Category Archives: Games
Halo Cryptum: Chapter one In its Entirety
“There are those that said this day would never come, what are they to say now”. If your as big of a Halo fan as I, or if you follow any of Greg Bear‘s writings then you know that Halo Cryptum (the story of the Forerunners) has been released and is on sale. If you aren’t or never heard of Greg Bear feast your optics on the first full chapter of this new Novel based in the Halo Universe right now.
THQ’s $10 Battle Axe
I’d buy this for a dollar!
With Microsoft now targeting the family market you have to wonder why they haven’t made a Mario Kart-esque type game, sure you have Joyride for the Kinect but sometimes you want some good-old split-screen controlled racing action. Well it seems Indie developer Rendercode Games has beat’em to the finish line with their new title Avatar Karting.
PSP2? In your Dreams
Back around November low quality photos surfaced from VG247 of one of the PSP2 rumored development kits. From what could be made out from the grainy, sketchy looking images was some pretty surprising and interesting features if these were indeed real.
Back to the Future is Back
Telltale Games has released their next point and click adventure game, Back to the Future: The Game. Only episode one is out right now but the rest are some periodically throughout the year.
Episode one takes place six months after Back to the Future part 3. Doc has been traveling during that time and the bank is selling off his house and stuff. Marty is very upset. Biff is grabbing everything in sight. However, when a time-traveling DeLorean appears, Marty receives a message from Doc, indicating that he’s in need of rescue. Intent on finding his friend, Marty climbs behind the wheel once again and begins a new adventure.
Unfortunately Telltale couldn’t get Micheal J. Fox to voice Marty but A.J. Locascio is the best choice for the job. He does a perfect Marty. Happily Christopher Lloyd does voice Doc.
I really enjoyed the first part of the game. I haven’t played many point and click adventure games outside of the Kings Quest series. I had quite a few chuckles while playing. There are also many things that fans of the movies while recognize. The game is only a couple hours long but well worth it. I bought this game on Steam for $22 because of the mass Steam sales. I whole heartily recommend this game to all Back to the Future fans.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm – Thoughts so far….
Apologies for my lack of articles on the site the last few weeks, this is due to two things, first one is the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the third expansion pack to the most widely played Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game in history. The second one is the arrival of my baby daughter who kindly gave me 10 days of playing Cataclysm before making her entrance to the world.
This will not be a generic review as in my mind WoW is a game that can be played in so many ways and attracts people for so many reasons whether you are a hardcore raider, a PvP maniac or a die hard roleplayer there is something for everyone and it would be impossible to cover everything. Instead I will go over what I have experienced so far and how it measures up to the hype.
Halo Reach: Noble Map pack Review
Even though the Halo Reach popularity has had a slight drop off, the first map pack for Halo Reach has given the Halo community a shot in the arm well needed. Apologies for the late review I had planned on just giving impressions, but I found myself loving them and sinking more time into these maps than I anticipated. I also wanted to play multiple sessions, with multiple game-types to really test the balance of game play for each map, so with out further adieu here’s the review.
Get Rewarded with Xbox Live
Some may or may not remember before the Xbox 360 launched Microsoft announced that the achievement system and your gamer score would work as a platform for gaining points, games, or content from xbox live. Well, 5 years, a test pilot (about one year ago) and a $10 price increase later we have the Xbox live Rewards Program.
Delightful Downloadable Deals
Like many other gamers and geek aficionados I’ve had the “wait & see” mentality concerning buying DLC, games, and movies this year. It seems as though everything gets replaced, sequalized, or clearance so quickly there is no need or advantage to purchase early (unless you have a special interest in something, like Mass Effect lol). Well due to Thanksgiving weekend once again Microsoft and Sony are slashing the pricing on a lot of there digital content which will all be offered good through November 29th.
Free to Play Game Review – Elements The Game
Overview
I have been playing this game for the last few months and I highly recommend it for anyone who has ever enjoyed Magic The Gathering, Yu Gi Oh or other popular CCG’s. The game can be found at www.elementsthegame.com
Elements is an ENTIRELY free to play browser based Collectable Card Game. When I say free to play I actually mean free to play, not free to sign up for and join but to get all the good stuff you need to use an item mall to pay for the best stuff to pwn teh noobzors. In Elements everyone starts the same, the only way to expand your collection or upgrade your cards is to play the game and win matches. When you win a match you will get currency that can be used to buy more cards or upgrade existing ones, as well as currency you will also get to roll a slot machine style mini game which has your opponents deck in it. If you match 3 copies of a card in a row you win a copy of that card. When you lose or quit a match you lose a small amount of currency. You can play against the computer (AI), other players (PvP) and take part in regular community run leagues, tournaments and competitions at all levels from noob to pro.
Starting Out
There are 12 Elements to choose from for your starter deck. You will be provided with an overview of each Element before you make your decision during an excellent tutorial which will guide you through the early stages of the game. There is also a lot of fantastic starter guides on the forums which I will cover later on to help you on your way. You will start off using a mono colour starter deck but you can use multiple colours and customise your deck using cards from all 12 Elements if you wish as you collect them. The Elements and a brief description are detailed below:
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