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Il Postino (1994)
Director: Michael Radford
Stars: Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Not to be confused with the wholly inferior Kevin Costner vehicle with the same name (Il Postino means "The Postman" - US title), this charming Italian language film won an Academy Award for Original Music Score and was nominated for five other awards including Best Director, Best Actor (Massimo Troisi) and Best Picture.
The film is based on an adaptation of a Spanish language novel, Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skarmeta and is based partly on real life events that happened to the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature winning poet, Pablo Neruda. Neruda (1904-1973), known as el poeta del amor (the poet of love), famed for his beautiful love poetry, and was also famous for his political poetry and activism ...
supermazox 11.09.2006 (16.09.2006)
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I've always preferred the more Arcade-ish Virtua Tennis to the more tennis sim game Top Spin, so when Virtua Tennis 2009 was released I bought it on the release date.
- Gameplay -
The gameplay is virtually identical to the original Virtua Tennis, with the main change being instead if diving for a shot just out of reach - you now stumble at it.
There is no flat shot, which leaves with only slice, top spin or lob - which is a bit disappointing.
It's very easy to get the hang of the game, as all you have to do is either use the directional buttons or the analogue stick to get you to the ball then press one of the action buttons to hit it. You don't have to get your timing perfect or anywhere near it, but if you do you will play a better show.
- Graphics -
The graphics in this game are shocking ...
Advantages: Easy to Play Disadvantages: Online cheats, Repetitive Menu, Basic Arenas
' UFC 2009 Undisputed ' is the newest game based on the fastest growing sport in the world MMA (Mixed Martial Arts).
After downloading the demo from the Playstation store, disliking the game and branding it as an all out button basher, I deleted it.
However, this was only my experience of playing the compuer. I tried the demo again at a friends house and thought it was brilliant when you play someone else.
So I decided to download the demo again. This time round fighting the computer was more fun for some reason, so I bought the real game.
Gameplay
The gameplay is excellent. One of the most frustrating things about these types of game is when you can't move or face the way you want, but this isn't a problem in UFC 2009 Undisputed.
The buttons are easy to get the hang of, with TRIANGLE, SQUARE, CIRCLE and X all ...
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