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ZUMA is back! And if you can believe IT IS EVEN BETTER!

PopCap Games introduced the original ZUMA in 2003 and brought to the foreground a genre that was, up to then, oriented exclusively towards kids. ZUMA created a new school of games: from the excellent LUXOR Series to the recent INCA BALL, the playful BEETLE BOMP and (my favorite!) ATLANTIS: SKY PATROL: Zuma-clones came in all shapes and forms. Some introduced new ideas and some of them improved the original concept. And the new ZUMA has incorporated most of them.

If you have already enjoyed the original game, let me tell you what is new. First off, yes, the graphics and sounds are much improved. Also, your frog does not have to simply rotate all the time. As with LUXOR, in some stages you can slide across a predefined path (not always horizontal) whereas, in others, you can hop between multiple Lily Pads.

Moreover, there are now three new special abilities: the Laser beam, the Lightening and the TriShot. With the Laser you can target specific balls (advisable to aim at the bonuses!); the Lightening will remove all balls of the same color as the one you targeted; and with the TriShot, well, it is pretty much self-explanatory: you fire off three metal canon-balls that wipe out everything in their path.

Finally, every 10 stages there are now bosses you cannot harm until their henchmen get smashed (an idea from ATLANTIS: SKY PATROL) or their specific weakness is figured out and of course you will be fighting the color-stream at the same time.

If you are not familiar with the game this is the gist of it: a series of colored balls (with the number of different colors increasing every few levels) streams in and you have to shot and match them in sets of three or more in order to remove them and prevent them from reaching the end zone. There are now numerous different modes (ADVENTURE, various CHALLENGES, IRON FROG) and all are exceptional addictive!! So take care not to have any deadlines or immovable obligations looming!

This is a perfect example of what has come to be known as Casual Gaming. It would be a good idea to download the limited-time free trial version from a casual gaming site (such as POPCAP GAMES or REFLEXIVE you can Google them) and decide for yourself whether this is indeed your cup of tea. It comes to about 100MB so a fast connection will be needed for that.

Everybody can make a good game that will run only on a super-computer. This is an example of pure programming genius!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

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Oh the hours I played the original version of Zuma! I could have been working on more intellectual pursuits, but no I was addicted to Zuma. But then after much time had passed it lost it's appeal from over-use and slipped into the background, once again I had time for all the old hobbies that I had loved. I only played occasionallyand I was in control. Things were good.

Then, Zuma's Revenge came out. My husband brought it to my attention. I tried to seem disinterested. But we ended up buying less than a week later. When it arrived I tried to be coy. I didn't even look at the box, and gave it to my husband to load on his computer and play.

The familiar Zuma sounds, mixed with new ones kept seeping into my ears... The new graphics... they seemed intriguing. And new levels... and sort of a story line... and new types of 'power' balls... It was too much for me. I loaded it and began playing. That old familiar feeling was back again, compelling me to play for hours on end until my eyes dry out from staring at the colored balls.

Game play is similar to the old version, the idea is hitting colored balls to make matches and eliminate them before your time runs out. But this version has new levels and new configurationsin several you can hop your zuma frog to a new lily pad or in some he slides along a track at the bottom. I also appreciated the Tiki area where you can see your stats for game play. For someone like me who fancies herself a champion Zuma player, it's cool to have the data although I miss the old version where you could see if you had beaten your top score and it also let you see other user's scores if they happened to be higher than yours on each level.

I also liked the new way they configured the challenge area, and the extra iron frog challenge is nice.

I'd say it's worth the 19.99, but you can download a free trial at if you still aren't sure.

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I hate it when I purchase a game and have it beat in two weeks. This game keeps the challenge up. And, I love the fact that it has "adventure" mode and "challenge" mode. When the adventure gets too tough, you can play in challenge mode for a while and challenge your own score. I still haven't beat the game, but it's not frustrating me, it's keeping the game fun. Really am enjoying it.

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I have been a great fan of Zuma. While many game 'updates' have disappointed me Zuma's Revenge did not disappoint. Some nice extra functionality in the game, graphics run much better (even on my slimmed down laptop running windows 7). If you liked Zuma, Zuma's Revenge will be an great addition to your gaming addictions.

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I bought Zuma Deluxe thought that was awsome it was. Then Zuma Revenge came out. I can not stop playing it. Need to master all of the levels. The sound effects and the visual effects of this game is awsome. I would recommed this game to everyone. This game is for every age group even my young grandson and great niece and nephews love to play you can start at the easy levels and work your way to the more difficult levels. It is hard to stop playing this game. LOVE IT

Best Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro II USB Analog & Digital Audio Deals

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I am not sure, if I had done a bit more research, if I would have bought this. Turtle Beach has a good reputation for sound cards in my mind, which weighed into my purchase decision. Unfortunately, my experience with this device hasn't been good. I specifically bought this card in so that I could use SPDIF passthrough, which the card supports, but only if you have the driver installed. And there's the rub, the installer will work only if it can detect the device, and it doesn't do this reliably. From searching the web, I am not alone in running into this. The problem manifests as the installer continually asking for you to plug the device in, even if you have. It just fails to detect it.

I followed the instructions on the Turtle Beach site, and contacted their tech support, but they have not been very helpful so far. I also found while searching the web that I am far from alone in having problems getting the driver to install. After a lot of work, I have managed to get the driver to install, and it to works mostly, so I am going to detail the process I went through to make this work here.

First, before anything else, I am not a representing Turtle Beach, or providing any guarantees that this will work. It's possible that doing this will screw your computer up, and I am not responsible for anything you do to your computer.

So, the basic process to make this work is you manually extract the driver from the installer, and then install that. This is what I did on my Windows 7 machine:

1)Get the software called "Universal Extractor". Install it and then use it to extract the installer.

2)Use it on data1.cab file that was extracted from the installer.

3)Plug your Advantage Micro II in now. I assume that it is installing as a generic USB sound device, like mine. From the device manager, do properties on the generic sound card. Update the driver, have the process do a manual install, and select the driver from your computer. Point it at the directory that you extracted the installer to. You will get a warning that the driver cannot be verified as working with your hardware. Accept it and continue. You will likely need to reboot at this point. IMPORTANT: if you are on a 64 bit version of Vista, 7, or 8, you will need to disable signed driver enforcement. If you don't do this, your system will act like it cannot see the hardware anymore because it will not be able to load the driver.

4)At this point, you should have PCM audio coming out, just like before, but in the device manager, you will now see "Audio Advantage Micro Device".

5)I couldn't get SPDIF to work at this point even. The final step I did(and I'm iffy on this is what made it work or not) was in the extracted files directory I ran "AudioAdvantageCpl.exe". On the speakers tab(which should be the default tab), select the "Output Configuration" pane. There should be a single drop down, that says either "headphones" or "Two Speaker", with an S/PDIF option. Once I set this to S/PDIF, the pass through settings on the codecs I am using(Media Player Classic HC) seemed to take, and my receiver started getting a bitstream.

SO there you go, hope that helps some people getting this to work. Honestly, I'm debating attempting a return and getting something that works without those hoops and better vendor support.

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I am very happy to see that this usb audio card worked without any trouble or driver installs under Ubuntu 10.04. The "no driver required" is indeed true from what I have seen.

I bought this because the shielding of the motherboard's audio output was terrible in my computer. The main use-case is listening to music via headphones, and for this it worked great! The volume levels coming out were actually shocking at first, but after adjusting the sound volume in Pulse Audio (global and device specific) everything sounds as it should.

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This product works perfectly for me so far.

I have used this for years now, with no problems.

I haven't had any problems with it, so I can't comment on Turtle Beach's customer service.

