After the monster hit that was Gran Turismo, the sequel Gran Turismo 2, has more that a mammoth task ahead of it, but surpass it does and by some distance. The two gaming discs contain an Arcade version to get you racing straight away, or the Simulation mode where you have to race for cash to buy and upgrade your cars. Realism is the core of GT2 so you really do have to get your racing gloves on.

The range of cars is offensively large--everything from the Toyota Yaris to the Dodg..

The BBCs French Experience is an extremely comprehensive two-CD-ROM language learning course for beginners, and should soon have you speaking French with ease. This multimedia course is neatly broken into sections and combines video and audio learning techniques.

An inbuilt audio test makes sure all system requirements are met and equipment is working and ready for you to begin--its then up to the user to determine how much to cover each session. After an introduction covering the basi..

Described as a "high-suspense, fast-paced, no-holds-barred driving game", Wreckless immerses players into the adrenaline-pumped streets of Hong Kong. You can choose from two distinct story lines, to be part of an elite task force assigned to take down the Hong Kong Mafia or to become a high-level government agent trying to uncover links between the Mafia and the police.

There are 20 missions and 10 different vehicles to chose from and you can drive on pavements, through shopping malls..

The DVP-NS300 is Sonys entry-level DVD player, but still boasts the comprehensive set-up controls of the more expensive models. It also carries Sonys TV Virtual Surround and a Block Noise Reduction system to improve picture quality. On professionally encoded modern DVDs the effect of this is negligible, but it does help with some of the early DVDs which were poorly encoded, helping to reduce artefacts.

The first thing that strikes you about this player as you pull it from its box, is that it ..

The Fuji FinePix A204 Zoom Digital Camera is a high-specification, two Megapixel digital camera with 3x optical zoom, 16 MB memory card plus free batteries and charger; all at a very appealing price.

Digital cameras are dropping in price all the time. This latest FinePix A204 Zoom from Fujifilm costs roughly half what an equivalent camera would have set you back a year ago. The chunky A204 has a two Megapixel CCD array for good resolution and a 16 MB memory card to hold the pictures.

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