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... the headache is coming again!!!
Yes, in the run up to chrimbo this year, theres sequels, sequels, sequels and oh so much more pokemon...
Hold on. No there isnt. Am I dreaming?!
For some strange reason, the other major gaming competitors for Sony have opted out of the Christmas Rush and the focus is very much on the glistening light of hope that is the PS2. No more 'Tomb Raider 8' or 'Fifa 2012'... no no no... with the power of the PlayStation 2 under hand, developers have finally decided to take a few risks and release some games that don't follow the traditional "X + Y = Loadsa Cash" formula... but are they gonna be any good?
Gone are the days when Lara Croft posters were plastered all over teenagers walls and with Anna Kournikova drifting away from the lime light, what else is there to do but sit and watch Indiana Jones on BBC1???
Well, courtesy of Mr Sony PS2, theres gonna be a heck of a lot of stuff to do!!!
There are three main contendors for this year's Christmas Game Champion, and I'm here to try and figure it out.
Grand Theft Auto 3 may already be released, but it's immense popularity means that it may still be selling by the van-load by christmas day.
Now in 3D and back with yet another '18' certificate to add to the series' collection, GTA3 is set to be legendary. Again, you take the position of low-life criminal, wanted by the police, the local gang sharks and by your mother for being a naughty boy! But what is it about this seemingly repetitive game series that keeps so many of us hooked?
Simplicity.
(and of course the sheer fact that we have the chance to crime-lords without the police lifting a finger at you) What could be simpler than this:
# Steal Car
# Drive Car (very very fast)
# Annoy the old Bobby
Well, apart from making cheese on bread, nothing...
There is also the option of being a good, nice, law-abiding citizen. Driving carefully, and helping old ladies across the road (with the aid of an Uzi or Shotgun!!! - only joking... honestly).
Devil May Cry has been heralded by many as the "the most stunningly stylish game in the entire world... ever" give or take a few words. And that is quite a bold statement to be made, but is it really style we should look for in a game, is it not the gameplay!?
Originally planned as Resident Evil 4, Capcom decided to take a different path altogether, and thank goodness they did otherwise we'd have another case of the sequel syndrome on our hands.
You are half-man half-devil and you are armed with some mean weapons. Throughout the game you are able to collect new weapons and techniques to use against the baddies, but as with most shoot-em-up/adventure games, the question of longevity always creeps up. So, will this beastly apparition last past boxing day?
Who knows what way things will turn out, but DMC sounds to me like its gonna be good, no matter how long it lasts. But does anyone else agree that just because a company can brag that their game is "the most stylish", that they can pass it off as a 3-minute twinkler!?!?!?
Last but not least, Silent Hill 2 is the final contendor for the Xmas hot-spot. Yes, it is another sequel, and it seems to basically follow the same plot of the original, but import reviews say it is one of the best horror games ever created.
How can it be so, that when you return to the same setting, starting off searching for someone you lost, and ending up trapped in a terrifying nether-world where nightmares become reality; that this game can achieve such a title?
It's hard to say, but Silent Hill managed to chill my blood all over my body like no other game or horror film could. You're not being chased by zombie hordes or chased by strange japanese ladies that have been stuck down a well for 30 years, you're just alone, searching for a lost loved one, being chased by your own fears (oh, and some flying monkey things).
And hopefully, the sequel can do the same. If the stories are true, then SH2 will be the greatest horror game of all time if it's brown pants you want. But, if you're searching for that extra bit of action, if you're searching for those zombie hoardes and a sizzling sub-machine gun to mow them down with, then go and buy Resident Evil... and if you really, really, really want to see that japanese lady stuck down a well for 30 years, then go and watch a badly scripted english-subtitled film that was on last weekend!!!
If I've bored anyone with my ramblings, then so it shall be.
But if you buy the wrong game, don't blame it on me.
Cheers, Cowboy Dave
Yes, in the run up to chrimbo this year, theres sequels, sequels, sequels and oh so much more pokemon...
Hold on. No there isnt. Am I dreaming?!
For some strange reason, the other major gaming competitors for Sony have opted out of the Christmas Rush and the focus is very much on the glistening light of hope that is the PS2. No more 'Tomb Raider 8' or 'Fifa 2012'... no no no... with the power of the PlayStation 2 under hand, developers have finally decided to take a few risks and release some games that don't follow the traditional "X + Y = Loadsa Cash" formula... but are they gonna be any good?
Gone are the days when Lara Croft posters were plastered all over teenagers walls and with Anna Kournikova drifting away from the lime light, what else is there to do but sit and watch Indiana Jones on BBC1???
Well, courtesy of Mr Sony PS2, theres gonna be a heck of a lot of stuff to do!!!
There are three main contendors for this year's Christmas Game Champion, and I'm here to try and figure it out.
Grand Theft Auto 3 may already be released, but it's immense popularity means that it may still be selling by the van-load by christmas day.
Now in 3D and back with yet another '18' certificate to add to the series' collection, GTA3 is set to be legendary. Again, you take the position of low-life criminal, wanted by the police, the local gang sharks and by your mother for being a naughty boy! But what is it about this seemingly repetitive game series that keeps so many of us hooked?
