New DVDs and games out now and soon: Pony Friends on Nintendo DS...
Normality will be restored very shortly to DVDfever.co.uk, but in the meantime,
first in this round-up is Pony Friends (£29.99, Eidos), which is out now on Nintendo DS.
The pony you've always wanted in the palm of your hand. Pony Friends allows you to care for your very own
pony and customise its coat and mane and keep it well groomed and healthy. Take your pony for trail rides
to keep it fit, snap pictures of wildlife, find rare gifts and make sure your pony is the best pony in the
whole stables.
Click on the packshot for further info.
Bionicle Heroes are out in force on the Wii...
And that's because as well as them being available on the Wii (£39.99, Eidos) out now, it's also availabl e
for the PS2, Nintendo DS, PC, Xbox 360 and GBA.
TT Games, the makers of the highly acclaimed LEGO Star Wars: The Videogame, bring you a totally new and
thrilling adventure featuring the new 2006 BIONICLE toy range from LEGO group; the mighty Toa Inika and the
dastardly Piraka.
Harness the elemental powers of the each Toa hero. Master their unique Tools and abilities in order to
defeat the villainous Piraka one by one.
Explore jungles, volcanoes and mountains on the mysterious island of Voya Nui in this epic quest. In order
to survive you must battle, solve puzzles, learn to walk through fire and even climb sheer cliff faces in the
ultimate BIONICLE adventure. BIONICLE Heroes is the first game to chronicle characters from the entire
BIONICLE universe. Do you have what it takes to become a hero?
Click on the packshot for further info.
Get your mic out for Singstar Pop Hits on the PS2...
When it comes to Singstar Pop Hits from Sony (£39.99 for the pack with microphones but it is cheaper without and the same
goes for the two Buzz games listed below)...
You’ve got the mic, you’ve got the style; hey, you’ve even got a room full of people ready to be entertained…
but what are you going to sing? SingStar Pop Hits is bang up to date and full of the very best songs out on
the airwaves today. We’ve specially selected 30 top tracks, making this SingStar perfect for any budding pop star.
It’s your opportunity to sing along with some of the most talked about and best loved stars in the world of
pop, so get your friends round, put your skills to the test and give your party that special SingStar flavour.
Who knows, maybe your performance will be so good you’ll catch someone’s eye – maybe soon it’ll be you topping
the charts, appearing on TV and jetting off for photo shoots. You’d better get those mics plugged in and
start practising right away.
Click on the packshot for further info.
Get a Buzz with a Mega Quiz on PS2...
Buzz The Mega Quiz (£39.99, Sony):
Welcome to the best game show yet! The cameras are trained on the shiny new set, and your host has got 5000
general knowledge brainteasers for you - so get those buzzer-fingers ready. Get quizzed on absolutely
anything, with all-new questions on TV, movies, music, sport, science, nature and more.
Choose from 16 quirky contestants including mighty superhero Quiz Man. The game features some brand new
rounds, including Point Picker and The Final Countdown - the thrilling final round where everything can change.
You can also face off in a full-length quiz for up to 8 players! Just connect two sets of Buzz! Buzzers and
get buzzing!
Click on the packshot for further info.
Buzz the youngsters with Junior Robojam on the PS2...
Buzz Junior Robojam (£39.99, Sony):
Buzz! Junior: RoboJam takes you into a futuristic world where cheeky robots dodge missiles on a
firing range, dance with a giant alien octopus and try to make the grade as crash-test dummies. Up to
four players can grab a buzzer and battle it out in Robot Academy a contest of 25 whole games in which players
compete for points in the form of nuts.
Collect the most nuts overall and you'll carry off the Robot of the Month award. It's a high-octane,
high-value formula for excitement.
Click on the packshot for further info.
More SOCOM fun on the PS2...
In SOCOM US Navy Seals: Combined Assault (£29.99, Sony), which is out now on the PS2,
protect America and freedom from enemy forces in urban and rural warfare.
