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2012-02-20T10:17:00.000-08:00

Castle Crashers Review Part 2

2012-01-25T06:36:00.000-08:00

The second installment of the castle crashers review is now online and ready to watch!

Castle Crashers Review Part 1

2012-01-12T04:12:00.000-08:00

First part of the video review of Castle Crashes.

Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi

2012-01-12T02:38:00.000-08:00

For years I have been searching for the ultimate Dragon Ball Z game, and I still haven't found it. After 15 years I really expected better gameplay, however it seems BanDai has decided that the visuals are more important. Don't get me wrong, this is definitely the closest that they have come to recreating graphics almost exactly the same as the anime series and the craters created from special attacks are brilliant. However I really wish they would let you go into the craters, instead they are just in the background.

The gameplay itself feels like I am basically watching a really long interactive cinematic. The only combo in the game is 3 punches, after that it goes into the cinematic. I really believe that Dragon Ball Z: Raging Blast 2 really had the gameplay perfect. You truly felt like a powerful Saiyan, with fast movement, precise timing to counter and recover. Unlike Ultimate Tenkaich, that uses visual promts for timing, and has very little player gameplay. The story is actually the story of the whole Dragon Ball Z universe, so the devoted fans might be disappointed by the lack of new story. However those who really liked the T.V series the game uses small clips of the most important parts of the series, so you really do feel nostalgic for the most part. Although I found there was too much scrolling text for my liking,but unfortunately you really have to read it to understand whats happening (especially if you haven't seen the T.V series)

50 50 choices decide battles

Spike's graphics engine is probably my favorite thing about this game, yet there is one thing I like much better.Hero mode is a new feature to the Dragon Ball Z universe. It lets you create your own super Saiyan and play in his own story. You can choose from 3 different character types, normal, young and large. Unfortunately it seems that your character has decided to join the Goku look alike contest. No matter what you do your character always has the same face. The only other things you can change is his hair style and colour, clothes style and colour and the colour of his aura (a glowing blur around him). I was really disappointing with not only the lack of character customization, but also the story line for your character. It begins by telling you that it's based in a parallel universe, but it doesn't explain what makes it parallel. So I spent most of my time trying to figure out what is different, and all I can think of is that it's something to do with who got the dragon balls..

Other than the flying mechanic, the new block break system is brilliant. Depending on how much Ki you have stored changes how you deal with someones special attack (like the Kamehameha). You can choose from Defend, Evade and Intercept. Defend simply reduces how much damage you take, Evade (if done correctly) makes it so you take no damage, while Intercept can let you cause your enemy damage when it's their special attack! If you didn't manage your Ki levels then you take all the damage, so there is some kind of strategy to the game. However most of the game is based on rock paper scissors luck, so I really didn't feel like I was playing, more or less guessing.

A new interesting aspect of the game is fighting the great apes (super Saiyans who still have their tails during full moons). It is like a large boss battle, and really reminds me of a God of War style timing based interactive cinematics. However when you are killed you are sent to far back to be bothered to do it all again, as it's not easy and can be really tedious to do for the 3rd time. So it could do with improvement, but I think should still stay in the game as it's a big part of the Dragon Ball Z universe. It should probably only be done once or twice in the game as it can be really boring to do the same kind of thing repeatedly.

Boring over the top boss battles

Overview

Lastly, would I recommend it. I would recommend it once it's becomes much cheaper. Unfortunately Dragon Ball Z isn't usually available in stores, as it's not really sort after. So if your desperate for it then yes, go buy it. However I really do think that if your going to get a Dragon Ball Z game then get Dragon Ball Z: Raging Blast 2. I wouldn't pay the full price for this game, due to the lack of gameplay. So I give it about a 6.5/10, mainly due to the nostalgia and graphics.

Woe is me

2011-12-28T14:55:00.001-08:00

I know I haven't posted lately, but there was Christmas, and now I'm ill! However by this weekend or the next I will be Blogging about my gaming desktop I am building. So if you want to build your own, or just want to know me specs, keep checking for some guides and info.

Signing off till the end of Jan

2011-12-23T02:52:00.001-08:00

Plant man here, now those who read the blog regularly may have noticed i have stopped posting, this is beucase i have exams in january and so i am preparing for those. So dont expect many, if any blogs from Plantman over the next few weeks.

Let's be civilized

2011-12-20T00:06:00.000-08:00

I recently bought civilization 5 and I really remember why I loved the first one. The strategy based game that revolutionized strategy games has really been done well. The original was genius. To defeat your enemy you must either create a space station, dominate the map or create world peace.

