Batman: Killing the drugs industry

Batman Arkham Asylum killing the drugs trade because it's just that addictive. Let me give you a quick review; Graphics=AWESOME Sound=AWESOME Story=AWESOME Gameplay=FUCKING AWESOME. Even now I don't think I'm doing this game justice. I can't remember the last time I played a singleplayer game that I just didn't want to put down; I'm actually worrying that I'm neglecting the other games I recieved for christmas. There's just so much variety and the right mix of free roaming and linear gameplay just makes the game feel solid and well made, leading you by the hand one minute and finding your own way the next. In short: my game of the year.

Awesomely Impractical

Picture this, you're ready for a big night out on the streets, you've got your lambrini and some eggs to shot at your neighbours windows, but wait! You can't find your balaclava! If only there was some way you could get another one with, lets say, with the face of your favourite character from MW2, Ghost, on it. Well now you can! And hey, you can also double your fun by using the MW2 nightvision goggles as well.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's a Spartan!!

Although nothing looks as good as the Deadliest Warrior game, Halo Reach looks like a pretty good contendor. The graphics look greatly improved over Halo 3 and the trailer seems to be canon (read the books). Apparantly gameplay is going to be the standard format that has been tweaked over 4 games. My only worry is that tweaked gameplay won't be enough and the game will be a floundering dissapointment after Halo 3 like COD:WaW was to COD:4. But so far, looking good!!

Bioshock Achievements List Leaked

2k games have been pretty quiet on the story element so far but now we can have a little sneaky look and try and figure out what exactly we're all in for.
Note: 17 of the 50 achievements are "secret" and the others are basically the same as the first game, so the only thing we've learnt today is that no one cares about leaked achievements.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/bioshock-2/achievements/

We need to put infinity in a ward

+100, +100, +100, +100, +100, +100, +100, +100, +100, +100, +100, +100, +100, +100.
And that's only in the first 10 seconds of a game! With MW2 needing more patches than a childhood teddy in a moth sanctuary,Infinity Ward need to do some serious rethinking of how they operate. There is a reason that games are often multiplayer beta tested, THEY HAVE PROBLEMS!!! Robert 'the smug one' Bowling & Co. thought because COD4 was the highest selling game of all time, that their godlike powers will protect them from all bugs and other problems . Although I doubt the number of glitches in MW2 will dent it's overall popularity, IW will have to watch it's own back cos another blunder like this will send people running to Halo, Gears and Uncharted with their n00b tubes (infinate ammo) between their legs.

Arkham Asylum 2 Possible Villain List

1) The Penguin.
The image below shows the word "iceberg" on a building, this is a reference to the penguin as he operated the iceberg lounge.



2) The Black Mask
The image below shows the word "Sionis" in 3d letters, the black mask's real name is Roman Sionis.



3) Two Face
This shows a "we want you" style of poster showing a coin flipping charater with what looks like a partially disfigured face.



4) Catwoman
This shows a cat perched on a fire escape above the streets, possible hint for catwoman? (sorry for the bad qualtity image)



5) Mad Hatter
The image below shows the sign "ideal hardware", the mad hatter developed hardware to control peoples minds, could be nothing but you never know.



Thats all i can make out so far, any updates will be posted as soon as possible.

Truth's About True Crime

The game follows the story of detective Wei Shen as he infiltrates one of Hong Kong's Traid syndicates, the Sun On Yee (see what they've done there? They've taken the exisiting Traid group "Sun Yee On" and changed the words around to form another un-copyrighted version, nice work people!).
As Shen, the player will have to balance the moral duty of a cop with following objectives to remain undercover, so it looks like it'll be moral dilemmas galore! Whilst at the same time try to ascend up the ranks of the underworld (meaning martial arts, explosions, car chases and even a bit of free running will be in plenty).
True Crime will take the player through the high class of central Hong Kong to the fish markets of Aberdeen and will include a wide variety of missions and sandbox activities. True Crime will be released in Fall 2010 and is looking to be one of those games that will grow on me over time.

You'll Never Have to Reload Again

An increasing number of people have reported joining a MP match on Modern Warfare 2 and having no ammo counters meaning there's unlimited ammo for all!
Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling has said "It's being addressed" and that "it'll be eliminated soon enough". Is this more annoying than the javelin glitch? It would be if you joined the game shown below.

