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TC's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
89
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 22-May-2012
 

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

Future Soldier does something what recent versions of Call of Duty and Battlefield have failed to do. It mixes the experience of a war shooter with stealth thus creating a great game. The futuristic gadgets and weapons can be used to create absolute carnage or do stealth with fun. Whether you like to destroy everything in your way or like to be more of a tactician, game will suit both types of gamer. Graphics are amazing though you won't get much time to admire it.

   
   
Max Payne 3
93
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 15-May-2012
 
Save System: Checkpoints
 
Nominated for Game of the Year 2012
 
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. If you like challenge, this is what you need. Your health won't replenish and there is no magic pocket like in traditional shooters where you can carry 8-10 weapons, 3 guns at max and if you want to go double uzi/handgun then you need to drop your machine gun. Play it at hard and you got something really challenging (and fun). One bad move and you will pay for the rest of the mission. Rockstar has shown us that open world is not only where they excel. Next time RPG please?
2. Rockstar also knows how to use music in a shooter, full marks.
3. Good length, not like ritual 6 hour campaign these days.

Cons
1. Max is old now, his dodge abilities are gone. Shootdodge is now simple slow-mo, this is not what Max was like. Max Payne was to bring pain to his enemies. Jump in the middle of battle, shootdodge to left, right, forward or backward and take out your enemies. Instead now you remain in the cover for most of the time, pain is on you now. However there are some points where Max will pull some move of his own and 6-8 enemies will be ready for you to take out. If you are going for old time's sake you will be disappointed as lot has changed but at it's own it's a very good game.

   
   
Sniper Elite V2
71
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 01-May-2012
 
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
V2 is a classic world war based game where your objective is to use stealth and skill to accomplish your objectives. The game is a good and slightly different experience but requires your patience and thus becomes boring a lot of times, though you can go on rampage style and kill everyone on your way but you should not do that as that will beat the purpose of the game. Your objective is to stay hidden as much as possible and kill your enemies one by one, killing is what increases your score in the game. Despite being a re-release and the updated graphics you can totally get the feel of playing an old game, it never feels like a 2012 game (This is not a con, it is very well playable). Also there are few bugs still unfixed, e.g. Tanks killing their own soldier who came in front of it's patrol. The guards also for some reason ignore their own snipers. If an enemy sniper spots you or even fires at you, the guards remain unmoved like nothing happened. The background audio, gunshots etc can sometime confuse you as they are quite loud and don't seem like coming from some distant area. Checkpoint can pop up any time in between, the problem is that your previous point is overwritten. It was hard to play V2 for longer durations, I had to complete it in 30 minute sessions only. Despite these flaws I am sure that stealth game fans will still love this game. Improvisation is very important in V2, guards can change their routes randomly or stop to talk or new guards may pop out from nowhere. Your activity can also bring change to them, killing one of the guard may change other guards patrol route. All this really adds to the game.

   
   
Prototype 2
82
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 24-Apr-2012
 

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

Prototype 2 doesn't bring much changes when compared to it's prequel. Gameplay is quite repetive and most of the missions are quite similar. Your tasks are usually the same, Consume a person - Enter some premises - Again consume someone - Leave the premises. It is fun tearing apart everything with the powers you have but the fun part doesn't lasts very long even though the game is not lengthy. One of the few additions that game makes is that now you can stealth consume also. Graphics are really good full marks, no deduction possible in that. Storyline is actually the main focus of the game unlike the previous game. The Prototype series has really a great potential but it needs some better direction in future.

   
   
Journey
81
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 13-Mar-2012
 

Save System: Checkpoints

 
Gameplay Video: Watch on Youtube    (1080p60 - No Commentary - 05:31)
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action []
First Person [  ] Third Person [] Shooter [  ]
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]
   
   
Mass Effect 3
96
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 06-Mar-2012
 
Save System: Save anytime (except when in a firefight).
 
Game of the Year 2012
 
Genre
RPG [] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action []
First Person [  ] Third Person [] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]


Review

The epic trilogy, a sci fi storyline which no other game may ever be able to narrate. Mass Effect 3 builds on the strength of previous 2 games and concludes it remarkeably. This is not just a review of this game but of the all 3 games. It is the combined experience of the triology which takes it to the hieghts. Game has improved a lot in it's combat, new enemies are introduced which means different challenges. The ending did disappointed the taste to some extent, there should have been different possible outcomes. Some of us were all paragon, few went all renegade and the other were mixed with both. All these three categories should have different possible endings to them or may be based on some different criteria. Extended cut doesn't make much of a difference. But still above all it's a one damn good experience where the options we took and the decisions we made had so much impact on what goes arround us. The only sad part is that it is finished now, I hope future Mass Effect titles (if any) will be equally good enough.

   
   
Syndicate
69
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 21-Feb-2012
 
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
A shooter game you will play for few hours, finish it and then forget. It's the storyline that needs to be blamed more then it's gameplay. Story of the game really matters a lot in a shooter game. It needs to be good enough to bring some purpose to the game. Graphics are good and so is game's length which is little more than what is usually found in a fps. If you haven't played it yet then I suggest you wait for the price to drop and play it when you have no other game left.

   
   
The Darkness II
69
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 07-Feb-2012
 
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. Not just another shooter - Darkness 2 constantly forces you to use demon arms. Ammo is limited, though it can be found easily but you are not allowed to carry much for 3 guns you have. It's very easy to run out of it forcing you to rely on arms more than often.
2. You can't purchase all upgrades in one playthrough, only half or little more than that. You need to decide what to take and what to ignore.

Cons
1. Storyline has lot of focus in D2 but same is uninteresting and predictable.
2. Graphics don't belong to a 2012 game.
3. Hardly 5 hours.

Other
You have 4 arms, two normal and other two are demon arms. With left demon arm you can grab things which can be used as projectiles, it can also grab your enemies if they are stunned. The right arm is like a melee weapon.

   
   
Resident Evil Revelations
69
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 26-Jan-2012
 
Save System: Checkpoints
 
Gameplay Video: Watch on Youtube    (1080p60 - No Commentary - 12:33)
 
Genre
RPG [  ] Racing (Simulation) [  ] Racing (Arcade) [  ]
Open World [  ] Fighting/Combat [  ] Action [  ]
First Person [  ] Third Person [] Shooter []
Wrestling [  ] Sports [  ] Stealth [  ]
Horror [  ] Survival [  ] Puzzle [  ]
   
   
 
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