Sortie : 31 Juillet 2009

Lancement : 120 000 exemplaires

Prix public conseillé : n/c

Plan média : Synergie avec le film (Disney Pixar). Focus sur le trade et RP à la sortie.

Source : JDLI, Juillet 2009

Heute gibt es bei Steam ein unschlagbares Angebot, so könnt ihr mehr als 10 Spiele, darunter Vollpreistitel für nur 50€ erwerben. Eine Liste findet ihr weiter unten. Zusätzlich, gibt es noch 3 weitere Spiele, welche, aber nicht in der Liste auftauchen, da sie indiziert sind. Nach einem Kauf sind diese, jedoch trotzdem unter meine Spiele zu finden.

• Company of Heroes
• Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
• Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
• Frontlines: Fuel of War
• Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights
• Red Faction Guerrill<
• Saints Row 2
• Titan Quest
• Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
• Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War Gold
• Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War Dark Crusade
• Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War Soulstorm
• Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 2

(baogame.vn) – Dự kiến sẽ phát hành vào tháng 3 năm sau, Chaos Rising sẽ là bản mở rộng đầu tiên của tựa game chiến thuật được đánh giá khá cao khi nó xuất hiện vào hồi đầu năm nay, đó là Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II.

Source: Thông tin và hình ảnh mới nhất của Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising

by GrathiusXR:

©2009 Arthur Kotsopoulos

It’s an ever growing sport in which the millions around the world tune in to see their favorite entertainer do those death-defying high flying maneuvers off the top turnbuckle and land that sweet groan-inducing finishing move.

It’s a sport that kids and grown-ups can sit back, relax and enjoy the B-Grade soap opera melodramatics and entertaining wrestling matches.

What’s better is that if you’re sick of watching it you can just pick up the official game based off the franchise and mash up any superstar in the current roster and pit them against each other in any of the available matches in Smackdown vs Raw 2010.

Of course the new game tries to build on the foundation that was Smackdown vs Raw 2009, which in my mind had a very enjoyable multiplayer game when you had a few friends over who knew what they were doing and had an appreciation of the sport.

Single Player on the other hand was a bit of a snore-fest with no real deep career mode up there with that of other sport games that feature similar layouts. Smackdown vs Raw 2010 though has added a few nifty features to entice the player to try more Single Player as well as Multiplayer this time around.

Over the years, the Single Player in the Smackdown vs Raw franchise has been a tad stale. With the Road to Wrestlemania as well as your stock standard career mode taking a hammering.

You take a user-created wrestler or one of the current Superstars through the motions, but all of it has been done to death in the past, so Single Player of the franchise needed some kind of refresh.

With this probably sitting in the back of the minds of those at Yukes, the career mode in Smackdown vs Raw 2010 has a nifty new User-Friendly Career mode in which the player can create a superstar or take an existing one and create any story they please.

I like the ability to have a feud with the likes of Triple HHH or Cena as to who has the bigger muscles, who ate who’s cookie, or who stole who’s towel and so on and so forth.

The possibilities are endless!

It’s very powerful tools like this that the community enjoy in today’s games; the ability to create their own storyline as they please then upload it for the world to see.

It creates an endless supply of fun and never will you feel the sense that it would get boring at any given moment.

To go with the inclusion of this user created tool is a new HUD system which removes the silhouette of the wrestler from the corners of the screen and adds it all in a tiny circle that sits at the feet of your character.

Momentum is represented by a blue bar that, as always, fills up when you have the crowd at your fingertips and allows you, depending on how much is filled, to perform the Special Move which if landed then allows you to land the finisher.

These moments can be crucial in your match against an opponent and could decide who comes out as the victor. There’s a bit more of an emphasis on getting the crowd on your side to land the killer blow and it adds a bit more depth to the game over the previous entry in the franchise.

Along with this is the representation of damage on your wrestler. Gone is the silhouette and in comes character damage. The more backhand Ric Flair slaps you perform on your opponent’s chest, the more red it will become.

Bust open a cut on their forehead and this time round and blood will not only splatter onto the floor, but onto your clothes/body as well which is nice to see as it makes the game more dynamic.

Oh …. the pain of it all.

This makes for some gruesome TLC, Ladder, Table matches and so forth.

