Game Name: The Misadventures of P.B. WinterBottom
Platforms: Xbox 360
Publisher(s): 2K Play
Developer(s): The Odd Gentlemen
Genre(s): Puzzle and Word
Release Date: 2/17/2010
ESRB Rating: E – Everyone
Price: 800MSP
Demo: Add to Download Queue

Story
“Create your own paradox … for the love of pie. Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie in The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom. Record yourself and harness your time-bending abilities to cooperate, compete against, and disrupt your past, present, and future selves. Winterbottom’s debut misadventures present a whimsical spin on the notions of time, space, and play. Join Winterbottom as he travels through over 75 “movie” levels, causing mischief and mayhem in pursuit of the mysterious and elusive Chronoberry Pie on his spectacular journey through space-time.” [via Xbox.com]

You play as P.B. WinterBottom, who does everything possible to get his hands on delicious pies and doesn’t care who he hurts to get them. The game is a story of love, deceit, pain, and forgiveness. Ok, that last bit was a lie. It is actually a story about a guy who wants the pie of his life, but is instead tricked into a time paradox where he finds out all the wrongs he has done and the pains he has put onto others. He then goes back and uses his new paradox creating powers to fix all the wrongs he has done and the people forgive him (technically, he goes back in time and no one even knew anything was wrong; like I said ‘Paradox’!). Hey look at that, I made the story about love, deceit, pain, and forgiveness.

The funny thing is, that description says you are causing mischief and mayhem with your clones, but after the opening (in which you are breaking everything) you actually go back and fix everything while trying to get the elusive Chronoberry Pie. (By the way, ‘chrono’ means time, so the Pie is a TimeBerry Pie. It gives you all your powers so that you can fix what you have broken).

Will you be able to fix your wrongs and finally get your hands on that Chronoberry Pie?

Gameplay
The controls are pretty straight forward, even if the game is not. Move with the joystick, and record yourself with the right trigger. You can jump with A, float by holding A, and whack things with X. Like I said, straight forward.

This however is where the ‘straightforwardness’ ends; literally since you actually go back in time, which is backwards not forward. You must collect all the pies on a stage to continue and this is no easy task. Use your clones you create to help you as you attempt and fail (many, many times) in trying to get all the pies. More gameplay mechanics are introduced as you go along like switches that activate things, seesaws, and pies that you must collect in a certain order within a time limit. There are many other obstacles in your way while collecting your pies, but I don’t want to give all the surprises away.

There are over 75 levels in this platforming game for you to create time paradox’s in, and over 1,000,000 pies for you to collect (this is a made up number, but there are a lot of pies). You must collect them all and fix what you have done wrong in the future (that is not a typo by the way).

Audio

The background music has a very gloomy, old fashion feel. It probably has to do with the story, and how WinterBottom was very bad, and now he is fixing his mistakes.

The nicest effect would have to be the old timey recording sound, whenever you record yourself. The extra touch gives much more feeling to the game.

Achievements
A majority of the achievements are based in the extra ‘Bonus Shorts’ levels. These levels are harder than the story levels, and will require quick recording, and skimpy recording in order to get both medals for each level. Luckily, you don’t have to beat the time challenge and the recording challenge in the same run, but it will still be hard to get both medals in every single one. Good Luck!!

The Achievement List is:

• Hungry Bottom – Complete the “Savory Salutations” movie level.
• Ticking Bottom – Complete the “The Ticking Tarts” movie level.
• Burnt Bottom – Complete the “Dangerously Delicious!” movie level.
• Soggy Bottom – Complete the “Spelunking for Sweets” movie level.
• Stuff Bottom – Complete all 5 movie levels.
• Hot Pie Bottom – Steal 10 pies.
• Thinking Bottom – Complete 10 recording challenges in the bonus shorts.
• Smacked Bottom – Complete 10 time challenges in the bonus shorts.
• Conservative Bottom – Complete 20 recording challenges in the bonus shorts.
• Swift Bottom – Complete 20 time challenges in the bonus shorts.
• Greedy Bottom – Complete all recording and time challenges in the bonus shorts.
• Evil Bottom – Burn, smash, or erase 50 clones.

