Cold Zero

Tarnum
	16.07.2003

Cold Zero: The Final Countdown Genre: action Publisher: Jowood Publisher in Russia: Russobit M Developer: Drago Entertainment Requirements: P-3600, 128Mb RAM, 16Mb Video Recommended: P-March 1000, 128MB RAM, 32Mb Video Cold Zero - terrible synthetic drug. Its effect: immediately after admission to a person wakes up unbridled fury. Implications: To take the fear of losing and goes all the smash, and after he shared his brother's death. Price: sky-high. When the creator of the drug went into another world, not without the help of jealous rivals, of course, the recipe for Cold Zero, and took with him. Upper Light Drug rushed determine the composition of the drug. Someone Martinez, having captured the last lots of drugs, has made this the greatest success. And the world would be mired in the mud, if not ... John MakAffri - the police, the sniper. His office success could be the envy of all. The Government instructed him to make public the importance with which he easily mastered. But a fatal accident has destroyed all these years, John built. Day then went wrong from the outset, there is still a challenge and a night. His hand trembled just before the shot. A stray bullet struck the wrong target. Hostage killed and MakAffri removed from service. Forever. Opening his own detective agency (and then another and another) has promised to settle at least one issue - funding. But the bureau did not bring profit. Lack of customers, lack of ability to pay his secretary threatened closure of yet another John "Lucky", if not ... Gallop around the world The game's plot is consistent with the level of ordinary Hollywood blockbuster. Performing another task, MakAffri ran way the Italian mafia. Someone Don, big shot and seasoned mobsters, who visited the agency office immediately after the "accident" staged by John with a choice: work for him or say goodbye to life. Actually, you know, no there was no choice. Once in the criminal world once, turning back is not found. Our hero is well understood. And then it started: the story of the photos, then the statue, preserved since the reign of Nicholas II (yes, sinful thing zaneset and Mother Russia). There will be more and hostages, and the sea of ​​important documents. For some time he climbed into the skin of the sapper to save Chinatown from a devastating explosion. "Hospitable" will open the door in front of us military bases and underground labs for them. Get some dust Mexican El Coro. A warm welcome and ensure that in the Guatemalan town of Yapala. The chance "fraternize" with the left-and right-handed Martinez, Toothy and Ramuelem on the way to the main villain. And in the end we shall receive the test "a la the Americans in Vietnam" in the Hacienda. As aptly said local mercenary, when he received the task to get our heads: "He did not even understand what's what!". Yes, we are here really have hard time ... Have to actually move to the touch, guided mainly by using the card. In addition to the areas on it are shown by red triangles opponents. That is, you can always determine which way the eye is directed adversary, and choose the most opportune moment to attack. You can get close to the victim from behind and stun. Experience for such a focus is given much more than a banal shot. Most need to fear enemies with a sniper rifle and kill them should be first.Otherwise, in the worst possible moment a sniper with a light feeding can induce a fight against you, and you do not even realize what had happened. RPG + Action + Tactics = Cold Zero Enemies become "stronger" in proportion to your development. "Stronger" in quotes because it did not increase their performance, increasing quality of ammunition and weapons. Our hero is the same for the experience can lift its own parameters, which are divided into four basic (power, shooting, stealth, technology) and five combat (melee, pistols, submachine guns, shotguns, rifles). Everyone is free to develop John as he pleases. Depending on what style of game will follow - the quiet stealth, or passing game in the style of "kill-them-all." I, for example, relied on stealth and shooting (the parameters of the seemingly incompatible), and a gun developed machines. Although, as it turned out, no less important are the techniques that will help players quickly open a door or a safe deposit box without the need to he studied the entire level in a desperate search for the key, and strength, a high level which will carry much more equipment to John. And unnecessary or have served weapons can be handed over to the weapon shop where you can also buy ammunition vests and, if necessary, first aid kits. But all the other stuff we carry in the pawnbroker pawnshop: he will eat and supplement requests. Arms purchase in the city is not: on the stage with corpses can take khalyavnykh and more advanced. Different instances are more than a hundred. All transfer will not, but it is worth noting that the weapons of the Russian dressing unconditionally dominates. As the number and deadliness strength and compatibility with all sorts of useful things, such as scopes, silencers and more spacious cages. I gave preference to our Kalash and hassle-free went through the entire game. A problem may arise. Weapon overheat, wear out and just break that visually displays the strip "Life in the panel below the selected trunk. If necessary, gun repair, or parameters such as range of a, and damage significantly reduced. In addition to the strips of health and armor are also indicators of secrecy and the noise, each of which affects how easily we can see opponents. And he and the other can be reduced in different ways. To make John less visible, go into the shade, hide around corners, climb into the back of a truck or under it. It depends on the situation. Also in store you can buy a camouflage for the forest, and for desert, there is a special night suit. Published by noise depends on the type of surface and style of movement: creep, walk cautiously, walking and running. The game world is interactive, Cold Zero is limited. That is where you need something to open, hide, push, take, etc., it can be done. In other cases - no. And do not need. Go to the game engine no claims. Even on a weak (below the GeForce 256) cards he gives excellent picture quality. Water, explosions, lighting, drawing the natural landscape and other objects can boast of high enough quality. A little pumped up models of people and John in particular, is particularly unpleasant to look at the blurred face. This gaffe developers deliberately allowed per high enough camera (freely rotating with the ability to scale) and the blindness of players, some spoils the overall impression. More? Cold Zero - one of the few games that I was really sucked. Three nights for which CZ I tore from normal life, I confess, were unforgettable. I do not know about you, but I expect to continue. Ending the game suggests that the sequel, or at least supplement yet to be.Head of the syndicate, the elusive Martinez, are on trial, but after a few days of headlines they write that the head of the Mafia was arrested on false charges ...

Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits

Krokozyabr
	07.07.2003

Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits Genre: RPG Platform: PS2 Developer / Publisher: SCE Left in the shadow of high-profile releases from Square, Namco and Capcom, a fresh portion of Arc the Lad was almost the most unclaimed JRPG of the year. And in vain. Unlike other projects of this genre, unreleased directly Sony Computer Entertainment, Arc the Lad can no longer be called unpretentious crafts, a means to hold out until the release of a new big hit. If you remember, one of the last major release for the PS one in the U.S. was Arc the Lad Collection, a collection in which the company Working Designs brought together all the previous parts rolevushki. Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits has to project a very indirect relation - game events unfolding after hundreds of years after the Arc the Lad 3, will not meet you and familiar heroes. World is divided into two parts - populated by ordinary people, moving towards freedom and democracy, and the habitat of the monsters and Deimos (deimos), not too friendly to the neighbors belonging to the planet. In addition, humans and Deimos are not united. Life is filled with foreboding impending war, baseless hatred only breeds more hatred. Will it come in such conditions the two brothers who are living on opposite sides of the border understand each other? That will result in a love triangle? Starting out as just another "not-too-serious" rolevushka in the spirit of 32-bit or 16-bit JRPG, Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits is a great example of how to move the actual real-world problems in the beginning of the XXI century fairy-tale universe, mask typical for the genre jokes and sentimental stories, express ideas developers unobtrusively, but convincing. justifies the expectations of fans in one word. Perhaps, Arc the Lad - not too well known to you the episode to draw any conclusions, so I will give another clue. Hypothetical Lunar 3 is likely to be similar name to the Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits. Basics of Gameplay - exactly the same as any other classic JRPG. City, shops, NPC, inventory, party of heroes, ranging from monsters - all familiar to fans of the genre, and even the beginners will not cause problems. Another thing - combat system in the spirit of the tactical RPG, similar to what we've seen in a fresh Breath of Fire. Heroes can move freely across the field, go to the rear of the enemy, use the features of the terrain. Killing monsters leave behind gold and items you can pick up right during the battle. Of course, there is also another option of leveling characters, getting new abilities and upgrade weapons, but, fortunately, does not suffer from excessive tricked. However, while Arc the Lad and boasts a varied and original features, the complexity of the passage is too low to ensure that gamers have had to use their full potential.Same secret locations and optional quests almost no, unless you can try to add an additional team of two heroes. Speaking about the appearance of the game, I want to note that the gamers were expecting the worst and got something ... ambiguous. Locations are usually made at the present level, but the characters resemble the model that we saw in squalid rolevushkah first-generation PS2. However, in battle and story scenes of all the shortcomings of hiding a good job with the camera and quite decent animation. Strange for a JRPG music is like an experiment in the spirit of "we'll go another way", soft classical tunes too often replaced by the howling bagpipes and jumpy rhythms of electric guitars. Superbly voiced dialogue contrasts sharply with the wretched cries of heroes during the battle. The list of advantages of sound can be expressed support for Dolby Pro Logic II. Perhaps not the most interesting summer release, but the principal opponents of experiments such as Breath of Fire V, Unlimited SaGa, and the series. Hack, has long been read thoroughly the length and breadth of Xenosaga, will like. This game wants to go to the end.

