SynopsisThe fronds of the palm trees sway, their graceful dance deceptively peaceful here in the heart of L.A. Under your hood, your engine purrs with approval, and you rev it a few times for a taste of what's to come. The driver next to you responds, revving his own engine in turn, a threat that twists your lips in mockery. Your car's power hums all around you, making your heart pound and your skin tingle with excitement. The asphalt unfurls in front of you and you go tense as the moment approaches. In a flash your foot is on the gas, your car gunning up the street with the other vehicle hot in pursuit. Music thunders around you as trees and landmarks whip by at breakneck speed. This is street racing at its purest, and you are in the driver's seat.Midnight Club: Los Angeles delivers the adrenaline-surge excitement you've come to expect from the Midnight Club franchise in an all-new setting. Get behind the wheel in a dazzling selection of licensed vehicles, including muscle cars, tuners, exotics and motorcycles for thrilling open-world street racing. Customize your ride with licensed aftermarket parts and a decal creation system that lets you put your inimitable style on display and intimidate the competition. Experience L.A. in stunning realism as you race through the streets to the tune of an all-star soundtrack featuring more than 100 pulse-pounding songs. In Midnight Club: Los Angeles, the City of Angels is your playground for truly devilish racing excitement.
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This game is absolutely amazing! Graphics, handling, sound all of the above! I still can not find anything wrong with it. Its best feature is the way all the cars handle and drive. The graphics are superb! There are a lot of different cars to choose from. Not easy, not hard. If you bought the originals or just a fan of racing, you gotta check it out!
SynopsisIn a seemingly utopian city, the tight rein placed on information has created a market for a new type of profession: agile couriers called Runners who transport sensitive data on foot, away from prying eyes. But when a Runner named Faith discovers that her sister has been framed for a terrible crime, she soon finds herself on the run for a reason entirely unrelated to her job. Caught in the sights of unscrupulous opponents determined to hunt her down, Faith now must run for her life. In this soaring, vertigo-inducing cityscape, will she be able to outrun a deadly fate?Mirror's Edge thrusts you into the path of danger with its combination of chase, puzzles, strategy and fierce combat. Run, leap and vault through the complex urban environment with incredibly smooth, acrobatic movements that lend immediacy to the heart-pounding action. Runner vision lets you view the world from the perspective of the Runner as you scan the environment for your next means of escape. Scale walls and leap across rooftops as you strive to evade danger, knowing the continued movement of your feet is the only thing keeping you alive.
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The game is fast first person platformer. A fresh new adaptation of true and tried platforming. Rather than moving slowly and timing the jump from the edge. Speed is what counts here. You need to be moving at a constant speed to kick open doors, catch a drop wire etc. etc. Every thing is setup for constant nonstop movement. The level designs are so perfect; once you get hang of controls there is no need to stop. The game takes you through roof tops, A/C vents, malls, office walk ways and lots of other varied setups. At every stage there are multiple paths to move forward. There is a lot of freedom and it is tied well with risks. It may take some time to get a handle on the game. Once you pickup the controls and nail jumps it is very addictive.
SynopsisEnter the world of international espionage with that most famous of agents: James Bond. Based on the Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace films, this hard-hitting game delivers all the intense action and suspense you expect from the Bond franchise. Join 007 for dangerous and deadly intrigue across far-flung locations as you experience high-octane action that leaves you both shaken and stirred.Combining the intensity of 1st-person shooters with 3rd-person cover combat, Quantum of Solace puts you in control of the fiendishly clever mind of James Bond. Use of all of Bond's deadly skills, including punishing maneuvers, expert marksmanship, tactical skills and stealth, to overcome dangerous and deadly foes. An advanced artificial intelligence makes adversaries react in intelligent ways, so you have to stay sharp and alert. Take on thrilling missions in exotic lands and interact with characters from both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. Smile at danger as only Bond can, and neutralize enemies with the cool efficiency of a "00" operative.
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I was pretty apprehensive about this title, as every James Bond game after GOLDENEYE was an embarrassment. But QUANTUM reclaims the power of playing as Bond and does it with class. Great graphics, including an incredible 007 model that looks exactly like Daniel Craig. The locations are excellent with a lot of variety.
But most importantly the game is a blast. The gunbattles are intense, heightened by great sound design and music. The Bond gaming experience has never been so immersive. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
SynopsisStep into the boots of a 101st Airborne paratrooper and relive Operation Market Garden, the largest Airborne operation of WWII. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is based on a true story of 101st Airborne paratroopers. High-definition graphics will immerse you in the action and make you feel like you're really there.Real-time cinema effects and Dolby surround will take your breath away as you hear the echoes of war all around you. Take command of bazooka teams, mortar crews and more as you struggle to defeat your enemy. Log online, team up with friends and compete in intense battles against players from around the world.
