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Forza Motorsport 3 Xbox360 Games

2009-10-28T15:53:00.000+07:00

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Whether it’s an exotic sports car like the new Audi R8 V10, a classic American muscle car like the Ford GT or a hot Asian import like the Nissan 370Z, everyone has a dream car. Live the most realistic racing experience ever as you take the wheel of more than 400 of the most-beloved cars on over 100 renowned real-world tracks and exotic road courses from around the globe. With breathtaking high-definition graphics and the most advanced vehicle performance modeling in a video game, “Forza Motorsport 3” includes a host of driving assists and adjustable skill levels to make the game a gripping pick-up-and-play experience for audiences of all ages and skill levels. Your escape into the world of car culture in “Forza Motorsport 3” doesn’t stop at the track. “Forza Motorsport 3” further fuels the imaginations of its already thriving community of painters, tuners and photographers with improved customization tools and brand-new ways to share creations with the world via Xbox LIVE.* Xbox LIVE makes your journey into the “Forza Motorsport” community and the world of user-generated content easy and fun. A love of cars lives in all of us. “Forza Motorsport 3” is the automotive playground we’ve all been waiting for.

Where dreams are driven: Featuring more than 400 fully customizable and tunable cars from over 50 of the world’s leading manufacturers. In addition to more than 100 tracks, including some of the most beautiful road courses in the world.
Look and feel of a modern racing game: All 400-plus cars are recreated in gorgeous high definition with full exteriors and interiors, damage and roll-over. But realism isn’t just about pretty graphics. Whether it’s the differences in how each car handles through the corners, how the engines sound at top speed, or how different tires and upgrades impact your car’s performance, you’ll lean into your turns as if you were really behind the wheel of your favorite ride.

Easy to race: Using a myriad of cutting-edge driving and gameplay assists including auto-braking, gameplay rewind, and auto-tuning, Forza Motorsport 3 delivers an experience where everyone can have fun behind the wheel, regardless of your skill and dexterity.

User-generated content and Xbox LIVE®: Painters and tuners can showcase their creativity through the celebrated Livery Editor, Auction House, and deep tuning garage. New Xbox LIVE Leaderboards celebrate the greatest racers and the most prolific car tuners and painters in the community.

New game modes: This epic racing game features more than 200 different events, with Circuit, Oval, Drag, Drift, and Timed Events. In addition, the online multiplayer mode gains an all-new game rules editor, giving you a never-ending variety of ways to play with friends.

Smackdown vs Raw 2010 Game for Xbox360/PS3/Wii

2009-10-28T15:33:00.000+07:00

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The best-selling fighting videogame franchise returns to the virtual ring with the most authentic, entertaining and compelling simulation of WWE programming to date. Featuring unparalleled creation tools, a robust Superstar roster, key franchise improvements and a few surprises. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 delivers the empowering freedom to create, customize and share gameplay experiences. It's the player's world now.

Gameplay
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will introduce a new Create-a-Superstar Mode, including a fresh look, all-new 3D parts and improved graphical quality, allowing players to create Superstars and Divas who are comparable in quality with their in-game WWE counterparts. Adding to the creative mix, a new Paint Tool will enable detailed creation of tattoos, logos and other unique designs, while a franchise-first Superstar Threads feature will let players create alternate ring gear for Superstars and Divas by customizing the colors of shirts, pants, face paint, elbow pads, boots and more. The game's Create-a-Finisher Mode will now let players create acrobatic and gravity-defying diving attacks from the top turnbuckle, as well as move their creations to new heights by adjusting the trajectory. In addition, the mode will deliver an extensive assortment of new moves from the front grapple position.

Taking creativity even further, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will also mark the debut of the WWE Story Designer. In this new mode, players will embrace a directorial role to create and customize their own storylines and cut scenes, including the ability to select talent and scene locations, write their own dialogue, adjust camera angles, select from over 100 scene animations, determine talent emotions and much more. Players will also be able to construct each night's show card with matches, unique match stipulations, interference events and other story twists and turns.

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 is set to empower players with not only extensive creative freedom but the ability to share their gameplay experiences as well. For the first time in franchise history, the WWE Community Creations interface will enable players to upload their creations online, including created Superstars and Divas, story designs, finishing moves, entrance movies and highlight reels, and share them with others around the world. Players may also download created content via keyword search engine from other users for use both online and off-line. In addition, players will be able to tag their creations with search terms, as well as leave ratings, allowing for ease of use in searching the robust database for the most popular - or even the most obscure - created items.

Customer Reviews
Not Yet Played but here are the Specs...
Okay So i have not played it yet and will update this when I do, but I think this game needs at least 1 review, don't you? Smack down Vs. Raw 2010 comes to us days before Bragging rights and that sure seems ominous for a great game. But since I have yet to play it here is what I can tell you. You can play 1-6 players at home or 1-4 players online. Game controls haven't changed that much, except for reversals. You can now do it much easier and like for the Wii where the B button reverses everything if timed right, you can now hit R2 with the same results. There is a new Kick-out meter...You can either button mash your way to a kick out, or simply hold a button in until it gets the gauge full. YOu can also do a Road to Wrestlemania with your created superstar. I would like to add here that you can make your created superstar better not just through career mode but also through RTW and even exhibition matches. I will say more on the Create-a-Superstar later...

The Royal Rumble now has 3 points of elimination, making a more realistic experience than in previous SVR. Also added this year is the Championship Scramble, need I saw more.

In My WWE you can create/edit teams. You can also create rivals, not sure what that does yet it sounds awesome.

You can also create your own stories now! You select the event around which your story starts. You create the scenes by adjusting the length, text, emotion, Titan Tron, music, camera Angle and the end of the show logo. You can pick from a library of Animations to bolster your story. You can pick any location available on the game at any time, and the entire cast is available to you. In this mode you can create the matches at well. Picking the Match type, superstars, Match options, Match condition.

Now onto create-a-superstar you can create anything you want. If you don't exceed the new 48 point bar system. I Dont know how i feel about that, but we will see. YOU can now create your own tags and paint just about anything.

Also now you can Create not only a front attack finisher but also a high flying End move.

I love creating superstars so this game really seems like my dream game. One of the things that always got on my nerves was the trinatron video that did not match my character. Now you can create a video based on your highlights and have that as your entrance video, very cool.

Overall i am nothing but excited about this game, Looks to be the best SVR game out there. Now for those who didn't like any of the other please leave your responses to your mommy, she will make it all better. Thank you!

Borderlands Game for PC/PS3/Xbox360

2009-10-28T15:24:00.000+07:00

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   Gearbox Software has developed revolutionary new technology to create Borderlands’ incredible layers of gameplay depth. Borderlands features a groundbreaking content generation system allowing for near-endless variety in missions, environments, enemies, weapons, item drops and character customization.

Story
   In a distant future, the planets at the outer edges of the galaxy have become a beacon to fortune seekers and those yearning for a better life off world. But there are no guarantees in deep space. Pandora, one of these distant planets, was reported to be rich in untapped mineral wealth, and so drew many hoping to get rich quick, but in the end little was found beyond the scattered ruins of a past alien civilization. With nothing to gain, any who could soon abandoned Pandora, leaving those who remained to deal with the lawlessness of a world gone bust, and the mystery of the long-dead alien civilization. But as chaotic as these times were, there were worse days yet to come. After several years the planet's huge orbit slowly brought it near to its sun and once unknown and horrifying creatures sprang from their long hibernation to terrify the stranded colonists. The only hope of the colonists seems to be a vault discovered in the side of a mountainside, rumored to contain alien technology and secrets about Pandora. Will this discovery be the colonist's salvation or their end? Discover their fate in Borderlands.

Customer Reviews
Shoot and Loot
   So I got my copy of Borderlands last night and played up to level 11. Here are my impressions one day in.

-The game is beautiful. I personally love the cartoony style of the graphics. Extremely detailed and even the barren wasteland is nice to look at. The characters while not customizable are all highly detailed as well and look great. You can change the name and colors, that's about it.

-Controls are excellent. Feels like COD4 with a few changes. Any FPS player can pick it up and play very easily. The one vehicle I've seen so far controls exactly like a warthog from halo.

-Guns, guns, guns. Only a few hours in and I've seen so many kinds of guns I can't count them. One of the best parts of the game is that you'll never know what will drop out of the next enemy. Could be that acid rocket shotgun you've been waiting for! The pure crazines of the weapons is awesome.

-Story. What story? Your looking for a vault full of alien technology. That's it so far. If your looking for deep story, this is not the game for you. Try Fallout 3. On that note, this game is nothing like Fallout. Other than the fact that both games are set in a wasteland like place in the future there is no comparison. It's more like COD4/Halo meets Diablo/Baldurs Gate.

-Co-op. Tried the co-op last night and it was the best online experiance I've ever had. I sent my friend an invite and he joined my game with his levleed up character. No lobby, no re-loading, he just appeared in my game, we played for a few hours and when he left I was back to single player. All seamless. Amazing. Can't wait to try it with four players.

-In the couple of hours I played it I was glued to the XBOX360. If I didn't have to work today I would have played all night. Now that's a sign of a good game. Well spent 60.00. I'm sure I'll more than get my monies worth on this one for a long time to come. With four characters that you'll not likely max out on the first play through this game has some legs to stand on. Enjoy.

Magna Carta 2 For Xbox360

2009-10-18T20:24:00.000+07:00

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Magnacarta 2 introduces an original new storyline driven by intense themes of love, hate, politics, betrayal and the ultimate question of choosing one’s own fate. Players are immersed in the world of the Lanzheim Continent, a conflict-ridden land deeply divided by a fierce civil war. Powered by the Unreal Engine3 and featuring character designs by famed Korean artist Hyung-Tae Kim, the game bears a striking visual style unlike any other RPG through its blend of photo-realism and Japanese manga influences. The deeply emotional story is driven by beautifully rendered CGI cut-scenes featuring fully voiced dialogue to draw players into the immersive experience. Delivering more than 40 hours of gameplay, Magnacarta 2 features a unique battle system which combines strategic turn-based battles and real-time gameplay, creating a fresh twist on the traditional RPG formula. The game seamlessly blends world navigation and battles as everything happens in the same environment with no load screens or abrupt changes in the action when a fight begins or ends. Players can utilize objects found in the environment to their advantage and likewise, creatures and field objects dynamically react to the player’s actions. A free roaming camera further adds to the unrestricted interaction with the world. Players are also given flexible control over their party with the ability to pre-assign attributes for each AI character and freedom to easily switch control between all the characters at any time.

Customer Reviews

THE rpg of the year
Some may be turned off b/c of the game's cliched story of love and war, with an amneasic character who sets out for revenge, but i love the story. The graphics are amazing, in par with the best looking next gen games to date. The battle system is also very fun and complex, without being difficult to learn. I think all RPG fans should play this game. It is a masterpiece!

Do Not Believe The Reviews!

I can not belive IGN gave 6.8 for this... unbelievable! Generally, I agree w/ their review. Now let me tell you why you MUST buy this!

#1 This is the best JRPG on XBox360!
There are no competition! Some enjoy open RPG like FallOut 3 and such but I like JRPG better. Why? I think the characters are more charasmatic and story is more entertaining. Plus, there's only handful of JRPG in the market today..and they all gave BAD reviews! Some are really bad game but NOT THIS ONE!!!

#2 IGN says..it's the most blendest JRPG you'll see
I think I can say the same thing to all FPS games but would I give them low score? No! it's because they are fun! Same idea here! This game is really fun!

#3 Graphics
Top notch!! So much better than all Square-Enix game for 360!

#4 Music
I'd say music is 4/5. It's great but I wouldn't say awesome!

#5 Gameplay
This is where this game shines!!! This is real time battle, meaning no random battles! Also, the battle system is complex enough to NOT keep you bored!

#6 Character Voice
They've done A+ job. It's translated perfectly w/ the right voice!

#7 Story
Yes, the story is cliche~ we've seen it before but how many times did we play to a story called "SAVE THE WORLD"! Look at the music industry as well, all songs are either Love or Sex related since forever!

Anyways, don't believe the review! This is a great game! If you guys don't support JRPG will slowly die....

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days For DS

2009-10-18T20:17:00.000+07:00

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In KINGDOM HEARTS, Sora turned the Keyblade on himself in order to release Kairi's heart, but his heart was also released in the process. This brought about the creation of Roxas, Sora's Nobody. Roxas has no recollection of his previous life, which is unusual for a Nobody. He joins Organization XIII and slowly begins to discover the truth behind his existence and the Organization itself. He meets and befriends the fourteenth member of the Organization, who also has no recollection of her past. What will Roxas see during his time in the Organization? What is the connection between him, Sora, and the fourteenth member? And what becomes of them? Dive into the heart of the KINGDOM HEARTS story lines biggest secrets.

Customer Reviews
Fantastic Addition to the Kingdom Hearts Series
First of all, let me start by saying that this is my favorite game in the Kingdom Hearts saga. It was definitely worth the wait. Being a hard core KH fan myself, I made sure to by the game the day it came out and I wasn't disappointed. I played everyday after school, unable to put the game down for longer than I had to.

Length: I completed the game in 30 hours on Standard Mode, which is a pretty average completion time for a Square title game. And as Square does with most of their games, they made sure to leave plenty of extras after the game is over to tackle if you want more. I'm currently working on unlocking the Hidden Reports.

Graphics/Sound: I have to say I'm impressed. While the majority of the game's story is spent reading (which is to be expected from a DS game), the high graphic cutscenes are absolutely stunning, easily matching those of a PS2 game. No small achievement for a DS game. The lower quality cutscenes are a bit pixely, but aren't all DS games? As far as sound goes, this will make for another unforgettable soundtrack by Square. Also the voice acting is wonderful. My only disappointment was that it was limited to the high quality cutscenes and simple `hahas', `hmms' and other similar sounds before text.

Gameplay: A tiny step down from KH II, it was still fun and the KH style carried surprisingly well over to the DS. I'll admit I was a bit worried that, being on another hand-held system, it might end up being a bit too much like KH CoM, which, while fun, I didn't care for the Card System. But my concern quickly faded as I got past the initial tutorial in the game.

The idea of the panel system looked a bit confusing at first, but I quickly caught on. Similar to KH II, it allows you to make shortcuts during battle to different spells and items. I've heard some complaint over the fact that you only get limited slots, but personally, I think it adds a nice challenge to the game, and it's not like the slot setup you choose is permanent; you get the opportunity to rearrange your slots before every mission.

Which brings me to the Missions. This is perfectly believable for the story the game follows. While some missions are a bit repetitive, you usually have the option to skip over them and take on the missions that are different. I'd say about 60% of missions are optional. Also, I'm sure veteran KH fans will enjoy embarking on missions with their favorite Organization XIII members. The only missions I really didn't care for were recon missions, which consisted of working your way through each world and clicking on different locations to gather info on the area.

Mission Mode: This allows you to replay previous missions that you've played in the game using any character you'd like. You start off having only the members of Organization XIII to choose as your player, but you can unlock more as you get farther into the game's story.

Story: This is the reason Days is my favorite KH game. Yes, even though the game comes with a booklet that explains what happened in previous games, and the majority of the game requires no previous KH knowledge, I think new KH players might be a bit lost. But then, it is a sequel. I'm sure anyone who jumped into the middle of the Harry Potter series would be confused as well. I, however, having played all the other KH games, followed the story easily.

There are plenty of moments where I found myself laughing out loud, but there were more moments where I found myself fighting back tears. Days is, in my opinion, the most heart wrenching addition in the KH series. Also, being a fan of Organization XIII, I had endless delight at seeing my favorite characters going about their daily routines. The story takes place shortly before, during, and after the events of Chain of Memories.

So, to quickly summarize, I'm sure previous KH fans will enjoy this newest installment to the KH story, and new KH players - though they may get a bit lost at times - will enjoy the game as well. I highly recommend this delightful game.

Gran Turismo 5 From Sony Computer Entertainment Ps3 Game

2009-10-16T07:34:00.001+07:00

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Final Fantasy Versus XIII For Ps3

2009-10-15T22:26:00.000+07:00

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Harmony is realized in this alternate tale of Final Fantasy, developed by Square Enix. Not a sequel nor a prequel to the popular series, Final Fantasy Versus XIII unfolds a wholly independent story in another part of the universe with different characters. Set in a futuristic fantasy world resembling elements of modern day Japanese cities, Final Fantasy Versus XIII revolves around a prince, the last remaining member of a royal family, which controls the last crystal in existence. With two warring nations battling each other for dominance and the last crystal held by the kingdom, you must ensure it remains in the right hands.

Metal Gear Solid Rising Ps3/Xbox360

2009-10-15T22:17:00.000+07:00

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Dante's Inferno Ps3 Game

2009-10-15T22:10:00.000+07:00

Dante's Inferno From Electronic Arts Price:$56.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.

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Based on the immensely influential classic poem, Dante's Inferno takes you on an epic quest of vengeance and redemption through the Nine Circles of Hell. You are Dante, a veteran of the Crusades who must chase his beloved Beatrice and try to free her soul from Lucifer’s grasp. As your pursuit takes you deeper into the pits of Hell, you must battle ever more fierce and hideous monsters-while also facing your own sins, a dark family past, and your unforgivable war crimes.

Features

An epic quest of vengeance and redemption

Travel through the Nine Circles of Hell

Battle ever more fierce and hideous monsters

Face your own sins, a dark family past, and your unforgivable war crimes

Based on the immensely influential classic poem

Brütal Legend - Featurette - The world of Brutal Legend - Xbox360/PS3

2009-10-13T16:08:00.000+07:00

Brutal Legend From Electronic Arts Price:$56.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.

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Features
Online-enabled multiplayer so players can conquer friends online via Xbox LIVE.
Comedic action combat set in a rock n' roll fantasy world, staring the talents of Jack Black in the role of a demon fighting super roadie.
A soundtrack made up of 108 of the most rocking tracks from 75 different bands representing every sub-genre of metal.
A streaming, open world that gives players the freedom to walk, drive, or fly anywhere as they unleash the power of rock n' roll on enemies.

In-game cameos from gods of Metal like Lemmy Kilmister, Rob Halford, Lita Ford, and many, many others.

NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising For PSP

2009-10-13T16:03:00.000+07:00

NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising From Namco Price:$36.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.

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NARUTO Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising will incorporate multiple modes of play including two-player cooperative or versus play via ad-hoc local wireless network. Original Mode lets players experience the Gaara Retrieval Arc as they battle enemies through lush, 3D anime inspired environments. Scenario Mode introduces all-new side-missions to pick up Skill Scrolls which increase your character’s abilities including attack, defense, health and other numerous indicators reflected through all modes. Akatsuki Mode will let players gain control of members of the Akatsuki organization for the first time in a brand-new storyline, diiscovering the Akatsuki;s true intentions while Naruto was searching for Gaara. Finally, find out who the best ninja is with Versus Mode by battling against a friend or the computer in one-on-one fights.

Features

Ninja Customization - Customize your ninja by giving it various strengths that will maximize their power and keep the enemy guessing; by adding unique characteristics to jutsu, battle strategies will change, heightening the intensity in battles to new levels unseen in previous Naruto titles
Choose your story - Now you can experience the journey of the Kazekage Retrieval story arc with your customized ninja to defeat the Akatsuki or play through original story missions through lush, 3D anime inspired environments and earn experience points, skill scrolls and more
Exciting seamless 3D battles - Fight in various lush 3D anime environments where you can seamlessly engage in fast paced battles again enemies and bosses using combos and jutsu without any lag
Enlist your ninja friends! - Grab a friend and engage in 2-player wireless co-op mode with your customized ninja and double your strength and attacks to battle against fierce Akatsuki enemies or go head to head via ad hoc with your friend and be the supreme ninja

New and Hidden characters - With over 15 characters from the Gaara Retrieval story arc, choose your ninja and unleash their jutsu and watch the exciting story unfold

SAW From Konami For Xbox360/Ps3

2009-10-13T15:57:00.000+07:00

SAW From Konami List Price: $59.99 eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.

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Jigsaw has killed your partner and destroyed your life. Now he has trapped you in an abandoned insane asylum that he alone controls. If you can defeat his brutal traps and survive, you may just discover the truth behind what drives this twisted serial killer. SAW is a third-person perspective, survival horror game based on the SAW film franchise, which has grossed more than $665M worldwide and sold more than 28 million DVDs. The game features many of the deadly mechanical traps seen in the film, as well as terrifying new ones. Players will pit their wits against Jigsaw as they navigate his world in an attempt to evade and escape his gruesome traps, while also struggling against his minions in brutal combat by using weapons found within the environment. SAW, the video game, is based on a treatment from Zombie Studios and the creators of the SAW franchise, Leigh Whannell and James Wan. The timeline for the game takes place between the movies: SAW and SAW II, giving the game its own story, yet fitting within the narratives of the movies. The story centers on Detective David Tapp who awakens in a decrepit, abandoned asylum. He has been captured by his longtime nemesis, Jigsaw. Obsessed with catching this serial killer, Tapp’s mission has consumed him and ruined his family, resulting in divorce, mental imbalance, and abandonment. Worse yet, this frantic hunt destroyed Tapp’s career while he watched his long-time friend and partner get killed by one of Jigsaw’s traps. Now Jigsaw has the upper hand and has captured the detective. Tapp must play a deadly game—the likes of which he has been investigating for years—to escape, and in order to do so he must survive the lethal traps and puzzles that Jigsaw has put in place for him and others. But each victim has a dark connection to Tapp. Will Tapp save them? Can he survive his obsession to find the Jigsaw killer?

Customer Reviews

nice for fans... pointless to everyone else
this game is probably what you expect. it takes place in the confines of an abandoned building and feels and plays much like the movies. a nice plus is that this game is not reused story from the movies.. its all brand new. which almost makes it feel like another saw movie at times (like we need more) but it does get repetetive after while when you encounter the same sorts of puzzles again and again. having tobin bell's voice all through the game makes it much more likable. the combat system is pretty horrid but luckily its not a fighting game so it won't happen that often. all in all i liked the game but once you beat it, there is no point ever playing it again. the first run through will earn you every achievement so replay value is zero. this game was a nice treat for fans but i don't see a point in making a sequel... then again look at the movies.. uh oh

A decent movie based game?

Let me start off by saying that I am only about an hour into the game, but have so far been pleasantly surprised!The controls are very good and the puzzles are interesting (if not a little bit simple at times, mind you I started on the easiest level...there are only two). What surprised me the most was the fact that the game is not simply puzzled based but rather includes a bit of platforming and combat.As far as the games relationship to the movies, it has the same gritty feel and sense of urgency (when it comes to the traps and devices) that the films have. So far I am loving it!

Need for Speed: Shift From Electronic Arts : Ps3 Xbox360 WindowXP PSP

2009-10-09T06:17:00.000+07:00

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Imagine the experience of being a race driver. The adrenaline rush of driving at breakneck speeds, the pressure of fierce competition, the fear of losing control, the intense concentration and athleticism needed to harness the power of speeding chrome and steel. This is the True Driver’s Experience of Need for Speed ™ SHIFT. Through the combination of perception-based G-forces, an ultra-realistic first-person cockpit view, an accurate, accessible physics-based model and the all-new, brutally disorienting crash dynamic, you'll be thrust into the driver’s seat amid the chaotic noise, intensity, and physical and emotional demands of the race.

A combination player tier and achievements system that ensures that drivers are matched against those of similar experience on the track and that rewards for victories match the win.
All-new 'Need for Speed' release that combines the true driver's experience with real-world physics, pixel-perfect car models, and a wide range of authentic racetracks.
Developed by the world's best racing game talent and real race drivers, including: the team behind critically acclaimed 'GT Legends' and 'GTR2' games and VP of EA Games and race car driver Patrick Soderlund.
A wealth of highly tunable cars available in an equally diverse range of events including: quick race, standard races, manufacturer races, time trial, online options and more.
The all-new driver profile system that assigns a unique persona based on a player¿s driving skill and style: aggressive or precise. This system also affects career progression, unlockables and online matchmaking.

For Racers By Racers
In Need for Speed: Shift, EA has brought together some of the world's best racing game talent and real race drivers. Developed in a unique collaboration between Slightly Mad Studios--developers and designers of the critically acclaimed GT Legends and GTR2 games--Michael Mann (executive producer at Black Box) and Patrick Soderlund, senior Vice President of EA Games and part of a racing team that recently competed in the fourth edition of the TOYO Tires 24H Dubai 2009, the result is an authentic driving experience unmatched on any game system.

Get ready to Shift your game into high gear! Designed to deliver a true driver's experience that reflects contemporary motorsports, Need for Speed: Shift is built by racers for racers. Need for Speed: Shift delivers an authentic and immersive driving experience, replicating the true feeling of racing high-end performance cars like never before. Players are thrust into the heart of the action with immersive and exciting features including a stunningly realistic first-person cockpit view camera and an all-new crash mechanic, providing an unrivaled sensation of the speed and feeling of racing a car on the extreme edge of control.

Imagine the experience of being a race driver. The adrenaline rush of driving at breakneck speeds, the pressure of fierce competition, the fear of losing control, the intense concentration and athleticism needed to harness the power of speeding chrome and steel. This is the true driver’s experience of Need for Speed: Shift. Through the combination of perception-based G-forces, an ultra-realistic first-person cockpit view, an accurate, accessible physics-based model and the all-new, brutally disorienting crash dynamic, you'll be thrust into the driver’s seat amid the chaotic noise, intensity, and physical and emotional demands of the race. Imagine the emotions race drivers go through. The thrill of driving incredibly fast, the pressure of the competition, the fear of losing control, the intense concentration and effort needed to harness the power of a racing car. The all-new driver profile is the ultimate extension of the true driver’s experience. This system gives each player a unique persona based on a player’s driving skill and style - aggressive or precise. Driver profile impacts how a player unlocks cars, overall career progression and online matchmaking. In Need for Speed: Shift, how you drive is who you are behind the wheel.

Demon's Souls by Atlus Video Games Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

2009-10-09T05:59:00.000+07:00

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Beautiful, compelling, and at times unforgiving, Demon's Souls is the hardcore RPG experience PS3 owners have been waiting for since the platform's launch. Revolutionary online features define your adventure like never before, presenting seamless interconnectivity that serves in every instance to enhance the single-player game. Unprecedented in its depth and subtlety, peerless in its relentlessly challenging gameplay, Demon's Souls is the ultimate action RPG.

The game features:

- A hardcore RPG challenge

- In this brutal land, death is inevitable, but not final. Combining the best features of an action game and RPG, you'll slice, smash, shoot, and cast magic against some of the most horrible, vicious enemies ever encountered. Are you strong enough to face up to the impossible and win?

- Ground-breaking online capabilities

- Network features go far beyond any previous RPG, allowing players to leave hints for each other, replay death scenes, cooperatively revive dead players, or invade and wreak havoc in another's game. Not merely an add-on feature, multiplayer options are vast, and uniquely focused on changing and intensifying the single player experience.

- Freeform and flexible

- The open-ended structure of the game means that there is no single path, but rather a wealth of options. Set your own pace and progress as you like. Build exactly the character you want by creating a detailed avatar, nurturing the right stats, and customizing your skills and equipment.

Gamer Review

Wonderful game, but is the Deluxe Version worth it?

I wanted to provide a review, but I see that most of the others have already addressed most of what this game is all about. This review is based off of the "Deluxe Edition," which differs from the regular edition in that it includes an official strategy guide and a slip cover case that houses the game and strategy guide. The game is exactly the same in both versions.