I use this device to send multi-channel, compressed audio (Dolby Digital, DTS) from my laptop to my home theater receiver. I send the video stream via HDMI to my TV. My receiver is just old enough that it doesn't have any HDMI inputs; only digital coax and Toslink.

It sends any audio format found on today's DVDs, including all the variations of DOLBY and DTS.

(Note: those formats are the only ones you'll be able to use on Blu-Ray discs, even though Blu-Rays have newer, supposedly better audio formats. This is b/c the new formats can be sent only over HDMI, not digital coax or Toslink.)

And the picture and sound are perfectly matched, despite passing over separate outputs.

I also like that this thing is sleek and minimal in it's design. It takes up practically no space, requires no additional power source, and will fit easily in your laptop bag when you travel (although you probably won't use this much while traveling).

Plus, the fact that it includes the mini-Toslink adapter is awesome (what a pain it would be to have to buy one more little thing just to make it work).

And the connection is very sturdy; it won't pull out inadvertently.

Oh, and to those reviewers who are Mac users, you probably don't need to buy this.

Unless your Mac is pretty old, it should have a dual-use jack that functions as a headphone and Toslink output.

Just get a mini-Toslink adapter, which costs about five bucks (or less). You shouldn't need any other device to send digital audio via Toslink.

(unless, of course, you're using a Hackintosh, in which case all bets are off)

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I've decided to hide an old IBM laptop near my stereo

for use as a poor man's Squeezebox. I used the "shared

folder" feature of windows to access my digital music

collection (purchased from eMusic, and stored on another

PC) wirelessly. Pretty nice -I don't have to transfer

music to the laptop itself, which has only a small hard

drive.

I initially had an adapter cable running from the

"headphone out" on the laptop to stereo RCA cables

to the stereo. The stereo volume from my laptop's

headphone output had to be cranked up pretty high,

and the sound quality seemed just okay.

I took the Micro II card out of the packaging, plugged

it into a USB port, and that was that. The laptop,

running Windows 2000, recognized it immediately and

I simply plugged my adapter cable into the Micro II.

I haven't run any careful tests to compare the sound

of the Micro II to the sound chip on the laptop, but

subjectively the sound with the Micro II was a lot

clearer, and I could set my stereo volume as I would

normally when using the CD player. My wife said she

could hear a big improvement in the sound.

In short: totally simple to set up, works with my

Windows 2000 laptop, and seems to sound much better

than the laptop headphone output.

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I bought this because I was looking for a compact USB device with an optical digital output to connect my laptop to my sound system, and at $25, this is one of the best prices around. However, there is a single caveat that almost made this product useless to me. To use the optical output, a small adapter is plugged into the output jack, and your optical cables plugs into this adapter. However, the adapter had so much signal loss that my amplifier was unable to see the signal on the other end. I tested this with both 25' and 50' cables, so perhaps with shorter cables it works a bit better.

Fortunately, I had a mini optical cable that I was no longer using. With this cable I could plug directly into the output jack without needing the adapter, and it works perfectly. Searching amazon for "mini optical to toslink" brings up plenty of these cables, so I recommend getting one to complement this product. Here's a link to one such cable, as an example: Cables To Go 27017 Velocity Toslink-to-Optical Mini Plug Digital Cable (3 Meters)

Review of Wii InCharge Dual Charge Station

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I looked at the other 2 reviews when I bought this item and since they were positive I figure this had to be a good product. Well I should have taken into account the casualness of most Wii users.

One of the main reasons I bought this item is because I was using rechargable duracells which would last me a good 2-3 weeks of playing before I needed to recharge them. The recharge for the duracells is about 1 hour. But I prefer to leave the sleave on my remotes and having to pull it off every time to recharge was a pain. Main selling point for this item. Anyways there is no listed charge time in the instructions for this product but I can say that it took well over 12 hours to charge 1 remote. I thought maybe this was due to being the first time charging but this seems to be the case for every charge. I am assuming due to the rubber sleave that it would slow down the charging since theres a little resistance being added. Testing that theory now.

The item claims to have 25 hours of play time. I havent tested this fact but I do know that I havent put in more than 10 hours over the week since I got the device and the charge is already completely drained.

Also there is no low battery warning. I have gone from playing a game and the home screen saying the battery is full to the remote not even blinking when I press a button.

So in short

Pros:

Can charge with sleave on though this seems to slowing down charging which would make sense considering resistance.

Cons:

Low battery life. Maybe half the life span as product is advertised to have

Long charge times. At least 6 hours without the sleave about double with it.

Wii cant detect how much power is left in the batteries so no low battery warnings

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The item functions as stated.

What I find odd:

*The lights flashing when full is distracting and will continue until pack is removed from charger.

*The packs took 16 hours for initial charge not 5-6 as stated

*The reset button should be moved/fixed! When I play Mario Kart with the remote in "wheel" position without using the actual wheel the reset button gets triggered too easily. A small piece of duct tape did not fix it & it is not removable.

*Tight fit, almost felt too tight when attaching it to remote

*After 4 Hours of play they were still showing 4 bars of charge on the Wii Menu

What I love:

*They are lighter

*No more waiting for unreliable rechargable batteries

*Can charge with skin & wrist strap in place

*Barely warm after charging, heat goes away within minutes.

*Pack can be charged without the remote attached

*No contact points to break, nothing clicks into place for a charge!

UPDATE 1: The reset button turned out to be a HUGE problem for my aggressive Mario Kart driving. It has reset during online play many times. My fix was to remove an area of the red button from the outside of each pack using a dremel bit on a drill. Now an ink pen or sharp item will be needed to press reset. This was done by a professional at a computer chip manufactures shop. Will void warranty! Now it works and NEVER resets accidentally.

UPDATE 2: December 2009 Still working like new! I purchased another one too. I need to remove my Wii Motion Plus before charging.

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Received this product earlier in the week and worked like a charm. No more hassles with the batteries. Must get for any Wii owner.

Package included the charging stand and two lithium battery pack.

The most wonderful thing about this new product is the no more metal contact between the remote and the base. I hate having to align the metal contacts in the other chargers out there. Now I can simply sit the remote down once the gaming is done with no hassle.

Also, it is so innovative that this base worked with my silicon skinned remotes. I haven't seen any other charging station out there with this yet.

There are blue led lights that tells you when the remotes are charging. I think mine were fully charged in 10-15 hours and haven't need to be recharged yet after 3 days.

Simply a must get wii accessory.

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I bought two of these units two months ago and absolutely love them. The ability for kids to just set the controller down in roughly the right place and still have it charge is fantastic.

I have had NO issues with charge life. I've seen the kids play for many hours with hardly any loss of charge.

I have had NO issues with the reset button, even when using the Mario Kart wheel.

My ONLY complaint is with the very bright flashing lights. With the new battery pack, each remote gains a blue LED which flashes whenever it is "docked" in the induction field. In addition, the base has two bright blue LEDs that glow steady when each remote is charging and flashes whenever each is charged. Who thought of that backwards logic???

I took some well-cut electric tape and completely covered the front panel lights. Then I used some thin strips of electric tape and covered 80% of the LED on each remote. This allows me to (barely) confirm the remote is "docked", and I don't care to see the charge indicator.

Overall, I *highly* recommend this product.

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Overall a really cool product that's easy to use. Recommend this for anyone who wants to save on batteries and wants a simple easy to use product without the hassles of removing sleeves or connecting wires!!!

Pro's

*Lithium ion battery so it doesn't have that battery memory problem like other types of rechargeable batteries that are nickel cadium.

