Top Spec Gaming

Resident Evil 4

2012-02-25T05:38:00.001-08:00

I first played resident evil 4, years ago for my PlayStation 2 after a friend gave me it for a birthday present, lets just say my first couple of minuets playing this game weren't the fondest. Up to that point I had never played a resident evil game or anything similar to the game play this meant for a steep learning curve! I was with a good friend of mine at the time and we were both fascinated to see what this game was like, getting used to the shooting was my first task followed by how to use the knife properly, the next thing I remember is walking into the first village hearing shouting and zombies so I ran behind a house thinking I was safe, oh how I was wrong I hear a smash and whats behind me yep a zombie with a knife in hand, safe to say we both made a mess of our pants and turned the game of :D.

Don't worry that's not the end of resident evil 4 and boy am I glad its not, this game is amazing and if any of you have read my recommends page you will know how much I love this game. Once i got used to the controls this game became very fun with the occasional scare which is a very good combination for a horror game. Resident Evil 4 is a game that you can play over and over again and always gets me coming back for another play through.

One thing that made this game different from any other game at that time was the way weapons, ammo and items were implemented, you were given an attache case which was a grid format to put all your items in. This was a great idea as it gave you more to think about as your case became full, it forced you to think about what ammo to use up first, what guns to use in different situations and what to sell. Another thing that was implemented into Resident Evil was money this was used to buy certain items and weapon upgrades from the merchant, ohhh the merchant ill never forget those wise words "What are you buying stranger hehehehe" Anyone who has played this game will know exactly what I mean when i say that guy knows whats going down.

The story behind Resident Evil 4 is a simple plot that gets more in depth as the game progresses, you play as Leon S. Kennedy from the previous games and your mission is to rescue the kidnapped presidents daughter Ashley from a mysterious cult in rural Europe. A task that soon becomes a lot harder than first expected, it turns out the local villagers have been infected by a parasite that controllers them to attack outsiders. You later find out that both you and Ashley have been given the same parasite another problem added to your already full list, the struggle you fight through makes this game what it is and after finishing the story you get a real sense of achievement.

I really recommend this game to anyone especially those who have never played a resident evil game, its got a steep learning curve but once you get to grips with it its a great game with one amazing story whether its the original disk for the PS2 / Game cube or download it straight from the PSN store its defiantly worth the money.

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 10 / 10

Thought I would upload some game play and me getting the final trophy in the game.

Im Back :D

2012-01-19T08:14:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone hope your all ok :D

Its been a while since my last post for a few reasons really. The first was mainly just for a break from writing to relax and get some of my other projects sorted, Ive used the past few months to finish of a lot of games that I had started but never got round to finishing, these games will be featured in the upcoming posts. My main job has took most of my time up recently, which I cant complain about too much because its my main source of income and the main thing that's supporting this blog and all the games that I've wrote about so far. Finally I've also got my self a girlfriend which as you can imagine takes up most of my free time, but I don't mind :D shes a great girl and a massive change from my last relationship so I'm a much happier person :).

Anyway back to the gaming which after all is what this blog is all about.

So the past few months I've been playing plenty of different games, Some games I've re visited and finished off, other games I've started new.

The first two are games that I've played before the first Minecraft I started towards the back end of 2011 which is a game I will always load up every now and again, I recently started up a new world due to the 1.0 update that was recently realised, which gave me a whole new fresh slate to design and build. Normally I would go for a typical house 2 floors, roof, front door the usual design but after looking around in my new world I found a strange rock formation over the sea, this gave me the idea of a hanging platform home, I had no idea how I was going to do that or what it would look like but after gathering a ton of wood and dirt I started building. Let me tell you starting a building in the middle of air 40 blocks up from floor level is no easy task, anyway after the first few platforms and walkways put in position the job was made much easier.

Here's a image of the home I built and I must say its a lot safer than a house build on ground level, I never have any problems with monsters as its impossible for them to get up there, and the views you get from up there are way better than anything built on ground level.

The second game I've recently got addicted to is Rollercoaster Tycoon 1 for the PC, I first played this game in 1999 and I've loved it ever since, its that good that its even got my girlfriend addicted :). The particular one I have has the original 21 scenarios as well as the loopy landscapes and added attractions park expansion packs which I'm currently playing through, after finishing all the original parks these expansion pack offer hundreds more hours of game play which I was very happy about because stopping playing this game was just not an option :).

As well as PC gaming I've also been mainly on my PS3. Ive been playing a ton of new and old games recently, the main ones being Uncharted 3, Dead Island, Resident Evil 4 and Infamous 2. You will all be happy to know that yes I got the uncharted 3 platinum to add to Uncharted 1 and 2's platinum's yay :D And also if your a trophy collector too Uncharted 3 is a much more pleasant game to play when it comes to crushing difficulty thank god :D

Right this blog has gone on long enough I think, the next few posts will be reviews of the games I've been playing recently, a bit of news on recent game realises and also some Tec news involving tablet computers.

Thanks again for reading, its good to be back :D

Happy 25th Birthday Samus Aran!

2011-08-09T06:41:00.000-07:00

We had Mario's 25th anniversary and then Zelda's 25th now its Metroids turn.

I absolutely love the Mario and Zelda games but for some reason the Metroid games are at the top of my Nintendo list, I wouldn't say the Metroid games aren't popular because they really are, but compared to Mario and Zelda, Samus just seems more mysterious and different, I mean for years everyone thought Samus was a guy, oh how wrong they were . . . . soo very wrong . . . . hrm . . where were we . . . oh yes Celebrating Samus's birthday :)

I first started the Metroid series with Super Metroid for the SNES and as you all know from my review of this game I LOVE IT! Its one of my top SNES games and in fact in my top 5 of all time games. The next game in the series I played was Metroid Prime for the Game Cube and wow did this game blew me away, The step from 2D to 3D graphics were amazing and brought what we imagined as kids on the SNES version to our screens. At first I didn't know if this kind of game play would work for Metroid, but ill give it to Nintendo they got it spot on.

Ive played almost all of the Metroid games but for me those two are my highlights in terms of game play and story, I cant ask for anymore out of a game than what Super Metroid, and Metroid Prime offer, 100% perfect to me :)

The only one disappointment to me is Nintendo. Where are you? Why are you not celebrating this event? they realised a limited addition game for Mario on the Wii, and Zelda got a Symphony Concert! So whats Samus getting? Well so far nothing :( not cool Nintendo not cool. At least we have a great collection of Metroid games to play so ill settle with that at least.

