I went to see Dragonball Evolution tonight. It actualy surprised me since it wasn't really all that bad. The film attempts to capture the essence of the Dragonball story, which is bassically the story of Goku coming of age. The start is nicely paced, wih a little too much gloss, but ti's point is well recieved.

The writing in this film is its most crippling factor. Apparently there were some budget and time issues surrounding this film, and it is cleary evident. The film is very fast paced, jumping all over the place, never taking the time to flesh the characters, or the overall story out. The main focus of the film (that Piccolo want's to use the Dragonball's to destory the Earth) is explained time and time again, like the writer didn't have enough faith that he got the point across. It just would had been nice if they spent more time on Bulma, Yamcha, Roshi, and especially Piccolo (afterall he is one of the KEY elements of both Dragonball and Z)

Given the time constraints this film suffers from, the plot is rushed. There is no sense of time passing, even though apparently two weeks pass by within half an hour. Everyone expect Goku and maybe Roshi are one dimensional and more or less there because they have to be. Another thing is, the writer tried to cover to much, think 'Saga of Goku' jammed with everything but the Red Ribbon Army and Piccolo Jr.

As a stand alone film, this is horrible. In terms of story telling, pacing, design, it fails flat on it's face. The acting is more or less okay, and for my money, Chatwin and Masters are the only one who really actually tried in their roles.

But as a Dragonball film, it does more or less okay. There are some vital elements dropped, and some lame ones put in, but as I said, more or less, this film is a good adapatation of the original magna

After spending a bucket load of time playing my way through RE5 three times, collecting 'treasha' and blasting away with my unlimited ammo, I found my eyes drawn to the other RE titles on the self, most notably, Resident Evil 4.

RE4 is one of THE reason's I invested in a 360, so I could eventually play the kick ass next installement. So, I slide the disc into my Wii, and load the game up. Now, before I continue I want to say I respect that games to in fact age with every year due to advances in technology.... but damn, did RE4 look horrid.

Not because I'm comparing it to it's beautiful big brother Re5, but because the Wii just doesn't handle Gamecube games well on a HD plasma TV. I haven't invested in the comp. cables for the Wii, but my research tells me it won't make much difference.... that pure and simple I won't recieve the 1080p I can enjoy with my 360.

Resident Evil 4 is still awesome, and I've managed to look past the visual downgrade and enjoy the game, it's just a big kick in the balls. When Nintendo announced the Wii wouldn't be HD able, I didn't much care, because at the time I didn't have a HD TV.... but now that i do... I can't help hate my little white console a little more. Even if there was some way to play Gamecube games in widescreen, it may help...

I'm being real silly over this, I've turned into one of those guys who are all, "oMg lyke Hd gamInG is teh bestez"..... I'm gonna go play my Wii now..

Finally getting around to downloading/buying Lost and the Damned for GTA, the only question I have is, "Why the h ell didn't I bother sooner?"

In concern of sheer scope, Rockstar have raised the bar for downloadable content... hmm... it's come a long way since bloody horse armour! What a few years can change.

Anyway, I find myself almost scared of playing it, only to have the game end so soon. People have been walking around saying, "yeah man, it's like 12 hours long!" Lies. I predict the story mode is over in under 10 in total (no counting side quests and the such) Well, some people have been saying in total, it's 12 hours to do EVERYTHING, but serious... we do we want to hunt seagulls? For someone who didn't bother on the Pidgeons, no.

I'm enjoying my time with this new content, though playing GTA on my new plasma makes the game world look, i dunno, worse? The visuals have seemed to suffer, alot, since my last playthrough in Liberty City. Maybe it's just me?

Looking VERY forward to Resident Evil 5!!!

Okay.

I have been in the past, accused of being a fan boy, a trait I admit of having/being.

Today I posted a review for Halo Wars. I highlighted both positive and negatives about the game, but in the end I gave it a 7, mostly because it doesn't come close to doing anything that amazing. Personally I reserve 8 and higher for games that I feel do something truely special. After all, a game can have a lot of negatives, yet still score higher with me, mainly because I enjoyed said game (here's looking at my Sonic Unleashed review).

Now, in the case of that review, yes, I am a Sonic fanboy, and yes, I was totally steamed over gamespots review. But did I post a review such as this?

"After a sad history of console rts games halo wars reinventes the genre by making a playable game that is fun and looks great gamespot was very wrong to rate it a 6.5 and should look at gameinformer's review they gave it a 9 out of 10 and obviously have an intelligent staff. This game is a wonderful final product of ensemble and lives up to all the hype. with a great campaign, music, and an addictive multiplayer this game is a musy have. gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review gamespot reconsider your review"

No. Because I have at least have half a brain cell. These types of fanboy reviews are becoming increasingly popular, and personally I can't stand it. I know the player review section is there to give us a chance to voice our opinions/experiences, but seriously, there has to be some sort of content screening to make sure only informative/serious reviews are posted.

Otherwise, idiots like "iangray" here are going to spit our their venom onto the internets

I've been reading alot of the coverage concerning both Guitar Hero World Tour's launch/reviews and Rock Bands release ('bout time!) in Australia, and how people are taking sides, attempting to defend "their game" from the warring faction of the other games devotees.

Firstly, I'll say this. Rock Band is widely open to Australia's anger, and we as a nation have every right to snub the product, but, in doing so we'd miss a very rich and enjoyfull gaming experience. I'll say this, if I had to choose, if "I HAD to choose", I'd choose Rock Band. Yes, it has taken a entire year to be released down here, but heck, it's a lot better than GHWT in very single measure.

I've spent an extensive amount of time thinking this over, and I admit that as a Guitar Hero game, World Tour is possibly the best. I do however have an issue with playing entire sets of songs, as it eats up a lot of time requiring the player to play longer than perhaps they wish to. In a world without Rock Band, it would great, possibly the best. 

But thats not the case. Rock Band entered the 4 piece band formula first, and it clearly wins. I could had saved all of this dribble for my reviews of both said games, but I haven't spent nearly enough time with either of them to warrent a full review. The presentation of Rock Band is amazing, and actually, looks ALMOST life live. WT? Well, lets just say Activision didn't actually spare any extra money during production. I'm sorry, but the presentation and "graphics" look like something out of a 2001 PS2 game. Oh? GH isn't about the graphics you say? Well, in my case it is. I want something attractive and nice to look at while I play, not something I would had been looking at 7 years ago.

I'm not a Guitar Hero basher, I love the series (apart from those spin off games...), and in honest, I wouldn't had spent 288 dollars of my own money to buy a game I knew would be in some ways totally inferior to a game release a whole ago. I'm just deeply dissapointed in Activision and Redoctane for not putting in the same amount of effort that MTV games and Harmonix obviously did

I bought Viva Penata yesterday.................. I LOVE IT!!

CUUUTEEEE

E3.

Much like everyone else, I feel very underwhelmed by it all this year.

That's pretty all I have to say at the moment.

I'm going to start by saying, the moderation on this site is laughable. Recieving a warning based on a critique on another members post is idiotic. The gamespot staff have become facism I believe, which would also explain them giving a "perfect" 10/10 for not one, but two games within a short amount of time of each other. Granted, one pay deserve the praise (90 minute cit scenes NOT withstanding), yet the other clearly does not deserve the honor of 10/10... merely because gamespot failed to see the game's inexcusable flaws.

That's all I have to say, a rant about the mangenment of gamespot, which has become more and more dodgy over time. I still value this site as a great source of information, but my trust in their ability to properly review and rate a game is decreasing rapidly.