This game builds on the strengths of the multimillion-selling franchise to firmly establish both its single-player
and multiplayer as equally outstanding game experiences. Created in association with U.S. Naval Special Warfare
Command, it's as close as a player can get to being a Navy SEAL on PlayStation 2.
The PlayStation 2 system's top online gaming franchise continues its assault with an all-new 4-player
cooperative play, improved enemy behaviour and tactics, and new vehicles and weapons for campaign mode. Command
the most feared Special Forces team ever assembled through a single, massive Area of Operation with varied
missions spanning across multiple diverse regions.
Players can experience the campaign mode in single player or in 4-player online cooperative mode. Additionally,
players will have the option to select an individual tactical mission area that was previously completed, and
play it as a stand-alone, or 'Instant Action', mission in 4-player online cooperative play. Players can then
customize these Instant Action missions for nearly endless replay.
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault will also contain the full SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs multiplayer
online game with all maps, patches and updates included and it will be completely compatible with SOCOM 3
Online multiplayer. In addition it will feature new competitive 32-player maps, exclusive to SOCOM: U.S.
Navy SEALs Combined Assault. Improved Crosstalk functionality between SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo
2 and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault allows each game to have even more dramatic effects on the
progression of the other, in addition to unlocking special features across the titles.
Click on the packshot for further info.
Ratchet and Clank move to the PSP...
In Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters (£34.99, Sony), which is out now, Sony’s favourite platforming
double act go portable with a game that looks virtually indistinguishable from its big cousin PS2 versions.
It plays just the same too and it’s still got the same great sense of humour that fans love.
Whereas the last few Ratchet & Clank games have become obsessed with online team battles, to the point where
the last one barely featured Clank the robot, this portable version is just like the games of old (although
it does still have a 4 player mode). Ratchet is still armed with his trusty wrench and a whole host of
pleasingly overpowered weapons such as the lacerator gun and the acid bomb glove – you can even switch between
them all using the same selection wheel as the originals. The game has plenty of platform elements as well
too, with Clank again able to help Ratchet glide to safety whilst in the air.
After being reduced to a cameo in Ratchet: Deadlocked, Clank plays a larger role as a solo character in this
new game, with a full wardrobe of robot suits to wear which give him new powers such as a robot flinging
magnetic catapult.
The game isn’t being developed by original developer Insomniac, who are busy on PlayStation 3 first person
shooter Resistance: Fall of Man, but by new company High Impact Game.
Click on the packshot for further info.
Crush from one dimension to another on the PSP...
Exclusive to PSP, Crush (£29.99, Sega), which is out now,
is an altogether new concept in multi-dimensional puzzle gameplay. Trapped in a life most difficult, our
pyjama-clad hero has found himself tormented by worry and mental strife. He's a nervous wreck, plagued by
sleepless nights that leave him too tired to turn his life around.
A good night's shuteye has become as elusive as a dream. But it is in a bizarre, dreamy vision that our
unlikely adventurer is given one last hope; a very strange opportunity to sort through the wreckage of
his mind and restore his sanity, along with his sleep.
Puzzle your way across 40 brain-twisting levels, exploiting a brilliantly surreal ability to switch
perspectives from 3D to 2D to conquer your challenges. Changing your perspective on things will do more
than alter your view; shift platforms and objects, activate machinery, cause immense chain reactions in
the environment and overcome your enemies - it's all in the power of perspective.
Click on the packshot for further info.
Two new DVDs from Silver Vision and FightDVD...
This section begins with WWE No Way Out 2007 (£17.99, released on June 4th as is the other title).
Running for 181 mins, the fights include: Batista & Undertaker vs. John Cena & Shawn Michaels,
the Diva Talent Invitational, a competition that was open to Divas of all three brands, and featured the
many skills and talents of the sexiest women on TV. There's also the ECW Championship: Bobby Lashley vs. Mr Kennedy
and WWE Tag Team Championship: Paul London & Brian Kendrick vs. Deuce & Domino, Kane vs. King Booker and
Finlay & Little Bastard vs. The Boogeyman & The Little Boogeyman.
