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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - PlayStation 3 Review

The notorious Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 finally makes its way to PlayStation 3 owners. The game is more than an abysmal port from the Xbox 360 (ala FEAR). Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 on the PlayStation 3 is virtually identical to the Xbox 360 version. In Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, players reprise their role as Scott Mitchell (leader of the Ghosts).

The storyline in the game is regarding Mexico and nuclear weapons. The protagonist (Scott Mitchell) and his squad is sent to Mexico to neutralize the terrorist threat. The gameplay ranges from the much maligned escort mission to the more engrossing eradicating your adversaries mission. All of the tasks from the Xbox 360 game like taking cover, and exploiting the Mule drone remains intact in the PlayStation 3 game. The six axis controller gives players the ability to dodge, dive, and execute evasive maneuvers instantaneously.

This is particularly useful when you are trying to shoot, give orders to your teammates, and move simultaneously.The six axis controller was implemented perfectly in Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2. This is definitely a welcome addition to the somewhat cumbersome controller of the Xbox 360. There are some more multiplayer maps that are available as well. Graphically, the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 adaptations of Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 are clones. There is no decrease in the frame rate on the PlayStation 3; the game runs at a nice and smooth frame rate throughout the duration of the game. The audio holds up nicely on the PlayStation 3.

Radio chatter will make gamers feel like they are in a war zone. Overall, Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 is merely a mild improvement on the PlayStation 3 than on the Xbox 360 due to the controls and multiplayer.

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Iraq's parliament in Baghdad, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, votes to approves a security pact with the United States that lets American troops stay in the country for three more years - setting a clear timetable for a U.S. exit for the first time since the 2003 invasion. The vote in favor of the pact was backed by the ruling coalition's Shiite and Kurdish blocs as well as the largest Sunni Arab bloc, which had demanded concessions for supporting the deal. The Shiite bloc agreed to a Sunni demand that the pact be put to a referendum by July 30, meaning the deal must undergo an additional hurdle next year. Under the agreement, U.S. forces will withdraw from Iraqi cities by June 30 and the entire country by Jan. 1, 2012. Iraq will have strict oversight over U.S. forces.  (AP Photo/APTN)Time.com - Parliamentary approval of the Status of Forces Agreement is accompanied by warnings to Maliki over his appetite for power

Too Human - Resistances, Armor, Dodging and Avoiding Death Strategies

If youve recently found yourself banging your head against your controller wondering why a game whose controls seem so simple can be so difficult and challenge, welcome to the real Too Human.
By the time youve reached level 50 and played a few online games, youve started to realize that there are a lot of things in Too Human that can kill you. Even if you have a few Epic pieces, youll still find a challenge around every corner.
Fortunately, there are ways to increase your longevity and avoid the dreaded Valkyrie cut scene, not to mention the 2 million plus equipment repair bill.

Armor and Health

Pretty standard stuff here. The more Armor you have, the more damage youll absorb. The more Health you have, the more damage you can sustain without a trip to Valhalla.

Dodging

Although it may seem odd that a missile exploding beside you wont hurt you as long as you curl into a ball and roll out of the way, thats the truth of it. Stop taking those missiles right in the noggin and simply roll away. This also works for Troll stomps.

The only thing this doesnt do is cause you to avoid status effects. So if a Troll has a Slow effect, you might escape the damage from the stomp, but the effect will still hit you. Jumping will help you avoid both, but dont try jumping into oncoming missilesIve made that mistake one too many times.

Resistances

Not all attacks are equal. Its a good idea to get familiar with what kind of damage each type of mob in Too Human causes.

Goblins cause Slash Damage.

Dark Elves cause Piercing Damage.

Trolls cause Blunt Damage.

Undead cause Blunt Damage.

So what does this all mean? Well if you find yourself fighting in Helheim against the Undead often, its generally a good idea to try and max out your Blunt Resistance. The same applies for Dark Elves and Piercing Resistance. Increase the proper resistances or even having multiple sets of gear depending on the situation, will help you negate a lot of incoming damage and increase the likelihood youll survive the encounter.

