Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption has taken the gaming masses to frenzy by absolutely nailing the Western atmosphere bringing it to new heights and creating one of the most satisfying and most fun games around. Red Dead Redemption packages a complete game that manages to shed attention on details amidst a massive scale.

It is the classic Wild West setting that has an addition of more stunningly detailed layers over the original Red Dead. Red Dead Redemption brings about a story that will take you over to a vast countryside and a fantastic cast of supporting characters who helps Marston performs and delivers spectacular gunfights. The dialogues and voice acting are wonderful enough to make you feel become a vital part of their world.

However, Red Dead Redemption contains one flaw in which there is an occasional bug or hiccup visually seen on screen. The story takes a little while to get going. Nonetheless, even this failure feels remarkably fresh. It’s certainly not a focal point of the experience; the game is still enjoyable enough to keep you going and its due in large part to the absolutely amazing voice acting and facial animations during the real-time cinematic sequences.

Some people are confused on which version, a PS3 or a 360, to get. When it comes to graphical advantage, Xbox 360 got it. The graphics are sharper and with less aliasing. In the opening section, you actually visualize the clear faces of the characters. In addition, it also contains 16 Ars Technica members in the game’s thread playing online. This is very good for those persons who don’t like to play with strangers.  On the other hand, the version of Red Dead Redemption in PlayStation 3 has some noticeable jump in quality. However, this does not make the version bad. In fact, the totality of the version is still impressive.

God of War III

God of War is a series fueled by revenge. Krato’s, after losing the title as the God of War, every inch of brain cells is occupied with the passion of killing Zeus and annihilating the existence of the forces of Olympus. This is the only driving force, the raw motivation of Krato’s in conquering impossible odds. Krato’s knows no death. Destiny and time are like mists that disappear in the air. No one can stop him as he plunge on fulfilling his mission amidst the other gods, the Titans, and the thousands of poor, innocent Greeks.

The plot succession of God of War series thickens and leads to a climactic ending in God of War III, providing more depth beyond the ordinary theme of revenge. It bears close resemblance to the traditional Greek tragedies. God of War III is a product of refinement and elaboration.  The basic approach, together with the battle plan remains essentially untouched. In comparison to the previous games, the combat attacks of God of War III have increased in speed and finesse.

The flow of the game of the God of War III is much more smooth and understandable as the puzzles’ quantity and complexity have been reduced. They’re not particularly intricate or difficult compared to the last game. In fact, the solutions are practically handed down to you. On the other hand, the scale and intensity of the combat have become so grandeur, bigger and more incredible. The game takes place on a scale that is overwhelming and mesmerizing to every player. It transports you to a world of highly polished and vivid graphics bringing your emotions to its maximum height.

The only downside of God of War III is that the added weaponry bears similarities with the default blades and there is under-utilization of some of the abilities.

Nonetheless, God of War III offers us an epic story that outshines them all and an exceptional video game that leaves you panting and breathless in the end.

ModNation Racers

ModNation Racer is more than just a kart racing game with HD graphics. The videogame contains a career mode, various colorful characters in the world of entertainment race against one another and gain for your stable. This is supported by a staggering and amazing amount of tools as well as content. ModNation Racers serves as an epitome of stellar sandbox.

ModNation Racer is composed of two games wrapped into one. The first game is about creativity. You get to design your own car, personal racer and also the tracks upon which to race.  It features excellent creation engines that may be the focus of the game aside from racing down the course. Gamers, especially those who like to tinker, will certainly like the creation aspect that it’s more a Lego-like toolset.  The vast array of parts and pieces opens up a wide world of possibilities. There is a wide range of content to open and download. Players can share their creations online, uploading cars, racers and tracks for the enjoyment of the ModNation community. The second game focuses now on taking your creations to the death-defying race of a lifetime. The fun race is set in a bright and vibrant background of cute and stylish characters.

ModNation Racer gives you a good sense of being entirely a part in the game’s world where you can feel a real-life racing competition more so when there are awards for the most magnificent top karts and tracks that have been making a sensational race on the PlayStation Network. However, in a single-player mode, the racing mechanics are so unstable. There is frequent drop of framerate which borders to be so annoying. On top of that, there are lots of loading screens. The racing aspect feels like it was put together simply to show off the creations and nothing more.  The game fails to hold up.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Company 2 is an online shooter that is flexible and engaging from start to finish. It offers various features and more strategic and team-based change of pace.

You can immediately see the improvements in bad Company 2 over the previous game. Take for instance, the dialogues are very excellent with occasional quotable banter and they are delivered with some superb voice acting and detailed deadpan animation. This results to a mix of good laugh and a good, thrilling adventure. In addition, the game ensures that the comeback of the Company B squad is more mature and intense as single player experience where the stakes are higher than ever.

Players can compete in 4-player teams in 2 exclusive squad-only game modes, playing together in combat to unlock exclusive team awards and achievements which may range from an extensive range of pins, insignias and kits weapons and vehicles among others. All these can be used to fine-tune their preferred fighting style to give the edge in combat. Moreover, the virtual environments in Bad Company 2 are much larger and more diverse than those in Modern Warfare 2.

The presentation is more of cinematic and epic touch that has been successfully achieved. It has a solid shooting mechanics and a superb multiplayer combat approach. The graphical backdrops are gorgeous with the destructible environment fitting nicely to the welcome chaos. It is the firefights that play to the improved demolition engine that assumes the weight of the game.

All aspects of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 successfully comes together in the most deliberate and thoughtfully crafted way. All the features are combined to deliver spectacular and unpredictable action moments that are not found anywhere else in a modern warfare experience. It makes an invigorating benchmark for a genre that is polluted with complacency.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

The evolution of the Mario bothers has come a long way. The creation of Super Mario has been given sufficient attention and commitment by the Nintendo Entertainment System. In 2007, the 3D Mario design was revamped with Super Mario Galaxy.  Soon after that Super Mario Bros. Wii was introduced and became a big hit in the market as it contains much creativity and challenge. Today, with Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii, the game is overwhelmingly amazing.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii reputation precedes itself. Its predecessor Super Mario Galaxy, on which this new video game was patterned and anchored, hit it big in the past and wowed so many fans around the globe. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a creation of masterful Wii out from the mistakes and refinement of the last video. The definitive element of Nintendo’s Galaxy 2 blueprint, however, is that it’s technically the second part of a learning curve that the original game kicked off. This means that it has also the same level of difficulty.  It still contains the same creativity and willful challenge, but with new directions of gameplay and sharp add-ons.

The new version of Super Mario Galaxy has various and multi-faceted gameplay styles and perspectives as well as level designs. Sometimes the contorting challenges and the game’s instant change of gravity and physics render the player in bafflement. Nonetheless, the pacing remains perfect, being able to simultaneously deliver several fronts of multiple and smooth difficulties, in the midst of its loose structure.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 offers brilliant, imaginative worlds that looks so stunning and contains fantastic power-ups that will keep you pre-occupied for weeks. Nintendo has done a great job in making the sequel of Super Mario Galaxy burning with intensity and brilliance. It does possess the same spirit of fun leaving you breathless during and in the end.