Lets Play Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Part 1

This Lets Play is Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. It is a third-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, co-developed by Slant Six Games and Capcom. It was released on March 20, 2012.

It is part of the Resident Evil series, being set around the same time as Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, and featuring the characters from these two games, though it is a non-canon hypothetical scenario. The game follows a group of elite paramilitary mercenaries for the Umbrella Corporation during the zombie outbreak in Raccoon City. the station and killed the vast majority of the crew.

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Dragon Ball Xenoverse Delayed

Dragon Ball Xenoverse has had its launch date pushed back! The game was set for release on February 17th, the game will now be coming out a week later.

Publisher Bandai Namco announced the delay. They said the reason was to "ensure the highest possible gameplay experience" for players. Dragon Ball Xenoverse is coming out on the Xbox 360,PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on February 24. The Pc release is due on the 27th.

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Final Fantasy VII Remade on LBP 3

A guy named Jamie Colliver has recreated everything from Final Fantasy VII, including story, side missions, all cutscenes, the soundtrack, bosses, the world map and a battle system replete with Limit Breaks. This now has been two years in the making and the game features 31 levels. We take our hats off to you because that is some dedication. The game can be played through either Little Big Planet 2 or 3. The video below shows off the opening segments to the game. 

Theres a crazy 113 videos over on Colliver's YouTube channel showing how to the game is played.

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Destiny - Behold...The Magical Cave

Destiny players this week have found a Cave situated in 'Old Russia' which drops unlimited loot which ranges from Uncommon to Exotic Weapons and Armour. The Cave be found nearby the Cosmodrome. Now this is an endless spawn point for low-level enemies, which Re-spawn every few seconds. Players are encouraged to go in two's or three's to farm the Cave. Check out my pic below to see some of the situation's you can get yourself in.

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WWE 2K15 Delayed On Next Gen

2K Sports has today announced that the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of WWE 2K15 will not be released on October 28. The next-gen versions will launch three weeks later on November 18. The 360 and PS3 versions are still set for the original release date.

Allthough the developer wasn't open as to why the game has been delayed, they did have this to say: "Visual Concepts and Yuke's are committed to delivering the most authentic and action-packed WWE experience to date, including release for the very first time on next-generation consoles. The additional development time enables our talented teams to ensure the WWE 2K15 next-gen experience fully meets our expectations."

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Bungie Extends Alpha On Ps4

Over on Twitter Bungie announced the extension of the Destiny first-look alpha which started Thursday after E3 and was supposed to end on Sunday.

Yup. Alpha still works. Now, we're gonna test it in expert mode. If you're still playing, pardon our dust. This is for the Beta!
— Bungie (@Bungie) June 16, 2014

The Beta is hitting the PlayStation 3 & 4 on July and then a few days later on Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Until then check out the mouth watering trailer below.

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GRID Auto Sport trailer and info released

Codemasters has officially announced a new game within their GRID series titled GRID: Auto Sport which is set to be released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game is being described on the Codemasters Blog as the "the next game in the GRID series and descendant of TOCA Touring Cars and is designed to move the series back in line as a more authentic racing game". The game is due for release on June 24th 2014 with no next gen iterations of the game coming. You can catch the trailer aswell as all the info below.

The Handling

As ever, our handling model has had a lot of effort put into it and you’ll really notice the difference, we think, from GRID 2. For GRID Autosport we’ve gone back to a more authentic handling style. It’s definitely not a full simulation – we want it to be authentic, not clinical – but it’s more towards that end of the spectrum than before. If anything, we believe the handling is actually one or two steps further towards simulation than Race Driver: GRID, to give you an idea.

Each car has been tuned and adjusted to really give a sense of its personality so they will act and behave differently from one another, as they would in real life. This is especially noticeable across disciplines. Pick up a WTCC spec Touring Car and it’ll feel completely different to a Formula 3 car for instance. The goal has been to replicate an authentic feeling of what it’s like to race each of these cars in the games as if you were out on the track yourself.
We’ll be talking more about the handling and how we created it in the coming weeks, including how you, our Community helped shape it in ways that you may not yet know.

