I never saw previous sequels of this game, but for now on, I will be watching for news of Devil May Cry.  This game has good graphics. The gameplay is fast paced but distinctly console/arcade style. I wanted to write this to help any PC gamers who were considering spending their hard earned cash on it.

First, an Xbox style controller is pretty much a must. If you do not own a console and are not accustomed to playing on those types of controls, you’re going to find the controls cumbersome and awkward. As someone who exclusively plays PC games, I at least found this to be the case. Even if you somehow come up with a key scheme using keyboard and mouse you may find it quite unwieldy.

The camera angles work like the Prince of Persia approach where it switches as you move around, to random locations. This can also feel odd. The camera can be controlled and rotated, but only sometimes.

The combat is fast paced but straight up arcade style. It combines Matrix style “physics” with quick gamepad combo button play, reminiscent of a new school Mortal Kombat in some ways. Basically, it feels like a 2008 video game standing in an arcade at the mall. For some, that may be a huge plus. It is what it is.

For those who are into this kind of thing, I’d give it a 7. You’d probably be happier passing on it. I really think you’ll be disappointed. I’m not bashing the game, I just think it is an acquired taste. Unless you are very comfortable with xbox and console style controllers and gameplay, you will probably find this outside of your comfort zone and range of appeal. It’s very old school in its core mechanics, although the graphics are solid.

Just an honest review, not bashing the title. Some of the things above may be a huge positive to others. I can only review this from my perspective, and I am not much of a fan of this type of game.

well as a fan of LOST i had to go out and get this game..

the good news is that this isn’t another crappy TV to PC conversion the game is quality and the story is great, the gameplay is a blend of exploration and action and of course some puzzle solving, you run around the island doing what the stars in the show do, you try to recollect your memory while helping the others.

the faces of the game characters are some of the most realistic ever seen, KATE for instance looks incredible at times i thought she’d come out of the screen, so goes for the other characters with the exception of Sun and Sawyer perhaps nothing major though.

if you like an entertaining game and you’re a fan of LOST, you’re going to love this one, i certainly do and even if you’re not a fan of Lost you might like this game, this is a half-decent TV 2 PC conversion, i like it a lot.

Unlike alot of other reviewers, I personally enjoy the game play a graphics of FFoW, but that’s about all I enjoy. The combat physics could be a little more challenging and realistic; example, any shot taken with a sniper rifle will be dead on using only the cross hairs with no adjustment for range or moving target. The real downfall of FFoW is that the multiplayer has no stats, which means there is not much to keep people playing. Dice knows how to keep me engaged in their Battlefield series by giving unlocks and ranks, which makes their games successful. I believe a sense of achievement is needed in gaming (such as beating a single player mission, collecting items, or reaching a certain rank) and FFoW offers only a small single player campaign that only took me 5 hours to beat. FFoW is worth playing only if you are burnt out on your current online shooter. See you on the Battlefield or Frontline (probably the Battlefield).

Well let me just start by saying this. I can run Crysis on ultra high at 1074×768. This game, runs more choppily than Crysis on LOW at the same resolution. My first reaction was: “What the flipping’ f*ck?” My next response was a bit better, since even on low, the details in this game are nicely done, for what’s designed to be a multi-player game.

This is definitely a patch-worthy game, and I can see it going to some great places if the developers stick by their product. Think a mix of battlefield, gears of war and CoD in terms of style and play. I’m running dual 3 ghz intel, 8800gt and 2 gigs of ram. Honestly, I think I should be getting better results out of this game, but whenever I crank up the res and quality, this thing hangs like a mother hangs laundry on a windy afternoon.

Aside from all that, the story starts off pretty well. It got me hooked and pretty excited to start gunning red star units down. Kind of a cliche start: *chopper down chopper down, boom crash SURVIVE* Then again, it more than made up for it with premise. The story MAKES SENSE for once. I mean really, nothing is off the wall here, except for maybe the drones.
Which leads me to my next favorite part: The drones. I have yet to play all of them, but man I can see MASSIVE tactical potential for these things. Remember the sentry guns from BF2142? YEah, they have wheels now, and come in new flavors. Hella fun to mess around with the mini gun car and flying C4.

Feel a little(A LITTLE) toyish, but over all pack a nice punch. The game does a decent job of letting you learn and practice with them before you do anything dangerous. Vehicles: They are..simply cool. No more need for engineers and most vehicles have both a minigun AND rockets, so you always have options at hand. The only downside would be it takes awhile for the vehicles to heal, unlike having an engineer whip out his wrench and fixing it in less than a minute.

Overall, this game is fun, albeit in need of a patch pronto. I’d say wait to buy this game, but keep an eye on it, because it will definitely be worth it if the devs decide to patch it and patch it well.

