This game will be very familiar to those who have played previous WarioWare games on GC, NDS and Gameboy, those who haven't will find this game refreshing and fun...for a few days that is.
WarioWare consists of about 200 very quick mini games (as in very very quick!) that test your reflexes. The game makes excellent use of the wiimote. During the game you will use your trusty Wiimote to perform many actions such as sweeping, picking up the phone, piloting a paper plane, doing squads and even biceps curls (yes, biceps curls!).
However, although fun just don't expect the game to keep you interested for long. You can easily clock the entire game in just 3 or 4 hours. The game is not bad but not a huge step forward from previous installments and definitely not worth the score 9.1/10 as given by GameSpot. Anyway to sum it up:
Things I liked:
- Fun for a few days
- Good use and great accuracy of the wiimote
- Up to 12 players can play using one wiimote
- Cheaper than other Wii games
- Use of Mii characters adds a nice touch to the presentation
Things I disliked:
- Game is way too short
- Gets very repetitive and boring after a while
- Not much replay value in the single player mode
BA Ford XR6 Turbo
The Ford Falcon is well known as a large people transporter that isn’t that terribly exciting to look at and drive. This reputation is further enhanced by the multitude of taxis using the Falcon as the main vehicle of choice, making the Falcon such an EXCLUSIVE vehicle to own!Now why would anyone buy you ask, a Ford Falcon that has been dressed up with some sporty bits and is essentially a family car. Ah, looks are deceiving in that this is no ordinary Falcon that Ford has rolled off the production line. This family car comes with a 4 litre engine with a Garret turbo with sports suspension and rear wheel drive. This makes for an interesting drive in that this Falcon is torque heaven for those lovers of Aussie cars. A turbo 6 is a rarity in the Aussie world of muscle v8s but this car can hold its own against the 6+2 cylinder monsters that dominate this field.
To best describe driving an XR6 turbo is taking your favorite couch and planting it into a car that loves to be driven hard. This car chews up the country miles with ease and makes driving a pleasure with the comforts this car provides. The turbo is a pleasure to work with, kicking in depending on the amount rpm and load on the engine. This is one the most fun times in the car in that tells you when you are really going with the turbo induction WHOOSH and release from the exhaust.
Being a rear wheel drive this car can be a handful in the wet with the amount of power being sent to the back wheels, 240 kw to be precised. In the dry, this car is a machine to be reckoned with and becomes a beast to be tamed, its simply pure RAW adrenaline. :P
Now being the first performance car I owned, yes a Mazda 323 1.6 litre does not count, I was disappointed. Well you would ask, why would say that after saying how great the engine was and the comfort that this car provided. The answer is simple, the car has to do at least one primary function properly and that is to start every time and not spend half its life in the garage.
List of Shame:
1. Passenger’s sun visor holder was not screwed in first day I picked it up
2. Annoying rattle from the rear of the vehicle (never fixed)
3. Turbo would not spool and basically became a non turbo car for a while
4. Alloy wheels lost its Ford badge
5. O-Ring coolant leak
6. Car would not start sometimes unless accelerator pressed, then it sounded like a tractor (never fixed)
7. Radiator was replaced completely after crack
Now these problems occur within 2 years of owning such a vehicle has soured the fun of owning such a performance vehicle.
The Wonderful World of Cars
Subaru Impreza WRX MY06 SedanHow to start in describing the WRX and its iconic status as a typical car for the road boy racer?
The WRX based, on the Impreza range of cars from Subaru is a sparse and plastic view of the world from the inside. It has all the power enabled features you expect in a car except it is unlike the average family car. Firstly there is no anti-terrorist keypad to disarm in a family car unless you like pimping your car for fun. Then there is the bonnet scope that you see as gaze over the steering wheel that gives you only a slight indication of what lurks under the bonnet.
The exterior of the vehicle is typical of any small sedan with only the alloy wheels, spoiler and the bonnet scope to state it has a sporty feel.
All this changes when you turn the key and hear the 2.5 litre boxer engine rumble, and I mean literally rumble. The engine noise is unlike any normal car with its low down burble at idle drawn from its piston placement horizontally rather than vertically.
Taking off in the WRX is a can be a two-pronged affair in which placid and crazy madness intermingle and meet.
