Assasin's Creed Deja Vu Prince Of Persia?
Yes Indeed. You can easily be mistaken for Assasin's Creed to actually be Prince Of Persia. Perhaps more closer to the darker prince like the one in Warrior Within. The game play in this game makes you feel like you are in one of the the POP games. I have enjoyed playing the Prince of Persia series on the PS2 and I tell you this game on the DS is as much fun as the one on the PS2. Only for the name of the game which is actually Assasin's Creed. Sorry to be repeating myself so much about the similarity between the two games, but I really can't help it!
Anyways, the graphics quality of the game could have been better compared to the quality of the other games on the DS. But I liked the ambiance it created with the awesome sound effects. The sound in this game is really well adapted to the game play of this game.
There is no online play on this game. The game is a very short single player campaign game. It lasted for about 6 to 8 hours of game play time. Which is not all that bad compared to a handheld game. I did enjoy the puzzles in the game. But definately not the combat. The combat is so repetitive and boring. All you have to do is press X and Y repeatedly to win the battles. The combat is the biggest disappointment of this game. I really wished if they could do a better job with the combat for this game.
All in all a very dull and average package. It just looked as if they just had to release a Assasin's port onto the DS and hence they just ported a cheap imitation of a POP style game onto the DS. I really hoped for this game to be better but I feel sad it is just another victim of the famous launch date and milking the brand extension on a different platform.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Now playing: Assasin's Creed (Nintendo DS)
I'm currently playing this wonderful game, a DS port of last years 360 game by Ubisoft. This game is made by the same team which gave you Brother's in Arms for the DS last year. The technology used in this game looks impressive. They have used the same engine which was used to render Brother's in Arms. I shall give my play experience after I finish this game. Till then watch the IGN's review (IGN rating: 7.0 out of 10) of this game below:
I'm currently playing this wonderful game, a DS port of last years 360 game by Ubisoft. This game is made by the same team which gave you Brother's in Arms for the DS last year. The technology used in this game looks impressive. They have used the same engine which was used to render Brother's in Arms. I shall give my play experience after I finish this game. Till then watch the IGN's review (IGN rating: 7.0 out of 10) of this game below:
Monday, February 04, 2008
Is playing an RPG game fun?
Well if you ask me a simple straight forward answer, it would be a definitive YES. So what makes a RPG game fun? Well to me the main element of an RPG game is its character building system. A lot of games allows the gamer to experience playing the role of the protagonist, but only a RPG game would allow you to build up the character step by step and living the growth. This is what makes the entire experience fun. Another very important aspect of a good RPG game is its story telling capability. It really gets you involved into the whole mood of the story which is being portrayed to immerse the player into the game's environment. No other game genre does it better than a RPG game. I've always enjoyed playing a lot of good RPG games and all the games did have both the character building system and a very strong storyline.
My recently last RPG game which I played was "Children Of Mana" for the Nintendo DS. I really loved the game! When I think back to wonder, what made the game fun, the first thing that comes to my mind would be building the different characters and spirits in the game. It was really a lot of fun to choose different spirits and team up to go on a journey together. The story was very simple yet exciting to live to story. The game received not very good reviews because of its very loose character building system, but I did feel the system was not bad either. I really enjoyed it.
I still remember my first RPG game, Final Fantasy for the PS2. What a game that was. It was my first shot at attempting to playing a rpg game. I really loved the complex character building system. Remember the sphere character building system the game had. man was it complex! The Final Fantasy series has always been known for its fantasy story telling. I guess that what made the series so enjoyable and it is still going strong.
A lot of gamers have taken up playing Online RPG's. So what is the fun element playing a online RPG game one might ask? Well in the online persistent world you get to meet a lot of different characters just like you who are part of this wonder full RPG world. Also the aspect of making groups and then going through the journey of the story of the game also makes it very interesting. The other main point would also be the unpredictable outcomes of an online RPG game. So many different characters can change the way the persistent world might behave. This itself fascinates me to play the game!
So give it a shot, play a good RPG game which suites your style of play. I'm sure there is something for everyone to experience in playing a RPG game.
Well if you ask me a simple straight forward answer, it would be a definitive YES. So what makes a RPG game fun? Well to me the main element of an RPG game is its character building system. A lot of games allows the gamer to experience playing the role of the protagonist, but only a RPG game would allow you to build up the character step by step and living the growth. This is what makes the entire experience fun. Another very important aspect of a good RPG game is its story telling capability. It really gets you involved into the whole mood of the story which is being portrayed to immerse the player into the game's environment. No other game genre does it better than a RPG game. I've always enjoyed playing a lot of good RPG games and all the games did have both the character building system and a very strong storyline.
My recently last RPG game which I played was "Children Of Mana" for the Nintendo DS. I really loved the game! When I think back to wonder, what made the game fun, the first thing that comes to my mind would be building the different characters and spirits in the game. It was really a lot of fun to choose different spirits and team up to go on a journey together. The story was very simple yet exciting to live to story. The game received not very good reviews because of its very loose character building system, but I did feel the system was not bad either. I really enjoyed it.
