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Wednesday 26 September 2012
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Fatman's Weekly Report - Blops 2 Multiplayer Screenshots
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Monday 24 September 2012
Review: Sleeping Dogs
Howdy howdy folks!
At a whim, I bought this title without knowing a single thing about this game, not viewing any of the gameplay or even knowing the protagonists' name. But once again, my gut made the right call.
A game definitely deserving your time, Sleeping Dogs made a splash within the gaming community as the gaming year is slowly brought to a close.
Set in modern day China, you play as Wei Shen (Voiced by Will Yun Lee), recently returning home from America. As an undercover cop, he works inside a large triad gang known as the Sun On Yee, the largest criminal gang in Hong Kong. While some of his childhood friends help him into the gang along the way, his fellow police officers begin to become overly worried that Wei's allegiance may be lacking.
What many veteran gamers will notice is the gameplay and the controls; quite simular to the classic game Grand Theft Auto, only some of the controls have been switched around. What really makes this game stand out is the developing and emotional storyline. Despite not being a sequel, you can grow to care about the characters and their issues.
Gameplay is where the game does drop the ball if only slightly. While the controls can be slightly annoying (Since near everything is controlled by A: free running, jumping, opening doors ect ect) it's the combat in-game that can be repetitive. While the game does focus mostly on fighting, the first hour or so of gameplay can tend to drag. The mission types tend to be the same stylings; drive to a specific area, fight a bunch of goons and either drive back or talk to an ally.
And while this can be a bit of a drag, the terrific voice acting does bring it all back in a neat little bow. Featuring some well known Asian actors such as Lucy Liu, Kelly Hu, Tzi Ma and James Hong, the voice acting helps create the mood of hard life on the street as well as develop the character.
While the game has no Multiplayer, what makes a great feature is the Leaderboards while in game. These tasks can be completed by simply playing the game in a specific time limit or even driving from A to B longest without hitting an obsticle.
Sleeping Dogs, while still flawed like any other game, brings a unique experience for the player and with great story telling, graphics right down to the weathering system and featuring an actor with little voice acting work bring such a terrific performance, "True Crime: Hong Kong" is worth the time of any gamer wanting to kill many, many hours.
Out of 10, I give Sleeping Dogs an 7/10
Good Points
+ Graphics are phenomenal
+ Developing characters and deep, meaningful storyline
+ Many, many side stories
+ Fighter + Gun game = Awesome
Bad Points
- Gameplay missions slightly repetitive
- Offered nothing unique
- Controls are a bit ridiculous
Sleeping Dogs is out now (Sep 27th for Japan) for $80
A game definitely deserving your time, Sleeping Dogs made a splash within the gaming community as the gaming year is slowly brought to a close.
Set in modern day China, you play as Wei Shen (Voiced by Will Yun Lee), recently returning home from America. As an undercover cop, he works inside a large triad gang known as the Sun On Yee, the largest criminal gang in Hong Kong. While some of his childhood friends help him into the gang along the way, his fellow police officers begin to become overly worried that Wei's allegiance may be lacking.
What many veteran gamers will notice is the gameplay and the controls; quite simular to the classic game Grand Theft Auto, only some of the controls have been switched around. What really makes this game stand out is the developing and emotional storyline. Despite not being a sequel, you can grow to care about the characters and their issues.
Gameplay is where the game does drop the ball if only slightly. While the controls can be slightly annoying (Since near everything is controlled by A: free running, jumping, opening doors ect ect) it's the combat in-game that can be repetitive. While the game does focus mostly on fighting, the first hour or so of gameplay can tend to drag. The mission types tend to be the same stylings; drive to a specific area, fight a bunch of goons and either drive back or talk to an ally.
And while this can be a bit of a drag, the terrific voice acting does bring it all back in a neat little bow. Featuring some well known Asian actors such as Lucy Liu, Kelly Hu, Tzi Ma and James Hong, the voice acting helps create the mood of hard life on the street as well as develop the character.
While the game has no Multiplayer, what makes a great feature is the Leaderboards while in game. These tasks can be completed by simply playing the game in a specific time limit or even driving from A to B longest without hitting an obsticle.
