The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, Fantasy Romance Movie) – 5/10 review

Director: David Fincher Writer (Screenplay): Eric Roth Writer (Screen Story): Eric Roth Writer (Screen Story): Robin Swicord Writer (Original Short Story): F. Scott Fitzgerald Producer: Kathleen Kennedy Producer: Frank Marshall Producer: Ceán Chaffin Brad Pitt: Benjamin Button Cate Blanchett: Daisy Taraji P. Henson: Queenie Julia Ormond: Caroline Jason Flemyng: Thomas Button Mahershalalhashbaz Ali: Tizzy Jared Harris: Captain Mike Elias Koteas: Monsieur Gateau Phyllis Somerville: Grandma Fuller Tilda Swinton: Elizabeth Abbott

Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008) Benjamin Button is a most unusual man: he was born old and is growing younger. 5/10 So here’s the thing: if Brad Pitt aged normally, the film wouldn’t be any different. As it is, this is a pompous film that is not as revealing as it thinks it is. It feels like a humourless and ridiculously long version of Forrest Gump. It also feels terribly unconvincing in details (for example, a clock that runs backward is made for a train station and everyone just goes ‘okay’) as well as in the romantic arc of the story and in using characters that have modern sensibilities in period settings. Director David Fincher paces things delicately and has made a technically clever production but is ultimately saved by his star, Brad Pitt. Pitt is the sole reason to the watch as he never puts a foot wrong. He never feels unconvincing, he never feels fake; but everything else does. This isn’t a good film but Brad Pitt is worth watching. If you’re curious. This movie contains sexual swear words, adult dialogue and strong gun violence and sex scenes. Classified 12A by BBFC. Persons under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Superman Returns (2006, Third-Person Action Movie Game) – 5/10 review

Brandon Routh: Clark Kent / Superman Kevin Spacey: Lex Luthor Writer (Screenplay): Flint Dille Writer (Story): Marv Wolfman Composer: Colin O’Malley

Superman Returns (2006) Returning to Metropolis after a five year journey to Krypton and back (confirming that it, indeed, had been destroyed), Superman settles back into his day job of protecting the people of Earth from nefarious super-villains and super-henchmen. Well, one city on Earth anyway. 5/10 There is a remarkably nice feeling about flying above the city with the wind adding its own chorus to Colin O’Malley’s rather lovely music. The feeling of flying is really well nailed. Sadly, it’s the only gameplay element that is good. The remainder of the game is spent attacking and it’s mushy and imprecise and Supes regularly doesn’t do as he’s told. You don’t feel like Superman in the action segments. You don’t fell invulnerable or super-strong. Five for the flying, nothing for everything else. Classified 12+ by PEGI. The game is only suitable for persons who have reached the age of 12 or over. Classified Violence by PEGI. Game contains depictions of violence.

Iron Man (2008, Third-Person Action Movie Game, 360) – 3/10 review

Iron Man Iron Man (2008) Weapons-inventing genius Tony Stark has a change of heart and decides to rid the world of weapons he believes are in the wrong hands by not telling anyone he’s invented a perfect AI, building the most brilliant and destructive battle suit (i.e., weapon) of all time and going on a genocidal rampage across the world. No, hang on, that didn’t come out right. 3/10 Well, at least it’s easy to determine what’s wrong with this movie game: the flying controls are near unusable. Remarkably, the camera, aiming and movement controls are different when doing just about anything. Therefore, the only people who will ever play this game and get something out of it are those after a big lump of gamerscore. Add to that the unspeakable ugliness of the game and "movies," and the lazy difficulty and you have a legitimately worthless entertainment product. That sold nearly three million copies worldwide. This Iron Man game contains violence. Classified 16+ by PEGI. The game is only suitable for persons who have reached the age of 16 or over.. Classified Violence by PEGI. Game contains depictions of violence.

