Reviews by John E.

Kane & Lynch Dead Men I have noticed people have rated this game a 10 believe me this game does not deserve it and I'll tell you why.
Kane & Lynch Dead Men does suffer from poor controls I mean aiming your Gun can take time which is why you always have to find cover. The graphics are not on par with most Playstation 3 games the graphics seem like it's from the PS2 but the cut scenes do look nice and are very detailed. This game may suffer from problems but I also do like this game and personally I think the plot to the game is interesting. Kane killed 25 people which put him on death row and what Kane intentions are is finding his daughter which he will do anything just to see her. Then we have Lynch who is my opinion a bit crazy in the head he just shoots anyone for the fun of it but his background is he killed his wife both men have been put on death row. The sdtart of the story has you escaping from the police and Kane & Lynch don't even know each other but they have to work together because a gang that Kane stole money off have his daughter. I like the story and the voice acting which is something that makes me want to play and you know it's not free rome and to be honest I am glad I get board of driving from place to place like I did with GTAIV when I gave up with it.

The online mode your playing with a group of others to do a bank heist at any time within the game you can turn on anyone on the group but this will make you the bad person as you want all the money yourself. If you get killed you turn into a cop which you must kill the group. The online mode is actually quite good though I have noticed that not a lot of people do go on this I guessing because the game is getting old now as it was released back in 2007.

I would give the game an 8/10 the game may have poor controls and the graphics aren't the best for the PS3 but I really like the story line. I would love to see more third person shooter games because I don't really like all these 1st person shooter games. The game is by IO Interactive the same team who developed the Hitman series. I herd that Kane & Lynch 2 will be coming out I look forward to see what they come up with.

Home is like a virtual sims you can go around chat to anyone you can buy items for your house but a cost some which are 79p and some up to 1.59 for clothes you can also buy another house for £3.99. The annoying thing about Home is everything to upgrade your home you have to buy if you don't want to then your house looks quite boring who cares it's not like your going to be spending your time in the house anyway.

The theater in that section you can view trailers but for me it does take ages to load lots of people in that part aswell it gets very packed. The theater has an upstairs as well though it's pointless as nothing is up there expect playstation advertising with movie posters maybe it might have a toilet upstairs when it is out of beta who knows.

The shopping center you buy your items you get some free while others you pay for which I hate that idea you can also hang about with friends and even dance with them if you feel like it I know I don't.

The arcade allows you to play bowling with 4 playing at a time I played it once and missed the pins I left because I looked silly. The arcade machines allow you play 3 different games Echochrome, Ice Breaker (I think thats the name, I can't remember the name of the other game as well you can play pool.

In the home square this will take you to your home, theater, a place which you cannot access, shopping center and the bowling alley can you can also play chess if you want.

Overall I think Home looks nice and hell it has potential I think it should be improved in the arcade section such as having a laser quest game would make me happy. The truth is if you want to chat with others when it's worth a download otherwise it takes up a lot of space on your HDD. This is not that bad but as it's just in BETA it feels quite limited but I want to see the updates which I am looking forward to. But has it is free to download it is worth checking out at least Sony didn't make us pay for the software. I would give it a 7/10 it's only in beta but it looks pretty good and as I said it's free to download.

I have posted some footage here on listal so you can what the European version of Home looks like I have tired to show you everything that it offers.

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Burnout is a game that I always have enjoyed I am not the biggest racing fan but when it comes to smashing cars then I enjoy it. Burnout we all know started in 2001 which was then published by Acclaim Entertainment in 2004 EA took over publishing the game still with Criterion Games still developing the series.

Burnout has really changed specially in Paradise for one the crash mode has been removed which to me is disappointing as it was my favorite mode to appear in the series. The big change to the game is that it is open road and you can go where you want which I certainly like this change I think it's a good change to the series as it's something new. The graphics are fantastic the places cars the smashes all look realistic it does look fantastic. In Burnout your going to have to stunts, race, escape from other cars trying to smash up yours, as well as smashing other cars so that you can use them if you know what I am talking about.

The soundtrack to the game is pretty much the same as Burnout Dominator but Paradise has more music in it a lot of rock music and classical. The main theme to this game is Guns N Roses - Paradise City which does suit the game. But I wonder why the hell Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend is on the soundtrack it doesn't really suit the game. One song that feels that is appeared a lot is N*E*R*D - Rock Star (Jason Nevins remix) it has already appeared in SSX 3, Burnout Dominator then its back in Burnout Paradise which I have to admit it is annoying but thankfully you can skip the songs you don't like or just turn them off

I am surprised that EA have still kept the online going I know after a while they turn it off but in 2009 they did say new cars and stuff are been added to the game which I am certainly happy about. The online is decent you can crash into others race against them you can hear other people online chat but I just turn them off I don't chat on it. I think this is a great Burnout game it's like each series of the game it keeps getting better this game is a must own.

