Todays Video Game

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:03:57 +0000

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

System: PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Copyright: 2011
Game Rating: M
Adult Rating:

Bethesda Game Studios has just released a new chapter in its long running series called The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim! This enormous open world/RPG takes place in a visually impressive fictional world, where every new direction or environment entered, has a surprise waiting. No matter if your playing the game for a few hours or a few days, there will still be a quest, item and/or character to uncover, that will lead you to totally new territories and leave you with completely different results.

The many different scenic environments in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, consist of rocky mountains, forests, vast fields and decaying tunnels. The attention to detail breaths life into every environment, while breathtaking visuals compliment each scene, leaving you with the feeling of actually being part of that world. Freedom is a big part of the game, weather it involves the enormity of the world or the way that you choose to live in it. You have option’s which consist of, buying a house and living the simple life, live like a criminal and attack everyone you encounter, follow suggested quests or just wander the world aimlessly. The game leaves these decisions all up to you, guaranteeing that no two players will experience the story exactly the same way.

The gameplay has several steps to follow, which lets you decide exactly how you want to advance in the game. At the beginning, all you get to choose is a race (your player character.) From there you get to try out different skills before you chose the one you want to specialize in. Leveling happens through skill use, meaning the more skills that you use, the more those skill levels will increase. Once enough of these skill categories are leveled, your overall character level increases. This enables you to make decisions at your own pace and at the right time.

Perk points are something else achieved when leveling, which enables you to spend them to learn new skills or save them until your sure how you want to use them. The more perks that you use, the better your overall combat will be. The spell system has been improved, enabling you to cast a different spell from each hand. Another upgrade that can not be left out are Dragon Shouts. Dragon Shouts gives you the ability to breath fire, slow time, blast force waves, shout ice and call in dragons. By searching environments for word walls, you can learn more shouts adding to your abilities. Before you can activate any shouts, you need to fight a dragon and take its soul. Dragons are all over Skyrim, making it fairly easy to find and fight a dragon.

A Review Of The Video Game, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, convinced us that it is a visually impressive game with huge scenic open world environments to explore. The ability to choose and customize your character, brings excitement and strategy to the game. How you customize your character will decide the path that the story will take. The game has plenty to do and will keep you entertained and coming back for more. We enjoyed playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and recommend it highly to all gamers. This game can easily be one of the best RPG’s that we have ever played! Enjoy!

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The game is made interesting and fun by the unique control system and is available at most retail stores, local game exchange, and gamefly.

Dead Island by Michael V Allen

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:50:46 +0000

System: PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Copyright: 2011
Game Rating: M
Adult Rating:

Dead Island is one of the most highly anticipated zombie 3d games being developed and released by Techland for the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3. It’s an open-ended game dedicated to zombie survival. The overall game utilizes a first-person perspective however, the designers are declaring that the overall game shouldn’t be labeled an initial-person shooter because of a larger focus on melee combat and ammunition conservation, as opposed to the usual blast everything in sight shooter game.

Dead Island has the possibility to emerge as the next zombie gaming hit. Similar to how horror B-movies bloating the movie industry, there is no shortage of game titles featuring the undead. Why is Dead Island game exciting however, would be that the developer is getting gamers to an interesting game world dominated by flesh-craving zombies in ways we’ve not really seen in a game before.

Although sometimes compared to Dead Rising, it is really a much deeper game than that. Involving gamers inside a tropical paradise plagued with the undead, Dead Island combines aspects of other zombie and action games in to the experience in a seamless way.

It even utilizes similar options from games like Killzone — in-between slaughtering zombie hordes with solid instruments and sharp objects — you are constantly hunting your environment for supplies essential for your lifeline, including matches to money. The different options can consume hours just searching through abandoned luggage and hotel cabinets.

Looking for equipment may not always seem as an exciting feature in a game title where your primary objective would be to kill zombies, but this really is just an example of how Dead Island’s gameplay pushes player movement and creativity.