Demon's Souls is a worthwhile experience in itself, and I highly urge any who are on the fence about it to at least give it a rental. It's a game that one will need to play through more than once in order to feel as though the game has been completed. Read other reviews for details into all of the aspects of the game.

I am going to focus my attention on the "extras" provided with the deluxe version. Is the strategy guide worth the extra $10? As somebody who did not play the import versions of Demon's Souls (many people here have), I can safely endorse the purchase of the deluxe version in order to get the strategy guide. For one, it's beautiful. There was much effort in organizing the art and text in a concise and useful way. It's very easy on the eyes. Each walkthrough section has pictures to go along with the walkthrough instructions, which is helpful. It runs 159 pages and is as big as the game case - not bulky at all. Even though it is small, it does not look or feel cheaply made. Here are the topics considered in the table of contents:

Introduction, Class & Gender, Character Building Guide, Survival Guide, Non-Player Characters, Merchants, Living Body and Soul Form, World Tendency and Character Tendency, Demon's Souls Usage, Magic Guide, Weapons Guide, Weapons Upgrades, Armor, Rings, Items, Enemies, Crystal Lizards, Quirks & Tricks, Trophy Guide, Online Mode Guide, Leveling Guide, Walkthrough (Worlds 1-5), End Game, Perfect Run Walkthrough

There are a couple drawbacks to the strategy guide. Demon's Souls has been out for awhile in Japan, Korea and China. This means that there are already plenty of online resources that discuss just about everything provided in the paperback guide. The guide does not provide illustrated maps of each level, which would have been icing on the cake. This is especially true since the game does not have any sort of mapping system. It would have been nice if the guide were a bit fatter - more detailed descriptions - but sufficed to say, this is a small gripe considering that all items, weapons, rings, monsters, and NPCs got descriptions and pictures to go along with them. It's a blessing and a curse because there is always a want for more content, but an efficient guide is also desirable. This strategy guide is efficient to say the least.

Again, I recommend the "Deluxe Version" even though the only real difference is the strategy guide. If you have no need for a tangible guide then there are online resources that definitely match the content. However, the guide is organized, in full color, and there are pictures that go along with the walkthroughs, items, monsters and other aspects of the game. Most online walkthroughs/guides I have looked at do not provide these things, and the ones that do are not in the same league as the guide provided with the deluxe version.

In summary, the guide is NOT necessary, but it is useful and convenient. Hope this helps!

Assassin's Creed II For Ps3,Xbox360,Windows

2009-10-06T11:50:00.001+07:00

Buy Assassin's Creed II

Explore the deadly, shadowed world of the assassin with new assassin Ezio

Roam freely through the lush and dangerous world of Renaissance-era Italy

Do whatever it takes to complete your missions in the game's all-new open world and mission structure

Thrive in an environment rich with power, revenge and conspiracy

Practice your assassin's art with all-new weapons and instruments created by Leonardo da Vinci

The world of the assassin is one cloaked in shadow and steeped in danger. Ensnared in a web of revenge and conspiracy, the assassin embraces power at its most elemental, acting as the dividing line between life and death. As an assassin confronted by perilous new challenges and difficult choices, what path will you choose?

Synopsis
Get ready to plunge into the lush and deadly world of the Italian Renaissance, an era of arts, riches and murderous conspiracy. Assassin's Creed II introduces you to Ezio, a new assassin carrying on the deadly lineage of his forebears. Confront an epic tale of power and corruption as you hone your assassin's art, wielding weapons and instruments designed by the legendary Leonardo da Vinci himself in this gripping and deadly sequel.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS3 Games

2009-10-06T11:05:00.000+07:00

Buy Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS3 Games

New functionality including the ability to remain with your friends while matchmaking; map customization and the pooling funds gathered in different modes for use in unlocking content and upgrades.

An game world layout that allows players to take an aggressive or new stealth approach to combat.

Free-flowing "traversal gunplay" that adds a unique vertical element to standard 3rd-person shooting mechanics.

Award-winning cinematic storytelling, incorporating new and familiar characters, as well as all new and varied play environments.

A wide array of gameplay modes including a robust single player campaign and a franchise first online multiplayer modes including competitive and cooperative play options.

Follow-up game to 2007's critically acclaimed Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, the PlayStation 3 exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a continuation of the adventures of Nathan Drake, a fortune-hunter with a shady reputation and an even shadier past. Chock full of all the action, adventure, cinematic story elements and beautiful graphics that set the first game apart, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves adds deep online multiplayer options, including co-op and competitive campaigns, and a whole new supporting cast of characters, making it yet another must-have title for the PlayStation 3 platform.

Story
In Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves fortune hunter Nathan Drake embarks on a journey that will push him to his physical, emotional and intellectual limits to discover the real truth behind the lost fleet of Marco Polo and the legendary Himalayan valley of Shambhala, more commonly known in the west as Shangri-La.

In 1292 Marco Polo departed the court of Kublai Khan in China with 14 ships filled with over 600 passengers and crew. Eighteen months later only one ship remained and 18 passengers survived. Marco Polo never revealed what happened to these lost ships. Embarking on a quest to find the lost fleet, fortune hunter Nathan Drake soon realizes Marco Polo was hiding a much bigger secret - he had gone on a secret expedition to find the mythical kingdom of Shambhala and to recover the legendary Cintamani Stone, the "Wish-fulfilling jewel" of Buddhist mythology. With this new information Drake settles on a new course, following Marco Polo's trail through a diverse range of exotic environments. This quest also pits him against a new, more formidable adversary - a ruthless, rogue paramilitary leader with a private army and a relentless ambition to recover the stone for himself.

Gameplay
Although gameplay in Among Thieves is similar to that of the previous game, there are several major differences. The most important of these is the addition of several online multiplayer options. Unfortunately, no offline multiplayer could be included in the game due to the impact local split-screening has on the game's graphical quality. Thankfully though, the online modes included cover both co-op and competitive play. See the feature list below for details on these. In addition to play modes players can also expect a wealth of new gameplay features including a new stealth gameplay mechanic and altered climbing mechanic--both of which are extended to the AI of enemies; the ability to create cover by flipping over certain found items; the use of riot shields for defense and offense; and a complete lack of loading screens.

46)Bourne Conspiracy Playstation 3 Games

2009-09-29T16:24:00.001+07:00

       You are the perfect weapon. You are Jason Bourne PS3. Robert Ludlum's best-selling spy novels and blockbuster film adaptations have thrilled millions. Now become Ludlum's most famous spy Jason Bourne, going deeper than ever into his world of espionage and conspiracy. A signature Jason Bourne video game experience is born in an original title fusing the viscous tension and depth of the novels with the aggressive style and frenetic action of the films.
Be Jason Bourne PS3 in an action experience that seamlessly blends hand-to-hand combat, shooting, and dramatic escapes Weaponize the environment to perform deadly attacks and multi-opponent takedowns Combines the big moments of The Bourne Identity with all-new back story developed by Bourne trilogy screenwriter Tony Gilroy Aggressive cinematic presentation Employ signature techniques to weaponries, improvise, and always survive.

     Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy Games is a third-person action game blending hunter-prey gameplay through a seamless mix of hand-to-hand fighting, gunplay and dramatic escapes, all designed around Jason Bourne's signature combat style. Developed by High Moon Studios in collaboration with Ludlum Entertainment, and with story and character development in conjunction with Bourne screenwriter Tony Gilroy, the game is a companion to the blockbuster films and best-selling novels.

Jason Bourne: Predator and Prey

          Players experience a new storyline in The Bourne Conspiracy, becoming Bourne and playing both as a trained assassin and a marked government agent trying to uncover the conspiracy shrouding his origins. True to the Bourne franchises trademark blend of precision hand-to-hand combat and gunplay, the core to the gameplay is Bourne's definition as a 'perfect weapon,' with heightened combat instinct, where players use his characteristic capabilities to recognize threats, perform devastating takedown moves and use the environment to overcome deadly situations.

Adrenaline is Your Friend
       True to the frenetic pace of the books and movies, the action of The Bourne Conspiracy PS3 games is not only non-stop, it’s integral to the gameplay. As players struggle past enemy after enemy, utilizing hand-to-hand combat staples like punches, kicks and blocks they will notice their on-screen adrenaline meter rising. Once Bourne has built up enough adrenaline he can dispense with the usual combination of moves needed to take out a foe and instead instantly take an enemy down with a single push of a button. If he builds up even higher levels of adrenaline he will be able to take out several enemies at the same time with the same single push of a button.

Game Review:
Impressive cinematic presentation, decent gameplay
This game's rating falls badly due to the terrible boss battles. But I'll get to that in a minute.
The cinematic presentation of The Bourne Conspiracy Games is actually very good. They did a great job of capturing the feel of the movies with that unique style of fancy camera work (the moving camera with quick edits). And really, that's probably what saves this game from being just average.

The graphics in some areas are very impressive. One drawback however is the characters faces, they look pale and sickly. Towards the later part of the game there is an explosion that is one of the best I've seen in a videogame, the developers knew it was good too because they put it in slow motion! The voice acting is serviceable, but I didn't like how Bourne was done. He's too laid back and speaks in a monotone. It takes some air out of the game because you're spending your time with this guy and he barely even registers as a person. The story? I don't know it wasn't much really. I guess they followed some parts of the movies but really everything was just an excuse to have gun fights and hand to hand combat.

The game is in third person and there's a pretty good cover system. You can peak from behind cover and it's very simple and it works, unlike some games I know (ahem GTA4). However, it can be unresponsive. You'll be standing near a wall and pressing the button and it wont register. I like TPS games with this type of cover so that's one of the main reasons I enjoyed this game. You better like it, because that's basically all you do in this game, besides fight.

Fighting is interesting, but basically it's just button mashing and very simple in medium difficulty. There are combos but it's not deep or anything. Extremely cool is the takedown. When you build up enough adrenaline during a fight, you can press circle and you'll bash the guys head into whatever is in the environment. It's pretty cool and a nice job by the developers to pull it off. There's a long car chase in the middle of the game, and it was fun and looked cool, however there's not much skill involved. Also, there are many quick time button pushes throughout, and I guess it adds to the game, but again, not much skill involved there. You do need quick reflexes sometimes though.

And now the major flaw in this game. The hand to hand boss fights. About 4 of them. It's basically broken. You'll be fighting the guy, trying to land some punches and for some odd reason they keep switching to a quick time cinematic and you have to push a button to land a punch. It does about no damage and it happens over and over and over during the fight. You can barely get any momentum going because the fight constantly keeps getting interrupted by this cinematic. It's awful. I swear I thought the game was broken so I went online to watch a walkthrough and I noticed the guy was having the same problem as me. So I knew it wasn't me. I couldn't take it anymore so I put these boss battles on easy mode. And I never do that. The game loses one star because of that alone.

Other than that, I actually enjoyed this game more than I thought considering all the lukewarm reviews it got. Cool game. Is it worth buying? No. But absolutely worth a rental.

Buy Bourne Conspiracy Playstation 3 Games

World of Warcraft : PC Games

2009-09-26T14:16:00.001+07:00

Buy World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack

Fans of World of Warcraft, prepare for Blizzard Entertainment's next installment -- World of Warcraft: Wrath of King Lich. In this latest expansion, something is afoot in the cold, harsh northlands. The Lich King Arthas has set in motion events that could lead to the extinction of all life on Azeroth. The necromantic power of the plague and legions of undead armies threaten to sweep across the land. Only the mightiest heroes can oppose the Lich King and end his reign of terror.

Enter the Death Knight
This expansion adds a host of content to the already massive existing game world. Players will achieve soaring levels of power, explore Northrend (the vast icy continent of the Lich King), and battle high-level heroes to determine the ultimate fate of Azeroth. As you face the dangers of the frigid, harsh north, prepare to master the dark necromantic powers of the Death Night -- World of Warcraft's first Hero class. No longer servants of the Lich King, the Death Knights begin their new calling as experienced, formidable adversaries. Each is heavily armed, armored, and in possession of a deadly arsenal of forbidden magic.

If you have a World of Warcraft account with a character of at least level 55, you will be able to create a new level-55 Death Knight of any race (if on a PvP realm, the Death Knight must be the same faction as your existing character). And upon entering the new world, your Death Knight will begin to quest to level 80, gaining potent new abilities and talents along the way. This expansion allows for only one Death Knight per realm, per account.

A Multitude of Monsters
Strange and terrifying creatures inhabit the frozen continent of Northrend, such as Nerubian Viziniers, Plague Eruptors, Shoveltusks and Flesh Giants, to name just a few. Half-spider, half-humanoid, the viziniers utilize sorcery and high intelligence to emerge as the rulers of Nerubians' underground kingdom. The Plague Eruptors are walking corpses created by the Lich King's evil experiments to spread horror and chaos across the living world.

Massive curved antlers make it easy to identify the Shoveltusks. These grumpy beasts are very dangerous, territorial, and best left alone. The Flesh Giants are nothing short of nightmarish abominations. Cobbled together from the pieces of giant body parts, the Flesh Giants employ tremendous strength to carry out the Lich King's wishes.

The World of Warcraft: Wrath of King Lich expansion pack allows you to engage in epic siege warfare. The pack presents the first Hero class and allows you to transform your Death Knight's look with character customization that even include hairstyles and dances. You'll enjoy exploring the Northrend and all its environments and dungeons, filled with some of the deadliest creatures -- and greatest treasures -- on all of Azeroth.

Aion: Tower of Eternity : PC Games

2009-09-26T14:10:00.001+07:00

Buy Aion: Tower of Eternity : PC

The Thrill of Flight: Flying is a strategic and integral part of the game, adding a fresh dynamic to all aspects of the genre, including combat, quests, and exploration.

Stunning World: Discover a meticulously crafted fantasy world brimming with otherworldly inhabitants, mysterious enemies, and ancient secrets.

Innovative PvPvE: Aion introduces a new dynamic to MMOs by combining both PvP and PvE gameplay into an exciting new style.

Intense Visceral Combat: Engage in a spectacular and evolving combat system utilizing combos, skill chains, counterattacks, and spectacular aerial combat.

Unprecedented Customization: Take individuality to a new level through an incredibly in-depth character creation tool, advanced crafting systems, and extensive item customization.

Aion is a visually stunning massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), where players ascend to divinity and fight in a celestial war. Here they will wield divine powers and the capability of true flight, to bring deliverance to your people and restore balance to a world shattered by cataclysm. Choose your side, spread your wings, and claim your rightful place among the immortal legions of Atreia. This is the glory that is

Aion...
Explore the Stunning World of Aion
Explore one of the most amazingly beautiful and detailed MMORPGs ever as you fight to save a vibrant world ripped asunder by a celestial war. Choose between two divine factions, the Asmodians or the Elyos, and save your people from an ancient evil that threatens to destroy everything in its path. Over 1500 story-driven quests lead you through a wondrous and expansive world like no other.

Experience the Thrill of Flight
Soar to great heights and battle in the open skies of Aion. Flying in Aion is not just a way to travel--it is a strategic and integral part of the game that adds a new dynamic to all aspects of the genre, including combat, quests, exploration, and harvesting.

Engage in Visceral Combat
Engage in a spectacular and evolving combat system utilizing combos, skill chains, counter-attacks and stunning aerial combat. Group with friends or fly solo in the Abyss, where attacks can come from any direction. Experience the thrill of combat like never before.

Unprecedented Customization
Totally customize your character through an incredibly in-depth character creation tool, advanced crafting systems and extensive item customization. Take individuality to a new level with the innovative Stigma system, allowing characters to utilize and combine skills and abilities not normally available to that particular character’s class.

The Thrill of Flight: Flying is a strategic and integral part of the game, adding a fresh dynamic to all aspects of the genre, including combat, quests, and exploration. Stunning World: Discover a meticulously crafted fantasy world brimming with otherworldly inhabitants, mysterious enemies, and ancient secrets. Innovative PvPvE: Aion introduces a new dynamic to MMOs by combining both PvP and PvE gameplay into an exciting new style. Intense Visceral Combat: Engage in a spectacular and evolving combat system utilizing combos, skill chains, counterattacks, and spectacular aerial combat. Unprecedented Customization: Take individuality to a new level through an incredibly in-depth character creation tool, advanced crafting systems, and extensive item customization.

Nintendo Wii Console Reviews

2009-09-20T17:16:00.003+07:00

Buy NINTENDO Wii
Nintendo's Wii video game system (pronounced "we") brings people of all ages and video game experience together to play. This simple yet ground breaking idea is expressed not only though the system's evocative name, which is easily pronounced in a variety of languages, and suggests two players side by side, but also through its innovative list of features and extensive list of playable titles.

A Little Box With Plenty of Power
As with every console, much of the buzz surrounds the specs. The Wii boasts 512 MB of internal flash memory, two USB 2.0 ports, and a slot for SD memory expansion. The system’s technological heart -- a processing chip developed with IBM and code-named "Broadway" and a graphics chipset from ATI code-named "Hollywood" -- deliver stunning performance. And instead of a tray, Wii uses a single, self-loading media bay that plays both 12-centimeter optical discs used for the new system, as well as Nintendo GameCube discs.

Revolutionary Control
No bigger than a small traditional remote control, the wireless Wii Remote is a truly multi functional device. The magic of the Wii Remote's design lies within; acellerometers inside the controller measure movement in all directions and at all speeds. In a tennis game, it serves as your racket as you swing away. In driving games it serves as a steering wheel, allowing you to swerve to avoid obstacles or pickup power-ups. In first-person shooters, it acts as a firearm that you can point directly at an on-screen enemy. The controller also has a force feedback "Rumble" feature and an expansion port for use with accessories, such as the Nunchuck, which adds an analog thumbstick and trigger buttons. The system allows for up to four controllers to be linked at a time and utilizes standard Bluetooth wireless technology. For those who prefer the feel of a traditional controller an adapter is available that fits over the Wii's remote.
Wii Sports is Included

This is what video games should be: fun for everyone. Wii Sports offers five distinct sports experiences, each using the Wii Remote controller to provide a natural, intuitive and realistic feel. To play a Wii Sports game, all you need to do is pick up a controller and get ready for the pitch, serve or that right hook. If you've played any of these sports before, you're ready for fun!

The Depth of the Nintendo Game Catalog

Each Wii comes with a game compilation called "Wii Sports," including tennis, golf, baseball and bowling games, that show off the console's intuitive new controller, but Wii also plays games developed specifically for it as well as fan-favorite games from Nintendo's 20-year-old library. Its drive is compatible with GameCube discs, and select Nintendo titles from the original NES of the 1980s all the way through the Nintendo 64 are available for download through the "Virtual Console" for $5 and $10 respectively. To support this backwards compatibility the Wii includes four ports for classic Nintendo GameCube controllers and two slots for Nintendo GameCube Memory Cards. As if that weren't enough, the Virtual Console will also make available a few titles from SNES console contemporaries, Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx 16.

Also, Wii utilizes Nintendo's newly-announced wireless feature, WiiConnect24. This worldwide feature allows players to receive content such as Wii Message Board messages sent from other Wii consoles, Miis, e-mails, updated channel and game content, and notification of software updates even while the console is on standby, keeping the fun going even when you are not online.

Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days Sony PSP Game

2009-09-18T22:45:00.003+07:00

Buy  Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days Sony PSP Game
   THE AWARD-WINNING SRPG HITS THE PSP WITH LOADS OF NEW CONTENT! As the sequel to the most over-the-top strategy RPG ever, the critically-acclaimed Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days heads to PlayStation Portable with a ton of new content! With massive character & weapon customization, 9999 levels to climb through, an infinite number of battle maps, and brand-new story chapters, Disgaea 2 is ready to please the most dedicated hardcore gamers. Play as a human hero devoted to saving the world from a demented overlord, or try your luck as a dumb-as-bricks demon villain determined to become the Netherworld¿s new superstar! KEYFEATURES - Loads upon loads of new and enhanced content - Try your hand at over 55 new battle stages, 4 new story chapters, and a new playable character... all spanning over 150 hours of gameplay! - Extreme Battle System - The Magichange and Throw/Receive system from Disgaea 3 on the PLAYSTATION 3 have been added, allowing battle units to transform into weapons and units to be caught and thrown to strategically attack the enemy. - Anime Style Comedy - Like the battle system, the story and characters are all over-the-top and good laugh from all the back-stabbing, good-for-nothing characters.

Features

Over 55 new battle stages, 4 new story chapters, and a new playable character
Enhanced content spanning over 150 hours of gameplay
Magichange and Throw/Receive system from Disgaea 3 on the PLAYSTATION 3 has been added, allowing battle units to transform into weapons and units to be caught and thrown to strategically attack the enemy
Anime Style Comedy - Like the battle system, the story and characters are all over-the-top and good laughs from all the back-stabbing, good-for-nothing characters
Infinite number of battle maps

Customer Reviews : A series best!

    Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days is not just a PSP remake of Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories but rather a complete overhaul with new mechanics from Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice and some from Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness.

The first thing to notice is that the graphcs have been rescaled for the PSP and look amazing for it. Although the game is solely a 2D sprite affair, the environments that are in 3D as well as the rescaled intro video (with the song "Sinful Rose"), really show how perfect this series is on the PSP as apposed to the bigscreen during the PS2 days. I feel that this isnt the strongest musically with the key track being Sinful Rose, but our favorite tracks return such as the song that plays for Rosenqueen stores and the theme song to Disgaea 1. There is also Japanese vocal track and English vocal track with tons of voiced dialouge. The combination moves for team attacks look amazing as well and definitely differ from Disgaea 1 and Disgaea 3, actually they feel more powerful than in those other games. The character voices for the classes actually seem to be different than they were in the previous games. No longer does the fighter say "I'll Finish This" :(

Mechanically speaking those that have played Disgaea know what to expect. Disgaea 2 Dark Hero Days Sony PSP Game is an SRPG in which you can create more characters in different classes, level them up to level 9999, level up their items to level 100, and carry out many more numerous modifications to your hearts content. There are virtually no limits to creating the ultimate team and those who do will be heavily rewarded in the end, and endend game. Implementations from Disgaea 3 include the magichange system, in which you can move a human character and mosnter character together and get the mosnter character to transform into a weapon. You can now double magichange into a more powerful combination.

Storywise, the main story can span anywhere from 20 hours to 100 hours depending on one likes to level up their characters and enemies to get maximum experience points from them or to just rush through the standard mode and then play through the alternate storyline mode (which can actually be unlocked from the very beginning with a series of button presses). There is also promise of future DLC that will add other characters in the Disgaea storyline to this game as well for people to train, which is all forthcoming.

I found and still find Disgaea 2 to be a great entry for the Disgaea series on the PSP. My plan is to level several characters to 9999 just for the sake of trying to do billions of damage, it will be aweosme! There is no reason to not own it if this is your type of game. If you have played Disgaea 2 on the PS2 originally it is time to step up to this version, the bonuses, changes, and alternate storyline mode are worth it for this game. To get all the things that are in the beyond the end of the story mode there is tons to unlock and DLC coming our way.

Muramasa The Demon Blade TGS 08 Gameplay (Nintendo Wii)

2009-09-17T10:29:00.003+07:00

Buy Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Nintendo Wii)
    A number of cursed blades exist throughout the world. Blades that thirst for blood the moment they’re drawn. Even those blades thought to be holy slowly become corrupted over time as they are used in hatred and drenched in blood. Those who wield these blades slowly become homicidal. The curses laid on these blades are said to condemn those who use them to tragic and untimely deaths. It is in the Genroki era, a period of time in which the shogun Tsumayoshi Tokogawa reigned, that the force of the damned began to emerge, threatening the peace and prosperity that had long existed in the world. The cursed blades became the focus of the greed, self-righteousness, and arrogance of those who’d gain possession of them, and inevitably it was these conflicting desires that led to war. As the flames of chaos and disaster spread, denizens from the netherworld were dragged into the confusion as not only the evil spirits were summoned by the swords, but the Dragon and Demon Gods as well. How will the destinies of those drawn to these cursed blades unfold?

Games Story

   This adventure unfolds during feudal Japan's Genroku era, a volatile time marked by warring factions and grave civil unrest under the shogun Tsunayoshi Tokugawa. The power-hungry shogun yearns to collect an array of legendary swords, but these blades carry a terrible curse-each one thirsting for blood the moment it's drawn. Those who wield these blades slowly become homicidal, and are destined to a tragic and untimely death.

Two Heroes are thrust into this treacherous climate-Kisuke, a brave young lad who's lost his memory, and Momohime, a lithe female ronin possessed by a dark spirit. They must venture across the dangerous countryside, in a race to collect the swords before the vile shogun can reach them. Watch as the destinies of those drawn to these cursed blades unfolds, as dragon and demon gods from the underworld appear to challenge those who wield them. Who will you encounter? Friend or foe? Find out in Muramasa: The Demon Blade.

Customer Reviews

This is why we play video games.

   I've been highly anticipating the release of this Game since the first picture came out after TGS a few years ago and I'm speechless, this is the best 3rd party Wii game I have ever played and I doubt I will ever play one better. Vanillaware has created the most beautiful 2D game that I have ever seen, Muramasa is one of those rare gems that only happens once. Everything is hand-drawn, playing this is like playing art. We all know this game looks amazing, so I will focus more on the gameplay with this review.

This is a game for anyone really, the hardcore action fans will enjoy themselves and casual gamers will be able to finish it without too much struggle. Muramasa is a straight ahead 2D sidescroller, you run through the map and take out the enemies as you encounter them. There are secret items to collect and NPCs to speak with. You can initially start with 2 game modes, Muso (normal) and Shura (hard). In Muso mode you can level up and obliterate most enemies without trouble, Shura is more action oriented and it's MUCH harder...but way more fun if you ask me. You can switch between game modes on the fly too, nice. You can select 1 of 2 characters, Kisuke and Momohime. Both play exactly the same but the story and bosses that you encounter are entirely different. You have to equip 3 swords at a time and eventually you can forge your own blades. After you defeat each boss in each character's story you have the ability to forge more blades. In total there are 108, for your first play through you will not be able to forge all of them. After completing the main story with each character, both characters can use all blades, you can then backtrack and finish bonus dungeons to achieve a 100% game. Based on the blades that you equip you will have a different ending, 3 endings for each character. You also have the ability to cook items to restore health and add bonuses to your stats, it's actually really fun! The voice acting is the original Japanese, some may not like this but I prefer it this way. The music is excellent as well. I think that English voices would have ruined the beauty of this game, that's just my opinion. If you are at all familiar with Japanese lore then you will LOVE this game, if not you'll probably enjoy it just as much. Both characters have a great story, deep and philosophical. I couldn't be happier with this game, I knew it was going to be great but I'm truly amazed. 20+ hours for a complete playthrough, I've already started over again too. If you own a Wii, do yourself a favor and buy this game if you haven't already.

WET E3 2009 HD Teaser PS3 XBOX360

2009-09-17T10:25:00.003+07:00

Buy WET For PS3 XBOX360

Editorial Reviews

Rubi is a problem fixer. She fixes problems. She's good at it. But when she agrees to fix a wealthy man's problem by finding and bringing back his wayward son, she thinks it's all going to be cut and dry. She thought wrong. The job wasn't so simple. And the man who hired her isn't who he appears to be. Now Rubi's on the run, needing to find the man who left her for dead, leaving a massive body count in her wake.

Double-crosses. Enemies. Allies. Guns. Swords. Drugs. Old books. In an adventure that spans three continents, two warring factions, and one very agitated problem fixer, WET keeps the adrenaline pumping from start to finish.

