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A bit of and easy review for me to do here as I’ve already talked about the multi player side of the game in a bit of details so what the hell is left to say well it’s simple there is the main part of the game and that is the campaign and while it’s not groundbreaking in any sense it still a really good romp while it lasts.

Now I’m not going to go on about the story and spoil a lot of things for you because that would be pointless but i am going to say that if you followed the story from the first game you will be glad to know that it starts off from where the first one finished and while it doesn’t end off with everything tied up in a nice small bow there still is enough big set piece and story line plot holes filled in for you.

One of the best things about this campaign is that instead of hitting you with even more colourless backdrops and levels it has had a little lick of paint with huge vistas and touches of colour here and there just to make things a little more brighter instead of the bleakness of the first Gears.

taking into account that this doesn’t push the game forward with innovation like the first Gears of War did this is till a strong game with enough to make Gears fans really happy.

One piece of advice though you will get more enjoyment out of this by playing it through with a friend as the computer A.I can get on your nerves if you are going for kills and achievements.

Overall
With a strong single player and a multi player that will see a lot of play Gears of War 2 should be in your collection if you are a Gears fan but be warned that there are a few issues with getting into multi player maps and the campaign will not have the same impact on you like the first Gears of War did
89%

Don’t forget to check up on the multiplayer side of the game to find out what you can expect.

It’s the Tokyo GameShow this week and i will try and have as much stuff from there over the next few days including big updates on Saturday and Sunday.

To kick things off i have some trailers for you to cast your eyes over so enjoy them and don’t forget to keep checking back.

First off is Dead Rising Chop Till you Drop on the Wii

Halo 3 Recon trailer

No More Heroes 2 Trailer

New Resident Evil 5 Trailer

I will have much more stuff for you so come back soon and check everything out

I just love my trailers i do and you can tell that by the amount i post on here however i will not stop as long as there are good game trailers out there i will put them up here for you to cast your eyes over.

Today i have a teaser trailer (and i mean teaser) for Timespliters 4 (about bloody time).

So enjoy the trailer and tell me what you think.

I know i have been posting a lot of trailers but it’s down to the fact that i haven’t had as much time as i would like however i do promise that this weekend i will have a few things to have a good look at.

So just to pass the time i have 2 trailers for you that couldn’t be any different.

First off is a trailer for some upcoming wii games

And i also have a new co-op trailer for you from Call of Duty World at War.

So enjoy the trailers and don’t forget to check back this weekend for a new post and also the forum is still there for you to chat about anything.

As TU2 on Halo 3 was released on tuesday, i myself asked “When is the Mythic pack coming out…” Webwide there have been rumors storming that it may be released on 25/9/08 as a free download . The pack wilI contain 7 brand new maps to the table and enable the player to get the full 1750G on the game. Each of the new maps has a hidden skull stashed somewhere within the level. we will have to see what tomorrow brings, but if the rumors are true, then tomorow will go down in history. =]

To me this is going to be a game to look out for as i’ve followed this from the start and i think it looks fantastic and i can’t wait to play it.

So check out the new trailer and tell me what you think.

I have the new Resident Evil trailer for you that was shown off at Leipzig today and while the game is looking fantastic i just wish they would stop teasing us with trailers of this high standard when the game is’nt even coming out until march next year.

So while you are watching this trailer just keep saying to yourself release this game sooner than next year or stop showing us new stuff and making us scream that we have a long time to wait for the full game.

Check out this trailer for the new wolfenstein game and tell me what y6ou think.

Everybody who owns a copy of Burnout Paradise on the Xbox 360 have been really pissed off lately as the Playstation 3 got the Cagney update before them and when Criterion delayed the update not once but twice things started to get a bit out of hand on there forums with gamers wanting there blood in return.
Well now it’s time for 360 owners to breath a sigh of relief as the update is now finally coming out tomorrow and just in case you forgot what is in the update check out the list below and get ready to return to paradise

3 New Freeburn Game Modes:

• Road Rage
Up to 8-player team event. One team must race through a series of Paradise City checkpoints. The other team must stop them.
Cue incredible chases and battling through the city, tons of voice communication as players co-ordinate their efforts.

• Stunt Run (vs)

Pull stunts to score points - hit barriers, billboards and ramps; ace barrel rolls, flat spins and massive airtime to score big. Everybody competes to simultaneously reach the biggest total. Hit your rivals to kill their scores and gain multipliers.

• Marked Man

A player is selected at random and everyone gangs up to take them down. The Marked Man scores for reaching the end point intact and taking anyone down along the way.

70 New Freeburn Challenges
• 70 new timed multi-part Freeburn Challenges
• Leaderboards for these challenges that log your best time (as well as those people who did it with you)

Vehicles
• Hunter Olympus
• A secret Criterion Car!

New liveries
• Rossolini Tempesta Dream
• Two fan-created liveries – the Oval Steel Racer and Inferno Hippie Van
• Two secret Criterion liveries!

