Game Glut
It always happens around this time and it’s consistently one of the most brilliant bits of the year. It’s the Christmas game glut - yey! The last few weeks (as will the next) have seen the release of loads of AAA titles, of which I have sadly managed to play but a few. Little Big Planet, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Gears of War and Call of Duty - World At War are those that have graced my new loft based in-activity centre, and here’s a quick round up thus far. Please note: if you can’t be arsed reading the following, all of these games are worth getting.
The first thing you’ll notice about this Motorstorm is that it is arguably the best looking car based game on the PS3, which could arguably make it the best looking car game on any console. The track design, modelling and detail is stunning considering it all runs at an incredible speed, which, when viewed close-up on a large LCD style screen, makes your eyes bleed and your nose run. It’s bold, bright and beautifully with 16 huge sprawing tracks, each of which offers variety and numerous alternative routes and combos.
Basically, the dudes that made it have taken the original and added lots of stuff that vastly imroves the experience. Making MPR an ace game, or the game the original would have been if it had been released now.
Awesome.
Little Big Planet is the only original IP in my pile and (you guessed it) it is just that; original. I have long been waiting for LBP (as I am going to call it), as I am keen to experience a revolution in gaming. Gaming for the people, by the people - and by jove, it works.
My head almost fell off as played the first few levels. This is a fecking brilliant game, from the moment you slot the disc my jaw became loose and I started dribbling. It looks like a video film and plays like it’s real. Absolutely stunning and I haven’t even got to the bit where you make your own levels yet.
Very awesome.
Basically the best bits of the original with some new good bits. GOW2, is pretty much the same game, which unlike Call Of Duty 5 (below), is a good thing. It’s still feels (surprisingly) solid and heavy compared to anything else out there and has some fantastic set pieces.
If you’re a gamer and you played the original then you’ll love this, if you didn’t then you are a divvy, so it’s unlikely you’ll be able to use a computer and therefore won’t be reading this.
Awesome.
Last and actually least, Call Of Duty - World At War is the most dissapointing game of the bunch. I think the error Activision have made is making 4 modern and then returning to World War 2 for 5, it kinda sucks.
The weapons are poo compared to it’s predessessor, on top of that the scenarios I have played (admittedly only two), are pretty much exactly the same as in previous titles, which fmakes the whole thing feels very repetitive (this is episode 5) and a bit of a swizz. I haven’t played the multiplayer yet, which to be fair, is ’spost to be ace. This is without doubt a good game, just one I don’t like all that much.
Not quite so awesome.
Roll on December.
Map Reader
This e-book incorporates google maps. It’s probably quite good, but I can’t read it so I wouldn’t know.
Rowdii // Social Search
Rowdii is alledgedly the only web tool in the whole wide world that allows users to link any two websites together. Using linked sites user should be able to discover other relevant sites related to the one they are viewing. For example, if you are reviewing the rubbishcorp® website, you may decide to check out the linked sites page to find other ‘fascinating’ blogs, that have users have recommended in that area. You can rate the helpfulness of the links using a voting system - the more popular the Link, the higher it moves up the list.
By is nature, Rowdii also enables contextual discourse around websites. Users (providing they are that way inclined) can openly discuss different products, services or content with other like minded souls using the same site/s.
Rowdii is also pushing linked sites is a marketing tool because as ‘It allows any business operator to link to their website directly to the websites of their competitors as well as complementary services related to their field.’
Rowdii can be accessed via the straight web-based version, or with via a Firefox add-on.
Have A Go Hero?
This is a UG follow-up to the Guitar // Bike Hero viral that was have been made by Droga 5. Apparently the young scamp (above) did the whole thing in reation to that piece. Hmmmmmm, call me a cynic, but did he really?
Oh, and I liked it much more when I didn’t know the other film was actually a viral.
Curses.
Benny Hill // Star Wars
It’s funny, but only while they are running. Here’s some actual Benny Hill incase you are no old and English:
Bruce Lee N96 // 2
Boss//Wife Button
The site is irrelevant, but the buttons are funny. Bottom right after a few screens.
Search Engine
Some dude has built a 2D driving thing that overlays Google Maps. it’s a bit rubbish, but it’s got potential.
You can drive a bus and everything.
Urban Mobile Mulitiplayer Gaming
MegaPhone, is a gaming company based in New York which makes real-time multi-player games on cell phones. The co-founder Jury Hahn explains the potential of mobile gaming, and how phones can allow rich public interactions. She then demos MegaPhone’s gaming platform and enables audience participants to play against one other.
Site here.
Nice.
Mr Rhyme D
The worst beatbox ever.
Social Search Engine
Tusavvy is a search engine built on socially annotated web data. It provides concise results using a lexicon built by tags and rankings selected by social factors like the user’s accumulated interests. It should be a smarter way to search as the ranking function is, in part, based on the number of links from social media sources.
It had to happen right?
In Your Face
I missed this at the relevant time, still, better late than never. Obama’s victory speech as written by Mr Adam Buxton.
Godzilla Tree // Scared Kid
You’ll probably not want to watch the whole tree thing, once you’ve seen one etc.
This kid is literally scared to death by his mom.
Well, it is Friday.
Bruce Lee N96
Lovin’ this.
Wookiee Cookies
And other favorites like Greedo’s Burritos.
