Archive for July, 2009
From What They Play:
Games aimed specifically at younger kids are usually completely overlooked by the games media and dismissed as “too kiddie.” Meanwhile parenting/family media overlooks video games for a completely different set of reasons – more often than not based on the numerous conversations we’ve had because it’s not an activity deemed “appropriate.” The [...]
My father’s day gift to myself was Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 for the Wii with a bundled MotionPlus add on. Here are my impressions after a few weeks with the game.
Motion Plus tracking really works as advertised, with 1:1 motion tracking. I wouldn’t play this game without it, it’s amazing.
Precision Putting is so realistic, [...]
I really like Spanning Sync. I love that I make a change in OS X Address Book, and then moments later it is updated on my BlackBerry after making the round trip through Google.
I like that it works invisibly.
And even though it’s a paid solution and not free, it removed my need for mobileme. Sorry, [...]
From IGN:
Wii’s rise to the top hasn’t been without a few obstacles — specifically, an onslaught of throwaway software from third-parties desperately hoping to cash-in on the get-up-and-move wave of titles, mini-game-fests and shallow, forgettable experiences. We’re not going to try and sugarcoat it: Wii continues to see too many of these types.
Thankfully, though, there [...]
