Offical Game reviews

[twiztedtony]

Guitar Hero II

for this game i gave score to each aspect out of 10

Gameplay 9
Guitar Control 6
Funness 10

the reson i gave the controler a 6 is because every person i know has had there wammy bar break, there are alot of kinks that need to be worked out
i give it a

4 out of 5

because of the guitar

[SuperMan]

Originally Posted by RyuNacho

I was doing an extensive review of Bioshock (thediceman's request) just now when my sister randomly hit the 'Back' button, effectively deleting everything I had typed. I'm tired, and don't have time to redo the whole thing. So I'll just give some basics for now.

Graphics: 10
Sound: 10
Setting: 7
Story: 5
Gameplay: 7

I feel there are several aspects of this game that could have used some more thought, such as the weapons/plasmids. It's pretty standard 'psychic warrior' armament, which seems inappropriate considering the time spent on this game, as well as the fact that the characters aren't psychic.
Story and setting, for some people, could be higher-however, I consider plausibility when I rate these. A lot of things here just don't mesh well together when considering the timeline, as well as separate parts of the game itself. For example, psychic powers granted by genetic mods. Also, the fact that the government doesn't bother Rapture (the underwater city the game takes place in), allowing it to regulate itself. I can't see that during any era of our recent history.
My final large complaint is in-game world persistence. Things change, which is supposed to be good. But some changes don't make sense, like constantly respawning enemies. Some rooms never change, which can make backtracking a bit stale, whether or not you have to.

On the upside, this game has amazing graphics and sound, and plays very well (the lowering of this score was due to the weapon system). The ability to hack electronics in Rapture opens interesting possibilities for fighting, and the hacking minigame itself is generally entertaining enough to not make hacking feel like a chore. My favorite part of the game-Big Daddies. Go do some YouTubing or something. You'll see.

Everything else about this game is generally well done, such as the feel of the era from things like in-game posters, to large theaters, and enemy AI.

Overall-this game is worth playing, very much so if you can overlook it's occasional unrealistic points.

the respawning was very occasional at best, i hardly ever ran into someone else when backtracking, although it did happen maybe once or twice

you dont have psychic powers. you're given abilities from plasmids. you can't compare it to a psychic game and give it a bad score because it's not a psychic game.

the governments lack of involvement is due that it was built from the 40's to the 60's, and it was underwater in the middle of the ocean. the government wouldn't be involved.

what part of the time line didn't you get?

[RyuNacho]

I didn't 'not get' anything.
Respawning occurred often enough that I felt I should point it out.

The Plasmids don't feel like genetic modifications at all. There is no way that my body could be modified in a way that I can catch things on fire by thinking about. All of the powers feel this way, which is why I compare them to psychic abilities.

The government would involve itself in some way-if nothing else, laws and ethics would still apply. Rapture, however, escapes even this.

Lastly, I meant more the time and era the game takes place in when I said timeline. Not the timeline of the story itself.

[SuperMan]

Originally Posted by RyuNacho

I didn't 'not get' anything.
Respawning occurred often enough that I felt I should point it out.

The Plasmids don't feel like genetic modifications at all. There is no way that my body could be modified in a way that I can catch things on fire by thinking about. All of the powers feel this way, which is why I compare them to psychic abilities.

The government would involve itself in some way-if nothing else, laws and ethics would still apply. Rapture, however, escapes even this.

Lastly, I meant more the time and era the game takes place in when I said timeline. Not the timeline of the story itself.

no one has jurisdiction over the ocean pal.

[mashby]

I think Aquaman does.

[SuperMan]

Originally Posted by mashby

I think Aquaman does.

i stand corrected

[joshbond]

Shouldn't we have a seperate thread for each game review?
Makes it hard to find anything when you have to dig through this thread to find the game review your looking for.

Also makes it hard for google to index it and for people from around the web to be able to come check out our game reviews when they are all stuck in one thread.

/rant

[SuperMan]

Originally Posted by joshbond

Shouldn't we have a seperate thread for each game review?
Makes it hard to find anything when you have to dig through this thread to find the game review your looking for.

Also makes it hard for google to index it and for people from around the web to be able to come check out our game reviews when they are all stuck in one thread.

/rant

all of mine are seperate

i think you should ban everyone who's posted a review in here

besides krushr

[thediceman]

when i made the thread i figured ppl would just put the game review and not chat back and forth on it but i should have known but josh you do bring up a great point and i agree 100%
they should be seperate especially because of google.

[LogicBomb]

Originally Posted by SuperMan

i think you should ban everyone who's posted in here

I'm just glad I never posted in this thread.

[KrushR]

Originally Posted by SuperMan

all of mine are seperate

i think you should ban everyone who's posted a review in here

besides krushr

agreed.

except

[RyuNacho]

Alright guys, I can do reviews (when I do them) in separate threads. Still too lazy to just write 'em up though. Ya want one, let me know, and I'll think about it. XP

[KrushR]

Originally Posted by RyuNacho

Alright guys, I can do reviews (when I do them) in separate threads. Still too lazy to just write 'em up though. Ya want one, let me know, and I'll think about it. XP

Ok, then.

I want one for every game that came out in the last six months.

[RyuNacho]

Originally Posted by KrushR

Ok, then.

I want one for every game that came out in the last six months.

I'll think about it.
...
Nah.