At first, I was really enjoying this First Person Sci-fi shooter but as time goes by… every level and difficulty is getting kind of crazy. The enemy AI is getting pretty annoying especially on that part where you faces tons of flying bugs. it’s quite impossible to get myself out of that level… so hard, i want to crash that DVD game to bits. but don’t get me wrong, there are some good sides to this game.

Turok uses the Unreal 2.5 engine so expect an eye candy graphics here. Weapons are cool and the story will suck you in. but the gameplay and annoying difficulty might turn off some FPS fanatics out there.

Turok is worth the price for a sale bin ( around $6 up ), but buying this game in full retail will be such a waste for your wallet.

Halo 3 - Halo Box

Halo 3 is considered the most played video game of all time. At first I didn’t find Halo 3 exciting because I was just playing the campaign mode. The story was good but there are a lot of dull moments in the campaign mode. Just like the other 2 games from Xbox 1, you’ll play as Master Chief. As usual, you’ll hunt and shoot covenant forces but this time you’ll be tagged along Arbiter.  Like I said, the story was good but the gameplay in the campaign mode lack climatic moments.
Then I tried redeeming the 2 Day Multiplayer trial code I got from Modern Warfare 2 and logged in my Halo 3 game in the Matchmaking Multiplayer and all I can say is WHOA!!
I was playing the Matchmaking Social Slayer game for hours. I got hooked pretty much in the Multiplayer mode of Halo 3, then I just realized the main meat of Halo 3 was in the Multiplayer Mode. The campaign was just a small bonus and it quite sucked.

Halo Box!

Sword Fight!

Operation Dessert Storm! LOL

The Graphics were pretty awesome especially if your Xbox 360 is hooked on an HDTV.
The Sounds were good too although I was not impressed on the musical scores.
The Gameplay is Awesome in Multiplayer! Matchmaking Social Rumble pit and Slayer ROCKS!!

But I wouldn’t recommend playing the campaign mode except if you’re collecting achievement points, Halo 3 is packed with achievement points.
Controls are perfect! Halo3 was meant to be played on console. You’ll have to play the game to find out for yourself.
Overall, Halo 3 is a must have if you have an Xbox 360. Your Gold Subscription is nothing without Halo 3.

Splinter Cell Conviction

I got excited about the new Splinter Cell game exclusive for Xbox 360 and the PC. I downloaded Splinter Cell: Conviction Demo a few days ago and my first impression was DAMN!! This is what an Espionage game should be. Splinter Cell: Conviction captures what is really like to be a Stealth One-Man-Army agent. Controls are easy to execute especially that Killshot/Headshot move.

Splinter Cell Conviction screenshot

Graphics are superb thanks to Unreal Engine. Music, Sounds and even the dialogues were presented flawlessly. Keep in mind that this is just my review for the Demo game, let’s wait and keep our fingers crossed until the full game comes out. I would expect no less from the team from Tom Clancy games, Ubisoft and of course our very own hero SAM FISHER.

Try Splinter Cell: Conviction today and see what i’m babbling about. Just make sure you are an Xbox Live Gold Member

Let see if Sam Fisher can Bring Down Solid Snake

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

It’s finally here, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 finally arrived last November 13, 2009 (here in the philippines). It’s a no brainer this is the best First Person Modern Shooter ever created, Activision and Infinity Ward had done it again.

Cliffhanger

Crysis: Warhead

Do you want to play something on your PC that can make you’re video card cry for hours? Crysis: Warhead is the game for you. Crysis: Warhead uses an upgraded Crytek Engine 2. Same as the predecessor Crysis, the game sucks up huge resources from your gaming rig. Starting from your GPU up to your main CPU, small average computer won’t even load this monster up. But all that torture aside, Crysis: Warhead will definitely satisfy your gaming needs, from it’s compelling parallel story to the outstanding gameplay, Crysis: Warhead is one of the best buys of 2008.

The story focuses on the soldier named Scykes “Psycho”. Earth is being invaded by aliens and those evil north Koreans. Together with your few team mates, you must eliminate all invading aliens and terminate all North Koreans with their evil plans.

oh yeah!! talk about firepower

Gameplay is pretty much the same as the first Crysis. Nanotech suits and tons of killer weapons can be experienced through out the game.

The best part of this game is Crysis: Wars, the multiplayer installer for Crysis. The problem with this multiplayer installer is it lags up big time when too many players are in the same map.

Bottomline:

Graphics, Sounds, Gameplay, Story, Weapons and all are superb! You cannot go wrong with Crysis: Warhead.