*Charges with the sleeves on which I find really amazing. Just drop it right on top of the charger even with the sleeve and it'll charge...nothing to connect except the inital connection of the base charger to the outlet. Wish they would do this with cell phones

*Charge time was 6 hours for me. I just leave it on the charger once a week. Easy since there is nothing to plug in.

Con's

*When a product is charged, the light blinks. I would have preferred if they just made the color change.

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This cable is used ONLY for a hookup between 2 xboxes. This means that if you want to play Halo 4 vs 4 with 2 tvs, a regular ethernet cable will not work. Only the Xbox System Link cable will work between two xboxes directly connected. However, if you hook up four xboxes, you have to use regular RJ-45 ethernet cable with a hub. That is why this cable is necessary.

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If you don't like Microsoft or you think you can find a better deal on a different brand, look for "Cross-over" ethernet cables! "Patch" ethernet cables are the more common type, but they do not work for the Xbox.

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This cable is absolutely necessary for anyone who bought the "xbox halo edition". Normal crossover cables do not work on this verson of the xbox and unfortunately microsoft found a way to screw you over, but hey, I guess they're being smart..

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After spending half a day trying to link two XBox consoles to play Halo4, I checked various posts about the problem being with Halo 4 and not the cable. Sure enough, popped in two Halo Reach discs and no problem at all!

I have many more link-ready games to try, but even if it works only for Halo Reach, then it was worth the price. BTW, a router does not work. I purchased a Switcher and perhaps this will let me link up for Halo 4.

Hope this helps!

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I have no idea what these other reviewers are talking about. The description on this particular cable doesn't give a length, it only shows a picture. The cable is sufficiently long enough. I received an original XBox system link cable, but it works just as well. The price at the time of this review is only 3.24, which is a wonderful price compared to others I've seen.

The product may not be as pictured, but it works just fine. Plenty long enough, and does exactly as the description says.

Review of High Resolution Component Input VGA Box for Wii, Ps3, Xbox 360, PSP

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This is a great product to play your game system on a computer monitor. The picture is great. There IS background noise on the picture that might get a little annoying (I don't really notice it), however, for the price, you really can't ask for a more crisp picture. It's also much smaller than I expected, about 4" x 1.5" by 1". And once you've got it set up, it's extremely easy to use. That said, there are some important things to consider.

*****

THIS IS IMPORTANT: Your monitor MUST be able to run at 1600 x 1200 resolution. You must have a component cable for your system, not a composite. And you must set your system to 480p resolution for it to run. If you don't have ALL of this set up, the system WILL NOT RUN. You will get an image on your monitor telling you that it is out of range.

*****

I had to find this out the HARD way. When I bought the item I didn't have any of these things. Monitors that can run at 1600x1200 are NOT CHEAP but I managed to find a good deal (Less than $200) and had been looking to upgrade from my ancient CRT anyway. The component cable should only cost you about $5 if you don't have one already. The worst part was owning all these things and not knowing that I had to set my system at 480p. This item DOES NOT INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS. I had to email the manufacturer (Hyperkin) to finally get an answer. Fortunately, they got back to me within two days which is relatively quick.

But after all of that trouble, like I said earlier, I couldn't be happier with what this little thing can do. After all that trouble setting it up, it's really easy to use and gets a great picture for a great price. I would have given it 5 stars if it had come with better instructions and if I had been properly warned of everything I would need to get it to work properly

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This a dual review of sorts, as I am comparing the VGA 2000 to another product I purchased which I found dissatisfactory: the HD Box Pro.

I am a PS3/Wii owner and I'm too poor at the moment to buy myself a nice HDTV. Seeing as I have a 20 inch Viewsonic PC LCD monitor in my room which rarely ever gets used (since I primarily use my laptop) I figured I'd find myself a good VGA adapter and put it to some good use.

The VGA 2000 by Hyperkin was not my first choice when I was shopping around for VGA adapters. The first one I tried (and luckily did NOT pay full price for, more on this in a minute) was the HK-based HD Box Pro. I did a LOT of research, read a ton of reviews and figured it would do the trick. The HD Box Pro normally goes for almost $75 (that's the unit price including shipping) but I was lucky enough to find a guy getting rid of his on craigslist for $25. So, I picked it up.

Boy... I was glad I didn't pay full price for it.

The positives:

Comes with audio input/output ports so that you can actually use your monitor speakers if you got them (or just use an external audio source)

The unit has MANY different options to tamper with to fit your lcd tv/monitor just right (color, resolution, and aspect ratio)

It comes with a remote control so that you don't have to reach for the function buttons on the device itself.

Sounds great, doesn't it?

The negatives:

It DOES need an external power source (a/c adapter included).

Unfortunately for me, upon hooking my PS3 up to my LCD monitor with the HD Box Pro, the monitor was LITTERED with "static" lines. These lines only got worse with continuous usage.

Next, I tried to contact HD Box Pro support. After emailing them throughout the month of February with NO RESPONSE, I gave up. I had no choice but to find another option.

Then... I found the VGA 2000 here on Amazon.

After reading a decent amount of the other reviews here, I decided this might actually work (not to mention the price was right, being only about $25 including shipping)

One thing I noticed was the size of the VGA 2000 unit. If you have a cable box, it's about the size of a standard DVR remote. And, unlike the HD Box Pro, your audio cables MUST be plugged into an external source. Also, it's powered by USB, so your options are to either plug it into a USB port (cable included), or if you're like me, you can use an old cell phone USB charger as a power adapter.

Now, for it's actual performance...

The VGA does not have the customization options that the HD Box Pro has, but IT WORKS!! As for the resolution, it outputs at 720p max, but the picture is crystal clear with no degradation.

I have tried it with my Wii, PS3 and my Panasonic Blu-Ray player and everything works great.

So... take it from me. I've put in the time and money JUST to get my HD systems running on a decent monitor. And, once I DO get an HDTV, I will DEFINITELY use the VGA 2000 to plug my Wii into its VGA port (as I wouldn't need it with the PS3 since it's got an HDMI port).

Good buy! You won't be disappointed.

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i bought this to hook my roommates Wii up to my 19" widescreen Samsung SyncMaster 920nw monitor. after hooking everything up, even the desktop was poor quality. everything had a trail off to the right. I switched it to the Wii and got a message saying that it was an unsupported output and recommended 1440 x 900 at 60 Hz. thats EXACTLY what my monitor is set to. after hooking up the vga box i had the option to bump it up to 1600 x 1200, which is what the box outputs. i tried that and still got the error message. so unless you have a super high-reso monitor, dont buy this. and if you get a monitor with that high a resolution, just buy a 480 or 720p tv and save yourself the trouble of dealing with this box.

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It works! My new DVD player uses my PC's flatscreen monitor as its monitor too. And I didn't have to kludge or solder anything at all.

I can use the switch button to flip back and forth between DVD and PC, which lets me pause a DVD and search the web to figure out some relatively obscure reference. (I did have to separately purchase a "USB Adapter" to plug into the wall and provide the power this unit expects to piggypback from the game console I don't have.)

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I purchased this to switch between my Dell Desktop and AppleTV. It works great with both SD and HD resolutions. In few cases, I get image shift....but I can go into the screen position settings in the TV and compensate.

For the money, it's worth it over the more expensive one's. AND it's USB powered, so I could have pluged into my ATV or Dell and it'll power on when one of those power on. Genius!

