It's a weird feeling, sort of like you'd envision the Mafia to work. Just when you thought you had removed yourself from being a hardcore gamer, some game pulls you back in. Such is my new addiction.
When I am not being a good little Site Director and coding the site, I find that I have an addiction. This game has me so engrossed that it just isn't funny anymore. When the weather outside is bad, this is the game that keeps me glued in front of the TV. What game is it? Why, it's Rock Band 2.
It's funny though, because this game was the second of the two band games that I bought. See, I bought Guitar Hero: World Tour first because I thought it would have the better instruments since Red Octane was originally a hardware manufacturer. So, I had higher respect for their workmanship. Looking back, it wasn't a bad choice based on limited data, but, it's as though the future has set ablaze to that notion. I've now RMA'ed by PS3 Guitar twice and Drum Set once. It's.... ridiculous. I'd complain more if it wasn't for the fact that their RMA process has been really good, and I get free batteries out of it. I just hope that these new instruments actually continue to work as intended, but hey, right now the drum set works and I am addicted.
Why is it that I like Rock Band so damn much? Well, I like the drums, and I like them a lot. It's probably the closest analog of an instrument that any rhythm game has, and I find that great. To me, it feels as though I am actually playing the drums, and that feeling completely engrosses me, much more than playing the plastic guitar ever will. This feeling, coupled with the amazing track list of the Rock Band franchise (Radiohead and Talking Heads YEAH!) keeps me addicted.
Now, you might be asking why I like Rock Band 2 more than Guitar Hero: World Tour. That's a fair question, and I'll give you my spin. Rock Band takes the Band Experience and does it well. While World Tour makes you move from stage to stage, Rock Band does it with more pizazz. I love that although I play by myself the game treats my play through as a band. So, regardless of venue, my band's always the same members of Valley Junction. Guitar Hero, as far as I know, does not do that if I select Drums, and perhaps I should have delved into the band option, but at this point it seems like a moot point. Rock Band has won my heart. Not only does it keep my band intact, but it also makes you feel like you're in a rising band better than Guitar Hero ever will. Hire a staff, take risks, make fans, Band World Tour in Rock Band 2 is a treat and I love it. Perhaps you love it too.
So, such is my addiction. Any of you out there also addicted to this game? I know I am, and to a certain extent it drives me crazy... in a good way.
Note: Yes, I own the PS3 version... why don't you submit an image scan for the game?
Posted on Feb 17th 2009 at 06:47:26 PM by (ga5ket) Posted under Reviews, PS3
I received a copy of LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga on the PS3 for Christmas. it's been on my wishlist in various incarnations on the previous generation for some time, I'd just never gotten around to buying it. Oddly enough my daughter's boyfriend bought it for me, which made me immediately suspicious, but so far there appear to be no strings attached. Or engagement rings.
One of the things that has really irritated me this generation is not just being able to stick a game in the machine and start playing, far too often they're plagued by a huge update before I can even begin, pleasingly LSW:TCS had none of this, nor did it require any installation. Travellers Tales have earned my respect immediately.
The music, as is to be expected, is excellent. For me the sound of the theme music is enough to make the hairs on my neck stand up, it takes me back to the day when my parents took me to see Star Wars (none of this 'A New Hope' rubbish, it was just 'Star Wars') and even hearing it play at the start of every level and chapter it still has that effect. It's just that good. The sound effects are straight from the movies and I have absolutely no complaints about them; lightsabers hum, blasters shriek, tie fighters squeal, Jawas do whatever Jawas do, Tusken Raiders wave their arms about and do that funny laugh thing, droids say 'Oh no' in a robotic voice just before you shoot them.
Unlockables are present by the ton. For a collector it's a dream, and even after about 30 hours of game time I'm still only just over half way through. Some of them are the usual useless filler, a la big head mode in beat 'em ups, but then there's some genuinely useful stuff that helps, improving fighting abilities, and guiding you to locations of hidden items. I won't spoil the game by revealing what they are, but suffice it to say one of them makes you feel like a real jedi when you use it, none of this Luke Skywalker learning stuff either, proper Yoda in full battle mode.
