During the first podcast in weeks, the guys talk about everything from DRM and game piracy to review integrity and honesty.
This week's cast is a bit longer than the others have been (around 45 minutes) but we feel the content deserved that amount of time. Also, this week Flea apparently traded his "err" for a four letter word that starts with F. Unfortunately this causes the cast to be possibly NSFW. Parental discretion is advised. Flea will be beaten and advised to clean up his act next week.
Monday, 31 May 2010
Sunday, 30 May 2010
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
History tells us that there are some games that really should not be made into films as they just don't work. The result has seen some stinkers like Super Mario Bros, Double Dragon, Street Fighter The Movie, Tomb Raider (Did we really need a second film as well?) and the laughable House of the Dead. Then on the other hand there have been half decent films like the first Mortal Kombat film and Resident Evil, which proves that a good film can be made based on a game if enough thought is put into the film.
So just where does the Prince of Persia game sit? Is it in the steaming pile of cack corner or the surprisingly good corner. Well personally I think it is probably the best film that has been based on a video game, Which really isn't hard but its a decent movie in its own right as well.
The film really does the character of the Prince justice as it stays true to the character that we have played as in the past. Jake Gyllenhaal really made the character of the Prince come to life and did justice to the character. Gemma Arterton was also very convincing as Princess Tamina, (she is also very easy on the eye to say the least) along with all the other characters in the film and good script writing the film doesn't fail to impress.
I really did expect this to be a terrible film that would be laughable at best, yet I really enjoyed it as did Mrs Flea. If this standard of film making could be applied to all other game based movies then we could see an upturn in the opinion us gamers have of films based on the games we enjoy playing. If I had to rate the film I would give it a solid 8 out of 10, definitely a film worth watching even if your not a fan of the games.
Now we just have to wait and see if the forth coming Gears of War, God of War, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Kane & Lynch, Halo and Mass Effect movies can in turn be made into great films. Chances are a couple of these will suck, but you never know we could see something special from one of these upcoming films.
Games You Should Avoid In June 2010
Well another month and another list of shite games that you need to avoid. This month sees a lot of random DS and Wii accessories released. Wii lightsaber & Darth Vader sensor bar holder being some of the most retarded ones I have seen. I could do a whole 5 blog posts on some of that crap, but since this is "Games You Should Avoid" and not "Shitty Accessories You Should Avoid" I had best continue on. So what should you avoid this month? Well there is only one way to find out and that is by checking out the list below...
Now personally I think this is a good idea 3 games in one pack with the proceeds going to charity, the selection of games and the price however is a bad thing. (£30 for all 3 games) When you consider that you can buy the games for less than that brand new individually. (Fuel is £7, Sega Superstar Tennis is £5 and Tomb Raider Underworld is £9 giving a total price of £21) So for that reason alone this pack of games makes this months "Games You Should Avoid"
A game based on riding a bike with no engine can be fun as Paper Boy proved back in the day and er... BMX XXX?? (Really clutching at straws here as the only other games I can think of are Dave Mirra's and Matt Hoffmans games) Now a game based on the Tour De France may not actually be that bad ( It probably would be a steaming pile of poop though) yet a game based on managing a rider in the Tour De France? What the hell are they smoking to let this game be produced never mind seeing a release.
Games are supposed to be fun to play, if I wanted to exercise I would go swimming, ride a bike or do some other activity. I don't need a glorified fitness dvd on a console and neither do you. Just put down the burger and take the dog for a walk or some crap like that, you really don't need this game to exercise.
Do I really need to point out why this game should be avoided? If you want to play something like this then get Sim City for your PC and play a proper game.
I don't even know what Pilates is, it does sound pretty painful though and looks a lot like another fitness game. So once again avoid this pile of crap.
U Fitness? Yet more shovel ware for us all to avoid. How many more of these Wii Fit style games (I use the term games loosely as these clearly aren't games) are going to get released? Nintendo used to be a firm that demanded quality, it now appears that they don't give a shit what is released on their systems. Shame on you Nintendo, shame on you.
Now personally I think this is a good idea 3 games in one pack with the proceeds going to charity, the selection of games and the price however is a bad thing. (£30 for all 3 games) When you consider that you can buy the games for less than that brand new individually. (Fuel is £7, Sega Superstar Tennis is £5 and Tomb Raider Underworld is £9 giving a total price of £21) So for that reason alone this pack of games makes this months "Games You Should Avoid"
A game based on riding a bike with no engine can be fun as Paper Boy proved back in the day and er... BMX XXX?? (Really clutching at straws here as the only other games I can think of are Dave Mirra's and Matt Hoffmans games) Now a game based on the Tour De France may not actually be that bad ( It probably would be a steaming pile of poop though) yet a game based on managing a rider in the Tour De France? What the hell are they smoking to let this game be produced never mind seeing a release.
Games are supposed to be fun to play, if I wanted to exercise I would go swimming, ride a bike or do some other activity. I don't need a glorified fitness dvd on a console and neither do you. Just put down the burger and take the dog for a walk or some crap like that, you really don't need this game to exercise.
Do I really need to point out why this game should be avoided? If you want to play something like this then get Sim City for your PC and play a proper game.
I don't even know what Pilates is, it does sound pretty painful though and looks a lot like another fitness game. So once again avoid this pile of crap.
U Fitness? Yet more shovel ware for us all to avoid. How many more of these Wii Fit style games (I use the term games loosely as these clearly aren't games) are going to get released? Nintendo used to be a firm that demanded quality, it now appears that they don't give a shit what is released on their systems. Shame on you Nintendo, shame on you.
