Sunday, 9 May 2010
Get Cheap Xbox Live Gold 12 Month Membership
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Sunday, 25 April 2010
Xbox360Achievements.org - Square Enix Details The Next Two Pieces of Just Cause 2 DLC
Xbox360Achievements.org - Square Enix Details The Next Two Pieces of Just Cause 2 DLC
News of more awesome Just Cause 2 DLC! Each is going to be at 160 Microsoft Points.
Available April 29th, the ‘Black Market Aerial Pack’ includes:
- F-33 Dragon Fly Jet Fighter: a versatile attack aircraft, equipped with twin missiles and quad-mounted mini-guns.
- Multi-lock Missile Launcher: a devastating weapon of destruction featuring laser-guided auto-lock on up to four targets.
- Parachute Dual Thrusters: twin parachute-mounted jets which transform Rico’s trademark parachute into one of the most nimble and powerful attack platforms.
Available May 25th, the ‘Black Market Boom Pack’ includes:
- Quad Rocket Launcher: half shotgun, half rocket launcher, all carnage.
- Cluster Bomb Launcher: the natural successor to the grenade launcher.
- Air Propulsion Gun: a highly experimental jet-powered blast weapon, powerful enough to send vehicles and soldiers skywards.
Friday, 16 April 2010
Every Thursday Free Splinter Cell Conviction Content!
In a nice move Ubisoft has said they are going to be giving us free DLC every Thursday! This content includes weapons, outfits, skills and most importantly maps for Deniable Ops! This will probably not last for ever but it is still great and I applaud Ubisoft.
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Forza 3 only £15.91 @ Amazon
You can get the excellent xbox 360 exclusive racing sim Forza 3 for only £15.91 at Amazon.co.uk. That is an amazing price for one of the best racing games ever made and even if you have a PS3 and Xbox I would truly recommend getting this - even if you are waiting for Gran Turismo 5 (if that ever comes out)
You can buy Forza 3 here:
You can buy Forza 3 here:
Gears of War 3 Trailer
Here is a trailer for the recently announced Gears of War 3.
From http://www.xbox360achievements.org/
From http://www.xbox360achievements.org/
Xbox 360 UK Charts
Here is the Xbox 360 UK charts. Battlefield Bad Comapny 2 is now top spot while Just Cause 2 is second. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is still somehow third. Does not everyone have a copy already? Mass Effect 2 also has climbed up a few places due to cheaper prices and at the bottom is Dante`s Inferno which probably has got cheaper as well!
Xbox 360 Top 20:
Last Week/This Week/Title/Publisher
2 1 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
1 2 JUST CAUSE 2 (SQUARE ENIX)
2 3 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
4 4 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 (MICROSOFT)
4 4 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 (MICROSOFT)
5 5 FIFA 10 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
6 6 ALIENS VS PREDATOR (SEGA)
10 7 MASS EFFECT 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
8 8 ASSASSIN'S CREED II (UBISOFT)
7 9 FINAL FANTASY XIII (SQUARE ENIX)
12 10 HALO 3: ODST (MICROSOFT)
14 11 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY (TAKE 2)
13 12 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING (SEGA)
9 13 METRO 2033 (THQ)
15 14 LIPS: I LOVE THE 80S' (MICROSOFT)
18 15 MX VS ATV REFLEX (THQ)
17 16 DARKSIDERS (THQ)
16 17 BIOSHOCK 2 (TAKE 2)
25 18 BORDERLANDS (TAKE 2)
24 19 ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Original Xbox Support Stopping Thursday 15 April 2010
A reminder that the next couple of days will be your last chance to play the original xbox games over Xbox Live.
So you have got 3 days to play some Halo 2 and Star Wars Battlefront 2! Better get started now!
So you have got 3 days to play some Halo 2 and Star Wars Battlefront 2! Better get started now!
Saturday, 10 April 2010
US Box Office Summary 2nd April 2010
The US Box Office Charts from the Week of April 2nd 2010.
From imdb
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Gross | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Clash of the Titans (2010) | $61.2M | $63.9M |
| 2 |  | Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010) | $29.3M | $29.3M |
| 3 |  | How to Train Your Dragon (2010) | $29M | $92.1M |
| 4 |  | The Last Song (2010) | $16M | $25.4M |
| 5 |  | Alice in Wonderland (2010) | $8.21M | $310M |
| 6 |  | Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) | $8.07M | $27.9M |
| 7 |  | The Bounty Hunter (2010) | $6.09M | $48.9M |
| 8 |  | Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) | $5.3M | $46M |
| 9 |  | She's Out of My League (2010) | $1.52M | $28.7M |
| 10 |  | Shutter Island (2010) | $1.49M | $123M |
From imdb
Gears of War 3 announced
After a lot of speculation and rumours Gears of War 3 has been officially announced! It is set for release in April 2011!
Hopefully it will improve on the previous games and be a fantastic Xbox exclusive!
Friday, 9 April 2010
Free Just Cause 2 Ice Cream Truck!
You can get the first item of free DLC for Just Cause 2 today - an ice cream truck! It looks pretty cool actually and will be great fun to drive around in!
Here`s a picture of it
Here`s a picture of it
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Bought the MW2 Stimulus Pack? Then you Get a Free Week of Xbox Live Gold
In a weird move you get a free week Xbox Live for buying the Stimulus Map Pack on Day 1 you get a free week Gold. This is sort of nice but I think it is to apologize for problems with the game, the map pack and the price of it!
Still it is better than nothing but a month would have been a hell of a lot better! Here is the message anyway "To thank you for your loyalty to Xbox LIVE and for buying the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus package on day 1, we will extend your Gold membership for 7 more days of adrenaline-pumping action with your friends on LIVE. Your account will be updated by May 1."
Still it is better than nothing but a month would have been a hell of a lot better! Here is the message anyway "To thank you for your loyalty to Xbox LIVE and for buying the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus package on day 1, we will extend your Gold membership for 7 more days of adrenaline-pumping action with your friends on LIVE. Your account will be updated by May 1."
Monday, 5 April 2010
UP Review
Up is the latest Pixar film and is rated very highly at the moment and is the 42nd best film at the moment according to Imdb. I watched this film at the cinema two days ago in 3D and really enjoyed it!
* * * The Plot * * *
Carl Fredrickson idolises the explorer Charles Muntz. He meets a young girl called Ellie who also admires Muntz and both of them have a great sense of adventure and marry! They both want to go to Paradise Falls in South America but they never get to visit or live there. There is a section of the film showing their life together in a few minutes which was very moving and quite sad to watch. It shows many financial problems stopping them going to Paradise Falls, the life they had with each other and them growing up and Ellie passing a way in a few minutes!
* * * The Plot * * *
Carl Fredrickson idolises the explorer Charles Muntz. He meets a young girl called Ellie who also admires Muntz and both of them have a great sense of adventure and marry! They both want to go to Paradise Falls in South America but they never get to visit or live there. There is a section of the film showing their life together in a few minutes which was very moving and quite sad to watch. It shows many financial problems stopping them going to Paradise Falls, the life they had with each other and them growing up and Ellie passing a way in a few minutes!
Canon Ixus 960 IS Camera Review
I thought I would do something a little different and write a camera review so here goes.
How the camera looks!
The Canon Ixus 960 IS is a very impressive camera especially for a pocket camera. I have had it for a bit longer than a year and am delighted with my purchase! I chose it due to good reviews and being very impressed with the specs compared to the price! You do also get a 32 mb memory card which I was surprised to see but it only takes a few photos and it is full so you will need to buy another one!
How the camera looks!Sunday, 4 April 2010
Marble Blast Ultra Arcade Game Review
Marble Blast Ultra is a puzzle game for the Xbox 360 and is developed and published by Garage Games. This is an arcade game and therefore you buy it with Microsoft points and this game now costs only 400 points which is really cheap and about £3.20!
The objective of the game is to control a marble and you have to get to the end point in a set amount of time and then unlock a new level and you continue like this through the game but the levels get harder and harder and sometimes you have to collect other things to pass the level. Some obstacles include moving platforms, gravity changers and you also get some power ups to help you and my favourite is mega marble which makes you a massive marble temporarily.
The objective of the game is to control a marble and you have to get to the end point in a set amount of time and then unlock a new level and you continue like this through the game but the levels get harder and harder and sometimes you have to collect other things to pass the level. Some obstacles include moving platforms, gravity changers and you also get some power ups to help you and my favourite is mega marble which makes you a massive marble temporarily.
