Perimeter

Advantages: Innovative gameplay. Slick presentation.
Disadvantages: Occasionally sluggish frame rates. Crappy storyline.

...The storyline of Perimeter has an almost religious theme. It follows a group of competing civilisations as they travel through interdimensional portals (guided by the voices of spirits) on a quest to find their way home. While the storyline may be clichéd the gameplay mechanics of Perimeter are unique and come as a welcome surprise to the stagnating genre of realtime strategy (RTS) There are a few key elements that set Perimeter apart from other games of this kind. First missions take place on a variety of different planets and you must alter the surface of these planets to accommodate your specific base requirements using a process known as terraforming. Secondly once you erect Energy Cores you can switch on a powerful force field known as the Perimeter rendering you almost impervious to attack for short periods of time. Lastly, you...

meggyloo 12.02.2005 · Read review
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Review of Perimeter (PC)

It could have been good

Advantages: Imaginitive, versatile production system, original
Disadvantages: Frustrating, poor documentation, poor combat control

...Perimeter could easily have been an excellent game. Unusually for an RTS, the emphasis in this game is strongly on defence. From the very beginning, you possess an impassable defence, the Perimeter Shield. This really sets the tone for the rest of the game. The production of units uses a very imaginative morphing system. You have three basic units, soldiers, officers and technicians, which can then be morphed into a wide array of other units. All of your units are multi-purpose, including the five central non-combat units, which can be used as either terraformers (preparing ground to be built on) or builders (building on the ground prepared by the terraformers). Unfortunately, all these excellent concepts fall down when put into practice. The problems are with the execution are myriad, and I'll try to list them one at a time...

Werrf 18.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of Perimeter (PC)

Out here in the perimeter, there are no stars....

Advantages: Not a bad track on the album
Disadvantages: None

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loki23 25.01.2006 · Read review
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Review of LA Woman - Doors (The)

A good night out

Advantages: Good atmosphere
Disadvantages: None

...The Tower Ballroom is situated in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. The Saturday night entertainment consists of a disco and a group who play alternate slots of about an hour each. The group are excellent and can perform any type of music very well. The room is large with a decent sized dance floor so it doesn't feel too claustrophobic even when the place is full, which it invariably is on a Saturday night! There are a number of bars around the perimeter of the room making getting a drink easier than in a lot of clubs, althought it does get every busy at times. There is a small snack bar although I haven't actually tried this. There is plenty of seating both at tables and on sofas around the place....

SusanLesley 05.12.2000 · Read review
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Review of The Tower Ballroom

The boy in the striped pyjamas

Advantages: riveting, human story
Disadvantages: sting in the tail

...I picked this book up by accident really, knowing nothing of the story and found that I couldn't put it down. I initially thought that the naive and simplistic writing style had been adopted in order to portray the perspective of the main character, Bruno a 9 year old German boy. What I didn't realise is that the book was initially written for children and the style may also have been adopted in order to make it more accessible to this group. Whatever the reason, it works and transports you to the world of this displaced little boy. It weaves the story of Bruno a 9 year old boy, his sister Gretel who is 12 and their parents. Bruno's father is a german officer who is posted to "out-with" for the forseeable future. they leave their comfortable life in Berlin and exchange it for life in a house on the perimeter fence of Auschwitz...

LouMG 07.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne

Salcombe Regis Caravan Park

Advantages: Spacious, clean, excellent for touring
Disadvantages: Not directly by the sea, not a huge amount for children to do.

...Salcombe Regis Caravan Park is the nearest site to the small resort of Sodmouth. It is a very spacious site and the caravans are sited around the perimeter of a large field. The camping field is also large with sizeable pitches. The site is kept beutifully clean and tidy. It is a short walk to the village of Salcombe Regis and about 30 mins across the fields to the sea. Also within walking distance is the famous Donkey Sanctuary (free admission!) This is an excellent site for visting the nearby resorts of Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Seaton, Branscombe, and Lyme Regis, and the inland towns of Honiton, Axminster and Exeter....

Aardvark10 05.01.2001 (21.12.2000) · Read review
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Appalling service at Golden Dragon, Chinatown, London

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Appalling service, disrespectful, rude staff, food mediocre standard but overpriced.

...and other drinks on the table, and were clearly not finished. I was really annoyed by then. While waiting on the bill to arrive, I happened to glance at the table behind me and noticed that they had a bowl of rice, which on first glance appeared to have a scalloped edge, but then to my horror I realized it wasn't a scalloped pattern, but in fact, was so severely chipped around the perimeter, it appeared to be scalloped! The toilets upstairs were out of order. When we went downstairs, we were approached by a woman who screeched at us '' You want toilet, it is that way'' with a mouth full of food. I will never dine in that establishment again, nor would I recommend it to anyone. Their lack of respect and service is appalling and completely unacceptable. They also add 12.5% service charge to the bill, when they clearly don't even know the meaning...

cindy1005 13.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Golden Dragon, London

The Boy In Striped Pyjamas - A Child's Perspective.

Advantages: Superb acting and very well written.
Disadvantages: Sad, very sad...

...out the perimeter of the house and meets a child on the other side of the prison camp fence; a Jew names Shmuel. Over a period of time they develop a secret friendship, talking through the fence. Shmuel of course wears the striped pyjamas, with Bruno having no understanding of the significance of them and what it means to be a Jew. The film follows the boys friendship and also the whole family and their outlook on the war. Opinion When I first saw the trailer I thought that this would be a bittersweet film following the forbidden relationship between the two boys. However, it is safe to say that the film only evokes 'bitter' feelings and just because it focuses on children does not make the subject matter any less harrowing. The acting I have to say is superb. Both young boys (Asa Butterfield and Béla Fesztbaum) are fantastic...

LAURALILIA 11.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas (DVD)

Great Location!

Advantages: Fantastic Location, Great Service, Helpful Staff,
Disadvantages: Only the View

...bevrages. As our visit was during the new year celebrations, which took place on Times Square, the Edison proved to be the ideal location as the New York Police Department closed of an 18 block perimeter around Times Square. Luckily, the Edison Hotel was well within the perimeter and just by showing our hotel key card, this allowed us to move freely through the road blocks and closer to the new year celebrations. For anybody thinking of going to New York now, or in the future, I highly recommend the Edison Hotel as its great value for money, and is situated in a fantastic location....

joedirt99 16.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Edison Hotel, New York City

A wonderful family holiday at Elvden Forest!

Advantages: so family friendly
Disadvantages: csan be pricey

...We went to Elvden Forest this year in June for 4 nights and stayed in a New Woodland Lodge suitable for dogs (so on the perimeter). We managed to get a money off code that meant we only paid around £440 for the 4 nights. Okay so we arrived at around 3ish which was the earliest that you could get into your accomodation and there was an abolutely mammoth queue from the entrance through the carpark then to your lodge- it also didnt help that since we were on the perimeter we had the farthest to go but heyho! Once we finally got to our lodge we were really pleased as you are literally in the wood and we could not see anyother accomodation sitting from our sofa gazing outside. The actual lodge was wonderful being very modern and it had pretty much everything we could need including a dishwasher,microwave, oven, toaster and all crockery...

f1re_cr4cker 16.09.2009 · Read review
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