The Racing Disciplines
You’ll be hearing us talk about disciplines a lot as they make up another of the core foundations of the game. Disciplines are various types of motorsport, of which there are five within GRID Autosport, each with its own unique style and feeling. There’s a vast difference in the way a Touring Car race unfolds compared to that of an Endurance race. Each discipline requires a different approach, strategy and comes complete with its own style of racing.
For instance, in Touring Cars it’s all about aggressive pack racing. You’ll have to manage tyre wear and race into the night in Endurance competitions but look to race smoothly and with precision in our Open-Wheel races. Street Races are about reacting on the fly on claustrophobic streets through cities with unpredictable changes in elevations and drift cars are all about demonstrating your car control. To become an all-around driver, you’ll develop a broad set of skills.

Each discipline has a number of dedicated series within them; ranging from Touring Cars, GT, Single-Seaters, Muscle Cars, Drift, Supercars, Hypercars, Time Attack, Prototypes and many, many more. You don’t just get five broad experiences, but also different racing experiences within those styles.
We’ll be going into more detail of each discipline between now and launch, starting next week with our in depth look at the Touring Discipline.

The Locations
You will have noticed the likes of Hockenheim, Sepang, San Francisco, Jarama and Yas Marina within our announcement video but that’s far from the complete roster, there’s plenty more to come.
GRID: Autosport will feature 22 locations with a combined route list that totals over 100!
While we will have a selection of great city based locations it’s the circuits that make up the bulk of the roster and there’s a great variety on offer.
From the iconic to the old favourites, the ones classed as legendary and of course some new faces as well. In fact, there are more circuits in GRID: Autosport than there are in Race Driver: GRID and GRID 2 combined.

The Career

The single player career in GRID Autosport will allow you to become a professional racing driver. As you make progress you’ll be able to join and switch teams, fulfil sponsor demands and beat rivals.
Racing with a teammate is back and at your request he/she will now attack the cars ahead or defend their position. All this is handled by a simple button press on the controller and it’s a feature that will also allow you to request information from your team engineer.

The career is open and this means that you’ll only ever have to compete in the racing disciplines that you want to. If you’re a Touring Car fanatic then by all means find a home within the Touring section, and never leave. If you love the precision of Open Wheel racing and also enjoy the odd bit of Endurance then you can happily bounce between the two.
The choice is entirely yours to make – choose your favourite style of racing or master them all.

The Racing Experience

When you take an authentic handling model, a great selection of cars and a variety of racing disciplines, it still needs the racing experience to hold them all together and in GRID Autosport your racing experience revolves around the paddock.
This is the menu you’ll find yourself in before a race and it’s from here that you’ll be presented with a number of pre-race options, such as practice and qualifying.
If you find yourself racing on an unfamiliar circuit or route then simply head into practice and spend some time on the track. After practice you can jump into qualifying where, as you’d expect, you’ll be able to set your fastest time with the aim of starting higher up the grid come race day.
Much like the career, the choice is entirely yours. If you want to have a practice session and jump straight into a race then great. If you want to give practice a miss and just do qualifying then that option is also entirely possible, as is skipping straight into the race itself should you so desire.The paddock will also allow you to tune your car before the race. Tuneable components include: brake bias, differential, downforce, gears, ride height and suspension at both the front and back. All of the cars in the game run great as ‘stock’ but the option to tune is there should you wish to get the car handling to your own preference.

Multiplayer

Powered by RaceNet you’ll be able to join with friends to form Racing Clubs and race under team colours against other clubs in the community. Receive new challenges every week with the new and evolved Discipline Challenge, track your stats including your complete vehicle history and climb weekly and persistent leaderboards.
We’ve got a series of features planned for the coming weeks, all of which dive deep into the multiplayer of GRID Autosport so be sure to keep your eye out for those!

