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            The pains of ID4: Independence Day
            
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                Rating: 1, 
                Useful: 7 / 8
                Date: December 26, 1999
                Author: Amazon User
            
            This game is about as much fun as slapping yourself with a live swordfish.  It has terrible  graphics and no thought put into the levels whatsoever. It is just the same thing over and over and over again, on each level! You fly an aircraft of your own choice, not that it really matters because they  all do exactly the same thing, and destroy generators on a big alien  spaceship in order to get to the weak centre spot. You have a time limit  before this centre spot shoots a big alien death-ray on a badly drawn  landmark. On each and every useless level. This doesn't even match what  happens in the film! Did anyone else see any generators in it!
        
            
Frighteningly bad...
            
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                Rating: 1, 
                Useful: 4 / 6
                Date: January 29, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            This has to be the worst game I've ever played...I was looking forward to playing it because I liked the movie so much...but ugh, was this game bad...I got bored playing this...then my boredom turned to anger...I can't  believe I wasted one minute on this game....the graphics are terrible...the  levels are all (literally! ) the same...the planes are all the same....the  game play looks like something off of a commodore 64.....just all around  bad...do NOT buy this game, don't even rent it!   By the way, how the heck  does the two player mode work? I played that mode for 10 minutes and all I  did was scratch my head)
        
            
Independence Day
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 3 / 4
                Date: February 18, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            The game illustrates the movie well. It has realistic flight simulators with an ID4 touch. Thumbs UP!
        
            
Just let the aliens win...
            
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                Rating: 1, 
                Useful: 4 / 6
                Date: March 01, 2000
                Author: Amazon User
            
            A great movie becomes another bad movie-licensed game.  The gameplay is weak and repetitive, the objectives are never fully realized, the graphics are kind of glitchy, and, worst of all, the game isn't any fun!  Watch the  movie instead, you'll be glad you did...
        
            
Not even worthy of the bargain bin
            
                1
                Rating: 1, 
                Useful: 2 / 2
                Date: May 16, 2001
                Author: Amazon User
            
            Ok, here's how it works...play level one and then tell all of your friends that you beat the entire game.  No, really.  If they ask you what happened in say, level 10, simply describe level 1.  Why? ITS THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND OVER.  
I am so happy that I only rented this game.  To be honest, its not even worthy of 1 star but you can't rate it any lower.  I don't care how cheap the price is...DONT BUY IT.
        
            
One word WOW
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 3 / 6
                Date: June 18, 2001
                Author: Amazon User
            
            This is the best game i have ever played. I'm not kidding. if you're into fast action and flying you'll love this game. And for the cheap price it is the ultimite game. if you don't have it buy it.
        
            
outstanding
            
                5
                Rating: 5, 
                Useful: 1 / 4
                Date: December 26, 2001
                Author: Amazon User
            
            I used to hate flying games untill i played this game at my neighbors house.It has good graphics,amazing storyline,and fun two player action.
        
            
Ok
            
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                Rating: 1, 
                Useful: 6 / 7
                Date: January 10, 2002
                Author: Amazon User
            
            I personally found this game quite interesting untill i went to a different level. IT'S THE SAME
        
            
Please heed what you read!!!
            
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                Rating: 1, 
                Useful: 1 / 4
                Date: January 25, 2002
                Author: Amazon User
            
            I have played my share of video games for a person of my age and status (34 year old English teacher), and I have to say that if a game can disappoint me (I'm not really demanding at all, honest) something is definitely wrong. I've never ever played such a repetitive game in all of my life (unless you count Ms Pac-man after level twentysomething). I can see how it would appeal to the young gamers who're probably playing their third or forth game ever, but this game is a complete joke to anyone who has played any other game where you fly around in the air and shoot stuff. I don't even know why they have "levels." You can't get more redundant than this.
        
            
ID4: Independence Day
            
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                Rating: 1, 
                Useful: 0 / 2
                Date: April 21, 2004
                Author: Amazon User
            
            I am giving the shipper a negative comment, I ordered this on this on March 28 and still haven't gotten this!
        
        
       
    
    
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