UFC 67: All Or Nothing (£17.99) runs for 158 mins and fights include:
Anderson Silva vs. Travis Lutter, Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic vs. Eddie Sanchez,
Roger Huerta vs. John Halverson and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Marvin Eastman, plus there are featurettes
about Jackson & Eastman and Sanchez & CroCop.
Click on the packshots to purchase these titles on Amazon.
Clint Eastwood makes your day with a DVD boxset...
Clint Eastwood: The Collection (£39.99) is released on June 11th and contains eight films:
Play Misty For Me, Joe Kidd, Two Mules For Sister Sarah, Coogan's Bluff ,The Beguiled, The Eiger Sanction,
High Plains Drifter and Breezy.
Click on the packshot for further info.
Head off to Perth on DVD...
Finally, from Tartan and out now is Perth (£19.99).
This stylish thriller follows a taxi driver in the underbelly of Singapore who makes a living ferrying
high-end call girls to their clients, and spends his days dreaming of a better life in Australia. When he tries
to make changes in his life, he quickly finds himself playing a dangerous game, and in far over his head.
Extras include a behind-the-scenes featurette, film notes, a trailer, deleted scenes with commentary
and two feature-length commentaries.
Thanks to the respective PR companies for these comps which have now closed.
The winners will be notified shortly and the answers are as follows:
Life on Mars Series 2 (DVD): DCI Gene Hunt is played by Philip Glenister.
Check back for more competitions soon.
Coming soon: The Knowsley Hall Music Festival in June...
Thanks to
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Elly Roberts
for the following info:
BREAKING NEW BANDS EXCLUSIVELY ANNOUNCED FOR MY SPACE STAGE AT KNOWSLEY HALL MUSIC FESTIVAL! Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June 2007
‘THE ONLY GLASTONBURY ALTERNATIVE’ Knowsley Hall, Liverpool / 1PM – 11PM
With just 7 weeks until the North West’s biggest outdoor rock event lands in the stunning surroundings of
Knowsley Hall, it gives us great pleasure to announce Knowsley Hall Festival will be teaming up with MySpace
to host a second stage of sensational breakthrough artists.
As an addition to the all-star players billed on the main stage, THE ORANGE LIGHTS are the latest to announce
their set on Sunday. Championed by the likes of Radio 2 and The Guardian, the brains behind the The Orange
Lights are of a pedigree that includes members of the Lighthouse Family and Spritualized. The veteran talent
combined has developed a unique and infectious sound.
The city of Liverpool, famed for spawning one of the most prolific music scenes in the world is setting the
standard with a festival that champions world-class artists including THE WHO, KEANE, THE ZUTONS, SPECIAL
GUESTS: MADNESS, THE CORAL, JOSS STONE, THE VIEW, SHACK, ICICLE WORKS, PETE WYLIE & THE MIGHTY WAH!,
LITTLE FLAMES, THE ORANGE LIGHTS and more!
Now it is an honour to announce that holding true to supporting the best international talent around today,
Knowsley Hall Festival has teamed up with online music revolutionary My Space to launch a platform for
breakthrough artists. Together they will play host to a second stage of fresh music at the event that
promises to be the best alternative to Glastonbury!
The My Space stage will pioneer the most sensational new, live music from artists nationwide; showcasing
the hottest breakthrough bands who have been lighting up the music scene this year and inspiring huge fan
bases through quality gigs and good old grassroots word-of-mouth!
Supporting the cream of the crop of cutting edge performers with a ‘power to the people’ ethos, the brand
new My Space stage is perfectly set in the grounds of a city that has borne more number one hit singles
than any other.
The stellar line up for the all-new MySpace stage is the must-see bill of the summer for all those with
their finger on the pulse! Set to shine at one of the first big festivals of the year and charged by the
unparalleled support of faithful fan bases, each and every up-and-coming gem has been hand picked to truly
reflect the quality and potential of this sensational event.
