The Sims 3: Pets

The Sims 3: Pets Review

The Sims 3: Pets Feature

• Be the Pet - Wield control of your Sim's pet to chase, dig, tackle and more. Be the perfect companion or wreck havoc on your Sims!
• Pets have their own traits - From intelligent, brave, and friendly to hydrophobic, skittish, and clueless to gentle, fast, and agile, determine the personality of your Sims' pets.
• Pets can learn skills - Cats and dogs can learn to hunt, dogs can learn to locate collectibles and fetch your Sims a date. With career opportunities, your Sims' pets can even work their way up the chain to become the ultimate criminal mastermind.
• Only on Xbox 360 and PS3 - Embark on adventures! Sims can explore the history of town, using their pets to sniff out treasures, uncover mysteries, catch rare collectible pets, and maybe even see ghosts.

Bring excitement and surprise into your Sims' lives with pets! Create the perfect (or imperfect) pets for your Sims, from fierce guard dogs to destructive kittens and more as you determine not only how your Sims' pets look but their personality traits as well. With a variety of new activities and social interactions, take direct control of your Sims' pets and explore new ways to mess with their lives. Give your Sims a new member of their household and discover all-new ways to play with life!

Many pets to choose from

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Synopsis

Experience life on four legs as you explore the Sims world through the eyes of a dog or cat! Will you be fun and friendly or will you be more pest than pet? Dig, chase, find collectibles, learn to hunt, and more. Go outside and play or just go on the rug. Dogs can even help their owners land a date! Move up the pet pecking order with career opportunities. (Who knew there was a dog and cat underworld?) Travel the town with your owner, sniff out discoveries, find treasure, and more.

Key Features:

• Enjoy a little mischief by destroying furniture or impress others by mastering new skills like hunting.
• Be the Pet. Wield control of your Sim’s pet to chase, dig, tackle and more. Be the perfect companion or wreck havoc on your Sims!
• Lead your Sims on adventures, like uncovering relics and solving mysteries.
• Pets have their own traits! From intelligent, brave, and friendly to hydrophobic, skittish, and clueless to gentle, fast, and agile, determine the personality of your Sims’ pets.

Create perfect - or imperfect - pets for your Sims, from loyal dogs to daring kitties, as you determine their looks and personality traits. Then take control of these pets and experience the world from their perspective. Enjoy a little mischief by destroying furniture or impress others by mastering new skills like hunting. Choose how pets can enrich or mess with your Sims' lives and discover a whole new way to play with life!

TRON: Evolution

TRON: Evolution Review

TRON: Evolution Feature

• High Mobility Combat - Battle the enemies of the TRON world with your light disc using a dynamic blend of Parkour and martial arts movement on your heroic mission across the Grid.
• Vehicular Action - Fast paced exciting light cycle racing and combat in the digital TRON world.
• Bridge the Legacy - TRON: Evolution is the prequel story to the film TRON: Legacy and unlocks mysteries in the rich TRON mythology.
• Online/Multiplayer - TRON: Evolution has an innovative online experience featuring persistent character progression.
• Voiceover Cast - Voiceover by actress Olivia Wilde as Quorra, Bruce Boxleitner as Tron, and others to follow

TRON: Evolution is an immersive third person action-adventure game that pulls the player into the unique digital world of TRON. Gamers explore TRON's cities using the free running phenomenon Parkour, navigate among unique rebel factions, and fight an epic battle against a dictator’s seemingly unstoppable army in the prequel story to the highly anticipated film, TRON: Legacy.