Features:
With her trusty twin custom made Colt Pythons, Rubi gracefully engages in amazing, cinematic high-body count gunplay against diverse and challenging enemies

Along with her guns, Rubi has an arsenal of death-defying acrobatic moves. Her incredible agility allows her to climb on ledges, slide under obstacles, swing on poles and run along walls

Rubi's sword is an instrument for deadly close-quarter proximity attacks. Rubi will unleash a flurry of multi-staged stylized attack sequences

Customer Reviews
Gratuitous Grindhouse Goodness :I am going to cut to the chase here...

If you are looking for a game with a great deal of substance... Look Elsewhere. That being said, if you know anything about this game and you are still reading, you are probably in the right place.

Wet takes the best parts of your favorite John Woo, and Tarantino films and brings them to life. In the same style made famous (or in some opinions, infamous) by Max Payne, and Stranglehold. The story leaves a lot to be desired, but that isn't the point of this type of game in my humble opinion.

The controls will take you some getting used to as they feel... outdated. This works with the motif of the game though. There is a nice coat of crusty blood and seedy 70's action to be seen on everything. Even the film grain effect is a nod to 70's action films 9it can however be turned off, and the controls can be adjusted in options).

I am halfway through the game now, and the action never stops. I haven't even started the challenge modes, or working on harder difficulties, but I see myself wanting to do this. Ninja Gaiden, Devil May Cry, Max Payne, Stanglehold... These names will make a hardcore action gamer imagine ways to gracefully slaughter 100's of enemies in minutes, and soon enough Wet will incite the same images.

If you have played any of those games and had a good time, you should be right at home with Wet.

Graphics 4/5 Environments and ambience are great, some models could have used work. Otherwise perfect and unifmorm thus far.

Sound 5/5 Great DD and sound effects, all with a 70's film noir tinge to them. Soundtrack is excellent.

Controls 4/5 Would give them a 5, but there is an outdated feel... like stepping back in time to play Max Payne.

Gameplay 5/5 I love the bullet-time style of the game. You are rewarded for being acrobatic and slowing things down to kill mobs of badguys. If this is not your thing, avoid like the plague.

Replay 5/5? I am playing through on normal now, but as I said I see myself playing through several times to unlock the highest difficulty and play through the challenges. Will update when I have done it all.

Final thoughts.... If you are looking for a stylish action game, even if its just to kill time before other games this season, pick Wet up or at least rent it if you can spare the cash. DO NOT just take the haters opinions for gospel. It's not perfect, but what game is. Definitely a great time.

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite-Élite hunter PSP Game

2009-09-17T10:16:00.002+07:00

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Scribblenauts Nintendo DS E3 Demo

2009-09-17T10:11:00.002+07:00

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Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver Update August 11, 2009(NINTENDO DS GAME)

2009-09-17T10:06:00.002+07:00

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 -XBOX360,PS3,Wii Games Trailer

2009-09-17T10:01:00.002+07:00

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Platform: Xbox 360

Demolish and interact with everything in your path. Pummel your enemies by launching crushed cars, lampposts, machinery and anything else you can pick up in your way.

Create and customize your ultimate team. Assemble your dream team from the Marvel Universe and select from over 24 playable characters, each with specialized powers.

Cooperate with your ultimate alliance. Take full advantage of the Marvel Universe by playing Cooperative Mode with up to four friends, both online and offline.

Pick a side in the ultimate ideological rift that could yield irreparable consequences for the Super Hero community! Support the pro-registration side and defend national security, or choose to be anti-registration and fight for personal liberties.

Combine Super Hero powers for devastating results. Team up with Human Torch and Thor to create a spectacular fiery tornado. Over 250 unique fusions arm you with an unimaginable arsenal for unprecedented battles.

The Largest Army of Super Heroes is Back! The highly anticipated sequel to 2006’s Marvel:Ultimate Alliance—heralded as the best Marvel Super Hero game of all time, and selling more than 4 million units worldwide—is finally here with Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. Inspired by the acclaimed Marvel Civil War storyline, this action-RPG delivers once again on a colossal cast of characters, thrilling gameplay and impassioned alliances. This next-gen gaming experience leaves the fate of the Marvel Universe—and humankind—in your hands. Lines are drawn. Sides are chosen. And the ultimate question remains: Whose side are you on? Product Summary: The Marvel Universe is being torn apart. The Superhuman Registration Act becomes law and Super Heroes must register as weapons of mass destruction, becoming licensed government agents. As Civil War is stirred, Iron Man leads the Pro-Registration side while Captain America spearheads the stand on Anti-Registration. The enemies you battle and the missions you accomplish depend on which side you choose.

God of War III Stage Demo Only on PS3

2009-09-17T06:54:00.004+07:00

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God of War III finds Kratos raining carnage and destruction upon the Gods who have betrayed him and the entire Ancient Greek world. Armed with his deadly double-chained blades, Kratos will take on mythology’s darkest creatures while solving intricate puzzles on his merciless quest to destroy Olympus and the mighty Zeus himself.

New deadly weapons like the Cestus, powerful metal gauntlets with devastating strength, and other brutal instruments of war that open up ruthless new techniques

The menacing creatures of Greek mythology can now be manipulated against their will, to cross chasms, inflict blind rage against enemies, reveal puzzles and secrets, and as tools of complete annihilation

God of War III picks up exactly where God of War II left off – Kratos must take his quest for vengeance to the very stronghold of the Zeus.

True to the series roots, the four pillars of game play - brutal combat, intricate puzzles, exploration of awe-inspiring worlds, and a compelling story - all return

God of War III is the epic conclusion to the Greek mythological trilogy, which will complete Kratos' story that began in the original title for the PlayStation 2.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Sliders and Tactics Trailer

2009-09-17T06:36:00.003+07:00

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Introducing Transcendent Visuals: PES will offer drastic improvements in license content, stadium atmospheres, player likenesses all the way down to the specific moves of the real life players. When you play as Messi, it will be like Messi is playing.

Evolution of Intelligence: PES will draw upon the real life excitement of soccer which relies heavily on intelligent defenses and offensive schemes. The AI is redone and will feature Teamvision 2.0 for a more formidable opponent.

The Power of Choice: In addition to the UEFA Champions League mode, players will have more choices than ever.

Online Reinvented: A new dedicated section of the PES production team is committed to improving the online side of PES 2010. Team and content updates are planned throughout the game¿s lifespan.

Pro Evolution Soccer is a video game built on pride, the pride that comes from making the most realistic soccer experience one can have within the world of gaming. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 does not disappoint and this year, the voices of fans world-wide have been heard. Based in Japan, Winning Eleven Productions has instituted a host of anticipated changes that make PES 2010 the best yet. In PES 2010 you¿ll find yourself on the largest stage in digital soccer: The Champions League. Imagine you¿re in a 1-1 tie in stoppage time against Manchester United. You¿ve broken their defense and are sprinting full throttle into a man to man match of wits and reflexes with Edwin van der Sar¿ Do you have what it takes to punch it in for the win?
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The Beatles: Rock Band - Available Now - THREE VERSIONS - 720p HD

2009-09-15T21:27:00.003+07:00

The Beatles: Rock Band

   Join John, Paul, George and Ringo on-stage at legendary shows, behind closed doors in the recording studio, and in dreamscapes that bring the psychedelic imagery of the latter stage of their career to life. The acclaimed Rock Band elements of interactive play and full-band capacity are here as well, but with brand-new additions. One of these is full three-part harmonies, which challenge you to recreate The Beatles’ vocal blend-a first for any music game and facilitated by the game's support for up to three microphone controllers. In addition, the game supports custom-built controllers modeled after the actual instruments that the Fab Four played, and eventually helped to make iconic; audio straight from the masters; and graphics that take you on a magical tour through the key moments in The Beatles history. Produced with the full cooperation of The Beatles and Apple Corps, the game is packed with hidden fab extras that will push you and up to five of your friends to master the songs both online and offline in order to hear rare audio and view unseen photos from the archives.

The Song List

   Not only one of the most beloved, The Beatles were also one of the most prolific bands of all time, churning out memorable hit after hit, and this is reflected in the song list of The Beatles: Rock Band. From "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to "Get Back," every song in The Beatles: Rock Band comes directly from the Abbey Road master tapes. More than 40 songs are included with the game, spanning the length of The Beatles’ career, with more to follow via download through your Wii's connection to the Internet. Just a few classic hits that players can expect to see right out of the box include:

"I Saw Her Standing There"

"I Want to Hold Your Hand"

"I Feel Fine"

"Day Tripper"

"Taxman"

"I Am The Walrus"

"Back In The USSR"

"Octopus’s Garden"

"Here Comes The Sun"

"Get Back"

And many more, including DLC

   Experience The Beatles music and legacy like never before, utilizing the core Rock Band game play. "The Beatles: Rock Band" in an unprecedented, experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of The Beatles. The game will allow fans to pick up the guitar, bass, mic or drums and experience The Beatles extraordinary catalogue of music through game play that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band's legendary career.

Wii Sports Resort Video Preview

2009-09-15T21:16:00.002+07:00

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Halo 3 ODST, Wii Motion Plus & Chipmunk

2009-09-15T21:00:00.003+07:00

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Halo 3: ODST New Game Mode Fire Fight Gameplay

2009-09-15T19:07:00.003+07:00

Halo 3: ODST contains 1,750 new Xbox LIVE achievement points, as well as new weapons, technology and an invite to join the Halo: Reach beta in 2010.

Stand-alone expansion to Halo 3 that doesn't require ownership of the previous game to play.

New campaign, hero and tactics from the Halo universe as players take on the role of a rookie in the Orbital
Drop Shock Troopers sent into New Mombasa.

4-player co-op "Firefight" mode offers a whole new way to play Halo with friends both via system link and over Xbox LIVE.

Along with all the existing Halo 3 maps, ODST contains three new multiplayer Halo 3 maps: Heretic, Longshore, and Citadel.

New Campaign, New Hero, New Tactics
Much more than an expansion, Halo 3: ODST allows players to explore dangerous new ground, search the dark, abandoned streets of New Mombasa for clues, and fight back against the Covenant invasion from multiple perspectives. Dropping in as "the rookie," a new member of an elite squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST) sent into New Mombasa on a classified recon mission, you'll be armed with specialized weaponry and upgraded technology, including silenced weapons and a VISR enhanced vision mode.

Separated from your squad, you'll have to scour the city for clues in order to learn what happened to Buck, Dare, Dutch, Mickey, and Romeo. As you collect new clues, you’ll experience the story from their perspectives, fighting through the occupied city hours earlier.

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Rock Band 2 Games For PS3 Wii XBOX360

2009-09-14T22:22:00.004+07:00

    Rock Band 2 lets you and your friends take your band on an even more expansive and immersive world tour and continue your rock and roll fantasy. Jam out with some of the best guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers of all time. Featuring a track list with more than 80 on-disc tracks from some of the most hallowed bands of the rock pantheon, Rock Band 2 challenges rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals.

Classic, Developing and Emerging rock acts including Pearl Jam, Metallica, Allman Brothers, Motorhead, Devo, Jane's Addiction, Megadeth, Paramore, Modest Mouse Features AC/DC including Let There Be Rock Axl Rose debuts official new track, Shackler's Revenge from the album Chinese Democracy Includes Bob Dylan's Tangled Up In Blue
Continue Your Rock and Roll FantasyRock Band 2 lets you and your friends take your band on an even more expansive and immersive world tour - in person or online - and continue your rock and roll fantasy.

Harmonix, deliver Rock Band 2, the next step to the platform that lets audiences of all ages interact with music in an all-new way. Rock Band 2 lets players vicariously jam out as some of the best guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers of all time.

   Featuring a track list with more than 80 on-disc tracks from some of the most hallowed bands of the rock pantheon, Rock Band 2 by challenges rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals.

Gamer Reviews

RB2 on the Wii delivers! Best game on Wii yet.

     I managed to get my hands on Rock Band 2 a bit early, and spent the entirety of the evening playing. What a drastic improvement over Rock Band 1 on the Wii! This is identical to the Xbox 360/ PS3 versions of the game, and I was even more impressed than I anticipated. I was having a blast before I even had a chance to play a single note: The character creator tool was such a blast! You create a band and members, and then you hit the road. It was a really satisfying experience! This is really the first time that a Wii game has been truly competitive with other Next-Gen console games.

   The World Tour mode is now available locally or online, and there are also challenges and battle-of-the-bands. There was a "Wii pre-release" battle available for the select few who managed to snag the game early, and I was able to compete head to head with other bands (there were only 3 other bands online since the game was not yet available @ most stores). There are sure to be plenty of lengthy reviews, so I will just note some of my observations:

*Band Members - once you create your band-mates using the Character Creator, when you play a gig, there they are! I knew this feature was present, but I had no idea how exciting it would be the first time my character (who happens to look JUST LIKE ME!) appeared on stage! It was really satisfying! This feature was really well done. My first order of business was to create characters for my wife and all our friends. Whenever they come over and play from now on, they can use their characters. Also, these characters can be moved around, dropped etc. Also, whenever you select a character to play a gig with your band, they get a "cut", earning that character money which can be used to buy clothes, accessories, instruments, etc. Of course, my wife blew all her money on some designer jeans, some pink driving gloves, and some shoes before she even played one gig! Typical... =)

*Online - Some of the online features haven't been enabled yet, but I was able to play in the online battle of the bands. I was playing during a weather storm, and my internet connection was suffering. I had a hard time checking my email from my computer in fact! But, much to my surprise, the game chugged along, and I didn't see any problems with the online interface. The whole game is played "connected", so you don't have to keep logging on and off if you switch between local and online play. The interface was really polished and well done, unlike other Wii games that seem to tack on the online portion after the fact. A+++.

*Updated instruments - The new guitar and drum look and feel really good. The drums are sturdier, and also the pads are quieter. Other than that, not much of a change here, but I had no complaints about the previous generation of instruments.

*Music - This game seems to have a much more varied mix of music. Much like when I began playing RB1, I only knew a handful of the songs that I initially was able to play. A few of the songs that I initially played were somewhat familiar, but some were way off the radar for me. Still, what I have heard so far is great! As you may already know, there is a Music Store built in the game where you can use Wii points on your system to buy new songs, so there will be no shortage of great music to be played! I was also surprised to see that details about the band and even album art appear on the song selection screen. The interface is really clean and polished; it really doesn't feel like a "game" at all. There is really no end to this games replay value. There are already close to 500 songs available in the DLC catalog (and all of this will come to the Wii shortly), and new songs are added weekly. Guitar Hero: World Tour can't even begin to compete in this area!!!

Do yourself a favor and go buy this game. I loved RB1 on the Wii, and really didn't think I was missing out on much... as it turns out, the additional features in RB2 are really astounding! The solid gameplay of Rock Band 1 is there... the great music game is completely intact. RB2 adds the "Band" experience: Touring, Band-mate selection, losing fans if you quit a "set" prematurely, battle of the bands, never-ending amounts of fresh content to play, expansive leaderboards and band data, even the ability to order posters and figurines of your band!!! Rock Band 2 for the Wii delivers!!

Gamer Review
Debating between RB2 and Guitar Hero World Tour as Family Games?

Since I have both games, I'll highlight the differences. First off, I bought this primarily for my kids and I to play together (I have two daughters, 6 and 14 years old).

Since RB2 has no "strum only" mode, its difficulty levels are offset from those on GHWT (so Easy on RB2 is a bit harder than Beginner on GHWT, but easier than Easy on GHWT). Singing is the easiest of the parts to do (so my six year old usually does that), Bass guitar is (for most songs) next easiest, followed by lead guitar, and drumming is the hardest.

RB2 allows you to set up stand-ins for your computer-controlled players, so you can have the same band members when everyone isn't playing (for example, on very difficult songs my youngest will sit out, but I can still select "her" character as the singer, so she still feels like she's participating...also, we generally don't do the drums, but we can have the same character as our drummer, which gives us more of a band feel). There are several other subtle differences like this that give RB2 more of a roleplaying feel than GHWT.

Most importantly for those of us who are challenged in the area of manual dexterity, RB2 has a no-fail mode, which allows you to finish the song even if one of your members totally flubs it. If you're playing this as an occasional party game, or with young kids, that's very helpful.In general, I'd say if you're more serious, looking primarily for a challenge and focused primarily on playing the guitar, GHWT is what you're looking for. If you're more into the atmosphere of creating a band, looking for a party game and something fun to do together in a family with members of different skill levels, RB2 is a better choice.

If you want to get both games (which I did), get the controllers for Guitar Hero, as they work for both games.

47.Batman: Arkham Asylum PS3 Game From Eidos Interactive

2009-09-07T21:40:00.009+07:00

     In Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Dark Knight For Games takes on his greatest challenge yet when he becomes trapped with all of his most dangerous villains inside the insane asylum of GOTHAM CITY - ARKHAM ASYLUM! Batman: Arkham Asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum –Gotham’s psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. Gamers will move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City’s most notorious villains who have taken over the asylum. Using a wide range of Batman’s gadgets and abilities, players will become the invisible predator and attempt to foil The Joker’s demented scheme. Batman: Arkham Asylum features an original story penned exclusively for the game by famous Batman author and five-time Emmy award winner, Paul Dini, whose credits include Lost season one and Batman: The Animated Series. With amazing graphics and a moody, immersive setting, Batman: Arkham Asylum offers diverse gameplay options that push the envelope for all action, adventure and superhero games.

Face off against Gotham's greatest villains including The Joker, HARLEY QUINN, VICTOR ZSASZ and KILLER CROC
   Become the Invisible Predatotm with Batman Games takedowns and unique vantage point system to move without being seen or utilize the unique FreeFlowtm combat system to chain together unlimited combos and battle with huge groups of The Joker's henchmen
Choose multiple takedown methods, including swooping from the sky and smashing through walls, and use the predator camera get a closer look at the action.
Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island, presented for the first time ever in its gritty and realistic entiret
Experience what it¿s like to be BATMAN Games using BATARANGS, explosive gel aerosol, The Batclaw, sonar resonator and the line launcher

Editorial Reviews
   Batman: Arkham Asylum Games is a single player, third-person action/adventure in which the Dark Knight is forced to take on his greatest challenge yet when he is trapped by arch rival, the Joker, within Gotham City's facility for the criminally insane, Arkham Asylum. A blend of exciting arcade style combat and stealth mechanics packed with amazing graphics in a moody, immersive setting, Batman: Arkham Asylum offers diverse gameplay options that push the envelope for all action, adventure and superhero games.

Story

   Batman: Arkham Asylum Games features an original story penned exclusively for the game by famous Batman author and five-time Emmy award winner, Paul Dini, whose credits include "Lost" season one and "Batman: The Animated Series." As the game begins Batman is personally delivering his nemesis, The Joker, to the asylum at Arkham Island, but he is uneasy. Although the Arkham asylum is well fortified, he has a nagging feeling that all is not well, which proves to be the case when seconds after turning The Joker over to the guards, the master criminal breaks free of his captors. Even more surprising than this quick turn of events is the revelation that it was never The Joker's intent to escape the vault-like facility, but instead to trap Batman there. Surrounded by an asylum full of dangerous criminals, many of which he put there and all at the beck and call of the Joker, can Batman survive and discover what is behind the Joker's intricate plot?

Gameplay

In Batman: Arkham Asylum Games players strap on the gadget-heavy utility belt of the Caped Crusader. Gameplay here is a combination of both the knuckle crunching rush of hand to hand combat as you take on the hordes of thugs that infest Arkham Asylum, and stealth gameplay in which you must dispatch individuals from the shadows. Players can expect an engrossing single player campaign in which Batman continually moves forward to face the henchmen, bosses and traps that The Joker has set for him. With regards to opponents, in addition to The Joker who you will hear more than you see, the dark walls of Arkham also hold familiar villains from the the Batman criminal universe including Harley Quinn, Victor Zsasz and Killer Croc, that you will have to deal with, but don't expect a one-dimensional experience. As players progress from environment to environment within Arkham they will have to use varying combinations of muscle, detective skills, gadgetry and a certain degree of light RPG-like leveling of Batman's skills, arsenal and physical characteristics to survive and discover what The Joker's underlying scheme is.

In addition to the story-driven single player campaign Arkham Asylum Games also contains various additional play modes. These include an arcade styled combat mode where players accumulate points by engaging hordes of thugs in a hand to hand slugfest across a series of maps, in which Batman's physical strength and agility play a major role. The key here is to chain together as many attacks as possible due to the fact that with each successful combo players increase the point multiplier associated with their actions. The game also features a time-based stealth mode where players must hone their ability to strike silently from the shadows. This gameplay, referred to as 'Invisible Predator' utilizes the Dark Knight's skill with gadgets like the grapple tool, batarang and explosives. These allow for vertical/horizontal mobility, the ability to quickly strike from above and at a distance and to take out enemies and create distractions, even through walls.But remember that Batman

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works solo and is not superhuman. Your enemies will congregate around trouble areas and work as a team against you, so you must be silent, plan your attacks wisely, strike quickly and discover the value of encouraging fear within enemies.

45.Batman: Arkham Asylum PS3 Games:How to win.

2009-08-29T14:21:00.012+07:00

BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM PS3 GAMES
How to win.
Intensive Treatment Lobby

   The beginning serves as an interactive movie of sorts. As the opening credits
roll, follow the prison guards as they wheel the Joker throughout Arkham
Asylum's Intensive Treatment Center. Soak in the immersive, but chilling
atmosphere and the incredible game script as you slowly move through the rooms
leading to the Holding Cells

Holding Cells

As if anyone would actually be surprised with the outcome, The Joker breaks
free thanks to Harley Quinn and sicks some thugs on Batman games.

This battle serves as a tutorial, as button prompts will appear onscreen to
help guide you through the ambush. For the first wave of thugs, use X to
strike with your fists of fury. Take note of the freeflow combat and how
smooth it is to operate. Don't worry if you get cracked in the mouth a few
times; just keep swinging. During the second wave of thugs, you can use Y to
counter. When jagged lines appear above an enemy's head, press Y to counter
the enemy's attack and send them reeling.

   With the foes defeated, the Joker opens the force field ahead of you.
Tempting, I know. It's our only choice, so what else are we to do? Before
leaving, there is a ventilation shaft we can enter back near the entrance of
the Holding Cells. Pry open the gate and squeeze inside with the Right Trigger
to find the RIDDLER TROPHY at the end.

There are some Joker Teeth toys chattering inside the room past the now-
defunct force field. Use the Left Trigger to aim and destroy the JOKER TEETH
(3) with your Batarang. Enter the Processing Corridor.

Processing Corridor
   There isn't much here aside from a few more Joker Teeth and a very noisy alarm
system. Destroy the JOKER TEETH (4) directly in front of you and proceed
forward towards the intersection. Two inmates jump you, looking for a fight.
C'mon, you're freaking Batman! Show them who's boss, then look to your left.
Smash the JOKER TEETH (5) and talk with Eddie Burlow. After totally shutting
him down, go to the right as Batman contacts Oracle. Ughhh, it's like Gears of
War all over again! Walk through the door.

Patient Pacification Chamber
   Speak with Zach Franklin to learn of the current situation. We'll have to use
a bit of stealth to deal with Zsasz. Head up to the balcony and talk to the
guards to form a game plan. You will now be allowed to use Detective Mode.

   Tap the Left Bumper for the screen to turn blue. All humans are viewed as a
bright blue skeleton, allowing you to spot enemies and allies alike through
walls and other obstacles. Interactive objects are colored orange, such as the
gargoyles lining the upper wall. Grapple to the nearest one, then make your
way to the back end of the room.

   Once positioned behind Zsasz, tap X to perform a Glide Kick. Zsasz is down,
but not out: quickly hold the Right Trigger and press Y to perform a swift
Ground Takedown to incapacitate the psycopath and free the guard.

Harley Quinn radios in with a tiny message: the inmates are now running the
asylum. With the exits sealed, enter Detective Mode to easily spot the two
ventilation shafts in the room. The one near the entrance to the Patient
Pacification Chamber holds a RIDDLER TROPHY, while the other is the way out of
here.

Go through the vent, coming across another RIDDLER TROPHY in a small nook, to
reach the other end. Kick open the gate and drop down into the Processing
Corridor.

Processing Corridor

Looks like Eddie Burlow opened the door just in time. Follow him through into
Decontamination.

Decontamination
   First off, destroy the three JOKER TEETH (8) right under your nose. The two of
you are sealed away from the main room by a large door, though it's probably
for your own good as the room is filled with the Joker's toxin gas.

Look above you as the Right Bumper appears onscreen, meaning you can grapple
to an object on the ceiling. Do so to reach the top of the shaft. Open the air
duct and go on through to reach the main section of the room.

Rescue the guard in front of you that's clinging for his life. Jump across the
gap to the next platform. Grapple up to the guard in distress and help Steve
up. The guard informs Batman of a control panel needed in order to turn off
the flow of toxic gas. Jump and glide (hold A) to the next ledge. An inmate is
also hanging off the ledge here. Like I said before, you are Batman. He's one
of those "softy crime fighters". Help up the thug, then bash his face in.

Facing the thug's unconscious body, activate Detective Mode and look to the
left to find the control panel in the office below. Aim and toss a Batarang at
the panel to clear the room of the deadly gas. Drop down to the floor and
search the area for a trio of JOKER TEETH (11).

Before exiting the Decontamination room, comb the area's perimeter to find a
grating on the floor that gives Batman access to a small air duct. Open it and
drop in to locate another RIDDLER TROPHY.

Leave via the southern exit
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44)The Sims 3 Pc games reviews

2009-08-08T16:09:00.003+07:00

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The Sims 3: A major expansion? Or a new game?
The Sims 3rd The culmination of all simulation games and virtual life. It was 2000, when it was published Thursday Sims, a game that changed a number of assessment and a new standard for simulation games. One of the most successful games of all time TS1 (The Sims 1), and further expansion packs proved to be a good choice for casual gamers. The Sims 2 shipped almost the same results, and helped to push Electronic Arts to more than 100 million copies (including expansion packs) sold - making it clear the game in the series of the most successful of all time. Today, 9 years later, The Sims 3 arrives. The next step in a realistic, but fun simulation of life. E 'as good as you claim to be? Maybe. And "the best game in the series? Yes, but what about The Sims 3 (TS3) that is so big? It's the perfect environment? It is not nearly the loading screen, or the construction of the game (very a few objects, lack of district play in the basic publication, etc.) makes the game unplayable or not fun?

GREAT professionals:
Let me start with the basics. The Sims 3, or, as I speak as TS3, has an incredible amount of new features. TS3 has a homogeneous surface, where everything is in flux, such as on family life SIM games. TS3 has a new Create-A-Sim and "Creating Style", where people have the option, the color for each object in the creation of a kind of game is something that is not missing disappoint.

You can choose from over 10 different categories, with dozens of dozens of models to choose from in each. You can also use any color in the way you want the lighter touch. The fact that you do not own things in TS2 color and thus the community of custom content was forced, unnecessary dyes and tools for adjusting color. Homogeneous district is not no surprise, though perhaps only slightly improved. The seamless neighborhood? Well, have you ever thought a game in which all the Sims, with you? New children, new families who are in the cities, and people die, how you live your life? If so, you happiness - because that is exactly what the district homogeneous. Apart from the practical or simply invisible, the loading screens (with the exception of 2 materials, which are even shorter, the loading screen Sims 2). In addition, the "events" throughout the region can participate. Unfortunately, for the moment there are only 4 or 5 different events. All of these repetitive very quickly, and do not hold your interest for a long time. Finally, the characteristic of the system. Remember to turn and turn, now you can be the person that you want. The time you want to create, or Chuck Norris, Bill Gates, 5 can be more than 80 functions of your SIM card. And if the route was not enough for Bill Gates and Chuck Norris, you can also adapt to the new Create-A-Sim, the modification of the eyebrows, and up to 5 cursors to resolve issues such as the cheekbones, jaw and nose.

