Philips Friends of hue LivingColors Bloom 259531 Starter Kit: Add splashes of colorful mood and accent lighting to any room with an open power outlet. Control the lights' colors, schedules, dimmers and more from your phone using the included bridge.
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I have two blooms (and another on the way), and love them. Since they are directional, I've found they work best as a color accent against a wall as opposed to generally illuminating a room. I at first found the colors a bit drab, then switched apps for more precision, which allowed me to pick perfect colors with deep saturation. I'm not sure they are worth the current price (around $80), but if you've got a little to burn it's a nice way to change up a room without buying new furniture!
Hunkered aboard a sturdy military ship and triumphantly homeward bound, Xian Mei, Sam B and the rest of their battle-weary crew are able, at long last, to breathe a sigh of relief — or so they thought. Sure, they may have quelled the wave of zombies that attacked Banoi in Dead Island, but they forgot one rule that governs the sea — beware the Riptide. Just as their rescue helicopter touches down to safety on the ship deck, a furious monsoon ravages the hopes of our unfortunate protagonists and steers them on a direct course toward imminent doom — in yet another zombie-ridden town. An undead uproar is on the horizon once more — and this time, the carnage and chaos promise to be more rampant than ever. Pack your suitcase and load your weapons for another vacation on Dead Island. Rife with all of the mutant-zombie mayhem of the original, plus unforeseen new plot twists, challenges and features, Dead Island Riptide drags you to an all-new danger zone in the town of Henderson. Once a luxurious watering hole for the yacht-collecting upper class and tree-hugging eco-tourists, Henderson is now a storm-soaked ghost town, where only wreckage and occasional boats remain. But this port locale on the island of Palanai is also your one last hope for survival. Rally together with the surviving members of the team and orchestrate an elaborate defense using traps, fences and turrets to keep your brain-eating foes at bay. This time, the battle gets up-close and personal as a master of hand-to-hand combat joins the team as a fifth playable character. Take control of John Morgan's powerful fists and brawl against zombies like never before. Plus, collaborate more wisely with allies using new and enhanced features in co-op mode.
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If you've already played the first Dead Island, you'll find nothing new here, save for a few creatures, boats, and some woman who won't shut up about canned food. ("Canned food is all we have here!") Everything else about this sequel is exactly - I do mean EXACTLY - like the first one. Even the setting is essentially the same - well, it feels the same. Still, I bought this game because I enjoyed the first one so much that I didn't think I'd mind playing it again. What I hadn't counted on is that all of the first game's weaknesses make this one just plain tedious. The writing - especially in the cutscenes and at the beginning of missions - serves no purpose other than to set up the missions, which half the time is moving stuff around. You'll give it a try, and then stop caring.
Play this if you're working your way through the survival genre so you can scratch it off your list. Otherwise, put this title down and reach for The Last of Us - it's everything this game isn't.
P.S. Don't let the trailers fool you! Most of the scenes are from cutscenes, not actual gameplay.
My Best Buy number: 0531057566
My Best Buy number: 0531057566
What's great about it: The combat is often quite good
What's not so great: Insanely repetitive, insufferable cutscenes