Video Games

In a nutshell:
It may have taken the world by storm with its huge range of genuinely innovative new games but there’s no denying that the Nintendo DS is not exactly the most portable of portable consoles. That’s all changed now with this sleek and sexy update.

The lowdown:
When the Nintendo DS was first announced it was dismissed by many as a white elephant - with a gimmicky interface and underpowered graphics. Over 15 million sales later and the story is a little different. The DS Lite is fully compatible with all existing Nintendo DS (and Game Boy Advance) games but it’s smaller, sleeker and lighter - with a new design that perfectly matches the Nintendo Wii console. The most impressive feature is the new backlit screens which offer the sharpest image ever seen on a portable console. The DS Lite is available in three separate colours: White, Black and Pink.

Most exciting feature:
The DS Lite now has four brightness settings - the highest is brighter than even the PSP and is clearly visible in any lighting condition. That sound? That’ll be Sony executives running to the hills - wearing sunglasses.

Since you ask:
The Nintendo DS is the fast selling console ever in Japan. When the DS Lite was released, it sold out instantly, with queues of over 1,000 people a common sight.

The bottom line:
The DS gets a face lift to become Nintendo’s best looking portable ever. - Harrison Dent
List Price: ?99.99
Used Price: ?105.99
Customer Review: Brilliant Fun
I love this thing, bought one for my girlfriend and since in bought Advanced Wars:Dark Conflict, i have lost my life to this bundle of tricks. Me and my friends are always down the pub playing 3 way battles that can take us upto 8 hours. Whats even more amazing is the battery lide, which lasts all through it without problems. The wi-fi access is cool, lets you play loads of people and with classics like mario kart and brain acadamy this get used more than my 360 (which i thought would be impossible). Probably gonna have to get a 2nd one, so my girlfriend can have her valentines day present back lol.
Customer Review: ITS JUST FANTASTIC!!
I’m 29 and I just love my ds lite. I’ve spent so many hours playing it. The joy is in its portability, play upstairs, downstairs, in bed, even on the toilet!! The touch screen element and use of the stylus makes for unusual and addictive gameplay. Worth every penny, buy one!!
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List Price: ?19.99
Amazon Price: ?16.99
Customer Review: Takes the piss
I’ve bought some poor products in my time but this one absolutely takes the piss. Poorly made headphones (useless and painful), carry cases which don’t hold games securely, they just bash about in the box, screen protectors which obscure the screen and a static cloth that leaves more crap on your screen than when you started. Not sure if I’m more upset with myself for buying this or with Amazon for having the audacity to stock it.
Customer Review: This ruined my DS!
I was keen to get a screen protector for my DS and as this looked like a nice set of accessories that included protectors for both screens I was keen to get it. Admittedly I made a pigs ear of putting them on and found it impossible to get them in place without air bubbles. After a few attempts at repositioning I took them off and threw them away. It was then that I found that the high gloss screen had become scratchy to the touch with the stylus. These ’screen protectors’ have either left a film of adhesive that is impossible to clean off or stripped the anti-scratch coating that I should have been happy with in the first place. My new DS is ruined and I’ve a good mind to complain to the manufacturer.
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For over a decade now fans have been wondering just what a team-up between Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog would be like. Everything from traditional platform games to complex role-playing titles have been suggested, but it’s fair to say nobody imagined that it would finally happen in the form of an athletics simulator. It’s officially licensed from the 2008 Beijing Olympics though (Sega already had the license for their own more traditional tie-in) and contains all the usual events you’d expect including the 100m sprint, swimming, judo, table tennis, hammer throwing and archery. Sega have even been talking about using the new Wii Zapper controller for a spot of clay pigeon shooting.