Driven by Community Feedback 

While we were patching GRID 2 and releasing new content we were also busy gathering feedback. We listened to everyone who had an opinion on not just GRID 2 but our older games as well. This feedback was digested and ultimately it played a huge part in the early development of GRID Autosport.
The authentic handling model has been shaped by Community feedback but we haven’t just stopped there. Cockpit view makes a return, and with it a dashboard view too, yes, GRID Autosport will ship with two in-car cameras.

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Far Cry: The Wild Expedition Announced

If you fancy jumping into the wilds of the Far Cry games, then the perfect collection letting you do just that is being released to celebrate 10 years of gaming goodness by the franchise.

Far Cry: The Wild Expedition brings together Far Cry Classic, Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, all at the responsible price of £29.99. It is due to launch in the UK on February 14th for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

For our North America viewers you will be getting a slightly different package. Named the Far Cry Compilation, the collection is the same minus Far Cry Classic and that it will be launching exclusively for PS3. It is due February 11th for $39.99.

If you fancy getting Far Cry Classic on its own, it will be released February 12th for Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network for £7.99.

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The Elder Scrolls Online: War in Cyrodiil Trailer

Looking forward to jumping into the Elder Scrolls universe with friends, then check out the latest action packed trailer for the game. Offering glimpses of large scale battles and sieges, magical powers and a guy leaping with some pretty Daedric looking wings, the trailer is an exciting look into the game.

Finishing the trailer of is also the announcement for the release date of the game, 4/4/2014. Only a few more months to go then.
 

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Alex's fondest and worst memories this generation!

The new generation of gaming is nearly upon, or in the case of those lucky people is, us. Over the past generation, and several years, we have seen and played many amazing games with many never failing to impress. As my fellow writers have been doing, I to have been reflecting back on my best and worse games from this generation, and thankful for the most part, the game I have played have been incredible. 

First up is the list of my top ten games from this generation.

#10 Alan Wake

A deeply story driven game that offers something a bit different from the other horror games and third person shooters out there, Alan Wake is a gripping experience. It’s a game you could just as easily watch as play, mostly because of its outstanding narrative and almost cinematic game play.

#9 The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai

One of the first Arcade games I ever brought on my Xbox 360 and one that always stands out in my mind. With it’s easy to grasp combat system, a cheesy yet entertaining plot, and a unique visual style, from the off the Dishwasher had me sucked in and coming back for more cyborg killing action.

#8) Batman: Arkham City

Who does not want to swoop around a city as the caped crusader beating up criminals? Batman Arkham city builds on its predecessor, Arkham Asylum, to make for the ultimate chance to be Batman and go face to face with the various super criminals that inhabit Gotham. You can spend hours in it’s murky yet incredible city, exploring every ally way, finding out what each unique criminal is up to and admiring the snowy cityscape.

#7 Gears of War

The first game I played when this generation first launched, a game that sold me on the Xbox 360. Looking beyond the muscle heavy heroes of the game, and you have a very solid shooter, a world that shows a lot of promise, enemies that have more depth to them than just random creatures cobbled together and all this wrapped in wonderful visuals that still impress today. Also one of the best co-op experiences I have ever got my hands on.

#6 Red Faction: Guerrilla

Destructible scenery is the order of the day here, and it’s what makes this game a joy to play. Want to smash through a wall with a hammer to get at an enemy, go for it, want to blow up a bridge to slow down those advancing across it, go for it. Being able to destroy almost anything in the open world really helped mix up the game play and turn this from just average, to a stand out, and extremely fun, game.

#5 Left 4 Dead

I have lost count of the fun times I have had playing this game co-op, be it with friends or random strangers. It’s easy to jump into any of its four campaigns, five if you get the DLC, and blaze your way through the wonderfully detailed city streets, forests and farms.

#4 Mass Effect 3

The third and final chapter to Shepard’s story is an epic adventure taking you around a packed galaxy. You get to go down to a verity of rather stunning locations, face all sorts of aliens and explore massive amount sof history and culture made up for the game. The Mass Effect universe and all the little details within it, along with the characters you meet, are what make this game stand above other shooters, it’s a game I can really get stuck into and the ending to a trilogy I will never forget. plus it has some epic cut scenes to sit back and admire.

