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While my brothers would kick a subuteo football into a half cut up strawberry punnet with their visionaries figures, I would sit elsewhere with my toys, each with their own unique backstory, and enact some tale from the top of my head. Betrayal, ambition,

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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Mario and Sonic at the Olympics Games (Wii): 1 of 5
Mario and sonic at the olympics (Wii)Now before I start, let me just get one thing out of the way: This game is not the battle between Mario and Sonic that people of the Mega-Drive/ SNES period, this game is a friendly rivaly between two franchises. However that is not to say that this game does not celebrate the union of Mar... More..
Hobbies & Games > Card Games Recommended card games for teens: 4 of 15
Stitch up, a game of many names, though I know it as "Sh* head"Reccomended players 2-5Each player is dealt 3 cards face down, and then 6 more cards they can see. The basic objective is to get rid of all your cards, and play goes like this:Players choose 3 cards to put on top of their face down 3, and the player going first wi... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Star Wars, The Clone Wars: 2 of 6
Filling in the gaps between episodes 2 and 3, namely the actual clone wars General Kenobi is so famous for (see A new hope), this film is generally a little fan service for those who love Star Wars, like me.Obviously, approaching this film as a critic without my guns already fully loaded with praise is difficult, however I wi... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Sonic and the Secret Rings (WII): 5 of 14
As much as we want it, Sonic will never be as good as it was on the Sega Megadrive, though this Wii title is as good as it has been in a long long time.Whilst you may not fall in love with the plot of Sonic being transported to the world of the Arabian Nights or find any of the supporting characters involving in any way, the ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Transformers (xbox 360): 1 of 1
I really wanted to like this game.How in the world can you take the premise of giant robots trashing a city in their battle against each other bad i though to myself, and voice acting legends Peter Cullen and Frank Welker were reprising their roles of Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively. This fan candy alone prompted me t... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres Is ingenuity and originality truly dead in movies these days: 1 of 1
Over the last few years, whenever I have visited the cinema, there has always been at least one trailer that is advertising a film that is either a remake of an original, based off a series, adaptation of a book, a sequel to a self contained film, film about a computer game, a prequel to a well established trilogy, the list g... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 (DS): 1 of 1
YuGiOh; one of my guilty passions. I cannot fathom the amount of money I have spent on this card game over the years, however thankfully of late I have simply bought each virtual instalment of the series to spend an annual of 30 rather than 10 times that amount.I shall approach this review as if you know how to play Yugioh, a... More..
Computers & Technology > Online Shopping & Trade Exploring the possibility of eBay addiction: 1 of 1
Ebay, a virtual auction house which you can search and tailor to your buying needs, all from the comfort of you home.This devil in disguise allows even the most lethargic of patrons to sit at home, and order a multitude of things and await their arrival at the door with no need to get up.However it is much worse than that; eb... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s: 2 of 3
Ah, Guitar hero, my guilty passion.This game is spiritually the third in the series, though it acts more of an expansion to the tried and true Guitar Hero 2 Formula rather than adding newer gameplay elements. For those of you who have not played either of the first 2 Guitar hero's, I'll give you a quick run-down, but for thos... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii): 2 of 3
There are some games that simply blister with charm; and Wario Ware Smooth moves, is clearly one of them.Consisting of a plethora of "microgames" (short minigames where you have mere seconds to fulfil an objective) the game pits you with numerous microgames with different "forms"; different ways of holding the Wii-mote, each ... More..