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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Bee Movie: The Game

Pros
Fun, good graphics, and give you the excitement.

Cons
No Cons.

The Bottom Line
You will have the chance to do the bee movie story.

Here is the game of the movie the Bee Movie. It lets you play as Barry B. Benson and do the bee movie story. In the game, the story has some adjustments that are not in the real movie. There are 12 chapters in the game. Each chapter has 1 to 3 levels. You will have a chance to explore New Hive City, and Honex Industries (They are separated by an elevator south of J-Gates) (The exploration is not in story mode). As a bee, you must do bee jobs. Some are long, some are easy, and some are hard. There are 7 jobs available (3 at Honex Industries, and 4 at New Hive City). The 3 jobs at Honex are drafter, honeycomb collector, and honey tanks collector. In the drafter job, you must fill honey baskets that are not filled before you hit the unfilled baskets limit. In honeycomb collector, you must collect honeycombs that fall down without collecting burnt combs. You have a limit of burnt combs to collect (If you reach the limit you lose). In honey tanks collector, you must collect tanks that come to you without leaving any tank left. You have a limit of tanks that you did not collect. In New Hive City, there are 4 jobs: taxi, food delivery, racer, and mechanic jobs. In taxi job, you must collect people and send them to there destination. You will allow 1 customer at a time and there is a time limit. In food delivery job, you must deliver all the food before the time limit. In racer job, you must come 1st in all the available races against 5 opponents. In mechanic job, you must fix all the cars before the time limit. When you finish a job you will earn money. With this money, you can buy video games, new clothes, or new cars. There are badges that you can collect while playing. To see them you must enter at a portal in front of J-Gates.

Mario Kart for Nintendo Wii

Pros
Everything. Just a downright awesome game!

Cons
Maybe a couple songs, but thats it... And alot of online players play Yoshi XD

The Bottom Line
This game is simply amazing. Music, gameplay and so forth. Buy it!

That is right. It is better then Brawl! And I love Brawl. Basically, Nintendo did everything right with this game as far as gameplay, online, and so forth goes. But that isn't the review, this is!

1) Game Play 10/10 (if you have a wheel lol)
-There are three ways to play. Gamecube controller, Classic Controller, Wii Mote and Nunchuck, and Wheel Wheel! The game is meant to be played with the wheel, so I will explain how that goes first.

Wheel----First off, the wheel is nice sized and it feels comfortable in my hand. The controls are simple to. You turn the wheel to turn, hold 2 to accelerate, 1 to drift, and directional pad to throw items. Also when in the air, you 3) can shake the controller to do tricks for an added boost. It's VERY easy to use! And the most fun. Also you can press A to look backwards, but that is dangerous. If you tilt the wheel up some, your motorcycle will perform a wheelie, assuming you are riding one. 5/5

Classic Controller---You use the left analog to steer, A to accelerate, B or R to drift, L to use items, up and down on the controller pad to do a wheelie, and press the control pad while in the air to do a trick. And X to look back. Easy, but not as fun as a wheel.4/5

GC Controller--- Basically the same as the Classic controller, and as easy. 4/5

Nunchuck--- To steer you move the left analog, and to accelerate you press A. You drift by holding the back B button, and you use items by using the Z button. You tilt the wiimote to do a wheelie, and shake while in the air to do tricks. This one feels awkward and I don't suggest this method to beginners. 3/5

2) Modes 10/10
There are four modes. Grand Prix, Time Trial, Vs, and Battle. All being awesome.

Grand Prix--- Basically, you go up against 11 (or 10 if you have a buddy) computers to win the gold in each stage. At first it is easy, but in other CCs (100 and 150) the computer can be a bit cheap. But that is to be expected. It is still alot of fun though. But, it is a pain in the but trying to get the star to unlock all the characters when the comp is cheap. Still, the game is terribly fun. 4/5

Time Trial--- Kind of a relaxing one where you dont race anyone except the time. When you finish a race, you can save your ghost. And once you save you ghost, you can race him. The ghost goes through the track just like you did, exactly. And it gives you the opportunity to beat your time and get a better score. 4/5

