People who did not grow up with the Muppets may have a hard time understanding why they mean so much to those of us who did. Hell, even some people who DID grow up with the Muppets may have a hard time understanding it, but for some of us, Jim Henson’s fabulous felt creations had a profound impact on us […]
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For the sake of entertainment, this review shall be read in the voice of Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson. Ignite. The title of this game pretty much says it all. Produced by Nemesys Games, Ignite brings back certain nostalgia for the uncontrolled speed and recklessness lost on the more popular racing franchises, namely Need for Speed and Forza. It is truly […]
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A word of warning before we begin: things are about to get schmaltzy here at Great Moments of Cinema, so if you’re one of those heartless cynical types who hates all that sappy emotional stuff, you might want to stop reading right now. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s dive right into this month’s column, in which I […]
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I had a chance to briefly play Scribblenauts a couple years ago on a friend’s Nintendo DS. I was instantly blown away with the game. As iOS devices are the only gaming devices I own, I hoped someday it would make an appearance in the App Store. Last month, I happened to notice the game had finally made its way […]
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With the fourth installment in the Forza franchise from Turn 10 and Microsoft Studios, I can only find myself in awe at the power and functionality of Forza 4. I have played numerous racing games over the years; Wave Race, Spy Hunter, Gran Turismo– to name a few, and nothing touches Forza 4. Don’t start to think that this game […]
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Remember that game you played as a kid where you looked at two seemingly identical pictures and tried to spot the differences? Well, that (like pretty much everything else) has made its way onto the iPhone. Find the Differences is an iPhone game that puts this classic game in your pocket. The controls are as simple as you would expect. […]
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For some people, fame is like a drug, and their desire to attain it becomes the driving force of their lives. This has been the case for a very long time, but it seems to have reached a sort of fevered pitch in the modern era. The rise of “reality television” would seem to bear this out. Indeed, for over […]
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You know it’s November when the Battlefields and Call of Duty’s are migrating to store shelves around the world. For the past couple of years EA has been making some rather serious attempts to steal some of Call of Duty’s thunder, mostly by trying to emulate Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’s success. There have been some interesting attempts along […]
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Jetpack Joyride is a side-scroller where the object is to make it as far as possible while avoiding zappers, lasers and missiles and collecting as many coins as possible. The controls are simple, you touch the screen anywhere to make the jet pack move up, and release your finger from the screen to lower your jet pack. If you’re hit […]
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