Weekend Games

Alright, I'm not going to continue with this "Good Games on Better Consoles" crap, I'm going to give a review on a game I played this weekend. What I am going to comment are two separate games. The first is "Violet Assassin" for Xbox 360. I rented it two weekends ago, and played it for about half an hour before turning it off and never playing it again.
It was horrible. The controls were awful, the stealth segments were dumb and the control were never quick enough, and I had trouble remembering them. The only upside was they gave me a poster when I rented it, but the poster was lame anyways so I just threw it out.
The next game was the one based off the movie, "X Men Origins: Wolverine." I watched the movie, and found it interesting and satisfying enough to want to add it to my extensive DVD collection. However, compared to the game, the movie was crap. The game is godlike, although it is required to watch the movie to understand the game, due to plot segments and constant time-line switching.
Like I said, it would be confusing without first watching the movie. I don't want to give away ANY of the plot, so I'll just have to work with game play. Now, in the movie Wolvie's claws were somewhat of a disappointment. They looked totally CGI animated, and the combat wasn't very fluid. In the game, the claws are highly detailed, and don't look like a stupid CGI add on.
Also, the combat is very vivid and smooth, and not nearly as choppy as the movie. You also get to use Feral Sense, which helps you proceed through the game by seeing objects you can interact with. The coolest part of the game is Wolverines regeneration factor, and how gory game play can get. In on instance, I was getting shot up with a turret.
Bullets where ripping through his body, leaving bullet holes, and I was being shot in the face, exposing skull. By the time I ended the gunner, my chest was a mass of blood and flesh, and I looked like the terminator. However, within seconds the wounds healed, and all that was left was his torn shirt and some left over blood. I find that to be a really cool factor. In conclusion, I would definitely recommend this game.
It was amazing, the combat was intense and filled a lot of plot holes that the movie left behind.
If you need help with a game, just ask.

Games On Better Consoles

Today, I'm going to be thinking wishfully. If this DID happen I would be pleased, but right now this is just for my posting deadline. I'm going to be talking about which console exclusive games I want to see on other platforms. To kick this off, I want to talk about Peter Molyneux's latest title, "Fable II," an "Xbox 360" exclusive. The first game was also exclusive to the "Xbox," and I guess I should start there.
It came out sometime in 2005 (I think), and was loved from the day it was released. The graphics were good, the gameplay was amazing, controls were fluent and the storyline amazing. The only bad thing about the game (at least I think) was the fact that Mr. Molyneux didn't make the game live up to it's hype. They said there would be Co-op, for one.
Actually, I'm not really sure what some of the things were that he promised, at the time I only played "Playstation 2." It was later on (three years ago I believe) that I bought an "Xbox" and played Fable. I think the game was awesome, and so did everyone else. They later came out with "Fable: Lost Chapters" also for the "Xbox" and the "PC," and it became a Platinum game. But then they realized that they needed to make a "Fable II," and with what better console than the "Xbox 360".
I think they also released it for the "PC," but I don't play "PC" games (except "World Of Warcraft" and "Diablo"). So anyways, the game took about two years to develop, and when it was released it lived up to its height. The game had new features, a new storyline, and pretty much a new world. Its set five hundred years after the first game, and features new areas and new weapons, including guns to replace bows. They changed the control to a simple tap of a button for the otherwise hard to use magic, and they even added a Dog to help you.
I must say that this Dog is an amazing piece of work, and is controlled by the game itself, not you. The thing has good AI as well, better than most games AI ("Halo 3", just kidding). They also added new features, such as making babies and being a woman, which you couldn't do in the first game. One thing that failed with this game, was the Co-op. It was only available with
"Xbox -Live," and it sucked anyways because the character would act as a henchman, and unless you were careful he could be allowed to ruin your world by murdering your wife or children when your not around.
Anyways, the game is epic and is now Platinum, which is why I want to share it with other people. If it was on the "PS3," it would have better graphics, and it would probably have some new stuff added to it. If it was on the "Wii," it would be ruined with bad graphics and choppy graphics. Oh well, you win some you lose some. In another post I'm going to talk about "Infamous," and in another I'm going to talk about "No More Heroes."
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Spore

