Thats right batman is back in a new game that every ones been talking about Batman: Arkham Asylum. I couldn't wait to try this game out.
So I got my friend to let me play this game on her x-box as I don't have any new gen stations yet, and was amazed at the entire thing. This was one game that i could put aside my pride for. The graphics were great, the controls were easy, and the story was good.
At first I wasn't expecting much I was just hoping for a game with decent graphics that i could stand to look at for more then 30 minutes, but i got more. The opening scene was almost like a movie and when you started to play it didn't change. The thing i notice though was when the joker was talking the mouth was off a bit but I could see past that easily. Everything was rendered very nice though from the main door to the dirt in the corners.
I dont play x-box much, in fact I have only touched the controller about five maybe six times in all. Even though i was very controller illiterate everything was explained very well in the game. I learned all the controls fast and about the only thing I consistently had trouble with was the view control. Along with having to move batman with the left control stick you had to move the view with the right. this made for very good camera angles but for the first few minutes i was having problems but after that initial point it was fairly easy, just dont forget the camera is not fixed like i did every time i walked away.
I will be honest and say that i have not finished the game because we went out to dinner and i haven't had the time to go back and play but from what i played and what my friend told me the story line is fluid and very well played out. There wasn't a time where you just wonted to say, "What the hell is this part doing in here and what the f does it have to do with anything?"
Over all I'm giving this a 9.5/10 (i couldn't give a rating out of five for this). The controls are nice, the story is great, the cameras are player controlled, and the graphics were just a step away from being movie quality. For $53 its a good buy.
links: amazon
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
MapleStory
Wow i have seen this game explode on to the seen like no other. everyone that i know seems to be talking about this game non stop. So I had to see what all the hype was about.
MapleStory is a free social adventure MMORPG. I personally do not see what the attraction of this game is. the graphics suck, its a 2D side scroller, and I couldn't understand how to move on to a task.
The graphics in this game or horrible, even for free game standers. The best way I can describe it is it looks like the makers of Pokemon regressed to ten year olds, were put on five different illegal drugs, and told to draw the backgrounds to this game. I dont even think i could call the graphics a base for something good there just that bad.
This is a 2D side scroller, like all those game boy games we all loved to hate. Yes everyone for some reason the 80's game developers that couldn't get a job anywhere all hooked up and developed this game. there is not much i can say on this part of the review, it all seems self explanatory. 2D - flat....very, very flat. Side scroller - limited movement up and down very long horizontal.
For what story there was, it was very confusing on how to move to the next level. So when I started out I had to fight some monster. After I cleared the tutorial it sent me to a town. From there I was to get some sort of Cristal ball looking thing and i could move on to the next place. That sounded simple enough so i went to the market seller and bought a cristal ball like thing and opened it, but instead of moveing to a new place i was back in the tutorial. Just what the hell happened? so i cleared the level went back to the person and learned that the next place was only available when you hit level 5. That meant that you had to keep buying the tutorial ball over and over until you were so sick of the computer telling you how to fight that you wonted to slam your computer against a wall and shoot it with an auto shotgun 52 times. Well at least that's how I felt.
As for the good aspects of the game, the social interaction. this was what it was designed to be, a giant chat room for anyone that liked role playing. and i guess if your into that kind of thing this is your game. Go out, download it, create your character from a wide selection, and chat the endless night you used to spend dressing like a wiser in the basement away. I know that sounds a little harsh and all but out of the five friends i asked to play this only the two that played D&D with there 100 sided dice, were the ones that continued to play. the rest of us doped that game like a fat chick on a diet.
As for a rating i wont to give it a -1/5 but i can see where it gets its population from so im going to break this up a little.
Rating one: -1/5 if you like and FPS, action/adventure, or strategy type of game you will hate this game with a passion and wont to kill the person who showed it to you right after you destroy the computer that it was on.
Rating two: 2/5 if your the type that likes MMORPG's and dont mind that there is no point to a game as long as you can role play as the character you made, and hang with, or make new friends this may be a game for you but i would suggest you look at some others before you try this.
Rating three: 4/5 if you are the type that loves chatrooms, being alone, and small little characters that you make to resemble yourself, or like anime chat rooms, or just generally hate any other game this is your game. dont even bother looking at others this one fits your every need and you will be on here for hours on end.