More than twenty-five characters from both universes will be playable in the game, including not just Mario and Sonic but also Luigi, Tails, Yoshi, Knuckles, Bowser, Doctor Eggman, Princess Peach and Amy. Other characters will have cameos as judges such as Cream the Cat and Toad. You’d expect some characters to be naturally better at some sports than others but each has their own strengths and weakness, with even Sonic’s incredible speed mitigated by his slow acceleration. The whole game is developed by Sega but overseen by legendary Nintendo creator Shigeru Miyamoto, with full tournament and missions modes as well as online leaderboards for all the different events. The name may sound like an April Fool’s joke at first but this crossover could well be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Harrison Dent

List Price: ?29.99
Amazon Price: ?24.48
Used Price: ?25.95
Customer Review: Mario and Sonic at the olyimpic games (DS)
Mario and Sonic is the best DS game I have because it’s graphics are bright and colorful and the controls are amazing! You use every single function the DS has and they all make sense. There are 24 events (more that the wii game) and they are all fun and challenging. The sound is amazing, catchy and so addictive. You can chose up to 16 characters. Once you unlock all the events you can work on circuit or mission mode. You can play with friends up to 4 players with 1 game card but only some of the events are available but still good fun. It’s such a good game. It is way better than the wii game. Just get it and I promise you you’ll love it!
Customer Review: Best game for DS by far!
The legendary game maker’s Nintendo and Sega join and make a FANTASTIC GAME FOR ALL AGES! It’s got over 20 olympic mini-games and 25 other random mini-games. It has Nintendo Wi-fi connection it also has Single-card ds download play and also Multi-card ds download play! it has 90 missions to do and 16 characters to pick from, there is a mode called Circuit mode which is pretty much story mode it has 3 Circuit classes: Beginner’s Class, Advanced Class and Master’s Class, all-together it has 15 circuits and each circuit can take up to 20 minutes so it has lots of gameplay and if you just want to play mini-games instead doing a circuit or mission you can just select “Single Match” mode there you can play all the mini-games you have unlocked so far! If you touch aAthletics you will find 7 minigames to play and unlock, the 1st is 100M, the 2nd is 400M, the 3rd is 400M Hurdles, the 4th is Long Jump, the 5th is Triple Jump, the 6th is Javelin Throw, and the 7th is Hammer Throw and if you go back and touch Aquatics you will find 2 minigames the 1st is 100M Freestyle and the 2nd is 10M Platform, press B to go back and touch Gymnastics and you will find two mini-games the 1st is Trampoline (which is EXCELLENT!) and Vault, again press B to go back and you will find Achery, Table Tennis (Ping Pong), Fencing (EXCELLENT!), Shooting, Cycling and if you’ve unlocked it you will find “Drean Events” tap that and you will find Dream Race, Dream Canoeing, Dream Boxing (EXCELLENT!), Dream Table Tennis (Dream Ping Pong), Dream Basketball, Dream Shooting, Dream Fencing (EXCELLENT!) and Dream Long Jump. There is 416 Medals to earn, there are 16 Trophies to earn, there are 40 empblems to earn and 17 Crowns to earn as well, and you can unlock 10 different original Mario and Sonic songs. Oh yeah one last thing you can store 3 save files.
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List Price: ?19.99
Amazon Price: ?12.98
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Alias - Complete package - 1 user - PlayStation 2

Playstation 3 Component AV Cable
This high definition component-AV cable is compatible with both PS3 and PS2. On PS3 it offers resolution up to 1080i/720p.

Customer Review: Works perfect with my PS2
Now why do I have to rate how much fun this was? Well anyway, I picked this up for my PS2 after getting an HD LCD TV. Composite video looked like garbage so I needed something. This outputs 480i resolution nicely, sorry I can’t say anything about 1080 or even 720, but I lack anything that even outputs that.

From what I have seen, these cables work with the PS3 as well, but at that point you should probably be using an HDMI connection anyway. For the low price, I can’t argue. Quality is worlds better than what I had before and I would recommend this to every PS2 owner who owns a decent TV.

Customer Review: Also not a game. Turn off the filter
This did a great job of increasing video clarity. Might use it on my HDTV istead of HDMI for awhile.