Still, going through the game’s amazing graphics is unquestionably tempting; because the moment the overall game starts the player will find themselves encircled by tropical greenery and beaches with amazing water clarity. It is a vivid contrast towards the gruesome undead occupants from the island, whose decaying flesh is displayed in nasty graphical detail.

Among the figures or hero is Xian Mei a worker in the Royal Palm Resort, born and raised in China. She appears just like a weak character in the beginning, but in the right player’s hands, she can be a zombie killing machine.

Rather than carrying out a typical script or story, Dead Island game originates mainly with various quests that you are able to accept. Compared to other open-world games that tend to force you into situations or quests, Dead Island feels natural. There’s also a lot more to Dead Island’s missions than going from one location to another so never underestimate a simple quest. It could turn out to be much more complicated than you realize.

While you will find couple of rough spots within the gameplay of Dead Island like a few graphical glitches, this open-world zombie game is looking to being a must-own for zombie buffs and fans of action games.

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The game is made interesting and fun by the unique control system and is available at most retail stores, local game exchange, and gamefly.

Battlefield 3 – The Battle Continues by Lee Mark Hamilton

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:52:05 +0000

System: PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Copyright: 2011
Game Rating: M
Adult Rating:

BF3 Special Features
Beyond their signature multiplayer, EA have included a full single-player campaign and a co-op campaign. BF3 players can enjoy the return of jets, prone, and 64-player multiplayer (for PC gamers). Other features include:

* 24 player support (on Xbox 360/PS3)

* Improved environment destruction.

* Return of commander role

* 4 classes

* Single player campaign + co-op

* New, improved unlocks

BF3 Classes
Debate surrounds EA’s decision to limit the classes in BF3 to just four. Some Battlefield veterans were hoping for up to seven classes in the game, to cover all bases: medic, assault, spec-ops, anti-tank, and more. However, there is likely to be the option for load-out and customization.

BF3 Weaponry
Unlike Battlefield 2, where achievements were rewarded with guns, BF3 will reward players with secondary, explosive, and primary choices for complete load outs to tackle one or more static classes. For example, a Sniper with C4 could cover most bases of an Engineer or Spec-ops, whilst a Spec-ops with an assault rifle and grenades could cover the bases of the Assault class as well. The M4A1 and M249 is also rumoured to feature in BF3 for Medic, Spec-ops or Support classes.

BF3 Game Engine
BF3 launches gaming into the future with Frostbite 2, DICE’s latest state-of-the-art game engine. Frostbite 2 delivers superb visual quality, with an incredible sense of scale and destruction. It also provides cutting-edge audio and lifelike animations to provide a more realistic battle experience than ever before. BF3 players will be fully immersed physically and emotionally into battle, providing a gaming experience like no other FPS.

BF3 Vehicles
The Battlefield series is famous for its emphasis on vehicle warfare and BF3 aims to up the ante with its jets, helicopters and tanks. This is enhanced by sonic boom in an impressive line-up of land, air and sea vehicles.

BF3 Maps
BF3 is set to delight with the return of Urban Combat, including the map Bagdad Burning. Other maps will take you to the USA, Middle East, and Europe for battles in narrow streets, busy downtowns and open, vehicle-friendly landscapes.

Prepare for Battle, Soldier!

EA have announced that BF3 will be available sometime in Fall 2011. Battlefield fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of this next stage in the Battlefield series since 2008 and have high expectations of it being the best FPS ever. BF3 will see the return of certain features lost in Bad Company 2, plus many more. More details will become available nearer the time. BF3 is already in high demand with pre-orders increasing daily. Click on the link below for more details.

This is Lee Mark Hamilton (aka Lt. General Hamsemilla) calling all soldiers to active duty. Click on the link for more information on the launch of BF3 and for details of how to secure your place in the battle.

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The game is made interesting and fun by the unique control system and is available at most retail stores, local game exchange, and gamefly.

