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Rome: Total War
Game: Rome: Total War Platform: PC Studio: Activision Rating: 9/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: The much anticipated Rome: Total War™ is a multi-award winner. At E3 2004, it was named IGN Best PC Game of Show, GameSpy Best Strategy Game of Show, Game Critics Best Strategy Game of Show runner up, Game Revolution Best Strategy Game,…
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Taxi
Cast: Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Ann-Margret Studio: Fox Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Belle Williams (Queen Latifah) is a speed demon. Flying through the streets of New York in her tricked-out taxi, she’s earned a rep as New York’s fastest cabbie. But driving a hack is only a pit stop for her real dream: Belle wants…
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Marilyn Manson – Lest We Forget (The Best of Marilyn Manson)
Artist: Marilyn Manson Title: Lest We Forget (The Best of Marilyn Manson) Label: Interscope Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: Marilyn Manson has unleashed ‘Lest We Forget’, a compilation of songs spanning the controversial artist’s career thus far. The album features the single “Personal Jesus”, a cover version of the classic Depeche Mode song. THE MUSIC: Everything…
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Friday Night Lights
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke, Garrett Hedlund, Jay Hernandez, Lucas Black Studio: Universal Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: From Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment and based on the best-selling book about high school football by H.G. Bissinger, Friday Night Lights chronicles the entire 1988 season of the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas,…
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The Sims 2
Game: The Sims 2 Platform: PC Studio: EA Rating: 10/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: The Sims™ changed the face of gaming in the new millennium and quickly became the #1 PC game of all time. In the next generation sequel of The Sims, The Sims™ 2, you control your Sims over an entire lifetime for the…
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Def Jam Fight For NY
Game: Def Jam Fight For NY Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: EA Rating: 8.5/10 Get ready to hit the streets of New York with EA GAMES™ and Def Jam in the ultimate battle for control of the hip-hop underground in Def Jam® Fight For NY™. The ruthless gangster D-Mob has escaped from police custody and returns…
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Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005
Game: Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005 Platform: PS2 Studio: EA Sports Rating: 9.5/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005 challenges gamers to take on the man who has changed golf forever-Tiger Woods. The revolutionary new Tiger-Proofing course alteration technology will change the way golf is played. Using the Tiger-Proofing system, create that intensely…
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Good Charlotte – The Chronicles of Life and Death (Life Version)
Artist: Good Charlotte Title: The Chronicles of Life and Death (Life Version) Label: Epic Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: After millions got to know The Young and the Hopeless, Good Charlotte is back with a remarkably self-assured and provocative new collection, dubbed The Chronicles of Life and Death. The album – “the Most Anticipated CD of…
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Fatboy Slim – Palookaville
Artist: Fatboy Slim Title: Palookaville Label: Astralwerks Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: It is likely some will ask – Who really needs another Fatboy Slim album? And why has Norman Cook, the ultimate master of a thousand disguises, decided to make a fourth album – his first ever – under the same moniker? THE GREAT: Fatboy…
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X-Men Legends
Game: X-Men Legends Platform: Xbox Studio: Activision Rating: 8/10 GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants has freed their leader, the diabolically intelligent Magneto. An unprovoked attack on mutant-kind by a secret Sentinel army compels Magneto to plan his most maniacal scheme yet. He intends to use his mutant superpowers to shroud the Earth…
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