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Filed under: Impressions | Tags: Activision, Call Of Duty, Treyarch, World At War
Call of Duty is back to its World War II roots. But how has it changed to keep the franchise fresh?
[By Ryan]
Call Of Duty: World At War is the newest game in the Call Of Duty series. I’m not going to be a moron and call it “Call Of Duty 5″ like most people would, cause guess what, it’s not the fifth. SURPRISE! (Anyone remember Big Red One?) Anyway, the Call Of Duty series has gone back to it’s World War II roots. I’ve had a pretty extensive hands on with the online mode, and color me impressed. But is it Call Of Duty 4 with a new paint job, or does World At War hold it’s own in the series? Hit the jump for my answer, and my experience with the game thus far. (more…)
[By Ryan]
Tom Clancy’s EndWar is the new title in the Tom Clancy universe developed by who other than Ubisoft. But, this isn’t the tactical shooter you’d expect out of the Tom Clancy games. This is an RTS (Real Time Strategy) game, and just from playing the demo, I think Ubisoft have put a foot in the right direction when it comes to making console RTS’. Everyone thought that the typical RTS could not be played without mouse and keyboard. Ubisoft proves em’ wrong. Hit the jump for my impressions on it. (more…)
They're trying to hypnotize you into buying the game! Don't look!
[By Ryan]
Hey, somebody had to do it. Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa is the second installment of the Madagascar games for console. Why they decided to make a second, I have no idea. Anyway, If you want to know why this game is going to suck, hit the jump for my impressions on 10 minutes of pure gaming hell. (more…)
[By Anthony]
The demo for LucasArts new 3rd person shooter Fracture was released on the PlayStation Store this week, which gave me a chance to check the game out and provide you guys with my opinions on it. I went into the game with fairly low expectations and because of this the game did surprise me a little. Hit the jump for my full impressions. (more…)
[By Ryan]
Rock Band 2 is the sequel to last years Rock Band if you couldn’t tell. I picked up the game this morning and have had about 3 hours with it. Color me impressed. Harmonix did a lot with this one and is worth the 60 USD if you have the original Rock Band instruments. Is it worth picking up the full 190 USD special edition bundle, even if you don’t have the original? Hit the jump to get a piece of my mind on the matter. (more…)
[By Anthony]
With the release of the FIFA 09 demo on the PlayStation Store on Thursday/Friday it gave me a chance to try out an updated build of EA’s latest offering from the football world. I began to notice the differences imediately: textures looked better, player models had been updated and the whole game looked a lot more polished. Of couse there were still a few bugs in there (i’ve noticed a few anomalies with the opposition A.I.) but this is more than likely the build that was shown off at Lepizig earlier this month.
Gameplay seems more fuild and fact paced than the last build I played, in fact it’s faster than many of the past FIFA games. Don’t let this put you off this new found speed adds a lot to the gameplay and surprisingly makes the game more tactical.
The demo also gave me a chance to muck about with the improved trick system a little more and, although it might not seem like it at first, it’s a lot more diverse than in previous itterations. One of the biggest features is the ability for players to set themselves up for shots by juggling the ball, kicking it into the air, and volleying the ball at the goal. This might not seem too significant, but it could help get your team the winner in the closing seconds of the game.
There’s 250 new features added to the game and they definitely improve upon a greatly improving franchise. Watch out PES, it looks like FIFA’s coming back for it’s crown.
[By Ryan]
Pure is an off the wall ATV racer with ridiculous tricks thrown in. It’s being developed by Black Rock Studios and published by Disney Interactive. I’ve just recently had a hands on with the game and well, hit the jump for my impressions. (more…)
Filed under: Impressions | Tags: Darth Vadar, John Williams, LucasArts, PS3, Sony, Star Wars Force Unleashed, The apprentice
[By Steve M]
I’m a huge Star Wars fan! there I’ve said it, I’ve come out of the closet and admited my most guilty pleasure. I can’t get enough of light saber duels, starship battles, Wookies, bad acting and Princess Lea in her space hooker outfit from Return of the Jedi. There I feel good for saying it, will I feel good after a run through of Lucasarts PS3 demo for SW:TFU? Well join with me my young Padawans and lets find out. (more…)
[By Steve M]
With Sony’s The Last Guy hitting the Honk Kong Store I decided to give the trial version a quick run through to find out what was involved, first impressions after the jump (more…)
Filed under: Event Coverage, Impressions | Tags: EA, M Festival, Mercenaries, Pandemic, Xbox 360?
