Sony PSP - Medal of Honor Heroes

Last night I dug out my favourite first person shoot'em up game - Medal of Honor Heroes - for the Sony PSP and decided to replay the whole campaign again even though I have completed it.  This time I will try to complete the campaign using the semi-automatic pistol and grenade only.  I hope my thumbs can survive this.

Empire Total War - defeat

After a month on the campaign, my US colonials faction was beaten by the British last night.  So therefore American independence and the real historical timeline have to wait.  Unfortunately since I did not make any recent implicit game saves, I have to go all the way back to my last save which was during the Anglo-French wars in America (which was the setting of the book/film 'Last of the mohicans'). I have to say that the British army definitely fight better than the French.

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Empire Total War

In the past few weeks I have been playing the Empire Total War strategy game on my PC.  It is not the latest output on the franchise but it is definitely a step up from Rome Total War 2 and Medieval Total War 2.  There are now advanced real time naval battles that uses the available naval warfare techniques at the time and when you play in campaign mode, there is more than the upkeep of your armed forces to monitor.  I am playing the "Road to Independence" campaign which is about the creation of the USA from being a small group of settlers fighting and trading with the native Americans. Then it moves to the Anglo-French American war and then onto the American War of independence which is the stage I am at right now.  Basically you are trying to emulate George Washington.  My only complaint is the quality of the enemy forces during the real time battles, they seem to lack co-ordination or co-operation, meaning that the battles I have fought so far have been easily won unless I am vastly outnumbered.

The Pie At Night: In Search of the North at Play by Stuart Maconie

I am currently reading "The Pie At Night: In Search of the North at Play" by Stuart Maconie. A funny and insightful account of how people in northern England enjoy their spare time. It is a must read for anyone interested in anthropology and social history of a much maligned and forgotten part of the world.

Imperial war museum - a review

During my recent trip to the UK, I visited the Imperial War Museum for the first time in nearly a decade, and below is my review for Tripadvisor.



This is an institution that I have visited more than a dozen times but which I have not been to for nearly a decade.  I was pleasantly surprised that even though it was re-decorated it was still the same and enhanced with new technology to improve the learning experience.  In the main foyer there was a burnt and bombed out vehicle from Baghdad which was caught up in a suicide bombing, a very apt reminder of the troubles facing the world today.  I only spent the morning there this time and I used it to re-acquaint myself with the WWI exhibition.  It now has touch screen displays and various interactive items.  I was particularly moved by the trenches display since it was the 100th anniversary of the battle of the Somme.  After viewing, I availed myself to a very good value and tasty main course for lunch at its restaurant.  Very well recommended for families and history buffs alike.