We've seen Valve, Nvidia, and two other lesser known companies(Boxer8 and Playjam) join in console wars to compete against Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. But what about Apple, Google, and Amazon? How could game consoles made primarily by them be a reality. Apple, Google, and Amazon have operating systems of their own for smartphones, tablets, and computers. Apple has iOS for smartphones/tablets and Mac OS for Computers. Google has Nexus for smartphones/tablets and Chrome for computers dubbed Chromebook. Amazon has Kindle Fire for tablets.
First question here is what media format will these consoles be? Valve, Nvidia, Boxer8, and Playjam all have digital downloading for media, leaving out any disc drives. I assume Apple, Google, and Amazon will have digital downloading only. Download streaming services here most likely will include Google Play, iTunes, OnLive, Steam, Gaikai, Playstation Mobile, and Amazon Appstore.
Second question is will what gameplay lines will they follow. Apple is the strongest, Google midway, and Amazon the weakest. Valve state's it's most serious competition will be from Apple.
Apple could use this weakness of Valve to create a Mac style game console that is digital download using Apple software while making hardware as powerful as a Mac OS. Combining Apple products would be a great idea for making an awesome PC/Mac style gaming console inspired by Apple TV, Mac, and iOS systems. Of course, Apple could simply release two variants of their new console with one being ordinary and the other being Mac based calling them iPlay and iGamac respectively. This way gamers could choose between being economical by having a gaming console that is not expensive yet works just well enough to play games like on a regular console; and luxury Mac which is for PC/Mac gamers that want ultra high performance that can reach Steambox standards with enhanced graphics and definition yet don't mind spending more money than regular console gamers. If Apple goes with this, it will be the second(after Atari's 2600-5200 consoles in second generation) gaming company to offer more than one home console for the same gaming generation. Apple will be catering to both ordinary and PC gamers going with the two console plan of mine, giving gamers a choice between a low cost iOS console vs. a higher cost Mac OS console. Apple should also enhance iTunes to make it like Cloud Computing Game Streamers like Steam, OnLive, and Gaikai for examples. This way Apple can be more competitive than Valve while offering options in type of console(which will both be digital downloads). Plus, controls could be more integrated between an Xbox 360 controller and a tablet(like the Wii U Gamepad and Wikipad).
Google is marked now as the third to have their own PC software. Chrome is the software for computers that Google uses. Google uses Nexus for it's smartphones and tablets which are also known as androids. Google also has a streaming service rivaling iTunes dubbed Google Play. Could Google do what Nintendon't? With all the Google technology out there, Google could enhance it's gameplay to the max and even enhance gameplay for it's time. Nintendo was the very first with it's Wii to have motion sensing as a major control scheme. Google could be the first to go Occulus Rift on gaming, thereby adapting virtual reality to playability, something that failed with Virtual Boy of the mid 1990's. My anticipation here would be Google console being digital download using it's Chrome and Nexus android systems together in making Google Chromeplay. Could Google also have games made for it's Chrome computers just like Microsoft Windows? If so, it would probably be digital download through Google Play and Steam. However, it won't be for another few years or so or probably not possible if graphics are not made for gaming. Controls for Google could be tablet like with the same button functionalities like Wikipad and biometric data. Chromeplay should it see it's debute probably won't be released in the 8th generation of gaming. I believe Google can do what Nintendon't.
Amazon also has tablet software dubbed Kindle Fire which is not just about e-books but also downloads android games and music. If Amazon were to make a console, it would be like Project Shield and Ouya combined. Amazon's console could be called Kindle Fire Play. If Amazon were to have a home console, it should be alot like PSOne in design only lighter by having a flip screen, an HDMI port, and a controller port to the system(like the Gamestick as well). Or just have it look like the Wikipad instead. However, it should be up to Amazon to decide such. Amazon would most likely emulate Project Shield in design.
I don't expect there to be consoles of these in 8th generation but I expect the 9th generation will begin in 2018 which gives 5 years to make these ideas reality. All but one present console manufacturer has some kinds of android based tablet/smartphone/mobile device software and the exception to this is Nintendo. The Nintendo 64 was the last home console to be cartridge based. However all console manufacturers have consoles with the ability of digital downloading software.
I Anticipate that either the 8th or 9th generation will be the last one to have disc based consoles before advancing to digital downloading and cloud computing. Sony already has cloud computing program called Gaikai and Playstation Mobile. I anticipate future Playstations will be cloud computer based ones. Microsoft is also hiring former OnLive employees so a Microsoft purchase of OnLive just like Sony Computer Entertainment's purchase of Gaikai would be ideal. OnLive would be better run should Microsoft purchase it(in my opinion). If all major companies(Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Valve, Nvidia) release successors to their 8th generation consoles, there will be 8 major competitors adding Apple, google, and Amazon to the console wars if my prediction comes true, making 9 major consoles in the 9th generation.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Why Ouya, Steambox, and Project Shield deserve same console status as Wii U, Playstation 4, and Xbox 720
Once I tried editing the History of video games(eighth generation) by adding Ouya on the comparison charts next to Nintendo Wii U but was edited out. Plus, I also posted a link to eighth generation consoles on Ouya page of Wikipedia but it was edited out. Seriously? Plus, Microsoft does not consider Valve's Steambox to be a major competitor. You kidding me with that? Valve is just confident Steambox will be more superior to Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony. Nvidia revealed Project Shield this Winter. This is a powerful android based handheld console able to stream games from PC, can play on the TV using an HDMI cable, and play's like Xbox 360 controller.
Ouya is an android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS console that will cost only $99(just 1/11 of Basic Steambox). It will only have digital downloads but will use OnLive as the main cloud computing service for games as well as Ouya software. For example, La Noire, Saints Row 2-3, Crazy Taxi, Mafia II, Driver San Francisco, and many more with as many as over 300 titles. Twitch TV is also available as it is video game broadcasting and chat community allowing players to watch in game footage live and recorded gameplay footage via it's online video gaming platform. Sony Playstation 4 will have it's own similar option called "Share". Ouya will require all games being available for Ouya to be Free-To-Play in someway with examples ranging from demos, DLC, season passes, online features, etc. This would explain why Ouya chose OnLive as it's main clud computing service since OnLive has the most Free-To-Play aspects ranging from demos to rentals. The Difference between Ouya and Zeebo is Ouya will change the outcome of gaming consoles just like Steambox and Project Shield are planning on doing. Ouya is just not from one of those major companies like Nintendo, Microsoft, or Sony for examples. Ouya will be one of the cheapest major consoles in video gaming history should it get the recoignition it deserves. Ouya plays like it's competitors but is smaller than them in size.
