Category Archives: computer games
Update!
I have been neglecting the blog a little over the past week or two as I’m re-jiggling my portfolio website and hopefully the design I’ve come up with will be slightly more impressive than the old one which is kinda basic. Anyway, I’ve been watching plenty of TV and some more Noir in the meantime, also a couple of games like Resi 5 and GTA 4. Expect some fresh posts very soon!
Why we need another Lara Croft
Check out my new feature atricle over at Sisters Noir – “Why we need another Lara Croft”.
Resident Evil 5
I went and grabbed my copy yesterday. Resident Evil games are always a bit good, and I love playing them. So I’m not exactly first in the queue, but considering how long this took to come out, what’s so great about getting it double quick and finishing it straight away? I enjoy soaking up the scenery. Then again, the game is completely break-neck. We were playing it last night. Resi 5, if you don’t know, is all co-op now so you can either play through single player with an AI-controlled lady or have your mate join in (more fun). As always, the packaging and presentation are top-notch, the orangey scrawls and African settings oozing detail. I do find myself swearing a fair bit at the archaic control system, though, and it is very similar in feel to Resi 4. Good fun though, I’ll let you know how I get on.
Arkham Aslyum Update
There’s some new stuff on the video game Arkham Asylum. Check out this fantastic new vid:
R-TYPE Dimensions and Tomb Raider Beneath The Ashes
R-TYPE Dimensions is an updated version of R-TYPES 1 and 2. I downloaded the trial of the first level earlier. By pressing “Y” you can switch in real-time between the original 2-D in-game graphics and purty new 3-D vistas. It is 3-D in the way that R-type Delta and R-TYPE Final were – still side-scrolling but with 3-D sprites and scenery. It all looks bloody brilliant! Another cool thing about this is the addition of “Infinite Mode” which affords you infinite lives (R-TYPE games are notoriously hard and not particularly generous with extra lives). The best thing though, is that R-TYPE Dimensions allows you to play 2 player co-op on a single machine or using XBOX live. Not even R-TYPE Final (the seminal R-TYPE game on PS2) had this features, it had only a baffling (and terribly disappointing) A.I. mode, where you sat and watched random spaceships fight while you imagined you could actually fly them. Bugger that.
