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Does storage expand and a number of people generally accredited as for‑ I n t meta. no a n d teltellier yea pre~
to fill requirements or ward thinking would draw a line in the sand. stating hr “ i l l a laptop or desktop unit-r.
does data expand to that consumers would never ever need more than X “ b u r ” writes: I prefer using the lap‑
fill space? MBof storage. top. The main advantage of a laptop
When computers first It seemed a reasonable thing to say at the time from a desktop is its mobility, The fact
made the scene. reams Recently. Hitachi announced a .5 terabyte hard drive. that you can carry the laptop around
and reams of punch That's SUDGB of storage space. Analogies such as how with you is very efficient and convenient.
cards. fed into the computer in sequence in a decid‑ many times every entry in a large city's phone book For school. business and personal use.
edly mechanical way, would be required to process a would fit in to that space are hackneyed now, and as being able to move the computer is
relatively simple equation. Large arrays of magnets storage capacity grows. even those numbers become great in many ways. You can move the
would later be used to store tiny amounts of data in so large asto have no real meaning. laptop to work in the kitchen. in your
temporary storage for faster access. as the very early The question remains: does the industry perpetuate room. office. class. here. and there. You
incarnations of random access memory [RAM]. the ever~growing storage space phenomena with con‑ can even work outside and enioy the
Floppy disks started out at IBM as eight-inch mon‑ sumers merely making use of the space afforded, or sunshine for a limited time using the
strosities, and later shrank to 5.25-inch and then 3.5 do we as consumers push the limits of storage into internal battery as the power source.
inch formats, maxing out at a measly 1.44 megabytes the realm of the terabyte? For those that travel around a lot, it
[MB] of storage in the case ofthe latter. Anecdotally, I More to the point, is there a practical limit on the helps that you don‘t have to ship huge
recall playing through Police Ouest ll, swapping 5.25 amount of data storage space an end user needs boxes of equipment. which could be
floppy disk after floppy disk, wishing we'd been for‑ or wants? costly. risks damage. and is time-con‑
ward thinking enough to opt for the 15-inch drives How about we ask the question again in five years suming. The fact that laptops are
that would have cut my disk~swapping significantly ‑ designed to be carried around means
from 14 5.25 discs to eight 3.55. if memory serves. Enjoy the issue. that they are light-weight and compact.
As time wore ever onward and as hard disk drives Andrew Moore-Crispin If you have a small living space. you can
made headway, storage capacities were measured in Editor-in-Chief easily close-up the laptop and slide it
megabytes; 20MB seemed a huge amount of storage under the bed, into the closet. or even
with it lost closed, it really doesn‘t take
L e t t e ro f t h e M o n t h money. A more simple version is, to top it, harder up that much space.
Bur Letter ofthe Month comes from José Francisco to crash. The laptop is so convenient, it‘s simply
Schuster, who writes: "Why use a cannon to kill an It's time to rethink IT. Leave the cannons to the one the best!
ant,“ a teacher used to say to the pals who felt the per cent who really need them.
pressure of updatingto the latest ITtrend, though Jensen l l l l writes: I think that every
they barely knew how to type. I feel this smart piece For his letter. Jose wins a copy of McAfee's Internet student should have a laptop. since it
of thinking is usually not taken into consideration by Security Suite 2005 [ver. 20). acomprehensive could aid them during school. Instead of
either the industry or the customers. package for protectinga PConline. writing down notes. one can iust use
Very few people need ‐ or can afford ‐ a 10 bedroom the laptop and type them in a Word
home or a Ferrari. But when it comes to buyinga com‑ This month, in addition to general comments and document. It is much faster and more
puter, if it's not the best of the store. most people feel
feedback on the issue, we're asking for yourthoughts organized as well.
miserable. And. after the effort of dropping the last on our question of the month: What gadgets and Not only can the laptop assist with
penny to get the "shining one", 80 per cent of its pro‑ technologies would you incorporate into your high‑ notes. it can also be a great help for
cessing power will never be used. tech dream home? Whatever your opinion, we want finding facts ona research topic.
