anglo's list of games worth giving a look

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:19 pm

Yes I'm a little bored tonight, so I'll treat you to some gaming recommendations.

Ok, first off, The Punisher. Apparently this one's received some mixed reviews, but if you're a fan of the comic, what's not to like? For me, it does a damn good job of capturing the character. No rewards for being merciful to bad guys here, just a lot of guns, a lot of fights, brutal interrogations which can be performed on any enemy (with the duel purpose of gaining information and boosting health in place of pickups). A story by Garth Ennis which provides a satisfying mix of original Punisher and the updated movie mythos. Voicework by Tom Jane, but character modelling based on the comic punisher (even though I think he was great in the role, I hate when all subsequent use of license has to look like the movie version). I genuinely felt like I was playing as The Punisher and enjoyed it right the way through, so it does its job perfectly as both a comic license and a damn fun game.

Next up, well, I'll stick with the comic license theme. X-Men Legends. If you've ever been a fan of the X-Men (and I know most folk here have at some point) then this should at least provide some entertainment. Its along similar lines to Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, except you control a whole team of X-Men (or two each if you're having a two player). The choices of X-Men to play as increases as you go through the levels, and as your characters level up they really do start to feel like the X-Man they're supposed to be. There are a range of power-ups you can attach to each of your characters (in the form of a belt, a backpack, and armour) which could have been a little better thougth out maybe but they do add a little extra to the game. The flashback levels are a nice touch also, where your X-Men will be dressed in the costumes pertaining to that period. Its a little repetitive at times, but all in all a fun game and the best use of the license I've seen (barring perhaps the capcom side scrolling coin-op, but its possible nostalgia has sweetened that one).

Ok, one for the survival horror fans. Obscure (Possibly called Mortifilia in some countries). Made by a small French development company it slipped in under most folks' radar. So if you do play it and like it, its only polite to spread the word. Its set in a school, and I guess you could say in style its somewhere between Resident Evil and the movie The Faculty. There are a couple of lovely inovative touches in there, one being that as most of the time you'll have two students under your control (out of an initial three that eventually expands to five) if a friend pops over, they need only to pick up the second controller and hit start to join in. And when they're done, they hit start again and its back to one player mode. The other being the use of torches. The enemies are weakened by intense light, and the torches can emit a burst of boosted light to weaken enemies. Course, that's no good without a weapon to rid yourself of them, but fortuneately, the game allows you to use tape you find around and about to tape the torches to the various firearms. Take a look at the trailer (you can find it at gamershell.com), I reckon that'll help seal the deal, especially when you consider that it goes for around £15 on average.

Next is another game that deserves a lot more acknowledgement than advertising budget allowed for, Beyond Good and Evil. Its been out for ages and can often be found for about a tenner these days. You play a reporter trying to uncover a conspiracy, using a combination of your camera to photograph evidence, and a big stick. You're almost constantly accompanied by a computer controlled companion who you can command to give certain types of assistance. Been a while since I played this one, so I can't rave on as in depth as if it were freshly in my mind, but its well worth checking out.

Right, I'm fed up of this for now, might add more later.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:44 am

You know what's a fun game? Risk. Risk is always fun, even thought it takes 16 days.

As far as video games, I'm cutting back on the Halo 2 to throw in some Doom 3. And that's about it right now. Both good games, though.

Jetfire · Post by **Jetfire** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:55 pm

I recomend Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

You might have heard of it. Good game.

Dead Head · Post by **Dead Head** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:35 pm

"Shadow Of Rome" for the PS2. Very great (and long) fighting/adventure title.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:00 pm

Okay, here's one: Mark of Kri for PS2. It's sequal, Rise of the Kasai, just came out, but I heard it's not as good as the original. Imagine MGS like stealth mixed with Ninja Gaiden like action and Zelda like puzzles with Kill Bill esque gore all wrapped up in gooey Disney style animation.

Master_Fwiffo · Post by **Master_Fwiffo** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:38 pm

Shanti418 wrote:You know what's a fun game? Risk. Risk is always fun, even thought it takes 16 days.

I can second that. Risk *is* fun. So fun, I have 3 versions (Risk 2210, Star Wars Risk, LOTR Risk). And I love em.

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:42 pm

Shanti418 wrote:Okay, here's one: Mark of Kri for PS2. It's sequal, Rise of the Kasai, just came out, but I heard it's not as good as the original. Imagine MGS like stealth mixed with Ninja Gaiden like action and Zelda like puzzles with Kill Bill esque gore all wrapped up in gooey Disney style animation.

I LOVE THIS GAME.

Grabbing a guard and slamming him to a wall, then shoving your sword through his throat is great fun.

Im just upset that Rau is dead in Rise of the Kasai.

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:42 pm

Jetfire wrote:I recomend Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

You might have heard of it. Good game.

GTA games are all a bit samey, and from what I hear San Andreas has more than its share of bugs