Thoughts and rants

• 1Mar 09

  Play House of the Dead Overkill!

  Hello all - it's been a while.

  As my title implies, this blog is a passionate plea to the audience of 3 or so GameSpotters who read this to play House of the Dead Overkill. In the flood of recent high profile releases like Street Fighter IV and Killzone 2 (and Resident Evil coming soon), this game has definitely flown under the radar. Like many hardcore Wii fans, I had been dissapointed that there had been no good "core" games in a while for the system. However, this one definitely fits the bill of a hardcore game. While HotD:OK isn't for everybody, with its over the top violence and language, its grindhouse aesthetic certainly has an undeniable charm. It's as good as a light gun shooter gets in the gameplay department too, with plenty of zombies to shoot and guns to use. One thing that keeps the gameplay interesting is its combo system, which encourages you to chain together a lot of kills. You earn more points this way and it in turn helps you to earn more money to buy more guns and also unlock content in the game. To any hardcore gamer who reads this: buy this game and support the good hardcore stuff that is out there. We are also getting Mad World soon this month, which will be another one to look forward to.

  Peace out, folks.

  • Posted Mar 1, 2009 1:20 pm GMT
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• 13Aug 08

  The Guru is rearmed

  Or should I say armed? Though I was privy to playing most of the classic NES games back when I was a kid, I allowed Bionic Commando to slip by. I actually did rent the game, but, as a kid with little patience, was not very adept at its no-jump-and-use-the-bionic-arm-instead mechanic and gave up on it pretty fast.

  That is why I am glad Capcom and Grin decided to bring it back in an updated form on XBL Arcade. First there was the awesome Braid last week and now BC:Rearmed! I have been thoroughly enjoying it so far. Being a much more experienced gamer at this point, the bionic arm mechanic did not take too long to catch on to. I look forward to plowing through it and preparing myself for the sequel that is coming out later this fall (I think?), which equally looks awesome. If you buy Rearmed, be sure to check out the exclusive trailer for the new game that is in the "Database" section of Rearmed.

  • Posted Aug 13, 2008 1:26 pm GMT
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• 8Aug 08

  Gears of Summer

  I have been all about the "Gears" this summer. It began back in June with the release of Metal Gear Solid 4. Man, I was hurting bad to get that game and it certainly lived up to the hype. Awesome gameplay + great storytelling = MGS4 and I loved every minute of it.

  I had a break in July and now after E3, I'm hyped about another game with "Gear" in the title: Gears of War 2. After seeing the awesome demo displayed by Cliff B. at the Microsoft press conference and multiple times after that on Gamespot and G4's coverage, I am easily as excited about GOW2 as I was a few months ago for MGS4. Every bit of the game looks absolutely stinkin' amazing. I'm especially glad to hear that they are further trying to balance out the multiplayer portion of the game, because I am so sick of people cheating the system online in GOW 1. In order to prepare for the upcoming GOW 2 release, I've been going back and working on beating GOW 1 on insane mode. That is a feat I never bothered with back when I first got the game. I have completed everything up to the battle with General RAAM and I must say that that has been a doozie so far. I found a cheap way to beat him on YouTube, but I just don't feel right doing it any other way than the proper way, which is with plenty of longshots with active reload bonuses and torque bow shots. Anyways, did I mention I'm jacked about GOW 2?

  Who else is psyched about GOW 2?

  UPDATE: I beat General RAAM last night. It ended up only taking me two tries the second time around. I guess it just takes a little practice and determination. Now November 7th needs to hurry up and get here ASAP!

  Also, on another note. I have been playing Braid (I always want to call it Baird - I still have Gears in my head!). It is as sweet as everyone has been saying. A bunch of the puzzles are mind-bending as all get out, but I love the challenge. I highly recommend it to platforming/puzzle fans.

  • Posted Aug 8, 2008 6:42 pm GMT
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