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House M.D. 6.04 Instant Karma (2009, Medical Black Comedy Drama TV) – 7/10 review

Hugh Laurie: Dr. Gregory House Lisa Edelstein: Dr. Lisa Cuddy Omar Epps: Dr. Eric Foreman Robert Sean Leonard: Dr. James Wilson Jennifer Morrison: Dr. Allison Cameron Jesse Spencer: Dr. Robert Chase Creator: David Shore Olivia Wilde: Thirteen Lee Tergesen: Mr. Randall Tanner Maguire: Jack Randall Producer: Marcy G. Kaplan Producer: Sara Hess Co-Executive Producer: Greg Yaitanes Executive Producer: Thomas L. Moran Writer: Thomas L. Moran Director: Greg Yaitanes

House M.D. 6.04 Instant Karma (2009) With seventeen previous doctors having been unable to diagnose or treat his dying son, a billionaire insists that House take his case (despite House not having a medical licence, remember). House performs his usual diagnostic procedures and sets about taking the boy to the precipice of death before miraculously – oh… Perhaps money can’t buy everything. 7/10 In the House versus patient-of-the-week, versus Thirteen and versus Foreman / Chase, the result is two-one to House (I’m not saying which one he loses). While the shenanigans weren’t as funny or cunning as they have been and the medicine was, as usual, not terribly convincing, the balance of the episode made this feel largely sure-footed and House’s volunteering to deliver bad news is a welcome nod to his rehabilitation (no psychiatrist again this week). The Foreman / Chase storyline from last week spilled over convincingly and the pair acted it well, consistently and believably. Oddly, or perhaps brilliantly, Wilson only appears at the end and he brings a subtle, subconscious sense of relief to the climax of the episode which may not have been as effective if he had appeared all the way through. This House M.D. episode contains unpleasant medical scene. Links Previous episode: The Tyrant Next episode: Brave Heart

House M.D. 6.05 Brave Heart (2009, Medical Black Comedy Drama) – 7/10 TV review

Hugh Laurie: Dr. Gregory House Lisa Edelstein: Dr. Lisa Cuddy Omar Epps: Dr. Eric Foreman Robert Sean Leonard: Dr. James Wilson Jennifer Morrison: Dr. Allison Cameron Jesse Spencer: Dr. Robert Chase Creator: David Shore Producer: Marcy G. Kaplan Producer: Sara Hess Co-Executive Producer: Lawrence Kaplow Executive Producer: Hugh Laurie Executive Producer: David Shore Writer: Lawrence Kaplow Director: Matt Shakman

House M.D. 6.05 Brave Heart (2009) A policeman is admitted after a fall and his partner explains how he often takes unnecessary risks because he is convinced he is going to die at forty with a heart attack just like his father, grandfather and great-grandfather. 7/10 "One bowl of putrefied dad." An impressively gross highlight in a largely terrific episode which sees Chase not coping with the psychological fallout of taking someone’s life and House panicking that he may be losing his mind once more. Jesse Spencer turns in a blinder as he demands absolution from God. Other highlights include the autopsy with Omar Epps brilliant reaction shot, all the House / Wilson and House / Cuddy stuff and SPOILER"Differential diagnosis for resurrection. Go.". Medically the episode seemed typically suspect but fun. This House M.D. episode contains adult dialogue and very gory and very unpleasant scenes and inferred masturbation. Links Previous episode: Instant Karma Next episode: Known Unknowns

Xbox 360 vs PS3 Head-to-Head Face Off: Ninja Gaiden 2 vs Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

Every so often, Eurogamer run a series of technical comparison reviews for games released on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

This is the latest update to the full list.

