Earlier, in the preview we went though a little bit on the story. Meanwhile, now we have played the game very extensively, we have more information. That the story revolves Niko Bellic is now also clear. But who is he really? Niko Bellic is a guy who his whole life in Eastern Europe has brought. Since he does not belong to one of the mafia, but he was a brutal crime gangster. He, however, to the States to serve the American Dream to live. His cousin, Roman Bellic lived there for some time with some difficulty and runs a taxi company. Through letters and other communications has Roman Niko pretty nice to know. Thus, many Roman women, money, nice car " 's and much more around them. After arriving this shows nothing but great things. Roman is in deep trouble and Niko is already called to all these problems but his cousin just go to solve.
Compliance with the American Dream is not entirely what Niko had initially proposed. Based on this story unfolded the story of GTA IV. The story sticks well together. Roman is an incredible punk with a big mouth too. Besides the story that Niko came to the States for the American Dream to live there is a reason. For those who have not played the game yet, we have nothing else on out. What we can say is that the story has two layers. The first layer revolves mainly Roman and survive and build an empire of Niko. The second layer is much deeper and the structure of the story Niko gets a much better personality. Especially as compared to all the characters from previous GTA parts.
As you slowly get to know more about the history of Niko you understand his actions better. Where an average criminal sometimes hesitation would have Niko doing just what is required of him. Like any GTA, this section also raises the necessary criminals throughout the city and all have something to do. Thus, a sleeper Niko for a commute. For the other he must a party drug gang that stole all the drugs and eliminate back. The missions are all varied and delicious without any hesitation Niko will always do the things we require of him. This is Niko put down as a tough ruthless killer and criminal. Something that the overall gaming experience only benefit. In the previous GTA, it was always fun to share with the main characters to play but really much more than that but they wanted to reach top of the crime you did not know them.
This is the fourth part of the whole job. It is exciting to see how well the story is developed and then composition with all the gameplay and unprecedented opportunities. Niko is so well put down as Eastern European. So he speaks with a great, throbbing perfect accent. As the atmosphere only benefit. To speak about his voice, the voice-acting is one of the best ever in a game. This money not only for Niko but also for all other characters. This is very well developed by Rockstar so many games still can learn some.
It is not only very strong voice-acting that works. It is sound in general that seems unbeatable. So know this part, as previous sections, an extensive soundtrack. There are eighteen radio stations that broadcast music style all their own. This addition to the radio stations with talk shows mostly in his back. The stations broadcast mainly music vary very much in style. If you have a channel that focuses on rock, pop, techno etc.. At the stations on both known and unknown tracks are located. All very nice but what it comes down to is that the radio better than ever. Enough variation between the songs and DJ 's, and talk shows.
On talk shows discussed. How ridiculous do you still have them. Some are really all about nothing and others DJ " 's Cocks such nonsense is that sometimes you just double up with laughter. Laughter This is mainly due to the humorous manner in which it is placed. Some humor is superficial. Other comments you some harder should consider before you understand the joke. There are the requisite humor stabbing to other things in real-life play. But the in-game missions you occasionally to watch Hey, I know where that . So you will at some point to have a lawyer present. The reason behind so I was personally very reminiscent of another pretty nasty lawyer. Jack Thompson, anyone?
As you see the humor that every GTA has also participated in the fourth section back. And this is certainly a good thing. You come because everywhere. Radio, street, missions but also the cut-scenes. Niko is put down as a brutal criminal. He may be more than that, so his humor is unprecedented. At the right moment you will hear a dry note. So one moment I remember well. This was fairly early in the game forward. At one point that Roman, Brucie for Niko to. Roman lult a long way on that Brucie, how wonderful it is not so. So at one point he says the following: "" He got the same vision as I "," Niko thereafter: " 'So he' s also an idiot ?!"". How fantastic. This brings you more of that kind of smart remarks to dry during the game. Rockstar has again succeeded in transferring the great humor that since the first three-dimensional part emerges.
The sound gets a very good score, there is nothing to be desired. Besides the sound, the gameplay gets a good score. Although the graphics but also in contrast to the other aspects slightly less. Why this is so light I later in this review. The gameplay gets a good score, the reason I say here. It's quite simple why the game scores high on gameplay area. The gameplay is in fact very strong. A game with so many options and so little mistakes I've never seen come over. Indeed. After one hours or forties with having played the game I just do not know any bug found.
That in such an immense game any bug is detected is quite remarkable. It may be that they are in the game, but if you just do not come across then you, yourself as a developer absolute topper to explain. Besides this fact surprised me very often about the incredible detail that this game has. Some are obvious and to say, others are quite subtle. So you get the opportunity to get started on a computer in an internet cafe. Here you can score a date, buy ringtones for your cell phone, read news and much more. Additionally you an opportunity to read your mail. Through the mail you will receive the necessary information but also sheer nonsense. So I got an email containing advertising sexually. Indeed, there was a link. Obviously you can not resist clicking on this link here. What I got to see. A whole website with all information regarding what was offered in the spam.
I mean this with unprecedented detail. It adds nothing to the gameplay makes it all so very completely that it is unprecedented for a game. There are also other details that prove that everyone in Liberty City doing its own thing. So you will occasionally encounter some people from the trunk of their car. You will also encounter agents that car " 's to the search of others. All of the little details that make sure that you really feeling in a great city to walk around. Everyone does his own thing and enjoy undisturbed. Great to see you among the people go. It looks almost like real.
What example is belonged to the sharp details of someone approaching. Once you do this you will have the necessary blood to the front of your car again. For example, what was also very humorous, was when someone aanreed and the person with his head on the wall collapsed. Flats a whole red bloodstain on the wall. There is also the damage model of the car " 's very well elaborated. If you give a slight tap at an object you see all damage eyes. As the" impact "" your car will be harder look gehavender. All these beautiful details . Each game has around somewhere in good detail, but in GTA IV is applicable in so many areas that just special. The first ten hours you will, you constantly marvel at all the details of this latest installment!
The gameplay sticks very strong together. So you have to do assignments for a variety of characters. Which again vary from very cold to very annoying or humorous. Each character is well developed and have their own personality. The tasks that need to be very good and it may vary also. Additionally, the change is more appropriately addressed by the immense city. All missions done, that will play a good number of hours costs. Ideally you do that at a stretch and that nowadays very few games do. The nonstop gamer to keep playing. I can talk for hours about the missions and how much the gameplay is not. I limit it to one paragraph about their missions. What is right may be assumed that the gameplay is better than ever before and the player keeps playing hours. Says enough, right?
Besides the regular missions in the story are also knows this quarter once again gained their missions. From San Andreas to GTA III, these missions they almost always right. In the fourth part it completely reversed. If you do not find more hidden packages but pigeons. There are many drastic changes. Did you really do vigilante sucks then we have good news, they are Pleite. If replacement is something much more fun to do. Thus each police car has an onboard computer. In all these computer records are kept so even the most wanted criminals. If they can go to this mission to search and disable it. It all contributes to the percentage of play. I was referring only two commands it. There are of course many more but I was more on target, that is totally different as compared to the previous parts and again very much to do in the city. Enough talk about the gameplay, what exactly the graphics?
Each section in the GTA series was not graphic topper to date. Currently there are available on the PlayStation 3 games that the graphics of GTA IV win. Think Uncharted example. This is actually not much from the experience in GTA IV is in fact unprecedented. But there are points I managed to disturb me. So the game has many edges cartel. That is a shame. In general the game looks graphically point out there is pretty tough. But throughout this cartel edges, which surely does affect the game. Furthermore I noticed also that if you look a little further than one meters or ten (in-game of course) things are still very blurry. These are two aspects which somewhat disappointed. The game generally looks just fantastic but it is unfortunate that the anti-aliasing does not work entirely well. It is also somewhat blurry effect sin.
Grand Theft Auto IV is a game that every gamer in the house to get, if you have not done so. You go deeply ashamed. The gameplay is unprecedented, a huge vibrant city with wonderful details. The brilliant humor. The possibilities and then also a multiplayer (where a separate review to come). Graphic two small weaknesses, nevertheless a game that is worth buying. GTA IV is one of the best games ever made, which is something I will soon tell! Halen, again, get that game!
