Bring Your Game Freak On!!: July 2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Hackers and Slashers.

Welcome to the mad mad world of hack and slash business. A genre that never seems too get old nor too thin. Looking back from 16 bit Sega Genesis Golden Axe series to the new age, next gen titles. Here's a list games for those fans who just love to hack and/or slash on their way to victory. FTW!!!

1. Brutal Legend.

This game is inspired by Tim Shafer's musical experience and heavily influence by Metal bands. You play as a roadie, ( voiced as Jack Black) your stuck in a fantasy world of Heavy Metal cover album. Armed with a battle Axe, the Separator, and an electrifying guitar, Clementine. Rock your way out, defies the so-called treacherous boy bands. Load up the devils horn and start head banging! Bring the stage arena down!! Literally!!

Developer: Double Fine
Publish: EA Games
Coming out this Rocktober 09.

2. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2.

Ryu Hayabusa is back! He's packing up more deadly weapons and bringing two more playable characters, Ayane(DOA) and Momiji(Njnja Gaiden Dragon Sword). Apparently they ditched the bondage- crazed-Scythe-wielding Rachel character. The new installment will featured more gore fest, more bloodshed and bigger scale boss battle.

Developers : Team Ninja
Publisher : Tecmo
Coming this 1st October 09

3. Bayonetta.

From the creator of Devil May Cry, Director Hideki Kamiya, Introduces the new female character in Hideki-san family. A shape shifting witch that dispatched foes with 2 Kitanas, glowing whip, 4 hand guns ( 2 attached to her boots) and her own HAIR(?). Bayonetta squares off wit angelic/ demons with over the top and lightning fast action. Hope you have trigger happy fingers for this one.

Developers : Platinum Games
Publisher : Sega
coming this January 2010

4. Darksider: Wrath of War

War was one of the legendary Four Horsemen of Apocalypse. The apocalypse was prematurely taken place, the world has been destroyed and He have been wrongly accused. He is now pissed! Fighting his way for Justice, Truth and bring back those bastards who stab him in the back. Designer and Comic freak Joe Madureira inspired the theme and setting of the game, calling it the Adult Zelda.

Developer : Vigil Games
Publisher : THQ
Coming out January 2010

5. Dante's Inferno.

Dante is a crusader, religious, a ladies man and also a bully. He went down through the 9 circles of hell not because of his own sins, but to chase down his girlfriend, who was murdered and wrongly send to Hell. It's up to you to free her soul from the devil himself, Lucifer and unleashed the REAL HELL. This a game largely borrowed combat and gameplay from the almighty Kratos, Dante's Inferno is down-to-core hack and slash plus Dead Space. So get down on your knees and start praying.

Developers : Visceral Games
Publisher : EA Games
Coming out March 2010

6. God Of War III

The third and final chapter of the God Of War series. Kratos embarks on a journey to kill The Greek god Zeus. The last time we saw Kratos, the Ghost Of Sparta rides behind the Titan, Gaia, climbing Mount Olympus seeking vengeance and hatred to the gods, in the end.. there will be suffering. One of the most anticipated game in the industry, or even the world, will mark its place to best action games of all time. Long Live The Blades of Chaos!

Developer : SCE Studios Santa Monica
Publisher : Sony Computer Entertainment
Coming out March 2010

Friday, July 17, 2009

Games that should be avoided.

Ever had one of those day, you passed through a window shield of the local game shop, saw some awesome game cover and said to yourself.. "That looks cool!" and then .. "I'm definitely going get this!". Few hours later when you reached home, inside the disc, and found out you face starting to melt after playing for an hour. Looking back at the cover and, again, said " WTF was I thinking!? I wasted my lunch money on this CRAP?" Moments later, you find yourself overdosed with anti-depressant. I pity you..

Fear not my friends, here's some list of games you should definitely and surely avoid.. you have been warned..

1. Damnation.

The name says it all.. Damnation. This steam punk third person shooter has seem to have lots of potential and hype from the producers, but sadly all of the aspects and mechanics fall flatter than Billy Ray Cyrus singing career. Animations are stiff and restricted, backdrop graphics, framerates and even storylines and some what unpolished and gritty. don't get me started on the gameplay. Nothing good seems to come up throughout the game other than the huge scale of every level. So for those who just want to play Damnation, just borrow it from your so-called friends and slap it to his/her face for buying it.

2. Clive Barker's: Jericho.

I wonder what was Clive Barker was thinking (let alone smoking) when he decides to make this game? Jericho didn't promise, mostly, what reflects the expectation and game design at all. Your squad mates are a bunch of knuckle drivers. Meaning you'll be baby sitting them constantly using your magical band aid to survive. While others are shooting the same beasties over again and over again. Deep down this first person shooter has very limited movement and even lower than mediocre gameplay. When you look at the back of the cover it looks great, but when you finally sink you teeth in it, it never tasted so bad. Call Clive Barker asked him, "Whatever happened to PinHead!"

3. Haze.

From the moment you put the game inside your PS3 and experience a 5 minutes installation time, you might be pondering "Playing this game based on taking pharmaceutical drugs that enhances my shooting skills on the battlefield must be an advantage! And It's a PS3 Exclusive!" Wrong! Well you should know you'll find it's a total let down. This is s kind of game that's aggressively average on every level. The stories are linear and transparent throughout and graphics are just seems awkward and robust. We've waited long enough for the delay, they should have delayed it even longer or canned it!

4. Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust.

Larry Larry Larry.. My you haven't grown a bit. Meet Larry, a virgin by nature, sexual predator by choice and a loser known by millions. This installment renders him to getting into Hollywood to find fame. fortune and babes. This sandbox game forces you to revamp your way to stardom, but the sexual innuendos make bad obligations and short on puns. The look of the game is very very cartoonish and glitchy. The stories themselves made any porn production win an Emmy. Although its about smutty humour, its laughs are non-existent. Gameplay wise, its just basically running around looking for objective and silly sexual theme mini games. When you play this game, tell your kids or little brother to forget this Larry when they grow up.

5. Dynasty Warriors 6.

To really think the Dynasty warrior franchise has evolve or revolutionized its gameplay and also its overall foundation. Sad to say, it hasn't. Dynasty warriors has never broke it's tradition. The graphics doesn't do any justice, you might confuse yourself to it for a last gen intuition. Gameplay however i can say three words. REPETITION, REPETITION, REPETITION! Once you conquer every single empire, the no other motivation for you to play it again or anything that relates to any Dynasty Warrior franchise.. So here's a mild spoilers for you.. It SUCKS!

6. Wanted, Weapons Of Fate.

As if there's isn't any copy cat third person shooter there already. Wanted, Weapons of Fate is just one of them. Universal Studios decided that it would to cool to make a game based on assassins that can "Curve the bull" to a dumb ass bad guy right between the butt crack. We say.. Not a FREAKING chance. Every gameplay aspect has the same as any other great shooters like Gears Of War, Uncharted, Army of Two and so on. The only original concept of this game is Curving The Bullet. It may sound fun, but after a while its just a one trick pony. Levels after the next, your basically doing the same formula, if you cant seem to hit the guy behind the walls/crates/tables or even anything. The story, if you care enough of the movie, it raises even more questions than answers that of the actual movie, and where the heck is Angelina Jolie?

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Essential games you MUST have!

Game owners, either your a Sony fanboy, Xbox 360 or Wii owner, here's some list of excellent games that should be in your shelves.

1. Little Big Planet.