Little Big Planet – Metal Gear Solid Content Pack
Little Big Planet is one of my favourite PlayStation 3 games and until recently didn’t get much play time in my house. However all that has changed in the last several weeks and with that I decided to finally finish Little Big Planet. Well I’ve done that and then I set up foot to discover what level add on’s developer Media Molecule had on the Playstation store. I came across the Metal Gear Solid Content pack that features a costume (Gurlokovich Solider), 72 new stickers, 12 materials, 10 decorations, 18 objects, background music tracks and much more. In addition to this you get 5 new story levels and extra challenge level. The 5 levels are based on the 5 acts from Metal Gear Solid 4 Son of the Patriots. The most notable addition to the content pack is the Paininator which is essentially a paintball gun which I would rate as PG. Another nifty thing I found out while playing this content was that friends could join and play the DLC levels even though they haven’t paid for the content. If you own Little Big Planet you owe it to yourself to try this fantastic content add-on.
Holiday Sales Prediction
it’s coming to that time of year again, the ever so crazy holiday season where we see hundred’s of video game titles. I’ve put together my list of what I think will be the best selling video games.
Game Title
Wii Resort
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Guitar Hero 5 ( Game Only)
Guitar Hero 5 (Bundle)
Dirt 2
Beatles Rock Band (Game Only)
Beatles Rock Band (Bundle)
Scribblenauts
NHL 10
Halo ODST
Dead Space Extraction
PSP GO! (new PSP Hardware)
Brutal Legend
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Forza Motorsport 3
DJ Hero
Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Assassins Creed 2
Tony Hawk Ride
New Super Mario Bros
Grant Turismo 5 PS3 Q4 2009
Happy New Year and Our Game Of The Year !!!!!
Ah yes, the obligatory BEST OF 2008 list. It must be New Year’s Eve.
Flakes and I looked back on all the games we’d played this year to see if we could pick a favourite. Last fall we saw one of the busiest release seasons ever. With so many great games it was hard to pick one winner. Flakes and I ultimately couldn’t come to a unanimous verdict.
Here then are our Top 2 Games of the Year. We’ve put up a poll so that you can weigh in and cast your vote. Who got it right: Flakes or Darth
Tehflakes’ GOTY:
Metal Gear Solid 4 – Playstation 3
Released earlier this year, it may not be the “savior” Sony Executives were hoping it would be, but it did help sell some PS3 consoles and did rank well in the sales charts. MGS4 was by far the best game both in the franchise and for the PS3 this year. The controls were “westernized” which added to the overall experience. The game play was very intense and challenging as Snake showed signs of old age. There was a lot of talk regarding the cut scenes, both good and bad. Overall, there were a lot of cut scenes that told the story and wrapped up the story brilliantly. Metal Gear Solid 4 can be summed up by saying you were treated to great game play and a fantastic cinematic experience.
DarthAlbert III’s GOTY:
Fallout 3 – PS3
With its expansive terrain, detailed stats building, in depth leveling system, and unique characters, Fallout 3 plays more like an excellent D&D quest than anything else. You can go (almost) anywhere and do (almost) anything. Want to kill the Sheriff of Megaton? Do it! Want to help survivors? Go for it. Want to extort them and kill them anyway? Up to you. But Fallout 3 is more than making decisions; it’s an epic moral battleground.
I’ve played morality based RPGs before (Knights of the Old Republic is one of my favourite games) but Fallout 3 is the first game that has forced me to question my own morals and stray from the light. In games like KotOR, there are clear distinctions between black and white, good and evil. Also, there’s the knowledge that no matter what path you choose, you’ll still have plenty of money and allies to buy and fight your way out of trouble. Not so in Fallout. When wandering a post apocalyptic world can one afford to lose the credits he or she is offered for performing good deeds? I walk the path of ultimate good (despite my name) in all morality based games. At least, I did before Fallout. Now, stealing a clip of ammo or hacking into a restricted computer could be the difference between life and death for my character. Morals be damned, I’m surviving over here.
Yes, Fallout has great graphics and sound. Yes, Fallout has engrossing environments and unique item systems. Yes, Fallout has an amazingly laid out story with strong characters. Fallout has all these things, but so do other games. Fallout wins for me because it does what every videogame strives to do. It firmly places the player in the shoes of the main character and creates an immersive, unbelievably realistic world where anything can, and will, happen. I just can’t get enough.
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