I fall under rating one but over all its up to you if you dont mind that it has crap graphics and no point the go ahead and try it. Who knows you might like it and play every now and then just to talk to everyone.
links: Nexon games, MapleStory
MapleStory is a free social adventure MMORPG. I personally do not see what the attraction of this game is. the graphics suck, its a 2D side scroller, and I couldn't understand how to move on to a task.
The graphics in this game or horrible, even for free game standers. The best way I can describe it is it looks like the makers of Pokemon regressed to ten year olds, were put on five different illegal drugs, and told to draw the backgrounds to this game. I dont even think i could call the graphics a base for something good there just that bad.
This is a 2D side scroller, like all those game boy games we all loved to hate. Yes everyone for some reason the 80's game developers that couldn't get a job anywhere all hooked up and developed this game. there is not much i can say on this part of the review, it all seems self explanatory. 2D - flat....very, very flat. Side scroller - limited movement up and down very long horizontal.
For what story there was, it was very confusing on how to move to the next level. So when I started out I had to fight some monster. After I cleared the tutorial it sent me to a town. From there I was to get some sort of Cristal ball looking thing and i could move on to the next place. That sounded simple enough so i went to the market seller and bought a cristal ball like thing and opened it, but instead of moveing to a new place i was back in the tutorial. Just what the hell happened? so i cleared the level went back to the person and learned that the next place was only available when you hit level 5. That meant that you had to keep buying the tutorial ball over and over until you were so sick of the computer telling you how to fight that you wonted to slam your computer against a wall and shoot it with an auto shotgun 52 times. Well at least that's how I felt.
As for the good aspects of the game, the social interaction. this was what it was designed to be, a giant chat room for anyone that liked role playing. and i guess if your into that kind of thing this is your game. Go out, download it, create your character from a wide selection, and chat the endless night you used to spend dressing like a wiser in the basement away. I know that sounds a little harsh and all but out of the five friends i asked to play this only the two that played D&D with there 100 sided dice, were the ones that continued to play. the rest of us doped that game like a fat chick on a diet.
As for a rating i wont to give it a -1/5 but i can see where it gets its population from so im going to break this up a little.
Rating one: -1/5 if you like and FPS, action/adventure, or strategy type of game you will hate this game with a passion and wont to kill the person who showed it to you right after you destroy the computer that it was on.
Rating two: 2/5 if your the type that likes MMORPG's and dont mind that there is no point to a game as long as you can role play as the character you made, and hang with, or make new friends this may be a game for you but i would suggest you look at some others before you try this.
Rating three: 4/5 if you are the type that loves chatrooms, being alone, and small little characters that you make to resemble yourself, or like anime chat rooms, or just generally hate any other game this is your game. dont even bother looking at others this one fits your every need and you will be on here for hours on end.
I fall under rating one but over all its up to you if you dont mind that it has crap graphics and no point the go ahead and try it. Who knows you might like it and play every now and then just to talk to everyone.
links: Nexon games, MapleStory
Friday, September 18, 2009
Americas Army 3
Americas Army 3 is a free first person shooter from steam and it was made by the Army. i have not played AA1 or AA2 so i cant really compair this to the previus games but from what i have played so far has actually terned me away from this game.
Americas Army 3 is meant to be a multi-player game from the start, so there is no real single player to it other then the training. in the training it basicly teaches you how to shoot and how to through grenades. Then how to save someone on the battlefeild a little later. That last part is about the only thing i found useful though. after you are done with training you get a little ceremony then shipped of to war.
In the multi-player maps you are on one side facing your opponents. the objective is to capture three control points or kill the opposing side. so basically this is a run and gun game. At first when i entered i liked the game but quickly after the first five minutes it lost its appeal. The graphics in game are faily poor, the map, while big, has very limited movement., and the sound sucks. After i got the game and played for about 30 minutes i had to stop and move over to Call of Duty.