I still remember my first RPG game, Final Fantasy for the PS2. What a game that was. It was my first shot at attempting to playing a rpg game. I really loved the complex character building system. Remember the sphere character building system the game had. man was it complex! The Final Fantasy series has always been known for its fantasy story telling. I guess that what made the series so enjoyable and it is still going strong.
A lot of gamers have taken up playing Online RPG's. So what is the fun element playing a online RPG game one might ask? Well in the online persistent world you get to meet a lot of different characters just like you who are part of this wonder full RPG world. Also the aspect of making groups and then going through the journey of the story of the game also makes it very interesting. The other main point would also be the unpredictable outcomes of an online RPG game. So many different characters can change the way the persistent world might behave. This itself fascinates me to play the game!
So give it a shot, play a good RPG game which suites your style of play. I'm sure there is something for everyone to experience in playing a RPG game.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Is Software dying? Are web-based tools the new revolution?
Did you realize that we are using more and more web-based tools for all our daily needs of software dose? We are using messenger service for chatting, google's office tools which includes word and excel software, Apple's Itunes, and more!. Interestingly today's web browsers act like a complete Operating system. It provides all the facilities like graphics, sound capabilities, web based software, which in today's world which commands desktop software.
So if you ask yourself, are you ready to be totally online? Well the answer would not be a total yes. People have not taken to the online experience of doing work completely. Though the rate is increasing and a lot of people are working on online based tools, it is still far away than it the realty seems. It could still be a couple of years before the desktop would drown to its origin. To back this theory, according to NPD group, it seems the sales of Office 2007 was double than that of Office 2003. The success of Office 2007 can stand as a testimony to todays Microsoft's dominance in the desktop software space.
The big guys have taken notice to the users who prefer working online. Microsoft has never encouraged developing online versions of their office tools. Instead they have gone ahead and embraced the online experience via its "Live" service. The Live feature is incorporated in its Office tools to give benefits of working in the online space. Microsoft has also launched its Silverlight technology (vector based tool similar to adobe flash). Adobe has gone ahead and build online version of its software like "Premier". Though very limited, it still provides enough features for people to use it.
Even the mobile space is not left far behind. Though not comparable to the power of web browser tools, the mobile software still allows the users to blog, download videos and audio, edit office documents, skype, etc. When you compare the speed of a mobile and a desktop work station, both cannot be compared as the difference is pretty huge (comparing CPU speed and RAM capacity). The convergence of mobile and desktop will happen and it is only a matter of time when the average user will have just a single device for all the needs.
So is software dead? Well the desktop still has a couple of years to ring in its death knell, but it will just transform itself into a new avatar to take on the users expectations.
Did you realize that we are using more and more web-based tools for all our daily needs of software dose? We are using messenger service for chatting, google's office tools which includes word and excel software, Apple's Itunes, and more!. Interestingly today's web browsers act like a complete Operating system. It provides all the facilities like graphics, sound capabilities, web based software, which in today's world which commands desktop software.
So if you ask yourself, are you ready to be totally online? Well the answer would not be a total yes. People have not taken to the online experience of doing work completely. Though the rate is increasing and a lot of people are working on online based tools, it is still far away than it the realty seems. It could still be a couple of years before the desktop would drown to its origin. To back this theory, according to NPD group, it seems the sales of Office 2007 was double than that of Office 2003. The success of Office 2007 can stand as a testimony to todays Microsoft's dominance in the desktop software space.
The big guys have taken notice to the users who prefer working online. Microsoft has never encouraged developing online versions of their office tools. Instead they have gone ahead and embraced the online experience via its "Live" service. The Live feature is incorporated in its Office tools to give benefits of working in the online space. Microsoft has also launched its Silverlight technology (vector based tool similar to adobe flash). Adobe has gone ahead and build online version of its software like "Premier". Though very limited, it still provides enough features for people to use it.
Even the mobile space is not left far behind. Though not comparable to the power of web browser tools, the mobile software still allows the users to blog, download videos and audio, edit office documents, skype, etc. When you compare the speed of a mobile and a desktop work station, both cannot be compared as the difference is pretty huge (comparing CPU speed and RAM capacity). The convergence of mobile and desktop will happen and it is only a matter of time when the average user will have just a single device for all the needs.
So is software dead? Well the desktop still has a couple of years to ring in its death knell, but it will just transform itself into a new avatar to take on the users expectations.
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (Nintendo DS)
This is one of the most awaited DS games for 2008. It is releasing in the month of March 08. The game is been developed by "Team Ninja" the same team which gave you the Ninja Gaiden series on the XBOX. Ninja Gaiden series is known for its fast slick action packed gameplay mechanism. Seeing glimses of the gameplay videos which I have seen, there is no doubt in my mind that this game is going to rock! Watch the gameplay in action in the video below:
This is one of the most awaited DS games for 2008. It is releasing in the month of March 08. The game is been developed by "Team Ninja" the same team which gave you the Ninja Gaiden series on the XBOX. Ninja Gaiden series is known for its fast slick action packed gameplay mechanism. Seeing glimses of the gameplay videos which I have seen, there is no doubt in my mind that this game is going to rock! Watch the gameplay in action in the video below: