Archive for the ‘Other Reviews’ Category


NuTouch Touch Screen Gloves

Friday, December 21st, 2012

nutouchgloves1A problem I’m sure is common to most people who live in colder climates in this day and age is that it’s quite frustrating when you’re shovelling snow or waiting for a bus and you can’t use your smartphone without taking your gloves off and risking losing feeling in your hands for the rest of the day.  While there are several touch screen glove solutions floating around out there to ensure our hands live for another day, most will either run you between $20-$30 for a single pair or be of such poor quality that they’re essentially useless.  This is where Newer Technology comes in with their $9 NuTouch conductive touch screen gloves.  Do these gloves keep your hands toasty-warm while letting you use your touch devices, or do they leave you out in the cold?  We’ll touch on our time with them after the jump.

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Classic Review: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS)

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

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Developer: SquareSoft
Publisher: SCEA
Genre: Tactics RPG
Rating: T (Teen)
Players: 1
Console: PlayStation
Progress: Completed main story in game numerous times

This is Game Usagi’s first Guest Review.  It was done by Joey G. especially for Game Usagi.  Enjoy!
-Miyamoto

Final Fantasy Tactics is possibly the best Final Fantasy to ever be released. There are flaws, but they take NOTHING away from the game’s enjoyability. A wonderful story, amazing gameplay, and tons of jobs and skills to work with.  So you don’t have to sit and read 3 pages of a single review, I’ll tell you in a moderately short amount of reading why this classic game is a must own for Final Fantasy fans and casual gamers alike.

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Web Review: Club Nintendo (North America)

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Ha ha, I'm uber-platinum

Well, Club Nintendo has finally been implemented for North America.  Does this long-awaited turn of events live up to all of the hype?

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iPod: Phase

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Phase Screenshot
Hours Played: 10+ hours
Progress: Completed Insane difficulty marathon.Phase is a music-based game much like Guitar Hero (mostly since its made by the same people). It uses songs in your iTunes library that you add to a special Phase playlist and it automatically creates the patterns.
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