Microsoft Points offer at Woolworths.co.uk only £4.00!
A fantastic deal has been spotted at Woolworths.co.uk by Dealspwn where you can get 2100 Microsoft Points for only £4.00 using two special codes. I have done this myself and it does amazingly work!
To get them at this price you have to:
- Add the points to your basket and check out
- Create a new account
- Use the code ZZ437 for a £15 reduction
- Use the code XV002 For free delivey
- Wait and celebrate!
Hot Fuzz Review
The main character is Nicholas Angel who is a policeman working in London and is being transferred because he is doing his job too well making the others look bad! He is sent to the village of Sandford where there appears to be no crime and yet on his first day he arrests underage drivers and someone who has been drink driving who turns out to be his partner!
Shortly after Nicholas arrives a series of strange murders occur...
Shortly after Nicholas arrives a series of strange murders occur...
The Secret Millionaire Review
The Secret Millionaire is aired on Channel Four on Wednesdays and lasts for an hour.
The show has a different millionaire every week (normally through working hard and creating businesses.) They then have to leave their family, house and other luxuries behind and move into a struggling community and put in very shabby houses and normally only given a very low amount of money each day.
The millionaire then spends most of the programme visiting charities, organisations and individuals in the community and tries to find some worthy causes for his money. At this point you meet some very kind people and also some people who really have poor lives and it makes you feel quite lucky!
As the show goes on the millionaire normally gets a bit closer to some of the communities and you also see the kindness of some people who spend most of their lives helping others even though they could probably do with a little help themselves! The only thing I don`t really get is that there is a camera crew there and although they say they are making a documentary I wonder if people actually believe this and as the show gets more popular I wonder if it will be able to continue due to people working out they are a secret millionaire.
Towards the end the millionaire decides who he is going to give his money to, why and how much. It is really quite moving at times and nice to see the kindness of some people and also some deserving people getting some money and the rich person helping the poor.
I would recommend this programme as it is quite moving and interesting and something positive and showing some people generosity in this usually very selfish world.
The show has a different millionaire every week (normally through working hard and creating businesses.) They then have to leave their family, house and other luxuries behind and move into a struggling community and put in very shabby houses and normally only given a very low amount of money each day.
The millionaire then spends most of the programme visiting charities, organisations and individuals in the community and tries to find some worthy causes for his money. At this point you meet some very kind people and also some people who really have poor lives and it makes you feel quite lucky!
As the show goes on the millionaire normally gets a bit closer to some of the communities and you also see the kindness of some people who spend most of their lives helping others even though they could probably do with a little help themselves! The only thing I don`t really get is that there is a camera crew there and although they say they are making a documentary I wonder if people actually believe this and as the show gets more popular I wonder if it will be able to continue due to people working out they are a secret millionaire.
Towards the end the millionaire decides who he is going to give his money to, why and how much. It is really quite moving at times and nice to see the kindness of some people and also some deserving people getting some money and the rich person helping the poor.
I would recommend this programme as it is quite moving and interesting and something positive and showing some people generosity in this usually very selfish world.
Saturday, 3 April 2010
Son of Rambow Review
Son of Rambow is an interesting and slightly different film and was released in 2007. It is a very good film and probably is a little under rated.
The film is about the lives of two very different backgrounds. One is from a strict religious family and is not allowed to do anything (not allowed to watch TV, have a computer, have a CD) and his mum is also very strict with him. The other is a very naughty boy who is pretty much allowed to do what he wants and is often in trouble.
The film is actually really good and has nothing really to do with the Rambo movies other than a very vague connection - you will need to like or have watched to enjoy this. It is actually really quite funny and has some great moments. I would not say it is a must see film for some reason but there is nothing bad about it. The acting is good considering the age of the actors and the actors are all pretty much unknown. The plot is quite interesting and funny as well and also quite powerful at the same time!
The film is just over 90 minutes and is the perfect length really - it is not too long or too short and I feel if they tried to make it last another 30 minutes it might have started to get a little boring!
It is rated as a 12 for a bit of swearing and apparently violence but I don`t think anyone would be offended by this! Unless they were the religion in the film which the strict boy comes from - but they would not even ever see it as they would not be allowed!
Overall this is actually a really good film and I would recommend it!
The film is about the lives of two very different backgrounds. One is from a strict religious family and is not allowed to do anything (not allowed to watch TV, have a computer, have a CD) and his mum is also very strict with him. The other is a very naughty boy who is pretty much allowed to do what he wants and is often in trouble.
The film is actually really good and has nothing really to do with the Rambo movies other than a very vague connection - you will need to like or have watched to enjoy this. It is actually really quite funny and has some great moments. I would not say it is a must see film for some reason but there is nothing bad about it. The acting is good considering the age of the actors and the actors are all pretty much unknown. The plot is quite interesting and funny as well and also quite powerful at the same time!
The film is just over 90 minutes and is the perfect length really - it is not too long or too short and I feel if they tried to make it last another 30 minutes it might have started to get a little boring!
It is rated as a 12 for a bit of swearing and apparently violence but I don`t think anyone would be offended by this! Unless they were the religion in the film which the strict boy comes from - but they would not even ever see it as they would not be allowed!
Overall this is actually a really good film and I would recommend it!
2010 Fifa World Cup Achievement List Revealed
The achievement list for the upcoming Fifa World Cup Game has been released. To see the achievements go to http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/2010-fifa-world-cup/achievements/. It looks a pretty decent list but it is stupid EA once again encourages people to quit with an achievement for it!
Coraline Review
Seeing this film came with four pairs of 3D glasses and I wanted to see how 3D at home would work I bought Coraline.
Coraline Jones moves into a new massive home that is quite dull really with her loving family - who have lots of work to do so don`t have much time for her and means she quite often looks after herself in quite a large house. She meets a variety of strange characters from a strange cat to her very weird neighbour Mr Bobbinski. She eventually finds a little passage which leads to another version of her house in the Other World. Her new parents are nearly identical to her other parents but both have buttons in their eyes and she gets everything she wants like new clothes, parents to play games with her, nicer food e.t.c Eventually they become very possessive of her and want her to stay in the Other World and have buttons sewn in her eyes. Things then get a bit worse and the film goes quite dark for a children`s animation - especially in 3D!
Coraline Jones moves into a new massive home that is quite dull really with her loving family - who have lots of work to do so don`t have much time for her and means she quite often looks after herself in quite a large house. She meets a variety of strange characters from a strange cat to her very weird neighbour Mr Bobbinski. She eventually finds a little passage which leads to another version of her house in the Other World. Her new parents are nearly identical to her other parents but both have buttons in their eyes and she gets everything she wants like new clothes, parents to play games with her, nicer food e.t.c Eventually they become very possessive of her and want her to stay in the Other World and have buttons sewn in her eyes. Things then get a bit worse and the film goes quite dark for a children`s animation - especially in 3D!
The Great Escape Review
Watching the Great Escape on Sky Anytime last night I thought I had to review it. This movie is based on a book by Paul Brickhill who actually was in the camp in March 1944! The film is therefore based on true events but there are some inaccuracies so you should not believe everything that happens in the film! The film was made in 1963 but is still on every Christmas!
The Great Escape is set in World War 2 and begins with the P.O.W at a new camp which is meant to be very high security. The idea is to have "all the rotten eggs in one basket" so they can all be kept inside this one impossible to escape camp!
The Great Escape is set in World War 2 and begins with the P.O.W at a new camp which is meant to be very high security. The idea is to have "all the rotten eggs in one basket" so they can all be kept inside this one impossible to escape camp!
New Site Design
The site has received a fantastic update today with a new more attractive site design. It really looks great and I hope you like the new look as well! We are really pleased about the new look!
Split Second Trailer
Take a look at the exciting Split Second Trailer! It looks really cool and a game I really want to get! The other amazing thing is that it is made by Disney.
The Highest Grossing Movies of All Time
This piece is actually mine and is from one of my Bukisa articles but I thought it would be quite good here so here it goes anyway!
With Avatar`s recent success overtaking the previous highest grossing film Titanic I thought it would be a good time to make a list of the highest grossing films of all time and that it would be a very interesting article.
With Avatar`s recent success overtaking the previous highest grossing film Titanic I thought it would be a good time to make a list of the highest grossing films of all time and that it would be a very interesting article.
