5abanja - The EssencE of EntertainmenT

Call Of Duty 4: Multiplayer BETA impressions

2007-09-05T00:59:00.000+03:00

Call of Duty, one of the best war shooters in the market, has overcome some changes in its latest installment. It has shifted from the usual World Wars, to the Modern Warfare. I had the oppurtunity to to try it out for sometime, and I am quite pleased to say the least.

The changes are quite obvious, including new weapons and maps, and ofcourse updated graphics engine. The newest changes that are implemented in the is the new ranking system you might see and know from BattleField 2, which lets you update and unlock new weapons, and lets you choose what "special features" you would like to have with each weapon, such as a silencer, extra ammo, or extra health.

Artistically, the game nails every aspect there is in the game, especially if you chose the sniper class, the enemy would not even notice you're even there. As you increase your rank over time, you can create your own, customizable class.

Keep watching this page for more updates on Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Sam & Max Season 2 Announced

2007-09-05T00:47:00.000+03:00

With the huge success of season one, which will be reviewed here very, very soon, Telltale Games are already well into season two. Season Two will bring back characters from season one, with many new characters from season two, including the much awaited appearance of Flint Paper! Right now Telltale Games has released a cinematic trailer with screenshots and concept art for the new season.

Visit this link for more!

--5abanja out

I'm Back .... Sorta.

2007-03-15T20:49:00.000+03:00

Hello beloved readers! Thank you for waiting so long for another update on your entertainment blog ever!

I've been sick lately, and was having tons and tons of quizzes, tests, and exams! But that won't stop me from regularly updating my blog (Enshala!)

So, good news, the blog will have a Sam & Max week before episode six hits digital stores. I have still made a promise that I would tell the world of how great the Wii(tm) is.

Keep checking regularly for a lot of surprises that I have in store for you!

- - 5 a b a n j a out

Telltale commited to their promise, Next titles of Sam & Max revealed

2007-01-09T10:30:00.000+03:00

"Situation: Comedy” takes Sam & Max into the daunting world of broadcast television and the even more daunting talons of talk show host Myra Stump. Telltale is on track for delivering the remaining four episodes of Sam & Max: Season 1 each month through this spring.

Each Sam & Max episode will debut exclusively on GameTap, with Sam & Max Episode 3 “The Mole, the Mob and the Meatball” coming next on January 25. On February 8, fifteen days after the GameTap premiere, this episode becomes available for purchase from http://www.telltalegames.com/. Sam & Max Episode 4, titled “Abe Lincoln Must Die!” and Sam & Max Episode 5 “Reality 2.0” will begin distribution in the following months. While each installment features a self-contained story, the episodes also reveal clues about an insidious foe that will challenge the crimefighting duo as never before in a truly out-of-this world season finale. The title of the season’s epic concluding episode will be revealed in the coming months.

The first Sam & Max episode has received high praise from reviewers and fans alike, singled out as one of the best – and funniest – games of the year by sources ranging from the New York Times, Yahoo and Wired to IGN and GameSpot. 1UP.com calls Sam & Max “gaming’s first sitcom” and says it’s arguably the first series to merit the term “episodic.”

“Situation: Comedy” sells for $8.95 individually, or for $34.95 as part of the Season 1 collection. For those who have already purchased a single episode of Sam & Max and now wish to get the full season package, Telltale has created an upgrade path. Customers can simply pay the difference between the $8.95 single episode price and the $34.95 full season price in order to get all six episodes of the series as they become available.

The review for the second episode will be up soon!

--5abanja

Sam & Max Episode 2 Announced

2006-12-01T11:19:00.000+03:00

Entitled "Situation: Comedy", the next installment of the wacky freelance duo takes place in a TV studio where a TV reporter is holding her audience hostage. Yes, crazy. There is even a new albino character named Hugh, we still don't know what his job is. Here are some screen shots, just be sure you don't laugh too hard.

5abanja out --

Back, with too much news ...

2006-11-29T15:48:00.000+03:00

After my PC refused to respond after countless of tries, I decided that the PC needed a fix. And Lo and behold, after one month, it's finally fixed. I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for updates on the site, now is a good time to make up for what I have done (or not done?):

-PS3 has launched.
-Wii has launched!! (First Impression coming shortly)
-Lost has ended it's mini-series with an intriguing fall finale!
-Prison Break has ended it's mini-series with a mind blowing fall finale!
-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix teaser trailer is online!

-- 5abanja out

Lost Season Three to Continue February 7th

2006-10-26T14:41:00.000+03:00

Good news and bad news. The bad news: Lost will end its mini-series on November 8^th, and it won't return until February 7^th. The good news: when the series resumes, there won't be any breaks, there won't be any reruns, and there will only be 17 weekly episodes straight!

ABC has set February 7 as a return date for the hit drama "Lost." The first portion of the series' third season will end November 8, with new series "Day Break" scheduled to air in "Lost's" (…) slot starting Nov. 15.

When it returns in February, "Lost" is scheduled to run with all-original episodes through the end of the season.

--5abanja outing

Sam & Max: Culture Shock Review Part II

2006-10-25T23:53:00.000+03:00

The dialogue is top notch. Every time Sam says something, Max always has something even more hilarious to say. The game should be played again just so you could catch quirky line that you missed, it's just non-stop laugh! The only improvement that should be made, since this is just the pilot episode, is to change Sam's voice. There is no acting in it, no drama and no action, as if he was just reading the lines with no charisma.

