The Iliad – One of the great works of human civilization, and one of its oldest, Homer’s epic poem tells the classic tale of the Trojan War – at least the end of it. This ten year siege captured the imagination of generations specifically through that much-discussed horse trick (you know the one, please tell me you do), but the Iliad’s more concerned with the people involved than any one specific event.
Category: Monday Update
Since golf games aren’t exactly deserving of a full review, considering how they tend to provide a similar experience, let’s do some flash reviewing. 250-300 words should prove sufficient for the various installments of golfing on the Wii. Developers flocked to the system, specifically to develop golf games for a controller seemingly designed for this purpose.
Of all things, right?
Our civilisation is a dingy ungentlemanly business: it drops so much out of a man.
– Robert Louis Stevenson
Since snow descended on my town, my weekend ended up a Fortune Street marathon of sorts (at least from my reckoning). Given that, I figured I could amend my previous review of the game while adding a few notes to the process.
1. Don’t Play This Like a Real Investment Portfolio
Fortune Street’s a video game. Thus, the rules that apply to real investment do not necessarily apply here. For example, Fortune Street makes it impossible to invest on margin; you may only use the assets you own. Assets can’t be given to you by other players; you must make a deal or create said assets yourself (or the AI will give them to you).
