Football Manager 2009

Gamende football fans can look forward to some solid releases each year. We saw earlier appearance this year. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 and FIFA 09 While Football Manager 09 is a completely different game, but he definitely belongs in the line games where thousands of football fans each year waiting for. Every fan has, after all, an opinion on how his team should play in Football Manager and everyone gets a chance to test, in which the most realistic simulation should be that you can get. Manager but his luck

Tested on: PC Also playable on: Mac

The latter is not really a performance more, for the men of Sports Interactive. For years, Football Manager is by far the most realistic game manager. The main competitor of each new release in the series seems to be the version that appeared a year earlier. The only challenge, in that respect, so that should bring the previous edition can forget the developers every time a product on the market; Other developers are by definition close to that level.


Football Manager 2008 was a bit burdened by the 'own' competition. The game was very good, but the scores were international disappointing, because the difference with Football Manager 2007 was not too big. There was no innovation, and it looked a bit like that famous Sports Interactive mainly performed a trick. So it was high time to take a good shake up things and bring innovation in the series and that the London developer understood.

*Yet 3D

In announcing the new Football Manager one element stood out clearly: the introduction of a 3D engine. For many years held the developer stuck to the familiar 2D engine, which races were viewed from above. This gave the player a good overview of the game, and suggested Sports Interactive able to deploy to simulate. Football as realistic as possible computing The announcement of the 3D engine was not received as positive by everyone. While many people applauded this move, fearing fans of the series for a reduction in the realism in the game. Whatever the case, otherwise, it has become, in any case.

Valkyria Chronicles

The cold has settled over the land and the days are so short that if you opened the curtains you can do them. Almost been closed Despite the fact that half of the Netherlands is looking forward to the moment the garden chairs can be unpacked again, are the top times for the hardcore gamer that his days and nights would catch up with a slow, time-consuming and immersive game.

Tested on: Playstation 3 (exclusive title)

Leave it to the Japanese about to make. Around game Valkyria Chronicles is a mixture of squad-based shooters like Full Spectrum Warrior and the more traditional Japanese strategy RPG's. The result is a turn-based strategy game in which you are not bound to a grid, but which you can move freely. And of course, a typical Japanese story - in this case an intercontinental war in which children the main roles - not missing.


*Terneuzen

Valkyria Chronicles is set in an alternative version of Western Europe in 1935. 'Alternative' because the sea has played properly with the country., As the card needs us to believe in the game A quick look at the place where the Netherlands are meant to be shown that the coast of our country has moved in the direction of Amersfoort and cities like Tere Schelling - with clerical - and Emmeloord - which nota bene was not drained in 1942 - are adjacent . Terneuzen is also on the card, but is quite a bit to the east moved. Stabbing the partnerships between the different countries in this fantasy version of Europe somewhat differently than as we know them. On the one hand there is the Atlantic Federation, say Western Europe, and on the other there is the East European Imperial Alliance, consisting of Poland and the area east of it. The two superpowers have been at war for ragnite, a mineral that forms the basis for all kinds of products, from medicines to fuel. Make all European countries part of these two super-states? No, a small country continues to courageously resist the pressure and tries to keep far from the war. That land is called, what else, Gallia. Unfortunately for Gallia land lies on top of the last untapped ragnitebron in Europe, and the Imperial Alliance is already at the border with a huge army.

*Dreamer

Players will assume the role of Welkin. This 22-year-old dreamer is the son of a famous general and he wants to be an art teacher, but unfortunately he has to exchange his pencil for a weapon to defend his country. He gets a battalion of soldiers and a tank called Eidelweiss at his disposal, and thus he must confront the hostile Imperials who try to occupy his land. Except that you as a player finishes a thrilling military scenario, you experience the game through the eyes of Welkin and some other characters, which are closely linked with each other in real life. This game tells a very personal story about the effects of war. Furthermore, this is gorgeous imaged by means of a very beautiful graphics engine, which manages to put a style that can be described as an animated watercolor painting. Best down

Fracture

Publisher LucasArts is best known for games set in 'galaxies far, far away. " Fracture plays just on our own, blue globe and globe in the coming century, much bluer, if we are to believe the story. In this game

Tested on: Playstation 3 Also available for: Xbox 360

Fracture is set in the year 2161 and the distant future is for the United States to have. Not much good in store By floods are located in the middle states flooded, making the country is divided into two parts. The eastern states working together under the name Atlantic Alliance and trying to build. Using technology a new life The western states have joined forces in the Republic of Pacifica and rely mainly on genetic engineering as the key to progress. The two alliances are not exactly friendly to each other and in 2161, all hell breaks loose. A complete ban on genetically messing around appears to be the proverbial drop and the Republic of Pacifica explains the Atlantic Alliance war. From that moment it is done with the fun. That is, for us the 'fun' begins actually.


