WarioWare, Inc.

WarioWare, Inc. (2003.)
Gaming platform: Game Boy Advance

-Created by Nintendo R&D1
-First WarioWare game

Story

Wario was watching TV one evening when he saw a special report on video game sales going up. He sees this as an opportunity to make tons of money, so he buys a laptop computer and starts working. He realises that making games is hard work so he calls his friends to make games for him. WarioWare Inc. is created with Wario as the president.

Gameplay

This game consists of a number of different minigames (they're called "microgames" here because they're only about 5 seconds long). When you select a stage, you must complete a certain number of microgames and the last boss microgame (which is longer than normal) in order to beat the level. If you fail 4 microgames, you lose. When a microgame starts, you are given a short message that gives you a hint of what you need to do to complete it.

Final thoughts

This game is extremely fun and addicting. It has a lot of content; there are special minigames and special stages. After you've beaten a stage, if you play it again it will be endless, with increasing difficulty and speed so you can get high scores and unlock new games. You can also play the microgames separately to master them. It's funny, weird and overall a great game.

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Skies of Glory

Skies of Glory (SGN Revo 2011.-?)

-Skies of Glory is a popular iPhone and Android multiplayer game developed
by Social Gaming Network (SGN).

-Game created for iPhone (mainly) & android.

-It is a complex coded, simulator game based on on World War 2.

-Battle of Britain
-Attack on Berlin
-Defense of Pacific

-It contains different maps, planes, characters (pilots).

-It offers...
1. Tutorials
2. Campaign
3. Multiplayer - 4 game modes

Gameplay:

-Achivements can be earned.
-Over 18 planes are unlockable.
-Player names can be modified
-Plane secondary weapons can be chosen (it depends on a mission)

Spitfire (Mission 6 : Bomb Plane Factories)

Mosquito-II (Mission 10 : Cripple the Enemy)

Model preview, choose your model (Mustang-V)

-This game simulator is quite complex, stats were created for
planes, secondary weapons were added, 10 missions with a great story
were designed, it requires good skills of flying.

-Calibration & system options can be easily found while pausing
the game or starting the game in main menu.

-Sound effects are HQ, expirience can be earned.

-Multiplayer gaming is fun, can be played online or on WiFi network by
simply hosting the room, there can be 1-8 players in one battle. Hall of
fame is posted on main menu and internet page.

-Calibrations are well used during the game.

My rating for this game is 9/10, sadly there are not so many planes to offer. Physics are
not completed on planes (example - critical hits).

BUT
However

-It contains interesting story, playing is fun, handling gets crazy (in a good way).

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Destroy All Humans

Destroy All Humans (Pandemic Studios 2005.)

-Destroy All Humans! is an action-adventure game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by THQ.
-It was released for the Playstation 2 and Xbox on June 21, 2005 in North America and June 24, 2005 in Europe.
-The game is set in the late 1950s in the U.S. and parodies the lifestyles, pop culture, and politics of this time period.


Gameplay:-The player controls a member of the Furon race of alien life, who has come to Earth to harvest DNA from humans to continue the cloning process of his species.

Chasing the people.

Furon using his psycho powers to lift a police car.

Ratings : Game is good, funny, easy to play. No bugs found during the game for now. 10/10

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Metroid

Metroid (1986.)
Gaming platform: Nintendo Entertainment System

-Created by Nintendo
-First game in the "Metroid" franchise

Story

The story takes place in space. Space pirates have attacked a Galactic Federation-owned space research vessel and stolen creatures called metroids. Metroids are floating parasite creatures that drain the life energy from other organisms by latching onto them. The space pirates' plan is to multiply the metroids and use them as biological weapons. The Galactic Federation locates the space pirates' base of operations on planet Zebes. They assault the planet, but become forced to retreat. As a last resort, they hire the greatest of all bounty hunters, Samus Aran to infiltrate planet Zebes and destroy Mother Brain, the mechanical life-form that controls the planet's fortress and its defenses.

Gameplay

Metroid is an action-adventure game. It's a mixture of Super Mario Bros.' platforming and Zelda's exploration and character upgrading. Your main form of attack is Samus' arm cannon which is short-ranged in the beginning, but can be upgraded. There are a lot of upgrades to collect such as the morph ball (which is iconic to the series), the ice beam, wave beam, high jump, screw attack, and others. The game makes you feel lost and helpless in its giant maze. You are free to explore and you can draw your own map as you go. Energy tanks are very important as they increase your energy capacity (you can take more damage).

Final thoughts

Metroid was very fun, and difficult. I got lost sometimes even though I was sketching a map. Some areas are very similar or even look exactly the same, so you can get confused. The music is very atmospheric, it was inspired by the movie "Alien". The graphics match the creepiness of the space pirates' fortress, but are colorful at the same time. All in all, a fun game.

