Until this title, I had never played a Zelda game. So this review is devoid of any comparisons to Zelda cannon - it is a simply an answer to the question; is this game any good?
This game is very good. In fact it might be the best handheld game that I have ever played. Read the rest of this entry »
I had a friend once that kept on telling me about this game called Ratchet and Clank. He said I should play it. This was probably five years ago. Being in my early thirties, I had little desire to play any game with such a childish name where the main characters looked like muppets. I only had time for Counterstrike.
Eventually someone forced me to play the game, and within minutes I was hooked. Ratchet played like Mario 64 only better. I was transfixed. The cartoon environments, Disney-esque music, and likable characters had an irresistible charm. Read the rest of this entry »
Here is an interesting question for you: How does product placement and sports sponsorship effect you? Personally, I like it. When I see a character in a movie or television show using a product I own, it validates my purchasing decision. Like in Mission Impossible when Ethan Hunt is seen using an Apple PowerBook I remember thinking how cool that was and wondering if the cool-looking Operating System he was using was Apple’s Copland (the doomed next-gen Mac OS that preceded OS X). Now, whenever a character on TV uses a computer, I have to identify what brand they are using. Read the rest of this entry »
Toshiba claims that the Portégé M200 is best selling Tablet PC (at least in Canada) so I figured this was as good a place as any to start my Tablet experience. I was looking forward to what I felt would surely be a great computer to review (note the clever use of foreshadowing to build suspense). I have to admit to wanting to try one of these units for a while. The concept seems to be a logical next step for computers. This article has a primary purpose, to tell you about the M200 and give you some perspective regarding how it rates and also a secondary purpose to tell you a little bit about the Tablet PC platform. Read the rest of this entry »
Toshiba’s Portege R100 ultra slim notebook makes a powerful first impression. I have owned a lot of portables ranging from sexy Apples to business workhorses and even a VAIO ultra slim. None can match the R100 for sexiness. I think that the M2, R100, M200 are among the best-engineered notebooks you find these days. The R100 immediately struck me as being much better engineered than the laptops that preceded it in my collection. Read the rest of this entry »
