Consolers of the Lonely- The Raconteurs. Listen and you'll love

Advantages: Great tracks, Can listen for free via Spotify
Disadvantages: A couple of weaker songs let it down slightly but not too much

...Background Up until a couple of months ago, I had never heard of the Raconteurs. We listen to music all day at work via Spotify and one of my colleagues decided to put this album on and I instantly fell in love with it. The band are a four piece arrancement fronted by former White Stripes vocalist Jack White. Consolers of the Lonely is the bands second album and follows in the footsteps of their 2006 offering, Broken Boy Soldiers. Album Specifics The total running time for this album is 55 minutes and 30 seconds. In total, there are an impressive 14 tracks to listen to . The album includes the singles. Salute your Solution, Many Shades of Black, Old Enough and Consolers of the Lonely, all of which scanalously in my opinion have failed to make the UK top 40 chartts although this album did make it to number 8 in...

craggybuk 18.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Consolers Of The Lonely - Raconteurs (The)

Wii king of consoles

Advantages: Cheapest console and best
Disadvantages: not as good technicnally as xbox and ps3

...Since My Childhood I have had the pleasure to own the 4 previous genrations to the Wii. The N.E.S in 1986 the Super Nintendo in 1991, the Nintendo N64 in 1996 and the GameCube in 2002. All of these consoles were brilliant in their own way but had varying degrees of success commercially. The Super Nintendo being the best selling and The GameCube the least. I have no doubt having owned and played a Wii it will becomes Nintendo's biggest success ever. Due to the fact Nintendo has marketed this machine and such a wide and diverse audience. From the old school Nintendo hardcore gamer with Classics such as Zelda Twilight Princess, to the fitness conscious through wiii fit. And most importantly it has managed mainly through the unique way which it is controlled through its motion centered controller it has managed to appeal to gamers who may...

whudaman 14.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Nintendo Wii

What a console!

Advantages: The wireless controllers the hard drive memory, the graphics and sound.
Disadvantages: Size of the console, does take up a lot of space.

...Playstation 3, well where shall I start. Absolutely brilliant! Not only is it stylish and very smart looking but it?s very clever to. The hard drive can store photos and other multi media. You can browse the Internet as well as play opponents from around the world on particular games. The wireless controllers are a great touch; you can sit back in your chair however close or far away from the console and play your games in the greatest amount of comfort. I must admit the console is not the smallest and does take up a bit of space but definitely worth the spaces it take up. The graphics are quality; a lot of people have said they?re not as good as the X-box 360 but believe me they are! When playing Fight Night, you can actually see the sweat dripping down the boxer?s face when fighting. If you have the HD lead and a HD TV then...

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Review of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)

A great console

Advantages: Good price, great games and features
Disadvantages: Some technical problems

...The xbox 360 in my opinion is probably the best console available to buy on the market at the moment. This is a great next generation console which includes loads of great features. However it does not go much beyond being a games console - unlike its competitor the PS3. The xbox 360 console comes witha 20Gb hard drive and has loads of good features. You can play a variety of different games available on the market including sports games such as Fifa 08, FPSs such as Call Of Duty 4, and more kids games like Viva Pinata. There is a massive variety of games to buy and many are of a very high quality. You can also watch videos and play music on your 360 as well as being able to connect to your computer (thanks to microsoft making a large majority of the world's computers) and access a lot of it's content. However it is in the online...

shamis4 11.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360

Best Next Gen console

Advantages: Entertaining for all ages
Disadvantages: You have to be carefull not to hurt yourself or someone else

...connection for access to the internet for the updates, downloadable games from the store and surfing. It can read SD memory cards and you can also plug Gamecube controllers and memory cards for the Gamecube games which are supported aswell on the Wii. Wii is not only the new age of gaming but it's also the most sold next gen console at the moment and it's much cheaper than the competitors the only hustle with Wii is that you will have trouble finding one in the UK...

chaizak 19.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Nintendo Wii

Redefining the direction of games consoles

Advantages: Some great exclusive games that use the Wii-mote and other accessories for a unique experience.
Disadvantages: Underpowered next to its main competitors and with weak versions of many cross platform games.

