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Scrubs Android Game Review
Scrubs ran for nine seasons from 2001 to 2010. It was a wacky comedy with a hint of drama. Set in Sacred Heart hospital it followed the trials and tribulations of John Dorian as he embarked on a career as a doctor. There were various other regular characters, friends, colleagues and even enemies, most memorably […]
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What Was the First Game You Ever Played?
Can you remember? I’m not 100% sure and I’m going to sound like Methuselah here but I think it was probably Pong. My Grandad had an old Atari console with Pong on it, the simplest game to encapsulate that multiplayer thrill of ecstatic gloating in victory or potentially violent anger in defeat. That simple gameplay […]
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Top Ten FPS Games of All Time
The first-person shooter genre is massively popular and has a huge and loyal fan base committed to spending hours in virtual environments blowing each other to smithereens. There’s nothing quite like the adrenaline soaked chaos of a good FPS session. If it goes well it can be better than a course of anger management, if […]
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Handling the Press, Board and Players in Football Manager 2012
You’ve got a lot to juggle as a football manager and there are times when FM 2012 can be unforgiving. You need to think about your approach and style for each aspect of the game to make sure your club runs smoothly and you achieve your goals. Handling the Press The press can be a […]
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Football Manager 2012 Tips: Managing a Match and Substitutions
You’ve put together a strong team, you’ve trained them up, set a formation and tactics and told them what you expect to see; now all that remains is for them to go out onto the pitch and bring home the victory. If everything has gone according to plan then match day should be an enjoyable […]
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Football Manager 2012 Guide: Match Preparation and Team Talks
There are a few significant tweaks and additions in Football Manager 2012 and the team talk system is one of the biggest. You’ll find that the match screen is much the same as previous releases and you have a wealth of options to track your team’s performance and try to influence them. If you set […]
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GRave Defense Tips and Strategies
I’ve been addicted to this game lately so I thought a few GRave Defense tips and strategies might be in order. GRave Defense is a typical tower defense game set in a post-apocalyptic future which is overrun by zombies and various mutated monsters. You have a variety of towers to choose from and there are […]
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Football Manager 2012: Best Young Players
Looking for the best wonderkids in FM2012? Hunting for those awesome young players who are destined to be the superstars of tomorrow? Well my list of the best young players in Football Manager 2012 is finally done, at least the first draft anyway. These players all appeared when I set up a game with the […]
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Top 5 Tower Defense Games for Android
Tower defense games challenge you to destroy incoming waves of enemies by placing towers or units on a map. The invasion routes are generally clearly marked so you can carefully plan the best spots for different kinds of towers. Usually there is some kind of resource to protect, but the key factor is always to […]
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Football Manager 2012 Tips: Buying and Selling Players
Buying Players Buying players in FM 2012 can actually be frustratingly tough. The addition of agents certainly makes the process tougher than it was before. The first thing to do is identify the roles you need. Don’t be swayed by your own desire to sign a top name striker if you don’t really need one. […]