Halo Reach Review

Earlier this week, the long-awaited Halo Reach was released all around the world.

What is Halo Reach?

Halo Reach is many things. For some, it's a game with an outstanding single-player campaign. For others, it's a massive multiplayer game. As for the rest, probably both. But what makes this game what it is? Why is Halo such a succesful franchise?Well, read on for this in-depth review of Halo Reach.

Graphics

As soon as you start playing Halo Reach, you'll be amazed by how incredible everything looks. From the amazing views to the color palette. Everything just looks astounding. That's not to say it doesn't have its mistakes. Occasionally the frame-rate drops because it can't keep up with all the action going on around you, and sometimes the game disappoints you with lack of detail during massive battles.

Gameplay

Not much has changed from past Halo games. There's a co-op campaign filled with massive battles against the Covenant aliens, an outstanding online competitive multiplayer mode, Firefight mode, and settings anyone can change to their liking.
But there are many changes in the game too. First of all, and most importantly, Master Chief is out. This time you play as a nameless hero, Noble 6. Players customize Noble 6's look on their own.
The whole campaign will last you about ten hours on your first play through. During the campaign you'll meet many challenges, big battlefields, aliens, incredible weapons and vehicles, you name it.
What if you haven't played any other Halo games? Not to worry, although Halo Reach is more compelling to longtime Halo players, the game can still stand on its own.
Now what I liked the most were the Armor abilities. These new addition to Halo give the game more flexibility. But what are they, exactly? Well, armor abilities are temporary, but reusable, upgrades that give you abilities like sprinting, invincible armor, and best of all, jet packs!

Jet Packs!!

Lifespan

From the incredible campaign to the compelling multiplayer mode, this game will leave you begging for more. Even after finishing the campaign, you'll want to repeat it, increasing the difficulty, or setting a personal goal, or just for the fun of it.
The multiplayer mode is even more addicting. Whether it's challenging your friends or becoming the world's top Halo player, you'll always keep coming back for more!

Conclusion

With outstanding graphics, a compelling story, and an addicting multiplayer mode, what more can you ask of a game? This is one of those games that drops your heart rates as you see it on your shelves, it's as good as it can be so I suggest buying it as soon as possible.

Do you have another opinion about this game? Tell me, I'm interested, in the comments section.

What To Expect From the PSP 2!

One of many unofficial PSP2 concepts!

Recently, MK developer Shaun Himmerick announced that they "have a PSP2 in the house. It's pretty powerful." So many gamers have a question in their heads right now: What can we expect form the PSP2? Well, the question is there in my head too, so I decided to show you what I think the PSP2 has in store for us.

• Himmerick also said that they are looking at both the PSP2, and are planning on getting a 3DS to test the new Mortal Kombat game on it too. If that game is going to be released on both consoles, might the PSP2 be 3d-compatible? Sony are obviously intertested in 3D, with 3D games now available on the PS3, and the next PS3 update allowing 3D Blu-ray movies, A PSP2 with 3D support doesn't sound like such a crazy idea!
• One of the most demanded features for the PSP2 is a right analog stick, and if Sony have proven anything in the last 15 years of gaming is that they give the public what they want. So chances of a right analog stick, in my opinion, are pretty high!
• What about the touchscreen? People are demanding that too. But in my opinion, it's not going to happen. Think about it, a PSP with a touchscreen and 3D support, isn't the Move enough for Nintendo fans to accuse Sony of copying it's products?
• I can't tell you much about the PSP's power since not much is known about that except that "It's pretty powerful" as Himmerick said!

Well, that's my opinion about the PSP2, all we can do now is wait and hope for the best! All Sony had to say after Himmerick is that they "haven't announced any news on PSP."
Well, what do you think about this? Tell me in the comments section!

The Last Guardian Thoughts

Earlier today at TGS, Team ICO showed a trailer to the public where The Last Guardian gameplay was shown. We see the boy moving around and climbing obstacles as well as commanding the Cat/Bird/Dog creature, which we'll call the Guardian, to go to specific places, or to even carry the boy. By the looks of it, the game might seem repetitive, but with enough variations to the puzzles, this game seems pretty awesome! Ueda also didn't want people to presume that the ending is sad, based on the games ICO and Shadow of the Colossus. "It's open-ended" he says. So it's up to the player to figure out the ending. This is also great because, as we all know, gamers love mysteries. And what better mystery than the ending of this long awaited game!

Is the Playstation Move Worth It?

With the Playstation Move only 1 day away, many people are wondering if it is worth buying it. Well, it depends. The PS Move is releasing tomorrow, and there aren't many Move compatible games yet. Will developers really go for PS Move compatible games? No one really knows right now, so in my opinion, buying it on the very first day is a mistake. I think people should wait a while, a month or two maybe, and see how it works out. It may seem like a really good device, but what really matters is how game developers will treat it. So wait a while then make your decision. What do you think? Post it in the comments section.

Black Ops Info and Opinion

What is Black Ops?

Call of Duty : Black Ops is the seventh main installment of the Call of Duty and is currently being developed by Treyarch. It is planned to be released on November 9, 2010.

Multiplayer:

General:

• The max reachable level is 50 and prestige mode is still there. Nothing really special here.