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Rock Band (Game Logo) Framed Art Poster Print - 24″ X 36″
This poster shows the four main icons for the Rock Band game: lead guitar, vocals, bass, and drums. At the top it says “Rock Band”. This framed poster measures approx. 24″ x 36″ Rock Band is a music video game. It has been released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 and 3. Rock Band allows players to perform in virtual bands by providing up to four players with the ability to play three different peripherals modeled after music instruments: a guitar peripheral for lead guitar and bass guitar gameplay, a drum peripheral, and a microphone. These are used to simulate the playing of rock music by hitting scrolling notes.

Devil May Cry 4 Dante & Nero Huge 34″ x 24″ Framed Canvas Art
gallery framed canvas art,mounted on a solid hand made wooden frame,the image continues around the frame so the picture is “borderless”. An amazing canvas!

Rapala: Tournament Fishing (Xbox 360)
List Price: ?49.99
Used Price: ?18.00

Madagascar (GBA)
Brand New***TATTY BOX EX RETAIL SHOP DISPLAY STOCK***. Quick Delivery Guaranteed by Insured Post. Please take a look at all our other items in Playstation Manias Amazon Shop, Just click on our shop name above. All Items are in stock when listed and are dispatched within 48 hours.
List Price: ?19.99
Used Price: ?7.75
Customer Review: BEST GAME IN THE WORLD
Madagascar is a fantastic game, you can learn new levals and I perticually like Nevils jump sneeze, a fantastic game for anyone over the age of 8
Customer Review: fantastic
This game keeps my 5 and 7 year old daughters hooked, and if I'm honest, even me!

Fantavision Customer Review: A Unique Blast
Fantavision is the only fireworks game I’ve ever came across and really offers up a completely unique twist of the family puzzle genre.
Like many simple puzzle games, the object is to link the same coloured lights together. When you have 3 or more, you can detonate them and they explode into pretty fireworks. Essentially its like bust-a-move without the bubbles and blocks and a real graphical treat for each chain you manage to create.
Yet it does feel completely unique. Whilst its never really challenging, it does hold you attention, and the two player modes make for maddening gameplay and lots of fun.
I’d recommend this to anyone who wants a fresh change to the usual gaming format as its a high quality piece of gaming. The replays are beautiful too!
Customer Review: A real ’sleeper’ hit!
When I first brought my PS2 I wasn’t realy intrested in this game one bit going instead for the more arcade games like Ridge Racer5… but after hearing so much about it I thought I’d give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised.Game play wise it has a lovely relaxed feeling about it even when the action on screen is getting very tense with the graphics never getting to muddled however colourful and complex they get on screen, the fireworks are simply amazing to be seen in the replay [which you can save]Sit back and play this game if you want a change from the norm.

Bill Would Require ID Checks for Kids Buying Video Games - CNS News
(CNSNews.com) - Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah) held a press conference Wednesday to introduce legislation that would require identification checks for minors who try to buy or rent video games rated M (Mature) or AO (Adults Only

Boys who don’t play videogames ‘are at risk’ - News.com.au
Harvard psychologists debunk myths about violent games Boys who don’t play any games at all are ‘at increased risk’ Technology: Read more news and reviews in our tech section » BOYS who don’t play videogames at all are at greater risk of getting

Strong demand for games helps HMV - BBC News
Entertainment retailer HMV is confident that its full-year profits will be at the top end of expectations, helped by strong demand for video games. The group’s shares rose 4% in early trade following the announcement. HMV reported like-for-like sales

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, designed for the soon-to-be-released Sony PlayStation 3, rocked the E3 convention in May 2006 with an astounding 15 minute trailer. Featuring the most revealing display of Kojima Production’s premier title, MSG4 details the world where Snake must under go his final mission. In a world overrun by private military companies (PMCs), wars are no longer fought over nations or ideologies. Instead, the wars of the future are micro-managed by overarching PMCs, right down to the bullet.