Add to that the fact that now if you target an opponent’s leg and do enough damage to it they will be rendered unable to run.  This  means in times of desperation that if they gain the upper hand in a ladder match and do the runner to the ladder they’ll trip over and stay down enough for you to get up and capitalise.

The new game is basically the same package with some added features to make it that much more enjoyable yet still contains the same annoying problems as 2009’s version.

Wrestlers can still do matrix moves off the turnbuckle and cover the whole ring, certain clipping issues with weapons are still apparent, the ability to not be able to choose which wrestler you can go for annoys and there are some weird grapple moves that occur in which the opponent is nowhere near your wrestler.

What’s with the bloody camera?

And that damn annoying camera view is still present! Did YUKEs not learn anything from the feedback last time?

It’s a bit discouraging to see some problems from 2009 still persistent in 2010 but they don’t detract from the over all experience if you’re having too much fun.

With the recent release of Modern Warfare 2 it’ll be hard to find any Australian online local mulitplayer matches on Xbox Live to show off your created superstar and skills.

It’s sad because this game is a really good multiplayer experience and even if you don’t like wrestling in general it still is fun to bust a couple of grapple moves off the top turnbuckle or throw you opponent off in a Hell In A Cell match.

Keep an eye out for the game’s sweet tin case which, whilst nothing spectacular, can go quite well with other Collector Editions in your game library.

Give it a shot, get some mates over for local play, teach them how to do the moves, and you will find yourselves having an enjoyable Friday or Saturday topped with a couple of drinks, laughs and many tense, muscle flexing moments.

©2009 Arthur Kotsopoulos

“8.0/10

• Other games in genre at discount $’s for ALL OXCGN readers + Bonus Points

This week I had the opportunity to interview Haydn Dalton (Lead Designer) & Han Randhawa (Art Director) who worked on the upcoming Darksiders game. I had the chance to play Darksiders at Comic-Con a few months ago and from the 1st few minutes of gameplay I was hooked. Between the great art from Joe Madureira and the great gameplay I knew this game was going to be special.

Haydn & Han gave listeners a  look into the inner workings of game development as well as insight into making Darksiders.

Darksiders will be released on 1/5/2010. Make sure you pick it up!!

If you would like to keep up to date with Darksiders news and info head over to the following sites

Haydn Dalton-Haydn’s personal site which has great Darksiders artwork and news

Darksiders.com-The Official Game Website

Han Randhawa-Currently under construction but once completed stop on by and show your support.

My Take Radio proudly supports THQ & Darksiders.

Have a look at some of the great art and gameplay:

Autographed piece I got from Joe Mad at the comic-con

Comic Con Photos

Gameplay Footage

Game stocks have opened down nearly across the board Tuesday morning  after an announcement that the government has revised it’s estimate of GDP from 3.5% growth to 2.8% early this morning.

THQ (THQI) is bucking the trend with early morning growth of 1.82% after being upgraded by Wedbush from Underperform to Neutral on Monday.

The revision of GDP downward is pushing stocks down because it is viewed negatively by investors who now view the economy as weaker than previously thought.

Don’t know why I bother, really.

But let’s do this, anyway.

Right. Welcome to the next instalment of everybody’s favourite wrestling series, WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 – now with so many bells and whistles, that it feels suffocating, like a giant man’s armpit. The first thing that gets your attention is the HUGE amount of modes, options, configurations etc. They are EVERYWHERE and are this edition’s selling point. To quote:

“It’s your world now.” Nice.

Create your characters. Create finishing moves. Get this – you can now create – wait for it – finishing moves off the top rope! Create outfit designs, and stories to mimic those seen on TV, if you like. Having so many options may be an absolute dream for diehard fans out there. I get that. But oh my god – this is sick. This is serious.

I guess it’s nice that you can go online and upload your created stories, moves and what-not as well as downloading other people’s creations, but with the amount of time and effort put into these creations I felt I should be getting paid for it. To be honest I really couldn’t care less.

Anyway – let’s talk about the gameplay. Or rather, let’s not.

All your characters are here. Your Triple H, your Undertaker.. And many, many others, keeping fairly up-to-date with the actual roster in… ‘real life’. Fortunately, for those quick to point out that things aren’t what they should be, updates will be available in future on the Playstation Store.

