In this game, you play the part of Jack, an unwitting time traveler. After scoring a free amusement park ride ticket, you find yourself taking a ride back through time and plunging into a primal world. You meet a beautiful tribal princess who informs you that you are the prophesied savior who will lead the tribe and defeat their enemies. She quickly puts you to work managing the tribe and organizing their activities.

Jack of All Tribes is a village-building time management game similar to the hit Roads of Rome series. You guide villages as they progress and become prosperous centers full of happy and productive people. You help them build homes, resource-producing buildings, entertainment buildings and defenses. In addition, there are the occasional crises that need to be solved and lost treasure to be found.

The game is divided into different levels, with each level getting you to explore a different part of this primitive land and meeting a new tribe of people desperate for your help. One chieftain might need your help in putting out fires, another might need help in driving off savage invaders, while a third might need you to gather enough food to feed his starving tribe. These objectives form part of each level’s goals that you need to achieve before the timer runs out.

You start most levels with very little: a couple of villagers, a basic campfire and a few resources such as wood and food are usually all you’ll get. The villagers are very versatile though. They can be instructed to construct buildings, chop wood, harvest food and man buildings such as the lumber mill and pig farm. However, they have needs that have to be met. When they are hungry, you have to send them to the campfire to eat (assuming of course that you have enough food in store). They also need to be kept happy and entertained, and fueled with good old fashioned alcohol!

The villagers can construct a whole bunch of buildings, from houses that attract more villagers and pig farms that produce food, to a bar that provides drinks and statues that make your villagers happy. However, these buildings require you to have enough resources in store before they can be constructed. The good thing is you only have to worry about 3 resources: wood, cash and food. Building construction usually requires both wood and cash, while food is needed to feed your villagers when they get hungry. Wood is obtained by chopping trees and from the lumber mill, while food is obtained via picking berries, harvesting crops and via farms. Cash is obtained from the villagers when you provide them with housing, drink and entertainment.

The villagers can perform other tasks too, such as manning production buildings such as the lumber mill. You can queue a string of tasks, and the villagers will scurry about trying to complete them. Sometimes, your buildings will catch fire. You will then have to quickly assign the villagers to put the fire out or risk having the buildings destroyed. You will also face the occasional attack by rival tribesmen. To prevent them from hurting your people and destroying the village, you need to fend them off by repeatedly clicking on them. Later on, you will be able to train a dinosaur who will help you fight off the barbarians (as well as give your villagers free rides around town)!

Throughout the game, you will also stumble across various “relics” that appear to be amusement park rides that got teleported back in time the same way you were. You get to play mini hidden object games, searching the wreckages for various items. Some of these items will also help you in your village-management tasks, giving you bonuses such as increasing your villagers’ fire-fighting speed and reducing their hunger levels.

Jack of All Tribes is a fun and engaging game, packaged in a beautiful and charming style. Master your time management and task prioritizing skills as you help these lovable tribesmen prosper and defeat their enemies. You will love Jack of All Tribes if you like similar time management games such as the Roads of Rome series.

Rating: 4.0/5.0

You can read more about Jack of All Tribes and try the game at http://www.game-tycoon.com/jack-of-all-tribes.html

Steven maintains the time management game review website at http://www.game-tycoon.com/ – a website devoted to strategy, simulation and time management games for the PC and Mac. You can read game reviews, download games and play them online.

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*Note: This review is 100% independent by myself and will be published through public sites’ forums, eg: MLGPro, Halo3Forum, Head-fi.org, avsforums, and Overclock.net. These sites are not involved with this review in any way besides us posting the reviews in their forums, and these reviews do not reflect the opinion of the sites hosting them. This is just a review from an audiophile who wants to help people make a well informed purchase. Also note that because of the review’s independence, there will be absolutely no bias toward any brand or product.*

Grado Sr80($95)

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The sr80’s have a native 3.5mm jack (comes with 1/8” to 1/4th” adapter that branches off into 2 cords, each going into the ear cups. The cups themselves are able to spin independently, so you can rest them flat on your desk. With the 2 cabled V design and these free spinning ear cups, I find a lot of times this twists the cables up a lot making them bunch weird, requiring me to unfurl them before I can listen to them.