As objectives go, the game hasn't really changed. However the way you complete them has. New buildings and special units help you get one over on your enemy! Religion and country policies were almost useless in the original, however now what the player chooses can really change how the player plays. Characters also now have their own powers, queen Victoria has longbow men (no clue why) and advanced naval units. So who you play as will also change your play. The new 3D map makes the whole experience more realistic, also allowing you to understand the map better. For all these reasons I will be playing this game for many more weeks. There is only one thing I do think could be fixed. Sometimes the game is far to slow to respond. Whether that be the game not realising that you finished your turn,or just the time it takes for the game to process the other players turns.
All in all this game is brilliant. No matter what people say, I will always love this game. I really recommend this game to anyone who enjoys strategy games, or people who want to try out their first strategy game. This is a definite 10/10

Everything's better after dark!

2011-12-15T06:48:00.000-08:00

I am currently writing reviews for http://tvafterdarkonline.com/ so I need some time to settle into the site. I will still be posting here, and there. Anyway TVafter dark is a really good site, so give it a look!

Gametrender

2011-12-14T11:07:00.000-08:00

For those who don't remember a while ago I posted a link to this site: http://www.gametrender.net/
Gametrender writes reviews on apps and games, and really keeps up to date and posts almost everyday. So give it a look, I'm sure you'll love it!

The Rise of a new series

2011-12-13T09:40:00.000-08:00

Metal Gear Solid has been, for many years, playstaions game to boast. The series has spawned great games like Sons of liberty and Snake eater. Sony allowed the original Metal gear solid games to come out on Xbox in the form of an HD collection. After it's great success it seems that they will also let Metal Gear Solid Rising: Revengeance be released on Xbox at the same time as PS3! Will Sony really let one of their best exclusive games slip into the hands of Microsoft? For those who havent played any of the Metal Gear Solid games, I'll let you know what to expect. Do you love Ninja Gaiden? Did you enjoy sneaking around in Assasins Creed? If you said yes to both then you will become a fan boy of the Metal Gear Solid series. If only one yes, then you will still enjoy playing this game. So far the games action-sneak game style look amazing, the sneak is everything you would expect from the Metal Gear series, and after watching Raiden in action from Guns of Patriots I can't wait to get in there and slice through enemies. I have very high expectations for this game, as Raiden was a personal favourite of all the charecters (yes I like him more than Snake) I can't wait to see him in this new light. So far the release date is yet to be announced, however it is being made by Kojima Productions so expect it to be in on time! For more Information about the game check follow the link to IGN
You can also watch a trailer from GameTrailer.com below.

RIP PSP

2011-12-10T08:06:00.000-08:00

Handhelds were amazing, everyone wanted one or had one. Lets have a blast to the past and see the hand held history.
The PSP flew off the shelves in March 2005. Everyone wanted one, and why not? You could take your favorite characters around with you wherever you went, the ghost of Sparta could accompany you on the bus; who wouldn't want that? Great games like Ratchet and Clank:size matters, God of War:chins of Olympus and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker all were fan favorites. People even stormed the stores to get their hands on a DS in March 2005. The dual screens gave players more to see on a handheld. The new touchscreen was a great addition to the handheld, and everyone loved being able to use their fingers to play.

Now in the present we have the PSP Vita and 3DS, and considering the past you would have expected them to do great! However the smart phones have completely dominated the handheld gaming world. Games like Angry birds and Fruit Ninja have become house hold names. If you haven't played Angry Birds you've definitely heard of it. First I'll talk about the 3DS.

It's 3D without glasses feature was a big selling point, the idea of playing games in 3D and seeing it without glasses really excited me! However I think the thought that crossed my mind crossed everyone's mind, "doesn't my phone have better games than this?" The 3D was a gimmick, and unfortunately for Nintendo it wasn't a good one. People got chronic headaches from the 3D, so most people didn't even use the 3D function on their 3DS. Now Sony has made the mistake of not learning from their competitors Nintendo. The Handheld age is dying, however I feel that the Vita is on the right lines. I really don't want to see the hand held die. The Vita is more like a real console, and I think that could probably be the best way to go. The dual analogue sticks let the you play like a real console. As technology increases the Smart Phones will have to step down from games and step up in music and 4G internet. That is when Sony or Microsoft should burst out with a great handheld. Something that has great 3G and great games. Why not Nintendo? Because the last thing that would help revive handhelds is another Zelda game. Don't get me wrong the Vita and 3DS are both good handhelds, they have just come out at the wrong time.

Handhelds really are a great form of gaming, so we really should try keep them alive. Personally I don't think Smart Phones will dominate handheld gaming for much longer. So please Microsoft, Sony, get designing as I really think that a handheld in a years time will do extremely well.