Old timer Snake returns for what is slated as the final installment in the Metal Gear series. View larger.

New and old characters abound in MGS4. View larger.

PMCs have run amok and the world is at war. View larger.

Octacamo will help Snake blend into surroundings. View larger.

Joined by a familiar cast of characters, Snake must once again return to the battlefield to confront a life-long rival who is manipulating the world’s wars from the one world where soldiers will always have a place.

MGS4 is a next-generation adventure set in the aftermath of MGS2: Sons of Liberty. The concept behind the latest Metal Gear Solid project is “no place to hide,” and this edition in the series will force Snake into unexpected circumstances with an all-new storyline that breaks away in some ways from the previous MGS franchise entries. Although no release date is set, producer Hideo Kojima did reveal some very juicy tidbits about the game and the storyline. “Until now,” said Kojima, “we’ve released two entries of the MSX2 Metal Gear series, and three entries in the Metal Gear Solid series. Add to this Portable Ops, and you get a total of six titles. All mysteries will be cleared up in Metal Gear Solid 4.”

Kojima was very clear about the finality of MSG4, leaving gamers to wonder, “Will Snake die?!” When asked if the story will come to this sort of an end, Kojima responded without the slightest bit of vagueness, “It will come to an end.” The MGS4 E3 trailer showed a number of characters from the Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid histories. This final installment is sure to deliver loads of cameos, in fact, it is rumored that nearly all the characters from the series will make an appearance.

In addition to a return of classic Metal Gear Solid characters, the gameplay systems from part three are also expected to make a comeback. The camouflage system from part three will make it into MGS4, with the addition of “Octacamo.” This name appears to be formed from the words “octopus” and “camouflage,” and players will be awestruck by the chameleon-like camo that changes with the surroundings. Think if it this way, if Snake is standing next to a wall worn out with holes, he too will appear to be riddled with holes. It has also been revealed that MGS4 will have online play, but no specifics have been released. Although very little information is known about the game’s visuals, rumor has it that MGS4 is expected to be the finest representation of console graphics on the PS3, and it is expected that they will just get better and better as the game nears its released date in 2007.

Customer Review: LA CONCLUSION
Bonjour/Bonsoir,

Je me nomme Daniel Fortin.

Je joue ? cette serie depuis 1987 avec ces d?but sur la console NINTENDO , et lorsque 10 ans plus tard j’ai vu cet article dans un magasine de jeux video avec le titre : METAL GEAR SOLID , je n’ai pu m’emp?cher de revivre les ?motions que le premier jeux m’avais donn? 10 ans auparavant!!! Ainsi…je suis devenu ce que l’on nomme un ”fanboy” et m?me le plus grand collectioneur en Am?rique du nord!!!

je suis aussi la seule personne connu et reconnu ayant recu le fameux et d?sormais c?lebre ranking : ”BIG BOSS” sur MGS 1 (version PSX)!!!

(Un exploit d’habilet? manuelle et intellectuel atteint ? la ”OLD SCHOOL”…pas de cheats , codes) Exploit qui restera ? jamais grav? dans mon coeur!

Ceci ?tant dit,

METAL GEAR SOLID 4 : Guns of the Patriots sera l’apoth?ose de la serie en d?voilant enfin le secret derri?re les ”PATRIOTS”!!!

LA PLUS GRANDE SERIE DE JEUX VIDEO DE TOUT LE TEMPS!!!

LONG VIE AU ROI !!! (hideo Kojima)

SOLID SNAKE

Customer Review: Les Enfant Teribbles
This is it…This will finally tell us the secrets that we have been dying to know since we played Metal Gear for the NES.

What we soon know…

The secret behind Olga’s child

The real fate of Snake, Otacon, Meryl, and Raiden

The truth behind Liquid’s death

If there is a cure for FOXDIE

The secrets of the Patriots

and the real secret behind the Shadow Moses incident…

It will be worth buying the Playstation 3 to play this final chapter in what I call, the greatest video game series of all time…

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