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PSN Re-Releasing Sega Classics…With Trophies!

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Posted by Rob on March 2, 2011 – 11:56 pm
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Yesterday (for some people), Sonic the Hedgehog, one of the most notable accomplishments from the Genesis era, was released on PSN. “Wait a minute, isn’t Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega’s Ultimate Genesis Collection game disc” you ask? It sure is, but with the PSN re-release of the game you will get two things you don’t get in the retail disc…full on trophy support as well as online leaderboards. And Sonic isn’t the only game getting this re-release treatment.

Every two weeks, a new old-school Sega game will be released, including the awesomely classic Streets of Rage 2 and Golden Axe II. These games will also have extra trophies and online leaderboards. Personally, I’m hoping that these two games will also receive the ability to play with others online…something that can’t be done on the Ultimate Genesis Collection disc. Read More »

NBA Jam is in the House

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Posted by Rob on January 29, 2011 – 3:45 pm
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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).

PSN Demo Review: Sonic 4

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Posted by Rob on October 13, 2010 – 6:37 pm
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Sonic 4 is yet another classic game revamp with today’s hardware to give it the nostalgic feel while still looking damn good. Mega Man did it, Super Mario did it, heck, even Earth Worm Jim had a tweeked game (mind you it was still the original game for the most part), so popping out a Sonic game along the same wave length was a great idea. Sega has been claiming from the start that it picks up where Sonic & Knuckles left off, and maintains the same look and feel. Once the demo popped up the other night, I couldn’t wait to check it out. Sadly, the demo only allows you to play through Act 1 of the first stage, so there isn’t a whole lot to do, but you do get a feel for what’s in store.

First and foremost, I have to say that the game is beautiful. The graphics are simply amazing, and you can really tell that it incorporates today’s technology while still sticking to a classic 2D Sonic game. It really feels like you’re playing an HD remake of the classic Genesis game, except that the world and enemies are different. The game plays the same as the originals, where you run, jump, and roll around collecting rings and busting up robots to release little woodland critters on your way to the end of the stage. Of course, there are a few things that are different.

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PS3 Review: Aliens vs. Predator

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Posted by Rob on February 20, 2010 – 5:27 pm
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As you may know, I had some real issues with the AVP demo that came out two weeks ago. While the demo proved the game had a good premise and some great ideas, complex controls and the fact that it was impossible to get a game going left me a bit concerned for the final product. Well, I received the disc from Gamefly on Thursday, and have since then given most of the different game modes a whirl. Unfortunately, the demo gave a very accurate pretense on how the finished game would be…a game with great ideas, but executed badly.

First off, the story/background to the game is virtually non-existent. The game takes place shortly after the events of Alien 3, but I would not have known that had I not read it somewhere online. There is no background story at all, and the cut scenes, while looking and sounding good, do little to explain what the heck is going on. Im going to take a stab at it and say that humans find some ancient Alien/Predator temple and start creating mutant Aliens. The Marines and Predators come in to put a stop to it, resulting in a three-way battle royale to be the last species standing.  There are three single player campaigns (Marine, Alien, Predator), and each three tell the same story through the respective species point of view. For example, as an Alien you are defending the hive from the invading factions, and as a Marine you are called in to clean up the mess. That being said, I’ll start this review up with the single player campaigns.

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Ten of my Video Game Moments (in my life)

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Posted by Rob on January 23, 2010 – 9:02 pm
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Im not saying that what follows are the 10 best games ever made, or my top 10 favorite games. Instead, I starting thinking back through my life about some fond memories I have of playing video games, from growing up to nowadays. I  brainstormed a bit about these memories and to see what would to mind, and then I organized them chronologically and as you see below. Enjoy taking this trip down memory lane with me.

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Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection is my First Platinum!

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Posted by Rob on August 28, 2009 – 12:57 pm
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Yes, its official. As of this afternoon, I have achieved my first platinum trophy for my PS3. As you can see, the game was Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection. While Im glad I finally achieved this, it was a rough road.