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The Mentalist 2.04 Red Menace (2009, Light Crime Drama TV) – 4/10 review

Creator: Bruno Heller Simon Baker: Patrick Jane Robin Tunney: Teresa Lisbon Tim Kang: Kendall Cho Owain Yeoman: Wayne Rigsby Amanda Righetti: Grace Van Pelt Abby Brammell: Mac Brandt: Julia Campbell: Jesse James: Mark Pellegrino: Molly Price: Consulting Producer: Leonard Dick Producer: Charlie Goldstein Writer: Leonard Dick Director: Norberto Barba Executive Producer: Bruno Heller

Mentalist, The 2.04 Red Menace (2009) A defence lawyer for a biker gang is found beaten to death. 4/10 ‘A lie gets heavy, real quick.’ This worthwhile observation is, along with the genial tone, the only redeeming feature of this poorly written episode. It makes little sense as it goes along, is unconvincing in the interaction with the bikers and it ends with Jane SPOILER arranging, at best, someone’s beating up, possibly their death which is all kinds of wrong. This Mentalist, The episode contains adult dialogue and unpleasant scenes, violence. Links Previous episode: Red Badge Next episode: Red Scare

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The Mentalist 2.03 Red Badge (2009, Light Crime Drama TV) – 6/10 review

Creator: Bruno Heller Simon Baker: Patrick Jane Robin Tunney: Teresa Lisbon Tim Kang: Kendall Cho Owain Yeoman: Wayne Rigsby Amanda Righetti: Grace Van Pelt Terry Kinney: Sam Bosco Christian Clemenson: Dr. Roy Carmen Kyle Davis: Mozhan Marnò: Bonnie Root: Gregory Itzin: Virgil Minelli Co-Executive Producer: Ashley Gable Producer: Charlie Goldstein Writer: Ashley Gable Director: Eric Laneuville Executive Producer: Bruno Heller

Mentalist, The 2.03 Red Badge (2009) The murdered body of a paroled child molester that Lisbon sent to prison is found just around the corner from CBI with three neatly grouped gun shot wounds. Lisbon starts to investigate but finds her own fingerprints on bullets and cannot find her own memories of the night of the murder. 6/10 Hypnosis simply does not work on television; in fact, it doesn’t work to watch it on anybody you don’t know at least quite well. It always has the same effect on drama: it brings proceedings to a crushing halt. It’s always used to deliver a deus ex machina (in this episode, a critical clue that could be gleaned no other way though, admirably, it initially appears to be an non-deus ex machina). If your episode has hypnosis in it as an unavoidable plot point, you’ve failed. Outside of this, the episode is slickly paced, nicely acted and solidly entertaining. Robin Tunney gets a fun episode as she starts freaking out, loses it and prances around in just a football jersey. If your episode has an attractive woman prancing around in just a football jersey as an unavoidable plot point, you’ve succeeded. This Mentalist, The episode contains adult dialogue and unpleasant scene. Links Previous episode: The Scarlet Letter

House M.D. 6.04 Instant Karma (2009, Medical Black Comedy Drama TV) – 7/10 review

Hugh Laurie: Dr. Gregory House Lisa Edelstein: Dr. Lisa Cuddy Omar Epps: Dr. Eric Foreman Robert Sean Leonard: Dr. James Wilson Jennifer Morrison: Dr. Allison Cameron Jesse Spencer: Dr. Robert Chase Creator: David Shore Olivia Wilde: Thirteen Lee Tergesen: Mr. Randall Tanner Maguire: Jack Randall Producer: Marcy G. Kaplan Producer: Sara Hess Co-Executive Producer: Greg Yaitanes Executive Producer: Thomas L. Moran Writer: Thomas L. Moran Director: Greg Yaitanes

House M.D. 6.04 Instant Karma (2009) With seventeen previous doctors having been unable to diagnose or treat his dying son, a billionaire insists that House take his case (despite House not having a medical licence, remember). House performs his usual diagnostic procedures and sets about taking the boy to the precipice of death before miraculously – oh… Perhaps money can’t buy everything. 7/10 In the House versus patient-of-the-week, versus Thirteen and versus Foreman / Chase, the result is two-one to House (I’m not saying which one he loses). While the shenanigans weren’t as funny or cunning as they have been and the medicine was, as usual, not terribly convincing, the balance of the episode made this feel largely sure-footed and House’s volunteering to deliver bad news is a welcome nod to his rehabilitation (no psychiatrist again this week). The Foreman / Chase storyline from last week spilled over convincingly and the pair acted it well, consistently and believably. Oddly, or perhaps brilliantly, Wilson only appears at the end and he brings a subtle, subconscious sense of relief to the climax of the episode which may not have been as effective if he had appeared all the way through. This House M.D. episode contains unpleasant medical scene. Links Previous episode: The Tyrant

