Hi Everyone and Welcome Back to Pakhair's Blogs. Yes I know it was supposed to be a GOTY blog but that blog needs a intro, outro and proof reading, So came with this one. Actually I was working on Valentine Competition submissions and yep I worked quite hard to come up with these two submissions (Later in The Blog), Secondly many of you will know that I'm a patient of Sinuses and from past 2 days and I'm having a damn headache so wasn't able to post that blog.....

Today I saw two huge announcements and my cards also got completed so thought of publishing a new Blog.

GTA IV expansions packs are coming to PS3 and PC on March 30th (SOURCE), Which I think is awesome. I know many of you'll think that Why MS paid 50 Million dollars for timed exclusive, In my opinion it wasn't a bad deal at all X360 had something huge in fall 2009 and many people bought X360 because of these expansions, So it was a wonderful investment in my opinion. Second many of you'll think that Why Rockstar did such a bad thing, So again in my opinion the answer is simple Rockstar needed someone to fund their expansions because it's quite certain that they made those expansions with that funding.

What's your opinion on this matter???

God of War finally has a release date, Yep that's great GOW 3 is coming on March 16th, Which is AWESOME. It'll probably be one of the best games release this year and one of the best on PS3, I don't have to remind you that God of War is one of my most favourite gaming franchises. It'll be one of the final games which I play before my exams.

What's your Anticipation for GOW 3???

FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY Platinum Games announced their final game (In the deal with Sega) and we now know that what's the next project of Shinji Mikami, It's called Vanquish (SOURCE). As far as I remember I heard that it was supposed to be a horror game but the first trailer doesn't looks scary to me, It looks like Sci-Fi but I'm sure it'll be an awesome game because it's coming from the creator of Resident Evil "Shinji Mikami".

Unfortunately after he left RE series leaned towards bad (referring to RE 5) although his epic rebirth RE 4 was one of the finest games of Last Gen. Vanquish is in production since 2007 and it's looking to be great, Check out the Teaser here

[NOTE = The voice and picture quality of this video on GS is horrible]

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If You wanna Watch in High Res (I recommend you watch it in HD, You'll forget Halo)

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Now Take a look at my Submissions in Valentine Competition and make sure to leave a comment on pics, It took me a lot of time to make these

LINK TO MY ALBUM

If you don't know what Valentine Competition is, Click Here. I can tell you a secret, There is an Emblem involved :P

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Here's something else for you, If you people remember my Teh Random Awesomeness Blogs

LINK TO ONE VERY VERY FUNNY VIDEO

[Note = You can leave a comment on the Video and believe me it wouldn't hurt 8)]

In the End, Hope you liked this blog and my Next Blog is something special, If everything went according to the plan :)

Back from the Dead, I always come from the shadows every 7-10 days or so with a blog except that I'm dead online. From quite some time I'm off from chatting too, Sorry to those friends too. Actually I've a story for some time, A story from my life regarding things happening and my recent strange behaviour, Believe me I sat to write blog about my recent days a few times but then thought nah who would read the crap and what will you people think as these were emotions for me, For you only walls of text, So skipped the idea, May be later some time :).....

Now back to my boring Gaming awards, I wish I completed it before 27th, GS Reader's Choice awards but now it's impossible, So let's Begin.....

[Note = In last blog, In the category of most memorable moment when I selected COD MW 2 Russian level, Many of you asked why and that's the hated one which the favourite one, So yep I agree I hated that level and as far as my favourite memorable moment goes (which I loved) will be Batman AA Scarecrow encounters, Really those were awesome, The moment you become a kid and return to the night when Bruce parents died was beautiful, Runner up will probably be UC 2 Train level, It's a technical excellence and one remarkable moment but Scarecrow encounters got Head and shoulders above then train level]

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MOST DESPICABLE USE OF IN-GAME ADVERTISEMENT = Bionic Commando (Indestructible Pepsi Machines) [Runner Up = Tony Hawk Ride (Sponsored AchievementsMobile Phone Interface]

Why = Ok many of you would have played Bionic Commando but the ones who have played it would have definitely noticed the Pepsi machines, There's not one problem with it, There are a lot, First you can't grab them with your bionic arm, If you shoot them they won't receive any kind of damage at all, There are tons and tons of machines and mostly there are very close to each other, sometimes 6 machines in one area and last but not the least as said before these machines are indestructible So they'll be laying in a wrecked area or building where everything is either collapsed or damaged but the machines are absolutely fine. So you got the point.

MOST DISAPPOINTING GAME = Resident Evil 5 [Runner Up = FEAR 2 : Project Origins]

Why = I know many of you won't agree on this one but for me RE 5 was a disappointment, Don't take me wrong RE 5 is a great game, One wonderful action adventure, Which deserves 8.5 or 9 rating. The disappointment is that it's a resident evil game and RE 4 raised the bar quite high for a sequel, Unfortunately the new creator Jun Tikuchi wasn't able to pull it off. As far as a game it's a great game but not in anyway it looks like resident evil game. The creators forgot the most important aspect survival horror, second RE 4 had small areas and corridors so the shooting mechanism never felt sluggish, Annoying or slow but in RE 5 the developers used vast areas, So the controls felt punishing and sluggish and annoying at times and last the twe player mechanism is a great addition but instead of feeling fear, It always seems you have someone on your back. Thus Re 5 was a great game but a poor successor to RE 4.