#3 Halo 4 

343 Industries went far beyond what I expected of them in brining the Master Chief back to the forefront of the Halo series. Look beyond the arguable best visuals on the 360, and you a story line that offers more depth to the Chief and his blue AI companion, Cortana, than any of the previous games, game play that felt both familiar and refreshing and a new enemy that brought with them a wealth of new challenges. Chuck in multiplayer that is has more in common with Halo 3 than Reach and you have an outstanding game and Halo experience.

#2 Dead Rising 

Zombie games always have a special place in my shelf of games, and amongst them Dead Rising is the top, un-dead, dog. Besides the giant mall filled with zombies, and the ability to use almost anything to kill them, there is so much more to love this game for. The plot is surprisingly full of depth and intrigue, with twists and turns that keep the game interesting and kept me wanting to find out more. From machete man to the psychotic clown juggling chainsaws, a raft of psychos offer much more challenging opposition than the un-dead. Apart from the raincoat cult, each psycho is also unique, both in terms of character and the way they fight, it was a fun game in itself finding them all. Lastly, the amount of stuff to figure out and find in this game kept me coming back to find it all, and kept it from never getting boring.

#1 Fallout 3 

From the moment I picked up my controller to play this game, and set out from vault 101, I was hooked. It’s the post apocalyptic world of Fallout 3 that makes this game number one to me. There is so much to see and do in this depressing, yet beautiful world. Many different stories and adventures can be found as your forge your own way through the wasteland. Collecting bottle caps, finding a town of cannibals and entering other, disturbing vaults does not even begin to describe the amount of stuff up for doing in Fallout 3.

 You have seen my top ten, now for me worst five.

 #5 Far Cry 2 

Now, this game really impressed me at the start, and contains plenty to love about it. The reason it finds itself at number five is because of its length and the speed at which it gives repetitive. Plus the constant attacks from outpost whilst driving around which just get plain annoying.

#4 Splosion Man

 

For the most part, this game was great, but because towards the end I found it got very frustrating, and lost everything I loved from earlier in the game, it finds itself at number four.

#3 kinectimals

A game that sounds like a great idea, and for about five minutes is fun, but quickly grows repetitive, its target audience, children, will properly love it though.

#2 Aliens Vs Predator

This game only got two things right, infestation mode for multiplayer and the first mission of the Marine campaign. The rest of the game just contained everything that should not be within an Aliens Vs Predator game, and it felt like three poorly put together, and rushed, campaigns. 

#1 Duke Nukem Forever

I thought this game could not be as bad as people were making out. I was wrong. Besides some of the most infuriating boss battles I have ever played, the game is just un-fun to play and poorly put together. The massive delays did not help it at all.

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Marty's fondest and worst memories this gen!

It's nearly that time again where we step forward to a new generation, and look back at the current generation, and what has kept us gaming to this day. There's still life in the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 don't you worry, but since 2005, we've seen Trilogies end, 4 Gears of War Games, 3 Mass Effects, 3 Dead Spaces, 10 Call of Duty Games (one was the classic re-released, but that counts), 3 Bioshock Games, 6 Assassin's Creed Games, Duke Nukem Forever FINALLY released, Kinect try to recognise us, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree! I've had an amazing 7 years with my 360, with so many great memories, some great new friendships made, some classic games revisited in HD, lots of Zombies being slayed, Locusts being Chainsawed, Plastic Guitar Buttons being plonked, and god knows how many Wanted Stars amassed and shedded in Liberty City and Los Santos.


So pull up a chair, get the kettle on, and get comfy, as I take you through my top 10 best, and top 5 worst games this generation.

