Todays Highlights
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Councils to get powers to seize assets.
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Miliband: Britain needs a strong EU president.
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Crunch postal strike talks are proving useful.
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Anti-slavery laws before House of Lords.
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Many teachers face false claims from students.
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Cuts risk large public sector tsunami.
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Sir Elton John cancels Wembley Concert.
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Leona Lewis suspect "not fit for court".
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Madonna Opens Malawi children's school.
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Singing Soldiers in chart topping battle.
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Lily Allen leads charge at the Q awards.
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Miss Frank voted out of X Factor by public.
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Afghan rivals row over poll chief veracity.
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German citizen on trial for muslim murder.
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Berlusconi faces an even earlier taxation trial.
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Zimbabwe talks end without substantive deal.
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Norwegian customs finds reptile horde.
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Australian eco-friendly car racing.
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Particle beams injected into the LHC.
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New Nasa rocket set for exploratory flight
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Paint to thwart chemical attack threats.
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Darwinian teaching divides opinion.
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Climate map shows global human impact.
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Freezer plan bid to save the world corals.
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Particle beams injected into the LHC.
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New Nasa rocket set for exploratory flight
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Paint to thwart chemical attack threats.
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Darwinian teaching divides opinion.
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Climate map shows global human impact.
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Freezer plan bid to save the world corals.
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Movie Releases
- Saw VI
- Michael Jackson's This Is It
- Zombieland
Jigsaw's fiendish challenges have blood-curdling consequences for innocent and guilty alike in the chilling new instalment of the world's most popular horror saga.
Fans of the Saw franchise will be thrilled and chilled to see what fiendish tricks and traps its creators have come up with this time.
The amazing life and unforgettable music of Michael Jackson are celebrated in this motion picture spectacular.
It's an exclusive and fascinating glimpse of the world's greatest superstar as he steps into the spotlight for the final time.
A band of plucky survivors take on a world overrun by zombies in this (un)deadly comedy-horror.
Woody Harrelson's larger-than-life, zombie-slaying cowboy Tallahassee lights up the screen
Game Reviews
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Plants vs. Zombies
- Half-Life 2: Episode One
The single player game lasts about 5-6 hours. You alternate between a US and a Russian soldier as you right the Japanese and the German Nazis. The missions were fun, and while the SP game is fairly short the action is very intense and with about 20 missions it feels alot longer than the time you will put into it.
The multiplayer is where the game shines imo. You get experience points for kills and will gradually level up and unlock new guns and new perks. There are also challenges (equivalent of steam achievements) that give extra experience points. This is a cheap way to keep you playing but it works, and the pros are that it encourages you to master every single weapon instead of sticking to the ones most easy to use for your gaming style. This in turn encourages you to learn different styles of gameplay based on the map/weapon configuration you're playing with.
So far I've only played Team Deathmatch and Deathmatch, and they are both very fun game types. I should probably have waited till I play more of the game to post a full review, but since I'm going off to school and am not bringing my rig with me I'd be best post my thoughts and then edit later on down the road.
This game has a great userbase, so you will always find a game.
The arcade-like gameplay is addictive and is not frustrating or hard to get into.
I would recommend this game for someone who would enjoy an arcade style multiplayer FPS.
I like this game a lot, but I don't agree with all the hype and praise towards this game. The game works as a low requirements time killer game that you can pick up and play for 10 minutes as a break from your work. It's fun for what it is, but it's only simplistic arcade game, which imo does not deserve an 8.9 average score.
The game has an unexpectedly long play time. There are 5 stages which each have 10 levels. Each stage adds an extra element from the previous one to make the game more strategic. Each level takes on average about 5 minutes, some a bit longer.
The game doesn't end there though. Once you beat the main game, you can unlock Survival Modes, 2 different 'puzzle' mini games which both have 10 levels, and 20 unique Mini Games.
I clocked in 16 hours total from this game while distracting myself from my finals. By then I'd completed the main game once, and started it over (it increases difficulty on the second playthrough) and went halfway through again before realizing I had gotten bored of the game. I had played every Mini Game and completed the Puzzle games.
I would not play this on a desktop, and don't think I will replay it on a laptop, but it was good fun while it lasted. Hope my opinion helps you decide on this purchase.
I finished the game in one day, clocking in at just over 4 hours. It was a fun, worthwhile experience. I'll give you a short review for a short game:
- Simple repetitive 'puzzles' won't frustrate you for long
- No epic boss fights
- Flows like reading a book, or watching a movie
- The first half of the game you are stuck with the gravity gun as your only 'weapon'
- Entire game played co-op with NPC player Alyx. Her AI is very well programmed
I give this game 4 thumbs up :)
I will start blabbing now. This is filler because I am under the word count even though I've said all the basics you'll want to know. You can ignore the rest of this review.
other notes:
- The beginning can be kind of boring, because you only have the gravity gun and it is kind of repetitive.
- The game does not really end on a climax, so it might shock you that it's already over, if you didn't know beforehand to expect around 4 hours of gametime.
- When will episode 3 come out? It's been years, and still nothing.. :/
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Music Reviews
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Rain Machine - 'Rain Machine' (Anti)With the advent of ‘Dear Science’ TV On The Radio finally conjured a pop record that critics.Full Story
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