GAMING
Dead Space 2 is the second game in the Sci-Fi Horror Shooter series. Developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts, the game promises unending gore as the hero Isaac Clarke dismembers hordes of necromorphs. The game is set on The Sprawl, a remote corner of Titan, one of Saturn’s moons.
The game starts with Isaac on a mission to destroy the Marker, a relic that has created an outbreak of spawning necromorphs by the hundreds.
The necromorphs have started slaughtering residents of the Sprawl and Isaac has to fight his way with the Marker and destroy it. Ultimately, he manages to destroy it. The necromorphs are of many varieties and they come with sharp tentacle limbs that can slit people easily. One way to finish off these undead creatures is too blast off their limbs or shoot off their heads.
For weapons, there is the plasma cutter and the line gun that fire beams of plasma and slice off the limbs cleanly. Then there is the ripper with spinning blades that cuts through the creatures. There is also the detonator with laser triggered trip mines, the javelin gun that fires spikes to impale a necromorph on the wall. There is also the stasis module that slows down opponents and the Kinesis model that allows Isaac to move machinery and panels that cover circuits protecting doors. There are different levels such as Casual, Normal, Survivalist, Zealot and Hardcore.
I rate this game a nine on a scale of 1 to 10. The game play is good and so are the creatures, blood and gore and the graphics. The game is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows platforms and will cost about `2,700. It is worth the buy.
- Shashi Kadapa
DVD
Baran
`349
Director: Majid Majidi
Cast: Hossein Abedini,
Zahra Bahrami and
Mohammad Amir Naji
Shemaroo
In a building site in presentday Tehran, Lateef (Hossein Abedini), a 17-year-old Kurdish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat (Zahra Bahrami), a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat’s secret changes both their lives. The selflessness of Lateef ’s behaviour, and his gradual transition into adulthood, give the film a good deal of sweetness. This is enhanced by Majid Majidi’s intimate style and cinematographer Mohammad Davudi’s bitter sweet realistic depiction of Tehran. Baran features a political edge – Majidi designed the film to draw attention to the plight of Afghan refugees in Iran. It is a must-see!
- Ravish Khapra
MUSIC
Bant Singh Project
Bant Singh, Taru Dalmia and Chris McGuiness Download for free from
www.wordsoundandpower.org
Listen to an extraordinary collaboration between Bant Singh, Taru Dalmia and Chris McGuiness titled, Bant Singh Project. There are many segments in this project that could well have formed the perfect score for Anna Hazare’s fast. Bant Singh’s songs are of courage, protest and rebellion. It brings out his amazing grit and determination in fighting a battle against upper class brutes who had attacked his daughter, beaten him mercilessly and left him for dead. A resident of Jabbar village in Punjab, Bant was grievously injured, and his limbs had to be amputated to save his life. His voice, the gritty, no frills lyrics of his songs are likely to make you think of battling corruption. Those in favour of change, do give this project an ear. Download tracks for free or make contributions for a change.