Top 10


10) Bioshock


I remember first seeing Bioshock when I went to GAME & bought the amazing The Darkness for my 360, and was mesmerised by this giant Mechanical Diver Robot on the cover with a huge Drill for a Hand, protecting a Little Girl. I hadn't seen any Gameplay Footage or Trailers at this point, but I instantly wanted it when it came out, and was so glad when I did buy it when it was eventually released. The first time I set foot in Rapture, I was blown away by this beautiful Underwater World, with it's Noir style, eerie, haunting yet beautiful soundtrack, and being introduced to these new powers known as Plasmids. And then being able to use them to create some inventive kills. I remember jumping at the first sight of "Mr Bubbles", the Big Daddy I saw on the Cover, and trying to escape, then take on him and his giant Drill. I loved the Audio Logs, Andrew Ryan and the fantastic engine. Such a classic, which is no surprise why it's still one of the greatest games on the Xbox 360. Some would even say it's their favourite.


9) Far Cry 3


I will admit, I was late to the party with this one, only picking it up in the Summer of this year, but i'm glad I did. Such an amazing, beautiful, huge game, with an exceptionally twisted, dark, psychotic character in Vaas. I loved the exploration, the lush, tropical surroundings, the ability to liberate outposts, take a Handglider across the Sea, looking below and the beautiful blue Tropical Ocean, and taking a Zipline from a Radio Tower rushing straight to a Vehicle below to evade the guards. The story was fantastic, I loved Jason Brody going from an arrogant reckless Teen, to a Man forced to kill to survive, and while i'm not the biggest fan of FPS Games, Far Cry 3 was definitely one of the best games of last year.


8) Batman Arkham Asylum


For years, bar X-Men Origins Wolverine, and Spider-Man 2, games companies have struggled to nail down a great Superhero Game, especially Batman. Rocksteady Studios got the Batman licence, and in 2009 released a game that would send waves across the two main consoles, and show that the Bat was back and in a big way. While Arkham City is a bigger and better game, i've chosen Asylum, because I prefer the story, and the enemies in this, especially the Scarecrow, with those amazing, creepy, mindbending, twisted sections, were amazing. I still play this and City occasionally, and have also completed the Game of the Year Edition too, with the seperate achievement list because I love the game so much.


7) Tomb Raider


17 years I've been a Tomb Raider fan. That's more than half my life. I've seen Lara remodelled a fair few times, and the games go from great to good to alright to great, to amazing with the 2013 reboot. Obviously borrowing a few tricks from the Uncharted Trilogy, which some would say borrowed elements from Tomb Raider in the first place, Tomb Raider comes back with such a fantastic, gritty, well written story and look, with a younger vulnerable Lara, forced to pull the trigger to survive. I loved this game and it's definetly up there as one of my favourite games of the year. I loved the exploration, the new weapons, and how you could upgrade them and use them to find new areas, the stealthy elements, finding new Tombs, the puzzles, and the gritty finishing moves you could pull off on the Solari.


6) The Walking Dead


I love The Walking Dead game. No not Survival Instinct. I haven't been so emotionally drained by a game from beginning to end like I have with Telltale's The Walking Dead well since, ever. Based on Robert Kirkman's Graphic Novels, TWD sees you play a Convict, named Lee Everett on his way to Prison in a Police Car, before being forced to flee after the Police Officer escorting you swerves off the road, and evetually meets a grizzly end. From the moment you first pull the Trigger to survive from the Zombie Officer, to first meeting Clementine, all he way to Episode 5, after meeting some great characters along the way, you'll be wondering if the choices you made were the right ones. The relationship between Clementine, a young girl who develops a touching bond with Lee, becomes one you'll become emotionally invested in, and I loved the choices, the do or die situations, the story, the writing, and the consequences of your actions. I'm all set for Season Two. If you haven't played it, or finished it, then you NEED to. The Wlaking Dead was my game of the year for last year and it wasn't suprising that it won several GOTY Awards.


5) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


Having not really enjoyed Oblivion, despite me trying my utmost to like it, I was skeptical about Skyrim, but after borrowing it from a friend, as soon as I started to get a tad further in the world, seeing more people, starting new quests, learning new shouts, and taking down Dragons and Giants, I found myself getting more and more addicted, and kept having to borrow it until I got my own copy last year. What sets Skyrim apart from the other ES games in my opinion is that it's a lot more accessible than them. It has become such a huge hit with friends, and i've lost so many hours, just exploring Dungeons, and walking across lands, through Villages meeting so many new people, and taking in the breathtaking scenery from a Mountain Top. I've still got so much to see and do, so mark my words, i'm not done yet. Not for a good while.


4) Red Dead Redemption


Howdy! There might have been Horses in RDR, but there was far from any Horseplay in Rockstar's amazing sequel to the Playstation 2 title, Red Dead Revolver. Rockstar had given us a superb and amazing title in Grand Theft Auto IV 2 years before, but what they had in store for us when we stepped into the Cowboy Boots of John Marston was breathtaking, and that is why it is in my Top 10. A great Multiplayer, a fantastic story, some moments which stand out to this day, and still get people talking like the moment you first reach Mexico in the story, and a saddening emotional ending, all topped off by a fantastic engine with some amazing usage of lighting, a great soundtrack, and the ability to ride Horses, or even Lasso them in.


3) Assassin's Creed II


What a fantastic game. One that still stands up today, despite the game engine since improving and expanding all the way up to the current title, Black Flag. The reason i've chosen II in my top 10 is for a number of reasons, 2 being that it expanded upon the amazing first game released two years before the sequel, and it introduced us to one of gaming's greatest, and charming protagonists in Ezio Auditore De Firenze, an Italian Assassin with an eye for the ladies, and hands so fast, Templar Guards have blade wounds in their throats quicker than you can say "Arrivederci!" I loved the sheer size and scale of the sequel, and the new additons such as the ability to improve your home with Artwork and various other items, and being able to use Leonardo Da Vinci's Winged Invention.


2) GTA V


Ahhhh Grand Theft Auto V. In the 2 short months, we've gone Mountain Biking up Mount Chiliad, cruising through Los Santos in a Sports Car with Michael listening to him and Jimmy have another domestic row over something stupid, driving through Grove Street with Franklin, and going batshit crazy with Trevor in yet another Rampage, but all in all, having a great time doing so. GTA V expands upon what made GTA IV a fantastic game, and betters it, with the ability to fly Helicopters and Planes, compete in Triathalons, play a round of Golf or a few games of Tennis, and even go up in the world, then back down again with a spot of Parachuting. With 3 fantastic characters you'll get attached to, an amazing storyline and superb supporting cast, some well thought out and executed Heists, and an addictive Multiplayer Mode that pulls you back into Los Santos for just "one more job", Grand Theft Auto V stands out as one of the greatest games this generation, hell, one of the greatest ever. It's going to be one that i'll still be playing for a long time to come yet.


1) Gears of War


Why not Gears of War 3 I hear you cry? Don't worry, Gears of War 3 still holds a special place in my heart, and is better technically, and graphically, AND has an amazing Horde Mode, but Gears of War is what made me buy an Xbox 360, and I still play it to this day, with General RAAM being one of my favourite bosses of all time.


The Worst

5) Kinect Star Wars


The Force is not strong with this one. While the dancing minigame was fun, and the Podracing was decent, the rest of Kinect Star Wars was an unresponsive mess, with so much potential wasted with this licence. It was supposed to put you in the shoes of a Jedi, wielding a Lightsaber with so much power, force, and ability, yet felt like you had the speed of Jabba the Hut, with the grace of Jar Jar Binks. Like Fighters Uncaged, it took the time it could have taken to watch all 6 movies to recognise your actions, and while there were Combos, you got the same results by frantically waving your arms about, with the occasional block motion (which was pointless at times as you had to aim your lightsaber in EXACTLY the right position to block a shot) or more frantic waving to deflect Droid Blaster Shots. I was so disapointed with KSW, even more so as Terminal Reality had done a fantastic job with Ghostbusters The Video Game.


