I've got a bit more time on my hands at the moment, so I've decided to dedicate some of that time to shed some light on the games in my collection that have been a bit neglected over the past 6 months. You might be shocked to read that I've had Fallout 3 for almost a year now and it hasn't even been touched! Shame on you, Nick...shame!
Anyhow, here goes. ***WARNING POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD***
Gears of War 2 Beat!
Well, well, well...what do we have here? The sequel to Epic's 2006's genre-redifining shooter has graced my video game cabinet at last. All for the princely sum of £15! Yes, you read it right. I had already reached my limit with purchases for July but I just had to grab it at that low, low price. I even went up to the desk (in the supermarket) and asked the nice lady if she would price-check it as I was sure it was a glitch. But alas, no...so yay!
I'd played the Horde mode at a mate's for quite a while now and was pleased to see that not much had changed in regards to the overall look and gameplay of GOW2. The cover system was still as slick and polished as the others and this new Horde mode (where the enemies come at you in waves) was a welcome addition, incresing appeal and longevity that the original game lacked. I went straight into the single player campaign guns blazing and game out smiling. It took me about 15 hours to beat the game on Normal difficulty (which I must say, was quite hard at times especially around the bosses), which wasn't too bad. Interesting ending too, leaving the door open for GOW3, which I hear is already in the making.
There's plenty of replay value too, especially if you're an achievement whore like me. I managed to squeeze almost 200 points from single player alone and I'm planning on raping it even more with a friend on the co-op mode in the coming weeks. Content such as map packs and levels are being added all the time, bringing with it more and more achievements for you to get your grubby mits on. I'm planning to hit it again on INSANE later on, but it'll probably end in this.
Next...
Dead Space Beat!
Yes, that's right folks...and it only needed 6 new pairs of underwear!
Absolutely loved this game, it's what survival horror is all about, not only scaring the **** out of you...but creeping you out in ways I haven't seen since I first played Condemned over three years ago. I was gripped from the moment I saw this all the way to when I needed a underwear transplant for this.
Also, I don't think I've ever played a game as damn DARK as Dead Space. Seriously, I couldn't even play it in the day as the light in the room reflecting off the TV made it almost unplayable. That meant the only time I could play Dead Space was at night...and for some stupid reason I insisted on having the lights off to get the 'full game experience' that EA probably would've wanted. Yeah, it enhanced the experience alright, if you mean by 'enhanced' you mean 'you won't be able to sleep without one eye on the door' experience.
Overall, a fantastic game and the only one I've ever played where upon completion of it on 'normal' difficulty...immediately wanting to go back in there and do it on hard. I don't think I've ever done that before. Can't wait for the sequel next year fingers crossed, I hear there's also a film in the making. If it's anything like the 'Doom' movie, I'd rather be having a nice hug from this guy.
Reviews of the two above games are in the making as I write this. That sounded like I have a team of people writing reviews for me, but by judging by their performance so far...they need sacking.
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