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Buzz for the PSP may be highly addictive.

Yesterday I got my hands on the game and myself and my girlfriend keep playing for hours.

Is basically a game where several questions, regarding a category, are made to the player. Is really fun to battle trough the different categories to get the gold medal on all of them.

You may have to answer a maximum number of questions under a time limit, or answer fast so we do not loose our points, or even guess what a part of a picture represents.

The game can be played alone or with friends. Although you can use one PSP to play with up to 5 friends, the best way is trough game sharing, were each player has is own console.

The remarks made by Buzz are also very entertaining, usually making us laugh.

A great and funny game, highly recommended.

Rating: 9/10

X-Files: I Want to Believe was released on dvd on the 24th November, and I grabbed the collectors edition.
Is composed by three dvds: the first one has the theatrical and extended version, plus some deleted scenes, the second has some blobs, trailers and a 80m documentary about the X-Files.

For some reason, the basic X-Files one dvd version comes with a ‘I Want to Believe’ poster but the X-Files collectors edition does not. I wonder why…

About the movie itself, is basically a two hours episode. It doesn’t offer the viewers the answers to the questions left on the X-Files finale, The Truth. I for one would like to know more about what happened after.
In truth, it feels like for this movie they just forgot the last three seasons of X-Files. I mean, on The Truth the main characters were pretty much fucked up. The FBI was after Mulder, definitely the aliens would like to get their hands into Mulder as well, and in this movie is like ‘come Mulder, all is forgotten and forgiven.’

The episode, sorry, the movie itself is good. Is a good story, with some twists a couple of times, and the acting was good as well. It was also good to see Mulder and Scully together again.

If you are a X-Phile, then this is definitely a must buy item.

Meanwhile, I’ll wait that in the future there is a third movie that addresses what was left in the air on The Truth. Or better yet, give us the tenth season.

Electronic Arts has released a new game on the Need for Speed series. The game is available for several platforms, although I had only access to the PC and PSP versions.

Starting with the PC version…

The game formula is the same as the last couple of Need for Speed games: buy a car, upgrade, race.

The graphics are bad for a 2008 game. Even most wanted, which was available a couple of years ago as better graphics. The gameplay also sucks. On this game, you can make corners at 200km/h without any problem, but, once you reach the top speed, it seems like you are going at 50km/h.

The car list is impressive, with a huge selection of cars from exotics, tuners and muscle cars.

By the way, the game has a story: you are a undercover agent racing around. You would thing that because you are a undercover agent, the police would go easier on you, but no: they came in heavy force (which is actually a good thing). However, I would prefer a game with a similar handling as the pre Underground games.

Lately Electronic Arts seems like a cash cow, where the games released could be much better. Surely they have the resources to do it.

On the PSP, however, the game is more challenging. There are fewer cars, but the ones available are more than enough. The opponents are harder than on the PC, but the handling remains the same, feels like the car is glued to the track.

Overall, the PC version is not worth it’s money. In a couple of months, when it costs £15, then it will be worth the value. The PSP versions is worth the money, as it is a good companion on the long train / buses trips.

Rating: 7/10