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Just as our site name suggests, we are here to bring you a quick review of today's latest games. We all know that sometimes you don't wanna read through 3 pages and really just wanna know was it good or not, especially when were short on time. So that's exactly what were going to do, give you what you need to know.

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Showing posts with label Action. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Action. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Batman: Arkham Asylum

The games story is about Batman returning The Joker to Arkham Asylum. When things suddenly take a twist as he arrives, the Bat soon realizes that it was all a setup. The Joker intended to go back to what he calls "home" so he can release all the criminals Batman has put away, to destroy him. It's story is basically you being in what would be considered Batman's hell. When it comes to gameplay, it's awesome, the fighting style is crisp and unique along with its graphics. The story is also sharp and exciting, as you encounter some of Batman's greatest foes. There is lots of fun to be had with this game that's for sure. This is as close as you will ever get to feeling like Batman, the developers took there time to give you a truly awesome experience. If there was one thing I'd complain about it would just be that the game isn't long enough. It is with out a doubt the best Batman game ever created.
Released: August 25, 2009 
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Number of Players: 1 (Offline) 
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 48 (PS3), 47 (Xbox 360)
Rated: T (Teen) 

Our Rating: 9.5/10

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Wolfenstein

You play as B.J. Blazkowicz an agent who discovers an artifact that the enemy can use as a weapon. You get missions from contacts and then decide which ones you want to do, giving you a feeling of freedom. Your weapons are upgradeable, and your weapon range is quite nice, you can go from standard realistic weapons to more sci-fi type weapons. There's also special powers given to you from an amulet that allows you to see things otherwise unnoticed, along with other features. The multiplayer component isn't all that great though, offering a discouraging three modes compared to what us FPS (First-Person Shooter) fans are used to with games like Call of Duty and Killzone.
Released: August 18, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Number of Players: 1 (Offline), 12 (Online)
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 50 (PS3), 49 (Xbox 360)
Rated: M (Mature) 

Our Rating: 8/10

Saturday, August 15, 2009

G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra

As most movie tie-in games, it sucks, plain and simple, its one of those games that was probably rushed and made in a year, the ones made just to milk people for some more money. The controls suck, it has co-op, what more can I say?
Released: August 4, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii 
Number of Players: 2 (Offline) 
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 44 (PS3), 43 (Xbox 360)
Rated: T (Teen)

 Our Rating: 5/10

G-Force

G-Force is generally a pretty fun game. Though its primarily for kids you'll find yourself having a good time fighting toasters and mice amongst other enemies. As with most games you'll be able to upgrade the variety of weapons from which you have. Though this is a movie tie in game it doesn't do much to tell you the story, maybe they were expecting people to see the movie then play the game?, I don't know. Something that's unique is how the game comes with 2 3D glasses for you to use if the option is turned on, just don't go expecting something extravagant though. At times the game can feel somewhat long. Seeing as how it is directed towards children the game is not hard and provides help at any time with the press of a button.
Released: July 21, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii
Number of Players: 1 (Offline)
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 44 (PS3), 43 (Xbox 360)
Rated: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

Our Rating: 7/10

Friday, August 14, 2009

Punisher: No Mercy

Its costs $10. The game has nice environments but not so much characters. It's short (like this review will be), boring, online needs work. To get straight to the point it kinda sucks.
Released: July 2, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3 (Exclusive)
Number of Players: 1-2 (Offline), 8 (Online)
Number of Trophies: 12
Rated: M (Mature)

Our Rating: 5/10

Overlord 2

The game builds upon its predecessor though not to perfection. Nonetheless there is a pretty amusing sex scene and the game offers a variety of customization. It plays through ok with some repetitive seeming gameplay while still having its comedic tone.
Released: June 23, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Number of Players: 1 (Offline)
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 50 (PS3), 49 (Xbox 360)
Rated: T (Teen)

Our Rating: 7/10

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

Your given the choice of playing as either the Autobots or the Decepticons. Like the movie, its about figuring out who or what The Fallen is. One really awesome thing is the ability to switch between each transformation on the fly, its really fun jumping as you transform from a car to a robot. The controls aren't well thought out though, which sucks. The developers should have chosen better controls instead of having one button do three different things. At times it tends to seem somewhat repetitive considering the majority of the game consists of "kill everything", but for those of you who enjoy that this wont be a problem. You'll find fun in the multiplayer due to being able to play against real people instead of the computer, along with its different modes.
Released: June 23, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii
Number of Players: 1 (Offline), 8 (Online)
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 52 (PS3), 51 (Xbox 360)
Rated: T (Teen)

Our Rating: 7/10

Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Ghostbusters: The Video Game plays out as if its the third film, and really makes you feel as if your a part of the team. The cut-scenes are nice and fun with the original cast of the movies adding there humor. Fans of the movie will love it while non-fans will see a pretty good game.
Released: June 16, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii
Number of Players: 1-4 (Offline)
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 51 (PS3), 50 (Xbox 360)
Rated: T (Teen)

