Advantages: Provides a genuine feel of speed
Disadvantages: Gets boring after a while

...Sonic riders: Zero Gravity is the latest adventure from to speed onto the wii. Durasticially changing the classic sonic format, 'Riders' see's our favourite hedgehog take to hoverboards and zoom around at high speeds. Well developed cutscenes explain the simple storyline which see's sonic and his usual band of cartoon friends racing in order to regain the chaos emerald which was stolen from them. Although Sonic never leaves his board, the game provides surprising variety as you will be racing through a wealth of areas ranging from Futuristic cities to sandy ruins. There is also a multiplayer option which boasts a variety of game modes which can host up to four players splitscreen. I enjoyed this multiplayer mode however I felt that it was best enjoyed with only two people as details where hard to make out whilst staring at only... Read review

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Advantages: Superb story, incredible cinematics - has aged well
Disadvantages: Lacks action if that's what you're after

...I have always been a fan of Stanley Kubrik and Science Fiction so if you put the two together then how can you go wrong. This film contains some of the most breathtaking SF moments, even more astounding considering the 32 years that have passed since this was filmed. The sequence of the hostess carrying a tray and rotating slowly in zero gravity is quite wonderful even after many watchings. The interior of the discovery moving around the interior of the 'donut' is stunning. This is not the film you want to watch if your idea of SF cinema is space battles, furry aliens and laser guns but if you want intelligent thought provoking drama then watch this. Mind you I shouldn't think there will be many SF fans out there that haven't already seen this.... Read review

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Advantages: HOW CAN I PUT THIS ERM ITS GOOD
Disadvantages: to contagious

...how can i explain this erm great far better than the first the graphics are more reallistic and for all those demolision junkies out there the car can actually fall apart you have the tracks from the first game aso some new ones that test your rally skills on the fun side you can also find cheats during the game like for instance the cars can shoot fire balls at each other also zero gravity and super bounce so you can mess around making the car crash and think its super man (god they really can fly )... Read review

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Advantages: fast fun and furious
Disadvantages: multiplayer is slightly disappointing

...in Mario Kart 64). However the gravity defying tracks, the twisting insane tunnels are all brilliant, and I can confidently say this is one of the most fun if not intense drivers on the market. Go now. Buy.... Read review

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Advantages: Immaculate scientific detail
Disadvantages: You will be left asking for more!?

...Clarke's pragmatic analyses of the human psych according to the environmental conditions of the planet they live on. The Mercurians for example, being hot headed but proud of their civilisation. Nonetheless, the highlight, ofcourse, is Rama, an interstellar spaceship, which may be millions of years old trying to brush through the solar system. Human curiosity is explained well as the force that overtakes human fear. Commander Norton with his crew is sent to intercept the spaceship, firstly to find out if the visitors are hostile (which may very well decide the crew's fate), and consequently to uncover any mysteries therein. My ability to imagine was tested constantly whilst reading the book. The greatest challenge was to imagine a 40kilometer hollow cylinder, with zero gravity and visbility. But this is what helped me appreciate Clarke... Read review

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Advantages: high-action and amazing scenery
Disadvantages: subtitles

...Zero gravity is the most amazing ingredient of Ang Lee’s martial-arts adventure. Its characters are early 19th century mandarins, warriors and brigands. They don't walk if they can run, don't run if they can leap and don't leap if they can float. One minute their feet are on the ground. The next, they're airborne, as if gravity never existed! Truly amazing - I've never seen anything like it! The fantastic mountain scenery of mid-China adds to the magical properties of the film and the amazing skill and reactions of the cast in the fight-choreography is incredible! Fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping should be credited with a truly outstanding performance! I myself have a black-belt in karate and have also done sword-fighting for several years. The fight scenes are well performed, with good technique (which I can look upon with envy... Read review

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Advantages: Great Visuals, Very Fast, Good Track Design
Disadvantages: Dull, Dull, Dull - Battle element is poor

...I have always been a big fan of the F Zero franchise. The N64 version (F-Zero X) was absolutely fantastic putting all other futuristic racers to shame. The general concept of F Zero is that you race around imaginatively laid out tracks in gravity defying spaceships at breakneck speeds, battling it out with 29 other ships on the screen at once. You can't do this on any other game - which is why I find the series so appealing. Having parted with £39.99 for the Gamecube only F Zero GX, I got home hoping for big improvements over the N64 version (which is coming up to 6 years old!) I was left kind of dissapointed. Unfortunately I have to say that I find this new addition very dull and adds very little to the formula - in some ways I find that this isn't as good as the former. Firstly it's not as easy to battle with other racers, which... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastically relaxing and uplifting experience
Disadvantages: wish I could afford a tank for my home ;o)

...assured I was very gently introduced to the tank by some fantastically friendly staff. The tanks door can be left open and you can even keep on the interior lights, but within moments of lying back in to the silky warm water of the float tank I felt fantastically comfortable and eager to try the space with the door closed and the lights off. It's a large enclosed bath like area of water, with a large door that can be left open. I guess it's about 12 inches deep and the water's very cleverly heated to the same as that of the skin. There's around 350 kilos of salt in the tank - which means you float like a cork and without any effort - this allows you to completely let go and put your faith in the buoyancy - with the salts pushing you upwards and gravity pushing down - you enter zero gravity (much cheaper than a trip on the space shuttle... Read review

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Advantages: Plenty of racers and courses
Disadvantages: Not enough game modes.

.... There is a deathmatch mode where you are put on the track with the other twenty nine racers and you go through a straight line course bashing everyone up as you pass them scoring points for each vehichle you destroy. Strangely engineered gravity plays its part keeping on the ring shaped track as you go round. You win by being the last car left. Its great fun but that mode is only one player. This game is a futuristic alternative to all other driving games but takes a while to master it. Still good fun though.... Read review

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Advantages: Lightweight, elegant, turns heads, feels great.
Disadvantages: Small 2nd gear range, small petrol tank, fiddly to work on.

...I have owned this bike since 1999 and it still makes me feel exhilarated every time I ride it. The Virago has since made way for a newer breed of Yamaha cruiser such as the Dragstar and the Wildstar, however, these new cruisers have sacrificed a certain element of functionality to look good and sound gravely. The XV535 is 535cc as the name suggests. Models of the Virago include a 125cc, 250cc, 535cc and 750cc version. The XV535 however, definitely boasts the best power to weight ratio compared to its siblings. A very low centre of gravity and its relative lightweight construction despite packing a modest 535cc's makes this bike very popular with women riders. Indeed, I have seen many an XV535 sprayed pink at biker shows. This shouldn't put off the beardy male biker though. The angled handlebars, leathered upholstered seats and brake... Read review

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