Overview
The misadventures of P.B. WinterBottom is a must buy for the puzzle aficionados. If you enjoyed the time bending antics of Braid, then you are going to love this game. Time travel and pie, what more could you want? I give The Misadventures of P.B. WinterBottom 10 Capsules out of 10.

Pros

• Time travel and Pie! Hmmm!
• Braid 1.5, though WinterBottom’s story is much more straightforward.
• I’d pay $10 just to read the subtitles of each level! Those things were funny!

Cons

No cons, unless you want me to get real nitpicky. The game is well executed and it is priced just right. Unless you aren’t a fan of puzzle games, I’d suggest putting this on your buy list.

Optional

• The game starts out easy, but becomes devilishly hard; it is amazing how hard it becomes. I’ve actually stopped and stared at the screen for 10 minutes trying to figure out how to do it. This could be a Pro or a Con depending on the readers skill level, and if they like a challenge or not.

Source
WinterBottom Website

Game Name: Greed Corp
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3
Publisher(s): Valcon Games
Developer(s): W! Games
Genre(s): Strategy and Sims
Release Date: 2/24/10
ESRB Rating: E – Everyone
Price: 800 MSP
Demo: Add to Download Queue

Story

“Why share when you can have it all? Greed Corp is an online multiplayer strategy game in which you battle for dominance over a world once rich in resources. In order to prevail, exhaust all the remaining resources to build an army, and then use the depleted collapsing terrain to your advantage. An extensive campaign mode and multiple unlockables prepare you to take the battle online. Will you defend your territory or sacrifice it to keep it out of enemy hands? Manage the finite available resources to build your army and use the unique collapsing terrain mechanic to your advantage.” [Via Xbox.com]

The campaign has 4 different stories from 4 different perspectives, but the overall story is that you are trying to keep all the land for yourself. Other than that, there isn’t really much of a story. Does the game of Risk have a story? No, you just want to conquer the world.

Gameplay

Greed Corp is a very interesting game. Its main focus is on turn based strategy and I am going to assume that everyone knows what that is. If not then go here. The aspect that sets this game apart from other strategy games is the “Don’t Break The Ice” feel, I included a link for the people out there who don’t know what “Don’t Break The Ice” is (I asked around, and a lot of people have never heard of the game).

Like most strategy game, you need resources to build buildings or units. To get these resources you must use harvesters. Harvesters slowly break apart the land that you are on. So as turns go by, the harvesters continue to break the land. The height of the land determines how many turns are left before that piece of land will completely disappear. A cracked piece of land only has one more turn before disappearing.

This adds more strategy since you need land to make armies and move around, but you must destroy land in order to make money to build the units. How much land are you willing to destroy? I have played a game where the people had to start using air transports in order to get to each other, because each player only had 3-4 blocks of land they were based on.

Units can pretty much move to any piece of land that you own and is connected to the current land by any number of other lands that you own; however, you must be adjacent to a spot in order to go into the spot that you don’t own. The only exception to this rule is when using a flying transportation vehicle, you can land what you are flying anywhere, but if the enemy can overpower you, you will just lose those units.

The video pretty much shows everything I just talk about, and it’s funny as well! Enjoy the Greed Corp Launch Trailer

Audio

The soundtrack is comprised of classical sounding music. But is not a huge focus within the game. The sound effects are the main focus. Everything makes some sort of noise that signifies that it has done something.

Such a huge focus was put into the sound effects that each of the 4 teams has separate sound effects. If you wanted to, you could look away from the TV and know exactly what your opponent moved, built, or added. Only thing you couldn’t tell is where they moved to.

Achievements

The achievements are pretty straight forward, the first 4 are based off of the campaign, these rest can be gotten in any way.