There is now a possibility, the life of a reward. With the conclusion of "wishes", the equivalent of Wants in Sims 2, you can take advantage of to help you cruise through life easier. Some of these prices, it is only the hunger for life, where to eat little at all, Extra Creative teleportation. There are very useful, and makes the game much more brilliant and unique.

Un po 'per child:
- Building / buying mode, with a new method of rooms and clues as to what would be for them.
- Ability to objects by 45 degrees.
- Ability to tilt the camera (unless it was already in The Sims 2, I can not remember)
- Possibility of different objects with a lamp, computer, telephone and plants ... all on a desk or table.
- Free TS2 Expansion Pack integration (fishing, skills are now).
- Moodlet system makes the game even to the SIM card, and not just random things. Moodlets are good and bad, and that is the mood of the SIM down or up. Higher education is obviously better, and with a relatively high mood, you can earn points faster and poor ability mood.

GREAT CONS
For each game is a disadvantage, and The Sims 3 is no exception. I believe that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, but not for me to decide.

It begins with the famous problem of stuttering. Although some of the high-end computers do not have problems, most computers will feel the effects of load screen. When zooming TS3, the computer lags a bit "extreme violence. Not only at this time, but occasionally there is a slight" delay fart. "Conversely, if you zoom close, then more points you can play easily without delay.

Another is the MAXPEED with the game. TS2 compared with TS3, TS2 clock is much faster. TS3 Ultraspeed TS2 is the normal speed. This is yet another side effect of screens is not loaded, and tried, a district at the end of time. But until we get more information, is not quite sure.

The Game feels "incomplete." I'm not sure, because of his lack of objects, or the number of problems and errors, but do not feel 100% ready. I know errors / problems are a serious problem in many games, but this game seems to have a large quantity. This can be supported by my topic "Official Bugs / Glitches" in these very TS3 dashboards.

The Create-A-Sim is surprisingly vague. I would also say that the Sims are more attractive, and are looking for and then fade the Sims in TS2. E 'a disappointment for me unusual because TS3 has more than 2 1 / 2 years later, TS2. You expect to see more Sims, but apparently this is not the case.

With one more, I would like to mention is one of the most angry, and that would be the "Rabbit Hole". Rabbits, at least in TS3, is a game, if you can not see the SIM card - it was only a foot and have been in a trap - or a rabbit. This is very angry at TS3 several players, including myself, how much of the pedestrian in the community of 100% as far as possible, The Sims 2nd Of course, there are no loading screens are now ...

Minor Cons
- Pathing is extremely glitched
- Story Progression "Off" option does not work, but a big mistake in a game with an error as large as this one.
-The game is perhaps a little "too short" Family 1 "makes sense. Int Sims 2 was the same family of 10 LVL music / Rock Electric Directorate maybe 5 hours, 1 evening.

MAIN CATEGORIES

Video
The Sims 2 is a great step from the original when it comes to graphics performance and video, The Sims 3, but it is not even close to the step-up before. Although the graphics improved, but they are not even worth mentioning. Even if the game does not pixels (thank God), some of the textures are mild. Other elements of T. Vs are few and not very attractive

Graphics: 8 / 10

Sound
The selection of music is great and a good update for The Sims 2 music. The Sims 3 is a collection of music, a collection with an "electric" and a part of the theme music. Ideal for maintaining an exciting atmosphere and personalized radio is always ready to their music in the game

Sound: 9 / 10

Replay Value:
The Sims has always been known for a replay value. Thus, all expansion packs. There has always been a number of things to do, is to impregnate every woman in town, or the realization of your life + want more, there are also many ways to count. In addition, begin to build your house (always a very important factor in the Sims), and the future of the modding community, and you have a game you can play for weeks, before you all the great effort.

Replay Value: 10/10

Minor Categories

District Selection: 7 / 10
With only 2 quarters, the processing tool and Neighbor No hand in the game, you can not expect dazzled by this class. Although most of the houses are quite neat and elegant, and at least some "not a lot of rabbit meat holes.

Buy Mode: 6 / 10
The fact that Electronic Arts has more than $ 200 worth of virtual objects in their own little EA Store ... even before the game was released, shows the greed, the company really is. Now we have almost all the objects than ever before. Very disappointing. It is also the possibility of A 6, the new hall and Sortierung saved this proposal

Build Mode: 9 / 10
Build mode is still under construction so, and also the proposals of the method in the home buying mode. In addition, all new types of walls and all new models of intervention. The roofs are a bit "with a brake, because they are not customizable.

Choosing a Career: 9 / 10
I admit, I was not impressed with the career. But at least they are some of the other branches of the career. For example, you can become a master of the symphony - or a legend of Rock n 'Roll. There are also some benefits for the career. One of my favorites is the machine for you to Lvl 5 of the Police of the track.

Variety: 10/10
They include everything you can opt out of this game. If you are a vegetarian, choose the line. Gardner? Fisher? Artist? Slob? Male? Extreme (Daredevil)? The possibilities are endless!

Final Verdict: While there are some blows and grinds on the way, The Sims 3 is not no surprise, and I prefer the title of the "Whole New Game" instead of "A giant of the expansion." But it's not my word. If you are not satisfied with the game to play, I have no excuses why you can not go shopping. Enjoy Simmers colleagues and I would hop you;)

43)Madden NFL 10 PS3,Xbox360 Games Review

2009-08-07T06:09:00.005+07:00

Buy Madden NFL 10

Every Sunday in the NFL, an epic battle rages between the offense and the defense. Every play is a struggle, with each side relentlessly pursuing every single yard. In Madden NFL 10, you will join the fight and experience firsthand what it is like to fight for every yard. With the all-new Pro-Tak animation technology you will have more control over the outcome of every play than ever before. Whether driving your receiver towards the first down, or battling for a fumble at the bottom of a pile, the play will not be over until the whistle blows.

Madden NFL 10 lets you take so your fight online with an all-new online franchise mode, complete with 32 teams, NFL-style drafts and a custom league webpage. Add to that the most immersive broadcast presentation to date, and Madden NFL 10 gives you everything you see on Sundays, minus the grass.
Pro-Tak
This all new animation technology provides unprecedented control over the outcome of every play. Defenders drag towards the first down marker, including up to 9-man gang tackles, fight for a fumble at the bottom of the pile, and evade the rush with all-new quarterback avoidance actions. Enhanced play at the line of scrimmage new features a blocking system that allows the quarterback to step into the pocket and gives the defensive line more control over the rush.

Fight for Online Dominance
One of the major improvements of Madden NFL 10 Wii/PS3/Xbox360over its predecessors is its improved franchise mode online. Battle for dominance franchise online with leagues of 32 teams, with functionality featuring real NFL scheduling, live fantasy drafts and draft options, player transactions, league message boards, and more - all manageable from your console or your league's custom web page online, making your Madden NFL 10 online franchise always just a click away. There are even iPhone and other smart phone apps in the making to help Madden fans keep a hand in managing their team when away from their console and computers.
The Extra Point Show
The realism of Madden NFL 10 is about more than just for the action on the field. With the introduction of The Game's post game show, the extra point, every game feels even more like a real life Gridiron contest. Check out the happenings around your online franchise league with its dynamic, network-style reporting and commentary hosted by Fran Charles and Alex Flanagan of NFL Network. Featuring news and information from each week's games, The Extra Point Recaps all the excitement of your franchise.
Online Co-op
For the first time in Madden NFL franchise history, players can team up with a friend online and battle against the CPU. This co-op mode supports the headset accessory for communication in and out of the Huddle and allows players to play any position on their squad, switching anytime before the snap of the ball. In addition, the mode features a variety of camera angles specific to the chosen position, allowing players to work on game strategy, practice and experience plays The Game from a new point of view.
Madden NFL Your Way
Madden NFL 10 is the most customizable version of Madden NFL to date. Now players can alter gameplay options to adjust the experience to their liking. A revamped play calling system and menu takes you to kickoff faster than ever before. Players in a hurry can even speed up online matches with accelerated clocks, streamlined presentation and more.
Unprecedented Authenticity
Referees players from peeling off a fumble pile and the chain gang Rushing in to measure for a key first down, to authentic styles throwing and kicking, all-new player equipment and pre-game ceremony for every game, including the Superbowl, players can be sure that if you see it on Sunday, you'll see it in the Madden NFL 10th

Game Description
Madden NFL 10 on the PlayStation 3 is the most authentic and exciting entry in the storied franchise to date. With the ability to customize player moves, battle for loose balls, dynamic player ratings, updated Playbook formations, all-new commentary, and more-Madden NFL 10 will bring you closer to the NFL than ever before! Feel the suspense of the NFL as you battle your opponent in a fast-paced mini-game to recover a game-changing fumble.

42.Soulcalibur IV Unlockables ปลดล็อคทุกอย่าง

2009-08-05T13:00:00.004+07:00

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Tower of Lost Souls Hidden Items (Ascending)

Unlockable How to Unlock

01f Soldier's Hat Clear stage while taking no damage
02f Warrior Trousers Clear stage with no ring outs from either side
03f Pauldron Switch with ally more than 2 times
04f Warlord's Belt Perform 3 attack throws
05f Clergy Clothes Defeat an enemy with a ring out
06f Wonder Jacket Throw an opponent

07f Warrior Trousers Clear the stage without missing any attacks
08f Armor Ring: Ice Mirror Switch characters twice
09f Scarlett Blossoms Guard against the opponent's attack 3 times in a row
10f Silver Boots Guard the opponent's attack 10 times in a row
11f Grim Horn Defeat all enemies with a critical finish
12f Magus Cloth Defeat all enemies with ring outs
13f Pegasus Sallet Destroy all the walls
14f Stage: Phantom Pavilion Seesaw Perform gaurd impact more than 3 times
15f Submissions Belt Clear the stage using only the A and G buttons
16f Warlord's Belt Clear the stage with 0 time remaining
17f Arm Bandages Execute a 5+ combo
18f Kouchu Kabuto Stand on all corners of the stage
19f Longhua Qippo Switch with ally more than 5 times
20f Life gem: Sun Clear the stage with a critical finish
21f Longhua Qippo Voluntarily ring yourself out
22f Honor Boots Perform more than 4 counter hits
23F Frilled Skirt Guard more than 3 times in a row
24f Protect Gem: Cardinal Directions Perform a combo with more than 240 damage
25f Zhuque Changpao Throw more than 5 times
26f Warthog Cuirass Execut a 10+ combo
27f Iron Gauntlets Clear the stage with no damage taken
28F Aculeus Suit Opponent guards a guard break attack at least twice
29f Menghu Boots Switch with ally 5+ times
30f Spirit Gem: Noniple Heads Clear stage without guarding
31f Longming Qippo Perform 5+ Just Inputs
32f Vane Mask Perform a low throw
33f Battle dress Perform 3 attack throws
34f Power Gem: Warrior Princess Perform guard impact 3+ times
35f Warthog Pauldrons Clear without switching
36f Parlor Blouse Clear stage with 0 time remaining
37f Siren's Helm Defeat all enemies with critical finishes
38f Gorgon Fauld Defeat all enemies with ring out
39f Kingfisher Greaves Clear the stage without changing position
40f Deer Head Execute a 5+ combo
41f Minotaur Perform 5+ Just Inputs
42f Demonic Gloves Clear the stage without letting opponents invoke a skill
43f Repel Gem: Iron Shell Perform an over the back throw
44f War Cloak No ring outs either side
45f Tiger Lily Kabuto Defeat enemies without using any skills
46f Butterfly salet Defeat enemies without using any skills
47f Succubus Boots Throw 5 times
48f Life Dem:Jade Clear stage with a character equipped with the "invisible" skill
49f Horns of Calamity Clear stage with no attacks missing
50f Tiger Lily Breastplates Execute a 10+combo
51f Tiger Lily Fauld Perform more than 4 counterhits
52f Feathered Wings Clear stage with a critical finish
53f Blade Ring: Demon Lord Defeat all enemies with a ring out
54f Leviathan Paoldron Destroy all the walls
55f Priestess Kimono Perform 3 attack throws
56f Leviathan Burgonet Perform a combo with more than 240 damage
57f Voodoo Armlets Voluntarily perform a ring out
58f Tiger Pauldrons Defeat all enemies without any skills equipped
59f Voodoo Greaves Guard an enemies attack 10 times in a row
60f Voodoo Breastplate Clear the stage without switching character

Contributed By: Pumyralee.
Unlockable Create-A-Soul Parts/Weapons

Unlockable How to Unlock
Advanced Equipment Earn 20 honors
All Weapons Clear Story mode with that Character
Animal Head Equipment Earn 25 honors
Basic Equipment Earn 5 honors
Intermediate Equipment Earn 15 honors
Leviathan and Voodoo Equipment Earn 30 honors
More Equipment Earn 10 honors

Contributed By: TigerC10.
Unlockable Honors
You can unlock "Honors" in the PS3 version of Soul Calibur IV. These Honors can be used to unlock features of the game.

Unlockable How to Unlock
10,000 Strikes of Proof Land 10,000 attacks.
Chosen by History Create a Custom Character.
Death on the Battlefield Perform 100 Critical Finishes.
Distance will not Betray Reach over 10,000 meters in total movement distance in battle.
Divine Punishment K.O. with an Unblockable Attack.
Encounter with the Unknown Fight against Darth Vader. (vs. mode doesn't count)
Endure 1,000 Guard 1,000 times against attacks.
Engraved into History Fight 100 times (Online).
Equal Skill and Power Use all skill points and set up 4 skills.
First Step as an Artist Customize a regular character.
Gathering of the Best Complete CHAIN OF SOULS.
Gladiator Win consecutive Ranked Matches (Online).
Hero King Level up to 20 (Online).
Hero on the Battlefield Clear ARCADE MODE with over 450,000 points.
Iron Hammer Land an attack on a taunting opponent.
Legendary Hidden Treasures Acquire over 30 treasures in TOWER OF LOST SOULS.
Like a Flowing Stream Perform 200 Impacts.
Looter of the Battlefield Collect all accessories.
Lost in the Moment Perform 20 Just Impacts.
Mad Destroyer Perform 100 Soul Crushes.
Mystery of the Swords Clear STORY MODE on difficulty: HARD.
Never Ending Advance Descend 20 floors in TOWER OF LOST SOULS.
Numeric God The last two numbers of total play time and remaining time in a victorious battle are the same.
Observer of Souls Collect all illustrations in Art Gallery.
Phoenix Win with all equipment destroyed.
Pursuer of the Secret Clear STORY MODE on difficulty: NORMAL.
Quick Strike Perform 5 First Attacks in a row in Arcade.
Repel All Blades Win 30 times with a perfect.
Return to the Galaxy Clear STORY MODE with Darth Vader.
Reversal Wizard Win 20 times with low HP.
Scorpion's Sting Win a battle with Critical Finish.
Sharpened Teeth Maximize a style's level.
Smasher Destory all of the opponent's equipment.
Start of a New Era Welcome to the new world of SOUL CALIBUR! (Automatically award for playing)
Swift Strike Perform 100 First Attacks.
Sword Hunter Collect all weapons for 5 characters.
The Controller Get Soul Calibur (Final Form).
Tower of Gold All is shrouded in mystery. (Collect 1,000,000 gold)
Tower's New Guardian Clear all upper floors of TOWER OF LOST SOULS.
Transcend History and the World Acquire all weapons and equipment.
Two Cannot Exist Together Double K.O.
Unknown Swordsman Win 10 times (Online).
Violent Storm Perform 50 Wall Hits.
Wandering Assassin K.O. opponent with over 20 types of weapons.
Wandering Weapon Merchant Collect 350 pieces of equipment.
War Veteran Clear ARCADE MODE.
Water Moon Perform 30 grapple breaks.
Wild Run to Tragedy Get Soul Edge (Final Form).
World Class Fighter Fight against 20 different fighting styles (Online).
World Traveler Fight on all stages (Online).

Contributed By: TigerC10.
Unlocking Characters

Unlockable How to Unlock
Algol Defeat him in Story Mode
Amy Buy her from Create a Character for 4000 gold
Angol Fear Defeat her in Story Mode
Ashlotte Defeat her in Story Mode
Cervantes Buy him from Create a Character for 4000 Gold
Kamikirimusi Defeat her in Story Mode
Lizardman Buy him from Create a Character for 4000 gold
Scheherazade Defeat her in Story Mode
Seong Mi-Na Buy her from Create a Character for 4000 gold
Shura Defeat her in Story Mode
Sophitia Buy her from Create a Character for 4000 gold
Talim Buy her from Create a Character for 4000 gold
The Apprentice Beat Arcade Mode with Darth Vader
Yoshimitsu Buy him from Create a Character for 4000 Gold
Yun-Seong Buy him from Create a Character for 4000 gold
Zasalamel Buy him from Create a Character for 4000 gold

Contributed By: EmeraldKnights, SetsunaX2012, Renan_Fontes, Takeo11, Die2shoot, and siliticxบทสรุปไปตาม Link Soulcalibur IV: FAQ/Walkthrough by Elixym

41)Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Walkthrough (บทสรุป)

2009-08-04T22:23:00.006+07:00

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Prologue: Ground Zero
Objectives:
- Infiltrate the city without being killed by the Gekkos.

When you jump from the truck, lie prone and crawl under it to find a ration.
Otacon will be giving you some info about the new camera, so play around with
it and head over to the southeast where the main city is. There's another
truck blocking your path, so crawl underneath it to initiate a cinematic
Afterwards, find the AK lying on the ground next to the fallen solider, and
Otacon will tell you how to equip it. Do so, and walk down the street to
witness some more fighting before the Gekkos crash the party.

You have two main goals here - reach the next checkpoint and avoid the
Gekkos. These things aren't nearly as tough as the other models of metal
gears Snake's encountered in the series, but their machine guns and kicks
will really hurt, so always keep your distance and don't bother trying to
fight them. Fortunately, the soldiers will all be so focused on being
slaughtered by the Gekkos that they won't pay any attention to you. When the cinematic ends, Otacon tells you to head north, but there's a Gekko standing directly in front of Snake, so ignore his advice for the moment and run around the other side of the building to the south. From here, follow the western-most street north and use the buildings as cover. If a Gekko spots you, immediately run in the opposite direction or duck into the nearest building and lay low. Continue this strategy of running to the various buildings to reach the checkpoint at the end.

001.0 - Act One: Liquid Sun

Objectives:
- Locate the Metal Gear MK.II.
- Meet your contacts, the Rat Patrol.
- Find and eliminate Liquid Ocelot.

001.1 - Northwest Sector

After Snake's first personal encounter with the new Metal Gear, save your
game if you'd like and watch the prologue that begins with Snake in a
graveyard, an allusion to the end of Metal Gear Solid 3. When all of that is
through and the game returns to the present day, Otacon will give Snake some
briefing on the OctoCamo and tell him to find the MK.II, directly north of
Snake's current position.

The first and most obvious thing to do is to put this fancy OctoCamo to good
use. Lie prone and allow it to blend in with the stone, and crawl into the
main street. Things are a bit quieter here, so don't worry about franticly
running in circles like before. There are only two soldiers to begin with,
but as you make your way down the street a tank will pull up and another
battle group will file out. Still, your situation has dramatically improved
from ten minutes ago.

Hang back for a moment and wait for the troops to start attacking. When some
of the rebels begin their strike, crawl down the street and enter the
building in the southwest corner. Inside you'll find a petro bomb, and in a
small room just down the hall you'll become reacquainted with your old
friend, the cardboard box. Leave through the same way you entered and crawl
across the street to the east side. From here, use the shadows to make your
way north and avoid the soldiers that patrol back here, and enter the ruins
near the tank - the doorway is behind a wrecked car that will conceal you
from the PMCs. A dead guy will fall from the second story, and just behind
him is a small room with a pair of fallen soldiers and an open window. Make
sure the two PMCs stationed outside aren't looking through the window, and
run to the destroyed wall and crawl through the small hole, but don't go all
the way through. A rebel will appear near the exit, begging for his life,
before one or two PMCs execute him. As they walk away, crawl up to the dead
rebel and look around to make sure another PMC isn't running up to join the
others, which doesn't always happen, before following the PMCs.

This area is one long path, but the southern side has a small, enclosed area
on its west side you can hide in. If the PMC has walked most of the way down,
swing the camera around so that it's looking down the corridor and watch the
soldier walk down it. When he passes by you, slip behind him and use the
boxes and crates at the end for cover. If you're quick enough, however, you
can just sneak up to the soldier and knock him out with a CQC throw or your
knife. There are a few soldiers patrolling the streets, so wait for them to
pass by before crossing the street and entering the building to the north.

001.2 - Red Zone

Walk up the stairs that are near the entrance of this area, and Otacon will
chime in that pressing the X-button while running will cause Snake to perform
a rolling dodge, which can be used to pass over small gaps. Conveniently,
there's a small gap that you need to cross over just ahead, so roll over it
and hide behind the boxes in the next room. There's a soldier just ahead, but
fortunately he has his back to you. Equip your knife, sneak up behind him,
and either stab or shock him. Pick up his weapon, which Otacon will tell you
has an ID lock that prevents you from using it, and jump over the broken wall
to drop down to the next floor. There are enemies patrolling the streets
below that can spot you, so lie prone and crawl north along this floor. At
the end, pick up the ration and jump down to the streets. Pick up the
compress in the corner of this area, and head north. There are a few soldiers
standing around who have the potential to give you trouble, but the
checkpoint is in the room right next to you. Enter the building via the large
crack in the wall to trigger the cinematic.

Good old Otacon comes through here, and he sets you up with several neat
items, including the Metal Gear MK.II, the Solid Eye, the Operator pistol,
and the Mk.2 tranquilizer gun. After checking out all of your new gear, climb
up the ladder in this room and walk along what's left of the second floor.
While this is happening, an explosive round will hit the building near some
crates. However, you can use these crates and the rubble to cross the street
and reach the building on the other side. There are two soldiers here around
the corner, so head to the left from the debris bridge and sneak up behind
them. Pick up the ammo lying on the ground, and knock them out with a pair of
CQC throw-downs.

Now, the next checkpoint is inside the rebel base, and there are two
different ways to get there. On one hand, you can simply sneak inside and try
to avoid getting in between the rebels and PMCs, but you'll probably be seen
and the base is fairly well guarded. If, however, you fight with the rebels
and help them win the battle, you'll gain their trust and earn free access to
the base. As a bonus, the base is filled with tons of goodies to pick up, so
this guide will outline the latter.

You have a decent vantage point from the roof here, so eliminate as many PMCs
as you can find. Afterwards, look to your south - the second floor of the
building here contains an RPG-7, which you'll need to destroy the PMC tanks.
Return to the room where the MK.II was and exit through the door into the
streets. The building south of the one we need to enter has a stairway inside
of it, so use it to reach the second floor and climb onto some crates to
cross over to the next rooftop. Once you've shimmied across the narrow board,
drop down to the right and pick up the RPG and packet of instant noodles.

Properly equipped to handle the tanks, stand in the alley perpendicular to
the Stryker and launch a rocket at it. When it explodes, head over to the
northeast corner where the rebels are mounting their front - since you've
killed some of the PMCs and destroyed the tank, they'll consider you enough
of an ally not to attack you for now. In a small room near the entrance to
the next area is another RPG, so pick it up and run over to the second and
final tank farther down the street. Destroy it, and finish clearing out any
remaining PMCs. When the rebels cry out, "We did it!" the battle is over and
you've won their trust. Enter the rebel's safe house in the northeast corner.

If you need full Walkthrough go to this link=Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots: FAQ/Walkthrough

40)Valkyria Chronicles [Ps3] Reviews

2009-08-03T16:56:00.003+07:00

Buy Valkyria Chronicles
"Best SRPG since Final Fantasy Tactics"

Story/Characters (9/10)

Playing out in a storybook fashion you will cycle through pages to select your upcoming missions and scenes. Setting the stage in the fictional world of Europa, you follow the protagonist and friends who are part of Squad 7, a small militia squad under the country of Gallia. Now the name Europa is designed to resemble Europe, as this game has a real life militaristic 'World War' feel blended with fantasy role-playing elements. Gallia is a small country that eventually gets caught up in the battle for Europa, little does Squad 7 know why.

The story has some cliches yes, but its 2009, what doesn't? Need not worry though, they are few and far between. The story is executed to almost perfection anyway that they aren't even bothersome.

The characters are simply deep and wonderful. If you ever played Skies of Arcadia and felt those characters lovable, you will love them here too! Vyse, Aika, and Fina return! Vyse and Aika come rushing back in this game as playable characters. Even Fina makes an appearance, although not playable.

You will probably fall in love with most of the story-based characters, if not all of them. Everyone in Squad 7 is just very likable. Largo screaming "VEG-TA-BLES!" in mid battle is just a small part of the laughs you will get out of these guys.

Gameplay (10/10)

Tossing away the standard SRPG grid-map placement, Valkyria Chronicles introduces something new to the genre. No more choosing tiles, you can roam anywhere once a unit is selected. Adding a twist of real time to the already turn based style, enemy units will shoot at you whilst running around the battlefield. No worries though, your units will do the same to theirs.

Now choosing to move a unit will cost Command Points (CP), which you have limited supply of. The more you move the same unit per turn, the less they can move each time, so be careful. When you have selected a unit, it will pan from the flat overhead map-view of the battlefield, to Action Mode, a third person behind the back view of that unit. From there you can move wherever you please until your movement gauge is drained or you decide to stop, as well as getting one time to attack.

As stated above, everything outside of battles and scenes is done in the storybook. Here you can recruit new members, upgrade equipment, upgrade classes, examine the glossary, etc., this is where all your management is done.

Your units consist of 5 general classes, as well as having a tank commander. The classes are as follows -

-Scouts: have the highest movement range

-Shocktroopers: general firepower, strong versus infantry

-Lancers: anti-tank units

-Engineers: they can repair your tank as well as resupply any other unit, second highest movement range

-Snipers: well, their title says it all, they nail infantry from the backlines, go for the headshots!

Now characters do not level up individually, each unit type levels up. As the unit level gets higher (MAX level of 20) each character unlocks their own unique potentials. Potentials are innate abilities each character has that can be good or bad.

All battles you complete receive a ranking at the end, A being the best. The higher your ranking, the more money and experience you will get. All the ranking depends on is how fast you complete your mission, meaning the least amount of turns the better. In most people's opinion this is VC's weakest spot, I think not.

While rewarding you for finishing the missions quickly, you are inclined to blow through all obstacles and enemies to go straight for the objective. While this is not easy, it is definitely possible on some missions, but not all, so be careful. I do not warrant this as something negative. While rankings rate your quickness, killing special enemies, called 'aces,' rewards you with unique weapons, unattainable at shops. There is one ace in each chapter. All in all, it's up to you to how many enemies you want/need to kill. Obviously the less you kill, the harder it will be to reach your objective; the more you kill, the longer it will take you to complete the mission.

The difficulty in VC is definitely there. While it may seem easy the first few missions, if you have not been battle-tested by Chapter 7, prepare to be! The game ramps up its difficulty from here there on out.

Artwork/Graphics (10/10)

This game boasts beautiful cel-shaded graphics in an anime style with a wonderfully drawn out world/environment. The world is a odd mix of your real world military and not so 'real world' fantasy. From the battle maps, to the amazing views, to the laugh out loud funny characters, the presentation is simply astonishing. At this time, there is no better looking cel shaded game.