Regarding hardware, for example, I think a proof of to hear from you. Send your thoughts to: Since a laptop is not a big piece of
this waste happens clearly in Internet cafes and lenerstpuinshingca. equipment. it can behand-carried wher‑
libraries, which provide just access to Internet, email The letter chosen as Letter of the Month will win ever one goes.
and MSN Messenger to the customers. Why use a copies of McAfee's AntiSpyware 2005 and VirusScan Computers in schools are almost;
computer full of other features for this basic use? 2005 ver. 9.0. VirusScan will automatically check for always occupied by other students.
What a waste! Remembering the old times of main‑ and destroy viruses while you‘re emailing, download‑ When this happens. 8 laptop comes
frames. I wonder if it would bepossibleto build a kind ing and surfing the Web. AntiSpyware will help keep really handy. One could wait for another
of server with only “dumb“ terminals ‐ monitors and your PCfree of spyware, adware and security threats student to finish using the computer, or
keyboards. Wouldn't it make more sense? by detecting and removing unwanted programs if one has a laptop. heor she wouldn't
For software, Bill Gates would do us a favour by build‑ before they can clog up your hard drive. have to wait and could start working on
ing a 'Windows for Dummies". Why give a child. an the assignment right away.
elder, a beginner or basic PE user more than that?
This would be a version devouring less HD, RAM and Q) McAfee Whether it is biology class or english
class. a laptop can be a magnificent
addition for students.
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Processors benchmarked does not. With Hyper-Threading enabled, the Extreme Edition 840 is able
Earlier this year, Intel and AMD both announced plans to transition their to simultaneously calculate upto fourthreads at once ‐ the only desktop
current generation of microprocessors into a dual-core architecture. CPU on the market today with that ability. The Extreme Edition also has
Dual-core processors work pretty much as you'd expect them to: some platform limitations; it will not work on Intel's previous 925XE or
essentially, both Intel and AMD have taken two of their existing processor 925X chipsets. but rather only on the QSSXE and nForce 4 SLI. All ofthis
cores and joined them together in a single processor die. Each core comes at a premium price point: the Extreme Edition 840 costs around
functions and processes data independently, and the two are t o ‑ $1,388 approximately $600 more than it's Pentium D840 counterpart.
coordinated by the operating system's software. You‘re pretty much
getting two fully~functiona| CPUs in one, which makes dual-core Intel Pentium D820
processors a very interesting proposition to anyone interested in The Intel Pentium D820 is Intel's most affordable dual-core CPU, costing
running multi-threaded applications. But how do these dual-core CPUs around $288 at most online retailers. The CPU features the same
compare to their single-core counterparts, and which CPU is the right one Smithfield core as the Extreme Edition 840, but has a lower CPU
for you? Let’s take a closer look. frequency. running at 2.8GHz. The Pentium D820. like the entire Pentium
0 product line, features no support for Hyper-Threading, and therefore
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 840 can only operate on a maximum oftwo threads at the same time. Like the
The Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 840 is currently Intel's flagship Extreme Edition 840, the Pentium D 820 will not work on older Intel
dual-core CPU, running each of its Prescott 1M cores at 3.ZGHz on an LEA-775 platforms; rather, it will only work on NVIDIA’s Pentium SH and
800MHz front side bus. The Extreme Edition 84D's Smithfield core Intel's 9456 / QSSXE chipsets.
features support for Intel‘s EM84T 64-bit extensions computing. and
Intel's SpeedStep power management technology, allowing you to save Intel Pentium4 3.73 Extreme Edition
power consumption through enhanced halt state mode. Unlike previous Although not the fastest single-core Pentium 4 processorwhen it comes
generations ofthe Extreme Edition line, the Extreme Edition and the stan‑ to clock speed, the Pentium 4 3.?3 Extreme Edition is Intel's flagship
dard desktop Pentium families share the same processor core, the only single-core CPU due to its 1068MH1front side bus. Based on the Prescott
difference between them being that the Extreme Edition 840 features 2M core, the Pentium 4 3.73 Extreme Edition features ZMB of L2 cache,
Hyper-Threading technology while the standard dual-core Pentium D EME4T instructions, and SpeedStep support. Since the Pentium 4 3.73
Extreme Edition is no longer the latest Extreme
Edition CPU, quantities of the CPU at various online
retailers have decreased, but the CPU can still be
found after a little searching for around $1,250.

