2011
     
   
     
 
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Trine 2: Complete Story
  76
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 07-Dec-2011
 

Save System: Autosave at save locations.

 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [  ] Third Person [  ] Shooter [  ]
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Platformer [] Puzzle []

 

   
   
WWE' 12
75
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 22-Nov-2011
 
Save System:
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [  ] Third Person [  ] Shooter [  ]
Wrestling [] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review

THQ created a lot of hype when they announced WWE'12 but turns out it was once again only the updated version of Smackdown Vs Raw 2011 like they do every year. Though there were several big changes over the last year but if you play the game you will notice that several things came as is. One of which is Royal Rumble which had no changes except the addition of 40 men match. Even the commentary dialogues were not changed. e.g. At entry #20 in a 40 men match King (Commentator) would say 'How fast time flies Michael we are already two-third way there.' The main disappointment are the game's graphics to which no attention is paid. Why do our favorite wrestlers still need to look like dummies. Talking about the changes now, fight controls have been totally changed. You don't need to be pro to win a multiplayer. Controls are simple, a button for punch and another for moves, thus multiplayer is more fun than it was ever before. Lot of attention is given to singleplayer too. There are three stories in Road to Wrestlemania Villian, Outsider and Hero which follow one another thus creating one big campaign and yes it is really big. Though RTWM stories still remain funnier and unrealistic but they are gameplay supportive. Difficulty in RTWM increases slowly from easy to hard and playing on hard is challenging and fun. So overall it's a good game but I only hope that future installments will also work towards the game's graphics.

   
   
Need for Speed: The Run
71
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 15-Nov-2011
 

Save System: Autosave at the end of event. Checkpoints within race.

 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) []
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [  ] Third Person [  ] Shooter [  ]
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review

Disappointing, explains The Run in a word. There is so much to complain about this game and so less to cherish. The Run feels amazing when you first start playing it but it's just a matter of time when you start to realise the truth. Things will happen only the way game intends, everything is set up. As a part of storyline you are making a run for your life from San Francisco to New York. You start last in 200+ racers but need to finish first in New York, all of this divided in several race events. The events are designed in a way that no matter how much bad you perform you end up covering unimaginable distances over your opponents in the end to win. Every time you crash into something (which you will) you are sent back to nearest checkpoint which means that you will be greeted with a loading screen. You spend more time starring at the loading screens than actually playing the game. Campaign is small only 4-5 hrs, though there is a Challenge series mode with more events but I didn't found it interesting. The campaign itself was enjoyable though but you have to bear all these drawbacks too. The Run tries something new and big but fails to solve all the associated troubles.

   
   
Saints Row: The Third
92
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 15-Nov-2011
 

Save System: Autosave at mission/task completion.

 
Nominated for Game of the Year 2011
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action []
First Person [  ] Third Person [] Shooter [  ]
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review

It's been a while since any GTA came out. It's true that this game resembles the older GTA games like GTA 3 or Vice City in many respects but it is still a very addictive game. It is so addictive that for the first time I went on to find all the collectibles scattered around the city. Saints 3 pushes the limit of craziness, you jump off the plane, catch a tank in midway, shoot others around and land in the same tank on the ground & several other things like this. It's all about fun, sometimes in GTA you create absolute carnage and try to survive as long as possible and when it gets out of control you load the previous save. Here in Saints you do this in most of the game. e.g. Tank Mayhem where you do target damage of millions and when you finish no wanted level at all. Saints 3 takes good things from other open world games, not just GTA but you can also see the elements of Godfather and even Microsoft's not very popular Crackdown series. From main quest to random hitman missions everything is enjoyable. I find it hard to play most of the games for more than 2 hrs and in some cases even less than hour but in Saints 3 it is hard to stop even after 3hrs. Radio tracks are good and you even get option to create custom station where you can add songs from different stations to your liking. Competing with GTA is not easy but Volition and THQ have done a really great job here.

   
   
  Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
  81
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 15-Nov-2011
 

Save System: Autosave at mission/task completion or randomly in between.

 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [] Third Person [  ] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]

 

   
   
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
94
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 11-Nov-2011
 
Save System: Save Anytime.
 
Nominated for Game of the Year 2011
 
Genre
RPG [] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action []
First Person [] Third Person [] Shooter [  ]
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review

One of the best games of all time and also one of the buggiest game of all time. Game runs over 100 hours and still there are several hidden quests that I missed during my playthrough. Almost every person in Skyrim is interactable and at least half of them carry one or more quests for you. I would have given full points in gameplay but the out of box game is filled with bugs and on the console version a lot of lag too, though 360 version is still manageable. Patches try to do their best but still several bugs remain unfixed. Loading times are also quite a lot, whether you fast travel or enter a building. Thus skyrim is best playable on PC though you will still encounter the bugs. Graphics are good, from greenery filled plains to snow covered mountains everything looks good. The main quest storyline is quite simple and straight forward but apart from them there are 6 questlines which should definately not be missed. Then there are several hidden quests which you may or may not find. It is very hard to say that you have beaten the game, there is so much to do, so much to explore. I hope Bethesda comes with more of such games in future but error free.