The comfort is also pretty minimal. These headphones are super aural, which means they rest on your ears instead of over them like circumaural. The pads on these headphones are pretty stiff, and can become pretty uncomfortable after a long listening session. The headband is made out of leather, it is pretty minimalistic, I don’t really find any discomfort there, it’s really just the ear pads that can cause problems, but there are many DIY modifications s that people have come up with that can remedy this.

These headphones are also open, so this allows sound to leak in and out, so if you are thinking of not disturbing someone else in the room by using headphones, these wouldn’t be the wisest choice. But overall the design is effective but minimalistic, the build quality is good overall, and the comfort is well…eh.

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Well, these headphones were more or less just brought into the review to listen to some music on them. These were brought in with no intentions of being a real competitor for the gaming roundup. These headphones have no real open sound to them, the soundstage is very small. It does not bode well for a gaming headphone, and throwing in the DD on with these headphones made for a weird listening experience, I wasn’t a fan.

We didn’t test these headphones as much as the others for gaming, though we did have some fun bringing out their sound with the Audio-GD compass. To sum up my thoughts on the Grados, I think for music they are a fantastic set of headphones, though the comfort factor can be a turn off to some people, but they really shine when it comes to rock music, which was the reason I bought them in the first place. They have a punchy sound with clarity to boot. Good in the mid to lower registries in my eyes (or ears, you know what I mean), so you’ll have fun rocking to guitar and bass. Most people describe the highs of these headphones as bright, which can go one of 2 ways for a listener.

When the highs are bright, some people find it to the point of shrillness, and it is a turnoff for them. I kind of love that kind of sound. I love it when highs are bright with headphones, and these Grados don’t disappoint. So you can chalk that one up as a pro or a con, I personally consider it a pro, but everyone’s got their own unique sound signature affection.

For gaming, I mean, they would be able to outdo the clarity of stock speakers of your television, but they won’t really provide a competitive edge as far as directional positioning would go. And knowing the gamers of this site and the long gaming sessions they love, you’ll become acquainted to ear massaging.

Turtle Beach HPX($80)

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After hearing the praise over the past few months on the HPX from Pat, I was eager to give them a go right away. When I picked it up, I noticed a few things about the design/build. One is the head adjustment. It is sort of like a spring loaded band that basically conforms when you put them on. No clicking or setting the headphones required. It just conforms to your head. The only problem here is. I have a big head. I didn’t really find this method too comfortable, it just felt like there was constant pressure. I guess it’s something that’s able to get used to, it’s just something I noticed right off the bat.

I also wanted to pay attention to the mic to get a gauge of its build quality. It was surprising to me that it was detachable, because it seemed like it was pretty well secured to the headphone. And the flexibility was very good, yet very durable. If you’ve ever had one of the metal flexible desk lamps, you can basically picture this as a mini version of that, it is very nice.

This headset is an open backed headset, and is circumaural, though I found my ears touching the sides of the pad, something I don’t experience with my 595’s or the pc 350’s. All in all the build is quality, though it’d be nice to have a more comfortable fit on the head/ears.

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So popping on some team death match with Call of Duty 4, I could finally experience the benefits of the Astro Mixamp, and what I’ve been hearing about the HPX. When I popped on the HPX’s, I at first thought the TV we were using became un-muted and I was hearing sounds from the TV’s speakers. Everything seemed so open with the HPX and the Astro Mixamp. When in the game, I was presented with a pretty full sound. I didn’t find anything really too overpowering or too light. The lows, the mids, the highs, they were all present and accounted for. If you were to compare the HPX’s to the 595′s or 650′s, the HPX’s do have slightly more bass, though i don’t think it’s to the point of drowning the other sounds out.

I had no problem with directional positioning. Usually I’m still stuck in Halo 2 mode where I can run around do what I want and still kick butt and take names. So when I’m in a game where you can easily be picked off, there are no shields and what not, it appears that I run around like a chicken with its head cut off. But when I took the time and paid attention to my ears, I could hear the grenades and gunfire and position them to where I could pick up some good combo kills.

