Advantages: User friendly release button & dials for shutter & apature control while shooting in the verticle position.
Disadvantages: NONE

...release button. The controls on the MB D100 are brilliant giving the operator full use of the shutter speeds & the apature control while shooting verticaly & also the grip is very comfortable while shooting vertical or horizontally. Also the MB D100 allows you to add sound files to your shots as the grip has a built in mike that records the sound & also you can play back the files and also adjust the playback volume through the menu on the camera. All I can say about the Nikon MB D100 is that the Nikon D100 is incomplete without one!... Read review

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Advantages: Brilliantly realistic, many cars, superb graphics
Disadvantages: No map, slight let down in modding

...then so be it!! Gameplay/Storyline I'll start with the storyline, maily because its the same as usual and will be over in one sentence. You play a street racer who's trying to make it big in the legal racing scene. You go through tournaments and beat all the kings of different racing Genres (Grip, Speed, Drag and Drift) and eventually have to play the overall king and take his crown as the best racer out there! Ok two sentences, whatever! On to gameplay. Another hit here from EA. The realism from the cars and the scenery is also carried on into the driving simulations. I have never played a game that felt as real as this one (barring Gran Turismo obviously!) Each car has it's own unique way of behaving on the road and you need to realise that before you go headfirst into a wall, which, because of the new damage simulator, you will now... Read review

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Advantages: Tons of cars, vast amount of upgrades and customisation
Disadvantages: Excessive advertising, Demanding, Unrealistic

...mile or half mile. It relies heavily on careful timing to shift gears at the correct moment and takes a fair bit of practice to perfect. Speed Challenge: These can be compared to the old style Sprint races. Not too dissimilar to grip races, these take place on long tracks with plenty of straights for building speed. They require good timing, reactions and skill to control a vehicle at high speed. Top Speed Run: The Pro Street equivalent of the Speedtrap races. They involve you collecting the highest cumulative speed through checkpoints. Drift: There's only ever one car on the track, which is just as well considering you'll be sliding your car down the track sideways at 100mph. Drifting involves flinging your car around a corner at the highest angle and speed in order to gain points. Unlike previous games, Pro... Read review

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Advantages: Good Graphics, Great Gameplay
Disadvantages: Doesn't Follow the series of the other Need for Speed Games

...This is a rather different addition to the Need For Speed series as none of the races have the ability to drive around the cities as none of the races are in the city or on the streets as the others. For people that adore the previous editions which allowed you to different races on the streets will be disappointed by this edition. The general graphics and the sound quality is better than the previous games. But the fact that there is not the ability to drive around and test out he cars. there is still the ability to test all the cars out and then there is a more in depth customization area for the different parts that are edded on to the car. There is a ride range of places to race on the game though allowing a large variety. With four different game modes. Grip - Sector Shootout: Try and complete sections of the course faster than... Read review

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Advantages: Very fun and addictave game
Disadvantages: Gameplay is slightly repetative

...I always really wanted a need for speed game. One of my good friends with a different console owned a need for speed game and he often let me have a go with it at school. I was desperate to get my hands on one and i had heard that there was a new one coming out entitled "Need For Speed: Most Wanted". The name of this product instantly grabbed me, so I was looking forward to checking it out. When it came round to my choice of birthday present I chose this (among other things) and waited for around a month. When my birthday finally came around I woke up instantly, grabbed my Nintendo DS console off the table and franticly unwrapped the game. Once I had got over the excitement of finally owning a game of the Need For Speed Genre I turned on the console. I was instantly hooked. A video of the BMW M3. The car looked so nice and I couldn... Read review

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Advantages: Graphics,Sounds,cars
Disadvantages: No Freedom to Roam

...with the opponent.This is used in older version of the game. Drift have to make your car go out of control but be under control lol to get round corners very fast and gain more points,Also used in previous versions of the game. Speed Challenge get round the track as fast as possible.New feature Grip challenge - Usually on a race track with about 7 opponents you have to come first to win.Another new race that EA have introduced. Controlling the car feels more realistic,but also harder you also get the choice to turn off all computer aids in the car such as abs,stability control and traction control.Turning these Aids off make the game a lot harder your car will spin a lot more and it is very reaslistic seems like a old sports car with no computer aids helpin you stay on the road.In this version of the game EA have introduced a new Realistic... Read review

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Advantages: fully customable cars - from rims to stereo components, A full city explore , challenging gameplay
Disadvantages: Repetitive in areas, comical crashes,

...Need for Speed Underground 2 is a vast improvement on the last installment. Ever since the 1st game, gamers have been going crazy in customising their 'dream' car, from putting over the top spoilers and crazy vinyls on to the crome rims and that little extra 'va va voom' in the engine/ NFSU 2 takes what the first game had and adds even more to the selection - just take a look: Hydraulics Stereo components Different styles of speedometers Neon kits for the trunk and engine Even more styles of Vinyls Nitrus purges of different colours Split hoods Suicide and scissor doors Spinners side mirror kits Wide body kits Also included in the 2nd game are all new race modes; the URL's (Underground racing Leagues) and Street X URL - I quite actually enjoyed this new race mode. Basically its you competing with the best racers... Read review

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Advantages: Wireless without battery. Very comfortable
Disadvantages: The upper button may be alittle uncomfortabe to use

...Technology does wonders! I just hated the point when my wireless Grip Pens would run out of battery, or when I needed to struggle with the cords. This thing really does wonders. Easy to grip, very comfortable. Sometimes I wish all my pens would be that soft. The eraser on the back is actualy usefull. I used to tap the eraser/brush shortcuts madly back and forth, but turned out that after some time I started to prefer flipping the pen for erasing better, so when I am going into photoshop I can safely put the keyboard away. The only thing that I do find a little unpracticle though is the top half of the button. I am not sure it may be my hand - but I am always having hard time repositioning my fingers to click the button. The pen tips are provided in different materials, and in couple of individuals - but honestly, I had one tip... Read review

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Advantages: Deterrent
Disadvantages: Inconsistent

...Speed Cameras The modern driver can do little to avoid the existence of speed cameras. All over the country, you will see little white signs with a stripy looking "camera" in them that identify you are about to approach an area where speed cameras may be in place. Speed cameras have changed the way in which we drive and are a subject of much debate within the motoring press - several web forums have sprung up dedicated to sufferers and camera spotters alike. This is not an opinion about speed or speeding - for the purposes of my opinion I do not wish to discuss whether speed limits are fair or relevant to today's road-users (I have discussed this in a separate opinion about Motorway Speed Limits) so I am working on the assumption that speed limits are what they are, end of subject. Here are some of the issues that I think... Read review

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Advantages: Reduces speed temporarily, If used properly reduces accidents and deaths.
Disadvantages: Propaganda, Revenue raising, Being lied to and Targeted.

...Let me start my opinion by stating that I am employed in sales which requires me to drive many miles each week - usually around 2000 !! I have been driving since I was 17 (nine years) and I have never had any points on my licence or been involved in any accident. I consider myself an efficient driver, not faultless, but all the same experienced enough to have an opinion on the subject of speed cameras. Let me also state that I am 100% in favour of speed cameras in areas which need protecting like schools and pedestrian crossings for instance. The use of speed cameras in these areas as well as accident blackspots undoubtedly cuts down driver speeds and in turn cuts down the amount of injuries, deaths and accidents. No one in their right mind can argue against this issue and Police and driving groups are quite right to employ speed... Read review

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