MW3 review part 2

2011-12-04T11:35:00.001-08:00

Could'nt think of a good name so yeah... watch the video!

TRIPLE DIGITS BABY!

2011-12-03T12:02:00.000-08:00

Plantmans YouTube channel has just hit 100 views! Thank you for all your support, please keep watching and remember to subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/user/PlantMan1234561

Tap tapping like a pro

2011-11-30T10:14:00.000-08:00

One game that is on the IPod that i love, and is kind of my show off game is Tap Tap Revenge 2, there are now many many types of Tap Tap. All are fundamentally the same, you tap along to songs on the screen. It is easy and hard at the same time which makes it a very addictive game. Now I could post reviewing every single one but, they are all the same, just different songs and you can even get artist specific such as Lady Gaga, Nickelback, Cold play and many more, decieded to review my favorite one. As if you like the sound of it you can download its free version Tap Tap 4. Now the reason i like Tap Tap 2 (revenge) the most is because it has none of the really complicated things like all the later ones, it is simpley tapping and trying to 100% songs (I have done 8 of them can you better that?). There are flaws with the game such as the shakes in the middle of other tapping usually doesnt get registered or it just puts you off and you miss a tap. The biggest problem is that the song beat is sometimes different to the beat you tap... This just ruins the feel of the song. There is a split screen mode however i feel that this is horrible as this requres two people head to head hovering over the same ipod, and normally gets dropped, heads banged together (or maybe im just special). Anyway go check it out and see how you like it.
On a side note (well two of them) sorry for the lack of on the bus recently i have mocks on...
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This Place Looks Like a Bombs Hit it!

2011-11-30T01:15:00.001-08:00

Me and Plantman have finished and uploaded part 1 of are MW3 game. So give it a look below. Don't forget to subscribe and tell your friends!

Setting Up Shop

2011-11-27T13:18:00.000-08:00

I have just created a YouSayToo account, I was recommended it by Gametrender and thought I would give it a go. So anyway just created it and am currently figuring it out.

2011-11-27T13:11:00.001-08:00

We all fall down

2011-11-27T12:19:00.000-08:00

I get bored sometimes, so I generally try and find some games online, and I found a sequel to an old favorite. Phage Wars 2. I love the idea that the whole game is a test for a Genome. You play as a genome, and the point of the game is to defeat the other genome. Now a first it sounds boring, but tactical locations like double reproduction and double strength allows the player to really get one up on the opponent. The different stages really allow the player to get used to how the game plays out. However this is where I would make a change. The game layers it features, so at first is was like a remastered version of the first game, the second stage had the double reproduction and so on. I would have introduced the new feature on the last lever of the set. Now when I say "introduced" I use this term lightly, as the game doesn't exatly introduce it. It lets the player know its their but not what it does. Thankfully this is done really well. They make the new item easy to use and understand, so you feel as if you discovered it. If it had gone wrong it would have joined the ranks of bad design with GTA. The game also allows you to customize your genome, making it fasters, stronger ect. However you must unlock these,so it's not so easy to get the perfect genome. I deffinatly would recomend this game, its free to play online so give it a go! Phage Wars 2

Just to let you guys know I am going to be doing something a bit different at the end of the reviews, hopefully it will work and look good.

So for this game I give it ★★★★☆ and that's SomeGuys opinion!

You Say I Say

2011-11-27T06:34:00.000-08:00

Obliterate everything

2011-11-23T03:08:00.000-08:00

A game I recently played on armorgames.com is Obliterate Everything. It is a RTS (real time strategy if you didnt know) where you build bases, towers and ship docks that repeatedly build ships. I have become very addicted to it despite there only being 18 levels. (Well 17 as the last is you watching a massive space battle). Anyway the game is very good in my opinion. But also very very difficult in places, with spore enemies that convert your buildings into theirs and a simple touch, to you doing that the them. There is not a huge amount to this game as there is build, gather, build ships, destroy. A normal RTS, but there are some missions where you hold out for a set amount of time (which it annoyingly doesnt tell you) and missiosn were you start with nothing and they have loads. These constantly differing types of levels means that you constantly have to change your strategy to the matter at hand. This is probably why i like it so much. Many RTS's nowadays you can develop a method and re-use it every level, so it gets boring. Great game very addictive (if you can master it) go give it a go on either armor games or kongregate.

