Friday, April 25, 2008

Army Of Two - Update


Army of Two: Good, but too short.

As promised an update on the game, overall it is enjoyable. The weapons being extensively customizable and the missions being fairly varied make for an entertaining experience. As probably others have said it is mainly a co-op game and is best played with others to make full use of the aggro system. (read all about the game here)

The main disadvantage is the length of the game. Having finished it in about four hours it leaves you wondering about the value concept.. (compared to Call of Duty 4 for example). It also limits you on the amount of weaponry you can accumulate.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Army Of Two


Picked up "Army Of Two" (Home page here) the other day. Basically a first person shooter with an emphasis on co-op play and using your partner to the best effect. Review coming soon...




Oh yes also picked up Lego Star Wars.. fun

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Kawaiso Cat


Kawaiso, meaning "poor" is a word commonly used in Japan. This cat in a pet shop is particularly kawaiso.. but he is very also Kawaii meaning "cute". I am thinking of getting him..... stay posted for details. UPDATE - unfortunately he was gone the next day... so ill keep looking... Its good he found a nice home anyway.

P.S. - Wondering about the tiger ------> Went to see "The Golden Compass" or "ライラの冒険" as it is known in Japan. Its not bad.... but a bit "kiddy" Anyway the premise is that the people in this world have their souls on the outside of their body and can appear in the form of an animal of different sorts depending on the character of the person.. take the test and decide your Daemon on the official website here

Friday, March 28, 2008

N905iu

My simply awful Softbank phone broke.. well has been broken for the last few weeks and besides that I have been fed up with Softbank's poor service so decided to switch back to Docomo. The network is so much more stable and the services far better...

Picked up the N905iu which is one of the new 905 series but at the same time is a little different to the others being ultra slim and stylish but not having every function but the kitchen sink...


That said it still has everything you would ever need, mail, sms, calling of course, video phone, a 2M camera and full GPS navigation. In fact the only thing it doesnt have is 1 SEG TV which, to be honest I rarely used on the T911 Softbank phone...
It is beautiful..........


I also have to say that the menu system and display is great, the best I have ever seen on a phone... and I have had a lot of phones. The display shows 3D graphics in wonderful resolution and the mail for example gives you previews (which on the 3 inch display is essentially the same as opening it without having to do so!), and many shortcut functions which make life easy. It of course also has T9 input for English and Japanese which is a good point (again compared to the T911). The GPS is a really good system also almost identical to the ones found in the cars in Japan. You can get directions to a location, fix your current position, find out useful places around your current location such as restaurants convenience stores etc... or even have a wonderful female voice "speak" out directions to your location.

More info here

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Tesco テスコジャパン

So yes its true there is a Tesco in Japan, I just discovered in by accident but interesting it was!

Check out the website here - in English
in Japanese

They dont have a huge range of UK products but a few essentials are welcome! Picked up some Indian cooking sauces as well as a few old favorites........


Probably the beans are the most important product they carry but also Tesco biscuits and wine is not bad.