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Photos from the Great Kilted Run are up on Facebook. If you want me to email them to you, just let me know; we apparently didn't take any pictures of crazy people in kilts, so there's nothing worth sharing here.

Andy and my mother have offered the following quotations from various media sources reviewing inFAMOUS.

From Andy:

Gaming Age

The audio in inFamous is incredible, especially when piped via HDMI to a capable 5.1 receiver. The dynamic and interesting score slowly builds when something noteworthy is about to happen and fades when ambient effects are more important. The positional surround sound effects are nicely done, and as always, very helpful in determining the location of those more sneaky enemies. Since everything is voiced, there's definitely a large amount of narration and voicework throughout the game and the acting is quite good. Cole's gruff voice pretty much fits his character, and his buddy Zeke provides a little comic relief at the right moments when you meet up with him.

forum reader "blue" on teamxbox.com

...And so far, my most favorite part, is the sound design! The crackles of electricity are spot on, and the explosions have a nice "Oomph!" to them. Excellent dynamic soundtrack, the tunes are appropriate for the action unfolding...."
comment #120 "...The little touches are great, like the sound of Cole dragging his hand across brick as he hugs a building's wall, or the varying banter of civilians as you either help, or kill, them....

GameZone reviewer: Mike David

I will tell you that inFAMOUS does possess a mess load of fantastic looking graphics and incredible sound. I will only play this game cranked up on the surround sound because it makes everything seem so much more involved. Great sound effects, great voice acting and it all comes together beautifully.

From Mum:

Reading the local paper today, on the back page of Sidelines under Gaming is an article about your game. It is written by Derrik J. Lang, Associated Press and rates it with 4 stars. It has a large photo of Cole zapping something and the whole article is about playing the game except for the last paragraph which reads:

Sucker Punch Productions started from scratch, creating an epic story that's not at all familiar. Without a back story to debate or previous editions to parallel, everything about "inFamous" feels fresh. From the moment players first hit the start button, there's no reinvention, just imagination.