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Comment on Syndicate by Hassan Z. Brockovich Sr.

Hassan Z. Brockovich Sr. — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:39:48 +0000

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Syndicate is so amazing that I forgot to remember to breathe once in a while!!, February 21, 2012

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Wow, I cannot believe that Syndicate is finally here, eses! Listen, homes, me and my friends Steve-O and Zakk (we're all virgins because playing video games has made us so socially inept that we can't relate or talk to girls at all...unless, of course, you count breathing heavily and staring at them when around them, hee hee) waited outside our local Best Buy before it opened at midnight today, just so we could get our Cheetos-stained fingers on our very own copies! After Best Buy let us in and we paid with the money we made by babysitting Zakk's mentally r e t a r d e d, younger triplet sisters (Hi Jenna, Lou-Anne and Hassanah), we all piled into Steve-O's extremely small and very slow Toyota Prius until we got back to my basement apartment.

Once there, we made a beeline for my 21-inch, CRT television and my second-hand Xbox 360, and I broke out the Cheetos while Steve-O and Zakk broke out the Shake Weights and the Maxim magazines. Personally, I love any video game that is a shooter, and Syndicate delivers in all its glory. I can't believe this game is based on a 1993 offering because the graphics were so realistic that me, Steve-O and Zakk almost got epileptic reactions from it.

Anywhozels, the game is very complicated and centers around a plot and storyline that is a little bit hard to figure out. However, since I spent one semester online at Devry University (or was that the University of Phoenix, hmmm...), I was able to decipher it pretty well. Basically, Syndicate puts you in the role of a hunter whose job it is to shoot down as many ducks as he can that very slowly fly across your TV screen. Making this game even more sophisticated and Metal Gear Solid-esque is the presence of a helpful and lovable dog who, at times, actually...get this...get this...picks up the fallen ducks from the ground, winks at your TV screen and flashes you the thumbs up sign!

In short, I know that I will die a virgin who will never have had the experience of being with a female human being (in the biblical sense, mind you), but that is a-okay with me, homes, as long as the video game companies keep churning out these awesome video games like Syndicate to allow me much-needed escapism from my sad life! And now that our great leader Obama has lowered the unemployment rate to a very healthy and prosperous 8.4%, I am sure most of us can afford this game, so buy it, ese!

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Comment on Band Hero NDS Bundle by R. Isabel Espinoza Herrera

R. Isabel Espinoza Herrera — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:45:37 +0000

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GREAT GREAT GREAT PRODUCT, October 15, 2010

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This is a very good purchase, you get the guitar grip and the drumset, some of the songs i wasn't familiar with, but that's my own fault :) there's a whole load of awards, that's the great and not so great part of the game, but that's a game design thing.
All in all, I'd totally recommend this.

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Comment on Band Hero NDS Bundle by No Name

No Name — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:31:31 +0000

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Guitar Hero, now with Singing, April 5, 2010

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Band Hero is just like the previous DS Guitar Hero games but now they have included singing and "drums". I bought this game so I could sing on the road. The game is not very accurate in picking up your voice. I normally sing Expert on Rockband for the Xbox 360. But on Band Hero for the DS, singing the same exact songs on Expert was a lot more difficult because it just didn't register my voice correctly. Also, if you normally don't sing very loudly, you will have to hold the DS very close to your face. I didn't have to do this, but other people had to, and it makes you crosseyed trying to read the lyrics that close. Also, you activate star power by pressing a button. No more screaming "woo" into the mic. The drums are kind of lame. Its like Rockband Unplugged for the PSP in that you press up, down, a, and b to the corresponding notes on the screen. Its the least fun part of the game for me. Unlike previous Guitar Hero games, all the songs on this game are unlocked from the very beginning. I like this feature a lot. I hated how the previous Guitar Hero games forced you to play songs that you hated, not once, but repeatedly. It was very aggravating having to play Lenny Kravitz 3 times in a row because the game wouldn't unlock new songs unless you got more fans. Thankfully, this is not the case this time around. The only downside is that there is no incentive for doing good. In fact, you get rewarded for failing songs. Unlike Rockband or Guitar Hero, the song keeps playing even after you fail the song. Then the game rewards you for "Getting 1 star on a song". And you end up unlocking something because you failed a song.
Another thing worth mentioning is that the drum skin and guitar grip will only fit on the DS Lite. So those of you who own the original fat DS will not be able to play. The previous Guitar Hero games included an adapter to fit the original fat DS but Band Hero does not. If you have the guitar grip from a previous Guitar Hero game, you can use it for this game. The drum skin is also not necessary because you can just press the buttons without it. So owners of the original fat DS can still play this game, as long as they already have the guitar grip from the other games.
Band Hero is a fun game but only in small doses. Yes, your hand will cramp because the guitar grip is uncomfortable. But since there is no need to unlock songs, you can just pick the song you want to play and jam out for a few minutes. No need for marathon rock sessions.

