Despite the comedy breasts and the paper-thin plot, I found the game an excellent waste of not only the 7 hours at least it took me to first complete it, but the equally enjoyable 4/5 hours I took to play it again.
Its not rocket science. Its not hugely original. But it is damn good fun!
Yes its priced $5 too high but still- if you are looking for something fun I can heartily recommend it. I also very much enjoyed the sound- all the way through the game the sound production is excellent, and there is even a theme tune which plays on the menu screen which is absolutely fantastic! Anyone know who that is by the way?
The NHS is a complete disgrace. If you ever had to use it you might know this. It is almost impossible to get a referral out of any doctor nowadays. It is just as difficult to get a dentist. Should you get sent to hospital, chances are you will be misdiagnosed and there's also a high probability you will catch MRSA.
The situation in the US is partly due to the incredibly unhealthy food there though. Gluttony of the most ridiculous extremes, everything contains masses of sugar and/or chemicals and virtually no nutrients.
My god the game on the X-box already costs twice what it does on the PC. We get the PC mods for free... what planet are you X-Boxers on? Send me some of your money please!!!
Regardless of whether he was legally allowed to do such a thing, ethically this is not the way for a mayor to behave. Such behaviour merits at the worst a mild warning.
I am truly appalled that you have a bully like this as mayor.
Don't they do that in Israel? I had some asshat argue to me that this was the best way to defeat terrorism... because obviously they dont have any terrorists in Israel.
errr.... right...
Thats because people who buy Ipods are generally people who
(a) have more money than sense so pay lots of money for low quality DRM-crippled files
(b) are sheep- who buy an Ipod because its fashionable, put their britney album on it for the one time a year they go to the gym.
(c) do not understand that the record companies do not have the right to demand that we not use what we have payed good money for in any fashion we deem necessary!
You've never played Dungeons and Dragons then...:D
You have a point but what about passing them on? My friends and family are constantly passing books around...
Have a 'DUMP' logo of a man squatting they put on top of many reviews. They are very good- many months the highest score will be low 80s- very few games score 90s and also they print secondary reviews from readers who disagree with the magaine review.
At some point the RIAA's terror tactics are going to cause someone to commit suicide themselves. This will happen.
Suing dead people, children, students. These people make me SICK!
Although the pilot was great- the series has progressively been getting worse and worse. The total time on screen of metallic cylons is about 60 seconds for the whole series. It's all 'human' cylons who as it turns out dvelop human feelings so are nigh on human anyway. The series specialises in turning clichés into 1 hour (with ads) episodes. The characters are in the main unlikeable and unrealistic... I enjoyed the original series at the time (but I'll keep my memories- I'm sure if I watched it today it wouldnt be very impressive) but this one is dire. A soap opera in space yes- but this aint no B5... this is more of a Dysentry in space....
OK so have they written the 2 bad sequels yet?
I cannot see this ever being any good. It is almost certainly going to be relocated to the US and probably set in current day- instead of using the cold war 80s setting. Instead of cheery cockney chaps beating the foreign scum it'll be Smiling beautiful people from LA defending their country against Arab Muslin Terrorimists or something.
Is Keanu playing V then? And in what act will we find out who V is?
To those who write V for Vendetta off because it is 'a comic'... have you read it? This is one of the best novels I have ever read.
Instead of sorting out the middle east you are worrying about people shining lasers at airplanes???
The dept of homeland security is doing its job well- increasing paranoia at home to blind the public to crimes committed abroad in their name, and to further enable the restriction of civil liberties.
This just means that german PC sales will drop and the countries surrounding it will benefit.
How inane.
But at least this semi-legitimizes piracy in Germany (pre-paid).
Do you think they are aware of this new trend whereby people meet up in person and talk... Surely this is a threat to national security!!!
For heavens sake yes 9/11 is a tragedy in which thousands of people died. 3000 in America and 300,000 in the middle east... but they dont count do they. As long as Ma and Pa Baker feel safe that a doity Ahrab isnt going to fly a plane into their trailer park in Nebraska...
As with all compact disks- any which does not conform to the original CD standard is faulty. If I cannot make backups of the CD and make mp3 files to play on my MP3 player then sorry but the disk is faulty- I return it to the shop and I am forced to download a poor quality mp3 from the intraweb...
I have many cds which have disintegrated- peeled etc. I now insist on making backups as there is an inherent design fault in the product. Also, I don't see why I should have to pay one price for a CD to play on my stereo and then have to fork out more money for a lesser quality audio file which is in effect merely rented to me.
This business model is completely consumer-unfriendly- and until the music industry starts putting consumers first I will be forced to look elsewhere.
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Despite the comedy breasts and the paper-thin plot, I found the game an excellent waste of not only the 7 hours at least it took me to first complete it, but the equally enjoyable 4/5 hours I took to play it again. Its not rocket science. Its not hugely original. But it is damn good fun! Yes its priced $5 too high but still- if you are looking for something fun I can heartily recommend it. I also very much enjoyed the sound- all the way through the game the sound production is excellent, and there is even a theme tune which plays on the menu screen which is absolutely fantastic! Anyone know who that is by the way?
