Posted on Mar 05, 2009 under Games Review |
If there’s one thing you’ll remember after hearing the words Emerald City, then certainly it’s going to be The Wizard of Oz. Bringing back the magic of this place from years ago since Dorothy and her adventure, Emerald City Confidential now follows the plotline of post-war Oz, a thriving country not only in terms of culture and commerce, but also of greed and corruption too.
The story of the game starts with a seemingly simple case given to a private investigator named Petra. At first, it seems as if our heroine takes on these dangerous tasks just to make ends meet, but in reality, her free time is mostly spent in search for her own missing brother. Anyway, her current case is not to be taken lightly either since as the case thickens, she finds herself a key component in the middle of an impending war, but on the positive side, puts her nearer the goal of finding her long lost brother as well.
Emerald City Confidential is an adventure type game where you take a third person view of Petra while you investigate people, places and clues helping you achieve your goals in-game. Much like any other detective-type adventure, most of your time playing will involve talking to various individuals living in the world of Oz. You’ll see many of the familiar characters in the original story, like Scarecrow, Lion and Tin Man, who are also playing main roles in the game. Included in the list are other lovable characters too like Glenda the good witch and Toto, Dorothy’s lovable dog.
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Posted on Feb 20, 2009 under Games Review, Video Games |
Movie-based games are often produced to promote their silver screen counterparts in order to produce buzz about the film and sell more to the gaming audience. But this time, it’s the other way around for the Clueless game, since the movie started way back in 1995 through Paramount and hopefully, following its past success, will expose the game to the movie fans. Still, what’s important is how the game fares in the fun factor, which will be our topic in this review.
Clueless follows the adventures of Cher, an upper class teenager fashionista in Beverly Hills. In this game, your task is to make the world a better place by helping your friends dress up according to the latest fashion styles. With the primary objective to wow their boyfriends, you’ll have to scour through every nook and cranny of the local mall to spot the latest trends and put them to good use for your friends’ benefit.
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Posted on Jan 16, 2009 under Games Cheat, Games Review |
It’s rare to have a knack in interior design but it’s definitely rarer to have a talent for sales too. Fabulous Finds lets you explore both of these talents at the same time in a hidden object game that fuses yard sales and proper house design sense. But its real shine lies in its unique gameplay mechanics and that’s what we aim to explore further in this review.
The game starts after you inherited a beautiful home in Carmel, CA coming from your late Great Aunt Beatrice. The story tells of you having great times with your aunt in redecorating the house and having fun during yard sales, and this time around, you can do that freely since you already own the house. For your aunt’s loving memory, you’re off to get started in interior decorating, and your talent for making some money from sales will help you well, being with no budget to start your dreams with.
Unlike conventional hidden object games, Fabulous Finds explores a gameplay wherein instead of finding listed items, you’re off to look for items that falls within a specific category. Categories are decided by the morning’s newspaper, telling you of certain events that will take place in town, therefore making it a viable market to sell stuff. In other words, you collect items for the yard sale in the hidden object game, and make money afterwards by selling them to the dozens of people visiting town for the events.
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Posted on Jan 16, 2009 under Fun, General Gaming Tips, Wii |
Are you getting sick and tired of sitting in front of the computer playing video games? If so, perhaps the Nintendo Wii offers a great alternative. When you play games on the computer, you sit in front of the system for hours, using your fingers to type or click. In the long run, this may pose serious health hazards for you. Stiff or incorrect posture can cause injuries to your neck, shoulder, as well as spinal area. Your wrists may also get injured as well if you are not careful.
Nintendo Wii games work very differently from traditional computer games. The system works with sensors, and controllers are sensor based. That means there are no wires connecting the controllers to the system. And that allows greater freedom of movement. You can play all kinds of fun and exciting games on the Nintendo Wii. Popular games include bowling, tennis, cooking, and racing.
The gaming concept is simple - allow players to respond to signals in the game using the controllers. With a greater degree of movement, fans find that they get a great work out while playing Wii games. It’s only a matter time that Nintendo starts releasing fitness related games. True enough, we now have the Wii balance board.
With the release of the balance board, fans can now enjoy a whole range of different games. When the balance board was first released, you have to buy it together with a game called Wii Fit. Fans are thrilled by the balance board, but they also want to find out if the balance board is available for sale without the purchase of Wii Fit. After all, there are other games that they can play using the balance board. Unfortunately, the answer to that question is a disappointing “no”. You cannot buy the balance board without the Wii Fit.