Friday, July 21, 2000
Thursday, July 20, 2000
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Review 9.0
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is already out for older and who then reviews or news here still have missed the story where it's all about in this game. You sit in the cell, you walk around and a fellow prisoner to start some dicks on useless things. You hear some voices in the distance and an open door and moments later are a couple guards for your cell. You think, what the hell? They open your cell and your areas to deteriorate. Then step inside and Uriel Septime told him you have previously seen in a dream and is in total contrast to the guards not abrupt.
Meanwhile the secret passage opened in your cell present and the club get the secret passage, obviously you do not keep stabbing and because of the strange behavior of Uriel Septime you walk with me, possibly on their way to freedom. Let just say so in your cell that was the way to the underground catacombs of the city. Uriel Septime is not just anyone, no he is the Emperor of Tamriel, the world where Oblivion takes place. You walk back to the club. After a while you just get to stand, leaving the club through a door and you are left, but obviously not let you sit here and go find your own way out.
After some time wandering around to get the club again and then start Uriel Septime you a lot to say about what fate awaits Tamriel. He hands you an amulet and some seconds later he finds the dead. The guards not only know what to think but still let you go because you Septime that Uriel gave the amulet. After the moment you walk through some of the catacombs where, after some time and go into the wide world of Tamriel convenience. You have to address immediately the first quest and you can do if you want. But Oblivion is not a linear RPG no, it's a free roaming RPG, you can go complete the quest but you can also enjoy the beautiful surroundings.
Mountainous landscape, trees everywhere, rivers, lakes, sounds of birds and a huge city behind you. The world looks really fantastic when you're walking out of the catacombs. Beautiful nature, which helps good paint by the extremely strong graphics. Oblivion is particularly to graphics or in the top category to slide. Everything is true in relation to each other. You'll probably only an hour quietly as I walk around in that beautiful world total lack of pollution, or so it seems.
To some progress, you do quests to complete in early because you only have one is not much different than this but will adopt. You deliver the amulet out of a person whose Uriel Septime told you it would be safe there. Such a simple quest, you would think. This is one small step you've taken it all hangs together in the large main quest. The man takes the amulet and you receive looks for the secret son of Uriel Septime that the city would find Kwatch. Once there, notice the people walking around there that something bad has happened to Kwatch, the city completely in ruins and at the entrance to the dreaded Oblivion Gate.
Well, you should do the son of the emperor to find so you're not but rather forced to enter the Oblivion Gate. Way beautiful flora and fauna, you are in a kind of hell ended. Everything is burned, everywhere you see lava and three towers in one of these towers is the point that you need to find so you have to close the Oblivion Gate. This is not easy, everywhere you attack monsters and other dangers. But you move on and you know after some time off in the right tower to reach to close the Oblivion Gate. This Oblivion Gate is only the tip of the iceberg, there is no one, no, there are sixteen. And the main quest revolves therefore help to close the gates of this hell.
So, enough said about the design of the main quest in terms of gameplay and structure of the story. There are certainly plenty of other aspects to be discussed that help to ensure that the game remains as a truly next-gen game should be considered even though this title is from one years. As I said before the game graphically looks fantastic when you see an Oblivion Gate approaching the cloud into a red blanket which become increasingly redder. All of those details that make sure that the atmosphere in this game is fantastic.
Besides powerful graphics the game has very good sound. The war drums, the voice acts, the ambient sounds of animals, monsters and such. Everything is excellent and sounds convincing. If you are walking through the woods you can hear birds chirping everywhere. You drive on a horse makes the horse seem realistic sounds as if it really is. Especially with a good set of surround sound that comes into its own. The in game characters you meet are all individually recorded. It also serves as the voice vote in what marks the person concerned suffers. One is happy, the other so scared. The main characters in the game are voiced by famous people such as Patrick Stewart and Sean Bean. All this is done very inventive and is in addition to the graphics very clearly stated what this game in order to make audio thick.
You will in the world of Tamriel encounter many enemies, this may simple animals such as rats, goblins and other vermin are. Besides this there are people who want to rob you. You'll especially when they find that the AI is very strong, if they are so severe they will become defensive play. Val then leave it to someone you do not just happen, they will chase you down. Anyway, while fighting brand you myself. Ordinary people will not always remain the same spot, no they do their own thing. During the day you find such a person the night away. All of these small details as I already said both graphics and atmosphere giving you the feeling that you really in a world where you walk is part of it, not that everything you run. On the contrary, if what you need then locate the appropriate person and on but they are not waiting for you.
The game is incredibly comprehensive, the most important aspects such as gameplay, sound and graphics have already been discussed. The gameplay is obviously the most important element in the game according to our scoring system. The gameplay is not happy that a few simple switching and out constantly and do the same. Have you just had enough of the main quest then you do just that pathetic peasant help to defend his farm or you are looking for the lost object. Some flowers look for that one person where you can make him extremely happy. Moreover, these side quests that give you the necessary things you can always use the main quest or other quests. With the huge variety of side quests you, your never bored in this game and it creates a huge play everything you really want to get out of the game what it has to offer, but be prepared to establish long nights!
Fortunately, the developer itself not easily with a simple port to come. The draw distance is much better than the Xbox 360. In addition, some graphical bugs from demolished and become the graphic flexibility built environment. This is not everything, the first add-on, Knights of the Nine you get in here and there are the few items that appeared on Xbox Live. You basically buy a total package except the last add-on Shivering Isles. So very complete package, which is more comprehensive in terms of gameplay and graphics better. This implies immediately that Oblivion really what that means for the creators and not simply porting them to quickly cash in, respect from my side guys! To have one pick up the pace, the Xbox 360 version was struggling with a healthy and long load times, they are in the PS3 version greatly reduced so the pace is nice in its feet.
Are there any downsides in this game? Well, let me say, they are very hard to find. So I advise you at all times off the game with a third person camera view to play. It seems like your character on the sliding surface. Moreover, it is extremely stiff out. In First person camera view you have of course not bother because you and the game is smoother game play in FP and also the angle that made me take this extra not failed them in the cons. Use it anyway you make of it. What I really regret is that you always can change the difficulty. So I have an old friend and play the game when he lost a fight he applied to the difficulty and beat the person that he was still fighting. This may result in you the game for the rest of the time that you play on easy let alone which helps destroy the gameplay, and if it expires title in a mindless hack and slasher. Take it from me, change difficulty while playing is not!
You will greatly enjoy yourself in Tamriel, beside the huge main quest, good for an hour or 25 there are other quests and such to complete. The beautiful graphics and sound of the relevant high-level care for great gameplay and nothing else I can already call this version and still very strong next-gen game that I can recommend anyone again. Delete this trade!
Meanwhile the secret passage opened in your cell present and the club get the secret passage, obviously you do not keep stabbing and because of the strange behavior of Uriel Septime you walk with me, possibly on their way to freedom. Let just say so in your cell that was the way to the underground catacombs of the city. Uriel Septime is not just anyone, no he is the Emperor of Tamriel, the world where Oblivion takes place. You walk back to the club. After a while you just get to stand, leaving the club through a door and you are left, but obviously not let you sit here and go find your own way out.
After some time wandering around to get the club again and then start Uriel Septime you a lot to say about what fate awaits Tamriel. He hands you an amulet and some seconds later he finds the dead. The guards not only know what to think but still let you go because you Septime that Uriel gave the amulet. After the moment you walk through some of the catacombs where, after some time and go into the wide world of Tamriel convenience. You have to address immediately the first quest and you can do if you want. But Oblivion is not a linear RPG no, it's a free roaming RPG, you can go complete the quest but you can also enjoy the beautiful surroundings.
Mountainous landscape, trees everywhere, rivers, lakes, sounds of birds and a huge city behind you. The world looks really fantastic when you're walking out of the catacombs. Beautiful nature, which helps good paint by the extremely strong graphics. Oblivion is particularly to graphics or in the top category to slide. Everything is true in relation to each other. You'll probably only an hour quietly as I walk around in that beautiful world total lack of pollution, or so it seems.