You definitely feel drawn into the atmosphere while playing.

Music/Sound (9/10)

From the composer most known for his epic music in Final Fantasy Tactics, Hitoshi Sakimoto fails to disappoint. Probably one of the best orchestral video game composers out there(Tactics Ogre, Ogre Battle 64, Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy XII, are some of his best works),his scores all fit perfectly here. All the music during the games scenes is done nicely; coming in at the right time, and creating that needed emotion during important scenes. There is even a beautiful lyrical sung song in the middle of the game that is very emotional.

The voice actors also did a fantastic job. I know many anime enthusiasts complain about your everyday English-speaking voice actors, but this game is an exception to even them.

Overall (10/10)

A truly hidden gem, much like SEGA's predecessor Skies of Arcadia. This game does not have the recognition it deserves. Much of that probably has to do due to many factors such as no advertising, small amount of game copies, and the Western audience having a lack of taste of anything anime-styled.

Just do yourself a favor and ask anyone who has played the game what they think about it; very few, dislike it. Everybody I know that has played it loves it! I played this every chance I got over the course of a week until I completed it, it's that good! There is even a new game plus mode for when you are finished.

In a time where video games are filled with a plethora of shooters, you cannot go wrong with this original title, it will not disappoint. If you are a fan of RPGs in general this is a must buy. If not, at least download the demo and give it a try, you have nothing to lose.

While Valkyria Chronicles changes some aspects of your general SRPG, it is for the better. While also staying true to the genres roots, it delivers.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 01/29/09

Game Release: Valkyria Chronicles (US, 11/04/08)

39)Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [Sony PSP] Review

2009-08-01T19:39:00.003+07:00

Monster Hunter! Giving you ulcers and making you love it since 1999!

Monster Hunter[sony psp], more then any other series, has two distinct lives. It's life in Japan is one of luxury. Monster Hunter games are their equivalent of Grand Theft Auto, the game enjoys an amazing level of love and respect that few other franchises enjoy. Then, there is the American life. It started as a very cult hit, and still is, but now instead of being like that vampire cult that meets in your friend's basement, it's become the Rocky Horror of games. Her fans can't get enough, they continuously grow in number and dedication, experiencing something the outside community fails to appreciate.

And fail to appreciate they do. I will not name names here, but many "professional" reviewing sites run into the same problem most Monster Hunter (hereafter MH) newbies do. This game is hard. It will kick your ass and throw you against a wall, then kick your ass again. Instead of getting past these "walls" (using guides like Darksun45230's amazing work will help), they chalk their difficulty up to a problem with the game instead of a problem with themselves. This problem is much better then it used to be (look at some review for old MH games), but people still can't get a handle on the game, and decide that Capcom is at fault.

Anyone who has read one of my reviews knows what follows. I go through the game's basic areas, then get into some subjective stuff. I will break down the game into graphics, gameplay, control, longevity, and overall experience. Enjoy hunting fans!

Graphics: 9/10

One look at this game and it would be hard to imagine that this is a PSP game. The graphics are sharp, detailed, and run at a smooth framerate. Go ahead, check again. Satisfied that this is a PSP? Alright, moving on. Each environment has a very distinct look to it, and its hard to account for all the detail the developers were able to cram onto a UMD. The monsters themselves look beautiful (until they try to eat your face), and each have their own little eccentricities that make them unique. With graphics this sharp, it would be expected that the load times would be horrendous. There was a time where loading left a lot to be desired, but not anymore. MHFU has the best loading times of the series, and for those who have a high capacity memory stick (they're only 20 bucks or so, get one, its worth it) you can install the game onto the stick, decreasing the times even further. With all this smexy greatness, some will ask why a 9 instead of a 10. The main issue revolves around some odd blurs and graphical hitches that are common issue when it comes to fast moving PSP games. It's not a major issue, but it does keep the graphics from being "flawless".

Gameplay: 10/10

The meat and potatoes of any game, the MH series is known for it's ability to be a slow and fast paced game at the same time. Players go into battle with one of eleven weapons, each providing a drastically different experience. If you want to do hit and run style attacks, a Sword and Shield or Dual Sword is your best bet. If you want to go deep and hard (that's what she said), take a Great Sword or Lance. For those who like to snipe from a distance, a Light or Heavy bowgun is your best bet. Then there are weapons for everything in between (Long Sword, Hammer, Hunting Horn, Gunlance, Bow). I'll wait a sec so everyone can pick their jaws off the floor. All good? Alright, anyway creating these weapons requires materials. Some materials you get from gathering at the farm or in the field, but most require the player to hunt down monsters.

The actual hunting is a joy once you get used to the control scheme (discussed later), but once the learning is out of the way, nothing stands between you and hunting glory.... except for Yian Kut-Ku. I won't lie, this game is hard as hell. It makes players cry and throw their (overly fragile) PSP across the room, hopefully landing on a soft object. Once you get into a fight, a knowledge of the enemy and quick reflexes are all that will keep a hunter in one piece. Upon facing your first beast, you will die, a lot. There is a definite learning curve to overcome here. Once the player overcomes the curve (and it will happen, guaranteed) hunting becomes second nature. Each enemy is unique, and mastering them will be challenging, but victory is genuinely rewarding. Too many games these days rely on hand-holding the entire way through. Take Call of Duty 4. A player could select "Easy", rip though the game, and that's it. If they select "Veteran", the fight will be frustrating, nigh unfair, but in the end the feeling of satisfaction will be much greater. That's what MHFU is all about, hard fights, but great satisfaction when GREAT SUCCESS is achieved.

And always remember, hit them is the weak point for massive damage.

Control: (Initially, 6/10; after practice 8/10)

Controls almost always an issue for PSP games. Unless the game starts with "L" and ends with "oco Roco" packing in every control necessary without the luxury of a second stick is hard. The individual component of the MHFU scheme are solid. Camera and movement is controlled on the left of the system, and combat on the right. The left face buttons are for camera, the stick for movement, and the left bumper for re-centering the camera. On the right, triangle and circle are for attacks, square is for item use, the cross is for evasion, and right bumper for special attacks.

All good right? The first quests are fine, but when wyvrens start rearing their heads, it becomes an issue. Controlling movement, combat, and the camera at the same time is a hassle. Players will have a hard time adapting, and the inability to smoothly move the camera leads to many a death. Eventually, players will adapt with a technique called "fingerhooking". This involves hooking the left index finger to hover over the d-pad, and adjusting the camera that way. It is not a replacement for a second analog stick or a lock-on system (I do not support a lock-on, I think everything is fine the way it is, but it is something that has been mentioned in the past), but rather a way of compensating. It takes a lot of practice, but it will eventually become second nature.

Longevity: 10/10

Each Monster Hunter game has enough content contained within to survive an entire console generation. Even so, Capcom continues to give the fans new content, quests, and weapons to enjoy. MHF2 and Unite added downloadable quests, further extending the life of each game, and with eleven weapons to master, and hundreds of quests, don't expect the death of the series any time soon. Another thing to note, although the game only officially supports ad-hoc play, using a WiFi Max (or comparable equipment) and Xlink Kia allows players to hunt online with other players worldwide. I know, it costs money to get the equipment, and not everyone wants to pay extra money just to play online. Just think of it as a one-time investment that will bring hundreds of hours of more playtime. A couple of bucks now seem tiny in comparison.

Overall Experience:

This game is nothing but choices. With countless different weapons to choose from, dozens of monsters to hunt, and hundreds of quests to choose from, the player has countless options. Sure, controlling the game takes some getting used to, and hunting down the baddies is a struggle, but the reward is great. Every monster killed is just more materials to beef up weapons/gear and only aids the player. Take into account downloadable quests and online play, and the possibilities are endless. The Monster Hunter series is finally coming into it's own in America. Reviewers are no longer automatically shooting down every game that comes along (cough, IGN, cough Gamespot, alright I lied about not naming names), and one can actually see advertisements for the games cropping up. This is truly a masterpiece of a game, and one that should not be missed by any gamer. If you have a PSP, get this game. If not, get a PSP, then get this game. The economy may be in the crapper right about now, but a $200 investment for hundreds of hours of enjoyment (that would be $1000 dollars for a hundred hours of going to the movies) is great for the long run. Great for everyone but this reviewer, who had to type this with one hand after getting the other bit off by a Rathalos.

Final Verdict: Just buy it already!

Reviewer's Score: 10/10

38)Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions [PSP games] review

2009-08-01T19:29:00.003+07:00

Buy Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Brillance... sheer brillance

I think the first thing that should be mentioned (for the benefit of the uninformed), is that Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions[psp] is a remake on the Playstation Portable of the original Final Fantasy Tactics by Square Enix, made for the original Playstation. Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions is a grid-based, turn-based, strategy role-playing game.
I feel that I should also mention that I loved the original Final Fantasy Tactics. War of the Lions took every minor mistake in the original, and perfected it. This is also the first game that I have reviewed, that has received a "perfect 10".

Background:
The main character Ramza (you can name him whatever you please) enlists in the military as part of his family heritage. Political and Religious turmoil cascade the land of Ivalice into despair and war. After a whirlwind of espionage and murder, Ramza is caught up in a quest to stop the temple knights, in their quest to control the world and it's inhabitants. This is the basic story, minus the nail-biting, amazing plot twists and turns. You'll meet friends, and make many enemies. In my opinion, this is easily the most in-depth role playing game out of every role playing game on the market.

Music and sound effects: 10/10
There is only one thing that bothered me in this area from the original game, and alas, it was not fixed in Final Fantasy Tactics: War of Lions. The yell humans have when they die. It's pretty annoying, but it's not big enough to affect the score given. The music from the original Final Fantasy Tactics, conducted by Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata was amazing. The wonderful part about Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions, is that Square Enix decided to take the original score and use it for the Playstation Portable version. The music is essentially the same (with a few new tracks) and that's perfect. A nice, new feature is there is now voice acting in the cut-scene's (more to come), something that wasn't released with the Japanese version. As far as the music goes, why fix what's not broken? Very nice Square Enix.

Graphics: 10/10
For a grid-based, turned-based role-playing game, the graphics are top of the line. They also, like the music, needed very little to improve. Edges are smoother and not as choppy from the original. The reason I gave this category a 10 is, Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions features something the original Final Fantasy Tactics did not offer. Cut-Scenes. No, I don't mean the grid-based cut-scenes. I mean full frontal, 3-D cinematics. The characters are wonderfully done, and every detail, from the Chocobo feathers, to the individual leaves on the trees, is done splendidly.

Gameplay 10/10
I would give this category 1,000,000 out of ten if it were possible. The grid-based combat is still amazing, and there is so much more. In Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions, you start each battle choosing from 5 of your available units (you can have up to 24 units). These units vary in class and species. For example, you can have Chocobos, Humans, or even tame creatures in battles (if you have the right class). Each unit has a class (except the non humanoids). All of the classes from the original are in the game (with the exception of Lancer. It's been changed to Dragoon), and even a few new ones to play as. In each battle, you have certain criteria, or an objective, that must be done in order to complete the battle. How you go about doing that objective is the fun part. Also included in Final Fantasy Tactics: War of Lions, are new weapons and items, and a new script (the script from the original Final Fantasy Tactics was by no means "chivalrous"). Some characters have also been renamed. Simon (the priest from the beginning battle) is now just "priest". Delita's sister is now Tietra, Gafgarion is now Gaffgarion, and Algus has been renamed Algath. These just name a few. The game play was perfected in every category.

Replay Value: 10/10
Wow. That's all I can say is wow. There is SO much to do in this game. Try getting all of your party members to level 99. Take on the deep dungeon. I've spent hours on one level of the dungeon before. If you don't have 180 hours of spare time, don't even think about maxing out every character with their best weapon. Did I mention the new, secret characters? Did you get EVERY relic, and EVERY hidden town and or village in treasure hunting? Have you linked with a friend yet, and fought him? What are you waiting for? I don't see how it's possible to even consider giving Replay Value anything lower than a 10.

Pros
Replay value is just disgusting (in a good way)
New cut scenes
New weapons, armor and items
New Characters
Amazing Soundtrack
Voice Acting (US version)
Improved script and character names

Cons
Characters still have a ridiculous yell when they die

If you have a Playstation Portable, why are you still reading this review? Go buy this wonderful work of art NOW.

Overall 10/10

Reviewer's Score: 10/10

37)Bioshock 2 Xbox360 Games Review

2009-07-31T08:26:00.003+07:00

Bioshock 2

Follow-up to BioShock, 2K Games critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2007 release, BioShock 2 is a first-person shooter set in the fictional underwater city of Rapture. As in the original game, BioShock 2 features a blend of fast-paced action, exploration and puzzle-solving as players follow varying paths through the overarching storyline based on the decisions that they are forced to make at various points in the game. In addition to a further fleshing out of the franchise's popular storyline, players can look forward to new characters, game mechanics, weapons, locations and a multiplayer game option.

The Story
Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster--somehow familiar, yet still quite different from anything ever seen--has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city. It is a Big Sister, a new denizen of Rapture who was once one of the forgotten little girls known as Little Sisters who previously inhabited the city's dank halls.

No longer a pawn used to harvest ADAM, the dangerously powerful lifeblood of Rapture, from the bodies of others and in turn run the risk of being harvested herself, the Big Sister is now the fastest and most powerful thing in Rapture. You, on the other hand are the very first Big Daddy, similar to the Big Daddies familiar from the original BioShock, but also very different. The question is as you travel through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city beneath the waves, hunting for answers and the solution to your own survival, are you really the hunter or the hunted?

Gameplay
Although full gameplay details have yet to be released, is is known that in BioShock 2 players will take on the role of the original Big Daddy, not that of the original series protagonist, Jack. As a Big Daddy you will have access to most, if not all the strengths and weapons of a standard Big Daddy, as well as others such as free will and a new relationship to Little Sisters that although allowing for the familiar choice as to whether to harvest or adopt them, creates a different dynamic between characters. In addition, the game will feature new plasmids, weapons, the ability to combine these two and much anticipated multiplayer modes including: Free-for-all, and Team Death Match.

Key Features

The Big Sister - No longer just something to be harvested or not, the Big Sister is the most powerful resident in Rapture.
You Are the Big Daddy - Take control with the original prototype Big Daddy, and experience the power and raw strength of Rapture’s most feared denizens as you battle powerful new enemies.
New Plasmids - New plasmids such as "Aero Dash" allowing for bursts of speed over short distances, and "Geyser Trap" a stream of water used as a jump pad and electrical conductor, join the ample list of Plasmids from the original game.
New Game Mechanics - BioShock 2 contains many new gameplay mechanics. Just a few of these are: the ability to wield plasmids and weapons simultaneously; flashback missions detailing how you became the Big Daddy; the ability to walk outside the airlocks of Rapture to discover new play areas, and many more.
New Locations - Just a few of the locations and environments debuting in BioShock 2 are Fontaine Futuristics, headquarters of Fontaine's business empire and the Kashmir Restaurant.
Evolution of the Genetically Enhanced Shooter - Innovative advances bring new depth and dimension to each encounter, allowing players to create exciting combinations to fit their style of gameplay.
Return to Rapture - Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the story continues with an epic, more intense journey through one of the most captivating and terrifying fictional worlds ever created.
Genetically Enhanced Multiplayer - Earn experience points during gameplay to earn access to new weapons, plasmids and tonics that can be used to create hundreds of different combinations.
Experience Rapture’s Civil War - Players will step into the shoes of Rapture's citizens and take direct part in the civil war that tore Rapture apart.
See Rapture Before the Fall - Experience Rapture before it was reclaimed by the ocean and engage in combat over iconic environments in locations such as Kashmir Restaurant and Mercury Suites, all of which have been reworked from the ground up for multiplayer.
Buy this game=Bioshock 2

36)HALO 3 ODST Wii Xbox360 Games Review

2009-07-31T08:18:00.003+07:00

Halo 3 ODST

Developed exclusively for Wii Xbox 360 by acclaimed developer Bungie, Halo 3: ODST is a new, stand-alone expansion to the Halo saga that lets players experience the events leading up to the epic story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of an entirely new character the ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper), as they search for clues leading to the whereabouts of their scattered squad and the motivations behind the Covenant's invasion of New Mombasa.

The game adds a new dimension to an all-encompassing universe that gamers around the world have known and loved since the release of the first Halo game in late 2001.

New Campaign, New Hero, New Tactics
Much more than an expansion, Halo 3: ODST allows players to explore dangerous new ground, search the dark, abandoned streets of New Mombasa for clues, and fight back against the Covenant invasion from multiple perspectives. Dropping in as "the rookie," a new member of an elite squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST) sent into New Mombasa on a classified recon mission, you'll be armed with specialized weaponry and upgraded technology, including silenced weapons and a VISR enhanced vision mode.

Separated from your squad, you'll have to scour the city for clues in order to learn what happened to Buck, Dare, Dutch, Mickey, and Romeo. As you collect new clues, you’ll experience the story from their perspectives, fighting through the occupied city hours earlier.

A New Way to Play: 4-Player Co-op Firefight
Drop feet first into a new way to play Halo with the cooperative campaign mode, Firefight. Form a squad of your friends over System Link or Xbox LIVE and put your skills to the ultimate test against the invading Covenant war machine for glory, high scores, and achievements. Do battle in multiple environments, on foot or in vehicles, and against increasingly difficult waves of Covenant attackers while Halo 3's skull modifiers progressively activate to up the ante.

After the Firefight, relive and review every last kill you earned and see how your high scores and stats stack up against your friends' and the community overall using Bungie.net's persistent online stats and Firefight leaderboards.

3 New Halo 3 Maps
Three all-new maps make their debut for Halo 3's traditional, chart-topping multiplayer. Heretic, Longshore, and Citadel drop in alongside the original Halo 3 multiplayer maps, all packed in and playable from one standalone disc. Twenty-four maps in all, including the Heroic, Legendary, Cold Storage, and Mythic Map Packs, provide a peerless multiplayer experience, near limitless content creation and customization via the Forge and Sandbox, and a slew of new multiplayer achievements for Halo 3.

New Challenges and Achievements
For the first time, Recon Armor for use in Halo 3 multiplayer will be made available to players who complete the "Road to Recon" challenge. Earn all seven of the Vidmasters, a series of Xbox LIVE achievements that span Halo 3's Campaign and Multiplayer and Halo 3: ODST, and then visit your Bungie.net Service Record with a linked gamertag to enable your sweet new set of digital duds.

If you already own Halo 3, you can get started now by collecting the "Annual" campaign achievement and the "7 on the 7th" and "Lightswitch" multiplayer achievements in matchmaking. And, if you've already downloaded the Mythic Map Pack, you can collect the hidden skulls on Assembly, Orbital, and Sandbox today.

Community Features
4-Player co-op experience over Xbox LIVE or System Link, screenshots, saved films, custom Halo 3 multiplayer map and game variants via the Forge…all of the award-winning features included in Halo 3 are packed into Halo 3: ODST with an extra 1,750 available achievement points piled on for good measure. And Halo 3: ODST introduces an all-new single player experience with new characters, new weapons and technology, and the frenetic cooperative experience, Firefight, an entirely unique way to play Halo.

Bungie.net Integration
What good is winning if you can't brag about it to your friends? Extend your gaming experience beyond the console with Bungie.net's expansive integration. All of your lifetime stats are aggregated into your online Service Record - every last kill, every single medal, and your entire collection of career post game carnage reports, plus robust charts, graphs, and leaderboards allow you to instantly see how you stack up against the rest of your squad and the Halo 3: ODST community at large.

Invitation to the Halo: Reach Beta
As an added benefit of buying Halo 3: ODST players receive an invitation to participate in the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta due to hit Xbox LIVE in 2010. Halo: Reach is Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie's upcoming prequel to the events of the original Halo: Combat Evolved game. Based on Eric Nylund's novel "The Fall of Reach," it is packed with details surrounding the origins of the Sparten II soldiers, of which Master Chief was only one of many and the beginnings of the conflict with the Covenant and the Flood. If you want in, hold onto your copy of Halo 3: ODST and stay tuned to Bungie.net and Xbox.com for more details.
Buy this game=Halo 3 ODST

35)MLB 09: The Show PS3/PSP Review

2009-07-28T18:34:00.002+07:00

Best Baseball Game Ever...PERIOD!

MLB 09 The Show Ps3/PsP continues to be one of the most consistent sports video franchises of all time. Since I came upon the series in 2006 when Acclaim went under and with it my beloved All-Star Baseball died with it, I have been on board with this franchise and have seen it grow into one of the few sure things in sports video gaming. Simply put, MLB 09 The Show is a gem of a video game and the only other sports game worth it's $56.99 price tag besides NHL 09. If you are a fan of sports games this is a MUST BUY!

The Break Down

Presentation/Graphics: 10
The presentation in this game is unmatched by any baseball game EVER! The pregame fly ins into the stadiums, the panoramic shots of the ballparks, the views from inside the seats that make you feel like you just went through the turnstiles, got a hot-dog and a coke and sat down really get you geared up to play. You are then treated to a "Player to Watch", basically a key player, player warm-ups and then the line-ups and pitcher profiles. The replays an cut scenes in this game really add to the depth and TV feel, and are usually mixed up really well. On occasion you will see things that surprise you and occasionally make you laugh. From dug out gags, to walk off home runs, to after brush back stare downs, to team mascots it's all here, it's all well timed and all enjoyable to see in action.

Sound: 9
The sound in this game is really a treat as well. I have 5.1 surround sound and this game really makes use of it, with THX Technology the ballparks come alive with great crowd ambiance, player specific cheers and taunts, vendors and all the oohs and ahhs you could ask for. The PA announcers sound great with the stadium reverberating his every word and the organ player gets the crowd going with all your ball park favorite ditties. The announcers in the game are by far the best as well, as they rarely repeat phrases and really deliver a seamless performance that truly reacts to game situations.

Pitching: 8.5
The pitching is a meter based system that accounts for effort (speed/break) and release point for accuracy. Basically you aim for the center of the accuracy area, anything too soon accounts for a high release point making for mistake pitches up in the zone, anything beyond that point and yer killing worms and throwing into the back stop. This is a really solid system, the pre-pitch aim icon needs to be toned down though in my opinion. The yellow arrows basically show you the break of the pitch, so there's no real need to learn your staff because you are shown the starting point and break points of all your pitches. There should be a little more skill involved in making your pitches and learning each pitcher's tendencies.

Hitting: 8
Hitting in MLB 09 The Show Ps3/PSP is the familiar Timing/9 Zone button press system. You also have the ability to guess pitch type and location to receive a tip-off, but this is a feature I wish was removed from all baseball games, all the guessing should be contained in your mind and not on-screen to tip off your opponents.....especially online. At least there is the option to turn this off or at least reward yourself without knowing by selecting the NO FEEDBACK option. Another sore spot with me is the POWER SWING. There needs to be more of a trade off for using the power swing other than not being able to check your swing. If you use power swing you should have to be dead on accurate with yer swing to be rewarded with a HR. I basically use power swing with power hitters until I get behind in the count and then switch to contact.It's just an area I think needs to be looked at and more balanced. Yet all in all it's a decent system that also allows for pre-pitch placement to try and hit holes in the defense and has a great variety of hits. If you get under the ball expect pop ups and long fly outs, if you are on top expect grounders, if you swing at inside heat expect to get nubbers and saw off jobs that splinter your bat into a million pieces. I would like to see more innovation in the hitting interface, as I still hold a fondness for the Icon Hitting found in old All-Star Baseball. When you got a hit on that game, you felt you earned it.

Fielding: 8
The fielding n MLB 09 The Show Ps3/PSP remains, as in every baseball game ever made, the hardest part of the game to make a seamless and flawless experience. You will still encounter the scratch your head moments, especially with the new approach angles fielders take to the ball. You will still curse the preloaded throws that never happen because you got to your branch point too late. You will still cringe at the weak throws from your RF when you maxed his throw meter and he lolly gags the throw and allows a runner to advance from 1st to 3rd. You will still gasp at the amount of balls the go through your 3rd baseman.......but all in all it's still solid enough to not be overly frustrating. There are errors in real baseball all over the field, and this game is no different. You will be using the replay feature to check out a sweet double play or backhand stab deep in the hole. For as many bad moments there are, there are 15 good moments. So I think it's balanced as well as a complex AI system can be.

Base Running: 8
I can only vouch for the CLASSIC base running mode. I love this system due to the fact that I can hit the runner Icon and the base I want that runner to advance to. Priceless on 1st to 3rd's and 2nd to Home's. Once you get the system locked into your mind you will rarely make mistakes and get caught in run downs.

Online: 6.5
The online set-up for this year is outstanding. All the things you want, One Vs. One, 30 Team Leagues, Full Live fantasy Drafts, Tourney, Rankings, Buddy Lists, Player Cards, SCOUT, Roster Updates, Live Buddy Game-Cast with Audio, plus being plugged into MLB.com where you can read stories, stats and scores to keep up on your favorite trams news as well as news from around the league. I'd say this is as robust as you can get. The reason this gets a 6.5 is because the LAG really ruins a lot of the experience of playing online. Lag effects the pitch meter as well as the batter's timing and hitting......which basically ruins the game. It's like trying to kick a game winning field goal on Online Madden only to have lag screw up yer power and you miss your mark, but MLB is this horrible experience pitch after pitch after pitch. It's been this way for years with MLB, and I'm not sure it's something that can ever be fixed. Baseball is just a game that is adversely affected by online lag due to the fact that all the core mechanics of the game of baseball rely on timing and any amount of lag destroys that delicate balance. I hope this is something that in the future can and will be addressed. It's a shame that a game this solid can't readily be enjoyed online. So basically it's great to have all these online features this game has, but what's the motivation to use them all if the core game mechanics are so flawed by the lag?

RTTS: 8.5
Road to the show remains a solid game mode, although one I only use when I want a quick fix. Generally I stick to Season mode. I find road to the show to be a lot of fun, but I preferred the Be A Pro mode in NHL 09 to RTTS in MLB. I guess it's due to the tedious nature of the game of baseball. But please form your own opinions on this game mode as I'm sure that it will be many people's favorite game mode.

Verdict: 9
BUY THIS GAME! This might be the best sports franchise in video games today with NHL 09 a step behind it. This game is a must have for sports fans that own PS3s.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10

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34.2)The King of Fighters XII PS3 Review Part-2

2009-07-28T18:30:00.003+07:00

Part-2

Replay Value: 3

Well...things took a turn rather quickly, eh? Up to this point I've been talking about what this KoF has gotten right but now we've reached a place where things are no longer as rosy. The King of Fighters XII is easily one of the most unfurnished fighting games I have ever played. I appreciate that a fighting game's greatest value is in improving one's skills and thanks to the sublime engine, that need is met. However, aside from that you'd probably demand more than what's here, especially for a $60 investment. There are only three offline modes: Arcade, Versus, and Practice. Arcade mode is a "time trial" event, where you try to clear out a five-stage tournament in the lowest time possible. You beat five teams and the game ends, that's it.