Avatar Drop Review
Avatar Drop is an Xbox Live Indie Game. An Indie Game is made by small developers and are like short, cheap and basic games. This game only costs 80 Microsoft Points which is very cheap and probably like 60p to buy! It is a fun game where you control your Avatar and you have to try and get the most points. You get points by going through rings. Gold rings give you the most points but are smallest, silver are medium and bronze are biggest but give you the least points. Your Avatar is sort of a ragdoll which is quite funny!
I also like the use of the Avatars and it is funny seeing them hit sort of balloon objects and going through rings! The balloon objects basically make it more interesting and harder as you have to wait for them to get smaller before being able to go through some rings. You can control your Avatar by spinning and moving them and it works quite well!
You can also play multiplayer with other people on the same console or with computer controlled players which makes it more interesting!
The graphics are quite good and the same goes for the sound.
Overall if you have some spare microsoft points you could do much worse than buy this game instead of wasting it on a theme or avatar clothing! This game is nothing major but if you have a spare few minutes and can`t be bothered to change the game this is really good!
I also like the use of the Avatars and it is funny seeing them hit sort of balloon objects and going through rings! The balloon objects basically make it more interesting and harder as you have to wait for them to get smaller before being able to go through some rings. You can control your Avatar by spinning and moving them and it works quite well!
You can also play multiplayer with other people on the same console or with computer controlled players which makes it more interesting!
The graphics are quite good and the same goes for the sound.
Overall if you have some spare microsoft points you could do much worse than buy this game instead of wasting it on a theme or avatar clothing! This game is nothing major but if you have a spare few minutes and can`t be bothered to change the game this is really good!
Friday, 2 April 2010
MW2 free Night Vision Googles
Quick for this weekend only get some Night Vision Goggles for your Avatar for free! This is apparently to celebrate for the release of the Stimulus Map Pack for Modern Warfare 2. Still free is free and these look pretty cool so you might as well download them!
Download Link
Download Link
Just Cause (PS2) Review
With Just Cause 2 out I thought it would be a good time to have a review of the original Just Cause and see how far this game has come since then. This review might be a little out of date now but it is still worth looking at!
Just Cause is an exciting action game for the Playstation 2 which is like another GTA based game and is developed by Eidos.
In the game you are the excellent character Rico Rodriguez who is sent to San Esperito Island and your job is to get rid of the evil dictator called Salvador Mendoza which allows you to have some fun on the missions!
There is also a massive free roaming element to this game as you can explore the massive island. I mean massive! You can take some nice cars from some of the civilians or parachute off a cliff! You can also fly helicopters, kill people, annoy the Agency and the police, and just have fun! I like the fact there are so many vehicles whether on car, in the air or even in the water on boat (yes there are boats!) In these vehicles Rico can also pull off some cool stunts like parachuting, hanging near the egde of a helicopter or jumping from car to car. He can even grapple cars!
This game is really fun and you can play for lots of time.
It is rated a 16+ and there is violence, drugs and a bit of sexually related stuff (but not that much) and some swearing so I would definitely not let anyone under the age of about 12 play this game!
The graphics are quite good as the world looks fantastic and so do all the people. All the vehicles look good and I think the graphics are pretty good.
Overall I would say this is a fun game for the PS2 and one I would recommend!
The game is also available on other platforms like Xbox 360 and I think PC.
Just Cause is an exciting action game for the Playstation 2 which is like another GTA based game and is developed by Eidos.
In the game you are the excellent character Rico Rodriguez who is sent to San Esperito Island and your job is to get rid of the evil dictator called Salvador Mendoza which allows you to have some fun on the missions!
There is also a massive free roaming element to this game as you can explore the massive island. I mean massive! You can take some nice cars from some of the civilians or parachute off a cliff! You can also fly helicopters, kill people, annoy the Agency and the police, and just have fun! I like the fact there are so many vehicles whether on car, in the air or even in the water on boat (yes there are boats!) In these vehicles Rico can also pull off some cool stunts like parachuting, hanging near the egde of a helicopter or jumping from car to car. He can even grapple cars!
This game is really fun and you can play for lots of time.
It is rated a 16+ and there is violence, drugs and a bit of sexually related stuff (but not that much) and some swearing so I would definitely not let anyone under the age of about 12 play this game!
The graphics are quite good as the world looks fantastic and so do all the people. All the vehicles look good and I think the graphics are pretty good.
Overall I would say this is a fun game for the PS2 and one I would recommend!
The game is also available on other platforms like Xbox 360 and I think PC.
Fifa 10 Review
Fifa 10 is EA`s latest offering and I wondered whether it would be worth buying but decided to buy it anyway.
Fifa 10 is the best football game to date in my opinion and is definitely the best Fifa out there so far. I used to love Pro Evolution Soccer but the last two games have been pretty poor and after hearing great things about Fifa 09 decided to go back to Fifa.
What is great about this game is the amount of different types of options you have to play in. You can play quick matches, control just one player in a team or play manager mode which is better than some stand alone manager games which sell for £40 on their own!
As always this is not a totally new game but does offer a few new clever features and better graphics etc. The main new feature is 360 degree dribbling which allows you to have a lot more freedom in movement whereas before you could only move in 8 directions. There are many little improvements which you may not even notice like better goalkeepers and the quick free kick has been changed a little.
You can now customise your set pieces which is a brilliant idea so you can get your perfect corner or free kick. This is good fun but I don`t think I have made a decent set piece out of lots of attempts!
My favourite new addition though is Virtual Pro which is like an extension of Be a Pro mode where you can play as yourself and improve through completing various tasks called accomplishments. You can play in manager mode, be a pro, in friendly matches and basically every other mode except for standard online matches. There is even a mode where you can join a club and compete with your virtual pro online!
The online matches are good fun and you can play with people across the world with Xbox Live. There are many different modes to play online and all of them are great fun! The online matches are fun but people sometimes quite e.t.c which is annoying! You can also play with your friends in nearly any offline game mode which is also good fun and better than playing online!
The game play is excellent and feels quite fluid and fast. The computer has improved and it just feels better. Features like 360 degree dribbling make a small difference but combined make it a lot better. There also seems to be a focus on strong players this year where you can often just knock weaker players off the ball!
Manager mode has been improved so much and now is nearly as good as standalone manager games! The transfer system has been improved and is now also more realistic. So a League 1 side is not going to sign Ronaldo! I think this is my favourite mode as it has so much more to do and lasts longer.
The other thing about the Fifa games is that they have the official licenses and kits which makes it a lot better than Pro Evolution where you have to get used to Man Red which is not a major thing but is annoying and means you have to spend hours manually fixing these details. For the first time this year the Dutch national team is fully licensed. I also like the fact you can play as League 1 and 2 teams meaning you can be your local team! There also lots of official stadiums like Old Trafford and the Bernabeu is available as a free download.
You can buy a mode called Live Season which lets you play for your favourite club and features updates in the real world so you have to play with your current team. So Man United would have to currently play without Ferdinand, Wes Brown e.t.c as they are injured and the same would apply if for example someone is suspended. A new downloadable mode called Ultimate Team is coming soon where you try and build your dream team as well!
The graphics have been improved as with every new game in the series. The top players really do look like their real life versions. Not so lucky for Rooney! However players in the lower leagues look a bit generic but still look realistic. The graphics for things like the pitch look excellent as well and overall are great.
The commentary is a lot worse and you soon hear the same phrases over and over again! The commentators are Andy Gray and Martin Tyler. In the match however you do hear sounds from the crowd like "Shoot" and "Man on" which is a nice touch and makes it more realistic. On the menus there is also often pop music which is decent enough.
Overall this is a great new Fifa game. Fifa has so many different game modes to play so it never gets boring, new features like Virtual Pro, fantastic graphics, great gameplay, a fun multiplayer and many updates to keep it fun and interesting you have to buy it if you are a video game and football fan!
I bought this game from Amazon for £25 a few months ago which is brilliant value but it can now be bought there for just £20!
Fifa 10 is the best football game to date in my opinion and is definitely the best Fifa out there so far. I used to love Pro Evolution Soccer but the last two games have been pretty poor and after hearing great things about Fifa 09 decided to go back to Fifa.
What is great about this game is the amount of different types of options you have to play in. You can play quick matches, control just one player in a team or play manager mode which is better than some stand alone manager games which sell for £40 on their own!
As always this is not a totally new game but does offer a few new clever features and better graphics etc. The main new feature is 360 degree dribbling which allows you to have a lot more freedom in movement whereas before you could only move in 8 directions. There are many little improvements which you may not even notice like better goalkeepers and the quick free kick has been changed a little.
