Adventure game from Capcom. Played on PS2, also available on Nintendo Wii.
A Zelda clone. Starring a wolf. No it's not Twilight Princess (LOLOLOLOLOL), and no it's not as good as Twilight Princess, but it's still absolutely fantastic. from the developers of viewtiful joe, it has s similar cel shaded style that looks absolutely beautiful and puts Wind Waker (another zelda title) to shame. The use of the 'celestial brush' to draw bombs and cuts as you fight and explore is nothing short of genius as well, and makes this a great game in its own right rather than 'another zelda clone'. And even without that, the game would be fantastic; the game world is huge and the main game takes ages to complete; and I'm sure I missed some bonuses.
Best adventure on ps2.
9/10
Monday, 19 May 2008
Guitar Hero 3
Rhythm game from Neversoft. Played on Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360, also available on PS2 and PS3.
Wannabe rock star fun at its very best. Play songs from a variety of rock sub genres on 4 difficulties using a guitar shaped plastic controller. Absolute genius, and among my favourite games of all time. Simplified hammer ons in this threequel mean much more insane note combinations, bringing fresh challenge to the series while making it easier for newbies to grasp the concept of playing notes without strumming. However, the boss battles are a load of rubbish.
Still, the ultimate party game. 9/10.
Wannabe rock star fun at its very best. Play songs from a variety of rock sub genres on 4 difficulties using a guitar shaped plastic controller. Absolute genius, and among my favourite games of all time. Simplified hammer ons in this threequel mean much more insane note combinations, bringing fresh challenge to the series while making it easier for newbies to grasp the concept of playing notes without strumming. However, the boss battles are a load of rubbish.
Still, the ultimate party game. 9/10.
Final Fantasy 7
Role Playing Game from Squaresoft. Played on PS1, also available on PC.
TEH BEST RPG EVAR. Period.
But no, really. Amazing narrative, soundtrack, and gameplay makes up for the now dated visuals. Some locations still look stunning even now.
10/10
TEH BEST RPG EVAR. Period.
But no, really. Amazing narrative, soundtrack, and gameplay makes up for the now dated visuals. Some locations still look stunning even now.
10/10
Starfox Adventures
Adventure game from Rareware. Played on Nintendo Gamecube.
An adventure game that's received very varied responses in the media. Some hailed it as the cube's best game when it was released while others branded it a mediocre disappointment. While I can see both points, I have to go with a more positive outlook.
Essentially a Zelda clone starring fox Mc Cloud of Starfox fame, you must explore dinosaur planet in order to.... actually I have no idea. The storyline's awful, who cares. The combat's slick but descends into repetitive button mashing and is very easy. It doesn't matter. because the game is fun to play, and beautiful to watch. The environments are absolutely gorgeous as well, making you want to explore them. There are the generic icey and firey areas, but they look so good... and some areas, like the moon-style terrain, are original as well as attractive.
The main downside is that annoying little turd Prince Tricky who follows you everywhere. Thankfully you can hit him with your stick. And thankfully the scarab loving shopkeeper's brilliance outweighs tricky's general rubbishness. If only you had scarab guy as your sidekick... shouting 'YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SCARABS' as he slaps opponents... aaah, to dream.
8/10
An adventure game that's received very varied responses in the media. Some hailed it as the cube's best game when it was released while others branded it a mediocre disappointment. While I can see both points, I have to go with a more positive outlook.
Essentially a Zelda clone starring fox Mc Cloud of Starfox fame, you must explore dinosaur planet in order to.... actually I have no idea. The storyline's awful, who cares. The combat's slick but descends into repetitive button mashing and is very easy. It doesn't matter. because the game is fun to play, and beautiful to watch. The environments are absolutely gorgeous as well, making you want to explore them. There are the generic icey and firey areas, but they look so good... and some areas, like the moon-style terrain, are original as well as attractive.
The main downside is that annoying little turd Prince Tricky who follows you everywhere. Thankfully you can hit him with your stick. And thankfully the scarab loving shopkeeper's brilliance outweighs tricky's general rubbishness. If only you had scarab guy as your sidekick... shouting 'YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SCARABS' as he slaps opponents... aaah, to dream.
8/10
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Role Playing Game from Square-Enix. Played on Nintendo Gamecube.
A difficult game to judge, being an rpg designed for co-operative multiplayer gameplay. Unfortunately, arranging a multiplayer playthrough is very tricky seeing as you need friends with game boy advances and link cables who are willing to get together and play through a whole 20 hour adventure. Fortunately I was able to do just that, and complete the game in 3 player over the course of a year. I must do it again sometime.