The Achievement List is:

• Lost in the Wave – Destroy an enemy unit or building with a chain reaction (Freemen campaign).
• Island of Doom – Destroy an enemy island of at least 3 tiles by strategically placing a harvester (Pirate campaign).
• With Cannon, you can – Fire a free shell from a free cannon at the enemy you captured it from (Cartel campaign).
• Fear of Flying – Win a match without using a carrier (Empire campaign).
• Global Warfare – Complete the entire campaign.
• Moving Through the Ranks – Earn 9 titles.
• Daylight Saving – Win a match without the time expiring in any turn (Skilled/Expert).
• Got it covered – Build enough armed cannons to cover all remaining tiles in the map (Skilled/Expert).
• Financially Independent – Win a match before the supporting funds go up (Skilled/Expert).
• Use it Wisely – Earn a combination of credits, tiles and carriers as an elimination bonus (Skilled/Expert).
• One at a Time – Win by fighting all enemies 1 at a time (4P, Skilled/Expert).
• Manual Override – Win while only losing harvesters through self-destruct, own 1 or more each turn (4P, Skilled/Expert).

Overview

The combination of real time strategy and Don’t Break the Ice leads to a very unique strategy game. The strategy no longer depends on your units alone, but now also on what land you destroy to build those units. Greed Corp is a new strategic experience that is welcomed to the strategy genre. I give Greed Corp 8 Capsules out of 10.

Pros

• The unique strategy element is a welcomed addition.
• There isn’t a huge complication of troops or buildings you can make, so it is easy to pick up and enjoy.
• As far as strategy games go, this one is one of the most fun.

Cons

• There aren’t many things to build, and thus reduce your strategic options.
• Many games pretty much play the exact same way since there aren’t different buildings or units to build.
• Easy to pick up, as seen in the pros, but for more die hard strategy there will always be a feeling of lack of strategy due to there not being a lot of options.

Source

Greed Corp Website

Many gamers are eagerly awaiting 3D Dot Game Heroes for the PS3 Network and so are we at Capsule Computers. Want to know a little more about it?

Well, the character editor was explained by Atlus  on the Playstation.Blog.

This game is looking more awesome every second!!
I’m sure MasterAbott will be making a Monk character for himself, even though a monkey would be more fitting. Shh, don’t tell him i said that!

3d Dot Game Heroes will be available May 11th.
3d Dot Game Heroes Website

So whether or not you are going to buy this game, what would your hero look like?

Everyone loves a good deal even if it is $20 off your ticket to hell!

Next week target will be selling Dante’s Inferno for $40.
This sale is in the United States. (other countries are unknown)

So if you don’t have a PS3 and want a God of War clone; or you do have a PS3 and want that God of War fix before the release of God of War 3, then buy it next week at target. Not this week!

NBA 2K10, is also getting a reduced price at $29.99.

And finally, if you pre-order Pokemon SoulSilver or Pokemon HeartGold you can get a free free Ho-Oh or Lugia Pokémon. Don’t worry, I’ll believe you if you say you are only buying it for your brother/sister/daughter/son. I won’t judge you, I promise.

Gday everyone we have chosen the 7 lucky winners for the Final Fantasy XIII – Xbox Launch Party for this Wednesday 3rd March at Sydney’s IMAX Theatre at Darling Harbour.  If you are one of these people you will be receiving an email shortly.  Reply back ASAP once you do

Congratulations to everyone that enterered   See the lucky winners on the night.

WINNERS :

Lythinari
Mark
Nathan
Peter
Lysithea
Sebastian
Cortese33

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A WINNER WILL BE DRAWN EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT THIS IS A PERMANENT COMPETITION !!!

RT our Comments on Twitter along with Leaving informative and Honest comments on all the articles on our website, write up reviews on games, post in our forum, chat in our online chat room will put you in the running to win either a Xbox Live Arcade, STEAM POWERED PC Game, iPhone Games and Playstation Network GAMES !!  This is an ongoing competition and that works together with our Twitter Account.  Make sure you follow Capsule Computers on Twitter to keep up to date and informed when we have posted off a new article on our website.  All you have to do is simply RT our article on Twitter then come on over to our website and leave a comment and be as active as possible.  IT’S THAT EASY !! 

