Doom review

Doom Review

Doom is a 1993 science fiction horror-themed first-person shooter video game by id Software. Doom is known to a lot of people to be as the first FPS game.

Doom can out in the year 1993 in its time it was known as one of the best games out. Doom in 1993 would be like Call of Duty Ghosts 2014. The gameplay is enjoyable there are weapons, health and armour that can be collected from around the maps. The player plays online with friends or other people playing the game. This is what makes the game fun to play be being able to interact with others.

The graphics on this game are really bad for the year 2014 but for the year it came out there was not very many good software and programs to make the games graphics good, but in the year it came out they were amazing. There is not much detail on the guns, the environment and the characters. As I said this is because the technology was rubbish in that time. The sound effects in the game are bad as well there is sounds from the gun fire and the characters getting hurt but really apart from that there is not anything else in this game that contains sound effects.

The replay ability in this game is also shocking I believe there is nothing for the replay ability apart from the player being able to play with other people online and the different maps to play on. So the replay ability could be improve a lot. Overall this game was good in its time but currently it is terrible. The PROS of this game are very slim for the current year (2014) but for the year it came out its graphics and gameplay were amazing. The CONS for this game are pretty much everything the graphics are really bad and gameplay is boring there is nothing to bring the player back to play it. For the year it came out everything was amazing due to how everything was limited. Overall I am going to give the game a 3/10 for the year 2014 but for the year 1993 when it came out I would give it a 9-10/10.

Diablo 3 Review

Diablo 3 Review

Diablo 3 is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. The game takes place in Sanctuary, the dark fantasy world of the Diablo series, twenty years after the events of Diablo II. In this game players will have the ability to choose which character they want. Also as the game progresses to player will be able to upgrade their character’s skills, get better weapons and also getting stronger armour.   

Diablo 3 is an enjoyable game that allows players to interact with friends and other players. An enjoyable thing about this game is that it allows the player to choose which characters. I feel that this is a great feature in this game because in lots of games players are stuck with one character throughout the whole game but in this game players are able to choose through a range of characters. Also each character that the player can pick have different abilities for an example a ‘Hunter’ is able to use a bow and arrow but a ‘Monk’ is able to use an axe, a sword and a shield.

Diablo 3’s gameplay is similar to that of previous titles in the Diablo franchise. The gameplay is in a 3rd person view which allows the player to see the character and all the other characters. In the game players are able to shoot enemies using a bow but this depends on which character they are using. Another ability that the player can do in the game is to cut up the enemies using a sword or an axe. In the game players will be able to rank up levels which means that they can get better skills for their character. Also the player has an inventory which holds the weapons and armour that the player collects with in the game.

Diablo 3’s graphics are extremely good at the beginning of the game with the scenes but I was disappointed when I got into the game when actually playing it, they were nothing like the graphics on the scenes. It was if the creators of this game just could not be bothered with the gameplay graphics. Say this I have seen worse games. I feel that there is just not enough detail in the character and the environment with in the game. I think that there is a lot to improve on the graphic in this game.

The sounds in Diablo 3 are music which is heard in the main menu at the beginning of the game and there is also background music throughout the playing the game. The background music is good because it becomes more intense when in battle. There is also the sounds from swords slashing against enemies and also you can hear the noises from the arrows being shot as well. I fell that the creators of this game have focused well on the sounds in the game and I don’t think there is any room for improvement.

The replay ability in this game is that there is a multiplayer in it which has ‘capture the flag’, ‘search and destroy’ and ‘team death match’. All of these game modes consist of players playing online. There are also achievements that players can unlock when playing the game but apart from that there is not much more for the replay ability.

Overall I fell that this game is very fun to play. The PROS for this game are the sound effect within the game for an example the change in background music from being calm to intense when battling. Also I like the gameplay I found it fun but also easy to get in to. The CONS of this game are the graphics, I feel that the graphics have really let this game down, they needed more time on them. Overall I am giving this game an 8/10, to only main problem for this game was the graphics.   

Dynasty Warriors 3 review

Dynasty Warriors 3 Review

Dynasty Warriors is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei. The platforms it is on are the Xbox and the PlayStation 2, it has a single player and a multiplayer for players to play with friends.

