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A little out of date, considering the Sims 3 has been released, but I'm never one to keep up with the latest and greatest. Actually, I just never buy new releases because they are hella expensive! So, however many years too late, I bought the Sims 2 Double Deluxe for a whopping $19.99. <strong>Good:</strong> The game, like its predecessor, managed to suck me into a black hole for several nights, where nothing…
I got a ps3 recently and as any wise sagelike gamer, (me!) I decided not to rush into what's 59.99 right away. So In my usual pattern of game buying I went for some of the older or we can say Classic releases on the PS3. I remember Resistance from it's launch day release and wanted to check it out from that moment onward. So I did! It's more a game based around what could be done in the next game but it was worth…
Proving that 3rd party exclusives are hardly exclusive anymore, an updated version of the then exclusive Xbox360 game, Ninja Gaiden II (notice that ‘Only on Xbox360′ badge?) , was announced this past E3 for the PS3, in Sigma form . Meaning there will probably be updated levels, weapons, modes, etc. Ninja Gaiden came out for the Xbox1 back in ‘04, then remade as Ninja Gaiden Sigma for the PS3’s launch in 06′ with…
Words cannot convey the disappointment I had while playing this game. If you played the demo, forget that you did. It's nothing like the regular game. While playing it, it felt like some kind of prototype for the next game announcement. "See what we did, and NOW DA DA DUH DA! We've made it better." If you do any amount of research you'll see virtually every review saying the same thing but we're not ones to take…
The first thing I am sure that comes to every ones mind is, “Advent What!?” And indeed you should. This game was released in 2005 by developer GlyphX Games and unfortunately is now present in the developers graveyard of games. I originally bought this game upon release but it can now be found on Steam for $9.99 thanks to publisher Majesco. I wanted to review this game because it is one of my all time favorite games…
Ahh Lara back again I see. I used to dread the release of another new Tomb Raider. I knew how it would go, the game would be thrown together in a month or two the graphics would be chunky and pixely and Lara’s boobs would be HUGE. And that was the extent of the game. The guns started to play too big of a role and the puzzles were more of an inconvenience and a hindrance to the game play. Soon it was like watching…
I was thinking about how I still need to play through the 360 version of Chronicles of Riddick , not enough time these days, so soon hopefully. Then it made me think of the last game I played from the developers of Riddick, Starbreeze Studios , a lil number called The Darkness . This came out almost exactly 2yrs ago, I played it on the 360. The Good – Compelling first-person shooter/adventure in which you play a…
A friend and I played the first Ghost Recons, together, all the way through. I have many fond memories of this franchise, beer drinking, and SNIPER ON LEFT SNIPER ON LEFT PINNED DOWN. I got a version of this on the ps2 but it was vastly dumbed down. With the biggest hinderance not having control over your AI teammates, not a team of 3 as done before and only ONE at a time. So it was with much joy that I found this…
Read the full review Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Good - The Updating of graphics to somewhat match the 360. It reminds me a heck of a lot of WoW. Huge shoulders, over the top animations and effects. Simple enough game play to step in on but hard to master. The controls are the same so older gamers will associate with previous incarnations of moves. The Xbox360 controler does have limitations and once I actually sat down and devoted some time to get it, i got it…
Read the full review Lots of the old, same and new wraped in a next gen bow.
The Good – I’m a graphics whore, so you’re gonna hear me bring this up first alot. This game is friggin gorgeous! Lush, highly detailed jungle environments , incredible water effects (your character’s clothes dry before your eyes!), everything is very CG in quality. Audio runs in 7.1 uncompressed giving the game an expansive feel, highly detailed sounds and effects, close your eyes and you may feel like you’re in…
I didn’t quite finish the game. I got about 8 hours in and am over 1/2 of the game. Take this with a grain of salt as you should with all our reviews. Point blank, I reached a few parts that turned me off to the gameplay. I’ll come back another day. But, Overall it was a fun experience. Here’s the GBU Good: The games move to 3d is so unique and to me, quite fun. It causes some out of the box thinking or, looking at…
The wildly publicised copyright DRM battleground game Spore is something I’ve been playing heavily for the past week. Overall I’ll lay into some bad but there is alot of good mixed in, but it will take too long to write out. I’ll say this is a must play for anyone who enjoys sim-type games and if they can somehow improve the balance of the levels through the expansions, Will Wrights original idea will turn out being…
Good: It’s Zelda! This game has all the familiar sound bites and graphics from previous editions (think along the lines of Wind Waker), and is immediately engaging. The casual gamer can pick it up with no prior knowledge of Zelda games, or games in general, and figure out the general gameplay. The boards are short enough that they don’t exasperate the player, but offer enough content on each level. Without a doubt,…
Good: Being a fan of tabletop RPGs I have enjoyed my fair share of genres including steampunk, a genre that this game allows for fans to play and in my opinion thoroughly enjoy. Graphically this game runs very smooth with great textures when run on high settings across the board. The levels are amazingly large with tall structures of factories one would commonly find in an industrial environment. Because of these…
This game came out for the PS3 and Xbox360 in Jan. of 08, and has just been released on PC this past Feb. It’s been constantly updated with new modes and vehicles, some free, some for a price, the support from the developer has been great. The Good – Intense arcade style racing gameplay. Graphics have a fast, silky smooth framerate. Car wrecks seem to be randomly generated and are some of the most spectacular of any…
GOOD: the strong story from the first Condemned fizzles a bit in this second installment. It’s a year later and a dejected, homeless and broken Ethan Thomas is called back to duty to help investigate a distressed call from his old mentor. The storyline itself isn’t too bad and actually kept me entertained. Also this new game allows for the one thing the last game didn’t. MULTIPLAYER! who doesn’t love multiplayer,…
The Good – Fun, ol skool style, side scrolling platformer . Oozes with so much charm that you’d think Nintendo was behind it. Huge variety in levels within the single player game, covering many themes and objectives. High level of quality in the graphics department, from the cuteness of your character (to which you can have him or her in many styles ) , to the wild and quirky feel of the levels. Co-op gameplay,…
Good - Questing. 100 percent more enjoyable AND memorable. This time not only are you poisioning the aldor party punch you are hosting the party, setting up the tables and calling the cops in to end it. Your role is almost one of a hero as you fit into the story and development of the game, especially in dragonblight and the Wrath Gate event. They did fall back into old habits in Grizzly Hills and parts of Sholazar…
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