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Why Is Diablo III Irresistible to Fans?

2012-05-17T09:04:00.002-07:00

A masterpiece from the fantasy genre, the Diablo Series has collected countless fans around the globe, putting lower all edges and all sorts of demographic profiles. One method to explain the awesome recognition of the Blizzard Entertainment game would be to attribute it towards the skill factor, correspondingly that, to be able to gain levels in Diablo, investing hrs playing and learning effective strikes, moving dungeons or disposing or devils just isn't enough.

Progress in Diablo is arrived at mixing abilities with strategy, therefore the players have two options: to enhance their abilities, develop new methods and play the overall game better, in order to die trying. The forums happen to be full of fans leaving comments the Diablo games. Everywhere you appear you will find new and new rave reviews around the previous models. Some fans discuss their anticipation and forecasts regarding "Diablo III" - the edition that offers to amaze everybody.

Only a short consider the information on "Diablo III" will disclose why all players worth their shooting capacity are eager to try their hands with this particular game.

"Diablo III" is stated to become nothing beats its previous models. Rumor has it scores on all the overall game departments, in most possible senses. Fans around the globe classify it as being the marketplace leader for an additional aspects:

Fresh design: with the majority of the action happening within the dungeons, this Diablo game is examined as wiser, better, more striking colors and design. Players describe it as being a totally new experience. Dungeons moving encircled by total darkness is realistic but not too easy, for experienced players.

The Twin-ah System: this facet of "Diablo III" helps make the subject of several forums discussions. Game's are permitted to trade both gold and real cash in "Diablo III", and many players agree the new system has every possibility of improving the dynamics from the economy and spicing in the overall experience. Obviously, you will find also fans who worry these aspects favor experts and cyber-terrorist and also the dual-ah system might be banned if it's thought to encourage gambling. In either case, all of the elements come up with bring their contribution to improve the game's appeal.

The smoothness classes: an easy summary of the smoothness classes within the Diablo series, especially because of the possible ways to choose gender without compromising around the character's capabilities is sufficient to recognize great accomplishments.

Overall, gaming is come to another level through the apparition of "Diablo III"!

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact psp

2012-03-28T09:23:00.000-07:00

There's a lot of potential to make good games using the Naruto license. The comics and anime series are filled with elements that can transition well to games: a huge cast of ninja characters with varied motives and personalities, an interesting fantasy setting, and, of course, lots of supernaturally powered ninjutsu battles. Sadly, Ultimate Ninja Impact fails to capitalize on all the great things the Naruto universe has to offer.

Ultimate Ninja Impact adapts the storyline of the most current Naruto anime series, Naruto Shippuden. In the Ultimate Road campaign, Naruto has returned to Hidden Leaf Village after three years of intense training to be reunited with many of his friends and comrades. However, his dear companion Sasuke, who has defected to serve the insidious Orochimaru, is not among them. Naruto learns of some pressing events happening in the village and elsewhere, and he immediately sets off with his teammates to try to set things right, only to get tied up in a much bigger plot that involves several different factions. The way the game adapts the story is admirable, though if you're already familiar with the way events play out (having read the comic or watched the show), there isn't much in the way of surprises.

The main game is divided into several chapters, each of which contains a map screen that allows Naruto and company to advance to various events and stages. By completing certain stages or objectives (some mandatory, some optional), new playable characters, missions, and special ability cards can be unlocked. Successfully completing levels and performing skillfully in battle also earns you ninja points, which allows you to purchase character-enhancing card pieces and upgrades, along with extras like music or wallpaper. Each chapter has a separate completion gauge that lets you know how much further you have to go before you've found and collected everything available. There's a lot of emphasis on collecting bonus goodies in Ultimate Ninja Impact, and this element of the game is well executed. Visuals and sound are also quite nice: The character models are faithful to the original designs and are surprisingly detailed. A heavy amount of voice-over also accompanies the story in both English and Japanese audio tracks.

The actual combat, however, is considerably less exciting. Ultimate Ninja Impact borrows liberally from the design of Tecmo Koei's Warriors games, for all of the good and bad that may entail. Controls are easy to grasp: You can jump, air-dash, or guard, as well as perform basic attack combos and throw weak projectiles with simple button presses. The chakra attacks are slightly more complex; they require you to first charge up your chakra meter sufficiently by holding down the triangle button and then either execute them at the end of a basic combo string or hit a set button sequence. Some of these skills require specific timing, which the game doesn't always teach well, but for the most part, screen-clearing, mega-damaging attacks are merely a few button presses away. Filling both your chakra and awakening gauges while fighting allows your character to enter a special, temporary powered-up mode. While chakra and awakening attacks have varying properties for each playable character, the basic means of execution is the same for each fighter, which allows players to quickly adjust when the game requires you to use a different cast member. However, it also means that the number of different actions each character can perform is strictly limited. Characters can gain levels and equip stat-boosting character cards to enhance their abilities, but their combat capabilities rarely expand beyond a basic skill set.

Limited fighting capabilities would be perfectly fine if the action itself was intense and engaging. Unfortunately, this is the area in which Ultimate Ninja Impact falls flat on its face. Much like the Warriors games that seem to have inspired it, Ultimate Ninja Impact puts you in small maps to fight big packs of enemies. While mowing down a crowd of ninjas is fun at first, it quickly becomes less satisfying when you realize just how utterly stupid and ineffective most of the enemies are and how easy they are to wipe out with a basic combo. Each mission contains several objectives, most of which are simply variations of "go to this place" or "beat these enemies." You quickly find yourself repeating similar objectives for each new mission you reach, putting up with annoying background pop-in as you carelessly wipe out another platoon of generic ninjas. Every now and then, you might encounter a slightly tougher enemy, an enemy with a gimmick, or a boss. These enemies are unique in that they actually pose something of a threat and will aggressively attack you. However, they still fall quickly to basic evasion and rapid-fire damaging chakra combos. Ultimate Ninja Impact on anything but the hardest difficulty is a very easy game, and unfortunately, said hardest difficulty doesn't unlock until well into the campaign. As a result, the combat quickly turns into a boring slog that you only put up with to try to collect NPs and nifty new cards.

The game features a few additional modes as well. Tag Battle lets you team up with either a computer-controlled companion or a friend (with his or her own PSP and copy of the game) to take on specially scripted missions for NP rewards, while Extra Missions offers more challenging single-player objectives to try to complete for additional rewards. (Given the game's typically lax difficulty, these missions are only slightly more taxing than your standard story fights.) You can use your full army of unlocked characters in these fights, which makes them the main place to play and level up favorite cast members that don't get much attention in the central plot.

But when the fighting itself is lacking in excitement, it really doesn't matter how many extra modes you throw in--inherent mediocrity is rarely remedied by putting it in different dressings. Ultimate Ninja Impact doesn't try to do anything beyond offering a bog-standard action game where you fight a lot of enemies at once. As a result, it winds up being a game that is mildly entertaining for short periods of time but quite tedious in extended play sessions. In the end, Ultimate Ninja Impact simply doesn't live up to the intensity of its title.

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Final Fantasy Type-0 PSP

2012-03-27T09:46:00.000-07:00

School settings have been especially popular in JRPGs lately, and following suit, the newest Final Fantasy begins in a school, but don’t expect too many giggles and panty jokes. As early as the opening, Type-0‘s story is darker and more constantly serious than most others that use the setting, and even more than most JRPGs in general.

While not “gory” by today’s standards, it’s several notches above what Final Fantasy has been used to. Lack of advanced graphics prevented us from seeing blood for years and years, and even when characters died in the past, there was something… somehow cleaner about it. That changes in Type-0 with its frequent images of people losing their lives – often violently. It’s not the FF we grew up with, but damn if it isn’t powerful and well done throughout, epitomized in the thrilling introduction and memorable conclusion.