So there's nothing further to do but to raise our glasses to Samus and her amazing games she has given us over the past 25 years cheers :)

Sonic The Hedgehog 2

2011-08-05T07:43:00.000-07:00

One year after the realise of Sonic The Hedgehog 1 the second one came out and what a sequel it was, I cant say I remember this game when it was first released, being 2 years old probably didn't help :) but when a friend of mine got a Sega mega drive I remember living there for days on end, at that point the console I was on was the Super Nintendo so for me Sonic was a whole new concept far different from the Mario game play I was used to. One great addition to the game was the 2 player concept which meant neither me or my friend was sat waiting for the other to die to get a turn :) I'm not saying the 2 player was perfect but it did give the game some more playability.

The concept behind the game is pretty much the same from the first, but this time round there's a few more additions, as I mentioned earlier the 2 player ability was added, but other than that there's a few more features to see, one of my favourites is the spin ability. The issue with the first game was at some stages, walking up a small hill for example slowed sonic down way to much, with this new spin ability you can spin you way out of such obstacles with ease and get sonic back up to the speed we all know and love. The 3rd change was to the bonus stages the way you get them has changed and the stages them self's have changed, were as before you needed 100 rings at the end of a stage and then jump through a giant ring, this time you get portals at check points and if you have 50 rings bam your there. The stages them self's are similar to a bobsleigh course and have you racing down them collecting as many rings as possible while avoiding the bombs.

The special stages in this game created a whole new view to sonic games and gave the first 3D sonic effect. The idea of these special stages is the same as the first game and is to gain Chaos Emeralds, the difference though was that once all 7 were found sonic could transform into super sonic, now I'm gonna be honest I absolutely love these stages and the super sonic form, but god these stages are sooo hard I've never been able to get all seven not on the original Sega or even on the PS3 version, which is crazy because on the PS3 version you can save when ever you like, yet no . . . I still cant do it *Sigh* Maybe one day.

If you were to ask me which I prefer sonic 1 or 2, I would have to say, I have no idea both are amazing and to choose one of them doesn't seem right to me, if your gonna buy an original sonic game buy 1 and 2 together you will never regret it. Its perfect game play, graphics, sound and levels make these games great and will always bring me back for a play through or two, its Sonic The Hedgehog 2 . . . WITH TAILS oh yer :)

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 10 / 10

Link to: Sonic The Hedgehog 1 review.
http://topspecgaming.blogspot.com/2011/03/sonic-1.html

10,000 Page Views

2011-06-27T06:06:00.000-07:00

If anyone has looked over to the left of Top Spec Gaming in the past few days you may have noticed that the page view counter clicked onto another digit now making 10,000 views just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who has checked out the site since we started back in september 2010.

As the Top Spec Gaming site evolved and gets bigger I want to start giving back to all the viewers of the site so in time I plan on doing some kind of give away of some sort so be on the look out for when that happens :)

Anyway thanks again and ill see you all in the next post happy gaming :)

Up coming games im looking forward to.

2011-06-07T06:09:00.000-07:00

The year 2011 the year that for me has and is going to be incredible for gamers so I thought I would share my thoughts on the games already released and some upcoming titles of 2011. So far this year we have already had the release of Dead Space 2, Portal 2, LA Noire, Brink, Killzone 3, Little Big Planet 2 and soo many more.

But it doesn't end there ohh no its only just started in the next few days we have some huge titles due for release Infamous 2 is out today, Infamous was an amazing game for the PS3 and I cant wait to get my hands on this game, with new features such as new ice powers and a tesla coil weapon this game is looking very promising.

If that's not enough on June 14th Duke Nukem Forever is due for release that's right after sooooo many years of waiting were finally going to get this game finally, I'm really excited about this game the only 1 thing that worries me is that because the game has had so much hype and such a long wait will it live up to expectations I certainly hope so.

Out of all the games this year that have already been released and are going to be Duke Nukem is at number 2 on my list of game this year, WHAT I hear you ask what can possibly beat this game that's been 13 years in the making well let me tell you . . . Uncharted 3! As you all know I rate uncharted 1 and 2 as the best games I've ever played so the 3rd should be amazing, judging by the jump the game make from the first to the second in terms of game play and graphics the next jump to the third should blow our minds.

On September 6th Resistance 3 is due for release into our gaming hands which is another date I'm looking forward to I'm a big fan of the previous 2 resistance games and from what it looks like this new game shares the best bits from the two which in my opinion will make a great game.

Batman Arkham City is also taking a spot in my gaming shelf's interests out in October this game Carry's on from the previous batman game Arkham Asylum I personally thought the first game was great and the only one thing missing was more space to explore, well this new game has that covered and we will now have an entire city to explore. This game is set to have a huge array of bad guys and characters which is what makes batman so great.

Prototype is a game I'm still yet to play but from what Ive seen and heard its a game I'm definitely going to play through sooner than later especially when the sequel Prototype 2 is set for release in 2012 that gives me around 8 months lol plenty of time :)

Ive never really been a Call Of Duty fan the early games were good for the PS2 but the latest releases have never really grabbed me I played the first Modern Warfare and the story was pretty good but I never really cared much for the multi player, as for Black Ops I own the game but I'm still yet to play the game Ive just got way to many games to do at the moment and it doesn't seem to be top priority at the moment, having said that the new Modern Warfare 3 is set for release in November so anyone who loves the Call Of Duty series get ready for then.

Talking of First Person shooters Battlefield 3 will be coming out in October now as I said before I'm not a major fan of Call Of duty but the Battlefield series has had me playing quite a bit lately so I'm more interested in what the new Battlefield 3 has to offer, now judging by the trailers this game looks pretty epic so I'm thinking a pre-order of this is on the cards.

There is plenty of other games due for release in 2011 but the ones mentioned above are the games I'm most looking forward to. As a gamer 2011 is going great and looking at whats to come its one of the most promising gaming year so far. Hope everyone is enjoying the year as much as me happy gaming :)

My New Phone and Angry Birds

2011-06-03T07:34:00.000-07:00

I came to the end of a very very long contract 2 weeks ago with a very cruddy phone so I was very excited to finally have a smart phone in my pocket. I was looking at every smart phone on the market for a number of months before settling on one phone I looked at plenty of different phones and makes from the PlayStation phone to the obvious I Phone 4 which was the one I was going for until I saw the HTC Desire HD I had the two phone side by side and the HTC just took it for me better camera better contract its just a all round better phone and cost less which was even better :).