PlayStation 3 80GB System

PlayStation 3 80GB System Review

PlayStation 3 80GB System Feature

• Includes PlayStation 3 80 GB system, Dualshock 3 wireless controller, and free PlayStation Network membership
• Internet ready Wi-Fi
• 80 GB of hard disk storage for all your games, music, videos, and photos
• Built-in Blu-ray player to give you the best high-definition viewing experience and pristine picture quality
• Play your entire catalog of CDs and DVDs

Includes PlayStation 3 80GB system, Dualshock 3 wireless controller, free PlayStation Network membership, internet ready Wi-Fi, and 80GB of hard disk storage for all your games, music, videos, and photos. Every PS3 comes with a built-in Blu-ray player to give you the best high-definition viewing experience and pristine picture quality. Plus, the PS3 can play your entire catalog of CDs and DVDs.

FIFA Soccer 12

FIFA Soccer 12 Review

FIFA Soccer 12 Feature

• Tactical Defending - Fundamental changes to the approach of defending places.
• Precision Dribbling - Enjoy new ways to take on opponents and control of the pace of the game.
• Online Friendlies - Play your friends in 10 game seasons and prove who is the best.
• FIFA Ultimate Team - Now available for the first time at launch and on disc!
• Complete Authenticity - Over 500 officially licensed clubs and more than 15,000 players.
• All-New Career Mode - Now driven by the same drama, storylines and emotion as the real world game.
• EA SPORTS Football Club - For the first time ever, everything within FIFA 12, is measured in a meaningful way.
• Player Impact Engine - The new physics engine is built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction on the pitch.

FIFA Soccer 12 is the 19th game in Electronic Arts' popular video game soccer series. Continuing with the franchise's unique blend of realism and innovative features that bring the authenticity to the video game pitch that fans crave, FIFA Soccer 12 is an exciting title for longtime and existing fans of console sports gaming. Game features include: 500 officially licensed clubs and more than 15,000 players, improved self-awareness and aptitude of AI players, a redefined defending mechanism, more true-to-life injuries, precision dribbling and new commentary teams.

Love Soccer - Play Soccer

FIFA Soccer 12 brings to the pitch the game-changing new Player Impact Engine, a physics engine built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction on the pitch. Revolutionary gameplay innovations inspired by the real-world game make FIFA Soccer 12 deeper and more engaging. All-new Precision Dribbling delivers a higher fidelity of touch on the ball for attacking players, while Tactical Defending fundamentally changes the approach to defending by placing equal importance on positioning, intercepting passes and tackling. Plus, AI players have been infused with Pro Player Intelligence, the next generation of player intelligence and performance.

Hit the pitch in one of the best reviewed Sports games of E3 2011.
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Key Game Features

• Pro Player Intelligence - AI players have been infused with self-awareness and aptitude, enabling them to make decisions based on their own skills as well as the strengths and attributes of their teammates. Players who possess exceptional vision, for example, will see opportunities for through balls that other players won't. Real Madrid's Kaká will be more likely to pick out a run from a teammate farther away than a player with poorer vision. Additionally, teams will vary their attack based on the strengths of their players on the pitch, and the weaknesses of opposing players, creating a more authentic experience and greater variety of matches.
• Tactical Defending - Redesigned defending mechanism fundamentally changes the approach to defending by placing equal importance on positioning, intercepting passes and tackling at the right moment. Tactics and timing are crucial.
• True Injuries - The Player Impact Engine monitors contact between players in real-time, analyzing the force of the collision and impact on the body to detect real injuries, creating a deeper more challenging Career Mode. Manage new types of injuries and the risk of sending a player onto the pitch who isn't fully healed.
• Player Impact Engine - Two years in development, the new physics engine is built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction on the pitch. Experience an infinite variety of natural and believable outcomes in every contact. Players feel more resilient on the ball, push and pull during the fight for possession, and recover from light challenges more easily, preserving their natural momentum.
• Precision Dribbling - Enjoy new ways to take on opponents, more time on the ball to make decisions, and complete control of the pace of the game. Utilize close dribble touches in tight spaces, on the wings, and even while fending off an opponent.
• Complete Authenticity - Over 500 officially licensed clubs and more than 15,000 players.
• New Commentary Teams - For the first time ever, two broadcast teams will be featured - Martin Tyler and Alan Smith and Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend. Fans can customize audio to their preferred commentators for any matches.

