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Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg. That should come as no surprise to folks who already know that the game was directed by Yuji Naka, who worked on both series during his time with Sega. That said, most of the similarities between
Balan Wonderworld and Naka’s other works exist on a superficial layer. There is some shared DNA, sure, and the sense of whimsy is admittedly familiar, but
Balan Wonderworld has a clear and unmistakable identity of its own. This will be apparent from the earliest moments in the demo.
In
Balan Wonderworld, players choose between playing as Leo Craig or Emma Cole. These characters are unfulfilled children who are lured into the fantastical realm of Wonderworld by a theatrical being called Balan and told that they will be able to locate a missing part of their heart. There is nothing inherently extraordinary about either of these characters, at least not at a glance, but they have the strength to potentially save this imperiled land thanks t
1989 Cubs Historical Heroes and Goats: Part 8
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Welcome back to our look back at the 1989 Cubs. I’ve told you from the start that the 1989 season was not one that featured a straight line to the top. I’ve prepared you for ups and downs. In part six of our series, the Cubs suffered some injuries and dropped all five games in the week. They righted the ship though and in part seven, we saw that they won the first five games of the week before dropping the sixth to end the week.
All of the ups and downs had them yo-yoing between first and fourth place before settling into a tie for second at the end of the week, just half a game out of first. As we turn our attention to week eight of the season, we find the Cubs halfway through a two-city, six-game trip. They started out nicely winning two of three in Cincinnati. This week will start out with those final three games and they’ll be played in Houston. For as long as I can remember, Houston was not a
country s emergency oil reserves to ease prices, and consumer nerves. spurred by unrest in the middle east, oil prices rose nearly 2% to above $106 a barrel this morning in asia. and the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gas hit $3.51. up nearly 33 cents in the past two weeks. the second largest two-week rise ever. susan mcginnis is in washington with details. susan, good morning. hey, good morning, joel. yeah, washington is watching higher oil prices, and considering u.s. dependence on foreign oil, it s now looking at a much closer alternative. the white house is considering tapping the nation s oil reserves to try to put a cap on runaway oil prices. all matters have to be on the table when you go through when you see the difficulty coming out of the economic crisis we re in, and the fragility of it. reporter: the strategic petroleum reserves, the u.s. government s emergency oil supply, holds 727 million barrels right now. that s enough to provide the
captioning sponsored by cbs mitchell: and good evening. it has been another day of fierce fighting, death, and surprise attacks in libya as the battle for the country rages on this weekend. and muammar qaddafi fights to stay in power. let s take a look at the latest. qaddafi forces mounted a fierce attack on the rebel-held town of zawiyah, while the rebel captured the key oil port of ras lanuf. and france and the u.k. continue to push for a no-fly zone over libya. we begin our coverage with mark phillips in tripoli. the situation there is quiet and peaceful. reporter: twice today, muammar qaddafi s government claimed it had taken control of the strategic town of zawiyah and released aerial gun camera footage which it said proved it. the government forces had moved in to the town to try to dislodge rebels once before and were beaten back. then they went in again with the full armored assault. a reporter from britain s sky news is the only western correspondent there. w