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“What EA have embarked on is a very brave thing. In the skateboarding world, the gaming side is dominated by one particular brand. That brand being Tony Hawk. With Hawk's series being so popular, Skate was always going to find it tough and when Neversoft announced they'd be releasing Tony Hawk's Proving Ground around the same time, EA's job became that more harder. But have they finally been able to dethrone the king of skateboarding from a position he's held for well over a decade?
To begin with, Skate is certainly no clone of Tony Hawk's. Skate's controls are certainly very different. Unlike Tony Hawk's where you hit X, A, Y or B while pressing a certain direction to perform a trick, Skate uses a much more realistic way of performing tricks and it is as simple as moving the analog sticks. Holding the right stick down and then quickly pushing back up results in an ollie. Do the same but push back up slightly to the right produces a kickflip. It sounds complicated and to be honest, it can get fiddly at...”
“I came home from the store with my copy of Mario Kart Wii. I had a ton of fun playing with an excellent cast of Nintendo characters, listening to good music, playing on stages with amazing graphics, and hitting my brother with koopa shells. Mario Kart Wii is one of the great games on the Wii. Of course it can get very boring at times but even if you play a little each day you will have a ton of fun.
Controls:
Well all the gamers that bought Mario Kart Wii were introduced to a new type of controller, the Wii Wheel. What seems to be an excellent piece of technology at first is really a piece of plastic shaped into a wheel with a spot where you put in your Wii Remote. However I tend to use the Wii Wheel when playing against family or friends. It does give the feel that you are driving a car. When playing competitively I use the Gamecube Controller. The controls are obviously tons of times easier to use on the Gamecube Controller. Anyway if you enjoy having a good time, use the Wii Wheel. If you enjoy...”
“Overview:
By the looks of it, Mario appears to be a very busy man these days. From swinging on the links, partying all the time, firing down aces, racing others, and saving his princess on practically a daily basis, Mario basically has no time to relax. Now, he's added another event to his list, and that is the great American pastime. Mario basically makes his full baseball debut with Mario Superstar Baseball, released in 2005. However, was this game as impressive as both Mario Kart: Double Dash and Mario Power Tennis and was it as enjoyable?
Gameplay:
If you have played Mario at all during your lifetime, you probably already know the storyline by now. Mario has recently taken up the sport of baseball and he decides to play a couple of games with his fellow Mushroom Kingdom teammates, but Bowser inevitably challenges him to a match. The cool feature about Mario Superstar Baseball is that once you beat another team, better members will join your group so you can be even more successful. Once...”
“A hugely popular game in arcades in Japan, Arcana Heart is one of the newest anime-style games to make it to the US and arrive on the PS2. Although not based on an anime series, the game's graphics and character designs are very heavily anime-inspired, which contributes partly to the game's huge popularity-the other factor being this game is the very rare fighting game to boast an all-girl lineup, all the fighters are female.
The graphics are impressive and fairly slick, as the game makes very good use of the anime-style illustrations between the impressive opening animation sequence, character designs, post-fight screens, and in-game backgrounds. Serious anime fans will note a lot of the typical anime traits in the graphics-wide eyes, kanji characters in the backgrounds, and certain "other" nuances. The frame rate is very smooth and there is little to no unintentional slowdown during gameplay.
Sounds are solid as well and generally taken from the original Japanese version of the game. Almost all, if...”
“It’s been a good few months since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was released on the Playstation 3, the XBOX360 and the PC and as you will already know, it is highly renowned for its online Gameplay which just about every casual or hardcore gamer has sampled. If you haven’t got a copy by now you still have a chance on getting some marine vs. terrorist action. So what was all the hype about? Is the online really as good as they say? Does it have single player? This is Call of Duty like you’ve never seen it, this is Modern Warfare.
Story
Unlike a lot of conventional first person shooters, you mark the journey of not just one solider but two which is a pleasant change as it tells two sides of an epic story but at times you can get confused as to who you are playing as. Firstly you play as Sergeant “Soap” Mctavish who along with “Gaz”, Captain Price and other squad members are raiding a cargo ship on the Bering sea. It is being manned by terrorists but you soon...”
“PSP spin offs haven’t died out yet. When Ready At Dawn created Daxter for the PSP it was evident that soon we would be flocked with shoddy and half made spin offs, one of them about to hit our store shelves, Agent Clank. God of War is no dodgy spin off, it runs its own story still based on the console series and evens adds its own little features to the series. Whether these features may be good or bad is for you to decide but here is my review anyway.
Story
As in every other God of War game you assume the role of Kratos, once a Spartan captain who led the Spartans to greatness and then fell into the service of Ares but I’m sure you would have heard it all before if you have a nodding acquaintance with the series. Before you get too excited about Chains of Olympus, no it isn’t God of War III unfortunately, it’s a prequel but a good one at that.
You play as Kratos as he serves the Olympians when all of a sudden Helios,...”
“Guitar Hero, the game series which made a whole generation of people into rock stars, has come out with its third copy of the original, subtitled "Legends of Rock". Slash is on the cover, and the track list has never been bigger or more full of big hits. But is it really THAT much different from its predecessors?
As everyone probably knows, "Guitar Hero" is played with a fake guitar controller, complete with frets and whammy bar. As notes come up on the screen, players simultaneously press the colored buttons on the neck and press down on the switch where it normally would have been plucked with a guitar pick. The more notes you get, and the better your timing is, the more you get paid. You can purchase new guitars, outfits, tracks, characters and styles in the store with that money, and rock out over and over again.
This game isn't much different from that formula, so much that owners of GH 1 and 2 might not be willing to buy this game as well. They have a point, as it can get expensive to purchase...”
“The DS, perhaps the dumping ground of cheesy games and boring "hack and slash" products, got a shock to its system when "Professor Layton and the Curious Village" was released in Japan. Unlike other puzzle games already for the system, "Curious Village" masterfully blended together challenging puzzles and a plot line which was a mystery in itself. And it did it all with an understated, non-flashy appearance. What's not to love?
If you aren't getting a clear picture of how the game seems "understated", let me explain. The format of play is point-and-click, the graphics are 2D, and the style of art looks like it came right out of a child's storybook. If this makes you think "Gee, doesn't sound like that great of a game", then rest assured that you couldn't be more wrong. Suddenly, the game throws a great twist in the storyline - while presenting it in full movie-style video! Bombed! And you've only been playing for half an hour. Now, you can't wait to see what other tricks this little gem can stir up.
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“I've got the Gamecube version and found it to be one of the best games I've played. I would have liked to see more detail on exploration in general, but you've gone to great lengths to put across the combat and party systems.”
“Hey, I remember having a lot of fun with this game. I think it's better than the sequel, what do you think? Well, I can honestly say that's a good read. You described the gameplay and controls quite well, and the graphics and sounds decently (might want to go more in depth with the sound part, that is an important aspect of a game too back then). Keep it up.”
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