Saturday, November 22, 2008 

Playstation 3 "Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution"

One of the finest game strategy games on PC s are produced by Sid Meier. They make one of the most engaging civilization simulation video games around. Popular titles like Railroad Tycoon and Civilization have always continue to deliver the most heralded game play. Thus it no surprise that the company move their popular titles from the PCs genre toward PlayStation 3 platform. And a good job they did, 2K and Firaxis together manage to translate that PC experience successfully towards the Playstation 3 Platform.

In Sid Meier Civilization revolution game play, the idea is to take a civilization in the stone ages and through strategic planning built it up to the Space Age. When you choose which civilization will be your base, the leader of that civilization also have added bonus for your game play. For example if you chose Cleopatra, you might get additional interest on gold reserves, at the medieval age, population growth is increased by two additional percentages. There five difficulties level in this game. Use the first level as a guide. As you get more proficient, try the more difficulty level.

To play this video game, you can choose multiplayer mode using LAN or Single player mode. For those who had played this game under PCs, you will know the game can take several weeks to complete. But under Playstation 3, it doesn't last as long but not in the least as unsatisfying. In the Playstation 3 version. Micro managing of the game has also been removed. The graphics are good, bright, colorful and engaging with animation to the characters. The sound track are satisfying as well. Overall the transition form PCs based to the Next Gen game console like the Playstation 3 is well executed.

The controls of the game are also simple. You don't need to be a computer engineer to understand how they work. Though the game didn't have the depth of the Pcs platform, the game play in the Playstation 3 version is as satisfying and as well as entertaining.

Article by Camilla Bertelsen and the owner of http://popularvideogame.com

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Success In The Entertainment Business

Success in Entertainment

I want to talk to all of you who are trying to work your way into the entertainment industry as a performer. I want to ask you firstly what is your definition of success?

Let me tell you why this is so important. Because if you don't know what YOUR definition of success is, then YOU won't know when you have 'made it'. You also put yourself in the uncomfortable position of not knowing how to get there! How do you get from your home in Basildon, Essex, to Florida USA if you don't know where it is, what roads to take to the airport, what flight to catch and at what time? You wouldn't plan your journey so badly so don't plan your career so badly.

Secondly I want you to be totally honest about your talent, your artistry, your work rate, your commitment and your dedication to your goal success. Do you have the talent to become a million selling artist? It's no good saying I will grow along the way. Are you good enough now? Do you have the presence and the confidence of a million selling artist/band now??? If your 'honest' answer is not quite, then your next question should be 'How do I get the confidence and the presence?' With my coaching I use specific visualisation technique which enables you to 'take on' the confidence and the presence of any artist you admire. Techniques that can give you confidence instantly to deal with pre stage nerves. Options are out there!! Let me ask you this...

If you were a million selling band/artist, how would you walk, talk, think and act?

Before you read on, please re-read that question.

Close your eyes and really get clear on your answer...

Let me tell you this in return for your answer. You will not walk, talk, think and act like that because you are a million selling artist/band!

You will be a million selling artist because you walk, talk, think and act like one!

Think about your future and where you want it to go. Think about where you want to go. And finally 'Are you doing whatever it takes to deserve that success?

Now I know that the slightest mention of Geri Halliwell from the Spice Girls, and you will probably go onto tell me about her lack of talent as a singer, but what if I was to tell you that in order for her to achieve her success, she took regular singing lessons, dance classes, practised probably twice as much as others that were far more talented and that she would travel to London on next to no money and go to 5 or 6 auditions in one day! And this was something that she did on a regular basis, and when I say regular I mean every weekend for months on end until she got her 'Lucky' break. Did she deserve her success? In my eyes...

Yes she did!!

The ironic thing is that there was no luck in her break at all. Geri just did whatever it took.

How much are you Doing?

I wish you all the success in the future.

Robert Snow
Life/Entertainment Coach

http://www.alacusht-inspirations.co.uk

Life Coaching and personal development

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