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Cars 2: The Video Game Review

July 27, 2011 by Rob

Hi there guys and girls it’s review time and today it is “Cars 2: The Video Game”, so can Lightning still keep up with the best or is he looking set for the scrap pile? Lets find out. First lets check out the basic info. Developers: Avalanche Software Publishers: Disney Interactive Studios Platforms: Xbox 360, …

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Review

July 16, 2011 by Rob

Transformers: Dark of the Moon screenshot

Time to review Transformers: Dark of the Moon guys and girls. Big question is: Will it have more punch than previous titles or will it transform into a fancy paper weight? Let’s see shall we. Developers: High Moon Studios Publishers: Activision Engine: Unreal Engine 3 Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, …

Hunted: The Demon’s Forge Review

July 14, 2011 by Rob

In Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, two mercenaries in battle, E’lara and Caddoc, go searching for a mysterious artifact about which Caddoc had a vision. Will their quest be an amazing adventure or should it remain in its dungeon? Let’s review shall we. Developer: inXile Entertainment Publishers: Bethesda Softworks Engine: Unreal Engine 3 Platforms: Microsoft Windows …

InFamous 2 Review

July 2, 2011 by Rob

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Cole returns to our PlayStations in InFamous 2, and this time he’s packing some serious punch. It’s time for more open world super hero action from a game that looks set to make itself one of the Playstation 3’s finest exclusive titles around. Now let’s zap this review shall we.

Developer: Sucker Punch Productions
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PlayStation 3
Release dates: NA June 7th 2011, AUS June 9th 2011, EU June 10th 2011
Genre: Open world, Action-Adventure
Mode: Single-player
Ratings: ESRB: T, PEGI: 16

In the month following the events of InFamous, Cole MacGrath and his friend Zeke wait in Empire City and are preparing to face the Beast, a superpowered entity that Kessler had warned them about. They meet NSA agent Lucy Kuo, who knows of Dr. Wolfe, a scientist that worked on the development of the Ray Sphere — the device that gave Cole his powers but at the cost of the lives of thousands of others in Empire City — and may be able to help Cole further. As they prepare to depart to Wolfe’s home in New Marais, the Beast appears in Empire City. Cole attempts to fight him but is too weak, and he, Zeke, and Kuo escape as Empire City is destroyed by the creature. As they sail along the United States’ eastern seaboard, they learn the Beast is slowly following them, destroying cities and towns in its path.

So let’s take a look at InFamous 2 in action.

Shadows of the Damned Review

July 10, 2011July 1, 2011 by Rob

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Welcome aboard the Suda51 Crazy Train guys and girls, this his latest mind warping title: Shadows of the Damned. In my review we’ll dive into this demon world of strawberry fuelled crazy and see how it measures up.

Developers: Grasshopper Manufacture
Publishers: Electronic Arts
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release dates: NA June 21, 2011, EU June 24, 2011
Genres: Survival-Horror, Third-Person Shooter
Ratings: ESRB: M, BBFC: 18

This PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game is the result of collaboration between Goichi Suda (No More Heroes series) and Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil series), and will combine the styles of the two designers, namely the “punk rock” edge of the former and the “psychological action thriller” of the latter.

When evil demonic creatures kidnap Garcia Hotspur’s girlfriend, it’s up to the Mexican demon hunter to travel to the City of the Damned AKA Hell to get her back. Aided by a former demon called Johnson with the ability to transform into an array of vicious weapons, Garcia will once again take on the mantel of “demon hunter” and rip apart the horrifying forces of the underworld to protect what he loves most.

Lets jump into the video review shall we?

FEAR 3 Review

June 30, 2011 by Rob

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FEAR 3 is here and set to scare the creepers out of anyone brave enough to wander into this psycho shooter, but is this just another cheap horror or is it going to take us to hell and back?

Developers: Day 1 Studios, Monolith Productions
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Platforms: Microsoft Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release dates: NA June 21, 2011, EU June 24, 2011, AUS June 29, 2011
Genres: First-person shooter, Horror
Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer
Ratings: ESRB: M, PEGI: 18
System requirements: Intel Core 2 Core E7500 2.93 GHz Video/Graphic Card Geforce 200 series, sound card Direct x9.0c or Direct x10. or higher.

F.E.A.R. 3 AKA F.3.A.R is a first-person shooter developed by Day 1 Studios for Microsoft Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and the OnLive cloud gaming service. It’s the sequel to the game F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin and the third installment in the F.E.A.R. series.

Alma returns in F.E.A.R. 3, but this time her sons Point Man and Paxton Fettel introduce divergent co-op, giving players distinctly different abilities affecting their own play as well as the experience of their co-op partner. Gamers participate in single player or co-op modes as Point Man, a genetically enhanced super soldier originally introduced in F.E.A.R., or they can play cooperatively as his conniving brother Paxton Fettel, whose incredible telekinetic power has given him life beyond the grave.

