The thing i like about writing down reviews for a game, it shows i have played the game, experience it all and i wanna share that xp with you guys out there. I will in detail mention stuff bout the game, most of it will be good points and we can't deny the bad ones! I'll try to keep the reviews short; it's not like i'm competing with other reviews out there isn't it? I try to bend the reviews more to my style of writing. More stuff of what i like about the game, i will write it down. The Syberia 2 review seems a tad long. But one thing, please, pretty please let me know if you liked my reviews and stuff by scribbling something down on the doodle board to your right. Can't wait to hear from you guys! See ya!
Next Up: Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow and Far Cry reviews!
25 April 2004
21 April 2004
The King of Racing games now!
Got meself a PC steering wheel! I'm such a lil kid! Well...it's a MOMO force feedback by Logitech. I couldn't get the one that i wanted, a Saitek R440 which was a winner. But the MOMO wasn't a lightweight, no...the overall design felt professional-ish with the rubbery feel to the wheel and all. It felt like the real thing. And setup was dead easy and spot on.
The first racing games i tried it on was Colin Mcrae Rally 04. Rally games proves to be a too much exercise for this baby. You have to play rough and steer the wheels a lot to just to get your car on the track. A few calibration here and there and it already felt like a winner. Fantastic stuff!
Next I tried F1 2001 that i borrowed from my friend, Zaim. I know it's a lil bit outdated but if it's works, it's not broken, that's what they say. You supposedly have to switch off the steering assistance in the game so that you'd have total control over the steering. You'd have to spend some time to get used to the driving because the car tends to spin a lot and lose control easily.
Next up is Need for Speed Underground. Man...the game responded very well to the wheel and the vibrations such as going on a bumpy road or smashing into other cars and sidebends are all there. The experience was brill! Dodging from cars to cars could never be this easy!
I can't wait for the ultimate racing simulator, TOCA Race Driver 2 to arrive on the PC! That racing game has a lot of racing modes such as street racing, DTM, V8, rally, ice rally, trucks!, classic cars and F1s. Simply a Gran Turismo for the PC! Richard Burns Rally could prove to be a good rally game other than the Colin Mcrae's series. And then there's Juiced, a completely street racing game like Underground. It's all good stuff, can't wait!
The first racing games i tried it on was Colin Mcrae Rally 04. Rally games proves to be a too much exercise for this baby. You have to play rough and steer the wheels a lot to just to get your car on the track. A few calibration here and there and it already felt like a winner. Fantastic stuff!
Next I tried F1 2001 that i borrowed from my friend, Zaim. I know it's a lil bit outdated but if it's works, it's not broken, that's what they say. You supposedly have to switch off the steering assistance in the game so that you'd have total control over the steering. You'd have to spend some time to get used to the driving because the car tends to spin a lot and lose control easily.
Next up is Need for Speed Underground. Man...the game responded very well to the wheel and the vibrations such as going on a bumpy road or smashing into other cars and sidebends are all there. The experience was brill! Dodging from cars to cars could never be this easy!
I can't wait for the ultimate racing simulator, TOCA Race Driver 2 to arrive on the PC! That racing game has a lot of racing modes such as street racing, DTM, V8, rally, ice rally, trucks!, classic cars and F1s. Simply a Gran Turismo for the PC! Richard Burns Rally could prove to be a good rally game other than the Colin Mcrae's series. And then there's Juiced, a completely street racing game like Underground. It's all good stuff, can't wait!
19 April 2004
The day I didn't win the Nokia N-gage
Man...it was cool! Wish you guys were there to support me...I was in my area of expertise and i'm pretty glad i ended where i was- 2nd place! The recent PC fair was held on the 16th till 18th. I went there everyday, the first day was to scout around, maybe if i could find the steering wheel that i wanted. Hmph! There's really not much of a choice, in fact it was pathetic. And you call this a PC fair, bah! And the ones i could find was more pricey than that at Low Yatt's. Hopeless!
The next day I went with my frenz, Efendy and Nik. The Gamers.com.my booth really had my attention. The games on display were Battlefield Vietnam and Fung Wan Online. Those two played great on their power-packed PCs. It looked and played great. Wish i had one of those systems. Oh yeah...i entered the Nokia N-gage Pandemonium competition. The rule's simple really. You have to race from start to finish, so no collecting rings or killing baddies or anything. Focus on moving along. A platform game. Dead simple. And the first place prize? The mighty fine Nokia N-gage of coz. That day i went up against a chinese guy and kicked his sorry butt out of the game! Ha!
