Se lever d'arrivée

Mon dictionnaire américain d'Oxford définit le mot « arrivée » comme :

« L'arrivée d'une personne, d'une chose, ou d'un événement notable.  » Jeux de GlyphX, les réalisateurs du jeu,  ne pourrait pas avoir choisi un meilleur titre pour l'arrivée se lever pendant que l'histoire déplace des joueurs par des événements notables, des personnes, et des « choses » tous alternativement.  Malheureusement, les commandes chancelantes, ligne impaire d'histoire « tord », et jeu médiocre mars de jeu ce titre à la fin. Lisez plus

Frères dans le bras : Gagné dans le sang

J'ai une mémoire affectueuse de mon père. Grandissant, il m'a présenté dans le monde de Marrion Morrison. Vous le connaissez comme John Wayne. J'avais l'habitude d'observer tous ses films classiques de la deuxième guerre mondiale, comme les sables d'Iwo Jima, bataillons de construction de combat, tigres de vol, et vol Leathernecks. Lorsque je les ai juste observés pour ce qu'étaient ils, le divertissement comporte au sujet des caractères de la grand-que-vie prenant la chance impossible dans de grandes situations. It struck me, many years later, why he made me watch those movies. Read more

Ultimate Spider-Man

When I was fourteen, my father had a brilliant idea: bring home a stack of comics in hopes that his son would put down the controller.  That brilliant idea worked, but little did he know at the time that those few comics would spawn a new hobby for years.  I don’t collect comics anymore, but since those days I have held a special place in my hearts for Spider-Man. Read more

Myst V: End of Ages

In 1993 a small game developer called Cyan published what has been deemed one of the most popular computer games of all times, simply called Myst. Robyn and Rand Miller, the brothers that came up with the concept, probably never imagined in their widest dreams that Myst would become as popular and celebrated as it has. This wasn’t a game that required you to go and kill a gazillion zombies, shoot down your opponents, or had any sort of the arcade-like qualities that was popular at the time. This game actually required you to THINK! With its complex puzzles, surreal visuals and sounds, and intriguing story line, this game begot an entire genre of games similar to itself. Read more

Fable: the Lost Chapters

Fable, released last year for the Xbox, was given heaps of press and hype prior to its release, with TV campaigns and online ads at every turn. Pre-orders quickly sold at every major game supplier, and finding an available copy looked to be almost impossible. That is, until the next morning when several became available from people who traded it in for some pre-scratched DVDs. Apparently it didn’t take long to beat Fable, and game forums soon erupted with cries of anguish and despair. Fable’s creators boasted that Fable would let you live the life of a hero, right in your own living room. What they meant was “we will allow you to play the 10 hour segment of Fable that we have finished thus far. We’re going to go ahead and charge you the price of a full-sized game, because we spent so much on advertising this year and we need to take care of some bills. But don’t worry, the game will be finished some time next year and can be purchased…with more money.” Read more

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

A reader (we’ll call him Rick, since that is his name) wrote in with the following e-mail:

“I wanted to know if you all would be willing to do a piece on ET, it is a fantastic game that I think people would like to get to know … I currently run a  clan along with 3 other people, called The Forgotten Knights. We would prefer to see more people on ET, and more players for us to Frag. Thanks for your time, Bye.” Read more

Age of Empires III

How many of you remember one of the first RTS games to come out in the PC market? Westwood Studios came out with Dune II in 1992 and it was an instant hit. Why it was called Dune II and not Dune still escapes me though. It was highly successful and started the RTS revolution. It was complex, because you had to micro manage your troops on top of having to mine Spice on the desert planet Arakis. You had to construct buildings and you had a technology tree that showed the progression you went through to build items and upgrades. And all of you were rubbing your temples saying to yourself “My God! How am I going to control all of this stuff going on. Can’t we just take turns, please?!” Read more

City of Villains

Paragon City and the world of heroes has been thrown into a tailspin with the recent influx of Villainous entities. City of Villains released October 31, 2005. Used as either a stand-alone program or the first addition to the highly successful City of Heroes of 2004, CoV is the second title of developer Cryptic Studios. Read more

F.E.A.R.

What do you get when you slap together elements of a psychological horror like The Ring, the special effects of The Matrix, the physics of Half-Life 2, the high octane excitement of multiplayer shooters like Counter-Strike, and a story line straight out of a hi-tech government conspiracy novel? Read more

Serious Sam 2

What is it about a first person shooter that makes it wonderful? Is it an intricate story complete with plot twists and mysterious characters? Is it cinematic gameplay with high poly models and stunning cutscenes? The shiny box art? Here at PTD these things are usually hoisted high into the air and praised with cries of happiness. But, huddled at a monitor deep in my study, I’ve stumbled upon a revelation. Gibs. Gibs are the most loved bits of gaming in my heart. Small chunks of skull and spleen smattered with blood explode into the air as if to say “William…you stud muffin you.” You keep your fancy-pants physics engine Valve! Keep your stunning new graphics engine ID! You cram it up your cram holes I say! Give me gibs or give me death! Read more

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