Mar 252009
 
Three peak district walks near Longnor, near Buxton
Looking, er, Southish from Parkhouse Hill
Looking North(ish) from Parkhouse Hill, near Longnor

Oh, the endless jokes about peaking too early. Moments of fun! Good thing the weather was nice and, for once, I quite enjoyed scrabbling about the hilltops near Longnor and Glutton, just south of Buxton.

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Mar 242009
 
It might look pretty, but if the game's as dumb as the demo is...

It might look pretty, but if the game's as dumb as the demo is...

This is a short, annoyed review of the demo of the PC game, Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box (as found on the cover disc of PC Gamer #199).

I’m not really going to review the game itself. I did get as far as playing it but what I saw didn’t help overcome what I experienced up to that point, to whit:

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