The great thing with this phone is that I now have a HD camera and video camera which means I can now film and picture my own images this gives me more freedom about the images on Top Spec Gaming. As well as that I now have the ability to post on the move so I don't need to be sat at my laptop to do a post or update which means I can put content up more often.

And finally the best thing is that I don't have to hide my phone when in public :) Now seen as Top Spec Gaming is about video games 'hence the name' I guess I should put a little about the games that are available for these smart phones and what better way to start than with Angry Birds, one of the most popular games for smart phones at the moment has to be angry birds and now that I
have this game too a can see why.

The game is very simple and is great for pick up and play game play, its also incredibly addictive which is another reason for the popularity of the game. I was very happy to see that on my phone I could get angry birds for free another bonus with the phone :). So whats Angry Birds all about? Well to explain as simply as I can, Pigs have stolen the birds eggs and are the birds going to put up with that NO so what do they do? they build a huge slingshot and hurl them self's at the pigs simple huh :) Its a classic tower destruction game were you launch projectiles at weak spots of a structure to destroy it as efficiently as possible.

The game has soo many levels and other expansions that the game never gets old or boring and will have you playing for hours. With each level comes new types of birds with different ability's and new structures to destroy, some have to be dealt with simple strength power were as others need more precision shots to weak parts. Since the release of Angry birds a number of other titles have been released 2 of which I've recently downloaded Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio these titles are just as good as the first and just give gamers another load of different levels and scenarios to try out only increasing the life of the game :) All in all a great game and defiantly worth the download :)

Angry Birds: Total Top Spec Gaming Score 9.5 / 10

HTC Desire HD: Total Top Spec Gaming Score 9.6 / 10

Were have you been Adam?

2011-05-05T06:20:00.000-07:00

Hey guys just a quick update on whats going on since I haven't posted in a while. Don't worry I'm still here and I'm still posting Ive just had a LOT going on at the moment first work has been stupidly busy and since I live in England we have just had 2 bank holiday weekends so I'm having to do 10 days work in 6 :( Ive also just had my 21st birthday so lots of nights out lately :) on top of that Ive split with my girlfriend of 3 years a few week ago so that really sucks :( and finally I've been having a few issues with my Internet connection but that's all sorted now :)

So there you go pretty busy and crazy few weeks I'm still getting my head adjusted to everything that's gone on but I'm getting there and the posts on Top Spec Gaming should be back to normal soon.

Oh another major thing that's pretty bad is the PSN hack I haven't really been on my PS3 since the network was brought down and I haven't really been gaming since really finding the gaming drive hard to come by lately, Ive been playing around on mine craft a bit since its a relaxing game to play around. What ive been doing gaming wise lately is watching "lets plays" on YouTube its great to see another persons view on a certain game, in particular I've been watching mine craft and a new game that's not even been released yet its called Terraria and people are calling this the 2D mine craft the game looks great and I cant wait to get my hands on this game, the guy Ive been watching most is called Dion AKA PBat here's the link to his channel http://www.youtube.com/user/PaperBatVG

So yer if you want to know more about this game give it a look over, looks very promising, So a bit more on the PSN hacking, I'm sure you have all heard whats been going on as its been in the news and nearly every website, whats basically happened is some one has hacked the PSN network for the PS3 and "may" have taken all our personal details including credit card details not cool, being a PSN user Ive probably been effected by this and Ive taken all the precautions I can. (Changing 25 passwords is not fun ill tell you that lol) I really don't know what to think or who to believe in all this but what I know is Sony should not have been able to be hacked and you would think someone as big as Sony should be safe, I guess it just shows if someone wants to hack something they really can, its a scary world out there guys.

Well I think that's everything that's been going on hopefully the PSN will be back soon and everything else will return to normal again. Thanks to everyone still visiting the site and ill see you guys soon :).

Lets try something a little different :)

2011-04-14T06:43:00.000-07:00

So far on Top Spec Gaming Ive mostly done game reviews on the main page so since this is essentially a blog I'm going to try and ad a more personal touch to the site and blog a bit about what I'm doing at the moment in the gaming world.

The renting month :)

As Ive mentioned many times before I'm a bit of a trophy hunter on the PlayStation 3 so that's probably taking up most of my gaming time, Ive started renting on Love Film recently so Ive been renting small games that wont take up too much of my time. I started out with terminator salvation which is a OK game nothing special but was worth having a play through and after a few hours *Bling* platinum :)

For those of you not familiar with the PlayStation 3 or trophies there the same as Xbox 360's achievements and are given to the player for completing certain tasks such as finish a chapter in a certain difficulty or more complicated things like kill so many enemies. Its a way of rewarding the player for playing the game and a nice way of showing of your skills as a gamer. there are 4 different trophies: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum as you can guess bronze trophies are easier to obtain silvers slightly harder golds are rarer and usually are much harder and platinum's these are only gained once you have all the trophies in the game your playing.

So after I sent of terminator salvation I next received Trivial Pursuit which is not the type of game I usually play as its more of a multi player game my girlfriend had a few games with me and within another day or 2 of gaming you guessed it *Bling* platinum :) Again the game isn't as epic as other games out there but that's not what these games are about its just a good multi player game to have a laugh with a few friends. The next game I rented was a horror/ Survival game called Alone in the dark, I hadn't heard much about this game but Id seen the game on lots of players stats. This game is great and terrible at the same time, The game has soo many great ideas that no other games have but the only problem is the fine tuning of the game its like the creators spent too much time thinking of all these great ideas and forgot to make sure they all work properly which is a shame, don't get me wrong the game is playable but there's too many glitches and problems for it to be a great game but defiantly worth a play through. And oh yer got the platinum that's 3 in a row in under a week lol.

And now were at the game Ive just received came in the post yesterday, its monopoly streets first of I love monopoly its a great game and to have this in video game version with trophies is great :) so far I'm about half way through the game just have to get into some online play. Now I'm guessing you all know how monopoly is played so I wont explain but this game uses the old game board and has come up with a great way of turning it into a interactive experience, there's a choice of different game boards such as the old retro classic and new ones like the real city which is great. Again like trivial pursuit its a great multi player game and yesterday I had my friend come round and we had a few games. At the moment I'm on 27 trophies out of 41 so I'm guessing by the end of today I should be done.

