Luckily Terminator Salvation was not that all bad, but it wasn’t good either. Terminator Salvation features the same gameplay style as Gears of War although a little hard to control and it’s quite cliched.

The Game design is in 3rd person view with decent graphics and good sound effects. It’s very rare nowadays to have this good game design in a movie-game tie-in title.

Gameplay is dull. even with it’s Gears of War inspired style, Terminator Salvation still suffers from cliched controls and ultra repetitive shooting mechanics. Although, Terminator fans may find this game intriguing especially when you want to have an instant 1000 gamer point on your Xbox Live Gamertag.

Overall, Terminator Salvation is just as good as a sale bin product. If you see this title below $10, you cannot go wrong grabbing this title

The gameplay has changed a lot since those previous Tekken versions. Moves and combos are now more focused on Air Juggles and non-stop combinations attacks. Tekken 6 moves are now more accurate than ever… and by accurate i mean new moves are now based on real martial arts such as Law’s Jeet Kune Do, Asuka’s Aikido/Judo moves, Jin’s Mixed Martial Art/Karate style and many more. Professional Tekken players and Button-Mashers will surely enjoy hours of gameplay and brutal takedowns.

New contents are enjoyable too such as the campaign mode and Ghost Fighting mode. In the campaign mode, you’ll start as Lars.. The new Tekken character who is some kind of a government agent solving some corporate/science crime. You can choose other characters throughout the game although i have not finished the campaign mode because i find it kind of boring dull and unexciting.

If you are into fighting games and multiplayer, Tekken 6 is the game for you console. Challenging, Enjoyable and Eye-Catchy graphics are the main meat of Tekken 6. Be sure to get a copy to see what i’m talking about.

Mass Effect 2 - Fight for the Lost

I’m a huge fan of Sci-Fi RPG’s. When Mass Effect 1 1^st came out to PC and Xbox 360, I was pretty much excited.. I got even more crazed out when I heard the Bioware was developing the game. Bioware is known for making Top-Class RPG’s such as Neverwinter Nights and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. When I heard About Mass Effect 2 last year, I got excited more than I felt on Mass Effect 1 last 2008. Then Last January, Mass Effect 2 were on the store shelves on every game store and I immediately bought the game eventhough we are on a tight budget.

The Illusive Man

Mass Effect 2’s story features the events after Saren and the Reapers were defeated. You still play as Commander Shepard, the fearless leader of Normandy and you have a new breed of enemy known as the Collectors. You’ll be recruited by the Illusive Man leader of Cereberus, a new somewhat corrupted organization who’s after the Collectors. *Spoiler Alert! You need to play this game instead of reading it! Trust me.

Wage war against the Collectors

Graphics,  Gameplay and Sounds:

Mass Effect 2 uses state-of-the-art Unreal Engine 3, the same engine used on Gears of War and Mass Effect 1 although Mass Effect 2 has more updates than the old ones. It still plays like Mass Effect 1, Real-Time Shooter with lots of fire power. Although, this time your weapons don’t rely and Cooling time… instead, your weapon uses ammo/bullets so expect more adrenaline action throughout the game, reloading makes the game more exciting. You’ll have tons of quests which you can earn hundreds of Achievement Points. NPC’s and people around the system are so life-like and very busy plus galaxies and planetary structures are so detailed. Sounds and Musical Scores are superb and Voice acting are Hollywood Driven.

Mass Effect 2 is a must have for your Xbox 360 *nuff said.

Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers

I have been playing Magic the Gathering trading card game since the 4^th Edition Came out, that was 1995 I think. Then I sold my deck to get myself an upgrade to my PC. Since then I have been playing Magic the Gathering:  Planeswalker, one of the most convincing Magic Gathering game that time.

Then Wizards of the Coast and Xbox Live released Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers on Xbox 360 as a Downloadable Xbox Live Arcade game. The game costs 400 Microsoft Points ( $5 ), pretty cheap for a well packaged game.

Just like the real thing!

Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planewalkers features the same concept as the real thing. You battle your way through the game using your in game decks/cards. Duels of the Planeswalker uses brand new decks/cards and new rules, this may turn down some old school MTG players but you’ll like it if you get the hang of it.

