Spore than half a year before it is in the shop

"Think of Spore not as an offline game," said Thomas Vu, the producer responsible for the gameplay, or the playability of the game. "It's single play, yes, but with a strong online component." To make the picture even more puzzling, he adds: "Will wanted to actually make a single play mmo."

Welcome to the wonderful world of Spore. Will the course where Vu is talking about is Will Wright, the creator of everything about that Sim has the name, main achievements: SimCity and The Sims. Vu was not the originator of the concept of Spore back during the demonstration he gave to Tweakers.net. Hand Wright is obvious. Electronic Arts has been asked by the demonstration. Spore appear until about half a year in the shop. The game is almost finished, says the editor, but it would appear that there are still some loose ends remain. During the demonstration

* Cell Phase

Spore takes its name from the reproductive mechanism of primitive life forms such as bacteria and fungi. A spore is typically an asexual cell that can develop into a full organism. That is exactly what will happen in Spore state. You start the game with a single-celled creature that swims around in the primordial soup of any planet. The creature swims through water that is full of life. To make your creature swimming and all kinds of other creatures floating organic debris. Swim even though the first multicellular creatures, whose huge monsters coming at you little creature, and it threatens to devour. The trick is to avoid the multicellular creatures and eat. Protozoans and other plant debris on After five times successfully eaten something your creature will grow.


The camera zooms out instantaneously, 10,000 times zooms to only 1000 times magnification. However, the environment changes little. Still, you are surrounded by swimming animals of similar size and plant debris, and still swimming around there are larger animals that are after you. By growth alone, not eating every now and then you win a piece with DNA. With that DNA can adjust your animal. Once you have picked up the first DNA, starting the first editor of the game, the Creature Editor. The DNA serves as a building block for your animal. Which piece of DNA you collect random. I fished a spine, which I then anywhere on my hitherto quite shapeless creature could place. Collecting pieces of DNA the role play begins in Spore. The DNA pieces are parts that you can stick in order to upgrade. Them certain values ​​on your beast The spine increased attack power of my beast. This first stage of the game, the Cell Phase, lasts about twenty minutes. After a few times out your beast is ready to leave the primordial soup and go ashore.

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

Some avid gamers still mourning the death of the Dreamcast, Sega's last piece of computer hardware. Today, however, the Japanese company is doing as a pure software developer better than ever. In addition to many new franchises old series like Virtua Tennis and figurehead Sonic also not be forgotten. With NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams is a very very dusty series breathed life again. Will it be a night to never forget or an outright nightmare?

Nights: Journey of DreamsLame puns aside, the current generation of gamers will NiGHTS say little to nothing. The original game is also a lot of years. It was the time that Sega games besides also made hardware and Sony's PlayStation did not exist, the time that the Japanese company was a formidable competitor to Nintendo. Sonic was almost as popular as Mario, but other Sega game characters amassed a hero. One was the harlequin NiGHTS, who fell into oblivion ended after a single game, and the necessary support.

* Two teams?

After years of silence, Sega decided by the roguish jester NiGHTS: a second chance Journey of Dreams. Journey of Dreams has become a strange game. In terms of writing the hands may shake WipEout and Navy SEALs, the use of upper and lower case seems totally random. Apart from the odd spelling, you may wonder whether a slightly effeminate narretje wrapped in a parcel from the time when Prince was still dancing in the Purple Rain it is still viable. The answer is undoubtedly yes, of course, as long as the gameplay is okay. " And right here Sega can be really strange behavior blamed. The game oscillates between fact downright boring, ugly parts into memorable, imaginative elements. The difference in quality between various moments in NiGHTS game in 2008 is so different that it almost seems as if there are two different teams worked. To this title Star team and a team of novices.