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FIFA Soccer 12 brings to the pitch the game-changing new Player Impact Engine, a physics engine built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction on the pitch. All-new Precision Dribbling delivers a higher fidelity of touch on the ball for attacking players, while Tactical Defending fundamentally changes the approach to defending by placing equal importance on positioning, intercepting passes and tackling. Plus, CPU players have been infused with Pro Player Intelligence, the next generation of player intelligence and performance. Finally, introducing EA SPORTS Football Club - the heartbeat of FIFA Soccer 12—a live service connecting players to the real-world game with fresh, new content all the time, enabling them to support their favourite club and connect and compete with their friends, rivals and millions of other players around the world.

PlayStation 2 Go-Net Network Adapter

PlayStation 2 Go-Net Network Adapter Review

Connects the PS2 to high speed internet connections. Easily connects to the PS2 through the USB Port.

Mafia II

Mafia II Review

Mafia II Feature

• Includes all of the downloadable content available for the standard edition, adding more than double the original gameplay. Featuring new storylines, new playable characters, and new city-based quests with leaderboard challenges.
• Players will be immersed in the Golden Era of America as Mafia II features tracks from some of the era's most influential artists
• Through strong, authentic characterization and compelling narrative, the mature storyline will make you understand the pull and impossible escape of life in the Mob
• Take part in car-to-car gunfights, hand-to-hand combat and gunplay, forming an intense and exciting experience
• 2K Czech's next-generation engine, allows gamers to travel from outdoor environments to intricately designed interiors without the need for loading times

Get mixed up in the mob underworld of a fictitious late 1940's and early 1950's! Developed by Illusion Softworks, creators of the original game, Mafia 2 embraces the elements of the first game while bringing an all-new experience fans have been waiting for, featuring a mobster narrative packed with both behind-the-wheel and on-foot action. Players will easily become engaged in the game's cinematic Hollywood movie experience with strong, believable characters in a living, breathing city. By fusing high octane gunplay with white knuckle driving and an engaging narrative, Mafia 2 looks to be the industry's most compelling Mafia title to date.

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Review

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Feature

• Powered by an advanced version of MT Framework, the engine used in Resident Evil 5 and Lost Planet 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• 3-on-3 tag-team fighting action as players build their own perfect team, assigning unique "Assist Attacks" for each character
• Simple Mode with streamlined button mapping option that allows novice players to perform moves like a pro
• See the most adored characters from the Capcom and Marvel Universes brought to life in a "moving comic" style
• A mix of returning characters like Spider-Man, Ryu, Wolverine, Morrigan, Iron Man, Hulk and others

After a decade of waiting, iconic Marvel and Capcom characters join forces again in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, a re-envisioned team fighting game for a new generation of gamers. Fill the shoes of legendary characters from both the Marvel and Capcom universes as you engage in 3-on-3 battles within living comic book art style environments powered by Capcom's MT Framework, an advanced version of the graphics engine used for Resident Evil 5. Additional features include: a single player story and online multiplayer modes, new playable character additions, a simplified three-button control scheme and a character-specific "Simple" Mode which can function as a tutorial.

Tag-Team Gameplay

Although Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds features a single player story mode in which you can play the Fate of Two Worlds storyline out in the role of each of the playable characters, the game is primarily a one-on-one crossover fighting game featuring heroes and villains from the Marvel Comics and Capcom video game universes. In this, action is team-based as players, either fighting against AI or a human opponent select three characters to stand against their opponent's three characters. Battles are essentially tag-team events, as at any time players can choose to switch characters as they look to string together combos that will do the most damage against opponents. All characters have special moves. In addition, special combos can be unleashed by each character after filling their power gauge while playing. Team combos can also be unleashed by switching between certain characters at specific times during fights.

