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A Sci-Fi, Historical Fiction, First-person shooter video game developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation 3, Resistance is back...and this time it's more exciting than before. Following Sgt. Nathan Hale as he returns to America only for the Chimera to launch a full-scale invasion. As part of an elite group called The Sentinels, he's imbued with the Chimera Virus to give him an edge in battle, which puts him at…
Taking place almost immediately after the first Infamous , Cole McGrath defeated Kessler and thereafter learned of a new threat, The Beast. And it's coming. We also learn some of his backstory as well. After that he meets Lucy Kuo, an agent of...get ready for it...the NSA, who takes Cole and his friend Zeke to New Marais (New Orleans) to find South African Doctor Sebastian Wolfe, who helped work on the Ray Sphere…
This game from Sucker Punch is among the games made available for free download, as part of the PlayStation Network's " Welcome Back " pack. It introduces a new kind of gameplay. In this game, the world's atmosphere really gives off that a city once known to be incredibly busy and exciting is now very hollow and gloomy after such a disaster with thieves running amok and people suffering from the lack of food and…
Rebellion Developments is known for making earlier AVP games and the Sniper Elite series and published by Sierra Entertainment. But this based on the ugly and horrendous film of the same name is not one of theirs to keep. Unlike that boring movie, you can actually see the action going on in the screen!!! So, in the game, a Predator ship crashes in nearby Gunnison, Colorado in the near future of 2010. The Xenomorphs…
Here we have yet another attempt to be a movie-video game hybrid, this time from Ready at Dawn. Only about half of the game is actual gameplay, the rest is very long cutscenes or long stretches of the player character suddenly slowing down to a snail's pace walking to a certain place. Adding to this is a forced letterbox view (aka black bars at the top and bottom of the screen) at all times; on top of that, some…
The 6th and final game in the Killzone series, Shadow Fall was developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as a launch title for the PS4. Taking place after 30 years of the events of Killzone 3 (I really don't know if that's anyone's favorite and I really don't care), the remaining Helghast take refuge on Vekta, as the ISA (now known as the VSA) give the Hegs needed weapons. The…
Here we have an unreleased platform game that was supposed to be released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, as the sequel to Cheetahmen, which was one of the games featured on the infamous Action 52. It may have started while the Action 52 was still on the market, but presumably due to the poor sales and reception of Action 52, Cheetahmen II was cancelled and 1,500 cartridges were sealed in a warehouse.…
Here we have an unreleased platform game that was supposed to be released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, as the sequel to Cheetahmen, which was one of the games featured on the infamous Action 52. It may have started while the Action 52 was still on the market, but presumably due to the poor sales and reception of Action 52, Cheetahmen II was cancelled and 1,500 cartridges were sealed in a warehouse.…
Oh man! Giantbomb has finally given this not-so-fantastic "game" a page. Now I can finally tear this thing to shreds. I remember a sort of parody of this, a joke game called Don't Buy This, was released on the ZX Spectrum in the mid-to-late 1980s, though it only had five games in comparison to this and Action 52. As far as I know, quantity over quality is never, ever a good idea ever! So, anyways, this is Cassette…
While the previous four games were well received, I don't think the same can be said for the fifth entry. This is where, unfortunately, things started to go wrong. The trailers had story elements that weren't in the final game, whose graphics, as per usual in the franchise, are very amazing. In the trailers, Locke is hunting down Master Chief, but in the game, he wants to help him. The whole Master Chief vs. Spartan…
This review, while it is good, mostly only covers the unfortunate launch of the game. I like how they compiled all the games of the franchise into one compilation. The Master Chief Collection has been also recently released on PC after years of request, making it possible for games such as Halo 3 and Halo: Reach to be playable for the first time, and gave a way to play Halo 2 without having to deal with the "Vista"…
After years, Master Chief finally returns. This is an awesome entry to the franchise. With improved graphics, amazing soundtrack, a great story, and so much more, Halo 4 is Xbox gaming at its very best yet. We have new characters also introduced, as well as newer enemies aside from the Covenant. This is surely the new beginning of a second saga for the Master Chief.