The only bad part here is you need an expensive yet ultra powerful gaming rig in order to play it at 60fps at maximum settings

FarCry 2

Have you ever played Crytek’s Original Far Cry? those sci-fi stuff and all? Well Far Cry 1 has definitely nothing to do with Far Cry 2. Let’s talk about the specs and engines first.

Far Cry 1 uses the gut-wrecking Crytek Engine, the era of Pentium 4 was totally abused by Crytek Engine but in return, Far Cry players experienced Eye-popping visuals that looks incredible until now even with the next-gen Graphic Engine Technologies.

Snipy Snipy!!

Years have passed and Far Cry 2 was born, this time it uses the all new DUNIA Engine. A state-of-the-art graphics engine where all physics can be seen and interactively play with it. You can destroy almost everything and create incredible Forest Fires, well actually Fire Art is the main attraction of DUNIA Engine. With all that great features, DUNIA does not eat up much resources as much Crytek Engine 2, you can run Far Cry 2 in a medium-high spec machine and the Xbox360 is by far the crispiest version of all.

The Story:

Like i said Far Cry 2 has nothing to do with the first Far Cry. While Far Cry 1 focuses on aliens and other Sci-fi Stuff, Far Cry 2 focuses on a realistic story. The storyline revolves around africa, politics, rebels and the Jackal (the main antagonist in the game, well sort of…)

You can play with more guns such as MP5, Carbines, RPG’s, Makarovs, ETC…. if you love guns, Far Cry 2 is your game. It’s an inceredible open-world First Person Shooter, play it in anyway you want, kill the enemies at night for stealth tactics or kill them upfront on daylight for maximum fire power.

The Bad Side: the in-game map is around 50sq km. it’s very tedious to drive around to do some missions.

Battlefield Bad Company

I’m a big fan of First Person Shooters particularly in Modern Age War setting, for me World War II setting is now kind of overrated. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare really caught my eye for sometime now and I just can’t get enough. Then I was in a Game Store and I saw this Battlefield: Bad Company on the store shelf. I already read reviews about this from Gamespot.com and IGN and the rating were pretty damn impressive, now I’m doing my own review about this console exclusive shooter.

Happy New Year!!!

 

The Good:

Battlefield: Bad Company features a Fleshed-out story packed with excellent voice acting and funny lines, you’ll get hooked with it and definitely enjoy every moment of the game. Lots of weapons and vehicles can be used here such as heavy guns, RPG’s, laser guided missiles, tanks, helicopters, etc etc… You can destroy almost every in your path, houses, buildings, trees you name it.

The Bad:

Grainy graphics and horizontal tearing may get a boring impression on some gamers. AI are sometimes too accurate or too stupid. Echo-y sounds are too much

Why is this Console Exclusive?? No love for PC gamers?

Verdict:

Battlefield: Bad Company is a all out badass game and is definitely worth the money, if you are into First Person Shooter, Battlefield: BC must not be missed out, especially if you love lots of guns and artillery weapons

Gears of War 2

Marcus Fenix and company returns to the Smash Hit sequel Gears of War 2. Gears of War 2 features a more tolerable story than the first game, well it still have many unresolved plots but it has more sense than the first Gears of War. The story evolves around the Locusts aliens and world invasion plus add-on stories such as Finding Maria – Dominic Santiago’s Wife and more.

One Dead.... Grub??!!

The gameplay is still a Tactical-Shooter like the first game with new weapons, vehicles, Chainsaw match and the Brumak. Multi-player is incredibly addictive too but if you’re not into online game or don’t have an internet connection to your Xbox 360, you can play the very addictive Horde mode. It gives a Multiplayer feel and at the same time you’ll unlock massive achievement points.

Gears of War 2 was my first reason why I bought my Xbox 360. With it’s gripping, intense and rewarding gameplay, GOW2 is highly recommended for everyone with an Xbox 360 unit.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Before Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 comes out on November 10, lets have a small recap about the first Modern Warfare.

When Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was released on November 7 2007, it became an instant hit through out the globe. Call of Duty was well known for the Historic World War 2 FPS hype, then maybe they got tired of it and then they made Modern Warfare. It was the best FPS ever made for the next-gen gaming consoles and PC. Graphics, Sounds, Gameplay and Storyline were excellent. You’ll get pretty hooked with the storyline even the Single Player is quite short.

Celebrate Mayhem on November 10

Arcade and multiplayer are extremely addictive too, with it’s some sort of level up system and massive online players, you’ll play this game for hours.

If you are a fan of extreme First Person Shooters, you’ll definitely love Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Play this game in Story mode and finish it before November 10. This game is highly recommended.