The levels are big enough to provide a challenge, but not so big that they feel overwhelming, although the ones involving vehicles can be somewhat frustrating as the control scheme is a little odd, I found it far to easy to flip whatever ship I was flying in a 180 and suddenly I was heading heading in a direction contrary to the one I intended. That aside these levels are few and far between, and the pod race in Episode 1 is a heap of fun, I just wish that blasters were enabled in subsequent playthroughs, then Sebulba wouldn't have it so easy.
The fighting aspect leaves me feeling a little disappointed. It's not a massive problem, it's just that I can't aim where I want with a blaster, it's taken care of by the game, frequently shooting harmless bits of scenery when I could really be doing with blowing the crap out of the fully shielded Droideka that's hammering away with it's blasters right next to me. The Jedi and Sith are also pretty ineffectual in large scale battles as they tend to flail around waving their lightsabres as they please and deflecting blaster bolts anywhere but back at the enemy who fired them. As I mentioned one of the unlockables addresses this, and from then on playing one of these is pure awesome.
Each character type has a small range of different abilities; Jedi & Sith can move objects using the force; Gungans can leap really high; Jawas can enter small tunnels; droids can unlock doors. After completeing story mode for a chapter the ability to switch between these types at will makes figuring some of the extras out in the level quite a challenge.
Hidden within each level are 10 minikit cannisters, which you must collect to increase your stash of studs (the LSW:TCS equivalent of money) which you can use to buy extra characters, ships etc, and these contribute towards your brick count for the game. There are 160 bricks to earn in total, earned by collecting minikits, acheiving a certain number of studs in a level, completing the level, and the most onerous: a timed challenge mode where you have to locate 10 cannisters in a different location to the minikit ones. It takes long enough to find all of the minikit cannisters, without dragging it out by timing you to find another 10. I've only attempted a couple of these, and failed on both count., I loathe timed sections in adventure games, they seem such a forced (no pun intended) way of extending what is otherwise a great game. Because of this simple fact I'll probably never complete the game 100%, fortunately as it's the PS3 version and it was released before trophies became mandatory there's no huge incentive to do so, unless of course they release an update that enables them, and then? Well, we'll just have to see.
I love the game. It's LEGO, it's Star Wars, it's a video game. I really don't need much else.
Rob's First post as a Blog Writer! Be nice to him! The Sega Game Gear was, as most gaming products of the time, a response to a competitor's product. The Game Gear was no different, it being Sega's response to the Nintendo Game Boy.
The Game Gear's development began in 1989 under the codename 'Mercury', sticking with the Sega tradition of naming things after Roman gods. A year later, on October the 9th, 1990, the Game Gear was released in Japan, with a North American and European release a year later (Australia would get the handheld sometime in 1992). Comparing the GG and GB is fairly easy: the Game Gear is technically superior. With a higher color palette, higher resolution, larger & backlit screen, one could ask, why did the Game Boy remain on top? The answer...
Cost, as well as bulkiness and battery life. Oh, and you mustn't forget the fact that the Game Boy was already established as a market leader, with many games already out for it.
The Game Gear is a mammoth, even larger than the Sega Nomad. Weighing in at over 400 grams, it could give you a workout just holding the thing. In addition to weighing an extraordinary amount, the thing was as thick as a textbook! Size (and non-portability) mixed with horrid battery life (6 AA's would get you 5 hours, according to Sega. I've never gotten that much) is what killed, or rather, never let this system live out a proper span.
As for the system, in terms of games and gameplay, it does not fall too far short of the Game Boy. With having amazing sound and full color, the games did pop off of the screen, before smearing into a blur as the game scrolled by. Another plague of the system, screen smearing, this is incredibly evident in all fast games, and makes classics like the GG Sonic's almost unbearable to play. Games are fun and simple, much like the Game Boy. But again, you are presented with a dellema, $149.99 or $89.99, and the Game Boy is smaller, more portable, has more games, etc, etc. You choose which one you want. I'd pick the Game Boy.
After you get through all the bad aspects of the Game Gear, the ones that caused it to not fail, but to not do as well as it should have, you see a system that isn't so bad after all. With a car AC adapter, and a couple great games (Columns, Dynamite Heddy, Sonic 1, 2, Triple Trouble, etc), you would be set for those long car rides to wherever they may be.
