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Find the review here.http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/noreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)Blogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-3360451720574136537Tue, 17 May 2011 11:58:00 +00002011-05-17T12:58:56.761+01:00Dads need lots of stuff. I've put together a list of the important stuff over in the Handbook. Brace yourself, though - it runs onto a second page... The stuff reviewed here isn't really so essential (apart from maybe Aveeno, battery converters, Iceland home delivery and online rental). It is all quite fun, however. Check out some of the many toys and games that have kept my children amused http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2011/05/welcome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-2594246703524868383Tue, 25 May 2010 08:30:00 +00002010-05-25T10:37:58.677+01:00computer game reviewXbox 360Rated: 12+. (There's vast amounts of hack'n'slash but it's mostly against humanoid sand monsters that disappear in a puff of silica rather than collapsing in a bloody heap.)Story: Set after the events of The Sands of Time, the Prince goes to visit his brother Malik in a desert fortress, only to arrive in the middle of an invasion. His forces overwhelmed, Malik decides to release the legendary http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/05/prince-of-persia-forgotten-sands-xbox_25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-2033139872130938888Thu, 20 May 2010 11:00:00 +00002010-05-20T12:11:09.367+01:00computer game reviewXbox 360I'm 'busy' playing this ready for a review but I felt the need to put up a warning about a game-breaking bug as soon as possible. I keep having all my upgrades vanish when I load a saved game. My extra health and powers disappear just like that.Grrr...I have discovered a way round it, however. If I quit to the Xbox dashboard BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE and restart the game, sometimes the upgrades http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/05/prince-of-persia-forgotten-sands-xbox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-36727183134879325Wed, 12 May 2010 08:15:00 +00002010-05-12T09:18:04.378+01:00actionfilm reviewcomedyhorrorStarring: Woody Harrelson.Rated: 15.Story: As ever, zombies have taken over the world. A geeky student and a seasoned zombie-slayer team up to go on a road trip in search of family and/or Twinkies.They meet a couple of girls and educate them about Ghostbusters.Comments: I don't normally watch horror films but there's something about a zombie apocalypse that draws me in anyway. I think it's fond http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/05/zombieland-dvd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-4147564171828927900Fri, 07 May 2010 09:00:00 +00002010-05-07T10:03:29.078+01:00DSDSiWareDSicomputer game reviewRated: 3+.Price: 800 DSi points. (Around £7.)Story: A storm has swept over a tropical island, washing away the dodo eggs and infesting the place with monsters. You must guide the eggs back to safety.Gameplay: DodoGo! is a 2D puzzle game in the style of Lemmings and Mario vs Donkey Kong: March of the Minis.Each level requires you to get one or more eggs back to a nest as quickly as possible, usinghttp://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/05/dodogo-dsi-download.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-6398214658415525071Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +00002010-04-06T09:12:41.340+01:00toy/game reviewCost: £18.Contents:LEGO base plate.211 LEGO pieces for building the board and a small minotaur.12 tiny, single-piece heroes. (3 red, 3 yellow, 3 blue and 3 white.)1 LEGO Dice.Gameplay: The first step is to build the game, following the instructions as with a normal LEGO model. Happily, the box is big enough to store the maze even when completed, so there's very little set-up involved after the http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/04/lego-minotaurus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-3648182734565766201Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +00002010-03-29T11:01:10.391+01:00computer game reviewXbox 360Rated: 18.Story: After hundreds of years, the Darkspawn once more threaten the kingdom of Ferelden. As a Grey Warden, one of the last of a legendary order of guardians, you must unite the land and embark on a quest to slay the archdemon which leads the approaching horde.Of course, you'll need to recruit and equip a band of fellow adventurers along the way. Happily, there are a whole load of http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/03/dragon-age-origins-xbox-360.