For gaming, I was happy with the package you get for 80 some odd dollars. The clarity and the range of sound make for a great headset for less than 100 dollars. This was pretty surprising given the normal nature of Turtle Beach products(This is the only headset I would recommend from Turtle Beach to date) and multi driver headsets in general. This headset has 4 drivers in each ear cup, but it depends on the type of dongle you use that determines which speakers actually function. With the Astro Mixamp, the HPX uses 2 40mm drivers in each ear cup, these 4 drivers in total employing the Dolby Headphone virtual surround from the Astro Mixamp. So it seems like a weird internal setup, but it seems to work, so I’m not complaining.

For music, I’m a bit torn. While it does have the full sound compared to the PC 350 and Astro A40, and it does have the detachable mic, the problem with this headset is that it is stubbornly driven. The devices that it will work with seem completely random. Some TV’s can work fine with it, some you’ll need to really crank up the volume. The Astro Mixamp can drive them properly, but Pat’s Audio –GD compass can’t. It’s hard to tell what hardware this headset would work with and what it wouldn’t work with, so I am personally torn when deciding the victor in the headset music department. If you can get the proper drive, like hooking an mp3 player to the Astro Mixamp (which is funny because the Astro Mixamp doesn’t really do much to drive headphones more than other straight up devices, so it’s just very, very odd.) then the HPX will outperform the other headsets.

Astro A40 ($200)

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You’ve all seen the advertisements on MLG and have seen players and kiosks displaying them at MLG events; the Astro A40 audio system. I have wanted to give this headset a go for a while. My inbox (as well as Pat’s) is full of questions regarding this headset. These are truly a premium priced headset when compared to the more affordable headsets players have been used to like the Turtle Beach X1’s and headsets of that nature.

Picking up the Astros, I noticed a few things about them. The design was pretty cool looking, though I wasn’t a fan of the white and black, the all black one seems like a more serious headset(kind of like when you see a high end camera in color ways like this: , straying away from the all black professional looking high end cameras).

Anyways, putting these on, again, I noticed these were not as friendly to big headed people, and the ear pads seemed small like the HPX’s. They kind of follow the grado design where you can lie this headset on a desk by rotating ear pads, but they only rotate one way. And the expanding headband seems very poorly thought of to me. There is an exposed wire that stretches and coils when you adjust the headband, like a pig’s tail. I’ve also been told by Tommyboy, a member of the MLG forums who is no stranger to dissecting headphones and headsets, that the wiring on the insides of the Astros is very “ghetto”.

However, putting even the internals aside, if you’ve ever had a screwed up cable from constant twisting or unplugging/plugging, you’d agree with me that the design Astro has gone for here is not the smartest, and either that, or the internals, could be the cause of all the problems Astro owners have had with this product. It is good that Astro has good customer service; however, I wonder why the inherent problem that is causing the malfunctions with the headsets just isn’t fixed instead of just continuing to repair the ones that are reported.

*Update 1/1/10: After reading a review from Tom’s Hardware on Astro Gaming’s website, it is noted that the wiring inside the Astro’s have improved. While not seeing this firsthand myself, I thought I should mention it. I do not know if this has helped the amount of RMA’s/problems experienced by Astro owners, it is a fairly recent change, I believe it will be that way for all 2010 A40s/Mixamps*

Another thing to note about the Astros is that they are not really that closed. I compared the sound of the headset with the Astro tags on and off. There actually wasn’t much of a difference at all, and the noise cancellation was…well there really wasn’t any. To the naked ear it doesn’t really make a difference if you leave the tags on or keep them off. Finally, we’re on to the mic. The mic seems to be poorly connected to the headphone. It plugs in fine and everything, but when you rotate it, it seems to go to easy. It makes me worried that it could constantly fall if I owned them for a long time. The way it also is flexible seems like it won’t last very long. It’s like 1 thin rod of metal in the rubber mic stem. I remember when I was a little kid I had some bendy toys with that same flexible metal rod, and they didn’t last long before that metal snapped. It’s good that Astro sells replacement microphones in case yours breaks or you lose it, but I’m just not sure how long the mics last with the headset, and how long the mic jack of the headset would last.