EDIT: Wow, aren't I an idiot. I completely forgot to mention the Master System add-on. See, the Game Gear was basically just that, a Master System in a portable form, with a few extra colors. Sega realized this, and released a converter allowing SMS games to be played on the GG. This brought over such classics as R-Type and Phantasy Star to the Sega 'Handheld' table.
To sum it all up, the Game Gear isn't the best hand-held out there, but it definitely is not the worst. Bogged down by a list of problems and hassles, Sega could have done a better job on this system (as well as a few others!). However, if you were ever to come a crossed an example of this system for $20 or lower, snatch it up. It will make a nice addition to your collection.
Even with its share of problems, the Game Gear gets a well earned score of:
17.5/20 or 87.5%
And, as a quick after thought, thanks to the staff for choosing myself and Nionel to contribute to the blogs. I know we'll do a fine job.
Yeah, so it's been a while since we added something new for you to play with, but today is your lucky day. 2008 was a rough year, and we're going to try to make amends in 2009.
Well, this might not seem like anything major, but the new feature that you can all use is that you can now save drafts of your blog articles at any point in the process of writing the article. What? You think that's pretty lame? Well, that took a lot of time to do, and it's part of a larger project that most of you are not affected by, but yeah, that project is good for the site so HOORAY!
Anyways, I hope that those of you that use the blog find this tool useful. Also, it should be noted that there probably are bugs. If you find that an article does not save, use the back button to get back to your article and let me know what exactly happened so I can fix it. From all of us at RF Generation, enjoy!
Due to the global success of the Pokemon franchise, it was obvious that a sequel to the popular Red, Blue, and Yellow versions was imminent. From 1995 until 2001, the world played the first generation Pokemon games and waded through a number of spinoffs awaiting a true sequel to be released for the series. In 1997 the first details emerged from Nintendo in the form of screen shots for Pocket Monsters 2: Gold and Silver, and even though the games wouldn't see release in Japan until 1999, the world anxiously awaited the release of these sequels. The second generation of Pokemon is small, especially in comparison to the first generation, as the second generation is only made up of five games, Pokemon Gold, Silver, Crystal, Pokemon Stadium 2 (Pokemon Stadium Gold and Silver in Japan) and Pokemon Puzzle Challange, these games, with the exception of Pokemon Stadium, are all available for the Gameboy Color, with Stadium available for the Nintendo 64.
Welcome to the first entry, let me introduce myself to anyone who doesn't know me yet. I'm a 16 year old student living in the Midlands of UK, I originally started Collecting Mega CD games back in September 08 so this first entry will have my sudden jump.
With my console collection pretty much fleshed out I have decided to take the plunge into collecting handheld systems. This is an area within the video gaming field that I have totally neglected, almost to the point of refusing to recognize their existence. I have never understood the attraction to this method of gaming. Some of my peers might even say that I am a bit of a snob and view these as 'half-breeds', kid toys or worse. Upon reflection, I guess I am rather arrogant when comparing 'true' consoles to these half-pint counterparts (yes - the pun was intentional). Well, after repeated urging (beatings) from others and hearing from them that "I just don't get it", I took the initiative to learn more about these little guys.
After doing a little investigation and with the help of my friends at RF Generation, I was able to compile a list of handheld systems to 'target' for my collection. It was now time to do some self-education prior to making any purchases so that I do not repeat the same mistakes that I made early on when I started collecting consoles. This task was right up my power alley.
To my pleasant surprise I discovered that the great diversity that I know to be fact in my experience with collecting consoles is equally true with these handheld units - technology, functionality, package variations, etc. Once again - a home run in my interests as a collector. What struck me were the wide use of face plating and or various colors of the actual handheld hardware chassis.
Most of the handheld manufacturers utilized this strategy, regardless of the era their respective handheld system was released - the majority of console developers did not (Nintendo 64 & the Nintendo Game Cube among the few exceptions). My only guess for this difference is that handhelds are designed marketed to also be a personal expression of the respective owner. The target audience seems to be rather diverse compared to perspective console owners. However, I still can not apprehend this pseudo-emotional attachment to a gaming device that companies try to sell to the consumer. I fully admit that I am an old school gamer and that may be the reason "I just don't get it".