To some progress, you do quests to complete in early because you only have one is not much different than this but will adopt. You deliver the amulet out of a person whose Uriel Septime told you it would be safe there. Such a simple quest, you would think. This is one small step you've taken it all hangs together in the large main quest. The man takes the amulet and you receive looks for the secret son of Uriel Septime that the city would find Kwatch. Once there, notice the people walking around there that something bad has happened to Kwatch, the city completely in ruins and at the entrance to the dreaded Oblivion Gate.
Well, you should do the son of the emperor to find so you're not but rather forced to enter the Oblivion Gate. Way beautiful flora and fauna, you are in a kind of hell ended. Everything is burned, everywhere you see lava and three towers in one of these towers is the point that you need to find so you have to close the Oblivion Gate. This is not easy, everywhere you attack monsters and other dangers. But you move on and you know after some time off in the right tower to reach to close the Oblivion Gate. This Oblivion Gate is only the tip of the iceberg, there is no one, no, there are sixteen. And the main quest revolves therefore help to close the gates of this hell.
So, enough said about the design of the main quest in terms of gameplay and structure of the story. There are certainly plenty of other aspects to be discussed that help to ensure that the game remains as a truly next-gen game should be considered even though this title is from one years. As I said before the game graphically looks fantastic when you see an Oblivion Gate approaching the cloud into a red blanket which become increasingly redder. All of those details that make sure that the atmosphere in this game is fantastic.
Besides powerful graphics the game has very good sound. The war drums, the voice acts, the ambient sounds of animals, monsters and such. Everything is excellent and sounds convincing. If you are walking through the woods you can hear birds chirping everywhere. You drive on a horse makes the horse seem realistic sounds as if it really is. Especially with a good set of surround sound that comes into its own. The in game characters you meet are all individually recorded. It also serves as the voice vote in what marks the person concerned suffers. One is happy, the other so scared. The main characters in the game are voiced by famous people such as Patrick Stewart and Sean Bean. All this is done very inventive and is in addition to the graphics very clearly stated what this game in order to make audio thick.
You will in the world of Tamriel encounter many enemies, this may simple animals such as rats, goblins and other vermin are. Besides this there are people who want to rob you. You'll especially when they find that the AI is very strong, if they are so severe they will become defensive play. Val then leave it to someone you do not just happen, they will chase you down. Anyway, while fighting brand you myself. Ordinary people will not always remain the same spot, no they do their own thing. During the day you find such a person the night away. All of these small details as I already said both graphics and atmosphere giving you the feeling that you really in a world where you walk is part of it, not that everything you run. On the contrary, if what you need then locate the appropriate person and on but they are not waiting for you.
The game is incredibly comprehensive, the most important aspects such as gameplay, sound and graphics have already been discussed. The gameplay is obviously the most important element in the game according to our scoring system. The gameplay is not happy that a few simple switching and out constantly and do the same. Have you just had enough of the main quest then you do just that pathetic peasant help to defend his farm or you are looking for the lost object. Some flowers look for that one person where you can make him extremely happy. Moreover, these side quests that give you the necessary things you can always use the main quest or other quests. With the huge variety of side quests you, your never bored in this game and it creates a huge play everything you really want to get out of the game what it has to offer, but be prepared to establish long nights!
Fortunately, the developer itself not easily with a simple port to come. The draw distance is much better than the Xbox 360. In addition, some graphical bugs from demolished and become the graphic flexibility built environment. This is not everything, the first add-on, Knights of the Nine you get in here and there are the few items that appeared on Xbox Live. You basically buy a total package except the last add-on Shivering Isles. So very complete package, which is more comprehensive in terms of gameplay and graphics better. This implies immediately that Oblivion really what that means for the creators and not simply porting them to quickly cash in, respect from my side guys! To have one pick up the pace, the Xbox 360 version was struggling with a healthy and long load times, they are in the PS3 version greatly reduced so the pace is nice in its feet.
Are there any downsides in this game? Well, let me say, they are very hard to find. So I advise you at all times off the game with a third person camera view to play. It seems like your character on the sliding surface. Moreover, it is extremely stiff out. In First person camera view you have of course not bother because you and the game is smoother game play in FP and also the angle that made me take this extra not failed them in the cons. Use it anyway you make of it. What I really regret is that you always can change the difficulty. So I have an old friend and play the game when he lost a fight he applied to the difficulty and beat the person that he was still fighting. This may result in you the game for the rest of the time that you play on easy let alone which helps destroy the gameplay, and if it expires title in a mindless hack and slasher. Take it from me, change difficulty while playing is not!
You will greatly enjoy yourself in Tamriel, beside the huge main quest, good for an hour or 25 there are other quests and such to complete. The beautiful graphics and sound of the relevant high-level care for great gameplay and nothing else I can already call this version and still very strong next-gen game that I can recommend anyone again. Delete this trade!
Wednesday, July 19, 2000
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 9.0
When we first learned about this game earlier this year at E3 we noticed that the tuning and racing at tracks thrown overboard and turns back to the haunts and the police. All this in a nice environment and atrocious cars. If something bold is the new game, then that is the array of cars. So begins the game with not too bad cars because how about a Mazda RX-8 or a Nissan 370 Z Nice course, but the real work is of course the exotic cars and if you just play through, you have an hour or two already in cars driven very fast.
What about brands like Lamborghini, Jaguar, Maserati, Pagani and Porsche? Indeed, the cars that everyone wants to drive, but simply do not have the money. If anything characterized the first parts in the franchise, it was these cars are and are now back in great numbers, but of course with modern models. In terms of selection is quite good and it is another strong point were the car chases. This combined with the most exotic cars on Earth, and voila, you come a long way. All you are going to experience in the career mode that this game has.
This mode is simply divided into two aspects. The first is that you play as police, who must chase speeders and the other part is that you yourself are the speed maniac. You get a world map of the area where you can race and then there are various markings. These markers enable the different races of both the police and one you can hang yourself maniac. In many of these points multiple races, but only at the beginning is the top available, but as you rise in level you unlock it and you can get all the races and make the game play.
Immediately after the beginning you have the option to race as an agent or as a racer because you progress you get more and more different markers on the map from there to make races. All this is perfectly divided between the two types of ways of racing and racing as an agent if you are tired, then just go do the other races as racer and vice versa. The new markers on your map you unlock by leveling and leveling resumes racing, where you can collect points. If you have enough points then you obviously climb up and unlock new races and new cars and that means that at some point in the most expensive cars in the world runs.
A fairly common system that works well in this game and the racing itself is also very nice. There is of course already variation between the two sides, but that's not all, because the alternate races even further off quite often. So one moment you're just a time trial to do, other times you'll be racing against other speeders and again at another time, the police look at this again. As an agent you are working on eliminating all the idiots who make the road unsafe, but you'll occasionally have to arrive quickly at a location. This is actually an alternative to time-trial, but that should not spoil the fun.
The tasty variation in the races that regularly draw near to spectacular, is a relief for every Need for Speed fan, because if you want the Need for Speed games look and play. What makes this even more fun is the ability to use weapons. Now we obviously do not have heavy artillery, missile, because obviously it must be realistic. Think of weapons to nail mats, blocks, helicopters and EMP. That's what you can use to force opponents to stop an agent, but the opposite is fantastic for an agent to sew a spijkermat front of him on the way to throw.
This way of tackling the opponents is very nice and the racing itself will feel just fine. It provides a lot of fun on a regular basis and we were just laughing (sadistic) how we were going to miss the opponent using the weapons. It's a cat and mouse game, and especially if you come later in the game, then you'll really notice it and we can appreciate. Partly because the environments are wonderfully varied and the speed is very high. Then do not forget the multiplayer, because that is the cat and mouse game much more discussed.
Online multiplayer extends well together. Now the offline racing against the AI is very nice, but in multiplayer it works quite sublime. This includes all the standard features you expect in a multiplayer influence of the level system and there is a high degree of tension, because the race again, every time different than you think. People bashing each other on the road, the police turn up the heat and now you try the best possible race. The cat and mouse game comes to a head in multiplayer so players who are tired of the career mode can perfectly fun with these multiplayer.