Cheap Mad Catz F.P.S. Pro Wireless GamePad for PlayStation 3 - Army Green

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Off the bat, the controller looked pretty cool. The box it comes in is pretty stylish. It may look bulky compared to the original PS3 controller but it feels great. The nubs cave in instead of out, the L2 and R2 buttons are more like triggers, and the side grips give the controller a good feel. It even comes with two special buttons underneath that change the light colors and provides an alternate way to use certain buttons (think of it like having 2 "X" buttons or 2 L3 buttons). The battery on this thing is RIDICULOUS. I've gone more than a week of average gaming without charging it. There are a couple of downsides, but they're not HUGE. The placement of the START, SELECT and HOME buttons is kind of weird. There are times when I'm playing a game and my left thumb accidentally touches the HOME button. It gets annoying but it doesn't happen often. Also it has no vibration function, which sucks but you'll live.

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The bottom buttons are very handy and a good controller all the way around. I use the advantage Elite controller accesory most the time but my friends use this controller whenever they com over to splitscreen play and they all love it.

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This was a good buy, and is very good controller. I really like the green color. The rubber grip feels good in the hand, and there are no dead zone issues.

This controller does however have a few annyoing flaws. There is no sixaxis support, which can be an issue in some game, -1 star. Also, there is no way to disable the extra buttons on the bottom of the controller. I have big hands, and I always accidently hit these buttons in the heat of the action. The only thing I can do to fix this is set them to control the illumination of the sticks instead of mimicking a PS button. That way when I bump them all that happens is the LEDs change color or shut off. No big deal really, but it is annoying, -1 star for that.

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I haven't bought anything Mad Catz brand since the XBOX 1/PS2 era. I figured they should have improved by now and have decent controllers, i was dead wrong. Just like everything Mad Catz i ever bought, from N64 controllers and accessories to this piece of garbage, has been worthless and a complete waste of money.

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for a long time i wanted to buy the PS3 F.P.S pro after buying the controller for xbox and let me tell you one thing

it rocks

if you're too used to the xbox setup don't worry, you can get used to it

let me summrise

PROS:

-lightwight

-soft rubber coating excellent for long gaming sessions

-soft silicon grip to make sure that your grip on the controller stays good even if you're sweaty

-cave in analog sticks just like the xbox one (the mushroom type on the duelshock is unacceptable)

-the extra buttons underneth the controller are the best feature of this controller and they are easy to access

-triggers are excellent for shooters

CONS

-no vibrtion really :(

-no sixaxis (it's not that bad)

-twin analog sticks (for love of god it's made for shooters why the twin analog sticck formation??)

-buttons can be get burried pretty easily if you mash them too much

Discount Battlefield: Bad Company

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This is a great game in its own right, with 24-player online matches, fully destructible environments, and a full range of land, sea, and air vehicles in very large maps. All of these things are very impressive for a console, but may be nothing too exciting for fans of the older Battlefield games on the PC.

It may take a little while just to get used to the game, but it can be a lot of fun once you get into it. The game overall isn't as clean or realistic as Call of Duty 4, but you really have to keep in mind that they're trying to bring a lot more to the table, whereas COD4 focused on perfecting a few key aspects of the gameplay. Those are two really different approaches to game development, and so it's really not fair to compare the two directly.

With that said, however, the controls and aiming don't feel nearly as sharp or responsive as they should, and this can get frustrating when you're trying to frantically maneuver your vehicle out of harm's way or land a shot on the guy in the tiny window across the village.

It'll be a little while before you pick up on the full range of things you can actually do in the game (tagging enemy vehicles with tracer rounds so that your buddy can lock onto it with a rocket launcher, for instance, or deploying smoke from your tank to cover your retreat). That's when things really get fun (and you stop dying as much). Online matches tend to descend into chaos rather quickly, but if you find some friends to play with and stick together, the cooperative aspects of the gameplay really shine through and can make for a very rewarding experience.

In conclusion, there are a few areas for improvement, but it's a very good multiplayer game in its own right, and it's definitely worth checking out (especially if you're new to the series).

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I think this game is better than any of the COD games. No infinite enemies spawning, not as linear, great graphics, big environment and most everything blows up. Co-Op would be a big plus with all the vehicles, etc..I am going Live because of this game.

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I've never played this game online, but I can say without hesitation that the single player campaign is one of the funnest I have ever played. The sound effects are top notch (there really aren't enough good things to be said for this part of the game), the graphics are beautifully rendered (as are the havoc and destruction you'll create), and the storyline and characters are all humorous and engaging. If you're interested in arcade-type first person shooters that emphasize thrills over realism then this is absolutely the game for you.

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Battlefield Bad Company is a FPS for the XBOX 360, This is an open world combat game similar to Medal of Honor Airborne and Frontlines Fuels of War. But most people feel that it must be compared to Call Of Duty 4, which of course is the best FPS on the 360.

Playing the single player campaign in Bad Company has you fighting alongside a squad of three AI (artifical intelligence). Unfortunately, your AI sqaudmates are practically brain dead! They will stand out in the open and not shoot back at the enemies. The enemy AI are shooting hailstorms of bullets at you but seldomly attack the AI squadmates on your team. This shoddy programming takes away from the realism and makes the game feel cheesy and low budget.

Since your sqaudmates are useless, that you will have to take it upon yourself to get into the combat and mission objectives. Many of the missions have intense firefights and are pretty straight foreward. The maps are very massive and open for the most part. This open world combat lets you devise your own plan of attack which is an excellent experience in itself. There are plenty of weapon pickups and checkpoints which automatically save your progress. If you get killed, you just respawn from the last checkpoint you passed.

The levels use streaming technology which means no loading times when going from one part of the map to the next. The levels also are persistant which means that whatever destruction you caused or enemies you killed; they remain the same and DO NOT reset after you get killed. The best thing about Bad Company is the destructiblility. Trees, containers, vehicles, and walls can be destroyed. The graphics and sound effects do a good job of conveying the chaos from this destruction.

There are two game mode type for multiplayer online. The mode called, "Gold Rush" allows up to (12) players on each team. The defending team protects the gold crates, while the attacking team tries to destroy them by either planting a charge on the crates or simply shooting at them till they blow up. Gold Rush, is so much fun that it should be renamed to "Head Rush".

Recently the game's developer, made Conquest mode available as a free download. Conquest plays like a cross between capture the flag and territories. It uses four pre-existing maps that have been modified to fit its style of gameplay. It is a nice addition to the overall package.

Here's a small taste of what you should expect to see during the matches:

Mortars shower from above, attack choppers dominate from the air, battle tanks destroy by ground, artillary strikes are awesome, air strikes have lethal precision. All the while lots of small skirmishes are taking place-Specialists running around with their silenced smg, Demolitionist blasting with their shotguns, Snipers killing from afar, Support providing suppressive fire and Assualt soldiers aggressively attacking everyone.

Despite some of its flaws, the chaotic battles, destructive environments, and amazing sound effects make Battlefield Bad Company an enjoyable experience for FPS fans. It is not a perfect game by any means and it probably won't topple COD4, but Bad Company certainly is one of the best open world combat games available for the XBOX 360.