I have to give this game a 1.5/5 dew to the slow play, bad graphics, and lack of content. the controls are smiler to that of CoD4 but the little differences felt clunky and out of place though that was easily fixed in the menu.i would call this a good base for a game but not a completed one. even though its free i would not suggest you wast the 2 hours and 30 minutes it takes to download as you will probably only play it for about an hour at most. there are so many better free games that take half the download time and are 10 times better.
links: AA3
Americas Army 3 is meant to be a multi-player game from the start, so there is no real single player to it other then the training. in the training it basicly teaches you how to shoot and how to through grenades. Then how to save someone on the battlefeild a little later. That last part is about the only thing i found useful though. after you are done with training you get a little ceremony then shipped of to war.
In the multi-player maps you are on one side facing your opponents. the objective is to capture three control points or kill the opposing side. so basically this is a run and gun game. At first when i entered i liked the game but quickly after the first five minutes it lost its appeal. The graphics in game are faily poor, the map, while big, has very limited movement., and the sound sucks. After i got the game and played for about 30 minutes i had to stop and move over to Call of Duty.
I have to give this game a 1.5/5 dew to the slow play, bad graphics, and lack of content. the controls are smiler to that of CoD4 but the little differences felt clunky and out of place though that was easily fixed in the menu.i would call this a good base for a game but not a completed one. even though its free i would not suggest you wast the 2 hours and 30 minutes it takes to download as you will probably only play it for about an hour at most. there are so many better free games that take half the download time and are 10 times better.
links: AA3
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a first person shooter game. It has four different teams on multi-player two each map you have the S.A.S and marines on one side and opfor and spetsnaz on the other. It also has six different modes: free for all, team deathmatch, search & destroy, headquarters, sabotage, and domination.
Free for all is self explanatory, everyone for them selves person with the highest score at the end of the round wins. Team deathmatch is also self explanatory, your on one of the teams mentioned above and your are fighting the other team. the team with the best score at the end wins. Search & destroy is a mode where you have two targents that you are ether defending or attacking, you will swich through out the game during "intermition" and "half time" and you only have one life. Usually it will be the first team to nine attacks/defends will win but that all depends on the server. Headquarters is where there is a target that you have to take and defend. it moves around the map and once your team has it you will not be able to respawn until the headquarters is ether destroyed or the time exspires. usually the first time to 245 points will win. Sabotage is where there are two targets, one for each team, that you have to bomb. in this mode you will respawn all the time like free for all and team deathmatch. Domination is a mode where you have three flags that you try to take and hold as the opposing team does the same.
Each mode can be played on a total of 20 maps (21 maps in total but ones a repeat so i didn't count it) giving you a total of 120 different map/mode combination. In every one you will get points for killing/assisting in killing and opponent. On the pc you have 55 level and on concoles at level 55 you can submit it in restart at level 1 losing everything and get an insignia in "prestige" mode. You can repeat this 10 times giving you a total of 550 levels. on certain levels you will recive new weapons, new perks, or both. Along with this there are challenges which will give you add-ons to your weapon such as a scope or painted pattern on the gun. If you complete all the challenges in a gun group you will unlock a golden version of one of the guns in that group.
Over all i give this game a 4/5 its a good game and fun to play with your friends but the pc versions level system is to short and no matter how good you get at the game some 12 year old noob is going to come in and t-bag the heck out of you while telling you how much you, your mom, and your sister suck. (thanks sexyphil for that :)) Also this game will cost you about $50 depending on what you get it for, i would have to say that if you don't have it just save your money and get Call of Duty: Modern warfare 2 when it comes out on November 10th. (you can pre-order now on amazon)
links: Call of Duty, Amazon
Free for all is self explanatory, everyone for them selves person with the highest score at the end of the round wins. Team deathmatch is also self explanatory, your on one of the teams mentioned above and your are fighting the other team. the team with the best score at the end wins. Search & destroy is a mode where you have two targents that you are ether defending or attacking, you will swich through out the game during "intermition" and "half time" and you only have one life. Usually it will be the first team to nine attacks/defends will win but that all depends on the server. Headquarters is where there is a target that you have to take and defend. it moves around the map and once your team has it you will not be able to respawn until the headquarters is ether destroyed or the time exspires. usually the first time to 245 points will win. Sabotage is where there are two targets, one for each team, that you have to bomb. in this mode you will respawn all the time like free for all and team deathmatch. Domination is a mode where you have three flags that you try to take and hold as the opposing team does the same.