Simplicity.
(and of course the sheer fact that we have the chance to crime-lords without the police lifting a finger at you) What could be simpler than this:
# Steal Car
# Drive Car (very very fast)
# Annoy the old Bobby
Well, apart from making cheese on bread, nothing...
There is also the option of being a good, nice, law-abiding citizen. Driving carefully, and helping old ladies across the road (with the aid of an Uzi or Shotgun!!! - only joking... honestly).
Devil May Cry has been heralded by many as the "the most stunningly stylish game in the entire world... ever" give or take a few words. And that is quite a bold statement to be made, but is it really style we should look for in a game, is it not the gameplay!?
Originally planned as Resident Evil 4, Capcom decided to take a different path altogether, and thank goodness they did otherwise we'd have another case of the sequel syndrome on our hands.
You are half-man half-devil and you are armed with some mean weapons. Throughout the game you are able to collect new weapons and techniques to use against the baddies, but as with most shoot-em-up/adventure games, the question of longevity always creeps up. So, will this beastly apparition last past boxing day?
Who knows what way things will turn out, but DMC sounds to me like its gonna be good, no matter how long it lasts. But does anyone else agree that just because a company can brag that their game is "the most stylish", that they can pass it off as a 3-minute twinkler!?!?!?
Last but not least, Silent Hill 2 is the final contendor for the Xmas hot-spot. Yes, it is another sequel, and it seems to basically follow the same plot of the original, but import reviews say it is one of the best horror games ever created.
How can it be so, that when you return to the same setting, starting off searching for someone you lost, and ending up trapped in a terrifying nether-world where nightmares become reality; that this game can achieve such a title?
It's hard to say, but Silent Hill managed to chill my blood all over my body like no other game or horror film could. You're not being chased by zombie hordes or chased by strange japanese ladies that have been stuck down a well for 30 years, you're just alone, searching for a lost loved one, being chased by your own fears (oh, and some flying monkey things).
And hopefully, the sequel can do the same. If the stories are true, then SH2 will be the greatest horror game of all time if it's brown pants you want. But, if you're searching for that extra bit of action, if you're searching for those zombie hoardes and a sizzling sub-machine gun to mow them down with, then go and buy Resident Evil... and if you really, really, really want to see that japanese lady stuck down a well for 30 years, then go and watch a badly scripted english-subtitled film that was on last weekend!!!
If I've bored anyone with my ramblings, then so it shall be.
But if you buy the wrong game, don't blame it on me.
Cheers, Cowboy Dave
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... the headache is coming again!!!
Yes, in the run up to chrimbo this year, theres sequels, sequels, sequels and oh so much more pokemon...
Hold on. No there isnt. Am I dreaming?!
For some strange reason, the other major gaming competitors for Sony have opted out of the Christmas Rush and the focus is very much on the glistening light of hope that is the PS2. No more 'Tomb Raider 8' or 'Fifa 2012'... no no no... with the power of the PlayStation 2 under hand, developers have finally decided to take a few risks and release some games that don't follow the traditional "X + Y = Loadsa Cash" formula... but are they gonna be any good?
Gone are the days when Lara Croft posters were plastered all over teenagers walls and with Anna Kournikova drifting away from the lime light, what else is there to do but sit and watch Indiana Jones on BBC1???
Well, courtesy of Mr Sony PS2, theres gonna be a heck of a lot of stuff to do!!!
There are three main contendors for this year's Christmas Game Champion, and I'm here to try and figure it out.
Grand Theft Auto 3 may already be released, but it's immense popularity means that it may still be selling by the van-load by christmas day.
Now in 3D and back with yet another '18' certificate to add to the series' collection, GTA3 is set to be legendary. Again, you take the position of low-life criminal, wanted by the police, the local gang sharks and by your mother for being a naughty boy! But what is it about this seemingly repetitive game series that keeps so many of us hooked?
Simplicity.
(and of course the sheer fact that we have the chance to crime-lords without the police lifting a finger at you) What could be simpler than this:
# Steal Car
# Drive Car (very very fast)
# Annoy the old Bobby
Well, apart from making cheese on bread, nothing...
There is also the option of being a good, nice, law-abiding citizen. Driving carefully, and helping old ladies across the road (with the aid of an Uzi or Shotgun!!! - only joking... honestly).
Devil May Cry has been heralded by many as the "the most stunningly stylish game in the entire world... ever" give or take a few words. And that is quite a bold statement to be made, but is it really style we should look for in a game, is it not the gameplay!?
Originally planned as Resident Evil 4, Capcom decided to take a different path altogether, and thank goodness they did otherwise we'd have another case of the sequel syndrome on our hands.
You are half-man half-devil and you are armed with some mean weapons. Throughout the game you are able to collect new weapons and techniques to use against the baddies, but as with most shoot-em-up/adventure games, the question of longevity always creeps up. So, will this beastly apparition last past boxing day?
Who knows what way things will turn out, but DMC sounds to me like its gonna be good, no matter how long it lasts. But does anyone else agree that just because a company can brag that their game is "the most stylish", that they can pass it off as a 3-minute twinkler!?!?!?