Pros:

+open world combat

+destructible environments

+massive levels

+excellent map designs

+ragdoll physics

+jaw dropping sound effects

+excellent controls

+excellent vehicles

+balanced weapons

+intense firefights

+conquest mode added recently

Cons:

-brain dead AI in single player mode

-It does not win over COD4

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hands down, this is the best FPS this year, the only one i expect to be better is Farcry 2. im a sucker for open-ended sandbox style gameplay, and this one delivers, the levels are HUGE and your options for victory are only limited by your imagination. that enemy tank getting your down? just call in an airstrike. dont have that equipment? find some c4, make a quick pass by the tank, dropping it as you run, and watch the firewors! this game is a total blast, its the most pure fun ive had with a shooter since Bioshock.

for the first time in a Battlefield game, you actually have a great single player game, the story and characters really are well done, even if your teammates are living cliches. basically your squad of four consists of the lowest outcasts of the army, who are there either there to shorten a jail sentance or shorten their required time served. they fight on the front lines, usually alone, and with some quick wits(and big guns) you can conquer a small army! which brings me to my next point and one of the very few negatives in the game, in many cases online or off, the most important factor is not skill, but who has the biggest guns, not that skill isnt immensely important, because it is. if you dont know the game, the online regulars will tear you apart and spit you back out before you realize your dead. the fantastic single player will get you acquainted fast though.

as of right now, the online only has one match type, Gold Rush, which plays similar to capture the flag, only on a much larger scale with multilple control points. the classic Conquest mode will be added for free download in the next couple months.

a big factor is the destructible environments, and it delivers. mostly. i have a few complaints regarding the environmental distruction. if i can destroy nearly any wall, why are floors completely invincible? and if my tank can plow through a wall, why does it get stuck on the most pesky little things?(small rocks, framework, a BATHTUB haha).. nothing game-breaking, but it gets pretty annoying driving vehicles in towns/bases.

on-foot, fps controls are similar to COD4 with the steady-aim/zoom in on the left trigger. the only major difference is the placement of the duck button, here its RS instead of B. not the the game itself feels AT ALL like COD4, and it isnt trying to in the leased. this game is carrying on the Battlefield tradition, and oh man is it a worthy follow up. i cant stress enough how great this game is, just take my word for it, and buy it now

Review of Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL - Xbox 360

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One day, I was thinking to myself...

What would it be like to put other characters in a super smash brothers style fighter. Here, I got my answer. Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL is a very good take on the subject. With characters from my childhood, leading to the shows i like today, just playing the game with friends is just amazing.

THE GAME ITSELF:

The game plays alot like Super Smash Bros. Brawl but with different gimmick's such as;

+The Damage gimmick is still in this game, but if a player hits more then 300% damage in story mode, they will automatically die without warning.

+The final smash (re-named Punch Time Explosion in this game) can be used at anytime, as long as the player has enough energy cubes to do it. but, the PTE button takes up a certain button, whereas smash bros brawl uses its neutral B/1 (special attack) to use a final smash. to sum it all up, the final smash system is pretty good, but the fact that it uses one button and that one button isn't used at all but that one thing is pretty useless to me.

PROS:

+ This game features an "unlock shop", were the player can buy extra character's (only character's that were featured in the 3DS version as assist are available to purchase) more costumes for your favorite character, more stages to fight on, and even hilarious memorable clips from my favorite CN shows!

+ The game takes alot of arena's from different CN shows, to be exact, each CN show in the game gets 2 to 3 arena's to play on.

+ The RowdyRuff Boy's are playable

+ Very catchy theme song.

CONS:

The game is Ed, Edd, and Eddy less... (I have read that Cartoon Network sold the rights of the Edd's to a different company after "big picture show").

The Assist character's harm the summoner as well (only General Scar and Madam Foster are the only known assist characters that don't hard the summoner).

The UI in game could be re-sized to the point were I don't have to squint my eyes to see my damage percent.

A chunk of the character roster needs to be unlocked by completing story mode (you only start with 9 characters).

Some CPU players walk on air at times.

synergy attacks is a 1 in 28 chance to land on the right character (to preform a synergy attack, the player has to collect a summon cube. However, the character that comes out has to be the one that matches your character in some way. (ex: Fred Fred Burger and Ben, Gwen and Blossom, Edwardo and Bubbles, and Numbah 2 and Scotsman)).

STORY MODE:

The story mode could use some work. I was expecting character voice overs, not blossom yelling "I'm blossom!" with subtitles stating something completely different. Pretty much the only character that actually speaks outside of subtitles is the narrator, and he's no fun to listen to on some occasions. Sometimes you run into stuff that can be easily avoided, but you HAVE to do so to continue on.

PROS:

+4 player story mode co-op, were as Super Smash Bros. Brawl only has 2.

+Very funny dialogue.

+bubbles always makes the game more fun to play, because she mistakenly makes fun of almost everyone she comes across.

CONS:

-platforming is not a challenge here

-the Dexter's FPS challenge works terrible with the Wiimote+Numchuck/Wiimote alone controllers.

-Mini games within the level can get repetitive.

-the story mode is too short in my opinion, Even on hard, i managed to make it though the entire game without getting a game over once.

REPLAY VALUE:

6/10

Gets Boring alone after awhile, only appeals to fellow CN fan's.

OVERALL SCORE: 4/5

I love how Cartoon Network gave me my childhood back with a mix of my favor ate fighting game, if your looking for a inexpensive Wii Fighter, this is the game to buy for the holiday's!

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This game is pretty much a straight clone of super smash bros. for those that arent familiar with smash bros. it is essentially a 2 d fighting game with the roster consisting of nintendo characters and arenas inspired by nintendo games. Now take that concept and replace nintendo with cartoon network and you have this game and thats not a bad thing, for me anyway. I have enjoyed smash bros and i think its very entertaining, i just prefer to play as samurai jack or johhny bravo instead of link or wario. Just my preference thats all. Now for this game itself, its surprisingly well done. You can tell the people working on the game definately had an appreciation of the source material. A generous roster of Characters that all have unique moves that suit them, tons of assist characters and a good amount of modes and unlockables keep this entertaining. My only real gripe with this game is the overall lack of polish. I own the 360 version and the graphics arent great wich is sad because the menus and some of the animation during certain story segments look crisp and vibrant in hd, then you start playing the game and i guess considering these are all cartoon characters i was hoping more for an interactive cartoon but instead its kind of bland. The sound could have been more punchy. It sometimes doesent feel like your hits connect because the sound is kind of weak. Lastly, more characters please. This isnt really a complaint because like i said before, the roster is pretty generous. 26 total playable characters and some of the them have costume variants that give the illusion of more characters such as the powerpuff girls can be replaced as the rowdy ruff boys. Its just bound to happen in this fan service type of game where you end up thinking, i wish this character or that character was in here. So to sum this review up, this is an enjoyable game. If you like smash bros and cartoon network you will like this. Fingers crossed for a sequel with more everything, mostly polish.

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I used to have so much trouble deciding what to get for the men and boys in my life for the holidays. I've now learned that you can't go wrong with a video game. My nephew is obsessed with the Wii and I cannot believe how good he is at it! He is constantly correcting me while we play, which is good because I get really frustrated when I get stuck. We had a lot of fun playing Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion XL for Wii.

There are 26 playable characters and 26 battle arenas. My favorite thing about this game is that once you beat a character, you can then play as them. Up to four people can play at a time and there is also a pretty cool story mode. Punch Time Explosion XL is rated Everyone 10+ by the ESRB. This is a really fun game for both kids and adults. Beware though, if you are anything like me, you are going to need a little help from the kids. I really like that though because adults are always teaching kids how to do things and it's really neat to see a child's face after they have taught you something. I love it!

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I caught this game on a Christmas Deal, so I payed fairly under regular price for it.'

If you're familiar with video games, this one plays just like Super Smash Bros., from it's story mode to the Battle Mode which is really the meat of the game.

It clones the gameplay pretty well, though there are a lot of balancing issues between the various characters, so don't expect play sessions to get as competitive as they do with most other fighting games out there.