Which mode you finally sit, one important aspect is the control. This control is getting used to, but when you have mastered, then plays the game and delicious way of using special features, such as a spijkermat everything works just fine. We must also remember that a nitro-boost is not missing, but this does not have much effect if they for example in Need for Speed: Underground had. The last feature in racing is the ability to drift.
Regularly you at high speed on a curve afgeraasd and it is convenient to go drifting, because by simply sending you will soon know the guardrail and brakes is certainly not an option in this game. As a reviewer you should always check the negative points in one game and most crucial is how the game plays. It may feel some log, but ultimately this is a great choice of Criterion, because it brings with it some what realism in a game that relies mainly on the gameplay of an arcade racer.
If we Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit as a total package of view, we arrive at a conclusion and that is that Criterion Games has the job done. This is Need for Speed like you want to see and there will undoubtedly fans happy. The gameplay is back to the roots really an innovation we can not call it, the fact remains that the game has to provide the necessary innovations. The most important of these is Autolog. The Autolog is a feature that keep track of what all your friends do in the game. They range from simple things, such pictures that friends have made to meeting challenges.
What do you race in career mode or online, they are stored and other players know what time you have for example put down and go try hard to surpass. So there's still a competition between processing element. Autolog everywhere in the game again, nice detail is the main menu contains seven options, six of these seven options are linked to Autolog. It is certainly not a simple new feature, just the opposite, because it is loaded with features and improve the times of your friends is of course very nice. Also it keeps the community within Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the game very well in life. A seemingly simple addition to a considerable depth!
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, in my opinion one of the best parts of the past few years. The gameplay, the cat and mouse games, the variety, the Autolog, the multiplayer, the soundtrack and audio ... there is simply nothing to be desired. Only criticism is that the graphics are not that spectacular. The game looks fine, let's prepare for, but occasionally you still see some pop up nearby and the game has some moments when the area looks a little jagged. The draw distance is again superb and the cars look great and generally it is also simply good. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the game that goes back to the roots and that in one well. This is an absolute winner!
Graphics 8
Sound 9
Gameplay 9.5
What about brands like Lamborghini, Jaguar, Maserati, Pagani and Porsche? Indeed, the cars that everyone wants to drive, but simply do not have the money. If anything characterized the first parts in the franchise, it was these cars are and are now back in great numbers, but of course with modern models. In terms of selection is quite good and it is another strong point were the car chases. This combined with the most exotic cars on Earth, and voila, you come a long way. All you are going to experience in the career mode that this game has.
This mode is simply divided into two aspects. The first is that you play as police, who must chase speeders and the other part is that you yourself are the speed maniac. You get a world map of the area where you can race and then there are various markings. These markers enable the different races of both the police and one you can hang yourself maniac. In many of these points multiple races, but only at the beginning is the top available, but as you rise in level you unlock it and you can get all the races and make the game play.
Immediately after the beginning you have the option to race as an agent or as a racer because you progress you get more and more different markers on the map from there to make races. All this is perfectly divided between the two types of ways of racing and racing as an agent if you are tired, then just go do the other races as racer and vice versa. The new markers on your map you unlock by leveling and leveling resumes racing, where you can collect points. If you have enough points then you obviously climb up and unlock new races and new cars and that means that at some point in the most expensive cars in the world runs.
A fairly common system that works well in this game and the racing itself is also very nice. There is of course already variation between the two sides, but that's not all, because the alternate races even further off quite often. So one moment you're just a time trial to do, other times you'll be racing against other speeders and again at another time, the police look at this again. As an agent you are working on eliminating all the idiots who make the road unsafe, but you'll occasionally have to arrive quickly at a location. This is actually an alternative to time-trial, but that should not spoil the fun.
The tasty variation in the races that regularly draw near to spectacular, is a relief for every Need for Speed fan, because if you want the Need for Speed games look and play. What makes this even more fun is the ability to use weapons. Now we obviously do not have heavy artillery, missile, because obviously it must be realistic. Think of weapons to nail mats, blocks, helicopters and EMP. That's what you can use to force opponents to stop an agent, but the opposite is fantastic for an agent to sew a spijkermat front of him on the way to throw.
This way of tackling the opponents is very nice and the racing itself will feel just fine. It provides a lot of fun on a regular basis and we were just laughing (sadistic) how we were going to miss the opponent using the weapons. It's a cat and mouse game, and especially if you come later in the game, then you'll really notice it and we can appreciate. Partly because the environments are wonderfully varied and the speed is very high. Then do not forget the multiplayer, because that is the cat and mouse game much more discussed.
Online multiplayer extends well together. Now the offline racing against the AI is very nice, but in multiplayer it works quite sublime. This includes all the standard features you expect in a multiplayer influence of the level system and there is a high degree of tension, because the race again, every time different than you think. People bashing each other on the road, the police turn up the heat and now you try the best possible race. The cat and mouse game comes to a head in multiplayer so players who are tired of the career mode can perfectly fun with these multiplayer.
Which mode you finally sit, one important aspect is the control. This control is getting used to, but when you have mastered, then plays the game and delicious way of using special features, such as a spijkermat everything works just fine. We must also remember that a nitro-boost is not missing, but this does not have much effect if they for example in Need for Speed: Underground had. The last feature in racing is the ability to drift.
Regularly you at high speed on a curve afgeraasd and it is convenient to go drifting, because by simply sending you will soon know the guardrail and brakes is certainly not an option in this game. As a reviewer you should always check the negative points in one game and most crucial is how the game plays. It may feel some log, but ultimately this is a great choice of Criterion, because it brings with it some what realism in a game that relies mainly on the gameplay of an arcade racer.
If we Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit as a total package of view, we arrive at a conclusion and that is that Criterion Games has the job done. This is Need for Speed like you want to see and there will undoubtedly fans happy. The gameplay is back to the roots really an innovation we can not call it, the fact remains that the game has to provide the necessary innovations. The most important of these is Autolog. The Autolog is a feature that keep track of what all your friends do in the game. They range from simple things, such pictures that friends have made to meeting challenges.
What do you race in career mode or online, they are stored and other players know what time you have for example put down and go try hard to surpass. So there's still a competition between processing element. Autolog everywhere in the game again, nice detail is the main menu contains seven options, six of these seven options are linked to Autolog. It is certainly not a simple new feature, just the opposite, because it is loaded with features and improve the times of your friends is of course very nice. Also it keeps the community within Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the game very well in life. A seemingly simple addition to a considerable depth!
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, in my opinion one of the best parts of the past few years. The gameplay, the cat and mouse games, the variety, the Autolog, the multiplayer, the soundtrack and audio ... there is simply nothing to be desired. Only criticism is that the graphics are not that spectacular. The game looks fine, let's prepare for, but occasionally you still see some pop up nearby and the game has some moments when the area looks a little jagged. The draw distance is again superb and the cars look great and generally it is also simply good. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the game that goes back to the roots and that in one well. This is an absolute winner!