You can now customise your set pieces which is a brilliant idea so you can get your perfect corner or free kick. This is good fun but I don`t think I have made a decent set piece out of lots of attempts!
My favourite new addition though is Virtual Pro which is like an extension of Be a Pro mode where you can play as yourself and improve through completing various tasks called accomplishments. You can play in manager mode, be a pro, in friendly matches and basically every other mode except for standard online matches. There is even a mode where you can join a club and compete with your virtual pro online!
The online matches are good fun and you can play with people across the world with Xbox Live. There are many different modes to play online and all of them are great fun! The online matches are fun but people sometimes quite e.t.c which is annoying! You can also play with your friends in nearly any offline game mode which is also good fun and better than playing online!
The game play is excellent and feels quite fluid and fast. The computer has improved and it just feels better. Features like 360 degree dribbling make a small difference but combined make it a lot better. There also seems to be a focus on strong players this year where you can often just knock weaker players off the ball!
Manager mode has been improved so much and now is nearly as good as standalone manager games! The transfer system has been improved and is now also more realistic. So a League 1 side is not going to sign Ronaldo! I think this is my favourite mode as it has so much more to do and lasts longer.
The other thing about the Fifa games is that they have the official licenses and kits which makes it a lot better than Pro Evolution where you have to get used to Man Red which is not a major thing but is annoying and means you have to spend hours manually fixing these details. For the first time this year the Dutch national team is fully licensed. I also like the fact you can play as League 1 and 2 teams meaning you can be your local team! There also lots of official stadiums like Old Trafford and the Bernabeu is available as a free download.
You can buy a mode called Live Season which lets you play for your favourite club and features updates in the real world so you have to play with your current team. So Man United would have to currently play without Ferdinand, Wes Brown e.t.c as they are injured and the same would apply if for example someone is suspended. A new downloadable mode called Ultimate Team is coming soon where you try and build your dream team as well!
The graphics have been improved as with every new game in the series. The top players really do look like their real life versions. Not so lucky for Rooney! However players in the lower leagues look a bit generic but still look realistic. The graphics for things like the pitch look excellent as well and overall are great.
The commentary is a lot worse and you soon hear the same phrases over and over again! The commentators are Andy Gray and Martin Tyler. In the match however you do hear sounds from the crowd like "Shoot" and "Man on" which is a nice touch and makes it more realistic. On the menus there is also often pop music which is decent enough.
Overall this is a great new Fifa game. Fifa has so many different game modes to play so it never gets boring, new features like Virtual Pro, fantastic graphics, great gameplay, a fun multiplayer and many updates to keep it fun and interesting you have to buy it if you are a video game and football fan!
I bought this game from Amazon for £25 a few months ago which is brilliant value but it can now be bought there for just £20!
Splosion Man Review - Sploding Fun
`Splosion Man is one of the gems you will find on the Xbox Live Arcade (which is probably one of the best things about the Xbox 360) and is well worth playing. It is made by a small developer called Twisted Pixel who also made the decent arcade game the Maw (which I will review soon) Sure they might not have a million pounds budget and a couple of people making a game but occasionally they show what videogames are all about and this is a case of that.
Splosion Man is one of the best Xbox Live arcade games out there and it provides pure fun! Your aim is to create havoc and chaos among some pesky scientists who made you (a strange cute fiery creature) It is a platform game mainly with you trying to reach the end by `sploding which sort is a mix between jumping, exploding and bouncing! You have to try to get past various obstacles and enemies and reach the end. There are even little extra things to do like collecting the delicious cake in each level.
The game starts off pretty easy but gradually gets harder and by the end turns very hard to do. It becomes challenging and rewarding when you finish a particularly tough level. It is also pretty funny whether you are sploding or when you destroy a scientist you see lots of meat come from them! Even when you stand still Splosion Man does a thing like pretend to be an aeroplane and it is a really nice game.
The game is fantastic fun and with 50 levels single player and another 50 levels multiplayer (which is completely different and requires some `sploding teamwork) it is great value for money. You can even get a gamer picture from the game and I think a theme. It is also one on the first games to include avatar awards and you get a free t shirt when you get to a certain point of the game! All of this for only 800 Microsoft Points which is about £6! It even has some easy achievements as well!
Overall this is a real gem and one of the top Xbox Live Arcade games and a must have!
Get Microsoft Points from Amazon
Splosion Man is one of the best Xbox Live arcade games out there and it provides pure fun! Your aim is to create havoc and chaos among some pesky scientists who made you (a strange cute fiery creature) It is a platform game mainly with you trying to reach the end by `sploding which sort is a mix between jumping, exploding and bouncing! You have to try to get past various obstacles and enemies and reach the end. There are even little extra things to do like collecting the delicious cake in each level.
The game starts off pretty easy but gradually gets harder and by the end turns very hard to do. It becomes challenging and rewarding when you finish a particularly tough level. It is also pretty funny whether you are sploding or when you destroy a scientist you see lots of meat come from them! Even when you stand still Splosion Man does a thing like pretend to be an aeroplane and it is a really nice game.
The game is fantastic fun and with 50 levels single player and another 50 levels multiplayer (which is completely different and requires some `sploding teamwork) it is great value for money. You can even get a gamer picture from the game and I think a theme. It is also one on the first games to include avatar awards and you get a free t shirt when you get to a certain point of the game! All of this for only 800 Microsoft Points which is about £6! It even has some easy achievements as well!
Overall this is a real gem and one of the top Xbox Live Arcade games and a must have!
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Just Cause 2 DLC revealed
Just Cause 2 DLC has been revealed coming out as early as April 7th! This is a fantastic game and this is great news. Some of the DLC are from the preorder and limited editions of Just Cause 2 but there are many different types of DLC including vehicles, parachutes and weapons! I can`t wait till driving a Monster Truck aorund!
To find out more here is a link to the article Just Cause 2 DLC
To find out more here is a link to the article Just Cause 2 DLC
250GB Xbox 360 Hard Drive Coming Out!
The Xbox 360 Hard Drive that has until featured on special editions of the console is now coming out as a standalone unit! You can now buy the 250GB Xbox Hard Drive separately. This is great news for Xbox fans as it means they will have a massive amount of room for arcade games, game saves, DLC, themes, gamerpics and more!
Now you will not have to struggle for space any longer as this hard drive will help and is priced at a very reasonable £70!
Now you will not have to struggle for space any longer as this hard drive will help and is priced at a very reasonable £70!
Dice will "never charge for Battlefield maps"
Dice have said they will never charge for Battlefield maps probably in a response to the outrageously priced Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack which was 1200 points. It is nice to see this and apparently according to Patrick Bach there are "generous" amounts of DLC planned for Battlefield: Bad Comapany 2`s future.
All I will say is that this is a nice move and welcome to!
All I will say is that this is a nice move and welcome to!
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
10 Xbox Live Titles on Sale from Tomorrow
10 Xbox Live titles are going to be on sale starting tomorrow till April 7th. More information is below!
Both Gold and Silver Xbox LIVE members can save up to 50% on some classic LIVE Arcade game classics. Here's the full list including the reduced prices:
- Age of Booty 400 points (usually 800)
- Defence Grid, 400 points (usually 800)
- Lumines LIVE, 400 points (usually 800)
- Mad Tracks, 400 points (usually 800)
- Rocket Riot, 400 points (usually 800)
- Schizoid, 400 points (usually 800)
- South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!, 400 points (usually 800)
- Super Street Fighter II HD, 560 points (usually 1200)
- Track & Field, 240 points (usually 400)
- Wallace & Gromit Episode 1, 400 points (usually 800)
This seems like a pretty good deal and some of the games are well worth picking up!
Both Gold and Silver Xbox LIVE members can save up to 50% on some classic LIVE Arcade game classics. Here's the full list including the reduced prices:
- Age of Booty 400 points (usually 800)
- Defence Grid, 400 points (usually 800)
- Lumines LIVE, 400 points (usually 800)
- Mad Tracks, 400 points (usually 800)
- Rocket Riot, 400 points (usually 800)
- Schizoid, 400 points (usually 800)
- South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!, 400 points (usually 800)
- Super Street Fighter II HD, 560 points (usually 1200)
- Track & Field, 240 points (usually 400)
- Wallace & Gromit Episode 1, 400 points (usually 800)
This seems like a pretty good deal and some of the games are well worth picking up!