• The vehicles are back, but they are different than the ones from World at War. Not all of them are map items. Some come as killstreaks.


• But what's really interesting is the new Theatre mode where players can record, replay, edit and upload their own gameplay. There many awesome effects too like changing from 1st person point of view to 3rd person. And adding slow-motion and fast forward! This looks really good and got me real excited! I can't wait to just record a cool kill online and show it to you guys. This just looks incredible!
• In-game currency is used to purchase weapons and upgrades. This is another cool feature. Now you don't level up to unlock new weapons and upgrades, but you actually obtain in-game money to buy those weapons and upgrades!But the player still needs to level up to unlock the upgrades so that he can buy them. There are also some game modes where you can actually gamble the money, called CoD Points, but we'll go into those later!

Gametypes:

• Team Deathmatch is back. But this time, bonuses like headshots will be added to the team's score!
• Capture the Flag
• Search and Destroy
• Demolition
• Hardcore Team Deathmatch
• Headquarters
• Sabotage
• Domination
• Combat Training: A fight against enemy AI.

Contracts:

Contracts, in addition to the classic challenges system in Black Ops, is a system where players buy specific contracts with their CoD points, receive specific challenges, and earn more CoD points

Wager Matches:

In Wager matches, players are able to gamble their money in different game modes, but only the top 3 players earn extra money, whereas the others lose:

• One in the Chamber: Each player is given a pistol with one bullet and a knife. A player earns an extra bullet for every kill, but each player only has 3 lives. This looks real awesome, imagine the pressure when you have just one life left and no more bullets, and you are one of the two still in the game. That would be so awesome!
• Sharpshooter: Each player is given the same random weapon which changes every 45 seconds, players earn perks for kills. This also looks great, mainly because it's the fairest game mode in any Call of Duty game.
• Sticks and Stones: Each player has only a Crossbow, Ballistic Knife and a Tomahawk. But what players should really be worried about is that if he gets hit by the Tomahawk, he is automatically Bankrupt.
• And finally, the best in my opinion, Gun Game: Every player starts with a pistol and after each kill the players weapon is upgraded into a stronger one. The first player to get a kill with all 20 weapons wins, but if a player is knifed, his weapon will return one level.

Campaign:

Not much is known about the Single-player campaign but there will be a multiplayer campaign different than the single-player campaign, where up to 4 players can play. This also looks awesome, I really loved Spec Ops in Modern Warfare 2 but a whole Multiplayer Campaign looks even better!

Fallout: New Vegas Impressions

About New Vegas

Fallout:New Vegas is an upcoming role playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks. This is not a direct sequel to Fallout 3 although it uses the same engine and has some of the the same features. It's official release date is October 19th in North America and October 22nd in Europe.

What do I think about it?

Graphics:

This game really doesn't seem to be concentrating on its looks rather than its gameplay. If you have played Fallout 3 you won't notice much difference and would be disappointed if good graphics were what you were looking for. But sometimes the gameplay is so good that graphics won't really affect the game's experience!

Gameplay:

Not much is known about the story, but other than that the game doesn't seem to have changed much from Fallout 3. And why would it? Other than concentrating on changing the game's mechanics, Obsidian seem to be improving on what was a truly great game. Adding iron sights is a great new feature. Allowing you to actually rely on it rather than relying on the VATS (which is still included in New Vegas). And it seems you can also control team members to do as you order them in a fast and easy way using some sort of wheel. The atmosphere has also changed. Say hello to blue skies, green nature, electricity, gambling and pubs. Viva New Vegas!

Conclusion:

Well this has got to be one of the games I'm most excited for. Two years ago Fallout 3 launched and two years later I'm almost (yea, almost) done exploring everything in the game. Ending it just in time for (hopefully) yet another long-lasting, breath-taking experience that is Fallout! Tell me what you think about this game in the comments section and I'll make sure to reply!

The Best Playstation 1 Games!

Here I was today thinking: What was my favorite PS1 game? How great were PS1 games? Which were the best? And so I decided to give my top 5 favorite ps1 games.

#5: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Who would have ever thought a skating game would be so successful. This is by far one of the best PS1 games of all time. Well, the 5th best!

#4: Gran Turismo

The PS1 is where this all began. Gran Turismo. Arguably the best driving simulator ever! I'm not much of A racing game fan but this is one is so good that I just had to love it!

#3: Castlevania Symphony of the Night

Wait what? A 2D game on the PS1? Well, I don't know how Konami convinced Sony to allow this game but I'm glad they did. It's just so great I keep playing it every once in a while and always keep wanting more.

#2: Final Fantasy VII

This is a game that every gamer should play! Fantastic RPG with a great story! Whoever never heard of this game is either not a gamer or should improve his news database! This game made history and all I can say is... I LOVE SEPHIROTH'S MUSIC!

And finally #1: Metal Gear Solid

I have only recently played this masterpiece ( I wrote an article about it too) and this game is magnificent! From the battle with Psycho Mantis to the torture room and the surprising story of Solid and Liquid Snake, this game will keep you playing it until your eyes pop out of your eyeballs!


And this concludes my top 5 PS1 games of all time! What's your opinion and your top 5 PS1 games? Share them in the comments section below!