Surf’s Up (2007, Surfing Game, 360) – 7/10 review

Surf’s Up (2007) 7/10 This is a legitimately good game; a simple but playable surfing game with just about none of the usual problems associated with movie games. It provides single-minded gameplay, lots of achievable goals, straight-forward controls and clean graphics. I had trouble performing tricks inside a wave tube (I was pressing the buttons simultaneously or too quickly!) but, aside from that, everything was clear and highly playable. This game contains mild aggression. Classified 3+ by PEGI. The game is only suitable for persons who have reached the age of 3 or over.

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House M.D. 6.03 The Tyrant (2009, Medical Black Comedy Drama TV) – 5/10 review

Hugh Laurie: Dr. Gregory House Lisa Edelstein: Dr. Lisa Cuddy Omar Epps: Dr. Eric Foreman Robert Sean Leonard: Dr. James Wilson Jennifer Morrison: Dr. Allison Cameron Jesse Spencer: Dr. Robert Chase Creator: David Shore Olivia Wilde: Thirteen James Earl Jones: President Dibala David Marciano: Murphy Garikayi Mutambirwa: Ruwe Roger Aaron Brown: Joseph Ntila Producer: Marcy G. Kaplan Producer: Sara Hess Co-Executive Producer: Peter Blake Writer: Peter Blake Director: David Straiton

House M.D. 6.03 Tyrant, The (2009) An African dictator is admitted after violently coughing up blood but his harsh regime back home is testing the team’s duty to treat him impartially. Meanwhile, House has managed to irritate Wilson’s over-grumpy naighbour and his attempts to put things right do not go well. Nothing a bit of duct tape and drugs won’t sort out, naturally. 5/10 This episode opens with a nice surprise: I thought James Earl Jones was dead. He plays an "evil" dictator and sets up a moral dilemma for, particularly, Chase and Cameron as they are used by the writers to deliver two sides of the argument: to keep the doctors oath or not. The outcome is surprising and the episode thought-provoking but Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer are such wishy-washy on-screen presences that they undermine their characters’ viewpoints and are simply blown away by James Earl Jones’ hurricane-force delivery. The writers have never liked Omar Epps and he keeps getting the short end of several sticks. House gets a better balance as he fights against his old misanthropic instincts and, as always, Hugh Laurie is perfect. Do they only write good lines for him or does he make ordinary lines awesome? This House M.D. episode contains descriptions of violence and strong gory scenes. Links Previous episode: Epic Fail Next episode: Instant Karma

FlashForward 1.03 137 Sekunden (2009, Mystery Serial Drama) – 5/10 review

Joseph Fiennes: Mark Benford John Cho: Demetri Noh Brían F. O’Byrne: Aaron Stark Courtney B. Vance: Stan Wedeck Sonya Walger: Olivia Benford Christine Woods: Janis Hawk Creator For Television: David S. Goyer Creator For Television: Brannon Braga Shohreh Aghdashloo: Kim Dickens: Thomas Kretschmann: Lee Thompson Young: Agent Gough Barry Shabaka Henley: Agent Vreede Curt Lowens: Gina Torres: Jeff Richards: Gabrielle Union: Executive Producer: David S. Goyer Executive Producer: Marc Guggenheim Producer: Mark H. Ovitz Writer (Screenplay): David S. Goyer Writer (Screenplay): Marc Guggenheim Director: Michael Rymer

FlashForward 1.03 137 Sekunden (2009) Benford gets contacted by an ex-Nazi held in a German prison who claims knowledge of both the FBI agents name, why the blackout lasted 137 seconds and something else that will prove critical to Benford’s investigation but, in return, wants a full pardon and repatriation to the United States of America. 5/10 There’s a reasonably cunning battle of wits going on here but since Joseph Fiennes’ Mark Benford is such a bland pig-headed dunce, that’s rather over-stating his role in the aforementioned battle. Again, there are interesting elements regarding whether the flash-forwards are truth or not and the effect they are having on people in the present and the final five seconds are expertly bolted on to make you want to watch again but a lack of characters I want to watch and a lack of story development (we are no further forward than immediately after the flash-forward two weeks ago) means that I will not be tuning in again next week. Links Previous episode: White to Play