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Wet at Amazon Only £9.98!
The game Wet is only £9.98 at Amazon which seems a good price for this game and while Gamestation also have it at the same price the next cheapest is a couple of pounds more expensive.
WET is a highly-stylized third person shooter that seamlessly blends gun play, sword kills and over-the-top acrobatics to create the ultimate interactive action experience. The game allows you to shoot anywhere, anytime. You will have the freedom to shoot while running, sliding down ladders, sliding across the floor, or performing any number of acrobatic moves. Featuring an ironic mix of humour and violence, unique retro film visual treatment, and original 70s inspired music, WET is a third- person shooter experience unlike any other.
When Rubi Malone, a gun-for-hire, agrees to fix a wealthy mans problem by finding and bringing back his wayward son, she thinks the job is going to be cut and dry. She thought wrong. The job turns out to be more complicated than expected and the man who hired her isn't who he appears to be. On the run and looking for the man who betrayed her, Rubi is leaving a massive body count in her wake.
Three Types of Gameplay Seamlessly combines three types of gameplay: 360 degree slip-aiming mechanics, sword fighting and acrobatic abilities
Acclaimed Writer Duppy Demitrius Written by Demitrius who is best known for his work on the action-packed TV series 24
Ultimate Interactive Action Experience Over-the-top acrobatics with constant action that features aerial sword attacks, fantastic sword skills and high body count
Cinematographic Style Unique retro film visual treatment with stylized over-the-top characters, an original 70s inspired soundtrack and locations that span three continents
New Iconic Character Rubi combines attitude, style and killer instinct!
WET is a highly-stylized third person shooter that seamlessly blends gun play, sword kills and over-the-top acrobatics to create the ultimate interactive action experience. The game allows you to shoot anywhere, anytime. You will have the freedom to shoot while running, sliding down ladders, sliding across the floor, or performing any number of acrobatic moves. Featuring an ironic mix of humour and violence, unique retro film visual treatment, and original 70s inspired music, WET is a third- person shooter experience unlike any other.
When Rubi Malone, a gun-for-hire, agrees to fix a wealthy mans problem by finding and bringing back his wayward son, she thinks the job is going to be cut and dry. She thought wrong. The job turns out to be more complicated than expected and the man who hired her isn't who he appears to be. On the run and looking for the man who betrayed her, Rubi is leaving a massive body count in her wake.
Three Types of Gameplay Seamlessly combines three types of gameplay: 360 degree slip-aiming mechanics, sword fighting and acrobatic abilities
Acclaimed Writer Duppy Demitrius Written by Demitrius who is best known for his work on the action-packed TV series 24
Ultimate Interactive Action Experience Over-the-top acrobatics with constant action that features aerial sword attacks, fantastic sword skills and high body count
Cinematographic Style Unique retro film visual treatment with stylized over-the-top characters, an original 70s inspired soundtrack and locations that span three continents
New Iconic Character Rubi combines attitude, style and killer instinct!
Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Map Pack Out
The Modern Warfare 2 map pack is out at a whopping 1200 Microsoft Points for what is essentially 3 maps with 2 old ones chucked in. It is a good game but the amount of issues with it is unbelievable. Even this DLC had problems and requires a patch to make it work properly. For me I think this should have been cheaper, included a couple of spec-ops missions, a couple of new achievements all for 800 points to give something to the fans and also to apologise for some of the problems with the game.
Monday, 29 March 2010
Major Nelsen account hacked!
Major Nelsen who is the face of Xbox Live has had his account hacked. He normally releases information about new games and deals. The hackers lightzz claim responsibility for this hack and disgracefully even offer to hack accounts for a fee even on the hacked profile.
Top 20 Xbox UK Chart
Xbox 360 Top 20:
Last Week/This Week/Title/Publisher
1 JUST CAUSE 2 (SQUARE ENIX)
1 2 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
4 3 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
2 4 METRO 2033 (THQ)
3 5 FINAL FANTASY XIII (SQUARE ENIX)
5 6 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 (MICROSOFT)
8 7 FIFA 10 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
7 8 ALIENS VS PREDATOR (SEGA)
9 PRISON BREAK: THE CONSPIRACY (DEEP SILVER)
21 10 ASSASSIN'S CREED II (UBISOFT)
11 DARKSIDERS (THQ)
13 12 HALO 3: ODST (MICROSOFT)
15 13 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY (TAKE 2)
14 14 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING (SEGA)
6 15 DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS - AWAKENING (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10 16 BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE: VILGAX ATTACKS (NAMCO BANDAI)
9 17 BIOSHOCK 2 (TAKE 2)
12 18 MASS EFFECT 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
16 19 JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME (UBISOFT)
11 20 MOTOGP 09/10 (CAPCOM)
Thanks to xbox360achievement.org
Last Week/This Week/Title/Publisher
1 JUST CAUSE 2 (SQUARE ENIX)
1 2 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
4 3 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
2 4 METRO 2033 (THQ)
3 5 FINAL FANTASY XIII (SQUARE ENIX)
5 6 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 (MICROSOFT)
8 7 FIFA 10 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
7 8 ALIENS VS PREDATOR (SEGA)
9 PRISON BREAK: THE CONSPIRACY (DEEP SILVER)
21 10 ASSASSIN'S CREED II (UBISOFT)
11 DARKSIDERS (THQ)
13 12 HALO 3: ODST (MICROSOFT)
15 13 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY (TAKE 2)
14 14 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING (SEGA)
6 15 DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS - AWAKENING (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10 16 BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE: VILGAX ATTACKS (NAMCO BANDAI)
9 17 BIOSHOCK 2 (TAKE 2)
12 18 MASS EFFECT 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
16 19 JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME (UBISOFT)
11 20 MOTOGP 09/10 (CAPCOM)
Thanks to xbox360achievement.org
Sunday, 28 March 2010
USB Memory Support Hitting the Xbox 360
It has been confirmed that USB memory support will be coming to the Xbox 360 on April 6th. This support will allow you to add up to 32GB of memory to your Xbox! You can have two memory devices each up to 16GB - (it is a shame it is not unlimited but I can see why Microsoft would not do that as they would never sell their overpriced hard drives. This is still a big step in the right direction and will really help those with Aracades or 20GB memories!
Xbox Live - Why it`s worth it
Xbox Live is the online section of the Xbox 360 games console. Xbox Live gives you lots of benefits and really lets you get the most of the Xbox 360. Without Xbox Live you really are not getting the most out of your Xbox!
There are two levels of membership, Silver and Gold. Silver membership lets you download demos, talk to your friends and send messages to them and buy, download and update content through the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Gold membership lets you do all this and also has other bonuses including Xbox Live Parties which let you talk to your friends even if you are playing different games which is very handy, download new content up to a week before Silver members and most importantly be able to play games online with other players which makes nearly all games much more fun and increases their lifespan. Gold members also get special offers every week whether DLC for half price, an arcade game with a third off or just a theme.
The only disadvantage about the service is you have to pay a small fee if you want to be a Gold member. This is about £35 online for a year and there are some sites that email you the code which are even cheaper! However with other consoles such as the Wii and PS3 online play is free. It`s main opposition is PSN the Playstation 3 online which is free but much worse.
For example the games are much more laggy online, have less support, less features and is basically not as good as well as more people have Xbox Live. I think the fee is well worth it though as Xbox Live is better than the other online services with more players, better connections and speed, more features and it is updated often with new features such as Sky Player if you have Sky, Facebook and Twitter coming soon and the excellent new 1 vs 100! They are also in the process of making a new free game for Gold members called Joyride which looks lots of fun!
Playing games online usually works really well with matches having little lag and you can find a match quite quickly normally! Games like Fifa 10 and Call of Duty are great fun online and makes the games last longer and makes them much more fun!
Xbox live just enhances the Xbox experience whether using the friends list, watching videos (xbox related) or movies which you can pay to watch, playing online, playing with friends, talking with friends, making new friends, sending messages, watching Sky Player, using Twitter, listening to music using Last.fm, downloading demos, arcade games which are smaller games but there are some brilliant ones and they are cheaper than retail games, indie games, updating games and downloading extra content to make games last longer, add new maps, missions e.t.c and the list literally goes on and on!
If you have an Xbox 360 you really do need Xbox Live to get the full experience and without it really are missing out on lots of fun, cool, interesting and good things.
