Logistics - Reality Checkpoint

Advantages: A variety of the best in Drum and Bass from Jump-Up to Tech Step
Disadvantages: Not as good as his 1st Album

...Following his first album Now More Than Ever, Matt "Logistics" Gresham is sure impress this summer with his new album Reality Checkpoint. It features some of the best of Drum And Bass's sub genres, from Liquid, to Dubstep, With its warm bassed and Random Vocal Samples this album shows that Matt still has what it takes to make wicked tunes. Where as his 1st album seemed to be every track he had ever made this second album seemed really planed out, and had lots of time spent over it. in an interview with Tony Colman (Co-Owner of Hospital Records) on the hospital records podcast, Matt had said that he had thought about the sonic design of this album more, where as his first album was only decided as a double disk at he last minute. So whether you are raving you socks off at your local Night Club, Field or Warehouse, or whether you are...

ismism 19.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Reality Checkpoint - Logistics

Museum am Checkpoint Charlie

Advantages: Very informative
Disadvantages: A bit confusing and no air conditioning!

...The Checkpoint Charlie Museum is one of Berlin's main tourist attractions. It commemorates the Cold War period in Germany when Berlin was divided in two by the Berlin Wall, with East Germany being controlled by the Communist Russian regime while West Berlin was controlled by the combined control of the French, British and Americans. Entry to the museum costs ?12.50 for an adult and you can also buy an audio guide for an additional ?3. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more. The museum is open from 9am to 10pm daily as is the small coffee shop situated at the museum. The museum also houses a public reference library which focuses on post-war history and the Cold War. The museum is located in the centre of Berlin so transport links are good. It probably wouldn't be ideal for disabled visitors as there are a lot...

chcouper 28.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Museum am Checkpoint Charlie

A Fine Gadget

Advantages: Many features, Looks great, Easy to use
Disadvantages: Takes a while to switch on

...to Google Maps and you can plan your very own route. You can view the map in satellite, hybrid or just viewing the road names. It plans your route with internet connection nearby (wirelessly) and the good thing is, you can get in the car and still use it without internet. It saves each turning point so you can see on the map where you turn. As well as this, there are detailed directions that tell you where to go. When you reach a checkpoint, you press the arrow and move on. You can also use Stocks, which isn´t very useful for everyone but still works well. Last but not least is the Mail application. This can be assigned to several mail account such as Google Mail, Yahoo Mail and AOL. You can view your mail on this special application from the main menu or the desktop if you like. You can even check your mail without wireless connection as...

Recon3 31.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Apple iPod touch 8 GB

Randa Abdel-Fattah's best book yet

Advantages: moving, educational, thought-provoking
Disadvantages: may not be suitable for younger children

...Thirteen-year-old Hayaat lives in Bethlehem. Her family used to own an olive grove outside Jerusalem, but were forced to leave by settlers. Now the six of them live in a small two-bedroom flat. Not long before the events of the book, Hayaat was caught up in a protest against the occupation. Her best friend was killed by a rubber bullet, and Hayaat left badly scarred. This backstory is essential to the plot, but woven in so smoothly that it never slows the pacing of the book. When the story starts, Hayaat's sister Jihan is preparing to get married, but is scared that she will not be able to get through the checkpoints when the day arrives, and thus miss her own wedding. Then Hayaat's grandmother suffers a stroke, and is left close to death. Hayaat believes that her grandmother's life could be saved if Hayaat can bring her a handful...

ali_morag 08.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Where the Streets Had a Name - Randa Abdel-Fattah

Snooz'n USA

Advantages: Spotting landmarks, controls do the job
Disadvantages: Poor collisions physics, cornering troubles, infinite continues

...The N64 limitations meant Midway were never going to come close to producing a perfect port of the arcade checkpoint racer, Cruis'n USA, but to rub asphalt into the wounds, the title would be censored by Nintendo (at the least animals were removed), whilst bloody fighting games Mortal Kombat Trilogy and Killer Instinct Gold avoided being butchered... Speaking of which, the frame rate gets rather choppy when driving through detailed surroundings, such as downtown San Francisco - this is also the section where the external views can be blocked, albeit partially and briefly, by cars behind. There are direction signs in Cruis'n USA but nothing to tell how tight an upcoming turn is - there is a radar for CPU presence, but no map present so you never know until too late, and traffic is sure to come blind as well. The analog stick works well...