Most of the characters are LOCKED before beating the Story Mode, same as SSM, and the Story Mode will take an hour to two hours to complete, depending on how thorough you are (a friend and I literally ran through it whenever we could on Co-Op Mode) One thing I have to note is that while there is a CO-OP Mode to the Story Mode in the game, there are SEVERAL portions that are ONE PLAYER ONLY, so your friend is left twiddling the thumbs at least one a level. Also note that while you will not unlock all the characters through STORY mode, you'll be able to earn enough credits with one play through to unlock the rest in the game's SHOP section.

Another thing to note is that none of the original voice actors actually do any work for this game, so only expect some of the characters to sound like they should, and expect others to sound WAY off (Father from KND is nowhere close)

My final complaint is that the Save Data in not transferrable. You can copy it to and from a memory stick or flash drive, but it's locked to the User account it was created on and there's no way around this, so if you want to bring it to a friends' house with all the unlockable characters, you'll need to bring your PS3 as well.

Overall, this is a cool game to say you own, and to show friends when they come over, but that's it. You won't get hooked in like other fighting games, and you'll probably want to play something else after about a half hour to an hour.

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Compared with this "enhanced" version of "Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion", the 3DS version is merely a prototype !

It's basically the same game but with new stuff added to it. It's got the original 18 characters (Yes, even Captain Planet. Go get the Season 1 DVD set from Shout Factory for Gaia's sake !) plus 8 new playable characters. The first half of newbies are Johnny Bravo, Kevin Leven, Aku and Him, who have been "promoted" from their previous appearances as player assists. The other four are new to the scene: Hoss Delgado (spectral exterminator from "The Grim Adventures"), The Toiletnator (pathetic KND villain), The Scotsman (friend/rival of Samurai Jack) and even a young Ben Tennyson (from when he found the Omnitrix device for the very first time).

The story mode is pretty much the same, but up to four players can play together as well as take on each other in different battle modes like PTE Mode to see who can collect the most energy cubes and Drones Mode where you take on numerous enemies. Also, you can earn points to buy new levels (such as the KND Moon Base and Candy Island from "Flapjack"), the aforementioned characters, alternate costumes, and even 30 TV show clips starring your favorite characters ! Another thing, aside from using PTE super attacks and assist characters, you can also use the brand-new special "Synergy Attack" with certain player assists. There are many different combinations of characters and player assists, so you'd better grab that question-marked cube when it appears so you can try them all out !

Well, overall, I have to say it's good, but still, it's not good enough. No sign of any Ed boys no matter how much we demand it (ideas for alternate costumes for the Eds: Ed Lothar the Viking, Edd The Masked Mumbler, Eddy Professor Scam) as does current hits like "Generator Rex", "Adventure Time with Finn and Jake", and "The Amazing World of Gumball". At least some of the voices have been improved and the animation in the gameplay and cutscenes have better flow.

No matter, it'll at least buy me some time until the next "Super Smash Bros." game or perhaps a Nicktoons-themed fighting game. Other games that will satiate my skills include "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" a similar brawler game and "Cartoon Network Racing" featuring other characters from shows like "Cow and Chicken" and "Courage the Cowardly Dog". Still, it is kind of fun to see which character will prove who's the best.

Buy Aerofighters Assault - Nintendo 64

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As an aviation enthusiast, I'm always on the hunt for new flight games. It doesn't matter whether they are sims, combat games or whatever, eventually, they'll find themselves running on one of my platforms. However, when I first read the reviews for Aerofighter Assault, I decided to stay away from this release. I mean, heck, no one had a kind word for it. It's easy to get caught up in the words of wisdom written by game reviewers. We're so used to doing it with movie critics that it's become second nature. However, while reviews are written with a certain amount of objective fact, the ultimate thumbs up or thumbs down is highly subjective indeed. So, the other day, when I had the opportunity to pop an Aerofighter Assault cartridge into my trusty N64, I figured, what the heck.

Maybe it's because I'm not as a sophisticated judge of games as reviewers or maybe I'm too forgiving or maybe I just don't know any better but guess what? This game is fun! Is it the best flight or air combat sim around? No. Is it the most sophisticated? Of course, not. But it does provide the gamer with an entertaining and challenging experience. The game doesn't get caught up in extensive technical demands placed on the gamer in so many of the other flight games, yet, is challenging enough to require some practice to be able to play well. The story line is pure fiction, departing from any heavy historical or documentary references, allowing the player to enjoy the bedlam of trying to defeat the big, bad, mechanized forces of evil as well as the enemy pilots who are out to prevent your next birthday from taking place.

Okay, the music won't win a Grammy and I've seen better frame rates in other games but I haven't experienced the "unplayability" from this...The graphics are not bad and the game offers a fun assortment of combat planes you can strap yourself into. The controls are responsive and smooth and, with practice, you can perform some dazzling maneuvers. Weapons are impressive, there are enough enemies to keep you busy and a number of game modes available including a fun death match...I really enjoy this game. No, I'm not going to give up my other combat or flight sims for this one, but I do enjoy sitting down with this game. If you haven't played it, rent a copy of it and take the time to learn and practice how to play it. Aerofighter Assault is sheer fun and nothing more. Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't that what a video game should be anyway?

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great game easy to learn compared to a-10 cuba were you have to remember 12 different buttons just to arm your weapons about every key on the key board is taken so 1 wrong press can send you falling out of the sky. aerofighters assault is a simple game that is fun to play single player or multiplayer.

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This game is Nintendo 64's best game of air combat. You have four different planes to choose from including: F-14 Tomcat, FS-X, SU 35, and an A-10. Eash plane has their own different missles like the standard F-14's, stars, fireballs, and rockets. Each plane has a special weapon like a Ninja Beam (the strongest), Tomohawk missles, a fire wave, and a bomb.

The game offers practice mode where you can do pilot control training, fight against five enemy aircarfts, and fight against big machines like giant subs and tanks.

Also including over eight different level like: Tokyo, Pacific Ocean, Air battle, Desert, Shuttle Defense, Space, Icecave, and also air combat with four on five. The first four levels have a certain enemy boss you must destroy like a giant spider called the Super-X, two giant submarines, a Giant Jetplane, and a armored tank.

For an additional feature, the game includes death match for player one vs. player two. There is a secret code so you can choose what levels to play. Here it is: Up (D-Pad), C-Down, Left (D-Pad), C-Right, Down (D-Pad), C-Up, Right (D-Pad), C-Left, Right (top of controller), Left at top and Z. Do this at the opening scence where the planes are flying.

The game has great graphics and excellent levels. This a great choice for air combat game lovers.

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aerofighter assault is the greatest video game in the world a true classic the best of the best buy this game you wont be sorry

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This game is perhaps my favorite game on N-64. My favorite level is Sea Attack(Lexington) because I love destroying the boats. There are 6 Fighters to choose from once you beat the game a few times, but when you start, you only get 4 to choose from.

F-16 Hawk(uses missles and bullets only)

A-10 Glenda(uses bombs, missles, and bullets)

FSX Hein(Uses a mega beam, frisbee missles and ninja bullets)

SU-35 Volk(Uses fire wall, flaming missle, and laser)

Special ships:

F-15 Meo Meo(Get her by cheat. Uses mega beam, missles and bullets)

Spanky(Earned by defeating entire game, including the bonus levels. Uses bombs, missles, and on-going laser.)

Im sorry if i bored you with the Ship analysis, but it may come in handy when actually playing the game.

Buy Rock Band: Country Track Pack - Xbox 360

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Yes, there are songs that already been released. But if you don't have the songs (I only had one or two), the bang for the buck is tremendous. Twenty-one songs at $2 per song would be $42. This pack saves you $12. There are also a dozen songs not out yet, which is a perk not seen in previous packs.

PLUS you get "The Gambler." How can you go wrong?

