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Dropship
Game: Dropship Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: BAM! Rating: 8/10 Look: The graphics are quite good. It has some basic figures and raw textures, but overall they do a damn good job. The replays are fantastic. Feel: You don’t just fly dropships, but you get behind the stick of a jet and behind the wheel of…
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City By The Sea
Cast: Robert DeNiro Studio: Sony Rating: 5.5/10 The Film Studio Synopsis: New York City homicide detective Vincent LaMarca has forged a long and distinguished career in law enforcement, making a name for himself as a man intensely committed to his work. But on his latest case, the stakes are higher for Vincent – the suspect…
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Duncan Shiek – Daylight
Artist: Duncan Shiek Title: Daylight Label: Atlantic Rating: 6/10 Duncan Sheik has gone from hit song to obscurity. With his latest record Daylight he hopes to bring back that pop touch that has seemed to have gotten lost in his folk roots. Rocks: “Half-Life” – Gorgeous. A wonderful hook! “Start Again” – You can almost…
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Madden 2003
Game: Madden 2003 Platform: PS2 Studio: EA Sports Rating: 9/10 Look: If you are a loser like me you’ll notice things that have been upgraded like the player’s hands and fingers. The face models of the players are very close and a cause for pause just to make sure you are playing and not watching.…
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Splashdown
Game: Splashdown Platform: Xbox Studio: Infogrames Rating: 8/10 Look: Splashdown has the best graphics you’ll see on the Xbox. The characters and jet skis look great. You won’t be disappointed. Feel: The easiest thing you can say about Splashdown is that it’s fun. You don’t have to work hard to pull of great tricks. Everything…
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Totaled
Game: Totaled Platform: Xbox Studio: Majesco Rating: 5/10 Look: The cars look okay. The cars crash and things like doors fly off and other individual parts get flung all over the place. The problem is too much time was spent on the cars and not the bland and poorly drawn backgrounds Feel: You get a…
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Gunmetal
Game: Gunmetal Platform: Xbox Studio: Majesco Rating: 7/10 Look: GunMetal boasts some fantastic texturing mapping. The landscapes and the havoc craft look great. It looks like someone spent a lot of time putting in the intriquite details of this game. Feel: If you love to blow things up then this game is for you. However…
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Aaron Carter – Another Earthquake
Artist: Aaron Carter Title: Another Earthquake Label: Jive Rating: 3/10 Aaron Carter is pure pop. AC tries to step out of his brother Nick Carter’s shadow. Hot: “Do You Remember” – sure to break a few teen girls’ hearts. Mild: “To All The Girls” and “Summertime” – Sounds too much like LFO’s “Summer Girls”. Cold:…
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BBMak – Into Your Head
Artist: BBMak Title: Into Your Head Label: Hollywood Rating: 5.5/10 Bbmak exploded from the UK to America with a handful of hit singles on their freshman release. Can they do it again with Into Your Head? HOT: “Out Of My Heart” – Will set the girls’ hearts aflutter. “Staring Into Space” – Great melody, sure…
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BBMak – Interview 2002
Interview: Christian How long did it take to put the new record together? We started to write the new album last year and started recording January this year and spent about six months. How did you find the pressure? Before we started writing we did feel pressure because of the success of the first record.…
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