So that's whats been taking up most of my gaming time the rest has been on MineCraft, its a game I can go to that has no time limits no stress and is just relaxing to play :) that is unless a creeper blows up in your face :) so that's whats happening pretty much at the moment. Let me know if you found this interesting if its a popular idea ill do some more posts like this and if you prefer the more personal posts to the reviews ill do more like this. See you all later happy gaming :)

Terminator Salvation: Total Top Spec Gaming Score 3.5 / 10

Trivial Pursuit: Total Top Spec Gaming Score 4 / 10

Alone In The Dark: Total Top Spec Gaming Score 4.5 / 10

Monopoly Streets: Total Top Spec Gaming Score 7 / 10

MineCraft

2011-03-22T04:47:00.000-07:00

This is MineCraft, well not just this picture its more than that :) MineCraft is an indie game which basically means its a game that's constantly being developed and updated and usually is made by a single maker or a small group and as you can see on the first picture MineCraft is made by a man who goes bu the name Notch. Anyway Ive been putting this review off for a few weeks now, its not because the game is bad or anything its just gonna take so long to review, as simple as this game is there is so much to get down. I guess I should start with what your all thinking the graphics. One thing I almost did was look straight past this game as I nearly judged it by its graphics, the one thing that got me looking into this game was the old school look of the game. We all know I love a good old school retro game so it got my interest. After some research and a few months playing Ive got to really appreciate the style of this game and really love the graphics.

So once you get over the graphics and style you can really get into what this game is about, for me its split up into three parts, First is creating and crafting all kinds of worlds, Homes and anything you can think of, the second side is adventure and searching the different worlds that you find your self in, the final part is survival, making sure you survive and live in this world. One thing I always get asked is what do you actually do in this game, and I always say the same thing you can do anything you like its so open ended and anything is possible . . . well within reason that is :)

The first thing that you do in this game is create your world, You can pick a name of your choice and then its time to generate your world there are two options for this you can have the game randomly design your world or you can select a seed. The great thing about this game is that every time someone plays this game the experience is always different. The secondary option of picking a seed allows you to play a set world which is always the same but even then will always be played differently by different players. Once you have your world generated its time to start your adventure. The idea is that you have crashed into this world all alone with nothing and you have to survive, this sounds all well and dandy and from the pictures above it all looks swell, That is until night, if your not in some shelter by the time the sun sets you may be in some trouble because as you soon find out this is no ordinary world, this is a world that changes in the dark Spiders, Zombies, Skeletons, slimes and creepers are all out to do one thing kill and destroy.

Once you have your shelter and survive your night its time to start exploring your world and start building, expanding and creating. You can build tools to help you build quicker and more efficiently, weapons and armor to help protect your self and furniture to store your items or rest. One thing that's most important in this game is light, if at any point you see a dark area a Creature can spawn there not so much a problem in the day but at night torches and light sources are a must. MineCraft does have multi player but for the moment its not a full design and is run by the player creating there own servers, I imagine there will be a built in multi player at some stage.

All in all this game is great and can only get better with every update this game gets at the moment the game is in Beta and costs €14.95 and when the game is released as a full product it will sell at €20.00 so go buy it now and get the discount :) you wont regret it trust me.

http://www.minecraft.net/

Heres a fan made Trailer that shows the game of well.

Ill include a few use full links bellow that are worth the look:
http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Minecraft_Wiki
http://www.minecraftforum.net/
http://notch.tumblr.com/

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 10 / 10

Sonic The Hedgehog 1

2011-03-07T13:00:00.000-08:00

As a PlayStation plus member I received this game for free this month and boy am I glad I did! This game is one of my favorite Sega games of all time and to this day still have it for my Sega mega drive it was awesome in 1991 and its awesome now! One thing that I really liked was the introduction of trophies, now Ive played this before on the PlayStation with sonics ultimate collecting but it only had one trophy for it so I only did one quick play through, with this though they have included 12. Not only did they add 12 but there great each one gets you playing this game differently there's speed ones that have you finding the fastest route, collector ones which have you finding rings and emeralds, and survival trophies that have you slowing down and keeping hold of those Shields and rings its a great idea and one that got me playing 4 playthroughs of this great game great work :).

I'm not sure there isn't anyone who hasn't played this game or seen this game but I'll explain it anyway, this game has you playing the role of sonic a blue hedgehog that goes on a mission to stop the evil Dr Robotnic who has kidnapped all the forest creatures, Shocker I know :) Now the thing about sonic is speed hes a total speed freak and its one thing that sets this game apart from the others. The game is simple there's only one button that's jump and the directional buttons its simple but executed really well.

The level set up is similar to many games of this type and age, there are certain worlds and are split up into 3 levels the 3rd ending in a fight with Dr Robotnic, each world has a different feel and look to it and every level needs a different approach some require speed while others require more precision jumping and accuracy. All in all this game is great its perfect for a pick up and play game and can be picked up by anyone of any age and that's why this game is so successful, its Sonic The Hedgehog 1.

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 10 / 10

ElectricMan 2

2011-02-27T06:58:00.000-08:00

I recently posted a game on Top Spec the other day called defend your castle which was a game I played tons at school, This game I'm showing you today was a game I played a ton when I was at collage and wow did I love this game in collage. This was another one of those flash games on the Internet that everyone was playing at the time, I'm not sure what reminded me of this game but yesterday it came to my mind so I gave it another play through. Its Electric man 2!!!

So whats this game all about? Well when you start you create your fighting stick man, give him a name and an electric colour glow and your ready to start fighting in the Tournament Of Voltagen!!! You begin in round 1 with 4 matches all with different opponents each with different health and skills. The aim is basically to destroy all of your opponents and progress to the next round. do to this you have 3 moves Punching, kicking, and grabs each of these moves have different uses for example if your running when pressing the kick button you do a running kick. On top of these 3 moves you have 3 slow motion moves which are the same as the previous 3 but are much stronger and cooler.

As the rounds progress you will have to battle your way through more enemies with more health and that's when this game gets real challenging, you will have to be quick, agile and string together each of the moves into a devastating combo. There's 4 rounds each with 4 stages once you battle your way through that you still have a 2 match semi final and then the championship final. Are you up for the challenge? Well the games bellow if you think you have what it takes, Enjoy.

