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I will try to be on here more . It is hard to get out of a groove and get into another one. But I will try.

This is a glitch I found on youtube. Look at view count, then rating count. A YouTube user can only rate once? weird aye.

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This is the latest pic of me LOL

I brought an Iphone about 3 weeks ago…. and I love it

Now that I have got my life on track I am going to start getting back to what I used to do… Writing, Gaming, Blogging and Reviewing.

I found a place in the world that is hilarious lots of people have heard of it but I just want to share…

Well got to run… TTFN

Little Big Planet™, is a puzzle platformer game that relies on user generater content in the online play. It is developed by Media Molecule and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
You play the game a a Sackboy or Sackgirl, which is a small avatar that you can customize. The game features pre-built levels that players can explore and collect new costumes and items. The game has an inbuilt planet called My Moon, where players can create custom levels. Bascilly let there imgination run wild.
Originally intended for a release in mid-to-late October, a last-minute delay involving a licensed song in the game’s soundtrack delayed the game’s release worldwide. It was released in North America and Japan at the end of October 2008, and in Europe at the beginning of November 2008. 

This is game had a wondrous time playing. It seems so childish that it is fun, to any age group.
The main storyline is weak, the levels are wonderfully built and there are quite allot of them but, there is no story structure.
And in the character customisation, it is nearly limitless, with being able to create custom stickers you can virtually become anyone you want, But that takes time. The game has a vast selection of costumes to use, which are unlocked as you progress further into the game, and even play with friends online.

The game makes up for the lack of story structure with its fun and unique level building system. This system of creating your own levels and then immediately playing then is fun and does spark the imagination. You just need to look at YouTube™ to see how many creative levels have been created including a fully working calculator.
Another feature this game has is the POD which is your space ship for you to explore Little Big Planet™ and it’s surrounding planets such as My Moon.

The game is narrated and has voice-overs from Stephen Fry, how in the game helps you out with everything to do with it.
The tutorials are really helpful, and yes there are lots and lots of them, But each one rewards you with new items.

All in all this is a game every PlayStation 3 owner needs to play, although it seems very childish, It is and you will love it. I certainly did.

Prince of Persia is an action-adventure and plat-forming video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released on
December 2, 2008 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and was released on December 9, 2008 for Microsoft Windows.
The game is set in ancient Persia, although the exact century is not revealed. In the game, the player assumes the role of the Prince,
whose name is not revealed in the game. The Prince is accompanied by a girl named Elika,  whom he met after a large sandstorm diverted
him from his course and he ended up in a mysterious land. Players traverse many different environments using the Prince’s acrobatic abilities to scale walls and even crawl on the ceilings. Throughout the journey, players combat various enemies as they attempt to cleanse the land of corruption.
I Played this game on the Xbox 360.

My first impression of the game is that it looked allot like the game Okami. Because the entire game has a watercolour effect on the graphics Now this game has tried to take a less linear approach to the storyline.
Having to traverse a very long way to your mission point. Only for it to be a boss battle, and for it to get you a little closer to the end of the game.
and you do this not once, not twice, but about 10 + times. It gets very repetitive very fast. And you fight the same four bosses at least 5 times. Another thing that was very annoying is that this game is based in Persia. A distant land… yet all the characters speak like Americans partner.
That ripped a big hole in my bag of immersion.

As you have gathered a game that gets good grades from me is a game with good immersion. If it lacks that spark it better make up for it in another way. The Sands of Time trilogy made up for their lack of immersion but creating a kick ass combat system. You can us walls, pillars and ledges to fight your enemy. Using walls to flip behind them. Using pillars to spin around on and attack your enemies and Ledges to pull tricky moves where you push them off. Plus in their later game they had the Quick-time combat. This added a small action where you could Instantly kill an opponent by performing a stealthy move and slitting their throat. Any way back on task, in Prince of Persia, they thought that that system needed a revamp… (hello anyone home) NO it didn’t. So what do they replace it with, A tekken style slow combat system. Where you have four main attacks Sword, Acrobatic (just jumping and hitting with sword) Claw and magic plus block. That was a big no-no but good old Ubisoft makes another grand decision this falls back on them. They should have just used the gameplay elements from the Sands of Time Trilogy.