scream4bruce 09.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cruis'n USA (N64)

No Props For This Powerboat Racer

Advantages: Wild racing, smooth, decent soundtrack
Disadvantages: Poorly realised format and modes, pop-up and laggy graphics

...*A review primarily based on the single-player experience.* Unfortunately, I didn't have the instruction manual for Rapid Racer, and information on the internet was lacking, so I imagine I figured out the format of this powerboat checkpoint racer the long (and hard) way. In the 'One Race' competition, as well as avoiding being timed out, it is necessary to finish first to unlock stuff and thus progress. On top of these requirements, five yellow powerups are to be collected in the course of a race for a boat upgrade. This is tricky - it's not so much the handling of the powerboats rather the reading, and riding of the waves which is difficult to predict. Then there's the Bonus round to tackle which, though much easier, players can equally mess up and miss out on an upgrade - however players are given three attempts. It's hard to see...

scream4bruce 30.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Rapid Racer (PlayStation)

Not an unlucky number in this case

Advantages: Cool cartoony graphics and addictively difficult gameplay
Disadvantages: Checkpoint system can be annoying

...Based on a French comic, I was interested by the cartoony style graphics & gameplay and that made me buy XIII when it was brand new & just released. Its a great game, you spend time trying to find out who you are and trying to uncover a conspiracy. The game looks great, its easy to pick up & play and is very nice because every time you encounter a new weapon or gadget you normally get a little chance to test it before rushing off into battle. Except you won't be doing a lot of rushing. It's mainly sneaking, hiding and trying to avoid detection from the super sensitive detection systems out to get you. It wasn't a game I was suited to and I had to completely revise my style of gaming because I like to rush in and kill everything in sight. The checkpoint system is also very annoying as you can be millimetres away from completion...

atytyut2434 11.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of XIII (PC)

Have you been 'Left 4 Dead'?

Advantages: Amazing addictive co-op gameplay that lasts hours
Disadvantages: gore not suitable for all players

...Can you survive the zombie apocalypse? Thats the question posed by this nex-generation first person shooter that follows the quest of four friends trying to escape the wrath of the zombie horde! Created by developer 'Valve', who made the fabulous half-life and the unforgettable Portal, this game is fresh and innovative for 2009 taking the much-loved Call of duty zombie style and putting it on its heads by using modern characters and a great open world style level design. This game features a single player, so-op and versus campaign in which players try to collect ammo, health packs and new weapons and run their socks of to the next checkpoint! Full of gore throughout and some pretty scary bad guys, this 18 thriller is bound to impress with some amazing graphics and creepy soundtrack that will haunt you for weeks after you finish...

SilverMatty 17.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)

Great Fun. Addictive & Entertaining!

Advantages: Engrossing and nice choice of weapons
Disadvantages: Silly save points make fluid gameplay a problem

...and not as tricky as previous Battlefield incarnations. My only negatives are the slower loading than some games and also the fact that objectives have to be taken to allow checkpoints, meaning sometimes you might play for 30+ mins and have to start over again. But hey it cost me a tenner! I saw it today in Asda for £25! still a bargain! Summary: I loved it!...

shadsy1982 22.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3)

The XIII-Files

Advantages: Comic style graphics, challenging, decent game duration
Disadvantages: Incomplete story, load times on lengthy side, an average FPS at heart

...of flashbacks for story - not being able to skip these sequences on retry. [-] Stealth style stages - starting these sections several times, and the level loading times are a tad lengthy. [+] Being able to eavesdrop on conversations and hear folk singing! [-] X marks the spot? David Duchovny voices XIII (whom you control) - "you can trust no one" - but isn't really given a great deal of dialogue to sink his teeth into. [+/-] How challenging a level is can depend on the distance between checkpoints, and as this differs, XIII's difficulty can fluctuate. XIII has three difficulty levels but regardless it can be a challenging game, despite some of the hand-holding - what with the pointers and action button taking care of things. [+] Game is of decent duration - 34 single player levels, and the boss battles are no bad. [+] With the bots, the single...

scream4bruce 10.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of XIII (PS2)