This blog will now serve as updates for my Youtube Channel and will no longer host film and gam reviews. I feel that a video format is easier to use rather that writing reviews and I think I will reach a wider audience. Thanks for reading.
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
The Misconception of Video Games
I understand that a lot of the material I provide is strongly related to gaming and I feel that what I say on this blog is either not read or shunned upon. But my reader's (all six of you) have to understand my taste and I think I should post what I want to post. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge movie buff and I intend to do more reviews of films but when there are more video games that get better reception than movies that come out today, I don't have a desire to go to the movies see a basic plot that has been recycled. I want variety and that's why I do game reviews. The thing that annoys me though is that video games should be treated as a traditional game, something like pong or Tetris. Well let me clarify that is no longer the case as games today include story, character development, destructive set pieces, and best of all, interaction. This isn't the days of Atari 2600 as developers have nailed the aspect of engrossing a player. In fact, some of stories found in games are making Hollywood pay attention. You see, gaming isn't just about something simple like play wii bowling its much more deeper than that. This is when the established casual and hardcore gaming comes into play. Casual gamers are those who are intimidated by the site of a controller and just want to spend 10-30 min playing something at a time. Games in this kind of crowd include wii sports, generic dancing games, Mario party etc. The gamer doesn't want something with a lot of depth because they are afraid to learn how to play. Unfortunately, these are the kind of games and people that are truly missing out on the whole experience. Then you have the Hardcore crowd whose games consist of Halo, Mass Effect, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout.These are the kind of people who not only expect a challenge, but want a rewarding experience, something in which they can put a lot of time into. This is the area in which freedom comes into play as the player is given the opportunity to experience how they want to play. Let's take a look at a game like mass effect which is a space opera that had 50 percent action and 50 percent of dialogue options or choices. I bet your confused but let me clarify. Mass Effect is a game of choice and by choice I mean choosing who will live or die, choosing who to pursue a relationship with, and choosing who will help you on your quest. There's much more to games than shooting and killing as the decisions you make in the first game carry over to the second and third title, making it like the decisions you make really matter. You sure as hell don't get this out of a game like wii sports or Hello Kitty do you? Didn't think so. You can also choose what abilities you have which changes the way the game is played. Whether you want to carry all weapons or you want to use force power or elements, it's up to you. You get to change the overall appearance of your character so it resembles you. This is just one of the many examples of what games are today and if you think it's all about shooting enemies, you're wrong! They even hire professional actors to voice each characters such as Marten Sheen, Seth Green, etc. Even Hollywood is starting to borrow these idea's because half of the movies that are released today are crap.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Every video game I've ever played
I don't expect you to read this entire list but I just wanted to let you know how many games I've played. Some will be reviewed at later date and this list will be updated often. These are in no particular order and I'm sorry if I took too much of your time. I have not completed all of these games but I've played them greatly. This list is currently incomplete. In others words, I have played a lot more than 166 games