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To be fair this game and its earlier ones were made to bring a more realistic feeling to a WW2 shooter. It is not your typical shooter where you storm through a stage killing enemies by the 100's. You play as a Srg and have to command your squads around to cover one another and flank. The game has great graphics, a good AI, awesome sound effects and a even better story that will challenge and give you many hours of strategic combat. Please understand that most people knock this game because they are used to and I guess are not bored of your average shooter. If you are tired of typical shooters with no strategy whatsoever then I bet you will love this game. Also note that this game focuses alot more on single player then online.
SynopsisThe crowd roars in your ears as you measure your opponent with one swift glance. Your teammate has inflicted plenty of damage, but it's up to you to finish this loser off. Adrenaline surges, and with a burst of speed you launch yourself into the air. With a bone-crushing "WHAM!" your opponent is slammed to the mat. His body flails under yours, but you've got him pinned. You grin at the knowledge of certain victory ~ and then bash him into the mat once more for good measure.WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 slams you with all the excitement and intensity of pro wrestling. With graphics so realistic you'll practically smell the fear on your opponent, you'll experience the thrill of the ring in a whole new way. For the first time experience the virtual world of the WWE in a brand-new tag team match where you'll work as part of a team to build momentum and attributes, destroy opponents and pull off vicious tag team finishers. Launch yourself down the road to WrestleMania in the game's new Story mode, featuring the franchise's first ever co-op storyline. Customize all aspects of your created superstars and create the most devastating finishing moves ever unleashed. With WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, the ring will never be the same again.
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I Love This Game. It's fun, it's easy and it's packed. The only problem is that when I've managed to complete all the RTW's I can imagine becoming quite un-interested with it until we get the DLC anyway. Hopefully along with new superstars, THQ will be able to give us new RTW storylines and arenas to keep us occupied with the DLC until the next installment. This type of thing will also allow THQ to give us a lot more to the game with constant updates instead of trying to put as much on the disc as possible before release date. Really interesting story mode. This time, it's wrestler specific, so the story mode is much more fleshed out. You will probably get most enjoyment out of this mode. There is create a finisher mode, which I previously thought had a lot of potential. But after playing with it for a few hours, I realized that the mode is really limited. Based upon what moves you pick in the first few steps, the rest of the steps become more and more limited in terms of what moves you can add. So you can't really create that many amazing looking finishers. If this mode had received more attention, I definitely would have given one more star to the game.
Synopsis The hit arcade game Virtua Fighter 5 explodes onto the console scene by taking advantage of your PlayStation 3's outstanding next-generation technology. Choose from an all-star cast of fighters, including the two new fighters El Blaze and Eileen. El Blaze is a Mexican fighting champion who obliterates his opponents with his Lucha Libre fighting style. Eileen uses a Monkey Kung-Fu fighting style from China that she learned from her grandfather, a Kung-Fu master.Customize your character with several attachable items to give him or her a personalized look. As you progress, you'll win in-game money and prizes to spend at an in-game shop. You can even perform an all-new Offensive Move, which allows you to attack and approach your enemy from the side for more strategic gameplay.19.99
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I am more of a Tekken fan per se, but I wanted a next generation fighter for the PS3 and this one is pretty much it. I have DOA for the 360 and was never really all that impressed with it as a fighter but I have heard that the VF series has always been great. I have not played it a great deal since I just got it but overall it is pretty nice. The fighting engine is fast and responsive and very similar to Tekken. The texture maps are the most impressive thing since they look real and are nothing short of amazing! The moves are numerous and the AI is very good since you can not reuse the same tricks over and over again to win consistenly. Not bad since I have never been a VF fan but I am impressed!
SynopsisExperience the future of warfare in Haze, a cutting-edge shooter in which governments have made outsourcing to Private Military Corporations (PMCs) common practice. You play as Shane Carpenter, a newly enlisted soldier in the year 2048, fighting on behalf of the most powerful PMC to date: Mantel Global Industries. Its newest invention, a biomedical substance known as Nectar, has changed the face of combat by transforming regular men into powerful performance-enhanced human weapons. Now you must take your increased abilities to a war-torn country in hope of annihilating the Promise Hand, a vicious rebel faction. However, you may discover that all is not what it seems, causing you to reconsider where your loyalties truly lie. Will you continue to fight against this threat on Mantel's behalf, or will you decide to join your enemies?You'll rely on advanced gear, high-tech vehicles and deadly weapons to accomplish your objectives. As a Mantel soldier with Nectar coursing through your veins, you'll have special abilities for detecting danger and delivering lethal attacks. Remain a steadfast member of the Mantel regime, or switch sides and become part of the Promise Hand alliance. Choosing to break away from Mantel will grant you new powers, such as Play Dead, Weapon Stealing and Nectar Grenade. No matter which side you end up on, an innovative Disparity Rendering System presents scenes differently depending on whether or not you have taken Nectar. Intense multiplayer battles add to the drama with your choice of online modes, including four-player co-op confrontations. Walk in the shoes of tomorrow's soldier and see what it's like to be the most feared force on the planet.