Intel Pentium 4 870

The Intel Pentium 4 BPO is Intel's last single-core
CPU carryingthe Pentium 4 name. The Pentium 4 670
is based on Intel's Prescott 2M core, featuring 2MB of
L2 cache, EM64T extensions, and Intel SpeedStep
support. Weighing in at 3.8GHz, the Pentium 4 670
has the highest shipping clock speed Intel has ever
produced on a desktop CPU. However, running at
3.BGHz won't come cheap ‐ the Pentium 4 670 will
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 remained the company with the world’s fastest gaming CPU. The
AMD Athlon 84 X2 4800+ company's latest FXprocessor, the Athlon 84 FX-SP, hopes to continue
The AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ is AMD's flagship dual~core CPU. It is this tradition, running a full 200MHz faster than it’s FX-SS counterpart.
based on AMD's Toledo core and features two 2.4GH1 cores, each with Based on AMD's 90nm San Diego core. the FX-5? carries 1MB of L2
1MB of L2 cache. One of the major advantages AMD's X2 line of cache. and like the X2 family, works on all Socket 939 motherboards.
dual-core processors has over Intel Pentium 0 is the fact that the X2 line Unique to the FXline is the fact that the CPUs are unlockable, meaning
will work in any Socket 939 motherboard after a BIOS update. AMD is that the CPU's multiplier can be changed in order to achieve a higher
holding true on their promise to make Socket 939 as robust as its overclock. Like previous Athlon 64 FXprocessors, the Athlon 64 FX-S?
Socket Aplatform, with the Athlon 64 slated to run on Socket 939 well can be purchased for around $1415.
into 2008. AsAMD's flagship X2processor, the Athlon 64 X2 4800+ is
priced accordingly and will cost you around $1215. AMD Athlon 64 3800+
And finally, we have the Athlon 84 3800+. As mentioned earlier, there
i'ti-lD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ are a few different versions of the 3800+ built on various cores, but
Like Intel, AMD recently introduced lower cost versions of its dual-core we'll be taking a look at AMD's latest 3800+ CPU, the 3800+ Revision E.
CPUs for the more mainstream markets. The cheapest is the Athlon 64 This Athlon 64 3800+ is built on AMD‘s Venice core, and includes SSE3
X2 3800+, which currently sells for around 5500. Based on AMD‘s support as well as an enhanced memory controller capable of
low-cost Manchester core, the X2 3800+ has two cores running at addressing four dual-channel DDR 400 memory modules at the same
ZGHZ, each with 512K8 of L2 cache. Like the Athlon 84 X2 4800+, the time ‐ a feature long awaited by many enthusiasts. This single-core
X2 3800+ will work in any existing Socket 939 motherboard. Athlon 64 3800+ costs around 5420, which is about $30 cheaper than
its dual-core derivative.
AMD Athlon 64 Flt-5?
Since the launch of the Athlon 64 FX line two years ago, AMD has Conclusion
From our test results, it is evident that AMD's
Athlon 54 and Athlon 64 X2 family of processors
are simply faster than Intel's higher clocked
Pentium 4 and Pentium 0 CPUs. Looking at our
Doom 3, Far Cry and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
custom game demos, we can see that even
the cheapest Athlon 64 in our roundup [the
single-core 3800+] was faster than the Pentium
4 3.73 Extreme Edition - a CPU that costs about
$750 more.
Intel's single-core CPUs still maintain better
encoding and decoding test results over the
Athlon 84 and Athlon 64 FX, but when looking at
our four dual~core CPUs, AMD's Athlon 54 X2 line
takes the cake. In every single test, the Athlon 84
X24800+ outperformed Intel's flagship dual~core
CPU, the Intel Pentium 840 Extreme Edition.
When it comes to choosing the right processor
for you, you first have to decide what you plan on
doing with it. The single-core Athlon 84 perform
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CPUs are traditionally the better multimedia and encoding processors.

