The Saboteur
Posted by: Rasenore
I had no reason to wake up this morning, there were no lectures, tutorials or labs at my university, and I wasn’t meeting anyone. I could lie in my bed and enjoy a long lie. Or so I thought.
At around half eleven in the morning, I heard the letterbox open and a loud bang. I knew instantly – The Saboteur had been delivered. I climbed out of bed, got myself dressed, collected it from my parents and inserted it into my Sony Playstation 3. It was time to go back in time.
The Saboteur is a sandbox game set during the second World War, in Paris, France. You play as Sean Devlin, an Irish man who supports the french resistance against the Nazi’s who have invaded and taken over Paris. Now, Sean doesn’t really care about the fate of Paris. He only wants revenge against a Nazi scientist madman, or at least he looked like one with the white coat he has on in the prologue.
The Saboteur happens to be the Pandemic Studio’s last ever game. Pandemic are well known for their Star Wars: Battlefront, Destroy all Humans! and Mercenaries series. In fact, even though that was taken from wikipedia, I honestly couldn’t think of any other series but those ones at the top of my head. Basically, EA Games took over Pandemic in 2007, and closed them down pretty much literally two weeks ago. That’s right, they shut them down as soon as they sent The Saboteur away to get certified. Because of that, I expected a few bugs in the game too.
So, does The Saboteur succeed in being the big hit Pandemic were needing after so long, allowing the studio to go out with a bang? Or is the game just another title to be lost in a sea of good games being released this winter period, and Pandemic just fade away?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Posted by: Rasenore
Right, we’ve all heard of the Call of Duty series. Surely you’ve heard of it right? Thought so. You’ve gotta be living under a rock otherwise. So, because so many people talk about it, it must be a great game then, right? Wrong.
Does that mean it’s a bad game or I’m just hating on something popular? No to either of those. The game itself isn’t bad, but it certainly doesn’t live up to the hype, and it’s definitely not up to the standards of some other games.
Before you go flaming me, let me talk about why. And, just for the hell of it, I’m gonna throw in some bait to lure in the trolls. Flammable bait. That way the flamers can get a piece too. Single player is superior to multiplayer. There! I’ve said it!
I’m alive
Posted by: Rasenore
Right, I know I’ve been gone an age and you might be wondering why. Well, read my blog if you really care. In fact, don’t, because it’s not been updated in a month either. Be sure to check it out in a couple of weeks though.
So, I’m back. What does this mean? Well if you haven’t clicked it means reviews! Let’s have a look into the future to see what exactly I’ll be doing.
- Fallout 3 (already started this as my return review… but yeah. Kinda fell behind on that. Excuse the out-of-date introduction. I’m not changing it).
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Assassin’s Creed 2
- Shadow of Memories
- The Saboteur
- Prototype
Besides those game reviews, I’m gonna do a couple of movie ones. Particularly Twilight: New Moon, because I hate it and want to tell the world.
Well, I’m gone again. But don’t worry! I will be back! Soon!
F.E.A.R. 2
F.E.A.R. 2 Boxart
Author: Dralel
Then the first F.E.A.R was created back in 2005 it mixed a creation of horror and intense firefight action. The player could easily pick up that there have been many inspirations from films such as The Ring. Being an FPS, you are being held straight in the middle of the action which I thought is a good idea from the developers. We saw that at the end of the first game there was a huge explosion and saw Alma grab the helicopter. Now, F.E.A.R 2 returns as a direct sequel.
As a sequel, you can expect bigger and badder guns, more scares and firefights. A longer game and interesting story perhaps?
Soul Calibur IV
Soul Calibur IV Box Art
Author: Dralel
Soul Calibur IV (SCIV), the sixth instalment of the Soul Calibur franchise of fighting games, has been out since July 2008. There are three guest appearances that occur in this game – all of which are from the Star Wars series probably due to the release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed released that year. The guest characters in your game are based on whatever console you have purchased the game for; Darth Vader, the Sony Playstation 3 guest; Yoda, the Microsoft XBox 360 guest; and The Apprentice, who appears on both versions. You may also purchase the other console’s guest character as DLC.
Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyria Chronicles Boxart.
Author: Dralel
Valkyria Chronicles is a Playstation 3 exclusive title made by Sega. This is not the ordinary visit town, dungeon and open chests RPG. Oh no, this focuses on the aspect of intense and epic battles, with colourful and refreshing cutscenes in between and bonus content for those patient enough.
The game is set in a Europa, the fictional version of Europe in 1935. The Gallia are after ragnite fuel which can me made in to a more powerful version of normal fuel. As a result of this, the East European Imperial Alliance (EEAI) must respond and stop the Gallia stealing the ragnite. The player takes control of Squad 7 of the EEAI, with Welkin Gunther as its leader. Squad 7 travels the land of Europa in places such as forests, deserts, mines, cities and such to stop the Gallia.