Spec Ops: The Line

Spike TV Video Game Awards 2009 Video Game, Spec Ops: The Line Exclusive Debut Trailer | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com

Let's get this out of the way first: Who is the captain? Captain Kirk? Capatain Hook? Could be Captain Birdseye for all we know...

Anyway, first impressions. At a glance Spec Ops:The Line (a brand reboot of Spec Ops) just looks like you bog standard 3rd person shooter. But on closer inspection, the trailer suggests many things. Free roaming, survival elements and even dynamic enviroment(well as dynamic as a sandstorm gets anyways). The official site indicates moral choices aswell.
Another thing that hardly needs mentioning is the presentation. The graphics are simply beautiful and the sound is top notch even on the trailer. I'd even go as far as putting the presentation of this game in Uncharted territory.
I know this is premature but I'd slate this as the 'one to watch' next year and may become 2010's big hitter, but only time will tell. Captain.

Would You Like To Blow Shit Up With Me?

Oh it's funny because it's true. Ruffian games have definately done their research for Crackdown 2 because, as we all know, everybody loves to blow stuff up when it comes to games and now that we're coming in to the multiplayer generation, blowing stuff up with your mates is a must. Will this be a must buy in 2010? Early signs say yes.

VGA 2009 Results

For everyone who missed it live because of the torrential rain, here's the results:

• Best Action Adventure - Assassin's Creed 2
• Studio of the Year - Rocksteady (Batman Arkham Asylum)
• Best Team Sports Game - NHL 10
• Best Performance by a Human Male - Hugh Jackman (Wolverine)
• Best Performance by a Human Female - Megan Fox (Mikaela Banes)
• Best Voice - Jack Black (Eddie Riggs)
• Best Downloadable Game - Shadow Complex
  
• Best Independant Videogame Award - Flower
• Best Cast - X-Men Origins Wolverine Uncaged Edition
• Best Individual Sports Game - UFC 2009 Undisputed
• Most Anticipated Game - God of War 3
• Best DLC - Ballad of Gay Tony
• Best Wii Game - Super Mario Brothers Wii
• Best PC Game - Dragon Age Origins
• Best RPG - Dragon Age Origins
• Best Shooter - Modern Warfare 2
• Best Mulitplayer - Modern Warfare 2
• Best Handheld - GTA China Town Wars
• Best Fighter - Street Fighter IV
• Best Driving Game - Forza 3
• Best Soundtrack - DJ Hero
• Best Game Based on a Movie/TV Show - South Park Lets Go Tower Defence
  
• Best XBL Arcade Game - South Park Lets Go Tower Defence
  
• Best Xbox 360 Game - Left 4 Dead 2
  
• Best Original Score - Halo 3 ODST
• Best Music Game - The Beatles Rock Band
• Game of the Year - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Best PS3 Game - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Best Graphics - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  

Look At All The Pretty Pokemon

Yer they might look cute but it turns out that they're the devil in disguise and the best part is they'll be people who will have gone home and took their kids pokemon game off them and given them a less demonic game like grand theft auto.

You've smoked me a kipper and I'm back for breakfast

I'm sure our two followers ,including our very own Jamie Blyth, will love to know we're back from our hiatus and are goig to do this blog for as long as we can be arsed doing this. No *proper* reviews, just our takes on games & the industry and some well targeted crotch shot's at Nintendo!! We out, aye!

IGN Video: Halo 3: ODST Xbox 360 Trailer - Live-Action Trailer

IGN Video: Halo 3: ODST Xbox 360 Trailer - Live-Action Trailer

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Aren't you a little short to be an Avatar?

Today Microsoft released the new dashboard update to the public; bringing the new avatar marketplace along with it. When I first heard about this new feature about a month ago, I thought 'at least we can tell the retards apart from the normos'. Today, though, I found out I was a retard. A retard with a lightsaber though!! Everyone might of scoffed when it was announced but if you have a few Microsoft Points left and you are browsing the marketplace, the concept of begin Sam Fisher, Carmine or a Jedi is strangely compelling and I couldn't resist buying a lightsaber for 400ms. You can also unlock clothes in games, at the moment it is only Splosion Man but the list will grow and I can't wait till multiple Ezio's show up. Though it's not something you should buy Microsoft Points for, if you have a few after buying an Arcade game or an Add-On, it's worth a look in. Especially if you have the desire of carrying a giant cotton bud around.

