Hey, I gave my K2 and a few other knives this weekend for some hard use stuff as well! No where near as ordered and structured as yours but still some points of data. I hope you enjoyed reading about my tests, and please comment! :) :spyder: The Military is not the best choice for challenging bushcraft activities, but it excels as a large, light blade for whittling or food prep. I think that a K2 + a PM2 would make an amazing outdoors combo. The K2 is unparalleled as a folding "chopper," or if you really want the extra blade length. The Manix is the best choice if you could only have one "do-all" woods knife for batoning, light chopping, and whittling. Third place: Military CRUWEAR, at 29 points :eek: (Yes, I know, well beyond "hard use," but that was the point.)įirst place: Manix 2 XL S90V, at 38 points I gave the Manix an extra test by pounding it into a stump and then hitting the handle several times with a hatchet, but it still didn't fail. I spine whacked them and pounded the blades into stumps, but they wouldn't fail. As for lock strength, none of the locks failed at any point. Misc.: I'll leave things such as sharpening/edge retention up to the experts. Although the K2's shape is good, the hard edges make it less than comfy, at least for me. The Millie won out over the K2 due to the chamfered scales. The jimping on the Manix combined with the overall shape made it the winner. Ergonomics (subjective, of course.) Manix 10 points, Millie 6, K2 4. The K2's lack of a choil and swept point made it very difficult to complete this test.ĥ. The Millie was slightly better at this due to the finer tip. The Millie and Manix benefited greatly from the choils. The Manix needed fewer than 10 hits, and the K2 went through in 2 whacks.Ĥ. Sorry Millie didn't even make it all of the way through the stick after 20+ hits. K2 10 points, Millie 4 points, Manix 6 points. The Manix wins due to the dropped tip and full liners, which made striking the handle less likely to damage the scales.ģ. The K2 would have done very well, but the trailing tip got stuck in the baton on every strike, making it very slow work. The Millie worked better than I had envisioned, although it got stuck fairly often. The infamous batoning test through dry Russian olive slabs. The K2 takes the medal for 3 finger grip and substantial forward weight.Ģ. I had to use a standard "hammer" grip on the Millie, which decreased the efficacy of chopping. I prefer to use a 3 finger grip for increased leverage, and while this works well on the K2 and Manix, it is very uncomfortable on the Millie. The Millie and Manix are really just too light for this. The knife with the most points at the end of the tests wins.ġ. They were tested in a random order and all three knives completed any given test before moving on to the next one.Įach test has 20 points to be distributed between the three knives. (The fact that they are seconds should not affect results, as blemishes are only cosmetic.)Įach knife was touched up on a UF stone to achieve a level playing field. I decided to test three of the seconds I picked up at the SFO sale last weekend-the Farid K2, the Manix 2 XL S90V, and the Military Cruwear. For this test, I wanted to find the overall-best large, outdoor hard-use folder from Spyderco.
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The layout felt weird, and the fact that Doctor Strange isn’t one of the better known Marvel characters didn’t make it easier for it to “click†right away. To be honest, at first the table didn’t win me over. This time around I went with the Vita version for the Doctor Strange table to give it a spin in its portable form, and I have to say that it was a fun ride! More Zen Pinball 2 is always great news, and I was happy to receive this lovely table from Zen Studios. Oh, and I’m still working on the two trophies! I enjoyed playing this table during short bursts of gaming (as is always the case with pinball games), and managed to keep me coming back for more once I had mastered the layout and knew how to activate all special modes. This table has several bonus modes (as any pinball game should), and most of them require that you send the ball to a specific flashing point in the board to activate other functions, or to defeat Strange’s foes and enemies. The Table itself features a relatively standard Pinball layout (pictured below). The Doctor Strange Table for Zen Pinball 2 pictures the Marvel character with a few of his enemies, and it helps that the characters are well modeled, and the voices are well done… although they might seem repetitive if you play the same level for a long stretch. This review presents what they both had to say. The PS3 version was played by Ceidz, and the Vita version was played by EdEN. This is a double review for the PS3 and Vita versions for Zen Pinball 2: Doctor Strange Table. Today, we are reviewing the Doctor Strange Table DLC for Zen Pinball 2. Zen Pinball 2 is a pretty cool Pinball game in which supplementary Pinball Tables (or levels) can be purchased in Cross-Buy mode. – Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3â„¢ and PS®Vita versions! – Save the world by entering the Dream Dimension and defeat its ruler Nightmare. – Enter the Dark Dimension and defeat its ruler Dormammu. – Defeat Baron Mordo and retake The Book Of The Vishanti. – Test your wisdom on the Eye Of Agamotto special mini playfield. – Increase the Sorcerer Supreme’s abilities and skills, including: Arcane, Alchemy, Wisdom, Spirit and Intellect. New tables released regularly through in-app purchase.The Master Of The Mystic Arts needs your help stopping the two dimension rulers, Dormammu and Nightmare, and their foul ally, Baron Mordo, who are trying to conquer our dimension. THE MOST ADVANCED PINBALL GAME, FEATURING: Zen Pinball 2 sets a new standard for realistic ball physics and graphical detail in pinball video games employing cutting-edge visuals, challenging tables, true-to-life ball and table physics and combines them with innovative features not found in any other pinball game. Pinball heads unite – this is as good as it gets without having an actual table in your house – GAMES RADAR We’re going to keep playing probably long after this review, and we’ll have no qualms ponying up for extra tables. If you never had the chance to experience pinball, now is as good a time as any – IGN If you grew up with pinball machines, this will no doubt recapture a love long lost with the collapse of arcades. Marvel Pinball is a great add-on to an already excellent experience. ZEN PINBALL 2 WAS NOMINATED FOR SEVERAL E3 AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST OF SHOW ZEN PINBALL 2 INCLUDES THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED MARVEL PINBALL and STAR WARS PINBALL TABLES. Zen Pinball 2 comes with the Sorcerer's Lair table absolutely free! There are no strings attached, we are giving you a FREE table. O ZEN STUDIOS HAS THE HIGHEST RATED METACRITIC PINBALL GAME OF ALL TIME (88 METACRITIC SCORE) ZEN STUDIOS IS THE DEFINITIVE LEADER IN VIDEOGAME PINBALL! Williams™ Pinball classics are now available - and Fish Tales™ is yours for FREE! Zen is proud to bring these amazing games to players around the world. |