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 9 / 10

PlayStation 4

2011-02-25T09:06:00.000-08:00

Yes you heard the title correct its the PlayStation 4. With nothing much to do I decided I would do some random searches of the Internet, one thing I randomly typed in was PS4 just to see what came up I found the usual fan work and fake posts but one site I found looks pretty legit.

The site is http://www.ps4playstation4.com/ps4-release-date-countdown-begins

It has tons of information and answers as well as the picture found at the beginning of this post I'm doubt full that it will look anything like this but its cool to have the ideas down.

One other cool thing they have is a countdown timer to the release date which I'm going to put in this post :)

So with 1 year and 9 months till the release date what do I think this machine will have well the first thing I expect they will improve on is speed, start up speed and loading speed should be improved especially as games will only get bigger and better. More memory will be a must for this console the new slimline now has 160GB all the way to 320GB so the PS4 should have more than that. I'm also guessing that CDs will be a thing of the past with this console, we have already seen the PSP GO without its slot for UMD's and only uses downloaded games this is what I'm guessing the PS4 will be like. Finally I'm hoping for some new features virtual reality is something Ive always wanted and maybe even some kind of built in motion controller of some sort.

That's some of my ideas I'm sure there's lots of things that this thing could have so if any of you out there have any ideas feel free to leave a comment.

Bafta Game Awards

2011-02-25T04:10:00.000-08:00

I recently received an email from Game the other day telling me about the British academy video game awards which I found pretty interesting. There's 10 games to choose from and basically vote for your favourite, there games from all genres and platforms Here's the choices:

Call Of Duty: Black Ops - (PS3, Xbox360, Wii, PC & DS)

Dance Central - (Xbox360)

Fifa 11 - (X360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2, PSP & DS)

Halo: Reach - (Xbox 360)

Heavy Rain - (PS3)

Limbo - (Xbox 360)

Mass Effect 2 - (Xbox 360, PC & PS3)

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit - (PS3, Xbox360, Wii & PC)

Red Dead Redemption - (Xbox 360 & PS3)

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - (Wii)

If Your interested on what I voted for it was between 3 for me Heavy Rain, Red Dead Redemption and Super Mario Galaxy 2. In the end I went with heavy rain, the game just did it for me and was something like Ive never played before. But don't let my choice sway you its up to you which is your favourite. So who desurves the title of Best video game of 2010.

Here's the link to the site and information on each game:

http://www.baftagameaward.com/awards/index.html

And here's the page to vote:

http://www.baftagameaward.com/Voting/Voting.aspx

One other good reason to vote is that you will be entered into a prize draw where you could WIN a Microsoft Home Entertainment System!! which is always a bonus :)

The Winners

You Voted and Here are the winners and the awards they won.

Action Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood	Artistic Achievement God of War III	Gameplay Super Mario Galaxy 2	Handheld Cut the Rope
Family Kinect Sports	Original Music Heavy Rain	Social Network Game My Empire	Technical Innovation Heavy Rain
Use of Audio Battlefield: Bad Company: 2	Multiplayer Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit	Sports F1 2010	Story Heavy Rain
Strategy Civilization V	Best Game Mass Effect 2	BAFTA Ones To Watch Award Twang!	GAME Award 2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops

Tetris

2011-02-19T06:14:00.000-08:00

Tetris, the game that for me started the handheld market, when I got my first Game Boy this was one of the only games I had but did I care nope because this game is awesome it never gets old or boring I remember many days as a kid playing this game and kept me from going crazy in those long drives in the car. The idea is simple the game play is easy to pick up and is a perfect way for anyone getting into gaming.

The version that I used was for the original game boy oh yer green screen for the win :) but all jokes a side this game and handheld console rocked and to this day I still pick this up the odd time and give it a blast. The game itself is about building lines of blocks you randomly get given different shapes of blocks which you must rotate and place together as close as possible trying to avoid creating holes when you create a full line horizontally it disappears giving you points and more room to build clearing multiple lines together gives more points. As you clear lines your level increases which speeds up how fast the block falls giving you less time to place a block giving more room for error, the game finishes when the screen fills with blocks so keeping everything as low as possible is the key.

This game is now readily available on almost everything there's hundreds of versions on the Internet and tons of versions on other consoles but the original for me is the Game Boy. Ill put the game bellow for you guys to play, I cant imagine there is many out there that haven't seen this game or played it but if your new to Tetris its defiantly worth a try.

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 9 / 10

Controls:

LEFT and RIGHT keys - moves block left and right

UP Key - Rotates block 90 Degrees

DOWN Key - speeds up the blocks fall

P Key - Pauses game

Q Key - Quits current Game

Defend Your Castle

2011-02-01T07:34:00.000-08:00

One thing I haven't yet had on Top Spec is a flash game I wouldn't compare them to a console game but still there a game and some are stupidly addicting. This one game was something I played A LOT at school me and my friends were always on this in lessons, at lunch and when we got home its Defend Your Castle.

This game is very simple and you only have to do one thing defend your castle, now you don't do that like you think you don't have to fire at enemies what you do instead is grab them and hurl them up in the air and let gravity do its thing. A simple concept at first when you only have to lob a few men but once you get the the higher levels and you have tons of them running at you the pressure kicks in and trust me a few miss clicks and you will be over run in no time. as you progress through the first few levels you begin building up your money which is gained from the men you kill, you use this money to repair your castle, upgrade your castle and equip it, One thing you can buy is temple which converts you enemies to your side now you can use these men for a few jobs you can use them for archers which help you out buy killing the odd enemy helping to reduce the amount on the screen, you can also use these new members as workers which repair your castle over time the final job that these men can be given is mages which enable some awesome weapons that become a necessity later on in the game.

This is a really good game to play if you just want a pick up and play game its free and available every were ill put a link so you can give it a go. Be care full tho its very addictive have fun :)

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/102209

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 7.5 / 10

Heres the game below for you guys to try out:

Defend Your Castle

Cooling Fans

2011-01-17T05:57:00.000-08:00

Recently Ive got back into EBay and as I was searching I found an item that took my interest, it was a horizontal 3 fan stand for the PS3. Now as we all know if you leave any system on its gets really hot and is at risk of over heating and breaking the system, something I'm very worried about because I don't really want to be buying a new PlayStation anytime soon. So I got looking at this product and was very surprised to see the price its was £5.99 not only was that a great price for the product but that also included posting and packaging!!! I was amazed so I ordered it.