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There are some good songs in this track pack. Please don't pick it up if you are going to complain about some songs being DLC or in guitar hero. Guitar Hero is not run by the same company that runs Rock Band. 21 songs divided by 30 dollars = $1.43 per song. I usually download the tracks to my Hard Drive and then give/sell the Game Disc. The achievements on this one are also a little trickier to get (but more enjoyable).

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NOTE: As of this review I have played through all the song on Expert Guitar but have not done any on vocals of drums.

I like country music, but was a little wary of this track pack because I did not know all the songs on it. After playing with them, it is definitely worth buying. The expert guitar is interesting on majority of the songs. There are many nice hammer-on songs like Mud on the Tires, The Gambler, and Satellite Radio. There are also numerous songs that require some moderate chord hopping like Suds in the Bucket and Any Man of Mine. Also the Banjo solos in Sin Wagon are very difficult. It is a five star in terms of how the songs play. They could have made some better selections from a musical standpoint (She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy), but none of them are unlistenable. If you like some of the songs on the disk or are looking for a decently hard selection of new guitar songs, consider buying this set.

One thing to note from a technical standpoint. The note charts appear as they would in Rock Band 1 when you play the songs directly from the disk. This means none of the hammer-on chord that you see when playing these from the hard drive using Rock Band 2 will appear.

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I am not a fan of country music, but I'll be damned if these songs aren't a lot of fun to play. I only play drums, but I know many of the songs have very challenging guitar riffs.

If you don't have this load of DLC yet, then the price is absolutely worth it. If you have everything but the exclusives, it's still right around $2 a track, which is what they are likely to cost when they are available for download a couple months from now. If you are an impatient person who doesn't want to wait months for the exclusives to become DLC, like myself, it is easy to justify the purchase. There are achievements to earn, but other than those and the export code on the manual, there is probably little incentive to hold onto the disc for long after purchase.

Don't forget, if you already have the Going Country 01 track pack from the Rock Band Music Store, you can delete that when you import this disc to save some space. (It doesn't have all the songs from the Alt Country pack, though, so you will need to keep that installed.)

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The music in this game is all country so don't expect anything else. The songs in here are relatively easier to play than other genres such as the metal track pack.

Discount Dead To Rights II - PlayStation 2

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This game can't hold a candle to the original dead to rights. DtR1 had a story. This one has none. Dtr1 had crazy and imaginative boss fights. This one has none. The bosses here are simply dudes with a very long life bar. The original had interesting and varied settings. Forget about it now. In Dtr1, Jack Slate is a likeable character. In this one, you feel like a psycho. Even the dog worked better in the first game. In this one, you're never sure if he will obey even when his meter is full. The guys who made dtr1 had a lot of imagination. The new game is completely deprived of any original idea, setting, everything.

As for human shields, in the new game, the game decides for you when to get rid of the hostage, if you're not quick enough to dispatch him. Lame.

Don't buy at all costs. A rental will definitely do for anyone. The only good thing I can say about this game is that the bullet time is improved.

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This game was offered as 'most ppl order thesse together'. Well.. as I had come to Amazon to only order the original game, "Dead to Rights". Learning that there was a version 2 was a pleasant surprise. I was ordering this for my brother whom had no idea the game had a version 2. Imagine a disabled man, one whom has extrodinarily great attitude, red hair and a smile that brights up anyones day. Btw, bro plays the games using his right knee and left hand on the controller. Now imagine my bro's surprise at getting not only the disk he wanted, but also a disk he did not know had been made. WOW the house dang near turned neon bright with the happiness this gave. This game is still wrapped up in original plastic, as he wants to finish the first version first. But there is something that imo is very important.

We ordered these games from IGEX Electronics. I placed the order just after 2pm central time, with 2 day shipping chosen. We received the games the very next day when UPS arrived at 6:10 pm. I am sure that i did not choose next day shipping. The games were shipped together with ups air mail as per tracking. I was in awe of getting bro's huge thanks the next day.. but that should be shared with the seller. And so.. now I am doing that publically. Thank you IGEX Electronics. Your work at getting these games out asap made my bro a very happy man. Please pass on his joy and thanks to your staff.

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The game has got alot of action but not a good storyline. Don't waste your money you aint missing anything good.

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I loved the first dead to right, I'm not to privy to the first person perspective (I mean I like Doom well Hell I love it! and have many discs of it), but being around when the ATARI 2600 was new (I actually predate that by a number of years) I have grown accustomed to the third person perspective, and thank God Dead to Rights stayed with that trend. Once again it's your job to make Grant City safe from corruption and crime. It's great!

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I bought this game for my kids and they really enjoy playing it so far I have bought a lot of games from Amazon

Review of Xbox 360 320GB Hard Drive

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I bought this to improve a sale priced 4gb 360. I still saved money doing it this way at the time compared to what the 320gb 360 packages were selling for.

The 320gb hard drive came with a code to download LEGO Star Wars and the 250gb does not at the time of this review.

There is a grill door on the side of the 360 where you simply insert the drive, and like magic, your 4gb slim 360 is now a 320gb model that can store games, movies, music, etc. This hard drive works with the newer slim 360's and not the older models I believe.

With this drive, I can now upload the entire contents of the game disc for improved play and performance. To be honest, I cannot really tell the difference. You still need to have the disc inserted to play the game anyway...I wish that was not the case.

I really only bought this so that Battlefield 3 can be played with the high definition graphics, as the standard 4gb on the 360 I have is only flash memory, and won't support that feature without a hard drive.

Overall, it works and it was easy to install.

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The reason this product says 293 GB on the data screen is this.

Sizes go as follows from large to small

Gigabyte, Megabyte, Kilobyte, Bytes

1 GB = 1000 MB

1 MB = 1000 KB

1 KB = 1000 Bytes

But computers can't divide by 1000 because they have to use the binary system. This means they have to divide by 1024 for every division, so here goes the math.

5 GB are taken out of every hard drive for system use.

315 Are now left over

315 GB x 1000 = 315,000 MB

315,000 MB x 1000 = 315,000,000 KB

315,000,000 KB x 1000 = 315,000,000,000 Bytes

Now Let's divide these by 1024 instead of 1000

315,000,000,000 Bytes / 1024 = 307617187.5 KB

307617187.5 KB / 1024 = 300407.40966796875 MB

300407.40966796875 MB / 1024 = 293.366611003875732421875 GB

Rounded to the nearest whole number, 293.366611003875732421875= 293 GB

Hope this review can help some people breathe a little easier

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I purchased this drive as an upgrade to my previous 250gb slim drive. It IS the official Microsoft 320gb slim hard drive and it comes with a full copy of Lego Star Wars III. Not sure what the previous review about it not being Microsoft was talking about. Not much else to say. More space, works great.

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I find it extremely hilarious that people are claiming to be computer literate, but complaining that the hard drive only shows 293 gigabytes (GB) after installed. So let's have a lesson. Hard drive manufacturers advertise 1 GB as 1,000,000,000 bytes. All manufacturers do this, and this is correct. Computer operating systems (OS), including the OS running on the Xbox 360, see a GB in terms of binary (2^30 bytes, or 1,073,741,824 bytes). This is also correct.

1,000,000,000 bytes = 1 GB reported by the manufacturer

1,073,741,824 bytes = 1 GB formatted by the OS

The OS sees 320,000,000,000 bytes on the hard drive (the manufacturer didn't lie), and reports it in terms of binary GB. The math is as follows: (320,000,000,000 bytes)/(1,073,741,824 bytes PER OS formatted GB). The result is approximately 298 OS formatted GB. Microsoft has firmware, OS, games, and other info on the hard drive built in, which takes up about 5 GB. This is why the Xbox reports a new drive as 293 GB.