3-on-3 Marvel vs. Capcom battles like never before.
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Single Player Story Mode

The respective arch villains of the Marvel and Capcom universes, Doctor Doom, nemesis to the Fantastic Four and Albert Wesker, STARS turncoat and flunky for the Umbrella Corporation in the Resident Evil franchise, have joined forces in a quest for overall conquest in both worlds. Marvel and Capcom heroes stand ready to do all that must be done to stop the fiends, but may have to set aside their quest for justice and join forces with their sworn enemies as an unforeseen evil rises as the result of the initial actions of Doom and Wesker.

Key Game Features

• Innovative Graphics and Gameplay - Powered by an advanced version of MT Framework, the engine used in Resident Evil 5 and Lost Planet 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 brings beautiful backgrounds and character animations to the forefront.
• Evolved VS. Fighting System - Wild over-the-top gameplay complete with signature aerial combos, hyper combos and other original systems. The evolved new battle system, the "Team Aerial Combo," takes the action to a whole new level.
• 3-on-3 Tag Team Fighting - Players build their own perfect team by assigning unique "Assist Attacks" for each character and utilize each character's special moves to create their own unique fighting style.
• Simple Mode - Streamlined button mapping option will allow novice players to perform moves like a pro.
• Living Comic Book Art Style - See the most adored characters from the Capcom and Marvel Universes brought to life in a "moving comic" style, blurring the boundaries between 2D and 3D graphics.
• New Characters - Popular returning characters include Spider-Man, Ryu, Wolverine, Morrigan, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, Felicia, Chun-Li, Tron Bonne, Magneto and Doctor Doom. Viewtiful Joe will make his debut in the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise. Additional characters joining the playable cast for the first time in fighting game history include Chris Redfield, Thor, Trish, Super-Skrull, Amaterasu, Dormammu, Wesker, X-23, Arthur, Deadpool, Nathan Spencer, M.O.D.O.K. And Dante.

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After a decade of waiting, iconic Marvel and Capcom characters join forces again in a re-envisioned team fighting game for a new generation. Fill the shoes of legendary characters from the most beloved franchises in entertainment as you battle in a living comic book brought to life in a VS. fighting game for the first time by Capcom’s MT Framework.

PlayStation Portable Limited Edition Daxter Entertainment Pack - Ice Silver

PlayStation Portable Limited Edition Daxter Entertainment Pack - Ice Silver Review

PlayStation Portable Limited Edition Daxter Entertainment Pack - Ice Silver Feature

• The all-new PSP – lighter, slimmer and more portable than ever
• Play any of more than 360 games anytime, anywhere on the dazzling, 4.3” widescreen LCD
• Listen to music, watch movies, check the Internet, watch live and recorded TV, and jam to Internet Radio
• Access your PLAYSTATION 3 content while on the go
• Talk all you want to PSP owners around the world with Skype