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Going from the HPX’s to the A40’s, the difference was pretty noticeable off the bat. The a40’s are kind of hollow sounding. I found myself turning up the volume to get anywhere near the same impact as I did with the HPX’s. It still performs ok for directional positioning, but the clarity just isn’t fully there. To put it in perspective, for the spectrum of headphones, the headsets we’ve tested place between HD515’s and HD555’s, for clarity anyways. While the HPX and PC350 lean towards the 555 end, the Astros lean towards the 515’s.

All of these headphones and headsets will offer you an advantage over your TV’s speakers, but we just want to bring the thought of price per quality to you guys. Now, with the A40’s with the quality they produce, II’d see them being more worthwhile is if they were a lower price. When they do not perform as well as 100 dollar headphones and have their build problems, a 200 dollar price tag seems out of the question. I could see this headset being worth it for 100 dollars alone, and 200 with the amp. It would then be the decision between the boost in sound quality with the 555, or the convenience of the microphone for the a40 for the same price. Then the incentive to buy the set would be greater because it would have brought the price of the a40’s down to 70 dollars, the same price as 515’s, where these have the same sound quality as the 515’s, with the mic, and not to mention the Dolby headphone technology provided with the mixamp.

Music is pretty much the same story as gaming; kind of hollow. It has light bass and ok clarity. You won’t feel any oomph compared to the HPX or the headphones tested in this review, and you won’t experience as crisp and clear a sound.

So in short, these headphones perform…ok, and when released, they were going in the right direction for headsets where companies like Turtle Beach and Sennheiser improved upon, but the price per quality just isn’t there for me with the other choices of headsets we have out there.

However, I will say that I really like the Astro Mixamp though. I haven’t heard any problems regarding that, and the idea of virtual surround so you have the benefit of clarity from audiophile headphones paired with the directional positioning from the Dolby Headphone technology, it seems like a winner. If you are really into gaming, this is a handy little gadget to put on the Christmas list; I’m considering picking one up as well.

Sennheiser PC-350($130)

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This was also an eagerly anticipated headset to try out. The question of Sennheiser vs. Astro has been going on for a while among gaming forums, and now we have our answer. The idea of a headset with the same drivers as HD595’s sounded like a dream come true.

On the forums of Head-Fi, I have had experience interacting with a man named Eric who goes by the name of TheDeliveryMan. He is a representative from Sennheiser who has been answering community questions regarding Sennheiser products, and has been really hands on with helping where needed on Head-Fi. I knew if anyone from Sennheiser would be interested in a roundup like this, he would. So he generously sent us a review unit to test out.

When taking the headset out of its packaging, I’ve noticed that it retains the sennheiser build quality. Though in some instances, it sort of fools you into thinking it’s a bit weaker than it actually is. The headset is actually collapsible, though it still seems sort of bulky when folded up so I didn’t really see the point of that feature. But at the folding points, it makes you think the headset is a bit weaker than it actually is. After testing its durability, I can assure you this headset is quality. This headset is completely closed. This by far provides the most noise cancelling of any headset we tested.

However, one thing I’ve kind of noticed is that a closed headset has one problem in my eyes. So when you have closed headphones, you listen to the music. With a headset, its purpose is communication, so you are talking a lot with this on. When you talk with a completely closed headset on, you still hear yourself, but it’s sort of pressurized. I’ve described it as like I’m underwater while Pat describes it as being on an airplane. You get the picture. I’ve actually been able to get past this little gripe after a while; it’s just something I noticed off the bat.

As far as the mic, it’s pretty solidly built; it’s neither the flexible desk lamp nor the child’s toy metal rod. It seems to hold up strong, but isn’t as flexible as the HPX, and it doesn’t detach. And finally, good news! Sennheisers cater to bigheads like me. The headset is easily the most comfortable out of all of them. The headband doesn’t clamp and it is completely circumaural.

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After hearing that the drivers of the 350’s and the 595’s were one in the same, I closely compared the 2. It is amazing how the casing can change the sound so much. With the closed back, the sound stage is slightly narrower than the 595’s. For music, it has just a slight tinny sound to it in music. Finally, the bass is very light. Those are the 3 things I’ve found when comparing the headset to the headphone.

