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BigBadBob’s 2011 Game of the Year Awards

Posted by Rob on December 14, 2011 – 3:53 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as action, adventure, batman, batman: arkham city, big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, dead island, dungeon hunter: alliance, ea, elder scrolls v, fall of man, fighting, game of the year, gears of war 3, hockey, house of the dead overkill extended cut, infamous 2, insomniac, lord of the rings, mortal kombat, multiplayer, nhl '12, oblivion, online, pre-order, rail shooter, Resistance 2, resistance 3, rocksteady, RPG, skyrim, smackdown vs raw, Spike TV, Sports, sucker punch, thq, trailer, vga's, war in the north, wwe allstars

Move over Spike’s VGA…you were and still are a whopping disappointment to the gaming community. Why you think I’d rather watch some jerk jump onto a Velcro wall or some deuche in a mouse helmet spin tunes rather than allowing the winning developers to give a one-minute speech that didn’t end in a tea-bagging incident is beyond me. But enough of that…this is my personal Game of the Year awards. These are the games I played and enjoyed the most this year, and some may be expected or a surprise. Just sit back, relax and enjoy.

Action/ Adventure Game of the Year: Batman: Arkham City

Batman: Arkham Asylum was successful in making a game in which you actually felt like Batman. It concentrated more on stealth, gadgets and puzzles than any other Batman game before. With Arkham City, Rocksteady Studios built on top of what it had already achieved and made it a bit better by adding a sandbox-style environment that the player could explore at will to uncover side missions and search for crimes in progress. The supporting cast of heroes and villains (and the voice actors that bring each to life) is phenomenal and despite all the baddies Batman faces the game never seems over-crowded. The combat is simple to learn yet complex to master and the urge to track down every last Riddler trophy is tempting (especially when the lives of hostages are on the line.) Batman: Arkham City makes for a fun romp through Gotham as the caped crusader and is easily the best Action/Adventure game of 2011.

PS3 Review: Batman: Arkham City

Posted by Rob on October 26, 2011 – 2:32 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as 360, arkham asylum, batman, batman: arkham city, big bad bob, bigbadbob, catwoman, comic book, dc, dlc, game review, gotham city, joker, mad hatter, penguin, PlayStation 3, riddle, riddler, rocksteady, super hero, two face, xbox, xp

What makes a video game based on a comic book super hero perfect? Is it an original story that you can see unfolding on paper just as well as it comes to life on the TV screen? Is it great visuals and voice acting that make it seem like you’re watching a movie? Is it having a great supporting cast of villains and other heroes who either hinder or aid the super hero? It is all these things, and one more; a successful video game adaptation of a super hero let’s you “feel” like you’re in complete control of the guy under the mask, cape, and tights. Rocksteady got this formula down right with Batman: Arkham Asylum, and they’ve done it again with the sequel.

The biggest thing that Batman: Arkham City has going for it is that the Batman you are controlling feels like Batman. Batman is not a hero possessing super strength and speed…in the game he slow, controlled and methodical. Batman is known for his wide array of gadgets, and there are plenty to use from the batarang to the grappling hook to a freeze bomb. Batman is also known for his criminal science skills, and as the great detective you will be analyzing crime scenes to discover evidence, interrogate henchmen and use your intellectual knowledge to solve a whopping 400 puzzles left behind by my favorite Batman villain, the Riddler. All in all, the game stays true to Batman, and this dedication to the source material make Arkham City THE BEST super hero video game of all time.

Joker is a Fan of Lost

Posted by Rob on October 25, 2011 – 12:10 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as batman, batman: arkham city, joker, lost, PlayStation 3, PS3, youtube

I’ve been playing through Batman: Arkham City for the past few days and I’m really enjoying the game. Everything from the gameplay to the storyline to the crisp graphics are amazing. And then they go and throw in a little treat for Lost fans, and I couldn’t believe it. I went online and sure enough someone else had found it and went through the trouble of putting it on the ol’ youtubes. It’s not really a spoiler, and it is story-related, so you won’t miss it if you’re currently playing through the game (unless you’re not listening carefully.)

