World of Warcraft Review
WoW is a MMO that tens of millions have tried and millions still continue to play. When you see MMO a picture of WoW is the description pretty much. It is the most talked about MMO in the West and the most played. It set the standard for future MMOs pretty much. While features in WoW have been used before its creation, WoW polished them and has created a system that is extremely user friendly and easy to pick up. WoW brings a variety of adventure to the table and makes it so almost anyone could pick up a keyboard and mouse and crack a smile..
** GAMEPLAY **
The Core of any MMO, and an aspect WoW makes sure to fill consistently. There is tons to do in this game, standard for almost any MMO, and it is handled very fluidly. You pick your server, race and class. From that point you pretty much have the MMO grind; getting quests, killing mobs, farming crafting mats etc etc. Just like any other MMO! However, WoW has a multitude of systems setup to make life a little easier for the gamer. read more
Halo 3 Review
Halo 3 was, in a way, doomed before it was released. No matter how well it did, people are going to judge its “wow factor” against how amazing the original Halo felt to play back when it first came out. Now that we are used to the weapons, races, environments and plotline, nothing is as cool as it was that first time. It’s the same issue that plagues any series, be it Dune, the Matrix, Star Wars, etc.
Halo 3 does get a boost in that it is released for the 360, so you get an automatic upgrade in abilities there. We’re playing on a high end HD TV, and yes, it looks really nice. The backgrounds look like a painting in motion, with swirling clouds and dancing dust storms. From the light glinting off the metal surfaces to the detailed shadows in the rocks, it can be really gorgeous. Is every detail as beautiful as every detail in, say Gears of War? Maybe not. Different developers focus on different items. There are always trade-offs for speed and visual appeal reasons. For a Halo world, I think they did a good job.
The sound and dialogue are really great. I like the background music, and I find much of the dialogue hilarious. There are some conversations that have me laughing out loud. This is a good game to play with your surround sound stereo system hooked up, and of course the subwoofers.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Review
I would like to start off by stating that I have played and own most of the Call of Duty games. For the 3 different modes of the game, read their respective sections below.
Campaign: (No Spoilers)
In my opinion, the campaign of MW3 was very good, but not as good as MW2 and BO. It has a decent storyline and loads of action, but some of the missions just weren’t as fun and seemed like doing the same thing in a different place. The campaign of MW3 isn’t too difficult and is about on par with MW2. Veteran is still pretty difficult, but there are no points which are brutally hard. I liked that Infinity Ward brought back some of my favorite characters from past games, and introduced lots of new ones as well. Like past games, there are multiple intel items to find and achievements regarding doing special tasks which aren’t too difficult.
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