Tuesday, November 21, 2006

I scroll, you scroll, they all scroll

LG's new U400 phone has a familiar-looking circular dial on the front. Seeing as this is sold as a music phone, there's no prizes for guessing the inspiration. But while it's no iPod, it's not a bad attempt at giving you your tunes on the move. Read the full LG U400 review in today's paper.

In games, the hype behind Gears of War (360) has built like a pressure cooker - "revolutionary", "greatest shooter ever", etc. Don't believe the hype. Sure, it looks majestic and plays really well but its macho bullshit and oh-so-familiar gameplay keeps it out of the top echelon occupied by the likes of Half-Life 2.

Killzone: Liberation (PSP) wipes the stain of the first Killzone from the mind with a cleverly pitched top-down shooter, whose only real problem is wonky aiming.

The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (PS2/Xbox) sees the purple dragon leave behind his kid-friendly colourful jewel-collecting worlds for intense combat with fearsome beasts. Older teens will get it.

Buzz: The Sports Quiz (PS2) exposes the diminishing returns from hawking the same quiz format without innovation. Fun after a few pints but probably the worst Buzz yet.

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