Wii Resort For Island Sports

Advantages: Some great mini-games that really show off the MotionPlus accessory
Disadvantages: Expensive to fully kit out two remotes. One or two less compelling mini-games

...INTRODUCTION Our Nintendo Wii has been hibernating under our TV, gathering dust since shortly after Christmas. The Wii party games made a brief appearance for the holidays and the shine of Wii Fit wore off after our New Year?s resolutions met with their usual success and longevity (i.e. none). It?s a fab console, but it?s very ease of ?pick up and play? makes it just as easy to ignore in favour of other pursuits. However, we were intrigued by the promise and novelty of the new Wii MotionPlus gadget, and when Wii Sports Resort (WSR) ? essentially Wii Sports 2 ? was announced, it was immediately added to our Wish List. As such, I was delighted when I received it for my birthday last week, and It has played a part in our nightly entertainment since. WHAT?S IN THE BOX WSR comes packaged with the game (in its own DVD...

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Sky Sports News

Advantages: Dedicated Sports News
Disadvantages: Repetition

...-screen information can be very confusing, and it certainly comes across as there's too much going on throughout the screen. On the right-hand side is an stats bar, often including details about league tables, fixtures, top goalscorers etc over a variety of sports, but predominantly football as you may expect. Below the presenters is another bar with news in briefs constantly rolling on screen, and beneath that again, a very thin bar with details of programmes coming up on the Sky Sports channels, or fixtures, or indeed when it turns yellow (Ooo, exciting) then it becomes breaking news. WIth Sky's great coverage of a number of sports, the clips played and packages shown by their journalists are often detailed and give an excellent portrayal as a dedicated sports channel. But some sports which they don't have rights to are often completely overlooked...

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The Mighty Mars Bar

Advantages: Classic chocolate bar
Disadvantages: They changed the nougat filling

...This is perhaps the most classic chocolate bar from my childhood. It has long been my favourite as a kid and I sort of have to say it still is so as not to feel as if I have disowned it (sorry Mars Bar but I have found other favourites - I still love you though!). 'A Mars a day helps you work rest and play' - this was the little catchphrase that was associated with Mars Bar. Funny really; it's like saying a chocolate bar a day is good for you. The slogan has now changed to 'Pleasure you can't measure' which definitely seems more appropriate. A standard Mars bar comes at 58g, about 11cm long and 1.8cm high. You'll pay about 32p for this bar in supermarkets which is well below the norm of 50p. They used to be more expensive but in recent years, the classic nougat and caramel filling has obviously lost its appeal as new and more...

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Instant sports

Advantages: Up to date information, informative news, good presenters/reporters
Disadvantages: None

...Sky Sports News is a cable channel which is on 24 hours a day and covers all areas of sports from volleyball to boxing and everything in between. This is the number one channel to get your sports news as and when it happens. It covers all major tournaments and shows highlights of all the big sporting events. As it is a Sky channel you are treated to the best highlights and see exclusive footage straight after the event to capture the highs and lows of the sports people. There are constant updates which are shown beneath the presenters on screen, keeping you up to date with all the latest news for all big things going on in the world of sport. Just underneath this is one of the main reasons I watch this channel all the time and a fantastic feature with the channel - the breaking news bar where you are treated to the latest transfers...

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Sky sports

Advantages: Great coverage
Disadvantages: No live feed!

...Sky sports news is a twenty-four hour channel bringing the latest goings on from the world of sport. Whilst much of the concentration is on english football, every single major sport is covered including those in america. Layout The channel isn't your conventional channel. It does not rely on the presenters to bring you all f the news. The bulk of the screen is taken up by live pictures which features the presentors or reporters as the news develops. The bottom of the screen is taken up with two bars of text. The first goes through the mainheadlines for the big sports. It informs people of scores, rumours , results amd also shows quotes from various sources. There is also a headline bar at the bottom of the screen that displays the most recent breaking news. To give you an example of this at this moment in time the bar read...

