Games You Should Avoid (4/19 - 4/22 edition)

Because we absolutely needed a port of this to add to the rest of the piss poor ports to the PSP. Adding to the list of UMDs that will need to be recycled, we have this gem. Fans of the table top game may enjoy this one, but why not just play the real thing? Having played the 360 version, I'd say it's likely more fun.


From the makers of All-Star Cheerleader, we have All-Star Karate. Your boys were going to beat the snot out of each other anyway, why not allow them to do it while holding Wiimotes? If one of them doesn't have a nose bleed when its all said and done, they're obviously doing it wrong.

*As always, here at Playdit, we like to think we're doing our part by letting you know what to avoid so you don't feel guilty in the morning.

In the first (or is it second?) episode of the Playdit Podcast, we do our first "minute" reviews of Splinter Cell: Conviction, Final Fight/Magic Sword and I give my impressions of the Blur Beta. Why read it when you can listen to it summed up in a minute? We also sling some knowledge your way and we keep it all in a nice neat little package. Enjoy.

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Magic Sword FTW!

This week we see Final Fight Double Impact released on the PSN and XBLA, Double Impact contains updated classic games Magic Sword and Final Fight released for around $10 or so (£8 could be the UK price point) Personally I can't wait to get my hands on Magic Sword as it has been a long time since I last played the game. (Some time in the early Nineties in a dingy sea front arcade in Rhyl to be exact) It truly did amaze me at the time with its fantasy styled hack and slash gameplay.



One novel idea I liked was the fact that you could open gates to get a ninja (or some other character such as a warrior, magician or knight) to help you out in the game as you walked along fighting skeletons and a whole host of other creatures. (Including some impressive looking bosses) Magic Sword in my opinion is one of Capcom's greatest games of the 90`s so if you like retro (Why did I have to slag off MegaMan 10 just to be made to look dumb now?) then this is the good kind of retro game that you should be playing.

Final Fight isn't to shabby a game either, so with two classic games for the price of a normal arcade game? You could do a lot worse than pick this package this week. (Like buying the 3D remake of Bionic Commando from the bargin bin for the same price as these two great games.)

Sony's First Play Sucks So Far

Sony's First Play got released this week as some of you may know, for those that don't know about First Play you can check out the video below to see what it is all about.



Now I know that I shouldn't have really expected much from First Play, but after Sony pushing it quite a bit lately in magazines I really thought it would be better than it is. I am now regretting paying £8.99 for a 3 month subscription for a bunch of videos that you can see on the Internet for free. As for the video reviews, they just seem to be a carbon copy of Game Face`s which are also available for free. The one saving grace for subscribing to this shite could be the DLC, but with this weeks being a different parachute for Rico in Just Cause 2 it could be nothing more than window dressing.

Then throw in the fact that you have to watch an advertisement before you can see whats coming up in the next episode and you have one pissed off gamer. Why should I have to pay for something then end up watching an advert for Sky HD, OK I know its only 99p a week but I am still paying 99p so I don't expect adverts to be forced upon me without the ability to skip them. (Made worse by the fact that I already have Sky HD so I am seeing an advert something I already bloody own)

Hopefully as time goes by we will see better things from this official Sony magazine product, yet I doubt we will unless something changes are made, heck just let me skip the adverts and I will be a bit happier. Hopefully the exclusives and other stuff will appear soon as promised, but until then save your money for something better.

Moustached Plumber Strikes?

Someones mum (Your's maybe?) had a bit of an accident today while out shopping, this was due to her being intoxicated while driving her spaz buggy around town. The pissed up woman crashed through some barriers and into a trench dug by the local lazy arse council. She then just sat there for 2 hours complaining that some moustache wearing plumber had thrown some turtle shell at her, which caused her to swerve off the road to avoid being hit and ended up in the ditch. These claims were laughable though since moustache's haven't been seen in Britain since the early to mid 80's.

Crazy Lady's Spaz Buggy Crash

She is due to appear in court later this week facing charges of Drink Spaz Buggy Driving, Damaging council property and being in possession of an offensive looking coat. Personally I think a game called "Spaz Buggy Driving" which involves racing and avoiding and throwing turtle shells could be quite interesting, so lets hope that a developers jumps on this idea soon. Then again a plumber with a moustache being in a videogame? Hell no to that idea, thats just retarded.

Games You Should Avoid In February 2010

Well people always ask us what game should they buy next? Well screw that idea, here is a list of crap available in February 2010 that you should avoid like the plague.

The TV show was shite, if you haven't seen it basically its about this old biddy that kills people and blames it on someone else while managing to be annoying as hell in the process. The only thing I can think of that would be worse than that is this game.



Have you ever played a game with a member of your family and been so infuriated by their complete lack of skill that you just want them to take a long walk of a short pier? The longer they play the more wound up you get until you finally snap and ruin Christmas? If so then like me you should avoid this and any other game with family in the title.



American Truckers are all big fat redneck cousin marrying idiots that drive miles on open roads from one destination to the next killing hookers at truck stops and delivering their load. British Truckers are all big fat idiots that spend all the time in traffic jams and pick up hookers at night. I know I will be giving this game a miss as sitting in traffic is boring as hell, so a game letting you do the same thing couldn't be any better.



Did the makers of this game not play Crash Time I & II? This should be avoided just for having the same title as the two previous titles in the series. Heck I would rather give someone the money I would spend on the game and get them to beat me up, at least it would e less painless than the first two games.



V8 Super Stars was crap, so I am gonna apply a bit of maths to this equation. Crap + Follow Up = More Crap.

I had to look twice when I saw that this game was available to pre-order in February. If we all wanted to play a game with 2007 in the title we would have stopped buying EA games 3 years ago. Crap game, even crappier idea to release this again in 2010.

Basically fishing sucks, I don't really think I need to add anymore.

Darkday: Wrath Of Woman

It was a typical Sunday afternoon,there I was happily playing Darkstalkers: Wrath of War on my PS3. While out side the sun was shinning brightly, the birds were singing softly in the trees and everything was fine with the world. Then all of a sudden the unthinkable happened, as I suddenly saw a blank TV screen and heard the words "I am sorry!" Basically what happened was my other half unplugged the extension lead that power all of the electrical stuff needed by me to sit on my arse and play Darkstalkers.

I have now not even attempted to play the game in over a week in fear that my save file has been corrupted. I know that it was an accident but its still a bit shitty that this happened. Sure I can replay the game and catch up to where I was if the worst case scenario has indeed happened. Yet I don't know if I can really be bothered in retracing my steps again. Don't get me wrong I have enjoyed what I have played of Darkstalkers to date, but it hasn't really captured my imagination like I thought it would have done.

Perfect Score? Now thats bullshit

It clearly isn't a 10/10 game like sticker on the box says Play Magazine gave it. Maybe THQ bought themselves the 10/10 score, it wouldn't be the first time a company has bought a perfect score for a game. EDGE magazine gave the game a 60/100 which shows that not everyone gives high scores for cash. (Although that score seems a bit harsh) Hopefully soon I will get the courage to see if my save is still intact so I can finish the game, if it isn't however I think this could see me banishing the game to my shelves for quite some time to come.

I now just need to make sure that my missus never goes near a plug socket again while I am playing a game, As grown men shouldn't be forced to sulk and live in fear of having a corrupt save on their consoles.