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OK we have chosen 5 lucky winner this week !! These winners have RT’d our comments on twitter, they have commented on the articles on the site and have taken a genuine interest in being an active member of the Capsule Computer Community which is now starting to grow bigger and bigger each day !!

Here are the lucky 5 winners !! In order : 

1:  Ty

2 : PlayingMantis

3 : Andrenekoi

4: FrehleyzComet

5: Shane Dickson

If you are one of these lucky winners you will be receiving an email shortly (within 24hours) to let you know what you have won

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That’s this weeks Community Competition out of the way.  We still have the Final Fantasy XIII launch one to go, if you live in Sydney and want to go, leave us a comment here, we will be picking the winners later on tonight.  I wont announce them on the site but will be sending the winners an email. 

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ALSO we have the Fishpond & Capsule Computers MEGA Competition.  Make sure you enter this one to go into the running to win either Halo ODST, Modern Warfare 2 or Eye PET.  This is a cool competition check it out here.

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FINALLY !! and this is a BIGGIE !!  Next month we will be introducing a NEW Monthly Competition called : 

Capsule Computers 8bit Warrior Award

This will go to the most active member of the Capsule Computers Community for the month.  Someone that RT’s, Comments, posts in the forums, contributes by writing community reviews on games etc.  That lucky person will a FULL RETAIL GAME !!! on either XBOX, PLAYSTATION, NINTENDO WII or PC

So thats it for now !! Congrats to all the lucky winners above and make sure you all continue to keep as active as possible on Capsules Computers

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Let us know what you think of the weekly running comp and also the new Monthly competition starting from next month

This is amazing !! well done to PopCap Games on this fantastic record breaking achievement.  Plants vs Zombies is possibly one of the most enjoyable game we’ve played on the Apple iPhone.  If you haven’t already checked it out, take a look at our review here and also click on the button below to buy your copy now from iTunes.

  Buy now !! Or the Zombies will get you !!

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Official Press Release

More Than 300,000 Units Sold in First Nine Days; Joins Bejeweled^® 2 as App Store Record-Breaker

DUBLIN, Ireland – February 25, 2010 — PopCap Games, maker of some of the world’s most popular video games, today announced that the iPhone and iPod touch adaptation of its award-winning game Plants vs. Zombies^™ sold more than 300,000 units in its first nine days of availability, setting a new record for App Store launches. Plants vs. Zombies shot to number one in the units sold and “top grossing” App Store charts within 24 hours of its launch and remained there until yesterday. At a retail price point of US$2.99, Plants vs. Zombies for iPhone/touch has already grossed more than US$1 million.

PopCap also revealed that its flagship Bejeweled^® 2 is now the first paid app to reach 3 million units on the App Store. Bejeweled 2 has consistently been in the top 10 of the App Store’s Top Grossing list. With the success of Plants vs. Zombies, PopCap now boasts 3 games (including Bejeweled and Peggle^™) that have reached #1 on the App Store among a crowded field of more than 150,000 apps. The company’s other iPhone games, Bookworm^™ and Chuzzle^™, are consistently in the top 100 on the App Store.

Originally launched on the PC and Mac in May of 2009 to universal critical acclaim, Plants vs. Zombies has been expertly adapted for iPhone and iPod touch. Consumers who have purchased the iPhone adaptation agree, with more than 95% giving the game five out of five stars in the App Store’s rating system – making it the highest-rated product in the App Store. Plants vs. Zombies is proving to be a global phenomenon on the App Store, reaching the #1 position on the sales charts in more than 20 countries worldwide including Canada, China, Russia, Australia, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, and Norway. Within one day of the game’s launch, it joined Bejeweled 2 as one of the top five highest-grossing iPhone apps of the week.