Lets jump into the video review shall we?

Alice: Madness Returns Review

June 29, 2011 by Rob

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In our Alice: Madness Returns review we discuss that Alice returns to us madder than a march hare in the latest mind bending look at life beyond the looking-glass. But has Alice lost the plot or is this just the right kind of crazy we’ve been waiting for?

Developer: Spicy Horse
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Designer: American McGee
Platforms: Microsoft Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release dates: NA June 14, 2011, EU June 16, 2011
Genres: Action-adventure, Platform
Modes: Single-player
Ratings: BBFC: 15, ESRB: M, PEGI: 18

Alice: Madness Returns takes place immediately after the events of its predecessor. Alice was released from Rutledge Asylum for the Wayward and Lost Souls at the end of the original game and now lives at an orphanage in Victorian London under the care of a psychiatrist named Doctor Angus Bumby, where she is still traumatized with memories of her parents’ deaths. While heading to a Highstreet chemist, Alice follows a cat to an alley, where, after being confronted by monstrous half-human, half-Jabberwock creatures, she meets up with Nurse Witless from the asylum. Witless implies that Alice has revealed secrets about her family’s demise while in the asylum and believes Alice is still very unstable. While at Witless’s place, Alice suddenly has a vision of her appearing in Wonderland and the Cheshire Cat appears and tells Alice a new law reigns on Wonderland.

Let’s take a trip to Wonderland in this video review.

FEAR 3 Alma Dolls Locations Guide (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

July 5, 2011June 22, 2011 by Rob

Our FEAR 3 Alma Dolls locations guide will show you where to find all 8 of these collectibles hidden throughout the missions of the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game. Each mission AKA interval will have 1 Alma Doll in it.

If you collect all of them you can earn the following Achievements/Trophies:

Doll Collector (20G Achievement/Silver Trophy) – Find the Alma Doll on every Mission.

Shadows of the Damned Walkthrough Video Guide (Xbox 360, PS3)

July 22, 2011June 20, 2011 by Rob

Our Shadows of the Damned walkthrough will guide you through the beginning to ending moments of cutscenes and gameplay for this action adventure horror game from Shinji Mikami and Suda51 for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

With Shadows of the Damned, creative geniuses Suda 51 (No More Heroes) and Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil) present an all-new vision of hell unlike anything seen before! A psychological action thriller, Shadows of the Damned follows a demon hunter deep into a hyper-twisted re-imagining of hell where he must rescue the love of his life by defeating the armies of darkness with the power of the light.

Garcia is a hard-as-nails, leather-clad, motorcycle-riding professional demon hunter who finds his true love kidnapped by vengeance-seeking demons. As he explores the farthest reaches of the netherworld, Garcia battles through hell and back, with danger and turmoil around every corner. Throughout Shadows of the Damned gamers will find themselves challenged by demented puzzles and thrust into gruesome battles with vile and deformed creatures that can only come from the darkest recesses of hell.

Please note that viewers must be at least 18 to watch, so no harm comes to those with innocent eyes.

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FEAR 3 Walkthrough Video Guide (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)

July 23, 2011June 20, 2011 by Rob

Our FEAR 3 walkthrough will guide you through the beginning to ending moments of gameplay for this latest title in this visceral first-person shooter horror series for PC, Xbox 360 & PS3.

Nine months ago, Point Man and his F.E.A.R. squad were tapped to stop a telepathically gifted cannibal who had begun a murderous rampage. Point Man learned the target was his brother, Paxton Fettel, working alongside their tortured and psychically powerful mother, Alma Wade.

Despite this revelation, Point Man followed orders to destroy them and subsequently ravaged the surrounding city and most of his F.E.A.R. team. Now, it is clear that Alma’s psychic influence survived — and worse, she is about to birth something that could destroy the world.
Fettel has returned from death with an unclear agenda, refusing to leave Point Man’s side and asking for help to reach Alma. The remaining F.E.A.R. squad is still trying to complete their mission. With his chain of command broken and Point Man calling his own shots, where will his allegiance lie?

F.E.A.R. 3 AKA F.3.A.R. introduces divergent co-op, giving players distinctly different abilities affecting their own play as well as the experience of their co-op partner. Gamers participate in single player or co-op modes as Point Man, a genetically enhanced super soldier originally introduced in F.E.A.R., or they can play cooperatively as his conniving brother Paxton Fettel, whose incredible telekinetic power has given him life beyond the grave.

Please note that viewers must be at least 18 to watch, so no harm comes to those with innocent eyes.

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Alice Madness Returns Walkthrough Video Guide (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)

July 21, 2011June 14, 2011 by Rob

Our Alice: Madness Returns walkthrough will guide you through the beginning to ending moments of gameplay for this action-adventure horror game based on famous classic literature Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland from author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.