The drive works, and works well. It is a snap to install, and there are no initialization steps to take. It just works. Don't rate something low because you're not intelligent enough to know how operating systems report GB.

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Just recieved in the mail... it may be expensive but its an official MS product... There another guy on here named joseph martin or whatever his name is, claiming its a third party that doesn't work...

I can tell you his review is missleading, bottom line its an official ms product and it works

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First of all I must say that this review may seem a bit biased as I absolutely love the DMC game series. It's quite possibly one of the best games of it's genre. The game looks simply amazing, the voice acting is superb, it's fun to play, and it's very easy to pick up for those new to the DMC series. It's got everything, a captivating storyline, amazing cut scenes, intense boss fights and more. Has a high replay value. It's one of the few single player games I have that I've actually put back in the xbox after beating it more than once. If there were anything I would change about it, it would be the awkward camera angles (not too many but at times you will notice what I'm talking about). Very highly recommend this title! Good luck.

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This game is a sequel to its predecessor video game wise, but chronologically speaking, it takes place after Devil May Cry, and before Devil May Cry 2. Devil May Cry 4 seems to be a rather average installment in the series. While it isn't a bad game at all, its overall rating is higher than that of Devil May Cry 2, but lower than Devil May Cry 3.

With that said, the game is fairly unique. Firstly, the main protagonist this time isn't Dante, it's a man named Nero. He is a member of the Order of the Sword, a clan of warriors who worship Sparda. At first glance, this "Nero" character resembles Dante and his twin brother Vergil due to his white hair. After further examination it can be said that in the face, they look nothing alike. Dante is playable in the game; he's playable in the second half of the game, after Nero's quest is completed.

The game's wrapped around a central love story, and an undeveloped one at that. There seems to be no character development, all you know from the beginning, is that you know a woman named Kyrie. So throughout the game, (not actually aware of why or how you met this woman), your main goal will be to save her. You will then find out how inferior Nero is to Dante personality wise as well.

There will be random encounters and skirmishes between you and Dante throughout the game, at first Dante can be seen as an antagonist, but later in the game it's revealed that he's not really that, he's just a person on the side who doesn't really play a major role in the story. He's just, Dante, still messing around with his shop, Trish, and Lady.

With Dante, you will replay all of the stages and bosses that Nero played. So there's more backtracking than desired. The thing about Nero is, his distinctive power called "Devil Bringer" which is a wraith type entity that is engraved within his right arm. His right arm plays a large role in attacking because it can grasp enemies, and can also perform many mind blowing attacks. More importantly, it's required to navigate in stages and to progress in the storyline. He also contains a temporary power up called "Agro", which can be charged within his sword to perform a more devastatingly damage giving slash. He has one gun and does not gain any other guns.

I mean, the controls are mapped well; I didn't get any hand cramps from playing on the XBOX 360 controller. It's basically the same as Devil May Cry 3.

As far as customization and leveling up goes, not much has changed. Although, this time around, you don't use Red Orbs to gain new attacks, you have a separate currency that is gained from how well you fight and complete stages. Considering that this new currency is more difficult to obtain, gaining new moves takes longer than it does to buy new items. There are still the same items, and the secret missions make a return, giving you a blue orb fragment after each successful attempt.

All of the secret missions require both Dante and Nero, because the missions are sometimes mapped for only one character. Once completed, you cannot complete it again for another orb, once you've gained the orb that's it. Other than that, Dante has new weapons, I won't spoil you there. He retains all of his well renowned attacks from previous installments. It must be noted that Dante is much faster than Nero too.

When I said that there's much backtracking, that also means that you will have to fight the same bosses twice. The boss battles are engaging and invigorating at first encounter, but once you fight them the second time, their attacks can be easily predicted, and no joy would be retained from defeating them. However, fighting them the second time around also throws off your strategy because Dante plays differently from Nero of course.

Dante's new weapons are gained from defeating the bosses that Nero already fought. I can't find much more to say about the game. Once you get the hang of the gameplay it becomes enjoyable but a tad bit too easy. Fortunately there is a "Hard" mode that can be unlocked upon completing the game on Normal. The only XBOX LIVE or PSN involvement the game has is just uploading your score on the leaderboards.

The puzzles aren't very arduous this time around. Yes, there is still that old dark and ambient music that plays in the background throughout dungeons. The cut scenes use the in-game graphics. I don't think that I saw one FMV. The graphics aren't really impressive, but simultaneously they aren't bad either. They're sufficient at best, but the shadowing effect in the sunlight looks really terrible, I should say.

The game seems incomplete due to how much backtracking is done. It feels that there should have been ten other different dungeons to fill in how many Dante plays through. Nero earlier in the game unlocks doors and whatnot that Dante easily skips through later down the road. With that mentioned, Dante's playthough is much easier than Nero's. It's because as Nero, you do everything, and that leaves little for Dante to do, outside of his combat.

Well, I guess about wraps up this review. I didn't really have much to say about this one, it's a Devil May Cry game, and its formula is beginning to grow a bit old. Back then, it was highly acclaimed for defining the Hack and Slash genre, but here in 2008Present, more and more games are beginning to cross the threshold. They are also surpassing Devil May Cry games action wise. Currently, this game can be found cheap. So, don't be afraid to give this one a go. A very fun game, but doesn't leave much replayability.

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I haven't played any of the DMC series. This is my first one. I was not disappointed and I hope they release the series on one of the newer consoles.

Story: Set after DMC1 but before DMC2, you are Nero heading rapidly towards an opera house wanting to see your loves (Kyrie) performance. After her performance, the high priest Sanctus begins a sermon only to be interrupted by Dante who slays him and some of the guards. You fight Dante for a short time and after he reveals that the Holy Knights are actually demons. Afterward, you are sent to investigate and learn the true nature of Knights and Dante's intentions.

Gameplay: This is an action, hack 'n' slash game. You control Nero and later on Dante, fighting through missions to advance the plot. Some missions require some puzzles to solve to advance. The fighting is amazing with Nero and his Demonic arm. He has tons of combo moves to use. The fighting is given a grade based on number of combos and damage taken. You can receive a D (Deadly), a C (Carnage), a B (Brutal), an A (Atomic), an S (Smokin'), an SS (Smokin' Style) or an SSS (Smokin' Sick Style). After each mission, you are given a grade. You take on hordes of demons and some killer bosses. You have a special move called the Devil Trigger that makes you more powerful for a short time, and adding a slow health regeneration. You collect currency from enemies in the form of Proud Souls (used to buy new abilities) or Red Orbs (used to buy items). Nero's weapon called the Red Queen sword, has a special exceed gauge that charges up and allows for powerful attacks. As Dante, you have several melee weapons that you acquire after defeating bosses. You have 4 styles to use; Trickster, Royal Guard, Sword Master, and gunslinger, each grant him different abilities.

Conclusion: the graphics are very nice and the controls are easy to use. The cut scenes are beautifully done (and Trish looks very nice in them). Worth picking up even if you haven't played any of the series yet. Very fun game and the replay value is high.

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This was a very cool action packed game. I really loved the story and the character's. Playing as nero was new and very fun. His power's are Awsome. You can still play as dante to which is very cool. The music is Awsome and fun to listen to. I beat this game last year and was very happy I got to play this Awsome game. The graphic's are Perfect and crystal clear. The combo attack's are Amazing and easy to do. If you haven't played this game I recommened you do.

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I really like hack and slash games and this is no exception, I love the combos you can score, especially with boss fights which triggers some pretty epic scenes. In some games I dread boss fights, but in DMC4 I look forward to them. gg.