Rather than collecting party members gradually, we’ll meet all of our 14 protagonists within minutes of starting, all of whom are as different on the battlefield as they are in personality. It’s enough to make a big cast that the player honestly cares about, but not too big to suffer from “Chrono Cross Syndrome,” during which the player is overloaded with too many characters and has to ask “Who was he again? Was he the one with the dead mom? No? Well, then whose funeral did I go to? I have no idea who this kid is.” It would be nice to be able to rotate the order somewhere other than save points, though; either that, or make the world map a save point so that changing up the roster isn’t such a pain in the butt. Sometimes, characters won’t even need to be rotated at all, as some parts of the game are clearly done more sensibly as a solo effort. Being an extension of the Crisis Core battle system, this might not be surprising. With enemies so powerful that they’re often capable of one-shot killing anyone in the party, having a second and third character simply stand around can be detrimental to progress. I noticed multiple instances of my allies simply standing around (with no negative status, even) instead of attacking things. I busted into a room, guns blazing, only to realize too late that my two teammates hadn’t even followed me in.

One downfall of having 14 playable characters is that they all apparently need some spotlight time, and some story sequences will have, say, 15 lines of dialogue split among 11 people, as if the writers had a checklist and a quota beside them. This is mostly an early thing though, to establish the characters; like most other aspects, it gets better as the game goes on. The story and its characters are pretty strong overall, and hopefully they’ll transition well into English. Another small setback with the sheer amount of characters is how it ties into leveling them up. The punishing mission structure and strong enemies will put players into situations in which almost all characters must be used at some point. I had two instances of being down to my last singular character when finishing a mission; everyone else was knocked out. What a rush.

It might be Final Fantasy, but Type-0 is no walk in the park. In the first 10 or 11 Final Fantasy games, when you couldn’t beat a dungeon or boss in the first try or two, a feasible option would be to go get your main crew two or three level-ups and have another go at it with a noticeable difference. Levels certainly are important in this game, but for all the power that leveling can grant against regular enemies, the time-honored grinding tradition described above won’t work on most of the game’s bosses. Much more important is timing one’s shot to get critical damage, and the game is actually better for it. It can be initially frustrating to get Game Overs and feel helpless against someone, but the benefit is that it makes the player to get in there and fight a better fight. It’s surprisingly more possible than it might sound, which to a player that just got stomped, is great to realize. The increase in difficulty without being ridiculous is an overdue addition to the Final Fantasy series.

Final Fantasy Type-0 is addictive as hell, thanks to its furiously fast combat and magic growth system. On one hand, the huge level gaps between some of the story segments suggest a need to hit the grindstone, but on the other, time flies during that process. You’re always looking for that next Phantoma, that next level for whatever character, and FFT0 keeps the hunt exciting with the fast pace and high challenge of its battle system. There is a killer amount of fun to be had finding the best party combinations, finding which characters are best for taking out which enemies, or testing out the results of your Alto Crystarium magic mixing. It’s just too freaking easy to get caught up obsessing over your master plan for how you’re going to customize the magic spells, then accidentally spending hours working towards it. The spells can be modified manually through gathering Phantomas from defeated enemies, though, on the downside, the game has a way of capping the player’s growth. Through making certain types of Phantomas available only appear in select locations, then roping those locations off from the player via invisible walls, players are somewhat restricted in just how crazy they can really get with the Phantoma system, though a lot of players won’t notice this.

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Ore no Shikabane wo Koeteyuke PSP

2012-03-27T09:31:00.001-07:00

Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke (Over My Dead Body) originally saw a PlayStation release back in 1999 in Japan. The main character, offspring of some 'legendary hero,' becomes cursed (after fighting with a demon) with an affliction that has him age 50 times faster than normal - only giving him two years to live. His children then suffer from the same curse. Ore no Shikabane wo Koeteyuke Making their way through many a labyrinth, the family seeks out to defeat the demon and rid themselves of the curse. Ore no Shikabane wo Koeteyuke original is downloadable from the Japanese PlayStation Network for 600 yen.
Though they recently suggested it with a teaser site earlier this month (I'd link it but appears to have been taken down for now), Oreshika's remake has been confirmed by Sony - and it's for the PSP. This version will add new characters and scenarios, but also get a graphical improvement, an updated strategic battle system and the fields will see seasonal changes. Families can also create their own weapons as a memento to pass down through generations. There is also mention in this week's Famitsu of the ability to import save data from the PSone game, and some kind of ad-hoc feature that wasn't expanded upon.

Recently, game designer Shouji Masuda also talked about what direction to take the series in, which of course opens up the possibility of a sequel.

Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke, which is being worked on by Alfa System (the developers of the PSone title), is currently 50% complete and does not yet have a Japanese release date.

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Angry Bird Psp Game

2012-03-04T23:53:00.000-08:00

Angry Birds has been the top downloaded paid app from the iTunes App Store for the past couple months, and for good reason: it’s addicting as hell.

The concept behind the game is pretty simple: you play the role of a group of birds who have their eggs stolen by a bunch of pigs. In order to get the eggs back, you have to launch the birds one-by-one, with a giant slingshot, and destroy all of the pigs.

Of course, this simple act is complicated by the different obstacles that the game throws your way. In the later levels, the pigs are hidden away in complex forts which must be destroyed before you can reach the pigs.

Luckily, as you progress through the levels, you will unlock different birds that have different abilities which can be used against the pigs. For example, “Boom Boom” is a black bird that you can explode like a bomb with a tap of your finger, and “Split It” is a blue bird that splits into three separate birds, for maximum destruction.

The fun part about the game is that you score more points for destroying more stuff, so you end up trying to destroy as much of each level as possible. There’s something just incredibly satisfying about bringing down a pig fortress in a shower of wood, glass, and stone.

Another great thing about the game is that there are dozens of levels that you can play through, with more being added every few weeks, so you get more out of the game as time goes on. There are also dozens of achievements and special “golden eggs” you can unlock, for more hours of addictive gameplay.

The bottom line: if you own an iPhone and enjoy playing fun games, get Angry Birds. You will spend hours of fun flinging the feathered furies at their fleshy foes.

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Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension

2012-02-15T20:42:00.000-08:00

Phineas and Ferb just might be the two most inventive kids in the history of childhood. For them, repairing time machines and building amazing roller coasters are all in a day's work, and it's this propensity for invention, as well as the unpredictable adventures that go along with it, that makes their cartoon fun to watch. Unfortunately, that inventive spirit is sorely lacking in Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension. This platformer for kids recycles the same few standard elements with exasperating frequency, making this interdimensional trek an uncharacteristically tedious adventure for the intrepid duo.

Phineas, Ferb and their pet platypus Perry (AKA Agent P) have been stranded in an alternate dimension by a more sinister version of Dr. Doofenshmirtz than the one who resides in their home dimension. The three must now make their way from one dimension to another and collect batteries to power up their pocket otherdimensionator so that they can get home. Unfortunately, Across the 2nd Dimension just sets up the story briefly at the beginning and then spends little time developing it. Almost none of the clever writing that the cartoon is known for is present here. Phineas, Ferb, and the rest of the crew are interesting and likable characters, but you wouldn't know that from playing this game.

The characters here are short on personality, but at least the visuals pick up some of the slack. You travel through five dimensions, each of which has its own distinct look. The sand-colored platforms and ancient Egyptian environmental details of one dimension sharply contrast the moody purples and vibrant pinks of the surreal musical realm that follows. You also travel through a spooky dimension in which you hop across the tops of floating skulls and avoid being crushed by massive gravestones, and a cheery mechanized wonderland of toys, where platforms are rotated on Ferris wheels and huge googly-eyed clown faces send giant snowballs rolling out into the world.

