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“Pop Star Guitar” is a fun and easy game that game players will enjoy. The “Guitar Hero” series of games has made guitar and music related video games rise in popularity. “Pop Star Guitar” is a reasonable and easy to learn guitar game. People who purchase the game do not have to worry about purchasing a separate guitar related accessory. The game comes with two clip on Air G snap on skins that easily fit on top of the Wii remotes. The fact that two of the snap on skins are included are great for game players who would like to play with one of their friends.

“Pop Star Guitar” features over 50 pop hits. The game play is not difficult to get started. Upon loading the game into the Nintendo Wii system users will be given the option to create their own band. The bands can be customized by gender and the game player can also choose new names for the band members. After the band is formed the game player is taken to a staging area that features options such as studio, cash book, magazine, game options, and rehearsal among other options. New players may want to start with the rehearsal screen. Rehearsing can give the game player a chance to get familiar with the game play. When the music begins the game player will have to immerse themselves into the game play. Dots fall down on the left side of the screen. The colored dots are to be coordinated pressed with the colored buttons on the Air G snap on featured on the Nintendo Wii remote. As the music plays the game player must hit the right colored button at the right time.

The goal of the game is to create your ultimate customized band. Players can virtually do anything that they want to with their bands. They can take their band on tour, style them for magazine covers and book them for studio time. “Pop Star Guitar” is a really fun introductory music game for the Nintendo Wii player. This game will be fun for mature children who are interested in playing a sim style type of game and for pre-teens and adolescents who love music. The soundtrack for “Pop Star Guitar” features hit songs from Rihanna, Fall Out Boy, All American Rejects, Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, 3 Doors Down, Simple Plan, and Panic at the Disco among other top groups. “Pop Star Guitar” is a fun game that is almost never ending in a sense as you can continue to take your band farther and farther and if you get tired of that band you can always create another band and start all over again. “Pop Star Guitar” Nintendo Wii version is highly recommended.

“Pop Star Guitar” by Nintendo Wii is rated T for Teens.

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
Jaleel White is probably best known for his role as Steve Urkel on the long running family sitcom Family Matters. In the midst of production for Family Matters Jaleel found the time to voice the character of Sonic in the animated show Sonic The Hedgehog The Complete Series. Shout! Factory will be releasing the complete series on DVD this March 27th.

The show premiered on ABC Saturday morning in 1993 and lasted one season. The show was inspired by the popular Sega video game character Sonic The Hedgehog. The four DVD box set includes all of the intriguing episodes from the series, 26 episodes in total.

Bonus features include:
Way Past Cool!-A Conversation With Sonic Writer Ben Hurst

The Fastest Thing Alive: A Conversation With Jaleel White

Storyboard To Screen: The Doomsday Project

Printable Heads or Tails Pilot Script
Plus more…..

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Sonic The Hedgehog is a force to be reckoned with. Boasting over 20 video games, tons of comic books and a theatrical movie in his cache, Sonic proves his ongoing popularity and iconic status with each new release. Fans have waited long and hard for the day this animated classic would make its appearance on DVD and now it has, as a bonus-packed 4-DVD set.The deluxe box set boasts all 26 action-packed episodes. Stars Family Matters’ Jaleel White as Sonic The Hedgehog.

http://www.shoutfactory.com

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Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories is an enjoyable video game. If you don’t have a Sony PSP and you are a fan of the Grand Theft Auto Series, you may want to pick up a PSP to play this game. Vice City Stories is an extension of the 2002 hit game Grand Theft Auto Vice City. The game takes place two years before the original Vice City with different lead characters. This time around you will be playing as Victor Vance. Vance is a military man, frustrated with his career looking to make a little extra cash. Surprisingly it’s his supervisor Martinez who hooks him into making a little cash on the side via crime.

If you played and enjoyed Grand Theft Auto Vice City, you should like this game. Afterall, there is no place like home. The map is not identical to the first game but it’s very similar. Some of the businesses you remember from the PS2 game have not yet been built but there are a lot of new businesses and the roads are slightly different in some area. There is also much more time spent on the military base near the airport, as your first save house is Vic’s barracks on the base. For this game you start out on what is known as the second island. When driving along you hear the familiar message about bridges closed. Road blocks block access to the other island, but you can access Starfish Island from the beginning of the game.

The first few missions are simple enough. The main character Vic can swim for a short amount of time and the first mission has him swimming to shore and then delivering a package. The next mission you will be paying a visit to Phil Cassidy (a character from Grand Theft Auto Vice City), and helping him with some problem some people.

Rockstar Games did not push the Grand Theft Auto series further with Vice City Stories, so don’t look for a lot of new features that didn’t appear in San Andreas, the most recent game in the series. GTA Vice City Stories is basically a new adventure in a familiar setting.

The game looks gorgeous and quite cinematic on the PSP system. The soundtrack is awesome with all of the previous stations returning and a few new ones. The vehicle handling is awesome. I had a few issues with targeting as far as shooting but I got better with that. Playing the game you rely on the left analog pad a lot. On the PSP the pad is not raised off of the system. This caused my thumb to get sore a lot quicker than it ever did than when I played a game on the PS2.

