Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Haze mini Preview


There isn't any pictures because im on my psp. So while im waiting for it to install I wanted to give a heads up I got it and to expect a review.

Update #1
Really liking Haze the game is a lot of fun and looks good I would say its about on par with Halo 3 and some stuff looks better in Haze like the water effects when it rains. Right now I'm playing the game on Hard with the crosshair on minimal and Aim Assist off so, basically you cant get any harder than what I'm playing it on. On the bad side: the AI in this game could quite possibly be the dumbest I've ever seen people will just walk with each other, some will shoot the guy 3 or 4 times and walk by, and when you play dead there is usually a guy right in front of you and most of the time he is still there and alive when you get up. Also the dialog is bad for the most part , its really cheesy and repetitive . You can really tell this is going to make its way to the Xbox since they don't make use of a Blu-ray disc and reuse a lot of stuff. Like if I have to hear "I'm a "G" you know me" or "Remember your promise to Marino" one more time I might snap its honestly every 3min. One last thing the game is extremely scripted like at one point in the game when you work for Mantel something happens and you get a Nector disruption and if you look at your guys you shoot them and if you don't look at them of shoot them they will just die for no reason. Also when you get a Nector disruption it lasts until you get to a certain point as in if you go back or something to get ammo it will still be going and it will go on forever until you get to a certain place and when your in a car and go off of a ramp it makes this noise like your in the Dukes of Hazzard. Last thing bullet damage is wonky sometimes you will kill someone with 5 bullets and sometimes it will take a clip or even more, also it has the Doom 3 effect where a single knife will kill someone but it will take 4 wacks or 10-30 bullets.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Resident Evil 4 Has been Won!! (Reveiw)

Resident Evil 4 was arguably the best game on the Gamecube. Later it was ported to the PS2 with more content but the graphics suffered on the weaker system. So when you combine the Graphics from the Gamecube with the extra content from the PS2 + waggle you get the supreme Wii version. Three years ago I played the hell out of the Gamecube version, I got all the way to Krauser, which if you played you know that thats really close to the end and trust me I feel stupid for waiting to buy it (I rented it) and complete this epic adventure. So here is my reveiw.

You play as Leon S. Kennedy (Here^) and you mission is to save the Presidents daughter: Ashley. When Leon gets there and he finds out that there is a bigger problem going on. The game has a Spanish heritage and I learned the C' est' sta' means like oh shit we're about to die (my interpretation) also that all of these Zombies have mommy's STDs (If you played the game that would be a funny). The game uses the Wii abilities better than Mario Galaxy and most other Wii games. With the new waggle features it actually feels like your doing something, like during the game you have to do some button/waggle combinations to either dodge out of the way, jump at the right moment, or beat ass away from a monster. During your first encounter with Krauser you get in a fight where you do a side swipe to do a barrel roll out of the way, which is really bad ass. The graphics hold up well and are presented in 480p and widescreen. The Gamecube was only 480p and the PS2 was both widescreen and 480p. Every thing is presented in great detail and the thing that seems to of got out of hand with Xbox 360 and PS3 is texture pop in there is absolutely NONE and I love that, I rather a game look like this with good anti-aliasing and no texture pop in than a game that is so real that the system cant even load the level fast enough. The sound is encoded in Pro Logic II which actually rivals some PS3/360 games. RE4 is quite long at around 17 hours, taking your time but still going swiftly. There is many Bad-Ass moments in the game and I think this is the best so check this video. **Caution**Spoiler Alert**
So if you need a good game to play and like blood and swearing in Spanish then Resident Evil 4 is for you. If you have a PS2, Gamecube,or Wii you need this game. I personally would play this over GTAIV any day. The game is cheap $30 for Wii and I'm sure cheaper if you can find it for PS2 and Gamecube. Also a few things this game doen't support the Zapper or Gamecube controller. The game does support the Classic controller but I'm not sure how that works I guess it would be basically the Gamecube version. Also the game is in widescreen no matter what, as in if you playing on a 4:3 t.v. you'll see the black bars on the top and bottom and if you have the Wii set to widescreen and your t.v. supports it, it will be in full screen with no black bars (anamorphic widescreen). One last thing if you see a guy with a Chainsaw you either better start screaming C' est' sta' or pull out the trusty magnum. So don't be a stranger go out and buy it!
10
Strangers out of 10


Sunday, May 04, 2008

Excuse Me Ma'am are You Under The Influence?

It was a dark, gloomy, rainy day when I went to the store. I immediately went over to the electronics department, I looked to see what goods they had and nothing to special popped out at me. I went over to the discount section to see what cheapo games they had, and there it was in all of its glory in its blue covered case. I said there is no way this is under $40. I went over to the cashier of whom was a scruffy young fellow who said " Wutda Buyin?" I asked him how much it was and he said "we got good things on sale today stranger" and this is not one of them. "I bought it at a high price". I went home excited to RElive this game 4 a few minutes. I dimmed the lights shut the curtains and fired up my Wii. The game was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I don't remember much of this game since the last time I played it was 3 years ago. I ran past many merchants that appear to be selling purple bandannas and a how-to on how to make fire blue. Then there was this women who kept on knifing me in the face, so I shot her assuming she was a hooker under the influence. She kept getting up wanting more so I shot her in the face 4 more times and her head came off. A little disturbed I ran past and figured that Mexican hooker had the aids. This was my experience with Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition.


This is my second game for the Wii. It was only $29 which is defiantly not a high price. The Wii controls work pretty well but not as good as I would of liked. You have to press the B button which is the trigger and then aim with the Wii-mote. The main problem is you have to move the camera with the analogue stick while in the aim view . The other problem which isn't to bad is that you wiggle the Wii-mote to do a knife swipe. If you move the target to fast Leon breaks out into a Michael Myers knife swipe dance. Overall the game is the same great Gamecube classic that we all know and love with all of the PS2's extras. Ill do a full review when I beat it. In a little while .