Most gamers know the infamous “Konami Code” and 9/10 will say they remember it because of the 30 lives code in Contra on the NES. What many don’t know is that Contra was originally an arcade game and the NES was a port of it. The XBLA release is based on the arcade version, which means… No 30 lives code, sorry guys. Should you still play?
I have updated my review for Batman Arkham Asylum to reflect a few things that have changed since I originally posted the review. This includes the fact that there was free DLC released and the PC version has come out and what makes it different (mostly PhysX support). Click here to read the review.
This is my premiere edition of “1st 10 Hours.” What is it? Well, some games are quite epic, usually RPGs and if I were to wait until I finished it to get a review out it would take quite sometime. Also, I may have only played as one class and not know how other aspects play out, etc. Maybe a game has multiplayer and I’ve only done single, or vice versa. Well, I’ve put in over 10 hours in Demon’s Souls and would like to give my impressions, but will do a proper review later on. Read on to see my thoughts.
For those that don’t know, there is currently a problem with the PS3 using PSN due to a bug in the time settings. This means that people can have games crash/not run and can lose trophy data. Sony is aware of the issue and working on a fix. I’m sure you would have already known that before coming to my little blog, but figured I’d post anyway since it’s a big deal. Sony is advising uses of non-Slim PS3s to not use their systems at all until the fix is out. [UPDATE] It appears that all is fine now. This only affected non-Slim models because it uses a faulty ARC chip (same as in the Zune) that gets confused with leap years… at least that’s what Sony is saying which is odd since it’s not a leap year this year. Anyway, things are fine… for now.
Things are picking up once again with the releases with some nice games coming out this week. Click here to see the Upcoming Releases for this week with games such as Heavy Rain, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, and Last Rebellion among others. I know I’ll be playing a lot of Heavy Rain and Sonic and Sega All-Stars, what will you be getting?
Just like Root Beer Tapper, this is a review for an XBLA game that is no longer available due to the bankruptcy of Midway, but is still available in the Midway Arcade Treasures collection. Smash TV may be even more appealing to today’s audience as it is a twin stick shooter long before Geometry Wars was around. This is the daddy of them all (the granddaddy would be Robotron 2084) and is still a ton of fun to play.
That’s a lot of consoles listed in the title, huh? That’s because this is a classic Midway arcade game, and in reality I could list a hundred more that it was on, but I will focus on the XBLA version as well as the one found on the Midway Arcade Treasures collection on PS2/Xbox/GameCube. Has the game held up after all these years?
As I mentioned earlier, there was a free update to Cyborg Mice Arena and I updated the review to reflect that. Not much has changed, but if you’re interested to find out, click here to read my review.
Version 1.5 has been released for Cyborg Mice Arena that adds some new features. Below the break is a video of the additions. Expect my updated review within a couple days.
In a time when games (especially by indie developers) are made to be twin stick shooters or have zombies in them, sometimes they are are both and Nation Red is one of those times. I love zombies and I love twin stick shooters, did I love Nation Red?