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Wii Sports

Advantages: Fun, Keeps You Fit, Multiplayer
Disadvantages: Price

...After seeing the seemingly constant adverts for the Nintendo wii in the weeks leading up to the Christmas of 2007, I decided that I simply had to have one and it was top of my Christmas list! Thankfully, not only did we manage to get one with all the sold out signs that were appearing in Game, we also won one so technically got ours for free as we sold the one we won! Therefore, we first discovered wii sports on Christmas day 2007. What is it? It is a collection of five games, each a different sport that tries to simulate it so that you feel as though you are actually playing the sport. Each makes good use of the wii remote, although some also require a nunchuck. You will have to take care during using this game, there have been a lot of accidents reported to do with the wii and its remote, such as not using the wrist strap properly...

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Sporting Choice

Advantages: Energy boost. Non- spill cap- great for physical activities.
Disadvantages: Flavour may become monotonous. Fairly expensive relative to water.

...Why do I drink Lucozade sport? Firstly, it tastes great. Simple and blunt, but this is true. As well as boosting my energy levels for both physical recreation and the dreaded "r" of Revision, Lucozade slides down your throat effortlessly, leaving you willing for more of the sweet, refreshing flavour. When do I drink Lucozade sport? Great for pre-exercise, during exercise, and after if you are in need of a recovery. THis energy drink seems most effective in comparison to some of the other leading brands that I have used, and also is pleasant as an enjoyable drink, as opposed to a necessity for aiding any activity. Which flavour? My personal favourite, although pretty boring, is orginal Orange flavour, although the others in the range are equally as agreeable. The option of multi-packs of the drink makes buying large amounts easy...

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Wii Sports Resort- Fun for the whole family

Advantages: fun forf whole family, lots of games, sensitive controls
Disadvantages: expensive extra devices needed for multi-player

...Since its release for retail purchase in 2006 the Nintendo Wii has enjoyed immense success. One of the key reasons for this is probably that it reaches a wider demographic than the majority of games consoles and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Wii sports resort, released as a kind of improvement on wii sports was released in july of this year, and is no exception, providing entertainment for people of all ages, and has the potential of being enjoyed by the whole family. Wii sports is set on a island beach resort, and allows the playing of a number of different games, either as a single player or for up to four players. The game requires an additional device in the form of wii motion plus, which is a more sophisticated sensing device than the regular wii remote, and is able to pick up more complicated and sensitive movements when...

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Sporting Delights

Advantages: 24 hr sports
Disadvantages: hubby is addicted to the channel

...Sky Sports Fourteen years ago, I moved in with my then boyfriend (now husband) and within 6 months, we got all Sky. Not only did we get the entertainment package but movies, documentary and sports channels. It was only when Sky Sports News was launched on 1 October 1998 (his birthday) and I realized then how addicted to sports the other half is and how my life will never be the same again. So a bit of background about Sky Sports News Initially named the Sports Channel within the British Satellite Broadcasting service, a merger with Sky Television in the later end of 1990 saw the re-branding of the Sports Channel to Sky Sports. This encrypted channel requires a subscription, through Sky.com (see below) initially provided minimal sports' events such as good old ruggers and golf. With the growth in viewers (and...

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Wii Sports

Advantages: Good multiplayer, to play with friends
Disadvantages: not so good to play on your own

...I got my wii sports when i got the wii as will most people. The game basically speaks for itself it has 5 different sports for you to play they are tennis, bowlng, baseball, boxing, and golf. It is a good starter game to get used to the interactivity on the wii. Along with the sports there is a daily fitness test that you can do to see how fit you are, this is far from accurate because it depends on how well you do in the sports but still a novelty, and there is training that you can also do to help you practice the sports. Tennis - This was my favourite game out of the 5 it requires only the wiimote and you basically swing your arm like you would as if you was playing tennis left or right to hit the ball, the timing of the shot will determine where the ball goes. Tennis allows up to 4 players to play making it perfect for some family...

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