2009 Top 10: Street Fighter IV

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3D graphics on a 2D plane - why did no-one else do this? Well, other people did, but not as good as Capcom. The visuals are amazing - the characters are so full of... well... character, I'm glad Capcom waited until the technology was there before they committed the main series to 3D visuals. Remember Street Fighter EX? Blocky and…

2009 Top 10: Batman

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Batman: Arkham Asylum. Incredible game. Incredible story, incredible atmosphere, incredible fighting system, it had it all. It's rare for a game to actually convey the feeling of being powerful - Batman has such meaty punches, the slow motion final hits of combo attacks sound and look so painful. It also has the best stealth mechanics of any game I've ever…
2009 Top 10: Gran came to visit

2009 Top 10: Gran came to visit

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My Gran and her sister Margaret came and stayed with my Mum for a couple of weeks at the end of September/start of October. First, some explanation - it seems nothing is ever straightforward! My Gran, Jean, is actually my Dad's adopted mother, and her sister Margaret is my Dad's biological mother. Because Margaret wasn't married when she had my…

2009 Top 10: Invaders Must Die

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The long awaited new album from The Prodigy came out early in 2009, on the same day as Jane and I moved in with her Mum and Dad. This meant I didn't get it on release day, but a few days after once everything had settled down a bit. It helped a lot, diverting attention away from all these strange…
2009 Top 10: Introduction

2009 Top 10: Introduction

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Welcome to my 2009 Top 10. Although I did struggle at first to think of ten things that were super awesome in 2009, Jane helped me along a bit and reminded me of all the fucking obvious things I'd missed... So, here we go then, one item a day for the next ten days, in no particular order, my 2009…

Sunday Service: Feeling ill

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Not massively, just a little bunged up. Sudafed is really good though, as are those Beechams Hot Berry flu remedy drinks - I'll be back to my best in no time. I'm really enjoying Arkham Asylum, it's so full of magnificent little touches: When Scarecrow gasses you and the game pretends your Xbox has fried, try to skip the broken…