Pacific Liberator

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:38:33 +0000

System: Nintendo Wii
Control: Wii Remote and Nunchuk
Copyright: 2007
Game Rating: T
Adult Rating:
Kid Rating:

Pacific Liberator is a helicopter simulator game for the Wii console. The Nintendo Wii has an amazing control system for pro flight simulator games. This is one of many 3d games that were developed for the Wii system that really showcases the nunchuk and Wii Remote gyros. Pacific Liberator is in our opinion is not one of the best wii games.

Aiming the nunchuk accessory upward causes the helicopter to rise in altitude, and aiming downward lowers the aircraft as simply as if it were a rc helicopter. The hovercontrol is made simple by enabling the Wii Remote to aim the chopper forward and backward or stable for hovering. This amazing control makes Pacific Liberator an enjoyable game.

The graphics are mundane but colorful, and the 3d environment is topographically interesting but does not play a large role in the game. The helicopter must attack and defend various locations and eliminate incoming jets, bombers, ships, and ground-based targets. The game is made interesting and fun by the unique control system and is available at most retail stores, local game exchange, and gamefly.

The gameplay is made enjoyable by the versatility of the control system, however, the graphics, soundtrack and depth of the game are more suited for previous game consoles… like Nintendo Gamecube. There is very little about Pacific Liberator that make it appealing to play again, once the final level is complete. After the initial novelty of the game control wears off, this helicopter simulator 3d game may collect a lot of dust on the shelf.

Mario Kart

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:45:01 +0000

Game Rating: E
Child Rating:
Adult Rating:

Mario Kart Wii is a racing game, where characters from the classic Super Mario Kart (Super Nintendo) join up with characters from many other popular games in arena battles, time trials, and grand prix races. This enormous 3d game can be played with the standard Wii Remote, or with the remote plus nunchuk. Mario Kart Wii can be played by simply turning the Wii Remote on its side to steer – and there is even a steering wheel accessory, vibration pack, and subtle game noise coming from the controller.

This is not a driving simulator game. This is one of the best mario games for kids, partly due to the adorable cartoonish characters that ride atop soapbox derby styled racing machines, including baby Mario, Rosalina, and baby Princess Peach. A handful of characters are available from the start, with only a few vehicles to use. The majority of karts and characters become available as more races are completed, each race a little harder than the last.

With so much unlockable content and such a massive gaming environment, Mario Kart Wii stands the test of time. There are over 80 different courses to learn and master, and the tempo and the competition becomes more and more fierce. If you like to play mario games, especially 3d games, Mario Kart Wii gives you a reason to return time and again. The game is made interesting and fun to play. Mario Kart is available at most retail stores, local game exchange, and gamefly.

Super Mario Galaxy

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:37:05 +0000

Game Rating: E
Child Rating:
Adult Rating:

Super Mario Galaxy is a third-person adventure game, that once again, pits fearless hero Mario against the evil Bowser in a quest to save Princess Peach. While that basic storyline hasn’t changed much over the years, this latest iteration creates an amazing 3d realm in which Mario must navigate to save the princess and the galaxy in the 3d games in this series.

There is no shortage of stardust trails and brilliant color explosions in this family friendly adventure. The sound track is soothing and the gameplay is smooth, with clearly defined objectives as Mario explores galaxy after galaxy, trying to find his dear Peach. While primarily a solo adventure, a second player can jump in at any time to help collect star bits and nudge enemies aside with an interactive cursor. The cartoonish graphics are lush and deeply three dimensional.

The most notable feature of Super Mario Galaxy is the mind-twisting gravity and camera angles. Mario often lands on small meteor-like structures which are crawling with enemies. As our hero travels, he often finds himself on the bottom side of the level, upside down, running from gigantic boulders or man-eating plants while collecting star-bits and classic gold coins to advance and stay alive. As the levels become more intense, Mario is faced with amazing puzzle challenges that even the most veteran gamers will scratch their heads about. The game is made interesting and fun to play. Super Mario Galaxy is available at most retail stores, local game exchange, and gamefly.