1. Halo
2. Halo 2
3. Halo 3
4. Halo PC
5. Halo 3 ODST
6. Halo Reach
7. Halo CEA
8. Gears of War
9. Gears of War 2
10. Gears of War 3
11. Red Dead Redemption
12. Mass Effect
13. Mass Effect 2
14. Team Fortress 2
15. Half Life
16. Half Life 2
17. Half Life 2 Episode 1
18. Half Life 2 Episode 2
19. Call of Duty: Finest Hour
20. Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
21. Call of Duty 3
22. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
23. Call of Duty: World at War
24. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
25. Call of Duty: Black Ops
26. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
27. Monday Night Combat
28. KOF 2002 UM
29. KOF i
30. Mario Bros.
31. Super Mario Bros.
32. Duckhunt
33. The Legend of Zelda
34. Punch Out!
35. Mega Man
36. Mega Man II
37. Dynasty Warriors 4
38. Dynasty Warriors 5
39. Samurai Warriors
40. Warriors Orochi
50. Pac-Man
51. Ms. Pac Man
52. Pac Man: Championship Edition DX
53. Galaga
54. Dig Dug
55. Donkey Kong
56. Tetris
57. Sonic the Hedgehog
58. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
59. Sonic the Hedgehog 3
60. Sonic 4: Episode 1
61. Sonic Spinball
62. Sonic R
63. Sonic the Fighters
64. Sonic CD
65. Sonic Adventure
66. Sonic Adventure battle 2
67. Sonic Heroes
68. Shadow the Hedgehog
69. Sonic Generations
70. Brink
72. The Darkness II
73. Fallout 3
74. Fallout: New Vegas
75. Crysis 2
76. Bulletstorm
77. Army of Two: The 40th Day
78. Darksiders
79. Bayonetta
80. Orcs Must Die!
81. Full Auto
82. Iron Brigade
83. Assassin's Creed II
84. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
85. Prince of Persia
86. Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands
87. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
89. Monday Night Combat
90. Super Smash Bros.
91. Super Smash Bros. Melee
92. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
93. Marvel VS Capcom 2
94. Marvel VS Capcom 3
95. Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3
96. Capcom VS SNK: MF 2000
97. Street Fighter 2
98. Street Figher 2 Turbo HD Remix
99. Street Fighter 3 Third Strike
100. Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max
101. Ninety Nine Nights
102. War Hammer 40K: Space Marine
103. War Hammer 40K: Kill Team
104. Socom Navy Seals Fire Team Bravo 2
105. Death Jr.
106. Star Wars: Battlefront
107. Star Wars: Battlefront II
108. Star Wars: Battlefront Renegade Squadron
109. Star Wars: Jedi Outcast
110. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
111. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II
112. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III
113. Star Wars: Clone Wars
114. Soul Calibur
115. Soul Calibur II
116. Soul Calibur IV
117. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
118: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
119. Super Mario Galaxy
120. Super Mario World
121. Super Mario 64
122. Mario Kart 64
123. Mario Kart Advance
124. Mario Kart Double Dash
125. Mario Kart DS
126. Mario Kart Wii
127. Nintendogs: Labrador Edition
128. Super Mario Strikers Charged
129. Mario Party
130. Mario Party 2
131. Mario Party 3
132. Mario Party 4
133. Mario Party 5
134. Vectorman
135. Alex the kid
136. Soul Calibur Legends
137. Medal of Honor: Frontline
138. Medal of Honor: Airborne
139: Perfect Dark
140. Goldeneye 007
141. Time Crisis
142. Time Crisis 2
143. Time Crisis 3
144. LA Machine Guns
145 Final Fight
146. Magic Sword
147. Portal
148. Portal 2
149. Bomberman Hero
150. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
151. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
152. Rock Band
153. Rock Band 2
154. Star Fox 64
155. Star Fox Assault
156. Donkey Kong 64
157. Deus EX: Human Revolution
158. Rage
159. Fear 3
160. Dead Space
161. Dead Space 2
162. Red Faction: Guerilla
163. Red Faction: Armageddon
165. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
166. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
167. The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
168. The Lord of the Rings Online
169. Battlefield: Bad Company
170. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
171. Battlefield 3
172. Spore
173. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
174. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
175. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
176. The Legend of Zelda: The Minsh Cap
177. Custom Robo
178. Puzzle Fighter HD
179. Kinect Adventures
180. Kinect Sports: Season Two
181. Child of Eden
182. Baja: Edge of Control
183. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 03
184. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 04
185. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
186. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 Masters
187. Devil May Cry 4
189. Dead Island
190. Section 8
191. Section 8 PC
192. Castle Crashers
193. Batman Arkham Asylum
194. Batman Arkham City
195. SSX Tricky
196. SSX 3
197. SSX On Tour
198. SSX (2012)
199. Spiderman: Edge of Time
200. Fire Emblem
201. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
202. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
203. The Maw
204. Battlefield:1943
205. Rampage
206. Deadliest Warrior
207. Deadliest Warrior 2
208. Streets of Rage 2
209. Crackdown
210. Crackdown 2
211. Bioshock
212. Bioshock 2
213. LA Noire
214. TMNT 1989
215. Brutal Legend
216. Borderlands
217. Duke Nukem 3D
218. Duke Nukem Forever
219. OF: Red River
220. Vanquish
221. Tinker
223. After Burner Black Falcon
224. After Burner Climax
225. Homefront
226. South Park: Let's Go Tower Defense Play
227. Harm's Way
228. Splitter Cell Conviction
229. Worms
230. Xmen Origins Wolverine
231. Small Arms
232. Street Fighter IV
233. Street Fighter Volt
234. Lost Planet
235. Lost Planet 2
236. Resident Evil 4
237. Resident Evil 5
238. Dead Rising
239. Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
240. Lord of The Rings Conquest
241. Transformers: War for Cybertron
242. Transformers 3
243. [Prototype]
