God of War Review

God of War

God of War is a third person action-adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. God of War sold more than 4.6 million copies worldwide and is the tenth best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time. It was first released on March 22, 2005, for the PlayStation 2.

What are the things that make the game fun, are that there are different abilities to use like a special ability is more damage than a regular attack, when doing this ability the game will tell the player what buttons to press in what order. There is also an ability that allows the character to bring out wings and glide around. The best bit in this game are the boss fights that is against each god. Overall the fun factor in this game is good because there is a lot for the players to enjoy.

The graphics of the game are good especially the detail on the characters and nearby scenes but long distance scenes are not as good and not as clear. The buildings have decent detail but the game has mainly focused on making the characters look better. The graphical style in this game is set upon an exaggeration style, because there are a lot of oversized weapons and unrealistically large characters. Overall the graphics are good but there is room for improvement.

The sound effects in this game are suited to the actual scenes, for example when there is a fighting scene the music changes to a high tempo music to make the game feel more intense. The sound effects during scenes such as battles are very good because you can hear the sound of the weapons crashing against each other. The good thing about the sound effects is the background music because it sets the mood of the game, but there are parts where there are too many sound effects which overpowers the background music.

The replay ability of this game is okay because there are numerous achievements that can be unlocked, also there are different abilities that can be used with the character against enemies. The main problem with the replay ability is there is no multiplayer which makes it bad because players cannot play with friends. Overall the players don’t have very much of a reason to go back and play the game.

The gameplay in this game is good because there is a lot in it. There is parts in the game there are flashing lights to show where players have to go for the next part of the level. There are chests that can be found when going through the levels that will give the player health and experience that allows players to upgrade the ability attack. The only bad bit in this game is when the character is moving or picking something up to get through the level, the enemies stop fighting you and just wait until you have finished doing it. Overall the gameplay is good apart from the enemies waiting for you to finish picking something up.       

Overall the game is good fun to player but there are some room for improvements. The PROS in the game are the background sounds match the mood of the gameplay like when in a boss fight the music goes more intense. The CONS for this game are there is no multiplayer for players to play friends on and enemies stop fighting you if you start moving or pick something up. For the overall rating of the game I’m going to give it a 8/10 just because there are some room for improvement but not much. 

Quake 3 Review

Quake 3 review

Quake 3 is a multiplayer, first person shooter game, the game was developed by id Software. Quake 3 also has single player mode which allows players to play against controlled bots. The platforms the game is set on are Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Amiga, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360. It was first released on Windows on 2nd December 1999.

The gameplay in Quake 3 is made up of mainly multiplayer, to player online with other players or friends. There is a single player mode that players can play it is made up of the player and controlled bots. The player can change the map, how many bots there are and what mode it will be in (team death match). I think this game is good fun to play with friends because you can just have a laugh, it is not the best designed game ever made but it is still enjoyable to play. There is not a goal that needs to be completed or any targets that need to be found. In the game players can find different guns like a shot gun, there is also ammo that can be picked up and there is also health to be picked up as well. Overall the gameplay has not got a lot of things in it, and to improve on this they could add in different guns and different pickups.

The fun Factor of this game is that players can play with friends and have a laugh. Players can choose what character they want to play as and what their name is when playing the game. Players are able to choose whether their want to play on the single player game mode against controlled bots, maybe to do some practice before going up against online players or friends, or on multiplayer against friends and random online players. Overall the game does get boring over time but for the first few hours it is really good fun. To improve on this I would of added maybe objects that need to be collected of targets that need to be captured or defended.

The graphics on the game are not really that good the game is blurry not much detail has be put into the game for example the pickups and the guns. When the game was released there was a problem with the graphics, but it was quickly fixed for the players. There are graphics mods to improve the graphics which is good for the people that know how to get those mods and how to put them into the game. Overall the games graphics are not that good so I wouldn't recommend the game if you are going to buy it for its graphics unless you know where to get the graphics mods from and how to put them on the game.

The sounds on the game are also not the best just because there are not very many of them, there is sound effects from the guns being shoot and there is sound from the characters when they have been shoot and when they jump into the air. Overall the sounds in the game could be improved by having more sound effect from characters, from the pickups and maybe having music at the beginning on the home screen to set the mood of the game.

The replay ability in the game is that players can play against different players on the multiplayer game mode and there is mods that players can get to put into the game to make it better and more improved. There is no DLC pack to be downloaded so that could be an improvement for the game to allow players to download DLC pack for new maps, new guns and new pickups. Overall there is not much for the replay ability apart from being able to play different players.

Overall for this games PROS there is being able to player against different players online for the replay ability and there is being able to add mods in to the game to improve it. For the CONS there is not much sound effects that have been put into the game, graphics are not the best and there is not much things in the gameplay like (pickups). Overall I am going to give the game a 6/10 because there is a lot of things that need to be improved on it.