Backward compatibility seems to be a pretty consistent offering in handheld units as a whole - much more so than in consoles. Improvements in providing additional multimedia functions and networking capabilities usually appear within a year or so after their initial debut in 'big brothers' hardware. Certain handheld systems have even been at the forefront of technology by including text messaging, PDA, MP3 playback and other applications. If I didn't have a cell phone or computer, I would have to admit this is pretty impressive. That leaves us to the core purpose of any hardware - the gaming experience.
There is no comparison in this area - console games blow away the handheld's by a mile. There is no reason why they shouldn't with the space available for technology in a standard hardware chassis. I fully agree that the portable system offers many conveniences. But why would I want to play a sub standard game on a tiny screen (as the default) when I can kick back in my lounge chair and experience much better on my big screen from my console? This is another area that "I just don't get it".
Overall, my initial investigation into this area leads me to believe that I really haven't been missing out on much in this handheld area. Obviously this is my personal opinion and is based upon my needs likes as a gamer and my limited experience with the nine (9) handheld systems I have acquired. Sure, I think the manufacturers' ability to squeeze in the massive amount of technology into that tiny package is extraordinary. And yes, as admitted before, I am an old gamer who prefers to use other devices (like a cell phone) to perform some of the extra networkingmultimedia functions that are pretty standard in today's handheld units. I like my games displayed on my big screen TV (my eye doctor did warn me that bifocals are close to being a required reality for me). Maybe I am over the hill - who knows. What I do know is that even after researching this field and playing games on these mighty-mites....
This week has brought me some good stuff. At the beginning of the week I trawled though the shops where I work, and I finished up today doing the rounds of my home town.
PS1 Time Crisis, TOCA Touring Cars, GBP 1.99 each Warcraft II, GBP 2.50 Colin McRae Rally, GBP 1.79
PS2 Final Fantasy X guide, GBP 3.99 Rune Viking Warlord, Chaos Legion, Maximo vs Army of Zin, GBP 1.99 each
XBox Unreal Championship, GBP 1.99 Hunter the Reckoning: Redeemer, 99p
PSP Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops, Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus, GBP 10 each
A couple of the games (Unreal Championship & Rune Viking Warlord) I already had, but they were missing the manuals. These were complete, so I was more than happy to pick them up at these prices. The deal on the PSP games wasn't that good, the normal Gamestation offer of 2 for 20 quid, but I've been holding off buying these for too long, and I am a huge Metal Gear Solid fan. That brings the total for this week to GBP 41.21 and the total for this year to GBP 180.51, but that also includes eBay purchases and the like.
Just something fun I thought I'd try out to add some depth to my top 100 list.
NES: 1. Mega Man 3 2. Mega Man 2 3. Adventures of Lolo 4. Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers 5. Super Mario Bros. 2 6. Totally Rad 7. Bubble Bobble 8. Contra 9. Dr. Mario 10. Duck Tales
SNES: 1. Super Punch Out!! 2. Street Fighter 2 Turbo 3. Super Mario RPG 4. Maximum Carnage 5. Mega Man X2 6. Mega Man X3 7. Mega Man X 8. Ninja Gaiden Trilogy 9. TMNT IV 10. Killer Instinct
N64: 1. Mario Golf 2. Mario Kart 64 3. Resident Evil 2 4. Super Smash Bros. 5. Star Wars Rouge Squardon 6. Mario Party 7. Iggy's Wreckin Balls 8. Zelda Marjora's Mask 9. Hybrid Heaven 10. 1080 Snowboarding
Gamecube: 1. Fire Emblem Path of Radiance 2. Resident Evil 3. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 4. Resident Evil: Code Veronica 5. Resident Evil 3 Nemesis 6. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 7. Beyond Good & Evil 8. Resident Evil 0 9. Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 10. Chaos Field