244. The Simpsons Hit and Run
245. The Simpsons Game
246. Fable II
247. Fable III
248. Final Fantasy
249. Final Fantasy XIII
250. Tekken Dark Resurrection
251. Tekken 6
252. Mirrors Edge
253. Kung Fu Panda
254. Lego Indiana Jones
255. Lego Star Wars
256. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
257. DDR: Mario Mix
258. Time Splitters
259. Tine Splitters 2
260. GTA IV
261. GTA Chinatown Wars
262. Mass Effect 3
263. Mega Man X
264. Nova
265. Nova 2
266. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
267. Brain Age
268. Animal Crossing: Wild World
269. Midway Arcade
270. Guitar Hero
271. Guitar Hero II
273. Guitar Hero III
274. Guitar Hero World Tour
275. The Sims 2
276. Battle Tanks
277. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
278. Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
279. Fantastic Four
280. Shinobi 3
281. Phantasy Star 2
282. Rinstar
283. Ecco the Dolphin
284. Kid Chameleon
285. Mortal Kombat Armageddon
286. Mortal Kombat Deception
287. Mortal Kombat (2011)
288. Bonaza Bros.
289. Dead or Alive 4
290. Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
291. Dragon Ball Z Budokai
292. Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2
293. Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi
294. Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2
295. Dragon Ball Z Budokia Tenkaichi 3
296. Harry Potter Quiditch World Cup
297. The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
298. Blades of Fury
299. Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
300. 300: March To Glory
301. Cut the Rope
302. Goldeneye 007 (Wii)
303. Goldeneye Reloaded
304. From Russia with Love
305. AudioSurf
306. Spiral Knights
307. Uncharted: Golden Abyss
308. Jetpack Joyride
309. Full Metal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy
310. Tony Hawk Pro Skater
311. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4
312. Tony Hawk's Underground 2
313. Tony Hawk's Project 8
314. Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
315. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
316. Excite Bike 64
317. Warioland 4
318. Frogger
319. Crush the Castle IOS
320. Scribblenauts
321. GTA: Vice City
322. GTA: San Andreas
323. Fruit Ninja
324. Doodle Jump
325. Super Mario Sunshine
326. KOF 98
327. Metal Slug
328. Meal Slug Advance
329. Advance Wars
330. Advance Wars: Black Hole Rising
331. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
332. Mario Party 8
333. DDR Revolution
334. Time Crisis Raising Storm
335. House of the Dead II
336. Terminator Salvation (Arcade)
337. Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
338. Kirby: Squeak Squad
339. Super Mario World 3 Yoshi's Island
340. Pikmin
341. F-Zero
342. F-Zero X
343. F-Zero GX
344. Scott Pilgrim VS The World: The Game
1. Halo
2. Halo 2
3. Halo 3
4. Halo PC
5. Halo 3 ODST
6. Halo Reach
7. Halo CEA
8. Gears of War
9. Gears of War 2
10. Gears of War 3
11. Red Dead Redemption
12. Mass Effect
13. Mass Effect 2
14. Team Fortress 2
15. Half Life
16. Half Life 2
17. Half Life 2 Episode 1
18. Half Life 2 Episode 2
19. Call of Duty: Finest Hour
20. Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
21. Call of Duty 3
22. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
23. Call of Duty: World at War
24. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
25. Call of Duty: Black Ops
26. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
27. Monday Night Combat
28. KOF 2002 UM
29. KOF i
30. Mario Bros.
31. Super Mario Bros.
32. Duckhunt
33. The Legend of Zelda
34. Punch Out!
35. Mega Man
36. Mega Man II
37. Dynasty Warriors 4
38. Dynasty Warriors 5
39. Samurai Warriors
40. Warriors Orochi
50. Pac-Man
51. Ms. Pac Man
52. Pac Man: Championship Edition DX
53. Galaga
54. Dig Dug
55. Donkey Kong
56. Tetris
57. Sonic the Hedgehog
58. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
