Resistance 2
Mirror's Edge - 360
Quantum of Solace - 360
House of the Dead: Overkill - Story & Directors Cut
Fable 2 - Story Mode
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot - (Liquid Easy)
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Saints Row
Race Pro - Career Mode
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (Easy) - 360
Conan (Easy) - PS3
GTA IV - 360
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
After a second complete play through saw me stumble at the last boss once again I decided it was time to finally polish this bad boy off. A quick visit to GameFaqs suggested that finding all thirteen pieces of the Holo Plan and constructing the RYNO IV would help in the final boss battle. So one afternoon spent finding them and I finally beat the Boss on the second try. Can't wait for the next episode.
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Currently Playing: SEGA Rally
I seemed to remember finding this really hard when I bought it and hence I'd given up with it fairly early on.. Which is unusual for me and a driving game.
Some one over at the EDGE Forum suggested having a few races on multiplayer, and as Live is always more fun with people you know, I dusted off my copy.
It is good fun on Live.. but it inspired me to dedicate a bit more time to the single player.. It seemed to click with me and I got it. Despite the licensed cars it's a pure arcade racer in the mould of say Ridge Racer or maybe even Wipeout.
The challenge isn't really the AI cars, although you still need to beat them to get the points needed to progress (and you don't seem to have to win absolutely everything to make reasonable progress) but it's the track that needs to be tamed.
There's a lot of satisfaction as practising each course and shows gradual improvement. The races where the AI previously showed you a clean pair of heels and you could barely keep up suddenly see you winning as you get the right lines and maintain speed through the corners in a glorious slide, mud spraying.
Some one over at the EDGE Forum suggested having a few races on multiplayer, and as Live is always more fun with people you know, I dusted off my copy.
It is good fun on Live.. but it inspired me to dedicate a bit more time to the single player.. It seemed to click with me and I got it. Despite the licensed cars it's a pure arcade racer in the mould of say Ridge Racer or maybe even Wipeout.
The challenge isn't really the AI cars, although you still need to beat them to get the points needed to progress (and you don't seem to have to win absolutely everything to make reasonable progress) but it's the track that needs to be tamed.
There's a lot of satisfaction as practising each course and shows gradual improvement. The races where the AI previously showed you a clean pair of heels and you could barely keep up suddenly see you winning as you get the right lines and maintain speed through the corners in a glorious slide, mud spraying.
Saturday, 23 May 2009
Great Expectations: inFAMOUS
It's been a while since I bought a brand new release. I'm excited about inFAMOUS though. Firstly it's a Playstation exclusive and as secondly I really like openworld sandbox style games.
However I'm not entirely sure what to make of it. The reviews seem to be something of a mixed bag. 9s at OPM and Gamespot. Only 7 at Eurogamer and the EDGE forumites are predicting a 6, Miserable bunch that they are.
My main concerns are the difficulty and that apparently it's not a looker. I might go and see if I can download the demo..
However I'm not entirely sure what to make of it. The reviews seem to be something of a mixed bag. 9s at OPM and Gamespot. Only 7 at Eurogamer and the EDGE forumites are predicting a 6, Miserable bunch that they are.
My main concerns are the difficulty and that apparently it's not a looker. I might go and see if I can download the demo..
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Currently Playing: Ratchet & Clank
Progress was going very smoothly until I reach a couple of really tough sections ON THE SAME PLANET.
A quick visit to a FAQ reveals that they're a couple of really tough sections and I'll have to practice lots.. Thanks for that Insomniac.. I'll send the bill for my broken SIXAXIS,
A quick visit to a FAQ reveals that they're a couple of really tough sections and I'll have to practice lots.. Thanks for that Insomniac.. I'll send the bill for my broken SIXAXIS,
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Project Trico
Watch that and be amazed.. I loved Ico to bits.. This was one of the reasons that I had to get a PS3 despite it's relative few exclusives this gen...
It's a jaw dropping video.. Not only does it looks stunning one awesome there's going to be some dynamic between boy and creature that'll be fabulous to play too..