The WRX clutch and gearbox is light which caters for all types of drivers, maniac and grandpa-slow. This is further enhanced when the weather turns inclement and showers the roads with a fresh coat of rain. This is when the WRX comes into an element of its own with its all-wheel drive system, combined with the 2.5 litre engine with its braking system. This combination allows you do feats that would amaze and frighten many of your passengers, good or bad. :P
Cornering in a WRX also is an activity that can only be described as madly defying the laws of physics and gravity with its almost seamless anchor to the road. The engine works well with the all-wheel drive system to create a driving experience that makes you forgot the plastic and sparse interior, and feel the driving dynamics of a superb road handling vehicle.The WRX has had a tarnished reputation with the multitude of car jackings and popularity with thieves, hence the keypad alarm system to keep insurance premiums down.
Overall the car for its price range combined with the focus on the driving dynamics is the reason it is popular for enthusiasts. The WRX shines for its sheer driving experience and its excellent base for mods for many car lovers.
Advantages:
Boxer Engine ( Go the rumble)
All-Wheel Drive System ( love the wet and take offs)
Brakes (Brakes are 4 calipers at the front makes a difference)
Price
Leather touch for Steering, handbrake and Gearbox
Alloy Pedals
Driving Dynamics
Mod potential (large aftermarket environment)
Disadvantages:
Insurance premiums (Especially under 25)
Sparse Interior/ Exterior ( Not exciting at all)
Dashboard lighting is a bland green
Single CD player (where is the mp3 or multi-stack CD player?)
EB and New Games
All our pre-owned games are $99 and almost brand new. Cheap!
I've bought a fair number of games at EB in the last few years and one of the things that annoy the crap out of me are the damaged boxes and scratched discs that you often get when purchasing a game there. I like to keep my games in mint condition you see :)
I can understand that damaged boxes and scratched game discs are part of the deal when you buy a pre-owned game but a NEW game??? Surely it can't be that hard to make a photocopy of the box and display it on the shelf instead of the real thing!
This brings me to the next question, if the game in question you are purchasing is meant to be NEW but the box is damaged or disc scratched, shouldn't that entitled you for a discount? Also, the other thing is EB has a 7 days return policy on all their games (including NEW games). If you purchase a new game, open it, play it and return it, this in my book is considered pre-owned. I guess that is why other retail stores don't normally let you exchange or get a refund unless it is faulty.
Do you think it's false advertising of EB to advertise a game new even though it's been opened and played?
Saint Seiya Theme
This guy is bloody awesome at the guitar. Check him out playing the Saint Seiya songs. Enjoy!
Naruto - Chapter 338 Now Available
For fans of the show you will be please to know that the latest Manga chapter is now available to download at Naruto Chaos. This chapter is actually quite good unlike the past few released which have kinda been boring. The next chapter should be available Friday.
Zelda on Ukulele
Stumbled on this clip on YouTube of this guy performing The Legend of Zelda on ukulele. Just amazing how he can play so well on this little thing!
Quality Time @ Knox Timezone...?
So, another usual Friday night spent at Knox Ozone. No real plans to begin with, and what else does one do in a shopping centre? We shopped! Again, despite the fact that it has been drilled into my head that there is NOTHING, I repeat, NOTHING related to the Nintendo Wii in stock, other than a few games, which I already owned - we still went looking in any store that stocked electronics! Guess what the results were? Yep, no Wii accessories! Some people just never learn..So we ended up going to Timezone to work off that Thai dinner we just had. What a disappointment that was, hell I'm suprised that place still existed, considering I vaguely remember playing there years and years ago when coins were acceptable and having your license was your first step to freedom! The game prices weren't exactly cheap mind you, and the bulk of the games were dodgy! After $28, we earned a whopping 32 tickets - woohoo! It was such a tough decision on what to spend the tickets on - in the end, 3 bouncing balls! Yays! I think after that, majority of the time was spent on those "teach young kids how to get addicted to pokies early", UFO coin slot machines. Purpose, it seems, is to strategically slot these 10c lookalike coins into the UFO and hope you hit a jackpot. With any coins you win, you can trade them in for more tickets. After 30mins, the 5 of us got nothing, not even a single ticket!
That timezone, one of the few left in existance needs to upgrade and repair their gaming machines! Those card readers I swear, just gobble up your credits, worse on faulty machines! In the end, the skill testers were too dodgy and we left with our 3 bouncing balls...