Graphics 8
Sound 9
Gameplay 9.5
Metal Gear Solid 4 10.0
The story of Metal Gear games is a whole huge complex, to explain all the details we have to book one yet not nearly enough. In this review we limit ourselves mainly to a brief summary of the story, otherwise this review is so long, given the complexity of the event. Furthermore we highlight the graphical aspect is in the trailers looked very promising, the sound will obviously not lacking because the previous games have a very strong soundtrack and the most important aspect, the gameplay. Even that will not be forgotten. Here is very much to tell. So that we can write a book about, so we limit ourselves to the key elements in this game occur. We kick off with the story that the whole place together and to you also provide a picture which is important in this game, if you bought it yet. Snake starts somewhere in the Middle East where he travels with the rebels, he ends up in a city where the PMCs (Private Military Company's) where an ambush was prepared with the rebels middle Snake gets stuck. All hell breaks loose and the rebels are all **** up shot by the soldiers of the cleverly drawn PMCs. Snake is a bit used and remain calm under the circumstances. He run for cover until he sees a chance to escape from the ambush and his own way to prosecute. It is not the wars that Snake on his own sneaky way fight, around his continuous battles underway and Snake gets the choice to own one of the two groups to support, at least, actually just the rebels. The PMCs will also simply Snake shoot when they see him, the rebels are not happy unless they are shooting at Snake. The raging war is one that Snake actually not much to do with it but sometimes it brings in cramped situations. Snake is not without a reason strolled into the war zone. He also has a goal and finding Liquid Ocelot finally finished making. From reliable sources, Colonel Campbell learned that Liquid Ocelot is somewhere in the Middle East is, that's why Snake is once more fighting ventures. However, the PMC's and Liquid Ocelot one thing in common. Liquid Ocelot is one of the top five most important people of the PMCs. Even more reason this guy off. This is not just done, Snake will have a lot to the barge but given his experience and support from the home camp is considered likely that this job will know Snake also done. In a nutshell the story of why Snake again and enter the battlefield, risking their lives to defeat the greatest enemy knows. The overall story is much wider and more complete. The main line is now illustrated it but there is still plenty to discover in the story because many questions will be answered that remained open in the previous sections. In other words, this fourth part, the large complex puzzle complete. And we strongly recommend to all cut-scenes with great attention to anything you want to follow the story missing. In addition, prior knowledge of the story from the previous sections also important. Prepare yourself for one of the best stories in the big game now history. To explore this issue further to explain here, the final movie alone takes more than one hours, enough said, right? Enough about the story, it must be because no book, just play the game and you'll instantly understand what I mean by the beautiful but complex story. Time for the graphics just look at the subject. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a game that is graphically one of the stars can count. I've seen better games but the difference with this game is really minimal. The number is unprecedented detail, the game never looks dull, each setting has clearly been lovingly put together and a special section, the animations of the characters are really strong. The Snake expressions of his feelings are easily read from his face, though only if he was out of course. Snake remains a seasoned soldier. Snake is not only clearly stated. So you will occasionally meet new characters and familiar with all the attention created for this game. As already mentioned, it's not just the characters graphically very good eyes, the environments look very cool out. For example, the first act beautifully landscaped with many zijroutes to you from a to b able to bring. Although the game indirectly a linear structure as a player you know you feel walking around in a big world. This is not at issue at each location, there are times when you do get freedom. All in all, very much in the world sticks together and looks fantastic at all times. This aspect taken together with the characters make this game a graphic topper. Let the cut-scenes some extra attention. That these are normal to very long. No time will the quality drop, it remains a clever piece of work. The way this is put is like a Hollywood blockbuster and I hope that says enough! Graphically, the game very strong, the story is brilliant, but this also applies to the sound. Of course! Snake is spoken by his personal actor. Snake has a dry voice mourning grits seem strange sounds for a character like Snake. Meanwhile, many games voice actors for the characters. Usually, these actors rather to be desired. But it may well go look at Heavenly Sword and GTA IV. Two titles in audio excellence and in particular voice-acting. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots may be buried here as well. It is not only the voice of Snake what sounds very good. For the other characters are the voices of very high level and those who do are well instructed, they bring very good about the fact. Not only the voice acting is very good level, the soundtrack sounds very strong again as usual. The music swells at times, the ambient noise in cut-scenes, etc. You can not think of anything so crazy sticks on top of each level! You will enjoy the graphics, the sound the story and no doubt the gameplay! Kojima does it again just for each other, a fantastic game that excels in many areas, but the gameplay should we just look. But all previously described elements have developed the fantastic gameplay and will be the title of this valve and deliver a high score! Of course we have much more detail the aspects described but these are really things you must discover yourself by playing the game. You'll find that this is only a fraction of what is or is not a game! What a nice detail is the unprecedented sense of humor of Kojima and his team. Well, this game quite seriously intended but there are times that a lot of fun together stabbing. So you pretty early to see the start boxes bearing the imprint "No Place for Hideo". Is not that great?! So you'll have much more of this type of subtle humor in the game to find. Also at times the humor will be widely publicized but mark your own. Yet in contrast with the very serious intent is also this aspect very clearly stated. Enough **** about peripheral issues, time to agree on the content deeper into gameplay to go, this is indeed very good stabbing each other in a game is worth nothing. For everybody to communicate something short, what we now know it. The gameplay is brilliant, so why is that we expanded in the next paragraphs will explain! In the previous sections mainly turned to silent as possible to eliminate all enemies and as practiced stealth master to enter the battlefield. Obviously, this style of play is possible in this game but now you get the opportunity to be a crazy and everybody in January with an upside popping of the many weapons. The course is entirely sensible to see about your own thing to do in the war zone but there will come times when you still will have to confront with the enemies. The game is completely third person, but you can always move to a First Person View your weapons sharp. To disable any enemies that are near or at distance with a sniper rifle. Even so the whole game if you want all the way from Snake games, some confrontations apart. This can be done because of the many tools available to him Snake. Thus, he has the Mark II, a small robot which he can explore the surroundings, ideal at times when you do not know which way to go because of heavy fighting, or at times when it is too quiet. Of course, Snake is not enough to the little (humorous) robot. His suit, which is completely inspired by octopus could adopt the colors of the ground or other objects. Are the enemies alerted to your presence they will look for. What you do with Snake is obviously quick to lie down. The suit automatically takes on the colors of the background and it looks like you're part of the substrate become bet that enemies can not see. Unless you in the street fighting between the two parties is natural. Also available on Octocam Snake, this is a kind of device that Snake puts on his eye. It can zoom in on it any time. Besides this option, including night-vision activation of course very useful when it is dark. Miscellaneous tools Snake assist in his fight against the enemy. And also all these things work amazingly well. It is really a satisfaction to get started with so many options and additional options. Snake can be very good government and every application works quickly, efficiently and above all very smooth. The fighting continued this interest, this is not just the gadgets which have Snake but also by the proper choice of weapons. A stealth king anyone coping with an AK-47 but was not much fun for the enemy to stun and then quietly cut to bits? Moreover, you risk not being noticed really quickly that when using an AK-47 course is the case. Also on field gameplay is so much to tell, but a few were highlighted in this review which alone we can conclude that the gameplay is just brilliant! Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a game that everyone should get. Graphic fantastic, the sound amazingly good gameplay and unprecedented high level. There is almost nothing on this game than to be regarded as minor flaws that do not fall entirely in the compared with the total package that the game player! The duration of the game is about sixteen one hours long and will be one of the best experiences ever. What a great title for a more than worthy valve Kojima is famous for the series. After a great single player you can still work in Metal Gear Online! What do you want? I'm going Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots play! Graphics 10
Gameplay 9.9
Sound 10
Replay value 10
Gameplay 9.9
Sound 10
Replay value 10
Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Mass Effect 2 PC review 9.5
Action
In the playable intro the spaceship Normandy by an evil alien race called the collectors is attacked. Thanks to Commander Shepard manages to mate Joker so just by board before the showpiece of the Alliance in flames and nearly destroyed a nearby ice planet crashes. Shepard, however, disappears in the vastness of the universe and dies. Game over, end sequence? Of course not. Rather, the end of the beginning. Two years later, awakening the hero or heroine - her once again have a gender choice in character creation - in a high-tech laboratory of the controversial conglomerate Cerberus, which has set itself the task of helping humanity interstellar into a leading position. And because Shepard with his exceptional skills and leadership qualities, fits very well into the scheme of the Group, has made him the nameless company boss - known only by all of the unknown - can simply resurrect.
Armed with outrageously expensive implants and surgical scars, Shepard will now be put in the service of Cerberus and defeat the collectors. Easier said than done, but the unknown is a very shady person, is difficult for the trust. Since it also does not help that the Group will reconstruct and expand the Normandy with modern technology allowed. Shepard must always remain vigilant and put words carefully on the scales of the unknown. And even with the mostly asked by Cerberus crew, he is initially not quite warm. This, however, is mutual. At least sitting in the cockpit of the ship a familiar face. Joker can not believe still not that Shepard back to life stands before him. And the new on-board AI EDI makes the young prankster create, because they constantly him in his work.
Who knows the predecessor or Dragon Age, BioWare's ambition knows a cinematic gaming experience. Mass Effect 2 can safely be described as a cinematic masterpiece. Incredibly lifelike, the characters act, inconceivably varied are once again succeeded in the various alien races. Expressive eyes, in which one can lose some, coupled with facial expressions and gestures that work really fits in any dialogue matched. Gone are the days of conversations in which the dialogue partners looked stiff and stressed spoken with more than a casual arm movements. Many a scene in Mass Effect 2 has almost photo realistic. That's great and will only be avoided by jerky movements, or sometimes a mismatched German speech. In particular, the mechanical Geth contribute their stuttering voice feedback before the destruction of almost unintentionally funny. And not always a serious dialogue is spoken emotionally fit.
Mission design
The dialogues in themselves again before you make moral decisions - and not too tight. You must not penetrate more deeply into topics, the mimic the service and thus recorded points on your model or personality. Often arise from new perspectives in your decisions sidequests. How can you as the owner of a forced laborer helping to relay the latter by its a group representative who would like because of the company ethics actually acquire slaves. Or you believe the owner thereof, scour your local laws for loopholes in order to give the worker the freedom while maintaining a satisfactory compensation from the state. On other planets you help a wrongly accused of theft of pocket Quarianerin by interviewing witnesses and carries her notes.
Unfortunately, there are these imaginative side quests not that many. Most of the time chasing after her in the shoulder perspective, very repetitive and the main tasks you must recruit more team members. The meaning of such a great crew remain long in obscurity, but it nevertheless Meet many old acquaintances from the first part and is expected to extend thanks to them later, the Normandy, with upgrades and explore better equipment. Loyalty missions also allow a deeper insight into the biographies of followers and lead you into interesting areas. Reward the effort: a loyalty bonus to skills, and new dialogue options, which promise a friendly relationship, and even the prospect of romance. Here, incidentally, let BioWare had to complain again homophobia, because a male Commander Shepard is denied to enter into a homosexual affair.
Battle System
BioWare has purified the fighting mechanics and relies on battles. In the predominantly very linear levels, you can take cover behind all kinds of objects and attack your enemies from afar via the zoom function. Pistol, machine gun, high-tech shotgun, precision rifle and various heavy like rocket launchers and cannons are blasting as you progress your arsenal. The first game-thirds of the shootings are still very modest. The two teammates who are always there with you, hardly necessary. On the contrary, even a little annoying when they for the fifth time before your gun running and blocking the line of sight to the enemy. Through simple and moving up her position commands, they can nevertheless grossly guidance. And once they obtain coverage beyond the assigned tasks, they are quite useful.
You have before you play the choice of six classes, including front-hog, kittyfoot and technicians. This provides you your five basic skills. So it slows down the time as a soldier, brings adversaries as an expert on floating or makes a Infiltrator from a Tarnsystem use. With the election of the Class replay value is actually not so exorbitant, contrary to expectations, as you can get through the team system direct access to all class skills. Chooses her as the soldier class of Shepard and have an expert and a guard in tow, you can take the skills of all three classes pack in the Alliance and use at your fingertips.
The skills are the driving factor in the otherwise very plain fighting. Here and there, there is a breakable crate, or explosive splintering glass vessels. But, influenced by physical objects is not a trace. Even chairs and monitors appear unimpressed by explosions and fire. In times of Crysis, FEAR, Half-Life 2 and Red Faction: Guerrilla shooters would certainly be a lot more, especially with regard to the linearity of the levels. Only from the second game, third of the battles are challenging and the skills effect rich enough that the static environments are excellent. Then accumulate boss encounters, tactical finesse come to the fore and skills will be effectively coordinated. Burn enemies, dissolve or be torn to pieces - some while they float through the air or be thrown through the half-space. And sometimes it will give you a good or nasty interventions a tactical advantage. For example by sabotaging her an enemy Mech, who thereupon is directed against its owner.
Apart from the straightforward shootings are the levels of a treasure trove for collectors and can be proud of mostly real. Whether rainy jungle area, sterile laboratory environments, rusty industrial sites, or creepy-crazy alien spaceships that could jump from an H. R. Giger nightmare come - there's something for every taste. New research subjects, Medigel and credits can be found in the venues. Often their systems, you must hack and bypass circuits, which empties into oblivion and memory games. Accurate exploration of the areas is also worthwhile, because you meet frequently at the side characters that give you valuable information or wish to be escorted. However, overall still a bland taste, because Mass Effect 2 in the nucleus, a third-person shooter is - and not even a superior genre representative, if you let the time cinematic action out of consideration.
RPG & Economy
As has been indicated, Mass Effect is powerful when it comes to leaving 2 RPG elements feathers. On weapons research and strengthens their skills improve Shepard and his followers. That is nevertheless greater role than in the STALKER series, but in the face of such heavyweights as Dragon Age, which also dates back to the home BioWare, one has to wonder something about the simplicity. A classic inventory now missing entirely, which is in view of the terrible implementation in the predecessor is a blessing. Therefore you must now awkward between character screen and arms locker switch to assess the impact of new pieces of armor to shield your life and energy. Furthermore, no apparent how much damage a weapon or skill, then, effectively doing. The fact that the shotgun after an upgrade makes up 30 percent damage, is much too vague indication. Role-playing and Statistics fans will certainly not be happy here.
The Normandy invites you to the free exploration. Insignificant lead discussions with the crew, a look at the ladies take a shower and be warned of EDI for conducting research that use garbage Press - between the missions is plenty to do. And convince places like the Citadel Refurbished and other commercial centers also with diversity. Galactic news, listen to her major contribution, intimidate or log up as an advertising icon dealer rebates rich, smoky visit strip bars or simply marvel at the impressive skyline of a futuristic metropolis, including air traffic. And of course, BioWare is not beyond the now-grown fashion awards, which you'll get around to a number of shots to the head or code comments. On the Normandy you have your own cabin, which you can embellish with decorative objects such as ship models. Bring a playful nothing, but somehow you have to bang out the pile of coal so that over time accumulate on your account.
What else? Well, the tour the universe is now slightly larger and designed is done through a 3D map. In the future, you have to keep an eye on your fuel consumption and use fee-based probes to explore resources. With a scanner is its crosshairs manually from the planet's surface and waits until refuses resource indicators. The higher the curve, the greater the yield. Platinum and other commodities are essential for the study of upgrades, but can be recovered during the missions, although not in large quantities. In order to travel longer distances, using their mass effect portals that instantly transport you from one galaxy to another.
Graphics 10
Gameplay 9.5
Sound 9.0
Overall 9.5
In the playable intro the spaceship Normandy by an evil alien race called the collectors is attacked. Thanks to Commander Shepard manages to mate Joker so just by board before the showpiece of the Alliance in flames and nearly destroyed a nearby ice planet crashes. Shepard, however, disappears in the vastness of the universe and dies. Game over, end sequence? Of course not. Rather, the end of the beginning. Two years later, awakening the hero or heroine - her once again have a gender choice in character creation - in a high-tech laboratory of the controversial conglomerate Cerberus, which has set itself the task of helping humanity interstellar into a leading position. And because Shepard with his exceptional skills and leadership qualities, fits very well into the scheme of the Group, has made him the nameless company boss - known only by all of the unknown - can simply resurrect.
Armed with outrageously expensive implants and surgical scars, Shepard will now be put in the service of Cerberus and defeat the collectors. Easier said than done, but the unknown is a very shady person, is difficult for the trust. Since it also does not help that the Group will reconstruct and expand the Normandy with modern technology allowed. Shepard must always remain vigilant and put words carefully on the scales of the unknown. And even with the mostly asked by Cerberus crew, he is initially not quite warm. This, however, is mutual. At least sitting in the cockpit of the ship a familiar face. Joker can not believe still not that Shepard back to life stands before him. And the new on-board AI EDI makes the young prankster create, because they constantly him in his work.