Today I received it in the post at first I was a little skeptical that I was going to receive the right thing but it was legit. I'm amazed at how light this thing is, its very stylish and perfect for what I needed. There is no need for a separate plug as it uses power straight from the system using the USB slot and one thing I was also worried about was using up all my USB slots in my PS3 but yet again the fans impressed me more as the USB slot has an open end so doesn't take up a slot.

If all this wasn't enough there's on final bonus to this not only does it keep the system cool but it also has some very cool blue LED lights which I really like.

There's nothing bad a can say about this product or the person I bought it from and i think its a great answer to the over heating problem Ive also found that it works with other systems other than the PS3 it works with my laptop and as far as I can tell should work with the Wii, Xbox or any electrical system that fits.

Ill put the link of the page I bought it from, hes already sold 222 and he still has over 10 to sell so I imagine he has loads.give it a look :) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380272068931&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 9 / 10

Super Mario's 25th Anniversary

2010-12-15T07:09:00.000-08:00

Its been 25 years since Mario first entered our living rooms and its been amazing transition from the pixleated Mario we started with to the Mario we know now. Seen as its his 25th birthday he definitely deserves a review and a look back at his past here on top spec gaming.

Super Mario Bros.

This is were it all began back in 1985 for the NES super Mario bros. If any one asks me whats a Mario game all about this game says it all: blocks, pipes, coins and jumping what more needs to be said. This is the game that made Nintendo the company it is today and has set the way for all video games since nearly all games now a days have evolved from this game. This game was the most sold game of all time until wii sports in 2009 so for 24 years this game stood at the number 1 podium that has to tell you something. The game play in this game is fluent easy to control and has you addicted from world 1-1 all the way to Bowsers final fight, as we all know the music is great, if you play the music from this game to anyone they will know straight away that's Mario. This game is set in the traditional worlds and levels each world has 4 levels always ending in a Bowsers castle where you save the princess oh wait shes in another castle :). For a simple game it has a lot of different levels and features there's water and underground levels there's 4 different power ups the mushroom which turns Mario big a flowers which allows fireballs to be thrown and a star which turns you invincible. With all this to keep you entertained super Mario bros has gaming down to a T.

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 9 / 10

Super Mario Bros. 2

This is a odd game in the Mario series and one many don't class as a proper Mario game, I my self think it is a Mario game just a different game and just because somethings different doesn't necessarily make it a bad game. A traditional Mario game has blocks to break, enemies that require jumping on to kill and coins this game has none of that there's no blocks, enemies don't die when jumped on you just get a slow ride backwards :) To kill enemies in this game you through vegetables at them that can be pulled from the ground and the only coins in this game are behind a magic door and buried underground yeah this is no ordinary Mario game at all. with all that in mind I think it was a great move from Nintendo to try something new and it worked very well I wouldn't say this is my favourite Mario game but I still play it every now and again so that says something. one thing this game shares with other Mario games is the leveling there is still 8 worlds and they still progress the same. **Spoiler alert** if you haven't played this game and want to don't read this next bit: if your wanting a reason for why this game is so strange you find out right at the end it was all a dream yer I know lame but hey does explain a lot.

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 7.5 / 10

Super Mario Bros. 3

The third game in the mario series was something so different from the previous 2 games but carried on more with the first title after super mario 2 nintendo got back to what a super mario game is all about the original machanics were brought back and were improved imensly to create one of my favourite mario games of all time. This game brought the introduction of a level select map giving more control over to the player about what levels he or she wanted to play and in what order they wanted which i think is a great addition, the second big improvement was in the powerups mario could obtain and how he used them, theres the original mushroom, star and fire flower from the previous mario game along with a racoon suit, frog suit, tanooki suit and hammer suit with the P wing, hammer, Goomba shoe and music box all to be used to. not only were there so many power ups but the way you used them was great items can be collected in the bottom bar and can be used when in the level select button which is great and means you will never be left stuck with mini mario on harder levels. all in all the game is great its got more story more length better graphics and a game that will keep you entertained for days if not months :)

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 10 / 10

Super Metroid

2010-12-07T06:46:00.000-08:00

Back when I first started gaming i was in the era of the commodore 64 and SNES and thing that sets these games apart from there modern relatives as there difficulty and story. games used to be very difficult and still today give anyone of any age a challenge, the other thing that these games offered was a huge story and the game I'm reviewing now is no exception.

Super metroid is one of the greatest SNES games made the only problem is theres so many SNES games that I can say that for, every SNES game has its own feel and each game was different super metroid however was in its own class. The graphics in this game were amazing at the time and still to this day haven't dated to much I can still play this game today and still enjoy it as much as I did when I first played this back in the 90s, and I think that's the thing with this game its still playable to this day.

The game play is the same as the previous metroid games in the series your typical side scroller with the added function of vertical scrolling nothing was changed in the way you play but the overall movement of samus was improved greatly and played like a dream very easy the control. As for the story behind this game a lot is down to your imagination because it doesn't tell you much, you start the game with a short story (Catch up) explaining what has happened in the 2 previous metroid games super metroid continues right after the events in metroid 2 the return of samus after destroying the mother brain and all the metroids a baby metroid hatches and is captured by samus who then takes the baby to scientists to use is helping mankind, we start the game with a distress signal from those very scientists and so your adventure begins.

I was probably about 7ish when I got this game and I kid you not this game took me years the finish must have been 9ish when me and my brother finally finished the story, you have to remember there was no Internet no walkthroughs it was me and my brother and that was it. This game gave you no help what so ever and this is what made the game, you felt completely alone just as samus must have felt on this mission everything about this game made you feel alone and never safe the music in this game was perfectly done and gave you that shiver down your spine feeling as you entered different parts of the planet zebes. most of the other games for the SNES had lots of bright colours and happy backgrounds but as soon as you entered this planet you knew this was a very different game. This was a game of exploration testing every part of every room for secrets, passages and items to help your journey and I loved this game for that.

This game is defiantly worth buying either the original cartridge version for the SNES of from the Wii's virtual console its got great music, great graphics, one heck of a story and will keep you entertained for months if not years like me.

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 9.7 / 10

Super Metroid

Motion Controllers

2010-11-16T16:08:00.000-08:00

Motion Controllers are a subject that I'm very cautious about, as a serious gamer I want something that not only works but gives me everything if not more that I already get with a normal controller. Personally I really want these to work there a great idea and if they work I'm all for them.