Dynasty Warriors 3 is one of those games that players will enjoy not because of the graphics (they are shockingly bad) but for the gameplay, the action and the adventure within the game. I found this game enjoyable when playing it with mates and playing it for the first time; after a while it becomes one of those games that just gets boring, this is because there an nothing to bring the player back and play the game (replay ability). Saying this, the game did come out on the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox, so it is a very old video game. There is still room for improvements to make it more enjoyable and fun for players to play like adding in a survival mode. This consists of the player surviving as many rounds as they can to beat other players in the world leader board.

The sounds in this game are very repetitive, when attacking enemies there are sounds from the character and the enemies, the clashing of swords and getting hurt. There is also sounds from the characters when in the cut scene when they talk, the voices are clear to understand what they are saying but they talk for less than 2 minutes.  Apart for that there is not much to talk about the sound because there are no more. To improve on this they could add in a background tone/music in parts to show the tense parts.

The graphics in this game are terrible, but I believe this if from it being on the old generation consoles. An example of how bad the graphics on this game are: the characters in the game do not have hands I think this was done because the technology when making this game was not very good so they had to do with what they had. The game did get and award on March 6^th 2003 for the ‘Best Overall Game Animation’. Overall this games graphics were good in the year 2003 but in the year 2014 they are shocking.

The replay ability as I said is bad very bad but there is one thing that would encourage player to play the game again this is multiplayer. Multiplayer allows the player to play with friend or family members, to work together to defeat the enemies. Apart from this the player has no other reason to come back and play the game. As I also said to improve this they could add in a survival mode. This consists of the player surviving as many rounds as they can to beat other players in the world leader board.

Overall for this game the PROS of the game are: the gameplay when in multiplayer the player can play with friends and family members. The CONS of this game are: the graphics are shocking due to it being on the PlayStation and the Xbox, the sounds in there game are repetitive, there are hardly anything for the replay ability. Overall I am going to give this 4/10 ratting but I am also going to give it an 8/10 for when it came out. 

Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations Review

Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations Review

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations is a video game in the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja fighting game series, developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai Games. This game consists of players fighting each other or the computer when on the game. There are varies of different game modes to play on like single player for an example. This game is on these platforms: Xbox 360 and PS3.

I found this game to be really fun and enjoyable to play only when I was playing with a friend but when playing on my own I found it was very boring not as enjoyable to play.  The game is fun at first when playing on your own but after playing about 3 games it starts to become repetitive. By using the same attack abilities, same characters etc. I believe there is an online mode which allows players to play against other players this does make the game more fun and enjoyable to play.

The story of the game carries on from the other previous games in the series. The gameplay is very simple, all the player have to do is defeat the enemy which can be a random player if they are playing online or if in the story mode against bots controlled by the AI. The player can play as different characters that the game give them, these characters have different abilities, for example a character might have more health to be able to take more hits but might not be able to attack as fast as a character that cannot take as many hits.

The sounds in the game are very repetitive, when the play gets it there make the same sounds over and over again. There is some music playing in the menu section which suits the game very well it is not to calm and not to hard core just right. There are not very much sound effects in this game so that could be an improvement on this game by adding in more sound effects.

The use of graphics style in this game is cel-shading due to the dark out lines around the characters it could also be said to have exaggeration in it as well from the big colourful hair. The graphics in this game are quite childlike due to the colours and looking very cartoon like. There is not very much detail on the environment and the characters which is a sham because it is a good game to play and if there were a lot more effort put into making this game it would be a very popular game to play.

The replay ability for this game is that players can play online with friends or random players, there is a choice of choosing different characters to play with and there is getting the achievements from playing in the different game modes. Apart for that there is not really any more to make the players come back and play the game. It does get boring after a while, but if playing with friends it can be more fun and enjoyable.

Overall this game is fun to play if playing with friends but not on own. The PROS of this game are when playing with friends its fun to play and if the player is 12 and under there will enjoy it too due to the exaggeration of the hair and the cartoon feel. The CONS there is not much in the game to keep the players interested. There is not much sound effects in the game and the once that are in the game are very repetitive. Overall I’m going to give this game a 6/10.