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Oh, the satisfaction...spent £15 yesterday on Aliens vs Predator 2 and Pharoah (the sequel to Caesar3), both of which were budget titles - the former costing £10 and the latter £5 - bargainous!
And what's even better - they're absolute gems! I'm currently playing through the marine section of AvP2 on normal difficulty and have only just started the second mission - it's as hard as nails and requires fresh underwear once every few mins!
Although there's nothing particularly ground-breaking in it (although I guess it must be about 10-12 months old now), everything in it I've seen so far is engineered to perfection. The music, sound and enemy AI are blended together brilliantly!
In the first mission, as you're creeping through a dark and dingy facility, you'll regularly have moments where you'll turn a corner or enter a new room, and you'll notice a sort of dark form in the corner or on the ceiling. And then...just as your eyes focus on the object...BAM! The damn thing leaps at ya! Gulp!
The beauty of it is that you'll be progressing through the first level for a good 20 to 30 mins before you actually encounter your first alien. As finally manage to boot up power to the complex (or something along those lines), it transpires that you've just managed to wake up the whole nest, cue scary music and sounds of scratching above and below floor panels, etc. And then, as soon as you start to move, one of the floor grills suddenly begins to deform, and you can hear an alien below it hissing and thumping against it. And then, just as you think it's about to give, another alien bursts through a ventilation shaft infront of it and catches you completely unawares.
These are just a couple of memorable moments so far...needless to say, there've been many more...I'm loving it!
As previously stated, I also purchased Pharaoh for a measly £5. It's basically a management sim, where you control the growth and construction of Egyptian settlements and all the related responsibilities. I'm probably not selling the game here, but take it from me - once ya get started, you're hooked!
Anyone else dipped in the sacred pond of budget gaming? :)
And what's even better - they're absolute gems! I'm currently playing through the marine section of AvP2 on normal difficulty and have only just started the second mission - it's as hard as nails and requires fresh underwear once every few mins!
Although there's nothing particularly ground-breaking in it (although I guess it must be about 10-12 months old now), everything in it I've seen so far is engineered to perfection. The music, sound and enemy AI are blended together brilliantly!
In the first mission, as you're creeping through a dark and dingy facility, you'll regularly have moments where you'll turn a corner or enter a new room, and you'll notice a sort of dark form in the corner or on the ceiling. And then...just as your eyes focus on the object...BAM! The damn thing leaps at ya! Gulp!
The beauty of it is that you'll be progressing through the first level for a good 20 to 30 mins before you actually encounter your first alien. As finally manage to boot up power to the complex (or something along those lines), it transpires that you've just managed to wake up the whole nest, cue scary music and sounds of scratching above and below floor panels, etc. And then, as soon as you start to move, one of the floor grills suddenly begins to deform, and you can hear an alien below it hissing and thumping against it. And then, just as you think it's about to give, another alien bursts through a ventilation shaft infront of it and catches you completely unawares.
These are just a couple of memorable moments so far...needless to say, there've been many more...I'm loving it!
As previously stated, I also purchased Pharaoh for a measly £5. It's basically a management sim, where you control the growth and construction of Egyptian settlements and all the related responsibilities. I'm probably not selling the game here, but take it from me - once ya get started, you're hooked!
Anyone else dipped in the sacred pond of budget gaming? :)
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AND you get to deive a Citroen instead of a Ford. Shows how out of date version 2 is. :)
Finshed AvP2 a few days ago - highly recommend it to anyone wanting to fill a bit of the time between now and Half-Life 2's release.
Picked up Colin McRae 2 yesterday - cracking fun, particularly the special stages head-to-head. And YES, I know the new one is about to get released. ;)
Picked up Colin McRae 2 yesterday - cracking fun, particularly the special stages head-to-head. And YES, I know the new one is about to get released. ;)
And GAME usually have offers on Sold-Out games, such as buy 2 get one free. Or buy one Tomb Raider game, get another one free.
Pandemonium wrote:
> Sold out softwares new releases :-
>
> Hostile waters
> Incoming forces.
>
> Both goodfor a fiver a pop. Hostile waters in particular is fun.
Mm, but don't forget that if you buy from www.sold-out.co.uk you get any three of their titles for a tenner.
> Sold out softwares new releases :-
>
> Hostile waters
> Incoming forces.