Thanks Jamie but I can take it from here. With my xbox 360 dodging the bullet three times and then finally dying a dignified death, I have had to make use of substitutes. The Wii has been this substitute twice. First time it was great just because of the novelty, but hook it up to a 32inch HDTV and it becomes different beast: an ugly one. We all know that SD sources look awful in HD but why does the Wii take it to another level. My old xbox looks better! Second time round I bought resident evil 4 to play and I nearly collapsed at it's foulness on the Wii. The same happened with Zelda and Quantum of Solace. Did Nintendo think "Mmm we could charge them a bit more for a dvd drive and a better graphics chip. No what we'll do is use a CD drive and get a worse graphics card than the gamecube so we can get more console sales but no one will buy games. Wanna get some sushi now?" I would of happily bought Wii sports separately if it meant I could play fucking DVD's and I didn't have to throw up every time I went on my Wii! Rant to be continued...

Wii rant- shift change

Thanks Jamie but I can take it from here. With my xbox 360 dodging the bullet three times and then finally dying a dignified death, I have had to make use of substitutes. The Wii has been this substitute twice. First time it was great just because of the novelty, but hook it up to a 32inch HDTV and it becomes different beast: an ugly one. We all know that SD sources look awful in HD but why does the Wii take it to another level. My old xbox looks better! Second time round I bought resident evil 4 to play and I nearly collapsed at it's foulness on the Wii. The same happened with Zelda and Quantum of Solace. Did Nintendo think "Mmm we could charge them a bit more for a dvd drive and a better graphics chip. No what we'll do is use a CD drive and get a worse graphics card than the gamecube so we can get more console sales but no one will buy games. Wanna get some sushi now?" I would of happily bought Wii sports separately if it meant I could play fucking DVD's and I didn't have to throw up every time I went on my Wii! Rant to be continued...

Wii - Controller Layout

This the second and last rant about the wii and is about how dreadfull the layout of the wii controller is. For example, i recently played the "Ashes" on the wii, which invovles holding a or b whilst swinging to hit the ball. However, everytime someone held the a button and swung, they also pressed the + button, pausing the game. This stopping and starting really slowed the game down and made it nearly impossible to hit anything. This "accidental pressing" continued through the night and is hard to stop, as the natural hand position of holding the remote and pressing a trails the finger over the + button.

Wii - Connectivity

This is the first part of the two part blog of why the wii is miles behind every other console in even the simple things. Last night i had the task of connecting four wii controllers to my wii, seems simple enough eh? The first two were easy, as they connect automatically because they were mine, however, to connect the second pair a had to press the connect buttons. Right, if this was an xbox or a PS3 this would have took a matter of seconds and yet the wii took about 20 minutes. Why?! This long process involved getting three controllers connected and then, for some reason, the wii disconnecting all controllers making me start over. My question is, why can't people just learn to use a proper controller?

Battle of the Franchises

Once again, this 'fall' (as our american counterparts call autumn), two of the largest franchises of gaming go to battle once again. Modern Warfare 2 and Halo 3:ODST. Rather odd that COD4 & Halo 3 fought the same battle two years ago with MW achieving a tight victory through it's revolutionary multiplayer, not that halo's was anything less than stellar. I predict it will be the same result again and probably even more so as MW2 is an actual new game and ODST is a bit more of an expansion. Not to mention MW2 is released over the 2 major consoles and PC/Mac and already has a large fan base over all of these and plenty of people still playing online On COD4 and WaW. S'pose if COD loses they can always unleash 50 cent onto Bungie...

50 cent is going to war?

The rapper has given up a life of the streets in 50 cent bulletproof to fight a proper war in modern warfare 2. He will be one of the many voices in multiplayer and in spec ops modes and can be heard saying quotes like "Reloading", "Watch your fire", "I’m down, get me up!" and "Tango Down!" (whoa don't get carried away with those quotes fifty). Still nothing compared to jack bauer.....