It’s a blast!
I promise that’s the first and only pun you’ll see in this review - If you’ve played any of the popular Geometry Wars games on Xbox 360, Wii or DS you’ll be perfectly at home when you fire up XG Blast. From its instantly gratifying action and futuristic aesthetic, it borrows from any one of a dozen classic shooters, but does it have enough firepower to blow a hole in the crowded genre?
Nintendo are to increase the price they charge UK retailers for each Wii console by up to £20.
With the Wii still selling like there's no tomorrow, retailers are left with some tough decisions in wake of this announcement from Nintendo.
Use the hoe!
For years, Natsume’s Harvest Moon series has been repeating the same old formula – grow crops, brush cows, get married and live happily ever after. The first DS release was the snappy Harvest Moon DS, which lazily reused graphics from GBA’s Friends of Mineral Town (FoMT) and the town and characters from the Cube’s A Wonderful Life (AWL). Then came the disastrous HM: Magical Melody on Wii, a barely functional release of a three-year old Gamecube game. Have Natsume stopped the rot with Rune Factory, or are they flogging a dead horse?
Dirty laundry all done and airing now. Sausages and wedges in for dinner. New and old man juxtaposed in one evening alone. How postmodern.
Lady in front of me in supermarket buying organic tea, porridge, butter, tuna and cereal! No credit crunch in her cupboards!
Crazy man claiming to be the resurrection of the Lord and a one handed man eating ice cream. Just another day in York!
Having a day of bird-themed music in store on Saturday - need suggestions of songs and bands!
Nah, bit late for washing up now - don't want to wake Sleeping Beauty. Maybe the Internet will help me do it. The Internet can do anything.
Blimey, how confusing to have so many replies! Now I know Twitter isn't just for celebrities; time for domination! But first, washing up.
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