Wii: 1. Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn 2. Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles 3. Super Paper Mario 4. Zack & Wiki 5. Metroid Prime 3 Corruption 6. Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam 7. Sonic and the Secret Rings 8. Super Mario Galaxy 9. Link's Crossbow Training 10. House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
DS: 1. Lost Magic 2. Trace Memory 3. Yoshi's Island DS 4. Contact 5. Mario & Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis 6. Pokemon Pearl 7. Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 8. Elite Beat Agents 9. Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow 10. Crosswords DS
Genesis: 1. Sonic 2 2. Earthworm Jim 3. Earthworm Jim 2 4. Streets of Rage 5. Sonic 6. Sonic & Knuckles 7. Castlevania Bloodlines 8. Maximum Carnage 9. Gunstar Heroes 10. Golden Axe
Playstation: 1. Final Fantasy IX 2. Lunar 2 Eternal Blue 3. Marvel Vs. Capcom 4. Legend of Dragoon 5. Castlevania Symphony of the Night 6. Xenogears 7. Worms Armageddon 8. Twisted Metal 2 9. Resident Evil 10. Resident Evil 2
Playstation 2: 1. Castlevania Lament of Innocence 2. Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 2 3. Xenosaga 4. Xenosaga 2 5. Xenosaga 3 6. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s 7. Raiden III 8. Shadow of the Colussus 9. Resident Evil Outbreak 10. ICO
Virtual Boy: 1. Vertical Force 2. Warioland 3. Mario Tennis 4. Galactic Pinball 5. Kemco Baseball
Dreamcast: 1. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 2. Resident Evil Code Veronica 3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 5. Soul Calibur 6. Sonic Adventure
By the end of the year I should be able to get both the Dreamcast and Saturn to a solid ten titles, but right now I've only had very short experiences with the systems and not a lot of titles I would consider as "must have" titles. The Virtual Boy may even see a couple titles added if I'm lucky. Unfortanutely for the Xbox though it'll probably sit at a measley 3 titles unless something really surprises me.
Posted on Feb 11th 2009 at 04:40:32 PM by (Link41) Posted under Videogames, list
Here's my list in no specific order 1.The Legend of Zelda:The Ocarina of Time (N64) 2.Super Mario 64 (N64) 3.Resident Evil 2 (N64) 4.Banjo Kazooie (N64) 5.Super Smash Bros (N64) 6.Diddy Kong Racing (N64) 7.The Legend of Zelda:Majora's Mask (N64) 8.Goldeneye 007 (N64) 9.Star Fox 64 (N64) 10.WCW Mayhem (N64) 11.Star Wars Episode I:Battle for Naboo (N64) 12.Max Payne (PS2) 13.Black (PS2) 14.Battlefield 2:Modern Combat (PS2) 15.Driver 3 (PS2) 16.Final Fantasy X (PS2) 17.Twisted Metal Black (PS2) 18.Star Wars Battlefront (PS2) 19.Star Wars Battlefront II (PS2) 20.Gran Turismo III (PS2) 21.Grand Theft Auto III (PS2) 22.God of War (PS2) 23.Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (GB) 24.Super Mario Land (GB) 25.Super Mario Land 2:Six Golden Coins (GB) 26.The Legend of Zelda:Link's Awakening (GB) 27.The Castlevania Adventure (GB) 28.Tetris (GB) 29.Duck Hunt (NES) 30.Super Mario Bros (NES) 31.Tetris (NES) 32.The Legend of Zelda (NES) 33.The Legend of Zelda:The Adventure of Link (NES) 34. Super Mario Bros 2 (NES) 35.Super Mario Bros 3 (NES) 36.Dr.Mario (NES) 37.Metroid (NES) 38.Kid Icarus(NES) 39.Pro Wrestling (NES) 40.Mega Man 3 (NES) 41.Donkey Kong Classics (NES) 42.NES Open Tournament Golf (NES) 43.Double Dragon II:The Revenge (NES) 44.Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal (GBC) 45.James Bond 007 (GBC) 46.Game & Watch Gallery (GBC) 47.Donkey Kong Country (GBC) 48.Super Mario Bros Deluxe (GBC) 49.Mario Tennis (GBC) 50.Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen (GBA) 51.Grand Theft Auto Advance (GBA) 52.Mario Kart Super Circuit (GBA) 53.Final Fantasy I & II:Dawn of Souls (GBA) 54.Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald (GBA) 55.Sonic The Hedgehog Genesis (GBA) 56.Gunstar Super Heroes (GBA) 57.Tekken Advance (GBA) 58.The Legend of Zelda:A Link To The Past/Four Swords (GBA) 59.Max Payne (GBA) 60.Super Mario Sunshine (GCN) 61.The Legend of Zelda:The Windwaker (GCN) 62.Super Smash Bros Melee (GCN) 63.Resident Evil (GCN) 64.Resident Evil 4 (GCN) 65.Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GCN) 66.Baten Kaitos:Origins (GCN) 67.Soul Calibur II (GCN) 68.Ikaruga (GCN) 69.Eternal Darkness Sanity's Requiem (GCN) 70.Super Mario World (SNES) 71.Mortal Kombat (SNES) 72.Mortal Kombat II (SNES) 73.Kirby's Dream Land 3 (SNES) 74.Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) 75.Star Fox (SNES) 76.Street Fighter:The World Warrior (SNES) 77.Donkey Kong Country 2:Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) 78.Super Mario Kart (SNES) 79.Act Raiser (SNES) 80.Final Fantasy III (DS) 81.Final Fantasy IV (DS) 82.Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (DS) 83.Guitar Hero On Tour/Decades (DS) 84.The Legend of Zelda:Phantom Hourglass (DS) 85.New Super Mario Bros (DS) 86.Brothers In Arms DS (DS) 87.Ninja Gaiden:Dragon Sword (DS) 88.Metroid Prime Hunters (DS) 89.Assassin's Creed:Altair's Chronicles (DS) 90.Red Steel (Wii) 91.Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) 92.The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess (Wii) 93.Manhunt 2 (Wii) 94.Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii) 95.Bully:Scholarship Edition (Wii) 96.Guitar Hero III/Aerosmith (Wii) 97.No More Heroes (Wii) 98.Excite Truck (Wii) 99.Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 100.Sonic and The Secret Rings (Wii)
Inspired by NES_Rules posts I'd like to document my hunts too. Whilst I don't spend quite as long at it as NES_Rules appears to, I've been blogging these on my own site, but I think including them here is also appropriate. I'm not proposing to copy all the previous entries over, so I'll start here with my latest one.
Playstation Blaze Rave Station, with Dancing Stage EuroMix and Dancing Stage Party Edition, GBP 5 Wip3Out and TOCA 2 Touring Cars. No covers or manuals, but the cases are in good condition and I've got some that are broken, 50p each
Game Boy Color 2x Body Boy silicon skins, 1 clear, 1 yellow, GBP 1 Pong and Megaman Xtreme, GBP 4 each
Master System Sonic the Hedgehog 2, no instructions, but includes the SEGA poster that's missing from my other copy, GBP 1
Game Boy Advance SP Carry case complete with car adapter and 7 cartridge protectors, GBP 2
Commodore 64 GFL Championship Football (not shown) GBP 1
Welcome to gaming in Retrospect, this is an article where I'll look back on a game or a series of games. In this article I'll be looking at the first generation of the Pokemon franchise with games for the Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Nintendo 64. The Pokemon franchise is the brain child of game developer Satoshi Tajiri, and since it's original Japanese release in 1995 has spawned more than 40 games, an anime series spanning nearly 500 episodes, and a manga series that has been serialized for the last twelve years. In this first article covering the series, I'll look at the games based on the first generation games from the main series games Pokemon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow, the first two Stadium games, and the spinoff games Pokemon Pinball, Pokemon Trading Card Game, Pokemon Snap, and Hey You! Pikachu!.
So, you know Adam Sessler, host of G4TV's X-Play? Yeah, he pretty much showed how amazing he is yet again, as if his rally against bigots on Xbox Live and his complete ownage of Final Fantasy fanboys wasn't enough. Watch this video in response to the hate mail they received from SONY FANBOYS (not 360 fanboys, PS3 fanboys) accusing them of being biased in their 5/5 review of Killzone 2 for the PS3.
He comes vicious at both 360 fanboys claiming Gears of War 2 is better because IGN gave it .1 point higher than Killzone 2, and PS3 fanboys who claim they weren't serious because they sounded upset that it was a good game.
I for one applaud Adam for saying what needs to be said in this day of console fanboyism on the internet. Bravo, good sir, bravo.
