[21 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 87 views]
Review: The Legend of Zelda – Spirit Tracks

It’s hard to start a review about a Zelda game without reflecting on the franchise’s legacy. A staple of the gaming scene since the NES days, while gaming has evolved Zelda has stayed largely the same. Graphics and controls have evolved, but Zelda’s core elements of classic action/adventure gameplay, intricate dungeon design and beautiful story-telling remain.
Spirit Tracks is the fifteenth official Zelda title and the second to be released on the Nintendo DS. As is now tradition, we have a hero, a princess and a world in peril. This time …

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[21 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 87 views]
Review: The Legend of Zelda – Spirit Tracks

It’s hard to start a review about a Zelda game without reflecting on the franchise’s legacy. A staple of the gaming scene since the NES days, while gaming has evolved Zelda has stayed largely the same. Graphics and controls have evolved, but Zelda’s core elements of classic action/adventure gameplay, intricate dungeon design and beautiful story-telling remain.
Spirit Tracks is the fifteenth official Zelda title and the second to be released on the Nintendo DS. As is now tradition, we have a hero, a princess and a world in peril. This time …

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[2 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 103 views]
Scrubs: Season nine premiere

“Sacred Heart. Eight years of great memories. This place will live forever…”
Zach Braff opens the ninth season of Scrubs with a not-too-subtle metaphor, as a picture of the Sacred Heart Hospital we knew is trashed and the new building is clear for all to see.
In May, Scrubs was given that rarest of things for television: A fitting conclusion. With the characters and stories still bringing a smile to the faces of fans, seeing JD leave Sacred Heart for the last time was bittersweet, but it somehow felt right.
Though many would …

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[26 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 187 views]
Review: Disney’s A Christmas Carol

It’s Christmas time and, as Bob Geldof and his Band Aid cronies would have you believe, there’s no need to be afraid. When it comes to going to the cinema this festive season at least, they may be right. Holiday movies straight out of Hollywood, desperately trying to prove themselves the next National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation are nowhere to be seen. Instead, we’re being treated to modern spins on far more traditional tales.
Brit comedy Nativity! is out this week, but Robert Zemeckis’ A Christmas Carol has been out for almost …

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[16 Nov 2009 | One Comment | 150 views]
Review: Wii Music

Since the Wii’s release, Nintendo have sought to draw in a broader audience with a variety of games sporting the console’s name in the title. Wii Sports, Wii Play and Wii Fit are the three biggest sellers on the platform outselling established Nintendo heroes Mario and Link by several million.
Just over a year ago, they released another game in the Wii [Blank] arsenal with Wii Music. From a simple conductor’s demo at E3 2005, the project had grown into a product which featured more than 50 songs and 60 instruments …

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[15 Nov 2009 | One Comment | 91 views]
Brazil 1-0 England: Match Report

I’ve gone a little mad this week and decided to scrawl together a match report based on the England match last night. Scribbled together with pen and paper last night, I’ve just finished typing it up. I’m hoping it’s not bad for a first attempt…
A second-half header by Nilmar saw an unfamiliar England line-up lose their friendly against Brazil 1-0 in the Qatari heat.
With an injury list which had been growing right up to the last minute with Michael Carrick picking up an ankle injury, Capello’s starting eleven of second …