VS.--- Basically, it is just you and your friend. Like Grand Prix, except no opponents. 5/5

Battle--- I love battle. There are two in this. Coin collect and Balloon pop. Coin mode is where you and your team must collect as many points as you can. The one to collect the most wins. And the same goes for balloon pop. You pop as many balloons as you can, and the one who pops the most wins! Heheh what is cool is after all your balloons are popped you can still go at it. God I love it... 5/5

3) Graphics 10/10
Now I know what your thinking. Compared to Brawl, the graphics are not as good. But you have to look at the bigger picture. Because of the graphics, there is no frame rate issues... Period. I am serious, for what it is, the graphics are damn beautiful. And so are the stages. The fog affect kind of helps to.

4) Stages 10/10
Seriously, there are some amazing stages in this game, some new, some old. From Moo Moo Meadows, all the way to Mario Circuit from the SNES Mario Kart. Same goes for the battle circuit levels. They bring back some old ones and bring out some new. But I think I will let you find out what those are! ;)

5) Characters 10/10
25 characters... That is amazing. Why am I surprised, especially when you can race up to 12 people at once? My girlfriend especially loves Baby Peach! LOL! But some are a lil surprising. Once again, I will let you find out who they are after you unlock them! :D

6) Music 8/10
Music is good. Granted a couple songs are a little forgetable, but some are downright catchy, Like Moo Moo meadows, Mario Circuit SNES, and Rainbow Road. Though it has some faults, it is not enough to throw anyone off.

7) Online 10/10
This is seriously the best part of this game. It is done right in every way. You can go up against people around the world in vs or battle mode and earn points. The more you win, or the better you do, the more points you earn. But that is not all! You can race friends, bring a buddy with you on the same wii as a guest, you can check ranks all over the world, and best of all... NO LAG! NOT AT ALL! NONE! NODDA! Seriously, Nintendo did Online play right for once!

Bottom Line, this game is amazing. I hear people saying that hardcore gamers will be thrown off by this game, but I don't see it. I am a hardcore gamer and this game is an absolute blast, and great for beginners as well. This game is just that good!
5/5

Best Portable Air Conditioners

Haier HPE07XC6(Around $360)

Small portable air conditioner (150 sq. ft.). The 7,000 BTU Haier HPE07XC6 is one of the least expensive portable air conditioners available, and reviews say it does a fine job in very small rooms of about 150 square feet or less. Since most of the condensed water removed from the air is expelled through the main exhaust hose, you don't have to empty the water-collection cup too often. Although this Haier air conditioner is small and inexpensive, reviews say it isn't that quiet. Sharp portable air conditioners get better reviews for low noise, but they are more expensive.


Sharp CV-P10MX(Around $550)

Quietest portable air conditioner (200 sq. ft.). Although more expensive than other portable air conditioners, the 9,500 BTU Sharp CV-P10MX has a couple of notable advantages. First, nearly every review we found for this series of Sharp AC units notes that they are quieter than others -- a plus for use in a bedroom. Second, since all of the condensate (water removed from the air during operation) is exhausted out of the main exhaust hose, you don't have to empty or drain a water-collection container as you do with most other portable air cooling units.


Amcor ALTL 12000E (Around $430)

Budget portable AC unit (350 sq. ft.). Although it's less expensive than others, reviews say the 12,000 BTU Amcor ALTL 12000E isn't the quietest portable air conditioner, and since its water-collection cup isn't removable, emptying the condensate is a little awkward. However, the Amcor portable AC unit does exhaust some of the condensate out with the main air exhaust. Features include digital controls and a remote. It can also be used as a dehumidifier.


Sharp CV-P12LX (Around $650)

Quietest portable AC for larger rooms (400 sq. ft.). This is the larger version of the highly rated Sharp 11,500 BTU CV-P09FX. Both models get the best reviews as the quietest portable air conditioners. Another advantage is that these two Sharp models send all the condensate out the window in the main exhaust hose, so you don't have to empty a separate water-collection cup. Both models can also be used as dehumidifiers. The larger Sharp CV-P12LX is meant for larger rooms of up to 400 square feet.