Each mode can be played on a total of 20 maps (21 maps in total but ones a repeat so i didn't count it) giving you a total of 120 different map/mode combination. In every one you will get points for killing/assisting in killing and opponent. On the pc you have 55 level and on concoles at level 55 you can submit it in restart at level 1 losing everything and get an insignia in "prestige" mode. You can repeat this 10 times giving you a total of 550 levels. on certain levels you will recive new weapons, new perks, or both. Along with this there are challenges which will give you add-ons to your weapon such as a scope or painted pattern on the gun. If you complete all the challenges in a gun group you will unlock a golden version of one of the guns in that group.
Over all i give this game a 4/5 its a good game and fun to play with your friends but the pc versions level system is to short and no matter how good you get at the game some 12 year old noob is going to come in and t-bag the heck out of you while telling you how much you, your mom, and your sister suck. (thanks sexyphil for that :)) Also this game will cost you about $50 depending on what you get it for, i would have to say that if you don't have it just save your money and get Call of Duty: Modern warfare 2 when it comes out on November 10th. (you can pre-order now on amazon)
links: Call of Duty, Amazon
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Starcraft
Today i have decided to do the RTS, Real Time Strategy, game Starcraft.
Real time strategy means that you and your opponent are playing at the same time and not waiting to take a turn like in any final fantasy game. Starcraft was introduced in 1998 and is still hevily played on battle.net today.
In starcraft the original we were introduced to a war between the terrans and zerg, which if i remember correctly were human made. after the into video you can go into single player mode or multi-player mode. I would sugest that if it is your first time playing (which i highly doubt but is possible) you go into single player mode and play episodes 1-3 so that you understand what the characters are and how to use them.
In a nutshell you have three types of characters terrans, zerg, and protoss. The terrans are your human characters. The terrans are direct decendents of human prisoners from Earth. All of the terran structures are built by an SCV. The zerg are vile insect-like aliens. All of their buildings are made from the drones where they will actualy morph into the building you wont. The protoss are an advanced race of humanoid religious warriors. All of their buildings are warped in by the probe. Any of the structures made from terran have to be repaired if attacked and only have a heath bar. Zerg structures are organic and will heal themselves as time passes, they too only have a heath bar. Protoss structures have two bars one for shield which will re-power over time and a heath bar which has to be fixed by the probe.
After you have learned to control the units and everything that goes along with that you can start playing against the computer or against real life people over battle.net. There are a lot of maps in multi player. some are for 2-8 way battles and some are for fun such as maps like chose you defense. i have always tended to lean to the fun maps as that's what the game is for and i was never really fast enough to play the regular maps.
The graphics for the time period are fairly good and the game play (especially in multi player) is always fun. The movement for the map is a little clunky but feels natural most of the time. over all i am going to have to give this a 4 out of 5. For $19 on amazon and no foreseeable release of starcraft II on the way i highly recommend getting the game.
links: Starcraft, Amazon copy, Blizzard copy
Real time strategy means that you and your opponent are playing at the same time and not waiting to take a turn like in any final fantasy game. Starcraft was introduced in 1998 and is still hevily played on battle.net today.
In starcraft the original we were introduced to a war between the terrans and zerg, which if i remember correctly were human made. after the into video you can go into single player mode or multi-player mode. I would sugest that if it is your first time playing (which i highly doubt but is possible) you go into single player mode and play episodes 1-3 so that you understand what the characters are and how to use them.
In a nutshell you have three types of characters terrans, zerg, and protoss. The terrans are your human characters. The terrans are direct decendents of human prisoners from Earth. All of the terran structures are built by an SCV. The zerg are vile insect-like aliens. All of their buildings are made from the drones where they will actualy morph into the building you wont. The protoss are an advanced race of humanoid religious warriors. All of their buildings are warped in by the probe. Any of the structures made from terran have to be repaired if attacked and only have a heath bar. Zerg structures are organic and will heal themselves as time passes, they too only have a heath bar. Protoss structures have two bars one for shield which will re-power over time and a heath bar which has to be fixed by the probe.
