Archives for ‘review’
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Xbox Live: Generation Next
The combination of playing on Xbox Live and obtaining stats via the internet and it is undoubtedly a great cross-functional media paradigm.
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Microsoft Digital Media Pro
This is a new wired keyboard that provides practical features such as Favourite keys and a sleek design at a reasonable price..
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Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusades
A strategic action game of epic scale, with cutting-edge 3-D graphics, 100+ missions, Xbox Live functionality and pulse pounding combat scenes.
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Tron 2.0: Killer App vs. Tron the Movie
A little cut scene to set the stage, followed by the developer’s credits rolling exactly how you would see them in a theatre.
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The Real Review (iPod)
I enjoy cataloging my music, and I was sure the iPod would allow me to have easy and quick access to my favorite tunes at all times. The Real Review
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Mad Fast Classics
It’s October and since October is just that little bit different.. Propellarheads, Diana Krall, Tricky, & INI.
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Microsoft Digital Image Suite 10
Most consumers, myself included, spend all the money on the camera and give little or no thought to the processing required afterwards.
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Zoo Tycoon
For the most part, the game was what I expected, but there were many new features and surprises that should keep gamers interested.
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Star Wars Battlefront for Xbox
Battlefront is an action/shooter game that gives gamers the opportunity to re-live and participate in all of the classic Star Wars battles.
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Game Spotlight: Fable for Xbox
Fable has aimed for new heights of realism, as they introduce the ability to start a family, acquire real estate and tattoos, and much more.
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Mad Fast Reviews 2
Back again with more quick beats to digest. 3 Albums once again, this time cream of the crop, and all worth buying. Listen to it all! (Dj Krush, Quantic, Federico Aubele)
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Bad Religion – The Empire Strikes First
You feel like a student in the classroom; you learn not only from the words, but the sounds and pace of their music.
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Wagon Christ – Sorry I Make You Lush
Wagon Christ tricks – woozy, gaudy, beautiful kitschtronica, the tightest, tidiest funk drummage and anus-wobbling sub bass.
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Transformers (PS2)
Essentially your goal is to find all of these little guys and use them to help you kick the Decepticons shiny metal butts..
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Mad Fast Reviews
3 Albums, 3 minutes. Please take your time and read it carefully. We’ve got disco, we’ve got funk, we’ve got it quick! (Chris Joss, 4Hero, Rae and Christian)
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Prince – Musicology
I was happy to hear a return of the slinky funk-oriented grooves on Musicology, compared to the preachy and unlistenable Rainbow Children
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Busdriver – Cosmic Cleavage
Being original in this saturated day in age is rare, and this is an album which should be highly commended for doing so.
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Jim Brynes – Fresh Horses
Most of the regular readers of r4nt will have never heard of Jim Byrnes but I’m willing to bet you’ve probably seen or heard him on TV. His most recognizable role was probably as Joe Dawson on the Vancouver-based Highlander series, and he has also done numerous commercial and cartoon voice-overs such as Inferno in …
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Lamb – Between Darkness and Wonder
The mid 1990’s introduced me to a new style of music that has forever changed the way I listen to music. I remember when I first heard Massive Attack and the dark sounds of Tricky I had immediately found a new direction to take my CD collection. Morcheeba also had a huge amount of influence …
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Zen RMX: Remix Retrospective
Who would have thought that an Ex-art teacher (Jonathan More) and a computer programmer (Matt Black) would have started a creation back in the late 80’s that would revolutionize some of biggest artists of the 1990’s? This duo, formally referred to as Coldcut put out some serious madness before launching their sushi madden Japanese …
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Zen CD: A Retrospective
What have the ninja’s at Ninjatune been upto for the past decade or so? Since their conception by Jonathan More and Matt black (most know these guys as Coldcut) back in the early 1990’s, there has been a huge cult following and a reputation for finding some of most amazing talent available on the …
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lunchboxes.com
Are you a serious executive who wants a futuristic lunch sack and has no time for 80’s retro-chic? The ‘Silver Orb Lunch Box Tote’ may be just what you need to cure the PB&J blues. Or try out the NYC kitsch look with your own ‘Chinese Take-Out’ Lunch box/Bag – you’ll swear you’re in an episode of Friends!