Bargain Bucket Bonanza
Over the last few weeks I have picked up games like Neir, Red Dead Redemption, Just Cause 2, 3D Dot Game Heroes and a few other retail and PSN games. Yet despite having all these brand new shiny games to play I find myself playing some games from the "Bargain Bucket" in stores.
Here are a few games I have picked up that I am enjoying playing or due to play and maybe worth you picking up as well if you missed out on picking them up on their original release.
What can be said about FIFA 08 & 09 that you don't already know, some people consider the FIFA series to be the best football games around and at £0.48 and £2.49 (In store @ Game) respectively they are really worth picking up. Great games to play when your mates come round as there is nothing like playing FIFA against an opponent in the same room.
Don't like FIFA? Then pick up Pro Evo 2008 & 2009 for £0.48 and £2.49 respectively (In store @ Game) From a personal point of view I can't decide which I like better out of FIFA and Pro Evo as it all depends on what mood I am in at the time. Bargain football games to get into the spirit of the upcoming World Cup.
Like blowing shit up? Well then whats better than Mercenaries 2? Well Just Cause 2 is, but if your on a budget then you can't really do worse than picking up this game for £4.79 with delivery from the Argos Clearance store.
Motor Storm costs £10 second hand at Game in the UK, yet for some retarded reason they are selling Motor Storm: Pacific Rift for only £7.99. Arcade type racing that's not to shabby to say the least.
Prototype came out at the same time as Infamous and they have received constant comparisons to each other. Any game that plays similar to the last Hulk game and expands on that can't be a bad thing. (£12.99 in store @ Game) This is one game I look forward to playing very soon although I don't really think I should have included it in this list due to the price being over £10.
Ridge Racer used to be the arcade racer that everyone wanted to play in the Arcades and on the original Play Station. So surely the latest version of the game can't be all that bad, this is basically Ridge Racer 6 with a lick of paint so that's either a good or bad thing depending on your thoughts of the last game, at £2.99 (In store @ Gamestation) though I thought I may as well pick it up.
The Tomb Raider series has had its ups and downs with some great games as well as some piss poor games that shouldn't have been made. Tomb Raider Underworld is a return to form for the series and is worth £5 (In store @ Gamestation) of any ones money for a fun bit of adventuring.
While the story line of the game is laughable to say the least (It's mainly just Capture the Flag and Team Death Match repeated over and over) there is still no denying that the game is still fun to play. This is not the best shooter but it's a nice change of pace when you fancy a break from Modern Warfare 2 of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. (£4.99 in store @ Gamestation)
Here are a few games I have picked up that I am enjoying playing or due to play and maybe worth you picking up as well if you missed out on picking them up on their original release.
What can be said about FIFA 08 & 09 that you don't already know, some people consider the FIFA series to be the best football games around and at £0.48 and £2.49 (In store @ Game) respectively they are really worth picking up. Great games to play when your mates come round as there is nothing like playing FIFA against an opponent in the same room.
Don't like FIFA? Then pick up Pro Evo 2008 & 2009 for £0.48 and £2.49 respectively (In store @ Game) From a personal point of view I can't decide which I like better out of FIFA and Pro Evo as it all depends on what mood I am in at the time. Bargain football games to get into the spirit of the upcoming World Cup.
Like blowing shit up? Well then whats better than Mercenaries 2? Well Just Cause 2 is, but if your on a budget then you can't really do worse than picking up this game for £4.79 with delivery from the Argos Clearance store.
Motor Storm costs £10 second hand at Game in the UK, yet for some retarded reason they are selling Motor Storm: Pacific Rift for only £7.99. Arcade type racing that's not to shabby to say the least.
Prototype came out at the same time as Infamous and they have received constant comparisons to each other. Any game that plays similar to the last Hulk game and expands on that can't be a bad thing. (£12.99 in store @ Game) This is one game I look forward to playing very soon although I don't really think I should have included it in this list due to the price being over £10.
Ridge Racer used to be the arcade racer that everyone wanted to play in the Arcades and on the original Play Station. So surely the latest version of the game can't be all that bad, this is basically Ridge Racer 6 with a lick of paint so that's either a good or bad thing depending on your thoughts of the last game, at £2.99 (In store @ Gamestation) though I thought I may as well pick it up.
The Tomb Raider series has had its ups and downs with some great games as well as some piss poor games that shouldn't have been made. Tomb Raider Underworld is a return to form for the series and is worth £5 (In store @ Gamestation) of any ones money for a fun bit of adventuring.
While the story line of the game is laughable to say the least (It's mainly just Capture the Flag and Team Death Match repeated over and over) there is still no denying that the game is still fun to play. This is not the best shooter but it's a nice change of pace when you fancy a break from Modern Warfare 2 of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. (£4.99 in store @ Gamestation)
Monday, 17 May 2010
Pay For The Play Station Network? WTF!
PS3 Subscription for Kitty?
Well there are rumours going around that Sony will introduce a premium service on the Play Station Network. The long and short of the rumours is that the subscription will cost you £50 a month and will include a free PSN game (rumoured to be selectable) As well as some other features like the ability to stream music that can run in the background while you play games. (Pretty handy for when your grinding on Final Fantasy XIII) If it's true then I can see myself parting with the cash for a 12 month subscription, heck it could be worth it just for the PSN games. (Unless it ends up like the First Play dregs that we have seen so far)
Source: VG247 Via Destructiod
Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Due September
Square Enix have decided to release the date of the new PSP Kingdom Hearts game on the Playstation EU blog (It's September this year) Personally I am not a fan of Kingdom Hearts but I know many people that are, so this is good news for those people. Here is the trailer for the new game to keep you guys going until the games release.
Sunday, 16 May 2010
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