For gaming, the 350′s basically beats the A40′s in each category. It is better than the a40 for clarity thanks to the 595′s drivers, but it’s only slightly better in the hollow sound and light bass department. As for directional positioning, it matches the HPX’s and A40′s.

In music you might be able to hear a slight tinny sound due to the closed back of the headset. I haven’t noticed it in gaming however. Then the music of course has the light bass too, but obviously Sennheiser has designed these for just gaming since the microphone doesn’t detach.

This headphone would be good for those who don’t want to be distracted at all at an event since it blocks out noise so well. Also, people have different tastes for sound. For example, Madrok has posted the quote from a guy from AVS, who feels that bass present headphones are a lot of the times too much. None of the headphones I have reviewed in this thread would be in that category for me, but for some, they could possibly want littler bass to pay attention to gunshots and footsteps. I think the HPX’s and headphones are a good balance, with the headphones having a little more balance than the HPX’s, but like I said, sometimes sound is just darn right subjective.

To wrap up, one thing I would be interested in seeing are potential modifications on this headset. The hardware and everything is obviously there. I think a simpler grill mod could possibly do wonders for this headset; but for now, it stands at #2 for headsets in Patrick’s and my eyes. So when they are priced somewhat near the HPX’s, and have the features it has going for it, it’s pretty much a matter of taste

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Now we are into my familiar territory. Sennheiser HD595’s have been my go to headphones for music listening and gaming for a few years by now. There is a good reason they have been a favorite of the MLG Pro circuit for years now.

Design wise, you will see a pretty standard open circumaural headphone, with a leather headband pad, velour ear pads, clicking headband adjustments, and one very long cable coming from the left ear. It is simplistic and stylish. It is natively a 1/4” jack with a 1/8” adapter, though this adapter is huge. Pat brought out his HD650 adapter while we used the HD595s so it wouldn’t wreck the headphone port from its weight. If you get this headphone I would suggest shelling 10 bucks for the HD650 1/4” to 1/8” adapter.

But these headphones are super comfortable. They do not clamp at all, the velour isn’t hard, but isn’t too soft (they will start to get soft after years of hard use, in this case you can buy replacement pads).

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As I’ve said above, there is a reason why 595’s are a favorite among MLG circuit players. Basically when you talk about the pro’s of the headsets, when you have the 595’s, you take those pros, and just take them to the next level. We went into this review fully expecting the headphones to outperform the headsets. The headphones were a good way of determining the quality of the headsets, since if you just compare headsets to headsets; you merely get a gauge of the biggest fish in the little pond.

So like I was saying, the 595’s just excels at the qualities you want in a gaming headphone; a nicely balanced sound, a huge soundstage for directional positioning, very good clarity. These will have more of an even sound than the HPX in terms of bass. While AD700’s are the top price to quality gaming headphones for the humungous soundstage, the 595’s closely rival that, and aren’t bass light, which makes them good for the grenade blasts, and also for music.

They are very versatile. I can listen to a variety of genres with these headphones, though they really excel with acoustic guitar/piano/vocals. Rock I now leave to my Grados, but The 595’s perform well enough, they could probably use some EQ adjusting, though I will always defer from that myself.

The one problem you guys will notice immediately since you are gamers is that they have no mic. It’s been discussed in this thread even arguing the convenience of a mic would somehow outweigh sound quality, and that’s something that Pat and I just won’t agree with. Especially when using the Astro Mixamp, you have a lot of options for a mic. A Zalman mic is good for home use, though can pick up a lot of background noise if you were at a LAN. There is also a collar mic produced by Califone that is more noise cancelling, but takes effort to attach it to your headphones. For those without the Mixamp, you can use the stock 360 mic, or you can use the Modern Warfare 2 throat communicator. By far the best technique I’ve seen for converting a headphone into a headset is the modification by Tommyboy, linked below, where he installs a detachable boom mic. Or if you are not competent in soldering which not a lot of people are, you can do the method Fragtality uses. There are always options when using straight up headphones, but if you guys still want to go with headsets you at least know how they stack up.

