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Maddy - who has written 23 posts on Troll in the Corner.

Wife, mother, web designer and writer born and bred in the UK. I'm a bit of a rock hen (not young enough to be a chick) who enjoys killing aliens, building civilizations or playing with my Sack-Girl. I have a long-time passion for sci-fi/fantasy books, tv and films.

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Thief : a book review

Sunday, August 8, 2010

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Thief : a book review

So how much would you sacrifice to win your heart's desire? Read Thief and discover just how far Sevy was willing to go.

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Loco Island : Playstation Home

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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Loco Island : Playstation Home

Ever thought about buying yourself a tropical island? Well now you can. Playstation Home offers your very own Loco Island complete with lots of little Locos to be your friends and amuse you. Read on to discover paradise...

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Comics on the PSP

Sunday, December 20, 2009

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Comics on the PSP

A quick look at Digital Comics on the PSP

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PSP Minis

Saturday, December 19, 2009

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PSP Minis

A look at the new PS Minis being offered on the PlayStation Store

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Star Trek XI on Blu-ray

Sunday, November 15, 2009

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Star Trek XI on Blu-ray

Due to ordering in advance from Play.com I happily opened the door to my postie Saturday morning as he was delivering my copy of Star Trek XI (two days before official UK release). Now, when I saw the movie at the cinema I was totally blown away and wanted to go see it again – [...]

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Modern Warfare 2 – first play

Monday, November 9, 2009

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Modern Warfare 2 – first play

We got our copy a day early thanks to Game & the postal strikes. Here's my son's first thoughts on the game.

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EyePet for the PS3

Monday, October 26, 2009

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EyePet for the PS3

My new pet arrived in the post Saturday morning and I spent a couple of hours hatching and playing with it Saturday evening. It’s an exciting concept and makes use of the Playstation Eye camera accessory for the PS3. I already had a camera (bought with Eye of Judgement) so got the solo game for [...]

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Vampire’s Assistant (brief) review

Sunday, October 25, 2009

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Vampire’s Assistant (brief) review

It’s half-term and my daughter wanted to go out somewhere so we ended up at our local cinema to watch The Vampire’s Assistant. I did mention that it’d better not be frightening! I’d heard of Darren Shan but never read any of his books and didn’t even know this film was based on one til [...]

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Moon review

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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Moon review

Moon : quite an odd film in some ways but very watchable.

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Mini Ninjas demo: verdict so far

Saturday, August 29, 2009

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Mini Ninjas demo: verdict so far

I am watching my daughter (12yrs) play the Mini Ninjas demo on my PS3. She’s been playing for about 1/2 an hour now and is having great fun. The initial gameplay takes you through some backstory & controller directions with further relevant info being given along the way. The graphics are ‘cute’ according to daughter [...]

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