Making a delivery on the bus

2011-11-23T02:58:00.000-08:00

Just before leaving for my bus today i decided to splash out and buy an App. It is called DeliveryMan. It is also on armor games, i loved it on the PC, easy to aim, accurate and generally fun. On the ipod for some reason the calibration is about 7mm off so you have to tap above them to hit them. Im not sure if it is just me but it is a major problem. Also the bosses on this game are stupidly annoying, they kill you practically instantly and with the off callibration shooting missiles is not that easy. Good points about this game is that there are around 40 levels on the IPhone so there is a lot to do. With each mission you have to try to survive. There are several weapons which you can buy and upgrade keeping things intresting, along with upgrading your car and the cargo you deliver, thus earning more money. There are also little challenges like getting headshots and multi kills. But alas this has problems as well, it doenst tell you (that I know of) how many are needed for the award so i just dont bother. All in all i would say that this game is far better suited as a PC flash game as it is generally better suited with less flaws.

This is carnage

2011-11-19T07:18:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers, Plantman here. I have an apology, last week I said I would be doing on the bus on weekdays, but all this week i have been without internet till this morning so here is a video to make up for the lack of posts. So here is Burnout Revenge, a really cheap game on the xbox now as it has been out for a while, it is a very fun game to just pick up and play for 30mins or 30 hours as often as you feel. Very addictive, very funny to watch when your friend (in this case Alex) fail repeatedly.

Tangled on the bus

2011-11-14T01:57:00.000-08:00

A game I have had on my IPhone for a while now is Knots. It is basically twister but with your fingers with three difficulties easy medium and hard with smaller dots and the are smaller. It is a fairly fun game but there are many problems with it; there is no score board so you have no idea when you set a high score or any proof that you set it; after about 3 plays it is very boring and tiresome. The good thing about it is that you can play 2 player so you can play with friends. Alas this has problems of its own; two people with their hands on an IPod device, after about 3 turns you cant see the screen any more due to your hands being in the way, and also there is no easy way of identifying who won as a frowny face just appears when you lose. It is a free game, some people may enjoy it so check it out, what have you got to lose.

THIS MEANS WARFARE!

2011-11-14T01:43:00.000-08:00

So I know there is a lot of hype about MW3, and there is good reason. The Multi-player has been expanded extremely, mixing in the few good qualities from Black ops and mixing them in with MW2. The levels are well detailed, but not just because of the graphics. The detail in the surroundings has been done really well! Posters, fliers and bill boards have been done to perfection. The layout of the maps allow players to get a tactical hold of a position (as long as you know what your doing). The only criticism I have about the current maps is that they are not built for snipers. There are very few places for a sniper to actually snipe. MW2's beloved Quick Scopers have been given lots of new perks to help them quick scope, but not so much help for them to use a sniper as a sniper. I have seen this happen a lot to games, they find something that everyone loves and work it to death (sonic *cough*) So this is a plea to the designers, please, please make so actually sniper maps, and don't make quick scopping this easy, you will only ruin your selves. Anyway moving on. The kill streaks are gone, stripped bare and have been refurbished. 3 types of "points streaks" now stand proud and tall. With many different types of rewards for the player to use, the game has become more divers. At least, that's what was meant to happen. First of the Points streaks reminds me of the MW2 days, a kill gets a point and you unlock something to kill someone. Other than more rewards to choose from its very much the same. Second is support, and is over used and over powered! Players don't loose their streak on death. So a stealth bomber is a definite as long as they get the 18 kills in a match. Thankfully their isn't to many killer awards for this one. Last but not least we have the useless. You unlock perks on kills, and loose them on death. At first I though "This sounds like it could be really cool!", I was wrong. It makes very little difference to your play. If anything it makes life harder, as you get used to having different perks.

So equipment. Special grenades and back with a vengeance. They are sick of being pushed around by Frags and the Semtex! EMP grenades have joined the ranks with its great friend the Trophy system. The Trophy system is a brilliant piece of real world technology that is now in MW3. It prevents any lethal projectiles from reaching you, making noob toobers useless! As much as the game feels and looks like MW2, they have used a very distastefull cartoon effect for the titles and emblems. I am not a great fan of this, however some people do enjoy the look of it. All in all though I really do love this game, I love playing it and always will. I just hope that they add the Gun game and infection game types into the multi player, as they are currently only available for private matches and they are brilliant! 9/10 from this reviewer, I seriously recommend buying it.

On The Bus With A Nutter

2011-11-11T05:03:00.000-08:00

Plantman here with another installment of On The Bus. Todays game is CliffDiving. Not a lot to this game you jump you do flips you land with as little splash as possible. You get score per jump and how good it is. 3 attempts per jump to try to get the required score. Very simple to learn. very easy levels to begin with. very very addictive. I love this game quite a lot. Its graphics are very simple with it being a stickman game but it is great none the less. Biggest bonus is that it is free so give it a look. You wont regret it.