@ Cray

Thanks but I am at a loss of what I can do really, can you explain a little more what you mean by more shapes?  I am trying to keep things pretty simple cause I need to make a whole game, let along all the original graphics and I know there has to come a point when you say that's as much detail as i have time but this isn't an excuse not to improve.  By more shapes do you mean more tree variations?

@ busterblade

I'll try to explain!

For all the textures I created a separate layer of every surface in an image editor and found royalty free textures on the net I can overlay, sometimes i needed to overall 2 or 3 textures, like on the tree.  For the tiles shapes, I either drew them from scratch or overlayed rtp dimensions for reference (more so on autotiles) and for the more non-symmetrical stuff I used literally a pencil, scanned it in and converted the pieces into shapes that I could then shade and texture.  I also used shadows in layer properties for like underneath the tree etc.

Meant to be a soft pastel type graphics.  I'm trying to keep things such as floor tiles a little blurry and pushed into the background whereas items in the foreground have definition.

Well I don't know if it's different because I'm from the UK but Panasonic seems to be overall better than Sony and Samsung based on all the factors.  I got a Panasonic viera 32 last year and have never regretted it at all.  I spent forever researching and it was definately the best 32" of it's time.

You're definately making the right choice though.  Since I started playing regularly in HD I can't and will not play it on my lounge SD tv anymore.  It doesn't even seem the same game.  GTA4 is a bit blurry by the way even in HD.

Last time Israel and Russia played it was a draw.

The Croatia manager is sympathetic for England.

Terry/Beckham will return.

There is hope yet.

Yeah we do have hope and that's about it unfortunately.  This group wasn't even a challenge.  Then I see statements like the one by Sven today siding with Mclaren saying he understands the English side has too much expectation... to qualify for a European Cup with the best domestic league in the world... well yeah...  To be honest, I cansee us more likely getting in ahead of Croatia if I saw the tables right.  Macedonia is a hard side to play at home (as we proved) Croatia could leave there with nothing.  Then we beat them.

Being English, I no longer have an interest in Euro 2008... Something was telling me it was going to be the worst Euro's in decades anyway... yeah... I'm glad we didn't try to qualify...

And adding to that James/Robinson debate... There is no way a man of David James stature would have parried the original shot for Russia's second goal into Kalychenko's (or whatever) path ... no way... I know it wasn't solely his fault (atrocious defending all round) but chances are we'd be looking good to qualify right now.  Paul Robinson only got his place in the England side because we were all bitching about James back then... hmm full circle?

Indeed. Some really awesome goals, and some absolute howler mistakes from James and Hahnemann.

Great entertainment however!

Add Paul Robinson on there... I just stuck some money on Villa before the game... I had a feeling he was going to do awful... One absolute fumble, one rolling between his legs and one beaten from a wide angle later at least that bit was right.  1  - 3 at half time.

EDIT: Thanks Harewood... now I understand why you get paid so much.