FLATOUT WORST GAME = Rogue Warrior [Runner Up = Stallin VS Martians]

Why = I don't need to say more then this, Stay away from this game. You can probably end it in 1 to 2 hours and the online only features death match, team death match and Capture the flag, There are very few weapons, The AI is terrible, The story is crap, The game only has four missions which if played in any order wouldn't make a difference, The voice acting is worst and thus it's a waste of money, Burn or bury your money but don't buy this game, You will cry that why you wasted your time on this crap.

[Note = If you're wondering why I played it, So I didn't my cousin played it for easy platinum, That's how I know]

WORST GAME EVERYONE PLAYED = Star Wars The Clone Wars : Republic Heroes [Runner Up = The Godfather 2]

Why = The game was based on the animated series of same name, So many of the fans of the show bought the game but in the end got disappointed. The controls are clunky, The camera angles are bad, The graphics look terrible and dated and repetitive puzzles and battles made the game something you don't wanna play.

BEST GAME NO ONE PLAYED = Dead Space Extraction [Runner Up = Cryostasis Sleep of Reason]

Why = I didn't played this game but from the reviews and by seeing it at some place, I can tell it's the best choice. It's an on rail shooter and is not like all other games in the genre. It's perfectly paced and gives you some good scares and makes good use of WII Controls and the story guided experience is phenomenal, You'll love it. If you've a WII then you should give it a try.

LEAST IMPROVED SEQUEL = The Godfather 2 [Runner Up = Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2]

Why = Godfather 2 was a terrible game, The game was definitely in unfinished state. With tons of Bugs and Glitches, Terrible Storyline, Broken AI, Repetitive soundtrack, Only 5 cars and blurry and blocky graphics. Just a tip, Stay away from this game in anyway possible.

WORST USE OF A GREAT LICENSE = The Godfather 2 [Runner Up = The Punisher : No Mercy]

Why = Well explained it all above, Don't think I should right all that again. In short this game was a disgrace to the The great Godfather license.

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• OK more awards got pending :D. To be honest I wrote Genre Awards with it but it increased the size limit of the blog, So I'll post that after three or so days, I've something to post Hurray. I wish I complete these awards blogs before Feb 1.

• Ok now to the second thing, I'm sure all of you know it now that I'm inactive since ages and my blogs are also coming very slow, One blog every 10 days or so. So I have stopped making MB (Monthly Blogs) as they take too much time and I think it's a good idea. So I wrote all this to tell you that I haven't told What I was playing since some time and what games I ended in last 2 or 3 months, So I'll make a blog regarding that soon.

For Now I've a very Important Question and that's What are your favourite PS1 games, Also include the ones you like, I need a list of great PS1 games for some reason and I'm asking for help.

Bye for now Hope you all are in the best of your health

Hi hope you all are good and in full mood and enjoying yourselves. I made some blogs about my disturbing and busy life in past month, Still very busy but leave that for now. I was inactive on net from some time, So I was out of ideas for a blog previous days. A few days ago thought of making a GOTY blog, I didn't thought it will get this long, I've worked 4 or 5 days on this blog due to lack of spare time or I wasn't in the mood to write, Finally part 1 of blog is here, don't know how many parts it'll have......

2K9 is gone and I'm sure many of you would have made your decissions about various GOTY nominees and then you got disappointed here and there (On Various Websites) for sure but still we have are own opinion right, So I'm here to just share my personal opinion :)......

So Let's Begin 8)......

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MOST SURPRISINGLY GOOD GAME = X Men Origins Wolverine [Runner Up = Cryostasis : The Sleep of Reason]

Why = All of us have made up a mind that movie tie-ins will be a crap and most of the times it's true but not in the case of X-Men Origins Wolverine. It is one of the most entertaining games I played this year and it didn't disappointed me at all and everything was far more then my expectations.

BEST TECHNICAL GRAPHICS = Uncharted 2 Among Thieves [Runner Up = Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2]

Why = Every small detail in Uncharted 2 looks phenomenal, I'm sure Uncharted 2's visuals will be cutting edge even in next year. From the beautiful streets of Nepal to wonderful snowy lands and the village of Tibet, Everything looks brilliant And the Train section alone is worthy of this award.

BEST ARTISTIC GRAPHICS = Trine [Runner Up = Flower]

Why = Trine is a game from the dreams, The game looks and feels like fairy tale, Something from the memories from your childhood although the gameplay may not be that superior but the visuals definitely are, It's one wonderful adventure, Which one can't forget soon.

BEST ATMOSPHERE = Batman Arkham Asylum [Runner Up = Killzone 2]

Why = There shouldn't be a doubt in anyone's heart that Batman uses atmosphere to the fullest in presentation. The first glance at the game may not make it feel like something extraordinary but more and more you'll play the game, You'll merge in it's world. The Dark presence of the Asylum, the Feared Thugs reactions, The patient interview tapes e.t.c Everything when combined leaves a great impression on your mind Which one can't forget anytime soon.

