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Its hard to find someone that has never heard of at least one Keane song. A constant in the charts throughout the early 2000’s with hits such as Everybody’s Changing, Is It Any Wonder? And Somewhere Only We Know its sure to please any lover of pop music with a mellow sound and riffs that get stuck in your head for days.

Usually I would think there is no point writing a review for any Call of Duty, its got one of the largest fan followings of any game, but I couldn’t resist. Ghosts picks up pretty much where the developers left off, there’s no great leap in graphics and game play is fundamentally the same. The offline is pretty good as always, if a little predictable. The story is solid and there are some really great missions. Flying the Osprey or having to fend off a shark with a knife, it goes from deep space to the deep ocean. But Call of Duty has never been about the story mode has it…

Online is what makes Call of Duty so popular, mainly due to how easy it is. I’ve got to admit the maps online split me 50/50. Some are great fun and others are so unbelievably horrendous a rage quit is always on the cards. Overall this game seems like a step backward to me. Infected is brought down from 18 to 12 players, Hardcore is now a campers dream and don’t get me started on thermal scopes. Whose bright idea was that? I’m being harsh on this game because it always had the potential to be so much more and I honestly believe IW are just cashing in now. Despite that, its still fun to play online and always will be. The load out customization options are a good idea, but squad points limit you to what you can get, although they are easily obtained. The perks play an even bigger part in this game compared to the others and the list of them is extensive.

I’m slightly disappointed with the clear lack of effort and some of the changes in the game modes. The best thing about MW3 was infected, the best thing about Ghosts is Safeguard. Safeguard is by far one of the best game modes I’ve ever played. You and a friend making a stand against unlimited waves of enemies to get stronger as the waves keep coming. In-between gun, perk and kill streak pickups your guy turns into a one man tank. Despite its flaws, its still fun game and I enjoy playing it. At least until I rage quit.

This is how this game makes me feel. As a prequel to the previous two instalments it carries on in a similar fashion. Like Arkham City its set in an open world ready to explore. The story itself is really fun and introduces you to a number of villains throughout Batman’s comic book adventures. Its Christmas eve and Black Mask has put a bounty of Batman’s head, $50,000,000 to the winner. Fighting your way through various different assassins, swat and simple gang members you must save the people of Gotham from getting hurt in your crossfire.

There’s so much to do in this game it’s hard to know where to start. After every fight, objective and collectable you gain experience, which enables you to choose new gadgets, abilities and combos. It’s quite fun to see how your Batman goes from nothing to a total bad-ass who can string together combo’s like no one’s business. With several side missions, including Enigma’s riddles, there’s enough in this game to keep you occupied for a long while. That’s without the online multiplayer which the developers put in. However my experience with the online is limited as it’s very hard to find a game, not many people play it, but it’s still a nice touch. The combat is fun and smooth as is most of the game play, definitely a great game to play. Perfect for everyone, not just Batman fans.

This film picks up after the first with Gru being recruited by the Anti-Villain defence league to help deal with a dangerous new super villain. More importantly though we get to see the Minions again, which although milked slightly, are just as funny as they were before. Another instalment see’s this heart-warming family film make you laugh out loud all the way through. Kids are guaranteed to love this film, and so are adults.

Disney's Pixar are back with their prequel, Monsters University. Once again we're re-introduced to the lovable duo of Mike and Sully as they are about to embark on their university adventure. We know that in Monsters Inc, Mike and Sully are the best of friends, but Monsters University tells us that it was not always so.

A great story with some fantastic characters (my personal favourite is Art, you'll see why!), it blends the monsters world with an old American university spin. Perfect for kids and i'll be honest, pretty good for adults too, be prepared to laugh out loud...a lot. Not only that but there are some very good moral undertones throughout. There is only one problem with this film, if you buy it for youngsters, expect to be made to watch it several hundred times. Although with how good this film is, thats not such a bad thing.