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This week I was fortunate enough to have Ashley Jenkins, an ex-Fragdoll and the person who looks after online digital content including the launch of the New Xbox Experience here in Australia, come on the show and talk about what she likes about the NXE, Gears of War 2, Fable II and even a little bit about Fallout 3.

• 01:00 - New Xbox Experience (NXE)
• 08:00 - Gears of War 2 - SCORE 9.8
• 17:55 - Fable 2 - SCORE 9
• 21:05 - Fallout 3 - SCORE 9.3
• 27:30 - Lips (no score yet as I haven’t played it myself!)

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Wow! What a huge week for lovers of music and rhythm games (which we happen to be). Rock Band finally got released in Australia, and a week later, Guitar Hero: World Tour hits the shelves too. And while that was happening, we also received Rock Band 2, Rock Band AC/DC and a bunch of other titles in the mail ready for our hot little hands and plastic instrument collection.

Be warned - this episode is huge - 47 minutes, 10 games, lots to talk about. Take a look at the breakdown below for timecode and score information, and I hope you enjoy.

• 01:50 - Rock Band - SCORE 8/9
• 11:09 - Guitar Hero: World Tour - SCORE 9/9.2
• 20:05 - Rock Band 2 - SCORE 10/10
• 23:50 - Rock Band AC/DC - SCORE 7.5/8.5
• 25:45 - Wii Music - SCORE for young kids 5.5, for everyone else 2.5
• 30:04 - Rock Revolution (DS) - SCORE 8/7.8
• 33:00 - Guitar Rock Tour (DS) - SCORE 6
• 34:10 - Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades (DS) - SCORE 8
• 37:11 - SingStar: Singalong With Disney - SCORE 8, 9 for fans
• 40:04 - SingStar: ABBA - SCORE 9 (even for younger kids)
• 42:02 - Roundup

During the podcast we mentioned that there are sensitivity problems with the Guitar Hero: World Tour drums. If you’re experiencing this, please head to the following site and order the USB to MIDI cable to be able to tune them to exactly your preference.

http://www.redoctanegames.com/Warranty/Index.html

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JakeYugi returns to the mic this week and is getting heaps better at speaking about the games - one thing I’ve been enjoying is doing this with my son, and see him have a good time at it all. This episode we’re talking about games aimed squarely at the family with the big one for us both being Crash: Mind over Mutant, the latest outing by our favourite bandicoot. This is sure to be the first of a few dedicated casts specifically aimed at more accessible games as we approach Christmas, hoping to give our viewpoint on some of the latest (and possibly greatest games).

As is NOW normal practice, here are the timecodes and scores for the games we talked about.

• 00:45 Crash: Mind over Mutant - SCORES - Me 8.5, Jake 9.5
• 09:00 Buzz Junior: Ace Racers - SCORES - Me 5, Jake 4.5
• 14:25 Motorstorm Pacific Rift - SCORE 9
• 21:35 Carnival Games: Mini Golf - SCORE 7.5
• 25:15 de Blob - SCORE 8.5
• 30:00 Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition - SCORE 8.5

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