Unfortunately, this visual variety isn't matched by the gameplay. Instead, Across the 2nd Dimension runs out of ideas fast and then repeats the same few situations and minigames so frequently that playing it quickly starts to feel like you're playing the same short game over and over and over. You can switch among Phineas, Ferb, and Agent P at any time with a tap of the touch screen. You frequently need to do so to take advantage of a character's special abilities. For instance, only Phineas and his baseball launcher can trigger distant switches; Ferb's electricity ray is necessary for powering certain platforms and stunning certain robots; and Agent P can use his butt-stomp to press buttons and his grappling hook to yank shields from enemies. There's never any confusion about which character to use to overcome a given obstacle; when you're near something that requires a specific character's skills, he gives a polite little wave on the touch screen.

But this range of abilities fails to infuse the game with any sense of variety. As these three characters, you make easy leaps across platforms and are frequently stopped in enclosed areas where you must defeat a number of easy enemies before you can proceed. It's all basic to the point of tedium, and it never evolves. Getting trapped in an enclosed area and shooting a bunch of robots with Phineas' baseball launcher in the fourth dimension plays out identically to how it does in the first dimension. And the same hazards are recycled with mind-numbing frequency. For instance, as you progress through stages, you're regularly stopped when three turrets appear in the background. Before you can advance, you need to destroy those turrets, which is a simple and time-consuming matter of repeatedly shooting them. You can take cover from their fire by standing behind barriers, though even if they shoot you, the consequences are negligible, thanks to the tremendous amount of damage you can withstand and your ability to carry a number of spare health packs with you at all times. Moments like this are tolerable the first time, but the game trots them out so often that they become excruciating chores. Even young players who are diehard fans of the series are sure to find that the repetition and simplicity saps any chance for excitement from this adventure.

To make matters worse, a number of minigames crop up constantly and also never change. In one such minigame, a number of batteries and little robots fall from the top screen into a receptacle on the bottom screen, and you must tap the robots to weed them out while letting the batteries through. The objects fall so slowly that there's absolutely no challenge whatsoever, and when you encounter this minigame for the umpteenth time late in the adventure, it's every bit as slow as it was the first time. The same is true for the numerous other minigames that recur throughout the game. Rather than injecting this platformer with some much-needed variety, these minigames only reinforce the sense of repetition and tedium that permeates the entire game.

The only brief respite from that tedium can be found in one stage in each of the game's first four dimensions. These stages are each unique; one sees you steering a chariot, crashing into enemies to collect batteries and leaping over obstacles in the road. Another is a side-scrolling shooter. These levels aren't great by any stretch, but the gameplay that makes up all of the other stages in the game gets so tiresome that any brief change of pace is welcome. These four stages also make up the game's multiplayer component, which is accessible via download play and supports up to four players. It's a thoroughly unsatisfying option, though. You play through the selected stage separately from your competitors, and at the end, you see who collected the most batteries. That's all there is to it.

Reaching the end of this adventure takes about five hours or so, but it feels a lot longer. Collectibles and optional objectives attempt to offer some incentive to return to these bizarre dimensions, but the crushing repetition and complete lack of challenge mean that just finishing each area once is way more than enough. Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension is an uninspired game that doesn't do its inventive heroes justice by a long shot.

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3D Ben 10 Nds

2011-09-10T23:51:00.001-07:00

Ben 10 returns in the new Cartoon Network series Alien Force. Play as Gwen and Kevin in level segments designed around their special abilities. Fight enemies from the show including Forever Knights, Xenocities, DNAliens and Highbreed. And we couldn\'t do it without the five playable aliens Big Chill, Swampfire, Humungousaur, Jet Ray and Spidermonkey!

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ESRB Rating: E for Everyone
Authentically Step Into The 'Alien Force' World - Play the only video game that allows you to command members of the 'Alien Force' team; investigate ever-before-seen locations, enemies and characters, and explore favorite places from the best show episodes
Multiple Playable Characters with Special Superpowers - Take control of Ben and his new alien forms Swampfire, Jet Ray, Humungousaur, Spidermonkey and Big Chill to manipulate fire, swim underwater, grow more than 60 feet tall, stick to walls, fly at mach speed, plus lots more
Harness Gwen's talent to create an energy shield to protect and attack, and use Kevin Levin's ability to absorb materials to create impenetrable body armor
Adventure as alien forms Echo Echo, Chromastone and Goop exclusively in the Nintendo DS version
Solid and Robust Gameplay - Explore action-packed levels and secret sections in arcade-style gameplay as you clash with more than 20 types of enemies; use more than 75 attack options and create unlimited attack chaining with the streamlined combo system
Based On a Successful Television Franchise - As one of Cartoon Network's breakout original franchises, the Ben 10: Alien Force television series is in its first season as a top-rated show, and is the next generation continuation of the phenomenally successful and Emmy-winning Ben 10 original series
A long form television movie based on Ben 10: Alien Force will debut on Cartoon Network in fall 2008
Exceptional Level of Authenticity - The game's art style, sound effects and music are 100% authentic, with all audio in the game pulled directly from the show sound vaults and all voice acting provided by the original television cast

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The Smurfs Game download

2011-09-10T23:30:00.002-07:00

The Smurfs DS game has tons of fun mini-games and read-along stories about the Smurfs as they prepare for their festival in their village and are disrupted by Gargamel.

In the Smurfs DS/DSi you get to play a series of fun and educational mini-games and read-along stories about the Smurfs as they prepare for the Blue Moon festival in their village. The Smurfs game and story is based on Sony & Columbia Pictures' upcoming hybrid live-action/CGI blockbuster movie releasing July 29, 2011.

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3D Mega Man ZX nds

2011-09-10T22:17:00.000-07:00

With its release in September of 2002, Mega Man Zero brought about a new era of classic Capcom sidescrollers on Nintendo handhelds. At the time, fans knew the Mega Man franchise only as its evolved form, taking shape as an action role-playing game by the name of Mega Man Battle Network. While the series was an accepted design morph from the original style of the license, the Battle Network series couldn't (and didn't attempt to) offer the same "guns blazing" action that fans fell in love with on the NES, and later on the Super Nintendo. With Mega Man Zero hitting the system, however, the franchise was once again reborn, as the gameplay (centered around the legendary Zero hunter) was extremely reminiscent of the X series so many years before it. Now, much like Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Mega Man is again making a system leap to the innovative DS hardware, as Mega Man ZX is born.

Anyone already used to the classic Mega Man X or Mega Man Zero franchises from both Super NES and GBA will feel right at home when jumping into ZX. As the next step in sidescrolling evolution, ZX puts players in the role of a young Maverick hunter that is, for the first time ever, human. Using a newfound technology, the world has allowed humans to equip artificial intelligence based on legendary Maverick hunters simply by acquiring the essence of that model, known as a biometal. With the aid of biometals, any "accepted" human can work with the model in tandem, using it as a mechanical suit capable of doing battle with even the most powerful Maverick robots. The main story follows either a male or female lead who, quite unexpectedly, has been recruited to help fend off robots (or "reploids") from the once peaceful world of Neo Arcadia. With the help of the legendary X and Zero models, the protagonist must embark on a quest to regain (and combine) the powers of other legendary X models in hopes to once again restore peace to the land. Same old story, all new gameplay.

