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Before I decided to move on, I made one last inspection at the blitz I had just unleashed. An assortment of torn bodies rest around a blazing oil barrel. A man lay sprawled, lifeless against a cold, gray rock. A humvee lay cindering, its passengers as dead as the dirt they lay motionless in. I gaze at my ammo count and couldn’t help but flash a smile. All of this violence was discharged with just four bullets, a…
With the development of Halo 3, a whole lot of pressure was on Bungie to go and make another epic title. With a huge fan base, two excellent Halo games already under their belt, with one of them being the most played game on Xbox Live for several years, Bungie knew they had to make something even greater than what they had already done. Did they accomplish their task? Absolutely. The Good Fast, Perfected Combat:…
Every once in awhile, a new type of RTS game comes out that makes people say, “Holy crap! An RTS game with a premise different than base building or it does something that vastly improves the genre!” Battle for Middle-earth II isn’t one of those games. The Good Diverse Troop Selection: If there’s one notable thing about the Lord of the Rings franchise as a whole, it’s that it has a lot of quirky and spectacular…
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I remember playing this game when I was a kid and being really disappointed because all you could do was race and you couldn’t walk around Tatooine. … That’s all I really remember about the game when I was a kid and when I played it for the N64. But, since my N64 is currently in the possession of my dad who lives in Florida, I recently went out and bought the PC version of this game and decided to give it another…
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Growing up as a kid, we watched a lot of Disney movies back then that came in those white, squishy Disney VHS cases. For me, my all-time favorite Disney movie was Aladdin. The action scenes, the characters, the voice actors; everything came into this perfect combination of greatness, and for it, became one of the finest Disney movie’s ever created. Other than movies, we also had a Sega Genesis. One of the games that…
World of Warcraft is an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) created by Blizzard and published by Blizzard Entertainment. The game takes place in the world of Azeroth, inhabited by the most bitter of enemies and the scariest of creatures. There are two full continents to explore and plenty to do in the land of Azeroth, so be ready to pick up your sword (or spellbook) and get ready to fight for…
Riding on a massive media rollercoaster, Assassin's Creed is a game that had me worried from the start. The idea of being able to run across rooftops freely, kill with ease, and blend in with the crowd is a technical gaming feat which is hard to master. Ubisoft Montreal ran with this idea and produced a sugar coated fantasy which didn't uphold to everything it promised, but gave enough to leave you satisfied in the…
Runescape is a fantasy online role-playing game created by Jagex Ltd. Lurking in the shadows of better RPG's such as World of Warcraft or LotRO, Runescape has always been looked down upon as the poor man's MMORPG. While delivering a positive first impression, Runescape combines shoddy graphics, no real story elements, and horrendous sound effects together to create a mediocre RPG game which generally isn't worth…
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter was one of the Xbox 360's main selling points out of the starting gate and the breakthrough game for the Ghost Recon series. Always a great series, but seriously lacking in some ways, Advanced Warfighter started from the ground up and, at the time, became the best in the franchise. Advanced Warfighter is still a wonderful experience to be had, but its some-what…
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Star Wars: Battlefront II is the follow-up sequel to the instant classic Star Wars: Battlefront, both being developed and produced by the same people that brought us Mercenaries. SWB2 is a simple and addictive shooter that shouldn't be bypassed by any Star Wars fan. A big improvement from the original Battlefront is that the AI of the game is greatly increased. Your teammates and enemies alike will set explosive…
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a role-playing game created by Bethesda Softworks, and is the follow-up game to the instant classic The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Oblivion takes place in the land of Cyrodiil, which is a part of the Tamriel Empire. Oblivion allows you to travel throughout Cyrodiil right when you first start the game, and unlike other RPG games, traveling is not a tedious thing to do but is quite…
Halo 2 is an ambitious follow-up to 2000's Game of the Year, Halo: Combat Evolved. Not only harboring the fact that Bungie had to produce a game on par with the original, they succeeded by creating a game that has won three Game of the Year Awards, multiple reviews from major sites, magazines all having positive reviews, a huge fanbase, and making IGN exclaim that it's the "Best Xbox game of all time". The controls…
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is quite literally a glorious game. It heralds as the successor to the highly successful RTS Age of Empires. AoE II had a lot to live up to, and it quite clearly pulled it off.The best part of AoE II, of course, is its gameplay. As in most RTS games, the goal is to build a base/town, build an army, conqueror enemy. In AoE II, there are three unique ways to do it, but I'll get to…
Shadow of the Colossus was a game I was hyped to play once I got my hands on it. After reading many online reviews, plus a few magazine reviews, I didn't have any doubt that SotC would have been an amazing game. And let me tell you; I was completely blown away...for about two hours. SotC's main story is that of a boy named Wander trying to save a girl named Mono. Wander travels through the forbidden lands and…
Age of Empires III was one of the most hyped up RTS games of all time, alongside Starcraft II. The screenshots provided before the game was released showed us vast plains filled with wildlife and beautiful oceans ready to be explored. And when the game finally came, Ensemble delivered. The game is rich in beauty of all sorts, and the gameplay is addictive, but it lasts for only so long. If you have an outstanding…
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is one of the most controversial yet highly ambitious game the PS2 Library has ever had. Straight out of the gate, the game had a high amount of bad publicity, mainly due to Jack Thompson and hypnotized soccer moms, but it came out fighting strong. -------------- Gameplay -------------- San Andreas is about an urban gangster named Carl Johnson, who returns to San Andreas for the funeral…
I absolutely love this game. I've played every Hitman game there is (except for the newest, Blood Money) and this one has always been my favorite. The levels are well done, the gameplay is addictive, and the list of ways to finish your missions and tasks goes on and on. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is an instant classic. THE GOOD -Creative gameplay -Many different disguises -Intuitive ways to accomplish tasks -Great…
This game completely blew me away. From it's amazing array of weapons to the feeling of invincibility after shooting someone's head off, Gears of War is a masterpiece of a game. ~GOOD~ -Great, balanced multiplayer -Amazing weapons -Detailed storyline -Easily likable cast of characters -Challenging -A gun with a friggen' chainsaw bayonet ~BAD~ -Game sometimes glitches while chainsawing and blood lingers in air for a…
This game is not worth playing. I thought the first Empire Earth was amazing (sort of like Age of Empires II in 3D) so I thought Empire Earth II would of been great. Looks like I was disappointed. Here's my rating, in classic Good, Bad, and Ugly format: GOOD -Good graphics -New way to upgrade your civilizations -More soldier types -New formation system -Cool new Battle Plan system where you can send your allies a…
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