Review Of Saints Row 2

Saints Row 2 is the follow up to Saints Row. In the beginning of SR2 you created a player to your liking and use  he/she until the end of the game. As far as improvements go,they didn't do much to graphics and are more the same than different. Like SR, the AI is the best, the cops always know you are,which doesn't make trying to hide from them any fun. Weapons are similar to Saints Row. You have your choice of melee,  pistol,Sub/automaic/explosive/shotgun/assault. Cheats make the gameplay just as fun,with UFO'S, Unlimited ammo, you can do anything. Missions are fun but it seems like they aren't a priority,the only mission I really enjoyed was the first one, in which I broke out of jail. Overall Saints Row 2 is a fun game for anyone who knows what Saints Row is like. I would have to give this game 8/10

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Review Of Just Cause 2

        Just cause 2 was released back in March of 2010. I got to say it is truly an amazing game. It is set in Panama, during present time A major feature in the game is the grapple hook and parachute. It has so many uses and makes a great impact on how you play. 

      The gameplay is probably the biggest aspect that makes the game what it is. Unlike games like RDR or GTA IV it doesn't just have one environment. It has every possible one,Snowy Mountains,Hot Deserts,Realistic Jungles, and Huge Cites. There are missions in the game, but I got to say, I've played about four missions and their good but not great. The graphics aren't the best but they are up there. The only downside to this game anyone might see is the voice cast.Like the graphics,the cast isn't the best but its not the worst. 

    Overall this game is a 9.5/10.0

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Review Of BioShock

BioShock is probably the best game I've seen with water graphics. The story line is truly amazing and will keep you guessing what's next. The game takes place in the underwater city of Rapture and has gone horribly wrong. During you play you will spend the time collecting iteams,fighting creatures, and so much more that will blow your mind.

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Review Of Red Dead Redemption

I got RDR over Christmas break, and I got to say its truly amazing. It takes place in 1912 in the mid west. Like GTA IV, RDR has that outstanding free roam ability that cant be beat. Theres so much to do and see. One of the two major difference you'll see when you play is one being the moral system. Depending on what you do in the game effects how people think of you in the game. Another big thing is the new Dead Eye system. Dead Eye allows you to slow down time and lock on to as many targets as their are bullets. The only down side in my option is after you complete the story mode, theres not much to do after it, yeah you can hunt for plant,kill birds,etc but it gets old after awhile. Overall Red Dead Redemption is a amazing game with a amazing story and amazing graphics. I would have to give it a 10/10 because even though it gets old after awhile doesn't mean you cant enjoy this game for awhile

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Review Of Mafia II

Mafia 2 was probably the most hyped game of the year. The only problem is it doesn't live up to its name. The campaign is short, about 2 days at most. The missions are fun and never really boring. The only problem is there is no "free roam" option. Yes you can ride around the city as you please, but the next mission has already begun as the last mission ended. As far as riding around the city goes, I was impressed by how everything reacts. From cops,down to the physics of the game,it is so realistic.
Overall I would give Mafia 2 a 8.5/10.0 mainly because the lack of free roam, otherwise its not that bad of a game and I recommend it to any free roam fan

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Review Of NBA 2K11

It's fitting that NBA 2K11 prominently features Michael Jordan. After all, His Airness is the greatest basketball player of all time and NBA 2K11 is the greatest basketball game ever made. 

2K Sports has delivered the most finely polished and fully featured sports game I've ever played -- and I've played a lot of sports games. The amount of work put into 2K11 is staggering -- perfect recreations of Jordan's historic games, streamlined controls, NBA teams that play and feel like their real-life counterparts, a franchise mode that includes sensible GM logic and intelligent team building. 

This is one of the most incredible year-over-year improvements of a game imaginable. Madden, EA's NHL series, MLB 2K, and just about everyone else has been served notice. There are no more excuses for half-assed annual updates. Bring it every year or you will get booed out of the building. 