Sleeping Dogs, while still flawed like any other game, brings a unique experience for the player and with great story telling, graphics right down to the weathering system and featuring an actor with little voice acting work bring such a terrific performance, "True Crime: Hong Kong" is worth the time of any gamer wanting to kill many, many hours.
Out of 10, I give Sleeping Dogs an 7/10
Good Points
+ Graphics are phenomenal
+ Developing characters and deep, meaningful storyline
+ Many, many side stories
+ Fighter + Gun game = Awesome
Bad Points
- Gameplay missions slightly repetitive
- Offered nothing unique
- Controls are a bit ridiculous
Sleeping Dogs is out now (Sep 27th for Japan) for $80
Saturday 22 September 2012
Vlog - More Competition Prizes!
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Wednesday 19 September 2012
Fatman's 2012 Competition!
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Tuesday 18 September 2012
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Game Review: Counter Strike Global Offensive
Hey howdy hey folks!
Since the birth of the now huge Modern Warfare gaming scene, the popular PC title has finally made its way into the console gamer's hands.
While I was hoping for even a short Campaign this time around (As I flew into this game blindsighted) I found much more than I was hoping for.
Even for veteran gamers and COD players, I do highly suggest having a peek at the tutorial. The controls in game are definitely different to the average first person shooter. For example, Left Trigger is to crouch while B is to reload, and only weapons with scopes may zoom in, heading back to the classic style.
Valve has delivered this game with a great shine and polish, espeically with the Tutorial. From everything to throwing items to running a test course, after this it's straight into the Multiplayer.
With only the classic maps available at this time (With DLC now on its way) there are several new modes such as Arms Race and Demolition but it seems the most played is the classic gun modes, these being Defuse and Hostage situation. These are mostly played and many old fans of the series are running to get their hands.
The multiplayer is the main feature of the game and it does not dissapoint. Barely any lag is experienced and matches are always experienced by distance. Many critics are comparing this excellent providance to the multiplayer experience in COD. The only way to compair them is to play both and experience them in order to give them a fair go.
In the words of an aged gamer, Counter Strike is one of the worlds' most forgotten title that helped shaped the modern shooters of today, alined with the classics such as Doom, GoldenEye 64 and Halo, to an extention. Counter Strike on the PC was a classic in the making and now with its' appearance in the colsole wars, it has only evolved into something better.
Out of 10, I gave Counter Strike Global Offensive a 8/10
Good Points
+ Brings back old memories
+ Great multiplayer
+ Tutorial was a great help for transition.
Bad Points
-Lacks anything new
(Counter Strike Global Offensive is out now for $10 on Xbox Live Arcade)
While I was hoping for even a short Campaign this time around (As I flew into this game blindsighted) I found much more than I was hoping for.
Even for veteran gamers and COD players, I do highly suggest having a peek at the tutorial. The controls in game are definitely different to the average first person shooter. For example, Left Trigger is to crouch while B is to reload, and only weapons with scopes may zoom in, heading back to the classic style.
Valve has delivered this game with a great shine and polish, espeically with the Tutorial. From everything to throwing items to running a test course, after this it's straight into the Multiplayer.
With only the classic maps available at this time (With DLC now on its way) there are several new modes such as Arms Race and Demolition but it seems the most played is the classic gun modes, these being Defuse and Hostage situation. These are mostly played and many old fans of the series are running to get their hands.
The multiplayer is the main feature of the game and it does not dissapoint. Barely any lag is experienced and matches are always experienced by distance. Many critics are comparing this excellent providance to the multiplayer experience in COD. The only way to compair them is to play both and experience them in order to give them a fair go.
In the words of an aged gamer, Counter Strike is one of the worlds' most forgotten title that helped shaped the modern shooters of today, alined with the classics such as Doom, GoldenEye 64 and Halo, to an extention. Counter Strike on the PC was a classic in the making and now with its' appearance in the colsole wars, it has only evolved into something better.
Out of 10, I gave Counter Strike Global Offensive a 8/10
Good Points
+ Brings back old memories
+ Great multiplayer
+ Tutorial was a great help for transition.
Bad Points
-Lacks anything new
(Counter Strike Global Offensive is out now for $10 on Xbox Live Arcade)
Fatman's Gaming Tips - New Call of Juarez!
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Tuesday 4 September 2012
Fatman's Gaming Tips - Halo 4 Rumours!
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Sunday 2 September 2012
Review: Mass Effect 3 DLC Leviathan
Howdy there folks!
With the release of the Leviathan, many fans are now picking up their copies of the game and heading back once more to face against the Reapers. Leviathan sees Shepard facing a rumour of a device, only known as Leviathan, that has the ability to destroy the Reapers. On orders directly from Hackett to investigate, we are wurled away to discover the new adventure for us.
Firstly, we can notice how far the team at Bioware had gone to polish the game, as the opening cinematic shows us flying into the Citadel to a contact, Dr. Bryson. To which after he tells us more, he proceeds to have his brain matter plastered on his walls. From this, we must piece together clues in order to follow one of the man's contacts.
*NOTE: This next part has stumped a few people, so this should help out*
From here, we are told to search his office. There are a few fun things to talk about, such as his own half of a Prothean Beacon, Shepard remarking that "Liara and Dr Bryson would have a lot to talk about", a piece of Sovereign's leg "Vanguard to our destruction...how's it going big guy?" and a husk head on a small electric plate, it screams each time you touch it. While fun, these are not the things you need.
Remember to search around the entire area. There are four main areas inside his office, there being 6 main clues. However, only three are needed. Without these main three, you are required to search different areas in the galaxy until able to find said area. These clues needed are the "Animal Activity", "Reaper Activity", and "Element Zero Deposits". With this, you can find the specific area to travel to.
I won't divulge in anything from here on out, but we can see that Bioware has pulled out all the stops for the DLC. Some moments in voice acting seems a little dull but the majority of the vocal acting is brilliant. Gameplay is relitively the same, other the multiplayer games coming into the campaign. Escourting drones and transporting items are parts of the puzzling in game, such as fixing doors and giving energy to consoles.
I cannot state anything wrong with the DLC as there is nothing to point out.
Leviathan has definitely come out of the gate with guns blazing. With brand new weapons upgrades, new interesting plot line and a giant twist, this DLC has left this gamer very satisfied.
Out of 10, I gave Mass Effect 3 Leviathan a 9.5/10
Good Points
+Excellent storyline
+Jaw dropping plot twists
+Great character development
+ New weapons? AWESOME!
Bad Points
-It's great, but lacks that "Umph" factor.
The Leviathan DLC is out now for 800 MSP ($10)
Firstly, we can notice how far the team at Bioware had gone to polish the game, as the opening cinematic shows us flying into the Citadel to a contact, Dr. Bryson. To which after he tells us more, he proceeds to have his brain matter plastered on his walls. From this, we must piece together clues in order to follow one of the man's contacts.
*NOTE: This next part has stumped a few people, so this should help out*
From here, we are told to search his office. There are a few fun things to talk about, such as his own half of a Prothean Beacon, Shepard remarking that "Liara and Dr Bryson would have a lot to talk about", a piece of Sovereign's leg "Vanguard to our destruction...how's it going big guy?" and a husk head on a small electric plate, it screams each time you touch it. While fun, these are not the things you need.
Remember to search around the entire area. There are four main areas inside his office, there being 6 main clues. However, only three are needed. Without these main three, you are required to search different areas in the galaxy until able to find said area. These clues needed are the "Animal Activity", "Reaper Activity", and "Element Zero Deposits". With this, you can find the specific area to travel to.
I won't divulge in anything from here on out, but we can see that Bioware has pulled out all the stops for the DLC. Some moments in voice acting seems a little dull but the majority of the vocal acting is brilliant. Gameplay is relitively the same, other the multiplayer games coming into the campaign. Escourting drones and transporting items are parts of the puzzling in game, such as fixing doors and giving energy to consoles.
I cannot state anything wrong with the DLC as there is nothing to point out.
Leviathan has definitely come out of the gate with guns blazing. With brand new weapons upgrades, new interesting plot line and a giant twist, this DLC has left this gamer very satisfied.
Out of 10, I gave Mass Effect 3 Leviathan a 9.5/10
Good Points
+Excellent storyline
+Jaw dropping plot twists
+Great character development
+ New weapons? AWESOME!
Bad Points
-It's great, but lacks that "Umph" factor.
The Leviathan DLC is out now for 800 MSP ($10)
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