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This might have been a good launch title a for the PS3, but not a year and a half later. When I first saw the game trailer I thought "Wow!!! this will be a awesome game." Needless to say, I was a little disappointed. There is nothing that Haze brings to the table that has not been done in other FPS. The game play to me seems a little sluggish, down trodden, and borish. The environments seem to lack any real details. The characters are cliche. We as gamers dropping so much for a game expect a little more bang for our buck.
Learn more about Lair. (Flash demo) SynopsisEndless conflicts and natural disasters have turned the world into a bloodbath of lies and betrayal. You are Rohn, a warrior who soars atop a battle-trained dragon through violent aerial combat. Under your guidance, your reptilian mount scorches and claws enemies with deadly precision. You have the talents needed to defeat legions of opponents, but do you have the courage to save two civilizations?Lair immerses you in a living, breathing world of incredible beasts, a deep storyline and thrilling gameplay. Fight through vast battles in the air and on the ground and face off against armies of thousands. Change the complexity of the action with your ferocious dragon and set the ground ablaze with waves of flame. With stunning visuals, intense audio and exhilarating mission-based gameplay, Lair will test your warrior skills as you engage onslaughts of vicious enemies.
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Once in a while a game is considered awesome; otherwise there are tons of just good games. This game is definitely awesome. The control is good, the quality is great and game play is very compelling. You'll find it very hard to even take breaks from this game.
SynopsisKick up some DiRT and get ready for extreme off-road action. This newest Colin McRae title goes beyond the series' point-to-point rallying to give you an extremely diverse selection of wild off-road competitions. You'll thrill to amazing gravel, mud and DiRT racing events that include the dangerous Hill Climb and collision-packed Rally Cross events.Select from a wealth of officially licensed cars and real-world locations and take part in real racing with real consequences. Maintain control as you careen into a barrier, smash panels and spew debris all over the track. The visually impressive environments and intense racing action deliver a stunning motorsports experience that satisfies rough racers. If you seek precision control and extreme intensity, you are ready for DiRT.
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I am into simulations both in games and professionally in physics; and while I can see some aspects of how they try to ensure the driving is not too difficult or frustrating it is still an extremely detailed and accurate simulation of a Rally driving experience. I am especially amazed by how much realism they put into the interaction between the vehicle and the surround obstacles in the environment like bushes, trees, guard rails, roadsigns, fences, rocks, logs, and any other debris on or around the track. That includes bits and pieces of other cars that sustain damage during the race. I mention the damage modeling here almost as an aside but the only word to describe the detail and depth of the accurate simulation here is Awesome. You have to see it to believe it - I would recommend this game to any driving sim enthusiast.
SynopsisIn the 200 years since the global atomic war of 2077, the surviving residents of the Capital Wasteland (formerly known as Washington, D.C.) have holed up in Vault 101, enjoying a life free from the dangers that lurk beyond. In the Vault, you are protected from the Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers and Super Mutants that prowl the Capital Wasteland. But now your father has defied the Overseer and left the Vault for reasons you don't know. You must find him and discover the truth before it is too late. Beyond the Vault, the Capital Wasteland presents threats unlike any you have ever known. Are you brave enough to face them and resourceful enough to stay alive?Fallout 3 immerses you in an environment unlike any you've seen before, where the great monuments of the United States lie in ruin and danger lurks around every corner. Super-deluxe HD graphics render the Wasteland in eye-popping detail, from the danger-filled offices and Metro tunnels of D.C. to the rotten flesh of a mutant's face. Customize your character in limitless ways while choosing from dozens of unique skills and perks, each with a dazzling variety of effects. Experience the post-apocalyptic world from either a first-person or third-person perspective with the touch of a button. Inflict death and destruction in an all-new cinematic presentation through the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, which allows you to pause time in combat, aim for specific body parts on your target and queue up attacks. In Fallout 3, you make the decisions that define you and that change the world.
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I just got this game today (spent about 5 hours so far) and I haven't had any freezes or glitches yet. The closest thing I had to that was one loading screen when going to a saloon took a little longer than normal but thats it. This game is awesome. I would certainly recommend it to anyone who likes rpgs or action games. The VATS system is amazing and so far I am having a really fun time playing it.