Around the Network #17
I accidentally forgot to do this last week, damn you ridiculous amount of good games to play and that annoying thing called exams!
Reviews
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review
A taste
Modern Warfare 2 takes things a step further from the brilliant Call of Duty 4. That title offered an enjoyable single-player component but was ultimately a multiplayer offering, one that still, to this day, has a dedicated and populated following. Where MW2 excels is in its presentation, accessibility and multiplayer balancing, opening the door for FPS and online gaming novices. It’s been one of the most anticipated games this generation and thankfully, that hype hasn’t gone unwarranted. While it may lack an interesting and coherent story for the single-player campaign, the experience is still very much worth the ride.
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Read More at My360
MyFrag
MyPS3
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Review
A taste
New Super Mario Bros. is one of my favourite games on the Nintendo DS. It brought back my childhood of spending countless hours in front of the NES playing the original Super Mario Bros. This was during the mid-nineties, and while everyone else was flaunting their SNES, I was content with a then 10-year-old game, a game that has gone down in the history books as one of the greatest ever made. I was over the moon when New Super Mario Bros. Wii was announced at E3 this year, and even more excited when a November release was confirmed. I had a few concerns with the direction of co-op and super guide, but I can safely say that New Super Mario Bros. Wii is the perfect way to relive a classic series.
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Read More at MyWii
DJ Hero Review
A taste
DJ Hero is the latest music venture by Activision, one that tries to introduce gamers to the challenges associated with mixing and scratching two completely different music tracks. Even if you can’t scratch or have no sense of rhythm whatsoever, it really won’t matter, because DJ Hero is all about the music, more so than what it is about the actual skills required to be a DJ.
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Read More at MyPS3
My360
MyWii
Forza Motorsport 3 Review
A taste
Gran Turismo has been the king of racing sims for the past decade, but be aware, Forza is coming; in fact, it may already be in poll position. Developer Turn 10 has mixed things up in Forza Motorsport 3, for the better. Most importantly they’ve made what was once a daunting genre for non-diehard fans into a game that can be played by the most casual of gamers through to series veterans. They’ve thrown the traditional conventions of what constitutes a racing sim out the window, and crafted what is one of the greatest racing games ever made.
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Read More at My360
The Box Review
A taste
Richard Kelly is a cinematic enigma. His films challenge the viewer like no others and you’d be forgiven for thinking you’re a bit slow after seeing any of his films. His career started on Donnie Darko, a film that has since been hailed as the best of this generation, a film loved and adored by film fanatics across the globe. He followed this up with Southland Tales (a film I absolutely adore), a film that got booed at Cannes, got delayed for 2 years and was eventually released to extremely negative and harsh reviews. Now the man of much confusion and mystery has returned with his most mainstream film to date, The Box.
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Read More at MyBluRay
Articles
MC Hammer / XBOX Insider Tour
A taste
While some of you have had access to the Live BETA for a few weeks now, testing the waters with the likes of Twitter and Facebook from the comfort of your living room, many of us peasants haven't had the honour of seeing the newest features in action. MC Hammer (real name Stanley Kirk Burrell) is recognised as the fourteenth most influential musician on Twitter, with more than 1.6 million Twitter followers. He is also a regular presenter at Harvard Business School where he speaks about the power of social media.
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Read More at My360
DJ Hero Unboxing
A taste
Start ripping up those tunes! Join us as we rip through the box and unveil DJ Hero!
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Read More at My360
MyPS3
How to Prepare for COD: Modern Warfare 2
A taste
With just 7 days remaining let us show you what you have to do to prepare for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
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Read More at MyPS3
My360
MyFrag
You’ve Been Playing Too Much New Super Mario Bros. Wii When…
A taste
The top 10 signs that you've been playing too much New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
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Read More at MyWii
How To Format Your Hardrive (Clean Install)
A taste
Ever wondered how to install a new OS from scratch? Well Pongo explains all in this guide! Format Your Hardrive and install windows 7!
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Read More at MyFrag
Blogs
A Taste
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare didn't receive anywhere near as much hype leading up to its release as its sequel has. That's a given considering it was the first in the Modern Warfare franchise and the first Call of Duty game to move onto the modern battlefield. We all knew it was going to be great, taking the series to all new heights with more advanced weapons and a great online experience. But it blew up. It went crazy. Halo 2 may have defined online gaming for consoles, helping make XBOX Live the great online service it is today, but COD4 seemed to redefined it. It was able to attract an all-new market of gamers to not only the genre, but also to online multiplayer gaming.
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Medals
New Super Mario Bros Medals (2)
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For the New Super Mario Bros. Wii Mini Reviews medal come to this thread and write a mini review of New Super Mario Bros. Wii from what you've played so far. This has to be at least 75 words (can be more). We suggest letting us know what you liked/disliked.
For the Early Bird Medal Wwhat you need to do is grab your original copy of NSMB for the Wii, hand write your MyWii username on a piece of paper and take a picture of the two together. Once you have taken your picture upload it here, MyColours, Photobucket etc and either embed the image in your post or link us to it.
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For the review medal go to MyWii
For the early bird medal go to MyWii
Upcoming Next Week
Reviews
Metroid Prime Trilogy on MyWii (Today)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex on MyWii
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Mobilized on MyDS
World of Zoo on MyWii
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time on PS3 (TBC)
Rabbids Go Home on Wii (TBC)
Tekken 6 review on My360 & MyPS3 (TBC)
Articles
Top 10 fighting games of all time on MyPS3, MyWii, My360 and MyFrag (Today)
Pointless but interesting fact of the week
As always there's no guarantee they are 100% accurate (after all we want interesting and pointless, not stuff we already know). Enjoy!
Only female mosquitoes bite.
If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
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