Gamestick is another Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS console which is the size of a flash drive, will be $79, and like Ouya is made by a lesser known company(PlayJam). Why should Gamestick be considered an 8th generation console? Gamestick will have the same media type as Ouya but will be a flash drive that sticks into any HDMI port, making it playable on the TV. What games will Gamestick be able to play? Memory specs are identical to Ouya(1GB Memory, 8GB Hard Drive) but has a different graphics provider. I Don't Know much about Gamestick's game's exactly as of now. I do think for sure that Gamestick will play the same kind of games played on smartphones/tablets.
Project Shield made by Nvidia is a handheld/home console that was revealed this Winter. Project Shield would be the most superior handheld console to date, making Gameboy look like a mini antique. This will be the first handheld console aside from smartphones/tablets to be more powerful than one of it's same generation(ex. Wii U, Ouya, Gamestick). Project Shield, Ouya, and Gamestick are android consoles rivaling traditional ones Wii U, Playstation 4, and Xbox 720 with Steambox being in PC gaming catagory. Project Shield will be able to play PC games as well as having Steam and Google Play for downloading games. Android consoles are the future and are just as important as Playstation was in the mid 1990's. Nvidia is a major graphics producer and it has lots of money. Project Shield will be able to play some of the same games you would play for PC(Steam) and Androids(Google Play). Project Shield is a gaming android and micro gaming PC packed into one handheld size. that's saying alot! Wi-Fi connection is satisfactory here. Project Shield is the works merging PC and Android gaming thanks to steam and Google Play's software support. Project Shield is like a micro Steambox packed to be a gaming only android.
Steambox is a PC style game console which I presume will be digital download only using Steam Software. Not only is Steam streaming games and using accounts for PC, Mac, Android, and iOS systems, but it will also have its own home console. Price however ranges between $999-$1750 depending on which of the three models(128GB, 256GB, 512GB) you choose. Pre-orders are being taken and Xi3 will make the Steambox hardware and I presume it will be the same size and even final hardware like Piston made by Xi3. Valve will take full responsibility for planning and layout of software and some hardware specifications while Xi3 will be manufacturing the Pistons for Steambox. Xi3 is Valve's partner in the console wars and while Valve is the brains, Xi3 is the braun and together this duo will make a super console capable of playing most of the games found on current consoles or PCs. The four H's of this power machine include Hard Core Gaming, High-Performance Computing, Home Theater and Media, and Home Automation Count. So compact in size yet so much more powerful than the Three Disc based console manufacturers(Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft). Could Steambox be the Playstation of the 2010's-2020's? Already more powerful than Playstation 4. Or is it? Anyway, this is a digital download gaming and home theater combined, paving way for future of media with easy conversion of software.
The 8th generation can be compared to the 5th generation in the following ways: The 5th generation had 13 mass market consoles but only five gained major status(3DO, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, Playstation, and Nintendo 64). If Wii U, Ouya, Gamestick, Playstation 4, Xbox 720, Project Shield and Steambox are counted as home consoles the 8th generation will have between 5-7 mass market consoles with at least five being major ones. The 5th generation made a big leap forward from cartridges to CD-ROM discs as three of the big five(3DO, Saturn, Playstation) compared to the other two which stayed on cartridges(Jaguar, N64). Playstation however was the only one of these to make a major difference in the media type of consoles as it sold over 102 million copies total in it's lifespan. Nintendo 64 only sold around 32 million with Saturn selling just 10 million; The 8th generation would have four digital download consoles(Ouya, Gamestick, Project Shield, Steambox) and three disc based ones(Wii U, Playstation 4, Xbox 720). Due to Steambox's high price and being the highest of all consoles, it will have more difficulties in being as successful as the Playstation was. However, Steambox will be the most powerful console of the 8th generation pack. Pricing differences are different between generations as 5th generation cartridge based consoles cost less than the disc based ones with Nintendo 64 and Atari Jaguar being $199.99 and $249.99 at launch respectively(making them the cheapest major consoles) compared to Playstation price tag of $299.99 but not as expensive as the not so commercially successful Sega Saturn and 3DO price tags of $399.99 and $700 respectively. The price line from lowest to highest for 8th generation will be Gamestick($79), Ouya($99), Project Shield(est.$169-$249), Wii U($299-$349), Xbox 720($350-$400), Playstation 4($400-$450), Steambox($999-$1750). The cheapest consoles are the android based ones with the disc ones midway and PC style consoles being the most expensive. The low cost will make android based consoles more appealing just like CD based ones were for developing games and data.
Android/digital download consoles have numerous advantages comparing in a smaller/lighter size than current disc consoles plus less cost unless you had a PC style one like Steambox. The problems of having discs will be erased with Ouya, Gamestick, Project Shield, and Steambox. Project Shield and Steambox will be game changers for video gaming just like Playstation was. You can however digitally download games for regular consoles which started on a major scale with the Xbox 360 and expanded to Playstation 3 and Wii. Unlike disc drive consoles, android/digital download consoles are lighter and easier to download games to with the security you need in account based cloud computing so games don't get lost along with the lost or destroyed console. Plus, transfering games has never been so easy. Did you know that if you logged onto your Steam account from one computer to another, you can also played the games saved from your previous computer. Memory storage such as saved games is included inside the Steam app. Steambox in my opinion will be a lot like the Playstation in terms of historical contribution despite being the most expensive but worth the money.
What defines a home console? Definition in my words means any hardware that is primarily for gaming and is meant to played on the TV. Ouya, Gamestick, and Steambox are primarily for gaming and are to be played on the TV. Project Shield is in between a handheld and home console which could revolutionize the size of home consoles and make their ordinary form handheld physically but home console playable as Project Shield can be played on the TV using an HDMI port. Plus, Ouya is one of those open consoles which any developer could make games for provided they have Free-To-Play content. With the 8th generation, nearly every console will have a game changing role in how media and gameplay are put into play.
As the 5th generation went, the 6th generation featured the Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo Gamecube which were all disc based though PS2 and Xbox were DVD-ROM with Dreamcast then Xbox becoming the first home consoles to feature online multiplayer. The 7th generation introduced updating software which was first commonly used for Xbox 360 with it's competitors Playstation 3 and Wii having the same things. The 8th generation of gaming will include biometric controls, touchscreens, HDMI, and android based systems.