If you don't like your completion time for a specific fight, you can redo the match for a lower time. The game offers a couple of cinematics during Arcade mode but they serve little purpose other than filler. There is no boss stage at all, which is something you'd come to expect in a fighting game (the fifth team is the "Final Stage"). Versus mode allows you to fight in 3-on-3 or 1-on-1 matches against a friend or the computer. Practice mode is what it sounds like (an inanmiate opponent acts as a dummy for you to train your skills and combos on). That is the entire extent of the offline features in this game (and subsequently what kills the replay value; you'll fast run out of things to do by yourself). There is no story in this game, no boss (not even Rugal made this party; what happened to the infamous "SNK Boss Syndrome"?), no hidden characters (just unlockable art), and no other kind of single player mode like Survival. Even the game's Trophies seem trivial (and they're mostly online-related). The game has online support but it's very hit-or-miss and with any fighting game, lag is always the enemy. Sometimes you'll find a stable match connection and for others it'll be an 5 fps slide show (the game's online has been patched but it isn't a catch-all like BlazBlue's patch was). Given the extreme lack of features it's almost as if SNK wanted to release a stripped-down game, like they were afraid to make a really deep game. Oh well...at least the fighting itself unquestionably delivers.

Overall: 7
The King of Fighters XII can be described as the purest fighting game ever released. It's almost impossible to enjoy this game alone, you simply NEED live competition to really make this game worthwhile. There is virtually no single player to speak of here. A completely respectable fighting game engine is stranded on an island devoid of features and a slim character roster. The game's online will supposedly be patched for better performance so that will help give the game somewhat of a boost. However, as a whole, the requirement for human opponents is utterly mandated. I sadly cannot advise you get this game at full price unless you find people who will agree to play with you. If you are a hardened SNK fan, you may want to rent the game but anyone considering adding this to their collection, wait for a price drop (unless, again, you know there will be people to play with). The game's fighting gameplay is stellar and it looks fantastic but as the only factors that contribute to the game's positive attributes, I am sorry to say that SNK has not come through at least in the asking price for the game ($40 would probably have me singing a different song). The way SNK treated this game makes me think this was an "experiment"; something for them to test the waters of the newer hardware and graphical technologies of today after years of using older systems like Atomiswave and the NeoGeo. Maybe we can expect XIII to be more robust now that SNK has messed around with the current gen hardware but until then, XI and 2002 Unlimited Match keep their titles as the series champions.

Reviewer's Score: 7/10

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34.1)The King of Fighters XII PS3 Review Part-1

2009-07-28T18:18:00.002+07:00

On the twelfth game of KoF SNK gave to me...not much...

BEST FEATURES: Shiny new HD sprites, well-animated, superb fighting gameplay
WORST FEATURES: Ridiculously stripped-down single-player experience, smallest KoF roster to date with key figures missing and no boss character, iffy netcode

The King of Fighters is one of the hallmarks of the fighting genre. While never as popular as the Street Fighter franchise, KoF has found it's own niche as the flagship of SNK's fighting game efforts. Between 1994 and 2003, we were graced with yearly updates to the series. Then SNK broke from the yearly mold and released The King of Fighters XI some two years later in 2005 (a game that would go on to become my favorite SNK game to date). Now four years later, KoF makes a huge step into the current generation of gaming and debuts a whole new look and feel. Unfortunately, the game feels woefully incomplete.

Graphics: 10
This game is probably one of the nicest looking 2D fighting games ever. Even the Street Fighter III series (a series made famous by it's intricate and splendid sprite work) has something to look up to in this game. All the new hand-drawn sprites are rendered in a beautiful HD quality (though, there are some jaggies; this can be rectified using an in-game filter) and are all animated just as well. KoF has finally ditched the NeoGeo sprites of years past in favor of an entirely new bank of sprites (sprites that supposedly took nearly a year to create for each character). The on-screen characters are endowed with many frames of motion and the graphical effects (fire, electricity, etc.) are likewise sharp and animate smoothly. The backgrounds are full of life and color is well-used to bring out the best (plus ambient touches like shadowy areas that darken the sprites when they enter them show dedication and attention for detail in the design). Truly KoF XII is an amazing game graphically.

Sound/Music: 8
While the music isn't quite as memorable as previous KoF efforts, XII still provides a good selection of background music. It's chosen well for the various settings in the game (such as an Egyptian kingdom or a French bistro). The sound effects are loud and audible so you really feel the hits as the fight drags on. Particularly the sound of triggering a Critical Counter drives home the power of the blow. The only real caveat here is the characters aren't as vocal as usual. The characters are voiced by their usual voice actors (mostly) but SNK didn't add many vocalizations during the fight. While they didn't need to go to an extreme with the in-game dialogue (like Guilty Gear does), a few more quips from the fighters wouldn't have hurt.

Control: 9
Accurate control is a must for a competent fighter. KoF has never been a slouch here. The controls are accurate and quick, which is important for combo timing. Getting around the screen is never a chore and dealing out the damage comes without any notable problems. The only issue I could even find with the control is the new throwing system (holding forward or back plus both punch buttons, A and C if you prefer NeoGeo notation) is somewhat hard to do pull off on the default control scheme. However, since the game lets you freely reconfigure your controls, you can easily assign a single button to represent both buttons (the shoulder buttons are unused by default so you can put it up there). And...of course, if you prefer, you're free to use an arcade stick (not my cup of tea but I'm well aware of how many like it that way).

Gameplay: 8
To match the advent of the new age of The King of Fighters, SNK overhauled the gameplay engine. This new KoF installment legitimately feels unlike any previous entry. While there are some staples of the series embedded in the game, this KoF as a whole is different beast. From the hit detection to the general flow of the fight, it'll be a different experience for series veterans. However, despite this change, SNK did a great job of making the engine. It feels polished and the roster seems relatively balanced. New features include the Guard Attack, Deadlock, and Critical Counter. A Guard Attack allows you to intercept an incoming attack and then slam your opponent away from you in order to clear your personal space. Deadlocks occur when the fighters' attacks meet each other in the same instant and then the engine will push them away from each other into a neutral standing. Finally, the Critical Counters allow you to deal out heavy damage if you're able to time the perfect counter hit. The game feels accessible to KoF newcomers and even if you don't know what to expect, the game includes a "Simple" mode for easy move execution to get you right into the fray (though I personally don't advocate using it). Sadly, it's not all praise. The roster for this game is the smallest one ever featured in a KoF game. Only 22 characters made the cut (two exclusive to the console version) and among them, there are some important KoF names missing. While must-have characters like Kyo Kusanagi, Iori Yagami, and Athena Asamiya are on the roster, other expected shoe-ins (like K' or Mai Shiranui; in fact no characters from the 1999-2002 NEST saga are present) did not make the list. In addition, many characters are heavily changed which makes the game feel even more foreign to veterans expecting their old favorites to handle the same. On another note, while this may be more of a personal issue, I do miss the tagging system from 2003 and XI. The addition of changing characters mid-match gave the game a far more strategic edge as now it was important how well your characters worked together as well as on their own. Going back to the classic 3v3, 1-on-1 matches is okay but I'm still more attached to the free-swapping gameplay of XI. However, not everyone will agree (I know many who said the tagging actually hurt the game's flow and balance) and I can respect that. All things considered, the game plays fine and I think that counts most of all.

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33)Tekken 6 review

2009-07-28T18:05:00.003+07:00

Raise your fists and get ready to fight to the brutal finish. The battle comes alive with bone-jarring realism as you pummel your opponent and do your utmost to inflict maximum damage. Your fists are fast and your grip is strong, but will it be enough to help you dominate in the ultimate King of Iron Fist Tournament?

Following his victory in the previous tournament, Jin Kazama has taken charge of the Mishima Zaibatsu and now possesses tyrannical ambitions. Using his resources within the organization to become a global superpower, he severs the Mishima Zaibatsu's national ties and openly declares war against all nations. This action plunges the world into a chaotic spiral, with war erupting around the globe and even amidst the space colonies orbiting the planet. Kazuya Mishima, is aware of this and finds Jin's interference in his own plans for global domination to be a nuisance. Now in charge of G Corporation (which was put under his command following a violent fury against the company's heads), Kazuya is seen as the only force who could oppose Jin and places a bounty on Jin's head for anyone who can capture him. Jin's response is to announce The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 in order to battle Kazuya and crush G Corporation.

A must-have for Tekken aficionados, TEKKEN 6 sees the return of many familiar faces as well as new characters to create the largest line-up the series has ever seen. With a growing roster of fighters, each equipped with their own deadly techniques, martial art moves, and attack combinations, TEKKEN 6 will be the best “King of Iron Fist Tournament” yet. Adding to the already rich gaming experience, a deeper character customization feature will only enhance the incredible fighting intensity as players go mano-y-mano.

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32.2)Punch-Out!! Wii Review Part-2

2009-07-25T20:48:00.002+07:00

""Join the Nintendo fun... I mean, join Club Nintendo today, Mac!""

Part-2

Both of your energies are represented by bars up above. Lose all your bar and you get a knockdown. If you are knocked down and do not get up before the count of 10, you're considered Knocked Out. If you get knocked down three times in a single round, it counts as a Technical Knock Out and it's over. It is the same for your opponents. One last thing to keep track of is your heart meter. Represented with a scaling heart and numerically, it goes down when your hits are blocked or when you take a hit. If it goes to zero, you will not be able to hook or jab. Dodging a hit will bring Mac's energy back.

To play the game on a basic level is very simple, but to get to the more advanced opponents or make good time on earlier ones, you'll have to keep an eye out for Punch-Out!!'s intricacies. For instance, any time your opponent seems to be rearing up to launch an uppercut at you, a swift dodge will keep you out of harm's way. If you are quick, you can start pelting your opponent with jabs and hooks before they can put up their guard again. The basic game hinges on how quickly you master this dodge-and-retaliate mechanic. Once you have it down, and know how your opponent moves, you can then use these mannerisms and opportunities to score hits even before your opponent throws a punch.

Longtime Punch-Out!! players will take notice that reading opponents will be easier than before. Visual cues are much more noticeable with the advances animation and sound cues add to it. Most blatantly, the only newcomer to the series, Disco Kid, will rear back and proclaim, "Here it comes!" before jabbing. In some cases, it will make going into a rush painfully easy. In the later fights and modes, it will be the only thing keeping your face off the mat. If nothing else, all opponent will flash red briefly without fail before punching at you. In the rare instance they taunt or appeal, they will flash yellow briefly. Quickly nail them to earn one of three stars you can have at one time.

Speaking of the stars, they certainly take more front and center in this game than they did in the NES title. Stars allow you to use the Star Punch, a powerful uppercut that will add a good chunk of damage to your rush. If you time it right, you could even do more damage than expected with a Star Punch for the TKO. If you earn multiple stars before using the Star Punch, they will all gather into a single, very powerful Star Punch. Should you take a hit before then, all your stars are gone. How you use your Star Punches can mean the difference between a lot of things. Winning some fights by TKO even hinge on the Star Punch

Keep all these things in mind and you're ready to take on the circuits. To explain it does the game no justice to the experience, really. There's a lot of good build-up, and you'll want to beat the next opponent because of the hype surrounding it. Fortunately, the simple controls paired with the in-depth and accessible metagame behind Punch-Out!! makes the story-to-gameplay transition and integration seamless. You'll swear that the colorful characters are talking and taunting at you, the player, rather than at the ingame avatar, which gives a sense of immersion that is rarely appealed to in this game's generation.

As much as I absolutely love this system, grew up with it, and have an old-schooler taste, I'm afraid I can't speak from that standpoint alone. The game, despite being well-made and with some wide appeal, it's audience is much more limited than I give it credit for. The game's basic simplicity and tone will not work for everybody, and can actually be a turn-off for people expecting something more in-depth and less formulaic. If you're looking for a game that won't play the same in successive plays through, Punch-Out!! won't offer you that toss-up in replays.

The game's multiplayer actually does this somewhat. The characters control like a hybrid between single player Little Mac and an opponent fighter, throwing single punches or uppercuts and dodging. Dodge a hit and the other player is stunned and you get your counter punch. The goal is to get enough hits in to transform you avatar into Giga Mac and the real multiplayer begins, single-screened and all. Giga Mac works EXACTLY like a single-player opponent, making appeals to keep himself Giga (and opening himself up for counters) and tossing in hits that do great damage. The fun part is that Giga Mac is also prone to the weaknesses, as well. If he misses, the opponent can do a rush in single-player style and use that Star Punch. In between the spastic dodge-fest and how one-sided a Giga Mac transformation can be, multiplayer is still mostly fanservice.

Overall: 9
Punch-Out!! will have two camps about it, fans gushing and non-fans wondering what the big deal is. I happen to be somewhere in the former camp.

That said, Punch-Out!! could have been a lackluster revival attempt to cash in, but the people at Nintendo did try well to keep it of good quality. There just plain isn't anything like Punch-Out!! on the market today. Its cast is mostly unforgettable, the soundtrack is phenomenal, and the gameplay remains original, if not dated for the newest generations of players.

The fun factor, however, is another thing. It is nothing to detract from the experience, but requires keeping in mind for when the issue arises. The basic career mode is a cute little exhibition of what it means to control your character and what it's like to read your opponents and act accordingly to win bouts. The real meat of the game for those who are really into it is the Title Defense mode, which puts you in the gloves of the defending champion. All the opponents you faced come back faster, stronger, and with new moves or gimmicks about them to work around. The competition in Title Defense is fierce and will put to the test your Punch-Out!! skills. Lastly, there's Little Mac's last stand. Three losses and you're out, basically. The exhibition mode is where the real metagame lies. Fight opponents you've defeated again and again, this time with three challenges apiece such as a set number of punches or a time limit or even leaving the match to decision. After the career mode is over, this is the source of your fun in the same file.

Playing through the game once will yield great fun and exploration of all the different opponent types. To play through it again will give you an edge of knowing. Playing through successive times might yield diminishing gains. In between bouts there's some menu navigation to select your circuit and opponent. Even more if you're going between modes like training to career, let's say. If you're done with or don't care about the challenges, there won't be much new content after career mode is done. If you want to fight through the circuits again, you'll need to go through the menus each time to select your next opponent, which might break the flow of gameplay ever so slightly.

One thing Punch-Out!! could have done to honor its arcade-inspired roots would have been to include a mode that sent you through the entire basic game from start to finish without returning to opponent selection screens, and giving you the option of getting back in the game when you fall out. It's an entirely different play experience from picking your opponents and moving forward with goals than to just go through and play for the love of the game. If you love Punch-Out!! anyway, you'll tolerate the menu-surfing anyway.

Buy, rent, or skip: Rent ~ Buy
No doubt, Punch-Out!! is at least worth a single play through. Having the memories of that single career mode might work for you better than having that $50 game on your shelf that you don't pick up any more. On the other hand, if you do like the game's system and are a fan, you won't be thinking twice about picking this game up anyway. If there were attempts to lengthen the game's play time, such as any number of online functions, Punch-Out!! would be a better overall game. In the end, it's very functional and very fun. It's very much a game for the fans, and there's nothing wrong with that.
Reviewer's Score: 9/10

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32.1)Punch-Out!! Wii Review Part-1

2009-07-25T20:40:00.002+07:00

""Join the Nintendo fun... I mean, join Club Nintendo today, Mac!""

History Lesson

The Punch-Out!! series has a successful history in the arcades and on the Wii consoles. Even though Super Punch-Out!! has been the most recent entry until recently, the household name of the franchise has always been Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (later "Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream" after Tyson lost the undisputed championship) for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This is the game that 2009's Punch-Out!! for the Nintendo Wii aims to live up to.

Plot: 7

This Wii installment of Punch-Out!! is a retelling of the plot of the NES title. The player takes control of Little Mac, a young upstart boxer new to the World Video Boxing Association. With the training and helpful advice of his trainer, Doc Louis, Little Mac will rise through the ranks of the various circuits and aim for the World Championship. Other than the said bare bones of the plot, there's not much else. Story develops through a few interchangeable cutscenes and still-picture montages featuring the rival boxers. Otherwise, there's no real story other than progression through the WVBA, and the last mode where the story takes a turn.

Where this game shines is the presentation. Far removed from reality, Punch-Out!! resembles a cartoon with its bright and exaggerated representations of the sport of boxing. Most of the game's charm comes from its equally exaggerated roster of fighters. In this day and age of political correctness, these character designs never would have passed. Reinforced with better graphics and a grasp of animation style, these character are unapologetically drenched in stereotype and that's why players loved them then and in new ways now. Take Glass Joe, a French contender who takes time to shout "Viva la France!" right in the middle of a match and sweats croissants when dealt a Technical Knockout. Piston Hondo leaves himself wide open with honorable bows and subscribes to the mannerisms of every Japanese action animation ever created. Even Super Macho Man is assigned a Southern Californian surfer motif, shouting "Bogus!" when he whiffs an uppercut.

Astute players don't concentrate on the offensiveness of these characters as much as how they make Punch-Out!! a unique experience among the other choices in gaming today. The character are endearing in each their own way, and every individual player forges their own story of determination, training, learning, victory and defeat.

Graphics: 9

The Wii will never shake off its critics when it comes to inferior processing power and graphical capabilities, but games like Punch-Out!! will continue to take what is expected of modern games and challenge them. Instead of striving for graphics that attempt to look like something real, Punch-Out!! embraces its cartoon nature with 3D model designs that are as colorful and exaggerated as the characters they represent. You may spot the an incredibly rare polygonal flatness once or twice, but nothing to take you out of the game.

Moreso than most of what the medium of video games has offered so far, Punch-Out!! looks just like what would happen if the characters and environments from western-styled animation were to have a run-in to the third dimension. Even the way the character models move about, fluid in some ways, jerky in others, gives that extra immersive (a word which can adequately sum up this game by itself) emphasis. The little touches even come during the gameplay, as your opponents react to the flow of the match, making faces and watching you as you make your move or only being able to wear a horrified expression as Little Mac ducks down to deliver the Technical Knock Out.

Sound: 10

From the startup music in the Wii menu, Punch-Out!! is pleasing to the ear, both for longtime fans and rookies alike. The game does not dare forsake the legacy that it is reviving, keeping the NES title's soundtrack and then some. In fact, Punch-Out!! is very aware of the star power that its soundtrack has to go off of. Instead of using the fight music at face value for each match, as was done in the NES title, the theme has been remixed for each individual match. Typically when a game does this, it is quite obviously shameless fan service. The case of Punch-Out!! is no different except for the fact that the music is good regardless! It matches the culture of the contender you are facing and makes for some great tunes to play again and again just to hear.

The other standout audio in this title is the voice acting. The previous installments were limited to a minimal amount of voice acting, requiring specific honks of the synthesizer or mere grunts in Super Punch-Out!! With the current generation making much more possible, so is voice acting and I must say, the justice that the performances in this game does to the franchise and its characters is great. It allows the game to elaborate on its international cast by allowing them to speak. Each character speaks their own language in ways that sound authentic, if not delightfully hammy. The actors clearly did their homework on the characters to help deliver something genuine in this game that is otherwise outlandish.

Control: 8

When you think of a game themed around boxing and the Wii, you'll think of using the Wii remote and nunchuk attachment as your fists. That is exactly the control scheme that Nintendo has been pushing and in my experience, it actually works pretty well! Left hand for left hooks and right hand for right hooks. Hold up on the nunchuk's joystick to block and use jabs. Hit left, right, or down on the joystick to dodge and hold either A or C and strike with the respective hand to perform the famed Star Punch. Alternating motions will recover health whenever an opponent is being counted down.

In the case you don't have a nunchuk or want to play it old school, hold your lone Wii remote sideways and play just like in the old days. 1 and 2 handle punches and health recovery, the D-Pad controls all the directional commands, and with the addition of mid-game pausing, the Star Punch is now through the minus button instead of the plus button as longtime players might expect. It is a very simple layout that translates to a limited set of moves, but within the context of the gameplay they will be your tools for knocking out your opponents and each maneuver has its use.

The Wii Remote works best with this game. If you've practiced up on your NES Punch-Out!! titles, you'll be ready to tackle the Minor Circuit right out of the box. The motion controls, though functional, do not offer the edge that the full-button control offers. For instance, the motion-sensing is as sensitive as ever, so make sure only to make wide or sudden movements when you mean to. Also, and this applies the most to health recovery, the swiftness that you apply in pressing buttons will not translate well into motion controls. Waving the remote and nunchuk as fast as you can will not fill up your health meter even at a decent rate. Instead, a more casual pace that will still have you work up a sweat will get you that extra few pixels back. No matter how much I played with the pace, it never matched up to the recovery I racked up with the Wii remote's 1 and 2 buttons.

If you want to go full motion control, get out your Wii Balance Board and synch it up. Leaning on either side dodges and ducking on your board will have Little Mac duck as well. Everything else is as before stated. Just like with the other motion controls, it works. However, maneuvering with your shifting weight may not be as intuitive as clicking the joystick or pressing on the directional pad. If you practice, you may just get good with full motion control. In the meantime, you'll get more out of the game using the other control schemes.

Gameplay: 9

I will say this right now: Punch-Out!! is not an extensive boxing simulation game. If I had to say, I would call it an action puzzler. Surprising for a boxing game, yes? True to the sport, all gameplay takes place in one-on-one boxing matches. The presentation, with a camera angle behind a transparent Little Mac, is similar to Super Punch-Out!! while the gameplay is all from the NES title. In a way, the gameplay is more rigid and formulaic than you'd think. You're rooted to the spot, so there's no running around. Every punch you throw will aim for the opponent with out fail, and so will your opponents' to you. You must utilize your blocks and dodges in order to keep from getting hit and see what effects your jabs and hooks have on your opponents to best knock them out before they get to you first. Be wary, your opponents will also try to read your moves.

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31)Mario Kart Wii Review.

2009-07-25T20:33:00.002+07:00

This latest Mario Kart is Wheel-y good!
Love it or hate it, you have to respect the Mario Kart franchise. Spanning six systems, arcade units, remote controlled cars and widely known as the epitome of multiplayer racing, the series makes a welcome return to the Nintendo Wii. The motley crew of characters and weapons make an appearance along with the recent DS additions of online and retro throwbacks. While Mario Kart Wii adds a few more additions and changes, such as a new control scheme, changes to the drifting system, motorbikes and tricks, this is the same old Mario Kart we all know and love. Every installment added something new to the fore - MK64 added four player multiplayer, Super Circuit was portable, Double Dash!! added two racers per kart, and MKDS was online. So what is new here?
The obvious is the main control scheme - a hunk of molded plastic called the Wii Wheel which houses the Wii remote. Placed in the middle, the remote sensor and the feel of the shell give the illusion you are driving, although you may feel like an idiot doing so. However give it a chance, let go of your inhibitions and you will warm to it faster than you realize. The steering feels very natural, very subtle, and feels more fun that it probably should be. Despite the surprisingly sweet messages the Wii Wheel exhumes, like wishing you were six years old in a push petal car again, for remotely serious play you have to ditch the plastic. The main reason is that because the turning is so subtle, on occasions where drifting and tight turns are essential (such as every cup after 100CC) you can not react like you can with an analog stick. Because of the subtlety in turning, drifting and drift boosting techniques are difficult to attempt, meaning Automatic drifting is realistically the only option. Add in factors such as a rubbish soft B button and arm ache over long periods really highlight that this is not intended for serious play. The main thing to note, however, is that it does work, but you will not want to use it.

Thankfully Nintendo saw past the motion gimmickry that has plagued other Wii titles and give players the option of using the Nunchuk, Classic Controller and GameCube controller. The Nunchuk is a perfectly fine choice, where everything can be performed without any restrictions, with the added benefit of the speaker and hands free play. Naturally the two controllers work as they should, and all three of these methods really emphasize how much easier it is to play with analog controls. Do not demote the wheel straight to "glorified Frisbee" status or rudimentary digging tool, but for showing someone how to play Mario Kart for the first time or in 'casual' multiplayer sessions, the Wheel is spot on.

Getting over the potentially cumbersome barrier of trying to play Mario Kart Wii, the game adds three new gameplay mechanics - tricks, motorbikes and a revamped drifting system. Tricks could be considered the biggest change to Mario Kart strategy since the introduction of drifting; at every ramp you can perform a mid-air trick by waggling the Wii Remote or Wheel as you take off, giving you a boost as you hit the ground. The timing and positioning is key - if you trick before a corner you'll shoot off the edge, but by turning before hand you stay on and with some advantage, giving an extra layer of strategy into racing lines. Not only that, but any time you get into the air you can trick - finding hidden ways of performing tricks such as off wobbly floor sections, fallen columns, tree roots and even from the inside of the N64 Mario Raceway pipe - you will always be looking out for new ways to fit in an extra trick. The addition of half pipes is utterly pointless however - serving only to waste your time, thankfully they are only featured in a couple of tracks and can be skipped entirely.

You are forced to play 100CC through with Motorbikes, a new vehicle type, but the differences to karts are practically non-existent. Although you can execute a Wheelie with a flick of the Wii Remote, giving you a boost of speed, elsewhere your drift boosts are capped, and handle just as karts do. Aside from picking a specific bike for its stats, you have no real reason to choose them after getting through the 100CC class.

The change to drift boosting is one that will cause the most concern among the Mario Kart community. Now taking longer to drift boost - up to several seconds in fact - means that drifting over and over, or snaking, is all but removed. It is possible to still do it to a degree on wider tracks, but realistically should be attributed to just corners and shortcuts. To those who hated Snaking, your prayers have been answered. To those that loved Snaking, you can still semi-snake with a degree of effectiveness. The system is a decent go between for both camps and reminds you what competitive play is really all about – the items.

Aside from these changes, the gameplay is Mario Kart through and through. The items all return (with the random exception of the Boo Ghost) and despite three pointless additions - POW Blocks, Large Mushrooms and Thunderclouds - races are still as random and exciting as ever, and just as frustrating with the rubberband AI that loves to snipe a win out of nowhere. The sixteen new wacky, colourful courses - from circuits to malls, mines and cities, and ending with the staple Bowser's Castle and Rainbow Road - lack any real inspiration and are completely derivative from previous titles. The few exceptions such as the gorgeous Autumn themed Maple Treeway and river riding Koopa Cape do not quite make up for the usual punch we expect from a Mario Kart title. Akin to its portable predecessor sixteen retro tracks make an appearance, where classics such as DS Delfino Square and N64 Bowser's Castle make up for any shortcomings in the new content, and are given a new lease of lift thanks to the trick system.

The amount of content is through the roof - as well as an exhaustive eight cup grand prix across four settings, staff ghosts, multiplayer and dozens of unlockable vehicles and characters, a fully fleshed out online service gives the game legs beyond what you would normally expect from the series. Once you get past the ever convoluted friend code set up, there are a plethora of options that sky rocket longevity. The player ranking and matching system has had an entire new approach, along with the addition of two players on one system, a downloadable Wii Channel for rankings and challenges - it feels like a proper attempt at an online game. Nintendo should be commended for their dedication in providing a proper service for such a game that hinges so much on multiplayer.

Although Nintendo has done so many things right with this new edition - the intuitive (and free!) Wii Wheel, the superb online approach, tactically deep trick system - it does not feel as overwhelmingly fresh as those before it. The game takes little advantage of the Wii architecture - trackside Mii's, online and downloadable Mario Kart Channel excluded - the vast majority of this game could have been done on the GameCube. The ability to play without remote sensing control is evidence of this. However, it is just as inviting, just as charming, just as fun as before, and you will have a blast from when you first clip on that Wheel to getting blue shelled on the last corner of an all important online race. Mario Kart Wii is game that deserves your attention, whether you are new to the franchise or not, and cements the Wii as the champion of multiplayer this generation.

Pros
- Free Wii Wheel works surprisingly well for casual play
- Multiple control schemes
- Trick system is simple yet very effective
- Online is leaps and bounds from what we have seen from Nintendo previously
- A lot to unlock and do

Cons
- New tracks lack any punch
- Motorbikes practically the same as Karts
- Feels more of a Greatest Hits than a fully fleshed out new installment
Reviewer's Score: 8/10,

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30)Wii Fit Review

2009-07-25T20:20:00.002+07:00

Wii Fit - Turning your liveing room into a gym!