Batman: Arkham City Has Swooped In

Posted by Rob on October 19, 2011 – 4:14 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as batman, batman: arkham city, big bad bob, bigbadbob, gamefly, PlayStation 3, PS3

I’ve been nervous in regards to Gamefly’s delivery speed as of late. It took them seven days to receive the last game I returned to them, and I was expecting to wait four-five days for them to deliver Batman: Arkham City. Yet I was pleasantly surprised to find it waiting in the mailbox today (so I only waited two days). This has been one of my most-anticipated titles of the year and I can’t wait to dive in and punch some goons in the face!

The game is already in my PS3 and the updates are a-downloadin’. I probably won’t actually play until tonight, after I spike Shell’s ice cream with some of my patented “Nyquil Chocolate Sauce.”

inFAMOUS 2 Will Be My Next Platinum

Posted by Rob on October 15, 2011 – 10:03 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as batman, blast shard, borderlands, dead island, infamous, infamous 2, platinum, PlayStation 3, PS3, skyrim, Sony, trophies, trophy, uncharted 3, wwe 12

First off, let me get this off my chest… inFAMOUS should have been Platinum #12. I picked it up for free from Sony’s “Welcome Back Program” and have 98% of the trophies. The only thing holding me back from the sweet, sweet Platinum is a stupid collectible trophy. Through the course of the game you can pick up items called blast shards that increase your power, and there is a trophy for finding them all. Problem is that they don’t appear on a map until your almost on top of them, and this kind of tracking system is near impossible in a sandbox game like inFAMOUS. So yeah, when I look at my trophy count for inFAMOUS that 98% just slaps me in the face.

Now inFAMOUS 2, that’s another story. When I traded in my fat console for a slim one, I ended up snagging the inFAMOUS 2 bundle. Luckily Sucker Punch learned from the first game and finding all the blast shards is no longer an issue. One of the last powers you can unlock in the game allows you to see the nearest blast shard, no matter how far away it is. After unlocking this I spent about two hours running across the city picking up every last one of those suckers, and that trophy is now out of the way. Read More »

Stan Lee’s Guardians “The Ranger” Revealed

Posted by Rob on January 27, 2011 – 4:16 pm

Filed under Sports
Tagged as all-star game, all-star weekend, batman, big bad bob, bigbadbob, capt. america, guardians, hockey, iron man, nhl, stan lee, super hero, the blackhawk, the king, the predator, the ranger

Unbeknownst to me, over the past month the NHL and Stan Lee have been revealing their Guardians, the super heroes based on each NHL franchise. Obviously I was interested to see what the Rangers hero would look like. I naturally assumed it would resemble Capt. America between the team colors (red, white, and blue) and the team logo, which is a shield. Well, I was partially correct. Behold the Rangers Guardian hero…The Ranger:

He has the coloring, and the shield. However, the Ranger appears to drive a motorcycle around. Based on the description, he kind of sounds like Batman, using technology to do stuff. You can read up more about his background on the NHL’s website. According to the NHL’s article, the Ranger: Read More »

My Thoughts on DC Universe Online Beta

Posted by Rob on December 16, 2010 – 9:19 am

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as batman, beta, big bad bob, bigbadbob, dc, dc universe online, gamefly, hdtv, joker, Marvel, mmo, online, PlayStation 3, playstation plus, PS3, PSN, pvp, Sacred 2, spider-man, superman

First and foremost, the DC Universe is not exactly my forte…I am much more familiar with the world of Marvel comics. However, I think that the DC canon makes a better backdrop for a game than Marvel, and I am enjoying my time exploring it within the beta, thanks to good ol’ PlayStation Plus.