However. with widespread availability of dual-core CPUs and their
affordable pricing. the best way to future-proof your PCwould be to the cheap.
invest in a dual~core CPU. However. the real sweet-spot when it comes to price and performance
Both Intel and AMD are pushing software developers to write more is the Athlon 64 X2 3800+. This moderately-priced CPU isn't the
multi-threaded programs ‐ applications that take advantage of cheapest around, but it gives you an extra level of both gaming and
dual-core CPUs by allowing each CPU to render one thread at a time, workstation performance that the Pentium 0 Can't match. In addition,
essentially doing double the work of a standard single-core CPU. Game the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ will work in any existing Socket 939
developers. for example, are being encouraged to create multiple motherboard, so when you think about the extra $100 you'll have to
threads in their games, with one thread being assigned as the standard spend on a motherboard that supports the Pentium 0, the Athlon 64 X2
AI/ gameplay thread and anotherthread devoted entirely to physics. No 3800+ looks even more attractive. The bottom line is that if you're
game out today can devote an entire 3GH1+ CPU entirely to physics, looking forthe most bang for your buck this fall, the Athlon 64X2 3800+
and one can only imagine the level of realism we’ll be seeing over the is, without hesitation, the best value on the market today.
next few years with this technology.
But what would bea better dual-core CPU, the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ By Paul Jastrzebski
or the Intel Pentium D820? It really depends on your budget. and what
you're trying to do with your PC. While they are both the cheapest
dual-core offerings oftheir respective companies, the Pentium D820 is
around $120 cheaper than the Athlon 64 X2 3800+, While it doesn't

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is a smaller aperture setting and will provide more depth of field than right back to the ?-inch mark and you can still read the word “Steel".
Q. The influence of aperture settings can be seen in the accompanying One of the consequences of using a small aperture is that the lens
photo. This photo is actually a composite of two separate shots taken admits less light, so to get the proper exposure you need to use a
with the same camera mounted on a tripod and set to macro mode. The slower shutter speed. This introduces a second potential problem ‑
ruler on the left was taken at f2, while the ruler on the right was taken blurring because of camera shake. The obvious solution is to mount the
at is. Notice that less of the ruler on the left, the one taken at 2, is in camera on a tripod. Tripods can bea pain to use, but many times the
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landscape and that can be swivelled 180-degrees for more accurate self-portraits, orto
night snapshot. better capture awkward-angle shots like trying to photograph over
The $030 will cost someone's head at a concert.
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The 50450 and $0550 Digital ELPH cameras willjoin the PowerShot line where you can use the camera to scan a colour, then superimpose that
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easily scan a paint chit, and then see what it would look like on your wall.
All of the new PowerShot cameras use Canon's proprietary DIGIC ll chip,
which increases the speed of functions like shutter response, startup
and autofocus, and image processing speed.
Canon also announced several additions to PowerShot's companion line
of portable photo printers, SELPHY. Canon will be replacing its SELPHY
CP400 portable photo printer with two new dye sublimation models: the
SELPHY CP510 and CP710.
in addition to a more streamlined design, the portability ofthe line has
been enhanced by the inclusion of a built-in, retractable USB 2.0 cord [no
more lugging around and/or losing a separate USB cable], and arecharge‑
able battery in addition to the ACpower option.
The CP?10 also boasts a 15-inch colour LCD, which obviously makes
onboard photo sorting and editing much easier. The CP710 will retail for
around $248. while the LCD-less CP510 will cost around $185.
The third addition to the SELPHY (which stands for "self photography")
line is the 05810. an inkjet printer intended for home use that should be
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and to process all the fancy video.
Another acquaintance uses video in her real estate business. She takes
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video for a client who cannot make the trip using a VCR, the Web or even
her portable laptop PC.
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level programs will do everything my real estate friend needs. Her pro‑
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immediate switch from one scene to another.
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(1995), and various incarnations of employingthis technology on the grand
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you won't find yourself engaged in them for long. The content ofthose
chat sessions, however, often tends to be absent of stylistic or even
basic linguistic considerations. Instead of challenging people on these
however, you find yourself being drawn in and soon discover yourself
typing all manners of abomination without a second thought.
Though you would also suspect the opposite would hold true, spelling
suffers equally from constant exposure to those who clearly haven't
had the inclination to learn and aren’t about to now. I can't tell you how
many times I have misspelled words as a result of seeing them pre‑
sented incorrectly in IMdaily ‐ akin to the omnipresent persuasion of
the USdictionaries installed in my word processorto “color" my prose.