The final day of PC fair was the finals. I had beaten 2 more contestants before progressing to the finals! It felt great! The final round was hard; there were 3 rounds. Whoever gets the 2 round wins. The first round this chinese guy wins. Alright no matter. The next one, i win bebeh! But this last round was a complete dunno to me. I don't think it was a race at all. It was like you have to kill the bad boss in the middle of the screen. I just kept on running, even passed the chinese guy. I thought i was on the winning streak, but otherwise. I guess you were suppose to find a way, a trick, into defeating the bad boss and he got to it first. That was a total complete bad news. THe guys in charge of the competition didnt even tell me what i was going to expect. So... there you have it, 2nd place. Man...I think the chinese guy must've played the game before, even a pro at it, bcoz he seems to know where to go. And he seems to be in terms with the guys handling the tournament. I bet he must've been someone's family. Drat! 2nd place doesn't get me an N-gage. I was really looking to get a new handphone, coz my sis had a new one. I got meself an optical mouse and a new Malaysian Gaming magazine, it's first issue. Only RM5.50! Great.
At least i tried my best, i believe it to be my best. Platform games are a synch to me really. I have played Sonic the Hedgehog and tons of other platform games and I excel at it. My family knows i'm deep into this gaming thing. My dad even encouraged me to win. He reminded me who else played Pacman at the age of 4 other than me. It was really an inspiration for me. And the night before the finals i saw the Last Samurai with me dad. A great movie, really an epic. That was my other source for inspiration, the movie. Honor. Ha! Great stuff.
The N-gage would've been in my hands now...Todays title would've been different. Ha, forget it man...But i did try my best though. At least i got my picture taken. Check out the coming issue of Shoppers Computimes. I think it will be published there. Great fun. The intensity and all. Just what i need every now and again!
The next day I went with my frenz, Efendy and Nik. The Gamers.com.my booth really had my attention. The games on display were Battlefield Vietnam and Fung Wan Online. Those two played great on their power-packed PCs. It looked and played great. Wish i had one of those systems. Oh yeah...i entered the Nokia N-gage Pandemonium competition. The rule's simple really. You have to race from start to finish, so no collecting rings or killing baddies or anything. Focus on moving along. A platform game. Dead simple. And the first place prize? The mighty fine Nokia N-gage of coz. That day i went up against a chinese guy and kicked his sorry butt out of the game! Ha!
The final day of PC fair was the finals. I had beaten 2 more contestants before progressing to the finals! It felt great! The final round was hard; there were 3 rounds. Whoever gets the 2 round wins. The first round this chinese guy wins. Alright no matter. The next one, i win bebeh! But this last round was a complete dunno to me. I don't think it was a race at all. It was like you have to kill the bad boss in the middle of the screen. I just kept on running, even passed the chinese guy. I thought i was on the winning streak, but otherwise. I guess you were suppose to find a way, a trick, into defeating the bad boss and he got to it first. That was a total complete bad news. THe guys in charge of the competition didnt even tell me what i was going to expect. So... there you have it, 2nd place. Man...I think the chinese guy must've played the game before, even a pro at it, bcoz he seems to know where to go. And he seems to be in terms with the guys handling the tournament. I bet he must've been someone's family. Drat! 2nd place doesn't get me an N-gage. I was really looking to get a new handphone, coz my sis had a new one. I got meself an optical mouse and a new Malaysian Gaming magazine, it's first issue. Only RM5.50! Great.
At least i tried my best, i believe it to be my best. Platform games are a synch to me really. I have played Sonic the Hedgehog and tons of other platform games and I excel at it. My family knows i'm deep into this gaming thing. My dad even encouraged me to win. He reminded me who else played Pacman at the age of 4 other than me. It was really an inspiration for me. And the night before the finals i saw the Last Samurai with me dad. A great movie, really an epic. That was my other source for inspiration, the movie. Honor. Ha! Great stuff.
The N-gage would've been in my hands now...Todays title would've been different. Ha, forget it man...But i did try my best though. At least i got my picture taken. Check out the coming issue of Shoppers Computimes. I think it will be published there. Great fun. The intensity and all. Just what i need every now and again!
16 April 2004
SYBERIA 2 review(part 2)
Just because this sequel is here to tie up loose ends doesn’t mean that the puzzle element is taken lightly, oh no…far from it. You interact to learn about stuffs and also pickup objects. It’s best to explore the area to see the overall picture. The game’s like a jigsaw puzzle, really. A certain something only functions with a certain object; it all seems perfectly logical and not that far-fetched. Rest assured that the puzzles are not that hard but a certain puzzle do require some tinkering about. The only thing I hate about this game is when you have to backtrack, to find more clues and such. Sometimes it’s just for a simple tiny little thing. It’s very tiring to see Kate paddling back and forth like someone overly motivated. That’s just it really…the backtracking's the only bad point of this game.