The game begins with a very decent “movie” depicting many key DC heroes and villains battling it out. Eventually, a third party enters the fray and defeats both heroes and villains. Lex Luthor then travels back in time to warn the heroes what will happen, and that the world needs to be ready for this invasion when it comes. So Luthor releases some nanobot-thingys into the atmosphere, and when regular people make contact with them, they develop super powers. Thus, this is the basic origin of your character, who will then be mentored by one of the six main heroes or villains. Read More »

Won A Free Copy of Lego Star Wars

Posted by Rob on October 19, 2010 – 2:11 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as 360, achievements, batman, big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, co-optimus, contest, gamefly, harry potter, indiana jones, lego, PlayStation 3, PS3, rock band, Star Wars, the complete saga, trophies, xbox

During September, the fine folks over at co-optimus held a month-long Lego video game contest. They basically had some on-site voting to see which of the Lego video games was the best in the eyes of fans. Each week there was a different winner selected, and I won the first week’s prize. The prize was my choice of any Lego video game, aside from Lego Harry Potter since that was week two’s prize (not that I would have chosen it, based on my feelings about the game.) So my choices were Star Wars, Batman, Indiana Jones, or Rock Band. In the end I went with Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga for the 360.

I had rented Lego Batman and both Indiana Jones games through Gamefly, and did not really them. As for Rock Band, I wasn’t all that keen on the set list for the game. As for Star Wars, I had played through the game previously on the PS2 and loved it. I chose the 360 version for the achievements, and because the PS3 version does not support trophies for some odd reason.

So thanks again to the guys over at co-optimus, who are always putting out plenty of contests while also giving up to the minute news on all games co-op!

PS3 Review: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4

Posted by Rob on July 31, 2010 – 3:30 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as batman, big bad bob, bigbadbob, Books, casual, challenge, curse, game review, gamefly, harry potter, indiana jones, lego, magic, Movies, PlayStation 3, PS3, Star Wars, trophies, years 1-4

The first Lego video game I played was Star Wars, and I loved it. The ability of the Lego games to take a well-known franchise and tweak it into a cute, simple, and most importantly, FUN game is what makes them so good. I played quite a few of the Star Wars ones across various consoles, and enjoyed them all. However, when Indiana Jones and Batman came out, I could not get into them. I don’t know what the problem was, but I didn’t find them as enjoyable. It was with this notion that I approached Harry Potter with caution, but the fact that I love the books and movies made me have to do it. I’m happy to say that I do not regret my decision to rent it from Gamefly, and I thoroughly enjoyed playing through it.

As the name implies, the game roughly follows the storyline of the first four Harry Potter movies. I say “roughly” because, as Lego does, they add in humorous little things here and there to change it up. Also, to ensure that there can be two people playing together anytime, there are always at least two characters on screen (which makes some of the levels where it should be just Harry weird, like the Basilisk from Chamber of Secrets and all the tournaments from Goblet of Fire.) Still, a lot of it is done very well, and the game maintains that level of “magical wonder” that the books and movies had.

Recent Gaming

Posted by Rob on July 21, 2010 – 10:15 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as batman, big bad bob, bigbadbob, deathspank, dungeon crawler, hack and slash, harry potter, indiana jones, lego, oblivion, PlayStation 3, PS3, PSN, RPG, Star Wars, trine

Well I don’t want to make a bunch of little posts about stuff I want to say about what I’m currently playing, so I figured I would pop it all together.

First and foremost, I have beaten Oblivion! It was extremely challenging in the end, especially when I had to go into a zombie-infested dungeon. However, I luckily had an invisibility spell so the remainder of the game was spent sneaking around from point to point. In the end there was only one boss, who wasn’t much of a challenge, so I was able to survive and complete the game. That being said, I already started a new thief/assassin character who is just starting out.