BEST VOICE ACTING = Uncharted 2 Among Thieves [Runner Up = Batman AA]

Why = Nathan Drake is a lovable character, How he responds to the situations is quite funny and the beautiful pacing and terrific voice acting of the game makes Uncharted 2's World alive. It'll always feel like you are watching a Hollywood movie with great cast, Uncharted 2 has one of the finest or infact the best voice acting in Action Adventure Genre games.

BEST USE OF A CREATIVE LICENCE = Batman Arkham Asylum [Runner Up = Ghostbusters : The Video Game]

Why = Whenever we see a licenced game, The first word which comes to our mind is crap, Once again someone is trying to milk any good creative license. In prior years we have seen some terrible Batman games and our hope with the licence was almost none but Rocksteady came up with something exceeding our expectations far more then we ever imagined a batman game to be, Simply hats off to the rocksteady.

BEST MULTIPLAYER = Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 [Runner Up = Left 4 Dead 2]

Why = No doubt the formula of COD MW hasn't improved a lot in MW 2 but the addition of perks has served as the topping of the cake. COD MW is no doubt a very weak game in single player but the multiplayer is definitely solid and alone is worth the price tag.

BEST STORY = Assassin's Creed 2 [Runner Up = Dragon Age : Origins]

Why = To be honest I didn't played any game this year, Which should qualify as Best Story. Every game had flaws including the famous Uncharted 2 and no great RPG was released this year. So The best will be either Dragon Age : Origins or Assassin's Creed 2. When it comes to pick one, I'll pick AC 2 as it has overcome all of the flaws of AC 2 and makes sense of AC 1's ending and beautifully describes the life of an assassin and takes place in various years describing and explaining many aspects of the life of Ezio Auditore Da Firanze.

[NOTE = It can also be DA Originsas I haven't played it]

MOST IMPROVED SEQUEL = Assassin's Creed 2 [Runner Up = Uncharted 2]

Why = Assassin's Creed was a great game but had tons of flaws, AC 2 has improved in almost every way from the story line to the weapons, To the variety of ways of exploring the world including Flying Machine and boat, Variety of missions. Everything is improved and thus it's the most improved sequel.

BEST NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) = Infamous [Runner Up = Dragon Age Origins]

Why = This year we saw some great new ips including Scribblenauts, Infamous, Dragon Age Origins, Demon's Souls, Prototype e.t.c. We have seen a lot of super hero games in the past but none were able to surprise us and controlling the super hero never felt like being very powerful, Infamous introduced many new concepts and for the first time, It made you believe that you have the power, The controls were phenomenal and not a mess like prototype, City looked beautiful, Platforming was easy and enjoyable and the choice of changing the world as a superhero made it really interesting and entertaining adventure.

BEST BOSS FIGHTS = Wolfenstein [Runner Up = Demon's Souls]

Why = It's not easy to explain, I know many of you won't agree cause you haven't played the game. It'a dumb game and has a lot of bad things including plot, Pacing, Controls (at times), Glitches, Bugs but the game shines in boss fights, They are quite unique and interesting.

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT = No Russian level (COD MW 2) [Runner Up = Scarecrow Encounters (Batman Arkham Asylum)]

Why = Most of the time memorable moment is for the good but not in the case of COD MW 2, No Russian level is a disgrace to video gaming and one of the most ashaming things Activision ever did. The ones who have played the game will know what I'm trying to say here, It's not that we are killing the civilians, It's ok in GTA, So it was ok here too. I ain't a russian nor an American, So I couldn't take sides, Gaming is an entertainment medium, So why they are disrespecting another country. More shame then disrespecting and or killing Russians. Is how they are representing it, Killing innocents by a soldier, Soldiers are man of principles not some p*** to kill an innocent. In the scenario innocents are crawling, Trying to hide, Some people are dragging or carrying other to safety and we shoot them.

In short THE MOST DISTURBING AND DISGUSTING SCENE I ever saw in a video game and I won't forget it anytime soon.

BEST EXPANSIONS = Fallout 3 [Runner Up = GTA IV]

Why = Content wise and depth wise GTA IV was a little higher in some places as compared to Fallout 3 but let's come to the basic point, What's the reason of expansions, Simple a game doesn't die and it gets or adds something new to itself. GTA IV expansions were good but were released with some big intervals, So the interest of user base was a little lost. Second both of the expansions were stand alone and didn't increased or added anything to the original game whereas fallout 3 expansions added some great weapons, Increased the maximum cap of levels, Improved games ending and added some other cool stuff too although all expansions weren't that great, Some were great, Some good and some OK but as a whole package there were head and shoulders above GTA IV expansions.