This is no plug-‘n’-play business here. First off, would you like a one-on-one match? Tag team? Fatal Four-way? Okay – after that, what kind of match? Normal? Table? Hell in the Cell? Extreme Rules? You get the picture so let’s move on.

Here’s a tip: only ever play against human opponents as AI has NEVER  been the series’ strong point. Watch in amazement, as a CPU fighter will leave the ring – find a ladder – bring it back in the ring – walk around with it a bit – leave themselves open to having said ladder stolen from them – and then pretty much invite you to wrap it around their head. And man – I wish I could recover that quickly from being slammed through a burning table (yes fans – BURNING TABLES ARE BACK!!!).

Even having a ring full of CPU characters doesn’t compensate for their stupidity nor does cranking up the difficulty. You’ll need to be cool with this before even considering taking on the game’s preset ‘Road to Wrestlemania’ story modes, and the others included.

With AI this dumb, I defy you not to ask yourself, “Who’s the real dumbass here?”

Oh, how I miss WWE: No Mercy, on the N64.

To sum it up, this is for WWE fans ONLY. True WWE fans. The enormous amount of game modes on offer will keep them tinkering till the final bell and perhaps they will manage to overlook the major issues, no problem. Many will just be happy to see that Randy Orton’s neck looks lifelike, not that I’ve checked, or anything.

For everyone else, particularly those who enjoy a quick drop-in game every now and then, stay away. You will get lost in this stuff, and want to hit somebody around the head with a chair!

3/10.

THQ (THQI) today posted a healthy gain of 4.9% after being upgraded to Neutral by Wedbush analysts.

THQ’s recent financial performance has been volatile (Q2 EPS and revenue above expectations, but no increase to guidance). We believe that the stock’s recent weakness adequately reflects investor expectations of a return to modest profitability. Investors appear to no longer fear imminent bankruptcy, and they appear to accept that THQ faces an uphill challenge to growing its revenues and profits in the future…

The company was up as much at 8.9% today during the market’s revaluation of its stock and saw above average trading volume as a result of the news from Wedbush.  THQ stocks will likely continue above average trading for the next few days while investors try to find an appropriate value for the company but will likely not gain above 5% on any given day in the near future.

[link] to Wedbush article.

I really wanted to get a blog out sooner, but I’ve been keeping very busy all week.  While my writing on Suite101 has been nonexistent for the past two weeks, my writing on GamerSyndrome has soared to new heights.  No longer publishing just the two required articles per week, I’ve been submitting upwards of four articles a day, reporting on the latest news in the games industry as well as throwing in a few original pieces.  It’s been fun, but more than anything it’s been tiring, time-consuming, and it’s given me a real feel for the whole writing career thing.  Surely when I finally land a paying job it will be more stressful, but by submitting so much content within a week, I’m getting at least a small taste of what it’s like to write on a professional scale.

Due to my excessive writing, I haven’t had much time to play video games (or do anything else, for that matter).  My copy of SvR 2010 has just sat near my Wii collecting dust.  It’s rather saddening, especially since I really enjoy Story Designer mode.  I haven’t had time to finalize my original WWE story.  Oh, well.  Maybe next week.

The few spare moments I have had I’ve spent playing numerous indie games.  I’d played independently developed games before, but I’m just now getting into indie games on a large scale.  I first played Time Fcuk about a week ago (or possibly two weeks ago).  I really liked it.  Its blend of puzzle and platform mechanics is great, and the twisted story behind it is eerie in a satisfying kind of way.  The graphics are great too.  Very simple, but very effective; and even though the designer stated that it’s not an artistic game, it’s hard not to argue against that statement given the game’s unique look.  Time Fcuk was reason enough for me to set up a Newgrounds account.  That’s how much I loved it.  Plus, I’m trying to collect the game’s achievement medals.  The fact that the game supports user-created content makes it even greater.  I may never create my own levels, but I’ll likely return to the game multiple times later on to try some original stages.

Another game I played and completed is RunMan: Race Around the World.  But much like Aether (which I’m still in the process of completing), I’ll talk about that game in my next post.  I just downloaded Cave Story.  Due to the fact that I had to work a Deftones concert last night (which wasn’t anything special considering I don’t care at all for the Deftones), I wasn’t able to play the game all that much.  Nope, I was pretty much only able to configure the controls and play part of the first stage.  I plan on playing the hell out of that game during Thanksgiving break.