After you have learned to control the units and everything that goes along with that you can start playing against the computer or against real life people over battle.net. There are a lot of maps in multi player. some are for 2-8 way battles and some are for fun such as maps like chose you defense. i have always tended to lean to the fun maps as that's what the game is for and i was never really fast enough to play the regular maps.
The graphics for the time period are fairly good and the game play (especially in multi player) is always fun. The movement for the map is a little clunky but feels natural most of the time. over all i am going to have to give this a 4 out of 5. For $19 on amazon and no foreseeable release of starcraft II on the way i highly recommend getting the game.
links: Starcraft, Amazon copy, Blizzard copy
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Left 4 Dead
Ahhh yes one of my favorite games at the moment. What more could you wont then zombies and guns.
Ok im not actually sure when or where this takes place. steams game Left 4 Dead takes place in four (looking at a fifth) places. A town/hospital, a forest/industrial type place, an airport, and a lake, there is also an additional lighthouse map for survival mode. In the first level you are given a choice between a shotgun and an Uzi, i prefer the shotgun at this stage of any map but that's me. also in this level somewhere is a second pistol. your primary weapon has a limited amount of ammo while your pistol will last forever. Don't ask where they got the ammo cause no one knows. once you are in the second and third levels they place secondary weapons in for you. they are the assault riffle, auto shotgun, and a sniper riffle. Some how though from level two to level three while in the safe house you loss your secondary weapon...i have know clue as to why they would "missplace and never find" there secondary weapons because if that was me, even if it was empty, i would keep it. there is always ammo laying around somewhere when a zombie apocalypse happens. Then finally in the fourth and fifth level it will start you out with the secondary weapons.
Now the cool thing with this zombie game is an AI in the game known as "the director." Im sure that anyone that has looked into this game has heard of it, but for those of you that live under a rock "the director" is an AI that will contently change the placement of zombies, where hordes of zombies come from and where your secondary guns and ammo are. In fewer words, it lets you play a different game every time.now im not saying the map itself changes but say the first time you went down a hallway there was a zombie in the left door, well this time he may be in the right, not there at all, or even more are there, you just never know. Also in the game are five special zombies. The three most common of the special zombies are the hunter, the smoker, and the boomer then on some levels (may be all may only be the last) you have the tank. These four are playable in versus on any map. the hunter will pounce on you, the smoker will wrap you up and drag you with...well i think its its tongue but it may be the esophagus as that is typically more round then the tongue, the boomer will harf bail on you to attract all the normal zombies, and the tank will throw concrete, even if you are in a field of dirt, and swing his massive arm at you. The last special zombie is the witch. she is not playable but scary as **** especially if you are playing the entire game with no flashlights. If you get to close to her, shoot her, point a light at her, or generally startle her in any way she will get up charge you and knock you down in one hit.
Play is fairly simple move from one safe zone to another wile killing as many zombies as possible and not dieing. Controls on the x-box were easy to understand even for the x-box controller impaired(that would be me) and movement is nice.
Over all i am going to give this game a 4.5 out of 5 and sense this is not a free game i will also add that for $30 and Left 4 Dead 2 on its way i say save your money and wait for #2 to come out but if you need a zombie killing fix now there is nothing better then Left 4 Dead. Things that are good are the controls, movement, director, big maps, and shooting weapons. Things that i wish were in this game is melee weapons, but luckily that will be coming out with left 4 dead 2. Cause admit it while shooting zombies and watching them blow up is awesome there is still a part of you that wants to beat the crap out of it with a baseball bat, or a cricket bat for you in the uk.
links: steam left 4 dead
Ok im not actually sure when or where this takes place. steams game Left 4 Dead takes place in four (looking at a fifth) places. A town/hospital, a forest/industrial type place, an airport, and a lake, there is also an additional lighthouse map for survival mode. In the first level you are given a choice between a shotgun and an Uzi, i prefer the shotgun at this stage of any map but that's me. also in this level somewhere is a second pistol. your primary weapon has a limited amount of ammo while your pistol will last forever. Don't ask where they got the ammo cause no one knows. once you are in the second and third levels they place secondary weapons in for you. they are the assault riffle, auto shotgun, and a sniper riffle. Some how though from level two to level three while in the safe house you loss your secondary weapon...i have know clue as to why they would "missplace and never find" there secondary weapons because if that was me, even if it was empty, i would keep it. there is always ammo laying around somewhere when a zombie apocalypse happens. Then finally in the fourth and fifth level it will start you out with the secondary weapons.