Game is solid when it comes to the graphics and cinematics!! They only down side is the lack of the mouse usage in the menus. Also unless you look for it “Key/Control Bindings” the very first thought is this is a game pad
only game and not mouse & keyboard. However it does play great once you configure your mouse and keyboard.

The Germans though bother me because it is like a shooting gallery they just move back and forth while they are trying to shoot you. Some do take cover, However, I noticed they shoot over things like the AI in MO Airborne.
THe German AI is like the same. The story line so far seems good.

This is a refreshing change for WWII in regards to the battle field. It is not like the other WWII FPS were everything is in EUROPE. This offers a fresh alternative!!!

The thing that strikes me most about this game is the art direction. A lot of research must have gone into 1930s Art Deco, which is the visual style of this game. It’s everywhere, from the buildings and signs to small details like the content of posters, taps in the toilets. Everything has been lovingly and authentically created and comes together as an design experience, and is perfectly complimented by a tasteful selection of soundtracks from 40s and 50s epitomized by Bobby Darin’s “Beyond the Sea (La Mer)” echoing.

The sound is used very cleverly to create atmosphere. The music is in 3D, which means it has a source, and we often hear it emanating, with some distortion, from some distant room which generates an eerie atmosphere that reminds me of how the same technique was used in the movie “The Shining” where we hear the haunting strains of Al Bowly’s “Midnight and the Stars & You”. The sophisticated music constrasts starkly with the dystopian state of the society and half-ruined locations

Sound effects are also well implemented. As we wander through Rapture, we hear footsteps, muffled voices that and other inexplicable sounds close by…

Lighting and shadows are technically spot on, but go one step further in that they are also used to further increase the atmosphere and suspense of the game, such as when we see the shadow of something waiting for us round a corner…

“Water, water, everywhere. And not a drop to drink”. Well, not exactly…the underwater city is leaking and flooding, and you won’t see better water effects in any other game - I promise. It’s quite amazing. I read somewhere that the developers hired a programmer just to work on the water effects. He did an excellent job and set a new standard for these kind of effects in computer games.

If you’ve read other reviews, you will hear a lot about narrative. For me the unfolding story of the game, which you get to know by finding tape recorders strategically place around each level, puts a nice frame around the FPS experience, making it more like an interactive movie. In this sense it reminds me of that most excellent game of a few years ago “Mafia”. However, like Mafia, it is an FPS. And although we have a wide range of weapons and abilities to find, master and use, and a few puzzles to solve, the bones of the gameplay is to shoot your way through each level through waves of enemies. Personally, I get a bit bored with this, and this game had enough going for it to offer something slightly different.

Oddly, like “Mafia” of a few years ago, there is no multiplayer, which is a shame since it has a nice physics engine that allows you to toss objects and bodies around, as in “Half-Life 2″. Mulitplayer would have ensured its longevity, and it would have been great to play with a map editor!!!

Like “Mafia”, when “BioShock” is over, you’ll feel a bit of a come down, like you might feel if you’ve been to see a really good film at the cinema. And then you’ll find yourself wishing you hadn’t played it, so that you could play it all over again for the first time!!

Definitely a significant game in the history of PC games, and deserves a place in the Hall of Fame.

• Satisfying gameplay in story mode  
• Very addictive online offering  
• Really stellar graphics from both a technical and an artistic standpoint  
• Fully-featured level editor included.

I was initially surprised to see what GOW had to offer..As it offered tooo much excitement too quickly and was not able to keep up to the initial excitement, as after a few hours the gameplay gets a tag repetative, but not sooo repetative that u will get bugged.. Mainly as even though the gameplay is repetative it just provides too much fun,too much gore and too much blood.. Who wouldn like to see the enemies get torn to pieces or blood all over ur screen when u draw the chain saw dow ur enemies spine.. Its just awesome.. It is mainly due to these awesome moments that GOW will not get on ur nerves cos of its repetativeness and you will want to finish the game.. Apart from all the blood and gore the other cool concept of GOW is the cover mechanics.. The cover mechanics keeps things very realistic as without taking cover it is nearly impossible to take down ur enemy as in real life.. There are some really cool weapons in GOW.. Using a gun is really satisfying..

 

 

The graphics of GOW is just breathtaking.. Especially the cutscenes,they look stunning.. Even the blood splashing on the screen looks gr8.. The character models are top notch.. The enemy designs are just superb and also sometimes scary.. Could have done a better job on the texture i guess.. But make no mistake GOW is right up there with CRYSIS,BIOSHOCK,COD4 as far as graphics are concerned..

The voice acting is superb and u can feel the nature of every cahracter from the voice.. The music is cool and fits the game well.. The weapons too sounds gr8.. And the best part is when a chainsaw goes deep down your enemy’s spine.. Wow it just sounds as cool as it looks.. Even better..