Recently, Nintendo has been working their Nintendo magic to become more innovative, and try to attract non-gamers to play. And their newest installment of the Touch Generations series is one that is definatly getting some attention - Wii Fit.

The game is very complex, but is made simple thanks to the guides and characters in the game. First off, you have a Wii Balance Board; it's like a scale, but is able to feel and sense your movement and balance. In the game you will be using the balance board to perform Yoga, Strength Exercises, Aerobics, and some simple (yet addicting) Balance games.

The game fist starts out with you signing in your Mii. Once you sign in, you put in your height and age and step on the scale, to determine your Center of Balance (CoB) and weight, along with your BMI. Afterwards, you are required to play a simple balance test, in order to determine your Wii Fit age. The closer your WF age is to your actual age, the better off you are.

From then on, you are told to select a trainer, either a male or female, to help guide your through your exercise routines. Both trainers work exactly the same, and they're both very patient and helpful when it comes to performing your routines.

Along with your trainer, you are also given a Wii Fit bank, to record your hours. The longer you play, the more games and exercises you unlock.

I'm going to go into depth about the four categories and what they're for.

First off is Yoga, in a nutshell, yoga is a series of poses used in order to ease your body, mind, and spirit, in order to successfully perform the yoga poses, you must be very balanced and calm. I haven't done too much yoga in my playing, but it really makes be feel better after doing the poses, it's also a great stress reliever. I find it difficult, but if you practice it enough every day, you should be able to ace the tricky ones.

Second, you have the strength exercises, a bunch of workouts that you can do in order to tone your body, some can be simple, yet effective, while other can be a pain in the arse. I highly recommend doing some basic stretching before attempting most of the exercises, if you don't you could seriously hurt yourself. When I played, I found myself easily clearing these, but I had lots of difficulties doing more reps.

Next up is aerobics, aerobics are a bunch of fast-paced activities focused on helping you burn fat and calories, I recommend these the most ofr anyone who bought the game in order to lose weight. These activities include, hula-hooping, free running, rhythm stepping, and rhythm boxing. I find all of them enjoyable, especially rhythm stepping; which reminds me of Dance Dance Revolution.

Finally, Wii Fit has nine balance games to play in case you need a break from your activities. All of the games involve the balance board, to ski, snowboard, head soccerballs and walk on tightropes. I find these enjoyable, but they're not exactly what you need in order to acheive your fitness goals. The game explains that have better balance can lead to better posture, and better posture can lead to better health and fitness. So these games are pretty important.

As far as I can see, the game does a great job of motivating me and my entire family to keep on playing. My brother, though slightly on the larger side, plays to lose weight, and my other brother, even thought his BMI is normal, plays to gain muscle for basketball next season. As for myself, I'm not sure why I still play, since I'm in top condition thanks to running CXC, I find myself playing all of the time.

I think that the reason this game is so fun and addicting is the fact that we're all eager to check our daily progress, I find it cool to see my status and progress in the game of a line graph, and It makes me feel more involved in my fitness habits.

In conclusion, I rated this game a 9/10 for it's effectiveness, and I recommend this game to everyone, for the people that want to lose weight, the people who want to acheive better fitness, and for everyone else, because I know that they'll need to work on their balance.

Thanks for reading :D

Reviewer's Score: 9/10

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29)Wii Sports Resort Review

2009-07-25T20:05:00.002+07:00

TRUTH BE TOLD, WE still dust off Wii Sports from time to time and have an extended session of tennis or bowling.
Even three years down the track, the title that launched alongside the Wii is still darn good fun. When we started hearing rumours of an improved motion sensing system for the Wii-mote, we couldn’t wait to try it – and the game designed to showcase its capabilities. That day has arrived, and we’ve put Wii Sports Resort and the new Wii MotionPlus through their paces.

For those who haven’t heard of it, the MotionPlus is a small, plug-in accessory for the Wii remote, designed to track your movements more precisely, with an increased level of sensitivity and response. Installation of the MotionPlus device is simplicity itself, and there are onboard video tutorials to guide the technologically challenged. The MotionPlus ships with a rubberised ‘jacket’ which slips snugly over the whole remote for improved grip. It can easily be recalibrated should it misbehave while in use and from what we’ve seen, it certainly lives up to expectations, delivering a more realistic, more immersive feel to most of the sports.

The game is set on Wuhu Island – an idyllic holiday resort with more activities on offer than Club Med. There are 12 sports to try - each with different modes of play for a bit of extra variety, and all of the sports have single and multiplayer options. Playing solo is fun – at least for a while, but playing against real live opponents is far more so. Several activities require the nunchuck and others just the modified Wii remote. Some even allow you to select your dominant hand or playing style (e.g. manual or automatic ball release for bowling). Simple to follow onscreen prompts show you how to employ the correct techniques, so it’s pretty much foolproof.
At the end of each round, race or match your results are displayed in graph form. As your skill level increases you’ll earn rewards and be able to access more in-game options, which is a good incentive to keep striving for higher and higher scores. While there is no online leader board on which your proudest sporting moments can be witnessed by all, each game has a high score table, so you can see how you’re ranked against your friends and family. You can also win stamps, which are similar in nature to achievements.

Golf and bowling are the only two sports to make a return appearance, and the MotionPlus accessory has improved their enjoyment factor (no more wildly overpowered putts, or misinterpreted curve balls). If further proof were needed that the experience is now more realistic, one player strained exactly the same muscle Wii bowling as she does when hefting a 12 pound ball at the local Super Strike… ouch!
As well as the two favourites, the list of activities is rounded out by the following newcomers: air sports, archery, basketball, canoeing, cycling, frisbee, power cruising, swordplay, table tennis and wakeboarding. There is literally something for everyone, from the armchair umpire to the adrenaline junkie, and with plenty of audience participation from the sidelines it’s as entertaining to watch as it is to play. Some sports are more fun than others, and while the list of favourites is subject to individual preference, several were deemed the best of the bunch: archery, swordplay, table tennis and the player-controlled aerial tour of Wuhu Island. These were all activities our testers returned to again and again.

On the other side of the coin, frisbee, cycling and basketball (the 3-point game, not the 3-on-3 mode), proved least popular with those who tried them. Some comments were that the controls were too fiddly and unpredictable, or in the case of cycling, the actions too repetitive – plus pedalling a bike with your hands is just… odd.
A lot of thought has gone into making multiplayer accessible using a single, pimped-out Wii-mote. Take archery for instance; when it’s your opponent’s turn you simply ‘pass the baton’, so owning another one is not an issue. When engaging your friends in sports such as table tennis and sword play however, each player is required to have their own controller… which means investing in another MotionPlus accessory. Since Wii Sports Resort is at its very best in a group situation, we reckon the game should have shipped with two of the suckers, even if it did bump up the initial outlay. For the record, it is worth buying that second MotionPlus, but don’t waste your money on more. There’s only one sport (canoeing) in which you can use up to four of them, but in our opinion it doesn’t rate highly enough on the fun-meter to warrant the expenditure.

In the sound and graphics department, expect more of the same as we saw and heard in Wii Sports: bright, vivid colours, simple but charming locations populated by a selection of Miis (including player-generated ones), and a ‘summer holiday’ soundtrack which complements the setting quite nicely.

With its accessible-to-all-ages appeal, sheer variety and addictive, engaging gameplay, Wii Sports Resort is cheaper by far than a family holiday at Club Med… and promises many more hours of fun.

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28.2)Pro-Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS2-3/Xbox360) Reviews Part-2

2009-07-21T22:07:00.002+07:00

Part-2

The marquee mode of this series has perhaps been the Master League. Since its introduction, the player has been able to control a club from a bare bones team of losers to world beaters. You buy and sell players, earning the credits to do so along the way. The Master League mode has evolved slightly over the years, now you can use an already existing team (ie, the current Liverpool squad for example), or you have the option to turn on player progression, in which young players develop over time, and old players dwindle, and eventually retire.

I quite like this mode to be honest, it's a quite nice balance between the stat heavy games such as Football Manager, and the hands on nature of a quick exhibition match on Pro Evo. Sadly, the Master League mode has changed very little over the years, and the only difference between this years and the previous version is that players now have a degree of club loyalty, which obviously has an effect on things like signing contracts and moving to other clubs. Another slightly weak point is that this mode has no interaction with the Champions League mode. It would have been great to be able to set up a Premiership league, but with all the buying/selling options of the Master League mode, and have the Champions League available as a prize for the top 4. Instead, once again, we are subjected to some generic “Euro Masters Cup” or something as the depiction of continental competition between leagues.

New to this game is the completely new Be a Legend mode, and accompanying Legends Online mode. I say “completely new”, but apparently it's very similar to a mode FIFA introduced last year or so. I'm told that the Pro Evo version is much better though, for what it's worth.

The main premise of this mode is that you control a single player on the pitch (like that old PlayStation game, Libero Grande, but much, much better) and guide him through his career. He's 17 when you start, and you have say over how he improves, and what he works on. You start off by playing the training matches at a smaller club, but you develop based on performances, and then get picked for full matches based on development. From what I can tell, the general reaction from people is mixed. I know a guy who has played nothing but this mode since the game was released, but I personally can't stand it, I don't like the lack of control, but there you go.

The biggest flaw of this mode in my opinion is that the experience you gain from matches, and indeed, whether you get picked or not is based heavily on the rating you get from each match. Now, the rating system has been absolutely dire since they introduced it back on PES3. No exaggeration, you can score 4 goals in a match and still get a 7, with all your team mates getting 6.5s and so on. This mode rewards those who stick with it long term, and if you don't have the patience, then stay away. If you keep playing, then eventually you'll play for the big teams with the big players in the big leagues, and even get a call-up to play for the national team.

The single biggest innovation in modern gaming has been online play. PES08 had a pseudo-playable online mode, but it was very jerky and laggy. This year, it's slightly more playable, but like before, both you and your opponent need good connections for it to work well. Anything less well take away from the “split second reflex” actions you need to make, and from what I can tell, this places the advantage firmly with the attacking player, who can just take a guy like Messi or Ronaldo, and run at you, thus earning a cheap and cheesy victory.

There is an online mode to accompany the Be a Legend mode, which is basically online play, but you just control one player again, and you share a team with a load of other guys who can also only control one player, and play against a team of similar makeup. Honestly, I am yet to play this mode online, as you can only use players nurtured from the beginning in Be a Legend mode, but I seriously have my doubts. If a normal online match is two PS3 consoles connecting together to play a game, then the Legends online mode will somehow have to synchronise ten plus PS3 units, which to me seems unfathomable. Plus, if you assume that there are six players on each team (defenders and goalkeepers are CPU controlled), then at least one of them is going to be an idiot who does not want to play the game properly.

The only thing more annoying than listening to Mark Lawrenson waffle on Football Focus on a Saturday lunchtime is listening to his irrelevant babble on here. Lawrenson is once again joined by Jon Champion for commentary duty, and once again, it is poor. It's about as good as we can expect from a sport game though I suppose. A lot of the phrases are just cut directly from PES08, but there are some new ones in there.

In conclusion, despite the negative tone of this review, I do think this year's game is actually pretty good. I'm pleased that it's not just the same game repackaged, there is a clear difference, but there are a lot of creases that need ironing out. I think PES09 for Ps3/Xbox360 is a game that will last a long time, and a lot of hours of fun are to be had. Like I suggested earlier, having a partner in crime, to play against or on the same team is one way to absolutely get the most from this game.

Rumour has it that the next instalment,PES2010 for Ps3/Xbox360/Wii is going to be the first truly next-generation PES game, as it will have a scratch-built match engine, so I would suggest that you play the demo, or rent this game before you buy it, because overall response to this game has been seriously mixed. Also, FIFA09 has been getting some great reports this year, so check that out too, you may like that a lot better.

Ideally, I'd give this game a 7.5, but GameFAQs requires me to give an integer, so I'll choose 8, because I have only really scratched the surface of what this game has to offer.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10

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28.1)Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Reviews (PS2/3-xbox360) Part-1

2009-07-21T21:37:00.002+07:00

"Not a world beater, but still acceptable"

Many moon ago, Konami decided they'd release a football game, and lo, it spawned an era of majestic wonderment. Even since the early days, no single game or series could break the dominance of the FIFA Football series from EA Sports. Many came and went, some were alright (Sega Worldwide Soccer, Sensible Soccer), but some were dire (This Is Football, that means you).

The Pro Evolution Soccer(PS3/Xbox360) series started life as the Winning Eleven series in Japan, but the first of these to really hit western shores was Winning Eleven 5 (PS3/Xbox360), which we know as the very first Pro Evolution Soccer. Since then, the series has always provided the honest, hard-working alternative to the FIFA series; the general consensus being that Pro Evo had the better gameplay, but FIFA had all the correct licences, so all the competitions, teams and players were authentic. In recent years however, EA Sports seem to be getting their act together, and Konami seem oddly content to release the same game over and over, with little improvement with each instalment.

PES09 (PS2-3/Xbox360), for me just had to be an improvement on 08, because I had the (mis)fortune of owning both the PS2 and PS3 versions of 08, and I swear, with the exception of slightly polished graphics, the two versions were nigh-on identical. Thankfully, I wasn't really disappointed. My initial impression of PES09 was overwhelmingly positive. The game just ran an awful lot smoother, dribbling and movement just seemed a lot more loose, thus enabling the player to get much more from the game… right? Well, you'd think so.

Graphically speaking, this year is an improvement on last year's effort. Colours seem a touch brighter, and the pitch itself no longer looks awful, which was dreadfully distracting in 08. The players look great too, the detail in the faces is quite something. I came across a website a while back which compared the appearance of each player in PES09 (ps3/xbox360)to their appearance in FIFA09; the difference was quite something, the Pro Evo faces were consistently better than those in FIFA. Naturally, there are one or two question marks in there (Berbatov, what?) but the vast majority of the players look spot on.

This year, the only two Premiership teams to have their authentic kits (and indeed, correct team names) are Liverpool and Manchester United. Now, to me, this isn't really a problem, because we live in a wonderful age of information, in which I am able to import some fan made database that has all the correct kits and stuff, but not everyone has that luxury. There are other leagues around Europe with their correct kits and stuff, but some are missing.

Here's where things get interesting. One licence that Konami have managed to acquire is the official UEFA Champions League competition, so the full 32 team line-up for the 2008/09 competition are there ready to be played. The Champions League mode comes complete with authentic music, logos, and even the real Champions League style TV presentation is there. For me, this licence is only a very, very minor positive to this game, because they don't really combine it with other modes (like Master League, but see later). Then again, playing in this mode really does capture the imagination, and the atmosphere is something as of yet unseen in a PES game for Ps3/Xbox360, and seeing your captain lift that beautiful trophy is great.

New this year is the addition of certain little things like players raising their hand to call for the ball, or pointing to where they want the ball playing into space, which is actually really nice, but once the novelty has worn off, you notice that when they call for the ball, they aren't in space, and you should only rarely follow their “advice”.

Like I've already said though it's the gameplay that the PES games had going for them, and again, like I've said before, it seems to be floundering a little in recent years. Personally, I'm quite pleased with this year's effort. To those who haven't played one of these games in recent years, you control one player at a time, on your control pad, the basic controls are pass, long pass, through-ball and shoot, as well as the option to sprint and to perform a slow but accurate style of dribbling. With other button combinations, the player can pull off practically the full arsenal of kicks and tricks we see every Saturday afternoon. I've heard a lot of people say things like “the shooting is broken” or “the through-ball doesn't work” but quite frankly, I think it's all a matter of timing. It all works really well, but that said, nothing is quite perfect.

Perhaps my biggest gripe is that when running down the wing with a wide player (say, a right-back), the other player on that wing (say, a right midfielder) will seldom make that awesome run into space down the wing, so you have to mosey around with the ball for a while before they actually make that run. Similarly, the front men, irrespective of the player's skill, well rarely make a well-timed run behind the backline, and that can really kill the realism of the game, especially for the way certain teams play. The way I get the most from this game is to play co-op with someone else, with the two of you playing on the same team, obviously. That way, whoever is controlling the man off the ball can make that incisive run and really cut the defence open. Seriously guys, having this advantage will allow you to put the game difficulty up by one level. For all the progress that the opposing team's AI has made over the years in all games, I wish they put a bit of effort into make your team mates a little brighter.

Remember, I said my first impression of the game was that I thought it played smoother than last years, and that is true to an extent; the game does seem to play a little more fluidly, and the match engine has been improved slightly, so there will be a period of adjustment from 08 to 09. The timing of certain things like crosses and shots is very different this year, and it's all for the better really.

What really frustrates me however is the difficulty level in the game. As in previous versions, there are five levels from easy to hard, but in my opinion, it shouldn't be called “difficulty level”, it should be called “run of the ball” or “rub of the green”. It seems that at higher levels, all that happens is that the opposition will win every single one of those 50-50 balls in the game, they'll win every header, and they'll get every favourable bounce. Also, their strikers will never miss, and their keeper will turn into an octopus. Perhaps I'm moaning because I'm yet to master the game fully, but I bet I'm not the only one who has noticed this.

Within the game, there is an awful lot to do; there the standard selection of cups and leagues, for the hundreds of club and national teams available in the game. There are classic all-star teams to unlock, which is nice, and other little things in there, like the track record mode, which is like an extensive statistics page, which is great if you're that kind of guy. There is the edit mode too, which as I have alluded to earlier, you can use to bring your team rosters up to date, as well as correct team and player names and uniforms. It is probably best to download a fan made database though, which have all the unlicensed teams replicated pretty well.

1.1)Play Station 3 80Gb Review Part-2

2009-07-20T21:42:00.002+07:00

Since the release of the PlayStation 3, Sony has continued to release newer versions of the embedded firmware. These updates usually address bugs and other glitches and even add features such as DVD upscaling, Blu-ray improvements, and an improved interface for the PlayStation Store. These updates are always free, but unlike the Xbox 360 and Wii, they take quite some time to download and then install. Just recently, force vibration capability was added with the release of the DualShock 3 controller on previous titles.
Digital media hub
Before we delve into the PS3's HD movie prowess (see Movie Watching, below), let's take a holistic look at the console's multimedia functionality.
With the new 80GB and 160GB versions, the PS3 drops the flash card reader--a major blow for shutterbugs out there. It also skimps out on available USB slots, limiting them to two, but it does support importing images from a full array of USB-attached devices, including most digital cameras, the PSP, USB flash drives, and home-burned CD-Rs. (One caveat: the images may need to be placed in a special directory, such as DCIM or Picture, if they're not already there.) A few slide-show styles are available, including a unique "photo album" view that displays the images across a white work surface as if you'd dumped them there and spread them out. When stored internally on the hard drive (copying back and forth is easy), photos appear rapidly, and in the basic slide-show mode, you can advance your slides forward by simply pressing on the top-right shoulder button (the left shoulder takes you back a slide). Most JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, and PNG images should work just fine. By contrast, the Xbox 360 lacks the impressive photo album viewer, and the Wii--while including some cool and fun photo-viewing and manipulation functionality--includes only a built-in SD card reader.
As for music, the PS3 supports most of the major music-file types, including MP3, ATRAC, AAC, and WAV, and like the Xbox 360, has a built-in music visualizer. As with the photos, you can import songs from the flash card reader, a USB thumbdrive--again, you'll have to create a special Music folder--or rip songs directly to the hard drive from a CD. (Yes, unlike some Blu-ray players on the market, the PS3 can actually recognize and play CDs). It cannot play back music from attached iPods, nor can it stream from other music players that incorporate copy-protected music formats. Here, the 360 has a leg up: it offers some iPod compatibility, and it can play back WMA music files, as well. In addition, the Xbox 360 allows you to customize your in-game music, while the experience with this on the PS3 is somewhat of a mixed bag.
On the video front, the PS3 plays Profile 2.0 Blu-ray Discs in full high-definition as well as DVD movies. It also supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4/h.264 video files from USB or disc-based media (reading from the "video" directory). If you transfer the videos to the PS3's hard drive, thumbnails on the video menu are shown as 15-second video clips, rather than just as still images of the first frame of the video. Like the Xbox 360, the PS3 can act as a digital media hub, with the ability to stream content from any DLNA-compatible network device, including PCs and network attached hard drives.
PSP owners will find increasingly close integration between Sony's portable and the PS3. Users now have the ability to control their PS3 anywhere in the world using a Wi-Fi connection, thanks to the Remote Play feature. Digital media, including photos, music, and video can be streamed to the PSP, as well.
Sony's version of Web TV
Taking a page out of the PSP's book, the PS3 also has a built-in Web browser, but the nice thing about the PS3 is that if you connect a USB keyboard, you don't have to type in URL addresses using the system's tedious virtual keyboard. Likewise, a USB mouse lets you point and click your way through a Web page, just as if you were on a PC. Not all Bluetooth keyboards will pair with the PS3--the Logitech Cordless MediaBoard requires a USB dongle, for instance. But our favorite keyboard for light text entry is the Logitech diNovo Mini, which interfaces directly via the console without monopolizing one of the precious USB ports. (Likewise, most Bluetooth phone headsets should work fine, allowing you to chat with fellow players during online gaming sessions.)
The browser is fairly robust, and even offers limited Flash support. For instance, YouTube videos work fine, but those on ABC.com and Hulu do not. Overall, the browser is a nice convenience for those who want to browse from their living room couch. That said, the sharpness of Web pages' appearance--and how readable they are--will depend on the quality of your TV and its size. For example, viewing Web pages on a 60-inch DLP set is going to be more of a challenge than, say, looking at those same pages over a 20-inch computer monitor. And viewing Web pages on anything less than an HDTV at full resolution (720p, 1080i, or 1080p) will be decidedly eye-straining.
The PlayStation Network
While the PlayStation Network did not launch simultaneously with the PlayStation 3, it has since opened up to the public and with it, many games and services are now available. Connecting to the PlayStation Network is free, as is multiplayer gaming, although downloadable games and other content come at a cost. You can, however, get free demos to most games so that you can try-before-you-buy.
In fall 2008, the PlayStation Network will launch PlayStation Home. Home is an online virtual world, somewhat in the vein of Second Life, where gamers can have their avatars interact with one another in addition to the ability to virtually create your own "home." From Home's interface, you can set up game matches and communicate with friends as well as other gamers. The service also promises to integrate the recently-debuted Trophy System, the PS3 equivalent of Xbox Achievements.
The PSN allows all gamers to play online in multiplayer matches for free. By contrast, Xbox Live Silver, Microsoft's free entry-level service, gives you access to some community options but to play online multiplayer games, you have to upgrade to Xbox Live Gold service, which runs $50 per year.
Free online play is obviously a big plus in Sony's favor. That said, Xbox Live has been around for years and has had time to mature, plus the majority of Xbox 360 games offer some form of online play. Microsoft also has its Xbox Live Marketplace, where you can download games, demos, video content, full-length movies, and TV shows in high-definition, as well as game themes and additional game content. As the PSN matures, Sony has been moving more in that direction, as well: there are now plenty of free demos for download, as well as dozens of original mini-games and classic PlayStation One games available for purchase. Sony also recently debuted an entire video section to the PlayStation Store, allowing PS3 owners the same content-on-demand experience Xbox Live users have had for some time now.
Instead of the points-based payment system found on Microsoft and Nintendo's networks, the PlayStation Store sticks to dollars and cents--users can simply transfer cash to their PlayStation 3 Wallet via credit card or with prepaid gift cards. (International locations will likewise be denominated in their home currency--yen, euros, pounds, sterling, Canadian dollars, and so forth.)
Overall, there's a strong and growing list of titles with solid online play primarily composed of first-person-shooters, action games (Resistance: Fall of Man, Warhawk, Call of Duty 4, Unreal Tournament 3, and Grand Theft Auto IV) and sports titles. Pairing a Bluetooth headset will give you chat support in most games as well. While the online multiplayer support isn't quite as robust and widespread on the PS3 as it is on Xbox Live, it's a big notch up from the Nintendo Wii--the few online games the console offers are burdened with Nintendo's friend 16-digit code system, which must be activated on a title-by-title basis.
Cell inside
When final specifications were released for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, not surprisingly, there was a big debate over which system was technically more powerful. The 360 uses more off-the-shelf PC components, while the PlayStation 3's 3.2GHz Cell processor was built from the ground up just for the console. It consists of a single PowerPC-based core with seven synergistic processing units and is the result of a joint effort between IBM, Sony, and Toshiba, which was ironic, considering that Sony and Toshiba were in a deathmatch over Blu-ray and HD DVD.
From the get-go, we were told that the Cell has the juice to run a new class of gameplay physics that will allow developers to create spectacular effects and eventually provide a whole new depth of realism to games. Paired with PlayStation 3's RSX Reality Synthesizer graphics-processing unit, a gargantuan 550MHz, 300-million-transistor graphics chip based on Nvidia's GeForce 7800 GTX graphics technology, and you're looking at a very high-end PC. The only problem, of course, is that it has taken developers years to learn how to take full advantage of all that processing power and truly deliver on the graphical promise of the system. Titles such as Heavenly Sword and Metal Gear Solid 4 (as well as previews of 2009's Killzone 2) have shown that developers are finally beginning to tap the full potential of the PS3's power. That said, the hope that the PS3's graphics would run circles around those of the Xbox 360 has yet to be realized. To date, the vast majority of games that appear on both systems look roughly indistinguishable.
As with the graphics chip, the PS3's Blu-ray drive--which allows for games of 25GB to 50GB in size--has yet to show a big advantage over the 8.5GB limit of the Xbox 360's DVD media. Presumably, as games become larger and more complex (Xbox titles could eventually spread to two or three discs, all of which should have no problem fitting on a single Blu-ray), the PS3 still has one annoyance: its Blu-ray drive has a comparatively slow transfer time, which requires most games to utilize a PC-style hard-disk installation. Installs can take up to 20 minutes but only usually need to be done once, but it doesn't exactly scream "next-generation" from a convenience standpoint.
Those minor gripes notwithstanding, the PS3 delivers an overall level of excellence when it comes to engineering and performance. What's impressive about the PS3, in fact, is that with all this power under the hood, the system runs as quietly as it does. (Some have complained about fan noise, but those problems seem to be few and far between--contact Sony's customer support if your PS3's fan is excessively loud.) After running for several hours straight, we found that we could still place a hand over the back of the unit and not get scorched--the system runs pretty warm, but not blazingly hot. Meanwhile, the Xbox 360 cooling fan and DVD drive are comparatively far noisier, often to the point of distraction. Also, the PS3 hasn't had any widespread reliability problems, unlike the "red ring of death" problem that continues to plague the 360. The console's high failure rate--at least on models produced early on in its life cycle--has made for customer service headaches and a billion-dollar liability for Microsoft as frustrated Xbox gamers exchange dead consoles.
Play time
As mentioned above, despite all of the vaunted "power" of the PS3's unique Cell processor, games appearing on both the Xbox 360 and the PS3 tend to look all but identical on both consoles. The PS3 clearly measures up to the Xbox 360 in terms of its graphics prowess, but there are few games available that are unique enough to declare them as a "system-seller," while the argument can be made that Metal Gear Solid 4 is that game. However, other exclusive titles such as Heavenly Sword, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune have finally given PlayStation 3 owners something to cheer about. Simply put: Sony needs to deliver still more compelling exclusives, as well as multiplatform titles that look and play better on the PS3. That said, 2008 has certainly seen things looking much better for the console than ever before as sales have gone up, most likely because of the decision to cut the price of the console and the end of the high-def format war.
At first, the PS3 came with backward support for a wide range of PS2 games (with the 20GB and 60GB models), utilizing the "Emotion Engine" chip to provide hardware support. When the updated versions shipped in March and August 2007, the company stripped the console of this chip to reduce costs and in its place added a software emulation solution for PS2 playback. This became a precarious situation for long-time PlayStation fans as backward compatibility with PS2 games was slightly deteriorated. However, this has gradually improved with periodic software updates. All along Sony has stated that it wanted to eventually shift to developing content exclusively for the PS3, and with the total omission of PS2 support in the new 2008 PS3 models, this is the first indication of that focus.
Movie watching
Since the PS3's debut, we've seen several Blu-ray players from Samsung, Panasonic, LG, and Sony itself. None of them generally perform any better than the PS3, even though they cost more (twice as much or more in some cases). HD movies look superb on the PS3, which can output video at full 1080p resolution via its HDMI 1.3 port. Audio support is also top notch as the PS3 decodes Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks internally, outputting them as linear PCM, which should deliver impeccable lossless surround when connected to most HDMI-equipped AV receivers. Sticklers may lament the lack of "bit stream" audio output or multichannel analog connectors--if either is an issue for you, then you're in the small minority who should opt for one of those more expensive standalone Blu-ray players.
With Blu-ray having soundly defeated HD-DVD in the high-def format war (thanks, in large part, to the popularity of the PS3), all major Hollywood studios are now supporting the format, and Blu-ray releases are ramping up as the format slowly but surely becomes more prevalent. In the meantime, the PS3 also plays (and upconverts) standard DVDs (see detailed analysis). As of now, the PS3 is the only console available with the best Blu-ray player on the market. This is yet another reason to consider it not only a gaming console but a fully featured, high-def media hub that can easily compete with the Xbox 360 in terms of video quality. The PS3 will once again have its hands full when the Xbox 360 begins to offer Netflix streaming with the much anticipated November 2008 dashboard update.
Our only real complaint with the PS3's movie playback is the remote control issue. Accessing Blu-ray and DVD menus with the PS3 controller is functional, yet a bit awkward. Unfortunately, you won't be able to program a standard universal remote to control your PS3 as it lacks an infrared port. Thus, it needs to receive commands via Bluetooth. Not coincidentally, Sony offers a Bluetooth compatible remote for $25. Other options have surfaced to combat this issue, such as the Nyko Blu-Wave Infrared Remote and the USBIRX3 from Schmartz.com. But we just wish Sony would've spent a few extra pennies and added a standard infrared receiver to the console. Also, with the console now only offering two USB ports, you'll be down to one should you choose a USB IR solution.
Matt Panton contributed to this review.