Best Single Player Campaign = Uncharted 2 Among Thieves [Runner Up = Batman Arkham Asylum]

Why = All of you will agree that with time the developers are compromising single player campaign in effort to have or add or improve multiplayer, One such example is COD MW 2. So with time great Single player campaigns are decreasing, This year was a great year and we saw some great Single player campaigns including Uncharted 2, Batman AA and AC 2. All of these were great games although Uncharted was a clear winner, The story is far for improved then it's predecessor, The action sequences are great, The platforming is decent, The shooting is fluid and the voice acting is top notch, All of them combined makes a wonderful experience which one will remember for a long time

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As mentioned above in the blog, I was out of ideas of making a blog and too busy to right any editorial or something about myself or Monthly Blog or something interesting. So thought of my own GOTY blog few days ago, Was working on this blog since 5 or 6 days and it seems this blog will have 3 parts, So I've something to keep myself busy in this month at least :)

Hope you people are doing well waiting to see your response on awards :)

Hi as many of you will know, I'm off the website from quite some time and Still I've No intentions of returning. My personal life is a big mess nowadays and The problems are increasing and increasing and there is no ending to these horrible life issues

So enough crap about me, Lets begin with the blog

I made this blog for two main reasons, First

Hope the Next year brrings happiness to your life and it's great for you, And I wish that my sadistic life also takes a path towards happiness. Please excuse all my mistakess till this year and forgive me and be prepared in 2010 for more mistakes because I can't Change :twisted::lol:

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Second If anyone of you wants to chat with me on MSN or Yahoo or want to add me on Facebook, Send your ID to me in a PM, I'll be waiting :)

My regular blog readers will know that I'm a Muslim, So I don't celebrate any christian holy festivals e.g. Christmas

So Happy Holidays, Hope they are great for you and so is the new Year eve, Have Fun

19th December was one terrible day for me, One of the worst this year. The 2k9 wasn't a good year for me but I guess it wasn't that bad either.

I guess you people will remember my new 3D card, Which I bought in November. Well In short on 19th, My power supply sparked and due to it's failure the PC wasn't starting anymore, I went to a friend of mine and unplugged his PC and brought his 350W PSU to the house and voila The PC was running but with no display, So I tried many things and in the end when I unplugged or removed my 3D card it worked and PC started.......

So the next day I took my 3d card (which I recently bought) to the Shopkeeper and today they said that it's burnt and warranty terms don't cover this fault, So In short I lost some hectic amount of money......

LOSS

Cooler Master 85$ psu 650W

290$ XFX Geforce 260 GTX

TOTAL = 375$

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NEW 350WPSU = 50$

TOTAL LOSS = 425$

I was really sad back then, Now I've pulled myself, Thank goodness I didn't had a PC and didn't made a blog at that time because it would have been very sad. Truly it's a huge amount of money for a person like me, I don't know when I'll be able to rebuild myself and start modern gaming but it seems that It'll take 2 to 4 months.

So in short my gaming is dead for now and recently I'm playing a very old pending game GTA 3 on PC and Patapon 2 on PSP.......

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I was planning to make a happy blog but I guess for now my mood is off, Oh I think I should mention one most important thing from that blog because it's related to this one........

Do you people remember my Bike accident??? Oh I sold tat bike and bought a new one, Yippee but due to that I'm under a little debt, So this debt will prolong the non new gaming period, As I'll try to clear this debt first and it's approx.250$ debt.

Welcome Everyone to Pakhair's Blog...........

I'm sure everyone will agree that 2010 will be a great gaming year, 2010 will have some awesome game, The games about which I'm hyped about....

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RATINGS (DEPENDING ON WAIT)

DESPERATELY WAITING

EAGERLY WAITING

HIGH HOPES

LOOKING FORWARD

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Batman AA 2 = Yep this is a great news, Batman AA 2 is announced. I loved Batman AA and is the second best game I played this year, I rated it 10 in my reader review although Many people will think that the sequel this soon is bad but I disagree, I've faith in Rocksteady and I'm quite sure it'll be a wonderful experience......

WAITING STATUS = EAGERLY WAITING

Mass Effect 2 = This game is going to release early next year and I'm eagerly waiting for it. ME 1 was one of the finest games I ever played and the first RPG which I loved, Can't wait to see what happens with Commander Shepherd next year.

WAITING STATUS = DESPERATELY WAITING

Red Dead Redemption = It's going to be one great Wild West game and Rockstar games are always great, So my expectations are good.

WAITING STATUS = LOOKING FORWARD

Max Payne 3 = Oh I don't know How the game's outcome will be but The title Max Payne is very famous to be honest.

WAITING STATUS = LOOKING FORWARD

Mafia 2 = This will be one great game for sure, I loved Mafia 1 and Mafia 2 is looking great, So High Hopes.

WAITING STATUS = HIGH HOPES

Bayonetta = Bayonetta has received great reviews in Japan and I'm quite sure it will be a great game, I'm loving the game since I knew it is from the legendary creator of Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe and Okami "Hideiki Kamiya". Have high expectations with this one.

WAITING STATUS = EAGERLY WAITING

Dante's Inferno = After so much time, Finally a great game which looks to rival the God of War Franchise although I'm a million percent sure that GOW will be far far superior then Dante's Inferno but still I've high hopes with this one.

WAITING STATUS = HIGH HOPES

Medal Of Honour = MOHA was a very famous game and My brother played it a lot, I also played it a little I guess but MOHA is one of those games that I remember a lot, So the reboot of MOH franchise is a good news for me although I never played MOH games.