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The Mentalist 2.02 The Scarlet Letter (2009, Light Crime Drama ) – 6/10 TV review

Creator: Bruno Heller Simon Baker: Patrick Jane Robin Tunney: Teresa Lisbon Tim Kang: Kendall Cho Owain Yeoman: Wayne Rigsby Amanda Righetti: Grace Van Pelt Terry Kinney: Sam Bosco Christian Clemenson: Paul Fitzgerald: Treisa Gary: Paul Michael Glaser: Mary Pat Gleason: Fay Masterson: Josh Stewart: George Wyner: Daniel Zacapa: Gregory Itzin: Virgil Minelli Co-Executive Producer: Tom Szentgyorgyi Producer: Charlie Goldstein Writer: Tom Szentgyorgyi Director: Charles Beeson

Mentalist, The 2.02 Scarlet Letter, The (2009) Jane investigates the death of a political aide who was rumoured to be having an affair with her Senator’s husband. Meanwhile, somebody’s moved Jane’s couch in the office by a few centimetres. 6/10 The only thing with this show being consistently pleasant and untaxing is that there simply doesn’t seem to be much to say about it. The concluding gag (SPOILER Cho and Rigsby are holding up a corpse to make it look like he is spilling the beans) is good fun though. What this is, after many years of waiting, is a suitable replacement for the likes of Columbo and those other mild but entertaining seventies crime shows. They are not horrible, they don’t contain explicit or objectionable material, there’s no bad language and it features a cheerable hero putting bad people away. It’s the kind of thing that can be earning money by being repeated for the next fifty years on a Sunday afternoon and, frankly, you wonder why they don’t make more shows like that. This Mentalist, The episode contains adult dialogue and unpleasant scenes. Links Previous episode: Redemption Next episode: Red Badge

FlashForward 1.02 White to Play (2009, Mystery Serial Drama) – 5/10 review

Joseph Fiennes: Mark Benford John Cho: Demetri Noh Jack Davenport: Lloyd Simcoe Zachary Knighton: Bryce Varley Brían F. O’Byrne: Aaron Stark Courtney B. Vance: Stan Wedeck Sonya Walger: Olivia Benford Christine Woods: Janis Hawk Creator For Television: David S. Goyer Creator For Television: Brannon Braga Shohreh Aghdashloo: Lee Thompson Young: Agent Gough Lynn Whitfield: Marina Black: Michael Massee: Alan Ruck: Executive Producer: David S. Goyer Executive Producer: Brannon Braga Executive Producer: Marc Guggenheim Producer: Mark H. Ovitz Writer (Screenplay): David S. Goyer Writer (Screenplay): Marc Guggenheim Writer (Story): Brannon Braga Writer (Story): David S. Goyer Director: David S. Goyer Writer: Robert J. Sawyer

FlashForward 1.02 White to Play (2009) Using Benford’s flash-forward as their impetus, the FBI investigation starts in earnest but with thousands of D. Gibbons which one is the one referenced on the Mosaic board? Perhaps the one that just walked in the door with some cupcakes. 5/10 I’ll give this one more week as, just like Lost, the makers are proving expert at the final five second hook that makes you want to see the next episode. However, the body of the show is merely competent with no peaks and troughs and the D. Gibbons story element is a naughty impossibility. The episode isn’t about anything or, rather, what it is about is not made clear. I can’t even remember the lead character’s name which is a dreadful sign after two episodes. There’s also a distractingly shocking moment of photography later when a light in the bedroom has an actor pass underneath it. That said, Courtney B. Vance does get the only fun or interesting scene when he reveals what happened during his flash-forward (SPOILER He was on the toilet when the flash-forward occurred and was on the toilet in his flash-forward and, when he returned to consciousness, had to mouth-to-mouth resuscitate a dude who was drowning in an urinal). This FlashForward episode contains adult dialogue and violence. Links Previous episode: No More Good Days Next episode: 137 Sekunden

