Home away from home…

I’ve bought this BBC series this week. Is a really cheap collection, only £12 for 5 DVD’s that cover the story of Earth: animal, plant, sea, mountains, everything.

Is a great show to watch during that raining afternoon, and we can learn a lot from it.

The images are also brilliant. It’s amazing how beautiful how world can be.

I’m still going trought the first DVD, but I’m sure the ride will be worth the time spent watching it.

Do you want to learn a new language? You should check the R2D2 translator.

Then maybe, when Star Wars 7 is released, you will be able to understand what he says.

Check it here.

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

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

A return to origins:

After having finished Red Alert 3, I decided to install again the First Decade, a collection of all Command & Conquer games (well, almost all, Sole Survivor is not included), and play them in order.

So now I have started on the first C&C game, Tiberian Dawn, or just known as Command & Conquer. Unfortunately my free time is not much, so I can’t play as much as I would enjoy, although in the weekends I am able to be until 3am playing, he he.

I’ve also used a community patch, that you can grab on EA official forums, to be able to play at 1024×768. It really looks like a new game.

In the immortal words of the ‘Commando’: I’ve got a present for you!