That’s about it for now.  This post was much longer than I had planned.  I could probably write more, but I have to work another concert at Avalon tonight, and I’d like to watch the rest of last night’s SamckDown before going to work later.  I’m also working the night club apparently, so I should make some decent money tonight.  Here’s hoping.

Smackdown vs RAW 2010 en versión Wii / Photo by Eduardo Villaseñor

Las versiones del videojuego Smackdown vs RAW, han quedado garantizadas al menos hasta el 2014, pues WWE y THQ han renovado su acuerdo para seguir la exitosa franquicia, que está por superar la década de vida

Okay, this is going to be the last part of the review as this has already gone on longer than I wanted and I would amazed if anything is actually still reading this.

Last time I finished this saying I would talk about the Royal Rumble feature so with that in mind I will continue and discuss:

The Royal Rumble
What I am disappointed with
Overall what I think

The Royal Rumble

For years the Royal Rumble was always a game mode I hated. Mainly I hated it because it was never that easy to win. Now I ain’t saying it was crap because I couldn’t win but because you seemed to loose in unfair circumstance. It was never really clear exactly what need to be done in previous games and then in 2009 they introduced a meter that showed you how long it would be til you were eliminated but again it always felt that the computer opponents had a lot more energy and reserves than you so as a result if they went over the rope it could take you multiple times to get them eliminated. If you went over the rope you were eliminated in moments.

Now however things have changed. When you throw someone over the top rope you then need to grapple them and press a number of buttons in the order the computer tells you to to try to eliminate them. One other feature is if someone is irish whipped and they go over the top rope and land on the matt you can kick them with the hope they will fall off and eliminate themselves.

I did initially think this would make it to easy but I think they have captured the balance nicely.

What I am disappointed with

The fist MAJOR f’kin bug bare for me is once again matches. Now the selection is sold I won’t deny it but there are certain matches that I have prayed since 2008 they would be bring back:

2 Out Of 3 falls match
3 Stages Of Hell
special referee

These are very basic matches to include and it is beyond me why they are not. 2OO3FM and indeed 3SOG where good for two reasons. The first one was that you could obviously have multiple matches without requiring to come out and go back in again.  The other reason is when you have some mates over, for some reason when me and my mates played 3 Stages Of Hell was a very popular mode and we went back to it on a regular basis. Why WWE and THQ haven’t brought this back is beyond me but then again THQ and the almighty Vince isn’t one to listen to his fans…

Special referee matches I always enjoyed, especially if you are refereeing a match with two computer players or two friends and in the end it just turns into a three way dance. I had hoped after playing one of the RTWM’s where a special referee section is included it would suddenly appear but no, all that happens is you can choose a refs gear for the wrestler as attire which is pointless as there is no special referee match to choose from so why THQ?? Why even include that.

Final word

In all honesty I am pleased with this game. Yes some things that are missing annoy me, the Road to Wrestlemania is WAY to short even if you do get as many as you do get, 3 months worth of matches just isn’t enough. I am also hoping they will bring the GM mode back and indeed the Create a PPV mode but overall I would say I am pleased. THQ have created one again a solid Wrestling game that whilst I haven’t covered it as much now has more online additions than ever before when you can upload your created wrestlers and you created storylines. I haven’t used this as much yet but I have heard good things.

No-one knows the future right now. To my knowledge THQ haven’t signed a new contract with WWE though they have a whole month to do it. If they do sign expect to see the new game in the shops in about 10 months time.

In part one I discussed the game overall but didn’t focus on the game massivly, with that being said I will discuss in this review:

Graphics
Create a Wrestler
& Matches

Click below to continue

Graphics

THQ have consistently put forward good graphics in the Smackdown vs Raw games year after year. This is everything from when your chosen wrestler gets their head opened up by a chair shot to the head or in HHH’s case, whenever he decides to slice as he had a tendency to this at every available opportunity. This year the blood has gone a little further. Not only does it go on the wrestlers face but it will go on the wrestlers chest and also over the face to give the famous “crimson mask” affect. Not only this but it also now appears on the fists of who you are playing as so if you give someone a particular good hitting you will get bloody fists.