Since Mega Man ZX is the next evolution of the Mega Man Zero franchise, a necessary gameplay twist has been added. Rather than simply controlling a single Mega Man unit and acquiring powers, players will actually gain new biometals, allowing them to transform into more than five totally unique X units at any time. More information on these models can be found in our Model Profile. Each model is based around the classic X robot, with added functionality such as air dashing, water dashing, radar abilities, or steer-able bullets. Since this is the first opportunity to combine X with multiple other hunters, the gameplay twist will take some getting used to, as players will need to use each X model depending on the situation. Even still, we're very pleased with how diverse each of the characters are, and have found a ton of success when using each Mega Man unit as part of a team.

When it comes to the overall presentation of the game, however, Mega Man ZX is a bit lacking, and feels like it may have been a GBA game up-converted to DS (though the visual style has seen a significant boost, and there are a few basic touch-enabled functions). All of the action takes place on the top screen, with the bottom screen used for any model-specific attacks and abilities, some using touch, others using it as an additional screen only. With a few of the characters, such as model FX and HX, the bottom screen is used to tweak offensive capabilities or search areas for additional items via a mini-map. When in human form or model ZX (the evolved version of Zero), however, the bottom screen is actually left blank, showing only a blue screen with some text and logos on it. While we aren't suggesting that every model must include touch implementation or a secondary function that isn't integral to the game, something as simple as displaying the inventory or status screen on the bottom would have been nice to fill the void. The visuals and audio have received a relatively nice boost, but from strictly a presentation standpoint the game still feels like GBA 1.5 rather than a full jump to DS.

That being said, the gameplay in Mega Man ZX is as dead on as it has ever been, with the only possible setback being in the human-controlled town navigation. Since Mega Man ZX is worked around a human storyline with the X models as the means for battle, there are a few key moments when town navigation and human-to-human interaction is a necessity, and that may turn off a few less patient gamers out there. Even still, town sections are usually handled only a few minutes at a time, with the mission-based gameplay taking a definite front seat to the story, and when Mega Man ZX hits, it hits hard. Gameplay is fast, fluid, and full of fury, delivering the same larger than life boss battles and truly inspired level design as the previous games. In addition, the team included older enemies and areas from the previous Zero and X games, so players will not only be doing battle with familiar control, but also in familiar areas. For players that want to be as punished as they were with the original Mega Man Zero, a hard mode has been included. For all you newbies out there, however, the easy mode will be right up your ally, allowing virtually any level of player to get as much as possible out of the game without the need for a bubble-wrapped DS Lite. We've played version after version of Mega Man Zero, and ZX is truly the first game that we feel has a level for everyone, as the hard mode is amazingly difficult, while selecting "easy" is just that.

Oh, and did we mention the game is simply beautiful? Combining the same 2D style as previous games with a far stronger effects ensemble, Mega Man ZX has a great visual look, especially when played on the shockingly bright DS Lite screens. In addition to the expected graphical leaps of rain layers, shattering lighting, and multiple parallax backgrounds that shift with every movement, Mega Man ZX also helps increase the production value by including animated shorts to help tell the story. Unfortunately, the clips are still shown with Japanese audio and written English subtitles, but the average player won't pay it a moment's notice after the initial "huh?" factor. The animation both in-video and out is crisp and visually filling, and the environments are as inspired as the original Mega Man X levels. The audio delivery is just as crisp and reminiscent to its predecessors as the GBA versions, and still has the sound production necessary to take players back to that first level on Super NES. A few audio samples were included in the mix as well, though the bulk of the voice acting will be found in the animated shorts (which, as we added, are in Japanese).

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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies NDS

2011-08-27T22:08:00.000-07:00

Dragon Quest IX is a fantasy role-playing game. The game starts off with you playing as a Celestrian. A Celestrian is similar to an angel. You cannot be seen by humans and your job is to watch over the citizens of a town. Whenever you help a human, they give you their benevolence. You take the benevolence to the world tree, Yggdrasil, so that it can bear fruit. Once the world tree bears fruit, the Celestrians believe that they will be taken to a world beyond their own. After bringing enough benevolence to Yggdrasil the tree lights up, and something goes terribly wrong.

Controls
The controls for this game are really easy to learn. They are very basic and allow anyone to play the game. When you're not in a battle the controls are different from that of a battle.

Gameplay
Dragon Quest IX is great in terms of gameplay. There is never too much happening on screen for it to get confusing. The gameplay is very smooth and there is never any problems with frames. Your character is customizable in the beginning of the game. You can pick your hairstyle and your face. The game has two different play styles, one for exploration and another for battle. When exploring the world, the view is in third person and you can move freely through the wilderness, caves, and towns. When battling an enemy, you are locked in a position standing across the enemy. You are given some actions that you can use and throughout the game as you level up, you learn various attacks and techniques. You also get new friends along the way to help you in your battles. One of the most spectacular aspects of the game is the equipment. Everything you equip shows on your character. No item is the exact same. From the Leather Armour to the Scale Armour, nothing is the same.

Difficulty
The game isn't very difficult to play. It is however strategic at higher levels. Don't be fooled by the beginning enemies which are simple slimes. They get a lot tougher as you progress through the game. You will fight opponents who alter your status and you must be ready to counter attack at all times. Bosses can be especially tricky. They have a lot of health points and also deal a large amount of damage to you.

Length
As most role-playing games, it is pretty lengthy. You can spend a lot of time leveling up just to prepare yourself for the next boss. The story, however, is what makes you want to keep going. You get really into the story and simply can't wait to see what happens next. What would be the point of a role-playing game if it wasn't long anyway?

Graphics
The graphics are pretty good compared to other role-playing games. The game also has some cinematics which look amazing. The world itself is pretty big and not extremely detailed, but it definitely looks good. Even though some of the monsters look somewhat awkward, they are very smooth and never twitch.

Sound
The sound effects in the game are excellent and the music is fabulous. The music never gets boring and the battle themes make you want to keep on fighting enemies.

Saving
Dragon Quest IX gives you two options for saving. The first is by going to a church in a town and talking to the priest and confess your sins. Your progress will be completely saved. The second method is Quick Save. It's the last option under the Misc. heading in the menu. It lets you save directly in spot. However, once you turn the game on again, that save point will be deleted. It's good if you need to take a break, but it is highly recommended to go to a priest in town.

Replayability
The game isn't very replayable due to the fact that it's pretty long. It takes you a while to get where you are and you wouldn't want to go through it over again. Besides, if you want to make a new save, you'll have to say goodbye to your old save.

Overall Summary
The game is excellent overall. It has a lot to offer any player. It is enjoyable to play, has great music, and an amazing storyline. This is a definite buy for any fan of good storylines or role-playing games.

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Professor Layton: Unwound Future

2011-08-27T05:38:00.000-07:00

We'll just come out and say it: Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is the best game in the series to date. That's not to say it's leaps and bounds better than its predecessors, because in all regards it's remarkably similar. The improvements here are subtle, and rightly so, as we wouldn't want it to deviate from the tried-and-true Professor Layton formula. Most importantly, the puzzles are as clever and engaging as ever, and it presents easily the best story of the trilogy.

Like the first two entries in the series, the gameplay focuses on a string of standalone brainteaser-style puzzles that you encounter as you move from place to place, talk to people, and tap around with stylus to explore the environment. Puzzles range from logic puzzles, spatial puzzles, word puzzles, number puzzles, sliding block puzzles and tons and tons more. If you typically like the kind of brainteasers that require careful thinking without relying on specialized knowledge like higher math or trivia, you'll love the variety of puzzles in every Layton game, including this one.

The story begins with Layton and his protégé Luke attending a time machine demonstration in London that goes horribly awry, and a titillating mystery ensues in the form of a letter to the professor allegedly written by Luke – from 10 years in the future. Most shocking of all is that apparently in future Luke's world, our gentlemanly Professor Hershel Layton is now an evil crime lord who rules a semi-dystopian London with an iron fist and an army of goons. But is everything as it seems? Is time travel really possible? More so than the first two games, Unwound Future is in the spirit of a classic detective mystery, and as Layton uncovers each new clue the mystery just gets more intriguing.

