Advantages: New take on WWII, satisfactory stealth game to keep until new stealth games are out Disadvantages: Nothing new to add to the genre, weak gunplay, slightly erratic AI and animation.
PRICE [15 May 09]: £29.99 (Amazon.co.uk), £34.99 (Play.com), £29.99 (GAME), also available on PC.
Velvet Assassin is a game that will entertain the hardcore stealth fan, but disappoint those who are a fan of a bit more action.
I love stealth games. From my first experience of Thief, I applauded the idea that to progress through a game you had to go through highly secured areas undetected, hiding in the shadows and behind objects - potentially taking out anyone that stands in your way in a silent but effective method.
It's been a while now since we have had any purely stealth games coming our way, and it was welcome news when 'Velvet Assassin' was announced.
Along with the Snakes, Agent 47 and Sam Fishers of the gaming industry, we are introduced to Violette Summers, a character based on the real life secret agent Violette Szabo ...
Advantages: Starts off well. Amazing special effects. Disadvantages: All over the place. Cruddy dialogue. Can't make up its mind what it wants to be.
Stealth is an interesting movie, but probably not for the 'right' reasons. While at times it's a completely formulaic action movie, it strives to be more intelligent than it actually is.
"In the near future", out of four hundred applicants for a new Navy programme, only three aviators have been selected. Of course, being America, they're all young and easy on the eye and not at all the experienced aviators you'd expect to fly the state of the art machines. Lt. Ben Gannon (the attractive male one), Lt. Kara Wade (the attractive female one) and Lt. Henry Purcell (the black one) are young hotshots with plenty of attitude who work well as a team under their commanding officer, Capt. George Cummings.
Having completed their training with (no pun intended) flying colours, Cummings takes the team on their first assignment to the aircraft ...
TheDuke 02.07.2006
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Advantages: High quality cricket bat Disadvantages: Little pricey
Puma Ballistic 4000
The Product
This is a cricket bat, made by the Australian based manufacturer Puma. Puma make all sorts of sports equipment, but have only recently moved into the manufacture of cricket bats. They have, however, exploded onto the scene and are now amongst the most popular manufacturers.
This particular bat is a Puma Ballistic 4000. All the Puma bats come in a series of grades, 5000, 4000 and 3000. Therefore, the 4000 is a middle range bat, but as the quality of all the Puma bats is so high, this is like a high grade bat from any other producer.
The Ballistic is characteristic for its thick edges and enhanced sweet spot, making it a bat for players of power rather than precision. The 4000 model is made from Grade 1 English willow, the highest you can get. The only thing that differs from ...