Ranked Race Changes
• Too much to report in this blog entry but click here for the full breakdown!

Custom Soundtracks
• Custom Soundtrack support on PS3

Other high-priority fixes and updates

• If you’re in a 3 or more player challenge and a player drops out, the remaining players can still complete it (subject to it being a challenge that can handle this!)
• “Previously” section on the search games list now displays Challenges, Today’s Best and Freeburn game modes, making it loads easier to decide which game you want to join
• You can now view Leaderboards and Options in an online game
• You can now mute other online players in the show players screen
• You can now mute yourself if you have a PS3 Eye/Eye toy
• We’ve increased time-out for online races, and if all players complete the races within the timer, then you go straight to results
• The Airfield has been changed to help with the drivability of the area and make it a little easier to complete the hoop challenges
• Online cars now show damage - roll up to the start in a half-destroyed Hunter Cavalry and everyone else will see it!
• Added a stronger display message if you rule all of Todays Best
• The Easy Drive menu & Challenges page now loops from top to bottom
• Fixed the navigation system so that it takes into account the next check point in a race
• Fixed traffic not reappearing in Freeburn after a no-traffic race
• Fixed online races using Lawrence Road - it’s been reporting finish distances with a little inaccuracy
• Revised 30+ car resets following crashes
• All new sound effects added for Easy Drive
• Driving backwards in Road Rage now ends the event as it does in Marked Man
• Option to invert camera axis for the look around camera on right stick
• Online player information made accurate on the instance a player goes through a checkpoint in races
• If you set VOIP mix to zero it is now saved correctly
• 1080i support for “almost HD” sets - PS3 only
• Improved the Standard Definition rendering on PS3
• New highlight to show the player in Today’s Best
• Easy Drive fades out if it’s unused for 20 seconds
• Boost chaining no longer possible by drifting in open areas

Well E3 is over for another year and like last year it was a little bit disappointing however there were a few interesting announcements and some fantastic games shown off.

So what did i think was the best of E3 well seeing as it’s the end of E3 the only way to do is have one more top 3.
The big difference about this top three is that it has nothing to do with the 3 conferences but it’s all about the games that were at E3.

So without further ado here is my top 3 E3 games.

3. Gears Of War 2
It was obvious that this was going to be Microsoft’s big game at E3 and it didnt disappoint with some really big set pieces and some fantastic graphics showing off what the 360 can do.
The demo that was shown off at E3 showed some fantastic set pieces that made even me drool a little, from fighting the big bro-mag to seeing the flame thrower in action this looks like it will be bigger than the first game.
Throw into the mix co-op campaign, 10 player online team death matches and a separate five player online co-op mode i can’t wait for this game when it comes out this November.

2. M.A.G (Massive Action Game)
This was the game for me that was the biggest shock at Sony’s press conference as it was a new IP but it was also the first console game to feature an online mode that will cater for 256 people.
So how will this game manage it well everybody will be split into teams of 8 and send out on huge battlefields to blast the crap out of each other.
While there was nothing new about the fact that this was another team based first person shooter the biggest selling point for me was the fact that each game can hold up to 256 players at once and that number was mind boggling.
Whether the game can handle it will remain to be seen but i can’t wait for it to come out sometime next year.

1. Resident Evil 5
For me this was a really easy choice and it was made even easier if you have seen this game because when i saw the new trailer my jaw just dropped down to the floor and i declared that i must have this game.
For the first time in a Resident Evil game there will be online co-op which will add a new dimension to the game but for it was the graphics that were the star of the show and i have to say that this is the best looking game i have ever seen.
Now I’m not a person who gets carried away when it comes to the graphics of games but i do have to say that i would love to shake the hands of everybody at Capcom because this game looks fantastic.
not only does it have the fantastic graphics but like other Resident Evil games we know we can expect a brilliant storyline and so joyful set pieces.

The game is due out early next year and you would be the biggest idiot in the world if you didn’t go out and buy this game.

Other mentions
Well they were my top 3 games of E3 but there were a few other games that need a quick mention so they are the following:-
Dead Rising on the Wii - Announced by Capcom at E3 we knew that they were working on a Wii game but nobody thought it was Dead Rising for the Wii so this gave me a big shock when i found out about it.
Mirror’s Edge - every single time i see this game i just want to play it and it was no exception when i saw the new trailer as this has to be a fantastic move on EA’s part to try something different like this.
Fable 2 - I know a few people who cannot wait for this game and I’m one of them and when it was announced that it was finished and coming out in October i had a big smile on my face.
Little Big Planet - Every time you see this game you just want to get your hands on it and play it for yourself and at E3 they teased us again with it and all i said was release it already or people will get so pissed off with Sony that they will not buy it.

So that’s it for this years E3 and while it was still a bit of a damp squib it still had it’s moments so lets hope next years will up the anty and be much better than this one.