Unwound Future does offer a few new additions too, including three new minigames. Like the mechanical dog and hamster in the first two games, you now have three side games to complete: a picture book where you collect stickers of objects to fill in the gaps in the story, a toy car with complex track-based puzzles, and a parrot with puzzles where you help him navigate through a course from point A to point B. Of the three the toy car is easily the most challenging (some of the track solutions are incredibly difficult to figure out), and the parrot game is a fun diversion (way better than the tea making game in PL2), but the picture book game is a bit dull and easy, and feels like merely a means to an end, since completing each game unlocks bonus content.

Aside from the minigames, the only real addition to the main game is the new "superhint" option in each puzzle. If you've spent a hint coin on each of the three regular hints and you're still stumped on a puzzle, you can spent two coins to unlock a superhint that in most cases basically tells you how to solve the puzzle. We didn't use it often, but it was a welcome option in a few cases, and it’s way less icky feeling than looking up a cheat online. And as usual, you can find hint coins hidden everywhere by tapping around the scenery with the stylus.

While it's totally not necessary to play the first two Layton games (Curious Village and Diabolical Box) to play Unwound Future, Layton fans who played the first two will get more enjoyment out of the story. Now that the characters of Layton and Luke have been established in the first two entries, this is the first game in the series to feature a story that's actually character driven and plays off the background of Layton himself. Unwound Future even indulges in some awesome inside jokes, like a running gag about how we never see Layton without his hat – at one point during a cutscene cinema the camera even cuts away right as he's about to take it off. And speaking of cinemas, the cutscenes and hand-drawn art are as beautiful as ever, and there's way more art and voiceover than before.

For those who enjoyed the first two Layton games, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is a must-have, period. And if you haven't played a Layton game yet, what are you waiting for? This is easily one of the strongest series on DS in every regard, from the brilliantly crafted puzzles to the exquisite art. If you are interested in the series, we recommend starting from the beginning though. You'll be glad you did.

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2011-08-25T08:54:00.000-07:00

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Play Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Saurian

2011-08-23T19:53:00.000-07:00

MEGA MAN STAR FORCE 2: ZERKER X SAURIAN

Mega Man Star Force™ returns, delivering totally upgraded and cutting-edge online communication and device customization technologies through a portable RPG adventure that is brought to life in the iconic, action-driven Mega Man way!

Mega Man Star Force™ 2 is available in two versions, Zerker X Ninja and Zerker X Saurian with players able to choose between Zerker, Ninja, or Saurian depending on which version they choose.

Developed by the team behind the popular MegaMan Battle Network™ series, Mega Man Star Force™ 2 continues two months after the previous game left off. Geo Stelar and crew return to battle a whole host of UMA’s (unidentified animated beings) and a new rival character appears named “Rogue.” Amidst this new conflict, a mysterious organization emerges with plans to revive the ancient civilization of “Mu” by utilizing the force of an ancient heritage “OOPArt.” It’s up to Geo and his virus-busting buddy, Omega-Xis, to thwart this latest threat.

Mega Man Star Force™ 2 blends a unique formula of RPG exploration elements with fast-paced action, as players travel and battle between coexisting worlds, the physical world and the virtual Wave World, to unravel the mystery around this new troublemaker. Players will encounter enemies in the virtual Wave World and battle them on three-by-five battle grids with their Battle Card deck. Mega Man Star Force™ 2 also adds an upgraded “Transer” system.

* Two co-existing worlds – explore the real world in human form and transform into Mega Man to maneuver through the virtual “Wave World”

* Each game version offers a unique powered-up transformation of Mega Man based on the respective elemental powers and can unleash spectacular special attacks.

* The Zerker Tribe, available on both versions, was an ancient warrior clan that lived by the sword and gives Mega Man the power of Thunder

* The Ninja Tribe ruled the ancient world with their swift and fearsome abilities. Joining them will transform Mega Man into the Wood Ninja with deadly throwing stars.

* The Saurian Tribe harnessed the power of fire to transform Mega Man into the fierce Fire Saurian, roasting enemies with the powerful Dino Cannon.

* Combinations of the different Tribes result in additional powers. Combine Zerker, Ninja, and Saurian tribes to unlock new abilities. Connecting with your friends allows you to trade abilities and combine all three tribes to become the ultimate warrior: Tribe King Mega Man

* Each character has their own customizable Personal Page in the game where Battle Cards and information can be viewed and traded with friends to compare progress

* Nintendo Wi-Fi connection or the Wireless LAN allows players to connect with in-game friends regardless of their location, add new friends to their network to create a “Brother Band” network, where they can share cards, status upgrades, and even help each other to perform, upgraded transformations.

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kung fu panda 2 nds download

2011-08-23T02:41:00.000-07:00

The DS version of Kung Fu Panda 2 is vastly different from its console counterparts. Rather than being a standard third-person action game, it's a turn-based RPG with an interesting mini-game thrown into the mix. Unfortunately, it's marred by gameplay that's so unbalanced, it becomes boring.

Kung Fu Panda 2's story is set after that of the film. Po and the rest of the Furious Five find themselves troubled by wolves, gorillas, and komodo dragons. With the help of the Kung Fu masters, Po has to uncover the plot behind this siege and put a stop to it. The story is just OK, but it does fit nicely into the larger Kung Fu Panda universe, with the characters behaving true to their big screen counterparts. However, tapping through lots of screens of dialogue got old pretty fast.

In Kung Fu Panda 2, your party consists of two characters: Po and one of the other Furious Five. Each character has unique attacks and skills that require differing amounts of Chi (think mana) to perform. There's a rock-paper-scissors element where each attack and enemy has a different color and paying attention to the two means you can deal more damage. There's nothing inherently wrong with this combat system, but it fails to be engaging because of two flaws.

The first is that both of your characters always get the chance to carry out an attack first, regardless of enemy. The second is that there are special attacks you learn by doing one of the side quests that are so powerful they take out all of your enemies. And since your Chi refills completely between each battle, you can pull it off on your first turn every single time. After unlocking this attack fairly early on in the game, 99 percent of the subsequent battles involved me winning before my opponent even had a chance to take a turn. In the other one percent, my opponents' health was so low that they were easily dispatched on my next turn. Because of this, I only needed to use an item a couple times to refill my health, and I never needed to stop by one of the shops to buy more, so I kept collecting coins by winning with nothing to spend them on.

Graphically, Kung Fu Panda 2 isn't terrible, but it's not fantastic either. The characters are rendered in 3D, and you can watch the battle play out on the top screen as you select your attacks. I was disappointed to see that most of the attacks looked basically the same even though their names gave the impression of something different.

Even with this flawed core gameplay, Kung Fu Panda 2 is partially redeemed by a fun and addicting card mini-game called Five Card Fu. You have a deck of cards, of which you can select five to use for each game. Each card has a number from one to nine on each of its sides. You play cards on a 3x3 grid, with the goal being to capture the other players' cards by using a matching or greater number against theirs. It's a simple concept, but can actually be quite challenging. You find better cards as you play through the story mode and complete side missions. Five Card Fu can be played locally against someone else who also has a copy of the game.

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Captain America

2011-08-14T05:51:00.000-07:00

To nobody’s surprise, Captain America—the world’s first avenger—has a tie-in game on every console associated with the blockbuster movie that just hit the big screens. Is it time to don the blue suit and take on the evil forces of Hydra?

