidden watertight box, this event sponsored by the Wellsboro Chamber of Commerce* is set up with "Virtual Caches." It's the destination, not the booty, that's of interest, bringing you to historic sites, beautiful vistas, and a wonderful view of nature. Nothing is traded except photos and the experience. Each of the caches can be driven to, with some requiring only a brief walk.

I talked to Charlie Messina, the driving force behind Wellsboro's new event. Charlie began geocaching in 2003 as part of a Boy Scout camp program. He developed and ran orienteering events** and felt that geocaching would allow a new program to be added with minimal expense. "The program was a huge success, and added a new level of enjoyment as we searched for hidden caches and found great outdoor locations we would never have found. In basic terms geocaching is a high-tech hide & seek. Anyone with a GPS unit and a basic understanding of how to use it can enjoy an outdoors adventure. It is great fun for the entire family"

If you've recently received a GPS unit, and you've been wondering what to do with it, check out The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching by Jack W. Peters. The book is comprehensive. It covers what geocaching is (sport, hobby, excuse to go outdoors and play with electronics), what you need to have, what you need to bring, and techniques for geocaching. It covers a good bit more than the basics with tips on how to get more accurate measurements from your GPS unit, search techniques like the cloverleaf and triangulation, and how to speak the lingo.

If you are looking for adventure, a fun family activity, or just another way to appreciate and explore Tioga County, grab your GPS, a compass, some trail mix, and remember not to spend too much time staring into the receiver's screen. You'll miss the beauty of the natural surroundings, and you might crash and spill your tropical drink...

*Information on the Geocaching event is available on the chamber's website www.wellsboropa.com . Registration is only $3 and takes place on the Green.

**Orienteering is a competitive form of land navigation. The object of orienteering is to locate control points by using a map and compass to navigate through the woods.
Kevin Coolidge works at From My Shelf Books on Main St. in Wellsboro. Check it out at www.wellsborobookstore.com

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There are treasures to be found...

They're hidden in city and state parks, outside of nearby buildings, alongside hiking trails and exercise routes, and even in local neighborhoods. This is geocaching, an adventure-based game involving intentionally hidden treasures, i.e. caches, and a standard handheld global positioning system (GPS) unit. The idea behind geocaching is for people to set up caches all over the world, and to then share the GPS coordinates of the caches via the Internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches, and once found, a cache usually provides its visitor with a wide variety of rewards available for the taking. Authored by a renowned expert on GPS usage and the editors of Geocaching.com, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching is a comprehensive yet easy to understand guide for getting started and having fun with geocaching.

Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility Official Strategy Guide (Bradygames Strategy Guides)

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Revive the Great Tree of Tranquility!

You will need the Lost Quilt, the aid of the Harvest Sprites, and this comprehensive guide to restore life on Waffle Island!

 

Activities

Detailed chapters dedicated to everything involved with farming, ranching, fishing, and mining.

 

Island Life

New to town? We’ll show you around! Our initial walkthrough and Storybook chapter are ideal for meeting the locals and getting familiar with the surroundings and activities you can explore.

 

Characters

Get to know every Islander--daily schedules, likes and dislikes, favorite gifts, and more.

 

Courtship & Marriage

Whether you play the game as a girl or boy, this is your guide to dealing with your rivals in love and winning the hearts of others.

 

Detailed Item Lists

Complete lists of all crops, flowers, fish, animals, gems, and more!

 

Cookbook

Cooked items are vital to friendship, energy levels, and even advancing the plot. We detail all recipes, equipment, and ingredients in the game.

 

Calendar

A visual guide to seasonal events--when they happen and what you need to do to prepare for them.

 

Platform: Nintendo Wii

Genre: Role-Playing Game

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