Win a custom Seether PSP + Guest Writing

August 22nd, 2007

Hey guys, sorry about the slow updates over the past week. I have been doing some guest writing recently. Some of which can be seen in the following article:

Games That Defined The Super Nintendo (SNES)

I wrote up the Uniracers and Yoshi’s Island post. So be sure to check them out.

The other thing that I wanted to bring up was a competition that Wind Up Records are holding at the moment to win a free custom PSP. The custom PSP is based off the band Seether. I’m a fan of the band whom actually have quite an interest in games. They had a competition previously based around the Doom III game on the Xbox where you could play against the band. Their music has been featured in several games as well like 1080 Avalanche. To enter the competition just click the link to follow the prompts.

BioShocking Reviews

August 18th, 2007

I should probably begin this article with a list of review scores for Bioshock. The reviews are in and the game isn’t doing too bad by the major sites:

IGN – 97.0%
GameSpy – 5 out of 5
Game Informer – 10 out of 10
Eurogamer – 10 out of 10
TeamXbox – 95.0%
1UP – 10 out of 10
Official Xbox Magazine UK – 10 out of 10
GamePro – 5 out of 5
Xbox World 360 Magazine UK – 94.0%

So if you haven’t already, check out one of the reviews. To be honest I wasn’t really anticipating the game that much due to its nature(a 360/PC FPS title..meh). But from the reviews that I have read the game sounds like gold.

On the topic of reviews, Rune Factory has just been released and has reviews to accommodate that as well. Rune Factory is the DS Harvest Moon + battling elements game. Thankfully the game is a return to the original quality gameplay mechanics. I haven’t played a HM title since the SNES title, so Rune Factory might be another must buy.

Square Enix has just opened up a new website for the Dragon Quest IV remake for the DS. The site contains a number of screenshots displaying the new vibrant 2.5D perspective which is a nice step up over the original title.

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Jeanne d’Arc :: leading the resurrection of the PSP?

August 17th, 2007

Jeanne d'Arc psp

I’ve previously spoken about my uncertainty as to whether it is worth me purchasing a PSP. With the upcoming redesign and a slew of fresh quality titles on the way it is almost looking like a certified purchase.

One of the key titles that has persuaded my decision is Jeanne d’Arc. Jeanne d’Arc is a new Strategy/RPG developed by Level 5. These guys were also responsible for other great games like Rogue Galaxy and Dark Cloud. The game is based on the Joan of Arc story but it has a number of changes the the formula. The most notable aspect is the anime inspired graphics; the game features beautiful cell shaded graphics and anime cut scenes.

The main hook for me is the deep, engrossing, RPG/Stratergy gameplay which isn’t unlike Final Fantasy Tactics(probably my favourite strategy title). The game should be out now or at least coming soon to your region. So definitely check the title out. IGN recently did a 3 page review of the game giving it a 9.0 out of 10, you can find the review here.

I think that this game should start the ‘mini comeback/revivial’ for the PSP. The PSP’s main weakness has been exclusive qualitity titles built from the ground up. This title is just that and more of these titles(Syphon Filter, God of War, Platoon) are following this games release.

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