>
> Both goodfor a fiver a pop. Hostile waters in particular is fun.
Mm, but don't forget that if you buy from www.sold-out.co.uk you get any three of their titles for a tenner.
Little Hobbo wrote:
> Pandemonium wrote:
> I have bought: -
>
> Aikens Artifact - 99p
>
> Heh! I recall playing that as a demo when it first came out. Isn't
> that the one where you control some dodgy yellow haired geezer and
> disable laser beams and things?
Aye, and Ice T's fantastically over the top voice over, which is worth the asking proce alone.
Sold out softwares new releases :-
Hostile waters
Incoming forces.
Both goodfor a fiver a pop. Hostile waters in particular is fun.
> Pandemonium wrote:
> I have bought: -
>
> Aikens Artifact - 99p
>
> Heh! I recall playing that as a demo when it first came out. Isn't
> that the one where you control some dodgy yellow haired geezer and
> disable laser beams and things?
Aye, and Ice T's fantastically over the top voice over, which is worth the asking proce alone.
Sold out softwares new releases :-
Hostile waters
Incoming forces.
Both goodfor a fiver a pop. Hostile waters in particular is fun.
Pandemonium wrote:
> I have bought: -
>
> Aikens Artifact - 99p
Heh! I recall playing that as a demo when it first came out. Isn't that the one where you control some dodgy yellow haired geezer and disable laser beams and things?
> I have bought: -
>
> Aikens Artifact - 99p
Heh! I recall playing that as a demo when it first came out. Isn't that the one where you control some dodgy yellow haired geezer and disable laser beams and things?
Ooo, and that bit where you try to resuce that woman who got taken into the nest thing.
Then the running.
Thats the scariest bit, and is utterly brilliant.
Then the running.
Thats the scariest bit, and is utterly brilliant.
The marine sections, especially the ones where you fight the aliens are the best bits of the game.
Cracking.
Alien is just fun. Run and run my little human scientists! SHHHEEAARAARAGG!
Hmm. Blood.
Cracking.
Alien is just fun. Run and run my little human scientists! SHHHEEAARAARAGG!
Hmm. Blood.
Ah yes, good ol' 'I'm Going In' - remember borrowing this one off a mate a few years ago. Despite numerous 'iffy' reviews, I genuinely enjoyed this one. Not quite sure why though.
Tried a demo of the sequel a few months ago and was rather disappointed. Just seemed like more of the same to be honest, plus the demo level was crap.
Hmm, might have a look for the original IGI on budget.
On another note, now completed the Marine and Predator sections on normal - just alien to go. Predator section was easier than Marine, as you can recharge your energy and health whenever you like! Also, the end boss was absolute pants (30 secs tops to kill), which was disappointing.
Got a feeling the Alien section will be the hardest, as you're limited to melee attacks, plus you've got a lot less health than the other two species. We shall see...
Finally, I've given up (for now) on Pharaoh because, despite following all instructions, I'm failing to generate an income on this particular level (which introduces clay and pottery), so I keep running out of dough. Most annoying!
Tried a demo of the sequel a few months ago and was rather disappointed. Just seemed like more of the same to be honest, plus the demo level was crap.
Hmm, might have a look for the original IGI on budget.
On another note, now completed the Marine and Predator sections on normal - just alien to go. Predator section was easier than Marine, as you can recharge your energy and health whenever you like! Also, the end boss was absolute pants (30 secs tops to kill), which was disappointing.
Got a feeling the Alien section will be the hardest, as you're limited to melee attacks, plus you've got a lot less health than the other two species. We shall see...
Finally, I've given up (for now) on Pharaoh because, despite following all instructions, I'm failing to generate an income on this particular level (which introduces clay and pottery), so I keep running out of dough. Most annoying!
Project IGI is, or rather was a great game. Codemasters never released any patches for it, so now I can't play the damn thing on my PC. I can get it running but it's just full of bugs and glitches which weren't present when I played it on my older PC.
Also, I just got given Hostile Waters to review, and I suggest to anyone who has a passion for RTS or arcade style action games to give it a try. It's on the Sold-out range so only costs a fiver, well worth a look.
Also, I just got given Hostile Waters to review, and I suggest to anyone who has a passion for RTS or arcade style action games to give it a try. It's on the Sold-out range so only costs a fiver, well worth a look.
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