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House M.D. 6.02 Epic Fail (2009, Medical Black Comedy Drama TV) – 6/10 review

Hugh Laurie: Dr. Gregory House Lisa Edelstein: Dr. Lisa Cuddy Omar Epps: Dr. Eric Foreman Robert Sean Leonard: Dr. James Wilson Jennifer Morrison: Dr. Allison Cameron Jesse Spencer: Dr. Robert Chase Creator: David Shore Peter Jacobson: Dr. Chris Taub Olivia Wilde: Thirteen Rick D. Wasserman: Freda Foh Shen: Andre Braugher: Dr. Darryl Nolan Producer: Marcy G. Kaplan Producer: Sara Hess Supervising Producer: Liz Friedman Co-Executive Producer: Greg Yaitanes Writer: Sara Hess Writer: Liz Friedman Director: Greg Yaitanes

House M.D. 6.02 Epic Fail (2009) House quits his job at Princeton aware that returning will likely lead him to undo all the progress he’s made. So he turns his attention to possible hobbies (apparently he doesn’t need money) to use as pain management for his leg. Meanwhile, Foreman demands House’s job even when Cuddy points out that House’s job only existed because House did it. 6/10 It never ceases to amaze me how poor the understanding of videogames is by television and movie creators. So here we have some unloved Nineties technology dressed up with a side order of daft future tech (such as facial expressions mirrored onto player avatars) used in the set-up to the patient-of-the-week and then later revisited as a hallucinogenic symptom. Foreman inherits House’s job when House decides not to return to the environment that got him into his current situation and immediately sets about taking the patient to the brink of death before hitting upon the medical solution. It’s easy to overlook, however, that the writers did allow Foreman to get the solution himself, legitimately, even though, as expected, SPOILER House had got there earlier that day just by looking at a posting on the internet. I am never convinced by grumpy Foreman – Omar Epps always seems to overplay that – but the relationship between him and Thirteen was nicer and more interesting than expected. Best bit was House boasting that he’d got a dog to pee in Wilson’s toilet which, however you slice it, is awesome. Links Previous episode: Broken Next episode: The Tyrant

FlashForward 1.01 No More Good Days (2009, Mystery Serial Drama) – 5/10 review

Joseph Fiennes: Mark Benford John Cho: Demetri Noh Jack Davenport: Lloyd Simcoe Zachary Knighton: Bryce Varley Peyton List: Nicole Kirby Brían O’Byrne: Aaron Stark Courtney B. Vance: Stan Wedeck Sonya Walger: Olivia Benford Christine Woods: Janis Hawk Creator For Television: David S. Goyer Creator For Television: Brannon Braga Alex Kingston: Fiona Banks Barry Shabaka Henley: Agent Vreede Lee Thompson Young: Agent Gough Rachel Roberts: Alda Hertzog Genevieve Cortese: Tracy Stark Executive Producer: David S. Goyer Executive Producer: Brannon Braga Writer (Screenplay): David S. Goyer Writer (Screenplay): Brannon Braga Writer (Screen Story): David S. Goyer Writer (Screen Story): Brannon Braga Director: David S. Goyer Writer (Original Novel): Robert J. Sawyer

FlashForward 1.01 No More Good Days (2009) For two minutes and seventeen seconds, everybody on Earth blacks out and experiences "a memory of a future event." FBI Agent Mark Benford reveals he was investigating the phenomenal event in the future and is so tasked with investigating it in the present. Everyone has their own flash-forward but, remarkably, they all seem to be of the same time in the future: April 29, 2010 at 10pm PDT. 5/10 This pilot episode only just does enough to pique your interest and a desire to watch episode two is more about the promise of the premise than the quality of the show. The knowledge that it’s based on a novel makes one hope that the series will be have a distinct resolution and be self-contained and not the drag-it-out-a-thon that Lost turned into. The acting is fine, the writing and direction are okay but using off-the-shelf characters such as an unconvincing family (endlessly saying ‘I hate you,’ even if you don’t mean it, does not contribute to a successful relationship) and creepy all-knowing kids ("there are no more good days" and "I know, Olivia") just wearies the heart (children are not insightful or wise). This FlashForward episode contains unpleasant scenes and a sex scene.