Graphics are solid, Gameplay is a blast especially if you’re an avid MTG fan. The levels are challenging and you can collect a lot of powerful cards throughout the game not to mention a lot of achievement points as well.

In every great game, there are always downsides. Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers suffers from extremely annoying repetetive background music and confusing control scheme. You can’t virtually create your very own deck although you can edit some but that’s just about it.

Overall Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers is a pretty awesome game. For just $5, MTG is a must have for your Xbox 360.

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.

Dragon Age Xbox 360

Bioware has done it again. Dragon Age: Origins has got to be one of the longest, epic and enjoyable RPG to date. You can choose from 3 character classes: Warrior, Rogue or Mage. Each class has it’s own story but I didn’t get a chance to finish or play the Rogue class and Mage. Why? I played and finished the game as a Dual-Wielded Warrior for almost 3 months with the total of 50 Hours game time and I have no plans on playing it again anytime soon. This is not a bad thing, for those 3 months of playtime, I never actually any other game besides Dragon Age: Origins. The story telling is excellent, weapons and character customization are addictive, and the side quests feels very rewarding. To make the story short, you’ll get very hooked with Dragon Age: Origins and it will suck you in for months.

Dragon Age Battle

You’ll play as a Grey Warden and protect Ferelden from Darkspawn invasion and the Blight. Along the way, you’ll get to meet other playable characters such as Morrigan, Sten, Wynne and many more. You can customize each of your playable characters, from stats distribution to weaponry. While you progress, you can also customize your character to become a dual class character which can be very useful against the Archdemon ( The big boss of them all, it took me 1 week to kill that sucker ). You can also choose your own path either you become very unlikeable to other people or you become a hero. With these features, Dragon Age: Origins is now considered to be an Open-Ended RPG.

An Ogre!! Shrek can kiss his ass

Graphics are superb, Textures and special effects are excellent although sometimes you’ll experience glitch hiccups when you are in battle. Save game bugs can be troublesome too.

Sounds and voice acting are Bioware’s specialties so we can skip that part.

Gameplay is excellent although controls are quite annoying especially if you are using mages. The PC Version is way better when it comes to controls

All in all Dragon Age: Origins is a must buy for RPG/ Action fans alike. You’ll never regret purchasing this game.

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

Castlevania: SOTN - Remembering the true nature of games

If you like RPG, Action and side-scrollers then Castlevania: Symphony of the Night ( SOTN ) is the game for you. Upon it’s release, This instant classic Castlevania title ruled the Playstation console for years. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a hybrid of RPG-Action-Sidescroller. You’ll get to use Richter Belmont as your intro character in the game and then Alucard all throughout. Alucard’s equipment roster is fully customizable, you can change your stats by changing and mixing weapon attributes. Just like any RPG’s Alucard’s level go up as you progress through the game, you can reach as high as level 70 – 90 although it will be tedious and dragging as at that level state, you will be ultra strong and indestructable. Castlevania: SOTN is somewhat Open-Ended in a sense that you don’t need to follow quest or linear instructions. You can go anywhere you want in the castle as long as your transformation skills and equipment are complete.

Stop looking at my genitals!!!

You get to battle hundreds of monsters and bosses, some of the enemies came from other Castlevania titles such as medusa heads, skeletons, flea, werewolves, etc….

More stylish vampire than Twilight cast eh? suck that Edward!

The story starts with Richter Belmont – The youngest in the Belmont clan. You are on the hunt for Dracula, and then you’ll get to slay him and then the first story comes to an end. Then you will run off to the Castle as Alucard, Dracula’s son. Your main mission is to destroy the castle but there will be a lot of twist along the way.

Now that's a true artwork

Soundtracks of Castlevania: SOTN are epic and catchy, arrangements are very well orchestrated and elegant. Although Voice acting are overly ugly and cheesy, don’t get me wrong, Alucard really does have that big manly voice, but the script is a piece of crap. Dialogues are ugly.
Despite the short comings on the voice acting, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is still one of the best games out there. The Graphics, Gameplay, and Soundtrack are all close to perfection. If you haven’t played Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, then you’re missing half of your life as a gamer. Castlevania: SOTN is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace and Playstation Store. You can play it too on that Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles title for the PSP as a bonus/unlockable game.

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