Brothers in Arms DS

Authors: VP
Source: Country Games № 22 2007	15.11.2007

Game on the Second World attended until recently, all current platforms besides Nintendo DS. Even the PSP owners could force one's way through hell ruthless battles of the last century in the Medal of Honor, Call of Duty or Brothers in Arms. But the DS all this time, developers have passed it by. What exactly do they bother - is unclear. After all, everyone knows that the possibilities of DS-processing of 3D-graphics are at acceptable levels: as a proof of this can lead Metroid Prime: Hunters. Control scheme is also easy to come up with - again, keep in mind the said portable version of Metroid. Yes, and difficult to have to call Nintendo DS entertainment exclusively for housewives and young players (as well as young housewives) - most now is the destiny of Game Boy Advance.

Tom Clancy's; Splinter Cell: Essentials

Author: Red Cat
Source: Country Games № April 2007	29.03.2007

Unsinkable Sam Fisher had to learn almost all popular platforms from the PlayStation 2 and mobile phones. But on the PSP the best agent Ubisoft did not show up for a long time, until it finally got Splinter Cell Essentials. This project can be regarded as a portable complement to the latest Double Agent, and along with the entire TV series in general. Fischer, in captivity, and during questioning recalls various episodes of his own career. Some of them you probably know, the other has to do first.

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

Author: Igor Sonin
Source: Country Games № September 2007	03.05.2007

On the PlayStation Portable is not very powerful enough exclusive games. Can you name even a single episode, born and matured on the PSP? So we can not, and the console between two and a half years. PSP does not buy for a game. On the contrary, you first buy a PSP, and then think what a cropped version of the "big" hits on the soul. Metal Gear series on the handheld console from Sony - one of the champions: Portable Ops is the third release in two years (fourth if you count an interactive comic Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel). Stuffed his hand in two parts acid rationing strategy Metal Gear Ac! D, wards Hideo Kojima finally undertook a serious continuation covered with legends series. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Opsdolzhna was to become a first-rate hit. And you can not even look in the last paragraph: it was them brilliantly.

Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles

Author: Anatoly Sonin
	10.03.2008

Huge cities from the original Assassin's Creed on the portable console does not fit. DS is not the strength to show the crowd of townspeople filled the streets. There were no seats and was loved by many acrobatic tricks. All that fame Assassin's Creed, in Altair's Chronicles had to be removed. There are only unpretentious fights and jumping across rooftops. But can this game stand out from the console, for which, and so released a lot of great platformer?

Glory Days 2: Brotherhood of Men

Author: VP
Source: Country Games № June 2008	15.03.2008

For completely inexplicable reasons, the first part of Glory Days of our country are simply not noticed. Nice graphics, easy management, and entertaining gameplay somehow not only made the game a bestseller, but did not contribute to the emergence of at least some reviews in the Russian gaming press. Meanwhile, Western critics often exhibited Glory Days 8 points out of 10. The second part - the second attempt, the authors redesigned and improved the original, reduced complexity and made several innovations without interest.