Posts Tagged ‘Action’

• Overlord: Dark Legend [VG]

  Date: 2010.05.16 | Posted by Jeff | Category: Gaming | Response: 0

  Game Title: Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles
  Developer: Cavia and Capcom
  ESRP Rating: M
  Genre: Rail Shooter
  System: Wii

  Darkside Chronicles is a rail shooter for Resident Evil series. A chronicle series similar to Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles. . Starts out in South America with Leon Kennedy and Jack Krauser before going into flash back stages of the Raccoon city story line with Leon and Clair Redfield which recaps the plot of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Code Veronica.

  Controls are simple enough, as to be expected with a rail shooter, mostly point and shoot. You can use the nunchuck or the D pad to quickly change between weapons. I personally preferred the nunchuck for this, I kept hitting the middle of the D pad and switching to the wrong weapon.

  The camera movements mimic the movements of the characters as if the game were played in first person. You don’t actually control the movement yourself and this can be a bit awkward for aiming but gives it a more realistic feel.

  In game graphic are pretty good, consistent with no glitches in the in the background or game play that i have noticed so far. Response time with the controls is very accurate. The quality of the cut scenes were excellent as well, on par with many CG movies I have seen. Including Resident Evil Degeneration. I have always been a fan of the music and sounds of Resident evil games. The sounds fit the game well without drawing your attention away from the game play.

  Darkside can be played one player or two player co-op. In the first 2 hours that I played you always had the option to choose between 2 characters at the start of each stage. With two players you play with both. Haven’t tried two players yet, I’ll need to find someone to play with for next time.

  You can collect gold through out the game to power up your weapons. I started with powering the shot gun. The short gun is one your most useful tool against the undead and mutated….. once you power it enough that it not so damn slow. It is able to push back multiple attackers within range which is very useful if you are playing solo and don’t have backup. You can also shoot at random items in the background of the game play (recommend using handgun with unlimited ammo for this) to uncover more gold and hidden files with extra information about the characters and story line. But really its about the random destruction.

  Probably about 90% of the time I was shooting at something. There are longer higher quality cut scenes are the start and end of every stage and usually a few short cut scenes during the stage, but they are blended well into the game pay as not to be distracting.

  As much of a fan of the series as I am, this is a Chronicle game so I wouldn’t call it original. The resident evil series is great for pouring out side games to go along with the main story that re-introduces past story lines and story lines mentioned in other games. Resident Evil 4 mentions the Kennedy report which I believe is based on the South American mission that Darkside chronicles starts with. I personally like all the side story games, they easy to play and is a great refresher for the main story line.

  If I wasn’t wasting my time shooting Zombies I would probably be wasting it with Smash Bros Brawl. Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles is what it is, a straight forward rail shooter. Not much decision making is needed you just point and shoot. Personally after work this is what I look forward to. I don’t have to worry about anything except getting that next head shot. I wish the realistic movement was toned down a bit, it’s frustrating to miss a shot because your character suddenly turned and ran the other way, otherwise this is a fun game to play if your are looking for something quick that does not require a big commitment. Given another 2 hours and 2 minutes I think I might be able to finish the game.

  I would give this game a 4/5 as it is one I would play over again and would like to own.

• Review: Clash of the Titans (2010) [Movie]

  Date: 2010.04.26 | Posted by Jeff | Category: Movies / TV / Books | Response: 0

  Movie: Clash of the Titans {2010)
  Genre: Action, Fantasy
  Rating: 5/10

  To be honest, I was going into this movie with a lot of hope that it would be spectacular and it turned out to be craptacular instead. So close, but not what I wanted to see. Now don’t get me wrong, it’s not that it was a bad movie, but I just felt a little ripped off.

  As anybody who has read my reviews before would know, I’m a stickler for format. If there isn’t a solid plot, true character development or even any good special effects: You don’t have a good movie. This is the case for Clash of The Titans.

  Though the plot wasn’t bad, it felt rushed. Though it was apparent that there was a plot line, many parts could have been expanded or explained better (or at all). There was many parts of the movie where there was missing information, or more so missing character interactions, that needed to occur to pull the scenes together. The way they laid it out, the characters knew the answer to everything before it happened, which makes me feel like I’m are watching actors.

  The character development…well there wasn’t any. The relationships the characters had changed from one moment to the next without warning or reason, making me wonder if I fell asleep during part of it (which is quite likely at this point). This movie attempts to capture many aspects relating to the connections the characters have to one another, but the presentation simply isn’t even to justify the fact or make it believable. It would have been better off if they didn’t try at all.

  Clash of The Titans was presented in “3D”, which was nothing but a waste of an extra $3, on top of the cost of the ticket prices. I noticed 1 scene where it came remotely close to being 3D, and even then it wasn’t very good. This is one of those movies where all the cool parts with monsters and action are shown in the commercials.

  Conclusion: Wait for it to come out on DVD, rent if it you really have nothing else to watch. If you’re smart, you’ll wait until it shows up on TV for free instead, you’re not missing anything.

• Movie: Transformers (Review)

  Date: 2007.10.25 | Posted by Jeff | Category: Movies / TV / Books | Response: 0

  Movie: Transformers
  Genre: Action

  I REALLY didn’t want to write a review for this movie. I honestly can’t even figure out why, but I just didn’t care for this movie, it rubbed me the wrong way. There were tons of explosions and everything, but I found (and it seems to be just me) that almost all of the robots looked the same. I seriously couldn’t tell who it was that got killed until the 2nd time I saw it. I think it’s the fact that when they’re fighting they’re far too shiny and you can’t see the colors as well.

  The plot itself was OK I guess. It’s not supposed to have an awesome plot, it’s robots beating the living tar out of each other. The plot they had going on with the teenagers was boring, didn’t care, wanted robot on robot action.

  Overall it wasn’t a bad movie, but I wasn’t happy with it. In all fairness, I wasn’t going into it with very high expectations given that it was directed by Michael Bay. My brother seemed to have loved it though, he bought it the day it came out on DVD. That said, check it out and see for yourself.

  Final: 4/10