The only major downfall for this game is you can only play 1 player offline it makes no difference to me but anyone who wants to play the game with friends are going to have to do it online with a separate console. Oh yeah I hated the fact it look me about 40 minutes to install or updating it now that really did annoy me just warning other player about how long it will take.

LittleBigPlanet is a game that made me finally want to buy the PS3 this game brings back old school platformers and sticks in a bunch of crazy ideas but it's all good. The main character in the game is sackboy and you can dress him the way you want the more stuff you find during story mode the more you can customize stackboy. The Playstation Network also offers themed customization such as Metal Gear Solid and even Street Fighter etc but it comes at a price. Online allows you to play with another person which can help you play the level which is fun and it's a good idea and you can also see if you come 1st or 2nd.
LittleBigPlanet also expands having other players creating new levels which adds more gameplay to the game. The music to the game is quite good and it does suit the game and even the graphics are impressive. If you like little puzzles in the game well there is some here. I think this is one of the best games of 2008 if not the best certainly it's impressive and this is how I like platformers as it reminds me back during the Mega Drive/Super Nintendo days. I got this game free with my PS3 and it was worth it I am looking forward to see what else Media Molecule can do with the game as I have read there in development with LittleBigPlanet 2.

The Suicide Tourist otherwise known as Right to Die? to us in the UK the program was controversial as it shows assisted suicide of Craig Ewert was 59 year old he was a retired university professor who had been suffering from motor neurone disease. Motor Neurone Disease there is nothing they do with it and he had already many things that he could no longer do and it would paralysis his whole body. I have respect for Craig and I believe that no person should live in pain and that if it's there choice to die then it should be only if the person is terminally ill. Craig Ewert and his wife traveled to Switzerland he was assisted by Dignitas NGO. The documentary shows you the last days of Craig and it also shows you his death where he drinks the killer drug which eventually kills him.

The show was the first assisted suicide to be broadcasted in the UK and was shown on the channel Sky Real Lives. People were against the idea broadcasting this show but this is life and you can't hide it plus Craig Ewert had a right to die he was terminally ill and pretty much as he said he didn't want to die a painful death. I did feel bad for Craig as he did want to live his life longer as he wanted to do other things.

The documentry also shows another couple husband and wife I wasn't sure if he was terminally ill but they both wanted assisted suicide. The thing was this couple didn't look ill she definitely didn't I do thing if your healthy why kill yourself when people who are dying wish they had a longer life.

I found this documentry heartwarming as Craig really did sound as a nice person which it was sad to witness what he was going through. This was interesting and the documentry was put together really good I did feel that it was right to broadcast this on UK television because if you don't want to watch it you don't have to nobody is forcing anyone.

I'll leave you with what Craig Ewert did say on the show as I found this words what he did interesting.

"I've got two choices,". "I go through with it or I say, 'You know what? I'm too scared right now. I don't want to do it.' If I go through with it, I die as I must at some point. If I don't go through with it, my choice is essentially to suffer, and to inflict suffering on my family and then die! Possibly in a way that is considerably more painful and stressful than this way." "The Christians never say, 'We have to stop organ transplants. We have to stop helping premature babies.' No, then it's all right to play God."

Armageddon is the final WWE PPV event of the year and Raw hosted this show in Orlando, Florida at TD Waterhouse Centre now known as Amway Arena. The poster of the event features Triple H and the titantron features the symbol of Triple H. The tagline for the event is "Evolution of The Game" mostly this is a PPV features evolution.

The first match was Mark Henry vs Booker T before the match there is a recap of what happend to get to this match it shows you various of different weeks of Booker T been attacked by Mark Henry. The match is not to bad for an opener some decent moves even Booker T hits the scissors kick on Henry 2 times.

The next match was the Intercontinental Championship match with Rob Van Dam vs Randy Orton and this match is one of the best that this event has to offer it features great moves by both men in my opinion it's one of the best matches of the night.

Trish Stratus and Lita vs Chris Jericho and Christian - this match is nothing special Trish and Lita 2 great wrestlers but putting them in a match like this was wrong.

Shawn Michaels vs Batista - Before this match there is a recap leading to the match it replays the destruction Batista does to Shawn Michaels now remember Batista was a heel back in 2003 which is when he was interesting. The match is good Shawn Michaels pulls off some great moves and as the ending it's quite exciting.

Maven vs Matt Hardy - This is not a match at all it doesn't officially start Batista is still in the ring after the last match Maven comes out getting ready for the match Matt Hardy starts beating up Maven then throws him in the ring with Batista. Batista then gives Maven 2 Batista bombs and Maven is out.