The famous Inon Zur composed the music in the game…His previous work such as Icewind Dale and Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal would mean that you're in for a real treat. The music is soothing and feels epic, but not that epic-ish. Not as epic as in the first game. I wanted to weep at some point in the game, what with the combination of the characters expression, epic music, plot’s climax and everything, but I didn’t go all out, I don’t know why. Like I said…the music is not that epic enuff. The menu music…now that’s epic! And speaking of epic, what makes the first Syberia game so interesting is Kate’s life itself. There’s quite a lot of story to her and her character’s development is there. Syberia 2 doesn’t have that much to tell, it seems shallow this time around.
Syberia 2 has a decent ending but it’s the overall package and finally getting to see Kate and Hans at their journey’s end, proves the experience was well worth it. It’s like um, reading the Lord of the Rings books and then seeing the movies. There’s not that many a puzzle/adventure games out there but it’s safe to say that Syberia1 and 2 are the best of its kind. Tadaa…
My rating: 8/10 (It's that good, really!)
The famous Inon Zur composed the music in the game…His previous work such as Icewind Dale and Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal would mean that you're in for a real treat. The music is soothing and feels epic, but not that epic-ish. Not as epic as in the first game. I wanted to weep at some point in the game, what with the combination of the characters expression, epic music, plot’s climax and everything, but I didn’t go all out, I don’t know why. Like I said…the music is not that epic enuff. The menu music…now that’s epic! And speaking of epic, what makes the first Syberia game so interesting is Kate’s life itself. There’s quite a lot of story to her and her character’s development is there. Syberia 2 doesn’t have that much to tell, it seems shallow this time around.
Syberia 2 has a decent ending but it’s the overall package and finally getting to see Kate and Hans at their journey’s end, proves the experience was well worth it. It’s like um, reading the Lord of the Rings books and then seeing the movies. There’s not that many a puzzle/adventure games out there but it’s safe to say that Syberia1 and 2 are the best of its kind. Tadaa…
My rating: 8/10 (It's that good, really!)
14 April 2004
SYBERIA 2 review (part 1)
I suggest you play the original Syberia before embarking on this sequel/finale of an adventure. The game’s really a continuation of the story where it was left off. Kinda like the Matrix trilogy, but this game isn’t just a sequel. One thing, the game’s design and puzzle element are there and it’ all fresh!
Syberia 2 tells a story about Kate Walker, a New York lawyer being sent somewhere in the Alps to negotiate a takeover of a factory that makes luxury toys and automatons. Everything seems fine when you later found out that there is an heir and it’s up to you to reach him and close the deal. So the journey to find this mysterious person known as Hans Voralberg began. In this sequel, Kate and Hans, along with Oscar the automaton, travel eastward to get to their dream place…Syberia! And finally get to see some friggin’ living mammoth which is what the game is all about.
The first thing I like about this game is the graphics. It boasts a beautiful pre-rendered background. It’s art is extremely detail which really brings the game world to your attention. It’s simply breathtaking, I tell you. You’d think that a puzzle/adventure game to be simple and plain but it’s really otherwise. In fact, in this kind of genre, game makers could focus more on art direction to make the experience more memorable. You control Kate in a third person manner. Kate’s animation is well done, from walking to running and climbing ladders, it’s pleasing to see her butt up and running! She casts a very realistic shadow also when she moves about. NPCs (non-player character) are varied from Oscar to the cuddly Youki, they all have adequate movement but not that much. The cutscenes are special and only comes out during a climactic event. You’d know that this game doesn’t need that high a requirement to play it because it’s just Kate doing her thing onscreen with the background’s static. Adventure/puzzle game are famous for that, oh, except for the new Myst game, Uru. Now that’s…
Syberia 2 tells a story about Kate Walker, a New York lawyer being sent somewhere in the Alps to negotiate a takeover of a factory that makes luxury toys and automatons. Everything seems fine when you later found out that there is an heir and it’s up to you to reach him and close the deal. So the journey to find this mysterious person known as Hans Voralberg began. In this sequel, Kate and Hans, along with Oscar the automaton, travel eastward to get to their dream place…Syberia! And finally get to see some friggin’ living mammoth which is what the game is all about.
