Cockneys vs. Zombies Brings Your Latest Dose of Stupid

In the really large mass of movies called "Comedy," there is a subset of movies that are ...just plain stupid. This doesn't - by any means - make these movies less good. On the contrary, a really good "stupid" comedy has a better chance of becoming a classic - or at least a cult-classic.

Cockneys vs. Zombies is just such a movie. I highly recommend it, if you enjoy your comedy truly stupid and mixed in with some gun-play and 'splosions and, of course, zombies. While not for kids, Cockneys vs. Zombies does a horror topic in a comical way and, along with Shawn of the Dead, might make for some nice movies to cue up this Halloween, if you're looking for stuff a bit lighter or the horror.

Still not sure? Read our review of Cockneys vs. Zombies for more details and help you decide...

The Benefits of Low Tech...

If you're not aware of it, most computer games use advanced features on graphics cards and, since these graphics processes occur in between the main board and the monitor, all you see if you try to remote into your computer and play them is a black screen. Sure you could loop the video output back into a video capture board and look at that remotely, but then you introduce an intolerable amount of lag. Trust me... not worth the effort.

I just got done writing my review of Game Dev Tycoon for the PC and, while there's not a way to play Steam games on iPhones or iPads, the graphics requirements are low enough that you can remote into a computer and play it remotely, using LogMeIn, for example.

I actually made use of this while reviewing it. I played it on my gaming rig, primarily, but I also used LogMeIn to play it on my iPad and even my iPhone. Up until the very late stages of the game, the pacing isn't too frantic and there aren't a lot of things going on at once, so it's reasonable enough to play on touch screen devices.

And Another Thing - Striiv: Beware the Treasure Chests...

No idea what I'm talking about? You should probably take a minute to first read my review of the Striiv - more than just your average pedometer, it's like a personal trainer in your pocket... a personal trainer who likes videogames...

I've warned people about them, before, but those treasure chests can bring misfortune just as easily as fortune. For example, you may find out that a Uniclops has captured all your animals and won't return them until you've generated some large amount of energy. Now, a challenge with an eight-hour time limit can be fun, but this is not what you want to hear right before you go to bed. (You know, for the next eight hours.)

I guess the moral of my story is this: 

If you use the treasure chests, use them early in the day 

and when you can do some exercise if need be.