The full line-up is as follows:
Saturday 23rd June:
MAIN STAGE: The Who, The Coral, The View, Shack, Pete Wylie and The Mighty Wah, Little Flames
MY SPACE STAGE: The Black Velvets, The Loungs, The Alones, The Maybes, Miss King and the Cougers, The Quarter,
Delta Fiasco
Sunday 24th June:
MAIN STAGE: Keane, The Zutons, Madness, Joss Stone, The Icicle Works, The Orange Lights
MY SPACE STAGE: Candie Payne, Howie Payne, The Aeroplanes, I Am Finn
New DVDs and games out now and soon: Black Book on DVD...
First in this round-up is Black Book (£19.99, Tartan), which is out now on DVD.
This is an epic war drama based on a true story. Rachel Steinn (Caprice van Houten) is a beautiful Jewish
woman living in Holland during the early days of World War II. When Axis forces take control of Holland,
Rachel's family are killed in a bombing raid while most of the city's Jews are rounded up and sent to Nazi
death camps. Rachel manages to narrowly avoid capture, and joins the local resistance movement.
With her hair dyed blonde, Rachel can easily pass for a gentile, and when the leader of the Dutch resistance
movement learns his son has been captured by Axis forces, Rachel is asked to use her feminine charms to
persuade a German commander to arrange for the boy's release. Rachel soon finds herself caught up in a
dangerous double life as she becomes a sexual plaything for the Nazis while attempting to bring down their
evil empire as a spy.
Extras include: Bonus footage, Trailers, 'Making of' documentary, Interviews (Paul Verhoeven and Caprice
Van Houten), Production notes.
Click on the packshot for further info.
To Have and To Hold on DVD...
Also out now from Tartan is To Have and To Hold (£19.99), in which Australian romantic author
Kate (Rachel Griffiths) believes her own lovelife has taken a fairytale turn when she meets the rugged
Jack (Tcheky Karyo), who has left his Papua New Guinea home to visit the mainland.
Returning to his remote island retreat, Kate begins to suspect Jack is not the man of her dreams after all:
in fact his obsessive desire for her leads her to believe the death of his previous wife had not been an accident.
Nick Cave and two of his Bad Seeds, Blixa Bargeld and Mick Harvey, provide the soundtrack.
Extras include Bonus footage and Cast/Filmaker notes.
Click on the packshot for further info.
Action aplenty with Crackdown on Xbox 360...
Next up is Crackdown (£39.99, Microsoft), which is out now on the Xbox 360.
Crackdown pushes the action-driving hybrid genre into the next generation with the first ever truly
3-D playground. Gamers will enforce justice by any means necessary in Pacific City, a crime-ridden urban
center built to encourage the exploration of the full width, depth and height of the city. Coupled with
highly innovative co-op gameplay - a genre first - and an interactive world where nearly anything can be
used as a weapon, gamers will be able to create a volatile cocktail of judicial oppression as they clean
up the streets.
Features include:
Brilliant experience from a legendary game designer. From Dave Jones, the creative mastermind behind Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings, comes Crackdown an explosive masterpiece set to define open-world, free-form next-generation gaming.
True next-generation visuals. Harnessing the power of Xbox 360, Crackdown players enforce justice against the backdrop of a crime-ridden metropolis that is massive in scale, monstrous in scope and meticulous in detail. The unique presentation style em
ploys a highly stylized rendering technique that turns the game into a living graphical novel.
Cooperative gameplay for double the mayhem. From the game's initial concept to final design, Real Time Worlds focused on delivering dynamic, engaging cooperative gameplay for double the carnage, action and intensity.
3-D free-form gameplay. For the first time ever, an urban playground has been created to encourage players to explore and exploit the full width, depth and height of a city. Players wage war on the crime syndicates by taking part in high-octane chases
on foot and on wheels while using any appropriate route along, around, across, over, under or through the environment. Freedom abounds because it is up to the player to determine how best to complete the nonlinear objectives in a myriad of wild and creat
ive ways.