(MOHA = Medal of Honor Airborne)

WAITING STATUS = LOOKING FORWARD

Prince of Persia : The forgotten Sands = Still the news on the title are very less and We are waiting for details but I'm happy that Ubi has gone back to original POP franchise, You couldn't say that you don't miss the awesome platforming, Story, Cutscenes and Slow Time of POP Sands of Time Trilogy. I liked the new pop (2009) but it wasn't up to the name of pop franchise and didn't C-lassified itself as a true successor to pop franchise.

I still wish that The forgotten Sands is a remake of first game and not a new sequel or a game based on movie. And I also wish that UBI runs both POP franchises cause The visual design of POP 2009 was stunningly beautiful.

WAITING STATUS = HIGH HOPES

Splinter Cell Conviction = Although I never played SC franchise games but I always wanted to, I love MGS and Hitman, So this proves I love stealth games. So I always wished to play SC but never got a chance, This time I'll try to jump in.

WAITING STATUS = HIGH HOPES

Alan Wake = Alan Wake up, Remedy is working on this project from 5-6 years, So my expectations are very high. I pray that the game is great and lives up to the expectations otherwise Remedy will have to close it's studio LOLZ

WAITING STATUS = EAGERLY WAITING

Heavy Rain = This game will be an experience of a lifetime, I have high hopes although It won't be for everyone and many will skip this marvelous game but I'm 101% sure that it'll be a brilliant experience.

WAITING STATUS = EAGERLY WAITING

Dark Void = Not expecting a lot from this one but I'm still interested because Jet Pack fascinates me.

WAITING STATUS = LOOKING FORWARD

Just Cause 2 = If anyone of you played JC, He'll know that it was a lot of fun and JC 2 is forming to be a great game with crazy amount of fun, I'm quite sure I'll love it, I love destruction :D

WAITING STATUS = HIGH HOPES

Bioshock 2 = One of my biggest awaits next year, I can't wait to return to Rapture and I wish that the story lives up to it's predecessor.

WAITING STATUS = EAGERLY WAITING

God of War 3 = Oooh God of War, GOW is one of my most favourite franchises and this is my most awaited game for 2010, I wish that GOW 3 breaks all expectations and becomes a masterpiece and an experience of a lifetime.

WAITING STATUS = DESPERATELY WAITING

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I guess you people may have liked this blog, My next blog will be quite special. My mid-term exams will be over on Monday, Dec 21st. So expect my return soon too because after these xams the annual term will be in may, So no problem till march atleast :D

Oh and Have fun and make sure to share your opinion and favourite games with me :)

ENDING TIME = October 24th, 01:56 a.m

TIME SPENT = 20 to 40 Hours

C-LASSIFICATION = Surprisingly Good

RATING = 9.0

After a lot of terrible games, EA is back and with a Bang, The idea of changing the game studio was great and Slightly Mad Studios pulled it off.

PROS = Cockpit view is very detailed and beautiful, It's very easy to drive in Cockpit view, Sound is executed perfectly in almost every aspect from sound of the car to the commentary everything is top notch, Car models look beautiful and damage detail is great, Controls are perfect for a game which tries to be an arcade and Simulator at same time, The different Driving **** mechanism is a good addition, Customization as always is great.

CONS = City looks a little rough around edges at times, The Career mode is weak as compared to it's competitors, Drifting controls are very awkward.

FINAL WORDS =If you are fed up of the NFS games and don't like them anymore, You should still give NFS Shift a try. It's a great addition to the dying NFS franchise and has likely changed a lot.

The game knows itself, It's not trying to be a simulator nor an arcade racer but tries to be something in between and this effort has been successful. It's easy to pick and learn for the Arcade racers as game is not as punishing as it's competitors and is a lot forgiving at times and at the same time is a very good game for simulator fans. The new Cockpit view is awesome, I never played any game in cockpit view before because it's very hard but NFS shift has made a great use of this view and the camera angle in this mode makes it very easy to drive and see the road clearly and you would likely play the game in this camera even though if you don't like Cockpit view in other games.

The sound is top quality and everything from engine to commentary is great and feels like you are sitting in the original car. Car models look realistic although I drove in Cockpit or first person view in entire game except drifts. The damage modeling is beautiful although it gets a little hard to drive in cockpit view once the windshield breaks. As said before the controls are easy and responsive and you will master them in no time, The controls have Arcadish and simulator feel at the same time.

There are two driving ****Aggression and Precision, At the end of a race you are awarded with aggression or precision points based on your driving ****and which points are more (in total), You are given that type of Driving badge either Aggression or Precision, Game rewards you on both type of driving ****.As more and more you level, More rewards unlock, Level 50 is the highest and it's not easy to achieve.

City may look rough at edges sometime but overall presentation is good and tracks look real. Drift races have awkward controls but the good thing is they are very few in the game, Career mode has very few options as compared to other simulators but many people wouldn't mind it, As the game has tried it's best to make the game simple and easy for Arcade racing fans to jump in.

RECOMMENDATION = I'll highly recommend it all of the people who think NFS series is long gone, The game is a lot of fun and is a good comeback from NFS Franchise and is an entertaining game for both Arcade and simulator fans.