Last but not least, Silent Hill 2 is the final contendor for the Xmas hot-spot. Yes, it is another sequel, and it seems to basically follow the same plot of the original, but import reviews say it is one of the best horror games ever created.
How can it be so, that when you return to the same setting, starting off searching for someone you lost, and ending up trapped in a terrifying nether-world where nightmares become reality; that this game can achieve such a title?
It's hard to say, but Silent Hill managed to chill my blood all over my body like no other game or horror film could. You're not being chased by zombie hordes or chased by strange japanese ladies that have been stuck down a well for 30 years, you're just alone, searching for a lost loved one, being chased by your own fears (oh, and some flying monkey things).
And hopefully, the sequel can do the same. If the stories are true, then SH2 will be the greatest horror game of all time if it's brown pants you want. But, if you're searching for that extra bit of action, if you're searching for those zombie hoardes and a sizzling sub-machine gun to mow them down with, then go and buy Resident Evil... and if you really, really, really want to see that japanese lady stuck down a well for 30 years, then go and watch a badly scripted english-subtitled film that was on last weekend!!!
If I've bored anyone with my ramblings, then so it shall be.
But if you buy the wrong game, don't blame it on me.
Cheers, Cowboy Dave
Yes, in the run up to chrimbo this year, theres sequels, sequels, sequels and oh so much more pokemon...
Hold on. No there isnt. Am I dreaming?!
For some strange reason, the other major gaming competitors for Sony have opted out of the Christmas Rush and the focus is very much on the glistening light of hope that is the PS2. No more 'Tomb Raider 8' or 'Fifa 2012'... no no no... with the power of the PlayStation 2 under hand, developers have finally decided to take a few risks and release some games that don't follow the traditional "X + Y = Loadsa Cash" formula... but are they gonna be any good?
Gone are the days when Lara Croft posters were plastered all over teenagers walls and with Anna Kournikova drifting away from the lime light, what else is there to do but sit and watch Indiana Jones on BBC1???
Well, courtesy of Mr Sony PS2, theres gonna be a heck of a lot of stuff to do!!!
There are three main contendors for this year's Christmas Game Champion, and I'm here to try and figure it out.
Grand Theft Auto 3 may already be released, but it's immense popularity means that it may still be selling by the van-load by christmas day.
Now in 3D and back with yet another '18' certificate to add to the series' collection, GTA3 is set to be legendary. Again, you take the position of low-life criminal, wanted by the police, the local gang sharks and by your mother for being a naughty boy! But what is it about this seemingly repetitive game series that keeps so many of us hooked?
Simplicity.
(and of course the sheer fact that we have the chance to crime-lords without the police lifting a finger at you) What could be simpler than this:
# Steal Car
# Drive Car (very very fast)
# Annoy the old Bobby
Well, apart from making cheese on bread, nothing...
There is also the option of being a good, nice, law-abiding citizen. Driving carefully, and helping old ladies across the road (with the aid of an Uzi or Shotgun!!! - only joking... honestly).
Devil May Cry has been heralded by many as the "the most stunningly stylish game in the entire world... ever" give or take a few words. And that is quite a bold statement to be made, but is it really style we should look for in a game, is it not the gameplay!?
Originally planned as Resident Evil 4, Capcom decided to take a different path altogether, and thank goodness they did otherwise we'd have another case of the sequel syndrome on our hands.
You are half-man half-devil and you are armed with some mean weapons. Throughout the game you are able to collect new weapons and techniques to use against the baddies, but as with most shoot-em-up/adventure games, the question of longevity always creeps up. So, will this beastly apparition last past boxing day?
Who knows what way things will turn out, but DMC sounds to me like its gonna be good, no matter how long it lasts. But does anyone else agree that just because a company can brag that their game is "the most stylish", that they can pass it off as a 3-minute twinkler!?!?!?
Last but not least, Silent Hill 2 is the final contendor for the Xmas hot-spot. Yes, it is another sequel, and it seems to basically follow the same plot of the original, but import reviews say it is one of the best horror games ever created.
How can it be so, that when you return to the same setting, starting off searching for someone you lost, and ending up trapped in a terrifying nether-world where nightmares become reality; that this game can achieve such a title?
It's hard to say, but Silent Hill managed to chill my blood all over my body like no other game or horror film could. You're not being chased by zombie hordes or chased by strange japanese ladies that have been stuck down a well for 30 years, you're just alone, searching for a lost loved one, being chased by your own fears (oh, and some flying monkey things).
And hopefully, the sequel can do the same. If the stories are true, then SH2 will be the greatest horror game of all time if it's brown pants you want. But, if you're searching for that extra bit of action, if you're searching for those zombie hoardes and a sizzling sub-machine gun to mow them down with, then go and buy Resident Evil... and if you really, really, really want to see that japanese lady stuck down a well for 30 years, then go and watch a badly scripted english-subtitled film that was on last weekend!!!
If I've bored anyone with my ramblings, then so it shall be.
But if you buy the wrong game, don't blame it on me.
Cheers, Cowboy Dave