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Hey

(hope I can post this, if not mods please delete)

Basically im looking for people who would be interested in writing reviews for mobile phones for a website..I would pay you, not sure on the amount or anything, but I would pay via paypal.

If anyones interested drop me an email at my username at hotmail.co.uk or pm me on here.

Again if im not allowed to post this please remove it

Thanks
max
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Posted: 2007-12-16 13:43:49
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Would you be expecting people to review phones they can get hold of themselves or phones you would send out to them on a sort of loan?
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Posted: 2007-12-16 14:06:32
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i'd do it if they were sent out on a loan
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Posted: 2007-12-16 14:18:59
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Yer me to
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Posted: 2007-12-16 20:27:58
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ok few details.

I won't be able to loan phones out as I don't get that many in myself.

Basically would want a review from you , from reading other reviews/sources and then writing your own unique review. Probably more of a spec review than anything.

Would need say 2-20 per month. Pay by paypal.

Will be needing them sometime after 1st jan
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Posted: 2007-12-16 21:54:50
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I can do mini-reviews!


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Posted: 2007-12-16 21:59:09
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I used to be a semi-professional game reviewer and news reporter, i.e. I got paid for it and attended several trade only shows, exhibitions and seminars:

http://web.archive.org/web/20[....].gamereviewers.com/cycovision/

Unfortunately, gamereviewers.com went tits-up financially and I couldn't be bothered to try to get back into it, hence why the link is for the wayback machine! Give it plenty of time to load...

But if you need a reviewer or editor, I might be able to help you out
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Posted: 2007-12-16 22:17:32
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so how much we get paid?


£1? £2? £3?
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Posted: 2007-12-16 22:23:43
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you only gave Crazy Taxi 8 out of ? Cyco!?



Crazy Taxi is possibly the most amazing game ever!!

@ Max...

I'll do some reviews for you
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Posted: 2007-12-16 23:05:08
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^^^

Yes, because it's too short! You have to remember that GTA 3 came out not long after that, which had it's own little crazy taxi game built into a much bigger game, in a way!

Here's the full review, and it's 8/10 so not bad at all.

"When I was a young boy (here we go again...) amusement arcades were generally dark, dingy places full of shady, grimy looking old men feeding bagfulls of change into a fruit machine while other, younger but equally distressing men wasted their unemployment benefit on 'the space invaders.' Yes, those new fangled video game thingies had to endure years of cult following before being finally accepted by parents as "bad for their eyes but it keeps 'em quiet for ages." Why was this so? Why did it take so long? Why do I always write long winded, irrelevent introductions to my reviews?

Well, the point I'm getting at is that the quality of home game consoles and their games have risen so steeply in the past six years or so that the days of nipping down to the arcade for your fix of pixelated pleasure are almost a thing of the past. I say almost, because there are still games like Crazy Taxi which could never be converted perfectly to a home system.....or could it?

For those who don't know, Crazy Taxi is a one player driving game which, as the name suggests, involves picking up passengers and taking them to their destinations as quickly as possible. On top of that, you must give them the scariest ride that you possibly can without actually crashing in to anything, in order to earn tips. In the tradition of Sega games, there is a countdown timer which is topped up with every successfull drop-off. When it reaches Zero, it's Game Over time...

I must emphasise that this is a driving game, not a driving sim. The car handling is best described as hollywood style with wheelspins, powerslides, jumps and turbo boosts all easily executable. The game area consists of two huge, fully explorable 3d cities, you can drive the complete length of the subway and even over rooftops. While this may not sound like much, it really does add to the sense of freedom which is already present by the bucketload. In addition, the streets are crammed to the brim (do streets have brims?) with suicidal pedestrians and potential fares, all adding to the brain bustingly hectic pace of the game. Imagine Grand Theft Auto 3 with slightly bigger graphics and you've pretty much got the picture.

And don't those graphics look gorgeous? The screen bursts with highly detailed, brightly coloured scenery hurtling smoothly towards you while the roads are full of a surprisingly wide range of carefully drawn cars, vans and trucks placed in the sneakiest positions imaginable. Honestly, I don't think I've ever seen so many cars on screen at one time in a driving game, it's astonishing. The pedestrians look okay too if a little plain, but they move convincingly enough and do not distract from the other elements of the game at all.

As I mentioned earlier, the car handling is totally arcade so the controls are straightforward and easy to pick up. Advanced moves like powerslides and boosts are all performed using simple combinations of the forward / reverse gear button, so you'll soon be showing off in front of your mates.

The sound deserves a mention, too. While there are only three tracks to listen to, they are performed by the likes of Offspring and Bad religion, and aren't too bad at all. The in game speech and effects are loud and arcadey which, together with the music, fit the mood of the game very well indeed.

And that mood is FUN! Crazy Taxi is an absolute blast of a game from start to finish, which can be anywhere from two to fifteen minutes depending on your skill and luck. That's the only real problem - all of the game modes are against the clock, which means you never really get to explore those vast, sprawling cities. Which is a shame, as this would add to the depth of the game no end. As it is, Crazy Taxi is still just another arcade port, but it's an almost perfect one at that. If you're into RPG's and stratagy games then Crazy Taxi probably isn't for you. If you're not, however, then close your internet connection, shut down your computer, wash your pale, flaking, sunlight starved skin and go out and buy it NOW!"

We had to do short reviews back then, some of my later ones were much longer and better

[ This Message was edited by: Cycovision on 2007-12-16 22:29 ]
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Posted: 2007-12-16 23:24:18
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