Monthly Archives: November 2007
Activision – Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
It sounds like a marriage made in gaming heaven. Splash Damage invented the multiplayer add-on to Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory) which was released as a free download and became a massive hit amongst the online community. Meanwhile iD Software, creators of the mighty Doom and a string of first-person shooters like Hexen…
Sierra – World in Conflict
In the eighties, the Cold War blizzard was still blowing its particularly frosty brand of paranoia across the United States. Every right-minded American feared that the Reds under the bed might rise up in the middle of the night, go down into the kitchen, raid the fridge and eat the last slice of mom’s apple…
Sega – Football Manager 2008
Considering that the veterans of Sports Interactive’s football management games – the recent Football Managers and the early Championship Managers – will dive straight in with little instruction required, it’s perhaps understandable that Football Manager 2008′s focus has shifted a little towards the less experienced player. The game is still, at heart, a stats-driven, primarily…
TerraTec – Noxon 2 radio for iPod
If you’re a big music fan you’ll have noticed how accessible modern technology makes not only the albums and artists you have in your collection, but a wealth of additional downloadable and streaming content. As well as MP3s you’ll find that conventional FM radio, DAB radio, Internet radio and even podcasts can be invaluable sources…
Focus – eScan Complete Internet Security
Budget programs are all well and good; let’s face it, everyone’s up for a bargain. But entrusting the safety of your PC to a cut-price security solution is a matter that will probably make some people think twice. It’s not really an area where you want to be sacrificing quality. Luckily, this Focus package is…
Brother – DCP-9040CN
Brother recently expanded a range of printers that’s already bursting at the seams, with a total of seven new colour laserjets, four of which are all-in-ones. The DCP-9040CN on test here is effectively the entry-level model from this range, offering copying and scanning alongside colour laser printing. It’s a fairly bulky yet solidly built device…
TomTom – ONE v3
Not so long ago you either paid a fortune for a dedicated satellite navigation unit fitted into your car’s dash or struggled with a PDA and a separate GPS receiver plus a tangle of charging and connecting cables festooned around the steering column. Even then, you could barely hear spoken instructions without amplifying them through…
Serif – Home Creativity Suite 2008
In an era where company after company seems to be cutting corners, Serif surely deserves a mighty pat on the back. Its Home Creativity Suite 2008 pack not only comes in a sturdy box, but it proves to be packaging with a reason: two reasonably-sized companion guides are nestled within it, alongside the numerous discs…
FujiFilm – FinePix Z10fd
Ever since the digital revolution hit compact cameras, the industry has tended to divide its PR campaigns between the semi-pro who likes loads of features and technical advances, and the style-conscious who like cool exteriors and all operating controls as simple as possible. There are no prizes, therefore, for guessing which camp the Z10fd falls…
Intuit – QuickBooks Pro 2008
QuickBooks Pro 2008 begins, as do all good stories, at the beginning. With every version of QuickBooks, Intuit is always on the lookout for ways to make the package more initially accessible. When you’re setting up your company details here, the “easy step start-up” interview has been fine-tuned considerably, with a more simplified and pain-free…