The NHS is a complete disgrace. If you ever had to use it you might know this. It is almost impossible to get a referral out of any doctor nowadays. It is just as difficult to get a dentist. Should you get sent to hospital, chances are you will be misdiagnosed and there's also a high probability you will catch MRSA.
The situation in the US is partly due to the incredibly unhealthy food there though. Gluttony of the most ridiculous extremes, everything contains masses of sugar and/or chemicals and virtually no nutrients.
Thats RIAA maths there...
Seriously? PEOPLE PAY FOR MODS??? WTF?
My god the game on the X-box already costs twice what it does on the PC. We get the PC mods for free... what planet are you X-Boxers on? Send me some of your money please!!!
Vive la France!!!
Brilliant!!! :D
As long as its not made by Phone Bone Inc I'm sure it will all turn out great! There be dragons...
as long as they do not advertise it as an unlimited rental service. That would be false advertising.
Regardless of whether he was legally allowed to do such a thing, ethically this is not the way for a mayor to behave. Such behaviour merits at the worst a mild warning. I am truly appalled that you have a bully like this as mayor.
Don't they do that in Israel? I had some asshat argue to me that this was the best way to defeat terrorism... because obviously they dont have any terrorists in Israel. errr.... right...
Thats because people who buy Ipods are generally people who (a) have more money than sense so pay lots of money for low quality DRM-crippled files (b) are sheep- who buy an Ipod because its fashionable, put their britney album on it for the one time a year they go to the gym. (c) do not understand that the record companies do not have the right to demand that we not use what we have payed good money for in any fashion we deem necessary!
You've never played Dungeons and Dragons then... :D
You have a point but what about passing them on? My friends and family are constantly passing books around...
Books dont have DRM. So why the hell should e-books? In any case, meet Karl's formula for hassle free shopping: ME + DRM = NO SALE
Have a 'DUMP' logo of a man squatting they put on top of many reviews. They are very good- many months the highest score will be low 80s- very few games score 90s and also they print secondary reviews from readers who disagree with the magaine review.
What is the copy protection mechanism then? Is it biometric or does it require a human sacrifice?
Shouldnt that read 'Intellectual Property Rape'?
At some point the RIAA's terror tactics are going to cause someone to commit suicide themselves. This will happen. Suing dead people, children, students. These people make me SICK!
Go China I say!!! They make great DVD players which arent burdened with intrusive region-coding crapware!
Although the pilot was great- the series has progressively been getting worse and worse. The total time on screen of metallic cylons is about 60 seconds for the whole series. It's all 'human' cylons who as it turns out dvelop human feelings so are nigh on human anyway. The series specialises in turning clichés into 1 hour (with ads) episodes. The characters are in the main unlikeable and unrealistic... I enjoyed the original series at the time (but I'll keep my memories- I'm sure if I watched it today it wouldnt be very impressive) but this one is dire. A soap opera in space yes- but this aint no B5... this is more of a Dysentry in space....
OK so have they written the 2 bad sequels yet? I cannot see this ever being any good. It is almost certainly going to be relocated to the US and probably set in current day- instead of using the cold war 80s setting. Instead of cheery cockney chaps beating the foreign scum it'll be Smiling beautiful people from LA defending their country against Arab Muslin Terrorimists or something. Is Keanu playing V then? And in what act will we find out who V is? To those who write V for Vendetta off because it is 'a comic'... have you read it? This is one of the best novels I have ever read.
Instead of sorting out the middle east you are worrying about people shining lasers at airplanes??? The dept of homeland security is doing its job well- increasing paranoia at home to blind the public to crimes committed abroad in their name, and to further enable the restriction of civil liberties.
This just means that german PC sales will drop and the countries surrounding it will benefit. How inane. But at least this semi-legitimizes piracy in Germany (pre-paid).
Do you think they are aware of this new trend whereby people meet up in person and talk... Surely this is a threat to national security!!!
For heavens sake yes 9/11 is a tragedy in which thousands of people died. 3000 in America and 300,000 in the middle east... but they dont count do they. As long as Ma and Pa Baker feel safe that a doity Ahrab isnt going to fly a plane into their trailer park in Nebraska...
As with all compact disks- any which does not conform to the original CD standard is faulty. If I cannot make backups of the CD and make mp3 files to play on my MP3 player then sorry but the disk is faulty- I return it to the shop and I am forced to download a poor quality mp3 from the intraweb... I have many cds which have disintegrated- peeled etc. I now insist on making backups as there is an inherent design fault in the product. Also, I don't see why I should have to pay one price for a CD to play on my stereo and then have to fork out more money for a lesser quality audio file which is in effect merely rented to me. This business model is completely consumer-unfriendly- and until the music industry starts putting consumers first I will be forced to look elsewhere.
Or copying cds/dvds... or even skippings ads (the horror!!!)