*Pacifica

Players control in this third-person shooter Jet Brody, a soldier of the Atlantic Alliance. Jet can be very nice to shoot, why he is sent out once hold. Wreaked to the home of the Republic of Pacifica A General Sheridan appears to be the cause of all problems and the Atlantic Alliance sees him prefer to disappear as quickly as possible. Jet can achieve this, and he does not have to do with nothing. Fracture offers the player a large amount of weaponry, ranging from machine guns and shotguns to rocket launchers. In itself nothing special so far; a simple story and an overdose of guns belong to the basic equipment of almost every shooter. What Fracture special is Jets special gardening, Entre Cher called. With this gun you can lower or raise the ground when and where you want. With a shot at the ground creates a hill or a pit and shoot emergence ever higher mountains or deep pits several times.

*Fooling

This is bodemgeklooi Fracture's special gimmick and offers players a number of unique features. The Entre Cher focuses only damage and should not really be called a weapon. Enemies fall spontaneously when suddenly a mountain comes up under their feet, but not more than bruises does that. Yet this strange device is an indispensable tool. Often the Entre Cher is the only means by which obstacles can be overcome so that you can move forward in the game. Small increases are beautiful stepping stones to high platforms and by lowering the ground you can make tunnels. And there are even more possibilities. A nice mound or a nice pit can provide coverage during heavy firefights. There is a lot of focus shot in Fracture and appropriate coverage places are not always available. With the Entre Cher is not a problem. In the absence of a shelter you just build your own bunker.

Lips

After years on the sidelines to have watched Sony furore with SingStar, Microsoft has now released his own version of the hit game. Lips come on time and provides sufficient distinguishing features?

Tested on: Xbox 360 (exclusive title)

It is of course difficult to provide. A simple concept like 'sing along with your console' an original touch Developer Inis thought that the power of a karaoke game mainly lies in the degree to which the music for the taste of the player. With a tracklist with a mix of well-known contemporary artists such as Beyonce, Rihanna and Chris Brown, interspersed with classics from The Jackson 5, Johnny Cash and The Police, Phillips seems to make a good start. If you find this is not enough to buy. Additional songs through the online music store on Xbox Live Marketplace It is hoped that Microsoft boosts the number of available songs quickly, because with the current nine additional titles sticking Lips rather scanty on opposite Singstar for the Playstation 3, which become thick hundred different songs are available.


*Load

The main asset that Phillips this gap with SingStar can make good possibility your own music - provided DRM-free - to use in the game. Unfortunately, this possibility is very moderately developed. Numbers are not actually loaded into the game, but played through the music. Every time you want to use one of your own songs you have to add it again to the playlist. I was unable to get an iPod Touch to talk, but with an older iPod Video managed it. The lack of lyrics or videos, it is a pretty boring affair. It looks a bit like singing along in the car and adds little to the game experience. If the game would recognize songs and lyrics could download from a central database, the job was a lot more useful.

Grand Theft Auto IV for PC

You must have lain under a rock if you have four part about the last year nothing of the Grand Theft Auto series heard, read or seen. Tweakers.net has also devoted considerable attention to this game, with previews and a review when the game half a year ago for the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 came out. Now the game has also appeared for the PC, we of course also put the new version on the rack. In order not to fall into repetitions - content offers nothing new compared to the console version that we all play extensively talking about message - we will now focus on what the PC version as extras has to offer.

Tested on: PC Previously published on : Playstation 3, Xbox 360.

The first thing you notice when you start playing, of course the graphics. A powerful computer can be a beautiful world, with more life, drop a console. The PC version of GTA IV has the advantage over its PC predecessors, the original platform of the current generation of game consoles exist and not from the Playstation 2. GTA: San Andreas example shows the difference, then the graphics were well polished for the postage, but the game did not have the graphical splendor of other games that came out around the same time. That's different and GTA developer Rockstar has some extra tweak options built to graphics. Besides resolution, draw distance, texture quality and related issues, it is also possible to adjust the volume of traffic to detect the optimal settings and to test if your computer can handle it all. A benchmark option

Fortunately, San Andreas was then well on its feet, because it was not the focus of the latest game. A story, varied gameplay and the ability nice to fool around on stilts and put the whole thing meant that gamers have entertained many hours, and they will do it again with GTA IV on the PC. The emergence of the machinima culture has firmly contributed to Rockstar in Part Four of the successful series is built to capture. All your antics possibility Here Tweakers.net on previously written . A picture says more than a thousand are, so a video can probably tell you more. That's why we have this functionality Rockstar's unveil itself:

Resistance 2

When the Playstation 3 and a half years ago in Europe was launched, there was suddenly the first-person shooter Resistance: Fall of Man developer Insomniac Games. Become big in the world of gay platform games, proved the studio with this game even be able to develop. A decent shooter with variations Although it was a great game, Resistance was not the 'system seller' that Sony was hoping. Yet it is precisely this franchise now touted as PS3 exclusive from stable to wear. Console in this key sales period Tweakers.net examined Resistance 2 can provide sufficient resistance against all other shooting violence in recent months.

