Daily Reviews Summary 06/10/08

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Tagan Icy Box IB-NAS4220-B Review
Bjorn3D look at the Tagan Icy Box IB-NAS4220-B.

Network attached storage. Storage that is attached to a network. NAS. Don't these words just send shivers up your spine? Is there anything more exciting in the world of computers and technology? Well, truthfully most things out there probably are more exciting...until now.

OK, so most of you probably don't go running to the local electronics store to check out the latest in network storage devices. I'm also guessing that a lot of you don't even think about owning one. I know I didn't - but that was before I received the Tagan Icy Box IB-NAS4220-B to review. Having owned several external hard drive enclosures, I've been perfectly happy with my single-drive boxes with pretty blue LEDs that easily connect to a single computer. After all, about the only use for an external hard drive is for backing up critical data on my PC, right? Not so, as I think you'll agree after taking a closer look at the latest Icy Box provided by Tagan.
Tagan Icy Box IB-NAS4220-B Review

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Review
Bit-Tech published a review of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

It's always a painful and futile experience to try reviewing an MMO. For instance, there are problems with credit cards and the inevitable fact that we forget to cancel the subscriptions after the review is done, therefore inadvertently charging a couple of hundred pounds to company credit card.

Most of all though, the review very quickly runs out of date as the game is constantly updating and how much anyone enjoys the game is massively dependent on the calibre of gamers they end up gaming alongside. That means you're going to have to take any conclusions we offer with a pinch of salt -- ok? Just so we're clear.

That said, //Age of Conan is a lot of fun once you get into it -- the proviso mainly being that you do have to make an effort to get into and jump over the initial few hours of boredom.

Game designers seem to be labouring under the impression at the moment that MMO games as a genre have only one aim; to topple //World of Warcraft as Lord of the Pings. To do this, they seem to think that you need a certain gimmick or hook -- PvR gameplay or genre blending MMOFPS action for instance. So far, that tactic doesn't seem to be doing to well -- so it's refreshing to see that //Age of Conan bucks the trend and instead focuses on creating just a solid and persistent world to play in.

//Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures doesn't bring anything hugely new to the table and the only real gimmicks it has going for it are the franchise behind it all and the fact that you can't take two steps without faceplanting into the second biggest pair of boobs you're ever likely to see. It's a fun and accessible RPG though, and on that front it can't be faulted.
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Review

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