| Source: Country Games № 23 2007 |
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Dungeons & Dragons Tactics
The Simpsons Game
| Source: Country Games № January 2008 |
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Legends of Wrestling II
| Legends of Wrestling II Platform: PS2, Xbox, GameCube Genre: Wrestling Publisher / Developer: Acclaim / Studios Salt Lake City
These men wrestling, as we know, have their own styles and techniques of the crown, but the authors of the game, apparently, does not care. Participants LoW vengeance using other people's tricks, which came into use only recently. This fact is unlikely to upset the ordinary gamer, but connoisseurs massacre can easily consider it a sacrilege. In terms of graphics LoW2 mixed feelings. Muscular body half-naked men as somehow unnatural gloss, which is why it seems as if they are made of plastic. Needless to say, that the polished faces bruised and bruising look strange. Oh, and scant drops of blood are sometimes bryzzhut and sprinkle the floor. Becoming a fight moves outside the ring, and then reveals a terrible secret: the audience in the form of shabby two-dimensional sprites! Frivolous camera does not try to hide it, and eagerly approaching the stands, and sometimes even gets stuck there. And, imagine, frame-rate version of the game for the PS2 even dare to slow down when at the same time fighting four wrestler.
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007 Quantum of Solace
| Source: Country Games № 24 2008 |
| Overall impression Pale. Perhaps, these words can describe almost all aspects of the new James Bond game. Graphics suffers from the monotony of texture, completely inept work with lighting and clumsy animation death of the same opponents. "Cinematic insert" on the spot, but after "The Bourne Conspiracy" They look very convincing: special moves are not spectacular, and QTE-fights are boring. But it is clear that the developers at Treyarch really tried. The levels are scattered with a lavish hand scripted scenes and all sorts of "exploding objects" - not a minute goes by that something does not loudly "bumknulo. Effectively? Perhaps. But the game itself from it no easier. |
Panzer Dragoon Orta
| Panzer Dragoon Orta Platform: Xbox Genre: Arcade / Shooter Publisher / Developer: Sega / Smilebit Released: Europe - March 21, the U.S. game is already out What good is Xbox? It may sound trite, but many argue something like this: "Bill Gates is stubborn as a mule, so he would not give their console die." Sense of stability and impressive technical parameters Xbox'a sometimes inspire developers to create masterpieces that are, perhaps, will never appear on other platforms. One of those rare gems and a Panzer Dragoon Orta.
Among other things, the game has stunning graphics. Screenshots give about it only a remote idea, because it must be seen in motion. By exciting topics of gameplay and graphics, we'll come back, but now a little digression. In the PDO the plot is very important, which is unusual even for a Japanese arcade. All ten major levels (the main reason - will explain later), "glued" together informative screensavers. The logic of the developers is simple: first, the player must soak up the atmosphere of the game, and only then to indulge in all serious. By themselves, CG-rollers immensely beautiful, but the fantasy world where the events took place that does not look like paradise. Bloodthirsty mutants - the legacy of the war with biological weapons - have multiplied everywhere. But not from them comes the main threat, because the focus of evil is a greedy empire, decided to enslave the world. The domination of tyranny would be inevitable if one day the imperial soldiers did not commit a fatal error. In one raid, they destroyed the prison where his life languishing young woman named Orta (Orta). Escaping to freedom, vengeful girl straddled tucked under the dragon's hand and rushed to administer justice.
However, despite the pace of battle, not only have to rely on reflexes, but also on the brain.The fact that the dragon is able at any moment to transform into one of three forms: Base Wing - Std. Dragon can move at high speed and shoot a beam of homing lasers. This guise makes no special advantages, but has no apparent weaknesses. In short, against most opponents - the most it. Glide Wing - This form allows you to maneuver at high speed to ram enemies and hurt. Armor and the main weapon in this case weaker, but Orta appears gun, capable of heavy fire to eliminate flying in your face shells. In the hands of an experienced player Glide Wing - a powerful force. Heavy Wing - the most narrow profile form. In fact, it is only good against the massive and hulking enemies (bosses, for example), because it has a maximum power and minimum speed. In addition, homing lasers can capture only a small number of targets.