Who knows the predecessor or Dragon Age, BioWare's ambition knows a cinematic gaming experience. Mass Effect 2 can safely be described as a cinematic masterpiece. Incredibly lifelike, the characters act, inconceivably varied are once again succeeded in the various alien races. Expressive eyes, in which one can lose some, coupled with facial expressions and gestures that work really fits in any dialogue matched. Gone are the days of conversations in which the dialogue partners looked stiff and stressed spoken with more than a casual arm movements. Many a scene in Mass Effect 2 has almost photo realistic. That's great and will only be avoided by jerky movements, or sometimes a mismatched German speech. In particular, the mechanical Geth contribute their stuttering voice feedback before the destruction of almost unintentionally funny. And not always a serious dialogue is spoken emotionally fit.
Mission design
The dialogues in themselves again before you make moral decisions - and not too tight. You must not penetrate more deeply into topics, the mimic the service and thus recorded points on your model or personality. Often arise from new perspectives in your decisions sidequests. How can you as the owner of a forced laborer helping to relay the latter by its a group representative who would like because of the company ethics actually acquire slaves. Or you believe the owner thereof, scour your local laws for loopholes in order to give the worker the freedom while maintaining a satisfactory compensation from the state. On other planets you help a wrongly accused of theft of pocket Quarianerin by interviewing witnesses and carries her notes.
Unfortunately, there are these imaginative side quests not that many. Most of the time chasing after her in the shoulder perspective, very repetitive and the main tasks you must recruit more team members. The meaning of such a great crew remain long in obscurity, but it nevertheless Meet many old acquaintances from the first part and is expected to extend thanks to them later, the Normandy, with upgrades and explore better equipment. Loyalty missions also allow a deeper insight into the biographies of followers and lead you into interesting areas. Reward the effort: a loyalty bonus to skills, and new dialogue options, which promise a friendly relationship, and even the prospect of romance. Here, incidentally, let BioWare had to complain again homophobia, because a male Commander Shepard is denied to enter into a homosexual affair.
Battle System
BioWare has purified the fighting mechanics and relies on battles. In the predominantly very linear levels, you can take cover behind all kinds of objects and attack your enemies from afar via the zoom function. Pistol, machine gun, high-tech shotgun, precision rifle and various heavy like rocket launchers and cannons are blasting as you progress your arsenal. The first game-thirds of the shootings are still very modest. The two teammates who are always there with you, hardly necessary. On the contrary, even a little annoying when they for the fifth time before your gun running and blocking the line of sight to the enemy. Through simple and moving up her position commands, they can nevertheless grossly guidance. And once they obtain coverage beyond the assigned tasks, they are quite useful.
You have before you play the choice of six classes, including front-hog, kittyfoot and technicians. This provides you your five basic skills. So it slows down the time as a soldier, brings adversaries as an expert on floating or makes a Infiltrator from a Tarnsystem use. With the election of the Class replay value is actually not so exorbitant, contrary to expectations, as you can get through the team system direct access to all class skills. Chooses her as the soldier class of Shepard and have an expert and a guard in tow, you can take the skills of all three classes pack in the Alliance and use at your fingertips.
The skills are the driving factor in the otherwise very plain fighting. Here and there, there is a breakable crate, or explosive splintering glass vessels. But, influenced by physical objects is not a trace. Even chairs and monitors appear unimpressed by explosions and fire. In times of Crysis, FEAR, Half-Life 2 and Red Faction: Guerrilla shooters would certainly be a lot more, especially with regard to the linearity of the levels. Only from the second game, third of the battles are challenging and the skills effect rich enough that the static environments are excellent. Then accumulate boss encounters, tactical finesse come to the fore and skills will be effectively coordinated. Burn enemies, dissolve or be torn to pieces - some while they float through the air or be thrown through the half-space. And sometimes it will give you a good or nasty interventions a tactical advantage. For example by sabotaging her an enemy Mech, who thereupon is directed against its owner.
Apart from the straightforward shootings are the levels of a treasure trove for collectors and can be proud of mostly real. Whether rainy jungle area, sterile laboratory environments, rusty industrial sites, or creepy-crazy alien spaceships that could jump from an H. R. Giger nightmare come - there's something for every taste. New research subjects, Medigel and credits can be found in the venues. Often their systems, you must hack and bypass circuits, which empties into oblivion and memory games. Accurate exploration of the areas is also worthwhile, because you meet frequently at the side characters that give you valuable information or wish to be escorted. However, overall still a bland taste, because Mass Effect 2 in the nucleus, a third-person shooter is - and not even a superior genre representative, if you let the time cinematic action out of consideration.
RPG & Economy
As has been indicated, Mass Effect is powerful when it comes to leaving 2 RPG elements feathers. On weapons research and strengthens their skills improve Shepard and his followers. That is nevertheless greater role than in the STALKER series, but in the face of such heavyweights as Dragon Age, which also dates back to the home BioWare, one has to wonder something about the simplicity. A classic inventory now missing entirely, which is in view of the terrible implementation in the predecessor is a blessing. Therefore you must now awkward between character screen and arms locker switch to assess the impact of new pieces of armor to shield your life and energy. Furthermore, no apparent how much damage a weapon or skill, then, effectively doing. The fact that the shotgun after an upgrade makes up 30 percent damage, is much too vague indication. Role-playing and Statistics fans will certainly not be happy here.
The Normandy invites you to the free exploration. Insignificant lead discussions with the crew, a look at the ladies take a shower and be warned of EDI for conducting research that use garbage Press - between the missions is plenty to do. And convince places like the Citadel Refurbished and other commercial centers also with diversity. Galactic news, listen to her major contribution, intimidate or log up as an advertising icon dealer rebates rich, smoky visit strip bars or simply marvel at the impressive skyline of a futuristic metropolis, including air traffic. And of course, BioWare is not beyond the now-grown fashion awards, which you'll get around to a number of shots to the head or code comments. On the Normandy you have your own cabin, which you can embellish with decorative objects such as ship models. Bring a playful nothing, but somehow you have to bang out the pile of coal so that over time accumulate on your account.
What else? Well, the tour the universe is now slightly larger and designed is done through a 3D map. In the future, you have to keep an eye on your fuel consumption and use fee-based probes to explore resources. With a scanner is its crosshairs manually from the planet's surface and waits until refuses resource indicators. The higher the curve, the greater the yield. Platinum and other commodities are essential for the study of upgrades, but can be recovered during the missions, although not in large quantities. In order to travel longer distances, using their mass effect portals that instantly transport you from one galaxy to another.
Graphics 10
Gameplay 9.5
Sound 9.0
Overall 9.5
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation | 8.5
I have played all the Ace Combat series game and this is by far the best yet. It's graphics on the XBox 360 are amazing first off and I have have the pleasure of flying on a 32" LCD which is just the best. You can save your favorite replays of missions. The missions themselves are much more interesting in that many of them have multiple operations going on at the same time and by accomplishing mission objectives you can call upon allies to help out in defense or attacks with you. The story line is good and I'm playing it through a second time now trying to win various medals I didn't achieve the first time through. Strategy and choosing the right plane and weapons is important for success although there is also a medal for keeping the same plane throughout the entire campaign for which I have chosen the Raptor as my plane of choice. If you love Ace Combat you won't be disappointed with Ace Combat 6. the story is one of the WORST I have ever seen on a video game, it's just so cheap feeling and corny. The cockpit views though can get pretty hard to use on the planes you are eventually able to purchase because the actually area where you can see other planes is so small. So politically correct (masked enemies).