Emperor Rise Of The Middle Kingdom, PC Review

Overall Rating
I bought the game a few weeks ago, at a minimum price, so in those bins you find in the store. After some research information, I come to the conclusion that the game belongs to a series: Caesar / pharaoh. The play deals with the old china, which I personally find it interesting. This brings us directly to the gameplay. The game has a very complicated system with zodiac (Chinese calendar) and feng shui (how fertile the land which is built), and it takes a while before you're through. Would be shielded from agriculture and industry etc. The residents want and flower gardens in the neighborhood. At the same time they want that water is a pharmacist, and buildings collapse if they are not deliver an inspector in time. In short: a true city-builder. I tested it in Windows Vista, and he works perfectly, if performing under Administrator, also the editor works. He also works perfectly under Linux with the latest Wine. Gameplay As described above, the game is part of a series, and not very original, but I find it a fun game. I have the demos from the other parts of the series just played and find these work best. Picture You should not expect too much graphic power of this game because it is gerealesed 'al' in 2002. It works with a 2D engine, but you can look in four directions. Personally, I find this works much better than the 3D engine used in Caesar 4 and Children of the Nile. These moves often and it back to the place you want to get to often be tricky. noise Aside from the nice Asian theme, I do not mind the sound of a game and can I not say so much about what I want to say is: it has not irritated me and that is all that. Controls The keys are logically placed, but if you come to the edge of the map, I would have preferred that he went black, and then you do not so just the edge can not see, what to build walls can sometimes be tricky. Achievements I've played the game on a laptop and I must say that the game ran very smoothly on my hardware: Intel solo 1.66 and intel graphics card. With the system requirements: 400 MHz CPU, 64 MB RAM, 4 MB graphics card, 800 MB free hard disk space, that's not so surprising. Replay Value If you've already played that still takes about 140 hours (of campaigns zero starting with tutorial). Would you ever play open play there, everything is permitted, but you can walk to a cash limit. What is regrettable. Quality & Stability The game is very playable without updating until you get a missionary to visit, or an army on the floor, then all the buttons and press doorelkaargehutselt usually the wrong button and you can say "Day best game I've been working 12 hours". But after the update is installed that problem completely. I should also like to say that there is a built-in update function, with tip of the day . Price With a price of 9.90 at bol.com is no problem I think. I have some screenshots of the official emperor: rise of the middle kingdom site: http://emperor.impressionsgames.com/

Medal of Honor Heroes 2

A shooter set in World War II and played with Wii controls is, sounds like something you'd better leave. Fans of shooters with an excellent multiplayer, however, do well in this game to try anyway.

Electronic Arts markets both a PSP and a Wii version on the market. I took the Wii version in progress, which, incidentally, is not just a port of another Medal of Honor variant. The game was developed in mind from the beginning with the Wii controls. You get along singleplayer missions an arcade mode and a multiplayer mode for 32 players to choose for you.


* Shooter control

The launch of the Nintendo Wii game console, according to the way one manages games once and forever. Console Gamers dreamed of a perfect shooter controls that could compete with the precision of the mouse. However, that was disappointing when the first shooter Red Steel on the system appeared with poor control. Later dropped the developer of Metroid Prime 3 how it was, but the makers of Medal of Honor Heroes 2 perfect control and thus provide the best experience so far.

* Story

About the story, I can be brief. The game starts on June 6, 1944, where you have to infiltrate to retrieve. Slicing the Nazi regime as a soldier John Berg Normandy This story is told from the game action through pictures and a voice-over. These weather WWII Normandy and again, but the excellent gameplay we forgive this developer. Let me therefore on the gameplay and the story for what it is. Especially

Fast gameplay

It is convenient to start the tutorial for a moment after store to be all game controls informed. However, immediately go to work is still possible, because the basic controls speak for themselves. Walking is done with the analog stick on the nunchuck, looking around with the Wii controller. The b button serves as a trigger of your gun. You visor turns red when it comes to an enemy and if you want to zoom in, you can do so with a button.

If you have an enemy in sight, you put the Z button on the faceplate of the opponent. This makes it possible to move and shoot without losing the enemy. Visor This option is available only in the lowest difficulty. The nunchuck is also useful when around the corner from a shelter. Turn the nunchuck slightly to the left or right then you figure leaning this way. Want to quickly turn around 180 degrees, this is possible by the nunchuck to move quickly. Left or right The sensitivity of the Wii controller has been expanded to suit your preferences and to configure the controller that comes pretty close to a mouse control.

Donkey Kong Jet Race under the microscope

Nintendo has its popular monkey with a set of drums and gives the beast starring in a new racing game on the Wii. Donkey Kong Jet Race is a Mario Kart clone waiting for the Mario racing game maybe make some more pleasant.

Equal to Super Paper Mario and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was Donkey Kong Jet Race originally a Gamecube game. The bongo-set, including those used in the music game Donkey Konga, to serve here for steering. Nintendo developer Paon Corporation chose to move to the much more popular Wii system, which the original control lapsed the game. The developer has already gained experience with Donkey Kong and his drums with King of Swing on the Game Boy Advance and Jungle Climber for the DS, but the Wii is new territory for Paon Corporation.