Over-the-top action. All strategies and tactics are acceptable, provided players reclaim the streets by unleashing the awesome abilities inside each agent. As players develop and hone their gameplay skills, their agent's genetic tendencies will increa
se, allowing players to realize their agent's full potential. Players will be able to run at dazzling speeds, take death-defying leaps, handle the most incredible weapons, perform impossible vehicular maneuvers, move massive objects and deliver bone-crush
ing blows.
Music as environment. More than 100 licensed tracks, spanning a wide range of styles and genres, give audio identities to characters and locations in Crackdown. The music coupled with a next-generation use of 5.1 surround sound will let gamers know ju
st from the music and sound effects they hear which crime syndicate is headed their way.
The environment as a weapon. Is a character low on ammo? No problem. Thanks to an amazing amount of props and a deep physics system, players can use whatever they can get their hands on as weapons trash cans, vehicles, even people to clean the streets
of crime. In Crackdown the effects of the players' actions stay in place much longer than in other open-environment titles, giving gamers a far greater range of options when setting the scene for mass destruction. If players gather vehicles to create a b
arricade, they will be there when the they return with more. Gamers can create an arrangement of explosives and come back later to set the explosion. Crackdown remembers, and reacts, to the players' actions within the game world.
Click on the packshot for further info.
Charlotte's Web oinks onto DVD...
Out on May 28th, Charlotte's Web (£19.99, Paramount), is a re-telling of the famed E.B. White
children's classic about a friendship between a pig, a spider and a little girl. After the farm's prize sow
gives birth to a grand litter, little Fern the farmer's daughter (Dakota Fanning) falls in love with the runt
whom she names Wilbur (Dominic Scott Kay).
After Fern's pleading with her father for Wilbur's life, the fretful little porker is no less haunted by
visions of his demise/apple sauce-pairing and cries rather a lot. Charlotte (Julia Roberts), a friendly
spider soothes him and becomes his firm friend. Together, they hatch a plan whereby Charlotte will spin
words into her web and create a sensation so as the heat is drawn from the imminent pork rib BBQ.
The animals are given voice by a farrago of stars;, Samuel The Sheep by John Cleese, Gussy the Goose by
Oprah Winfrey, Templeton The Rat by Steve Buscemi, for example with, elsewhere, Reba McEntyre, Robert
Redford and Sam Shepard lending speaking ability to the barnyard residents.
Click on the packshot for further info.
Classic arthouse cinema on DVD...
Both out on May 28th and for £19.99 each from Vital Distribution, Mon Pere Ce Heros is the classic drama with
Gerard Depardieu, this time in its original 1991 version, while Artemisia is a biopic of Artemisia
Gentileschi (Valentina Cervi) who, in seventeenth century Rome, becomes the first acclaimed female painter.
Forbidden to study art due to her sex, Artemisia nonetheless works with her father, the great artist Orazio.
When Florentine painter Agostino Tassi arrives in Rome, Artemisia becomes both his pupil and lover - much
to Orazio's displeasure.
Click on the packshots for further info.
Idi Amin portrayed in an Oscar-winning drama on DVD...
Released on May 14th is The Last King of Scotland on DVD from 20th Century Fox for £19.99.
Young Scottish doctor Nick Garrigan (James McAvoy) travels to Uganda hoping to do some good. After
an automobile accident, Nick is called in to treat the President Idi Amin's (Forest Whittaker) wounds.
His authoritative behaviour impresses Amin, who charms Nick into becoming his personal physician.
Nick embraces his newfound life of luxury, but he is unable to grasp the reality of the situation. When he does
finally realise the atrocities Amin is inflicting upon his people, the terrified doctor tries to make a
frantic escape before it's too late...
Click on the packshot for further info.