The tag team turmoil I haven't watch this one yet but I'll update it when I do.

Triple H vs Goldberg vs Kane - Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship - The intro video to this match was actually good but I just don't really understand how Kane comes into this I know Triple H and Goldberg had a long feud over 2003. The match I did enjoy Triple H doesn't really do much Kane does quite a lot during the match and I have to admit some of the looks on Kane's face was funny. Goldberg didn't really give top performance which I thought was a shame. The ending of the match was awful it was the worst part of the match altogether. Triple H vs Goldberg from Survivor Series 2003 was better.

The extras on this you get Booker T and Stacy with the "Leg-o-Roonie" this segment is nothing interesting at all.

The Return of Mick Foley - This is a good extra featuring Foley as GM of Raw I never knew that he was I wasn't watching WWE at that time that was when we got rid of the channels to watch WWE.

The Rock returns - This is about 17 to 19 minutes it features La Resistance and Mick Foley this is a great segment which I am glad that this was added to the DVD.

Mark Henry's Recent Rampage - This extra just skip it nothing special at all who cares about this because I certainly don't.

The rest are promos and interviews there is quite a lot of them which is a good thing because more extras the more value for money I think.

Oh and there is another match this is in the extras Heidenreich vs Rico this was from Sunday Night Heat this match is short and the outcome is pathetic Rico defeating Heidenreich what a joke this guy would later feud with Undertaker during 2004 and 2005.

I finally seen this movie you know I bought it on DVD because I collect WWE DVD's and you know I wish I left this on the shelf it was boring and dull. This makes out that Marines are like cyborgs John Cena is always close to death even in explosions he gets out and survives but really it would never happen.

This movie is way over the top to many explosions which look pathetic the bad guys are a joke I feel sorry for Robert Patrick is a legend from the Terminator 2 movie now starting in this horrible movie. WWE films have produced better movies Stone Cold in The Condemend and Kane in See No Evil now I recommend watching those because the wrestlers act better and it's not over the top. As for the comedy in the movie it's not funny it's just stupid the bad guys don't event seem smart they don't even seem bad laughing and joking all the time.

I respect John Cena just this movie is awful even the soundtrack sounds bad this movie is like a B-Movie. John Cena pretty much acts like the same old thing as he is in WWE I guess Vince McMahon wanted him to be that way in the movie.

WWE Hell in a Cell a structure set to case pain and blood the cell made it's debut in 1997 when Shawn Michaels and Undertaker were the first of many to step into the cell.

This DVD showcases 14 of the best Hell in a Cell matches presented by Mick Foley who has pretty much made the Hell in a Cell a classic match. Now from Silvervision they give you a limited edition package which there is only 2000 in Europe I got number 1005 which I am extremely happy to have this in my collection. Now back to this DVD like most WWE collections it features an intro to the match a bit of detail then shows you clips of what's happened to get to that match then goes into the match.

So right now I'll review certain matches.

Hell in a Cell - Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels - Badd Blood (October 5, 1997)

This is the very first match featuring the Hell in a Cell and features some good action Shawn Michaels beating up a camera man, shoving the camera out of his way. Undertaker beating the hell out of Shawn Michaels and busts him open this is a great match one of the best on the set. This match is also the debut of Kane which I thought the interference kind of spoiled the match. The footage goes off in parts as it looks like it's been transfered off a VHS tape.

Tag Team Hell in a Cell Match - Stone Cold Steve Austin & Undertaker vs. Mankind & Kane - RAW (June 15, 1998)

This match is short and it is not in the Cell for that long only Undertaker beating the hell out of Paul Bearer I think it lasts for 5 mins but the match cuts off when Stone Cold starts beating up Kane on top of the Cell.

Hell in a Cell - Undertaker vs. Mankind - King of the Ring (June 28, 1998)

This is the most memorable Hell in a Cell match and has one of the most played footage in WWE history the very match where Undertaker throws Mankind (Mick Foley from the top of the cell. I don't even need to go on with this match any WWE fan should have seen it by now.

I am going to skip the next match that other match was Mankind vs Kane from Raw now I'll skip to No Way Out 2000

Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship (Cactus Jack’s Career is on the Line) - Triple H vs. Cactus Jack - No Way Out (February 27, 2000)

This match is a classic this has Foley falling from the top of the cell and going threw it and this match is fantastic this is one that people will have seen on the Triple H King of Kings DVD.