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-7614710910400707329Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:20:00 +00002010-03-25T14:53:27.472ZThis blog is now located here at http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/Sorry for the inconvenience. (Believe me, I wouldn't be messing with CNAMEs if I didn't have to.) There might be more weirdness around here than usual for a few days.If you get lost and end up in the old location, you'll be redirected in 30 seconds......if I'm lucky.For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions tohttp:http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/03/this-blog-has-moved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-6804517428216344261Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:20:00 +00002010-03-23T10:27:48.751Ztoy/game reviewCost: £3.20 for the album and £1 for each pack of cards.Contents: The album has slots to display a complete collection of 60 Stinky Cards. There's all a tick list to keep track of which you have.Each booster pack of cards contains 4 'normal' cards with details of something smelly and one of the 12 'rare' scratch'n'sniff cards.Gameplay: It's a cross between Panini football stickers and Top Trumps.http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/03/stinky-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-4681750603563873079Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:30:00 +00002010-03-18T11:41:56.601Zfilm reviewThe kids have been ill, I've been ill, everyone's been ill. I've spent really rather a lot of time recently switching between playing Dragon Age: Origins and blowing my nose. The reviews have slipped a bit. Here's a quick catch up on some of the movies I've been watching:District 9 (15) - What would happen if aliens landed in Johannesburg rather than Manhattan? Rather than getting blown up, they http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/03/movie-selection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-7048146135136768362Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:30:00 +00002010-03-08T09:42:06.330Ztoy/game reviewCost: £18.Contents: 36 marbles - 18 white, 18 black.Game board featuring a 6x6 grid of sockets for the marbles. Each 3x3 corner of the board can be rotated independently.Gameplay: The first player places a marble on the board and then rotates one of the four sections 90 degrees. (The rotation can be in either direction and doesn't have to be on the section where the marble was just put down.)The http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/03/pentago.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-2792074564404356877Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +00002010-02-10T12:20:55.589Zactionsci-fiStarring: Sigourney Weaver, Uhura from Star Trek, the conflicted Terminator from Salvation and a host of characters that even special glasses can't make three-dimensional.Rated: 12A.Story: 150 years in the future, a paraplegic ex-marine gets the chance to go to the planet of Pandora and try to convince the 'primitive' indigenous people to quietly move out of the way of the human mining http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/02/avatar-3d.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-1183327823157921585Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +00002010-02-05T11:06:07.589Zactionfilm reviewsci-fiStarring: Christopher Eccleston, Darth Maul, Dennis Quaid, the green girl from Star Trek, Sienna Miller, Marlon Wayans (remember him from Dungeons & Dragons? No? Maybe for the best...) & some generic action guy (Channing Tatum).Rated: 12.Story: An elite unit of super soldiers must recover some 'nanomite' warheads that have been stolen by a lunatic and his army of henchmen. In an effort to stop http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/02/gi-joe-rise-of-cobra-dvd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-5529193610858012981Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:30:00 +00002010-02-01T09:50:28.481Ztoy/game reviewCost: £15 (plus medical expenses).Contents: Game board.4 plastic mice. (Red, green, yellow and blue.)32 plastic cheese wedges. (8 of each colour.)3 ball bearings.1 6-sided dice.2 rubber bands. (Both required.)An enormous assortment of cardboard and plastic pieces to assemble into traps.Gameplay: An adult reads the assembly instructions in an increasingly bemused fashion as children jump around http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/02/mouse-trap-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-2082098240317437153Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:00:00 +00002010-01-27T10:12:26.734Zfilm reviewfantasysci-fiStarring: James Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, Ron Perlman and John Hurt.Rated: 15.Story: An astronaut from another world crash-lands his spaceship in eighth century Scandinavia. Unfortunately, he brings a fire-breathing lizard monster with big teeth along for the ride.He's forced to earn the trust of the local Vikings and then they all go dragon hunting...Comments: Daft. The whole set-up http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/01/outlander-dvd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-8811480844564614926Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +00002010-01-22T11:03:10.402ZotherCost: £36 for the version coated in white plastic. £60 for stainless steel.Contents:A three-tier plate rack. (Size: 525 x 412 x 250mm.) The top tier takes side plates and bowls, the middle tier takes plates, and bottom shelf takes mugs, etc.Slide-out tray for catching drips.Three-compartment cutlery holder.Comments: I've never really been sold on the idea of having an automatic dishwasher. When Ihttp://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/01/delfinware-3-tier-plate-rack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-7780280358591167986Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:30:00 +00002010-01-18T10:03:05.453Zcomputer game reviewXbox 360Rated: 18.Story: You are a mercenary hired to do a simple piece of infiltration work in Shanghai. As soon as you pull it off, however, the whole city goes up in flames. You and your partner are left to fight your way to safety through a lawless disaster zone overrun by the private army of a lunatic.That said, you still find time for witty banter about pandas...Gameplay: The 40th Day is a shooter http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/01/army-of-two-40th-day-xbox-360.