They have also improved the over all sheen of the wrestlers. They have made them look more realistic than ever and you can see the sweat over their bodies and on their foreheads. Its all very well done and adds to the feel of the game to make it more realistic and as if you really are watching a match.

The only one thing I will say and I am not going to include this in the bad section because it is a very small thing and something that has been the case for a long time is clipping. Its not as bad as previous games and its not as distracting, its just one of these things you put up with.

Create a Wrestler

Another improvement is on the CAW’s (create a wrestler). You have a lot more freedom (to an extent) and the clothing you choose feels much more real, you can change any amount you want and rather than before when it felt like that when you chose say a tie, it was painted on your wrestler. This time it floats around with you and looks like proper clothing. The one thing I would say is you are limited around this time. In previous games you could choose a ridiculous amount of items. This time you have to be more careful about what you choose however for the first time you can make 4 different clothing choices (when you have a clothing selection for say HHH on the select scene, original or DX par exemplar) and name them. Within those four you can choose to have costumes for Backstage, Entrance and Match so technically you can have 12 sets of clothing so whilst it is limiting really, when you can make up 12 sets of clothing I don’t feel I can complain to much about that. You just have to be more imaginative.

Matches

I would mention matches but little has been added and to be honest I am angry that certain matches are not there so I will not discuss this because to be honest THQ have done little to add and I find this to be lazy on the part of THQ.

Road to Wrestlemania

Last year THQ introduced the Road to Wrestlemania as a replacement for a story mode and did away with the GM mode (which I have never forgiven them for) and the story mode which was a little repetitive.

This time around you have 6 RtWm stories as follows:

Edge
Randy Orton
Mikie James
HHH/John Cena
Shaun Michaels
A Created Wrestler

I am not going to go into the story lines for anyone who had not played them but I will say this much. The have two reasons to be: 1. to see the story lines created by THQ & 2. unlock things. That’s it. Now I am not saying I could create a better story by any means but I will say this much. You ain’t gonna play them again after completing them and considering you could complete each within a 3 hour period this isn’t really good enough. I had hopes that if I created a new wrestler than my previous one and put him to wrestle on ECW rather then Raw it might be a little different but sadly not. Don’t get me wrong I am not saying the RoadToWrestlemania is bad its just not brilliant.

If it were up to me I would do away with the RtWm thing and concentrate on creating three new storyline modes and make them longer as the RtWm is the space of time between Royal Rumble and Mania and when that is only three PPV’s that is VERY short. It says at the beginning “83 days to Wrestlemania” but considering you only wrestle one day out of seven it is very short. The co-op story line of Cena and HHH is interesting but one storyline does not a game make I am afraid.

Well thats enough for tonight. Next time I shall do the bad sides of the game and then get onto the Royal Rumble.

G’night folks

Darksiders de THQ

• El videojuego, creado por Joe Madureira, será uno de los protagonistas del Salón Internacional del Tebeo de Madrid.
• El certamen se celebra del 10 al 13 de diciembre en el Pabellón de Convenciones de la Casa de Campo

El esperado videojuego Darksiders, creado por la estrella del cómic Joe Madureira para THQ, será uno de los patrocinadores de la XII edición del Salón Internacional del Tebeo de Madrid – Expocómic 09, que se celebrará del 10 al 13 de diciembre en el Pabellón de Convenciones del Recinto Ferial de la Casa de Campo.

La imagen del juego estará presente en diversos elementos de comunicación del salón y los asistentes al certamen podrán participar en un espectacular concurso organizado por Darksiders en el que podrán ganar consolas, juegos y figuras de coleccionista.

• Sobre el juego

Darksiders, que THQ pondrá a la venta el 5 de enero de 2010, es un juego de acción y aventura en tercera persona que combina combate, exploración y elementos de RPG. El desarrollo del juego corre a cargo de Vigil Games, y estará disponible para las consolas Xbox 360 y PlayStation 3.

Elaborado y diseñado por una de las leyendas del cómic de superhéroes, Joe Madureira (X-Men, Battle Chasers, The Ultimates), la acción se desarrolla en un mundo postapocalíptico devastado por demonios en el que las fuerzas del mal han desatado prematuramente el fin de los tiempos. Darksiders cuenta con exploración de mundos abiertos, un potente sistema de combate y un gran arsenal de armas míticas y modernas a disposición del protagonista Guerra, uno de los cuatro Jinetes del Apocalipsis.