What about Apple, Google, and Amazon? Don't they have awesome operating systems of their own? It would be nice to see an Apple, Google, and Amazon home consoles using their operating systems. They would use the android based systems with Apple using iOS, Google using Chrome, and Amazon using Kindle Fire, making improvements for home console hardware. They don't even need to manufacture these themselves but just follow Steambox's lead. However, I'm not counting on these being a reality for 8th generation but for it's next one(9th generation). These can use cloud computing and maybe Apple will initiate a new service for video games dubbed iGames.
Ouya is an android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS console that will cost only $99(just 1/11 of Basic Steambox). It will only have digital downloads but will use OnLive as the main cloud computing service for games as well as Ouya software. For example, La Noire, Saints Row 2-3, Crazy Taxi, Mafia II, Driver San Francisco, and many more with as many as over 300 titles. Twitch TV is also available as it is video game broadcasting and chat community allowing players to watch in game footage live and recorded gameplay footage via it's online video gaming platform. Sony Playstation 4 will have it's own similar option called "Share". Ouya will require all games being available for Ouya to be Free-To-Play in someway with examples ranging from demos, DLC, season passes, online features, etc. This would explain why Ouya chose OnLive as it's main clud computing service since OnLive has the most Free-To-Play aspects ranging from demos to rentals. The Difference between Ouya and Zeebo is Ouya will change the outcome of gaming consoles just like Steambox and Project Shield are planning on doing. Ouya is just not from one of those major companies like Nintendo, Microsoft, or Sony for examples. Ouya will be one of the cheapest major consoles in video gaming history should it get the recoignition it deserves. Ouya plays like it's competitors but is smaller than them in size.
Gamestick is another Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS console which is the size of a flash drive, will be $79, and like Ouya is made by a lesser known company(PlayJam). Why should Gamestick be considered an 8th generation console? Gamestick will have the same media type as Ouya but will be a flash drive that sticks into any HDMI port, making it playable on the TV. What games will Gamestick be able to play? Memory specs are identical to Ouya(1GB Memory, 8GB Hard Drive) but has a different graphics provider. I Don't Know much about Gamestick's game's exactly as of now. I do think for sure that Gamestick will play the same kind of games played on smartphones/tablets.
Project Shield made by Nvidia is a handheld/home console that was revealed this Winter. Project Shield would be the most superior handheld console to date, making Gameboy look like a mini antique. This will be the first handheld console aside from smartphones/tablets to be more powerful than one of it's same generation(ex. Wii U, Ouya, Gamestick). Project Shield, Ouya, and Gamestick are android consoles rivaling traditional ones Wii U, Playstation 4, and Xbox 720 with Steambox being in PC gaming catagory. Project Shield will be able to play PC games as well as having Steam and Google Play for downloading games. Android consoles are the future and are just as important as Playstation was in the mid 1990's. Nvidia is a major graphics producer and it has lots of money. Project Shield will be able to play some of the same games you would play for PC(Steam) and Androids(Google Play). Project Shield is a gaming android and micro gaming PC packed into one handheld size. that's saying alot! Wi-Fi connection is satisfactory here. Project Shield is the works merging PC and Android gaming thanks to steam and Google Play's software support. Project Shield is like a micro Steambox packed to be a gaming only android.
Steambox is a PC style game console which I presume will be digital download only using Steam Software. Not only is Steam streaming games and using accounts for PC, Mac, Android, and iOS systems, but it will also have its own home console. Price however ranges between $999-$1750 depending on which of the three models(128GB, 256GB, 512GB) you choose. Pre-orders are being taken and Xi3 will make the Steambox hardware and I presume it will be the same size and even final hardware like Piston made by Xi3. Valve will take full responsibility for planning and layout of software and some hardware specifications while Xi3 will be manufacturing the Pistons for Steambox. Xi3 is Valve's partner in the console wars and while Valve is the brains, Xi3 is the braun and together this duo will make a super console capable of playing most of the games found on current consoles or PCs. The four H's of this power machine include Hard Core Gaming, High-Performance Computing, Home Theater and Media, and Home Automation Count. So compact in size yet so much more powerful than the Three Disc based console manufacturers(Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft). Could Steambox be the Playstation of the 2010's-2020's? Already more powerful than Playstation 4. Or is it? Anyway, this is a digital download gaming and home theater combined, paving way for future of media with easy conversion of software.
The 8th generation can be compared to the 5th generation in the following ways: The 5th generation had 13 mass market consoles but only five gained major status(3DO, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, Playstation, and Nintendo 64). If Wii U, Ouya, Gamestick, Playstation 4, Xbox 720, Project Shield and Steambox are counted as home consoles the 8th generation will have between 5-7 mass market consoles with at least five being major ones. The 5th generation made a big leap forward from cartridges to CD-ROM discs as three of the big five(3DO, Saturn, Playstation) compared to the other two which stayed on cartridges(Jaguar, N64). Playstation however was the only one of these to make a major difference in the media type of consoles as it sold over 102 million copies total in it's lifespan. Nintendo 64 only sold around 32 million with Saturn selling just 10 million; The 8th generation would have four digital download consoles(Ouya, Gamestick, Project Shield, Steambox) and three disc based ones(Wii U, Playstation 4, Xbox 720). Due to Steambox's high price and being the highest of all consoles, it will have more difficulties in being as successful as the Playstation was. However, Steambox will be the most powerful console of the 8th generation pack. Pricing differences are different between generations as 5th generation cartridge based consoles cost less than the disc based ones with Nintendo 64 and Atari Jaguar being $199.99 and $249.99 at launch respectively(making them the cheapest major consoles) compared to Playstation price tag of $299.99 but not as expensive as the not so commercially successful Sega Saturn and 3DO price tags of $399.99 and $700 respectively. The price line from lowest to highest for 8th generation will be Gamestick($79), Ouya($99), Project Shield(est.$169-$249), Wii U($299-$349), Xbox 720($350-$400), Playstation 4($400-$450), Steambox($999-$1750). The cheapest consoles are the android based ones with the disc ones midway and PC style consoles being the most expensive. The low cost will make android based consoles more appealing just like CD based ones were for developing games and data.
Android/digital download consoles have numerous advantages comparing in a smaller/lighter size than current disc consoles plus less cost unless you had a PC style one like Steambox. The problems of having discs will be erased with Ouya, Gamestick, Project Shield, and Steambox. Project Shield and Steambox will be game changers for video gaming just like Playstation was. You can however digitally download games for regular consoles which started on a major scale with the Xbox 360 and expanded to Playstation 3 and Wii. Unlike disc drive consoles, android/digital download consoles are lighter and easier to download games to with the security you need in account based cloud computing so games don't get lost along with the lost or destroyed console. Plus, transfering games has never been so easy. Did you know that if you logged onto your Steam account from one computer to another, you can also played the games saved from your previous computer. Memory storage such as saved games is included inside the Steam app. Steambox in my opinion will be a lot like the Playstation in terms of historical contribution despite being the most expensive but worth the money.