Six-Man Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship - Kurt Angle vs. Rikishi vs. The Rock vs. Undertaker vs. Triple H vs. Steve Austin - Armageddon (December 10, 2000)

We have seen 2 men in a cell almost 4 but never really happened well for the first time Six men would wrestle in the dangerous cell. During the match because McMahon wants this match to stop he gets constructors to try and rip the cell down however they manage to rip off the door. How before this match you had the story of Stone Cold been hit by a car from Rikishi with plans by Triple H. The story also sees the rivalry of Rikishi and The Rock then Kurt Angle and Stone Cold. In this match you see Stone Cold dragging Triple H head all around the cell and even throwing a camera in the face of Triple H. Now we also witness Rikishi been thrown off the Cell by a chokeslam from the Undertaker. I remember this match very well and certainly it is a classic which lasts for 40 minutes. There is editing in this match as Undertakers theme song that was on here was Kid Rock - American Bad Ass and this song has been changed to a generic theme.

Now for the rest of the matches on this 3 disc set I won't go into anymore detail because any WWE fan should know what to expect in the Hell in a Cell. Just don't expect seeing Undertaker vs Edge from Summerslam 2008 because you won't see it here as this was filmed before that match took place. Thankfully the DVD doesn't show Big Bossman vs Undertaker from WrestleMania 15 I hate the ending where Bossman is hung from the cell because it's one of the worst that I have seen. The truth is the best matches in my opinion are on Disc 1, Disc 2 is not that bad (I have most matches on Disc 2 on the other events that I have on DVD, and Disc 3 is good specially Batista vs Undertaker from Survivor Series 2007 mostly because of the shocking ending.

The whole DVD is worth watching and owning it is enjoyable and if you like a bit of hardcore wrestling it is featured here this is one of the best WWE sets since the Ladder Match DVD and Hell in a Cell is a big part of WWE which makes this a must own for any WWE fan.

Smackdown VS Raw returns on the Wii and last years was awful with only 5 modes but now Yukes have seemed to put a whole lot more effort in to this version by adding match types, a real story mode, defend championship titles (plus you get to see them). The game however still features the same bar which sort of makes it an arcade style wrestling game but this is not a bad thing it's decent at least the matches last longer in this version.

The great features of this version is you get interactive enterances and victory scenes which do add more fun to the game. The game also features the Royal Rumble, TLC, hell in a cell, steel cage, battle royle, ecw extreme rules match, backstage match, ladder. However there is no elimination chamber or inferno match they have sadly been removed but this is nothing major.

A new story mode is now in the game Road to WrestleMania but it only features Triple H, CM Punk, John Cena, Chris Jericho, Undertaker, and Batista and Rey Mysterio where you can only play as those 2 as a team. I am annoyed to see CM Punk having his own story mode when Edge should have clearly got one he's been the best wrestler this year. This mode features real clips and also makes it look like the TV show.

Finally Yukes added more moves to the game and a system where you can try to get out of moves which has you shaking your nunchuck analogue stick. It was finally good though that Yukes did listen to the people as we are the paying customers and they should be listening to us.

This is the first one to feature an online mode I can't see a downloadable content section. Online matches you can do but you can only do certain match types and the annoying thing is the lag it does get bad with lag specially for me. I have spent over 4 hours on this game and I got to say the graphics are not the best who cares the gameplay is good, the soundtrack is awesome finally new modes in the Wii version and online which is certainly a fantastic thing.

*I'll update this review when I play more of it*

In 1998 on VHS came Cause Stone Cold Said So and in 2004 DVD re-released the DVD (if you live in Europe Silver Vision re-released it).

The show is narrated by Stone Cold who talks on about how tough he is the show features highlights of Stone Colds first year with WWE. There is highlights that feature Stone Colds King of the Ring win featuring parts of matches with Marc Mero and Jake the Snake Roberts. During Stone Colds match with Mero you will notice that Stone Colds lip starts to bleed and this is where he needed stitches but never mind he would later become King of The Ring after beating Jake The Snake.

It takes highlights of some great moments with Stone Cold and with him providing his own voice over just makes the show fun to watch. The main parts in this was his feud with Bret the Hitman Hart at least 22 minutes of this shows highlights of the I Quit match from WrestleMania 13 the match were Stone Cold passed out. The show also shows you some moments with Brian Pillman but the show does pretty much end with Shawn and Stone Cold wining the tag team titles.

Overall

This DVD is entertaining but it has been edited the swearing is now beeped out which I own it on VHS which was unedited. However if you like Stone Cold you will enjoy what he does have to say because most things he said made me laugh. I think it is a much watch it is good to see this of Stone Cold though I wish it would of shown some of the classic promos like the one with the cops and talking about Dunkin Donuts now that I thought was funny. It only funs for 59 minutes it's short but quite fun and enjoyable.

The DVD features NO EXTRAS.