4) Naughty Bear


If you go down to Woods today, you better go in disguise......because otherwise, you'll get seen, killed, and have to start the entire level ALLLLLLL over again, because Naughty Bear doesn't believe in Checkpoints or Autosaving do you Ted? I rented this game after being curious about the previews. It looked fun. You play as a Bear going around killing other Bears. What's not to like? Lots actually. I had so much potential, but eventually got dull and repetitive, and the novelty just wore off after a while. The stealthy element, and some deaths were hilarious, and inventive, but as mentioned, when the same death animations flashed in front of your eyes for the 50th time, or you had to start all over again because of some cheap death, it got incredibly frustrating.

3) Fighters Uncaged


These fighters have been uncaged, and you have to defend yourself. The only problem is, if this was real life, you'd have had your arse to handed to you before you could land a punch. Fighters Uncaged is so slow, sluggish and barely responsive, hence the comparison above. I eventually got frustrated and either won fights by just swinging my arms and feet around like dancing badly or got beat because it took the same amount of time to make a Brew, plan a Wedding, get Married, go on Honeymoon, get someone Pregnant AND have the Baby, then bring them up till they're 19 before it even recognised and registered my actions. To top off what is such a horrible fighting game, you get a Seperate Training Mode, yet when you start the Single Player Story Mode, they make you do the Training Mode anyway! :S

2) Iron Man 2

Now don't think I hate Iron Man (I love the movies), but when a game like this costs £40 on release, and lasts barely 4 hours to completion, there's something seriously wrong. I only rented it, but I feel for those that did waste their money on this horrible licenced dump. While it had a bit more variety than the first game, it was far too easy, and did give me too many feelings of deja vu even at the best of times. I really wanted to enjoy it, but it had no memorable moments, and had it not have had the Iron Man licence, would have been just another run of the mill horrible flying shooter like Dark Void.


1) Iron Man

I AM IROOOOOON MAAAAAN! I really wish I wasn't if this game was to go by. Seriously bland, repetitive missions which combine the same boring objectives in which you fly around destroying Gunships, Missiles etc. It had the potential to be amazing, what with you having an Iron Suit at your disposal, and lots of gunfights. I got it dirt cheap, and took it back the next day.

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Tegs' fondest and worst memories this gen!

As Sony and Microsoft prepare to launch their incredible next generation consoles in the UK this month, the team here at Crazy Horse are pondering over what most struck us this generation. I joined the console gaming world pretty late in the game, I must admit. Though our family had once enjoyed the presence of a PS2, for the most part it was always PC gaming for me. However, in 2010 a slimline black box with a green glowing circle finally caught my attention and with some help from my then best-friend, I was tossed head first into the world of Xbox 360 and taught first-hand just how immersive and wonderful gaming could be. Controllers in hand, Alex and I ventured onto battle grounds with a tank of a man named Cole in Gears of War, took the to the wheel of a warthog and weaved through multiple hordes of covenant troops in Halo and somewhere in between, found myself baking near-endless amounts of pies in Fable 3.

This generation has been absolutely incredible, my best-friend is now my fiance and is still constantly introducing me to even better gaming experiences and new worlds to get lost in. It's been difficult to get my head around letting go of the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 when my own journey with them has really only just started. 

This gen and I have a very brief history together, so although the rest of our team have gone for a top 10, I'm going to condense mine into a top 5 - and here they are:

Top 5:

5. Unreal Tournament III

I love this game for the instant-action modes. It's my immediate go-to game when I fancy something light but not the 'button bashing' kind of light that I'd usually got to Soul Calibur for... More for when I fancy a game that isn't a huge open world, but something I can still have a lot of fun with and feel really mighty playing. The maps look good, the bots are challenging and the constant rundown of who's owning who works well at keeping your head focused on the quick gameplay.


4. Grand Theft Auto V

My love for this game is centered on the community excitement it created on launch. Before this I'd never really witnessed a 'big' game launch that I actually felt a real part of, but when GTA V came out it was something huge that I could really get into! The resulting game is a 4-in-1, with at least three of those happening simultaneously during the main campaign. The map is big, the abilities work like a dream and I feel overall Rockstar have genuinely made some noticeably huge improvements on the last game.

