Posted by Rob on April 3, 2011 – 8:15 pm
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Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, Chimera, co-op, dead nation, game review, grim, left 4 dead, online, platinum, PlayStation 3, PS3, PSN, Resistance, trophies, twin-stick shooter, voice chat, zombie, zombies ate my neighbors
When it comes to zombie related games, my two favorites used to be the Left 4 Dead series, followed by Zombies Ate My Neighbors. However, I do believe there is a new contender in Dead Nation, the PS3-exclusive top-down, twin-stick zombie shooter. I had initially shied away from it based on it’s difficulty, but once it went on sale I jumped on it…and have been kicking myself for waiting so long to enjoy the game!
There are two characters to choose from in Dead Nation…a guy and a lady. The only difference between them is the color of their clothing and gun’s laser sight (to help you differentiate between the two when playing co-op). The general story is that zombies have taken over the world, and for some reason these two characters are immune from the zombie virus. The two characters then embark on a mission to help a scientist trace the cause of the virus outbreak while surviving increasing hordes of zombies.
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Posted by Rob on February 17, 2011 – 4:51 pm
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Tagged as a dance with dragons, big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, competitive, game review, gold, hoard, multiplayer, online, PlayStation 3, PS3, PSN, smaug, twin-stick shooter
Who doesn’t love the simplicity of top-down stick shooters? Now take that genre, and replace the gun-toting hero with a flying dragon, and you have Hoard. Hoard is a really easy to learn, challenging to master downloadable game that lets one to four players take control of a dragon and rain fire down on villages, castles, knights, and other dragons as well.
As the title suggests, one of the main goals of Hoard is to collect as much gold as possible. Using your fire breath (and a few different power-ups), you fly about the map and burn down structures for gold. You can burn down fields, towns, castles, human enemies, carts of goods, and more that all drop gold. You then pick up all the gold you can and fly it back to your lair, where you can safely deposit it to add it to your score (and regain any lost health), and then head out and get some more. As your score increases, you gain xp which can be used to upgrade your speed, fire breath, maximum amount of gold to be carried, and armor. Your stats start at the very beginning each match, so there is no need to worry if you assign xp to a stat you didn’t want. There are a few different modes, and each one is a little different, so it will probably be best to go over each one separately.
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Posted by Rob on September 14, 2010 – 11:33 pm
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Tagged as 360, big bad bob, bigbadbob, co-op, co-optimus, downloadable, game review, lara croft, lara croft and the guardian of light, local, online, PlayStation 3, PS3, PSN, tomb raider, twin-stick shooter, xbla
I recently received a free copy of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light from a Good Samaritan I know from the co-optimus site. I’ve been rocking through the game and enjoying every minute of it. Initially I wasn’t interested in the game, since I never played any of the previous Tomb Raider titles. However, when I found out that this game was a top-down twin-stick shooter, I was watching it closely. Now that I’ve had some time with it, I think it’s safe to say that it is a very solid downloadable title.
The basic premise of the game is that Lara Croft chases some dudes into a temple and they all end up awakening an evil spirit, who will destroy the world at dawn. Lara teams up the the Guardian of Light, and the two of them set off through the temple, attempting to track down and stop the evil spirit from making his move. Thus, the game is initially a co-op title, with a player able to control Lara and one to control the Guardian. Sadly, the online co-op is not available yet, and since this is one game I won’t be able to get Shell into, I have not been able to try out the local co-op yet. That being said, I have not been able to personally play as the Guardian yet, as the single player campaign only has you playing as Lara. So this is mostly a review of the campaign, from a single-player perspective (though I will update this entry once I am able to get a shot at co-op.)
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Posted by Rob on August 21, 2010 – 12:32 am
So as if winning a brand new Xbox 360 and a copy of Crackdown 2 wasn’t enough, I just got Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (a fun twin-stick shooter), a $15 purchase on XBLA, for free. I received a message from one of the “regulars” on co-optimus.com, explaining that he had an extra game code. Just to clarify, this was a random regular like myself, not one of the staff members. He saw that I had mentioned that I was interested on the forums board, so he offered his extra code to me. Now that was down-right decent of him, and I look forward to checking out the game tomorrow (I would have tonight but I was playing Resistance 2 at the time).
