GTA IV

Ok... Grand Theft Auto 4, supposedly the best game ever according to most people. But I'm not like most people. In fact, I'm part of the growing minority that thinks it is the most overrated game this side of the millennium. I'll list its pros, and then its cons.

So, What's good?

Pros

• Almost real-life graphics, you'll really think your in New York

• The story line is one of the best I've seen in games, and it creates the coolest protagonist ever yet, Niko Bellic is like an evil James Bond.
  

• The Music, Script and Voice acting are top notch, the way the characters act make you forget you're not watching a movie.
  

Now whats bad...

Cons

• Besides the main missions and a couple on the side, there is nothing to do, the city feels completely empty, plus, the online is fun for all of about 4-5 hours, after that, keep playing CoD4.
  

• Graphic issues, like scenery pop-ins or some drops in frame rates... The kind you'd expect from a mediocre game.

Overall I think that, whilst this is a great game, Rockstar have taken a big step back from the progress made since GTA 3. The game lacks a special something that turns good games into legends. My advice would be buy it, your missing out otherwise, just don't expect the 10/10 everyone seems to want to rate it. My verdict is 9.4/10.

I'll argue with fanboys on the forums... Meszamil

Okami Wii!

I first recognized this game as a possible buy a few months back and have been following it ever since.



I never played the PS2 version but it got awesome reviews.



For those of you who don't know about it, it's an adventure game with puzzles, similar to Zelda.

It holds a beautiful paintbrush style for the graphics and makes you play as a wolf. I beleive the wolf is some kind of God, the God of Sun maybe.



Anyways, heres a few screenshots and check out the vids on gamespot.com or youtube.com



Enjoy!

Battlefield Heroes Class Abilities.

For some reason, I've really got caught up on this game. It just looks so good. Maybe it's because it brings back nostalgic memories of Team Fortress 2 which I really need to buy back soon!! (Mental note to self) Anyways, here's some more info I dug up about BF:H.

Soldier

+Best at determining an enemy's location

+Has a See-the-Enemy power - outlines nearby opponents even through walls. Lasts 10 seconds, 30 seconds to recharge.

+Incendiary rounds

+Health boost - Heals all allies around you

+Recharge over time

Commando

+Specializes in stealth, stab kills, sniping

+Few hit points

+Fast moving

+Slips in and out of cover

+Partial cloak

+Weapons do high damage, but not a lot of ammo

Gunner

+Well armed and armored

+Slow moving

+Uses rapid-fire machine guns, rocket launchers, possibly flamethrowers in the future

+Can throw grenades back

General Abilities Information
+Other abilities can combat each other
+Bomb Bouquet (non official name) - throw 15 grenades at a time, basically handheld artillery strike
Possibility of 15 abilities at launch and 50 in the first year

Signout: mildrenben.

New Editor.

I have appointed a close friend of mine as second editor of this blog and moderator of the forum.

His online name is meszamil.

From now on, so you can distinguish between the two authors, each post will be signed either 'mildrenben' (Me) or 'meszamil' (The newbie!)

So, to round up:

My info:

+Blog Signature: mildrenben
+Forum Name: mildrenben
+Xbox Live Gamertag: Don Mildreone
+Wii Friend Code: 6667 4194 9905 5627

N00bs info:

+Blog Signout: meszamil
+Forum Name: meszamil
+Xbox Live Gamertag: meszamil (getting bored of that lol)

+And no Wii...he's getting one in the upcoming months.

See ya, mildrenben.

Battlefield Heroes!

My friend alerted me of this game earlier today and I've been researching it ever since. It's absolutely stunning.

It's a cartoon shooter, very remeniscent of Team Fortress 2, which is completely free.

Yes, you read correctly, FREE!

There are 3 classes and 2 maps, with a 3rd map in development.

Similar to TF2, it will be an online game only but the amount of online players hasn't been announced.

A closed beta is being released on May 6th, but it's only to random people who have been invited.


For more info check http://www.battlefield-heroes.com

MK and Pro put on hold.

Both toruneys and yet to officially kick off and are being put on hold.

Pro simply doesn't have enough players and I need to thouroughly organise the league design of MK.

But don't worry, they will come shortly,

I'll keep you updated.