Showing posts with label Videogames. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Videogames. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Guitar hero on a bike
This video makes a great counterpoint to anyone who thinks games like Guitar Hero don't promote real world skills.
Being awesome is a skill.
Being awesome is a skill.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Lego Indiana Jones
The "Lego Indiana Jones" game looks like it will have similar feel and game play as the Lego Star Wars games that I love so much. This also means new minifigs, which everyone loves.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Guitar Hero III Review
After hitting five different stores, I managed to acquire Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for the Playstation 2. This is my little review.
Guitar Hero III
Originally uploaded by ray_lukes.
Look/Feel: The new styling is good and not distracting. The cosmetic changes were likely made because it was developed by a different company than the earlier games in the series. Your "streak" status comes up on the screen when you reach a milestone, which adds a little visual noise to the interface, but it is soon ignored as you progress.
Setlist: Top notch. Almost every song deserves to be there. Some of the atonal guitar "noise" parts are less than fun to play. Melody is king in a game like this.
Game Play: Mixed. While little has changed over the course series, there seems to be a slight adjustment in the response of the strum bar for this game. The earlier games were more forgiving with the amount of "slap back" of the tab it would allow before counting it as a separate strum. This means one could flick the bar like one would strum a guitar. This game is much more finicky, so I had to change up my playing style to accommodate. This will only effect those players who strum in that fashion, which appears to be a minority.
The Hammer-on, pull-off technique is great, and the indication for it (a white ringed note) is much clearer with this game's design. The song encoders for this game took good advantage of this and made huge sections "hammer-onable."
Extras: Most of the cosmetic changes are not worth noting. Slightly different characters, outfits and guitars don't have an impact on my enjoyment of the game. The "star power" actions your avatar perform have been made more realistic, and less showy unless there is a mode I have yet to unlock.
Battle Mode: The addition of battle mode will make two person games much more interesting. I have only played against the in-game bosses on "Difficult," so I'm not sure how I would fare against another player.
Overall: A must have game, if you enjoy the series. The gameplay changes are minor, and are easily overcome. By the time you finish this game, going back to GH 1 will be like discovering it anew. The songs are great, and one always needs more songs to satiate the Guitar Hero cravings.
Guitar Hero III
Originally uploaded by ray_lukes.
Look/Feel: The new styling is good and not distracting. The cosmetic changes were likely made because it was developed by a different company than the earlier games in the series. Your "streak" status comes up on the screen when you reach a milestone, which adds a little visual noise to the interface, but it is soon ignored as you progress.
Setlist: Top notch. Almost every song deserves to be there. Some of the atonal guitar "noise" parts are less than fun to play. Melody is king in a game like this.
Game Play: Mixed. While little has changed over the course series, there seems to be a slight adjustment in the response of the strum bar for this game. The earlier games were more forgiving with the amount of "slap back" of the tab it would allow before counting it as a separate strum. This means one could flick the bar like one would strum a guitar. This game is much more finicky, so I had to change up my playing style to accommodate. This will only effect those players who strum in that fashion, which appears to be a minority.
The Hammer-on, pull-off technique is great, and the indication for it (a white ringed note) is much clearer with this game's design. The song encoders for this game took good advantage of this and made huge sections "hammer-onable."
Extras: Most of the cosmetic changes are not worth noting. Slightly different characters, outfits and guitars don't have an impact on my enjoyment of the game. The "star power" actions your avatar perform have been made more realistic, and less showy unless there is a mode I have yet to unlock.
Battle Mode: The addition of battle mode will make two person games much more interesting. I have only played against the in-game bosses on "Difficult," so I'm not sure how I would fare against another player.
Overall: A must have game, if you enjoy the series. The gameplay changes are minor, and are easily overcome. By the time you finish this game, going back to GH 1 will be like discovering it anew. The songs are great, and one always needs more songs to satiate the Guitar Hero cravings.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Rock Band for the PS2
Here is what you need to know:
Rock Band is a video game that adds drums and vocals to the already awesome Guitar Hero platform.
It was previously announced for the next generation consoles.
It is now being made available for the Playstation 2.
I own a Playstation 2 and love the Guitar Hero games.
