September 2006

White Knight
Submitted Monday, September 25, 2006 - 5:05:03 PM by Klaitu

The Guys at Penny Arcade weren't wrong when they indicated that White Knight is pretty much one bad mamma jamma of games. It's made by Level 5, the guys who did the most excellent Dragon Quest 8.

But you don't have to take my word for it, you can check out the video for yourself. It's just one more reason why I'm on the PS3 train come next-gen time.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=13330&type=wmv



I'm Still Alive!
Submitted Monday, September 25, 2006 - 5:02:03 PM by Klaitu

Battered, Bruised, but still there is still breath in my body! (Woah that's a lot of b's)

Work continues to eat all of my time. 10 hours of work, 8 hours of sleep, plus at least 2 hours of driving time and an hour or so of work prep/unprep before and after the job leaves 3 hours of free time which are split into 90 minute increments before and after the job.

Most distressing. Presently I have about 90 minutes, so here some's updates or twos!



Playstation 3 Games
Submitted Tuesday, September 5, 2006 - 5:19:01 PM by Klaitu

November 17. That's when it goes on sale and instantly gets sold out in a matter of minutes. So, what kinda games are they gonna have for this thing? I wondered about it and I found a list. Ready? Here we go!

Assassin's Creed
Release: No Date listed

Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War
Release: No Date listed

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
Rated: Teen
Release: 11/16/06

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Rated: Mature
Release: No Date listed

Call of Duty 3
Rated: Teen
Release: 11/9/06

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Rated: Mature
Release: 11/19/06

Fatal Inertia
Release: No Date listed

Fight Night Round 3
Release: No Date listed

Full Auto 2: Battlelines
Release: 11/16/06

Genji 2
Release: No Date listed

Golden Axe
Release: No Date listed

Gundam: Mobile Suit
Release: No Date listed

Haze
Release: No Date listed

Heavenly Sword
Release: No Date listed

John Woo presents Stranglehold
Release: No Date listed

Lair
Release: No Date listed

Madden NFL 07
Rated: Everyone
Release: No Date listed

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Rated: Teen
Release: 11/9/06

MotorStorm
Release: 11/17/06

NBA 07
Release: No Date listed

NBA Live 07
Rated: Everyone
Release: No Date listed

Need for Speed: Carbon
Release: No Date listed

Resistance: Fall of Man
Release: No Date listed

Ridge Racer 7
Release: No Date listed



Dirge of Cerberus
Submitted Tuesday, September 5, 2006 - 5:06:53 PM by Klaitu

There are some things that have titles which make no sense. "Grape Nuts" for instance.. no grapes, no nuts. "Apple Jacks".. no apples, no jacks. "Captain Kangaroo".. no captains, no kangaroos.

Such is the title of Dirge of Cerberus. No Dirges, no Cerberus.. Just everyone's favorite not-vampire wannabe Vincent Valentine.

1 year after Advent Chidren, some evil guys from a top-secret Shinra project are bent on invading places and kicking butts. They're evil, I tell you, and who's in the thick of it? Vincent, that's who!

With his barely adequate melee skills and difficult to control third person shooter standpoint, Vincent mows down enemies one bullet at a time.

Vincent's got some varieties in his weapons, he's got a pistol, a rifle, and a machine gun, each works best in different situations. You can customize your weapons with different barrels and accessories, but the selection is pretty limited.

That being said, nobody's going to play this game for the gameplay. It's not horrible, or bad, it's just.. boring. Lackluster and boring. The real draw here is the storyline.

What can I say about the storyline, it's way better than the gameplay, but not particularly deep or involved. It explains part of Vincent's backstory, tells you the origins of Sephiroth, and what exactly happened to Lucrecia. Otherwise, pretty basic stuff.

Beloved FF7 characters make a reappearance in some form or another. Yuffie is most prevalent, but Cait Sith/Reeve is a major player as well. The other FF7 crew get good service in the form of awesome FMV sequences, with the exception of Red 13, who is strangely absent from the game, except for one scene near the very end.

I'd recommend this one as a rent for people who are curious about the story and the neat FMV's. It's not a good game, but it works alright, and it's not annoying or frustrating.

Overall Score: 5 of 10.



Guitar Hero 2 news
Submitted Tuesday, September 5, 2006 - 3:30:38 PM by Klaitu

A partial track list has been announced:

Nirvana; "Heart-Shaped Box"
Primus (original recording); "John the Fisherman"
Stone Temple Pilots; "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
Anthrax; "Madhouse
Motley Crue; "Shout at the Devil"
The Police; "Message in a Bottle"
The Pretenders; Tattooed Love Boys
Spinal Tap; "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight
Heart; "Crazy on You"
Allman Brothers Band; "Jessica"
Lynyrd Skynrd; "Freebird"
Avenged Sevenfold; "Beast and the Harlot"
Dick Dale; "Misirlou"
Lamb of God; "Laid to Rest"
Alice in Chains; "Them Bones"
Reverend Horton Heat; "Psychobilly Freakout"
Black Sabbath; "War Pigs"
KISS; "Strutter"
Butthole Surfers; "Who Was in My Room Last Night?"
Van Halen; "You Really Got Me"
Guns N' Roses; "Sweet Child O'Mine
The Rolling Stones; "Can You Hear Me Knocking?"
Rush; "YYZ"