Now the cool thing with this zombie game is an AI in the game known as "the director." Im sure that anyone that has looked into this game has heard of it, but for those of you that live under a rock "the director" is an AI that will contently change the placement of zombies, where hordes of zombies come from and where your secondary guns and ammo are. In fewer words, it lets you play a different game every time.now im not saying the map itself changes but say the first time you went down a hallway there was a zombie in the left door, well this time he may be in the right, not there at all, or even more are there, you just never know. Also in the game are five special zombies. The three most common of the special zombies are the hunter, the smoker, and the boomer then on some levels (may be all may only be the last) you have the tank. These four are playable in versus on any map. the hunter will pounce on you, the smoker will wrap you up and drag you with...well i think its its tongue but it may be the esophagus as that is typically more round then the tongue, the boomer will harf bail on you to attract all the normal zombies, and the tank will throw concrete, even if you are in a field of dirt, and swing his massive arm at you. The last special zombie is the witch. she is not playable but scary as **** especially if you are playing the entire game with no flashlights. If you get to close to her, shoot her, point a light at her, or generally startle her in any way she will get up charge you and knock you down in one hit.
Play is fairly simple move from one safe zone to another wile killing as many zombies as possible and not dieing. Controls on the x-box were easy to understand even for the x-box controller impaired(that would be me) and movement is nice.
Over all i am going to give this game a 4.5 out of 5 and sense this is not a free game i will also add that for $30 and Left 4 Dead 2 on its way i say save your money and wait for #2 to come out but if you need a zombie killing fix now there is nothing better then Left 4 Dead. Things that are good are the controls, movement, director, big maps, and shooting weapons. Things that i wish were in this game is melee weapons, but luckily that will be coming out with left 4 dead 2. Cause admit it while shooting zombies and watching them blow up is awesome there is still a part of you that wants to beat the crap out of it with a baseball bat, or a cricket bat for you in the uk.
links: steam left 4 dead
Monday, September 14, 2009
Shaiya
Shaiya is a free download-able fantasy MMORPG (massive multiplayer online role playing game) game from Aeria Games. It is quickly becoming the most played game from them as well.
After you download the game (which is fairly fast) you have to create an account (you can do this while downloading to speed things up) in order to log in. Once logged in you have a choice of four servers each of which can hold five characters. After you pick a server you will be asked to choose a side ether the Alliance of Light or the Union of Fury.
The Alliance of Light have humans and elves each with three classes.
Humans can choose from:
Fighters which will give you +1 strength each level and can use a few different types of weapons.
Defenders which give you +1 reaction each level and can use shields, one handed weapons, and blunt weapons.
Priest which give you +1 wisdom each level and can use short swords or staffs.
Elves can choose from:
Ranger which will give you +1 dexterity and can use short swords and claw weapons.
Archer which will give you +1 luck and can use bows, crossbows, javelins, or short swords.
Mage which will give you +1 intelligence and can use short swords and staffs.
The Union of Fury is the same with different titles.
After you have chosen your side and class you will start the game. It is very easy to start off. You will be in some kind of field with a man that will give you a quest to start to teach you how to fight and get you up two to three levels then once your done with that you can choose to follow the quests, which help if you are new, or go out and start to level yourself. If you choose to go off by your self before you hit level 16 if you go to the main town, it’s the one in the middle of the map, there is a portal that will take you to a PVP map. The pvp map is about half the size of the main map but truly introduces the union party.
That's about all i can tell you now. I may revisit this as updates come out and new stuff happens.
Over all i would have to give this a 3.5 out of 5. The graphics are great for a free game and the maps are big but the attacks are all the same the monsters are all the same and it gets repetitive fairly fast.
links: Shaiya
After you download the game (which is fairly fast) you have to create an account (you can do this while downloading to speed things up) in order to log in. Once logged in you have a choice of four servers each of which can hold five characters. After you pick a server you will be asked to choose a side ether the Alliance of Light or the Union of Fury.