I really enjoyed reading through Tan's Top 50 list even though we have completely different gaming tastes. It was nice to see a large variety of systems and games that rarely show up on the stereotypical top games list, and I guess it has inspired me to make my own top games list. So here it is:
1080 Snowboarding - N64 Adventures of Lolo - NES Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance - NGC Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 2 - PS2 Battletoads - NES Beyond Good & Evil - NGC Bubble Bobble - NES Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth - Xbox Castlevania - NES Castlevania 2 - NES Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - PS Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - PS2 Castlevania: Bloodlines - Gen Castle Shikigami 2 - PS2 Chaos Field - NGC Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers - NES Contra - NES Dr. Mario - NES Duck Tales - NES Earthworm Jim - Gen Earthworm Jim 2 - Gen F-Zero GX - NGC Final Fantasy IX - PS Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - NGC Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - Wii Goldeneye 007 - N64 Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's - PS2 Hybrid Heaven - N64 Ico - PS2 Iggy's Reckin' Balls - N64 Jade Empire: Limited Edition - Xbox Killer Instinct - SNES Legend of Dragoon - PS Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - GB Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - N64 Legendary Wings - NES Little Nemo: Dream Master - NES Lost Magic - DS Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete - PS Mario Golf - N64 Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - NGC Mario Kart 64 - N64 Mario Party - N64 Marvel vs. Capcom - PS Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - Dreamcast Maximum Carnage - SNES Mega Man - NES Mega Man 2 - NES Mega Man 3 - NES Mega Man 4 - NES Mega Man 5 - NES Mega Man 6 - NES Mega Man X - SNES Mega Man X2 - SNES Mega Man X3 - SNES Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Wii Ninja Gaiden Trilogy - SNES Norse by Norsewest: Return of the Lost Vikings - Sat Pokemon Blue Version - GB Punch-Out!! - NES Raiden III - PS2 Resident Evil 0 - NGC Resident Evil - NGC Resident Evil 2 - N64 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis - NGC Resident Evil: Code Veronica - NGC Resident Evil: Outbreak - PS2 Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - Wii Shadow of the Colossus - PS2 Sonic and the Secret Rings - Wii Sonic CD - Sega CD Sonic the Hedgehog - Gen Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Gen Sonic & Knuckles - Gen Star Wars Episode 1 Racer - N64 Star Wars Rouge Squardron - N64 Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting - SNES Streets of Rage - Gen Super Mario Bros./Duckhunt - NES Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES Super Mario RPG - SNES Super Mario 64 - N64 Super Paper Mario - Wii Super Punch-Out!! - SNES Super Smash Bros. - N64 TMNT IV: Turtles in Time - SNES Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam - Wii Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 - NGC Totally Rad - NES Trace Memory - DS Vertical Force - Virtual Boy Warioland - Virtual Boy Worms Armageddon - PS Xenogears - PS Xenosaga 1 - PS2 Xenosaga 2 - PS2 Xenosaga 3 - PS2 Yoshi's Island DS - DS Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure - Wii
I'm hoping to do another one of these in the last half of the year (if I remember) and see how many titles change from now until then.
Some fun stats: N64 - 13 Wii - 6 NES - 21 DS- 3 Playstation 2- 11 Virtual Boy - 2 PLaystation - 7 Gamecube- 10 Sega CD - 1 Saturn - 1 Dreamcast - 1 Super NES - 10 Genesis - 7 Gameboy - 2
Wow, I didn't really expect the outpouring that we have received. On January 11 we posted a finance update, and since that time you guys have really came through with the donations. I'd like to thank the following people for their recent donations:
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Of course, if you would like to still donate, we are always accepting donations. Any donations made will solely support the operation of the site, and we will always appreciate the donation. If you are interested in donating yourself this link has the info necessary for donating.
Again, from all of us at RF Generation, thank you for your donations. It truly has touched our hearts.
We are a community of collectors, gamers and the likes, and some of us enjoy to let the world know what is on our mind. For those members, we have the community blogs, a place where they can publish their thoughts and feelings regarding life, universe, and everything. Some of those members might even choose to write about gaming and collecting! Whatever they write about, you can find it on their blog. You can either see the latest community blog entries in the feed you see to the left, or you can browse for your favorite blog using the menu above. Interested in having your own blog hosted on RF Generation? It's rather simple, first be a registered member, and then click the "My Blog" link that you see in the navigation above. Following those two steps will certainly get you on your way to blogging.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy our entries, rantings, and completely unrelated series of thoughts. We write for you to read, so we certainly hope that you enjoy our material.