I have Lego Harry Potter in from Gamefly, and so far I am really enjoying it. I loved the Lego Star Wars games, but I wasn’t a fan of Batman or either Indiana Jones game. However, I find Harry Potter a lot more enjoyable. On the plus side, I played with Shell a little bit, and she enjoyed it. The beauty of the Lego games is that they take some great source material, and throw in some ridiculous humor along with a lot of fun environmental interactions and a really easy game difficulty, making the games accessible to anyone. I will definitely be holding on to it until I beat the game, and then I’ll probably go through on free mode to unlock other stuff. Read More »

PS3 First Impression: Dead Space

Posted by Rob on January 27, 2010 – 5:56 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as alien, arkham asylum, avp, batman, big bad bob, bigbadbob, bioshock, creature, dead space, demo, gamefly, plasma cutter, PlayStation 3, PS3, ps3 review, ship

I could have sworn I did a review of Dead Space, but I could not find it in my archives. What I do remember about it was that it was horrible. I was not a fan of the slow gameplay or the controls. However, many people online have said how awesome it was, and one friend in particular mentioned that the final game was better than the demo. Now, I needed to have a game in from Gamefly to last me until AVP comes out, and I decided to try Dead Space. So far, I have not been disappointed.

The game is a classic space-survival story. A crew is sent to work some routine maintenance on a large spaceship, and arrive to find that the crew of the ship are missing. It becomes a game of survival as you and your small crew must survive a creature manifestation aboard the large ship.

My Top Ten Posts of 2009

Posted by Rob on January 19, 2010 – 12:51 pm

Filed under Board & Card Games, Books, Sacred 2, Site Updates, Video Games
Tagged as arkham asylum, Axis & Allies, batman, big bad bob, bigbadbob, blog, book, character build, combat arts, demo, Gathering Storm, high elf, nhl, PlayStation 3, post, PS3, Resistance, review, Sacred 2, shadow warrior, Whale Wars, Winter Classic, Wolverine

Ive had the site since April, and I was curious to see what my top ten blogs were. So I went into my Google Analytics records and checked it out. I love using Google Analytics, and its so much easier than trying to read the reports from Blue Host. I knew two of the posts would be up there, but others were quite a surprise.

1.Explanation of Combat Arts in Sacred 2

This came as no surprise. I knew from looking at other reports that this was my most popular post. I think I did a search to see why, and there is some combination you could put in about Sacred 2 and combat arts that landed me on page one on google.

2. Whale Wars Sucks

This also was not a big surprise, and was the post that had the most random comments. If you google the term whale wars sucks, I come up at number four, which is awesome. Man, I hate that show…

3. My Shadow Warrior Character Build Guide

Another post I knew was very popular. I had made a build guide for the Shadow Warrior in Sacred 2, who seems to be the most popular character to play as. Thus, this was a pretty big hit on my blog.

4. My Announcement of Future Character Builds in Sacred 2

For some reason, a post about what I intended to do in the future made it to my number four most popular post. It doesnt really do much but say “hey, pretty soon I will start making some character build guides.”

5. Axis & Allies 50th Anniversary Edition

This one was a surprise. I didnt even play the game…I just commented on how cool it looks and how much I would love to play it. Man, I need to get some nerd friends up here to play a game of A&A…

6. Resistance: Gathering Storm Book Review

This one was also a surprise. I dont know how it got on here, but my little review of a fairly unpopular book (as far as I can tell) made it to #6 on my blog. Bravo Resistance. Bravo.

7. My Guess At an NHL Announcement

This post makes me laugh. In July the NHL announced that it would make a major announcement at Fenway Park. Common sense told me that that would be the location of the 2010 Winter Classic, and I indeed was correct in my guess. The best part is that this post did not get popular until December, when the Winter Classic was approaching.

8. Batman: Arkham Asylum Demo Review

This only cracks me up because my review of the demo is more popular than my first impressions of the full game… Hmmm, I just realized that I never wrote up a full review of the game…

9. Wolverine Game Review

This came as a complete surprise. I didnt notice that my review of the Wolverine game was this high up on my blog.

10. My High Elf Character Build Guide

I thought this one was going to be more popular. Its my build guide for the High Elf in Sacred 2.

So there you have it, my top 10 most popular posts. Thanks for looking, and I look forward to seeing how it changes in the coming months.

