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Halo: Reach – One final video before release

Dylan Radcliffe
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Halo: Reach – One final video before release

Halo: Reach releases in about 2 days. I’m sure everyone is quite excited and can’t wait to get their hands on a game. A few of you may even be wondering where our review of the game is. Due to some “issues” we don’t have a review for you this week. I’m not pointed fingers, but if I had to I would be pointed at the guy who delivers my mail; I’m sure he is taking the next 3 days of if not more.

We will be having a review, it just won’t be anytime soon. Besides, Halo: Reach is a game that does not need a review. You are either buying it, being made to buy it by a friend who wants to play with you, or aren’t buying it at all.

If you are in that small percentage who aren’t going to buy the game, maybe you will enjoy the review when we do finally release it. The rest of you will already have been busy playing it for quite some time.

Anyway, I have one final video to share with you guys before the game officially releases in two days. I compiled this video after hearing “With My Mind” By Cold. Great song, that can be seen within the game “Psi Ops”. “Psi Ops” is actually a really good game, you should check it out on the original Xbox. (Not sure if it is a backwards compatible title)

Enjoy the video, which was compiled using a trailer, and some E3 footage. I didn’t really do much fiddling with the footage, just a bit of copying and pasting as well as some cutting in order to time a few things with the audio.

Tell me what you guys think, I quite like how it turned out myself.

Vampires Until Dawn Review

Jack Joly
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Vampires Until Dawn
Developer: BeCrush
Platform: iPhone/iPod Touch
Released: 28 August
Price: $1.99

BUY NOW
 

Story

The game starts with the death of Rachel Garlik, which triggers an enquiry from the police who find she has a mysterious gash in her neck. However, after a few months, the police investigation is closed, although there are other mysterious deaths in the area. Cleverly, this part of the story is all told in the initial cutscene through a number of newspaper cuttings. A mourning husband, Elia ( the character you play) then sets out to solve the mystery, but it isn’t long before his car is turned over and he is attacked by an army of the undead-Vampires.

Sound and Graphics

Both the sound and graphics look very promising as you start the game up. The cutscene you are greeted by when you press ‘play’ really gets your hopes up. However, this brilliance doesn’t last long, and before you know it, gone are the average music and the crisp cartoon graphics, as you are launched into the actual gameplay. Enter genric sound effects and grainy visuals, both of which are very sub-standard, making the game uneasy on the eyes and the ears.

Gameplay and Controls

On the other hand, it isn’t only the sound and graphics that disappoint when the playing starts; the gameplay is poor too. Shonky controls mean you never really feel in control of Elia,the on-screen analogue sticks are unresponsive and furthermore shouldn’t even be there if it’s to be controlled by touchscreen.If developers are just going to integrate buttons and control sticks on the screen then it may as well just be on a controller, which is why this game would benefit from a re-worked control scheme. There is a variety of different bad guys that come at you as the game progresses to keep your interest, as well as 3 weapons available for use: Starting gun with unlimited ammo, Crossbow and Sawn-off Shotgun.

Summary

In conclusion,Vampires Until Dawn looks promising from the beginning, but fails to live up to the high standards of the first cutscene. Aspects of this quality are evident elsewhere in the game, like the game map, but certainly not in the gameplay. The story is well layed out and cleverly told, it’s just a shame the grainy visuals and crummy sounds that follow disappoint . Overall, it’s okay for five minutes entertainment, but beyond this you’ll struggle to maintain interest.

3-0-capsules-out-of-10

Intellivision Lives! Priced, Dated & Games List Revealed!

Dustin Spencer
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Big news today for those looking for a solid date and a full list of what games to expect on Virtual Play’s Intellivision Lives for the Nintendo DS. Over at Gamestop.com, you can now pre-order the compilation which will release on October 15th. Want better news?All customers that pre-order with Gamestop/EB games can pick up Intellivision Lives! for just $14.99! This might be one of the greatest deals on the DS this year and you really can’t beat that price with all of the quality titles included.

Here is a full list of titles for Intellivision Lives!:

SPACE

  • Astrosmash
  • Space Armada
  • Space Battle
  • Space Hawk
  • Space Spartans
  • Star Strike

ARCADE

  • Blow Out
  • Brickout
  • Buzz Bombers
  • Frog Bog
  • Hard Hat
  • Hover Force
  • Night Stalker
  • Pinball
  • Shark! Shark!
  • Sharp Shot
  • Snafu
  • Space Cadet
  • Thin Ice
  • Thunder Castle
  • Vectron

BATTLE

  • Armor Battle
  • Bomb Squad
  • B-17 Bomber
  • Crown of Kings
  • Minotaur
  • Sea Battle
  • Sub Hunt
  • Tower of Doom

GAMING

  • Checkers
  • Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack
  • Las Vegas Roulette
  • Learning Fun 1 & 2
  • Reversi
  • Royal Dealer
  • Takeover

SPORTS

  • Auto Racing
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Body Slam: Super Pro Wrestling
  • Bowling
  • Boxing
  • Chip Shot: Super Pro Golf
  • Deep Pockets: Super Pro Pool & Billiards
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Horse Racing
  • MotoCross
  • Mountain Madness: Super Pro Skiing
  • Skiing
  • Slam Dunk: Super Pro Basketball
  • Slap Shot: Super Pro Hockey
  • Spiker: Super Pro Volleyball
  • Stadium Mud Buggies
  • Super Pro Decathalon
  • Super Pro Football
  • World Championship Baseball

As you might have noticed from our previous coverage on the game, I really think this will be one of my most anticipated titles this year and with the low price and game list that will be sure to give gamers a special nostalgic reunion with the classic console, pre-ordering should be a no brainer! Keep checking back soon as we will continue coverage of Intellivision Lives! up until release.

