Archive for April, 2011
Friday, April 15th, 2011
Publisher reveals hints for beating Pockie Ninja’s sneaky secrets. New servers released.
NGames, publishers of anime-inspired browser-based brawler, Pockie Ninja, have revealed the need to launch several new servers for their popular new MMO.
Currently enjoying an Open Beta phase, the world of Pockie Ninja is proving a hit amongst its players, who are able to enjoy a world packed with fast-paced battles and sneaky secrets to discover.
Pockie Ninja, a Naruto/Bleach crossover MMO from publisher NGames, has plenty of secrets hidden across it’s land. From searching the gorgeous scenery for hidden items, to piecing the clues of mysterious characters together, players of the anime-inspired brawler have plenty to keep them occupied.
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Tags: Bleach, Mr Mystery, Naruto, NGames, Open Beta, pockie ninja, Renji
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
It seems like every month I start at least one of my reviews by pointing out how the gaming industry has gone back to its roots, putting me firmly in retro heaven.
This month is no different, with yet another classic seeing a modern day revamp. This time is the turn of everyone’s favourite hungry little pink beach ball, Kirby.
Kirby’s Epic Yarn starts in Dream Land, where, as usual, Kirby is on the hunt for something to eat. He stumbles upon an odd looking tomato and, just as he is about to eat it, a strange wizard made out wool appears and sucks him into a magic sock. Fo’real.
When he wakes up, Kirby find himself in a land made entirely out of cloth, buttons and all manner of other things you would expect find in a hobby craft store. What’s more, he appears to been turned into wool himself.
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Tags: Kirby's Epic Yarn, nintendo, Wii
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
There’s probably some people reading this review who are new to Torchlight, which is fine, sometimes we miss games because we’re far too busy playing other games as well.
However, for most of our readers, Torchlight won’t be anything new, because if you’ve heard of it you probably loved it – we did. XBLA has been receiving a large number of ports recently, and Runic Game’s 2009 classic has joined the ranks. Now, presented in the wonder that is HD, Torchlight burns brightly in the crowd, seeking to quench your thirst for adventure.
Torchlight is an action RPG devised by some of the best minds in the fantasy-genre; the development team consisted of Fate designer Travis Baldree and his team that originally created Thirteen1 favourite Mythos, and Max and Erich Schaefer of Diablo fame – the first two.
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Tags: RPG, Torchlight, xbox360
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
Players of the previous Killzone games know exactly what to expect from this threequel, but that doesn’t make it any less exciting.
For the uneducated, Guerilla Games’ Killzone series carved it’s name into FPS history with the thrilling Killzone 2, providing fast and frantic battlefield action that felt amazingly authentic. You weren’t just playing through the action in Killzone 2, you were in the action, and it felt like every second counted in your fight to stay alive.
Killzone 3 has barely changed in the gameplay stakes, aiming for refinement rather than attempting an unneeded overhaul. It was a good call. Killzone 3 is tweaked in almost all of the right areas, offering a more rounded experience with a much better campaign than before, as well as a solid online experience to boot.
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Tags: FPS, Killzone 3, ps3
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
MotorStorm Apocalypse is to gaming what Machete is to movies.
Insane, full of action, and above all else, clearly designed with men in mind. Real men, like Danny Trejo.
Before we get called sexist for that opener, let us explain. Ask someone to list the key elements of a ‘man movie’ and they’ll no doubt tell you guns, explosions, fast cars and a thumping soundtrack are all essential ingredients. Sony’s MotorStorm Apocalypse is packing these man movie ingredients in abundance, stitching them together to produce an insanely fun racer that showcases the kind of beefy, all out testosterone-fuelled carnage that even Chuck Norris’s beard would applaud.
Apocalypse is the third instalment in the PS3-exclusive “MotorStorm” racing franchise, and ranks as the best so far. If the quality and speed of the first MotorStorm blew you away, you’ll want to strap yourself to the sofa and hold on tight for this one.
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Tags: MotorStorm Apocalypse, ps3
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
Too many first-person shooters nowadays are crusted in mud, their protagonists crossing bleak, brown environments to reach another environment that’s a different shade of brown.
