Wolfenstein Review

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Wolfenstein is a first person shooter developed by a collaboration of Raven Software, id Software, Pi Studios, and Endrant Studios. It is based in World War II Germany, but thanks to bizarre gameplay mechanics and story twists, the game is much more unique than just another WWII shooter. The Wolfenstein franchise is somewhat of a cornerstone… [Continue Reading]

Battlefield Heroes Review

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Battlefield Heroes is a new third-person shooter developed by DICE. It’s a free download supported by a micro-transaction system. The goal of these “free-to-play” games is to attract you with a free game and then allow you to purchase avatar items and upgrades for your character. Battlefunds is the currency used to ‘rent’ weapons and avatar items for a limited amount of time. You can buy these Battlefunds through PayPal and most credit cards are supported as well.

You start off by creating and customizing a persistent character that you will use through the matches you play. The character’s experience, abilities, and appearance carry through as you level up. You choose one of two typical WWII allies/axis factions, customize his appearance, and join a game. The leveling system in Battlefield Heroes allows players to unlock upgrades and abilities as you progress. You gain XP for capturing flags, dealing damage, healing/repairing, and of course killing enemy players. You don’t necessarily need to get tons of kills to level up as long as you support your team. Completing missions, such as killing a certain number of people with a particular weapon in a match, earns you Valor Points. Valor Points are used to buy weapons and avatar items that expire after a week or a month (similar to Battlefunds), however these become difficult to get and are limited. There are also Hero Points which are gained every other level and are used to unlock minor abilities to add to your gear slot before games.

Bioshock 2 Preview

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I’m pretty sure that mostly everyone who owns a computer and who play PC games pretty religiously have heard of Bioshock. If you have not heard of the game, or even played it, then I implore that you go out right now and purchase it – it’s well worth the money -, hell it’s even… [Continue Reading]

Quantity > Quality

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What defines a zombie game as being good? What is it about the game that keeps you interested, and not just a boring grind-fest of shooting off heads? I personally found it to be the quantity of the zombies that you are up against, not necessarily the strength of the zombies, or the zombie’s quality…. [Continue Reading]

The Cake. I Eats It.

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Along with the puzzle aspect of the game there is a dark comedic storyline, of sorts. They don’t tell you why your character ends up in a glass room with no shoes and a blaring radio playing a song only a seasoned Portal player would ever recognize.

Falling out of Fallout 3

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In my previous Christmas article I talked about how disappointed I was in Fallout 3. So now I am back again to bash on Bethesda’s newest RPG, this time in more detail and anger. Now I know what most of you fanboys are thinking; “Wrewdinge, Fallout 3 is like the best game ever! How can… [Continue Reading]

Far Cry 2 Review

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Ubisoft’s Far Cry 2 for PC turned out to be an amazing addition to the Ubisoft catalog. The game offers what’s probably the most astonishing physics of any game released to date. With amazing landscapes, a robust achievements system, top notch graphics, a plethora of weapons, and many land and water vehicles to choose from,… [Continue Reading]

Living in Crysis

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“Living in Crysis” In November of 2007, PC gamers across the globe were sent into panic mode. Many who believed they owned a top-of-the-line gaming machine were stopped in their tracks by a little game called Crysis. Less than one year later Crytek has delivered yet another installment of the “nano-suit” chronicles titled, Crysis Warhead…. [Continue Reading]