GG, Timezone...
2 Releases for Virtual Console
The line up for this week are Street Fighter 2 and Super Protector. Two welcome additions to the Australian Wii Virtual Console catalogue. I would personally hold off downloading Street Fighter 2, Nintendo is probably going to release other better versions in the near future.
Final Stage - Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
I've been going lately through some of the DS titles that I own and one thing I notice was that I never got to finish Ouendan and I finally know why! The last mission is INSANELY hard! Have a look for yourself.
I highly recommend this game if you have never played it!
I highly recommend this game if you have never played it!
T-qualizer shirt
I came across these shirts whilst innocently "window" shopping on the Internet one day. My curiosity got the better of me so I decided to order myself one. Having seen some of the videos of these on youtube before my purchase, I have to say I was even more impressed with the actual physical product. Actual real life demonstration proved I wasn't the only one.
The T-qualizer shirt gets its name from the fact that it has a whacking great graphics equalizer across the chest. But it's not some ironed-on picture of a classic LED equalizer. No, this particular equaliser is of the electro luminescent variety, and it actually reacts to the music it 'hears'. How? Well a clever little mini battery pack is hidden in a pocket just inside the hem. This powers the gleaming LEDs on the equaliser. Clever, eh!
Not too long ago I wore this to a local carols by candlelight and basically got the attention of everyone there who happens to look my way when I had the shirt "turned on". I even had some stranger poke me in the chest because he couldn't believe it was real. This shirt definitely renders every other 'look at me' T-shirt utterly obsolete. I also think the T-qualiser is the ultimate in clubwear. This eye-catching shirt is guaranteed to mesmerise fellow clubbers and pubbers as it illuminates and moves in time to the music.
Now I just can't wait until Philips Research fully develops and release their Lumalive technology to the general public. I'll definitely be one of the first in line to add this to my wardrobe along with the T-qualizer as well. Just to give you a run day on what the Lumalive technology is I will quote from Philips Research; It's a new sort of fabric that feature flexible arrays of colored light-emitting diodes (LEDs), without compromising the softness or flexibility of the cloth. these light-emitting textiles make it possible to create materials that can carry dynamic messages, graphics or multi-colored surfaces. Fabrics like drapes, cushions or sofa coverings become active when they illuminate in order to enhance the observer’s mood & positively influence his/her behavior".
I've included videos of these two shirts so be sure to check them out. The top video is of the T-qualizer shirt whilst the one below it is the Lumalive technology that Philips Research is still working on.
"Eye Toy" - an eyeful of laughter
Ever seen your family, friends, or walked past someone's house and saw people through their window doing weird running motions, waving their arms and legs about like a crazed drunk? That's the effects of the Playstation 2's "eye toy". If you don't know what it is, or haven't seen one in action, have a look at www.eyetoy.com...better yet, come over to my place and have a go :D - give me ample warning, so I may set up a hidden camera to film your moves to be youtubed!
Christmas 2006, was stormy and absolutely freezing, so our annual gathering involved us productively spending our time indoors, with the Nintendo Wii and the eye toy, "Play 3". This game allows up to 4 players to compete on numerous games. In our case, it was a matter of however many people you can fit on the tv screen, to help break the world record that some poor person has earned by themselves! Basically you stand within your part of the camera and do as the game tells you - run, jump, swim, fishing even! The fun is not in the game itself, but seeing your friends doing the most stupid things, waving their arms in the air, breaking chandeliers as they jump (yes you know who you are!) ! It's definitely a game of "let's see how fit you are"!
Speaking of fitness, the Wii has been great too, except for the fact that every darn thing related to the Wii is SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE.. unless of course you want to pay a jacked up price on ebay! All I want is ONE.. just ONE nunchuku so I can try and beat the crap out of friends in the Wii Sports boxing matches .. but nothing available till at least Feb! :(
All in all, I have not yet had any regrets with these purchases, except of course Red Steel. Reviews said it was crap, everyone said it was crap, yet my curiousity sent my fingers wandering into my purse and traded my 'could have been better spent elsewhere money' for it!