Supercar Challenge (2009, Racing Simulation Game, PS3 exclusive) – 8/10 review

Executive Producer: Mark Cale Consultant Car Handling & Race: Bruno Senna Tiff Needell: Game Designer: Mark Cale Game Designer: Dave Thompson Game Designer: Gareth Wright

Supercar Challenge (2009) 8/10 The main problem with Supercar Challenge is clear; it’s the full-price charge for DLC-size additional content for Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli (two new tracks, three additional track layouts, about a dozen new cars). However, this is to overlook the improvements that have been delivered in every area (especially the sixteen-player online racing) and the sweet driving simulation experience that has been carried over intact from the previous game. The most important change gameplay-wise is the ability to choose your own car for the central Challenge mode allowing you to form a relationship with and intimate understanding of your chosen steed (because, unlike almost all other racing games, each car feels different). While the game can be a challenge at times, the driving experience is so satisfying (in a car you like) that battling around in any position is rewarding and overtaking or pressuring the AI into convincing mistakes, especially (grrr) Lorenz Gerber, is absolutely wonderful. Classified 3+ by PEGI. The game is only suitable for persons who have reached the age of 3 or over. Links Ferrari F430 Spider custom livery: Motorola Ferrari 512 S custom livery: System 3 Elf Ferrari 512 S custom livery: System 3 Elf Ferrari F430 Spider custom livery: Motorola Aston Martin DBR9 custom livery: Pirelli Stirling Moss McLaren custom livery: Force India Formula One Aston Martin DBR9 custom livery: Top Gear Stig Helmet Chevrolet Corvette C6-R custom livery: inFamous Ferrari 599XX custom livery: Portal’s Aperture Laboratories Enzo Ferrari custom livery: Prawn GP Ferrari GTO custom livery: Space Invaders Ferrari F365 GTS/4 Spider custom livery: Pac-Man Ferrari 360 Modena custom livery: Black and White Spray McLaren F1 custom livery: F1 Calendar 2009 Ferrari F430 GT2 custom livery: Dragon Ferrari 365 GTB4 Competizione custom livery: Batman Aston Martin DBR9 custom livery: Gulf Oil Ferrari California custom livery: Daytona USA Ferrari F333 SP custom livery: Not Fusion Custom Bugatti EB16-4 Veyron custom livery: Ladybird Pagani Zonda F custom livery: Pixar’s Cars

Stealth Fighter (1999, Cheap Action Movie) – 5/10 review

Director: Jim Wynorski Ice-T: Owen Turner Costas Mandylor: Ryan Mitchell Ernie Hudson: President Westwood Andrew Divoff: Roberto Menedez Erika Eleniak: Erin Mitchell William Sadler: Peterson Executive Producer: Ice-T Producer: Jim Wynorski Writer (Additional Material And Dialogue): Roger Wade

Stealth Fighter (1999) An ace pilot fakes his own death and re-emerges several years later working for a disgruntled someone-or-other who is attempting to extort the release of political prisoners from the United States. 5/10 What we have here is a vaguely competent direct-to-video movie (by erotic movie director Jim Wynorski as Jay Andrews) and a better-than-average spot-the-borrowed-movie-footage-and-sets game. The movie ends up being surprising fun with gleefully awful dialogue, a President with a Depressing Rectangle Office, a hilarious stealth fighter / F-16 duel and Ice-T looking more like a bad-tempered plumber than an ace fighter pilot. I enjoyed it, but I was probably in the right mood. This movie contains sexual swear words, adult dialogue and violence, some strong but no gore. Classified 15 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over.