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June 13, 2008 MERCURY M 43Sevendays
fashionGamesCLOTHING collections inspired by
a series of words and made from
chiffon, silk and velvet were on
the catwalk at Hertford Regional
College8217s fashion show.
Second-year students studying the
BTEC National Diploma in fashion
and clothing at the college8217s Ware
campus invited the Mercuryto
take a look at their fantastic
creations last Thursday.
The student8217s collections were
inspired by words given to them
by their tutors. The list included
vintage, provocative, bold,
geometric and urban and each
student found a unique way of
expressing them.
Course leader Adele Zanre said:
8220The standard of clothing this year
has been very high. The students
used lots of different textures and
technique to create some fantastic
pieces.8221
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Bramfield Festival
Sat Jun 14
12.30pm-10pm
16310 adults (1637
concs, 1633 children)Fancy listening to
alternative music
and enjoying the
Hertfordshire
countryside?
Then check out the
Bramfield Festival
tomorrow, with
nearly 10 hours of
live music and
attractions to enjoy.
The third festival
has two stages this
time around and
features music from
Chris TT, Holly
Rose and The Black
Alley Screens
among others.
There will also be
stalls and
refreshments.
Parking is available.VISIT
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
Courtyard Arts, HertfordA Hertford artist is displaying
portraits of her family and friends
at the town8217s Courtyard Arts
gallery.
Annie Tappenden, 63, of West
Street,
pictured, who has created
images using oil crayons, pen and
ink, calls her work Fifteen
Minutes of Fame.
She said: 8220I like the title. You8217re
on the wall and you8217ve got your
piece of fame in a portrait for 15
minutes 8211 or a week. It8217s a
celebration of friendship.8221
The free exhibition is open at the
Port Vale gallery until Sunday
from 10am-4pm and until 7pm on
Friday.ENJOY
East of England
show, Showground
Peterborough
Sat Jun 14-Sun Jun
15, 8am-6pm
Adults 16314,
children 1636.50Disco stars Boney M,
featuring Maizie
Williams, will be among
the attractions at the
40th show.
They will perform on
one of two stages and
there will be dance,
barber shop, jazz and
county and western
music. Dancing Diggers,
the Royal Artillery
display team and the
Devil8217s Horseman will
be among the main
ring attractions and
there will be celebrity
chefs,
equestrian and
livestock shows.
Family tickets and
concessions available.
Visit the website atwww.showground.org.uk.Race Driver:GRID,
Xbox 360/PS3 16349.99,
PC16334.99, DS 16329.99,
out nowUnlike most racing games,
Codemasters8217
Race Driver
series makes the driver,
rather than the cars, the
star of the show. In the
excellent GRID, you8217ll
travel across Europe, Japan and the US
building your reputation as you master an
assortment of racing styles. You can
freelance for other teams, form your own
and negotiate sponsorship deals.
Essentially an arcade racer, GRID
nevertheless offers intelligent AIopponents
and realistic damage modelling. Head-on
smashes can knock you out the game but
GRID offers a unique flashback feature that
allows you to rewind time and try the section
you fouled up again.
There8217s a fantastic career mode called GRID
World and a wealth of multiplayer options,
allowing up to 12 to race. There is no team-
based racing online or offline split-screen
option but overall this is a superb game, with
impressive graphics, which balances arcade
action with serious racing.
Matthew Gordon
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5Monster Jam, Xbox
360/Wii 16329.99, PS2/DS
16319.99, out nowBack in the distant past,
someone thought up the
idea of combining a racing
game with the deeply-
satisfying ability to plough
through scenery and for
that they should be awarded a gaming
excellence medal. Monster Jam
follows a
similar principle of racing mayhem.
Putting you behind the wheel of a monster
truck, it is split into three parts:single event,
championship 8211 a combination of outdoor
and stadium events 8211 and multi-player,
which consists of a local split-screen option.
MonsterPoints are awarded for stunts and
your total unlocks other trucks 8211 a good idea
in principle but sadly each truck handles
much the same as another. Oddly, your truck
can also be flipped over by tiny cars.
One to rent rather than buy, perhaps.
Lalith Vipulananthan
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D74TVHSV.02Haze, PS3
16349.99, out nowThis much-anticipated first-person shooter is
a game of two halves. In the first part of
Ubisoft8217s PS3 exclusive, you control a
Mantel Corps trooper who doses himself up
on a chemical called Nectar to become
quicker, stronger and blind to the horrors of
war.
Then, having recognised that all is not well
among his gung-ho colleagues, your
character switches allegiance to the rebels
and learns more about Mantel8217s motives.
It8217s a clever story, told in lengthy but largely
engaging cut-scenes. The dynamic adds
much to the game, which features
accomplished shoot-outs, polished
presentation and plenty of multi-player
options. Up to four can drop in and out of
the campaign, while the gripping online
modes add much to
Haze8217s longevity.
It8217s not perfect 8211 the in-game compass is
unhelpful and the weapons and vehicles are
familiar, but this is a confident and
enjoyable shooter for PS3 owners.
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