* Drum

Donkey Kong Jet Race you float through the air with bongos that function as jetpack. To get your character up to speed should be drummed on both bongos. For this to be quickly moved up and down. Wiimote and nunchuck Did you once come up to speed, then it is no longer necessary to drum, but should only be sent. Again, this is done through movements. Want to go to the left, you shake the Nunchuk in your left hand quickly up and down, to the right you move the Wiimote in your right hand. Jumping is done by both controllers to move quickly. Up


* Clash

Why anyone the racing genre combines drumming is beyond me - but what does it matter if it's fun. Unfortunately, there is to experience a malfunctioning Wii controls. No fun The problems arise include when you try to come and want to send simultaneously to speed - that is not possible. In order to send it to be moved, in order to arrive at a speed controller must both be moved. So it's one or the other. This resulted in situations where I came from standstill slowly moving again and then again to collide with the steering disability. Against an object Sometimes the game you want to jump, do as you just trying to get up to speed. If it does not bothers you jump an obstacle, this still you lie and get you back to the steering problems. In addition, it is very annoying to continuously have to sway and move to send your game figure at or get up to speed.


* Boost

The racetracks are in addition to a number of obstacles also a whole range of processed banana. It is smart to collect as much of the curve fruit because it provides a boost to a fifty pieces. Up to five boosts to save, for example, be used in the final round. If used properly, it can provide a lot of catching up. The breakable crates you for your boost smash to extend. Boost The boost is a nice addition to distinguish from Mario Kart.'s Racing game It is a pity that you only get when you sense of speed boost, because the rest of the game is not really the momentum.

Battlefield 2142 PC Review

Nice game from EA, addictive if you like weapons, vehicles, flying, racing, demolition, repair, teamplay etc. love! but I think I saw a poor quality DVD,'ve had in any other game in years after eg a year or play 1.5 years. My first 2142 DVD, the default BF2142 was soon no longer working, barely scratches. Be careful with DVDs and CDs, you will be in say 400 little encounter with the least damage. A working no-CD (play without having to do the CD into your DVD player) patch etc. I found, but that did not work . Luckily I rename in as an experiment, first the original. Exe, so it was made ​​so. The back switch A copy of the DVD, as both versions do not work from it, which observes the game, report it and stop. So I bought yesterday filled the BF 2142 deluxe edition, which is BF 2142 with version 1.40 AND northern strike (NS) expansion pack on board. Long story short: dvd copy gently standard BF2142 or the deluxe edition and / or mount made ​​image file = no Go. Anyhow no go NS, an EA database story like on some forums state? strange that they release him? Hassle well logging and DVD code, linking and activation of NS, but anyway, despite all made ​​just 10 steps from the manual on DVD, he (NS section) does not work. The first week of the first standard BF 2142 I was happy, but now 82 euro further and this edition rust, no I will not easily buy more EA games. For support, they point to an external forum (not from them, I think) for example. . . note to editors I wanted a 2142 gold edition review do, but I did not search product. The review is anyway dependent kwa comparing bf standard and deluxe edition.

Burnout Paradise - A Paradise game for racers

A quick fry your ass, screeching guitar sounds of Guns N 'Roses with the speakers to scold' deafening ', some sunshine in a cloudless sky and especially no unnecessary lines. In short foot to the floor and thrusting with that pen!

The idea behind Burnout Paradise, or rather the whole Burnout series, everyone will be appealing to the ears. Who has not fantasized about dizzying speeds in urban areas, without you having to worry about police checks, speed cameras and traffic lights. Burnout Paradise is the tangible version of that daydream. In a random piece of shit you make the streets of the city with the telling name "Paradise City" unsafe to one of the topracers of the city eventually. Every beginning is difficult, of course, so you start at the bottom, with a brick on wheels in races that fewer proposals than the performance of the average Dutch driver ...

Burnout Paradise
In comparison with previous Burnouts is the purpose of this game has changed dramatically. No longer is the main center of the game, everything revolves around Paradise City itself, which is completely free directly accessible from the start. Developer Criterion Games has stressed that it should be fun too especially outside the races to live lol. While you're in your steel steed explore the city, you'll numerous points at which you can start in order to progress in the game an event. To get to the online game modes you should definitely use the menu under the start button, but otherwise you can go anywhere by myself to drive to.