There are two levels of membership, Silver and Gold. Silver membership lets you download demos, talk to your friends and send messages to them and buy, download and update content through the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Gold membership lets you do all this and also has other bonuses including Xbox Live Parties which let you talk to your friends even if you are playing different games which is very handy, download new content up to a week before Silver members and most importantly be able to play games online with other players which makes nearly all games much more fun and increases their lifespan. Gold members also get special offers every week whether DLC for half price, an arcade game with a third off or just a theme.
The only disadvantage about the service is you have to pay a small fee if you want to be a Gold member. This is about £35 online for a year and there are some sites that email you the code which are even cheaper! However with other consoles such as the Wii and PS3 online play is free. It`s main opposition is PSN the Playstation 3 online which is free but much worse.
For example the games are much more laggy online, have less support, less features and is basically not as good as well as more people have Xbox Live. I think the fee is well worth it though as Xbox Live is better than the other online services with more players, better connections and speed, more features and it is updated often with new features such as Sky Player if you have Sky, Facebook and Twitter coming soon and the excellent new 1 vs 100! They are also in the process of making a new free game for Gold members called Joyride which looks lots of fun!
Playing games online usually works really well with matches having little lag and you can find a match quite quickly normally! Games like Fifa 10 and Call of Duty are great fun online and makes the games last longer and makes them much more fun!
Xbox live just enhances the Xbox experience whether using the friends list, watching videos (xbox related) or movies which you can pay to watch, playing online, playing with friends, talking with friends, making new friends, sending messages, watching Sky Player, using Twitter, listening to music using Last.fm, downloading demos, arcade games which are smaller games but there are some brilliant ones and they are cheaper than retail games, indie games, updating games and downloading extra content to make games last longer, add new maps, missions e.t.c and the list literally goes on and on!
If you have an Xbox 360 you really do need Xbox Live to get the full experience and without it really are missing out on lots of fun, cool, interesting and good things.
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Crackdown Review
I bought this game pre owned for about £6 at Game expecting to be an average GTA copy cat. It is created by the GTA creator and when released had a Halo 3 beta code which was why it was so popular. You might be thinking this is just a rubbish game with a code for one of the most popular games ever.
This game is a free roaming, shooting game only available on the Xbox 360 console. The idea is you are working with the Peacekeepers basically Police to get rid of the gangs in the city. Each gang controls their own island and the gangs are Los Muertos, The Volk and Shai-Gen. You play the character of an agency super person who has many special abilities which as you advance through the game improve. The game is slightly cartoony which works very well.
My favourite thing about this game is the free roaming and how you can just drive and jump around the city. This brings me onto my next point on the game you can jump onto any building and cling onto nearly any object creating a whole new world and making the map seem twice as big. It is great fun jumping up buildings and trying to work out how to get up each one.
For each gang there are 7 different leaders including the boss. Each time you kill one of these leaders the gang is made worse and the main boss is weaker. For example killing a leader may mean the gang have less powerful weapons.
On the islands there are lots of supply points which you can capture. If you capture a supply point you can change your weapons and get full ammo. When you die you regenerate and choose a supply point to come back to getting you around the island quicker.
The game also includes a fantastic selection of vehicles including cars, lorries, vans and then special agency vehicles at the agency supply point where you start the game. These agency vehicles include a Supercar, SUV and a lorry. I nearly always choose the SUV or the Supercar as these are my favourites. As your driving skill gets better you can do better stunts in the air e.t.c
Your character has many special abilities including strength, driving, agility, firearms and explosives. The driving skill can be improved by killing enemies while driving and performing stunts and tricks. There are also races which will improve your driving skill if you complete them.
Strength is improved by throwing objects at gangs and killing them by punching or kicking them as well. As your strength improves you can pick up cars and lorries to throw at gangs which is pretty cool!
Agility can be improved by finding green agility orbs which are usually on buildings and there are 500 to collect. Agility can also be improved by killing people from high up and completing roof top races. You can also improve agility by finding hidden orbs similar to the agility orbs but harder to find but these improve all your abilities at the same time. Agility makes you jump higher and run faster and is one of the most important abilities.
Firearms skill can be improved by shooting and killing gangs with guns. You can shoot any part of a gang member`s body and as your skill builds up it is easier to kill people.
Explosives can be built up the same as firearms but just by using grenades and other types of explosives and makes grenades e.t.c more powerful.
Graphics
The graphics on Crackdown are brilliant and have a cartoony style to them this makes the game look great in its own way. The graphics are really nice and are another good thing about this excellent game.
Multiplayer and Xbox Live
Sadly this game does not let you play two players on the same console which is a shame. However you can connect to Xbox Live and play coop mode.
On Xbox Live there is lots of extra content and some are free and some are not. One of the free downloads gives you extra characters. Other content to download such as extra races, multiplayer challenges and even some new agency vehicles for about 600 -800 Microsoft points (roughly £3 - £5 depending on where you get your points from.)
Conclusion
This game does not disappoint and is not just some duff game with a code. I would recommend this game to anyone who wants to buy it. It is really cool jumping around, driving vehicles and throwing cars! This game is great fun but the story mode is quite short.
This game is quite cheap and can be found at a good price if you look around. I recommend you buy this game because there is so much fun to be had!
This game is a free roaming, shooting game only available on the Xbox 360 console. The idea is you are working with the Peacekeepers basically Police to get rid of the gangs in the city. Each gang controls their own island and the gangs are Los Muertos, The Volk and Shai-Gen. You play the character of an agency super person who has many special abilities which as you advance through the game improve. The game is slightly cartoony which works very well.
My favourite thing about this game is the free roaming and how you can just drive and jump around the city. This brings me onto my next point on the game you can jump onto any building and cling onto nearly any object creating a whole new world and making the map seem twice as big. It is great fun jumping up buildings and trying to work out how to get up each one.
For each gang there are 7 different leaders including the boss. Each time you kill one of these leaders the gang is made worse and the main boss is weaker. For example killing a leader may mean the gang have less powerful weapons.
On the islands there are lots of supply points which you can capture. If you capture a supply point you can change your weapons and get full ammo. When you die you regenerate and choose a supply point to come back to getting you around the island quicker.
The game also includes a fantastic selection of vehicles including cars, lorries, vans and then special agency vehicles at the agency supply point where you start the game. These agency vehicles include a Supercar, SUV and a lorry. I nearly always choose the SUV or the Supercar as these are my favourites. As your driving skill gets better you can do better stunts in the air e.t.c
Your character has many special abilities including strength, driving, agility, firearms and explosives. The driving skill can be improved by killing enemies while driving and performing stunts and tricks. There are also races which will improve your driving skill if you complete them.
Strength is improved by throwing objects at gangs and killing them by punching or kicking them as well. As your strength improves you can pick up cars and lorries to throw at gangs which is pretty cool!
Agility can be improved by finding green agility orbs which are usually on buildings and there are 500 to collect. Agility can also be improved by killing people from high up and completing roof top races. You can also improve agility by finding hidden orbs similar to the agility orbs but harder to find but these improve all your abilities at the same time. Agility makes you jump higher and run faster and is one of the most important abilities.
Firearms skill can be improved by shooting and killing gangs with guns. You can shoot any part of a gang member`s body and as your skill builds up it is easier to kill people.
Explosives can be built up the same as firearms but just by using grenades and other types of explosives and makes grenades e.t.c more powerful.
Graphics
The graphics on Crackdown are brilliant and have a cartoony style to them this makes the game look great in its own way. The graphics are really nice and are another good thing about this excellent game.
Multiplayer and Xbox Live
Sadly this game does not let you play two players on the same console which is a shame. However you can connect to Xbox Live and play coop mode.
On Xbox Live there is lots of extra content and some are free and some are not. One of the free downloads gives you extra characters. Other content to download such as extra races, multiplayer challenges and even some new agency vehicles for about 600 -800 Microsoft points (roughly £3 - £5 depending on where you get your points from.)
Conclusion
This game does not disappoint and is not just some duff game with a code. I would recommend this game to anyone who wants to buy it. It is really cool jumping around, driving vehicles and throwing cars! This game is great fun but the story mode is quite short.
This game is quite cheap and can be found at a good price if you look around. I recommend you buy this game because there is so much fun to be had!