NBA 2K11 is where amazing happens. When you first start the game, you get a slick visual treat hyping the greatness of Michael Jordan. And then the game transports you into the tunnel of Chicago Stadium for Game 1 of the 1991 NBA Championship. Jordan turns to look into the camera, right at you, and asks, "Are you ready?" Then he turns, runs out onto the court and the magic of NBA 2K11 begins. Before you ever see a menu, ever create a franchise, ever even get a whiff of all that 2K11 has to offer, you're playing in the finals with the Bulls, battling Magic Johnson and ushering in a new era in NBA history. 

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Review Of The Nintendo 3DS

It's fairly clear that the powers that be at Nintendo HD in Japan firmly believe that 3D is the future. "The 3DS will change gaming… again," executives said at the launch conference, citing the company's track record with the Wii and Wii Fit.

The questions are: is their faith in the technology going to translate to a real game changer? And is tacking on the clever autosteroscopic 3D screen to ageing DS technology really the best way to take us to this utopian three-dimensional future?

From the outset, any kind of critique of the 3DS needs to be tempered with the very big disclaimer that the autosteroscopic 3D is very much a "suck it and see" technology.

For some, the addition of a genuinely well-designed top screen, the fact that it allows you to see 3D very effectively without the need for glasses, and the fact that the handheld has a slider that allows you to alter the effect to suit the way in which you hold the console to suit your vision will be groundbreaking.

But for others, the 3D will be a gimmick – not enhancing games but distracting from the playability or merely a nice trick that will quickly grow old.

The enhancements in the 3DS are not limited to the 3D screen, but it is fair to say that it is this addition that will define it, despite some nifty communications tools like StreetPass and SpotPass and, crucially, an analogue stick to join the almost bewildering array of input options already present in the DS platform

The Nintendo 3DS will live or die by the 3D – and despite a lacklustre launch line-up, the early indicators are that this will make sure the entire platform is alive and kicking for some time to come

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Review Of BulletStorm

I've come to a conclusion: Bulletstorm wasn't so much developed as it was raised on human growth hormones and taught the English language by a group of sailors and truck drivers. It was also shown every '80s action and sci-fi movie ever made about a dozen times, given a bottle of whiskey, handed a gun and instructed to shoot anything that moves.

The people who clearly felt that the first-person shooter genre was skimping on the "S" in "FPS" and taking itself too seriously birthed it; the sort who've made the likes of Painkiller and published Unreal Tournament and Gears of War. It's clear in everything from its distinctive style to its disregard for the plausible.

Yes, Bulletstorm is ridiculous, but in the way that the very best guilty pleasures are. That's the crux of the game really: the violence. Not the amount, but the inventiveness. This game succeeds in providing a great setting within which you can shoot, kick and energy leash bad guys to death in a huge numbers of ways. From a simple headshot to remotely guiding a (sometimes) human bomb into other enemies and beyond, the possibilities for being sadistic for points are awesome. The world is filled with deadly surprises with which to dispatch foes gruesomely (and stylishly), whether it's giant cacti or blast furnaces.

Despite plenty of murder, I never really made use of the full arsenal at my disposal. The flare gun and shotgun played second fiddle to the likes of the fully-upgraded Bouncer Cannon, which fires a repeatedly-exploding ball you can kick into lone or groups of enemies for a special Skillshot (that's the game's term for fancy deaths, by the way). Besides a special tingle of pride, you'll want to pursue Skillshots for the weapon upgrade points they dish out.That's the crux of the game really: the violence. Not the amount, but the inventiveness. This game succeeds in providing a great setting within which you can shoot, kick and energy leash bad guys to death in a huge numbers of ways. From a simple headshot to remotely guiding a (sometimes) human bomb into other enemies and beyond, the possibilities for being sadistic for points are awesome. The world is filled with deadly surprises with which to dispatch foes gruesomely (and stylishly), whether it's giant cacti or blast furnaces.

Despite plenty of murder, I never really made use of the full arsenal at my disposal. The flare gun and shotgun played second fiddle to the likes of the fully-upgraded Bouncer Cannon, which fires a repeatedly-exploding ball you can kick into lone or groups of enemies for a special Skillshot (that's the game's term for fancy deaths, by the way). Besides a special tingle of pride, you'll want to pursue Skillshots for the weapon upgrade points they dish out.

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