The Alliance of Light have humans and elves each with three classes.
Humans can choose from:
Fighters which will give you +1 strength each level and can use a few different types of weapons.
Defenders which give you +1 reaction each level and can use shields, one handed weapons, and blunt weapons.
Priest which give you +1 wisdom each level and can use short swords or staffs.
Elves can choose from:
Ranger which will give you +1 dexterity and can use short swords and claw weapons.
Archer which will give you +1 luck and can use bows, crossbows, javelins, or short swords.
Mage which will give you +1 intelligence and can use short swords and staffs.
The Union of Fury is the same with different titles.
After you have chosen your side and class you will start the game. It is very easy to start off. You will be in some kind of field with a man that will give you a quest to start to teach you how to fight and get you up two to three levels then once your done with that you can choose to follow the quests, which help if you are new, or go out and start to level yourself. If you choose to go off by your self before you hit level 16 if you go to the main town, it’s the one in the middle of the map, there is a portal that will take you to a PVP map. The pvp map is about half the size of the main map but truly introduces the union party.
That's about all i can tell you now. I may revisit this as updates come out and new stuff happens.
Over all i would have to give this a 3.5 out of 5. The graphics are great for a free game and the maps are big but the attacks are all the same the monsters are all the same and it gets repetitive fairly fast.
links: Shaiya
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Imperion
Ok before i start off if you have ever played Travian then you may want to look in to this game.
Imperion is a free web based game that is very much like Travian except that instead of old world earth you are in space.
Before you start you have to pick one of three species: Terrans, Xen, or Titans. Terrans are like humans they are adaptable, tenacious, and highly efficient. Xen are like evil aliens they are insect-like, quickly growing with biochemical vigor. Titans are the good kind of aliens they are advanced, fully technological, and defensive.
Ok so when you start you are given a planet, much like that of a town in Travian. on this planet you have plots that you can build on and one plot for a "fleet base" which is just like a rally spot in Travian. Underneath the plots of land you have all your resources. Your basic resources are crystal, metal, and depending on your race a type of water. Unlike Travian there is no food to worry about but instead energy. in order to build a building, use your fleet, or use any of your defenses you have to have energy.
Now lets say you have progressed in the game have your buildings up, have a fleet, and are now ready to expands. First thing that you are going to wont is to look at all your available planets. water, desert, ice, and volcanic. Each of these planets have a certain amount of resources. It is up to you to decide how much of what resource you wont. After you have picked out the planet you wont you have to get a drop ship so that you can settle there. The new planet you have picked will almost always never have the "AEC" that your main planet had so you have to make your own powerplants to use. After that it is just like your first planet.
My score for Imperion is a nice 4 out of 5. It is very user friendly, easy to start, and easy to maintain. the only thing is if you dont like time based games then you wont like this.
links: Imperion, Travian
Imperion is a free web based game that is very much like Travian except that instead of old world earth you are in space.
Before you start you have to pick one of three species: Terrans, Xen, or Titans. Terrans are like humans they are adaptable, tenacious, and highly efficient. Xen are like evil aliens they are insect-like, quickly growing with biochemical vigor. Titans are the good kind of aliens they are advanced, fully technological, and defensive.
Ok so when you start you are given a planet, much like that of a town in Travian. on this planet you have plots that you can build on and one plot for a "fleet base" which is just like a rally spot in Travian. Underneath the plots of land you have all your resources. Your basic resources are crystal, metal, and depending on your race a type of water. Unlike Travian there is no food to worry about but instead energy. in order to build a building, use your fleet, or use any of your defenses you have to have energy.
Now lets say you have progressed in the game have your buildings up, have a fleet, and are now ready to expands. First thing that you are going to wont is to look at all your available planets. water, desert, ice, and volcanic. Each of these planets have a certain amount of resources. It is up to you to decide how much of what resource you wont. After you have picked out the planet you wont you have to get a drop ship so that you can settle there. The new planet you have picked will almost always never have the "AEC" that your main planet had so you have to make your own powerplants to use. After that it is just like your first planet.
My score for Imperion is a nice 4 out of 5. It is very user friendly, easy to start, and easy to maintain. the only thing is if you dont like time based games then you wont like this.
links: Imperion, Travian
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