Package from Liberty City

Received my first ever Playstation 3 game, the highly anticipated "Grand Theft Auto IV" Special Edition (US version).





My copy also came with a exclusive GTA IV car license plate.


(Liberty City: Worst Place in America) lol



What's so special about the Special Edition? First of all, the contents came in a (metal) safe deposit box!





The goodies within the box:




Duffle Bag. It looks like the kind gangsters use in movies to carry guns & cash. I love the Rockstar logo & lightning printings on the inside of the bag, but wished the size of the bag was larger.


The PS3 game itself & a CD containing music/songs from the game.


An artbook containing design & art from the game, together with a Rockstar keychain.



Grand Theft Auto IV has the honour to be the first M18 game rated under the new games rating system by MDA. I wish I can review more about the game but sadly, I've yet to get a Playstaion 3. Any Sponsors? :P At least now I know what my next gaming console purchase will be...

For more info on GTA IV, please visit the Official Website.

By the Luck of Hyrule

I was out & about with my family today at United Square & as I was passing by the Toys "R" Us there, something caught my eye. It was a gashapon machine for figures from the first Nintendo DS Legend of Zelda game, Phantom Hourglass. At $2 a turn/figure, I thought, "What the heck! A PH fig will be nice for this fan of the game & the LoZ series." $10 & 5 turns later, I managed to get the complete set without repeats. WHAT GREAT LUCK! I've never experience that before. The last time I tried my luck to get a complete set of LoZ: Minish Cap gashapon figures, I ended up spending more than $30 & not completing 1 set with the secret figure!

Anyway, here's the Phantom Hourglass set:





Link (with Phantom Hourglass)



Captain Linebeck (with Green Rupee)



Tetra (with Heart Container)



Biggoron with Gongoron



Phantom (with Force Gem)

"Dude, Get Your Own!"

My newest "Toy", a glossy new Sony Deep Red PSP (Playstation Portable) Slim & Lite.









If I didn't count wrongly, the PSP will be the 17th console I've ever owned. & of all the colours available, I gotta pick the hardest to photograph one. Heh


Yes, that's a Nintendo DS Lite strap (lol). My PSP is the basic package so it didn't come with any accessories other than the charger. Being the cheapskate that I am, I just used whatever strap I could find. I'm also using my Oakley sunglasses pouch for carrying my PSP around. :P

Actually I never had any intention of getting a PSP after I got my DS Lite. But, 1 game announcement changed my mind!


OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Being a big fan of the 2 God of War PS2 games, I just gotta play this one as well. I've read that Chains of Olympus will be a prequel of sorts in the GoW storyline, I can't wait! Release date: 4th March 2008, Kratos fans, mark it down!