Medal Of Honor gameplay video 3

Dylan Radcliffe
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Medal Of Honor gameplay video 3

Below is a Medal of Honor gameplay video. Explosions and rushing towards objectives with your teammates is always fun; but killing other people is even more fun!

Check out the video below, and be prepared with your friends on October 12th when this game releases in the US. (October 15th in the UK)

Screenshots and Video for NHL 11

J. Bradshaw
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Screenshots and Video for NHL 11

NHL 11 was just released on September 7, 2010.  What is different in this years game? Lets find out.

  1. The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has entered into a four year agreement with EA to feature their three regional leagues:Western Hockey League (WHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL.)  60 teams are included in the CHL integration.  It will also feature likenesses of players, logos, jerseys and names from the CHL.   Finally, the Mastercard Memorial Cup will also will be playable.  These improvements will be available in Be a Pro mode, Tournament mode and a variety of other modes.
  2. More than 200 gameplay enhancements will be injected into the series. These enhancements include a new face off system, quick dekes and hip checks.
  3. A new real time physics engine puts real world puck and player physics into the game.  The new “Broken Sticks” feature makes it so that no play will die.  The player will be able to kick the puck to a teammate or have a teammate pass a stick to him.

The game looks to be fun, and I can’t wait to try it.

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood – Dev Diary 2

Dylan Radcliffe
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Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood – Dev Diary 2

While this most recent Dev Diary doesn’t really tell us anything about the game that we don’t know, It does show us some in game footage to gives the viewers a feel of what the game will look like.

Some key points in the video for those of you who don’t want to watch it is the focus on horseback riding, the fact that the area is three times the size of Florence, and emphasis on the training and customization of your team mates.

Enjoy the Dev Diary, which if I may add is a very nice looking dev diary.

Classic Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Arriving on Mac Later This Year

Nate Seites
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Classic Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Arriving on Mac Later This Year

It seems more and more games for Mac are being supported almost every day now. With the recent addition of Steam for Mac, now even more good news comes to Apple users. Announced on Rockstar Games’ Facebook page, the classic Grand Theft Auto trilogy will be available for Mac later this year.

Here’s the official announcement:

“You guys thinking of making your games available on Macs?” – Al

Yes!  Look for the long-awaited release of the classic Grand Theft Auto Trilogy (Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) for Mac – most likely later this year.  We’ll have much more info and a proper announcement soon.  But, yes, in case you were wondering, that is a world exclusive from Asked and Answered.

Rejoice, Mac users! Make some “hot coffee” of your own with the classic Grand Theft Auto games on your beautiful computers, hopefully, later this year.

Machinarium Coming to WiiWare

Fernando T. Gonçalves
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Machinarium Coming to WiiWare

Amanita Design and XGen Studios today shared the news that the award-winning Machinarium, one of the best PC adventure games released in 2009, is coming to the WiiWare later this year.

Machinarium is a point-and-click adventure game which tells the story of a little robot hero who’s been thrown out to the scrap yard behind the city and must return to confront the Black Cap Brotherhood and rescue his robot girlfriend. Some of the most impressive points from the game are the clever puzzles, the beautiful hand-drawn environments and the amazing soundtrack.

“As the subject of enormous critical acclaim, this is an honor long overdue for Machinarium. We’re very fortunate to be working with the talented team at Amanita to share this interactive work of art with a whole new audience of gamers.” – Jordan Dubuc, Director of Operations for XGen

There’s no date set yet, but for now you can take a look at the WiiWare announcement poster:

Sengoku Basara – new screens

Justin Mienkiewicz
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Capcom has released a slew of new screenshots showing off two characters from the newest installment of the Sengoku Basara series, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes, Keiji Maede and Motochika Chosokabe.  Both characters look like they can handle their fare share of combat.

If it isn’t already obvious, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes is looking to be a great game with lots of action on the screen.  I mean come on, look at those explosions!  Can’t beat that, right?

Expect more info on Sengoku Basara to explode out of TGS next week and look forward to the game releasing on store shelves for the Wii and Ps3 on October 15th for Europe and October 12th for North America.

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WiiWare/DSiWare releases for this week ending 10th September

Jack Joly
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Seven titles available to download on DSiWare/WiiWare. However, is 7 a lucky number in this instance? You decide:

  •  Trailblaze: Puzzle Incinerator (DSiWare: Nintendo, 500 Nintendo DSi Points)
  • Music on: Acoustic Guitar (DSiWare: Abylight, 200 Nintendo DSi Points)
  • Where’s Wally? Travel Pack 3 (DSiWare: Ludia, 500 Nintendo DSi Points)
  • myNotebook: Tan (DSiWare: Nnooo, 500 Nintendo DSi Points)
  • My Aquarium 2 (WiiWare: Hudson Soft, 500 Wii Points)
  • Racers’ Islands – Crazy Racers (WiiWare: Zallag, 1200 Wii Points)
  • Balance Training: Physiofun (WiiWare: Kaasa solution GmbH, 2000 Wii Points)

Among the releases this week are ‘Where’s Wally? Travel Pack 3’. The books have always been enjoyable so for anyone who wants to see if the series made a good transition onto the DSi, it’s an option. The previous instalment, ‘Where’s Wally? Travel Pack 2’ actually came out last week too. One of the most expensive WiiWare titles to date has also been released this week; Balance Training: Physiofun at 2000 Wii Points. It remains to be seen whether the quality is there to justify the price, although at such a price, the downloadable game is edging it’s way towards the pricing of some shop releases.

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