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27)Grand Treft Auto-4 Reviews Part-2 (Ps3/Xbox360)

2009-07-20T20:55:00.002+07:00

Grand Treft Auto-4

Like tons of games now, a cover system has been implemented, although this one just isn't as good. First, you go into R1 to enter cover mode, with your side stuck against a wall. The reticle automatically pops up so you can blindfire here. However, it's quite hard to spray some bullets at many people at once due to having the game require you to hold down R2 just to continue shooting. If you release R2 at all, you'll go back into cover, so strategic shooting just doesn't work here, and you'll waste many bullets at once.
Sometimes, when you're at a corner, you won't stick to the place that you want and will go to the other side. It might seem that the cover system just should've been aborted to begin with, it just doesn't work here, yet they try to heavily emphasize its use in missions, especially when your enemies use this system too.

The camera is another issue that has hindered the shooting. The camera now moves along with Niko to automatically adjust to facing the direction that Niko is facing. This is so the new over the shoulder view can work with the game. It's rather annoying, especially in the past when you could pretty much control the camera where you want to. Running quickly away from cops and turning around to aim at them is a huge annoyance here. It's a massive flaw and although it takes a while to get used to, I just wonder how much better it would be if they had kept that old camera system. It is just makes it an unnecessary nuiscance.

The driving physics have improved here a bit, although it takes quite a while for cars to accelerate, and accelerating at turns is just annoying. A big issue is the camera: the camera is just too low and hinders what you'll be seeing ahead of you. Cars here are still floaty so flipping around is just commonplace here.

Missions – Missions are now mostly cell phone based. Your cousin gives you a phone and him and his superiors call you and tell you what to do. It's pretty much the same phone as Liberty City Stories, except this one is more refined and is interactive. Rockstar has claimed that the game will take you about 90+ hours to complete. It sort of is true, especially since the game really doesn't have to end with its free roam. However, the missions here will probably take you only about 24 hours and even less if you don't die as often. The missions are just as repetitive as before, not many changes from what has been done.

Just like what Madden has done, GTA has done with their own formula. Same exact missions, just better graphics. However, there are some pretty neat mini games on the side. There's darts, pool, bowling, and even going to see a show. However, the idea of it is better than it actually is. These minigames just aren't fun and are quite simple and bland. You can definitely tell that they were more of an afterthought.

Story (7/10)

The story is what will compel you to finish the missions due to its repetitive nature. However, it's not one of its strong points, considering how many games have a much, much better story. You start out as a man named Niko Bellic, a Russian who is fresh off the boat. He is there to see his cousin, Roman, after hearing his promises of how great it is. Niko soon realizes that Liberty City just isn't the place he thought, but however, he is there for other reasons as well. There are quite a few twists here, but it still rates as something along the lines of a Hollywood B-type gangster movie. However, I must warn you, people just seem to spout a bunch of nonsense that have nothing to do with progressing, so you'll probably find yourself skipping most of the cutscenes if you're impatient.

Multiplayer (6/10)
There are many different modes here including Cops and Crooks, Bomb da Base, and Deathmatch. They are pretty fun, for a while, except it's really simple stuff. Finding weapons and shooting people. However, you can jack cars and ram over your opponent. This does get old quite fast due to its simplicity. There is no respawn count like in other games, it's just replaced by a now loading screen. There are also plenty of frame drops in multiplayer, it's as if the system just couldn't handle it much. Playing online with 15 other people while having cops chasing you is just a nightmare, especially for those people who think the smoothness of a game is important.

Conclusion

Although it's a good game, it just has done what is already been done. We have already seen this before, and by now, I'm beginning to think that maybe I've just outgrown GTA. There are better visuals, but it's the gameplay and innovation that made the previous titles great. GTAIV Ps3 has just failed to do that for me. Maybe you're wondering whether this is a rent or a buy? It's a definite buy if you're a GTA fan, however, if you're looking for a deeper game or have already gotten tired of GTA3, it's a definite rental at best.

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26)Grand Theft Auto-4 Reviews Part-1 (Ps3/Xbox360)

2009-07-20T20:46:00.002+07:00

"Rockstar, you guys have done it again! Key word: AGAIN"

GTAIV Ps3 is definitely one of the most hyped titles….ever. Even if you don't play games, you've most likely heard of it somewhere, probably from kids who play it at school, coworkers, CNN, radio, or even on a delinquent kid's permanent record. Let's agree, it's everywhere! However, the main question: Does this game live up to all the hype it's getting?
GTAIV takes place in… yup… you've guessed it. Liberty City. After seeing that exact same city in FOUR of Rockstar's games already, it makes you wonder why Rockstar hasn't thought to innovate instead of boring the same audience with a next gen rehash of the same game at the same location. Fact is- they haven't. They've promised us many things about this new gen, but besides the upgraded graphics and animations, I just fail to see what new things GTAIV brings to the table as opposed to the last generation of gaming.

Graphics (7/10)

I definitely give Liberty City some credit here – the city is relatively large. Buildings are huge, highways are rather complex, and there is a lot more detail here. Despite how massively flawed it is, the city is huge, and you'll just marvel at how big it is. I'd say that Liberty City has doubled in
size in comparison to the last GTA3. But however, this ‘marveling' will be short lived, especially when glaring flaws soon hit you right in the middle of gameplay:ps3

Frames per second – For those who get queasy from some games that run at a choppy frame rate, well, this'll make a really great vomit inducer. The framerate is inconsistent with frequent drops throughout that the inconsistency has become consistent itself. Some games have problems with the frame rate being awful when a lot of action is on screen. Well, the frame rate will drop anytime, even if you're running through the park. Of course, I'll have to take into account the big city and the pedestrians being a factor, but seriously, the last thing I need is a bunch of framerate drops with cops and crooks on my tail.

Visual quality – Apart from Skyscrapers and overlapping highways, the visual quality doesn't even pass up to be decent. Looking afar ahead of you, everything is incredibly blurry. Seriously, I'm not exaggerating or even kidding, it is incredibly blurry, and this may just ruin the whole atmosphere for some people. And for those queasy people that I mentioned, this'll be another great reason to have a bucket next to you when you play. When driving, looking into the blurry and jaggy distance will almost guarantee a headache. You'll probably say one word when looking at this: Ew. Up close, things do look better, however jaggy they may be.

Pop in – This is definitely a problem here. It really does get bad. People, cars, buildings, trash cans, mailboxes, lampposts, and signs all pop in at times. Usually, it's far away, but often times, it's fairly close and you'll sometimes bump into things you don't see, causing the police to go into alert. This gets a lot worse when you're driving fast. There was a mission where I was chasing someone on a motorcycle at blazing fast speed, the road became completely blank, and 3 seconds later, textures and objects just popped up. The thing is, Rockstar tried to go for realism in GTAIV,PS3 however, they must realize that pop ins like this do lose that sense of realism and immersion.

The physics engine has improved a whole lot here. Shooting people while they're running will make them trip and fall. It's quite funny to shoot someone on foot just to see this happen. However, it seems as these pedestrians are really, really weak while at it. I mean, just walking against someone would literally make them fall to the ground. However, you're really weak as well. You might want to seriously avoid even slow moving traffic. Even a car that runs at you in 2 mph will knock you to the ground making Niko squeal in pain.

Gameplay (6/10)

If you've played any of the past series, the gameplay hasn't changed here much. It's still the same old GTA PS3with the same classic style of missions – drive here, shoot someone, shoot a bunch of people, try to get away from someone, deliver something, etc, rinse, repeat. Yay, fun, right? It's doing the same exact thing the past versions have done except with different cutscenes in between. It's definitely an easy way out in order to play the safe game. There are, however, things about this gameplay that has changed:

Shooting – The controls have been a lot more revamped and resemble more of a linear third person shooter now, much like Kill.Switch, Uncharted, and Gears of War. However, this isn't done too well, considering this shooting system just doesn't work in a type of open world and non-linear game such as this. You press L2 halfway to go into free aim, you press L2 all the way to go into lock on. People here move quite fast, so most of the time, you'll just end up going back to the lock on system. Anyway, while aiming, it brings you into an over the shoulder view mode, but I can definitely say that there was not much thought into this. The over the shoulder mode just doesn't work in this type of game - In this free, open world, you need to view more of your surroundings, yet, it focuses up on what's in front of you, something that would only work in a linear game. The only time it works is during the linear missions, but it's still an annoyance every where else.

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25)FallOut-3 (Xbox360) Reviews Part-2

2009-07-20T20:35:00.002+07:00

The sheer number of different characters you can create is staggering, you could go through the game completely unarmed if you wish, or you could charge your way through using only the biggest and most explosive weapons available, like Rambo. Whatever you choose, levelling up and then spending more skill points provides a great sense of satisfaction as your character progresses, you feel as though you are learning the ways of the waste land where you struggled at first.

Kind of like a futuristic Aragorn. The levelling up takes a more traditional role in earning experience, rather than practicing skills and then sleeping as in Oblivion, I prefer the Fallout 3 method, it is less broken and exploitable in my opinion.

In addition to merely improving skills, you can assign Perks to your character. Like "Gun Nut" where you gain a boost to your Small Guns and Repair skills, or "Gunslinger" where you become more accurate with pistols and there are some that are unrelated to stats, such as "Mysterious Stranger" where occasionally a sharpshooter will arrive to assist you in combat, and "Here and Now" which grants you an immediate extra level to learn another perk and increase stats further. There are many perks in the game and they have a big effect on your character and his passage through the game. The character development system is very in-depth, allows for numerous different classes or builds, and is exceptionally satisfying and well done.

But the real delicious, main course of Fallout 3 is the exploration of the atmospheric game world. The wasteland is BIG, there are a ton of locations to find and many of them lead to underground, dark and dangerous caves full of mutants and other nasty creatures with a penchant for ripping your face off. Many of these underground sections are a combination of Metroid Prime, Resident Evil and Bioshock. The atmosphere and tension is palpable, and you will be kept on the edge of your seat for much of these subterranean excursions. I was exploring a place called Vault 87, it had been overrun by Super Mutants and was dark and derelict, I crept around with my torch on carefully looking around each dark corner for the next enemy. I then read some information about a sinister experiment that had been carried out the residents of the vault and my heart was in my mouth! Particularly when I encountered the result of said experiment.

The game also employs a retro feel, with many references to 1940s and 50s American culture, such as old songs that play on Galaxy News Radio station. This adds a unique atmosphere to the game and there is some genuine poignancy when you come across some intact remnants of the pre-war world, it makes you wonder who lived there and what they did. Bethesda should be commdended for their effort and attention to detail, there are so many pieces of information written about, or by the pre-war residents of each area, it helps build up a vivid picture about what the world was like and what exactly happened. The sheer amount to do is fantastic. If you rigidly follow the main story, you will miss so many areas, some of them don't even appear to have quests. I found a huge foundry that was just full of Raiders for me to kill with no other apparent purpose other than some tasty loot. Exploration is essential if you want to get the most from the game, it is full of optional areas and quests for you to undertake and there is A LOT to be missed out on.

The world design isn't completely flawless, there are numerous invisible walls and often large piles of rubble are dumped in places the game doesn't want you to go through. Also, many of the underground metro stations have a similar design, as if there was a basic template for each one that they changed slightly, like mass production. However, they are metro stations so they are obviously bound to be similar and it doesn't detract from the variety of the games locations.

Some of the sidequests are incredibly well fleshed out and turn into veritable novels of their own with multiple solutions. A settlement is beleagured by a mysterious gang known as the Family, do you find them and kill them, or negotiate peace between them or even join them? Another sidequest has you either track down a renegade Android and return him to his employer or protect his identity and stop him returning to what he regards as slavery on behalf of an organisation known as the Rail Road. There is a huge number of choices to undertake and they all have a big effect on the world.

There is a lot to think about and often these choices have an effect on your Karma. Obviously there is good and bad karma and whichever you acquire will alter the available quests and rewards and the general opinion of you. You can choose to disarm a bomb or blow it up and an entire town with it, straight off the map. While the Karma and morality system isn't quite as in-depth and integral to the game as in the Fable series, for example, it is still in-depth enough to warrant playthroughs as both a Good and Evil character as well as Neutral. There are exclusive achievements for the two alignments or for being neutral, and if you suffer from gaming OCD like I do, then you are going to go through Fallout 3 at least twice, like it or not.

Similarly to the sidequests, there are multiple ways to tackle some of the main storyline quests. Early on you can follow your father to Galaxy News Radio headquarters, carry out a quest there and gain more information as to his whereabouts. I, however, undertook a sidequest that inadvertently led me to Rivet City, where I encountered a scientist whom my father worked with and gave me information of his whereabouts that way. The variety in this game ensures that no game is entirely the same. You can also play for hours and hours and still find something new or a new place that you've never been to before. This is about the most open ended RPG that you will find.

One disappointing thing about Fallout 3 is that there is an "end." Once you finish the last storyline quest, you must revert to an earlier save because you cannot continue onwards after the ending credits. I do not really understand the reasoning for this, they should have changed it. Also, the ending itself and the final quest feels incredibly rushed and is if they didn't really think it through or couldn't be bothered in wrapping up the story in a satisfactory way. There is no big boss battle and no real challenge. But nevertheless, it is a harsh complaint to make when there is so much to see and do in the world and so many places to go and quests to undertake, the main storyline is a remarkably small part of the game indeed.

Fallout 3 has a relatively steep learning curve, and in the beginning of the game you can find yourself struggling. This is due to the daunting nature of the game, it is so open-ended that it is difficult to know exactly where to start and establishing a firm grip on the game can take some time and perserverance. I found myself frequently having my arse handed to me on a plate by Super Mutants on multiple occasions during the start of my adventure and my Fallout experience was one of frustration. However, once you persevere and begin levelling and improving stats the game really becomes notably easily to the extent where I would deem it necessary to play on the "Hard" difficulty setting towards the end of the game, just because there is no challenge at all and you're essentially a one man army. Ammo becomes far less scarce in general, and even less so with one or two perks gained through levelling, and this is a shame as it eliminates some of the survival horror feel of the game. Being on edge and feeling tense is difficult when you're carrying a fully charged Plasma Rifle and fifteen Frag Grenades.

The above mentioned ability to change the difficulty setting at any point in game is a strange decision from Bethesda. Whenever the game gets difficult it is very tempting to switch the difficulty down to Very Easy and then blast the enemies to pieces before returning to the default difficulty setting. I think it would be better if you chose the difficulty setting you wished to play on before beginning your game and then not let you switch between settings as it suits you. There is a penalty however, as playing on an easier setting nets you less experience, but when the enemies are so simple to defeat it isn't much of a loss really as improving your character is of far less importance.

Fallout 3 is simply a game that you must own. It really is exceptional value for money. A huge open world that encourages and rewards exploration, numerous sidequests that net you achievements and then many smaller quests will keep you engrossed on a single playthrough for weeks and possibly even months. Add to this many different decisions and solutions to playing through the game and you are definitely going to return to this game time and time again. This is without a doubt one of the very best Xbox 360 games, this is a unique blend of FPS, RPG, survival horror and adventure game and one of the finest video game experiences I have had for years. Many Fallout fans will be slightly disappointed with the direction the series of taken, but I for one am glad I was introduced to this series and it will undoubtedly attract more fans to the original games. Fallout 3 is an excellent, innovative game with a high amount of polish and effort, its flaws are extremely minimal. Purchase it now and you will not be disappointed.
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24)FallOut-3 (Xbox360) Reviews Part-1

2009-07-20T20:22:00.002+07:00

"One of the best games of this generation"

Fallout 3 is the latest game in a series brought back from the dead by Bethesda Softworks, developers of the acclaimed Elder Scrolls series. It takes place in a post-nuclear apocalyptic world, and more specifically on the desecrated west coast of America in and around Washington D.C. As it is developed by Bethesda, you can expect a huge open sandbox, go anywhere you want and do what you want type adventure to throw yourself into. Fallout 3 doesn't disappoint.

The game begins about as early as any game can, with you being extracted from your mother's womb by your father and some doctors. You choose a name and then play through various phases of your childhood, choosing your stats and areas of expertise along the way. You grow up in an underground complex called a Vault, it is a grey and depressing place so naturally you will be pleased when everything goes wrong after you turn nineteen. Your father leaves for unexplained reasons and all hell breaks lose and you decide to escape and follow him. You step outside the vault and from there the game stops holding your hand pretty much, you finalise your character and erase any childhood decisions that you didn't like and then you are free to do whatever you wish, search for your father or explore the wasteland and undertake sidequests from the nearby settlement of Megaton.

The fact that Fallout 3 is developed by Bethesda is undoubtedly going to be a bone of contention among hardcore fans of the original two Fallout games. They have a strong cult following and the fact that Bethesda have stamped their mark firmly on the series is going to anger many Fallout purists. I never played the originals so I could play Fallout 3 without prejudice, but it is so clearly a Bethesda game and possesses so many traits of the Elder Scrolls games that I can easily see that the formula will have changed, and some are not going to like it.

It has moved from an isometric 2D view to a 3D first person view, very similar to Elder Scrolls. It isn't, despite what you may have initially thought looking at screenshots, an FPS game. It is an RPG, not another Halo clone. Essentially you travel around a huge open world searching underground caves and tunnels and finding various locations and doing battle with various Super Mutants and other creatures affected by the radiation. The world is hugely engrossing, and you can easily burn through several hours just exploring and adventuring across the Capital Wasteland, as the area around Washington D.C is called. It looks utterly fantastic as well, they have upgraded the Oblivion engine a great deal, everything is rendered with exceptional finesse and detail from derelict husks of buildings to the shrubbery and dead trees struggling on the desolate hillsides.

The only problem with the graphics is the relentless, post-apocalyptic greyness. The whole game is one endless mix of greys and browns and it does start to look a little drab at times, but overall, the graphics are fantastic and one of the highest points of the game. However some of the faults from using the Oblivion engine have transferred to Fallout 3. Just like in ESIV, there is a pointless third person mode to appease those who dislike the idea of playing an RPG in first person presumably. But it is so clunky and poorly animated that there is no reason to bother playing in this mode unless you want to admire your character. He drifts bizarrely across the ground and his movement looks really unnatural, it doesn't look as though he is walking on the ground at all and when he jumps his legs are the only thing that moves, your characters body stays perfectly motionless. I don't see why they included this mode at all since it is so poorly done, also, combat is difficult as well and firing from the hip is near impossible in third person.

Another flaw carried over from Oblivion are the character animations, particularly during conversations. They have a very deadpan, emotionless quality to them and they never break eye-contact and never move anything other than their lips. This is very bizarre and unrealistic and makes them feel fake and wooden. Also, add in some really, really bad voice acting and dialogue and you will start to think that Bethesda should really should take notes from Lionhead about injecting personality and character, as well as good dialogue. I spoke to one woman in Rivet City and I made her cry in response to one of my questions, I asked a slightly unrelated question and she instantly resumed her deadpan, monotonous voice without showing a trace of the aforementioned emotion.

You will also hear repeated dialogue among NPCs as they try to have conversations among themselves in an attempt to make the game seem more natural. In the saloon in Megaton, a man named Jericho has the SAME flirtatious conversation with a prostitute every single day! It as if their whole lives are on a loop, this is just laziness from Bethesda. This is a small complaint compared to the overall polish of the game, but it does begin to grate a little bit.

You might be wondering how a game in which you wield guns in first person mode isn't an FPS. Well, the combat is essentially completely driven by numbers. In an ordinary FPS there is tactical combat strategy such as ducking and diving, strafing repeatedly round an opponent and filling them with lead and they react realistically to the bullets. A headshot is an instant kill in an ordinary FPS. However, the damage you dish out in Fallout 3 is dependant on stats, for example your accuracy and chance of hitting an opponent may be dictated by your Small Guns stat and your Perception rather than your actual direct aiming. Obviously, not aiming at all at an enemy is going to miss every time, but you will sometimes miss the head of an opponent despite the crosshair being centered on it. Also, while shots to the head generally do more damage, a headshot isn't always an instant kill, you may require multiple shots to bring a foe down.

This seems very strange and unnatural when you first begin playing Fallout 3, and you will crave normal FPS combat, but you will soon become accustomed to it. In attempt to shoehorn in some strategy to battles, Bethesda have implemented the V.A.T.S (an acronym for something lengthy and pointless) targeting system. This slows down time and allows you to aim at specific parts of your enemy's anatomy, such as the head, weapon, limbs etc. At the expense of action points. You can dish out far more damage in V.A.T.S mode and you can strategically cripple enemies. For example if you encounter a Super Mutant wielding a mini-gun that is carving you up, you can target the gun and put it out of action. There are downsides to V.A.T.S however, as it leaves you vulnerable to attack and there seems to be a delay before you can move again once you come out of V.A.T.S mode. The coolest thing about V.A.T.S is the close up action shots of your opponent as they are killed. You get to see their heads and limbs explode and fly off in all directions in a shower of blood and gore. It really is exceptionally cool! Especially when you can see the flight of the bullet as it thuds into their skull. An ability to skip these sequences would be useful later in the game however, as they begin to get a little tiresome after the ten thousandth head goes spinning through the air in a shower of blood.

The combat in Fallout 3, while serviceable and fun, could have been better. In all honesty, the strategical elements are not particularly well implemented and V.A.T.S makes it a walkover later in the game as you can just pulverise an enemies skull. I rarely found myself targeting anything other than the head and I suspect that the strategy of V.A.T.S only really comes into play in the harder difficulty settings. This isn't to say the combat isn't enjoyable though, which is fortunate since you will be spending an awful lot of time in various degrees of peril throughout your adventure.

You will find a plethora of weapons and armour to find lying around, via purchase or from looting dead bodies. All of it comes in various conditions, some are in very poor condition and this hinders their effectiveness. In order to maximise the potential of your armour, you must repair them, this can be done either by visiting a merchant who repairs weapons and armour or by doing it yourself. This isn't as simple as in Elder Scrolls, where you use hammers. In Fallout 3 you use spare parts gleaned from other weapons or armour of the same kind. It is kind of like combining two pistols of poor condition into one pistol of slightly better condition. This is a good system overall, but the main problem is having the resources to repair your own equipment early in the game, it also costs a fortune to get it repaired by a specialist. Here is a tip for free, pour a lot of stat points into Repair, you'll thank me for it.

In addition to the condition and underlying quality of your clothing and weapons, your statistics dictate your effectiveness in combat and survival in general out in the wastelands. There are base stats, such as Strength, Perception and Intelligence that you can assign booster points to at the start. These in turn govern your skills, of which there are many such as Melee weapons, explosives, energy weapons, lockpicking, science, speech, small guns, big guns, the list goes on. It is these that help to make your character unique and enable you to survive in the wasteland and defeat your enemies. You will have the option to "tag" three of these skills to choose your specialty, for example, with my character I specialised in Medicine, Small Guns and Repair. I wanted a character who was a skilled shooter, could fix his own gear and could heal himself more efficiently.

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23)Rock Band (Ps3/xbox360/Wii) Reviews

2009-07-20T20:10:00.002+07:00

Rock On Witcha Bad Self!

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
Rock Band for the PS3 is everything you'd expect a rhythm game with the word "rock" in it to be. If you're at all familiar with the Guitar Hero series of video games, then you pretty much know what this is all about. The bonus to getting this game is that you can play with a drummer, bassist, and a vocalist in addition to the regular lead guitar. My experience with this game is solely from the guitarist perspective, so I can't comment on the functionality of the other instruments,
but what I can say is that this game is addictive and pure fun. Much like Guitar Hero, the screen displays a scrolling track with colored dots that correspond to the particular fret on your guitar (I'm using the Harmonix Fender guitar that comes with the Special Edition). Your job is to press the correct fret button and strum in time with the music. Seems simple, right? Well, it is if you're playing on the easy mode, but it gets much more difficult as you progress through the higher difficulty levels. The better you do, the higher your score. The better your score, the more money you can earn from your "gig". You can then purchase various items in the Rock Band store, such as clothing, instruments, and jewelry. That's right. You can customize your virtual guitar playing character on screen (hair style, facial hair, tattoos, clothing, body style, you name it). The game isn't meant to be a graphical powerhouse, but it looks alright. No, the graphics don't look as good as Uncharted or Metal Gear Solid 4, but they get the job done. The sound quality is pretty good. Most songs that come with the game are performed by the original artists (e.g. Nirvana, The Pixies, Nine Inch Nails). There are a few (e.g. Mississippi Queen) that are performed by some no name band, but that doesn't really detract from the fun. You can purchase lots of extra tracks through the Playstation Network for $1.99 each. The game has several modes. You can go "on tour" and play several venues the world over. You can also do a tutorial to master various playing techniques. There is a multiplayer component where you can go head to head with other players online (I haven't tried that yet). You can go solo or add any combination of band mates you like (singer, drummer, etc.). While playing you might be surprised just how much the game makes you wanna rock out. I can't stop swaying to the music, tapping my foot, and grimacing while banging out those wah wahs. It really is a blast, so rock on witcha bad self!

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Christopher Deweese (Kansas City)

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