“Plants vs. Zombies is our latest major franchise to make the jump to iPhone, and from the early customer and critical feedback it appears to be a great adaptation of the game,” said Andrew Stein, director of mobile business development at PopCap. “There’s always a concern when bringing a computer game to a mobile, pocket-sized device that something will get lost in the process, but in this case the overwhelming consensus is that Plants vs. Zombies is even more fun on the smaller touch screen!”

About PopCap

PopCap Games (www.popcap.com) is the leading multi-platform provider of fun, easy-to-learn, captivating video games that appeal to everyone from age 6 to 106. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of over 260 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, and Shanghai. Its games have been downloaded more than 1 billion times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship title, Bejeweled, has sold more than 50 million units across all platforms. Constantly acclaimed by consumers and critics, PopCap’s games are played on the Web, social platforms, desktop computers, myriad mobile devices (cell phones, smartphones, PDAs, Pocket PCs, iPod, iPhone and more), popular game consoles (such as Xbox and DS), and in-flight entertainment systems. PopCap is the only “casual games” developer with leading market share across all major sales channels, including social, Web portals, retail stores, mobile phones, MP3 players, and game devices.

Game Name: Puzzlegeddon
Platforms: Xbox 360, PC
Publisher(s): TECMO
Developer(s): Pieces Interactive
Genre(s): Puzzle and Word
Release Date: 12/16/2009
ESRB Rating: E – Everyone
Price: 800MSP
Demo: Add to Download Queue

Story
“Set in an array of galaxies, Puzzlegeddon™ features a clever mix of puzzle, action, and strategy in a fast-paced and exciting game! Compete for the top spot on the planet by creating multiple combos for the quickest way to gather enough resources to blast your enemies out of this world. Or, if you find yourself on the perilous poisonous planet, solve brainteasers to survive for as long as possible and rack up a high score. Battle up to five players on Xbox LIVE® in a variety of galaxies in this stylish and quirky puzzle brawler.” [Via Xbox.com]

You are on a planet, trying to collect resources to destroy the other people that are also on the planet. That is pretty much the entire story. Like all puzzle games, there isn’t much need for a story.

Gameplay
Puzzle games must use unique gameplay to stand out, because what is fun about buying a game that you could already have played?

Puzzlegeddon almost succeeds in being unique. It feels more like a weird combination of resource collecting, block elimination, and strategy. The gameplay mechanics have been around forever, but Puzzlegeddon succeeds in combining the three for a fun experience.

You must combine 5 or more of the same colored blocks in order to gain some resources for a certain ability. Although there are symbols on the blocks to tell them apart as well, these symbols are very hard to see on smaller TVs. Because of this, this game isn’t very good for colorblind people.

You can move blocks vertically or horizontally to match them up. You can then make those blocks into resources. The beauty of this game is that it doesn’t make the resources until you want it to. You could make huge combo set up and then take the resources whenever you are ready, for a massive resource boost.

Each color resource represents 1 of 4 different abilities to unlock. As you collect resources, the resource gauge will fill up and when you get enough of a specific resource you will be able to use a defensive or offensive attack depending on the type of resource you have collected. Each gauge also has three levels, the higher in the gauge the stronger the ability is. The goal is to kill everyone else and to stay alive at the same time.

Dying isn’t entirely bad though. If you die, you can play a minigame while waiting for the other players to die. This minigame can improve your chances in the next game, or even repsawn you back into the current game.

Audio

The audio in the game is valued the exact same amount as audio in Tetris. It is there just so it isn’t quiet while you are playing. There are a few sound cues to listen out for though. A sound effect will go off when an enemy is using an ability, this is the time to stop and check who is attacking who and take the necessary precautions against the attack if it is coming for you.

Achievements

The achievement list is extremely difficult; also “Duelist” and “Brawny” are impossible since the online community is dead. Luckily the game is addicting enough to let you want to play enough that the other achievements should unlock by just playing a lot. The only one that is based on luck is “Geddowned!” since in order to do it, you have to use it right when the enemy uses an attack, and you don’t have enough time to see which attack he is using first. You just have to hope that he is using the monster attack.