Yes it is a bit late, but the fact is I lost my notes. I know, organised right? Well with that out of the way i’m gonna drop some Mercs 2 impressions.This game was one of my most anticipated games of the year and I really hoped it would live up to my expectations. Hit the jump to see what I thought. (more…)
FaceBreaker is EA Freestyle’s first outing and seemed quite promising. It looked like a throwback to the old arcadey boxing titles like Ready 2 Rumble and with the team behind one of the best boxing games ever, Fight Night Round 3, what could go wrong? Well in a word Loads.
First of all the thumbstick controls of Fight Night are gone, replaced by the PS3’s face buttons, which put a downer on things right there. The controls are clunky compared to those of FN and on face value it seems like a button masher with no skill to it whatsoever. Now obviously, with the little time I had with the game I can’t give a rounded opinion. In the 20 minutes I had with the game I found the controls unbearable and really wanted the thumbstick control back ASAP, but that’s not gonna happen is it.
The art style is nice and looks great on the PS3, the only thing I can see wrong with it is that people wanting to play a boxing game usually want realism and this dosen’t deliver. The art style might be nice but the characters seem pretty lacklustre. EA have obviously tried to tie the cartoony graphics to bad humor and made a right balls up. Seriously, who needs an overweight, ninja boxer?
There are some really nice touches though. The first one I saw was that, as promised, Peter Moore is in the game as a pre-created character which is quite nice. Secondly, the photo scanning thing is cool too and i’d like to see this implemented into more games from now on.
So it seems that the bad outweighs the good here, which is a shame because I really did want this to be good. EA have gone for humour and ‘family friendly’ graphics and from what i’ve seen and played it looks like it hasn’t paid off.
Obviously, the retail build could be different and could have a few tweaks to make the game better to play but at this point it’s doubtful. God I can’t wait for Fight Night 4
This game’s had quite a bit of hype surrounding it for some reason, that’s quite surprising for a PSN exclusive game really, but after playing it I can see why. Elefunk is a fun, quirky puzzle game from 8bit games and looks like it could be a real jewel in the PSN’s crown.
It’s surprising now, after the PSN getting a bit of a battering from people because of it’s “lack of content”, that, whilst it might not have the ammount of content that XBLA does, the PSN is known to have some of the best quality titles of the two. With PixelJunk Monsters, Calling All Cars, Super Stardust HD and Echochrome the PlayStation store is slowly building it’s range of quality games for the consumers and Elephunk seems to be no exception.
I’ve played a demo version of this game and have to say after playing only two levels I was pretty hooked! The game has combined great physics with imaginiative challenges to create something special. I am yet to play multiplayer but I have heard that it’s really good and one that all the family can enjoy as well as the hardcore gamer. A definite good thing.
The only thing i’ve found wrong with the game is it’s pricing. You do get a lot for your fiver but, it’s only $5 in the US, which works out at about £2.50, shocking really. Either way every puzzle game fan should grab this because it’s fun, different and one of the most imaginative games of 2008.
Who knew getting from A to B could be so hard?
Elephunk is available from the PlayStation store for £4.99 and is worth it, but if you can buy it from the US and make the £2.50 saving it’s even better value.
Filed under: Impressions | Tags: EA Sports, Euro 2008, First Impressions, UEFA
I’ve had the game a good few hours now and I’ve decided i’ll share my findings with the rest of you. First of all let me say this game is great; if you like FIFA & PES you’ll love this. Here are my feelings.
LOVE:
- Updated Graphics
- Overall Smooth Gameplay
- Smooth Animation
- Amount Of Game Modes
- All The Fully Licensed European National Teams
- User controlled celebrations
HATE
- Small frame drops on set pieces and crosses
- Outdated managers on sidelines (i.e. McLaren – England)
- Innacurate player ratings
- Game speed is too fast (i’ll check settings)
Like i’ve said I love the game but there are a few things that could’ve been better. It’s still a must buy for footy fans though.