What defines a home console? Definition in my words means any hardware that is primarily for gaming and is meant to played on the TV. Ouya, Gamestick, and Steambox are primarily for gaming and are to be played on the TV. Project Shield is in between a handheld and home console which could revolutionize the size of home consoles and make their ordinary form handheld physically but home console playable as Project Shield can be played on the TV using an HDMI port. Plus, Ouya is one of those open consoles which any developer could make games for provided they have Free-To-Play content. With the 8th generation, nearly every console will have a game changing role in how media and gameplay are put into play.
As the 5th generation went, the 6th generation featured the Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo Gamecube which were all disc based though PS2 and Xbox were DVD-ROM with Dreamcast then Xbox becoming the first home consoles to feature online multiplayer. The 7th generation introduced updating software which was first commonly used for Xbox 360 with it's competitors Playstation 3 and Wii having the same things. The 8th generation of gaming will include biometric controls, touchscreens, HDMI, and android based systems.
What about Apple, Google, and Amazon? Don't they have awesome operating systems of their own? It would be nice to see an Apple, Google, and Amazon home consoles using their operating systems. They would use the android based systems with Apple using iOS, Google using Chrome, and Amazon using Kindle Fire, making improvements for home console hardware. They don't even need to manufacture these themselves but just follow Steambox's lead. However, I'm not counting on these being a reality for 8th generation but for it's next one(9th generation). These can use cloud computing and maybe Apple will initiate a new service for video games dubbed iGames.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Lego City Undercover review
For the Wii U, this Wii U exclusive crime busting game follows the story of Chase McCain, a rookie turned undercover cop whose main mission is to capture Rex Fury, an escaped criminal mastermind who is terrorizing Lego City in this crimewave.
Gameplay consists of open world play where you can freely explore Lego City when not in middle of mission. Cars can be driven like normally and there are several dozen of them around the city. You can also smash stuff to collect blocks for building vehicles at ports later on and collect nuts to revitalize your character(Chase McCain) health. There are no guns in this game but Chase instead knocks down criminals then handcuffs them, making them disappear shortly afterwards(presumably to jail). The Wii U Gamepad is the only controller you will need in this game since it acts like a special tablet computer & makes you feel like it's reality. Using it as an HUD, GPS, Skype-style phone, print scanner, & criminal tracker. Though it's coloring looks like it's somewhat in negative, it's still great to play on. The gamepad works like a tablet/smartphone in game. The tablet Chase uses looks like a Wii U Gamepad/Apple Tablet without button controls. Chase also uses various disguises which have different abilities such as officer uniform using grappling hook and robber using a crowbar and safecracker. Blue/White Legos indicate that Chase can climb onto places unreachable otherwise. Collect enough blocks and can unlock call in stations to create new vehicles. Super bricks can be found to give you enourmous amount of building blocks(which is like a currency for enabling call in stations which can be found all over the map).You can purchased cars and disguises you've unlocked at the Lego City Police Station desks where you use your Lego nuts to purchase them. What's great about this game is mass variety and more of what you expect from a Lego video game.
Story is Chase returns from overseas to Lego City & finds out Rex Fury has escape & that his love interest Natalie is still in witness protection(as she is a witness set to testify against Rex Fury). The Mayor tells Chase that Rex Fury is at large somewhere in the city & has escaped from Albatrose Island prison. Chase is tasked with catching criminals while his final goal will be to capture Rex Fury & ensure Natalie makes it through safely. His former partner Officer Dunby is now chief of police. Chase has a first mate officer named Frank Honey, who has a crush on Ellie Phillips, the police scretary.
Graphics and environments look amazing for a Lego game as it looks like major effort was put into it. No wonder it was delayed passed it's anticipated Holiday 2012 release to March 18, 2013. This is the most creative and most hard at work Lego game ever made as it manages to combine real city life with Lego building architecture. It has the feel of something real with Lego architecture made into it. Buildings and structures are made almost perfectly. Graphics if you noticed look crisp, detail you wouldn't be able to render with previous generation consoles.
Overall, this game is an awesome Grand Theft Auto clone without Mature rated content since in this game there's no blood and gore like in Grand Theft Auto IV and Saints Row The Third. This game is rated Everyone 10+. A Great Grand Theft Auto open world type game with New Super Mario Bros U style platforming and content.
Gripes I have here are the lack of multiplayer, long loading times, and some stiff camera angle movements.
Rating for this game: Gameplay=8.9, Graphics=9, Story=8.9, Lasting Appeal=8.7. Overal combined rating is 8.9/10
Gameplay consists of open world play where you can freely explore Lego City when not in middle of mission. Cars can be driven like normally and there are several dozen of them around the city. You can also smash stuff to collect blocks for building vehicles at ports later on and collect nuts to revitalize your character(Chase McCain) health. There are no guns in this game but Chase instead knocks down criminals then handcuffs them, making them disappear shortly afterwards(presumably to jail). The Wii U Gamepad is the only controller you will need in this game since it acts like a special tablet computer & makes you feel like it's reality. Using it as an HUD, GPS, Skype-style phone, print scanner, & criminal tracker. Though it's coloring looks like it's somewhat in negative, it's still great to play on. The gamepad works like a tablet/smartphone in game. The tablet Chase uses looks like a Wii U Gamepad/Apple Tablet without button controls. Chase also uses various disguises which have different abilities such as officer uniform using grappling hook and robber using a crowbar and safecracker. Blue/White Legos indicate that Chase can climb onto places unreachable otherwise. Collect enough blocks and can unlock call in stations to create new vehicles. Super bricks can be found to give you enourmous amount of building blocks(which is like a currency for enabling call in stations which can be found all over the map).You can purchased cars and disguises you've unlocked at the Lego City Police Station desks where you use your Lego nuts to purchase them. What's great about this game is mass variety and more of what you expect from a Lego video game.
Story is Chase returns from overseas to Lego City & finds out Rex Fury has escape & that his love interest Natalie is still in witness protection(as she is a witness set to testify against Rex Fury). The Mayor tells Chase that Rex Fury is at large somewhere in the city & has escaped from Albatrose Island prison. Chase is tasked with catching criminals while his final goal will be to capture Rex Fury & ensure Natalie makes it through safely. His former partner Officer Dunby is now chief of police. Chase has a first mate officer named Frank Honey, who has a crush on Ellie Phillips, the police scretary.