Captain America: Super Soldier acts as a side story to the main movie. Instead of directly going after Red Skull, you’re going after his minions and underlings. It’s a good move on the developer’s part, as nowadays movie tie-in games seem to focus more on their own story, rather than the short one the movie is conveying. It works for the most part, as dialogue scenes are voiced, and it generally helps to get to know the Captain a bit more during his heroic adventures in the 1940’s.

Much like Thor on the DS, Captain America is a 2D side-scroller/platformer that has you moving at a steady pace from room to room. Instead of an entirely open level, each part of the level is sectioned off into smaller rooms that usually requires the Cap to dispatch all of the enemies and use his shield in some form to solve an environmental puzzle. The platforming is fairly decent as far as scaling the level goes, but be prepared to suffer some unfair deaths jumping over gaps.

The enemies, however, are what make this experience feel cheap and unfair, and bring the overall experience to a frustrating halt. As Captain America, you’re expected to kick all kinds of ass, yet these enemies jump on the screen, surround the Cap, and juggle you between their punches leaving you almost entirely defenseless. It’s one thing when a game is challenging, but another when you’re being unfairly tossed around between enemies, only to see your health bar quickly deplete.

Throughout each level, there are various medals to find, dossiers to pick up, hostages to free, and vials to acquire. Finding these requires a bit of searching, but the payoff is usually worth it, as the vials raise your health, and freeing hostages unlocks some sweet, new costumes for the Cap.

To break up some monotony—though not by much—there are running segments that play much like the addicting Canabalt app. You’re constantly being thrust forward, dodging gaps, jumping over obstacles, kicking down enemies, and collecting medals. It’s a fun diversion, but the odd jump mechanics, mixed in with the delayed kick attacks, will cost you many frustrating retries.

The overall aesthetics of the game are somewhat muddled, which at this point is almost inexcusable. Many games have proved by now that they can look great, despite the systems limitations, yet Captain America seems to be going for the bare minimum.

Captain America on the DS isn’t your top notch, go-to, superhero game that many Cap fans were hoping for; the cheap enemies will make you want to throw your DS across the room. Spare yourself the frustration, and buy another Captain America movie ticket instead.

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BookWorm Adventures 2

2011-06-06T00:31:00.000-07:00

PopCap Games today announced the immediate availability of Bookworm Adventures, Volume 2 for the PC. The sequel to the 2007 original takes players into three new literary landscapes with a bevy of new features and lexical challenges. Players can now once again take on the role of the brave and charming Bookworn, Lex, and lead him through a new series of books on a fresh, vocabularious adventure. The three new books, “Fractured Fairytales,” “The Monkey King” and “Astounding Planet,” each offer a complete story and 10-chapter adventure.

“Bookworm Adventures Volume 2 is the long-awaited sequel to one of the world’s most popular word games,” said Ben Rotholtz, VP of Marketing at PopCap, “and in this new collection we’re delivering dozens of hours of entertainment to delight even the most seasoned vocabulary aficionados.”

New Features in Bookworm Adventures Volume 2 include:

*3 all-new books of ten chapters each: “Fractured Fairytales,” “The Monkey King” and “Astounding Planet”!

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*Battle more than 130 ferocious new foes while wielding over 20 terrific new treasures!

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Online RPG RIFT

2011-06-05T22:08:00.000-07:00

TRION worlds attempts to up the ante and displace Blizzard entertainment’s World of Warcraft as the undisputed champion of MMORPGs with their new Rift MMO (previously called “Rift: Planes of Telara”).

Telara the game world setting for Rift might seem at first to be somewhat of a clone of other games in the genre. However, by design the feel of the game is comfortably familiar and still fairly addictive, but players will quickly discover that they aren’t in Azeroth anymore, which for some would be considered a very good thing.

Rift: Planes of Telara builds upon classic good design of past MMOs and RPGs and gives players enough new content to make the game world seem unique and new. The graphics are beautiful and the world is fairly fleshed out.

Rift features the Gamebryo engine which was also used in LEGO Universe, Warhamer Online: Age of Reckoning and Dark Age of Camelot MMORPG a decade ago, but don’t for a second think the engine because of its age is somehow not a robust game engine and/or can’t render an astonishingly attractive eleven female, detailed landscapes or cool architecture because it can do it and much more.

Player’s begin by choosing between two opposing factions the Guardians or the Defiant as their preferred path to save Telara from the extraplanar invasions. The Guardians are basically believers in classic old school magic and the Defiant are much more at home using technology with a dash of magic thrown in for good measure.

Players then get to choose their race such as Elves, Dwarves and/or the human-like “Eth”. Afterwards a class/calling is chosen, Rift uses an “Ascended class system” starting with a familiar base class (Warrior, Mage, Rogue, Bard or Cleric). As players progress they can add additional souls which create various related sub-classes. Each sub-class comes with it’s own pool of spells, talents and abilities giving players a couple of hundred combinations to help define and fleshout their character depending what role or personality they wish to play.

After character creation is accomplished there are a few tutorial quests in the starting area to get players acquainted with Telara. Those familiar with World of Warcraft will find the game dashboard and UI layout and presentation will feel instantly at home.

Characters advance by doing quests and even though the visuals are beautiful one can’t escape the traditional grind of kill, and/or collection quests etc. that haunt these types of games. Also there doesn’t seem to be much incentive for players to explore the world off-quest as many of the buildings are just decorative props that you can’t enter.

It is possible for player’s to stumble into a relic in the wild and once all the pieces are collected can be turned into a vendor for various rewards. Rift also features crafting and a PvP systems as well as dungeon instances.

One of the best aspects of Rift (hence the name of the game) are the tears in space/time between Telara and the planes of: Life, Death, Earth, Air, Fire and Water.

The opposing planes of existence are obviously host to some fun drama inducing denizens that our heroes have to be contended with once the invaders decide to make parts of Telara their own private Idaho. Player’s are rewarded for helping to close these random Rifts with valuable loot (equipment, material or tokens) depending upon their contribution to the effort.

The Rifts and their related invasions add a dynamic element to the MMORPG genre that keeps players on their toes. Although Rift does borrow heavily from Warhammer Online as well as World of Warcraft when it comes to some of their player-vs-player and other aspects of gameplay. At the end of the day Rift is most certainly worth a test drive and only time will tell if enough players make the switch to TRION’s Rift from their current favorite MMO.

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2011-06-05T19:20:00.000-07:00

The ribbeting sequel to the ball-blasting classic!

Enter an all-new world of Zuma where evil tiki bosses rule the land! Conquer over 60 levels by firing stone spheres to make matches and destroy the deadly stream of balls, then take on six tiki boss battles and guide your agile amphibian to victory!

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PopCap Games’ niche of delivering simple yet stylistic and entertaining games is truly amazing. Rolling off a profound success with Plants vs. Zombies and a handful of other little jazzy titles, it’s not surprising that PopCap Games is the leading developer and publisher for the casual game market.

Their latest creation, Zuma’s Revenge, reinvents the wheel with a ball-blasting adventure. With numerous levels to explore, various bosses to defeat, numerous power ups, and a handful of modes to test your skills, you’ll be stuck to your computer like spilled Pepsi on a movie theater aisle. Read on to find out more.

Players assume the role of a ball-blasting frog who is stuck in a terrible storm aboard a makeshift raft. Our hero finds himself washed ashore upon a Polynesian paradise called Zhaka Mu, where he runs into six different evil tiki bosses who each want to eat him for dinner. In an attempt to stay alive, players have to battle through 60 levels of ball-breaking fun.

Story aside, the object of the game is to prevent an advancing chain of multi-color balls from making it to a specific point on a map. To break these balls, you have to match at least three of them together, which set off an explosion and earn the player points. Points earned in a level fill a tiki vial; once the vial is full, the endless supply of balls stop coming, and it is your duty to destroy the remaining spheres. Once all the spheres are destroyed, you’re either allowed to move to the next level or prepare for battle against one of the tiki bosses.