PS3 First Impression: Batman: Arkham Asylum

Posted by Rob on December 9, 2009 – 12:48 am

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as arkham, arkham asylum, batarang, batman, harley quinn, joker, Metal Gear Solid, PlayStation 3, PS3, ps3 review, riddle, riddler

I have been waiting quite some time to get my hands on the game. Now that its been a few months, it was readily available from Gamefly, and I got it in yesterday. Ive put a few hours into it, and so far it has been an impressive blast.

For anyone living in a hole who doesnt know the basic premise of the game, the Joker takes over Arkham Asylum and its up to Batman to stop him. This is one of the most realistic Batman games Ive ever played, in the sense that it “feels” more like Batman. Its not a side-scrolling beat-em-up…its Batman going toe-to-toe with gun-wielding psychopaths. The game understands that Batman cannot win a gunfight head-on, so the gameplay requires you to be stealthy, a la Metal Gear Solid.

Sending Borderlands Back to Gamefly

Posted by Rob on October 26, 2009 – 10:14 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as 2010, arkham asylum, batman, beatles, borderlands, gamefly, marvel ultimate alliance, mua, PlayStation 3, PS3, rock band, svr, uncharted, wwe

I really enjoyed Borderlands, and was sad to send it back. But in the end, I made the right decision.

For the few hours I put into it, I knew it was a game I would love to own eventually. Having just purchased Uncharted 2 I was in no position to purchase a new game, so I decided to return it to Gamefly and get something else. Plus, Uncharted 2 and MUA2 are just begging for attention.

I did this so that I would be able to really enjoy the game when I did finally obtain it. If I played through a lot of it now, I would not be as excited to get back into it in the future. So my character is only level 13, and has not really gotten too far in the game yet. I look forward to snagging the game and playing a lot more in the future.

Im hoping to get either Beatles Rock Band or Batman: Arkham Asylum. Both games are listed as medium availability right now on Gamefly. I have been dying to snag Batman for a long time, especially after hearing so many good things about it. Also, I think Shell and I would have a good time playing through Beatles Rock Band for a bit. So yeah, Im hoping for either game. I also have the new WWE game SvR2010 on my list, but I don’t expect to be snagging that anytime soon since its still a new release. We shall see whats next.

The Waiting is the Hardest Part…

Posted by Rob on September 28, 2009 – 5:59 pm

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as arkham asylum, batman, beatles rockband, civil war, gamefly, history channel, PlayStation 3, PS3, Uncharted 2

So I pretty much waited a whole week for Gamefly to ship me a game, but to no avail. I was unable to snag either Beatles Rockband or Batman: Arkham Asylum. Also, my goal was to snag Uncharted 2 when it comes out on October 13. So I wanted to have a game shipped out by today so I could check it out for a bit and send it back in time to have an open spot on Uncharted 2.

I looked over a few games, and eventually settled on The History Channel: Secret Missions of the Civil War. I have heard it was pretty bad, but I have been on a Civil War kick lately, so I figured its a game I could check out quickly and then send back without missing much.

PS3 Demo Review: Batman Arkham Asylum

Posted by Rob on August 7, 2009 – 7:55 am

Filed under Video Games
Tagged as arkham asylum, batarang, batman, bats, big bad bob, bigbadbob, commissioner gordon, counter, croc, dark knight, demo, detective, gilde, goon, grappling hook, harley quinn, joker, PlayStation 3, PS3, ps3 review, review, stealth

The demo came out last night for Batman: Arkham Asylum, and I was pretty excited. The game has been getting a lot of hype, and seemed to be a much more in-depth and realistic Batman game. Ive been looking forward to it, and was glad to see that the demo launched last night. I downloaded then, and woke up and played it this morning. I was not disappointed.

The game pretty much starts off as Batman delivers a captured Joker to Arkham Asylum. For those of you not familiar with Batman, Arkham is a mental institution for the criminally insane, and is where many of Batman’s foes are put away until they eventually escape. So Batman delivers Joker, but it turns out that Harley Quinn and the rest of Joker’s goons have already taken over the asylum, and it was actually all a trap to lure Batman there. Now Joker is holding Gordon and other cops hostage, and Batman must make his way through Arkham to reach Joker and put a stop to his plan.

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