The ubiquity of IMand the dominant culture behind it seem to me yet
another example of how modern media are leadingto the homogeneity
of contemporary cultures. Perhaps Marshall McLuhan was indeed cor‑
rect, though I don't know if he would be impressed with today's mes‑
sage. Ah, but that is another article
IM. despite having its own well-established acronym based vernacular
[Iol, rotfl, brb], has also spawned its own "elite" spelling and syntax.
Originating in the online gaming world and co-opted by the messaging
world's younger set, this new mode of textual communication baffles
the uninitiated and is a mark of distinction among those in the know.
Perhaps I am getting too old but I find L337 5p34k aNd nErD sYnTaX
extremely irritating, and though I find myself becoming more accus‑
tomed to it as the days pass, please feel free to bludgeon me with a
shovel should you ever see me typing in this manner [above example
excluded].
Of course, no examination of an lntemet‐based technology would be
complete without a reference to its applications in the realm of human
sexuality. Well known are the video chat rooms wherein operators con‑
verse via lMwith clients who request whatever sexual circus acts tickle
their fancy at the moment ‐ less so is a practice known as ”Toothing.“
In Europe and Asia, text messaging via cellular telephone is far more
prevalent than it is in North America. So, as the story goes, British pub‑
lic transit patrons would flirt electronically with fellow commuters via
BIuetooth-enabled text messaging ‐ the purpose being to arrange an
anonymous sexual tryst. For a while it was all over the tech news and
then it went off the radar as these things do. Upon further examination
about a year later however it was discovered that the whole fad had
been a hoax!
This is not to say that there wasn't a sudden influx of male nerds to
London's tube system; unfortunately, though, it would seem they left
less happy than they would have hoped as they probably ended up
messaging each other.
By Ray Richards
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if you don’t have a convenient place to store the iPod while you're in dock for your Shuffle.
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in the United States. At the time of writing. CSI: Crime Scene done then the real work begins.
Investigation was the top Show on TV with a total viewership of The first step is that investigators need to determine what their roles
12,856,000 people. Not bad for a show about abunch ofscience geeks are. Are they assisting with an investigation into an alleged financial
who use brains over brawn to help the police catch the bad guys. fraud, are they trying to help locate a missing person, or have they
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science in a magazine dedicated to digital living? Simple. Every now the computer and pass that information onto the lead investigator?
and again one of the actors on the show will need to use the computer Determining the exact nature of the investigation will help computer
of a deceased person to investigate his or her murder, and this is where forensics practitioners focus their energies on the recovery of data and
things go horribly, horribly wrong. Well, wrong insofar as maintaining hopefully help point investigators in a new direction.
any realism to a technological investigation, that is. As computers turn up more frequently in our daily activities, the ability
A basic definition of computer forensics states that it is the process of to properly extract key data as part of the investigative process is going
retrieving information from electronic devices ‐ most commonly from a to become more important. And while the day of a TVprogram being
PCor file server, although any electronic device that stores data could entirely dedicated to the recovery and review of electronic data is
be involved with the data retrieval process. And as our lives become probably still a long way off. I do recall a time when TVfeatured a show
more entwined with digital media, the importance of being able to called Whiz Kids, in which amateur computer sleuths helped police
properly search through someone's digital life for clues is only going to solve crimes. Sol guess anything is possible!
gain importance. By Dave Iverson
CSI is a great show and does the best that it can within the one hour Dave lverson is a manager with Pricewaterhousetoopers LLP in Vancouver.
timeframe. The actors on the show take care to not disturb a crime British Columbia. His practice includes provldlng litigation support, with a
scene and to represent "real world" scenarios; however, when electronic specialization in cybercrime investigations and computer forensics.
media is present. they have no qualms about turning on a computer and
searching for the "smoking gun" email or internet Web site. This is
unfortunate. because to the trained eye it is obvious that no one at CBS
has everthought ofconsulting with a computer forensics practitioner on
how to accurately portray an electronic investigation.
Just as police investigators are careful never to tamper with a crime
scene and must ensure that proper evidence handling techniques are
followed. a computer forensics expen must ensure the integrity of the
electronic evidence. This means that before any analysis can take
place, the investigator must document the area where the computer is
located and ensure that the proper chain of custody is followed.