Tested on: Playstation 3 (exclusive title)

The opening mission of the single player campaign appears in many ways a fairly accurate harbinger of what is happening after about nine hours on your screen. At the end of the first mission, you have a pretty diverse arsenal of weapons had in hands. There is the Magnum, the bullets once detonated be charged. Upon impact with the press of a button Or what about the Bullseye secondary fire option, which allows you to "tag" a target so that bullets find their own purpose - provided they also encounter no obstacles. You also make the first mission to know the scale of Resistance 2 takes place, if you have a hundred meters tall robot to turn off in the middle of shooting dozens of other forces. With a rocket launcher Varied weapons, scale and hectic, the main basic ingredients gives Resistance 2 early in the game price.


*The first steps

Before you take the first steps in this opening mission, you have to go through the intro. First In an alternate history where World War II never happened, humanity is at a much greater threat so far: Chimera. This monstrous apparitions, which were once people have their invasion of the European continent and England successfully completed the first part of the game. Now they have put their sights on America. Before the United States also fall they will still be here by Nathan Hale. These infected protagonist from the first part is in fact traced and added to the elite Sentinel forces that lead the resistance in America.


*Relevant experience

While most first-person shooters little to no strength from their storyline, Resistance 2 will know in this area to present above average. Expect no complicated characters with multiple layers, Oscar-worthy dialogue or ingenious plot twists, but a believable setting that you know how to engage. In the story However, the alternate timeline, coupled with a seemingly invincible foe and urgency that the dormant infection of Nathan Hale entails for guarantees. From beginning to end you will be involved in both the main character and his adventures.

Need For Speed ​​Undercover, PlayStation 3 (Windows) Review

Need For Speed ​​Undercover. played on the PS3
after playing a few hours, I came to review below.
I have the relevant parts listed with what equipment I played the part. (Sound will probably sound better than a fact Medion set out a set of Bose  ;)) Gameplay The game is similar to Need For Speed ​​Most Wanted. broadly Free roaming with continuously lurking police. 's story is also an exact copy of the movie: The Fast and The Furious. You infiltreerd as a secret agent, and the intention is that you always wanted to know more about the racers on the street. Not really an original storyline so. Picture (HD Ready 720p. Samsung 26 LCD TV. ") Graphically the game looks reasonably good. Not really breathtaking graphics delights so. Sound (Logitech Z-640) The sound I have not to criticize. Personally I am fan of cars so engine sounds can be clearly apparent to me. audio settings so adjusted so that you do not have music while driving (do I just stress fuller) and only road noise and impacts hear. . Here, nothing to complain about. Controls (Wireless Dual Shock 3) Cars driving with a controller is always less than a steering wheel., but EA will nevertheless always pretty well get away with it I must admit. Obviously, control of the car in nowhere comparable to Gran Turismo or something but the game plays a bit nicer way when you just nice and simple like thrusting your bucket. What I annoying you is that they are under the R3 button "Connect to EA making nation" have put. It does not matter which of the four controller layouts you select this function remains standard are under R3. Given that I have shown that the right bat gas and brakes (instead of L2 and R2 standard) my controller as . It's pretty annoying if you give too much gas and you accidentally press R3 (in all the commotion) .. then pause the game and try to connect the PS3 .. Since I'm so not to wait, and as far as I I can see you can not turn off. Very annoying because you're straight out of your concentration. Performance & Quality / Stability (PS3) In a word? Horrible! And this I mean seriously, I'm definitely not a stickler regarding games (I game at most two hours a week so I do not have much game experience) .. but what this game is BAD! Need For Speed ​​Pro Street had to PS3 already some trouble, but it really still spans the crown. Continuous LAG where you say against you. The picture remains regularly hang out if you are in a noisy environment (which often happens when you are in pursuit). They are or milliseconds but irritating it is absolutely. loading times are not, moreover extremely long so it may be a fluke, but well, malfunctioning of the image while racing is really a deal breaker. Price € 55, - for a PS3 game is a pretty decent price. Overall assessment Honestly? For an EA game on the PS3, I'd still have expected more. Did the game neatly packed up, and go so immediately returned. Games that do not play smoothly call me only irritation, especially if you have cops chasing you and the picture falters continuously. Then just pick a different game .