The PSP is the first truly integrated handheld entertainment system designed to handle multiple applications — music, video, communication, and wireless networking, with games as its primary driver. PSP brings an unparalleled gaming experience to a handheld platform, allowing users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality, full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. With graphics rendering capability comparable to that of PlayStation®2, PSP features a 4.3-inch wide screen, high-resolution TFT display. PSP also adopts a newly developed, proprietary compact but high-capacity (1.8GB) optical disc, Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its storage medium. * The PSP Daxter Entertainment Pack - Ice Silver contains: The Sony PSP - Ice Silver, AC power cord, AC adaptor and battery, 1GB Memory Stick Pro, Daxter the game, and Family Guy UMD. Check out the PSP features in depth below: Games | Movies/Video | Music | Photos | Internet | LocationFree® TV | Tivo-To-Go™ | RSS | Online Gaming What’s in play this season. Dazzling widescreen LCD brings gaming to life Hundreds of games that let you take your gaming on the go Unique content created specifically for the PSP® system Diverse genres — and all created with portable gaming in mind Play games anytime, anywhere on the PSP system’s dazzling, widescreen LCD. Games are playable off a UMD™ (Universal Media Disc), which load when inserted into the system. If your PSP system hasn’t been updated, the game software will update your PSP system’s firmware as well. See more topics. The silver screen, conveniently resized. Choose from hundreds of movies and TV shows to watch, spanning diverse genres and viewing choices Take your entertainment with you on the go by placing your downloaded videos on Memory Stick Duo™ Here’s How it Works. Use the Use the PSP Media Manager to easily place videos on your PSP System’s Memory Stick Duo. PSP Media Manager will search your PC for videos, and then convert Alternatively, watch full-length movies and TV shows off a UMD™. See more topics. Let the music move you — anywhere. Place your MP3 collection on Memory Stick Duo and take your music with you everywhere Plays MP3, WAV, WMA, ATRAC3+, and MP4 formats Here’s How it Works. You can add MP3’s (or other music format files) to your Memory Stick Duo for play on your PSP system. Simply attach your PSP to your PC through a USB cable — making the PSP an external drive. You’ll then be able to copy your MP3s onto your Memory Stick Duo (make sure that your Memory Stick Duo is formatted for use on your PSP and that you place your music files in the folder labeled Music). Then just plug your headphones in, go to Music on the PSP system’s XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) menu and select your song. See more topics. Take your photos and slide shows to go. Place your photos on your Memory Stick Duo and view them on the LCD screen Beam photos to friends via Wi-Fi Set up a slideshow to show friends and family your photo collection Here’s How it Works. It’s easy to place photos on your PSP system! Attach your PSP to your PC through a USB cable — which will make the PSP an external drive. You’ll then be able to copy your photos (JPG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, or BMP formats) to your Memory Stick Duo (make sure your Memory Stick Duo is formatted for use on your PSP and that you place your photos in the folder labeled Photo). You can then go to the Photo icon on the PSP system’s XMB and select the photo that you’d like to view. You can also beam photos to a friend in the vicinity who has a PSP. Make sure that both of your PSP systems have the Wi-Fi switch set to On. The photo ‘Receiver’ should go to the Photo icon on the PSP system’s XMB, select the location to save the photo and press . Select ‘Receive’. The photo ‘Sender’ should go to the photo to be sent and press . Select ‘Send’ and press . The photo will be beamed via Wi-Fi to your friend’s PSP. See more topics. Got a hot spot? Get some cool stuff Access the Internet from any accessible hotspot For exclusive PSP downloadable demos and content, visit www.us.playstation.com/psp Here’s How it Works To access the Internet on your PSP system, first make sure that you are at an accessible hotspot and that your Wi-Fi switch is set to ON. If you are at a new location, you’ll want to select the WWW icon on your PSP system’s XMB screen, and then follow instructions to set up a New Connection. Once you have tested this connection, select the WWW icon from your PSP system’s XMB screen again. Press and then to access the URL bar, or scroll over to the Bookmarks icon (noted by the ‘heart’ icon) and select a site. If accessing through the URL bar, after pressing , the on screen keyboard will pop up. Enter the desired website URL and your PSP will connect you to that site. Once the web page is shown, press to hide the toolbar. See more topics. LocationFree TV Watch live TV, DVR content or your DVD player content on your PSP system from anywhere in the world via an accessible hotspot Connect your compatible TV, DVD player, DVR, Camcorder, or PC to the LocationFree Base Station. Then enjoy your favorite TV shows, movies, created