I need to play this game when it comes out, and form a "band."
I'm looking at you iRob. You too Dooks Brothers.
Rock Band is a video game that adds drums and vocals to the already awesome Guitar Hero platform.
It was previously announced for the next generation consoles.
It is now being made available for the Playstation 2.
I own a Playstation 2 and love the Guitar Hero games.
I need to play this game when it comes out, and form a "band."
I'm looking at you iRob. You too Dooks Brothers.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Rock Band
Rock Band is an upcoming game for the next generation consoles that takes Guitar Hero to the next logical level. By introducing a singer to the mix via the Harmonix karaoke engine, a drum kit controller and a bass track, four people can now rock out together. They are promising online play so you can form trans-continental bands at any time of the day, should the fancy strike you. Of note is the new guitar controller which has ten buttons, with five new buttons added to make the fast hammer-on techniques easier, which is exciting.
Now why would someone play this game rather than form a real rock band? For the same reason that someone will play "Need For Speed" rather than trick out their own car and enter some illegal road races. Because it is cheaper, safer and more accessible to play a simulator. Or more to the point, it is simply more fun.
Watch the following advance promotional video then tell me that it won't make for a perfect party game.
Previously on Slashboing:
Now why would someone play this game rather than form a real rock band? For the same reason that someone will play "Need For Speed" rather than trick out their own car and enter some illegal road races. Because it is cheaper, safer and more accessible to play a simulator. Or more to the point, it is simply more fun.
Watch the following advance promotional video then tell me that it won't make for a perfect party game.
Previously on Slashboing:
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Cats love the screech of an electric guitar
The new Guitar hero game "Encore: Rocks the 80's" drops today. I have it on order from Amazon.ca, so until it arrives, this will have to suffice:
Previously on Slashboing:
Previously on Slashboing:
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Guitar Hero 2 Review
 Guitar Hero 2 Originally uploaded by coderkind. | With the blessings of the season upon everyone, and another day yet until I return to work, I see fit to review a PlayStation 2 game that I recently acquired in the flurry of festivities. I got hooked on Guitar Hero 2 during an excursion to Best Buy with veritate and defender75. I got stuck playing "War Pigs" and "John the Fisherman" for about half and hour and vowed to get myself a copy of the game at some point, though I gushed enough about the game over the last week to ensure a copy was under the tree this year. |
The song set list is impressive, with song like "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies and "Sweet Child O' Mine" it feels as if the developers looked into my mix tape collection from high school and based their choices on that. The inclusion of Spinal Tap's "Tonight I'm going to rock you Tonight" and Strong Bad's "Trogdor!!!" really puts the rock quotient over the edge. The only thing missing is a Tenacious D song.
On the topic of "rock quotient," part of the scoring system of the game includes a "Rock Meter" to show how accurate your performance is i.e. How well you "rock" as it were. I think one of these should be installed at every rock concert in the world, and the results would be illuminating.
I really hope one of my PS2 using friends will pick this game up soon so we can have some dual-guitar rock-jamming action.
From XKCD comics
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Special Modifications to Force Powers
This video from Lucasfilm/Hyperspace shows some awesome upgrades to the Jedi force poweres. I am unsure if this pre-visualization footage is for the new 3D Clone Wars Cartoon or a seventh generation console game.
Either way it is bad-ass. Force push/throw has come a long way baby!
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Either way it is bad-ass. Force push/throw has come a long way baby!
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Star Wars, The Force, Clone Wars, Hyperspace, wow!
Monday, May 15, 2006
Lego Star Wars II: Me Wantie
Fresh from the "Me Wantie" pile here is the trailer for Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy. The first Lego Star Wars game was the killer game that led my wife to insist that we buy a Playstation II.
The new game lets you mix and match character parts, and if you have the first game you can import those characters for play. I think I want to play as Jango Fett during the Battle of Hoth. No? How about I create "Greedo Solo" and let him shoot "Haneedo" first. I really want to.
The new game lets you mix and match character parts, and if you have the first game you can import those characters for play. I think I want to play as Jango Fett during the Battle of Hoth. No? How about I create "Greedo Solo" and let him shoot "Haneedo" first. I really want to.
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