Someone on my youtube page suggested that I do a vid to show my video game collection so I put together this very short V/log.
I left out my portable games, and older games because I’m in the process of re-organizing them.

The new Freddy flick has finally hit theaters and it took the number one spot for its opening weekend taking in around 33 mil, but is it worth going to check out?

The answer is: (hit the jump to read the rest of the review)

I went to see the ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ remake on Saturday, and I didn’t think it was anywhere near as bad RottenTomatoes made me think it was going to be with 9% (at the time) out of 100 rating it was getting.

A 1 out of 10 is way too harsh I think to give this movie, it wasn’t great, but I wouldn’t say it was that bad.

The scares consisted mostly of sudden movements and  things that pop out of nowhere with the intention of making you jump. The characters weren’t very deep and the death scenes were all pretty quick, but some of the imagery was still pretty creepy.

As a remake it stuck pretty close to the original, there were even some similar scenes:

I won’t really comment much on the new look of Freddy’s face, I think it’s fine but a lot of people seem to hate it. His voice, however, was almost Dark Knight deep which was a bit distracting.

The best way I could rate this movie is by comparison. Not comparing it to the original, but by comparing it to other recent remakes.

It was better than the Friday the 13th remake, but not better than the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake. I know that’s a weird rating system, but if you really dig slasher movies that might give you a nice gauge on how entertaining you might find Nightmare on Elm Street. It has a few good cheep thrills that’ll make you jump.

]]> http://thatgirlssite.com/2010/05/nightmare-on-elm-street/feed/ 1 http://thatgirlssite.com/2010/04/well-whatcha-think/ http://thatgirlssite.com/2010/04/well-whatcha-think/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:03:57 +0000 That Girl http://thatgirlssite.com/?p=5706 Hi!

The site has a complete new look to it thanks to the artistic stylings of the super awesome  Andrew Wilson, who  btw, is my best friend forever after drawing the banner for this site.

Be sure to check out his site and art because its amazing

Many thanks Andrew, I promise to name my 13th born after you!

During my trip to Japan I visited a Namco themed mall amusement park! Namjaland takes up 2 stories of the Sunshine 60 mall.

With limited knowledge of the Japanese language I’m unsure of some of the things that the place offered but they had many different places to eat (including an ice cream museum) , a massage/relaxation area, and some weird ghost catching game.

One of my favorite things about this place (besides the cute cat art everywhere) was the way they set up their food!

The ghost hunting area was really cool and freaky

You can check out all of the pics that I took in Namjatown in this slideshow

With all of the attention that I have been giving to the iPhone games I thought that I would try out some of the PSP Mini titles (hopefully some DSiware stuff soon).

Dracula Undead Awakening is a top down shooter that has a very fun retro arcade-y feel to it. Before I get into game-play I have to say just how much I dig the music in this game. The music in Dracula Undead Awakening is so freaking fitting and awesome that every time I turn the game on my first thought is “F’ yeah! I am gunna kill me some werewolves and monsters. What. Up.”

The game follows the basic premise of kill everything you see but don’t let anything you see kill you. The longer you last the higher your score, which gives it that retro arcade feel. There are different levels of survival- Survival, Super survival,  Wave attack, and Rush. You can choose from 3 different locals to go kill things.

The controls took a little getting used to, and I didn’t really see any  instructions for how to play.  After a bit of trial and error I figured out that you use the D-pad to move your character and the action buttons to aim and shoot.

The longer you last you are awarded with better weapons and perks, better weapons and perks help you last longer.  There is a wide array of weapons, and perks will grant you health and other types of boosts. You fight all kinds of baddies, swarms of zombies, ghost type things, werewolves, and eventually even Dracula comes out to kick your ass for a while! It’s fun times.

Dracula Undead Awakening is a great pick up and play anytime type of game, and it will cost you $4.99 from the Sony store/ Media Go.

If you like survival games then I highly recommend checking this one out, it’s fast pace, fun, and has kick ass music.

Dracula-  Undead Awakening is published by Chillingo and  rated Teen, and is also available on WiiWare and DSiWare in all territories.

During my trip there were two kinds of cafes unique to the area that I set out to look for, a maid cafe and a cat cafe.  Happily I found both!

The cat cafe (a place where you pay a small fee to go hang out in a really large room with comfy sofas, and a bunch of adorable cats) was located in the Sunshine City area.

They do not serve food there but you can bring your own if you wanted to.

Here are some of the pics that I took while hanging out with cats!

]]> http://thatgirlssite.com/2010/02/cat-cafe/feed/ 2 http://thatgirlssite.com/2010/02/funniest-toy-name-ever/ http://thatgirlssite.com/2010/02/funniest-toy-name-ever/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:13:22 +0000 That Girl http://thatgirlssite.com/?p=5086 While in Japan I visited the Kotobukiya store (several times…because I’m an addict), and while there I took many pictures of their displayed toys. They had a line  of these really cutesy violent figures displayed each with their own label, all except one was labeled in Japanese.

I will be uploading the rest of the Kotobukiya pics soon so stay tuned!

One of the best things about Japan, besides the fact that they serve beer at KFC, is the plentiful amount of arcades and toy shops. Seriously, you can’t throw a stone without hitting a Pachinko parlor around here and the toy stores sometimes go up 9 stories high.

Aso Bit City was one of the first multi-floored toy stores I checked out. Being that photo’s aren’t really allowed there aren’t that many in this tour set, but you at least get to take a peek.

Check me out at the Post Game Report, I’m on their latest Episode which is #89

I don’t want to post any details because I want you to go listen and find out everything for yourself.

Check it out here!