The first thing I like about this game is the graphics. It boasts a beautiful pre-rendered background. It’s art is extremely detail which really brings the game world to your attention. It’s simply breathtaking, I tell you. You’d think that a puzzle/adventure game to be simple and plain but it’s really otherwise. In fact, in this kind of genre, game makers could focus more on art direction to make the experience more memorable. You control Kate in a third person manner. Kate’s animation is well done, from walking to running and climbing ladders, it’s pleasing to see her butt up and running! She casts a very realistic shadow also when she moves about. NPCs (non-player character) are varied from Oscar to the cuddly Youki, they all have adequate movement but not that much. The cutscenes are special and only comes out during a climactic event. You’d know that this game doesn’t need that high a requirement to play it because it’s just Kate doing her thing onscreen with the background’s static. Adventure/puzzle game are famous for that, oh, except for the new Myst game, Uru. Now that’s…
13 April 2004
Me and my buddy Pacman
I've been playing games all my life. It started way back when I was a wee lil kid and uh, it was my dad who introduced me to video games. The system was the Atari XL - 8 bit console at it's finest! I remember all sorts of games, there was Pacman, an all time fave, Boulder Dash(i forgot how that played out but must be terrific) and Frogger(remember trying to get a frog to cross a road and jumping logs?) to name a few. U could say that was my primary education in gaming! Fun stuff especially being a kid, without all the care in the world. And then later on in life i got meself a Micro Genius(?) with the cartridge games, 4 in 1 cartridge to the insane 100 in 1 (most of the games were derivatives of one another). Yeah, i remember playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, agreat action game that one! And numerous others.
Sega Master Systems 2 that i owned was a step up in graphics. I got to play the classic Prince of Persia on it, woohoo! Glad i've played it b4 taking on the latest version by Ubisoft, which was a fine game- wait for that review. Most people would have the Playstation, including me with tons of games to boot. The Dreamcast would be the last console todate i bought from afriend. The reason i picked it up b'coz it's got a gemful of games like Shenmue, Grandia2...Crazy Taxi1 and 2!!! Nowadays, i'm a PC gamer. Always trying to find ways to 'up' the game experience like investing in a powerful graphic card, sound card, and speaker (Edifier 5.1-great stuff, proud of it, ha!). The latest news: i'm gonna get meself a forcefeedback wheel to play all the gorgeous upcoming racing games, CANT WAIT!!! Yeah!!!
Sega Master Systems 2 that i owned was a step up in graphics. I got to play the classic Prince of Persia on it, woohoo! Glad i've played it b4 taking on the latest version by Ubisoft, which was a fine game- wait for that review. Most people would have the Playstation, including me with tons of games to boot. The Dreamcast would be the last console todate i bought from afriend. The reason i picked it up b'coz it's got a gemful of games like Shenmue, Grandia2...Crazy Taxi1 and 2!!! Nowadays, i'm a PC gamer. Always trying to find ways to 'up' the game experience like investing in a powerful graphic card, sound card, and speaker (Edifier 5.1-great stuff, proud of it, ha!). The latest news: i'm gonna get meself a forcefeedback wheel to play all the gorgeous upcoming racing games, CANT WAIT!!! Yeah!!!
12 April 2004
A Wrinkle in Time
Wassup ya'll? How wuz ur holiday? Mine was alright, i dont go out much but i guess thats fine. Havent been up to things much, redecorated my room a lil bit, nothin' much. Put up a "Danger Mines!" warning on my door, that should keep any unwanting visitors out of the way. I cleaned a lot of dusts here and there. I threw away alot of old stuff and things that really takes too much space...like, Wham! ur dead. Got a lot junks and old comics, i'm thinking of selling them one copy for one ringgit and the story books for 5? Pretty reasonable, i would think. All talk but no action...looks like i'm gonna be keepin' them for quite some time.
Ah...I've been pretty much playing games nowadays. This year, believe me, alot of really great, cool games are gonna come out. Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 being a fave at the moment. Not to mention Thief: Deadly Shadow, Hitman Contracts and a slew of racing games like Colin Mcrae Rally 04, TOCA Race Driver2 and Juiced...man, cant wait to try them out, especially when trying them out with a force feedback wheel. Way cool! I dont know how it's gonna be like but i bet that u could feel the shakes when on rough surfaces and, uh, when u *accidentally* bump your car at a sidebend. Wayhey! Cant Wait! But before that, right now i'm playing Syberia 2, a puzzle adventure game. I'd like to tell u bout it but u'll have to wait for the review as soon i finish it ok? Whew!
Ah...I've been pretty much playing games nowadays. This year, believe me, alot of really great, cool games are gonna come out. Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 being a fave at the moment. Not to mention Thief: Deadly Shadow, Hitman Contracts and a slew of racing games like Colin Mcrae Rally 04, TOCA Race Driver2 and Juiced...man, cant wait to try them out, especially when trying them out with a force feedback wheel. Way cool! I dont know how it's gonna be like but i bet that u could feel the shakes when on rough surfaces and, uh, when u *accidentally* bump your car at a sidebend. Wayhey! Cant Wait! But before that, right now i'm playing Syberia 2, a puzzle adventure game. I'd like to tell u bout it but u'll have to wait for the review as soon i finish it ok? Whew!
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