In The... All Together - Skyclad

Advantages: Fun, Original gameplay. Good value.
Disadvantages: Graphics could be better, You feel like a bit of a fool at first.

...At first i wasn't sure. The Nintendo Wii is designed mainly for people to play together (hence the name)...yet frankly i thought i'd feel like a bit of a prat holding a TV remote-esque item and pretending it was a tennis racket. And i was right...until my second or third game when I was hooked! The Wii's unique remote makes playing games simple for new players and new and exciting for old players. It is easy for both the young and old to join in with games since there are no complicated button combinations to remember or intimidating control instructions. For example in the Wii-Sports Bowling game you swing the remote backwards like you would to bowl the ball, and release a button as you swing forward at the point that you would usually let go of the ball. Its simplicity is the key to how fun it is. Of course there are more... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to use controllers, nice interface
Disadvantages: graphics not up to rival consoles, sensor bar rquired on tv

...The Nintendo Wii is a great family console. Everyone in our family can pick up a controller and play, from my 4 year old who cheers loudly when she beats her 13 year old sister at bowling, my two teens, and even my technophobe wife. The console plugs into your television via the white/red/yellow sockets or an adaptor to plug into the scart socket. Plug in the hefty mains adaptor and you're almost done. The extra requirement of the Wii is a "sensor bar" which has to go above or below your tv screen to allow the pointer to work on the screen. It sounds more inconvenient than it is however as it's a very slim, and unobtrusive bar which can be fitted in place with supplied sticky pads. In use the Wii controllers quickly become intuitive for all to use, as they react to movement, and button pushes. The included "Wii Sports" game is... Read review

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Advantages: very well acted
Disadvantages: may be too slow paced for some

...even further in the eyes of his two children. However, an encounter with a fellow lonely man results in him beginning to turn his life around, and allows him to see a light at the end of the tunnel. By the end of the film, the relationship between several of the characters has changed, although I won't spoil the surprise by going into any detail... The references to 70's culture are quite apparent; the clothes, the political attitudes and the freedom lifestyles. The film is very high on the feelgood factor (eventually), although it manages to do so without the saccharine 'I love you Mommy' ending of most American films. Extremely well acted, especially by Lindgren and Nyqvist, 'Together' is advisable to all who enjoy a good slowburning scenario, which is character-driven rather than an explosion-a-minute big-budget film.... Read review

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