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In Flames – Reroute to Remain
All things known to man have gone through two questions by everyone, What is it? And why should I care? And this album was no different when I was first told of it. I thought “ah yeah, another Soil, another metal head loud mouthed band”. Quick! Diverge from this thought and hearken back to three …
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Manhunt (PS2)
The last thing you remember is being on death row lying on the steel table waiting the lethal injection. Now you wake up to find yourself in a room, dizzy and short of breath. An eerie voice booms through the intercom, “You’re not dead… yet… do as I say, make it through the night and …
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SeaBiscuit
I watched this movie from the cozy confines of 35,000 feet, on a flight that was two hours late due to weather and mechanical difficulties. What would adequately describe my state of mind? Bored – and in need of distraction, SeaBiscuit was it. It was either that or re-read the in-flight magazine. Starring Toby Maguire …
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Zen tv DVD
Ninja Tune Music Video Compilation
Let me start by saying the following: There is simply no better DVD music compilation worth buying in 2004 than this.
Are you kidding? What do you expect from Ninjatune, one of the most consistent music labels over the past decade. As you could have gathered from past DVD reviews of both … -
Steam Whistle Brewery (Toronto)
Bottoms up
Sure Toronto might be expensive *cough* CN Tower *cough*, but all you need is about $5 and a pint of beer to have a really good time. Funny enough good times are to be found right about a five minute walk from the CN Tower in an old converted Rail Station (CPR John Street … -
Ontario Science Centre (Toronto)
Kids going ape
The Ontario Science Centre advertises ‘Discover how much fun science can be’ and it definitely delivers, to a point. The OSC is a classic example of ‘hands on’ learning, and how to make science ‘fun’. Of course you can tell from this description already that the OSC’s target market is children probably … -
New Sky Restaurant (Toronto)
MaxPower: How do you choose a Chinese food restaurant in Chinatown when there are about 50 in a 5 block radius? You look for the one that is packed with Chinese people at 6:30PM and then pick that one. That’s exactly what we did one night when we were looking for a good (and cheap) …
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Royal Onatrio Museum (Toronto)
In spite of suffering from a slight case of museum fatigue, the intrepid reporters from R4NT made their way to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) at about 3 o’clock on a Saturday. It was very crowded around the ROM as there were crews setting up for the Santa Claus parade which was going to take …
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The Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto)
Degas at the AGO
The R4NT crew walked to the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) after visiting Toronto’s famous CN Tower. We entered the lobby of the Gallery and found ourselves standing in a large room containing several information booths and pamphlet stands. The ticket line was pleasingly short, and we were able to get tickets … -
CN Tower
When one thinks of Toronto, the image of the CN tower is surely a forerunner. Boasted as ‘Canada’s Wonder of the World’, it is an impressive 553.33m high tower that is the heart of Canada’s telecommunications. It is situated in the down town core of Toronto and is an attraction for millions of …
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Alien – Directors Cut
In the oppressive darkness, two grungy spacesuits carefully lower a third into the bowels of the alien ship. He is suspended temporarily in mid-air inside a cavernous room. The alien walls are ribbed as though alive; a raised backbone-walkway snakes along the base, towards the interminable distance. The explorer is deposited, gingerly, there. A pale, …
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Scary Movie 3
I’m a big fan of dookie jokes. Just love them. Dick and fart jokes too. Pee jokes are just as good. Oh, and don’t forget boobie jokes. I love boobie jokes, mostly because I love boobies and when they make jokes about boobies it just adds to the overall experience.
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Alexkid – Mint
There is no question good dance music comes from France… …do ‘Daft Punk’ or, ‘St.Germain’ ring a bell? Well it’s been a hard time coming to find this latest gem of an album from ‘Alexkid’ (who you guessed it, is from France).
Mint is his second full fledged release following up his previous album “Bienvendia”. His …
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