...Nintendo have been at the forefront of computer gaming since the early 80s with arcade games such as Donkey Kong and a highly successful series of consoles including the NES, Game Boy and N64. They appeared to have dropped the ball a bit with their previous home console, the GameCube; despite having some excellent games, it saw them lose much of their market share to Microsoft's X-Box and Sony's Playstation 2. However, they've bounced back with two of the most successful machines of the current generation; the DS and the Wii, and this review will be considering the latter. Looking at the Wii's hardware specifications you won't see anything particularly special. Indeed the CPU and graphics hardware are roughly on a par with the previous generation X-Box, although still significantly better than the GameCube and PS2, as evidenced in many...

Phantom_Wombat 08.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Nintendo Wii

The Daddy Console

Advantages: Graphics, Xbox Live
Disadvantages: Peripherals Cost to Much

...I only decided to purchase a 360 once the Microsoft 360 demonstration booths began to appear in local stores, and I could see first hand what all the hype had been about. Impressed, I sold a rare guitar I owned, and sat in the comfort of my own home wading through eBay listings until I found a realistically priced 'Buy it now' auction that had literally just been placed online. Two days after launch, and exactly 24 hours after I had placed my eBay bid, I received the most eagerly awaited console to date. So, I can't claim to have even waited, unless you count 24 hour delivery as excessive! My first thought was 'This is a very small box'. Indeed I had assumed the 360 would be hand delivered by Amazonian virgins dressed in very little. Sadly, it was just a box. There are currently 2 versions of the 360 on sale (where?!) 1...

sifair 29.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360

Unique Console Experience

Advantages: Small, innovative, unique, fun
Disadvantages: average graphics, can be difficult to control

...are deeper than it would first seem, and actually physically playing makes such a difference, Wii Sports would be incredibly basic on any other console but it's the perfect showcase for what the Wii is all about. You also get bundled with the console the Nunchuck, this is a small attachment to the remote and is the main method of movement in games such as Zelda and Red Steel as it has the analogue stick. It is also motion sensing to a degree, it can't point like the remote but it does know if you tilt it or shake it. Another neat feature on the hardware is the disc-loading, it works just like a car CD Player as it just sucks up the discs, it's especially great seeing it take the tiny Gamecube discs, I have no idea how it manages it but it does. And on that the Gamecube compatibility works perfectly, the controllers and memory cards...

sifair 28.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Nintendo Wii

Nintendo Wii, A great Console

Advantages: Gamecube backwards compatible, Great games
Disadvantages: Tiring when playing games like boxing

...these Require a GameCube Controller or a classic controller, it also supports SD cards but you can only View Pictures and save Games, and One of the best features is that it is Compatible With Gamecube Games (just as long as you have a Gamecube controller and a Gamecube memory card.) Overall this Console deserves a rating of 4 stars...

MartinW672 14.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Nintendo Wii

Nintendo's most successful console since the SNES

Advantages: Innovation, attractive looks, back catalogue, playability
Disadvantages: Finicky Wiimote controls, no CD/DVD video support, extra purchase for full package

...I have always admired Nintendo's quirky approach to their more recent console incarnation. For me it all started with their choice of media for the Nintendo 64. But despite the restriction of cartridge based games Nintendo and indeed the supporting developers made sure that the N64 was getting its fair share of games in comparison to the CD ROM based platforms. Even with the next machine which they decided to call 'Gamecube' they opted for an 8cm optically read disc similar to a mini DVD. This I thought was a bad move since I felt that that choice of mini media restricted the GC potential compared to the Playstation 2 and up and coming Xbox which had both opted to use DVD. In the 'next gen' console wars Nintendo decided to turn their attention away from power and use innovation. Upgrading the GC architecture, and opting...

170driver 19.01.2008 · Read review
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