Have we all been waiting for a new driving game? How long has it been since our last? Years after the infamous disaster that was Driv3r , we're now back to having lots of fun in Driver: San Francisco . Everything about this game makes it one of the greatest games of 2011, as well as one of the greatest games of the decade, especially when it runs at a smooth 60FPS on all, and I do mean ALL, platforms. This is the…
An all new Halo experience with a new protagonist, new locations, characters, and much more, ODST is an awesome addition to the franchise. Despite the title, the game takes place during the events of Halo 2 , but before the events of Halo 3 , which makes the title misleading, though it might make sense as a sort of prequel to Halo 3 . The game was heavily criticized for being overpriced at launch since it costed 60…
Reach is the fifth installment in the Halo franchise and the series' official prequel. It was the last Halo game developed by Bungie, before the development was taken over by Microsoft themselves as their division, 343 Industries, made the future main titles in the series. This game, with really good and detailed graphics, is the prequel of Halo: Combat Evolved , and it tells the events of the planet known as Reach,…
Here it is: the third installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to Halo 2 (2004). Everyone still says this is one of the greatest ever made like the previous two games in the franchise and I do agree. With awesome graphics that are extremely detailed for Xbox 360 standards, and a really stellar soundtrack, the story is still great, like previous games, with the characters still being likable, including The…
When I first saw Halo , I cannot tell you how blinded I was by its majesty. When I saw the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved (2001), I have seen that it has received multiple recognition and awards, including Best Console game and Best Sound Design from the Interactive Achievement Awards. According to Xbox.com, the game has received more than 38 individual awards. The…
The third major installment in the Call of Duty series was released for PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and Xbox (making it the last for the last two consoles). It was a launch title for the PlayStation 3 and Wii in North America, Europe and Australia. This is, unfortunately, the last game in the series to be rated T for Teen (outside of ports), as later games have became more mature with it's content…
The sequel to the MSX2 videogames and the first two games, Metal Gear Solid was a huge success, which prompted the release of an expanded version for the PlayStation and PC, titled Metal Gear Solid: Integral , as well as a remake for the Nintendo GameCube in 2004 titled Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes . The game was originally going to be called Metal Gear 3 , but was renamed to Metal Gear Solid instead because of…
Some awesome games and consoles have changed gaming history as we know it. This is one of those awesome games & consoles that are important and influential pieces of gaming history. The first installment in the Halo franchise, this is the official launch title for the Xbox on November 15, 2001. Over 20 years later, it still remains of great importance. Several sequels and spin-off titles were released after the…
Now this is a very interesting entry in the franchise. Thanks to the power of the RE engine, the visuals are still outstanding, as is the voice acting itself. The plot is interesting, especially because Lady Dimitrescu is the amazing villain in this franchise. The village is an interesting location. There are also other interesting characters, although in the village, despite being European, I wondered why most of…
Here we have an unlicensed "game" for the Sega Genesis only in North America, developed by Tom Scripts Ltda. and published by Devster Specialties. The game was said to be launched on the Sega Genesis in late 2004, even though the Sega Genesis was discontinued in 1997; not only that, but it is also the final game to be "released" on the said console. The front cover art designed by djshok, a user on the Sega-16…
One of the six parts of the unreleased Sega CD game Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors created by Imagineering, starring the famous celebrity magicians and entertainers Penn and Teller, Desert Bus was used for a contest, where the winner got a prize if they played the game for too long. The game was used for an annual charity event called Desert Bus for Hope which raises money for Child's Play, an organization that…
This game, a follow-up to Part III of Back to the Future , was developed by Probe Software and published by Arena Entertainment in 1991 for the Sega Genesis. The game was also released for the Sega Master System and various home computers. This game involves Marty McFly going to the old west and convincing Doc Brown, who has been living there for 6 months to come back to the future. At least this version actually…