The Achievement List is:

• Hard to Crack – Finish first in a round of Battle Royale with the shield still intact.
• To Cool for School – Give Ralph a big owie.
• King of Comedy – Respawn into a missile and die.
• Brawny – Finish first in a complete Multiplayer match of at least 3 rounds of Battle Royale.
• Geddowned! – Use a Wormhole Disrupt to block a foe’s Monster Attack within a second of it launching at you.
• Wait for it – Use a Missile Boost on an attack less than one second before it’s hit by an Anti-Missile.
• Try Anything Twice – Reflect the same missile twice.
• Duelist – Defeat a total of 100 foes in Multiplayer.
• Meet Your Maker – Defeat a total of 50 Hard Bots when playing as the Robot Factory.
• Even-Steven – Defeat a total of 50 opponents after you have been killed.
• Rest in Pieces – Accumulate 150 Dead Puzzler’s points ten times, in Multiplayer Battle Royales.
• Puritan – Clear the final level of Poison Peril.

Overview
Although the online community is already dead, you can still play against bots and have fun by yourself. Puzzlegeddon combines two pretty simple gameplay mechanics and combines them into a flurry of fun. I give Puzzlegeddon 7 capsules out of 10.

Pros

• Game Mechanics that anyone (except the colorblind) can pick up an enjoy.
• Bots to play against for people without Xbox Live.
• A very big list of custom game options, for endless game possibilities.

Cons

• Based entirely on different color blocks, it may be hard for colorblind people to play.
• A dead online community.
• The bots have a tendency to focus on you mostly, making larger games feel one sided.

Source
Puzzlegeddon Site

Game Name: Fret Nice
Platforms: Xbox 360
Publisher(s): Tecmo Inc.
Developer(s): Pieces Intertainment
Genre(s): Action
Release Date: 2/24/2010
ESRB Rating: E – Everyone
Price: 1200 MSP
Demo: Add to Download Queue

Story
“Fret Nice is a 2-D platformer that will rock your world. Control your character through funky-fresh stages to explore hidden areas, collect items, and clash note-for-note with outrageous heavy metal bosses! Rock out by blasting enemies with riff combos and creating your own sounds with each “strum” of a chord! Every playthrough offers an ever-changing sonic adventure.” [Via Xbox.com]

The story is about a band called “Vibrant Chordblast” becoming the best band in the world, but a group of bad guys from Heavy Metal Island dislike the music. They wreak havoc on the world, and you as the hero must use your musical abilities to defeat these creatures and save the world.

You traverse through many levels defeating these monsters and bosses. Newspaper articles through the game reveal a bit more of the story, but not that much. If you skip all of the newspapers you won’t be missing anything big.

Gameplay
Fret Nice is pretty straight forward, but the gameplay mechanics are extremely complicated. The gameplay mechanics are so complicated in fact that they take away from the overall experience of the game. You can either play using a guitar controller, or a normal controller. If you want the most fun out of the game I’d suggest to just sticking with a normal controller, but if you are all at a party and want to have a good laugh use guitar controllers and play co-op. Have a competition to see who can stay alive the longest, or who can do better with the guitar as the controller.

The game comprises of 2 different control setups depending on which controller you use.

Guitar Controller – Strum makes you strum within in the game, in mid air it will count as a strum, while on the ground it will either let you run or climb. Tilting makes you jump.  Frets count as different sound keys for killing monsters while you are in midair. The green and yellow frets move you left and right. The whammy bar lets you soar through the air. You can also strum to use your helicopter power up, and hold strum down to use fire boots. Whammy bar lets you fly with a jet pack. Finally the orange fret lets you use bubble gum, as you can see these controls become extremely complicated when trying to kill enemies.

Controller – The controller controls are much easier, and let you focus more on enjoying the game over trying to use the right controls. A lets you jump, and pressing A repeatedly in the air lets you soar. Tapping X lets you run and climb and you can move with the joystick. Finally the left & right triggers, the left & right bumpers and Y are the notes you can play. As you can see the controller leads to much fewer complications.