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Homefront is set in a near future America in 2027 when a nuclear-armed Korean People’s Army invades the USA. The game is written by John Milius, who co-wrote Apocalypse Now and wrote Red Dawn. Homefront is speculative fiction, set in a near-future, post peak oil world that features a significantly declined United States, and a unitedKorea that has built a massive alliance in East Asia. The player is invited to join the American resistance, “using guerrilla tactics, commandeering military vehicles, and utilizing advanced drone technology”, but the player may join the North Korean Forces as well but only in multiplayer matches.

The antagonists in Homefront were originally intended to be Chinese, but were later replaced by North Koreans for two reasons: a possible backlash by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and the reality of economic interdependence between America and China that made the Chinese “not that scary”. Said Tae Kim, a former CIA field agent on the game’s backstory, and a consultant: “we went to a very rigorous, academic research process to make sure to not only look at North Korea’s current state but to look at historical examples how things could parallel and turn events. History repeats itself. From today to the day the invasion starts in the game, if you combine everything, the odds are very very slim this becomes true. But when you look at the storyline step by step, every step is a coin flip but a plausible step. So once you get there, it’s plausible. And from there the next step is plausible as well. Even though the whole thing is fictional, it comes with plausible baby steps.”

Homefront’s gameplay has been completely reworked from its origins in Frontlines: Fuel of War, focusing on a more cinematic, character driven experience. The multiplayer component of Homefront is focused on large-scale vehicle based combat reminiscent of Kaos’ first title, Frontlines: Fuel of War. It has been confirmed that the multi-player will support up to 32 players in one match, with 16 players on each team. Homefront on Xbox 360 will be getting a timed exclusive map called “Suburbs”, which will be set in the Suburbs of America and will be infantry / drone only.

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In the simplest sense of the word, a pirate is someone who commits robbery (and often also acts of violence) at sea. Piracy has been around for a long time, although it wasn’t all bad; many crews exhibited precocious aspects of democracy as well as obeying a governing code. Injured pirates were compensated with money set aside specifically for the purpose, while important roles such as captain and quartermaster were decided on by the crew. Treasure was not always simply gold; it was often comprised of more mundane items as well, such as foods, clothes and even soap.

As far as modern media goes, perhaps one of the best examples of pirate-themed fiction goes is the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Based on the old Walt Disney ride of the same name, it was the last one he personally designed before his death. Originally meant to be a walk through wax museum, the Pirates of the Caribbean ride instead turned out to be a series of humorous pirate-themed sketches acted out by audio-animatronic figures. Maybe one day it will be emulated as a 3DS game (which could potentially be both cool and terrifying)?

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It was the hands in the air that did it for me. Seeing your Xbox Live avatar perfectly display some old rave moves was enough to convince me that Kinect – Microsoft’s upcoming controller-free add-on to the Xbox 360 – will pass the all important easy to understand “mum” test. But will Kinect offer enough over the Wii to get her, and the rest of the non-gamer market, as excited as it was when Nintendo’s game-changer arrived? Or will Kinect remain simply a novelty for hardcore gamers? I recently had a hands-on (off?) with the hardware and some of the early software.

Seeing your avatar mimicking your motions is a novelty but ultimately it is the games that really count. First up was Kinect: Adventures. The initial section saw me and a colleague standing up in dinghy, leaning to steer through the rapids. Jumping – as you would expect – shoots the raft into the air. Co-ordination is key when playing multiplayer but even a lone play was fairly enjoyable, with secret routes and goodies to hunt for. It looked quite pretty too – Wii owners would certainly be pleasantly surprised. Lag wasn’t really noticeable although it did make an appearance on the next level of the game. Here you get to stand on a moving mine cart and need to duck and jump out of the way of incoming obstacles. It may have been the step up in difficulty – or maybe too much coffee – but it felt like the game wasn’t quite keeping up with the movements. Things did improve when you stepped rather than just leant though, and generally Adventures felt like something you would use to show off Kinect.

