November 11th, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
Thrills, Chills, and the Legend of Gold Tooth.
A Disneyland review
By Jeffrey Lange
I am not a Disney fan.
Now please don’t misinterpret that statement. I’m not anti-Disney. I don’t hate cartoons and animated films. I don’t loathe the mouse. On the contrary, I think he’s pretty swell. What I mean to say is […]
November 6th, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
Much like their cinematic counterparts, super hero based video games have always been a hit or miss proposition. Far too often legions of dedicated fans have been presented with games that despite the great intentions of the designers, fail to capture the spirit and action of their pen and ink counterparts.
With the recent success […]
November 2nd, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
By Genevieve Mc Bride
So swinging with just your Wiimote to hit that tennis ball just doesn’t feel right? Never fear, ezGear is here. With their Wii Sports Pack, you’re geared up for baseball, tennis and golf. Load your Wiimote into these handles, which have a spring loaded feature to insert or remove […]
November 2nd, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
Recently I installed and tested the 2X 1GB kit of Patriot Memory. The PC2-8500 1066 MHZ DDR2 kit is EPP (Enhanced Performance Profiles), ready which means that it has been designed by Nvidia to allow certain motherboards to have instructions written to the memory that allows it for better speed optimization at bootup and […]
November 2nd, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
I am not normally one for driving and racing simulators as they have never held my attention long term. There are exceptions of course such as the Grand Theft Auto series, and Mario Kart but I refer to the Nascar and street racing style games that are so popular and prolific.
Upon my first play […]
November 2nd, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
November is here and before we start to turn our focus to parties, turkey, shopping, and family, I wanted to look at some of the titles that have arrived on DVD that are ideal not only as gift ideas, but as ways to escape the stress of the holiday madness.
South Park: The Cult of Cartman-Revelations. […]
November 1st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
With Football season in full swing many gamers look to duplicate Gridiron glory on their consoles especially to fill the downtime between the favorite teams games. There are many options for gamers to take on their favorite pro or college teams, but few have the distinction for brutal hits that Blitz” The League 2 […]
November 1st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
For fans of the “Star Wars” saga, the notion of the Clone Wars has intrigued fans ever since it was first mentioned in 1977. Unfortunately fans had to wait until the Prequel Trilogy almost two decades later to lift the lid on the events of the war that changed the mythical galaxy far, far […]
November 1st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
In the post Cold-War era the focus on national security has changed from focusing on Eastern Block adversaries to terror cells and state sponsored terrorism. For the agents of the ultra secret agency Control, the demise of their arch nemesis KAOS was the signal that they had ceased to be […]
November 1st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
In one of the more enjoyable retro-games to come along in a while, a one man team from New Zealand has crafted the enjoyable Tank Universal.
The game is heavily influenced by the movie “TRON” and the classic arcade games of the past as it relies in throwback 3D graphics, minimal set details and dialogue balloons […]
October 30th, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
Zack (Seth Rogan), and Miri (Elizabeth Banks), are two lifelong friends with problems. Their lives in a Pittsburgh Suburb have not turned out as well as they would have hoped as they find themselves mired in low paying jobs struggling to pay the bills and have any semblance of a happy life.
With their ten […]
October 26th, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
In the deepest regions of space, aboard a disabled mining ship, a new dimension of terror has been discovered. In the new game Dead Space, E.A. has crafted a truly gripping and immersive game that is truly frightening to play.
Cast as engineer Isaac Clarke, you and your crew arrive for routine repairs to a remote […]
October 23rd, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
Volume Three of the popular Adult Swim show Blood has arrived on DVD from Sony Home Entertainment. The series is a highly entertaining show that chronicles the conflict between the Red Shield organization as they attempt to destroy the shape shifting and blood lusting Chiropterans.
The show combines anime and Vampire themed stories […]
October 17th, 2008 by gareth | No Comments
Mixing elements of “The Sure Thing” with “Road Trip, and “American Pie”, the new comedy “Sex Drive” is one of the more outrageous comedies of this genre to come along in a while. When 18 year old virgin Ian (Josh Zuckerman), tires of his lack of success with the ladies, he is surprised when his […]
October 14th, 2008 by gareth | 1 Comment
In the late 1970’s a community is wracked by fear and death in “Seed” the new horror film from director Uwe Boll. After brutally killing 666 people in 6 years, mass murderer Max Seed (William Sanderson) is captured by Detective Matt Bishop (Michael Pare’), after Seed brutally dispatches the entire group of officers sent to […]