OVERVIEW

(Not a part of Review)

Difficulty on which Played= The game only has one default difficulty and that is a lot easy, You canturn Driving Assistants on or Off, I turned them off

Completion Percentage = 100%

Time Played = 18+ Hrs

I only played a few races in the game, Me and Simulator, Not a chance, Brother loves simulataor racing games although I didn't played it a lot but I've seen it a lot and also had a few discussions with brother, My bro loves Gran Turismo, So it's hard to impress him but still he loved the game.

ENDING TIME = October 29th, 01:21 a.m

TIME SPENT = 10 to 20 Hours

C-LASSIFICATION = Innovative

RATING = 10.0

The Dark Knight has been a star in video games since long but no game hasn't even come close to the Batman phenomena, Rocksteady's new Batman AA is a new game based on Batman and for the first time ever, You will feel like you are the batman

PROS = Visually Stunning Graphics, Tempting and innovative gameplay design, Superb Storyline, Easy to learn and hard to master combat mechanics, Awesome Soundtrack, Brilliant Voice Acting, Great Presentation, Grows on You, Great Extras including Riddles and Challenge Mode.

CONS = You'll have to play majority of game in Detective Vision, Villain Encounters (Boss Battles) are relatively easy

FINAL WORDS = In one Word It's "Innovative", If you are playing games from far too long, You'll easily notice that there are very few games which our entirely unique to what we have seen from time to time. And being unique is not only thing, It should also be fun. Batman AA is a wonderful masterpiece which is innovative and addictive. Batman AA doesn't has a single dull moment and is the best super hero game ever released.

The story is entertaining, The fighting mechanism is unique, You will be either doing normal brawler type combat with one attack and counter button or you will be fighting from the shadows by using one of batman's wonderful equipment, The Combat System is Easy to learn and to hard to master although the AI feels dumb some times but still this never makes the game boring.

The Graphics are superb and Visual presentation is stunning, The Sound and Voice Acting is Top Notch and you'll want to listen Riddler and Joker again and again. The Extras are unique and addictive You will find it hard to stop yourself from completing Riddler's Challenges (Collectibles).

The Challenge mode is a special mode where you have to fight some goons in either Stealth or Brawler s-tyle, It also has some requirements to meet in order to earn good ranks, This mode is really really fun and you wouldn't want to stop until you have completed all of the challenges.

The Villain Encounters or Boss Fights feel like they could have used a little more work but are still very entertaining and the detective vision is great but you'll miss majority of game's beautiful environments due to this.

RECOMMENDATION = Batman AA is one hell of a ride, Which every Batman fan and Gamer will enjoy and once you pick it, it'll be hard to put it down.

OVERVIEW

(Not a part of Review)

Difficulty on which Played= Normal

Completion Percentage = 100%

Time Played = 12 Hrs

Batman AA is one of the best games I played this year and I thoroughly enjoyed it, It's unique and Fun and one great adventure that I won't forget any time soon.

ENDING TIME = October 29th, 01:21 a.m

TIME SPENT = Less then 10 Hours

C-LASSIFICATION = Don't believe the Hype

RATING = 8.0

Uncharted Drake's Fortune is one very hyped exclusive of PS3, Let's Find out, Is it worth it???

PROS = Beautiful and Lusher Jungle, Superior Character Animation, Brilliant Soundtrack from Voice Acting to the Sounds of the environment to the background score-everything is great, Hollywood movie s-tyle presentation.

CONS = Platforming is a piece of Cake, Underdeveloped Plot, Clunky Cover System, Enemies are over smart, Puzzles are very easy

FINAL WORDS = Uncharted Drake's Fortune is a wonderful and beautiful game with great looking environments. Still to this date, The game looks very beautiful as compared to many games released nowadays. The Background score is brilliant and the Soundtrack is memorable.

The Story starts good and is an interesting one too but many things aren't explained clearly, Which spoils all the fun, Simply it's a modern take on something resembling Indian Jones and Tomb Raider. The Presentation is great with Great music, Animations, Cutscenes, Shootout sections and Vehicle Sections, The game will always keep you interested in it.

The Uncharted does a lot things great but nothing perfect, The Cover system has a lot of issues Nathan will take covers where you don't want him too, The enemy AI is super hard and it takes a lot of bullets to take a man down and their aim is always perfect and they always know where you are and they have a habit of flanking you even on lower difficulties. The platforming is way too easy, If one has played prince of Persia or Tomb Raider series, He'll easily notice that platforming is a piece of cake and nothing more then pressing of a button. The puzzles are entertaining but are very easy as compared to it's competitors, And as mentioned before the plot is good but nothing memorable and will make you wonder about a lot of things once it ends.

RECOMMENDATION = Uncharted is one great game but has it's issues, If you like third person shooters you'll like this game but for sure their are many other better options then this one out there.

OVERVIEW

(Not a part of Review)

Difficulty on which Played= Normal

Completion Percentage = Only Ended the game in Normal difficulty with all collectibles, Don't know what will be completing percentage, I guess 50%

Time Played = 8-9 Hrs

I had a lot of expectations from this one but I didn't liked it that much, As far as my opinion is concerned It's over hyped. Tomb Raider series is better in platforming and Puzzles then this one and their are a lot better shooters out there.

Thank goodness Uncharted 2 is an awesome game.