Many people think that motion controls are a brand new idea, this is not true for years developers have been designing and creating motion controls. Most if not all don't really work but they had to start some were. The most known retro Motion controller was the power glove for the NES released in 1989 this was a full glove that covered your hand and lower arm and worked using 3 sensors placed around the Television set, from what Ive heard it didn't really work that well but I imagine if set up correctly and used properly will work fine. If it wasn't for this We may not have the Motion controls that were using today.

Currently there are 3 Modern motion controllers, First the Wii controller this has been out a while now and were the first of the 3 to release motion controls one thing to mention is that the wii's main controller is the motion controller and the secondary one is the normal game controller where as the other two use the normal game controller as there primary controls. the second is the PlayStation move For the PS3 this was the second to release out of the 3 and looks very similar to Nintendo's wii controls but works very differently ill go into that later. the final of the 3 is Xbox360's Kinect this has not controllers and uses your body parts to track movement this is a completely new concept and something that will either change the future of gaming or be dropped before it takes off.

So lets get into these 3 Different motion controls

Nintendo Wii

The Wii Was the first to introduce us to the new motion controls and they did a fairly good job with it it was a simple system you have the motion controller its self seen on the right of the picture above this is the part that tracks your movements it does so by using a sensor bar that can be placed above or below the TV this then tracks where the wii Remote is pointing there is also a wii motion plus which also tracks the angle the controller is held and improves the accuracy. A very simple idea and works very well the remote also comes with a few attachments the most important is the nunchuck seen on the left of the picture above, this attachment gives the user 2 more buttons and an analog stick for more complicated games, the nunchuck is a great idea but one thing that's always bugged me is the wire that connects the 2 there is a way of getting the nunchuck wireless but its very chunky. This controller works very well however you do need to be stood pretty Central to get the best from this stray to far left and the sensor bar wont pick up your moves.

Positives Negatives

+ Simple design and easy to set up                     - Limited angles with sensor bar
+ Quite accurate                                             - Occasional disconnection with motion plus
+ Tons of accessory's and attachment               - Very fine movements inaccurate
+ The first to hit stores with motion controls            - Oldest Controller first to out date
+ Very comfortable                                                - wire between nunchuck

+ Easy to use for all ages - Destroyed many TVs lol

+ Stylish design - Too many lame games

Total Top Spec score 8.9 / 10

Playstation Move

Ive left this a little while because I had this coming at Christmas and I wanted some hands on time with this until I let you all know what i think. Ive had the PlayStation move a little over 2 weeks now and I'm happy to report that it not only works but it works well is very accurate easy to use and set up and most importantly its fun.

The PlayStation move works on a very simple idea but one that's executed very well, rather than use sensor bars the move is tracked by a glowing orb at the top of the controller and picked up by the PlayStation eye a camera that until now was only used for things like eye pet and other small games like that is a great idea because if you already have the camera its something you don't have to buy. The move controller can be used in move games but can also be used at the PlayStation's XMB menu which is a cool way of navigating and something that Ive never experienced before.

As I mentioned before the move is very accurate and picks up Even the slightest movements which give a very fun and less frustrating time when playing. The move has its add on's just like the Wii but again I think Sony have improved on all that Wii have started for example the quality and feel of the controllers just seems to be better the navigation controller (Nunchuck) is wireless so there's no wire getting in the way everything just seems better. There is only one thing that the move is depending on and that's the games if they suck then the whole idea will fail now so far the games Ive played and seen all seem pretty good and there's a few on the way like infamous which gives me confidence to say the PlayStation move is going to go far and I recommend you all give this a go.

Positives Negatives

+ Easy to set up and use                    - Can be a bit pricey
+ Very accurate and precise                                    - Needs more space than the Wii
+ Qwerky design that makes you say whats that       - Strange design
+ Used what all ready works and improved it               - When playing with a friend too
+ Lots of games in the pipe line    many controllers are needed
+ Extremely comfortable

+ Easy to use for all ages

Total Top Spec score 9.6 / 10

Kinect

Mirror's Edge

2010-11-12T06:46:00.000-08:00

There's not many games where the main player is female, there's a few exceptions like Lara croft, Ruby from wet, Bayonetta and Nariko from Heavenly Sword but compared to the amount of male leads in games its not something that's to common. Mirrors edge I believe is a game that needed a female lead this game just wouldn't work with a male lead. In this game you play as Faith Connors who is a 'runner' a courier who delivers packages around the city, faith is no ordinary courier though she uses roof tops and urban building to get around this is due to the city being taken over by a government obsessed with surveillance in order to reduce crime, but at the same time losing everyones rights, this is what faith and the other runners are against and fight for everyones rights.

The game play in this game is very different from what we have been used to but also so very close to what we have at the same time. The camera is the view of faiths point of view i.e FPS however this game doesn't base its self on guns and war, this game avoids conflict as much as possible and most of the time your finding ways to escape rather than stand and fight, this I like just makes it feel more real and gives you that don't trust anyone feeling. from the beginning to the start your jumping, hanging, swinging, sliding and running and boy your defiantly running. The entire game is based on the what the runners call 'The flow' and is basically a instinct of what is possible and the quickest path of escape this is shown to us as red objects and this is what the runners see, its a very clever way of showing the player were to go without it seeming too controlled and gives us that feeling of being truly free like you can go everywhere in this city even tho you can only really explore a small section.

Height is one thing this game simulates very well when you miss a jump and believe me you will it really gets your stomach the first few times, its also what makes this city seem so large. its the height that makes all the leaps and jumps so dramatic because you know one wrong move and your done for, One thing i will say is that this game needs a sequel this game is really cool but i think the second one will improve on what this game lacks, the first play through of this game is very difficult and rather than speeding through each level using 'the flow' it more seemed like stopping looking at the area and working out where to go and what to do and even with the runner vision and the red objects its still very hard i think the sequel will improve on this and be a great game.

The graphics and look of this game are stunning this futuristic city is not like anything that's been shown before in all other games the future city is a dark and sinister place but in this game everything looks brand new, clean and crisp. I don't think I've played another game that looks anything like this and I think more games should take a few pages out of this games book.