Sudoku with a twist on the Nintendo DS...
Out now is Zendoku on the Nintendo DS from Eidos (£29.99).
Use the art of zen with Zendoku, a new and accessible approach to the enormously popular Sudoku puzzle game
for Nintendo DS and PSP platforms. Zendoku features fun and intuitive battle puzzle gameplay in a range of
single and multiplayer game modes.
Using the unique control systems of your handheld console you can challenge and defend yourself against
a range of engaging martial arts-themed characters. With a carefully considered learning curve,
entertaining storylines and addictive gameplay with unlimited puzzles, audiences everywhere can find the
path to enlightenment.
Click on the packshot for further info.
Are these poker odds 'Stacked' against you on the PC...?
Stacked on the PC from Eidos (£19.99, out now) is the smartest, most sophisticated poker game
ever created. It's the quickest, most comprehensive way to turn yourself into the poker phenomenon you've always
wanted to be.
With Stacked, gamers are consistently challenged as the AI constantly adapts to their playing style in real
time. This forces players to learn from their own weaknesses and master the most important elements of
No Limit Hold'em, deception and perception. The AI system, aka Poki, is exclusively licensed to Stacked, and
is the result of over ten years of university research in game theory, machine learning, and opponent modeling.
Stacked features a dedicated online multi-table tournament system capable of accommodating thousands of
simultaneous competitors. Increase your ranking in the Stacked Masters Player of the Year race, earning
points in an intuitive system that ranks according to performance rather than just earnings. Build up your
bankroll so you can buy into elite sanctioned tournaments where you will pit your skills against the best
players from around the world.
Anytime you want, you can get Daniel Negreanu's advice on how to play your current hand. Over a thousand
pro tips, for every situation and every hand, are just a button press away. Negreanu can also take you to
Poker School, over 45 minutes of in-game video tutorials covering everything from the Hold'em basics to
advanced pro-tournament strategies.
Click on the packshot for further info.
God of War 2 lashes out on the PS2...
Just out recently is this sequel on the PS2 from Sony (£34.99).
The sleeper hit of 2005 returns with Kratos seeking an escape from his fate as the new god of war. The game’s
even more bloody and violent than before as you take on every mythological monster in the book.
Given the quick turnaround from the first game this isn’t an enormous departure from the original, but that’s
no bad thing with a series as accomplished as this. Kratos has a new range of moves, combos and magic to
unleash but the biggest changes are in the variety of monsters he has to face. The bigger ones can only be
beaten with special button presses, which result in some spectacular finishing moves such as the Cylops whose
eye Kratos plucks out of its socket or the cannon fodder zombies he slices in two.
One of the best sequences though has Kratos leaping off the back of a Pegasus and onto a Gryphon, whose wings
he promptly pulls off before falling to the world below.
Just like the original this game recreates many of the best moments from ancient Greek mythology and movies.
One particularly cool sequence involves trying to get a golden fleece that can reflect back the stony gaze of
a gorgon.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End out soon...
Due out on May 25th is Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the game of the third film in the
successful movie series starring Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley, and will be on a number of outlets including
the Xbox 360 and PS3 for £49.99 and also the PS2 for £29.99, all from Disney Interactive.
Click on the packshot for further info.
Be a little chef with Diner Dash on the Sony PSP...
Just out now is Diner Dash on the Sony PSP from Eidos (£29.99), the action-puzzle game that
brings out the entrepreneur in all of us.
Poor Flo! Sick and tired of pushing paper in the dreary, bleary-eyed world of finance, she ditched her
desk job and now she's rolling up her sleeves and setting out to build her very own empire of high-class,
five-star restaurants. It won't be easy, though! Flo's on her own now, and heading for the top!
To get there she'll have to start on the ground floor-and she needs your help to build the best
restaurant business possible. Serve your way from a two-table diner to the top of the restaurant ladder
- starting with a run-of-the-mill greasy spoon and ending in a dream restaurant that will take your breath away.