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RECOMMEND MY REVIEWS (MUST READ)

If you HAVEN'T READ THEM or you READ THEM and liked them then RECOMMEND my reviews, Only not recommend them if you disagree . So here are the links to review pages

[NOTE = IT ALWAYS FEEL GREAT TO SEE A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS]

NFS Shift

Batman AA

Uncharted

[NOTE = TR Legend was also ended in october but not enough time & limit for review ;)]

Hi and Welcome my friends to the blog regarding Games ended in October, I know October is long gone and time of December is here but what to do, Due to some things I wasn't able to post this blog until now. Please read it and give your response, Even If you don't read it, Recommend my Reviews :D........

I ended 6 games in october and review of 3 is in Part 1 and the review of other 3 will come very soon....

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ENDING TIME = October 14th, 5:39 p.m

Difficulty = Very Easy

TIME SPENT = 40 to 100 Hours

C-LASSIFICATION = Grows on You

RATING = 9.0

Loco Roco is one of the most charming and sweet games one can ever play, Let's take a visit to the beautiful and magical world of the Loco Roco and find out are they worth your love and time or not???

PROS = Beautiful looking backgrounds and atmosphere, Cute and Adorable Loco Roco (Blobs), Undeniable Charm, Easy to play, Wonderful Soundtrack, Highly Addictive.

CONS = Too Easy, Too Short

FINAL WORDS = Loco Roco is a kind of game, Which many will love and many will hate. It's simply love it or hate it game because as from technical standout point it's a fairly easy and simple game in which you have to guide the blob (Loco Roco) towards the end of stage and game is pretty forgiving too. But Loco Roco as a game is wonderful and a memorable experience.

Everything from Visual Presentation to soundtrack is phenomenal, Game has an undeniable charm which will easily attract your hearts and you'll fall in love with the game.The gameplay is very unique and addictive and the soundtrack is magical and fits with the mood of the game although Loco Roco is relatively a short game but is an adventure which many will not forget for ages.

RECOMMENDATION = Anyone who has a taste for art and like light hearted and magical adventures should play it, I'll recommend it to everyone but many of the hardcore shooter type people wouldn't like it, As Said before it's a love or hate game but It's one magical and memorable experience

OVERVIEW

(Not a part of Review)

Difficulty on which Played= The game only has one default difficulty and that is a lot easy.

Completion Percentage = 100%

Time Played = 45+ Hrs

Well I got it from the cousin and thought of giving it a try and the game just sucked me in, It's one wonderful experience and I played it for hours and hours without tiring from it and finally left it after completing it 100%, Still my friends give it a try if you ever get a chance, It's labeled Pakhair's Choice :lol:

ENDING TIME = October 16th, 4:54 p.m

TIME SPENT = Less then 10 Hrs

C-LASSIFICATION = Waste of Time

RATING = 2.0

I played this game on an online website but as it is also released on retail, I'll count it as ended game.

PROS = Jeff's or Host's Original Voice, Questions from the show

CONS = Only one Song which will make your ears bleed after a few minutes, The Soundtrack and voices of kids are horrible, Very Few questions, Blocky and Muddy Models, Game Runs on 800*600 resolution and no option to increase it.

FINAL WORDS = Well the game couldn't be defined better then these three words, Broken, Busted and Buggy. The Graphics of environment and textures of models are awful, Sometimes the same subject appears more then once on the black board means English will appear in 2 grades at same time. The soundtrack is very limited and you'll want to mute the game after first 10 minutes, The questions will also start to repeat themselves after a while and although this game is based on the show but there should have been some hints or cheats because the game gets annoying after a while due to it's punishing difficulty.

RECOMMENDATION = Overall This game is a disgrace to modern gaming as the game looks like it was released in 1995, So please save yourself from this disaster.

OVERVIEW

(Not a part of Review)

Difficulty on which Played= The game only has one default difficulty.

Completion Percentage = 100%

Time Played = 1-2 Hrs.

As said before I found this game on an Online website and thought of ending it so I can proudly say I'm smarter then a 5th Grader. After some punishing time, I thought of cheating and got all answers from Internet and called my self that I'm smarter then a 5th Grader :P

ENDING TIME = October 21st, 05:34 p.m

TIME SPENT = 20 to 40 Hours

C-LASSIFICATION = Disastrous

RATING = 4.0

NFS franchise is one of the most famous racing franchises but with time it lost it's fame, With every other sequel in the franchise the developers hope to re-achieve the glory of the old days but are never successful. After the super hit NFS MW, None of future sequels (including Carbon and Prostreet) got great reviews from critics and so in the hope of making days better EA came up with NFS Undercover in 2008. Well you wouldn't love to hear this but this game is no different at all actually it's even worse.

PROS = Car Models look Beautiful, The Soundtrack is Good, The sounds of Engines and Tires Screeching is believable, Car Customization has plenty of options.

CONS = Gets Highly Repetitive, Starts Easy but Later gets Impossibly Hard, Frame Rate is Horrible even on Next Gen Gaming PCs, Horrible Voice Acting, Cutscenes are awful, The City looks lifeless and Bland, Lots of Bugs including hidden walls, Cars Handle Terribly and feel like Toys and Physics is terrible, Your opponents always have a better car then you later in the game.

