Its fitting that one of the training texts for this package is from Arthur C. Clarkes 2001: A Space Odyssey. This widely respected large-vocabulary voice-recognition application does an astonishingly good job at delivering what once seemed like technology of the distant future.

There are a few catches, however. The system needs to be set up for a specific users voice through a training session: a time-intensive process that involves what seems like yelling into the small Time-Life ope..

As motor sports go, there are few more thrilling than motorcycling. Formula 1 is fast, but the cars look like speedy elephants when compared to the crazily unstable looking shape of a 350 or 500cc motorbike. Take one lightweight death-trap, add a loony madman in a leather suit--you the player--and take off around five real-world tracks, modelled right down to the last blade of grass. Super!

However, from the instant the starting flag drops it becomes obvious that this is no standard racer. In..

Not a lot of people know who Edgar Torronteras is, but after playing this spectacular game it wont be long before his name trips off gamers tongues. Torronteras is the seven-time Spanish Motocross champion and this is the chance for gamers to challenge his bike-riding skills.

After the easiest of installations, the gamer revs up for action. Outrageous stunts take place in deserts, tundra and lush jungles as the gamer struggles to emulate Torronteras bravado and skill. A twist of the mouse pro..