Rayman Legends Review

 Great multiplayer fun!



This game is a huge mixed bag. On one hand, it's one of the best platformers I've ever played, but on the other, the repetitive sound effects can be infuriating to anybody spectating you playing the game. Also, I love the way that the game explains nothing to you except the basic controls and allows you to experiment and figure things out for yourself. However, there were many points in the game that I didn't know if something was an enemy to kill/ avoid, or something good like a platform, such as those trampoline skulls in the food-based levels.

The jumping and running physics of the game feel really natural and precise, and playing with four people feels great, like everyone is working together. This is untrue in the New Super Mario Bros. games, as great as they are, most of the time everyone just gets in the way of each-other by jumping and crashing into one another. In this game the problem is solved by allowing players to pass through each other freely, however you're still able to freely punch and kick friends into firepits and each player collects 'lums', which are tallied up at the end of each level to see who got the most, so the competitive elements are still there.

However new to this game is Murphy, where when the game was developed on the Wii U, Murphy was created for the gamepad controls. On it another player can help the others on screen by stunning enemies and moving platforms. However, when the game was ported to other consoles and PC, Murphy is now controlled by a single button. This totally loses the freedom of movement and fluency of using the stylus to move him, and often causes him not to go where you want him to.

Overall, I'll give Rayman Legends a 8/10. It's a great game that's fun to play, but it gets repetitive after a while where the amazing level design just isn't enough to occupy the basic game mechanics.

Super Mario 3d Land Review

I must say that I'm a big fan of Mario games, they're brilliant fun that can be had with anyone in the family that other franchises just don't spark. Mario 3d Land on the 3ds is no different, it's easy to learn but challenging at the same time. Plus it's the first 3D main series Mario game to follow the route of the 2d ones. In past 3d games, they were open world as you explored a vast landscape to collect stars, then go back to a main HUB area and go back to the same place, however 3d Land has each level set out as an obstacle course. You must run and jump through each level with a timer over-head and get to the flag to end the course.

Each level feels like a level, not a huge grassy field such as in Mario Galaxy. It's more fun, sadly at the cost of levels being rather short. But there are 16 Worlds to go through, containing 8-10 levels that each have three hidden star-coins that you must go back and collect a certain amount to proeed. This means the game will last a long time, plus a final, final level that can only be unlocked after collecting all star coins and landing at the very top of the flagpole in each stage.

Story-wise, the game is not very different. Princess Peach is kidnapped, go save her. But it's the gameplay that's most important, and the music/ sound effects in this game are extremely memorable.You'll be humming along as you walk down the street and each tune has a distinct vibe and feel about it so that each level has the player visualize the theme in their minds.

Overall Mario 3d Land is a glorious title that anybody can enjoy, if you're a 3ds owner, I highly recommend it.

So I'd say it gets 9 stars out of 10!

Bit late 'ere but...

So around a month ago I brought in my Wii U to college and played Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate with Catherine Dale (who used the 3ds version, which is cross compatible to be played with other platforms). I love the game though, as multiplayer is purely cooperation with the other player, and all the mistakes they make impact you too. The game is well suited to the aspect too, considering you just kill monsters, carve parts off them to make armor and weapons, then go and fight bigger, tougher ones! So we had a blast playing it, and would highly recommend the game to any experience gamer (the series is rather difficult to get into)!

Images bellow.

Plane eis GOTY

It's a horrible game, BUT YOU CAN'T STOP PLAYING!! You have to know the ending, even after getting all the upgrades. There's not point to  the game, it's even boring, but the developers must have a master's degree in Psychology to know how to hook people into it. The gradual progression and awards you're given is a great mix of a rewarding experience to the player.

Monster Hunter Get!

So I got Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Saturday on impulse for the 50% off sale, unfortunately my 3ds was still be 'repaired' so I had to get the Wii U version, but it's still one of the greatest games I have ever played. But I miss the portability. Also it's pretty odd how you can play the insanely difficult quests online and kill the tough monsters to get great armour, but then sail through the single-player experience because you're so over-powered.

In other news my 3ds Xl came back a couple of days ago, but, ahh, Nintendo... The only company capable of replacing a cracked screen absolutely free of charge and replacing it with a darkened, murky-yellow tinged one instead that looks sickly. I guess it's being sent back again. ._.

Now I've gotten into Happy Pets again after a year, and it's consumed my life forever over Animal Crossing. Now I obsess about getting a giant, blue Phoenix and if I can go up 4 levels to get a new garden expansion. But, I'm sure the fad will die out... hopefully.

ERMEHGERD I'm an Internet Celebrity Now!

Now after being shoved into this Thingy McBobby by College I have a rootin' tootin' blog from the west which is also wild! Shoorah.

Uhm, so what do I even put here? I guess I could say how depressed I am that my Limited Edition Pikachu 3ds XL is being repaired and missed out on a week's worth of Streetpass hits, and how every man and his dog is excited for GTA 5 and here I am waiting for Pokemon X & Y, Zelda: Wind Waker HD, The Wonderful 101, Rayman Legends, among others.

I guess I could also say how Animal Crossing: New Leaf had consumed mah leif, I went on it every day for 2 months until I stopped for a few days, was too scared to re-visit and left the game for another month, only to come back and find my favorite neighbor, Butch had left town. So I'm never going back to 'Yapton' again. :C

I also love to sit at my computer at laugh at all the fools who complain about the new 2ds, even though they're not the target demographic, as while they are doing so Nintendo too is sitting at their desks just counting their money. But I still blame the 2ds for Pokemon X & Y ONLY USING THE 3D EFFECT IN BATTLE AND NOT THE OVERWORLD. I also blame David Cameron, because, David Cameron.

So hibbidy- hip, that's all folks! Now shoo, shoo, sod off! As I have games to play, work to do and food to eat. And also carry on crying my iPhone 3GS doesn't have iOS 7.

- Adam Barber, making bad jokes since 1997.