Overall, GTA Vice City Stories is everything you loved about GTA Vice City in a portable system with a great soundtrack and a new storyline. I had absolutely no complaints with the game. I love the free roaming that GTA Vice City Stories provided in no time I was wandering around finding hidden body armor. I will say that the game is much better than Liberty City Stories, a lot of improvements have been made. This game will provide you with hours of fun.

The soundtrack includes a plethora of hits from the 1980s. Songs featured on the soundtrack include “Sexual Healing” by Marvin Gaye, “Heart of Glass” by Blondie, “Too Shy” by Kajagoogoo, “A Forest” by the Cure, and “Moments In Love” by Art of Noise.

Philip Michael Thomas reprises his voice acting role of Lance Vance, a leading character from Grand Theft Auto Vice City. Gary Busey, Phil Collins and Luis Guzman are among the well known voice talent featured in the game.

Atari has released a fun pirate themed game titled “Age of Pirates.” It’s a PC/DVD game.

Don’t try to load this game on an old system—and make sure that you have plenty of disc space—installation requires 4 gigs of space. In addition to the hard drive space, you must be running Windows XP. The game uses a controversial software protection program named Starforce. According to several reviews on Amazon you can install the game without installing Starforce. I for one did not see this option to install without Starforce. So if you have concerns about playing a game with Starforce you may want to take this into consideration.

Age of Pirates comes with a very detailed game guide that describes all components of play. The object of the game is to sail the seas on a tall ship with your crew. You can increase your fleet and take over colonies to become a stronger pirate. Due to the success of the recent Pirates of the Caribbean movies, this is sure to be a popular title among teens.

Upon starting the game you are taken to a main menu where you are given the option to start a new game, load a previous game, change options such as sound and video options, or you can connect to a multi-player game. The game can be played easily with a mouse, a game pad isn’t necessary for game play. After you get a game started you will launch into a detailed screen with a menu.

Game play is fun, but between the detailed book and the many options to playing the game, a game of Age of Pirates can last for a very long time. Certain elements of the game seem difficult. There is a lot to learn but the learning curve isn’t too difficult. The length of the game play is a plus for people looking for a game they can play for a long time. It’s a fun game with many options.

The game is rated T for alcohol and tobacco references, mild language and violence.

I cracked open my copy of 50 Cent Bulletproof not knowing what to expect. The 4th quarter 2005 PS2 release of 50 Cent Bulletproof was one of the most anticipated and hyped releases of the year. Unfortunately, the game didn’t live up to the hype. Between poor controlling, unrealistic missions (like G-Unit members being hit by gunfire and not being affected), and other gripes the game fell short.

Well I must say the PSP version is light years better. The game developers revamped the game and looked at things that were wrong and worked to make them better-not saying this version isn’t without shortcomings but it’s better.

Upon putting the game in my PSP I was told I needed to download a software update, this could have just been something with my PSP as I hadn’t turned it on in 3 weeks. After the software update I was able to launch the game. The first screen I was taken to take a tutorial. I suggest the tutorial just because it’s fun and easy. You are in a room where you can walk to three different rooms and and practice shooting, taking weapons from enemies.

After the tutorial, you are given the option to start the game. The mission starts in a warehouse where you alone fight enemies to rescue one of your parnters. One annoying factor I found was the communication, I’m sure this could be turned off but when you press start to go to the communication screen you are provided helpful hints.

Overall, character movement game play is better. I still had problems controlling the weapon but it was better than it was.

Being that this is a PSP title, there isn’t as much multimedia content. The music videos included are “In Da Club,” “Candy Shop,” and “Poppin’ Them Thangs.” Also included are two game trailers.

The songs included are “Beg for Mercy,” “Get Rich or Die Tryin” and
The Massacre. Also included are three instrumentals. Of course other music is throughout the game. Overall it’s an improvement over the PSP version and I think it’s pretty cool , there are neat cut movies (kinda like Mortal Kombat) when you take weapons from players.

Rating-4/5

In stores in the U.S. October 31st.

The movie Scarface is considered a modern classic. Sierra Entertainment has given the movie the video game treatment and will be releasing “Scarface: The World Is Yours” the fall.

“Scarface: The World Is Your” will have a lot of eighties related music on the soundtrack. Early press releases mentioned that over 100 songs from early 80’s artists will be featured in the game. You can expect to hear songs from Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, Judas Priest and Debbie Harry among others in the game.

The game will be available October 8th on Playstation 2, X-Box and Windows PC. If you are a fan of the new PSP gaming format Sierra Entertainment will also be releasing Scarface: Money. Power. Respect in October.

Scarface: The World Is Yours Clean Trailer Windows Format

The 1980’s tie in proved to be a huge success for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The game was so popular that Rockstar Game will be releasing another 80’s related game this time for the Sony PSP. Grand Theft Auto:Vice City Stories is due to be released in October.

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