Today I have nothing to rant about. I've just been playing old PS2 games and reading. Haven't even touched my Xbox in a week. I played "Halo Wars" for a day (VERY STUPID) and rented "Bioshock" (THE BEST) again. I guess all I have to talk about is Spore.
I just played it last night at a friends house. At first you pick you planet and name it, then you start the game. It's pretty simple in the beginning, you start out as some Spore, who just crashed on the planet from some meteor. You slowly move around, eating protein until you mate, and then you spend the protein to evolve you Spore, either buying things to help you eat, make you faster, or giving you some type of weapon to wipe out your enemies, which would be other Spores.
After about a half an hour of mating and changing genetically, I finally advanced for enough to earn some intelligence, and then I grew legs, and was able to walk on land. Bringing the rest of the evolved Spores, I came onto dry land, and started becoming a weird little creature. As I ate protein, obtained from the dead bodies of other animals, I started to change again, being able to grow arms, hands, feet, horns, and even wings for flight. Apparently as you get farther in the game, you change from creatures to cavemen, and from their you enter the middle ages and even the modern era's.
Even though I had a limited time to play it, I enjoyed it thoroughly, going far enough to even recommend people to buy and play it. It's not a violent mature rated gore-fest, and it's not just a dumb kids game either.
Lots of fun, and tons of replay value, the only downsides are the fact that it's for the PC, and that it's all about the theory of evolution. Christians will not like it.
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Kids Games

I have been a fan of video games since the beginning of time. Not really though, because I'm not that old. I liked games since I was three. And from that age of three, I have played TONS OF GAMES. Kids game, Teen rated, M rated, I've played them all.
But when I was a kid there were a lot of E rated games. On the old PS I played Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandit till my fingers were sore. But nowadays I can't find many E rated games on the PS3 or the 360. I think "Kameo, Blue Dragon and Viva Pinata" are rated E, but who the hell is gonna play that? I mean, the only console that really has any E rated games is Wii, but they have to many.
Which is why they suck. I think I'm losing my touch. I can't really argue about E rated games not being on the Xbox 360 and PS3. I think it's kind of better that way actually. On the PS2 my sister would always stop me from playing "Rockband" and "Metal Gear Solid 3," so she could play "Bratz" or "Barbie" or some stupid thing.
Now she can't take away from my time on the 360, but she still wants to watch her dumb movies on it. Why am I talking about my sister anyways. Theirs some really crazy birds walking around outside right now. All right, I have to get away from the computer.
This is weird. I'll post................Later.

Hideo Kojima and the very selfish PS3

Today I'm going to talk about two things. The Playstation and Hideo Kojima. This guy has created one of the most famous games in the world. But he's a little loony. To start with, he's affiliated with PlayStation and Konami. I'm sure all of your a familiar with the Play Station, or the PS, if you will. When the PS first came out, I was instantly won over. The graphics were amazing, and I would spend hours at a time playing "Spyro the Dragon" and "Crash Bandicoot." Those games were awesome, and eventually the PS1 came out. It was smaller than the original PS, and it was milk white instead of grey. Not only did it play old PS games, but it came out with newer games, more mature games like "Metal Gear Solid" and "Syphon Filter". This is where Konami comes in. They were making games back when the Atari was sweet. But anyways, Hideo Kojima created Metal Gear Solid for the PS1 back in 1995. THIS GAME WAS THE STRANGEST, MOST REALISTIC GAME FOR THE PS1. And everybody loved it. Sure, it had a strange storyline (one clone brother code-named "Solid Snake" has to kill his brother who is using a terrorist weapon called "Metal Gear", a bipedal weapon. Oh, and I forgot to mention his brother's name was "Liquid Snake"), but the graphics were cool and the game-play was really cool, but came as a little surprise. Like at the beginning of the game when you have to enter a warehouse while it's snowing, and if your standing instead of crawling guards will see your footprints. Or when you have to use your cigarette to see lasers so you can bypass a tunnel to proceed through the game. I know, pretty cool for the PS1. But the thing that really messed with people's head were the plot twists. Like when "Greyfox" cuts off "Ocelots" arm, and in the second game he replaces it with one of "Liquids" arms, and "Liquid" takes over his mind. The game is really strange, but millions of people (I'm not even kidding) became fans of the game. And even though I own an Xbox-360, I love the series from my old PS2 days. But here's the problem for fans of MGS who have and Xbox-360. MGS4, the coolest PS3 game ever, is exclusive for PS3. That's it. Done. Brown bread. No "Old Snake" for 360. THAT MAKES ME SO MAD!!!! Whether it's Hideo Kojima's fault, Konami or PS3, I have one thing to say. Don't be so darn selfish. Because if the game came out for the Xbox 360, tons of people would buy it. Even people who think the games called "Solid Snake" instead of "Metal Gear Solid."