At its heart, the game is repetitive hacking and slashing, which is why it isn't as good in single player; but getting a team together, designating a healer, ganging up on tough monsters, combining spells... the whole thing is just genius when done as a team. The storyline's good but there aren't an intrusive amount of cut-scenes, so the whole thing flows as a multiplayer adventure. And the graphics are superb. Add alcohol to a crystal chronicles night and frankly, this is as good as gaming gets.
I can't give it top marks due to the hassle of arranging a gaming session on it; overall, I think 8/10 is a fair score.
A difficult game to judge, being an rpg designed for co-operative multiplayer gameplay. Unfortunately, arranging a multiplayer playthrough is very tricky seeing as you need friends with game boy advances and link cables who are willing to get together and play through a whole 20 hour adventure. Fortunately I was able to do just that, and complete the game in 3 player over the course of a year. I must do it again sometime.
At its heart, the game is repetitive hacking and slashing, which is why it isn't as good in single player; but getting a team together, designating a healer, ganging up on tough monsters, combining spells... the whole thing is just genius when done as a team. The storyline's good but there aren't an intrusive amount of cut-scenes, so the whole thing flows as a multiplayer adventure. And the graphics are superb. Add alcohol to a crystal chronicles night and frankly, this is as good as gaming gets.
I can't give it top marks due to the hassle of arranging a gaming session on it; overall, I think 8/10 is a fair score.
Metroid Prime 3
Adventure FPS from Retro Studies at Nintendo. Played on Nintendo Wii.
There has been much gimmical use of the Wii remote since the console's launch. It isn't often a game comes along where you think 'wow, the Wii remote was made for this game' rather than vice-versa. But Metroid Prime 3 is one of those rare few games. Aiming and looking around with the remote as you move using the nunchuk's analog stick feels so fluid and so natural, it far surpasses most fps efforts seen these days. That's the control system covered; how does the rest of the game fare?
Fantastically well, actually. The gameplay is more adventure than fps, and exploring the environments is actually genuinely entertaining, unlike most games where it can become a chore. Finding unreachable items and making a mental note to come back once you have a correspondent upgrade makes backtracking a rewarding and fun task, which is often optional rather than mandatory. The fps combat is great, especially pulling with the nunchuk for the grappling beam.
Graphically, it's mindblowing, and the audio works perfectly as well.
9/10
There has been much gimmical use of the Wii remote since the console's launch. It isn't often a game comes along where you think 'wow, the Wii remote was made for this game' rather than vice-versa. But Metroid Prime 3 is one of those rare few games. Aiming and looking around with the remote as you move using the nunchuk's analog stick feels so fluid and so natural, it far surpasses most fps efforts seen these days. That's the control system covered; how does the rest of the game fare?
Fantastically well, actually. The gameplay is more adventure than fps, and exploring the environments is actually genuinely entertaining, unlike most games where it can become a chore. Finding unreachable items and making a mental note to come back once you have a correspondent upgrade makes backtracking a rewarding and fun task, which is often optional rather than mandatory. The fps combat is great, especially pulling with the nunchuk for the grappling beam.
Graphically, it's mindblowing, and the audio works perfectly as well.
9/10
Onimusha: dawn of dreams
Action game from Capcom. Played on PS2.
Although it has received a mixed reaction in the media, I personally consider this the best onimusha game. It definitely has the best visuals and soundtrack in the whole series, although it strays away from the traditional samurai nature of the music. The twin-character gameplay works really well in my opinion, and the amount of collectable weapons and items adds replay value. The main game is also quite lengthy, with a brilliantly epic final boss battle. Narrative-wise, it is pretty impressive too. The downside is that much of the gameplay gets repetitive, particuarly in terms of puzzles.
Combat is largely about countering attacks, which takes skill to pull off properly; definitely a good thing. The addition of levelling up is cool too, and fits the onimusha gameplay.
8/10
Although it has received a mixed reaction in the media, I personally consider this the best onimusha game. It definitely has the best visuals and soundtrack in the whole series, although it strays away from the traditional samurai nature of the music. The twin-character gameplay works really well in my opinion, and the amount of collectable weapons and items adds replay value. The main game is also quite lengthy, with a brilliantly epic final boss battle. Narrative-wise, it is pretty impressive too. The downside is that much of the gameplay gets repetitive, particuarly in terms of puzzles.
Combat is largely about countering attacks, which takes skill to pull off properly; definitely a good thing. The addition of levelling up is cool too, and fits the onimusha gameplay.
8/10
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