2 hours later, the shop was closing and I had to leave.

All I can say was, after playing through David Cage’s previous game Fahrenheit, he has really got the emotional part down perfect, even more so than that game. I almost cried at certain bits.

Minor spoilers follow:

I played from moving an FBI agent into his office to the point the woman (forgot their names, sorry) met the man after he had a crazy drive. Around ten scenes in all.

What I managed to do was accidentally let a man die by not stopping an armed robbery, not killing another man when he pulled out a crucifix instead of a gun, saving a woman from commiting suicide, and changing a baby and feeding her milk.

Also, a nude shower scene and a burglary dream?

Spoilers end.

Seriously though, those few moments were enough to tug at my heart strings, the facial animations of the sadness of a lost child was just painful (in a good way) to watch.

I really hope that this makes millions, and is ported to the PC. Otherwise, this game may be the sole reason by my buying a PS3.

Even the box art gives you chills…

Again, the solution was the same, use the Windows 7 partition to fix it, and it did finally.

I can’t imagine what would happen when people’s iPads begin to fail like this…

I wouldn’t state excellent, as there were a few problems with pacing, I would have liked to see more of Jake trying to fit in with his Avatar when learning the Na’vi techniques, as he seemed to get the hang of it fairly quickly (though it was approximately three months later, so you do get the impression that a lot is missing).

Characters are a tad clichéd, though there were some nice surprises (the scientist who got jealous at Jake actually didn’t turn face and backstab him, he became a decent fellow).

The CGI was incredible, though I still think that Pirates of the Caribbean (Davy Jones in particular) shows what it can really do, when you think that those octopus appendages are real, when in fact he had nothing on his face at all. The Na’vi people and Pandora was beautifully animated, showing how amazing the plants move and live, even the floating mountains, vertigo-inducing, and naturally, the wildlife, which is terrifying.

I would rate this as a must see, if only for the spectacle. If I ever get round to buying a Bluray player, this movie would benefit most from it, with all the visuals, and most likely by then, 3D technology for the home.

In other news, my new computer is up and running, and able to run Mirror’s Edge at maximum quality with no slowdown whatsoever. I’m loving every second of it.

Well, Apple, famous for their line ‘”It just works”, simply didn’t.

I bought the version 3 firmware from them, tried to update the iPod, and what happens? an unlimited reboot/recovery problem. I spent 14 hours (midday Saturday to 2am Sunday) trying to fix it. My problem was exactly as this guy’s iPod… I uninstalled iTunes and their drivers, created a new user, DFU mode, even using a iBrickr to try to boot it, all to no avail.

The last option was to use another computer, either Maria’s lappie or my vintage one downstairs. I opted for something different.

I installed Windows 7 RC, which I downloaded during summer, getting a key and everything (legally from Microsoft). Within the hour, Windows 7 was running on the netbook, and just looked gorgeous. iTunes was next, and low and behold, it not only restored it to original settings, but upgraded it to the new firmware, without any pain.

I would have to say, score 1 for Microsoft, because Apple’s own documentation (use a different USB port, cable, computer, OS) was horrid, and I dread to think if I have a Mac with a problem…

OVerall, I can install apps now (nice free games) and even an ebook reader!

Finally, something to keep me awake on the bus/tram/metro for these coming weeks…

Review here – 90%

All this for just €77 from Kotsovolos (think Dixons in Greece), a rare bargain from them, given they ten to rip people off.