halo3

Now that we've all had time to take in the wonders that the new halo throws at us,i feel its now about time i get to share my views on what could be considered the most overhyped game in history.
10 hours is roughly all you need to complete the story first time through(that is based on 3 of us doing co-op on legendary)and to be honest the game should have been longer,this is probably my only gripe with the game even though most reviews slate halo for graphics that are just hi res halo2 graphics,but in all fairness,the average goy such as myself should be more than impressed by the small details that are waiting for you to find.
the weapons are nicely balanced,each with their own advantages and disadvantages,and the flood are still around just to make life difficult,nice inclusions such as the flamethrower just add icing to an already nice cake.
Struggling finding the skulls?just check youtube,theres some good vids of all the locations and how to get them.
online is something i'm not willing to comment on for now as i've not really gotten in to it yet,we're going through campaign again on legendary to find some more stuff that we missed the first time round and to picke up some achieves we missed because a certain jollyju forgot to turn scoring on the first time through.

Army of 2 opening cinematic

Stranglehold 1000/1000

Finally beat probably one of the most stressfull games ive played in a long while second only to call of duty 2.
A big shout out to xxmatt1987xx and jollyju who helped with some multiplayer achieves,but let it be noted that i got my ranked match achieves legit.
Even though hardboiled totally stressed me out,i have enjoyed the experience and it has left me feeling like ive achieved something,which is what its all about innit?

deepest sympathies

Our thoughts go out to the relatives of Colin McRae,who died in a helicopter crash this weekend.

----EDIT----
codemasters have set up a rememberence page up for Colin and his family if you wanna leave comments click here

Like father like son

Just set my little boy a gamertag up,hes only five but he knows all about the achievement system and has a grand total of 15 gamerscore (which excited him no end)it will be a long time before we let him loose on the live community.

Stranglehold

I thought i might as well get this seeing as halo is still a couple of weeks away,and i did enjoy the demo....Well the demo is just about all the game has to offer,don't get me wrong its a nice looking game but max payne had everything this game has and in my opinion did it better.
The multiplayer mode is nothing special either offering only deathmatch and team deathmatch,although more might unlock later,and there's not many people online with it so waiting times are high for matches but this might also make it easier to boost the achievements.
its a solid effort but dont expect anything really special.
If john woo cant make a superb action game lets hope clive barker can deliver with jericho.....I've got spare pants ready for that one.....

More "testing"

Well, I've now had a bit more time with the COD 4 beta and surprisingly I'm loving it.Even when I'm getting my ass handed to me its OK mainly because the games are just the right duration so as not to be frustrating if your losing,the weapon selection is still a bit restrictive but once you start ranking up the unlockables make things a bit better.
I've not noticed any major bugs in the game either which is a bonus (unlike the halo3 beta) there's a bit of a lag issue in some games and it is quite annoying when simple tasks such as getting through doors become frustrating even standing still your screen jumps all over the place,this however is forgivable only because it doesn't happen often (2 games in 2 days).
The maps are just about the right size too,accommodating both close quarters and sniper styles and everything in between.Overall this is a game thats going on my definate buy list and i might even keep it if the multiplayer is just as fun as this beta is...I've also got my team more or less sorted after a few rounds with some friends (you know who you are).
Trust me this is going to be one hell of a ride.

Call of duty 4 beta

Thanks to my good friend of mine im playing the beta test now and i can honestly say im impressed.If this is what the finished product is gonna look like then the single player should be even better and that thought just makes my pants rise.......
I would prefer to be able to carry every weapon around with me at all times but thats just not real is it? so its going to take me a while to get used to different classes,but at the moment im prefering the shotty unlike in shadowrun!!!

New achievement lists

PGR4 achieves now out and most look crazy,it will be a game that will take some time complete.also halflife2:the orange box achieves now out....all 99 of them!!!.A lot of 5 pointers and yes i know its over 5 games but they still only total 1000 points but i will still be getting it just for the portal game.

Two World first impressions

I've been playin this for a few hours now and i can honestly say that this is a big disappointment.
I wasn't expecting an oblivion beater but i was expecting a lot more,the controls are awkward and the user interface is quite confusing at times,with it taking a lot of effort just to find out where to go.There is a huge playable are to explore though but this comes with loading pauses at regular intervals.Expect graphical glitches like mountains just poping into view while stood next to them and animals floating in mid air.Only get on the horses once for the achieve though as the movement is quite wierd and the only way ive found of getting off the damn things is dying...if any one knows how to get off without getting myself killed let me know
----UPDATE----
I have just spent the last 2 hours completing all sorts of missions and the game froze,i havent saved in ages.....i am sooo pissed off right now

guitar hero 3 preview

Heres a nice little preview on an early build of the game,and it looks sweet as f**k.

Cars

One phrase is all it takes to sum up this game.......EASY points...For anyone looking to boost their gamerscore should look no further.Rent this though because i've had a solid afternoon playing through for the full 1000,somehow the whole experience has made me feel dirty though....
The graphics are no more than you would expect from a movie tie-in,the controls leave a lot to be desired,with the powerslide button being my biggest complaint,I found it only worked every so often and to different degrees.
Don't get this expecting it to change your life because it wont,it will frustrate you at points but stick with it and you cant take it back to the rental store early and beat the guy behind the counter with it.