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Added by zeus_gb on Oct. 6, 2009

Thanks to the people over at Bethesda i'm now the proud owner of a free Fallout 3 premium theme as well as some outstanding games.  Fallout 3, Oblivion, Morrowind need we say any more.
 
Guess I was a bit behind the times because I didn't know anything about the free theme until I got the email last week.  Only thing now is for Microsoft to get rid of the huge grey area at the bottom of the screen and make all the menus transparent after a few seconds (user configurable of course).


Added by zeus_gb on Sept. 21, 2009

Happy 25th Birthday Elite and may you always be considered an outstanding game.
 
I honestly find it astounding that this awesome game had trouble finding a publisher because it didn't have a high score table.  Lucky Acorn Soft weren't of the high score table / three lives mentality and released it on it's original platform the BBC Micro.  I remember using the BBC Micro at school with it's distinctive black keyboard and orange function keys, oh man do I feel old now.
 
BBC Micro:
MOS Technology 6502 chip running at 2MHz (the same processor used in the Atari 800 XL , Commodore VIC-20 and the Apple IIe etc.  It's direct successor the 6510 was used in the Commodore 64).
32K RAM
8 colours
640x256 pixel resolution
4 channel SN76489 sound chip
 
A mighty machine and worth a purchase just to play some of the BBC's games.
Related to: BBC Micro, Elite


Added by zeus_gb on Aug. 27, 2009

I thought i'd update my blog seeing as I haven't made one since January.
 
Just some of the games i'm looking forward to.

Modern Warfare 2
Mass Effect 2
Beyond Good and Evil 2 (which is now apparently on hold!)
WET
The Saboteur (The game reminds me of the awesome Saboteur on the ZX Spectrum)
Singularity
Halo 3: ODST
Two Worlds II
Brutal Legend
Borderlands
Ghostbusters (Another game that reminds me of a ZX Spectrum game, I played Ghostbusters so many times)
Dragon Age Origins
Alpha Protocol
Bioshock 2
Blur
Serious Sam
Split Second
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Darksiders: Wrath of War
SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny
Drakensang: The River Of Time
 
Listed in no particular order.


Added by zeus_gb on Jan. 20, 2009

I'm now officially in the top three of Giantbomb contributors, I thought i'd get some sort of achievement for it but alas nothing..... :(


Added by zeus_gb on Nov. 13, 2008

After playing Call of Duty: World at War for a few minutes I ran slap bang into an invisible wall.  I don't know if it's just me but I feel invisible walls are a sign of bad level design.  You could get away with it in the days of old because of the severe limitations with game engines but nowadays there's nothing really stopping a level designer putting in a cliff face or an impassable river, anything other than an invisible wall.
I'm running through a deep jungle and then I hit an invisible wall, talk about take you out of the experience, game developers should ban the use of them.

What's everybody elses thoughts?


Zeus_gb's Reviews
Generic shooter with an interesting twist (X360)
You take on the role on Matt Hazard a washed up gaming action hero who's career has taken a slid recently.  Like all washed up gaming action heroes you now eat and drink too much and stay at home all day watching TV.  Suddenly the game developer you work for ...
Reviewed by zeus_gb on April 10, 2009
A great dungeon crawler (PC)
It's a miracle this game ever got released because it had been delayed so many times, but I for one are glad Interplay finally released it.Good points:Decent enough graphics including full motion video.Great voice acting.Very atmospheric music.Control system is easy to use.Party management is easy.Unusual magic system.Box art and novel.Bad ...
Reviewed by zeus_gb on July 23, 2008

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A great old school shooter from the people at Frozenbyte! (PC)
Good Points:Great weapons.Great graphics.Very atmospheric levels.RPG elements, such as character upgrades, weapon upgrade etc.Background music is very atmospheric.Different characters.Much better voice acting than in the first game.Secret unlockables.Stationary guns.Controllable MECH (we've been crying out for this since the first game).Character specific special moves.Runs well on multiple cores!Supports dual mice and ...
Reviewed by zeus_gb on July 23, 2008
It's no COD4 or BF2 but it's not bad for a first time developer (PC)
The premise of the game is in the future oil starts to run out and conflicts start to control what little oil is left. The Russian and Chinese have formed an alliance (Red Star Alliance) and the US/Europe are the Western Coalition. What started with a small incursion by the ...
Reviewed by zeus_gb on July 23, 2008
Such a wasted opportunity to create something great (PC)
You reprise your role as the "Master Chief" doing battle with the Covenant and the Flood.Good Points:Decent enough story.Good voice acting.Dual wield.Bad Points:Awful graphics.Multiplayer on LIVE.Vista only...yeah right!Halo 2 has a decent enough story but there are things that aren't explained at all. How did they get back to Earth? ...
Reviewed by zeus_gb on July 23, 2008
Over 100 hours playing it and I love it (PC)
When I first saw the screenshots for this game I thought wow the cell shaded graphics look really good and different to what we usually see in RPG games. I played the demo and got a little bit bored with it but I persisted and then brought the full game ...
Reviewed by zeus_gb on July 23, 2008
Not as tactical as previous incarnations but still a good shooter (PC)
The game starts off in Pic des Pyréneés, France with a hostage situation and then promptly moves you into the familiar surroundings of Las Vegas. As soon as you arrive in Las Vegas it is taken over by terrorists (how inconsiderate of them) and panic is widespread. As the story ...
Reviewed by zeus_gb on July 22, 2008
Way too short and a technically broken game (PC)
You're a construction worker called Carson. You start the game at the top of a sky scraper that's under construction and you quickly see the start of the Nazi invasion. You decide to fight back and join up with the resistance. Good things: The games premise. Great explosions. Decent enough ...
Reviewed by zeus_gb on July 22, 2008


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Pepsiman 6 hours, 5 minutes ago
Pepsiman continues to love the sense of humor Atlus' localization team has in their work. Who else other than them would have Black Frost insult a boss by saying, “Hee-ho! It's a meatball! A talking meatball, ho!”
Linkyshinks 2 days, 23 hours ago
Modern WAHHHHTOOOOO
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Game of the Day: Rambo: First Blood Part II (SMS)
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Psykhophear is Playing Manhunt I & II...Great for Halloween
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samcotts is blah
Ryan 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Ryan's status has changed!
Ravenhoe 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Cannot sleep, walls are closing in, Nick Cave
Kowalski 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Bioshock is fantastic, can't wait for II.