Civilization IV: Evolved or Dodo Dead

I open my eyes after a sudden slumber, and find myself in a chair within a room. The walls are plastered with posters, as the scent of coffee and cake fill the air. I seem to be surrounded by a few others, some young, some older, one old crone with an evil glint in her eye. I open my palm to find a paper that says : "No more Turns! an end to the 'One More Turn' Syndrome!" The common sense jolts to mind as I realise where I am. DAMN!!!!!! IM BACK IN CIVANON!!!!!!!!

http://www.civanon.org/home.shtml



Civilization IV is the fourth installment of Sid Mier's classic TBS game, where player's attemp to control the world with their own civilization and leaders. They can choose the more peaceful route of a Diplomatic Victory or a Cultral Dommination. Or, the path of the closed fist, a Conquest Victory, wraught with Panzers, Navy SEALS and ICBMs. (Not IMDBs)



The game, in one word, is ADDICTIVE. Many a nights have I found myself awake pressing that 'Enter' key, into the next turn and the next turn and thenext and the next............

It never ends for strategy fans, whether the different paths of victory, the different levels of gameplay, or the uniqueness of each game that makes sure you never play the same game twice.



The graphics are nice, the BGM is blissful and the controls (For the Lazy) are simple and easy. Although a 45 minute tutorial may throw some people (Wussies) off, this is a recomend to gamers who shy away from the violence and the Ancients. Solid gameplay equals a solid 9 from me.



As I lean back in my chair, sipping my coffee and munching my chocolate cake, I calmly saitand wait. wait for the next member to enter through the doble doors in front of me. The doors that lead to Civilization Anonymous.

Bioshock 2: Spliced or Diced?

The smell of the sea, the color of the corals, the Slugs with gene modifiers. Its not East Coast, it's Rapture. Bioshock 2 is here.


Bioshock 2 stars u as a Big Daddy, trying to find ur kid (Little Sister) in Rapture. New plasmids (Spells I guess), new areas and a new foe: Dr Sophia Lamb and her femme fatale, the BIG SISTER.



The game runs on guns, blood, freezing splicers (DRUG ADDICTS), then burning them, then swarming them with some kinda bee.

I didnt play the first game (Cause no Bioshock 1 on Wii) so the new control scheme is just a control scheme to me. The atmosphere is BEAUTIFUL. This game could put avatar to shame if it had blue smurf cats.




Now with an alfresco function, the game lets u see rapture from within the blue infinite itself, but moments are so short u cant really appreciate them.

Now with more moral decision which can either make u feel like a saint or just a total bastard, more gameplay elements and small stories have sprouted, they just have to grow in time 4 Bioshock 3.




WEE! MULTIPLAYER! Huh? Only 6 guys? awwww....... Mutiplayer is solid with gameplay , maps and unlockables that keep u coming back to splice up 4 more, but 6 crazy people isnt exactly a party.

Voice addicting is a double edged, it can range from blindingly sublime to just plain shit. Key examples are Dr Sophia Lamb (YAY =) ) to Father Wales (BOO =( )



Bioshock 2 is a lovely game, u really have to stop to find its fault but just seconds to fall in love with it.

BULLSHIT TO ALL THAT IV DONE SO FAR!!!!!!!

this IS MY BLOG!!!!! why am i following my owndame guidelines??!?!?!?!
im just going to review stuff MY own way to the empty void who's not gonna read this!

The Review of The Saboteur

YAY! Got a PS3 +2 games, this is the first one.

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This is the review of he PS3 game, The Saboteur.

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The Saboteur is an open world game where you play Sean Devlin, an Irish stuck in Paris during the Second World War. It was developed by Pandemic Studios and EA.

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The game has a heavy stylized feel, with Paris as the backdrop of this luscious game. The Will to Fight system, which affects Nazis and civilians creates an artistic view in areas. Buildings and streets will be mono chromed with low morale, while vibrant colors will flow where high Will to Fight exist. The Perk system is neat, along with the system that guns will be free from any gun salesman if you have already collected/bought them. this is the same for cars.

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Where do I begin the rant.....hmm........lack of auto focus, poor quality graphics, accents as poor as a dying animal, a storyline so vague and bland it makes Pong seem like a story masterpiece, the game just doesn't give a sense of satisfaction when you gun down the Nazis or blow up towers.........in other words, IT SUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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6.5/10
Tempted to give it a 5 or 4, but the games artistic design pulls it from the depths of hell.

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The Review of Art Attack

Hi my 1 reader! Late post cause been busy with class book.

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This is the review for Art Attack, an art program on TV for kids.

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Art Attack was a children TV program from the UK that ran from 1990 to 2007. The TV presenter was Neil Buchanan, who was one the show for its entire run.

