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I am sorry. I know I posted this last night but accidentally, in editing, i deleted it. Luckily I saved the post so here is an exact copy of the post(with some spelling fixed)


Hi All:)

Firstly, I HAVE A Wii. This means that obviously I can review games for it. The first game I will review is Shaun White Snowboarding but I can not review it now because I have not gotten very far. This is because i have been to preoccupied with my 2nd thing. I got the Guitar Hero World Tour band game and it is AWESOME. I love the drums(which i mainly play). They are really fun and quite realistic. I am also often forced into singing:(:(but oh well. The singing system is exactly the same as Singstar except there is star power and the whole thing is a little less accurate.

The guitars are just the same as always, excluding the addition of the slide bar. Now, I have not entirely worked out how to do the slide bar but I know it is VERY hard and I frankly have NO IDEA why they included it.

There is a much wider range of songs in this game compared to the others in the series and that is not including the composer feature. This is the feature where you can compose your own songs. I tried and it is weird and hard. But there is a feature to go with it where people(who are much better at composing than me) publish can their songs they have made. Now some of these songs are a bit dodgy(i found one that was supposedly the Star Wars theme that was COMPLETELY unrecognizable) but for the most part they are good. Also, all of these songs are free so even if it is terrible, it doesn't matter. Another thing that was a welcome introduction( I am not sure if they had it in Aerosmith--I never had it) is beginner level. This is excellent for all your friends that are playing it for the first time because they can actually play it:)

Overall I love this game. The only downside I found is that for the Singing and Drum parts, they are either REALLY easy or REALLY hard....which is annoying. So my final recommendation is definitely buy this game. It may have a hefty price tag, but it is worth it.

Thanks

AndrewCow

P.S If anyone has Aerosmith or knows if it has a beginner mode, please tell me in the comments.

P.P.S I just thought i should tell you I reviewed the game on a PS3 so yea......I am only talking about features for the PS3 version but they are pretty much the same i think.


So there you go:) I am sorry about all the spelling and grammar mistakes in the last one!:(

New Metal Gear, Facebook Virus and a Mirrors Edge DLC Trailer!

Firstly, A teaser for the next Metal Gear game has been released by Konami. It is just a picture but it seems to show the XBox 360's Green Ring of Life. My personal opinion is that this will probably be a remake of MGS4 but for the Xbox 360 or, considereing the "i", it could also be an iPhone MGS game. For now we wait. Here is the teaser image:

Next, A virus has come to Facebook. The virus emails Facebook users witha fake Youtube Video that links to a fake Adobe Flash Player download site which asks the user to update Flash Player. This then infects the computer and uses it as a host to send similar emails to others. This is quite serious and ausgametech strongly suggests updating your antivirus software immediately,wether you use Facebook or not.

Finally here is a trailer for the Mirrors edge Downloadable Content:

Mirrors Edge Downloadable Content Trailer


P.S. PLEASE USE THE FORUMS!!! THE LINK IS IN THE LEFT SIDEBAR!

Firefox 3.1

Ok, I've been using Firefox 3.1 and I have to say, apart from the fact that a lot of my addons simply do not work, it is really great. There is the new visual tab switching:

You can now use special characters to restrict searches when using the AwesomeBar.

There is also webstandards improvements.

YOu can find out more at http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.1b1/releasenotes/. But I just can't wait until it is finally released because it just looks so damn good.

COD 6 News!

Call of Duty 6 has been announced! The game, to be developed by Infinity Ward, is to be released around Spring 2009 and will be called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Yes COD:MW2. SO expect another high quality game but they could have chosen another era other than going back to the "Modern Warfare" thing. WHy not set it around World War 1? WHy not the Cold War? WHY MAKE A SECOND MODERN WARFARE GAME!!!! I'll leave this up to you to decide becasue I really don't know why they did this.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1 Review

The first game I'm reviewing:

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1

Developer: Westwood Studios

Publisher: Virgin Interactive

Release Date: 1996, declared freeware on August 31^st 2008

Genre: Single player and Multiplayer Real Time Strategy

System Requirements:

Windows 95/98

75MHz Pentium Processor (120 MHz recommended)

8 MB Ram (16MB recommended)

4x CD-ROM

1 MB video Card

Gameplay:

3 out of 5

Red Alert is a real time strategy game meaning that the game is about building a base, managing resources and building troops with a scissors-paper-rock formula to win against the enemy. The game play is good for an RTS game. The controls might be a bit hard to get around, with the whole game based on using hotkeys for ordering units as there is no graphical interface for the unit orders. Also it seems that you can only create one unit at a time and must wait for the creation of the unit to finish before you can create another one. The missions in the campaign are not repetitive, ranging from establishing building bases to making do with what you get at the beginning of the mission.

Graphics:

4 out of 5

The graphics of the game are all good and neat compared to other RTS games. The developers of the game hired actors to film in their cutscenes (which all RTSs besides the Command & Conquer series don’t do) so the graphics for that are good though the resolution isn’t that good and make the cutscenes a little pixelated.

Sound:

5 out of 5

There is nothing much about the sound effects in the game except for that they are very good. One feature that I think is nice is the voices when you select menu option, for example when it says "battle control exterminated" when you abort a mission. The soundtrack is good (it has been voted the best video game soundtrack of 1996 by PC Gamer and Gameslice magazines).

Replayability:

4 out of 5

The single player skirmish mode with computers with various levels of difficulties or with other people over the internet extends the longevity of the game and it would probably take a medium to long time to get bored of the game. The game also comes with a map editor enabling you to make your own maps and single player mission, prolonging its gameplay.

Overall:

4 Out of 5

Fun gameplay that is sometimes disruppted by awkward game play mechanics.

A worthwhile look at if you’re a RTS enthusiast

YOutube Synphony Orchestra!

Youtube now has a Synphony Orchestra! The Youtube Symphony Orchestra is an open audition orchestra which will play music composed by Tan Dun (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). All that musicians need to do is upload a video of them selves playing an orchestral instrument well to an area on the YSO site (http://au.youtube.com/symphonyau) and they will be considered for admission. The YSO will play on April 15 in Carnegie Hall in New York. Submissions for consideration to be selcted for the YSO close January 28 2009.

My View: A wonderfull idea from Youtube but I suspect it will be hard to select the finaists. Also, the fact that it is only one piece means a very short concert from the orchestra. This will be good for audiences watching it on Youtube after the performance but how it will stack up for people invited to watch the performance live? Maybe the performace will include other orchestras from around the world and maybe a performance by Lang Lang? Maybe even a live stream on Youtube. I guess all will be revealed in teh coming months.

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Sorry!

I know i haven't posted anything in ages but i had nothing to post about. But here we go I have something. When surfing the net in the early hours of the morning, looking for something to do besides looking at porn, where should you go??What are good sites?? Well these are just some of my favorite:)

1. Dr Ashens--Reviews of old tat you have never heard of:)

2 .Zero Punctuation--Reviews of new tat that you will have heard of--I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOUR CRIES OF HATRED CAUSE HE IS A LITTLE HARSH!!!HE IS AWESOME

3. Flash --Excellent tutorials of how to make a game---yes you do need Adobe Flash CS3 but a 30 day trial is available HERE

4. Fan Fiction.net--Fan Fiction(well duh) on almost everything:)

5. Tutorials--Tutorials on things such as Flash, Photoshop and Java. Another site for tutorials that I like is HERE but it does not have as many.

Well hope you enjoy those:)

Till next time

AndrewCow