Spring Break
Released in the middle of March was a title that seemed like it may wind up being more of a fan service than a decent gaming experience. This game was Sega's Sega Superstars Tennis. Just as Nintendo has done successfully in the past, Sega felt that it would be a great idea to get some of their most popular (and some rather unknown) characters, bring them together and have them compete on clay courts in a grueling set of tennis! The idea itself seems overly tacky, as it seems too easy to gather a roster of famous characters and have them compete in a sport; we have plenty of titles that have done this before and with Sega's beloved mascot now seeing the worst days of his life, is this title truly a good idea? Well, it turns out that the concept isn't all bad, but this romp on the courts is still a bit short of being an ace.
There have been many games in the past that claimed that they could strike fear into the hearts of their players, but very few of those claims ever hold true. The original Condemned, a launch title for the Xbox 360, was one of those very few titles that could keep fear high throughout its duration, with dark atmospheres, gritty presentation, and twisted plot.
(U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. - In absolute silence, we are transported to Iraq where we quickly get thrown in the mix with soldiers Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum), Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) and Tommy Burgess (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Amid a high speed chase, rapid gun fire and a lot of blood, the first 10 minutes of the movie are nothing like the touching, tear-infused trailers that have been playing on TV over the past few weeks.
You might be surprised to find that in some other countries, if you order a "Budweiser," you'll get a wonderful tasting beer-like substance, and not the garbage you'd find at your corner bar here in America. That's because in other countries, "Budweiser" is the name of a Czech lager known as "Czechvar" in North America.
(U-WIRE) CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Take an unconventional idea and drop it into a conventional movie. That's the concept behind Pixar's latest feature film, "Wall-E," about the last robot on Earth after humankind has abandoned it. What kind of risk is Pixar taking? For starters, the protagonist Wall-E does not speak -- in a conventional sense -- nor does he have any facial features.
