Friday, 16 July 2010

• Weekly Gaming Editorial: First Week Of July

  
   

  
  -The Reviews-
  The Big Games

  Crackdown 2 (360) is the continuation to the surprisingly good game for "cheap bastards" (sold at $20 at release, and thank you G4) that took a somewhat new IP to the third-person shooter, being titled as a "3rd-person action vertical shooter". That game got awards and high praise, this game does not. Now being sold at the retail price of $60, you would expect the game to be 3 times better than the last since it is 3 times the price, right? Nope, you'd be better off getting the first game. If you can get past the point that the game has alot of repetition and maybe have more fun online or co-op playing, the game just may be for you. As for gameplay? Nothing has changed.

  • (Note: There are 58 reviews for the game and counting! Compress!)
  • Average Ratings: 7.1/10
  • Planet Xbox360, Gaming Target, Xbox Addict: 9.0/10
  • 16 Gaming Sites: 8.9/10 - 8.0/10 (Majority being 8.0/10)
  • 19 Gaming Sites: 7.9/10 - 7.0/10 (Majority being 7.0/10)
  • 12 Gaming Sites: 6.9/10 - 6.0/10 (Majority being 6.0/10)
  • 8 Gaming Sites: 5.0 and below (Lowest being 4.0/10)

  The game is not all bad, but the varying scores can really show the differences between some of your most beloved sites. i.e: Xbox Addict gave 9.0/10, IGN gave a 7.5/10, Destructoid gave a 4.5/10...5 points of varying scores,nobody can really agree.
  
  

  

  
  Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies for the DS is another Dragon Quest game that shuts down Japan for a few days. That popular there. You start out the game making your own character and go off into the world for RPG adventuring. The game focuses more on a mulitplaying aspect; You can roam through your game/story as you usually would, but if you open a "portal" anybody playing the game can help you and replace the party members you have. Down side is no character development, which is to be expected to come with a game where characters can be replaced at any time. Still a good game.

  • 1Up: 10/10! 
  • NGamer UK: 9.1/10
  • Eurogamer, Nintendo Power: 9.0/10
  • GameTrailers: 8.5/10
  • RPG Fan: 8.3/10
  • VideoGamer, IGN, GamesRadar: 8.0/10

  Fans rejoice, anybody that is unknown to the series, ask a fan how it is.
  
  
  
  

  NCAA Football 11 is college football. Improvements were made, Tim Tebow on the cover. Done and done.

  • GameInformer, Digital Chumps: 9.0/10
  • Gamervision: 8.8/10
  • Gamer2.0: 8.7/10
  • Gamer Limit, IGN: 8.5/10
  • Destructoid: 8.0/10

  
  I don't mean to burn sports games but...when it is going year by year like this, there is not much to say.
  
  
  

  =The Others=

  APB (short for All Points Bulletin) is a game of Cops and Robbers in an MMO Third Person Shooter Action game. Really all there is to say.

  • Average Ratings: 6.0/10
  • Range of Ratings: 8.7/10 (GamingXP) to 2.5/10 (1Up)

  Sniper: Ghost Warrior (360, PC) is a first person shooter that has cliche all over it and probably won't be played by you unless you want achievements...

  • Average Ratings: 4.7/10
  • Range of Ratings: 7.0/10 (Gamers.at) to 2.0/10 (Eurogamer)

  N311: Ninety-Nine Nights (360) is the most N's you'll ever write for aN adveNture, beat-N-Up game. "High eNergy actioN featuriNg epic battles agaiNst massive armies.." - koNami.

  • Average Ratings: 5.0/10
  • Range of Ratings: 6.5/10 (ZTGameDomain) to 4.0/10 (IGN, Joystiq)

  ===What came out this week===

  July 6th

  • 5-in-1 Arcade Hits (PSP)
  • Casebook Episode 0 (PC)
  • Crackdown 2 (360)
  • Despicable Me (All Platforms)
  • Dragon Age: Origins - Leliana's Song (360, PC)
  • Family Feud: 2010 Edition ()
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable (PSP)
  • Sniper: Ghost Warrior (PC)
  • The Cages: Pro Style Batting Practice (Wii)
  • The Mystery of the Crystal Portal (PS3)
  • Tournament of Legends (Wii)
  • Widgets Odyssey (PSP)

  July 7th

  • Blacklight: Tango Down
  • Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem (PC)
  • Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge -- Special Editon (PS3, 360)

  July 8th

  • Mahjong: Journey Quest for Tikal (DS)
  • Mini Ninjas (Mac)
  • Aphelion: Episode One -- Graces of Earth (360)

  July 9th

  • Rise of Flight: Iron Cross Edition (PC)
  • 2-for-1 Power Pack: Winder Blast/Summer Sports 2 (Wii)

  July 10th

  • The Silver Lining -- Epsisode 1: What is Decreed Must Be (PC)

  
  NintendoLife Update
  WiiWare

  • Pearl Harbor Trilogy - 1941: Red Sun Rising (700 points)
  • Cruise Party (800 points)

  
  DSiWare

  • QuickPick Farmer (200 points)
  • 101 Shark Pets (500 points)
  • Hello Flowerz (500 points)
  • Flips: The Folk of the Faraway Tree (500 points)
  • Soul of Darkness (500 points)
  • SteamWorld Tower Defense (500 points)

  PlaystationLifeStyle Update
  New Demos

  • Death Track: Resurrection (PS3) 
  • Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge -- Special Edition (PS3) 
  • Patapon 3 Multiplayer Demo (PSP)

  New Downloadable Games

  • Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge -- Special Edition (PS3, $9.99) 
  • Family Feud (PS3, $9.99) 
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable (PSP, $39.99)
  • Despicable Me (PSP, $29.99) 
  • Chameleon Legacy (PSP, $4.99)

  Xbox Live Marketplace
  GOLD membership discounts

  • Mega Man 10, After Burner Climax and Death by Cube are 50% off.
  • Scrap Metal is 33% off

  
  
  

  ===The Highlights===

  
  

   

  • Daily Highlights 7/5 (Bank vault of News)
  • Daily Highlights 7/6 (Critic's Nyte)
  • Daily Highlights 7/7 (Free Games! and Hot Gamer Girls)
  • Daily Highlights 7/8 (LeBron, Sega and Sony)
  • Daily Highlights 7/9 (Video Chaos!)
  
  

  ===Who's in the Spotlight===

  Since there is nothing to really highlight, a last random video shall be put up! Here is a "teaser" for Beyond Black Mesa. Yes, reference to Half-Life.
  
  

  Go support the site! BeyondBlackMesa.com is the place to go.

   

  =Final Notes=

  -Expected Reviews for next week: Blacklight: Tango Down, Mega Man Zero Collection, and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge -- Special Edition (Multi-DLC)

  Image Source Image Source Image Source

  • 1:03 AM
  • 1083 Views
  • 24 eProps
  • 6 Comments