 

 

Mirrors Edge

Mirrors Edge Review

Mirrors Edge is a single player game that is made up of action-adventure and it is a first person player game. The game was developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and was published by Electronic Arts. The came out November 2008 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Mirrors Edge has sold over two million copies worldwide and was given 79/100 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The fun factor in this game is that players can free run on buildings inside buildings and in the streets. I enjoyed playing this game because of the free running and also the choice of being able to run away from the enemies or to stand and fight. I would like it if there was a multiplayer option to play with friends and other random players. Overall I did find the game to be fun and enjoyable to play but to make it better add a multiplayer option.

The gameplay in Mirrors Edge is that players have to jump, run, climb, scale narrow edges and wall faces to get through levels. Through the game there are part that will be in the colour red to show players were to go. The problem with using colour to help player is that players that are colour blind cannot see the colour red. Also it would be okay if there was a colour blind option in the game but there isn’t. I found the gameplay to be enjoyable to play I liked the way that you can free run on top of building etc. Overall I think the gameplay is very good for people that are not colour blind.

The Graphics in Mirrors Edge were good when the game came out but now the graphics in some games are amazing. There are some games that have worse graphics than Mirrors edge so it is not like it is a bad game. The game uses realism, exaggeration and cell-shading when in the game you can see the use of cell-shading when the cut scenes come up. In some parts of the game you can see the reflection off mirrors and glass from the building this makes the game seem more realistic. The use of bright colours when in the game gives it that effect of exaggeration when playing the game. Overall the graphics on the game were good for when the game came out.

The sounds in the game are okay I didn’t hear very many of them when playing the game but for the ones I did hear the sounded good. There was sounds from the characters when they were talking in the cut scenes, the voices sounded really clear and easy to make out what they were saying. There is also sound effects from when enemies are shooting at you, like from the gun shots. Overall the sounds in the game are good but could be better by adding in more sounds.

The replayability in this game is not the best because there is not very much that would encourage players to play the game again. The only thing that would encourage players to play again is that is the achievement that players can achieve for example completing the campaign without shooting an enemy. There is also an online race time trial which involves players to get the best time in a race to rank up on the leader board. Overall there is not much on the replayability but there is something to encourage players to play the game again.

Overall I think the game is fun to player because of the free running. The PROS in this game are that players have the choice of running away from enemies or stay and fight. Also being able to get achievement with in the game and that players that are colour blind will not know where to go. The CONS in this game are that there are not very much sound effects in the game and that there are not very much for the replayability. Overall I am going to give the game a 7/10

Split Second Review

　

Split Second

Split Second is an arcade racing video game developed by Black Rock Studio and published by Disney Interactive Studios for Microsft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The cost of the game when it was released was around £39.99 and has sold about 0.7 million copies.

The fun factor in Split Second is that it is not just a racing game it also allows players to blow up other cars when racing. The player can get power ups which allows them to blow up parts of the map for example a gas station to blow up other cars . To do this players will need to drift around corners to fill the energy bar at the bottom on the screen. The map can be change around from blowing up sertain parts of the map like a tower which blocks the road off so the race changes on to another road. I did find after a while the game got abit boring because it was really the same thing over and over again. Overall I did still find the game to be enjoyable to play.

The gameplay on Split Second is very good, players are able to race against the computer or online against other players. The player can buy cars and upgrade them to make them faster. In this game there is an option of quick match, season and multiplayer to play. The quick match is an option that alllows players to try out all the cars and all the maps even if they haven't already unlocked them. Season is another option for players to play which allows them to unlock maps and car as they get thought the levels. Also there is multiplayer whcih allows players to play against friends and random players online. The bad thing for this game is that there is alot going on when racing and i found it hard to concentrate on the race from all the explosions going on around you. The good thing about this game is that some parts of the map can be changed which can result in the change of were the roads go.

The sounds on this game are extremely good, there is sound effects for collapsing buildings, explosions, from the cars engines and also the music at the start of the game on the main menu screen. This game is one of the best games I have ever played for the sound effects from every thing in the game. I could not find anything that needs to be improved on. Overall the games sounds are really good and they make the game sound very realistic.
The graphics on this game are also really good the games graphics have been made from photo realism to make the game look as realistic as possible. The detail on the cars are amazing, also the detail on the explosions are good as well. Some times when I was playing the game there was some blury bits on the map in the distance, you could only see them if you were really focusing on it so it is not a major thing. Overall the graphics on the game are very good and are also very realistic.

The replayability for this game is that players are able to play on multiplayer against friends and other random players. In multiplayer players can rank up to become top of the leaderboard, there is also achevements for players to get in the multiplayer and season options. Also the change in maps may incourage player to plaay the map again to see what would of happened if they would of blow up a different part of the map. Players can also buy the DLC packs for new maps and new cars to unlock, but so people may not want to buy them because of how much they are. Overall the the replayability is also very good from being able to get DLC packs.

Overall I found the game to be enjoyable to play. The PROS in this game are the sound effects on the game e.g explosions and the replayability from being able to get DLC packs. The CONS in this game are the by having so much going on in the gameplay it is hard to concentrate and they is no mini map on the screen to help you through the course. Overall I am going to give the game a 8/10.