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Comment on Band Hero NDS Bundle by E. Coleman "mayhem13"

E. Coleman "mayhem13" — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:10:38 +0000

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A really cool game....like the drum skin...., December 3, 2009

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I had needed a Guitar Hero Grip...that was my main reason buying this bundle. It comes with your standard guitar hero grip. No different then the one included in the very first Guitar Hero On Tour DS Game. It also comes with a sleeve to change the old guitar hero with the new band hero sleeve in the guitar grip. Also comes with the stylus pick. The DS Game. Instruction booklets. You know the usual. The two big things with this DS game that sets it apart from all other Guitar Hero/Rock Band DS games. You have the drum skin for playing drums and the microphone will allow you to sing vocals. The Microphone is a little inaccurate but the game makes up for it by having a higher margin for error when singing. The drum skin is nice. Only works and fits with the DS Lite! I found it fun and a nice change to the series. The guitar features of the game work just like any Guitar Hero game on the DS. There is also Wi-Fi compatibility with the Band Hero WII Game. If you have the Band Hero WII game you can use the Band Hero & DS system to act as a live playlist editor for the Wii Game. A nice add-on, although not really very important option.

I found it to be a really good DS game. Fans of GH DS games should love it and love the changes. The tracklist is a little more pop and lighter family friendly rock then Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. But many of songs are still fun to play even so.

I recommend Band Hero DS to any Guitar Hero fans, especially fans of the Guitar Hero DS series of games.

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Comment on We Ski by D. Markowitz

D. Markowitz — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:33:03 +0000

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Not Quite real skiing but lots of fun, May 19, 2008

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If you ski this program might help get you through the summer. However clearly it was written by europeon or Japanese skiers since some of the terminology is not what we (PSIA instructors) use here in the States. I agree with a previous reviewer that the ski school is the best way to learn the game, but some of what is taught is neither essential to real skiing or to playing the game. Most of the controller moves are intuitive though some of them (balance recovery and skating) are not moves you would actually do when skiing. The steering is very realistic, though you do it with your hands and generally control of the skier is proportional to slope speed and conditions (groomed, ice and powder all exist on different hills) I am looking forward to trying this when I get the balance board to see how real that is. It works fine with the controllers though you can play sitting down so that part may be more real with the balance board.
My only complaints are similar to other Wii games there are times when you move the controller the way they tell you and you just don't get the result they say you should (Like putting on Wii golf)
My kids (9 and 11) also love it. It is fun to play multiplayer and sit on the chair on the way up together (push A at the same time when you are in the purple zone around the lift) Your mii or character can look around and see the sights on the slopes. Try nightskiing to see various light effects. Though the fireworks are cool at first they never stop so they can be hard to ignore at times but night skiin is definitely an interesting varient.
Some of the games are a bit dorky (it is a kids game after all) but they can be fun. The orienteering is not that bad though we can't find the last guy we did find all the others.
Racing head to head with your kids is a blast. Particularly when on a rare occaision you might actually beat them. The instant replays are hilarious. Try skiing full speed through the finish line and not stopping the replay of the crash into the wall is great. It would be nice to have a way to save the video's of some of the replays, I suppose I could connect something to the output and record I will have toplay with that. If I figure it out I will post a race and nice crash finish here as a video review for everyone to see.....

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Comment on We Ski by perfectvelvet

perfectvelvet — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:53:42 +0000

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Fun yet challenging addition to the Wii, May 16, 2008

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After watching a video on the new Nintendo channel, I decided to purchase We Ski when it came out, and it's a great addition to my library of Wii games.

The graphics are great and pretty lifelike; my boyfriend said some of the slopes in the game reminded him of real slopes he used to ski in Colorado. It looks authentic and even feels like you're skiing down hill at a fast pace. I've never been skiing in my life, but the game makes me feel like I'm really there.

When I loaded the game, I immediately created a character. I chose to use my Mii, but you can create a character using the choices in the game. However, using your Mii means you can't wear a hat or goggles, but I had so much fun customizing everything else, I didn't care. I have a pretty fancy ski outfit (there are TONS to choose from, I was surprised by the variety) with matching boots, gloves, skis, and poles.

Then I went to the tutorial (Ski School) so I could avoid reading the instruction manual. This is a great, albeit long, way to learn how to play. You are shown how to do everything, from wedelns, to braking, to air tricks, to how to get up when you crash into another skiier on the slopes. Your Mii interacts with the ski instructor by nodding when she wants to move on to the next lesson, which I thought was a nice addition to the game. It took me about half an hour to go through the complete tutorial, and I was rewarded with a new ski outfit for my efforts.