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Warcraft 3 - Reign of Chaos/Frozen Throne

Warcraft 3 - Reign of Chaos/Frozen Throne (Blizzard Entertainment 2003.)

-Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne is an rts game by Blizzard Entertainment. 

-It is the official expansion pack to Warcraft Reign of Chaos, requiring Reign of Chaos to play.

-Released in stores worldwide in multiple languages.

Gameplay:

 -It is a 3D real time strategy game based on a battle between many races.

-Missions are played in different campaings like "Human Campaign" and "Scourge Campaign.

-Every hero has its story, a way to play, different useful items and abilities.

-Requirements and upgrades of buildings and units.
-Example of The Scourge.

Orc Campaign

The Scourge (Undead) Campaign

TFT bonus Campaign

Tyrande and Malfurion

Muradin, The Mountain King

Yui: The game is beautiful, tons of characters, very interesting and good story. I cannot be better 10/10.

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Star Wars - Battlefront

Star Wars - Battlefront (LucasArts 2004.)

 -It is a 1st and 3rd-person game based on battles in the Star Wars film series.

-It was developed by Pandemic Studios and LucasArts, and released on September 21, 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and -Microsoft Windows to coincide the release of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD set.

Gameplay:

-It is a 1st and 3rd-person game based on battles in the Star Wars film series.

-Gameplay in Battlefront is conquest-based.

-Each faction has a finite amount of reinforcements, and each is given control of a set number of command posts in a given level.

-The object is to either eliminate enemy forces or capture and hold all command posts simultaneously for 20 seconds.

-Several ground and air vehicles are available on the battlefield.

-There are more than 25 vehicles in-game.

-Some larger vehicles also function as mobile command posts, which cannot be captured, but are lost if the vehicle is destroyed. 

Galactic Civil War - Battle on Kashyyyk

Galactic Civil War - Battle On Ren Var

 Galactic Civil War - Battle On Tattoine

Clone Wars - Battle on Cloud City

Yui: The game graphics is 10/10, well done, can be seen lots of hard work.

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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000.)
Gaming platform: Nintendo 64

-This game was created by Nintendo
-It is the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
-The Legend of Zelda series started in 1986 on the Nintendo Famicom (NES outside Japan)

Story

The main character, Link, was searching for a friend in the woods when a mysterious imp ambushed him. He stole Link's horse and his ocarina (a musical instrument). Link chased after him, but when he found him the imp turned Link into a deku scrub (a race of small plant-like creatures) and escaped. Link eventually finds a mask salesman who tells Link that the imp stole one of his masks, Majora's mask, which is an extremely dangerous mask. He says that he needs to leave the country in 3 days, and if Link can get back the mask and his ocarina, he will return him to normal. The imp is actually trying to bring down the moon within 3 days so it crashes into the planet, but on the 3rd day link manages to get his ocarina and using its power reverses the flow of time to the first day, keeping his ocarina. The mask salesman returns Link back to his former self, but when he finds out that Majora's mask hasn't been retrieved, he becomes angry and explains the dangerous potential of the mask. Link must seek out 4 giants who will stop the moon from falling on the 3rd day, and defeat the mysterious enemy.

Gameplay

This game is an action adventure. You explore, fight monsters, fulfill quests and collect items. Majora's Mask in particular is focused on side-quests, if you only complete the necessary tasks, the game isn't too long, but it is packed with tons of side missions that really make the game. What's unique about this game is its 3 day system. I have never seen something quite like this in any other game. You have a certain amount of time to do things. Different events in the story trigger depending on what day and hour it is. When 3 days pass, you lose and start from where you last saved. Now, the trick is that you are able to go back to day 1 any time you want. In doing so you lose your progress, your money, and some items. However, you do not lose your important items and the songs you've learned. For example, you're trying to acquire a song that will unlock a new place. When you get it, it's evening of the final day and the moon will soon crash down. You reverse time and go back to day 1, but you now know the song and proceed with your adventure. You can also skip half a day anytime, and slow down time which is extremely helpful. Collecting masks with different powers is also a main theme in the game. 3 special masks will allow you to transform into different creatures. You can save by either going back to day 1, or at save point statues. When you save at a statue, you automatically exit the game, and when you load the save file it will be deleted so you cannot just load the game when you screw up.

Final thoughts

This is my favorite Zelda game, and one of my favorite games of all time. The gameplay is fun, the graphics are amazing for the Nintendo 64, and the music is beautiful. I love the new ideas and concepts (the way the cutscenes are done, the interaction between characters, the way the story revolves around what time it is in the game).

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Wild 9

Wild 9 (Shiny Entertainment 1998.)

