축하, Cory!

우리는 모자에서 우승자를 오늘 아침 끌어냈다 (감사, random.org!) 그리고 Minco에서 우리의 최신 경연 우승자, 오클라호마를 알리게 행복하십시오. Cory C. 선에서 한밤중 광증 사건 동안에 서 있고 그리고의 표준 사이즈 복사 득점했다 전쟁의 장치 PTD에 그의 좋은 친구에게 Lancer 감사! 더 많은 것을 읽으십시오

배회에 PTD: GoW2 Lancer를 이기십시오

마지막으로 시간이다. 우리는 구석에서 조용하게 기다렸다, 그러나 지금 우리는 갑자기 달려들 준비되어 있다. 3 이하 시간에 우리는 완전하게 성 금요일 놀기 멀리 낭비할 것이다 전쟁 2의 장치, 우리는 정직하기 위하여 더 행복하다. 더 많은 것을 읽으십시오

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Unreal Merger will be Legendary

Setting a powerful precedence for the burgeoning lagging movie industry, Legendary Pictures is said to be in talks to acquire video-game developer Epic.? For our three readers born yesterday, Epic is the studio behind the smash-hit Gears of War, not to mention the powerhouse licensing of the Unreal engine. Read more

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Army of Two

There was a lot of hype surrounding Army of Two, so I was pretty excited when it finally came out.? After watching a lot of the trailers and commercials, and then actually playing the game, I can assure you that this is just one of far too many examples of how style and hype can supersede substance and quality. ?

The story follows the adventures of Salem and Rios, two ex-Army Rangers-turned-mercenaries hired to do the government’s dirty work.? As you go on missions and complete your objectives, you receive cash rewards so you can pimp out your armory.? As you start following the “story,” you soon discover that someone within your organization is trying to sell you out.? Shocker!

There are some good gameplay concepts.? One example is that if you’re too wounded to fight, you can be dragged away to safety by your partner while you provide covering fire till he takes you to cover so he can heal you.? Another is the simultaneous snipe, which you and your partner can do to take out one or two targets at exactly the same time.? You can also give your partner help in overcoming obstacles, like giving him a boost to get over a wall or by pulling him up out of a hole.? The biggest element of note is the aggro system.? It’s much like a typical MMO, except the bigger a threat you are, the more aggro you generate, attracting more fire towards you, which frees up your partner to flank them and take them out.? The biggest problem I ran into playing co-op with the computer AI, however, is that when you order him to generate aggro, he does it for about five seconds, thus leaving you exposed in an open area as you try to maneuver for position, thus having to have your partner come in to drag your sorry butt back to safety.? And of course you can praise your character by giving him a high-five, or if he does something stupid you can give him a backhand across the face.? Not very useful for the game itself, but you can get a kick at smacking the crap out of your partner.

As a tactical shooter, I couldn’t say it’s even sub-par; the computer AI is horrible, both for your partner or the enemies.? I had enemies run right past me or my partner and neither would take a shot.? What the heck?!? And then I’m starting to wonder who’s the better shot.? It seems the terrorists were trained at the Marine Corps Sniper School.? When I run and gun, I couldn’t hit the broadside of the bus.? The only way to effectively take out your targets is doing a precision aim and taking a head shot.? In all, the gameplay is unbalanced and extremely frustrating. The game’s only saving grace is that it has some decent graphics.

In the end, Army of Two attempts to capture the magic of Gears of War or any of the Tom Clancy games - and falls way short.? As a multi-player, I’m sure that Army of Two would have been decent, but I have to admit that I didn’t get that far.? This game left me so bitter that I didn’t even bother trying to play its online co-op features.? Do yourself a favor, go pick up Rainbow Six: Vegas 2; or better yet, wait for Gears of War 2.