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• 19Jul 07

  The Ten Best Games I Have Ever Played

  Here is my list for my ten favorite games. Keep in mind, there are man great games I have not yet played (for example, God of War, or Half-Life 2), that won't appear on the list. But here it is, my list of the ten best games I have ever played:

  10. Burnout 3: Takedown (Xbox, PS2)

  9. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox, PC)

  8. World of Warcraft (PC)

  7. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)

  6. Gears of War (Xbox 360, PC)

  5. Halo (Xbox, PC)

  4. Guitar Hero (PS2)

  3. Resident Evil 4 (GC, PS2, PC, Wii)

  2. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360, PC, PS3)

  1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

  Honorable Mentions:

  Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)

  Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)

  Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2)

  Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)

  Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC)

  Psychonauts (Xbox, PS2)

  The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)

  The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC)

  Super Mario 64 (N64)

  Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS)

  I will add descriptions as to why I picked these games later. I know I usually don't fulfill these promises, but it's the middle of summer. The next several days will be hectic, but next week things will be pretty damn boring again, so I will come back and elaborate.

  • Posted Jul 19, 2007 8:55 am GMT
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• 5May 07

  Spider-man 3

  I saw the third installment of the Spidey film trilogy last night, and I found it to be very underwhelming.

  The first two films had emotional, though somewhat simplistic plots but managed to do oh-so-much with them and make us feel as if a comic book had come to life. They focused on one second-rate villain and managed to make us care about who these people are. The acting was over-the-top in a sense, but never felt out of place, and both critics and fans cheered.

   Spider-man 3 opens with everything seeming perfect for Peter Parker. His alter ego is reveling in fame, and the citizens of New York City accept him as their hero. His contemplating preposing to Mary Jane Watson, the girl next door he finally wooed at the end of the second film. And there are no particularly grand bad guys plaguing the streets.

  Then things go bad. Harry Osborn, Peter's old best friend seeks vengeance as he believes Spidey killed his father. A father willing to do anything to save his dying daughter becomes the guinea pig of a comic book experiment and turns into the Sandman. His loving girlfriend mysteiously breaks up with him, claiming she loves another man. A rival photographer claims Parker's job as the guy who snaps shots of Spidey. And to top all off, a strange substance crashes down from the heavens: an agressive parasite referred to as symbiote.

  The symbiote takes over Peter Parker. The new Spider-man sports a new black suit and is willing to kill to get what he wants. Peter becomes more aggressive, leaving behind his nerdy roots in favor of an emo image, complete with unkempt hair and eyeliner. There's even a montage involving the lost sould dancing like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, down the sidewalk, to the amusement of onlookers. Not funny, Sam Raimi, not funny.

  And, more exciting, the symbiote finds Peter's photographer nemesis, Eddie Brock, Jr., and turns him into Venom. PWNAGE, right?

  The action is as invigorating as ever. But there's not much of it. Peter and Harry spar, but it's more headache-inducing than it is thrilling. And the climactic battle against both the Sandman and Venom is by-the-numbers. It's funny how when Spider-man is fighting Venom, the Sandman mysteriously disappears for minutes at a time, and vice versa.

  There's too much story here. And it's not too good. Kirsten Dunst's MJ turns into a whiny little girl when she hits a little bump in the road, meanwhile her boyfriend, who she thinks doesn't understand, is battling fierce demons. Tobey Maguire's performance is sub-par. He's not his nerdy, likable self this time. While the role calls for his darker side, he doesn't do a good job of showing it. James Franco does his series-best as Harry Osborn, deciding whether to kill his friend or aid in Spidey's hour of darkness.

  And why didn't they do anything particularly exciting with Venom? I mean, he's one of the coolest comic book villains ever, and here he's displayed as a second-rate hot shot. The Green Goblin gets his own movie as the main bad guy, but Venom... VENOM... is second tier? And Topher Grace is NOT my Venom. No way in hell.

  People will see this movie and form their own opinions. I've heard people hating it, and loving it. I fall somewhere in the middle. Spider-man 3 gets a 3 out of 5. I'm gonna go cry myself to sleep now. Spidey has failed me.

  Spider-man 3 is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence.

  • Posted May 5, 2007 7:46 am GMT
  • Category: Movies
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• 27Dec 06

  I [finally] GOT A WII!!

  Yes, I finally got a Nintendo Wii yesterday. I got lucky; they had just two at my local EB Games. With it, I of course got The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Rayman Raving Rabbids. I wanted to get a Virtual Console controller, as well as an extra nunchuck and Wiimote, but, like everywhere else, both EB and the nearby Target were sold out. I plan on picking up another game tomorrow, though I don't know what (suggestions would be nice), along with some Wii Points so I can download Virtual Console games (the ones that don't require the VC controller).

  Twilight Princess, which I had previously played on a friend's Wii, was disappointing, but still excellent. I'll write a review soon explaining this, so don't get too angry yet, fanboys. It gets a 9.1 out of 10, though keep in mind I gave both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask perfect scores.

  Raving Rabbids, on the other hand, exceeded my expectations. It's just plain fun, with a great variety of mini-games, some of which are pretty challenging. I can't wait to get more controllers to play multiplayer; then it'll be a real party! An 8.4 out of 10.

  Here's a list of games I'm considering purchasing tomorrow, so please help me choose if you don't mind; I may get one or two:

  Trauma Center: Second Opinion

  Excite Truck

  Super Moneky Ball: Banana Blitz

  Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam

  Red Steel

  Far Cry Vengeance

  • Posted Dec 27, 2006 9:02 am GMT
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