This game follows the two sequel movies to the 1985 Back to the Future movie. In Part 2 , Biff Tanner steals a sports almanac and brings it to 1955, creating an alternate dystopian future; Marty McFly must go around retrieving various items and bring them back to their correct time periods. In Part 3 , Marty must go to the old west and convince Doc Brown, who has been living there for 6 months to come back to the…
Developed by Advance Communications Company and published by Toho in Japan, and Bandai in North America for the NES, this is a very unfortunate title, based on the famous Robert Louis Stevenson novella of 1886. But it obviously has nothing to do with the novel at all despite being based on it. So this is the plot: in Victorian London, Dr. Henry Jekyll makes a potion that has separated the good and evil aspects of…
This game, the second from its developer after the infamous Custer's Revenge , currently has the fifth-to-lowest score for an Atari 2600 game on GameFAQs of 1.13 due to the fact that it was re-released in a bundle that came with another pornographic game, Lady in Wading , on some versions of the bundle the game also came with yet another game made by the same brand who made the game under the name of Bachelor Party.…
The first porn-themed game under the Swedish Erotica banner, Custer's Revenge is an unlicensed adult-aimed action video game developed and published by Mystique for the Atari 2600, released in September 1982. In Europe, a video game publisher, PlayAround JHM, re-released this game with some alterations. On this version, the sexual intercourse was consensual. Similar to other Mystique games, it got a gender-reversed…
Based off the successful late 1980s film franchise, this game is one of the only two NES games to be considered some of the worst games of all time, with Friday the 13th being the other one. Once you get the hang of the controls, the game can actually be quite fun. So the plot is this: Marty McFly ends up in 1955 and must ensure that his parents get together, or else he will cease to exist. The main focus involves…
What we got here is a complete rip-off of the second part of First Blood . The game borrows from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and implements its mechanics haphazardly. The experience system is taken from Zelda II, which was released earlier that same year (1987) in Japan. It does follows the plot of First Blood Part II faithfully, for the most part. While at least the music is decent, the graphics and sprites are…
I am a Die Hard and Lethal Weapon fan, and I also like First Blood , but I'm much more into Lethal Weapon TBH. I think A Good Day to Die Hard is the best film to complete this franchise. Live Free or Die Hard is not a Die Hard movie and it's a terrible movie. It did not gain popularity among anyone. It's garbage that has aged horribly all for the wrong reasons. And its PG-13 rating is a complete joke. I saw it back…
This is a very poor adaptation of Mad Max 2 . In fact not one person can tell if it follows either the first Mad Max , Road Warrior or Beyond Thunderdome because of how haphazardly mashed up elements of each movie are throughout the level. Well, this game is bad, there has been innovation on this game to be open-world genre, you can explore whatever they want while there has much lack on this game. It lacks a map,…
This game was hard-to-find for a reason. It is also one of several video game tie-ins for the original Predator film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The game cartridge is called "Predator" and the title says it is called "Predator: Soon The Hunt Will Begin" (the true title of the game), which is highly confusing when you're trying to see the title. So the game has the same premise as the movie: Alan "Dutch" Schaefer…
Everywhere I've gone online, I constantly see that Cory in the House is referred to as an "anime" (and it still is to this day), especially "the best anime" or "the greatest anime." On IMDB there are several 10-star reviews proving this. I still don't know or care why anyone called Cory in the House an "anime" but I think it's a terrible live-action American TV show , a stupid sitcom from Disney Channel . The acting…
The worst reviewed game in the Fallout franchise, it serves as a "narrative prequel" to the entire Fallout franchise, taking place 25 years after the nuclear war that almost destroyed civilization. Most of the issues have now been fixed, as the game has fully improved thanks to several patches that saved the game's reception, so now it's not as bad as it used to be. This review is generally based on earlier…
If you've seen my review for the first part, you'll understand exactly the issues carried over to the second part, which, if anything, is even worse and extremely short (even more so than the previous game) at just under 3 hours long. It also cost $50 on release. Despite being able to play as various characters, they all play almost exactly the same and have the same selection of spells instead of being more…
