Advantages: integral dvd, software for everyone Disadvantages: games still pricey, design flaws
The Playstation 2 is the much anticipated successor to the throne of King of the consoles (previously held for up to 8 years by the Playstation & later PS1).
Prior to its release there was much speculation as to the quality of the final product, which was set for a release date which co-incided with its two arch-rivals, the X Box by Microsoft and the Nintendo Gamecube.
All the dust has now settled a year or two down the line and the PS2 has basically become an essential piece of equipment for every discerning gamer.
Apart from the bulky design and the easily breakable cd drawer, this product really is top class.
The software range is immense and ever expanding with the added bonus to PS1 owners wishing to upgrade that you are enabled to play PS1 games on the PS2.
The dvd capability of the PS2 is a very welcome addition to a machine ...
Advantages: Folds up compactly, bright colours, use as a cot or play pen Disadvantages: Thin mattress base
comforting to parents being able to see through the sides to the baby.
-The mattress base is quite thin and has a cardboard base, this doubles up as the boxing in which the travel cot folds up in.
~*~*~DIMENSIONS~*~*~
Open: 78cm (H) x 73cm (W) x 104cm (L)
Folded: 81cm x 25cm x 25cm
Weight: 9.22kg
~*~*~CONCLUSION~*~*~
Well, my mother in law hasn't actually used it yet but I have. My husband and I borrowed it when we went to visit family and it was great. It unfolded quickly and easily and was just as easy to pack away again. My son slept soundly in it, except annoyingly as we were in the same room, he enjoyed scratching the mesh sides in his sleep. I'm not so sure it would be big enough for a 3 year old like it states, but I could be wrong. My mother in law also bought a separate mattress to use in it from Kiddicare ...
Advantages: Some fun stories Disadvantages: I'd read most of them in other collections
I've long been a fan of Neil Gaiman, as he is one of those writers who can mix the fantastical with the real and make it feel somehow natural. His writing has a kind of credibility that means when Neil Gaiman tells you something unbelievable, you start keeping half an eye out for it, just in case.
I've read most of Gaiman's novels and short story collections, but had never dipped into the writing he aims at a slightly younger audience. Given that his writing often makes me feel like a child again, I wasn't anticipating any major difference in his writing for the different audience, particularly in a collection of short stories.
That is exactly what I got, as "M is for Magic" is a collection of stories specially selected for the audience, but not written specifically for the audience. Indeed, of the eleven stories contained within ...
