Posted by Rob on July 14, 2011 – 10:12 pm
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Tagged as 3D, big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, extended edition, hd, house of the dead, house of the dead overkill, move, Nintendo, online, overkill, PlayStation 3, PS3, rail shooter, trophies, Wii, zombies
About two years ago I reviewed House of the Dead: Overkill for the Wii and praised it’s awesome gameplay and ridiculously, over-the-top 70s horror movie story. It is hands down one of my favorite Wii games and I definitely consider it a standard to hold all other rail shooters against, not only for the zombie-killing fun, but also for the great story (something that is lacking in most rail shooters.) Well, I heard the great news today that come October 25th, House of the Dead: Overkill will be making its way to the PS3, complete with Move-treatment. The following information has been confirmed:
- Will be playable in HD-gloriousness
- Can be enjoyed in 3D if you so desire
- The many awesome cutscenes have been revamped
- Being the “extended edition”, there are at least two totally new levels
- There are also two new game modes
- There will be new enemies
- There will be new weapons
- The boss fights have been improved (which I assume means they will be harder) and the final boss fight has been extended
- Two-player local co-op
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Posted by Rob on July 7, 2011 – 10:51 pm
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Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, cowboy, director, game review, gun, leaderboard, move, move shooting attachment, PlayStation 3, playstation eye, PS3, rail shooter, robot, terrorist, the shoot, Wii, zombie
One of my favorite video game genres is the rail shooter. I’ve enjoyed tons of these on the Wii, but it was hard to get a good experience on other systems due to available technology. With Sony’s introduction of the Move controller, along with the PlayStation Eye, the PS3 is now able to deliver this genre with great controls, along with even better graphics. One of the first rail shooters I tried out was The Shoot, and I was pleased for the most part.
The Shoot is a very casual rail shooter, in that you are not shooting terrorists or zombies, but instead cardboard cutouts of enemies. In the game you control an action star, and each of the five levels (each containing four stages) is based on a different movie genre. For example, the first level is a western, so you will be shooting down cowboys and bandititos. Then the next level is a sci-fi flick, so you will be shooting cardboard robots and cardboard robot brains. The simplicity of the action, as well as the absence of blood and other violence, does make this a family-friendly game that is still a blast to play for even the most hardcore gamer, so long as you have a soft spot for rail shooters.
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Posted by Rob on July 1, 2011 – 5:51 am
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Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, deadstorm pirates, eye camera, gamefly, Gamestop, gift card, move, move shooting attachment, perfect shot, PlayStation 3, PS3, rail shooter, time crisis 4, time crisis: razing storm, Wii, wiimote
One game genre that I am a sucker for is rail shooters. Not only is it my favorite type of game to play on the Wii (and I have a hell of a lot of them) but it’s also the only genre of game that I would buy additional peripherals for. I scoff at the idea of buying plastic baseball bats and swords, but I’ll step right up to buying a plastic pistol holder for my Wiimote (Wii Perfect Shot) or PS Move controller (given the uncool name of the PlayStation Move Shooting Attachment.) Since I first got move in January, I’ve been trying to rent two rail shooters from Gamefly; Time Crisis: Razing Storm and The Shoot. After months of waiting, I finally received Time Crisis on Monday. I spent about twenty minutes playing it on Tuesday before I dropped it back into it’s packing slip and sent it on its way…not because it sucked but because it was AWESOME! I had a $25 gift card to Gamestop so it was actually cheaper for me to purchase from Gamestop as opposed to keeping it from Gamefly.
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Posted by Rob on January 29, 2011 – 3:45 pm
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Tagged as basketball, big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, competitive, gamefly, move, nba jam, online, PlayStation 3, PS3, sega, sega genesis, two worlds II
With less than a week to go on enjoying my “two games at a time” Gamefly plan, I decided that the last game I rent would be a quickie, seeing how there is a heck of a lot to do in Two Worlds II. I had some Move games on my queue, and some other simple single player games, but I ended up getting the new NBA Jam in.
Now I don’t follow basketball, and I doubt that I could name half of the NBA teams, but I do know that I loved NBA Jam’s simple controls and quick, fun gameplay back in the day on the ol’ Sega Genesis. Many of the reviews said that the new one is a step back in time and will fill players with nostalgic reminiscence of classic gaming, and that was enough to pique my interest. I’ll definitely be giving more thoughts on the game once I get to check it out.
On a side note, as far as Two Worlds II goes, I’ve been meaning to sit down and give a review on it, but the single player game is so addicting that I haven’t even touched the co-op or versus modes yet. I might just do a separate review for single player and multiplayer, since neither mode is connected (ie: your single player character cannot travel to multiplayer).
Posted by Rob on January 3, 2011 – 3:47 pm
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Tagged as amazon, aragorns quest, archery, beat sketch, big bad bob, bigbadbob, bocce ball, Boom Blox, bowling, controller, demo, ea, eye, eye camera, eyepet, FPS, frisbee golf, gamefly, gladiator, hd, kung fu rider, mini-game, motion control, move, navigation, nhl, nunchuck, PlayStation 3, ps move, PS3, PSN, psn store, racket sports, rail shooter, shovelware, sports champions, start the party, tennis, the fight, the shoot, tumble, tv superstars, volley ball, Wii, wii sports, wiimote
I have been interested in getting the PlayStation Move for quite some time. I do like the Wii, but I was intrigued by the possibilities for the Move, particularly with the more accurate controller and the higher quality, HD graphics. However, at the price I was not about to buy it for myself. So I placed it on my Amazon Wish List, and I found out Christmas Day that my parents had purchased it for me. I already had the Eye, so all I asked for was the basic Move controller. After Christmas, I went to the PlayStation Store off of PSN and was happy to find that pretty much every Move-enabled game currently available had a demo. So I went ahead and downloaded all eight demos, and spent the next few days trying them all out. I want to share my thoughts on the demos for the games, but I’ll start with my initial view of the controller itself.
PlayStation Move Controller
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Posted by Rob on June 14, 2010 – 11:22 pm
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Tagged as archery, casual, frisbee, game review, kinect, legend of zelda, lightsaber, microsoft, move, Nintendo, Playstation, Sony, Star Wars, swordplay, Wii, wii motion plus, wii sports, wii sports resort
While on my honeymoon, I stumbled across a $50 Best Buy gift card in my wallet, and was itching to head to the mall and buy something neat. In the end, I decided to finally pick up the Wii Motion Plus, which came packaged with Wii Sports Resort. I enjoyed the casual games of Wii Sports, so I figured I would equally enjoy Wii Sports Resort.
Wii Sports Resort is kind of a mixed bag, with some great games, as well as some lame ones. There are twelve total, though two (golf and bowling) are basically clones from Wii Sports, but with the Motion Plus controls. Before I get into the game, let me talk about Wii Motion Plus. It’s a small device that attaches to the bottom of the Wii Remote, but the problem is that the Motion Plus is encased in a silicon sleeve, so you have to go through some effort to attach it each time. The Nunchuck then connects to the bottom of the Motion Plus. This makes the controller bulky…what was initially a nice light controller in your hand is now getting weighed down with the Motion Plus and the casing. However, it’s only a minor annoyance, and if anything I hate it more for the effort to hook it up than the weight it adds (which is actually minor, but I just want to complain about it.)
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