3. Limbo

I liked the simplistic complexity of this one. It's simple in it's design yet complex in it's puzzles. The overall look and feel is really beautiful and fits so perfectly the dark undertones of the story.

2. Halo 3: ODST

Halo Anniversary was just.. Incredible. I have to commend 343 with all my heart on what an amazing job they did with it. The reason I've picked Halo 3: ODST out of the franchise though is because of how different it was. Whilst still recognizably HALO by the weapons and vehicles, I enjoyed how the story was revealed in flash backs you had to play through and the fact that the whole game was focused on the underdogs, the smaller troops on earth fighting a hopeless battle for the earth's salvation while the fearsome Master Chief is headed off on his own epic battle.

1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Both Liam and Mike have mentioned this in their top 10's and it isn't hard to tell why. It's a gorgeous game with an immensely big map to play with. Teeming with dragons, powerful weapons and exciting quests, you have a top game that feels really full. These days we're far too used to day one DLC to get you things that really ought to be available in the game anyway, but with Skyrim the available DLC feels as though it truly is added EXTRAS and without any of it, the game feels absolutely complete. I never feel guilty about spending hours and hours in game because it is one of huge quality and there are always new little areas to be discovered!


My worst five was a really hard one to come up with as I haven't really purchased any games I didn't think I'd enjoy (other than the game coming in at number 1..) and as such, have enjoyed pretty much everything I've put into the disk tray. But here is my rundown of the rare few I've disliked:

Worst 5:

5. Luxor 2

I dislike this because of how much time I used to waste playing stuff like this. Then I'd step back from the screen feeling defeated, gaze at the clock and have this heartbreaking moment wash over me when it finally sunk in how much time I'd killed playing something so pointless. It's this kind of stuff that has the ability to fool people into thinking it'll just be a 'quick play' before leaving the house, when in reality it can suck you in and waste your precious hours! And not in the decent way other game do! (I really hope it's not just me now..)

4. Hexic

Just. So. Repetitive. There's nothing I enjoyed about spinning blocks to make other blocks disappear that in turn creates more blocks to spin... I know someone who absolutely loves this game and I've even watched said person play multiple levels back-to-back and a get together for quite a considerable amount of time... Just.. Why?! Tetris does repetitive in a way I actually like but Hexic, man, I might even go as far as to call it boring. I liked the jazzy colours though.

3.  Fifa 08

I'm sure if you're a football fan this game is truly amazing, it just wasn't for me. As football games go, I don't think it really did anything wrong, it just didn't seem to have anything in there that makes it super attractive to someone who isn't into the sport. I've known some mental footy games I've gotten into just on the sheer fact it's crazy, whereas Fifa 08 tries to do genuine football gameplay and though it does that well, it's personally not my kind of game.

2. PDC World Championship Darts 2008

Darts isn't massively thrilling to start with, but these guys didn't seem to do anything at all to add any element of fun whatsoever. I can understand Fifa, at least every time the ball is on the pitch there are other players moving in different patterns and you're always having to change your strategy to get around them - with this it's just flat out repetitive. There is only so many times I can take throwing a dart into a board without any other form of stimulation. I feel like this game could only appeal to someone who was really into darts, it kind of excludes everyone else by not adding anything more to the initial idea. As a standalone darts game it isn't that great either.

1. Kinectimals

DARN THESE PETS FOR BEING SO CUTE!
Okay, my main tiff with this game is how much I really wanted to love it, I had waited ages for the chance to drag our kinect out and start training these adorable young cubs, so it knocked me pretty hard when it only succeeded in completely disappointing me. After getting past the main tutorial portion of the game which actually does a good job of showing off a bright, pretty world, the gameplay gets a bit boring and it was really hard to actually progress onto new areas. After my initial session I gave it a second chance to impress but it couldn't win me over and I haven't touched it since. Those wide shiny eyes staring back from the screen were SO cute - but not cute enough to warrant wasting any more time playing 'fetch' over and over again just to get to the next bit.

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