59. Sonic the Hedgehog 3
60. Sonic 4: Episode 1
61. Sonic Spinball
62. Sonic R
63. Sonic the Fighters
64. Sonic CD
65. Sonic Adventure
66. Sonic Adventure battle 2
67. Sonic Heroes
68. Shadow the Hedgehog
69. Sonic Generations
70. Brink
72. The Darkness II
73. Fallout 3
74. Fallout: New Vegas
75. Crysis 2
76. Bulletstorm
77. Army of Two: The 40th Day
78. Darksiders
79. Bayonetta
80. Orcs Must Die!
81. Full Auto
82. Iron Brigade
83. Assassin's Creed II
84. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
85. Prince of Persia
86. Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands
87. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
89. Monday Night Combat
90. Super Smash Bros.
91. Super Smash Bros. Melee
92. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
93. Marvel VS Capcom 2
94. Marvel VS Capcom 3
95. Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3
96. Capcom VS SNK: MF 2000
97. Street Fighter 2
98. Street Figher 2 Turbo HD Remix
99. Street Fighter 3 Third Strike
100. Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max
101. Ninety Nine Nights
102. War Hammer 40K: Space Marine
103. War Hammer 40K: Kill Team
104. Socom Navy Seals Fire Team Bravo 2
105. Death Jr.
106. Star Wars: Battlefront
107. Star Wars: Battlefront II
108. Star Wars: Battlefront Renegade Squadron
109. Star Wars: Jedi Outcast
110. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
111. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II
112. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III
113. Star Wars: Clone Wars
114. Soul Calibur
115. Soul Calibur II
116. Soul Calibur IV
117. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
118: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
119. Super Mario Galaxy
120. Super Mario World
121. Super Mario 64
122. Mario Kart 64
123. Mario Kart Advance
124. Mario Kart Double Dash
125. Mario Kart DS
126. Mario Kart Wii
127. Nintendogs: Labrador Edition
128. Super Mario Strikers Charged
129. Mario Party
130. Mario Party 2
131. Mario Party 3
132. Mario Party 4
133. Mario Party 5
134. Vectorman
135. Alex the kid
136. Soul Calibur Legends
137. Medal of Honor: Frontline
138. Medal of Honor: Airborne
139: Perfect Dark
140. Goldeneye 007
141. Time Crisis
142. Time Crisis 2
143. Time Crisis 3
144. LA Machine Guns
145 Final Fight
146. Magic Sword
147. Portal
148. Portal 2
149. Bomberman Hero
150. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
151. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
152. Rock Band
153. Rock Band 2
154. Star Fox 64
155. Star Fox Assault
156. Donkey Kong 64
157. Deus EX: Human Revolution
158. Rage
159. Fear 3
160. Dead Space
161. Dead Space 2
162. Red Faction: Guerilla
163. Red Faction: Armageddon
165. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
166. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
167. The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
168. The Lord of the Rings Online
169. Battlefield: Bad Company
170. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
171. Battlefield 3
172. Spore
173. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
174. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
175. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
176. The Legend of Zelda: The Minsh Cap
177. Custom Robo
178. Puzzle Fighter HD
179. Kinect Adventures
180. Kinect Sports: Season Two
181. Child of Eden
182. Baja: Edge of Control
183. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 03
184. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 04
185. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
186. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 Masters
187. Devil May Cry 4
189. Dead Island
190. Section 8
191. Section 8 PC
192. Castle Crashers
193. Batman Arkham Asylum
194. Batman Arkham City
195. SSX Tricky
196. SSX 3
197. SSX On Tour
198. SSX (2012)