(p.s, I have tips for PS3 and Wii games too.)

Why The Wii Is Lame

Doing another post, and today it's on the Wii. Before we start, I just want everyone to know that if you put all caps on the Wii, it comes out WII (world war two?). Which MUST mean that Nintendo likes the Nazi's (JUST KIDDING). You know what, that was actually pretty stupid. Better spend time making up better burns for the Wii.
But anyways, it's time for the latest system from Nintendo to go on the chopping block. And the only real problem I have with it is really HUGE; but first I should start with what I like about it. Well, I can't play favourites, but if I could I would say the PS3 only barely beats the Xbox 360, and that Wii is in dead last.
I like the use of arm movements with the controller, and they have some good games on it, like "Pikmen," "Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles," "Madworld" and "Red Steel". I also like the "movement" aspect of the Wii, but theirs something I really hate about it. EVERY TIME THEY COME OUT WITH A NEW GAME IT'S ALMOST MANDATORY TO BUY ANOTHER CONTROLLER ADD-ON. It's stupid, and just a gimmick they use to make up for low sales. And another thing.
The games on the stupid thing are HORRIBLE. Theirs a certain level of hard-core some people would hope fore, like me. I would love to play like, Turok on the Wii. The only really exciting games they have are the Rockband games, and the graphics are so ugly it doesn't do any justice. THE GAME'S THEY PRODUCE ARE THE KIND OF GAME'S MY MOM OR NINE YEAR OLD SISTER WOULDN'T EVEN PLAY BECAUSE THE'RE SO CHILDISH AND STUPID.
And that makes me really mad. Because I would love to play all the cool games of the PS3 and the Xbox 360 on the Wii. But I couldn't anyways, because PS3 and 360 are selfish, and the memory and graphics on the Wii are so lame.
I mean, do they try to make it look like pixelated cartoons on purpose? Well, if I keep going on like this I'm gonna pop a blood vessel. Still can't give you my achievment or gamerscore count, but I'll get on it soon.

P.S. Graphics on the Wii are horrible.

Blaming 360

Okay I'm here again for my post of the week, and today's fun fact is......I totally forgot to write down my gamerscore and achievements so I can't tell you them....yet. But anyways, today I'm gonna have to make something up as I go along.
So umm, how about the dashboard. Pretty cool. Especially the new one. The one that took up all of my memory, and left me with 47 KB. And I'll tell you why they do that. Or at least why I think they do it.
I have an Xbox-360 Arcade Edition. It comes with a horrible little memory card, with not very much memory (not sure about how much). If you buy a normal Xbox-360 (pro) they give you a hard-drive. TONS OF MEMORY is on that sucker, and I'm going to have to buy one. And here's the catch. It's about fifty dollars.
FIFTY DOLLARS. It's more expensive then a controller, which is like forty bucks (RIP-OFF). This is why I'm going to talk about it now. Because as I was writing this, I just realized that the PS3 comes with 80 gigs of memory, and two controllers. Xbox only comes with a lame memory card (or somewhat better hard-drive), and ONE cheesy controller that makes you waste hundreds of dollars on BATTERIES.
Unless you buy a wire thingy (don't know what it's called, never spent the time to find out either) to put onto your controller, which costs about twenty bucks. Not so bad, but it still makes me mad. Look at this, I'm freakin' ranting about controllers now. Dang. But anyways, I need to go out and buy a hard-drive now.
So instead of buying a brand new videogame, or several older ones, I have to buy memory, just so I can play them when I eventually get around to getting another game.
Right now, I'm loving the PS3.