Once the documentation is complete. the examiner is free to start
working with the computer. However, unlike TV. where the actors work
off the actual PCinvolved with the crime, in the real world all analysis is
conducted from bit stream images and not the original evidence. (Bit
stream images produce an identical copy of the original storage media
by replicating all ofthe sectors on the device]
This precaution is taken because turning onthe computer could result
in important data being overwritten and deleted, crucial date and time
stamps could be altered, or, in a worst case scenario, encryption
algorithms could be triggered. thus preventing the drive from being
viewed by anyone.
The possibilities for the loss of crucial data are potentially endless and
very real. Therefore, care must be taken at all times to ensure that the
original evidence is maintained and that data is not lost through the
accidental booting of the computer.
So after imaging. what’s the next step? In TV Land, Grissom would

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Will a partnership with legendary Japanese developer Hironobu America. It became a smash hit and remains one of the most popular
Sakaguchi give the Xbox 360 much-needed cred outside North and bestselling games in the Final Fantasy franchise ‐ed.]
America? Microsoft hopes so. Another person is Mr. [Hiroshi] Kawai, who was the main programmer
It's no secret that Xbox sales in Japan haven’t been as brisk as for Final Fantasy VII through lX. Sothese two men who I really trust now
Microsoft would have liked. Japanese gamers apparently took issue work for Microsoft. I didn't choose Microsoft because of the 380 and
with the Xbox's hefty girth and super-sized controllers, and have shown technology. it's just the network, the personal relationships with these
indifference to the Xbox's game library, which is stacked with first‑ people that happened to lead to Microsoft.
person shooters and is short onJapanese-style role-playing games like
Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior. 0: In what way do you think that the stories in Blue Dragon and Lost
In an effort to diversify the library of the next~generation Xbox 360 ‑ Odyssey can appeal to Westerners?
and hopefully gain a few new foreign fans in the process ‐ Microsoft has Sakaguchl: I haven't really considered these as Japanese traditional
enlisted the help of Hironobu Sakaguchi, the "Father of Final Fantasy". stories. For example, in Blue Dragon. the story started as one day the
During his sixteen years with Square, Mr. Sakaguchi supervised every shadow of the character looked like a dragon. and after that, many
Final Fantasy title from Ito X2, and worked on a slew of other success‑ accidents and events happen. And with Lost Odyssey, l wanted players
ful role-playing games including Chrono Trigger, Kingdom Hearts and to [cry], which isn‘t really seen in games. Soit's not really Japanese; I
Parasite Eve. Final Fantasy has sold more than 60 million copies, mak‑ wanted to offer something never before seen in a game, but that can be
ing it one ofthe most successful role-playing games of all-time. found in movies ‐ movies about the family.
After leaving Square, Mr. Sakaguchi founded Mistwalker studios in There are many Western movies that produce tears with ideas about
2004, where he is currently developing two new role-playing games families, so those are the things I'm working for. and I‘m not trying to
exclusively for the Xbox 350, entitled Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey. create something Japanese and transfer that to Western culture. The
Wewere lucky enough to be among the handful ofjournalists that Mr. focus is on worldwide storyline.
Sakaguchi spoke with at E3 in Los Angeles. Through the aid of a
translator, he talked about what it was like to work with the Xbox 380. 0: In what ways are you hoping to take your new studio in a new
direction from your previous work with Square?
0: ls it because ofthe technology ofthe Xbox 360 that you decided to Sakaguchl: [With Square,] typically the production studio has more
dosomething for Xbox, or is it because, prior, the original Xbox was not than 100 people on a team, and then we feel pressure that we need to
up to your standards? move the storyline fast, and that the game concept will have to
Sakaguchl: It's more like a personal experience that I had with certain progress otherwise the company doesn't run. However, with
people. I left Square, and fortwo and ahalfyears l was off. I didn't doanyMistwalker, including myself there are only about ten people working
creative work during that time, so it was like a charging period. I read for that organization, so it’s a small group, and a concept organization
many books and watched almost all the movies. Towards the end, I group. In a sense, we can spend a lot of energy and time to do pre-pro‑
started having the urge to create something again. duction and concept art, so once we are fully convinced with that, then
At the beginningof last year, I started doing some creative work, and at we can move into having a team and move the project. Soit‘s adifferent
that time I met two people at Microsoft. One person is Mr. [Yoshihiro] style. Wemight beworking for t w o years on just the concept stage.