Less impressive was racing game Joy Ride. Holding out your arms to steer and titling left or right was the basic way to play. Turning your hands made you drift while jabbing them forward caused a speed boost. Easy enough then but it just didn’t feel fun to play. The lack of any feedback was disconcerting and even though the colourful action is clearly aimed at all ages, the controls simply didn’t feel precise enough. Joy Ride felt like a novelty.

The last game on show was Kinect Sports. As you would expect this is an attempt to match the success of the famous Wii title. I tried the bowling and hurdling and both showed promise. Bowling felt more responsive than the Wii version with the ability to really spin the ball and subtly affect the trajectory. Meanwhile hurdling bought back memories of ’80s style joystick-wagglers – think Daley Thompson’s and the rest – though this time the exercise was even more painful. Running and then timing your jumping was surprisingly tiring. I was playing two days after a running half marathon so that may have had something to do with it, but clearly you can get a decent workout on Kinect.

What else then? Well the hardware looked tech-sexy although the relatively large size of the camera suggests you will need more space under the TV than you anticipated. At least the new slimmer Xbox slim will free up some of that space.

It’s clear from even a short play then that Kinect is a step forward from the Wii. The dance game alone – which I didn’t get a chance to try – should help broaden the 360 demographic. Adventures and Sports have their moments too. The software is crucial then but the key thing is the price. Get this right – below 100 UKP you would imagine – and Kinect will at least get core 360 fans interested. From them will come the word of mouth that may tempt Wii owners looking for their next bowling game.

Kinect certainly feels like a technical step-forward then. But with Playstation’s Move likely to be cheaper and the Wii’s revitalised release schedule shaping up nicely, the battle for motion-based gaming has a long way to go.

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To explain to non-fans, League of Legends is one of a growing number of PC games based on the famous Warcraft mod DotA (also known as Defence of the Ancients). Riot Games, who primarily base their business on micro transactions (paid for with Riot Points obtained by purchasing cards from stores such as Gamestop or directly from the client’s store), began in 2006 in Culver City. Tencent Holdings recently bought a large stake in the company, Riot maintaining independent operation and management regardless.

Riot have also done a few other things in order to celebrate the holiday, including having fifty per cent off the Twisted Fate Jack of Hearts skin (as well as Guerrilla Tristana and Emerald Taric; truly outrageous). Twisted Fate himself has various Valentine’s Day connotations. His Tango skin is partnered by Evelynn’s one (although her reputation as a fickle paramour is pretty widespread).

Those of you who prefer download games will be pleased to know that League of Legends can be acquired online and even free. Buying Riot Points isn’t necessary in order to play well; most of the things you need can be acquired with the Influence Points you earn during play. As such League of Legends is an awesome game to spend Valentine’s Day playing (just remember to spend some quality time together too)!

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Mortal Kombat
1992 first saw this fatality-toting bad boy appear on our screens, Mortal Kombat has been well known (some might say perhaps too well) for its gory visuals and use of realistic digitised sprites. 2011 will brings us the series’ ninth title. Simply titled Mortal Kombat like the very first game, it’s been given a huge visual (and system) reworking. The series’ long standing fans will be happy to discover that a pre order from Game Stop will result in the unlocking of the “Klassic” Scorpion playable character skin and iconic fatality.

Soul Calibur
Having started out as the humble Soul Blade (or Soul Edge outside Australia, North America and Europe) in 1996, the Soul series has resulted in a great many other additional games. Still the premier weapon-based fighting game today, it is one of the most popular PS3 games to date. With iconic characters (and fighting styles; who can forget Voldo?) and wide variety of customisation choices, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better choice than Soul Calibur.

Tekken
Having been around since 1994, the Tekken series has been knocking around for some time. With contestants alternately fighting for the title of the King (or Queen) of the Iron Fist Tournament or control of the Mishima Zaibatsu, there’s a lot to compete for. With the plot ultimately revolving around the antics of the Mishima family past and present, it’s essentially a soap opera with added fists (and hey, I’m not complaining).

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Knowing that this is an option that you could benefit from an iPod, you might also pay attention to what options do you have and how you could be capable to get access to this. These are the features of an iPod Touch which will allow you to get access and play such iPod Touch games since the iPod has this big touch screen and also its accelerometer. These tools are absolutely great for gaming functions which are now gaining its popularity to the public.