The great thing about this game is no matter what you chose to do, you can do it with friends or solo. The real "gameplay" is in Freestyle mode, where you are taken to a ski resort for your vacation (although there are plenty of "lessons" in slalom or downhill or moguls for you to work through as well). In Freestyle, you are given star points, which is a way to show how far you've advanced through the game. You gain points by interacting with other skiiers on the slope and doing what they ask (they are marked by bubbles over their heads, and the design on the bubble indicates what task they want you to do). I did some head-to-head races, showed off my mean snow plowing skills, and performed Perfect Stops (stopping within a designated area). More star points open more outfits and options for your character.

You are also rated, from S+ to D, on each of the ski slopes that you travel down. Each slope is rated so you know not to hit the Camel slope until you're pretty good on the Rabbit slope. My favorite was Bear Claw, where you can reach top speed and just whiz past other skiiers on the slope (or crash into them -- oops).

Playing Freestyle with friends is quite innovative in that if you want to ski down the Elephant slope but your buddy wants to stick to the Dolphin, that's perfectly okay! You can hop on one of the ski lifts and head up while he stays on his slope. That was great for when I was trying to master moguls but my boyfriend wanted to start at the top and work his way down the mountain. However, if one of you interacts with another skiier to start a task, you get pulled along with them. And you can bypass the whole ski lift thing and just "teleport" everyone directly to a point through the menu, which is also handy.

The most challenging aspect of the game that we've discovered thus far is Orienteering. One of the other skiiers is the CEO of the resort, and he and 9 other employees are hidden on the mountain. Your job is to find them, in order, by using the clues that you are given. For instance, one clue was something like "I'm at the path that connects the largest animal and the smallest animal", so we had to look at the slopes' animal designations to determine what was the largest and what was the smallest, then ski over there and search for our contact point. It was a really fun task to try to hunt them down, but we're still exploring the slopes so it was also challenging. We're stuck on the fourth contact point, but we'll investigate further tonight and hopefully move on.

Another cute feature (although it's not necessary or even important, just fun to do) is a photo album. There is a photographer on the slopes marked with a camera bubble who will take your picture "in action" and put it in your album for you. Then you can go to the photo album and look at your pictures, or you can pose your Miis (up to 4 skiiers) in their outfits at various points on the mountain; there were something like 40 or 50 poses each, and you can cycle through and have everyone looking fabulous for their picture. Apparently, you can connect to WiFi and post your pictures online, which is a nice feature.

This may not be the best game to ever grace the Wii, but I am having a blast with it. There's a lot to do and explore, and it really uses the remote and nunchuck so you feel like you're in the game (and it's compatible with the Wii Fit board, so you can REALLY... Read more

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Comment on We Ski by uricmu

uricmu — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:51:09 +0000

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Disappointing - Shoud have learned control scheme from Wii Fit, May 22, 2008

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As an avid skier, I was excited for a long time knowing that this game and Wii fit were coming out.

Perhaps my mistake was that I first tried out Wii Fit, which includes an excellent slalom race mode which not only looks at your left-right balance, but also at your forward aft (especially for speed control).

I then hurried to open my new copy of Wii Ski, expecting to get the same, but with more challenges, more depth, and a whole mountain to explore.

Boy, I can't hide my disappointment: instead of adapting the same control scheme from Wii Fit, the balance board support seems like an afterthought. Your movements on the balance board roughly translate into left and right, not as fluently as on Wii fit, but THERE IS NO FORE/AFT SUPPORT ! In other words, it doesn't matter if you lean forward or back, crouch, wedel, carve, etc. (things that the balance board can actually track), you only get left or right.

You use a button for plowing (board could have easily detected that), a button for wedling.

Worse of all, you have no speed control from the balance board. In fact, the game is excruciatingly slow even when you're barreling down the mountain. To get any speed at all, you have to use both nunchuck and wiimote as poles, but it feels like cross-country skiing. I got a ton of exercise just swinging them to get to a crawling speed going straight down a black diamond. What gives?

I don't expect a real ski simulator, but I expected much better use of the balance board.

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Comment on NINTENDO WII FIT Balance Board GREEN Silicon Skin Cover Sleeve Anti-slip Pad by Bruno Massacesi "duffer19"

Bruno Massacesi "duffer19" — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:48:01 +0000

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wii baance board silicone skin, January 27, 2010

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Keeps balance board clean , fits nice and snug and if not overely aggressive stays thast way.. I would recommend this product to anyone who is interested in keeping their board clean....besides the price was right...

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Comment on NINTENDO WII FIT Balance Board GREEN Silicon Skin Cover Sleeve Anti-slip Pad by TwoFurryKids

TwoFurryKids — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:15:22 +0000

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

works as expected, December 27, 2008

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Only downside is that it loves to attract the dogs hairs from our labs. Definitely worth buying.

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Comment on NINTENDO WII FIT Balance Board GREEN Silicon Skin Cover Sleeve Anti-slip Pad by lauraroxhardcore

lauraroxhardcore — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:52:27 +0000

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

awesome., July 12, 2010

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doing a workout with the wii fit without shoes and without this really hurts my feet after a while... this cushions, and the feet shapes help with staying balanced during workouts. love it!

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