Oh well.. it's off to ebay... ;)
Christmas 2006, was stormy and absolutely freezing, so our annual gathering involved us productively spending our time indoors, with the Nintendo Wii and the eye toy, "Play 3". This game allows up to 4 players to compete on numerous games. In our case, it was a matter of however many people you can fit on the tv screen, to help break the world record that some poor person has earned by themselves! Basically you stand within your part of the camera and do as the game tells you - run, jump, swim, fishing even! The fun is not in the game itself, but seeing your friends doing the most stupid things, waving their arms in the air, breaking chandeliers as they jump (yes you know who you are!) ! It's definitely a game of "let's see how fit you are"!
Speaking of fitness, the Wii has been great too, except for the fact that every darn thing related to the Wii is SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE.. unless of course you want to pay a jacked up price on ebay! All I want is ONE.. just ONE nunchuku so I can try and beat the crap out of friends in the Wii Sports boxing matches .. but nothing available till at least Feb! :(
All in all, I have not yet had any regrets with these purchases, except of course Red Steel. Reviews said it was crap, everyone said it was crap, yet my curiousity sent my fingers wandering into my purse and traded my 'could have been better spent elsewhere money' for it!
Oh well.. it's off to ebay... ;)
Volkswagen Golf GTI
This car has been winning awards since it came to Australia. So thought I'll go to one of the dealers to take it for an extended trip.Obviously to persuade them that you're a serious buyer (as there is a 6 months waiting period on the GTI), you had to test a lower range first... I ended up testing the 1.6, the 2.0l and finally the GTI (2L Turbo).
This car drives as well it all the articles read, but it's just missing 1 thing - The Chick factor. If you're an introvert (or pretend to be), then this car is perfect for you. No one really notices you, except the people who know - and with those people, they tend not to race you as they appreciate the handling of the GTI than pure performance. This car is a pleasure to drive in the city due to the huge torque available and on Twisty Mountainous roads such as the Mystic Mountains down near Marysville. Absolutely no effort in driving!!
The DSG transmission is even better - as it saves fuel, is faster than a manual, and dirves like an auto when you need to... only problem with it, is you end up driving it as an auto most of the time. Gets a bit boring.
However if you're buying it to "show off," then you're better off with a MX5 or a WRX or even something that looks like a sportscar . This car doesn't have the $ex appeal of sports cars, and even when you drive friends, there is nothing different to say its special inside. No Turbo timers, no extra pressure guage. no special effects... and because the turbo and the car is so smooth and stable (has basically no turbo lag), friend's won't even realise it's turbo unless you tell them.
This car will make you LOVE driving all over again. It deserves every single award it has won!
Bleach Fillers Now Over
Haha I'm back, look what I've got to kill hollows!
For those who are fan of the show you will be glad to know that the fillers are finally over! The new episodes are widely available to download on the net or you can check out Bleach Community. Now if only the new Naruto arc could start soon, as in now!
Defective Wii
Not happy! Just realised that my Wii has been scratching all my games. Been speaking to a few friends who have one and it seems that I am the only one so far with this problem.Anyway, I've rang Nintendo Customer Service and been told to bring it to their office to get it inspected. Will keep things up to date as soon as I get the time to drop it to them. Hopefully they'll be able to replace me with a new one. Might also ask them for replacement straps when I go there.
Dynasty Warriors 5 PS2
The place is the vast lands of China. The time is the turn of the 2nd century. This is the story of the Three Kingdoms, which has been passed down for generations. A story of Peace, Chaos, Prosperity and Decline. A story of brave Heroes and treacherous Villians.Dynasty Warriors 5 is one of the latest instalment in the Dynasty Warriors series. It is still the same hack and slash game it always has been. This instalment sees improved graphics, new playable characters and weapons of war. For the sake of those who have not been following the series, here’s all you need to know. The setting is ancient china. The playable characters are an ensemble of legendary chinese warriors (dress up in very fancy anime type costumes), and the gameplay pretty much consists of hacking and slashing your way through hundreds upon hundreds of enemy soldiers with the aim of taking out the enemy generals and commander. That’s how it has been throughout the series and DW5 is no different.
There are 48 playable characters in the game, 6 of which are totally new to the series. Most of the characters will have to be unlocked. All the characters are based on a figure from the war torn period of the later Han dynasty.