-The game was designed by David Perry, developed by Shiny Entertainment,

 and published by Interplay;

all of which were parties involved in Earthworm Jim series of video games.

-Reception for the game has been mixed.

Gameplay: 

-The game stars Wex Major, a young male who gets lost in an unfamiliar galaxy.

-The game's main antagonist is the evil Karn, a being who is 376 years old and

desires to use the "Rig" item as a method of 

enslaving and controlling the inhabitants of the universe. 

 Bombopolis

Gulag

 

 Craterscape

Wex VS. Karn

Yui: The game has a great graphics, nicely designed levels, 9/10.

 Wex and Pokko

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Mother 3

Mother 3 (2006.)

-This game was developed by Nintendo, HAL Laboratories, and Brownie Brown
-It is a turn-based RPG created for the Gameboy Advance, and it's the final game in the series
-The story begins with some mysterious people in pig costumes causing trouble in the peaceful village of Tazmily by causing fires and reconstructing animals
-The main character, Lucas, loses his mother very early in the game due to her being killed by a modified creature

 These creatures are called dragos

 
Story

-The story revolves around finding more about the pigmasks, their leader, and trying to stop him from achieving his plans

Gameplay

-You control the characters from a top-down perspective
-The battle system is turn-based, but what's unique about it is the ability to do combos when attacking by pressing the A button with the beat of the music
-The setting of the story is modern, unlike most RPG's which are popular for medieval themes
-Instead of potions you recover by eating food like nutbread, hamburgers, cheese, and so on
-Instead of swords you use sticks
-Instead of magic there is PSI, which are psychic powers that can be used to damage enemies, change stats, and heal party members

-The game was never released outside Japan, but was translated by talented fans from a website called starmen.net, and the translated version can be played using a Gameboy Advance emulator

Final thoughts 

The game has a great and sad story told in 8 chapters, a fantastic sense of humor, awesome art and animations, fun gameplay, and amazing music.

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Wings of Prey

Wings of Prey (IceBerg 2010.)

-Wings of Prey is an aerial combat simulator that takes place during World War II.
-The player doesn't assume the role of any famous or well known pilot, but 
instead, of an aerialist recruit.

Gameplay:

-Gameplay involves battles over large, open environments set during 
six major WWII engagements including: 
-The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Ardennes, Berlin, Sicily, and Korsun. 
-Over 40 historically accurate aircraft are featured, and all have unique design 
advantages to fit specific playing styles. 
-Realistic Eastern and Western European environments are portrayed in 
stunning quality due to Gaijin Entertainment's environmental engine. 
-After completing the 50 campaign missions in both arcade and realistic 
modes, players can ready-up into WOP's multiplayer mode and face 
off against 32 opponents in 4 multiplayer variants: 
-Team Battle, Dog Fight (FFA), Strike, and Capture the Point.

Battle over Berlin

The fall of He-111

Ground fire

Yui: The game's graphic rate is 10/10. Animations and sounds are good and realistic,
that kind of cinematic experience. Good music. Good explosions and fire.

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Shakes & Fidget

Shakes & Fidget (Playa games 2010.)

-Online RPG game!
-Create your character: Warrior, mage or scout!
-Explore dungeons...

Gameplay:

Eames Oldshield (Warrior lvl 45 or more currently)

Work (Guard job) - Max. 10 hours and you get paid.
The time can be set over the night or day...

Yui: This game is very interesting, fun.

Shakes and Fidget Wallpaper

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Star Wars - Jedi Power Battles

Star Wars - Jedi Power Battles (LucasArts 2000.)

-Take back the Theed palace in lightsaber assaults.

-You will have the power of the Force and your trusty jedi saber as you

ward off legions of battle droids, destroyer droids, assasins and other

creatures from the Star Wars Episode 1 world.

 

Gameplay:

-The game follows the plot of Star Wars - The Phantom Menace.

-Players can choose from one of five prequel-era Jedi and run, jump, slash, and use

the Force through the game's ten levels, starting on the Trade Federation

 Battleship and ending with the battle against Darth Maul on Naboo.

-The players primary weapon is a lightsaber used to fight through waves of 

enemies and deflect blaster shots. 

-The lightsaber combat is rather simplified with a system that lets the player

lock on to the nearest enemy using the R1 button.

-Items and the force can also be used for special attacks.

-On most levels jumping puzzles make up a large portion of the challenge.

-There are a few segments in which the player can pilot various craft.

-The single player campaign can also be played in cooperative mode with a

second player, while the Dreamcast version has an

additional training mode and a two player duel mode.

Character select (Jedi Council)

Swamps of Naboo (Adi Galia & Master Plo)

Final Battle (Obi-Wan vs. Darth Maul)

Yui: Game rate is 10/10, beautiful animations and world designs.

Big choice of characters, battle against lots of different enemies.

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