Graphics and environments look amazing for a Lego game as it looks like major effort was put into it. No wonder it was delayed passed it's anticipated Holiday 2012 release to March 18, 2013. This is the most creative and most hard at work Lego game ever made as it manages to combine real city life with Lego building architecture. It has the feel of something real with Lego architecture made into it. Buildings and structures are made almost perfectly. Graphics if you noticed look crisp, detail you wouldn't be able to render with previous generation consoles.
Overall, this game is an awesome Grand Theft Auto clone without Mature rated content since in this game there's no blood and gore like in Grand Theft Auto IV and Saints Row The Third. This game is rated Everyone 10+. A Great Grand Theft Auto open world type game with New Super Mario Bros U style platforming and content.
Gripes I have here are the lack of multiplayer, long loading times, and some stiff camera angle movements.
Rating for this game: Gameplay=8.9, Graphics=9, Story=8.9, Lasting Appeal=8.7. Overal combined rating is 8.9/10
Thursday, March 7, 2013
8th Generation Console Wars
The 7th generation is still in effect with all three major competitors Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3, & Nintendo Wii still in production for at least three to four more years with the 6th generation meeting it's final retirement of Sony Playstation 2 on January 4, 2013. The 8th generation is ready to take the stage over the aging 7th generation.
The 8th generation is not only just between Nintendo, Sony, & Microsoft but Valve, Boxer8, & Nvidia will join the ranks for 8th generation console wars. The 8th generation features a leap in controls such as touchscreen controls(example is Wii U Gamepad) & more crisp graphics. Though four have been revealed as of now, there will be six consoles in this console war. Nvidia's Project Shield is however a handheld console physically but is as practical as a gaming PC.
Here's a list of consoles in order of release or predicted release dates:
Nintendo
Wii U
Released on November 18(NA), November 30(AUS, EU), & December 8(JP) 2012. Looking at the Wii U I was amazed at how awesome it was for it's advanced graphics, feasibility, enhanced gameplay with the touchscreen Wii U Gamepad, & overall design. Comparing Wii U to Xbox 360, Wii, & Playstation 3, Wii U outmatches all three in everything with the exception of storage capacity, losing to Playstation 3 & some versions of Xbox 360. While the Wii U is more competitive than Playstation 3 & Xbox 360 & certainly it's own predecessor the Wii, Wii U will certainly have heavier competition, facing a more powerful Playstation 4, Xbox 720, Project Shield, & Steambox while at the same time beating Ouya. Wii U can be compared in similarities as the Sega Dreamcast of it's time. Both Wii U & Dreamcast ports of games had better graphics than their previous generation counterparts. This is not to say that Wii U will face an early retirement like Dreamcast did. Wii U is just as capable & even more so than Xbox 360 & Playstation 3 of rendering state of art graphics, being easy for developing hardcore games like the ones played on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, & Microsoft Windows, & easier features such as downloading updates & scrolling through Nintendo eShop. The Wii U is backwards compatable with Wii optical discs but has it's own Wii menu right inside the Wii U menu. Wii games can only play Wii peripherals such as Wii remote, classic controller, balance board, etc. However, depending on games playing Wii U is compatable with ALL Wii peripherals. Pro Controller is an Xbox 360 style controller for the Wii U & though it is used less in games than Wii remote, it still is made for the type of games usually played on Xbox 360 style systems like Call of Duty Black Ops II. A major improvement from the Wii to Wii U is that the latter can render the same or better versions of the games ported to it than Xbox 360 & Playstation 3. For example, Call of Duty Black Ops II, Assassins Creed III, Sonic & All Stars Racing, Need For Speed Most Wanted 2012, FIFA 13 to name some examples. These are not just some watered down versions that they would be like if they were for the Wii but even better ones with a crisp difference in graphics, enhanced gameplay, & a fresh start for anyone who is into state of art technology in gaming like I am. However, I expect Wii U will tremble behind competitors in technology but the Wii U will remain special in it's own ways while being something the Wii wasn't. I heard Watch Dogs & Assassin Creed's IV will have Wii U ports. More features include Nintendo TVii, Miiverse, Wii U Chat, internet browser, Nintendo eShop, & Miimaker.
Boxer8
Ouya
To be released June 2013 on retail. Ouya is a digital download Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system console as small as a shrunken Nintendo Gamecube. Ouya is one of those lesser known consoles but is as important as Wii U. Ouya will be the smallest or second smallest console in 8th generation but will be as competitive as competitors thanks to it's connection with OnLive gaming service. Ouya does have it's own software & has less GB than Wii U. However, Ouya can play the same kind of games played on an Xbox 360 thanks to OnLive which plays games like Saints Row The Third, Crazy Taxi, Driver San Francisco, Sleeping Dogs, etc. Over 300 OnLive titles to choose from! What disappoints me is how Ouya is not being treated with the same type of recognition as Wii U such as not having a slot in the 8th generation comparison table on Wikipedia. It does however have a link to it on the bottom of the page with 8th generation consoles bar catagory. Ouya requires some free to play elements in games such as demos, rentals(like OnLive), DLC, or other. Ouya will cost a cheap $99.
Sony
Playstation 4
Playstation 4 is said to be the most advanced console revealed to date. Memory is said to be 8GB GDDR5, the highest possible of any computer, mostly found in gaming PCs such as Alienware. Raedon AMD graphics will be included here & graphics for this system are said to be the most advanced to date. The controller is Dualshock 4, which features a touchscreen & a share button to record game footage from your controller. This makes the PS4 have more advanced features than Xbox Live for 360. Over dozen titles have been announced for this system with more to come. The titles I'm eying right now for PS4 are Driveclub & Watch Dogs. More display & control features include Playstation Apps allowing for tablets/smartphones to be played as second screens, Playstation Vita for Sony's Remote Play, Playstation Move, & Playstation 4 Eye camera which has more advanced camera angle views & is between Kinect & Move functionalities. It's like having Kinect but with convienent button functionalities not found in Kinect games. Gaikai will be used as a claud streaming service for this console as well as sometime later on being able to stream Playstation, Playstation 2, & Playstation 3 titles. Loading times are virtually non existent thanks to technology which loads the momentarily unnecessary content while you play what is necessarily in front of you. I have never heard of that before. Unsure how Playstation 4 will rank but I do know that it has already defeated Nintendo Wii U & Ouya but has yet to beat Xbox 720, Steambox, & Project Shield.