Our Rating: 8.5/10

Prototype

Think of this game as The Hulk Ultimate Destruction with some new paint and added work. Prototype is one of the most fun games you'll find today. You are a fuckin beast in this game, you get to demolish what ever the fuck you want, its great!, the only real drawback is the games graphics which you'd hope would have more detail.
Released: June 9, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Number of Players: 1 (Offline) 
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 41 (PS3), 40 (Xbox 360)
Rated: M (Mature)

Our Rating:8/10

inFAMOUS

Infamous is a sand-box style game (open-world). You play as Cole, a messenger who gets into an accident and comes out with electric powers. Infamous offers upgrades to your powers that truly make you feel powerful, from lightning bolts to lightning grenades along with a karma system that is amazingly fun. The controls are as fluid and simple as anyone can ask for. This game is just pure fun to play through, especially more then once.
Released: May 26, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3 (Exclusive)
Number of Players: 1 (Offline)
Number of Trophies: 50
Rated: T (Teen)

Our Rating: 8.8/10

Bionic Commando

Bionic Commando takes place several years after the original. Like it's predecessor the game revolves around the main character Nathan's bionic arm. The controls are difficult at first and will take time and patience before you find yourself swinging around wildly. How the gameplay works around the arm is really fun, you have the ability to grab enemies, launch cars, and grapple onto pretty much anything. You'll be able to travel large distances once you get the hang of it. One frustrating thing about the game is collecting items, items will not be counted as collected until you reach a checkpoint whilst having it, if you happen to die before a checkpoint it is no longer collected and you must get it again. It's multiplayer doesn't do justice either seeing as how it's pitted more towards run and gun combat though as mentioned earlier the games emphasis is on the bionic arm.
Released: May 19, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Number of Players: 1 (Offline), 8 (Online)
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 50 (PS3), 49 (Xbox 360)
Rated: M (Mature)

Our Rating: 8.4/10

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is what I'd consider an exception to the whole movie- tie in games suck (which they usually do). This game is fun all around from the violence to the extreme gore, there's blood all over and it makes you feel like your actually wolverine himself which is fuckin awesome!
Released: May 1, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii
Number of Players: 1 (Offline)
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 51 (PS3), 50 (Xbox 360)
Rated: M (Mature)

Our Rating: 8.7/10

The Wheelman

It's story is seriously lacking considering it offers no real reason why your doing the things you do throughout the game.From the start your given a very vague explanation of what the game is about and that explanation will be the only one you'll have. As for gameplay, the game can be fun for a few hours if your bored and have nothing better to do, but that's it. The graphics don't do it justice but you have a series of different moves you can do while in a vehicle such as jump from one vehicle into another or spin your car to shoot behind you and some more, because of these fun elements the graphics don't really bother. Though the game is accessible it is stupid and doesn't even offer multiplayer leaving it as nothing more then a weekend rental.
Released: March 24, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Number of Players: 1 (Offline)
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 44 (PS3), 50 (Xbox 360)
Rated: T (Teen)

Our Rating: 6.3/10

Killzone 2

Killzone 2 is a FPS (First-Person Shooter). It's a sequel to the original Killzone in which you were fighting the Helghast (Enemy Faction) on your planet known as Vekta. Well now the ISA (Your Faction) takes the fight to the enemies home in Helghan. Killzone 2 boasts beautiful graphics that you wont see on any other console game released thus far. The online is unmatched, you'll be playing for days on end, it offers different classes that can be fun and frustrating. Each class has there own unique abilities and weapons along with a ranking and badge system that gives players more abilities and fun. It supports up to 32 players online for some crazy wars. The gameplay is outstanding, you feel the weight of each of your weapons, there's blood all over, debris falling after an explosion, etc. Killzone 2 is a must own for any FPS fan.
Released: February 27, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3 (Exclusive)
Number of Players: 1-2 (Offline), 32 (Online)
Number of Trophies: 84 (Including Downloadable Content)
Rated: M (Mature)

Our Rating: 10/10

The Lord Of The Rings: Conquest

The Lord Of The Rings: Conquest allows you to play through two campaigns being either the good guys or the bad guys. It is obviously heavily influenced by Star Wars: Battlefront. From the start of the game you will only have access to the good campaign, once done you unlock the bad one. The main gameplay for both is the same, the only thing that changes is the characters in which you will be using. Though your given the option of picking between a mage, warrior, archer, or scout, its exactly the same in both campaigns which doesn't do much for those looking for variety. Throwing combos sucks since pressing buttons doesn't mean you will get the response you want, instead one move must be completely finished until another one is performed, this takes a lot a way from the feeling this game should have. The game does have online, but only has 4 modes and from the matches we've played it was more just war then strategy, and wasn't much fun.
Released: January 13, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Number of Players: 1-2 (Offline), 16 (Online)
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 48 (PS3), 47 (Xbox 360)
Rated: T (Teen)

Our Rating: 7/10