Staying In
THERE is really only one game to be reviewed this week. You've read the hype, you've seen the deals on the High Street, you might have joined the midnight openings yourself to get your hands on a copy, but after all that the big question has to be - is Grand Theft Auto IV actually any good?
The answer is a resounding yes.
WHEN you think about it, gamers have taken some very random animals to their hearts over the years. Forget adorable little puppies and fluffy bunnies, our pixellated pets of choice range from a spiky hedgehog to lemmings - hardly renowned for their intelligence and cuteness.
IF all you've heard about Bully is the frothing at the mouth brouhaha which heralded the game's release on PS2 last year, then you probably think you know what you're going to get.
Crazy golf is one of those games that defies logic. Unashamedly tacky, and reliant so often on blind luck rather than any kind of skill, it should be more irritating than entertaining, and yet it remains a stalwart of family fun.
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Cinema Film Releases: Friday 9th May
Included in this weeks releases are Speed Racer, an action adventure that all fans of motor racing are sure to enjoy and What Happens in Vegas, a romantic comedy with Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher.
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Point and click adventures are the Cinderella of gaming. With your big name releases - GTA4, anything with 'Lego' in the name, or that comes with a shiny new Wii gadget taking all of our attention (and a great slice of disposable income) this summer, the smaller releases are increasingly lost in the noise.
Cinema Film Releases: Friday 2nd May
Included in this weeks releases are Iron Man, an action fantasy starring Robert Downey Jr., the romantic comedy Made of Honour with Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan, and Nim's Island, a family adventure starring Jodie Foster.
Cinema Film Releases: Friday April 25th
Included in this weeks movie releases are The Eye starring Jessica Alba, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Oxford Murders with Elijah Wood and John Hurt.
Cinema Film Releases: Friday April 18th
Included in this weeks movie releases are Flashbacks of a Fool starring Daniel Craig, In Bruges and Fool's Gold with Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson.
With its obsession with mini-game laden fun for the kids and sporting sims and the like, the one thing the Wii has been missing out on is the kind of iconic title for mature gamers which leaves you bemoaning where on earth your weekend went. Not any more.
RPGs are pretty much the Marmite of gaming - you either love them or you hate them.
With the Wii remote becoming a tennis racquet, fishing rod, crossbow, and surgeon's scalpel, it's fair to say that Nintendo's claims to have reinvented gaming interaction is a fair one.
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