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Rob & Ryan's entertaining reviews of video games for the PCs and Consoles.

Wii NiGHTS

Here is a game due to be released on the Nintendo Wii that I have been waiting for years since the original came out on the Sega Saturn.

Released around the same time as the Nintendo N64 game Mario 64, it was a poor cousin to Mario's escapades, but still managed to win my heart through fantastic graphics, brilliant music and clever gameplay.

Well here is the sequel, if it could be called that, and one that Id rather play over and above any other game right now, including Super Mario Galaxy. Ill even send the kids to bed early to play this.

U R Mr Gay

U R Mr Gay

So I've been playing Super Mario Galaxy and can confirm that even in-game on the title screen the only stars that shine in and out are the ones on the box cover as well.

No just the artists then, but the games designers too.

Wii is Back

No this isnt a LOL cat joke , but a celebration on the fact that I got my Nintendo Wii back. Well, not the one I sent for repair, but rather a brand new one. Nice job Nintendo.

And to celebrate I bought Super Mario Galaxy. Now the artwork is interesting as it has a subliminal message in the title. There are stars underneath the letters, and when you read the letters that are starred, it reveals a hidden message.



all will be revealed after the cut...

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Wizball Remake

Im a child of the 80s, and hence enjoyed a lot of computer games in that era that existed on such machines as the ZX Spectrum and the BBC Model B. But one of the very best gaming computers was Commodore CBM 64.

Well to cut a long story short, one of the games on the C-64 was Wizball, a fantastic colour arcade shooting game with a fair bit of strategy involved as well. One of the few games I actually completed too. Well until this morning, the only way to play this gem was via a C-64 emulator. Well thanks to Dr Derek Doctors amongst others, the game now can be on your PC. Heres the link, and get ready to rock.

No spyware, no dodgy stuff.

You wont be disappointed.

Circle Tower Defense - Flash Game

Its meant to be year end for a lot of my clients, and in between waiting for downloads and print-offs to occur, I find myself mesmerised by a little game, Flash Circle Defense.

http://www.candystand.com/play.do?id=17995

Its an arcade game, with strategy and financial control elements that all work together in a wonderfully simple package. I recommend you dont play it when you have things to do.

I Love Computer Games - Call of Duty 2

Thats an easy statement to make. But I read somewhere, I think it was the latest Edge magazine, in which they said that games don't necessarily have to be fun and enjoyable to be great.

I thought a while on this, what with the popularity of dark horror survival games, Doom 3, Resident Evil etc..., and especially the First Person Shooters (FPS), all of these create great atmosphere, but are they fun?

Having played through and completed Call of Duty II on my old PC, I realised that I began to agree with Edge's theory. COD is a FPS game set during various theatres of war during World War II. I dont think for one minute I actually enjoyed myself, in fact I felt relieved that the experience is over.

From the first moment I started playing, I was shot at, grenaded, ordered to provide covering fire, snipe snipers before they killed me. Dive for cover. It was an intense experience, none of which could compare to the real thing, but it was a gaming experience I was glad to have undertaken virtually, rather than for real.

It isnt for the faint of heart (there is little blood) but it will leave you breathless.