Monday, July 17, 2000
Gran Turismo 5 | 9.0
Gran Turismo 5 was one of the most popular games of recent years and finally ended the game on the shelves after less than five years of development have been. We could, like millions of others, not wait for this game and when he fell on the doormat was still an emotional moment. After the installation was a long time, but beautiful intro movie show, and then stepping into a virtual car and go racing. The first thing you notice is that Polyphony Digital is the menu completely renovated and provides a classy setup on, which is easily navigable. From the main menu, you can directly choose from the many options that the game is rich and it is for us a difficult task to find a good starting point for this review, because the possibilities are endless. Let's start with an innovative aspect of the game and that can be found under "Special". This is a separate section in the game that's full of all challenges. So you behind the wheel of a kart to participate in various steps and kart races. The karts are all matched to each other and are quite agile. Now only a small kart feature in the large whole that is called Gran Turismo 5, but that does not mean that it is entertaining. Plus, you can follow a course away from the famous NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon. He puts you in person all the important aspects and if you prefer the German cars, then the AMG driving school can participate. The rally king, Sebastian Loeb is not lacking and it allows you to race on different courses and course in a rally car. Within this special section you'll do different types of races. So you've got to drive back to front in an old Volkswagen van on the Top Gear test track. These buses do not go very fast and it's difficult to overtake not be disqualified. The opponents are not just here to give some space. What has already been appointed, is that you can rally in this section. Here you can find on gravel, snow and tarmac. It takes some getting used to how the cars to drive and it is also a transition you have to make. As your level increases you will have more of these challenges can do and they are also becoming increasingly difficult. This section is very diverse and offers a lot challenge. You can not start from the same everything, because you have the required level needed. For this course you run races, but also get licenses as we know from previous books in the series. Each race and get points because it means you can level up. Moreover, concerning the licensing, again it is not obligatory for all these papers to get all the supplies you have lot of experience and get a license even got a nice extra. Again, Gran Turismo 5 six different licenses and varies from a braking test to drive a full race without a single mistake. Now this in itself is fun to do, but really new under the sun has not. Add to this that you should make no mistake, correct course, but you constantly get punished when a computer controlled opponent you are driving, it's pretty annoying. It is a problem that some already knew and four still at issue. On the other hand, the result of obtaining the licenses, you get new cars, you can quickly leveling in the beginning and you have access to every race. This race, beyond the "Special" features to be divided between A and B-Spec. In A-Spec You get the car under control and you have several cups off work. Maybe an anticipated step of Polyphony Digital, but on the other side pity. Each cup is in fact uncritically taken over from the previous sections. Only the tracks and qualifications here and there otherwise. Ultimately, you are so for the fifth time (if you've played all the parts) to go through the same cups. These cups have a standard principle, because you select a race, this ride and you must make sure you win it. If you do not win, then you tune the car a bit, and the opponent completely lost, driving and winning the cup in your name to write. Initially set for this race **** and it's also a bit on the dull side. After all, if there is a waiting Toyota Yaris Cup? Well, no one we know in any case. However, if you're a little higher of level, you can get to work in extended and difficult race and there is also more challenging to find, making the race a lot more fun. Furthermore you will be A-Spec quite some time, because the later races are quite extensive and prolonged. Are you A-Spec Sat However, you can get started in the B-Spec mode. In B-Spec mode, you play the role as manager and you get to the start the possibility to choose a driver. You can choose from a variety of drivers and there are differences among themselves. Thus, one very strong physically and mentally different weather, but can you tell if a rider quickly raised and therefore easier to make mistakes. Ultimately, if you've chosen your driver, you can choose what outfit he wears. Then you can get started and begin managing your own driver. In the area of the races you'll see a difference between the A-Spec and B-Spec, because you need to make some races more rounds off. Perhaps this is done to prevent players from the B-Spec mode only do so for the money. When the race starts, you see, logically, your driver in the car that you've selected the starting grid, with the other participants. On the screen you see a lot of data to assist the player as much as possible. Below the screen are four boxes. These are the options you have as a manager and therefore you can say what your driver to do. So you can indicate that your driver to drive a slower pace, to keep the same tempo, pace or increase a participant has to overtake. If you perform an action once there is a sort bar which indicates when a new command can be given. The AI of your driver is not exactly as good as your driver if it seems better to reduce it. Yet it when your driver is unable for other participants to get a faster car while in motion. Also the AI has a tendency to try to catch illogical places and in the ideal turns doing nothing. And the only thing you can do is watch and distribute commands. The AI may be in the B-Spec mode not be perfect in the A-Spec mode, it is still half-baked. The developer has ensured that the AI harder as you progress Levelt. In itself a logical , but implementation is nonsense. Whatever you do, the AI simply does not understand that it is racing and that it is not a bumper car race. Regularly we have a neck and neck race that we had in the last corner of the track flown since the AI drivers not to drive over, but right through you like. The result is that you can do a race again and that is incredibly annoying. Fortunately, this somewhat as you progress in the game, but that does not mean that the AI is just stupid and that is sin. This is a significant downside to the game and what is not really too logical, is that the damage is extreme as you progress in the game comes. The reason is that the game should be progressively more difficult, but damage and a good AI, we just always or only after level 40 to name but a few. Once you damage good deal, then it looks pretty impressive, also sees a large part of the game is too graphically sublime out. The series is known that the graphics are perfectly fine and as we say it in Gran Turismo 5 for a large part in order. The game is very impressive in some areas, but sometimes ugly. And we're referring specifically to some areas outside the courts and some cars. Then you drive a race and then drop the ugly tree and textures just yet. It is something not ruin the experience, but it is remarkable. Another point is that some cars do they appear in the fourth section were taken. It just looks ridiculous. Fortunately, these are mainly of those cars that might be a good race and then drive it in the garage let alone. Furthermore, it is the famous jagged edges you'll mostly see the cars and shadows, but this does not affect our opinion on the overall experience. The lighting in the game is very nicely done, for example, you see the light shining through the trees which gives a nice effect. Thus, you can do night races and that is a graphic spectacle. Every now and then you see some fireworks in the sky, something that depends on what job you are driving. The exposure during the races at night is impressive and it is like you would expect from a title like Gran Turismo 5. The new weather effects like rain are successful and what really add to the experience. What still needs to be said is that there is a graphical difference to be noted between the premium cars and the standard versions. The first group of cars look significantly better and, on the one hand this is logical because these cars will also be where you prefer to ride along. There are also other differences between these two groups of cars. The premium, as all cars have a cockpit view, as they say and not the standard cars. That is a shame and surprising that this is after all that development time is still so. The premium cars are further operable for lights and wipers which in turn is useful in the rain. The gameplay of Gran Turismo 5 is back as we used to, but then improved. So the cars feel even better and this is due to the improved physics. In the previous sections did you sometimes feel like you're on ice was driving and heard a lot of squeak of the tires. This is much less evident and now feels much smoother racing. Road handling is a different car and you really notice changes to your car. These adjustments, which represents tuning, is also an important feature in this part. Save you from the net to win a race, you can always buy a better exhaust or suspension. The tuning is extensive and well done again. In a separate section called GT Car can take care of your car. You can wash him there, spraypainted, oil changes, engine overhauls and also allow modification. The latter is possible only in premium cars. In a racing game is of course important that the correct audio and Gran Turismo 5 is certainly the case. The soundtrack is good and now there is the option to import your own music. The cars all sound decent and have their own sound. Sometimes you ever a car that sounds like a souped up vacuum cleaner, but that is occasionally happy. Gran Turismo 5 is finally a game that builds on the foundation that the previous sections have laid. It has the necessary new features and these are usually very cool, but we must not forget the extras. So you can, through Museum tickets at the museum on all kinds of information acquire a history of a particular brand. Also you can send messages to your friends, handing out gifts, and lounging with acquaintances via the community features. Not really necessary options, but some nice extras to this game and know the possibility is most important community for online racing. Online you can use a large number of people to work and can provide many exciting races, partly because you can set the necessary things. Think about: what job you want to prepare, what car you take, penalties on or off and so on. The way the online lobbies are working well and the racing line is just very entertaining. What is particularly annoying is that you only at random or by a code, lobby your friends can join. It is a mystery why the option to join friends is nowhere to be found. That is a minimum requirement for even some multiplayer. But once you get your friends to sit in a lobby, there's nothing on the multiplayer to be desired. Gran Turismo 5 is a fantastic racing game, I leave that up. The many cars, the beautiful graphics (what moments after then), the variation in tracks, night racing, the new special events and online multiplayer make Gran Turismo 5 a complete package. You're really busy for hours with it, if not weeks or months and that does value for money. Well annoyed me greatly at times the AI and the many weaknesses that have been part four are present, but where nothing is done. There is a small portion of the premium cars only and that in combination with weaknesses feels a bit like the game is not ready yet. The feeling in me that did generate outside the fantastic racing experience, Gran Turismo 6 is finally going to be what Gran Turismo 5 should have and that is unfortunate.
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