Pro Cycling Manager 2008 review

Jenny finds there’s more to professional glory on two wheels than high-calorie cake and ignoring red lights… I know lots about bikes. Bikes have two wheels. Bikes get you to the shops. Without brakes, bikes hurt. The Tour de France is a tour of France. Im therefore very well-placed to review the latest offering from Cyanide which has bikes. Bikes, you understand, are very important in cycling. In fact, apparently, without bikes there would be no cycling....

July 14, 2008 · 1 min · 202 words · Amanda Goodman

The Den of Geek interview: Guillermo del Toro

How are you feeling about it right now? And I think its great to see that well received! This one presumably is much closer to theHellboyfilm you wanted to make? Ad content continues below I wouldnt put it quite like that. Pans Labyrinths success was presumably the watershed moment for that? Well it was in my mind, perhaps, a new beginning. I would hope the watershed is still to come, though!...

July 14, 2008 · 6 min · 1233 words · Brittany James

Vantage Point Blu-ray review

With overtones of 24 to it, Vantage Point builds an ultimately routine thriller around a promising concept… Only, er, it wont. But it might keep you entertained for a bit. And for a while, thats whatVantage Pointis. Ad content continues below But it doesnt really last. For while the concept ofVantage Pointhas promise, its not quite tight enough to fully pull it all off. Still, it does have a few punches in its favour....

July 14, 2008 · 1 min · 146 words · Tara Black

Game Boys: Professional Videogaming’s Rise from the Basement to the Big Time book review

), and spends half of the books three hundred pages introducing characters and scene-setting. A flawed but competent page-turner. Rating: 3 out of 5

July 11, 2008 · 1 min · 24 words · Jennifer Yates

Sweeney Todd Blu-ray review

Ive seen some reviews where people loved it, but for me it never quite hits the mark. Others are less impressive vocally, with Helena Bonham Carters caterwauling being painfully reproduced. Though, she does actually make up for this with some excellent acting. Ad content continues below But what of the disc extras? They also try somewhat unconvincingly to push the line that Sweeney Todd has a real history. Its fluff, but no less entertaining....

July 11, 2008 · 1 min · 148 words · Jeffrey Russo

The Bourne Conspiracy PS3 review

Hand-to-hand combat features heavily but, most of the time, its relatively staid and uninspiring. Theres little point trying to remember elaborate button combinations when hammering X and Square is more effective. Luckily, the mediocre combat is spiced up with Bournes ability to perform a takedown. Rating: 3 out of 5

July 11, 2008 · 1 min · 50 words · Jennifer Black

The DreamWorks animated movie ready reckoner

But are its films any good? Yet this ambitious attempt to tell the story of Moses remains a benchmark for the company. Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron As far as animated movies about horses go,Spiritisnt bad. You still wonder what was going through their heads when they greenlighted it, though. CGI Antz Perhaps DreamWorks best computer animated film. Shrek Lest we forget, the firstShrekmovie was a hoot. No matter how diluted the sequels became, the original is always worth cherishing in this case....

July 11, 2008 · 1 min · 179 words · Lawrence Ross

The Best Of Roy Of The Rovers: The 1980s review

Simon revisits a soccer legend in the age of the mullet… Only that isnt what happens. This is a good thing. We have the Rovers impending relegation from the then-first division. We have Roys wife leaving him, and taking the kids with her. Its hardly Dallas, but its good stuff nonetheless. Its not helped that the reproduction quality is lacking, either. And heres hoping they do. The Best of Roy of the Rovers: The 1980s isout now....

July 9, 2008 · 1 min · 82 words · Julie Chase

Unreal Tournament 3 Xbox 360 review

One of the FPS old guard returns, but is it really unreal, or un-really bad? This story mode basically featuresUTmatches strung together in a mission format. These give you a tactical advantage, such as reducing the number of opponents or granting you reinforcements. Warfare is basically an updated version ofUT2004s Onslaught mode. In this, two teams fight to destroy each others power cores. Once this link is established, the cores shields drop, leaving it open to attack....

July 9, 2008 · 2 min · 272 words · Michael Miller

Mysterious Cities Of Gold: Howard Rysphan interview

Were you conscious of that when you approached the English dub? How long did the dubbing process take, and what challenges did you face? How patient were the actors you used? Did their age work in their favour? Ad content continues below As I remember we always had a good time and the actors worked very hard. I would say that the age of the children worked in favour of the series....

July 8, 2008 · 2 min · 351 words · Tracie Sullivan

Space Invaders Extreme Nintendo review

An arcade classic, taken, quite literally, to the next level. But does it retain that old coin-op magic…? Youll probably be surprised to find that the answer is a resounding yes. Luckily,Space Invaders Extrememanages to include that depth without unnecessarily compromising the simplicity of theSpace Invadersgame. A large part of that is the retro aesthetic that the game revels in. Rating: 4 out of 5

July 8, 2008 · 1 min · 65 words · Meghan Rivera

WALL-E review

Seb is beguiled by Pixar’s tale of the lonely garbarge-compacting droid who dreams of love… But its at this point, also, that the film loses steam somewhat. Rating: 5 out of 5

July 8, 2008 · 1 min · 32 words · Amy Johns

The Den Of Geek Interview: Valerie Leon

The 60s…that was Twiggy. She was such a huge fashion icon that she changed peoples perception of sex appeal. But there are few surprises where men are concerned. They either go for cleavage, legs or bottoms ! Youve worked with the very rough Bond Connery and the very smooth Bond, Moore. Is Daniel Craigs return to the Connery pop in something that appeals to you ? But Craig is a Bond for the 2010s....

July 7, 2008 · 6 min · 1115 words · Andrea Perez