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-557205456604840110Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:20:00 +00002010-01-13T09:24:55.356Ztoy/game reviewCost: £13.Contents:One bucking mule with base and blanket.12 assorted plastic items of cowboy equipment/baggage.Gameplay: The first player puts the saddle on the mule and then the next player attempts to hang or place an item of baggage on the saddle. Play continues round in a circle with players taking turns to load further items onto the mule. Anyone dropping an item, knocking one off or http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/01/buckaroo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-928627086170771407Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:20:00 +00002010-01-08T09:23:24.195Zactionfilm reviewStarring: Jason Statham, Amy Smart and a granny in a cardigan made of synthetic fibres.Rated: 18.Story: Chev Chelios wakes up from a coma to discover his heart has been stolen and replaced by an artificial one. He sets out on a rampage of destruction to get the original back before his batteries run out. Along the way, he finds every daft method possible to give himself a quick recharge.Mmmmmmm..http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2010/01/crank-2-high-voltage-dvd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-8041405214945003403Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:30:00 +00002009-12-31T09:30:01.151Zcomputer game reviewXbox 360Rated: 16+.Story: Some generic fantasy world has undergone a cataclysm thanks to the release of a whole load of titans. You're shipwrecked on a small island that's remarkably untouched by the chaos elsewhere. (Well, apart from the ancient temples full of deadly monsters which have risen out of the ground, that is.)You rifle the corpses of your shipmates for supplies search the beach for survivorshttp://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2009/12/risen-xbox-360.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-8319945870681092626Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:00:00 +00002009-12-22T21:00:01.291Zfilm reviewsci-fiStarring: Sam Rockwell and the voice of Kevin Spacey.Rated: 15.Story: Sam Bell is coming to the end of a three year contract supervising an automated mining operation on the moon. He's had no company the whole time apart from a robot which sounds like it was designed by the same team as HAL. Even the satellite is out, so he can't have live conversations with Earth - he has to make do with http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2009/12/moon-dvd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-1300213596313530487Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:30:00 +00002009-12-18T09:30:29.535Ztoy/game reviewCost: £10-£15.Contents:Upright 'barn' dispenser with a hole at the top and a gate at the side. The discs are loaded into the hole. Each time the gate is opened, one disc comes out.12 discs in 4 colour-coded sets of three animals.One plastic bingo card for each colour. (Blue, red, yellow and green.)Plastic storage case/board.Gameplay: There are three variants to the game. In each one, players takehttp://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2009/12/barnyard-bingo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-6529435437253928725Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:25:00 +00002009-12-15T09:27:29.434ZserviceLast week, I got sent some PR material to tell you all how to improve your credit rating. Unfortunately, it's quite long and is somewhat lacking in the whole jokes/kids/explosions department. (It's also discretely endorsed by a 'higher interest' credit card.) If I stuck it up here, it would simply give the wrong impression. This is a place for time-travelling killer robots and slagging http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2009/12/credit-rating-info.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-2100943333676215128Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:30:00 +00002009-12-14T09:43:52.978Zfilm reviewsci-fiStarring: Christian Bale and Sam Worthington.Rated: 12.Story: It's the future... but the future of an alternate past where nuclear war has already happened. Or something like that. Anyway, everywhere is covered with dust and burnt-out cars, and the machines have taken over large chunks of the world. The human resistance is surprisingly well-equipped with submarines, fighters and helicopters, and http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2009/12/terminator-salvation-dvd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220444777699854187.post-4423043276076452480Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:00:00 +00002009-12-09T09:06:50.499ZDScomputer game reviewRated: 3+ but there's lots of complex text. Players will need to be able to read fluently to get the most from the game.Story: Pirate One-Eye must search out the nine pieces of Blackbeard's sea-chart in order to find the mermaid and rescue her from the 'wicked' soldiers.There's a possibility this may not be all that historically accurate...Gameplay: The two main elements of Pirates are sailing http://www.stuff.dadsdinner.com/2009/12/playmobil-pirates-boarding-ds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DadsDinner)0