I haven’t really been gaming since starting my new job. I miss it. This IGN video might give me the needed motivation to get back at it again. You might like it even if you don’t like video games.
Just a few more months until Mass Effect 3!!!!! That wins this year’s Arkham City ‘sweet fancy Moses, I am so excited for this game to come out,’ Award.
Two more video game trailer premiers from last night’s VGA’s. As three-quels, these games are each follow-ups to not one, but two quality predecessors, and they should be fantastic games.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
And, best of all, Mass Effect 3, bitches! In the words of Charlie Kelly, “Oooooooooooo, yeah!!”
In the lightning fast world of video games, this one is old (2008), but it was new to me.
I’ve never really played games from the horror genre, but if Dead Space is any indication, I’ll be adding more to my Gamefly queue post-haste. The game was full of tense, creepy fun.
The game’s story isn’t anything groundbreaking. You are Isaac Clarke, your wife Nicole is on a space station which seems to be having communication difficulties, as it’s been radio silent for some time. You arrive at the space station, which is running a mining expedition on the planet below, as part of a team that has been sent in to fix whatever is wrong. You crash land on your way in, rendering you unable to leave, and obviously, you arrive to discover that everything has gone to shit. Soon you are being attacked by dead humans who have been converted into horrible monsters by some alien life-form. You need to survive, find Nicole, and discover a way to get off the ship. Pretty straightforward sci-fi horror.
The gameplay itself is a dark, gruesome, atmospheric romp through the limbs of disfigured, reanimated corpses. Like most horror video games, you are constantly running low on ammo, and asshole bad guys are constantly jumping out of the vents they travel through (as a lovely homage to the Alien franchise). Thus, your poor Isaac is constantly on edge, desperately trying to make it to the next waypoint before running out of ammo and health and find yourself completely screwed. Talk about PTSD.
Along the way, you get kinesis and stasis (the ability to slow enemies down temporarily) powers. At times, using kinesis to send a well aimed gas tank at an enemy is the only way to survive when your ammo runs out.
Again, none of these features is anything new. Yet, there is something to be said for taking pre-existing parts and putting them together in an enjoyable way. I know I was probably one of the last gamers in the world to play this one, but if you haven’t tried it out yet, you definitely should.
I can’t wait for the sequel in January!
Here’s a trailer for the next Bioshock game. Color me intrigued.
We’re not in Rapture anymore.
The beginning of the trailer is really annoying. However, at the end of the annoying part you get Sweet Tooth’s trademark laugh. You know, the laughter that let you know that if you weren’t playing as Sweet Tooth that damned missile was on its way.
After the laughter, then we get some gameplay footage. Watching it, my childhood came rushing back. This game has the promise to offer everything the classics had, while also offering quite a few new tricks.
Twisted Metal 2 was my favorite game for like 4 years.
I can’t wait for this!
Like most awesome people, I’ve thought a lot about things that would come in handy during a zombie apocalypse. Little did I know that all this time, my plans have been way off base. While I was mentally listing things like bottled water and a deadly but easy to wield melee weapon, I have been totally unaware of how important plants are in staving off the undead legions.
Thankfully, those wonderful folks at Pop Cap have released a game to make clear that plants won’t just make Z-Day survivable, they’ll make it downright fun.
The title is as straightforward as they come, there is no wondering about what you are going to get out of a game called Plants vs. Zombies. Although, for those concerned about gore, you will find none, so play away!
I’m telling you, you should play this game. It is loads of fun. Insanely addictive.
Basically, you need to stop the zombies from making it across your lawn and into your house. You do this with a variety of plants. To grow new plants, you need to collect sunshine. Basically, it all comes down to creating an effective strategy with your with your army of greenery; some plants are purely defensive, some plants shoot spores of various kinds, and some plants give off extra sunshine to give you an added advantage, and that’s just to name a few.
As the game progresses, you need to fight various kinds of zombies as well, from zombies with traffic cones on their heads to zombies driving zambonies. There is even a Michael Jackson zombie.
The difficulty also progresses as you play in different sorts of environments, a backyard with a pool offers new challenges, especially when some zombies ride dolphins (that’s right, some of the zombies ride dolphins!).
That is only sampling of what this game has to offer, I have seen lots of variety and I’m only on level 4-6(ish).
If you have an iPhone or iPad, just go download the game from the app store immediately. It only costs $2.99, and it is worth every penny. If you don’t have either of the aforementioned devices you can play the game on your computer as well, but the price tag is a bit heftier, at $19.95. However, you can play the game for free for a bit on the website to see if you like it before you fork over the dough.
However, while I give the game a hearty seal of approval, to be fair I should make clear that there is a downside. That is, of course, the lost relationships, jobs, etc. caused by the neglect stemming from you becoming addicted to fighting the good fight against those damned zombie bastards.