The countdown begins.
Currently Playing: Ratchet & Clank
I was up in the loft last night looking for my old X-Box games (Although that's another story) when I stumbled across a huge box of old PS2 and PSone games. Seeing as there's nothing on the horizon worth a purchase until inFamous at the end of the month I thought I'd have a search for something that might fill some gaming time.
I found a copy of Ratchet & Clank which I can remember not being overly impressed with at the time (I think I was expecting something more Jak & Daxter-y) but having enjoyed the PS3 sequels I thought it had to be worth a look.
Obviously as the first game in the series it's basically an origin story with Ratchet finding Clank and then having to find most of the equipment you take for granted in the later games. The first surprise was how good it looked. Compared to my last PS2 on PS3 experience (Silent Hill 2) it stands up very well with the same detailed character models and busy levels (if obviously a lot last generationy.. In fact it's when you go back that you realise how far things have moved forwards).
I'm assuming it's a side effect of running on a software emulation 60Gb PS3 but there's an awful lot of slow down when there's a lot moving on screen. Anyone whose played a Ratchet & Clank game will know there's nearly always a lot moving on screen too.. But it's not game ruining (yet anyway) and adds a kind of bullet time effect which suits my old man reactions.
As you might expect the games a little less refined all round than the sequels. Crucially for a gun based 3d platformer there's no strafe function which makes the combat a little less satisfying than ToD. Although there's plenty of nuts and bolts to collect and weapons to buy there doesn't appear to be any upgrading them either..
So far though it's just as enjoyable. I'll keep you updated.
I found a copy of Ratchet & Clank which I can remember not being overly impressed with at the time (I think I was expecting something more Jak & Daxter-y) but having enjoyed the PS3 sequels I thought it had to be worth a look.
Obviously as the first game in the series it's basically an origin story with Ratchet finding Clank and then having to find most of the equipment you take for granted in the later games. The first surprise was how good it looked. Compared to my last PS2 on PS3 experience (Silent Hill 2) it stands up very well with the same detailed character models and busy levels (if obviously a lot last generationy.. In fact it's when you go back that you realise how far things have moved forwards).
I'm assuming it's a side effect of running on a software emulation 60Gb PS3 but there's an awful lot of slow down when there's a lot moving on screen. Anyone whose played a Ratchet & Clank game will know there's nearly always a lot moving on screen too.. But it's not game ruining (yet anyway) and adds a kind of bullet time effect which suits my old man reactions.
As you might expect the games a little less refined all round than the sequels. Crucially for a gun based 3d platformer there's no strafe function which makes the combat a little less satisfying than ToD. Although there's plenty of nuts and bolts to collect and weapons to buy there doesn't appear to be any upgrading them either..
So far though it's just as enjoyable. I'll keep you updated.
Sunday, 17 May 2009
The "Complete" List
Resistance 2
Mirror's Edge - 360
Quantum of Solace - 360
House of the Dead: Overkill - Story & Directors Cut
Fable 2 - Story Mode
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot - (Liquid Easy)
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Saints Row
Race Pro - Career Mode
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (Easy) - 360
Conan (Easy) - PS3
GTA IV - 360
So finally a year later sees my chalk up completion of this. It's not the masterpiece that it was reviewed as. It's an amazing achievement certainly but some of the things they've achieved just aren't much fun.. Still I enjoyed Niko's story and felt he was a cool character to play as.
Mirror's Edge - 360
Quantum of Solace - 360
House of the Dead: Overkill - Story & Directors Cut
Fable 2 - Story Mode
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot - (Liquid Easy)
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Saints Row
Race Pro - Career Mode
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (Easy) - 360
Conan (Easy) - PS3
GTA IV - 360
So finally a year later sees my chalk up completion of this. It's not the masterpiece that it was reviewed as. It's an amazing achievement certainly but some of the things they've achieved just aren't much fun.. Still I enjoyed Niko's story and felt he was a cool character to play as.
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