Quiet

Its been a while since I have posted and to be honest not a lot is going on in gaming. Xbox live will be down for a bit on April 1st for some maintenance and hopefully some new features. An Army of Two demo will be joining this and il finally get a go and get some impression of this game. Im sure I will find something good to post as April is a busy month with Mario Kart, Wii Fit and of course GTA IV. I will be posting my impressions on these games and reviews however Wii Fit is still a maybe on my list.

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (360) Review

The Rainbow Six franchise has always been a great tactical shooter however, the series really got noticed when Rainbow Six Vegas was released for the Xbox 360 and later the PS3 and PC. This game mixed great tactics with run and gun and a mixture of 3rd and 1st person views. The visuals were sharp and the multiplayer became many peoples next generation counter strike. So now Ubisoft Montreal are back with the inevitable sequel Rainbow Six Vegas 2.
The Story line of Vegas 2 takes place before after and during the events of Vegas with a seperate team working in parallel to that of the first game. You control Bishop the leader of your sqaud of 3. The voice acting has improved vastly however, unfortunately the story still gets lost and you feel like your simply taking on several independent missions.
Bishop in essence is you. You can customise his guns clothes and even put on your face using the Xbox Live vision cam. This brings us into the new ACES system. When playing multiplayer and single player you have a big Call of Duty-esque experience bar at the bottom of the screen. You are awarded different points for getting headshots, blinfiring and even shooting through cover. These different features get split into assault,marksman, and CQB which are rewarded for accordingly so, for shooting someone from a distance you may level up in marksman and unlock a new sniper rifle. This all works very well and gives the game replay value.
The single player is very similar to that of Vegas but I feel the level design is much improved you have to plan your moves a lot more or your stopped dead in your tracks. The controls are improved slightly but in essence are the same which will be nice for previous players.
The multiplayer is still laggy at the moment but if you get yourself into a good game it brings endless enjoyment. Teams are starting to work well together and the new maps are brilliant and mixture of new maps and ingame levels give you a lot to explore. The graphics are close to the single player which is a huge improvement from from the first game aswell.
Overall Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is a must have for fans of tactical shooters they have improved everything nessesary with 4 player co-op and better level design while keeping it on the same level as Vegas 1. It will take you about 8-10 hours to complete the single player campaign and multiplayer will give a lot more play. Unfortunately though the game still has bugs and if these had been ironed out this would be a near perfect shooter. 9.0/10

What happens in Vegas stays online

I have just spent a fair few hours playing rainbow six vegas 2 which in my opinion is pretty darn good. You start the game off buy creating your character I of course used the vision cam for (achievements) and it has improved greatly since the first game. You then get to choose from a small amount of outfits which you can unlock more of throughout the game. Then of course I went into the story mode which doesnt seem that developed story wise however, the level design is much more interesting than the previous game. The next thing is the new experience system which works in a very RPG style way it also carries some unlocks over from the first game if you played that. I am still very annoyed as I havnt recieved my achievement for ranking to private first class even though I am past it. I had a quick go at terrorist hunt which is very difficult as the AI is very good in these games. The multiplayer has graphics that are a lot better than the first one however, this is ridiculously laggy hopefully this is just due to full servers and will improve. Rainbow Six is looking like another great game for the 360 and one for the PS3 I will post a full review as soon as possible so keep posted.

Rainbow Six Vegas 2

Yes thats right, the most anticipated sequel of the year is out on Thursday but will it live up to it predesessor and manage to grab the market away from Call of Duty 4. I will be posting my first impressions of the game on launch and also posting a full review of the game once I have completed it so keep an eye out for my upcoming posts on this game in the city of sin and flashy lights.

Manhunt 2

Manhunt 2 has finally been given a rating and the permission to be released in the U.K. but will this mediocre game actually be sold for its content or just for the controversy. Hopefully I will be able to tell you closer the time as I work in a retailer but no doubt the opening weekend will see a lot of 14 year olds being turned down.

Bioshock 2

Bioshock 2 has just been announced at Take-Two's (were not EA's yet!) latest onslaught of games along with the delay of the midnight club sequel. Bioshock was released to critical acclaim and the announcement of a sequel is unsuprising however, i feel Bioshock was best left as a single outing so it will be interesting to see this game develope and see if it lives to up to its predesessor.

Plans

After watching the guy's on giantbomb.com I have decided to try and get a bit more interest in the blog rather than it becoming a diary of a teenage gamer. I don't know what to do next but watch this space if anyone is already.

Fifa Street 3

I have recently downloaded the Fifa Street 3 demo and thought i would put up a review of the demo so you would no whether its worth the precious room on your harddrive.
Now one thing you should not expect is for Fifa Street to be another standard Fifa game for once EA seem to have tried to break the mold of the regular monotone game that never seems worth my £40 when i could just have a kick about. The new stylish graphics and brilliant sound effects give a new lease of life into the Fifa Street series. Its a shame the rest cannot be as intuative as the style the controls are nice and simple however the players don't always do what you want when you want. After a few games I was beginning to realise how frustrated Steve McClaren felt. The music is limited on the demo and extremely annoying luckily the 360's custom soundtrack helps to combat this. Overall a football fan will have a couple of hours enjoyment from this demo and I am sure it will be a good one for a late night play with mates however, Fifa Street 3 is repetative and fails to break the mold its great graphics style aims for. 6.5/10

New Site

I have always got a lot of gaming information form Gamespot which is a great site however recently a lot of the team have left for certain reasons. Now I have found a new site made by Jeff Gerstman and Ryan Davis previously of Gamespot and I recommend checking out www.giantbomb.com

Airsoft

Spent the whole day playing airsoft so i havnt had much chance to do anything. I am currently deliberating whether or not to buy Army of Two which my friend says is the best game out however he is playing it on coop and the single player is apparently rubbish so i will wait and see and after all Vegas 2 is just round the corner

Forza Motorsport

I recently purchased a copy of Forza 2 for my 360 a game i have been meaning to buy from launch. I must admit i have not been disappointed this game is massive with endless amounts of things to do and i have barely scratched the surface after getting rid of my monstrosoty that is the new mini (biggy) i am now trying out a cleo sport with the hope of saving for a crossfire or DB9 anyway im sure i will play this game for a long time however i might be tempted to get Army of Two tomorrow and get back to games with guns being as i have just broke my addiction to Call of Duty 4. If you havnt played Forza or COD i recommend buying a copy second hand and selling your life.

First Post

I have been reading a lot of blogs recently arrow pointing down etc. and spend most of my time telling my friends facts like the current demise of High Definition DVD hence the name. I came up with the idea of trying my own blog with the hope of educating people although i will probably just end up getting corrected a lot. I also hope the posts will get more interesting.