video, and more where and when you want on your PSP — wherever wireless connectivity allows Here’s How it Works To connect to your LocationFree TV base station through your PSP, make sure you have installed firmware update 2.80 or later and that your Wi-Fi switch is set to On. Go to the LocationFree icon underneath the Network icon on your PSP system’s XMB menu. (If you have not set-up a connection yet, your PSP will take you through the process.) Register your PSP with the LocationFree TV base station by pressing the ‘Setup Mode’ button on the base station. Select the LocationFree TV icon under the Network icon on the XMB menu and press . Select a public wireless LAN service (if outside the home) or ‘LocationFree AP’ (if inside the home). Now you can enjoy your favorite TV shows, DVR or DVD content from the road! For further set-up information, go to www.sony.com/locationfree. See more topics. TiVo-To-Go™ Watch recorded TV content downloaded to your Memory Stick Duo TiVo-To-Go™ service costs .95 (one time flat fee) and converts recorded TiVo content to the correct PSP system format Check www.tivo.com/tivotogo for more information Here’s How it Works To access your TiVo content for playback on your PSP, your TiVo Series2™ must be connected to your home network (connecting it to your PC). Next, go to www.tivo.com/tivotogo to download the TiVo Desktop Plus software. This will allow your PC to convert the TiVo files to a PSP readable format. TiVo charges a one-time fee of .95 for this service, payable via their website. When TiVo Desktop Plus has been downloaded, click the box in the ‘Preferences’ menu to ensure files are converted to PSP format. Transfer the shows you wish onto your PC. The PC will then automatically convert the files into PSP readable files and place in a separate portable downloads folder. You’ll then need to connect your PSP to your PC via the USB cable — which will turn the PSP into an external drive. Make sure your Memory Stick Duo has been formatted for use on the PSP and that you have updated your PSP system’s firmware to version 2.80 or later. From there, you’ll be able to enjoy your TiVo content on your PSP! *Mac users can convert their TiVo Series2 programs for PSP as well using Roxio Toast 8 -- see http://www.tivo.com/mactivotogo/ for details. See more topics. RSS Enjoy audio and video RSS (podcasts) downloaded to your PSP system — anywhere you go Check out PlayStation Mayhem and other RSS content on the RSS page through the official PSP website Here’s How it Works Start the web browser (see Internet section for more information). Select a webpage that offers RSS-distributed content. Select the icon for the RSS-distributed content. Select YES and then press . You have now created an RSS channel for that webpage. To access this content, simply go to the channel under the RSS menu. See more topics. Battle others in intense online gaming at home or through complimentary 6 month access at any T-Mobile HotSpot* Here’s How it Works To play anyone in your local vicinity (up to 50 feet away), simply make sure your Wi-Fi switch is set to the On position, and follow the game’s instructions on how to connect. Both PSP systems must have a copy of the game to play. To play online, make sure you're at an accessible hotspot (at home or T-Mobile HotSpot), and set your Wi-Fi switch to the On position. Ensure you have set up a new connection and then follow the game’s on screen instructions to access the game lobby and find people to play! Check www.us.playstation.com/psp/ to view T-Mobile HotSpot compatible games. For detailed instructions on installing the necessary firmware update required for T-Mobile HotSpot online gaming, go to: www.us.playstation.com/psp/downloads/systemupdate/ *Available through March 28, 2008. PSP must be updated to System Update v.3.30 or later. Check out more upcoming games at http://www.us.playstation/psp/ See more topics.

The PSP (PlayStation Portable) system is the first truly integrated portable entertainment system designed to handle multiple applications - music, video, photo, internet, and wireless connectivity, with games as its key feature. The PSP system features an unmatched library of entertainment content, combining more than 135 games and more than 430 feature films, TV programs, and videos on UMD from major studios and record labels, as well as downloadable content from the internet. The PSP is more than a portable game system, it's a lifestyle. Like life, it is constantly evolving - moving towards newer levels of technology and entertainment. This special pack is a great way to join the fun! Dazzling widescreen LCD brings gaming to life With Wi-Fi functionality you can go online with your PSP or communicate directly with other PSP systems. Play games online, browse the web and more. Daxter gives the co-star of the popular Jak & Daxter games his own adventure! Play from his animal perspective, chronicling his back-story during the two years spent alone in Haven City. As Daxter is an ottsel and not a human, players will have a unique moveset with agile abilities, as Daxter can crawl on all fours, fit in small places and maneuver vehicles. You'll need all those abilities to get through this unique platformer!