Why Xbox Live is Worth Having and the Differences Between Gold and Silver Membership
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DJ Hero only £47 at Tesco Direct
DJ Hero has started to come down in price and now is under the £50 mark. You can also enter the code TDX-GD55 and get more off! This could be worth getting considering clubcard points and cashback at somewhere like topcashback
Fable 2 Review
Fable 2 is an action RPG game that is a bit different from most of the other games I have. It is all about choices as well and morality and your choices affect the whole world. You can be good saving people's lives, giving money to people and eating carrots! Or you can be evil and kill everyone, have sex with prostitutes and eat lots of pies! It is really interesting seeing the consequences your choices have on the world and you really do shape the world which is called Albion.
Gameplay is quite addictive and although you could probably complete the three part main mission in a few hours there is so much more to do. There are many side quests to do, jobs to have, expressions to use, people to marry or to kill and just have fun! I got the Game of the Year Edition for just £12 something recently from TheHut.com and this included all the DLC which adds more quests to the game! The Game of the Year Edition also gives you more achievements and the achievements for this game are of a really high quality and varied. You get some for kicking chickens, some for completing the main missions, some for becoming rich and another example is one for becoming 100% corrupt or pure!
The fighting is not that important in the game in a way and sort of basic. You can either use melee type attacks, shoot your enemies from long range or use some cool magic spells on your enemies! There are quite a few different types of enemies to keep you on your toes and some can be quite difficult to kill! When an enemy dies you can collect experience which allows you to learn new abilities and help you. For example become tougher, learn a new spell or become better at a new one or say unlock sub targeting meaning there are many fun and different ways to fight! One major flaw is that if you die you lose some experience and get a new scar making you slightly less attractive - oh no! They should make it so you have to do the last bit all over again!
You can also just roam around Albion and do whatever you want. You can try to buy nearly all the houses and shops and become rich, marry people (as many times as you want) or just use expressions on people! The people of Albion are brilliant and all have different likes and dislikes! The expressions are really cool and vary from dancing to farting to giving someone the finger or pick up lines! The people are also really funny and as it is a British game it has a British sort of humour!
You can play co-op but it really does not work well and I would not recommend it! A nice feature though is that you can make it so can see everyone who is playing the game and doing so can see their stats, give them gifts and communicate!
Also there are many other things to do like shoot all the gargoyles, open all the demon doors, becoming the ruler of Albion, buy everything in sight, change your clothes, get a tattoo, have sex, kill everything and so much more it really is a fun game!
I really do like this game although some people really don`t like it! I find it really fun and love the choices aspect and think it has great replay value. I also like the achievements for the game and would recommend the game to anyone with an Xbox 360. This game is an Xbox exclusive though so PS3 owners will have to miss it!
Try it if you have an Xbox 360.
Gameplay is quite addictive and although you could probably complete the three part main mission in a few hours there is so much more to do. There are many side quests to do, jobs to have, expressions to use, people to marry or to kill and just have fun! I got the Game of the Year Edition for just £12 something recently from TheHut.com and this included all the DLC which adds more quests to the game! The Game of the Year Edition also gives you more achievements and the achievements for this game are of a really high quality and varied. You get some for kicking chickens, some for completing the main missions, some for becoming rich and another example is one for becoming 100% corrupt or pure!
The fighting is not that important in the game in a way and sort of basic. You can either use melee type attacks, shoot your enemies from long range or use some cool magic spells on your enemies! There are quite a few different types of enemies to keep you on your toes and some can be quite difficult to kill! When an enemy dies you can collect experience which allows you to learn new abilities and help you. For example become tougher, learn a new spell or become better at a new one or say unlock sub targeting meaning there are many fun and different ways to fight! One major flaw is that if you die you lose some experience and get a new scar making you slightly less attractive - oh no! They should make it so you have to do the last bit all over again!
You can also just roam around Albion and do whatever you want. You can try to buy nearly all the houses and shops and become rich, marry people (as many times as you want) or just use expressions on people! The people of Albion are brilliant and all have different likes and dislikes! The expressions are really cool and vary from dancing to farting to giving someone the finger or pick up lines! The people are also really funny and as it is a British game it has a British sort of humour!
You can play co-op but it really does not work well and I would not recommend it! A nice feature though is that you can make it so can see everyone who is playing the game and doing so can see their stats, give them gifts and communicate!
Also there are many other things to do like shoot all the gargoyles, open all the demon doors, becoming the ruler of Albion, buy everything in sight, change your clothes, get a tattoo, have sex, kill everything and so much more it really is a fun game!
I really do like this game although some people really don`t like it! I find it really fun and love the choices aspect and think it has great replay value. I also like the achievements for the game and would recommend the game to anyone with an Xbox 360. This game is an Xbox exclusive though so PS3 owners will have to miss it!
Try it if you have an Xbox 360.
SSX Tricky (PS2) Review
SSX Tricky is an old Playstation 2 game. It is an arcade snowboarding game.
In SSX Tricky you take the role snowboarder and you try to become the best. In the career mode you either race your opponents and see who came finish first or try and pull off the best tricks and get the most points.
The graphics are surprisingly good for a PS2 game and the characters all look pretty good and really good for the time. There are also a wide range of fun courses to take part in and they keep the game interesting and fun! There are a wide variety of tricks to pull off and whether you try to learn some cool ones or press random buttons it is good fun! Whenever you pull off a good trick you get a little speed boost which makes completing tricks an important part of the game.
I have not played this game for a long time as I have not played my Playstation 2 for a long time but out of about 50 or more PS2 games I would say this is in my top 5! I actually found it a really fun and enjoyable game and have played for quite a long period of time!
Overall this is a really good game and must be the best snowboarding game ever!
In SSX Tricky you take the role snowboarder and you try to become the best. In the career mode you either race your opponents and see who came finish first or try and pull off the best tricks and get the most points.
The graphics are surprisingly good for a PS2 game and the characters all look pretty good and really good for the time. There are also a wide range of fun courses to take part in and they keep the game interesting and fun! There are a wide variety of tricks to pull off and whether you try to learn some cool ones or press random buttons it is good fun! Whenever you pull off a good trick you get a little speed boost which makes completing tricks an important part of the game.
I have not played this game for a long time as I have not played my Playstation 2 for a long time but out of about 50 or more PS2 games I would say this is in my top 5! I actually found it a really fun and enjoyable game and have played for quite a long period of time!
Overall this is a really good game and must be the best snowboarding game ever!
Friday, 26 March 2010
Avatar (Film) Review
This is my first review of a non gaming product but I felt I would add it to the site as it is of Avatar and it is a pretty decent review!
Avatar is set in the future where the Earth has become a wasteland and has very little resources left. This means corporations have started to try to get a precious mineral from an alien planet named Pandora. This weird planet is inhabited by aliens called the Na`vi who are massive blue creatures who do look quite similar to humans. The humans consider the Na`vi savages and are determined to try to get the resources they want.
A picture of a Na`vi
Jake Sully`s twin brother has been killed so he has to take his place. The catch is though that he is disabled and is in a wheelchair! He has to take his brother`s role in the Avatar program. Scientists have discovered a way for humans to go in a pod and become a Na`vi with a mix of human and Na`vi DNA. The humans want the minerals and either are going to get the Na`vi to move or just go through them!
The first thing to say is that the special effects are impressive and that they make the action look really cool and spectacular! There is lots of action and the fact Pandora is a strange world means they can use the special effects to make strange creatures in a fantastic scenery and as a result it all looks brilliant! It looks particularly impressive in some of the fighting scenes! The 3D is not overused though and there is not every minute something coming out at you which is good!
The acting is really good and the main parts are played very well! Whether it`s the colonel who wants to smash through everything and could not care less about the Na`vi or Jake who gets stuck in a tricky situation as he realises he can do everything he could not do before and befriends some of the Na`vi! He has some really tough decisions to make about who`s team he is on.
I thought the story reminded me of the Red Indians and Cowboys and the Cowboys are the humans doing whatever they want and not caring what happens to the actual real inhabitants and just invading like savages!
The plot is pretty good but saying that is nothing amazing. It is a little obvious and cliché at times but was still quite good. The film is an epic at 162 minutes long and while it does feel like it goes on for a long time and is probably the longest film I have ever watched it is never that boring!
I think this film is a massive achievement though mainly due to the special effects and technology that has been used in this film!
If it were not for the other elements of the film - people would just say it was a good film. Basically what I am trying to say is that without the special effects and huge budget this would just be a good film! I would definitely say that without 3D it would only be pretty good and I would not say that you had to see it but with 3D it is probably worth anyone`s time just for the experience!
Definitely worth watching and great special effects but not a fantastic plot!