There is just something addictive about bashing your way through a crowd of hundreds that keeps you coming back for more. But what really interests me in the game is the individual story that comes along with playing each character. Each character have their own storyline, part fiction and part history. I see it as a fun way of learning history. Chinese history teachers should consider letting their students play these sort of games more often. I would recommend this to people who are new to the series or die hard fans like myself. If you have played a Dynasty Warriors game before and were looking for a new experience, then you should look elsewhere.
Hp iPAQ rw6828
The HP IPAQ rw6828 has been out on the market for a little while. The first thing that you notice about this pda/phone is its small size. It's just a little bigger than most of the smartphones currently out on the market. In terms of specifications and features they are pretty much the same as the O2 Atom (it's basically an O2 Atom rebranded with the HP brand but sold at a cheaper price).The iPAQ rw6828 can be bought for around $750 RRP if you shop around, not a bad price considering that a lot of phones on the market currently cost 800+. So what do you get anyway?
- The phone (of course)
- 2 Plastic flip cover (very useful in protecting the screen)
- Charger and data cable
- Clip Pouch
- Installation disc
- 1x Stylus
- Hands free headphone
A word of warning about the stylus, don't lose it!! Why? Because replacements are very hard to find at retail stores and secondly it will cost a hefty $50 to get new ones if you were to order from HP.
In terms of ease of use, if you have own a pocket pc before this will be a breeze to use. For those who haven't used a pda before it might get a little time to get used to it. It took me a little while to get used to the phone functionality using the touch screen since I’ve been accustomed to use keypads for such long time.
There are some little annoying things about the phone but overall I think it's great pda/phone especially value for money. To cap it all:
The Good:
- Great performance
- Packed features and functionalities
- Good battery life
- Small size makes easy to carry around
- Nice design
The Bad:
- Memory expansion is through use of Mini SD card only
- Camera quality is rubbish
- Questionable quality of headphone provided
The Nintendo Wii - Part 1
The Wiimote, weapon of mass destruction!
After owning the Wii for like a month now I thought I post some of my impressions of the console for those people considering getting one (that's if you can bloody get one at the moment).
I'll start this week with the crap stuffs first:
- Virtual Console:What's with Nintendo releasing sh*t a@#& games?! Where are the AAA games?? Oh and don't get me started on the pricing of it!
- Region Locked: Bye bye to importing games. Damn you Nintendo!!
- Pricing of the games: $99 AUD for a Wii game, WTF?! Didn't Nintendo say that the current prices for games were too expensive? I can understand this price point for a Xbox 360 and PS3 game because of the massive development cost but $99 for a Wii games!
- Lack of games: Expected I guess for a new console. However, 2007 should bring us some massive high profile games.
- The name: Do I need to say more?! Weeeeeeeee, speaking of which i need to take a weeeeeeeee
Zelda Twilight Princess
I've finally managed to finish the game after more than 45 hours of game play, what a fantastic game! For those who own a Wii this is a must buy if you haven't yet.Until the next installment arrives, this is the best Zelda to date.
Red Steel Impressions
Look at me, I have a sword!
As an owner of a Nintendo Wii (pronounced "We" you see) I was very curious to see how the new Wii controller will work on FPS games. Wii Sport was fun and that but I wanted to try something different (got tired of swinging the Wiimote).
I was fortunate enough (or unfortunate depending on how you see it)to borrow a copy of Red Steel from a friend of mine. I think it's fair to say that the game has indeed satisfied my curiosity....THE GAME TOTALLY SUCKS!!
From graphics, presentation to controls, I can't say a good thing about it. The visuals looks so last century and don't get me started on the controls, it's laggy and annoying to use. I'll stick to my mouse and keyboard for FPS for the meantime thanks.
To make it short, don't believe the hype and good reviews about this game because it's a totally crap. You've been warned!
I think that this friend of mine can't wait to return it to where it belongs, in the trash!! JK I think she's going to try to sell it on eBay soon.
Hello!
Konichiwa visitors and friends!
This is actually my first time creating a blog so please pardon me if some things don't look right yet.
So what can you expect to read and see on this blog? Well, you will mostly find me crapping and yapping on various topics ranging from video games, anime, technology to little things that happen daily in life. Interesting heh? LOL
Anyway I hope you enjoy your visit here and come back often for updated stuffs. Thanks for dropping by.
Anthony