Many of the trophies were time-consuming. I had to play each game for about a minute, then exit out and go on to the next one, to get a trophy. I had to go into each game and look at the original game and cartridge art to get a trophy. However, the toughest challenge for me was getting the Yatta! trophy, which is gotten by beating Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, clearly the hardest game in the collection.

I spent well over an hour trying to beat the final level. Eventually I went online, and several people suggested that you play it on the hardest difficulty, making the pieces fall down faster, and just randomly place stuff and hope that the AI messes up. Well I probably did this for about 20 minutes, and eventually it happened. I started a new game, and was dropping my pieces, and I look over at the AI screen, and he has this huge stack going to the top. Suddenly, he hits the top, dies, and I win the game, and get my precious trophy! I literally beat him within ten seconds that round. It was great!

So the Genesis Collection is my first platinum trophy. I hope to get another one soon for Sacred 2, but otherwise I dont know about any others. My other games are either too challenging to get platinum in, or dont support trophies at all. We shall see.

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Happy 20th Anniversary Sega Genesis!!!

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Posted by Rob on August 14, 2009 – 9:51 pm
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Today was the 20th anniversary of the U.S. release of the Sega Genesis. Since Im writing this, you are correct to assume that I owned a Sega Genesis back in the day. My first console was the NES, and eventually it was time to upgrade. I had two choices…the SNES or the Genesis. I dont remember why, but in the end the Sega won. I loved my Sega, until the day I replaced it with a PS1. Talk about brand loyality! However, I was happy with the PS1, and have since not strayed, still rocking my Ps2 and PS3. But I digress.

Sega was sweet. I remember how sharp and beautiful I thought it was, especially the original Sonic games. Sega had quite a few awesome multiplayer games such as  Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and that cowboy shooting game I always forget about (not MadDog for the Sega CD, the cool side-scrolling one.) I also loved Road Rash, and they freakin’ NEED to make a new version of that for the next-gen consoles. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR EA?!?!?!

Then came the six-button controller, and I had a blast using that with Street Fighter II, the BEST fighting game ever made. I popped sooo much time into that game. Oh yeah, there was also that Eternal Champions fighting game, which was weird. It was a neat premise, but I remember it being REALLY slow, like all the characters were extremely groggy.

I also had a collection of Disney games, both because I liked Disney when I was younger (and I still do dammit) and because of my younger sister. We both played those games, like Aladdin and Lion King. I remember when she would play to a certain point where she got stuck, then I would take over and get her past a level or two, then she would play again. The ol’ pass-and-play. Oh, and we also used to play the crap out of NBA Jam. That game was the shizzle back then. Someof my all-time favorite catchphrases from a video game are “He’s Heating Up”,  “He’s on Fire!” and “The Nail in the Coffin!”

So yeah, I had some great experiences with my Sega. Once again, I dont know what made me choose the PS1 over the Dreamcast, but I think I made a good choice, and dont regret it. In memory of today, I will pop in some Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection on my Ps3 and rock through some games.

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Sonic’s Ultimate (And Almost Perfect) Genesis Collection

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Posted by Rob on March 20, 2009 – 5:03 pm
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Ive been hyped for this game since it was announced. Its basically a collection of about 50 classic Sega games. And some of them are classics. For example, I love Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, the old Sonic games, Shining Force, Alien Storm, Comix Zone, and some others. There was some crud in there, like Alex Kid, Dynamite Heady, and some other filler I had never heard of.

Then of course there are the games I never heard of, which I wish I had back then. Gain Ground is a great game, and now one of my favorites. I dont know how to explain the gameplay, but its cool. Also, I liked Kidd Chamelion. That was pretty sweet.

There are trophies for the games, to make it worth your while to play through some of the crud games.

I only have one complaint…NO ONLINE CO-OP!!! I think its safe to say that over half these titles offer local co-op (same system, off-line). Its silly that they would spend the extra time and effort to put these things online. If they had, I guarantee they could have put a $60 price tag on it, and they would have sold more than they did now (the current MSRP is $29.99, which is quite a bargain for the collection.)

I dunno. Sega really dropped the ball on this one. They really should have put in the online play. It would have been sooo much more fun. But dont get me wrong. Its still an awesome game, and if you have a friend over, it will be a blast from the past.