You will be delighted to find out that they are available at the Apple store if you’re questioning where will you be capable to get access to these games. Though it’s essential that you’re aware of the requirements needed to be capable to download these iPod games conveniently. You need to take into account few things to make a successful download. First, when downloading the game, you’ll have to consider the computer that you’ll be using. The computer is at least compatible with the system requirements of the iPod Touch games download. You also have to consider your internet connection speed for successful downloads. Next, you must have enough space on your computer and your iPod to transfer the files to. Lastly, you must have a connection cable that will connect your computer to the iPod to proceed with the transferring of files. Acquiring this additional enjoyment feature for your iPod Touch is not as difficult as you think. All you have to do is to look for a site where you can download this application and be capable to securely download these games as added entertainment for your iPhone.

Free best ipod touch games that don’t require you to download anything. Just tap on a game and play – Simple as that. Check out the “Apps” link for games and tools in the “Forum” link or post ask questions and discuss the iPod Touch and games for ipod touch.

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The first My Kingdom for the Princess game was a breakout hit, introducing us to a game that managed to combine time management, resource management and adventure gaming into one great entertainment package. The sequel is no less impressive, building upon the successful formula and adding new twists along the way.

The game begins right after the conclusion of the previous game, with Arthur and the princess flying in a hot air balloon to some tropical islands for their honeymoon. Unfortunately, their holiday is cut short when their balloon crashes and they find themselves stranded on the islands. More disasters happen soon after, and Arthur has to help the locals rebuild the islands in exchange for their aid in getting him and the princess back home.

The game is played on a handful of islands, each of which contains several levels of increasing difficulty. You are required to complete quests in order to pass these levels. Examples of the quests include repairing bridges, constructing buildings and defeating enemies. These objectives have specific requirements; for example repairing a bridge will require a certain amount of wood and food, and a worker to perform the action. Similarly, defeating an angry bear will require a hunter’s skill, and enough gold to pay him.

This brings us to the resource management, which is the main part of the game. There are 3 resources: gold, wood and food. Every action you take in the game will involve either acquiring or using these resources. You’ll need food for the worker to clear debris, wood to build the hunting lodge, and gold to pay the hunter to kill enemies. So how do you get these resources? You could send your workers to collect any loose resources lying around. But more importantly, there will be resource buildings that you can construct. A fishing hut will produce food at a constant rate, while the sawmill does the same for wood.

As you can imagine, properly managing your resources will be the key to winning each level. There are also elements of puzzle gaming here, and you will need to properly plan the order of your actions. Do things in the wrong order and you might find yourself without wood and having to wait for the sawmill to slowly produce enough for you to continue. This is fine if you have all day… but you don’t. This is a time management game after all, and you will have to race against the clock to complete all the objectives in the set time.

Fortunately, you will have extra help in your rush to complete your objectives. Every time you perform a task, your power bar will increase. You can use this power to activate various cool effects such as making your workers run faster, having resources refill faster, hiring an extra temp worker or even stopping time itself! The more powerful the effect, the more power it requires and the less often you can use it.

In later levels, as the objectives become tougher to complete, you will be able to get extra help as well. You will be able to upgrade your buildings, making them produce more resources and housing more workers. It’s not plain sailing all the way though. The later levels are really mind-boggling, and even if you manage to complete them, you can still try to complete them in even less time to achieve expert ratings. And if that is too easy as well, the developers have also posted their own score records for you to beat!

The game is a nice unique blend of time management, resource management and puzzle solving. It is also supported by graphics and music that are bright and vibrant. Overall, My Kingdom For the Princess 2 will satisfy any time management fan, especially those who like the original My Kingdom for the Princess game or similar games such as Be A King. Get the Mac version here.

Rating: 4.0/5.0

You can read more about My Kingdom For the Princess 2 at http://www.game-tycoon.com/my-kingdom-for-the-princess-2.html

Steven maintains the time management game review website at http://www.game-tycoon.com/ – a website devoted to strategy, simulation and time management games for the PC and Mac. You can read game reviews, download games and play them online.

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