Remakes

I'm posting again, and this time I'm talking about ducks. Not really though, actually it's about games. Games that are being re-made and put on another system. Normally it doesn't piss me off that much. When they re-made the original "Metal Gear Solid" games and made better editions I was happy.
When they re-made Resident Evil for Game-Cube, and Resident Evil 4 from Game-Cube to PlayStation 2. Now that their turning Xbox-360 games into PS3 games, I'm getting a little mad. And I understand why their doing too. Take "Bioshock" for instance. It was the best game of 2006, and I've actually played this game.
Frankly, this is the best flippin' game on the Xbox-360. Everybody who played it loved it. And now their putting it on the PS3 and jacking up the prices. It's probably gonna make a ton of money, but that doesn't bother me so much.
Its the exact same game, but on a different console. They recently released "Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena", and its a great game. Not only does it have a re-make of the original game, "Chronicles Of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay", but its for PS3 and Windows. Which is pretty sweet for PS3 and Windows, because the original game, "Escape from Butcher Bay", was only available for the Xbox.
But the thing that does make me mad, is when they take a good game and change it completely, making it better and putting it exclusively on one system. And the only two games I can think of that did that; right off the top of my head would be "Ninja Gaiden", and "Ninja Gaiden 2". The original "Ninja Gaiden" was on the Xbox, and it was a pretty good game.
Hardcore, but pretty good. They decided to remake it after about a year though, and they titled it "Ninja Gaiden Black". When the PS3 came out, they remade it again, took the storyline from the original "Gaiden" and from "Black" and added weapons to make the perfect version. They named it "Ninja Gaiden Sigma", and it was pretty good. I have an Xbox-360, so I wasn't able to play it until recently, but I recently learned their making "Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2" (I know, a mouthful), and it is WAY BETTER than the original Xbox-360 version.
New weapons, more storyline, extra characters and a Vs mode, the game is way better than the original. And that's what's pissing me off, because I'm not going to be able to play it. I don't know why it's bothering me so much, BUT I also don't know why they won't just add all that stuff in the first place and release for all necessary consoles.
It's stupid. And this is my rant for the week (which is also my biggest one yet.)

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Where Did The Magic Go?

I've noticed that recently games on the Xbox 360 aren't what they used to be. I mean, don't get me wrong. They've had some awesome releases lately, but it's been missing something lately. I suppose I should say: "Where Did the Magic Go?"
When I first started play Xbox 360, I was having a lot of fun. Army of Two, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, Turok, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, Lost Planet. Those games were amazing, both story and graphic wise. I recently played Afro Samurai, Resident Evil 5 and Matt Hazards Eat Lead. And I noticed something. It doesn't have the same feeling of excitement.
I dunno, maybe I'm just being weird but this is my comment for today. Remember, if anybody needs help with a game, just comment.

Random Stuff

Recently rented Resident Evil 5. The game was epic, but wasn't like the original "survival horror" series that I had loved so much. At least it had the game-play mechanics of Resident Evil 4, which made it great, along with a storyline that was relevant to the rest of the series. Also rented Eat Lead: Return Of Matt Hazard. Waste of five bucks.

Favourite Games

I like a lot of games, but a few of my favourites for the Xbox 360 are:
Bioshock
Gears Of War
Gears Of War 2
Fallout 3
Star Wars: Force Unleashed
Left 4 Dead

If I was to go into any real detail it would take at least half an hour. I haven't even touched upon earlier consoles, or PS3 or Wii.

Blog Intro

I have started this blog not only for a grade, but because I have a love for video games that knows no bounds. I have decided to make a blog, that could help others enjoy video games as much as I do. I will be posting a review for Gears of War 2; along with game-play tips and the well hidden locations of the Cog-Tags.
Games For The Win
-Brandon F