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Darksiders Review

Bring on the Apocolypse

Darksiders is an action-packed game that likes to throw everything at you. From its well-conceived ideas to its gameplay mechanics, it's simply one that shouldn't be overlooked in the start of 2010. While the game does suffer from its spastic pace changes and weird quirks that seem to bring it down more than it should, it's a good game all around.

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Saboteur

Time to blow some shit up!

The Saboteur at least tries a few things differently. Rather than play as a soldier bent on toppling an evil in the 1940's Universe, you aim to mess things up on the inside in order to make Paris more habitable for the French during the Nazi Occupation. Mischief has never been so much fun, especially since the main character is a drunken Irish man.

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Heavy Rain Gaming

A playable thriller movie right on your console

Seriously, if you haven't seen the trailer for Heavy Rain, you've been missing out. The visuals are beautiful enough to give "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" a run for its money. The facial expressions are so detailed that you'll be able to tell the difference between a character being constipated or frustrated.

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Assassin's Creed 2

Just as it was getting good, the first Assassin's Creed left us all in a major cliff-hanger, practically begging for more...only without the repetitive bits and one-button combat. Fortunately, Ubisoft seems to understand the concept of their customers' demands and did the unthinkable with a hit game's sequel: fix all the broken parts and make the working ones a lot better. And the result of this mad science? An incredible game. Assassin's Creed 2 hits all the high notes and is one of the best games this year, safely securing its right to be a huge franchise in the world…

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Modern Warfare 2

Infinity Ward have outdone themselves

Modern Warfare 2 was one of the most hyped games of the year.  But does the game actually live up to the hype?  The campaign story takes place five years after the events in the first Modern Warfare game. You take on different identities in the storyline but will face the same threat. Be it militias that pop out of nowhere or terrorist groups that have concocted some super plan to take over the world. The story is short, but it is a good one.  However, multiplayer is where the game really shines.

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Left 4 Dead 2

Kill all sons of bitches!! Thats my official instructions!!

Left 4 Dead 2 takes everything that was great about the first game and adds a whole new dimension to gameplay. It's easy to dismiss this as simply an expansion pack with more campaigns and extra weapons, but beneath the surface there's a lot more than what is seen in the demo and through press releases. Even by adding new features, its core gameplay elements are still accessible to the casual gaming market while deep enough to warrant play by veterans of First Person Shooters.

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Dragon Age

These Dragons still don't have anything on Trogdor

RPG fans rejoice, because everything you like about the RPG genre is sitting right here waiting for you in Dragon Age: Origins. It's just the kind of game that you want to get lost in, explore, and learn everything there is to, since just about every faceat is covered and coated with a shiny coat of paint.

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Frustrating moments in video gaming

Video games are meant to be challenging but sometimes 'challenging' becomes frustratingly impossible. Off the top of my head these are the games that really pissed me off. Feel free to ridicule my choices for frustrating moments in video gaming.

Sports games set to its highest difficulty level

Sports games suck major balls when played on the highest difficulty. It's damn near impossible to beat the AI opponent. Be it basketball, football, American football, boxing or wrestling. In basketball it’s bad enough that the AI doesn't miss shots, blocks everything you throw up there and steals balls like Paris Hilton but your AI teammates are the most worthless pieces of crap. They don't rebound or play a lick of defense. But the worse thing? Shaq being able to guard Chris freakin' Paul on Hall of Fame difficulty.

In football games, the AI scores almost on every attempt. Your teammates stand lazily around watching and refusing to make cuts towards the goal. Same for Madden games; AI bats every pass down and AI teammates, despite being wide open, also bats passes away.

You get the idea right? AI opponents screw your ass and AI teammates point and laugh at what's happening.

 

 

M. Bison

Ah, I remember my Street Fighter days at a nearby arcade shop. I saved quarters and bullied other kids to give me theirs just so I could play this sonic boom filled game. Street Fighter was fun up until the point Bison shows up. After numerous quarter-circles and button mashes, Bison always seemed to know what you were thinking. For every Hadouken, he would jump up and dive towards your head; for every shoryuken, Bison would psycho crush your freakin' face.

To make matters worse, after beating you to a lifeless pulp, Bison would hover over your lifeless body and taunt you. Yes, good times indeed.

 

 

Professional StarCraft players on Battle.net

StarCraft was and still is an enjoyable multi-player game. The only problem I had was those pro-SC players on Battle.net. Even if you set rules like "no 5-minute rush" or "no battle cruisers/carriers", pros would always beat you to the first attack and surprise you with a balanced attack of troops. Watching your base get raped was not enough for these so-called civilized pros, they would leave one structure unharmed which gave you no choice but to end the game by quitting. And if that wasn't bad enough, he/she/it would send a message that said, "You’re gay, lol". Seriously, what's with the "you're gay" messages rampant in online games?

 

 

Scribblenauts' controls

The most recent frustrating game; everything is controlled by the stylus which is the game's downside. While you're trying to make an object do something, Maxwell, the game's protagonist, takes this as a cue to move to the area of touch. If you've played Scribblenauts, you know what I'm talking about. Excellent and innovative premise by 5th Cell but poor control execution and pathfinding. The worst thing? Scribblenauts is extremely addictive; talk about guilty-pleasures.

 

 

Silver Surfer on the NES

If you’ve finished this game on the NES please tell what god you prayed to and what animal you sacrificed because I've never seen Silver Surfer so vulnerable. The Silver Surfer I know is an indestructible intergalactic being but the one featured on the NES game is easily knocked out by one shot. Damn, even bumping into a wooden bridge knocks him the hell out. So much for being a superhero Norrin Radd.

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Sports games
Mez
Have to say I disagree with you there on the sports games. I refuse to play sports games on anything else but hardest. Yeah you might get your ass whooped most times at the start, but it means you have to use smart tactics to out think the AI. For instance in madden, if they come out in zone defence you have to see what zone it is and time the passes so that the ball is thrown into the hole between two zones. If they come out in man to man you may have to throw into the flats to your hb. It turns a sports game into a sports simulation. You can't expect to throw to a man who is in double coverage and expect him to get the ball, but in easier difficulties thats very possible!
Mez , October 02, 2009
Suck
Mez
In other words......you must just suck smilies/wink.gif
Mez , October 02, 2009
Some of it may be true
Jeremy Guzman
Yeah I admit that i have no success with madden but with NBA games i play only on the highest difficulty. the thing with NBA games is that on the hardest difficulty it doesn't become a simulation; the AI will shoot 80% from the field while you shoot around 40-50%. Hell, i just played against the Cavs on NBA 2k9 and Varejao hit four 3-pointers in one half. I have no problem being frustrated while playing on the highest difficulty as long as its fair and close to real-life. But when you see Shaq being able to guard Chris Paul its damn near infuriating. smilies/cry.gif
JG , October 02, 2009
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If you're button mashing, we've already figured out your problem, Street fighter is all strategy and not throwing out useless attacks which get easily countered.
Ken Masters , November 26, 2009

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