Given that you have to single-handedly wash-up, take orders, cook the food and serve it up, that reminds me
of the time I spent at Little Chef quite some time ago when the manageress would slope off into the back and
chat on the phone for hours, leaving those of us who actually did some work to run the place!
Click on the packshot for further info.
Notes on a Scandal coming soon to DVD...
Released on June 4th, Notes on a Scandal (£19.99, 20th Century Fox) is a taut psychological
thriller based on Zoe Heller's novel and tells the story of Barbara Covett (Dame Judi Dench), a hard-nosed
spinster schoolteacher, and her poisonous friendship with fellow teacher Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett).
Barbara one day happens upon Sheba dallying in the art room with a 15-year-old student. She tells Sheba that
she must end the affair at once, but decides not to report her to the school, and instead, to use her
knowledge of the indiscretion to draw Sheba closer to her, and put her in her debt.
Click on the packshot for further info.
Do battle in The Red Star on the PS2...
This game is out now from Take 2 Interactive (£14.99) and is based on the U.S. comic of the same name
created by Archangel Studios. The art style is groundbreaking and the scope and writing is cutting-edge.
Conceived and drawn by Christian Gossett, The Red Star continues to rocket forwards in its success.
Set around three key main characters, The Red Star tells the tale of an alternate Russia, the URRS,
where massive technology and futuristic weapons are wielded by its army, The Red Fleet. An additional twist
is that magic exists in this world and The Red Fleet employs Sorcerers who can cast protokols (The Red Star
term for spells).
The comic book story focuses on Maya Antares, Sorceress-General for The Red Fleet as she searches for
her husband, Marcus, also a soldier in The Red Fleet who was lost in a disastrous URRS defeat battle
some 10 years before.
Along her journey she is accompanied by her bodyguard, Kyuzo, and she meets Makita, a Nogorkan rebel, who
delivers shocking news of Marcus's survival. Now declared rebels against their own state and having taken
command of The Red Fleet's flag ship, the heroes are ready to journey into the unknown in a desperate bid
to rescue Marcus and bring down the tyrannical, and near immortal, dictator of the URRS. It is here that
the player starts their quest...
Click on the packshot for further info.
The Jodorowsky Collection - a 6-disc feast on DVD...
Released on May 14th from Tartan Video, The Jodorowsky Collection (£49.99) comprises of
three films by visionary Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky.
In 'El Topo' (1971), gunslinger El Topo (Jodorowsky) travels the desert with his seven-year-old son. When
they come across the scene of a massacre, one of the dying victims tells them that the gang responsible are
led by a man known as the Colonel. El Topo sets out to exact vengeance, liberating the Colonel's wife in
the process. She then challenges El Topo to prove his mettle by taking on the four masters of the desert.
'Holy Mountain' (1973) is an epic hallucination filled with weirdness and wonder. The story centres on a
thief who joins a group of people who plan to storm The Holy Mountain and steal the secret of eternal life...
In 'Fando y Lis' (1968), based on Jodorowsky's memories of a play by surrealist Fernando Arrabal, Fando
(Sergio Kleiner) and his partially paralysed lover Lis (Diana Mariscal) search for the mythical city of Tar.
Apart from English subtitles, the copious extras include Bonus footage, Trailers, Deleted scenes, Interviews
(Alejandro Jodorowsky), Commentary (director Alejandro Jodorowsky), Other documentaries ('La Constellation
Jodorowsky' - 90 minute documentary by Louis Mouchet; Restoration featurettes; 'The Tarot'), El Topo/Holy
Mountain soundtrack CDs; Jodorowsky's rare 1957 short 'La Cravatte' (no dialogue).
Click on the packshot for further info.
A UFC triple-bill from Silver Vision and FightDVD...