There is a total of 51 trophies in this game.

http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/mirrors-edge/trophies

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 7.5 / 10

Critter Crunch

2010-11-09T08:22:00.000-08:00

I recently got this game and had my first play through and again PlayStation plus gave me this free, critter crunch is a game Ive never heard of and even when I saw it free on the PlayStation plus I was still two minded whether to download it or not, after seeing a trailer and seeing some game play I gave it a try and I'm happy to report its a very nice game.

This is another Tetris variation of game play except in this game the blocks (Critters) fall from the top and you add from the bottom. The idea is that you feed smaller critters to lager critters so the smallest are fed to the medium and the medium critters are fed to the larger ones a simple concept that soon become more and more challenging as the game progresses, more critters, more lines of critters, a ever increasing speed of fall and the introduction to different critters such as blockers that cant be moved and others which help such as bomb critters and wild card critters that class as any colour. You play the role of Biggs a furry forest dweller with a very big appetite, the smaller critters in this game have energy crystals inside them, and its Biggs job to blow them up and collect there crystals for him and his children.

This game has a few types of play first you have the typical adventure mode with a small story within, then there are puzzle modes in which you have a set amount of moves to clear the screen, then a challenge mode that gives you a set time to complete different challenges and Finally multi player where you can either battle it out to clear the most critters or work together in co op mode I have played all modes and each one offers a great experience which gives the game more replay value.

As a free game I was very impressed with this game and too be fair the game to buy is not that expensive and can be purchased and downloaded straight from the PSN store. For anyone interested in these types of puzzle games like bejeweled and Tetris I would defiantly suggest checking this game out.

As all games now a days this has its own set of trophies 14 in total link to the list bellow:

http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/critter-crunch/trophies/

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 6.5 / 10

Happy Bonfire Night

2010-11-05T16:37:00.000-07:00

Its bonfire night and I thought seen as tonight is all about fireworks why not talk about an old game I used to play for the PlayStation 2 'Fantavision'

Released in November 24, 2000 fantavision was one of the first games I played for the PlayStation 2 at the time I dint think much of this game but after playing it a few years later I got the hang of it and its quite a good game especially for bonfire night :)

The way this game works is very basic you have different coloured flares shoot into the sky and you have the job of matching the different colours together and exploding them to create fireworks very simple concept but soon becomes very immersive one the screen fills with flares and your rushing to get them all.

This game was only meant to be a demo for the PlayStation to show the public what it could do but due to the popularity ended up being a full game to buy. This game is a great PS2 classic and a great festive play for bonfire night its also very reasonably priced now a days too another great reason to give this a play :)

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 5.7 / 10

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

2010-10-31T13:44:00.000-07:00

Its Halloween and in honour of this festivity Ive decided to create a top 13 recommended scary games to get in the mood. MMMMMMMWWWAAAHHHHAHAHAHAAAAAA coff coff A..AA..AA :)

1. Dead Space (PS3 & Xbox 360)

This game as you know from me previous post is the most scary game Ive played, if you want to be jumped and scared this is the game for you it has lots of gore, frights and darkness what more do you need on Halloween night. My number 1 play on this scary night.

2. Resident Evil 4 (GameCube, PS2 & Wii)

This game is not only one of my top PS2 games but also my second favourite scary game you got your zombies your gore and your frights perfect for those dark nights.

3. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (PS3 & Xbox 360)

A game Ive never owned but played a bit some very scary bits.

4. Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)

Unfortunately I don't own a xbox yet but Ive been told and from what Ive seen its another great zombie game and that sells it for me :)

5. Call Of Duty WAW: Nazi Zombies (PS3, Xbox 360 & Wii)

This part of the game is great watching tons of zombies running from the distance ripping parts of the buildings apart is a very scary concept and a perfect game for Halloween.

6. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (PS3 & Xbox 360)
This again is a game I don't own yet but from what Ive seen and been told is a great game and perfect for Halloween.

7. Silent Hill Homecoming (PS3 & Xbox 360)

8. Dead Rising (PS3 & Xbox 360)

9. Bioshock (PS3 & Xbox 360)

Again lots or gore and jumped when someone jumped out of no were.

10. Splatterhouse (Sega, Virtual Console, PS3 & Xbox360)
Another retro game however there is a new splatterhouse due for realise soon shame it wasn't realised sooner for tonight hey. This game when it was first realised was banned in many places because it was that bad, compared to most games now a days this is tame but back then there was nothing like this, great game.

11. Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES, Sega & Virtual Console)
Got to put a good retro game in here and what better than this zombie game :)

12. Doom (PC)

13. Quake (PC)

Well I hope you all had a great Halloween and a good scare or two :)

WipEout HD Fury

2010-10-29T07:05:00.000-07:00

Wipeout HD for the playstation 3 this is the first game ive played from the wipeout series, came free when I subscribed to the playstation plus I personally think this game alone was worth the subscription nevermind little big planet and the other 12 months of updates. This game is great the graphics, sound, music, gameplay, controles and overall look all perfect.

Wipeout HD is the eighth title in the series and if you haven't guessed yet its a racing game, not just a racing game but a futuristic racer and instead of normal vehicles you pilot an Anti-Gravity craft which hovers above the track. You can chose between 12 teams each vearing in top speed, handling, thrust and shield each team works differently and each one works well with different peoples preferances. There is not just single races either theres 5 different types Single Race, Tournament, Speed Lap, Time Trial, and Zone mode and three new game modes on fury: Eliminator, Zone Battle, and Detonator by having these different types it means this gase never gets boring so the replay value is a plus.

There is 8 tracks to race on wipeout hd and an extra 4 on fury each one looks amazing the tracks and the backgrounds just work perfectly even tho the pace is soo fast you can still see and appreciate the graphics.

The crafts that you pilot are all different in looks and driving styles: FEISAR, AG Systems, Assegai, EG-X, Goteki 45, Piranha, Qirex, Triakis, Auricom, Harimau, Icaras, and Mirage My favourites are between the Assegai and Icaras the assegai has the best stering for those twisty courses and the icaras has the best top speed for the more staright cources. My favourite in terms of looks has to be the piranha.

The Music in this game is also very good the play list the game comes with has a mixture of dance tracks and really go well with the fast racing the music works especially good with the zone races the colours and the track move to the music like a visualiser works very well. Another great feature is the option to make your own playlists a very cool idea that more games need.

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This game has 38 trophies in the main game and an extra 13 with the fury add on making a total of 51.
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/wipeout-hd/trophies/

Total Top Spec Gaming Score 9.2 / 10