In this game they recreated the Following NPC. Usually in games where you have some person follow you they talk the whole way, Making you just want to kill them. But Elika is quiet and comes in handy when you need to make extra long jumps. The Prince cannot "die" in this game, as Elika will save him from any danger and bring him back to the last safe point of the game. For example, if the Prince slips and misses a jump, instead of falling to his death, Elika will grab him, and set him back on the last stable platform that the Prince stood on. So basically just like a checkpoint. If the Prince dies in combat Elika will save you but also allow the enemies to heal.

So here is the story for the game:
The adventure begins as the Prince is caught in a fierce sandstorm while seeking his donkey. The Prince, unable to see because of the sand, stumbles into Elika, who requests that he follow her into a temple at the centre of the kingdom. When they arrive inside the temple, Elika’s father destroys the tree of life, which begins to free the god Ahriman, who was imprisoned by the god Ormazd, whom the Ahura worship. With the tree of life destroyed, Ahriman begins plaguing the land with Corruption. Don’t want to say too much…. Or I will spoil you.

All and all I say that this is a good game. (I have decided to not use numbers to rate games anymore… I will not give in to conformity)
So this is a game I would say that Prince of Persia fans should play. It will prepare you for the future.
It has a good look graphically and has an all round comforting sense. As if it was giving you cookies and warm milk next to a fire, But it
didn’t do it for me.

Happy Gaming

PEACHES AND CREAM ICE CREAM

4 eggs, seperated
1/4 cup castor Sugar
1/4 cup castor Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
300ml Cream

1 can of Peaches
80ml of cream

Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gradually Add first measure of sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Beating until sugar dissolvew before adding
next tablespoon. In a sperate bowl beat egg yolks and second measure of sugar until thick and pale. Add vanilla. Gently fold yolk mixture
into egg white mixture. In another bowl beat cream until thick then fold into egg mixture.
In another bowl puree peaches and add cream. Mix well. Add Peach mixture to egg mixture. Pour Mixture into a shallow container suitable for
freezing. Freeze for several hours.

CHOCOLATE RUM BALLS  

1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1 (7 oz.) jar marshmallow creme
1 tbsp. rum flavoring
3 c. crisp rice cereal
1/2 c. flaked coconut (opt.)
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Melt chocolate in double boiler over hot water. Combine marshmallow creme and rum flavoring. Stir in chocolate and mix well.
Add cereal, coconut and nuts. Form into 1" balls. Roll into additional nuts and chill until firm.

So now I am gonna settle down with a nice cold chocolate and much these up.. Yummy Yummy. I will be doing another proper Entry soon. A review or a rant…

Happy Cooking

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is an action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for the PlayStation 3. Combining platforming and third-person shooter elements, the game charts the journey of protagonist Nathan Drake, supposed descendant of the explorer Sir Francis Drake, as he seeks the lost treasure of El Dorado, with the help of friend Victor "Sully" Sullivan and journalist Elena Fisher.

When you first start Uncharted you are immersed into a cinematic experience that delivers and has immersion. Naughty Dog the company behind the legendary Crash Bandicoot series has gone all out in this game. It’s quirky humour and intense battles form together to make quite a unique game.

Now the gameplay side of things.
Uncharted is a third-person shooter mixed with the 2D-3D platform element. That is probably its primary downfall. While in platform mode, the game has the annoying 3D camera (not all the time but quite allot) which means that some areas that you need to get to are not visible and sometimes completely off screen. 

Now the combat system of the game is quite unique it is the usual third person shooter with a melee system fused into it. The game also features a cover system. Where Nate will use walls and pillars as cover and also any object that is about waist height.

One thing that annoyed me about the the weapon systems is Nate can only carry one pistol at a time, and may also carry one rifle, whilst there is a limited amount of ammo per gun; picking up a different handgun or rifle switches out that weapon for the new one.

This game has several similarities or may even be inspired by the Indiana Jones series and even the National Treasure series. Yet it has its own twist on the treasure hunting genre. The hero Nathan Drake is a Mans-man, he just seems to be really realistic as just an everyday guy.

All and all I give this game a rating of 8 out of 10. For its immersion in gameplay and quality characters. But on the downside it has the Bad camera choices and annoying choices with gunplay.

Trailer

Happy Gaming