AOE Defensive Charms

Try equipping and activating charms that will do Area of Effect (AOE) procs. For instance, I use the Gravity Well Charm combined with an EMP Pulse Charm. This does two things, if Im causing a whack of hits, chances are a Gravity Well will open up and suck everyone upboom I lived with very little effort! If that doesnt proc, and I start getting hit, my EMP pulse will go off stunning everyone around me and allowing me to make a quick withdrawal.

Think of different combinations to suit your style and youll be rocking any level you want in no time.

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Playing With Magic

Do you like magic, spells and mana? Find out what indie games with magical theme stand out for their originality and unusual plots.

Dungeon Scroll 2.0 (Robinson Technologies)

At first glance, Dungeon Scroll looks like a first-person dungeon crawl in the style of the old Dungeons & Dragons PC RPGs. If you spend more than five seconds with the game, though, you'll realize that all the fantasy trappings are just window dressing for a fiendishly difficult and addictive word puzzle game. The concept is simple: You're given eight letters at the start of each dungeon, and you battle the creepy inhabitants (such as snakes, skeletons, and zombies) by forming words from these letters. The amount of damage you inflict and the points you rack up are based on the length and complexity of the words you devise.

Bricks Of Camelot (Arcade Lab)

Join the epic adventures of Camelot in this action packed brick buster with power-ups and special effects out of this world. Collect treasures, armory and gold as you travel through the King's castles, the dark dungeons, the Sherwood forest and lots of other exciting places. Bricks of Camelot has a great theme. It runs smooth, has nice-looking graphics, and is everything you could expect from your regular Arkanoid-game. Additional interactive elements include a torch that ignites nearby bricks, an axe that explodes into several smaller hatchets when hit and eagles that take wing across the display, dropping gems from their talons.

BraveDwarves 2 (GameOver-Games)

The underground kingdom is in deep trouble. The Great Evil came and drove the poor dwarves out of their home. The elders had a meeting and decided to send two brave dwarves to fight and defeat the Evil. In BraveDwarves 2 you play for two courageous dwarves embarked on a dangerous adventure. One of them is a magician and the other is a warrior. With the help of various weapons they are to sweep the Evil out of the ancient caves and let the dwarves come back and resume work. Here is what's cool about BraveDwarves - on the way the dwarves can pick up Power Orbs: Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Power orbs are the sources of incantations and can be used as weapons if powered up by diamonds.

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Understanding Types of Warhammer Online Game Players

In an argument about whether or not one can use a Warhammer Online guide, the discussion came up about the types of players that play the new MMORPG game. These players can fit into some somewhat specific categories, and although a wide variety of players break the mold, it is not uncommon for gamers to feel themselves a part of one of these types of game players.

Warhammer Online Game Player Types

There are three types of game players:
Game Appreciators
Game Gamers
Casual Gamers

Game Appreciators

Game appreciators are those that see games as not only something fun, but also somewhat of an art form. They love to explore games in order to see what the developers put into them and to see if they can find any interesting things on their way.

Game appreciators can benefit from a Warhammer Online guide because they can explore at their leisure without worrying about whether or not they are going to forget what they are doing and get lost. Just mark where they are in the guide and get as lost as they wish to be.

Game Gamers

Game Gamers are those that want to beat the game. A game to them is a goal, and they want to complete the goal as quickly and efficiently as they can. They want to be the best, and they want to be the best fast.

Game gamers can benefit from a Warhammer Online guide because they can go through the game efficiently and at a quicker pace than others, allowing them to go through all of the best routes.

Casual Gamers

Casual gamers are gamers that play for fun. They are not necessarily invested and may never complete the game, but play often enough and enjoy it that they are likely to finish it in time.

Casual gamers benefit from a Warhammer Online guide because they can leave the game as often as they want and come back to know exactly where they are and exactly what they need to do next. They also have the ability to look up where to go when they get lost, as many casual gamers do not have the memory or expectations that video games expect in order to finish it like the Game gamers and appreciators.

All Benefits

As you can see, a good Warhammer Online guide can benefit anyone. It just benefits them in different ways. There is never any harm with preparing yourself with information and anyone looking to be fully equipped when they start playing the MMORPG should strongly consider getting a guide before they begin.

You can read more about Stephen Fredricks and his upcoming Warhammer Online Leveling Guide by visiting his website at http://www.TheWarhammerguide.com

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