First of the three is UFC 31 & 32 (£19.99, released May 7th),
another double-bill, here taking in both UFC 31 - Locked & Loaded with matches such as
Randy Couture vs. Pedro Rizzo, Pat Miletich vs. Carlos Newton and Chuck Liddell vs. Kevin Randleman,
plus UFC 32 - Showdown In The Meadowlands with matches including Tito Otrtiz vs. Elvis Sinosic,
Din Thomas vs. BJ Penn and Semmy Schilt vs. Josh Barnett.
Next, UFC 66 - Liddell vs Ortiz (£17.99, released May 7th)
contains not only the Light Heavyweight Championship between Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz, but
also many other matches including Forrest Griffin vs. Keith Jardine, Chris Leben vs. Jason MacDonald
and Andrei Arlovski vs. Marcio Cruz.
Finally in this three comes UFC Ultimate Iceman (£12.99, released May 21st). As cold
and destructive in the Octagon as his nickname, 'The Iceman', would indicate, UFC Light heavyweight
Champion Chuck Liddell's concussive knockout power has struck fear in the hearts of opponents for close
to a decade. Over the course of this 60 minute DVD, witness his journey from promising newcomer to his
unquestioned status as premier pound for pound fighter in the mixed martial arts world today.
Special Features include highlights of Liddell v Couture 1, 2 & 3, 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound and Motion Menus.
It's also available in an exclusive pack with a Chuck Liddell T-Shirt.
Click on the packshots to purchase these titles on Amazon.
Four new DVDs from Silver Vision and FightDVD...
This section begins with The New and improved DX (£29.99, out now),
which is a 3-disc set and features so many matches over a massive 9hrs 22mins, such as a Spotlight on
Shawn Michaels and Triple H, plus DX re-united (RAW - 12/06/06), Official reunion of DX (RAW - 19/06/06),
the 5-on-2 Handicap Match: DX vs. Spirit Squad (Vengeance - 25/06/06) and the Elimination Match:
DX vs. Spirit Squad (Saturday Night’s Main Event - 15/07/06).
Next, Pride 2000: Grand Prix (£24.99, released May 21st) includes
Tournament Matches such as Royce Gracie vs. Nobuhiko Takada, Mark Kerr vs. Enson Inoue,
Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Alexander Otsuka and Mark Coleman vs. Masaaki Satake, plus Reserve Match:
Wanderlei Silva vs. Bob Schrijber. The set also includes 4 quarter final matches, 2 semi final
matches and the final match, and Non-Tournament Matches: Ken Shamrock vs. Alexander Otsuka and
Guy Mezger vs. Masaaki Satake. This title runs for a fantastic 8hrs and 56mins.
Royal Rumble 2007 (£19.99, released May 7th) comes in Limited Edition Steel Book packaging
and contains the matches World Championship: Batista vs. Mr. Kennedy, WWE Championship - Last Man
Standing Match: John Cena vs. Umaga and the ECW World Championship: Lashley vs. Test and Hardys vs. MNM.
Special Features include a Todd Grisham post match interview with The Undertaker, plus Mr. McMahon Fan
Appreciation and the World Tag Team Championship: John Cena & Shawn Michaels vs. Rated RKO. This title
runs for 193 mins.
Finally, Mick Foley: Greatest Hits & Misses Hardcore Edition (£24.99, released May 21st)
is an update of the previously-released 2-disc version. Here, the first two discs are the same while
the third contains the No Hold Barred, Falls Count Anywhere Match for the Intercontinental Championship:
Mick Foley vs. Randy Orton (Backlash - 18/04/04), two Hardcore Matches: Mick Foley vs. Edge (WrestleMania
22 - 02/04/06) and Mick Foley & Edge (w/ Lita) vs. Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty)
(ECW One Night Stand - 11/06/06), plus the I Quit Match: Mick Foley vs. Ric Flair (SummerSlam - 20/08/06).
In full, this one runs for a whopping 8hrs 14mins!
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DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TXW32R4 32" widescreen TV
connected to either a Creative Dxr2 DVD-ROM player or Microsoft Xbox and
played through a Sony STR-DB930 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