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EA, is this because you do not know how to handle certain franchises, much like your even worse foreign cousin, Ubisoft? Or do you wish me to scoff at why you want us to challenge everything? Anyway, in this game, which is very short at about 4 hours in length, Harry, Ron, and Hermione start their quest to find the Horcruxes, which allows Lord Voldemort to maintain his immortality. You control Harry Potter in a…
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I saw Battle: Los Angeles . I had been frequently seeing trailers for months for that movie, and I am glad it has now been released. Why? SO I'LL NEVER HAVE TO SEE THAT EVIL, WICKED TRAILER AGAIN. Seriously, in the first months of 2011 I had seen the Battle: Los Angeles trailer on almost all the several films I had seen at the time (such as Green Hornet ). I saw the film in the cinema, and I left feeling lazy as…
This has got to be one of the laziest franchises of all, because every game is virtually the same from gameplay (cover-based on-rail shooters) to setting; each and every single game looks very cheap and also heavily outdated, looking like an early PlayStation 2 game, which is especially egregious since these all came out in the infamous late 7th gen. All the gameplay is the most basic you can get in a rail shooter…
Really? You had to port this to the original PlayStation? Why? While the controls are decent, this is a porting disaster that cannot be considered one of the PS1 Greatest Hits. And apparently, it was very questionable to include itself on PlayStation Classic, and even worse that version has an error that basically makes it unplayable. At least it's the only Rainbow Six game before Rainbow Six 3 that shows the weapon…
Based on a board game franchise Cyberpunk created by Mike Pondsmith, Cyberpunk 2077 had awesome intent, but it was a complete mess all of a sudden. During the later part of its eight-year development cycle, the game has generated overwhelming hype among the gaming community, with CD Projekt releasing several promotional content and promised it to be "the next-gen open world experience". However, after a series of…
Nick Mendoza, a Cuban-American former Miami police officer, fights against drug cartels that have set up operations in the city. Halfway through the game, he is betrayed by his superiors and arrested for a crime he didn't commit. After spending three years behind bars, he is broke out and embarks on a quest to get back at his betrayers. First, the game was released during the time most players were still playing…
The sixteenth installment in the Battlefield series enters mankind's greatest conflict as the series goes back to its roots with a never-before-seen portrayal of World War II. While combat and sound design are still good, and the soundtrack is great, like previous entries in the series that is not 2042 , the game takes place during World War II, but has an uninspired atmosphere and is incredibly inaccurate…
The fifteenth entry in series, and the fifth in the main series after Battlefield 4 really captures the image of WWI for the most part. It thankfully came out during a time when futuristic video games became kinda too prevalent, so it was really nice to have one about the First World War, especially considering that it's a really overlooked conflict when it comes to video games. But unfortunately that was during the…
The ninth main installment on the Battlefield series and the 17th installment overall lacks a single-player campaign unlike the recent releases, so the lore is told through multiplayer. As stated in the title, Battlefield 2042 takes place in 2042, where the Earth is in a state of despair caused by global economies collapsing, the rising sea level, satellites shutting down, and increasing tensions between the United…
The 18th main installment in the franchise and the 6th game to take place in World War II, Vanguard is about the creation of the first special operations task force that is made of four members, how they met to form the group, and their task to stop a threatening plan that the Nazis have under their sleeves. Thankfully, the game's size has been reduced compared to Modern Warfare (2019) and Black Ops Cold War . The…
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War takes place in 1981, where U.S. President Ronald Reagan tasks CIA operatives Russell Adler, Alex Mason, and Frank Woods with hunting down Qasim Javadi and Arash Kadivar for their involvement in the Iran hostage crisis. After tracking the two down and capturing them, Arash reveals that Perseus, a Soviet spy, was the one who organized the crisis. Upon learning about Perseus and the…
The tenth title of the Spec Ops series, and the first entry since Spec Ops: Airborne Commando in ten years, Spec Ops: The Line is an awesome adventure through Dubai. It has great graphics that accurately recreates the setting of Dubai and manages to make you feel like you're walking through a once vibrant city in ruin, and a great story about a Army squad going to look for survivors in Dubai that's been hit with a…
