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Mario Kart Wii AU Hands-On

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Australia, March 16, 2008 - Cam: So Naz, in the last 24 hours we've done some pretty freaky stuff. We've bounced from gigantic mushroom to gigantic mushroom, we've bumped down a mogul run, we've launched ourselves up mountains and we've fired red shells at those who oppose us. Yes, we've finally gone hands-on with Mario Kart for the Wii. What did you think? Naz: I've got to say I was far happier with the graphics than I expected to be. I think the whole package sparkled with that trademark Nintendo polish. Each track had a completely different flavour. From the gently swaying trees and difficult to dodge cows in the meadow course to the conveyor belts and crane-carried platforms in the Toad's factory course, each track brought back a fond new memory of a Nintendo title from yesteryear but presented them with fresh style. With twelve racers on track there was also always constant chaos erupting with turtle shells, bananas and other insane weapons lob

What's Wrong With Dragon Ball Z Part Two

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April 11, 2008 - Ah, Dragon Ball Z. One of the most influential and commercially successful anime franchises ever created. Frenetic action scenes, likable characters, and great humor – a great formula for shonen franchise success. Everyone knows the good side of DBZ; the merits of the franchise are discussed in many areas. But not everyone seriously talks about the faults of the franchise, and the bad habits that it has encouraged in both the industry and the fan base. We're not really interested in bashing DBZ just for the sake of bashing DBZ. That would be pointless – and honestly you can go to any anime forum and find plenty of that already. No, what we'd like to do here is something a bit more…academic. One of the interesting things about the DBZ series is that for every DBZ lovin' fanatic you'll find an equally passionate DBZ hater that feels the series ruined anime for them completely. Unfortunately there is very little intelligent debate between the two factions