199. Spiderman: Edge of Time
200. Fire Emblem
201. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
202. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
203. The Maw
204. Battlefield:1943
205. Rampage
206. Deadliest Warrior
207. Deadliest Warrior 2
208. Streets of Rage 2
209. Crackdown
210. Crackdown 2
211. Bioshock
212. Bioshock 2
213. LA Noire
214. TMNT 1989
215. Brutal Legend
216. Borderlands
217. Duke Nukem 3D
218. Duke Nukem Forever
219. OF: Red River
220. Vanquish
221. Tinker
223. After Burner Black Falcon
224. After Burner Climax
225. Homefront
226. South Park: Let's Go Tower Defense Play
227. Harm's Way
228. Splitter Cell Conviction
229. Worms
230. Xmen Origins Wolverine
231. Small Arms
232. Street Fighter IV
233. Street Fighter Volt
234. Lost Planet
235. Lost Planet 2
236. Resident Evil 4
237. Resident Evil 5
238. Dead Rising
239. Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
240. Lord of The Rings Conquest
241. Transformers: War for Cybertron
242. Transformers 3
243. [Prototype]
244. The Simpsons Hit and Run
245. The Simpsons Game
246. Fable II
247. Fable III
248. Final Fantasy
249. Final Fantasy XIII
250. Tekken Dark Resurrection
251. Tekken 6
252. Mirrors Edge
253. Kung Fu Panda
254. Lego Indiana Jones
255. Lego Star Wars
256. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
257. DDR: Mario Mix
258. Time Splitters
259. Tine Splitters 2
260. GTA IV
261. GTA Chinatown Wars
262. Mass Effect 3
263. Mega Man X
264. Nova
265. Nova 2
266. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
267. Brain Age
268. Animal Crossing: Wild World
269. Midway Arcade
270. Guitar Hero
271. Guitar Hero II
273. Guitar Hero III
274. Guitar Hero World Tour
275. The Sims 2
276. Battle Tanks
277. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
278. Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
279. Fantastic Four
280. Shinobi 3
281. Phantasy Star 2
282. Rinstar
283. Ecco the Dolphin
284. Kid Chameleon
285. Mortal Kombat Armageddon
286. Mortal Kombat Deception
287. Mortal Kombat (2011)
288. Bonaza Bros.
289. Dead or Alive 4
290. Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
291. Dragon Ball Z Budokai
292. Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2
293. Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi
294. Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2
295. Dragon Ball Z Budokia Tenkaichi 3
296. Harry Potter Quiditch World Cup
297. The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
298. Blades of Fury
299. Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
300. 300: March To Glory
301. Cut the Rope
302. Goldeneye 007 (Wii)
303. Goldeneye Reloaded
304. From Russia with Love
305. AudioSurf
306. Spiral Knights
307. Uncharted: Golden Abyss
308. Jetpack Joyride
309. Full Metal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy
310. Tony Hawk Pro Skater
311. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4
312. Tony Hawk's Underground 2
313. Tony Hawk's Project 8
314. Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
315. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
316. Excite Bike 64
317. Warioland 4
318. Frogger
319. Crush the Castle IOS
320. Scribblenauts
321. GTA: Vice City
322. GTA: San Andreas
323. Fruit Ninja
324. Doodle Jump
325. Super Mario Sunshine
326. KOF 98
327. Metal Slug
328. Meal Slug Advance
329. Advance Wars
330. Advance Wars: Black Hole Rising
331. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
332. Mario Party 8
333. DDR Revolution
334. Time Crisis Raising Storm
335. House of the Dead II
336. Terminator Salvation (Arcade)
337. Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
338. Kirby: Squeak Squad
339. Super Mario World 3 Yoshi's Island
340. Pikmin
341. F-Zero
342. F-Zero X
343. F-Zero GX
344. Scott Pilgrim VS The World: The Game
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