I had been puttin this off,even though i had heard it was a good game,i just didnt feel like playing it but i decided to bite the bullet and rent it out.
It is a good game.More fun than the Conan game,but much of the same.Its a no-brain hack and slash that has at times repetative missions,but who cares when its so much fun to hack people to bits.Achievements come in a steady stream and none are too difficult to get,although i made the mistake of playing it on normal difficulty first so had to play through again for the last 3 hard difficulty achievements and to be honest it doesnt hold up to multiple playthroughs,once you've seen it all there's nothing new to see.
I would recommend this to anyone wanting some easyish achievements but rent it instead of buying,as its pretty short (5 days for 2 playthroughs).
Sunday, 27 April 2008
Monday, 21 April 2008
Condemned 2
Lets cut to the chase shall we?This game is not for the weak hearted,it will scare the pants off you.On numerous occasions i found myself having to feel at the back of my trousers just to make sure I'd not had an accidental release of mammoth proportions.I have played the original and that was at times scary but in a different way,the first game made you feel on edge all the way through and threw little shocks at you throughout the game,however the second game lulls you into a false sense of security,with times of peace and then hits you when you let your guard down.Even on the second playthrough i found myself jumping out my skin a few times.
The single player is brilliant,carrying on after events in the first game,the main protagonist is a broken man,haunted by the events that took place during the first game,this story explains why you are linked to events taking place over both games.Locations are nicely designed but very linear,so don't expect to get lost while playing.Do however expect to be squinting at the screen trying to see a little bit further into the darkness as this game is very very dark,even with the flashlight its often still a struggle to see past your gun.
Multi-player was a disappointment,often laggy,but mostly just dull.variations of your basic match types.There's deathmatch and team deathmatch,which no multi-player game should be without and Crime scene,which is a "capture the flag" type mode where the "flags" are hidden by one team and found by the other,then there's bumrush,which is a cross between deathmatch and teamdeathmatch(where 2 SCU's are pitted against a lot of infected).
Achievements are nicely spread between easy and time consuming,needing at least 2 playthroughs of the single player to gain all the story based achieves,and the there's enough to keep the average person busy for a couple of weeks with the multi player achieves.
In my opinion this is a must play game though,unless of course you have a heart condition or weak bowels.
The single player is brilliant,carrying on after events in the first game,the main protagonist is a broken man,haunted by the events that took place during the first game,this story explains why you are linked to events taking place over both games.Locations are nicely designed but very linear,so don't expect to get lost while playing.Do however expect to be squinting at the screen trying to see a little bit further into the darkness as this game is very very dark,even with the flashlight its often still a struggle to see past your gun.
Multi-player was a disappointment,often laggy,but mostly just dull.variations of your basic match types.There's deathmatch and team deathmatch,which no multi-player game should be without and Crime scene,which is a "capture the flag" type mode where the "flags" are hidden by one team and found by the other,then there's bumrush,which is a cross between deathmatch and teamdeathmatch(where 2 SCU's are pitted against a lot of infected).
Achievements are nicely spread between easy and time consuming,needing at least 2 playthroughs of the single player to gain all the story based achieves,and the there's enough to keep the average person busy for a couple of weeks with the multi player achieves.
In my opinion this is a must play game though,unless of course you have a heart condition or weak bowels.
Monday, 7 April 2008
BULLY:SCHOLARSHIP EDITION
To be honest i wasn't that bothered about playing this game,because of all the reports of bugs and glitches,but i had also heard that there has been a patch released to fix some of the major issues,so i bit the bullet and borrowed it of a mate at work and i really am glad i did.
The rockstar boys really have done a great job of porting this over to the 360 and have created a game that reminds me of the gta series,in the way the missions are set out and the whole feel of the game.Although it plays very similar to the gta games,this one is not as punishing to the gamer,the difficulty is high enough to keep you going but not too difficult to make you throw tantrums.Its not a long game,taking about 30 hours to complete.
The humour is dark but clever and funny,especially the relationships between the rival cliques,but the true genius is the amount of pranks you can pull on people.....I tell you know wedgies do not grow old and throwing bangers in toilets is a must do especially when there is someone in another cubicle.
I hope there will be a sequel to this as i really enjoyed myself playing this and i would rather play another bully than most new games that are out now.
The rockstar boys really have done a great job of porting this over to the 360 and have created a game that reminds me of the gta series,in the way the missions are set out and the whole feel of the game.Although it plays very similar to the gta games,this one is not as punishing to the gamer,the difficulty is high enough to keep you going but not too difficult to make you throw tantrums.Its not a long game,taking about 30 hours to complete.
The humour is dark but clever and funny,especially the relationships between the rival cliques,but the true genius is the amount of pranks you can pull on people.....I tell you know wedgies do not grow old and throwing bangers in toilets is a must do especially when there is someone in another cubicle.
I hope there will be a sequel to this as i really enjoyed myself playing this and i would rather play another bully than most new games that are out now.
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