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Posted on Dec 05, 2008 under Games Review, PC Games |
The Mystery Case Files series is back yet again for another compelling hidden object game that sets another level for this genre. Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst lets you again play as the famous agent as you travel back into Ravenhearst Manor trying to unravel deeper secrets after freeing Emma Ravenhearst in the previous game. But this time around, it will be more dangerous, more mysterious and even creepier than ever before experienced by your agent alter-ego.
After freeing Emma’s soul from the manor and failing your last case in the circus, it seems that you have a lot of trouble in your hands since you had also freed Charles Dalimar’s killing soul. Charles killed Emma from the previous game, but after Emma’s death, you are never certain on whether more restless souls were trapped inside this haunted mansion. But worse than all of these is that you’re life is now in danger too, and that’s why you have to solve this case fast before Charles’ soul comes back to haunt you.
Just as expected, Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst is really full of surprises from what we were used to play on its previous installments. This time around, you are free to explore the whole of Ravenhearst Manor as you like while playing puzzles, making scene interactions and finding hidden objects as you go. And what’s more convenient is the absence of a time limit, enabling you to explore the whole game as much as you like and penalizing your click spam by just making you lose control of the cursor for a brief period of time.
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Posted on Nov 13, 2008 under Games Review, Wii |
Having the best Wii games is a must for anyone looking to experience the most excitement from their Wii. These games I’m going to list for you are fun. And not to mention, they are rated highly by most Wii owners. So, what I’m going to do is share with you the best Wii games.
That way, you will be able to get the most out of your Wii and enjoy playing only the best games.
Best Wii Games
1. Super Mario Galaxy. This is probably the most anticipated game for the Wii. It exceeded almost every gamers expectation. If you love Mario Bros., you will love this game.
2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Another one of the best wii games. If you’ve played a previous Smash Bros. game, you will love this one. It’s so much better.
3. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. This game is awesome. I highly recommend this to anyone who has ever played the previous Metroid games before.
4. The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Zelda lovers got to love this one. Link isn’t as cartoonish in this game, which to many gamers who rate this high, is a plus.
5. Wii Fit. I recommend this to anyone. This game will get you active. You will definitely get a good exercise with this one.
6. Super Paper Mario. Great game. Another Mario game that exceeded everyone’s expectation. Again, if you like any of the previous Mario Bros. games, you should get this one.
7. Guitar Hero III. Another great edition to the Guitar Hero games. This is a must-have for anyone who owns the previous Guitar Hero games.
8. Mario Strikers Charged Football. This is a really fun game. You will definitely enjoy it.
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Posted on Nov 01, 2008 under Games Review, PC Games |
Fallout 3 is an action game which is being developed by Bethesda Game studios. This game is due to release in North America October 28th, 2008 and Europe October 31st, 2008. Japan gets it December 4th, 2008. It is available for Xbox 360, PC, Playstation 3 versions also. The game has been under development since 2004, the developers are taking special care in designing all the new features and levels which is gonna make fallout 3 look more unique than its other two previous versions.
Game Play:
The set up for this game is in year 2277, 30 years ahead of its previous version fallout 2.
It is set up in Vault 101 a fallout shelter in Washington DC. The main character development starts when the mother of the character dies and the baby is being taken care of the father. In the vault the character is given a book which is used to set all the primary preferences to the character.
In the vault the character is given various kinds of machinery to train with, the outcome of the training decides the future attributions of the character. The relationship of the character with his/ her father is determined by various quests that are available for the character to complete in the vault.
The maximum level a person can reach is 20. The perks and bonuses are available in the same way as it was in its previous versions. They will be added after each level.
Along the game ammunition the character carries wares out, so in order to be ready for combat the character can combine various things at possession and use it to fire. The character also gets to choose various types of armor and hats. By choosing a particular armor the character attributes all the skills of the armor.
Inventory is another feature available for the player, but it comes with a weight limit. This weight limit is taken in a whole for ammunition, armor and other things the player wants to carry along. Player is assigned three things the character him/her self, dogmeat and an NPC. Dogmeat can be used to sniff out ammunition or armors or health hidden anywhere in the place. Usage of dogmeat is limited, it can’t be used in dangerous places and if the dogmeat dies it will not be replaced. Only one NPC is allowed to go along with the character, in order to use a different NPC the former has to be disposed.
Karma is the respect that the character gains in the game. Karma is awarded based on the combat choices and conversations. Better karma will allow the character to negotiate easily with NPCs, if the character has bad karma the opposite happens.
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