Microsoft
Xbox 720
Yet to be revealed, possibly on April 26. This will be Microsoft's third generation in the Xbox series, making this the third currently longest running home console manufacturer to date, just behind Nintendo & Sony(even considering fact that 7th generation was just between these three). Playstation 4 is ready to outmatch Xbox 360 but Microsoft has opportunity to make Xbox 720 better than Playstation 4. Examples include specs of 8GB of RAM which is what PS4 has, DDR5, built in Kinect, illumiroom, USB 3.0, HDMI, three times more processing power than Xbox 360, etc. Xbox 720 will be on competition with Playstation 4. I've been reading Xbox 720 has been searched more than PS4 overall but will Xbox 720 become the master of 8th generation gaming? What else is better is for the controller of this to be revealed. Xbox 720 will be revealed April 26 in my opinion & will be released same time as Playstation 4. Nobody wants to be behind here & Sony & Microsoft are behind Nintendo for now.
Nvidia
Project Shield
Revealed January 7, 2013 as a handheld/home console. Well, Project Shield has the physical appearence of a portable Android attached to an Xbox 360 controller while being as capable as a gaming PC. Nvidia graphics & PC capabilities, this will blow 3DS & Vita to shame. Project Shield can stream Steam & Google Play games onto it from PC or android devices or simply download these from their services directly to the device. I'm unsure whether some Steam/Google Play games will have their own ports to distinguish between certain PC games as there's a difference between Grand Theft Auto III vs. Grand Theft Auto IV in sense of achievements & control structures. However, Shield runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. It has a flip over touchscreen & an HDMI port to play on a TV screen plus easy Wi-Fi connections. Project Shield is like having as handheld that acts like a gaming PC but is the size of a handheld.
Valve
Steambox
Valve is not afraid of Nintendo, Sony, & Microsoft. Valve will soon enough start testing & revealing it's PC style Steambox console. It will act like a gaming pc, be lighter than a Wii U, & will be ready for testing in 3-4 months. This PC console will be convienent like a home console but perform like a gaming PC. Valve's Steambox will compete mainly with Wii U, Playstation 4, Xbox 720, Ouya, & Project Shield. Media format here will most likely be digital downloads & use the Steam software. For example, you might have to have a Steam account & download games from Steam in order to play them on Steambox. It's Linux based & Microsoft Windows is optional. Xi3 will be making the Pistons for Steambox. Microsoft is saying Steambox is not a home console but I say Steambox is beyond traditional home consoles while at the same time feeling like a home console but acting like a PC. Steambox will have many things Xbox 720, Playstation 4, & Wii U wont such as ability of modding content like you can on PC. PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV you can somewhat easily mod content for this game but requires some programs first. Gaming PCs are the most advanced of gaming lines compared to home consoles like Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, & even Wii U. Though PS4 will be more advanced than most gaming PCs available, PCs are steps ahead of current home consoles available now. If Valve's Steambox becomes a market success, it predicts itself to be the top of the chain, infantizing Nintendo, Sony, & Microsoft for their inferiority compared to Valve's PC superiorness! Though Valve has no worries from competition of Nintendo, Sony, & Microsoft, Valve does worry about competition from Apple. Since Microsoft makes it's own PC software, making a future Xbox like a PC with Windows on it should be considered. Plus, Google has it's own PC software dubbed Chrome, citing Google Chromebook.
The 8th generation is not only just between Nintendo, Sony, & Microsoft but Valve, Boxer8, & Nvidia will join the ranks for 8th generation console wars. The 8th generation features a leap in controls such as touchscreen controls(example is Wii U Gamepad) & more crisp graphics. Though four have been revealed as of now, there will be six consoles in this console war. Nvidia's Project Shield is however a handheld console physically but is as practical as a gaming PC.
Here's a list of consoles in order of release or predicted release dates:
Nintendo
Wii U
Released on November 18(NA), November 30(AUS, EU), & December 8(JP) 2012. Looking at the Wii U I was amazed at how awesome it was for it's advanced graphics, feasibility, enhanced gameplay with the touchscreen Wii U Gamepad, & overall design. Comparing Wii U to Xbox 360, Wii, & Playstation 3, Wii U outmatches all three in everything with the exception of storage capacity, losing to Playstation 3 & some versions of Xbox 360. While the Wii U is more competitive than Playstation 3 & Xbox 360 & certainly it's own predecessor the Wii, Wii U will certainly have heavier competition, facing a more powerful Playstation 4, Xbox 720, Project Shield, & Steambox while at the same time beating Ouya. Wii U can be compared in similarities as the Sega Dreamcast of it's time. Both Wii U & Dreamcast ports of games had better graphics than their previous generation counterparts. This is not to say that Wii U will face an early retirement like Dreamcast did. Wii U is just as capable & even more so than Xbox 360 & Playstation 3 of rendering state of art graphics, being easy for developing hardcore games like the ones played on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, & Microsoft Windows, & easier features such as downloading updates & scrolling through Nintendo eShop. The Wii U is backwards compatable with Wii optical discs but has it's own Wii menu right inside the Wii U menu. Wii games can only play Wii peripherals such as Wii remote, classic controller, balance board, etc. However, depending on games playing Wii U is compatable with ALL Wii peripherals. Pro Controller is an Xbox 360 style controller for the Wii U & though it is used less in games than Wii remote, it still is made for the type of games usually played on Xbox 360 style systems like Call of Duty Black Ops II. A major improvement from the Wii to Wii U is that the latter can render the same or better versions of the games ported to it than Xbox 360 & Playstation 3. For example, Call of Duty Black Ops II, Assassins Creed III, Sonic & All Stars Racing, Need For Speed Most Wanted 2012, FIFA 13 to name some examples. These are not just some watered down versions that they would be like if they were for the Wii but even better ones with a crisp difference in graphics, enhanced gameplay, & a fresh start for anyone who is into state of art technology in gaming like I am. However, I expect Wii U will tremble behind competitors in technology but the Wii U will remain special in it's own ways while being something the Wii wasn't. I heard Watch Dogs & Assassin Creed's IV will have Wii U ports. More features include Nintendo TVii, Miiverse, Wii U Chat, internet browser, Nintendo eShop, & Miimaker.