Games such as Call of Duty, although good, are sometimes too damned serious. We play games because we want fun, not a skewed history lesson with characters who have a perpetual look of constipation in their faces. It’s a good job the silly has finally returned to serious with Serious Sam HD, a game that I’m sure will trigger fond memories in many an older gamer.
Now, it’s not fair to say that Serious Sam is Duke Nukem-lite, although at first glance the granite-jawed hero certainly looks like he’s ‘all out of gum’. While the white t-shirt wearing Sam draws parallels with everyone’s favourite pig-slaying misogynist, Serious Sam stands on its own merits in this two game boxed set, which contains magic high-definition versions of The First Encounter and the aptly named, Second Encounter.
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Tags: FPS, PC, Serious Sam HD, xbox360
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
A lot of games were announced back at last years E3, and while a lot of people will have been distracted by the big shiny triple-A titles, there was one indie gem that really caught my eye – Swarm.
Created by Hothead Games and Published by UTV Ignition, this game puts you in charge of a swarm of 50 ‘Swarmites’. What makes this interesting is that you are in control of all 50 at once, there is no leader, you simply move them all around like a school of fish.
The basic concept of the game is a simple one; guide your 50 Swarmites from the start of each level to the end, scoring as many points as you can. The problem being that the levels aren’t friendly places to be. All of them are filled to the gills with things that want to burn, electrocute, slice, eat or otherwise mutilate your little blue friends.
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Tags: Hothead Games, Indie, Swarm, UTV Ignition
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
It’s been a very busy start to the new year for MMO fanatics like myself.
With so many titles launching into the genre it can be a bit overwhelming, not that I would ever let that stop me trying to check out every last one of them.
The latest out of the blocks is RIFT, one of the most anticipated releases this year. Anticipation, however, can be a double edge sword. If not lived up too, it can very easily convert into disappointment and anger.
So lets find out whether RIFT lives up to hype, shall we?
For the three of our readers that have been hiding under a rock in the back of a cave playing pokemon for the last year, I will start with a little roundup of the games story.
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Tags: MMORPG, PC, Rift, Trion Worlds
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
Let it be known that this humble writer is no tennis aficionado.
Beyond recognising names like Federer, Nadal and Murray, and catching the occasional match while channel flicking between cartoons, my real world knowledge of tennis is little-to-none. But, without even really knowing much about the sport, Top Spin 4 just ‘feels’ right, and from the moment you play your first match, tennis fan or not, you’ll find it hard to disagree.
2K Czech’s latest tennis sim is one of those games that just seems to nail everything it needs too. It’s a tennis game that looks up to nobody, and why would it? Although it classes itself as a “simulator”, Top Spin 4 is actually an easily accessible, fantastically put together gameplay experience that expertly marries technical ability with pot luck chance.
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Tags: Federer, Murray, Nadal, ps3, Top Spin 4, Wii, xbox360
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
PopCap are market giants in casual gaming, which has come to be the new curse word among gamers (once upon a time it was ‘Powerglove’).
To many, casual symbolises everything that’s wrong with the industry: games that reward players for not doing a great deal, and drop graphics and story in lieu of addictive gameplay. Whatever side of the fence you’re on, we can all probably agree that Plants Vs Zombies is way fun.
Popcap have loaded their second ‘greatest hits’ disc with some pretty good games, definitely in comparison to the first volume, which was Peggle and Bejeweled 2 sloshed together in a vial of dreck.
Volume 2 is much better, although there’s still the bizarre inclusion of a rubbish game’s rubbish sequel. For your money you get the aforementioned Plants Vs Zombies, Heavy Weapon, Zuma, and a scrape of the bottom of the barrel with Feeding Frenzy 2.
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Tags: Casual, Feeding Frenzy 2, Heavy Weapon, Plants vs Zombies, Popcap, PopCap Hits Vol.2, xbox360, Zuma
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Publisher reveals hints for beating Pockie Ninja’s sneaky secrets. New servers released.