The story is pretty stright forwarrd..But its engaging nevertheless.. The game is on the difficult side.. Even on the easiest difficulty u may die quite a few times.. U can also change ur difficulty anytime during the game.. The story as a whole is short but considering the difficulty u will be spending somewhere around 15 hrs with this game..The game is not soo difficult that u will start plucking hair out of ur head out frustration, once u get a hang of it u will surely enjoy it.. I was never a fan of the checkpoint system.. But this game proves that even if bad things are done right , then it can turn out ot be good.. The game has a really cool checkpoint system keeping in mind that u don end up repeating the scenarios over and over…

Another prob with GOW is that there is not much of exploration in the game.. And this also adds the repetative gameplay mentioned earlier.. Make one thing clear if u r into games where u just gun down enemies then this is surely not ur cup of tea.. But if u r a gamer who enjoys a bit of challenge and loves to see realistic action then this surely is ur game.. I would suggest this game to gamers who love to see violence as GOW is violence blood and gore to the fullest.

 

 

The single-player campaign is over in a flash, but the high quality of that campaign and its terrific multiplayer options make Call of Duty 4 a fantastic package.

This has got to be the best game i have ever player.

The graphics are great and the game pay is to die for “and you will die lots”. there is no need to wonder around looking for silly health packs and you hardly ever run out of ammo.

The story is gripping from start to finish and the action just never stops. One of the best things about the game is that they put you in different settings all the time you you never get bored and always have something new and exciting to do. All the weapons make a great sound and they really do feel like you are ripping those bad guys apart. Your team mates do a good job of killing the enemy and unlike most games you feel like you are part of the team and are there to help not one of these super soldiers and that only you can get the job done you work as a team and are all equal.

This game is impressive from the moment you start player and has a tone of replay potential. The only bad thing about it is that it has to end. Cant wait for call of duty 5

In short this game is just great

Ferocious first-person hand-to-hand combat looks completely insane; compelling premise puts you on the trail of a deranged serial killer; morbidly unsettling atmosphere excellent presentation.

You play as an FBI agent called Ethan Thomas,on one night you’re investigating a gruesome murder with 2 police officers.First you learn how to use you’re investigation tools.After you investigate the body,one of the police officers smells cigarette smoke.He follows the smell and comes to realize there’s a other person in the building.As you move further,the suspect manages to steal you’re gun and later on shooting the 2 police officers with you’re gun while they where trying to save you out of the hands of the suspect. Because they where shot with you’re gun,you are now the murder suspect for shooting 2 police officers and this is how the game begins…

“Condemned: Criminal Origins isn’t a long game and it only has one game mode, but it’s an unforgettable experience while it lasts.” -IGN

The graphics are amazingly good.And also they run very smooth on all daily pc’s.The lightening and shadows are nicely done and the creepy black and white effects keep you scared at all times.Also the effects when you hit someone with a melee weapon are very gore.The only thing that bothers me a little are the repetitive level designs in the beginning. (more…)

The Stetchkov Syndicate’s additional weapons, aggressive suspects, and new multiplayer mode breathe new life into an already great tactical shooter.

“This expansion to Vivendi’s tactical shooter makes some great enhancements to multiplayer but is a little thin on new content.” -Yahoo! Video Games

While it was great fun while it lasted it felt a bit short and a little by numbers.

For instance while the new levels and such were welcome, I felt there was very little difference between this and the actual stand alone pack. With some half hearted story line tacked on about some Russian crime family and such.

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Under developed A.I. makes this game not only boring, but mind boggingly annoying.

This game constitutes a colossal disappointment for me. I loved Rainbow Six 3 (especially over xbox Live) and it’s subsequent expansions… but Lockdown is like a knife to the heart. For some reason, the developers have made this one more arcadelike… and unlike Ghost Recon 2 where the added action made the game play much better, here it just doesn’t work due to poor A.I. and boring kill-anything-that-moves mentality. The thick, tense silence that made previous Rainbow games such a white knuckle experience is gone.

“Sadly, Lockdown may go down in history as the installment that kills the Rainbow Six franchise.” -GameSpy

Please don’t get me wrong, with some developed A.I., some better squad based fighting, and perhaps more mission variety, this could have been Tom Clancy’s flagship production. It just needed more care in development! It’s like a budget game version of Rainbow Six, and it’s just not much fun. Hardcore Rainbow Six fans will want to pass.

About this game

In Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Lockdown, you lead Team Rainbow, the world’s most elite counter-terrorist unit, as they are called into action and unfamiliar territory to battle a bioterrorist threat. Stakes escalate as they are personally targeted by an evil terrorist organization. Used to protecting the lives of others, Team Rainbow must now embark on a mission to fight and save some of their own.