The game play is very entertaining. It’s based on the golden point-and-click formula. The game should not be finished in haste, for those who complain about how short the game is should consider playing the game half an hour a day, so you won't get bummed after finishing the game so early. There is only one mini game in the episode, car crash, it is fun but get repetitive fast.

Tell Tale uses it own engine for the game. It used real time, not pre-rendered, graphics for the whole game. It really gives a lot of cartoon-y details that are really breathtaking. The improvement that they made is they offered two extra resolutions on the exclusive 800x600: the commonly used 1024x768 and the extra 1280x960.

Sam and Max: Culture Shock is a must buy for any regular gamer. Its characters, story, settings marks it as a classic in the adventure genre. Those who are saying that this is a kid's game do not know what they are missing out on. Congratulations Tell Tale, you have a bright future ahead of you.

Final Score: 9.8/10

Sam & Max: Culture Shock Review Part I

2006-10-25T23:49:00.000+03:00

Sam & Max are back, this time, with vengeance.

Eager fans can finally have some joy after the devastating result of double cancellation. This time, Tell Tale Games promises to be the one that can revive the series, not only with one episode, but six! And after finishing episode one, nobody has to worry about Sam & Max being in the wrong hands anymore.

"Culture Shock" begins with Sam & Max sitting in their hectic office. The phone is stolen by a rat who is living in their office, and demands Swiss cheese for the exchange of the phone. So Sam finds regular cheese and shoots it with his gun to make holes, and Swiss cheese is made! These kind of whacky puzzles are just the tip of the iceberg!

As the story unfolds, we know that former child stars from the 70's hit TV show "The Soda Poppers" are being hypnotized by an actor called Brady Culture. His goal is to promote himself as the lovable former child star, that never was, and to regain his popularity back.

The characters are very, very well written. Each character has his own personality, from the highly insane to the tattoo artist/psychotherapist to the overly protected of his own clothes! You can tell how much time Tell Tale spent on creating those characters.

Part two will be posted shortly with the final verdict!

Blogger Has Some Technical Problems

2006-10-25T23:45:00.000+03:00

Recently I posted the SNM review which was not what I had expected, in the font size and the lack of pictures, due to some technical problems with blogger itself.

I cannot edit, comment, or make a new post unless Blogger FIXES it immediately!

-- 5abanja, angry, and out!

edit: fixed

Today Is EID!

2006-10-23T12:32:00.000+03:00

Eid mubarak everyone, I hope you have a splendid Eid this year !

Sam & Max: Culture Shock has been officially released! ... on GameTap [Update]

2006-10-17T20:29:00.000+03:00

The wait is finally over, for North Americans at least.

Sam & Max, which has been cancelled more than once in the last ten years, is released today via GameTap for the United States and Canada. Gamers who are awaiting the game can still purchase the game at Tell Tale's website here, but they have to wait a couple of weeks after GameTap's premiere.

The episode costs $8.95, and the whole season, which consists of six monthly episodes, will cost $34.95 so you can save approxiamtely $20. Preorders are said to begin in a couple of days.

[Update]: The Blog's First Ever Review Is Coming Soon!

-- tuo ajnaba5

Get FireFox!

2006-10-08T12:30:00.000+03:00

Get FireFox

This is the one of the funniest ads I have ever seen!

But seriously, get firefox at www.getfirefox.com

-- 5abanja out

Sam & Max are finally back!

2006-09-30T00:10:00.000+03:00

After much pain and sacrifice, Sam & Max are back after a 13 year hiatus. Entitled Sam & Max: Culture Shock, the first episode of the season will be released first at GameTap (USA only) on October 15th for an advanced 15 day experience before it is distributed world wide via Tell Tale Games ( the guys that quit their jobs at Lucas and formed their own company just to give us this great experience) web site on November 1st. It is going to be an excellent Eid this year.

--5abanja 0ut

p.s yes I know you like the new feature that I have posted, which posting pictures, picasa is just great.

LOST season 3!

2006-09-29T23:37:00.000+03:00

It's the upcoming promo poster for the latest season of lost, which will air next week!

stop drooling ..

--5abanja out

Exams and 5abanja Talk - PART 2

2006-01-07T14:54:00.000+03:00

What?!
Yeah you heard me!
Well I'm sorry to hear it from you, 5abanja
Why is that? Huh?!
Well, it's that your liked me before, and I used to like you, too.
....
Oh, so now you're not speaking?!
Look, exams, I'm REALLY sorry I acted this way. It has been really terrible for me when it comes to exams. I'm really sorry. I hope you can forgive me.
It's OK 5abanja =) I forgive you!

Awwww.... that was so sweet!
Back to reality.........

-- خبنجى out

Exams and 5abanja Talk - PART 1

2005-12-31T22:07:00.000+03:00

5abanja Exams

Hey exams! What's up?
yo, what's up 5abanja?
Nothing much, nothing much. Hey did you hear?
What?
We are having you for two weeks!
WOW! That's really nice. Um.. Yeah that's .. That's great.
I'm so excited! I feel ecstatic!
Wow, great use of words there!
Yeah, I'm tryin, I'm tryin :)
Hehe !
Hey Exams! SCREW YOU!

Stay tuned for the next installment of Exams and 5abanja Talk! What will exams reply to 5abanja's fierce remark? Find out next time I update my blog!

-- 5abanja out

5abanja Welcomes The World . . .

2005-12-25T21:18:00.000+03:00

I won't brag much like everyone else has. What I will say is "Welcome to My World. YOU WILL ENJOY IT. Oh, yes you will. Stay tuned for my next update. And also, I would like to thank Mr. Ryan for introducing blogging to his class,

--5abanja out