Yet, despite the impressive arsenal available to you from the beginning, this shooter is the same simplicity. Even in the mode of Easy you will not be easy, but say nothing about the Normal and Hard. With proper dexterity to master the basic scenario can be a matter of hours, but apart from him there are also additional, secret. Particularly patient gamer, collected enough points, will play a young imperial pilots and other characters, each of which has its own peculiarities. In short, if you decide to suck all the juices from the PDO, then the passage will take more than a dozen hours. Beauty - a terrible force. You know it when he lost his life, zaglyadevshis the splendor of the surrounding landscape. High detail impresses no less than the special effects that are simply enchanted. Huge flying fortress bosses, incredible mutants such as land sharks doprygivayuschih from the ground up to the sky - all this makes us forget about the high complexity and in general about the world. Whatever was said, and good graphics can not be underestimated. Sega decided to keep a sound game series in its original form, so it did not translate the dialogues with the Japanese into English. Music represented not only rhythmic techno tunes, but good symphonic compositions. And as to what I love symphonic music in games, if only you knew. (^_^)
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Gyromancer
| Source: Country Games № January 2010 |
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Steel Battalion
| Steel Battalion Platform: Xbox Genre: Simulation Publisher / Developer: Capcom The reason why I called you here today, ladies and gentlemen, lies in my intention to tell you about one of the most unique platformers games. So, what is the purpose of pursuing Capcom, creating the Steel Battalion? Whether she wanted to shock the audience or to replenish the treasury of the industry? I think something, and another took place, because the project is characterized as an attempt to make an extremely realistic simulation of a fantastic subject.
The developers have provided a lot of weapons, and six of them you can take with you on the job. The choice is diverse: missiles, artillery, rifles and machine guns of various calibers. Your robot manipulators are available, and you therefore have the opportunity to zvezdanut anyone on the dome. Hands can also pick up small objects such as trucks. All of the above and many other features are presented as individual buttons. There's even a button activation janitors, cleaning the viewing window from adhering dirt!
When the resources of your erect locomotive rattletrap almost exhausted, and devices are trumpeting the impending explosion, there are two possible scenarios. First: The pilot catapulted (this is a separate button, covered with a protective cap), and survives. Thank God, if you can find money to buy a new tank. If not, we will have to pass the game again! The second option: the pilot dies, and the only save-file permanently erased. Cheat the system easy enough to copy the save to another memory card. But tell me, is this not a mockery? Developer passion for realism is manifested in everything, including the schedule. The War Zone - is dirt, grim building, illuminated by the explosions, and the sky, covered with soot. In general, the picture is not inspiring, but in its own way beautiful. The most frank lack of graphics that objects loaded too late, as if popping out of nothing. In addition, to discern small but important details, it is desirable to have a large screen TV with. Sitting in the tight cabin of the walking tanks, we have to rely heavily on hearing. The game supports Dolby Digital 5.1, therefore, spreading through the room dynamics, you together with your neighbors immerse yourself in the center of battles. Any weapon can be recognized by the sound, but as pleasing to the ears of the clank of metal steps of the Colossus! Interestingly, the music will sound inside the cabin after the acquisition of conventional receiver. Whether you love giant robots like loves them Capcom? Far not everyone finds the courage to answer in the affirmative. From this we conclude that SB is not intended for mass audiences. The developers wanted to make a realistic simulator, and they made it. In recent years the craze for video games has become a fashion and status gamers began to lose its identity. Therefore, sometimes it's very nice to stumble on a product addressed exclusively to the hardcore players.After all, only he agrees to buy doroguschy controller, a table for him to back the memory card, a large TV and sound system DD 5.1. On the other hand, all this can be a long-term value for money, since Steel Battalion could turn into drama. Rumor has it that Capcom plans to release the online version of the game, but this will tell some other time ... |
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