• Sobre Expocómic

Del 10 al 13 de diciembre los incondicionales del noveno arte tienen de nuevo una cita con el Salón Internacional del Tebeo de Madrid – Expocómic 09, que en su decimosegunda edición recibirá a los grandes nombres del cómic en el Pabellón de Convenciones del Recinto Ferial de la Casa de Campo. Didier Crisse (autor del cartel de este año), Tim Sale, Carlos Pacheco, Alfonso Azpiri, Ana Miralles, Alessandro Barbucci, Adi Granov, Carlos Giménez, Barry Kitson y Mike Ratera, entre muchos otros, han confirmado su asistencia a un evento que estará adornado por un inagotable plantel de actividades paralelas, talleres, charlas, presentaciones y concursos.

• Más información sobre Darksiders: thq-games.es y darksiders.com.
• Más información sobre expocomic.com.

Welcome to my first (hopefully of many) reviews. Today I am going to focuss on the new THQ wrestling game; Smackdown vs Raw 2010.

This is going to be a hefty review so I am not only splitting it up but also put this into explandable chunks so if you do wish to continue reading please click below.

So, another year and rather like the release of Fifa 10 it means there is another release of the popular wrestling game Smackdown Vs Raw.

If you are interested in the franchise you will likely be aware that there is a certain amount of uncertainty in the world of WWE and the makers THQ and Jakks Pacific. THQ were meant to have signed a contract extension at the start of this month but it has now been extended to the 21st of December this year.

But that is not what I want to talk about, if you are interested in this I will post a link at the bottom.

So, as I say, another year, another SvR game. As ever the graphics have been improved and updated, the roster has been changed (though it does include both JBL and Jeff Hardy and as any wrestling fan can tell you they are no longer part of the company), new matches have been included (though in truth not that many). So, to kick things off lets start with:

The Begining

Okay, so the first thing you will notice is the main menu. This has been altered from the previous games. The feel of it is a lot less arcadey, the designers clearly wanted to move it away from the grounds of Beat-um-up style main menus and have chosen a menu that is more like the recent UFC Undisputed game. I don’t think it was completely needed but an update is not a bad thing. The second thing you will see from the opening is a new THQ Training Ground. Basically you have John Cena and Triple H standing opposite in the ring. You can then choose to move them around and perform certain moves the computer tells you to. This is a nice touch and for new comers I guess I can see the point but in all honesty I wish they had saved this and added this into another portion of the game and made it more of a game mode than a “oh look, its in the background” because really unless you happened to start the game and sat looking at it your initial reaction is to press the start button and to get on with it and not use this. I am not slating THQ for this, I kinda like it but I think the majority of fans will see it and move straight past it. Sorry THQ, but could you not include this again?

Onto the game and in terms of modes very little has really changed, you have:

One on One
Two on Two
Triple Threat
Fatel 4 Way
6 Man
Handicap
Royal Rumble
Championship Scramble

I am not going to go over every match type because a: it would take to damn long & b, if you have played these games before you will likely know what they are anyway.

I will mention the new ones however.

Backstage – essential what we had previously only a lot smaller, you can’t move anywhere except in the room you are in and you have a few weapons about you, this is not a true reform back to the original style of Smackdown but its nice to have it back.

Mixed tag – you know tag team matches? Good, this is a tag match where you can have women in, next.

Gauntlet – the idea is simple, you choose one wrestler to play as. You then choose three wrestlers to face off against. One by one you defeat them. So, if you chose Punk and as your opponents you chose say Undertaker, The Rock & Triple H you would need to beat ‘Taker, once ‘Taker is taken down The Rock comes running in and so on and so forth until all opponents are beaten.

Championship Scramble – okay, so you have five guys all in the ring going up for one championship. You set a time limit and you then have that amount of time to take the championship. The championship can change hands as many time as you wish, whoever holds it when the time limit is up takes the gold. Think the Hardcore Battle Royale at Wrestlemania 2000.

Okay, so that is the end of part 1. Next time I will discuss the good points. I intend to have that follow this as quickly as possible. I will also discuss the new Royal Rumble system and the Road to Wrestlemania Mode.

See you next time for part 2.

WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 Review

This Game is Available for The Xbox 360, Both Playstation Systems and including the portable system, Wii and Nintendo DS. WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 Release on October 20, 2009

Reviewed by Hollywood’s Tech

October 25, 2009 – I’ve Witness over the Past Years, That THQ has published more of this Franchise called WWE Smackdown titles and that every year they Top It, Improved it tremendously. I However Can’t Deny That I’m the Biggest Wrestling Fan of The Games and Television Programming….

As A Person and Fan, I’ve purchase These Titles ever Since they Debut on the Playstation now that Next-Gen Consoles Have Rise. I can play this game on my Xbox 360 and Enjoy the NEW Features that WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 Offers to Players like (Road to Wrestlemania – That made an comeback with Six Story Driven – Character Specific Storylines that feature C-A-S and 1st Ever Divas Storyline, and Of Course Highlight Reel – with New Top Moments to be added to make your own Great Video to share on the Internet with thousands of Other Players Around the World and Many More New Features….

The Biggest Game of The Year is this one for the Fighting/Wrestling Genre, and now that it Features….

WWE Story Designer – That Let Players become the Director of their Own Storylines with the help of this mode you can Type whatever you like and The PS3, and Xbox 360 – Supports USB Keyboards also.

As Well with Another Nice Feature is Superstar Threads – For the 1st Time in this Franchise, THQ and Yukes allows you to Create Alternate Ring Attire for superstars as well as the divas & C-A-S by customizing their Top shirt to the Boots and other Customizing Clothing.

With that said Create-A-Superstar just got bigger with the REDESIGN of C-A-S; This Interface comes with A New Look, and Improved Graphical Quality, as Well as the New Paint Tool that Takes Your Creation to another Step further with detailing created superstars with your own Original Tattoos, Logos and Other Unique Designs.

Now let’s get to the nice Detail Part of all the New Features Listed Above and So Many too….

I had fun playing around with the Training Facility that is built to replace the boring menu Background that lets you practice around the ring to get to know the New Controls that’re made easy, still has the menu but got improved a lot better, and Love the Road to Wrestlemania However There is Graphical Corruption Issues that appear in the storylines of Mickie James and Shawn “HBK” Michaels Story.

There is Still Issues with Clipping but However Havok Engine improves Collision Still Makes this Game Worthwhile to play…… and of course there is some technical issues that rise to this game is if playing in Hell in an Cell match like (I.E of Playing with Undertaker and Choke Slamming someone though the announcer’s table the opponent goes underneath the table and never comes back and you fall under the cell while above after performing the move.)

Still I However I can’t Wait until Next Year to Review another Title by THQ and Yukes.
Congrats to Them and With a New Year Approaching………

So My Overall Score is 8.5/10 hopefully there is a patch that will conquer these issues that is stated above.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks to Jaime and THQ For this Review Copy Best Wishes to THQ in developing more Wrestling Genre and Hopefully Maybe they can Add More Legends like Ric Flair, The Rock (Here comes the Pain version with the Samoa tattoo on his left shoulder), And Great Others…. That reaches this Hall of Fame. Wish there is more I can write but come on that is enough review. Maybe New Year’s THQ WWE Game will be longer review to read Hopefully This Will Do.

Thanks………

Every game that uses girls in bikinis in its trailers gets my attention. I don’t even care about the game anymore, i just wanna play with the girls.

Release date: February 5, 2010
Official site: www.mxvsatv.com

World of Zoo (PC) | byteme

Το World of Zoo ανήκει στην κατηγορία των family games, παιχνιδιών σχεδιασμένα έτσι ώστε να ικανοποιούν όλη την οικογένεια παίζουν τα πιτσιρίκια και οι γονείς να τα παρακολουθούν. Αν και σύμφωνα με την THQ ο τίτλος της Blue Fang Games, δημιουργού της σειράς Zoo Tycoon ανήκει στο life simulation genre, προσωπικά θεωρώ πως ταιριάζει καλύτερα στην κατηγορία edutainment μιας και συνδυάζει την ψυχαγωγία με την εκπαίδευση αφού σε κάθε ευκαιρία προβάλλει στους παίκτες πληροφορίες σχετικά με τα είδη ζώων που περιλαμβάνει, κατ’ ευθείαν από τη database του National Geographic.[next]