Hot Deal: Assassin’s Creed $29.99 NEW
August 26, 2008
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When Assassin’s Creed came out in 2007, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the game. Looking back on it, I’d say the complaints about AC probably fell into the “Fable problem”. Basically that means that sometimes a game is so hyped by the media and publisher that you feel cheated once you play the game. Fable was one of those games I waited years for and felt upset when I finally got my hands on it, even though it was still a pretty good game. The same thing went for Assassin’s Creed. I guess I was expecting medieval Sam Fisher assassin on crack and just got a regular medieval assassin experience with a sci-fi twist. With that said, there were still plenty of sites that gave AC praise from the jump. I simply expected more at the time.
If you didn’t get a chance to play AC, it’s currently selling for $29.99 at GameStop which is truly a steal for what you are getting. Forget what the critics said back in 2007 because it’s certainly worth 30 dollars now. The game (’Assassin’s Creed’ Director’s Cut) still looks and plays better on the PC, but if Xbox 360 or Sony PS3 is your platform of choice, this is the way to go.
The great things about Assassin’s Creed:
- The graphics were awesome. This was perhaps the most visually appealing game of 2007.
- Sound effects and music were spot on.
- Environments were huge and made you feel like you were in a real city.
- The controls were fairly fluid.
- Free running environment is great for the adventurous type.
- Missions can be completed through various methods.
- The main plot was interesting.
- The game gets repetitive sometimes.
- I expected more hands-on action.
- Combat becomes repetitive and boring.
- A few AI issues.
- Repetitive voice overs from various villagers.
- I would have liked to see more character interaction options.
E3 News: FINAL FANTASY XIII coming to Xbox 360!!!
July 14, 2008
Wow, in a turn of events, Yoichi Wada from Square Enix has just announced that FINAL FANTASY XIII is no longer an exclusive title. It will now join the ranks of a Cross-platform release on the PS3 and Xbox 360!
Let the fanboy battles begin. With this annoucement exclusivety is a thing of the past. What’s next Grand Theft Auto 4… WTF!
Game Review: ‘Don King Presents: Prizefighter’ (Xbox 360)
July 4, 2008
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Title: Don King Presents: Prizefighter
Don King is certainly one of those characters in this world that you love to hate. His odd hairdo, weird personality and use of his own slang words certainly is enough to excite most people, whether they like him or not. When Don promised us that ‘Prizefighter’ would be the “most realistic boxing video game in history”, I got excited even though I didn’t really believe him. With that said, ‘Don King Presents: Prizefighter’ doesn’t quite make it into the same league as the Fight Night series from EA.
Comment Contest: Win A Copy Of GTA IV (Xbox 360) Here!
March 26, 2008
[Using Random.org's integer generator, a winner has been randomly selected. All comments were counted as entries and the lucky winner is Allegra. Allegra has been contacted and will be shipped the Special Edition Grand Theft Auto IV once we have proper shipping information. I'd like to thank everyone who participated and we're sad that we couldn't give one away to everyone. Don't be too sad though. We plan to continue with our random comment contest in the near future and already have a few possible prizes. Stay tuned for more information on that!]
Hey folks, Kezins here with the *OFFICIAL* announcement of our Grand Theft Auto IV giveaway! One lucky reader of our blog is going to be the proud owner of a brand-spankin’ new copy of GTA IV for Xbox 360. As usual, there are some rules you all have to follow to make sure this is a nice, clean giveaway. This contest is open to anyone who is not on our current staff list! You must be 18 years of age to be considered. Rules:
- In order to submit a contest entry, readers simply need to comment on the blog fromMarch 26, 2008 until April 29th, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. EST.
- Any comment on any article will be counted as an entry, so comment often! Make sure you use a working email address for the comment field! If we can’t contact you, the prize will automatically go to a second drawing.
- Only legitimate comments will be counted towards the contest. So no “Cool” or “Fag” comments. We’re giving this thing away for free, so the least you can do is make a coherent sentence.
- At the end of the contest, all of the comments will be tallied and be put in a huge sack. I personally will pass by the local drug store, where a bum on the corner will be tricked into picking out a comment, thinking there’s some yummy alcohol in the bag; Bum will pull out comment, winner will be chosen, and I shall thank the bum by throwing iced coffee at his bag of clothes. Just kidding. We will have a third party select a comment number at random.
- Barring any more release delays by Rockstar, we will ship the game to the winner of our comment contest on April 29 (as soon as we contact the winner via email and receive a shipping address) to any location in the United States or Canada. The only exception to the shipping rule will be for any deployed soldiers who have a legitimate APO/FPO address we can send it to. As a combat veteran myself, I’d certainly not keep any of our soldiers out of the contest just because they are deployed.
