Topsy Turvy Football and Game

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I've been a lazy ass blogger and for that I should condemned myself...nahh..just found some excitement back in blogging again. Last time I blogged it was about top 10s. Now I will write more review about game, football, maybe music and entertainment as well.

Manchester Derby and Controversy

First of all, I will discuss about Football. One of the most famous sport in the world known for its beautiful game and controversy as well. Man Utd vs Man City derby is one of the most exciting derby I've ever seen, to have it ended with a last minute Owen strike...spectacular! Given has done whatever he can to stop any Manchester United attack, but he was powerless to stop Owen strike in the last minute of the stoppage time. A finishing which will remind everyone of what Owen capable of.

Overall the derby is excellent in terms of football but it left some bitter taste regarding post-match incident between Bellamy and a fan also the referee decision to prolong the injury time in the 2nd half due to Man U subs and injury which then allows Owen to score the winner on the Manchester derby that day.

This is what football is all about; excitement, fantastic football game and controversy. As much as we like less controversy, football has never been separated from controversy. Take for example on how Real Madrid and Man City spend their money on the transfer window has make many people shouting about the unfairness of football. Michel Platini has plan to impose a rule where a club may only spend what they earn. It's not like I am against overspending in football which could affect smaller clubs in the leagues, but I think what City and Madrid did is not wrong as they have the financial backup to do it. Hate them as much as they want, money will always be a key element in football and clubs should just concentrate on their own transfer business rather than bemoaning City and Madrid, when you lose your transfer target to clubs with more money, you can always find alternative, especially when the club has excellent scouts. Youngster and Home Grown player development sometimes is forgotten when money is sitting down in the vault waiting to be spent. Despite failures of winning major trophy in the last few seasons, Arsenal has shown that youngster can developed into good players if they are given chances and enough playing time to do that. Not only your club may benefited from their performance, there is also a sense of pride when your academy graduate is successful and being called up to the national team, this is what Man City and Madrid lacking of right now and other clubs may look into these possibilities.

The Bat and The Beatles

Now into other topic, which is gaming. Yay! Recently one of my friend purchased Rock Band Beatles and I must say that I am impressed with the new drum hardware which will be released for Rock Band 2 as well. It makes less sound everytime you hit it, reducing the annoying sounds that came out when you play using Rock Band 1 drum. The graphic is good, the gameplay is interesting and I will certainly recommend this game to play with your buddies or family.

Another recent game that I finished is Batman : Arkham Asylum. This game put the Gotham Dark Knight in the middle of the freaks and lunatics that Batman has arrested, in Arkham Asylum. This time Joker has the masterplan with Arkham Asylum and manage to lure Batman into it by getting himself caught by the hands of Batman before releasing himself and taking over the Asylum and branded it as Joker Asylum. If you are a big fan of Batman, you can expect to see few of his dangerous foes in this game such as, Killer Croc, Scarecrow, Joker of course, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and many others. The only downside of this game is the playing hours is still a bit short as I want to enjoy this magnificent game longer than it was designed. Give me more Batmann!!! You can download Joker challenge map from PlayStation Store and play as Joker in the challenge mode, something that I haven't try and I will try it soon! So overall Arkham Asylum ratings are;

Gameplay - 9.5

Graphic and Sounds - 9

Longetivity - 6

Story - 8.5

Side quests/missions - 7.5

Downloadable Content - 9 (Play as Joker!!)