Maruyama. He's the one who I was working with when I was working for
Square, and we worked together to sell Final Fantasy in the United 0: What are the advantages and disadvantages of developing titles for
States market. [Mr. Maruyama marketed Final Fantasy VII in North the 360?
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power is limited. So even though I wanted to
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high~speed police chases on the freeway. frantic turn, we gave up
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touch screen, teaching it
To lay the first question that came to mind around the HUB offices to voice commands such as
rest: no, you can't kill the dogs you cruel, heartless sadists. "sit," “paw," "down" and a
Nintendogs is the latest in virtual pets, sort of like the Tamagotchi, host of others. However,
NeoPet and various other beggars and hangers on trend that swept
where Nintendogs becomes
pre-teen classrooms in the late 905, There's a lot more depth to be found
more than just another pei
here however, and the pets are amazingly lifelike, especially when
sim ‐ albeit a very we“
compared with the blocky pixels found on the monochrome screens of . IE! . .
aIF t iml ll , thought out one ‐ is in
the aforementioned digipets. i
interactive competitions
In fact, what makes Nintendogs socompellingisjust how believable the
dogs contained therein are. From the first part of the sort-of game where and games. Trainers can enter their dogs [UP (0 three can be kapt at a
players walk upto the kennel door and knockthree times usingthe touch time] into point-based flying disc, agility and obedience competitions.
screen to the first few days users spend with their dog, the pup's first Aside from the virtual pet interaction, users can purchase or find
learned voice command different home decors, toys, hats, collars and a host of other
-lloos are extremely helluvaltla
-lnleractlvu names [issued via the DS accoutrcments to customize the game to their liking.
-lioorl Integration ol microphone and microphone] or the first time The game requires that players check in at least once a day to feed,
touch-screen
users have to pick up after water and interact with their dogs Don‘t show up for a few days and you
their dog on the evening con‑ may be faced with a flea-bitten and skittish pet. Leave him alone for too
their dons at least once per day stitutional, a legitimate bond long and hemight just run away for a few days.
is built between ownerand pet. All game times aretied to real-time via the system clock; if players aren't
Alot oftime can bespentjust going to be able to check in on their pet for a few days, she can be
More than a simple
pet slm. interacting with the dog ‑ checked in to a doggie hotel to take care ofthe necessities.
petting it using the stylus and By Andrew Moore-Crispin

Most sports games released annually incorporated such a

never really differ from the previous soap-opera feel.
year's edition except for updated Another great feature
rosters. Most gamers are pretty that sets this Madden
content to just update their edition apart from its predeces‑
every couple of years, finding it hard to sors is the Quarterback
ea justify putting out that much money on Vision Control. Your field
a game they already own. Well, Madden NFL 2005 isthe exceptionto this of vision is dependent
rule. Packed with a ton of new features, it is a very different game from
. on your quarterback
Madden 2005. “mng' and a“°W5 9°“ ‘0 |00k off receivers and lock onto others. This can
Perhaps the most interesting addition to this edition is the NFL betricky at first during the mini-camps, and the highlighted field ofvision
Superstar Mode. This single-player mode allows you to step into the life can bedistracting when calling a rushing play during practice. However,
of an NFL player. You create your player by choosing his parents or once mastered, it gives the gamer a more realistic football experience.
importing him from NCAA Football Legend or NFL Street 2. You decide Ofcourse Madden NFL 2008 has n o t forgotten its roots; all ofthe usual
how heconducts himself an and offthe field,who hehires and fires asan features are still included. As always with EASports, the graphics and
agent, what endorsement
-Io-deplh sloryllnes keep you movements of the players are
deals he inks and how coming back even after you win the
Super Bowl
life-like and incredible. It is
much he trains. You
-[iraphics are extremely file-like obvious why Madden NFL 2005
even get to call press
-Feels like anelemlly when loadlnn has the exclusive videogame
conferences, travel the between features license of the NFL and its P139“
city you play in, act in ~AII ol the oilerenl controls can he
overwhelming ers; the authenticity of the
movies and surf your
own Web site a fan has
game is like no other and it iS
setup foryou. Neverhas
the best Madden NFL to date.
a Madden NFL game
By Pam Mazzuca
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