Dave's Game Reviews Oct - Nov

Guest Videogames reviewer David Green

 

We Doodle

my first impressions were that the game had no appeal to me but after a few hours playing it had become addictive. As a not very good drawer it does me well to say this game make me worse but still fun.

I found it a lot easier after turning off the doodle assist, making my pictures, kinda matching the words. 

Alas this game is only complete due to the fact you challenge your friends to guess what you have drawn, then the challenge you and you find out that they can't draw either.

Overall' this games provides hours of fun and silliness, so I highly recommend you download this from itunes.

Enslaved: odyssey to the west


After playing the demo, I knew this was a game I wanted to buy. After weeks of having no money I went on the hunt to get my copy eager with anticipation, I strolled in to blockbuster and found it at an ridiculous price, thinking Asda was my next best chance I went there and after thinking that was the best price I was gonna get for it I went to Morrisons to find a bargain.

Blockbuster new : £39.99
Blockbuster pre owned: £37.99
Asda :£34.71
Morrisons:£24.99


Once home I threw the disc in to the tray and loaded it up with great eagerness, as it loaded up the music and cinematic's played wow sheer brilliance, but I already knew that as the game plays on the unreal engine. So game play it a cross between Prince of Persia and Assassins Creed( a hack and slash breed with adventure gaming). The game consists of 14 levels most of which take 25 – 35 minutes, game completion in about 5 -6 hours long so not very long but you wont be disappointed with what you get.

The storyline
Your enslaved by a teenage girl who controls you with a slave headband, the girl wants to go home but she cant make it on her own so she forces you to help her or die. So as you cross the landscapes you come across enemies in the form of mechs, which want to kill you as they are out for them selves and hate humans.

Upgrades
As a hack and slash game of course it has upgrades.
Which come in four types
health
shield
plasma stick
fighting
All to which can only be upgraded by collecting red orbs or defeating enemies,

Overall

After my first play through I got 545 achievement points. I found this was a game to which my girlfriend wanted to watch me play as the storyline had gripped her so I have given it extra points and based on game play and graphics an 86%

xbox 360 kinect


My first impression is this device for me was a good purchase unlike some may think (you know who you are). It entertains the kids and the rest of the family too.

Kinect adventures

This game comes with the kinect device, I had low expectations for this game due to what I had read or heard about it but I found it fun and it differs a lot from the Nintendo Wii much more advanced technology I think. This game makes you look stupid and funny as your doing the various activities which is what makes it fun.

So don't be shy and buy your kinect today overall score for game 78%

New Xbox 360 Dashboard Update

So the new dashboard update is now live on the Xbox 360 lets have a little look through the features shall we , the main reason for the update is for the launch of microsofts new peripheral which apparently makes you the controller (we'll see) .

The first change you will see is the new opening sequence of the xbox which has been modified slightly , check out the video above to see the new start up 

The most noticable changes are to the overall appearance of the dashboard , gone are the old neon green tabs replaced with new white square one , for me this is a step backwards in appearance but hey each to there own .

They have also included a new easier way to get to your family settings very handy if you share a console with your children 

There has also been updates to the lay out of both game and music marketplace and also new features in the zune marketplace , it now also displays your microsoft points total in the top right hand corner for a quicker way to view them 

One minor change is to the font that the dashboard uses its a subtle difference but its one that i like a lot it makes names and Cheevo's that much clearer to read 

Overall I'm fairly happy with the new look , it certainly does load up quicker and the new font is very nice .

Let me know what you think in the comments section Cheers 

iPhone folders vs pages

As a  lot of people now have the iPhone im sure everyone uses it in a different way in terms of folders or pages.
For me personally i go for the folders option i cant be doing with going through page after page of Apps to find the one i want

This is my set up , all on one page with all the folders i need .

How do you set up your home screen ? Let me know 

Tips on Xmas Shopping

Well its that time of the year again everybody yes you guessed it ; its Christmas shopping time again already (doesn't it go quick!) and here are my top 3 tips for getting through this hectic time of year, enjoy.

1. Write a list of who , what & where , it will save you hours if you know where your going to get the things your after.
2. Go online , these days you can get most things a lot cheaper online especially books and dvds/blu rays , websites like Amazon and play are a great source of bargains.
3. If you do decide to brave the shops TREAT YOURSELF , this is probably the best part of having to go xmas shopping , it doesn't have to be something big just something to make yourself smile 

Edit: thanks to @Markmuir on twitter for pointing out the following website http://www.quidco.com/ which is a great way to save money this coming holiday season which offers Cash back , Voucher codes & Printable Discount Vouchers , Thanks Mark you've just saved me and hopefully the readers some money aswell

Medal Of Honor : Guest Reviewer David Green

I recently went into blockbuster in the mind set to rent 'Enslaved: odyssey to the west' but it was all out so I picked up the new 'Medal Of Honor'.

The missions in this game are short and not really full of action it took me only five hours to complete this game to make your experience better I personally recommend that you play through on hard I found your AI team mates will kill most of your opponents before you get the chance to aim. The only thing that stand out in this game are the cut scenes which are nice and very realistic. 
There are a few in mission achievements to pick up that you could quite easily miss if you don't look at the achievements list first.

The multi player experience is good but nowhere near up to the standard of call of duty, first of all you have the choice of three weapons in total one with each class which you don't get to change until you level up a few times. The maps are far to small for a 12 VS 12 team games. You do however get achievements for p levelling up each class and playing online for long hours for example playing online for two hours.

Overall I give this game a 72%

I highly recommend you rent and not purchase this game!


(ed- id like to thank Dave for taking time out of his day to write up this little review for me here's hoping for more soon)

Rock Band Sells Out (SHOCK)

When I first heard Youth and Young Manhood I thought i had finally found a good old fashioned rock band in the Kings of Leon but ever since that album they have slowly worked there way towards becoming more and more radio friendly right up to this latest release "Radioactive" .

You could see this coming with tracks like "The Bucket" on Aha Shake Heartbreak and "on call" and "Fans" on Because of the times , mainly as the rest of those albums contained good ol' rock tunes the real problem happened when the monster "Sex on fire" was released , the amount of times that song got played on was very disturbing for someone who had been with them from there first "Rock" album .

And now to this latest single "Radioactive" is so radio friendly it makes me feel a little sick , I'm fully expecting the video for the next single to contain no musical instruments and have a full on dance routine , anyway that's my view on the Kings of Leon i know lots of people love them these says like i used to , as many parents have said I'm not angry I'm just disappointed.

back to work = blurghhhhhhhhhhhh

So after having 2 weeks off and feeling fine the day before i have to go back to work i get a horrible cold along with a sore throat !

It kind of reminds me of having a holiday from school and then suddenly feeling ill before having to go back to school , but hey on the bright side there is only 11 weeks untill my next week off , not like im counting down or anything though !