Review: Wii Sports Resort

This game is hyped to the "core" gamers as a tech demo for the Motion Plus, and to the "casual" crowd as the best thing since Peggle came out (which, as a massive Peggle fan, is hard for me to believe). Either way, its not very successful at either of these things.

The game is essentially a rehash of Wii Sports, with less to do with the actual sports presented in that game.

New stuff includes the interesting but underdeveloped Swordplay, the could have been great-but-is-far-too-fiddly Archery, and the utterly pathetic Cycling.

Cycling is poor because the motion involved have NOTHING to do with actual cycling, its just pumping the Wiimote and Nunchuk up and down and tilting for turns.

Most of the games could have been easily done without the Motion Plus, and three of them, Golf, Bowling, and Table Tennis are just extensions on games you all ready got out of the box with the Wii.

Positives
Swordplay and Table Tennis could become addictive
Golf and Bowling are the best two games on Wii Sports, so expansions are welcome

Negatives
No Online pay at all, seriously, nothing.
None of the games really show off what the Motion Plus can supposedly do.

Overall
If you liked Wii Sports a lot, then get it, it very similar with some nice expansions.
If you didn't like Wii Sports, then don't bother, its the same game with more crap in it.

Halo ODST Preview

By Matt Binns

Halo ODST is prequel to the most hyped game ever, and a game that quite a lot of 360 owners such as myself are looking forward.

At first, I like many, thought “it's just another nail in the Halo coffin” but after seeing footage from E3 and Comic-Con (why is there so much video game coverage at a comic convention?) I've being pulled into looking at and researching this game and boy does it look fantastic.

The new HUD screen looks brilliant and points the way forward, much like a HUD should.

The way Bungie has re-invented the starting-to-die Halo franchise is smart and innovative and because you are a member of the ODST, you can longer duel wield, but you do get things Master Chief never got to try like the Silenced SMG and a brand new Pistol.

A brand new feature is the Firefight mode, which I for one am looking forward to playing over Xbox Live. In Firefight, you face never ending hordes of Covenant, much like the Horde mode of Gears Of War 2, but better probably.

The second disc is essentially a reissue of the Halo 3 multiplayer, so its a decent buy on its own.

Last but not least, ODST owners will get access to the online Beta for the all new Halo Reach, a prequel to the entire saga.

Probably Positives

It looks like Halo Classic, not New Halo (3)

New modes are always welcome, as are improvements on a working mode.

Could Be Negatives

No classic dual wielding

It doesn't feel like it should be a full priced game.

Overall

This game is re-invention of the stagnating Halo universe, and it cannot be faulted for that, but just how similar to Halo 1 & 2 will it be?

Score Prediction: 8/10

Summer Time FTW

Well, summer has officially begun, with the end of my time at Sixth Form for a good six weeks. In that time, I'll write up reviews for Ghostbusters, Infamous, some DS games and maybe a handful of PSN downloadable stuff. Wii Sports Resort may also face my critical backlash as well, if my parents shell out and buy it for themselves.

Either way, I hope everyone has a great summer, and is looking forward to the legendary "Septober" time period, where every major game comes out. Modern Warfare 2 and Uncharted 2 will be reviewed as soon as possible.

Have a great holiday all, and to those who don't have a holiday, enjoy the sun (and rain!!).

Review: Call Of Juarez - Bound In Blood

The sequel to a game I never played, nor heard of, this game has quite a lot to live up to, seeing as the only other two cowboy games, Gun and Red Dead Revolver are really quite good, as is the original to this, or so I have been told.

Either way, this game is relatively poor, measured as a cowboy game or as an FPS. The game is really slow, and the gimmicks are pathetic. Enemies either fall over like cardboard, or take way to many shots to kill.

I haven't tried the multiplayer, because the single player is god-awful.

Seriously, there's a bit with a cannon, and it took me three tries to figure out what I was supposed to be doing, and another 5 tries to do that. It gives game overs like Pac-Man eats pills.

Positives

Its a freaking cowboy game!!
The box looks cool.


Negatives

Poorly paced.
Badly designed.

Overall

I think that the sense of impending doom is what drives developers away from making games that aren't about grizzled veterans or space marines, and unfortunately, this game just proves them right. An overwhelmingly poor game, Juarez will have you calling out for the good old guys from CoD4 and Killzone 2.

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