Boxer8
Ouya
To be released June 2013 on retail. Ouya is a digital download Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system console as small as a shrunken Nintendo Gamecube. Ouya is one of those lesser known consoles but is as important as Wii U. Ouya will be the smallest or second smallest console in 8th generation but will be as competitive as competitors thanks to it's connection with OnLive gaming service. Ouya does have it's own software & has less GB than Wii U. However, Ouya can play the same kind of games played on an Xbox 360 thanks to OnLive which plays games like Saints Row The Third, Crazy Taxi, Driver San Francisco, Sleeping Dogs, etc. Over 300 OnLive titles to choose from! What disappoints me is how Ouya is not being treated with the same type of recognition as Wii U such as not having a slot in the 8th generation comparison table on Wikipedia. It does however have a link to it on the bottom of the page with 8th generation consoles bar catagory. Ouya requires some free to play elements in games such as demos, rentals(like OnLive), DLC, or other. Ouya will cost a cheap $99.
Sony
Playstation 4
Playstation 4 is said to be the most advanced console revealed to date. Memory is said to be 8GB GDDR5, the highest possible of any computer, mostly found in gaming PCs such as Alienware. Raedon AMD graphics will be included here & graphics for this system are said to be the most advanced to date. The controller is Dualshock 4, which features a touchscreen & a share button to record game footage from your controller. This makes the PS4 have more advanced features than Xbox Live for 360. Over dozen titles have been announced for this system with more to come. The titles I'm eying right now for PS4 are Driveclub & Watch Dogs. More display & control features include Playstation Apps allowing for tablets/smartphones to be played as second screens, Playstation Vita for Sony's Remote Play, Playstation Move, & Playstation 4 Eye camera which has more advanced camera angle views & is between Kinect & Move functionalities. It's like having Kinect but with convienent button functionalities not found in Kinect games. Gaikai will be used as a claud streaming service for this console as well as sometime later on being able to stream Playstation, Playstation 2, & Playstation 3 titles. Loading times are virtually non existent thanks to technology which loads the momentarily unnecessary content while you play what is necessarily in front of you. I have never heard of that before. Unsure how Playstation 4 will rank but I do know that it has already defeated Nintendo Wii U & Ouya but has yet to beat Xbox 720, Steambox, & Project Shield.
Microsoft
Xbox 720
Yet to be revealed, possibly on April 26. This will be Microsoft's third generation in the Xbox series, making this the third currently longest running home console manufacturer to date, just behind Nintendo & Sony(even considering fact that 7th generation was just between these three). Playstation 4 is ready to outmatch Xbox 360 but Microsoft has opportunity to make Xbox 720 better than Playstation 4. Examples include specs of 8GB of RAM which is what PS4 has, DDR5, built in Kinect, illumiroom, USB 3.0, HDMI, three times more processing power than Xbox 360, etc. Xbox 720 will be on competition with Playstation 4. I've been reading Xbox 720 has been searched more than PS4 overall but will Xbox 720 become the master of 8th generation gaming? What else is better is for the controller of this to be revealed. Xbox 720 will be revealed April 26 in my opinion & will be released same time as Playstation 4. Nobody wants to be behind here & Sony & Microsoft are behind Nintendo for now.
Nvidia
Project Shield
Revealed January 7, 2013 as a handheld/home console. Well, Project Shield has the physical appearence of a portable Android attached to an Xbox 360 controller while being as capable as a gaming PC. Nvidia graphics & PC capabilities, this will blow 3DS & Vita to shame. Project Shield can stream Steam & Google Play games onto it from PC or android devices or simply download these from their services directly to the device. I'm unsure whether some Steam/Google Play games will have their own ports to distinguish between certain PC games as there's a difference between Grand Theft Auto III vs. Grand Theft Auto IV in sense of achievements & control structures. However, Shield runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. It has a flip over touchscreen & an HDMI port to play on a TV screen plus easy Wi-Fi connections. Project Shield is like having as handheld that acts like a gaming PC but is the size of a handheld.
Valve
Steambox
Valve is not afraid of Nintendo, Sony, & Microsoft. Valve will soon enough start testing & revealing it's PC style Steambox console. It will act like a gaming pc, be lighter than a Wii U, & will be ready for testing in 3-4 months. This PC console will be convienent like a home console but perform like a gaming PC. Valve's Steambox will compete mainly with Wii U, Playstation 4, Xbox 720, Ouya, & Project Shield. Media format here will most likely be digital downloads & use the Steam software. For example, you might have to have a Steam account & download games from Steam in order to play them on Steambox. It's Linux based & Microsoft Windows is optional. Xi3 will be making the Pistons for Steambox. Microsoft is saying Steambox is not a home console but I say Steambox is beyond traditional home consoles while at the same time feeling like a home console but acting like a PC. Steambox will have many things Xbox 720, Playstation 4, & Wii U wont such as ability of modding content like you can on PC. PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV you can somewhat easily mod content for this game but requires some programs first. Gaming PCs are the most advanced of gaming lines compared to home consoles like Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, & even Wii U. Though PS4 will be more advanced than most gaming PCs available, PCs are steps ahead of current home consoles available now. If Valve's Steambox becomes a market success, it predicts itself to be the top of the chain, infantizing Nintendo, Sony, & Microsoft for their inferiority compared to Valve's PC superiorness! Though Valve has no worries from competition of Nintendo, Sony, & Microsoft, Valve does worry about competition from Apple. Since Microsoft makes it's own PC software, making a future Xbox like a PC with Windows on it should be considered. Plus, Google has it's own PC software dubbed Chrome, citing Google Chromebook.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Apps for March 5, 2013
Monsters inc. storybook follows the movie of the same name but is more like a short story form than a movie. It does have a few scenes from the movie in a few of the pages. Visual effects for this along with sounds are authentic. Reminding you to also click on scare power tanks to collect monster trading cards to play the mini game with the objective of avoiding obstacles(children's toys) & scaring the simulation child once reached. Audiofor this game is great as it actually copied the voice acting from the movie for some lines. This storybook for tablets showed the most important parts of the story & avoided details to keep it short. Character designs are done well.
Digi...Blasters is a live action interactive story which has to do with sums. A story about a cute rocker girl & two alien friends on their quest to sign up for battle of the bands. However, they must blast astroids to get to sign up in very short time. It's not much really & more is unlocked through subscription. Although this is supposed to be live action, I really like how that girl looks. She looks sweet for her type. However, the live action display looks like standard definition. Also, the segments will continue to play automatically over & over until you flip down the upper dashboard & click the right arrow to move to the activity.
