Despite the inevitability of death emergency GameCube, colorful designs is still replenish the treasury of the console. Golden rain, spilled in 2002-2003, has clearly will not, however alluring Baten Kaitos II, the ambitious The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, amusing Chibi-Robo! and "Fighting» Yoot Saito's Odama - neither give nor take, rich wreaths. "From the Party Committee", "From the local committee, From loving friends" ... But while a pale shadow of the oblique yet worn around the far more weighty Xbox, and GC holders are waiting for a few more changes of course. On the first - Geist, a miracle tribesman Metroid Prime, and TimeSplitters. Bon appetit!
 | |  | Let's say, an unusual perspective for the game genre Fps. | | The first experience of bullying Raymi: poltergeist inhabits the phone. |
Somewhere at home croissants and edible frogs terrible happening: the scientist John Raimi, accompanied by a special squad, sneaking into an underground base of the corporation with the speaker called Volks. Checking dispels all doubts: in the bowels of the complex put horrible, inhuman experiments that are likely to turn into something very very bloody. Having obtained the necessary data, the unit in a hurry to leave the dangerous walls, but there it was - the enemy is hell-sighted, and ...
And Raimi could not remember what happened next. He simply enjoyed the peaceful green meadow, with an unprecedented calm watching the bustle of wildlife and listened to the sweet female voice that assured me if he, John Raimi, will never know the troubles and misfortunes. And then Raimi understood the reason for such unnatural ease. Understood - and if I could rouse herself, fluttered like. He became the spirit - poltergeist, able to sow fear and change in her trembling body. He was severely deprived of the body, turned into a sort of energy form of life, wanted to use - but he got away. Now the cards in the hands of the victim, and behind it will not rust to go with an ace.
 | Hero of the occasion |
Studio n-Space, located in Orlando (Florida), was born already twelve years ago and during all that time did almost anything sensible. Disgusting-racing Bug Riders, two TPS with Duke Nyukema, two same game adaptations animated series Rugrats (the domestic TV - "Rugrats"), mediocre Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas, Danger Girl and Dexter's Laboratory - word anything that would glorify the workshop. Furthermore, it is n-Space, a couple with 3D Realms, is responsible for the development (if I may say so) Duke Nukem Forever.Needless to say, that Geist - best creation for all their careers?
 | |  | Geist dogs see the world in colors? Disorder! | | Tyre, a shooting gallery! Yes, this cute, even Area 51 envies. |
Geist - in any case not a traditional FPS, where the main goal - shoot all the moving. The lion's share of the gameplay is a series of skillful brainteasers, whose decision was involved on the characteristics of a new image Raymi. By becoming a hero mossy Haunting Starring Polterguy (1993, Mega Drive), the former star of science is invisible to the human eye and yes even able to take root in the furnishings, machinery and even in living creatures - whether people even though our smaller brethren. Slightly disappointing that the process of intimidation is still not going to compare with reckless Halloween from 16-bit hit: the player does not have complete freedom - just a set of tools with which to take in a certain order. On the other hand, the pleasure - just to find the right way, then how to scare and see what happened. Sure thing, did not get "run" the game, staying in only one body: a path laid solely with assault rifle Steyr AUG, analyzed only in the electronics engineer, somewhere to work gvozdemetom, and will be the case - a wandering spirit and completely buried a female in the shower. Even more interesting - to visit the skins of animals: impersonate a dog - possess a guard, took possession of faint brain of a mouse - lazte slits in the walls and pischite from under the baseboard, the charm of it! And what about the leather flap their wings masterminds of Batman? And it is quite interesting to get, sorry things. When even imagine myself with a bowl of dog food, telephone, TV, cans of paint, a mirror, hatch and God knows what? And how much noise rises, stands to breathe life into the station a gun, a grenade thrown by an enemy or a box of explosives! Lots and lots of noise. And have fun this joy - a condition required for thus and thus only the ghost fills inexorably depleting forces.
| Ghosts and ghost |
Geist multiplayer is quite interesting in terms of innovation, but, unfortunately, suffers from severe illness - boredom. Possession Deathmatch - Common confrontation between several players; Capture the Host - the mission class to move into the body and get to your destination »; Hunt - crazy confrontation spirits and people.
 | |  | With the effects tugovat - even glass beats so that howl like. | | In the shooting - absolutely nothing outstanding. It could be a screenshot of any through-shooter. |
When it comes time nyuhnut gunpowder and hear the hiss of the plasma, Geist becoming commonplace "corridor" shooter, in all respects inferior unpretentious Area 51 and its many tovarkam. Premises, for the most part, incredibly narrow and almost devoid of explanatory shelters, so that about any combat tactics can not speak - unless, of course, not to guess off borrowed body and fly to investigate.Not just once or twice will help you out the habit of disembodied spirit looking out of the corner and, stumbling under the feet of missed first trimester abortion opponents to seek out ways to deal with them without loss. But if a spark in the blood valiant prowess - it is possible and the old-fashioned. Benefit, AI stupid and predictable machinations of foes: the villains are barely enough sense not to be thrust under the bullet, let alone a grenade and not giving them a chance. Adds no interest and little bit poor arsenal - sometimes the body change, as the holder in the store, and each armed unit accounts for only two or three barrel (but - with infinite ammunition). The only really nice feature - the scenes with the bosses, requiring a careful search for the correct strategy. But they, according to the universal law of meanness, a little.
The central idea of Geist before the fresh and beautiful that multiple failures are forgiven and forgotten literally on the fly. " In fact, what is crooked balance "quests, shooting, graphics and inexpressive lightweight action, when radically rethought the very foundations of the genre? Already since the creation of n-Space honestly deserves fifty dollars, ten hours of life, the place of honor on the shelf. And - as well as! - Vsamdelishnoy "Eight", on graduation "Land of Games".
| Easter Eggs |
Like Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, GC-exclusive Geist highlighted by a pair of amusing references to Nintendo. Raymi when it comes time to settle in the body of a girl from the shower, he will be able to search the lockers in the locker room - and there will certainly find the GameCube and the helmet of Samus Aran bronekostyuma, permanent character series Metroid.
 | |  | Move the cursor, press the button - and you already see the eyes of a man-in-black. | | The enemy is divided into two parts: the head and ... Everything else. |
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