Most of the time, the game positions a player in a set spot, where s/he has to rotate in different directions to get a clear shot. To change up the style of play, the developers have implemented different strategies throughout each stage.

For example, on a couple of different levels, players will have to leap frog between two different platforms trying to change angles and get open looks. Being allowed to move to different points on the map drastically changes your strategies while keeping the game fun and refreshing.

Similarly, the tiki boss fights are the most exciting experience. Bosses have a set amount of health where players have to land direct hits in order to deplete their life bars. Between the boss and you is the winding trail of balls. Players have to create open gaps in the chain in order to get open shots. All the while, the tiki bosses will shoot a projectile at you, which will have a negative effect on your performance if hit by it.

Once a player has completed the adventure, there are several other modes that open up. There is a survival mode where players have to fight through numerous levels without dying; there are a handful of unlockable challenges where players have to complete a certain criteria in order to advance. And also, there is a heroic mode where players can play the adventure on the highest difficulty. The combination of it all provides a thoughtful and entertaining experience.

Graphically, the game is very aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The lush environments, the bright colors, the 3D atmospheres and all the power up effects deliver a game that is outstanding in visuals.

While the graphics are outstanding, the sound serves its purpose. When the chain approaches its end point, there is a faint heart beat that begins to beat faster and faster signaling your impending doom. Similarly, the clad sound of the balls colliding into one another and acquiring power ups deliver unique chimes and whistles. One thing I would have liked to hear is a quirky, catchy song that is unique to the game (similar to “There’s a Zombie on Your Lawn” in Plants vs. Zombies).

All in all, the game is challenging as well as entertaining. The hardcore PC gamer may be turned off to its simplicity, but the casual gamer and players of all ages will defiantly find that there is no shortage of play here. At $19.99 via Steam, it’s a great investment, and in my opinion, PopCap Games has made itself into a reliable development company that only delivers high quality titles.

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2011-06-01T06:38:00.000-07:00

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Flying A Flight Sim

2011-05-27T11:18:00.000-07:00

Master the art of flying an aircraft virtually - Flight Sim Software & Hardware

You must have heard about the flight simulator hardware. With the help of it, you can definitely have a realistic flying experience, right in front of your computer. If you are actually looking around for the best RC flight sim, then you need to actually spend some time understanding about various features of various software that are available in the market. The best thing about the RC flight simulator is that you can definitely have the flying experience and learn a lot about it without spending a lot of money. This is the reason why many people who are actually into the aviation academy, tend to prefer learning some basics of flying through the flight sim hardware.

The flight simulator hardware can actually be connected to your computer and you can operate it with the help of joysticks, controls, pedals and so on. Some RC flight sim programs allow you to do everything from the keyboard. There are lot of these programs that are available in the market and the latest releases have actually incorporated a lot of new astonishing features and graphics.

Most of the simulation programs come with a lot of graphics and scenery such as rivers, towns, cities and roads. Looking at all these things, you feel that your experience is quite realistic. Not only that, if you really want to learn and practice the takeoff as well as the landing of the aircraft, you can do it through this flight simulator hardware. This way, you can definitely enhance your experience day by day with the help of such a program.

The actual aim of any flight simulator hardware is to give you the actual taste of flying up above the sky as a pilot. You can definitely make the whole process of learning quite easy because these programs are designed in a user-friendly way. So this way, you can treat it as training material if you really want to learn how to fly. So you need to have access to the best flight simulator hardware equipment if you really want to master the art of flying in the virtual world. You need to create these kinds of simulators more like training devices than regular computer games. This is the reason why it would be better if you can actually get the right kind of flight simulator hardware like jokes, pedals, controls, flight simulator joysticks and so on. Make sure that the RC flight simulator supports various hardware controls so that you can definitely integrate the whole system according to your needs.

You can use the yoke to raise the aircraft and drop it by pushing and pulling it. This way, you can definitely experience the role of a real pilot inside the flight simulator cockpit. So when it comes to choosing the right flight simulator hardware and software, you need to take the right decision because there are lots of them being released in the marketplace every now and then. The one that you're going for should actually fit and suit all your needs in a proper way. Most of the ones that are available in the market focus more on getting the graphics of the game right but they don't actually give you the real experience of the actual flight. This is the reason why you need a simulator which can really make you feel that you are the pilot. One such program is the FLIGHT PRO SIM which is highly recommended by most of the flying experts.

So if you actually have the dream of sitting in the flight sim cockpit and experience the real take off, then you actually need to go for the right kind of RC flight sim and at the same time you should not forget that you need to go beyond the regular keyboard of your computer and should use the right kind of flight simulator hardware in order to train yourself like a pilot in the real world.

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Xbox 360 3 Flashing Red Lights

2011-05-26T23:36:00.000-07:00

If your Xbox 360 has died recently, read on to find out what not to do. And at the end, find out what you should do.

Last summer my Xbox 360 died and showed me those notorious three flashing red lights. At the time I had no idea what they meant. All I knew was that nothing worked anymore. So I ran a search on Google for “Xbox 360 three flashing red lights,” and pretty soon I realized I was in trouble.

Three flashing lights on your Xbox 360, I discovered, meant a general hardware failure. And by the sounds of things, there wasn’t a lot you could do except send it back to Microsoft and wait for a repair.

So I was all set to return it to Microsoft. Until I read on the official site that it could take up to 8 weeks for them to fix and return my Xbox 360. There was no way I wanted to be without my console for that long, so I started looking into other ways of solving the problem of the Xbox 360’s three flashing red lights.

Unfortunately for me I found a website that showed you how to crack open the Xbox’s case and perform some do-it-yourself soldering. Apparently the Xbox 360 is known for having weak solder joints, and following the instructions on the website would allow me to re-solder the faulty connections.

Anyway, idiot that I am I gave it a try. When I turned the Xbox 360 back on after my repair attempts the three flashing red lights were gone. The trouble is, so were all the lights. Something I’d done inside had resulted in complete shutdown. The thing just wouldn’t come on at all.

Angry and desperate, I then gave in and sent the thing back to Microsoft for them to repair. A week later it came back to me with a short note attached – the note informed me that due to my breaking the seal the warranty was now void, and that my console was no longer eligible for repair by them.

A week later and I was in a store spending my hard-earned money on a replacement Xbox 360.

Not long after all this I started posting on blogs and forums, warning people not to try fixing your Xbox 360’s three flashing red lights on your own. Any time the subject came up I instantly told people to get their console back to Microsoft right away for a repair.

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Not since a friend of mine managed to successfully rid his Xbox 360 of the three flashing red lights. He found this system online called The James Dean 3 Red Light Fix Pro. He gave them a try because they had a money-back guarantee that he would have his console in perfect working order in less than 2 hours.

And it worked just like they promised. He followed their video tutorials and an hour later he was playing Guitar Hero 3 on his Xbox 360...minus those dreaded three flashing red lights.

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Is Warcraft Conquest for Real?

2011-05-26T03:33:00.000-07:00

There's yet one more World of Warcraft guide on the market this week. The guide, called Warcraft Conquest, supposedly goes way beyond the normal boundaries of a World of Warcraft leveling or gold guide. But what does that mean? Do we need another World of Warcraft leveling or gold guide? There are thousands of World of Warcraft guides on the Internet and none of them really cover everything in depth. There are some very good leveling guides and some fantastic gold guides, but no true “mastery” guides for the stuff that really helps players stand out in a game like this.

That's where Warcraft Conquest is supposed to come in. From the guru who developed Warcraft Formula, Warcraft Conquest is designed to cover all the important things that a high-level player in World of Warcraft wants to excel at. The guide’s author, Max Lee, has supposedly been playing this game since the early betas.