Sophia The First Story Book by Disney Digital Books. What can you say about this heartwarming story about a young girl whose beautiful mother marries a handsome king & Sophie must adapt to being a princess. Sophia is met with warm kindness but problems arise when she encounters magic she can't handle. This story has great Disney feel to it & visuals are great. Sounds make into the story book well & the story overall while not the one with an antagonist meeting traditional fate is still one that deserves praise for storytelling.
500 Hats of Batholemew Giddon by Dr. Seuss. This Dr. Seuss book comes to apps for narration & this story revolves around a boy who when taking off one hat, another one appears. The king is infuriated by this & seeks wise help from those who can help take off the boy's hat. Narration seems to not only be great in itself, but in narrating different voices. This app looks a lot like the ones you'd find in any traditional book.
Digi...Blasters is a live action interactive story which has to do with sums. A story about a cute rocker girl & two alien friends on their quest to sign up for battle of the bands. However, they must blast astroids to get to sign up in very short time. It's not much really & more is unlocked through subscription. Although this is supposed to be live action, I really like how that girl looks. She looks sweet for her type. However, the live action display looks like standard definition. Also, the segments will continue to play automatically over & over until you flip down the upper dashboard & click the right arrow to move to the activity.
Sophia The First Story Book by Disney Digital Books. What can you say about this heartwarming story about a young girl whose beautiful mother marries a handsome king & Sophie must adapt to being a princess. Sophia is met with warm kindness but problems arise when she encounters magic she can't handle. This story has great Disney feel to it & visuals are great. Sounds make into the story book well & the story overall while not the one with an antagonist meeting traditional fate is still one that deserves praise for storytelling.
500 Hats of Batholemew Giddon by Dr. Seuss. This Dr. Seuss book comes to apps for narration & this story revolves around a boy who when taking off one hat, another one appears. The king is infuriated by this & seeks wise help from those who can help take off the boy's hat. Narration seems to not only be great in itself, but in narrating different voices. This app looks a lot like the ones you'd find in any traditional book.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Apps for Week of March 4, 2013
iPoe Vol 1 is written by Edgar Allen Poe. He lived from 1809-1848 & this particular story was written in 1842. Visuals look amazing & stories are spectacular. You can clearly see while reading of Poe's romanticistic novel stories. Sounds & music feel like the story & reading to me will never be the same of simply imagining what music the book comes with because the music is in the page you're reading! Detail put into this working title!
Presidents vs. Aliens is a simple game where you answer a multiple choice trivia question about U.S. Presidents, then slide the image coin of the correct president on the ipad. The objective is to knock down aliens on the screen by sliding president coin towards the aliens. Levels vary on difficulty & amount of aliens varies as well. For every three consecutive correct answers, you get a random power up. Backgrounds include landmarks of Washington D.C. You unlock a new president for every level completed which will unlock two new mini games depending on amount of presidents unlocked. A fun game to play despite being as simple as the ones found in the arcade during the 1980's & 90's. Only this time it's for a high tech app. So awesome is the simple gameplay here & display of presidential portraits in fine color either vintage for early presidents or modern for recent ones. I'm thinking of an idea for a Total Drama mini game based on this.
Captain Underpants finally came to app/android devices & is read in high quality by narrator. visual displays look great & reading is wonderful here as well with several mini games involved which are average to positive. Reading on the internet in front of computer or tablet is better for me than reading a traditional hardcopy book. The difference in visuals between the book & app is identical but the app has narration without having to align the reading to a tape recording. However, I felt the mini game controls were not feasible since you may find yourself struggling between tilting the tablet in a maze while trying to avoid mishaps when screen flips over.
Presidents vs. Aliens is a simple game where you answer a multiple choice trivia question about U.S. Presidents, then slide the image coin of the correct president on the ipad. The objective is to knock down aliens on the screen by sliding president coin towards the aliens. Levels vary on difficulty & amount of aliens varies as well. For every three consecutive correct answers, you get a random power up. Backgrounds include landmarks of Washington D.C. You unlock a new president for every level completed which will unlock two new mini games depending on amount of presidents unlocked. A fun game to play despite being as simple as the ones found in the arcade during the 1980's & 90's. Only this time it's for a high tech app. So awesome is the simple gameplay here & display of presidential portraits in fine color either vintage for early presidents or modern for recent ones. I'm thinking of an idea for a Total Drama mini game based on this.
Captain Underpants finally came to app/android devices & is read in high quality by narrator. visual displays look great & reading is wonderful here as well with several mini games involved which are average to positive. Reading on the internet in front of computer or tablet is better for me than reading a traditional hardcopy book. The difference in visuals between the book & app is identical but the app has narration without having to align the reading to a tape recording. However, I felt the mini game controls were not feasible since you may find yourself struggling between tilting the tablet in a maze while trying to avoid mishaps when screen flips over.
Friday, March 1, 2013
MLB 13 The Show
Made for Sony Computer Entertainment consoles Playstation 3 & Playstation Vita. This is a baseball game & a great one I have to say. MLB looks authentic as ever in this great series as it looks to me from the start of it that:
Gameplay plays like baseball with mint condition controls, variety of features & gameplay options such as choosing rosters, selecting teams & baseball clothes, & seeing real rendered players from MLB. Far better than Nicktoons MLB! You can clearly see the more responsive controls when pitching & swinging as well as players running onto the field. It plays normally & is fun to watch if you love baseball. However, I get the feeling AI is just too easy & more of a challenge would be a great endeavor.
Graphics & Sounds look & sound authentic. Nothing I would change about the HD crisp graphics, which are identical in PS3 & PS Vita versions with Vita having more crisp. Announcers sound like MLB baseball announcers. Players look real & are real by the way. So real it's unreal.
Cross-play between PS3 & PS Vita using cloud computing gives you ability to play this on both PS3 & PS Vita. Saving between these two is possible.
Rating for this game is 8.7 out of 10
Gameplay plays like baseball with mint condition controls, variety of features & gameplay options such as choosing rosters, selecting teams & baseball clothes, & seeing real rendered players from MLB. Far better than Nicktoons MLB! You can clearly see the more responsive controls when pitching & swinging as well as players running onto the field. It plays normally & is fun to watch if you love baseball. However, I get the feeling AI is just too easy & more of a challenge would be a great endeavor.
Graphics & Sounds look & sound authentic. Nothing I would change about the HD crisp graphics, which are identical in PS3 & PS Vita versions with Vita having more crisp. Announcers sound like MLB baseball announcers. Players look real & are real by the way. So real it's unreal.
Cross-play between PS3 & PS Vita using cloud computing gives you ability to play this on both PS3 & PS Vita. Saving between these two is possible.
Rating for this game is 8.7 out of 10
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