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25Jul
Under Fire: Burning Vitas
I’ve been traveling a lot as of late, as most people are prone to do over the summer, so I’ve had more of a chance to play with my Vita than I have in a long, long time. My first game of choice? Resistance: Burning Skies. I’ve heard lots and lots of bad things about this game, but as I’m prone to like things no one else does and vice versa, I still wanted to give this game a shot. I’m a fan of the series and a fan of the Vita, so color me excited. Yeah, that didn’t last long. I’m not going to touch on the story, as that is not worth touching by anyone. Just know this: a firefighter fighting against the chimera isn’t as cool or as fun as the premise sounded. I’m not sure why they selected a firefighter at all when he functions just
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18Jul
SDCC 2012 Hands-on Preview: LEGO Lord of the Rings
Traveller’s Tales has developed some of the most creative parodies of big name series, from Star Wars to Indiana Jones to Harry Potter to Pirates of the Caribbean. One major movie/book series has been ignored thus far, and TT games has rectified this error with LEGO Lord of the Rings. When I first heard the rumor of this game, I nearly squealed out loud. I’ve been dying for a LEGO LOTR ever since they tackled the Harry Potter movies. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one. The people behind TT games are huge LOTR fans, and they have been wanting to do a LOTR LEGO game ever since their first LEGO Star Wars game. They hadn’t done it before because they wanted to make sure that they did it right, for themselves as fans, other fans of the series, and the fans of the LEGO games. From what I saw and
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18Jul
SDCC 2012 Hands-On Preview: Hybrid
5th Cell is known for breaking the typical mold in gaming, such as the hit Scribblenauts series on the DS and iOS. They’ve chosen to try to break the mold of yet another genre in gaming; this time, it’s the third-person shooter. Upon first glance, however, Hybrid looks like any other third-person shooter that relies on cover for strategic gameplay. The difference lies within the jetpacks. Ah yes, how jetpacks seem to make everything better. At the very least, they open up your strategy from the typical pop-up-and-shoot. Gameplay is based solely on online multiplayer. You can play in random matches like you would in other multiplayer games, but there is also a large multiplayer campaign. Players pick sides between the Variants and the Paladins as they battle all over the Earth to try to seize possession of dark matter, the most coveted power source. Whichever side controls the dark
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13Jul
SDCC 2012 Preview: South Park: Stick of Truth
South Park: Stick of Truth is everything you would expect from show creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker–a lot of humor, a lot of cleverness, and a lot of offensiveness. I walked out of this preview feeling both horrified and amazed. I’m fairly certain that is what the creators have always gone for. Stick of Truth is about the largest LARPing session you have ever seen. The player takes on the role of the new kid in town and is forced to go make new friends while his/her parents go “wrestle” in the new house. If the new kid tries to go into the house, the father appears in the upstairs window, obviously naked, and yells, “I TOLD YOU TO GO MAKE FRIENDS!” Yep, you’re definitely in South Park. As the new kid wanders down the streets, he’s instantly pulled into this giant LARPing session with all the kids of
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10Jul
Review – Spec Ops: The Line
Rating: M Genre: Shooter Publisher: 2K Games Developer: Yager Release Date: June 26, 2012 BUY Upon first glance, Spec Ops: The Line looks like any other military shooter. Who cares that you have a three-man team, it takes place in the desert, and it’s in third-person perspective instead of the usual first-person. It still doesn’t look like it would offer anything different from any other military shooter. It probably has a half-assed plot and then completely focuses on the multiplayer. Right? Oh, so wrong. In fact, if there’s one thing Spec Ops: The Line does have, it’s an incredible (and harrowing) story. But don’t worry; Spec Ops has more great things than just its tale. Spec Ops: The Line tells the story of Delta Force, three soldiers led by Captain Walker on a mission to find out what happened to the 33rd Division in Dubai. The 33rd–famously known as the
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23Jun
Review: Gravity Rush (PS Vita)
Rating: Teen (T) Genre: 3D Platformer Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: Japan Studio Release Date: June 12, 2012 BUY Before Gravity Rush, I never would have thought gravity manipulation was a useful superpower, but after playing this game, I think it is pretty awesome. The game starts as you wake up in Hekesville and our protagonist doesn’t know who she is or how she got there. She notices a strange looking cat that gives her the power to control gravity. Upon doing some missions, Syd, her cop friend, gives her the name Kat simply because of her power giving feline friend, Dusty. When Kat fell, Nevi started showing up and giving the city some serious problems. This sets up the story for Gravity Rush. The game is set up as your typical superhero-origin-type story. The cut scenes are in comic book form adding to the superhero atmosphere of the game. Some of Kat’s missions don’t
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13Jun
E3 2012 Preview: Lego City Undercover
For the first time in LEGO gaming history, the play sets come to life instead of an already established property with LEGO City: Undercover, which is an exclusive for the Wii U console. Playing as Chase McCain (an undercover detective), players move from mission to mission using disguises all in an attempt to stop the diabolical Rex Fury and put an end to his crime wave for good. Players will be able to not only run through the city, but drive and fly, all while using the Wii U pad as a high tech police gadget. The Wii U pad can scan for hidden clues and criminals, get mission updates and place waypoints on an overhead city map that will display McCain’s position in real time. I’m not sure how successful these features are, as I didn’t get to use any of them during my demo, but they looked pretty
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13Jun
E3 2012 Preview: Pikmin 3
The Pikmin are back in Pikmin 3, and this time players get to use the Wii U pad for an even more in depth experience. Players will still be taking control of the ant-like Pikmin to help the survive their world, which is packed with treasures and enemies alike. With the ability to aim at objects directly, players have better control over their tiny squads in a number of different ways. The Wii U pad gives players a greater ability to consider different strategies (although, using the Wii U is not mandatory for this game). The pad is an overhead map and radar to track the Pikmin actions in real time. Players also have the ability to switch between areas with the slide of a finger, giving them greater flexibility as a commander of multiple groups of Pikmin. Also with the use of the Wii U pad, the Pikmin are
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14May
Review: The Walking Dead (Episode 1: A New Day)
Rating: M (for Mature) Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG Publisher: Telltale Games Developer: Telltale Games Release Date: April 25th, 2012 BUY The Walking Dead. If you’ve read the Graphic Novels or watched the television show, I’m sure you have a pretty good idea what you might be in for. Even still, the name gives a lot away. Zombies. This is a game about zombies. But what you might not know that those of us more familiar with the comic or the show are familiar with already, is that it’s also a game about choices. Hard choices. These are the quick on your feet, nail-biting, choose it or lose it sort of moments that kind of define the zombie genre and that The Walking Dead is already known for. (That and if anyone ever asks where Carl is? He’s not in the house. Most especially if he’s been told to stay there.)
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07May
Demo for Fan-Made My Little Pony Investigations has been released
Randomly surfing the net (instead of getting work done), I came across My Little Pony Investigations. Ironically it became something I could write about for GamingAngels! My Little Pony Investigations is a fan created game featuring the characters from My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. The gameplay is much like a Phoenix Wright game where gamers play as Twilight Sparkle who is attempting to solve a crime that took place in Equestria. In the game, Twilight can press for more information or present evidence to help make an accusation. It’s pretty amazing that this is a fan made project. The quality is pretty high for it being a labor of love. Much higher than I expected. The full version of the game will be released for any OS that supports JAVA and will be released for free. That’s right, they just want you to enjoy and have fun. The graphics
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