Facts and other Information
The film runs for 162 minutes and is rated as a 12A. It is the highest grossing film of all time! See this interesting article of mine for the highest grossing films of all time!
(Sorry!)http://tinyurl.com/highestgrossingmovies
It also has achieved many awards including 3 Oscars!
The New Xbox Experience!
The New Xbox Experience has been available for quite a long time now. It is a free update and its main purpose is to make the dashboard look prettier! It also provides a few other features and will update itself the first time you get Xbox Live and have some spare space.
One new feature that you notice straight away is the avatars. These are very similar to the Mii`s on the Wii and other things. You can customise many things about your avatar and even buy or download for free items for them. They also appear in a few games like Uno which makes it more interesting. The avatars are also viewable on your friend's list showing you people avatars as well as the games they are playing. This is now extended to unlocking avatars awards and this feature has just started. These are rewards that when you doing something in a game you get an avatar item and I look forward to this being used more. It is only used in a handful of games at the moment most notably Left 4 Dead 2. I am looking forward to get a football shirt from Fifa!
The menus have also changed and look better for it. You now go up and down and then left to right and it is just better than the previous dashboard.
1 vs 100 also was promised with the update and has now arrived. It is a great free quiz game and you can win prizes like Microsoft points, free games and even cars. This is also one of the games that uses your avatar and it is quite good fun!
Anyway this is a pretty cool update well worth having if you have not already got it and it adds some cool new features!
One new feature that you notice straight away is the avatars. These are very similar to the Mii`s on the Wii and other things. You can customise many things about your avatar and even buy or download for free items for them. They also appear in a few games like Uno which makes it more interesting. The avatars are also viewable on your friend's list showing you people avatars as well as the games they are playing. This is now extended to unlocking avatars awards and this feature has just started. These are rewards that when you doing something in a game you get an avatar item and I look forward to this being used more. It is only used in a handful of games at the moment most notably Left 4 Dead 2. I am looking forward to get a football shirt from Fifa!
The menus have also changed and look better for it. You now go up and down and then left to right and it is just better than the previous dashboard.
1 vs 100 also was promised with the update and has now arrived. It is a great free quiz game and you can win prizes like Microsoft points, free games and even cars. This is also one of the games that uses your avatar and it is quite good fun!
Anyway this is a pretty cool update well worth having if you have not already got it and it adds some cool new features!
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Stuntman Ignition Review
Just one more review today and that is of another racing game Stuntman Ignition!
Stuntman Ignition is a racing game for the Xbox 360 but the difference between this and most racing games is here you are a stuntman and must perform stunts for various movies.
To complete the scene you must follow the director's instructions. For example you may be told to do a U turn, crash into a car, go over a ramp and swerve round a car while in a chase scene trying to keep up with another car. You get a number of strikes and if you fail all of these you will have to do the whole scene again. I really like this idea and find it enjoyable to play a different type of racing game. The films are quite clever as well and are very different! If you want to get really high scores you have to try and "string" stunts together. You do this by doing all the stunts but while doing this use a drift or go close to a car to keep the stunt going!
Image from http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/794/794567/stuntman-ignition-20070606104551584_640w.jpg
You can also make your own sort of stunt park and choose what objects you want where. However this mode is not very good as there are not many different objects and you have a small limit to what you can do. You can also play multiplayer online and offline multiplayer. However online there is about 1 player playing the game at a time so that is basically useless! However offline is pretty good and there are two modes. On where you try and do the best stunts and one is a race.
The graphics are quite good and the different cars and bikes e.t.c. are quite good and there is nothing wrong with them. The sound is also quite good.
Overall this is a good game and a little bit different!
Stuntman Ignition is a racing game for the Xbox 360 but the difference between this and most racing games is here you are a stuntman and must perform stunts for various movies.
To complete the scene you must follow the director's instructions. For example you may be told to do a U turn, crash into a car, go over a ramp and swerve round a car while in a chase scene trying to keep up with another car. You get a number of strikes and if you fail all of these you will have to do the whole scene again. I really like this idea and find it enjoyable to play a different type of racing game. The films are quite clever as well and are very different! If you want to get really high scores you have to try and "string" stunts together. You do this by doing all the stunts but while doing this use a drift or go close to a car to keep the stunt going!
Image from http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/794/794567/stuntman-ignition-20070606104551584_640w.jpgYou can also make your own sort of stunt park and choose what objects you want where. However this mode is not very good as there are not many different objects and you have a small limit to what you can do. You can also play multiplayer online and offline multiplayer. However online there is about 1 player playing the game at a time so that is basically useless! However offline is pretty good and there are two modes. On where you try and do the best stunts and one is a race.
The graphics are quite good and the different cars and bikes e.t.c. are quite good and there is nothing wrong with them. The sound is also quite good.
Overall this is a good game and a little bit different!
Trials HD Review
Well I thought I would get the ball rolling quickly and post up my Trials HD review.
When I first heard of the game I did actually wonder if it involved you being a judge in a court or something and certainly did not sound great! However I found it was a motorbike game and started to get interested in it!
I did decide to buy Trials HD and thought it sounded quite good. I would now call the game like a motorbike racing puzzle game! The main aim of the game is to get from one place to another in as quick a time as possible and with the least amount of crashes. However to get to the finish line you will have to pull off some cool stunts and try to stay on your feet (well bike) and trying to manoeuvre your way around the landscape.
The game is mostly great fun and very addictive and you will find yourself coming back to it for more and more. You will however get frustrated when on the hard difficulties especially on the last few levels are stuck on the same section about 50 times in a row and then realise how to do it and conquer it and then repeat the whole process again for the next section about 10 sections after it! However there are leaderboards to prove your times and you can also watch videos of how the top people did the level and can even see what buttons they pressed which can be helpful.
Picture of Trials HD! From RedLynx official site
To get through the game you will have to use common sense and have lots of patience. You will need to work out that you should tip the bike forward when landing at this time and then reverse and then do a flip and then accelerate as hard as you can at certain points and you need to basically keep the riders balance while trying to get the quickest time - a hard task!
There is also a skill mode with a few minigame which is nowhere as good as the main game but is a good distraction. One of these involves rolling around in a giant ball and trying to survive for as long as possible!
There is also a level creator which is great fun and has lots of options and if you spent a little time you could make some great tracks to play on. One problem with this though is the fact that you cannot download anyone's custom tracks and only those on your friends list which could stop you from getting some awesome tracks!
The graphics are really cool and a mix of 2D and 3D and old and new. They work really well and the game looks great!
Overall trials HD is a brilliant game and lots of fun and one I would recommend!
The game is available for 1200 Microsoft Points from the Xbox Live Marketplace.
When I first heard of the game I did actually wonder if it involved you being a judge in a court or something and certainly did not sound great! However I found it was a motorbike game and started to get interested in it!
I did decide to buy Trials HD and thought it sounded quite good. I would now call the game like a motorbike racing puzzle game! The main aim of the game is to get from one place to another in as quick a time as possible and with the least amount of crashes. However to get to the finish line you will have to pull off some cool stunts and try to stay on your feet (well bike) and trying to manoeuvre your way around the landscape.
The game is mostly great fun and very addictive and you will find yourself coming back to it for more and more. You will however get frustrated when on the hard difficulties especially on the last few levels are stuck on the same section about 50 times in a row and then realise how to do it and conquer it and then repeat the whole process again for the next section about 10 sections after it! However there are leaderboards to prove your times and you can also watch videos of how the top people did the level and can even see what buttons they pressed which can be helpful.
Picture of Trials HD! From RedLynx official siteTo get through the game you will have to use common sense and have lots of patience. You will need to work out that you should tip the bike forward when landing at this time and then reverse and then do a flip and then accelerate as hard as you can at certain points and you need to basically keep the riders balance while trying to get the quickest time - a hard task!
There is also a skill mode with a few minigame which is nowhere as good as the main game but is a good distraction. One of these involves rolling around in a giant ball and trying to survive for as long as possible!
There is also a level creator which is great fun and has lots of options and if you spent a little time you could make some great tracks to play on. One problem with this though is the fact that you cannot download anyone's custom tracks and only those on your friends list which could stop you from getting some awesome tracks!
The graphics are really cool and a mix of 2D and 3D and old and new. They work really well and the game looks great!
Overall trials HD is a brilliant game and lots of fun and one I would recommend!
The game is available for 1200 Microsoft Points from the Xbox Live Marketplace.
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