That means he’s been able to acquire hundreds of thousands of gold, master multiple classes in both factions, and dominate dozens of instances from the most basic early level instances in vanilla WoW up to the most complicated instances in Cataclysm. The guide itself is made up of dozens of videos, including everything from videos of Blackwing Descent, advanced PVP videos of arenas, battlegrounds like Alterac Valley and Twin Peaks, and world PVP zones like Wintergrasp.

So, the question is do you need another World of Warcraft guide? The answer to that depends largely on what you’re working towards in the game. If you're still trying to level up and reach level 85 for the first time or if your only goal is farming for gold you may want to look for another guide. Warcraft Conquest is much more than those other guides can offer. This guide was developed to help players at level 85 be the best they can be in PVP, raiding, gold making, and everything in between. There aren’t many other guides that can say that.

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How to Get Heirloom Items Fast in World of Warcraft

2011-05-24T10:04:00.000-07:00

As World of Warcraft continues to expand larger and larger, with the level cap increasing over time, it's becoming more and more difficult for people to have multiple characters at max level. Everyone would like to have characters of all classes at level cap, but it is terribly time consuming to be able to do that.

Luckily, Blizzard has introduced, with the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, a new type of item to help players level their alts quicker and easier than ever before. They are called Bind on Account items, or Heirlooms. In order to have access to get Heirlooms, you must already have at least one level 80 character, for the most part.

Power and Extra Experience

There are 2 awesome benefits of getting and using Heirloom items. The first benefit is they scale to your level. So, as you gain levels, the Heirloom item stats (armor, damage, etc) increase as well. This is really cool because it makes it unnecessary to upgrade most of your gear. Heirlooms have good stats, armor, and damage for your current level, so they keep you powerful and able to do quests quickly, which is a huge plus when trying to level up some alt characters.

The second, and probably most important, benefit is that some Heirlooms increase the experience points you gain from killing mobs and turning in quests by 10%. If you have 3 Heirloom pieces that give a 10% experience boost each, that's a total of a 30% experience boost for your character while leveling to level 80. So, if it usually takes you 6 months total, real time, to level your alts, you could level that same character in about 4 months total. Just having Heirlooms could save you 2 months of your time! That's pretty amazing, if you ask me.

Getting Your Own Heirlooms

The most popular way of getting Heirlooms, hands down, is by doing dailies. Getting a full set of heirlooms can be done pretty quickly by doing dailies, if you know what you're doing. The whole point of heirloom items is to save you time. So, not only do you want to save time after you get your Heirlooms, but you should also look into saving time while in the process of getting Heirloom items.

The way to do that is with an optimized route of all the dailies you need to do in order to get the items to trade in for Heirlooms. Obviously, you can figure out your own path for doing this, but if you're like me, you'll want a guide written by professional gamers for the sole purpose of getting dailies done quickly.

There is a certain guide I use for all my dailies needs. It's called Zygor's Dailies & Events Guide. In their guide, they show you step-by-step how to get Heirloom items. As a bonus, they walk you through speed runs for making gold with dailies, as well as getting your Crusader title, which is needed to buy Heirlooms if you want to be able to buy them by doing dailies alone. If you want to get Heirlooms, gold, and your Crusader title fast, I highly recommend picking up a copy of Zygor's guide. Good luck!

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Street Fighter 4 Moves - What's the Best Ultra Combo?

2011-05-08T19:36:00.000-07:00

When talking about the best Street Fighter 4 moves, and which Ultra combo is the best, there are a few factors that you need to look at. 'How easy is it to connect with and actually hit your opponent with?' and 'How much damage does it do?' are the main questions that you should ask. Beyond that you might ask 'how good does it look?' and 'does it suit my style of play?'

If you're basing it on damage alone, then there's only one person that you can realistically look at, and that's Zangief. His myriad of suplexes and a final powerbomb can take around 5/8ths of a life bar away! The fact that it's a close-range grab move is even more devastating, as it means your opponent can't block it.

Akuma's move is deadly and one of the most frightening, despite being very easy to stop and counter. A simple jab when Akuma is 'floating' towards you is all it takes to stop this move, but make sure you time it right or you might not be around for much longer! This nervousness can often be seen when playing against Akuma, and players panic when he does his Ultra move, and end up getting caught in it.

Cammy's Ultra combo is considered to be one of the best Street Fighter 4 moves, as it not only takes around half of your opponent's life bar away (depending on who you're fighting), but because she starts it with a spinning corkscrew, your opponent has to be crouching and blocking to not get hit by it.

Gouken's ultra combo is one of my personal favourites, if not for the reason that it looks so badass! It's basically a giant Dragon Punch, which does around 10 hits to your opponent. The best Street Fighter 4 moves the ones that can usually be activated easily at the end of a combo. For example, because Chun Li's Ultra combo comes out so quickly and connects very early, you can time it so that there's almost no lag time between your build-up attack and activating the combo.

Are you ready for 3DS Nintendo?

2011-05-08T19:12:00.000-07:00

Finally, the technology of the future of 3D movies, the Sci-Fi so cool, he found his way through the video game Nintendo 3DS. In just a few weeks, this breakthrough is set to be released - to the excitement of millions of hardcore game fanatics. As the decades passed, Nintendo has once again delivered Going out with never-before experience of 3D graphics courtesy of a handheld. No doubt, Nintendo carves another notch in game history with this one, but the price of being part of it may lead you to contemplate on what your money's worth.

The Future In Your Hands

What could be a more awesome reason than getting the chance to enjoy your favorite games with graphics that look like it leap out of the screen sans the need for 3D glasses? Yes, that's 3D for everyone.
You and a friend can turn to play and see it's the same. The Nintendo 3DS is equipped with a couple of outer cameras that allow you take in images so clear, so larger-than-life, so 3D. L Analog Pad Nintendo brings a new face when it comes to the Circle pad test, the analog stick. This one will be seen on the left side of the controls just above the D-pad. With this, you get to other areas in your game to explore, while the convenience of precise navigation top-down will be taken from the classic D-Pad.

Crisp Image Quality

How about getting to play games such as Zelda, Mario, The Sims, Super Street Fighter and Metal Gear Solid with jaw-dropping resolution? The Nintendo 3DS gives out 800x240 pixels from the widescreen top while 320x240 pixels are projected from the LCD touch screen below.The upper display is designed to 400 pixels for each eye, which then gives the project 3-D effect.  Also, imagine that the Nintendo 3DS has the capacity to render images in an astounding number of over 16 million colors so you get to experience different worlds in astounding alive precision and vibrancies.

Except for DS 3ds of the new 3D games are specially designed for the Nintendo 3DS, you can enjoy your favorite games from the Nintendo DS.  The Depth Slider found on the right side of the screen can be adjusted so you can choose whether to switch to traditional 2D gaming or immerse yourself in a 3D world.
This means that you can play games with the current DS 3DS.  Unfortunately, games cut out for the DS won't be rendered in 3D when played on the 3DS. However, the 2D game do not change much apart from the convenience of the analog stick so you can still find your old games DS family.

Connect With Other 3DS Players

Another thing which makes the Nintendo 3DS so cool is that it has a feature called StreetPass with which you can choose to share your game data, including your scores and customized characters during Sleep mode.
In addition, there are spot matching function that you play the free software from Nintendo and Nintendo 3DS with other players around the world via Nintendo Wi-Fi connected 3DS can download.

So if you want to be part of the very first who'll get the power of 3DS gaming in their hands, keep your eyes peeled for the latest and most important information on the Nintendo 3DS. Save yourself the problem shelling out reviews of the game and go to conferences just to get the latest news, it's all here on this site easily accessible.