The Wonderland that you knew from childhood has gone horribly wrong . . . again. This is the follow-up to designer American McGee’s twisted take on the classic Lewis Carroll tale. Designed with the same dark style of the original, but now featuring entirely new visuals, story and game design, Alice: Madness Returns follows Alice on a journey through a wildly corrupted and shattered Wonderland to uncover the truth behind her haunted past and tortured psyche.

Alice: Madness Returns takes place 10 years after the conclusion of the original game, with Alice struggling to recover from the emotional trauma of losing her entire family in a fatal fire. After spending a decade institutionalized in an insane asylum, she is finally released to the care of a psychiatrist who just may be able to help her conquer the nightmarish hallucinations that still haunt her. Alice embarks on a mission to root out the true cause of her family’s mysterious death, jumping from a gloomy and stark London to a rich and provocative Wonderland.

Please note that viewers must be at least 18 to watch, so no harm comes to those with innocent eyes.

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Brink Review

June 10, 2011 by Rob

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In Brink, two factions, Resistance and Security, battle in a once-utopian city called The Ark, a floating city above the waters of a flooded Earth. The question is does Brink float or sink?

Developers: Splash Damage
Publishers: Bethesda Softworks
Platforms: Microsoft Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release dates: NA May 10, 2011, AUS May 12, 2011, EU May 13, 2011, JP June 16, 2011
Genres: First-Person Shooter, 8v8-player Cooperative multiplayer action
Modes: Single player, Cooperative and Multiplayer
Ratings: PEGI: 16+, USK: 16+, ESRB: T
Minimum System requirements:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz processor or equivalent
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA 8800GS / ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro or equivalent
OS: Windows XP (SP3)/ Vista / Windows 7
Space: 8 GB hard disk space
PS3 version requires Firmware 3.60

Brink is a first-person shooter with a focus on parkour-style movement. Online multiplayer servers hold up to 16 players; players can play cooperatively or competitively, or against artificially intelligent bots.

Lets jump, run or slide into this video review.

Duke Nukem Forever Walkthrough Video Guide (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)

July 20, 2011June 10, 2011 by Rob

Our Duke Nukem Forever walkthrough will guide you through the beginning to ending moments of gameplay for the highly anticipated, most long-awaited game of all-time on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3!

Put on your sunglasses and prepare to step into the boots of Duke Nukem, whose legend has reached epic proportions in the years since his last adventure. The alien hordes are back and only Duke can save the world, again. Pig cops, alien shrink rays and enormous alien bosses won’t stop our hero from accomplishing his one and only goal: to save the world, save the babes and to be a bad-ass while doing it.

The King of All Shooters is back with over-the-top weapons, massive aliens and unprecedented levels of interactivity. This game puts pedal to the metal and tongue firmly in cheek, among other places. Shoot hoops, lift weights, read adult magazines, draw crude messages on whiteboards or ogle one of the many beautiful women that populate Duke’s life; that is if you can pull yourself away long enough from kicking ass and taking names. Duke Nukem was and will forever be immortalized in gaming history, and this is his legend.

Please note that viewers must be at least 18 to watch, so no harm comes to those with innocent eyes.

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Lego Pirates of the Caribbean Review

May 5, 2012May 17, 2011 by Rob

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean has finally docked and we can begin the scurvy job of reviewing this tyrant of the seven seas, I’ll take a look at the game and all its features in this review so hoist the main sail and lets begin. Developer: Traveller’s …

LA Noire Walkthrough Video Guide (Xbox 360, PS3)

August 5, 2011May 17, 2011 by Rob

Our LA Noire walkthrough will guide you through the beginning to ending moments of cutscenes and gameplay for this Rockstar-developed detective action adventure for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

There are 40+ cases in the game (not including the two pre-order cases “A Slip of the Tongue” and “The Naked City”) as well as “Unassigned Cases” and our walkthrough will help you to complete each and every one of them.

L.A. Noire is a detective game in which “Cases” are the main structure point of the action adventure. After being briefed by your Captain, you’ll view a cutscene of the crime the case is about, and then be taken to the Crime Scene where you’ll get your hands dirty searching for clues. Interrogations, which are the main hook of the game, will also play a big part in discovering the truth behind who committed the crime, and shootings will also take place.
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The game uses breakthrough realistic facial and body graphics along with audio cues in which you will try to interrogate a subject in order to figure out whether they are telling the truth or lying. Depending on how the interrogation goes and how many clues you are given by talking to suspects, you can open different routes to solve the case, so each case can be solved in different ways.

You are also scored at the end of the case by 1-5 stars, with higher ratings leading to quicker leveling up to higher ranks.

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