   
   
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
79
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 08-Nov-2011
 
Save System: Checkpoints
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [] Third Person [  ] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review

Pros
1. Call of Duty still leads in the quality of single player campaign compared to Battlefield 3.

Cons
1. Comes every year, doesn't bring any change at all. Same game different missions.
2. Not much for graphics.
3. No support for controller at all. You need to use some external app like Xpadder if you want to play using controllers. Not everyone plays with keyboard and mouse(even FPS).
4. Only 6-7 hrs of campaign even after playing on hard.

   
   
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
69
 
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Release Date: 01-Nov-2011
 

Save System: Autosave checkpoints.

 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [  ] Third Person [] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle []

 

   
   
Battlefield 3
80
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 25-Oct-2011
 
Save System: Checkpoints
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [] Third Person [  ] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review
Pros
1. Great graphics like always. Shines even more on PC.

Cons
1. Poor support for controllers. Even when you are playing with controllers the on screen tips display keyboard/mouse buttons. Layout menu will show some number for every controller button making it hard to see what is assigned where.
2. Controller doesn't works in action sequences. You are required to quickly press E, space, mouse buttons etc but corresponding controller keys won't do anything.
3. Does nothing to improve the genre, war fps have really start to stall now.

   
   
Batman: Arkham City
83
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 18-Oct-2011
 

Save System:

 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [] Action []
First Person [  ] Third Person [] Shooter [  ]
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth []
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review

Arkham City is a 'slightly' over-rated game. It is a good game and definately worth playable but it is certainly not a Game of the Year stuff (Metacritic). It is quite similar to the previous game with few modifications, new place and new storyline. Combat is improved and your enemies are quite smart now. They even wear shields and can dodge similar attacts. In Asylum combat was quite easy, the only challenge was from boss fights, Arkham City is quite opposite boss fights are very few and are easy though the fight with the normal goons is challenging. Counter is not as simple as pressing one button, different type of attacts have different counters. Thus gameplay is improved by increasing difficulty, however combat remains the same, no new takedown methods, no newer vantage point types etc were found. Riddler challenges are good but involve lot of brain teasing or practice.

   
   
Forza Motorsport 4
88
 
 
 
  NA
 
 
Release Date: 11-Oct-2011
 

Save System: Autosave at race completion.

 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [  ] Third Person [  ] Shooter [  ]
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review

Pros
1. Amazing Graphics, the best looking racing game on Xbox 360.
2. Huge collection of cars from Buggati Veyron to Hyundai i20 almost every car is there.
3. Plenty of race tracks.
4. World Tour has near 200 races and if you are still not satisfied there are about 1500 races in the event list to go through.
5. Amazing cockpit view, never before I felt it so lively. This camera view is in lot of other games but is hard to manage.
6. Difficulty customization has lot of options. So whether you are a beginner or a hardcore racing fan, you can choose what is right for you.

Cons
1. Though there are plenty of tracks but if you are planning to go through event list they start to feel repetive.
2. With an option of unlimited number of rewinds game never feels challenging. I played 475 races but never lost even a single one of them. And considering the size of the game it is really hard to turn it off. My suggestion will be that you play on a lower difficulty but keep rewind off.
3. A minor bug, sometimes rewind checkpoints are not created and pressing Y(rewind button) makes you loose progress as long as over 60 seconds. You have to see cars rolling back for that long.
4. Another minor bug where pressing rewind may reset the race strategy of your AI opponents, they then try to quickly reach the best race line even if it involves braking or hitting into others. So if your opponents were close to each other which they usually are, it ends up in a complete chaos.

   
   
Rage
82
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 04-Oct-2011
 
Save System: Save Anytime.
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [] Third Person [  ] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review

Pros
1. There is some scavenging but same is kept very convenient. You just need to find fallen bodies and press a button to loot whatever they carry. To pickup supplies from the floors or shelves just go near and press respective button once and everything in small radius is picked, no need to press multiple times.
2. You can carry all the weapons you find though only 4 remain equipped at a time.
3. Very impressive graphics.
4. Fun filled races, though they are easy even at hard but still they provide nice change in this open world shooter.

Cons
1. Go here go there shoot some heads come back here...Rage lacks interesting gameplay. Only open world fans may have some fun in Rage.

   
   
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
83
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 04-Oct-2011
 
Save System: Autosave at mission completion. Checkpoints within missions.
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action []
First Person [  ] Third Person [] Shooter [  ]
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review
Pros
1. Even after annual release and that too without much changes, AC still remains fun to play.
2. Good storyline to finish the chapter of ezio and altair's story.

Cons
1. Map is over congested, the problem was in Brotherhood also and it still continues. Rather than giving the option to turn off markers there should be tabs for different type of markers.
2. Not many changes.
3. Templars now try to take back their dens if your heat level is full. Funny thing is it takes more time defend your den (around 10-15mins) than to win it back (2-5mins). However, once you acquire all the dens it is easy to keep the heat level below maximum.
4. Templar awareness meter(heat level) increases even when you buy shops. It is quite bothering to look for heralds and officials to decrease your heat level after every purchase of 2-3 shops. Tear posters the most easiest way to decrease heat level since last 2 games is also dumped.

   
   
   
 
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