FINAL WORDS = Truly If you ask me to write what's Bad in this game, I can fill pages upon pages and still all problems wouldn't be covered but I guess I'll go with good parts first, Game is quite fun at beginning because there are some new type of races and the AI is very forgiving at start, Game still looks bad but is fun. The Cars look beautiful, The Soundtrack is good, The sounds of engine, Tires, Supercharger e.t.c are believable and Car Customization hasn't improved a lot as compared to it's predecessors but still has a lot of depth and options.

Now I guess this is it for the good part, Let's begin with the bad. The first moment you look at NFS Undercover, You'll know that it's stripped and the city looks bland and awful. The Voice acting is horrible and sometimes it looks like you are watching very low budget movie with Noob actors.

The game may provide you some fun at start but once a few minutes into the game, You'll realize the flaws. First the city is dead, Yes it has no sign of Living,Secondly the motion blur is used a lot, Even if you stand still without moving your car, Motion Blur is on, This is done in effort to hide the terrible graphics, AI is super hard, Even if you have the fastest car in the game and you crash for 3 seconds, Your opponents will win or You'll be at the Top Speed on the fastest car in the game and your opponents will easily outrun you, Your opponents cars are always faster then you although you wouldn't notice punishing AI early in game.

There are hidden walls everywhere means your car will stuck or crash near the boundaries on the straight road. The city is linear, This means no sense of free roaming, It's competitors Midnight Club LA and Burnout Paradise have already done million times better then this game in terms of free roaming, Both of these games were released before Undercover, So it's definitely a shame that Creators of Undercover came up with such a linear game in which there are straight tracks and few shortcuts. Now don't start me on thew cops, The cops are punishingly hard later in the game, Even if you have the fastest car in the game Level 1 Cops will easily outrun you with no problem at all, Except for that your car will occasionally stuck in Pursuit Breakers and thus the cops will catch you means there are spots in the game where you have to hit your car so things from the environment fall on the cops and destroy their cars, So you can run but the problem is that if you hit those spots occasionally your car will stuck in rumble and in mean time more cop cars will arrive and arrest you.

The Car physics is unbelievable and cars handle unrealistically, You can make a turn on speed of 400 without loosing any speed at all, The cars movement never makes them look believable and it always feel like you are driving a toy instead of a real car.

Still it's not over, I've saved the best one for the last, The frame rate issues, I've a great PC on which I run games like COD MW 2, Protoype and GTA IV with 60+ frames on higher graphic settings but in this game my frame rate never goes above 25 and is varying between 15 to 25, So it's almost impossible to play the game at times, The roads disappear, The buildings disappear and the beautiful loading comes, Which is one of the most annoying and terrible thing about the game.

RECOMMENDATION = I don't think I need to say more, This is a horrible game, Save yourself from this nightmare and go play Midnight Club LA or Burnout Paradise instead, I repeat it again DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.

OVERVIEW

(Not a part of Review)

Difficulty on which Played= The game only has one default difficulty.

Completion Percentage = 100%

Time Played = 22 Hrs.

I know I'm trying to go with shorter reviews and this review is very long but It's a horrible game, I just wanted to write all thi crap :D. I played this game last year and left it at 82% with carrer unfinished and 8 normal races (Not related to carer) unfinished, It was very hard to pick this crap again and finish but finally somehow I ended this crap and Thanks goodness I ended it.

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RECOMMEND MY REVIEWS (MUST READ)

Well in old days I wrote longer reviews but now I try to make it short and descriptive, No one has enough time to read a long reader review although NFS Undercover review is fairly long but as said before I try my best to write short reviews but sometime the game demands a little more :).

If you haven't read them or you read them and liked them recommend my reviews, Only not recommend them if you disagree otherwise leave it :D. So here are the links to review pages

Loco Roco

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?

Need for Speed Undercover

UPDATE

Well in short the sinuses is back nowadays and this thing sickness session has prolonged so much, I'm almost great as compared to before but still weakness and sinusses, Well everything will be fine soon :)

I finally got a new level, Level 23 took a lot of my time, I think almost 1 1-2 month. The new level name describes my current situation very beautifully :o

Hi everyone, Hope you are having a good time, As the ones who read my previous blog will know I'm sick from past 10 to days, Still I'm not 100% but far far better then before. I'm taking a leave for a while, Don't know till when but may be for a week or so. I've planned a few lengthy blogs :D and I'll come up with 4 or so long blogs later this month but now's not the time. So I'm on leave I'll only come for updates, Don't expect to see me wandering around your blogs any time soon, At least not until saturday.

As for gaming I'm playing Fable TLC and I've already put 23+ hours in it, I'll end it soon 100%, Still so many things to play Uncharted 2 left near end and TR Anniversary in middle. I'm planning to play COD MW & MW 2 soon, As brother is playing MW 2 online and I can get MW from someone to try the campaign as both games campaigns are interlinked.

New Medal of Honour is also announced, Good news huh and Saboteur is also going to release soon, Are you interested in anything???

As the year is ending, Many of you will know awards session is soon, Make sure to cast your votes in Reader's Choice of GS and if you like Spike VGA, These are the best gaming awards and will be held on 12th DEC, Make sure to check them out on Spike.

Now who says I can't write a short blog ;)