The objective is to play notes based on the enemy’s features. First you have to jump into the air and the first note type you play will be the eyes, then the next note type will be the horns, then the next note type will be the mouths, and finally the next not type will by the bandage. By combining notes, you must build up the features on your copy of the monster to destroy the monster. Gain the maximum amount of points by playing the least amount of notes.

This may seem pretty straight forward but it becomes extremely complicated when you use the guitar controller. Since 3 out of the 5 frets are also used as other things, it is hard to tilt the guitar to jump, then strum and fret a certain combination. On top of all this, whenever you use the green or yellow fret button, you will move left or right. Moving while trying to kill an enemy makes killing an enemy extremely difficult.

There are a few nice features within the game. There is a huge focus on customization, which lets you unlock new clothes to purchase as your progress through the game. There is also local co-op so you can play the game with a friend. Sadly the co-op is only local, and it would’ve been nice to have Xbox live support in this area.

Audio
The game is an Action game with a focus on audio. You are able to use a guitar to play, so I would hope the audio would be able to back it up. The game does not disappoint in this field, the main menu song alone is extremely catchy.

As well as the soundtrack being good, whenever you strum (or hit a button) to kill an enemy, the strumming noise matches the current tone of the music being played. This integration enables the game to give you sound effects without taking away from the overall music.

Achievements
Fret Nice has some pretty complicated controls, running through the game using the guitar is going to be pretty hard, let alone getting every medal. Every level consists of 10 medals and they are no easy task. Not to mention Hard mode, but even that is easier then getting all the medals in the game. If you play a game solely for the achievements, this is not the game for you!

The Achievement List is:

• Ready to Rock – Clear the first level.
• Stabilized – Get all medals in any level.
• Friendly – Collect a relic with your Avatar.
• All Powered Up – Have all 4 power-ups at the same time.
• The Per Lundberg syndrome – Get 100% of all medals.
• Hard as Rock – Complete the game on hard difficulty.
• Ambitiously Ambidextrous – Clear at least 3 levels with all 3 controller types.
• Bubbler of the Week – Get 10 enemies within the same bubble.
• Skull and Crushed bones – Crush 10 skulls without touching the ground.
• Given to Wail – Clear all levels using a guitar.
• Fire Walker – Defeat 100 enemies using the Fire Boots.
• Incognito – In single player, clear each standard level collecting less than 20 points.
• Secret – This is a secret achievement. (Sorry, I’m not revealing the secret achievement to you guys; play the game to find out what it is)

Overview
Fret Nice is a unique experience, but so much is put into trying to make it unique that it loses some of the fun value. Fret Nice could have been so much more but it falls behind due to these complicated gameplay mechanics. If you want to have more fun in this game, I’d suggest to just sticking with the controller. The guitar experience is nice, but it is lacking and doesn’t feel as smooth as it should have been. Fret Nice is a unique experience but the gameplay could have used some polishing up, I give Fret Nice 6 Capsules out of 10.

Pros

• Local Co-op, grab a friend and play together.
• Major customization, use money you have collected through the game to buy more stuff for your person.
• Guitar support, now you have something else to use your guitar for rather than just Rock Band or Guitar hero.
• Leaderboards, can you beat your friend’s best time and score?

Cons

• The game has spent so much trying to feel unique, that it has become less fun.
• The guitar controls are excessively complicated, and jumping by tilting is a pain.
• The game becomes repetitive and leads to a bunch of random button mashing.

Source

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It seems that many Sonic fans were not quite impressed with the leaked footage for Sonic the Hedgehog 4.

A boycott has started it has accumulated 1120 signatures and still rising.

But wait! there’s more! This isn’t your normal boycott where people refuse to buy the game in hopes that the developer fixes the problem. They are instead banding together, to buy the first Sonic the Hedgehog game on the release day of the fourth one.

Lets up the ante’ folks! lets buy every single sega product on the release day of Sonic the Hedgehog 4. That’ll show those pesky Sega Developers

What do you guys think about this boycott … your thoughts on the matter