Author: Hip Online
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Cold War
Game: Cold War Platform: Xbox Studio: Dreamcatch Rating: 6/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: Cold War follows the story of Matt Carter, a freelance journalist, who finds himself in the midst of an international conspiracy that aims to control the U.S.S.R. Twelve hours after arriving in Moscow for a routine story, Carter has been stripped of all his…
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Elizabethtown
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon Studio: Paramount Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Hours after a ruinous product debut, suicidal industrial designer Drew Baylor learns of his father’s sudden death. As the only son, Drew must travel to their small hometown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky to attend to his father’s memorial. On the flight to Kentucky,…
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Domino
Cast: Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Lucy Liu Studio: New Line Cinema Rating: 3/10 CORPORATE LINE: Keira Knightley stars in the wild action thriller Domino, the latest project from director Tony Scott (Man on Fire, Beverly Hills Cop II, True Romance). A trademark Scott film, Domino presents an entertaining mix of gritty action, biting comedy and…
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Tak: the Great Juju Challenge
Game: Tak: the Great Juju Challenge Platform: Xbox Studio: THQ Rating: 7/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: TAK: THE GREAT JUJU CHALLENGE for the Xbox is the third installment in THQ’s TAK series. Shaman Tak and his friend Lok return. THE GREAT JUJU CHALLENGE is a survival race where members from each tribe compete for the grand prize.…
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Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06
Game: Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06 Platform: PS2 Studio: EA SPORTS Rating: 9/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: “Strong wind in my face… Smooth swing… People are watching… I don’t want to shank it.” Earning the prestigious title of #1 Golfer of All Time can be a nerve racking process and it’s exactly what gamers will experience in…
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Midway Arcade Treasures 3
Game: Midway Arcade Treasures 3 Platform: PS2 Studio: Midway Rating: 6/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: “The Midway Arcade Treasures brand continues to be one of Midway’s strongest-selling and most popular franchises,” said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. “Midway Arcade Treasures 3 provides the same, classic feel as the previous two Midway Arcade Treasures installments while bringing…
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Hope Partlow – Interview
Today’s pop world is heavily populated with manufactured female stars. There are a myriad of ways to become a Top 40 siren these days, it seems—starring in a reality show or a movie, chief among them—but possessing a unique and natural vocal ability is often the least of the prerequisites. Which is why, when a…
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The Interpreter
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener Studio: Universal Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Academy Award® winner Nicole Kidman stars for Oscar® winner Sydney Pollack–director of such genre-defining thrillers as The Firm, Absence of Malice and Three Days of the Condor–in The Interpreter, a suspenseful thriller of international intrigue set inside the political corridors of the…
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Marvel Nemesis
Game: Marvel Nemesis Platform: PS2 Studio: EA Rating: 7/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: An epic war has struck the Marvel universe….and its outcome is in your hands! Marvel Nemesis™: Rise the Imperfects™ delivers the most authentic and cinematic Super Hero™ fighting experience ever seen in a video game while remaining faithful to Marvel’s comic legacy. Pit…
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Franz Ferdinand – You Could Have It So Much Better
Artist: Franz Ferdinand Title: You Could Have It So Much Better Label: Sony Rating: 6.5/10 FILE UNDER: The Kinks meet themselves. CORPORATE LINE: YCHISMB sounds like Franz Ferdinand, but not like their first record. It’s unarguably them. It seems impossible for them to play in a room together and for it to not sound like…