Dead Space

I'll say one thing about Dead Space, it's just fantastic. Sure I'll end it there but that won't be much of a review isn't it? No I think I'll give yous loyal readers a belief history the Dead Space hype back in 08, So anyway. This groundbreaking game came from EA of all people. Seriously this is a video game promotion who usually does over-hyped and/or overrated sports titles, NFS and of course the Medal Of Honour series which is so overdone and tiresome. Basically this company's money whoring games where the SOS (Same Old Shit) and for a long time I was anti-EA. But then all of a sudden in 2008 I hear this new game called Dead Space was coming soon. Since I'm a big fan of horror games like Resi, Silent Hill and so forth. I thought to myself "I should check this out", but the EA label was shining at the end and the beginning of the trailer and also make me think "Hmm hope they nail this" cause the game is promising to be the next big thing in horror games. Even top critics like IGN & Gamespot were saying the same thing. After much thought, I forgot EA is publishing the game and give it a play all over the winter time in 08.....and my god WHAT A GAME. To me this rates up there with the best of the horror games imo.

The gameplay is just amazing with great controls to add to it & wicked weapons to rip apart emeries into tiny little pieces with. Along with the weapons you get Stasis, which is a tool that you can use to freeze emeries with and also slow down malfunction doors, wires, etc. Quite cool but it's sometimes a pain, especially at the start of the game when your not experience enough. Cause it keeps running out and it's empty at the wrong time when your surrounding by emeries & out of ammo. But that's when the kinesis module comes in handy, which you can push & pull objects or whatever you can find. A bit like the force pull & force push and it's a good thing. Cause you can like pick up exploding barrels which safe my arse bunch of time when I was playing it. So the kinesis module rocks.

The graphics are awesome which is no surprise since this game has been publish by EA (Who are well known for the awesome graphics in their games). EA are back on winning form by releasing good games after good games since 08 imo (Well except for NFS Swift, that was piss). And it all started with Dead Space. They really done well with this game which is are really scary indeed and will please every horror fan out there with plenty of blood & gore in it to give the Saw series the chills. Also the story is brilliant, which has some shocking moments in it and plenty twist & turns to keep the gamer going back for more. So in the end of the day this game is a must have from me and one of the best games EA has made in a long long time.

9

Near Perfection but almost. Still recommended

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

I do have to say this is one great game. It's like Tomb Raider only with better gameplay & a better plot imo. And it's also like Gears Of War gameplay wise as well. Yeah it maybe not an orginal game but it's still great nonetheless and it is one of the best game for the PS3. Well til number 2 came out but that's another review for a other day lol.

But anyway the plot follows Nathan Drake, who's a daring adventurer who finds his great great great grandfather's coffin which holds a map that locate his treasure in a Uncharted island somewhere near the island from Lost (I'm just guessing here). Along the way your fighting off modern day pirates who want the same thing (Cause that's what they do, they won't be pirates if they won't hunting for treasures). So basically you have to overcome the odds and get to the treasure before they do (Sounds easy but it isn't). The story is great by the way which I won't spoil (That was just a bit of my own preview of what the game's story is about). Theirs a lot going on so it will keep yous keep playing it for it. A lot of replay value which a lot of great brilliant games have.

The gameplay, like I said is like Gears Of War a bit. You do the same duck & cover & shoot approach like Gears Of War but less weapons & less gory/bloody than Gears. The only problem you'll find with the combat is the enemy A.I. They take a lot of shots to get killed which gets repetitive and irratiting at times. Still it's not bad, it's good fun nonetheless. Besides the combat in the gameplay, you get climbing stages as well like in the newer Tomb Raider games (Which is the same). It's all great but sometimes the camera kinda gets a bit sloppy & usually the controls is like that too but only a bit. It's nothing major but you will probably notice it if you play those climbing, puzzle shoving stages. But other than that everything works like a charm. Sure the flaws are noticeable but there not major, you probably forget about it when you play this game. Cause it's so good.

So in conclusion this is a fantastic game that I highly recommend. Besides some A.I problems, no multiplayer (Which isn't a major thing no matter what other critics say) and some camera issues in the climbing stages. This is a great action adventure game that it's well done with the story, the dialog is great, the voiceovers is well done (So well done that I'm surprised none of these actors have a decent career on TV and/or on film), great action gameplay and the graphics are superb.

8
Great stuff. Gem of the bunch