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The show was the first of its kind, dedicated to art for children in a television program. The humor was good and enjoyable as well as the finished artworks done by Neil. The most memorable part of Art Attack, besides The Head, was Neil's Big Art Attack in the middle of every episode. It involved Neil working on an art piece on a huge scale, like making a portrait of The Queen with dollar bills. They were always impressive and picturous, making Art Attack very successful.

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Now, for all those who actually tried to make any of the art pieces at home, repeat after me. I WAS LIED TO!!!!!!!! Did any of u actually get a good art piece? No, no, NO!!!!! 2 part water and 1 part PVA glue is a lie!!!!!!

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8/10. A bloody marvelous and brilliant show. Its a shame that its finally gone.....

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The Review of the First Day of School

It's back to school (for some) and I went back to help, so here's my review of the events that took place.

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This is the review of the First Day of School, 4th of Jan 2010, St Andrew's Secondary School.

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The first day of school in St Andrew's normally begins with the crossover (more like run, fall and break leg- over) in the school field with all three schools in attendance. HOWEVER, today was wet weather program, and this review will be on how it was handled.

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The day was kinda ruined with the rain, but the switch was fast from the field to the school hall. Not as boring as the other first day ceremonies, and it was in a AIR-CON hall!.............oh and free food........

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/start cons/

Well, IT RAINED! And, well, the wet weather program that is to replace a whole spectacle of running children and bands playing is just a prayer and a talk. THAT'S IT???? Nothing else special???? No poppers, no streamers, no damn bears in tutus on unicycles?????? Oh and they just SHOVED all the parents at the back, everyone single one of them, FOR WHAT??!!!

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6.5/10. Saved by my silly and fun juniors, Shint, YK, Ryan Foo Foo, and the rest (HAHA).

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The Review of Royce Chocolates: Sweet and Milk

Hi all, got hungry and decided to do a review of Royce chocolates which I picked up from Japan for about 550 Yen.

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This is the review of Royce' Pure Chocolates: Sweet & Milk.

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Royce Pure Chocolates are chocolate pieces of 5g in weight with a wave design on one side. The product has many different flavors, but this review will cover the Sweet and Milk Chocolate pieces. The proper technique is to eat it wave side down.

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The Sweet Chocolate piece, otherwise known as bittersweet chocolate, has a luscious taste of sweet and bitter tones. The aroma is not too underwhelming, and the texture is smooth. The Milk Chocolate piece has a lovely taste and a balanced flavor that is hard to find in most milk chocolates.

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This is a chocolate, not a damn potato chip! You don't need waves on the chocolate, cause it does jackshit. The ribs on the chocolate are as useful as the ribs on the ribbed condom, just for deco and doesn't enhance the experience. The chocolate piece itself is fragile, and too much force will result in a broken up piece of chocolate in ur mouth, spoiling the overall taste. The Milk Chocolate piece has a lack of an aroma and the Sweet Chocolate piece may be too bitter for normal eaters who don't enjoy bitter chocolates.

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Milk Chocolate piece: 7/10. The flavor of the chocolate excels past most other milk chocolates, but the flaws of the chocolate piece itself pulls down the score.

Sweet Chocolate piece: 8/10.(only if you like bitter chocolate, 7/10 if you don't) The flavor is perfected and just wondrous, however it suffers from the same problem as the milk chocolate piece, which is the chocolate piece itself.

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The Review of Vince Guaraldi's Christmas Time Is Here

Hey Monkeys, this is the first official review. Since it's after Christmas (Like 9 days), I decided to do a belated Christmas object review.


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Hi everyone, this is the review for the music piece by Vince Guaraldi, Christmas Time Is Here.

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Vince Guaraldi's Christmas Time Is Here is a jazz piece with piano, drums and the double bass. It was introduced in the debut of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' in 1965. It was played just after the opening credits, and has an acoustic version and a vocals version.

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This is a perfect example of a Christmas classic, not only does it soothe the mind and body, but it has high repeat value and the feel of Christmas in the city. The acoustic version has a lovely mellow tune to it, and the vocals version portrays the true innocence of Christmas.

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Let's be honest here. The vocals suck. SUCK! If I wanted to hear children sing like crap, I would have just watched any Disney musical but this is just bullshit! Off time and screechy, it just hurts the song like Gonorrhea hurts when you pee. The acoustic is, to be honest, very plain and could have used a nicer solo by the double bass. But the vocals, EUGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!

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Final scores are:

Acoustics Version: 8/10. It's slow and mellow theme gives the reason for it's simplicity and the jazz trio are just heavenly.

Vocals Version: 6.5/10. Tip for any genius planning to play this at a caroling session: Get the jazz trio and kill the kids. Replace with free candy to eat.

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Acoustic Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjtniSxl2zI&feature=related
Vocals Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X7hr0Sljac

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The Review of This Blog

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Salutations to whoever is reading this.
This is a blog that has been made out of pure boredom by the Infinity Co.
This blog will cover reviews of various objects, things events, nick-knacks and all of the above and below.
We hope you will enjoy.

Dr. PQ Jazz

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