1. 2 years ago 

   Let’s TAP

   One of my new year’s resolutions is to buy pretty much any game if it is interesting and under £5. When I saw Let’s Tap for £4.97 this immediately rang my must have bell.

   Now I would never had bought this game at full price and I don’t know how much it came out at, but even if it was as cheap as £17.99, it wouldn’t have registered as a purchase for me. At the under a fiver price point though, I was happy to give the game a chance, and I have to say it was well worth taking it.

   If you aren’t familiar with the game, the controls involve setting the Wii Remote face down on a box (2 boxes are included with the game). As the game’s title suggests you simply just tap the box. I have only played “Tap Runner” so far which is one of the five party game modes. In this mode there is a four lane track, with four characters. In 1 player mode the other 3 characters are controlled by the CPU and it is a race to the finish line. Repeatedly tapping lightly will make your character run. Tap a bit firmer and the character jumps (harder taps make it jump higher). Early stages present simple hurdles while later stages add much more difficult obstacles to contend with. As I have only played by myself, it is fun but the potential for multi player fun is much better. I look forward to trying out the other game modes and hopefully play some multi player, as this game is obviously designed for more than 1 person. Well worth the small amount I paid for it, and I look forward to more under a fiver purchases in the future.

2. Notes: 1 / 2 years ago 

   Avatar

   After waiting a few weeks I finally got to see Avatar last night. I had been trying to arrange to go see it with some friends which fell through a couple of times and I was considering just going on my own. Luckily it got arranged for last night and it was well worth the wait.

   I listen to a lot of gaming podcasts that often stray into movies, so I had already heard a great deal about the movie before hand. Almost all of what I had heard about it was great, occasionally hearing the odd criticism, but mainly all fantastic reviews. First off, the film is beautiful. The use of colour is more often seen in something from Pixar or Disney. Yes I know Disney own Pixar now. This was a breath of fresh air, and I would often be lost in awe of the beautiful scenes, and would have to snap myself back into the story of film. There was always something beautiful to look at. The 3D was also very good. It didn’t feel forced, with most other 3D films. There were no pointless objects sticking out into the audience. I did occasionally get blurriness from certain scenes, but far less than all other 3D movies I have seen. One thing I don’t like about 3D movies is focusing. When the director will focus on the foreground and the background is blurred. In 3D this doesn’t work. James Cameron did a great job of not doing this and only the occasional annoyance was had with this.

   I could go on and talk about the story and other points in the film but due to a lack of time I will just leave it at this. All I can say is you must go see this movie while it is at the Cinema and see it in 3D.

3. 2 years ago 

   New Year, New Beginning

   Since the new year officially started today, I figured it was a good time to begin plans for this next year on the blog. First of all I am not happy with the quantity of posts I have been making, so this is my number one priority. I have missed talking about certain big releases which I am not happy about at all. Of course quantity is nothing over quality, and so I will be going a lot more in depth on games, movies, graphic novels etc. Video games will still take priority, music will be talked about in the future, and when I say music, none of that bullshit pop music that plagues the radios. At least I assume it still does, as I never listen to the radio, ever. Anyway Happy New Year, and I look forward to speaking my mind much more in 2010.

4. 2 years ago 

   FAHRENHEIT

   Here is another older game I had never played and have recently purchased off Ebay. This one in anticipation of Heavy Rain next year. I remember seeing Fahrenheit in shops back in the day when I had my original xbox, but never had any clue what type of game it was. Recently learning that this was a game by Quantic Dream I had to get myself a copy. Heavy Rain is one of the many games I am eagerly waiting for. I am about a quarter of the way through Fahrenheit and I’m thoroughly enjoying the experience. I definitely recommend anyone who is looking forward to Heavy Rain that missed this release like I did to pick it up.

5. 2 years ago 

   God of War Collection

   So my copy of the God of War Collection arrived today.

   I am rather looking forward to God of War 3, after player through the demo at Eurogamer Expo in Leeds last month, and then again at home when the kind folk at Sony sent me a code to download the very same demo. I have also just recently played through Chains Of Olympus on the PSP, and thought it was fantastic. I never got a chance to play God of War 1 or 2 on the Playstation 2, and when I heard about this collection coming to the PS3 ahead of GoW 3 next year in March, I had to order it. I don’t know why the collection isn’t out in Europe but thats the great thing about the PS3 being region free. I’ve been playing the first game for about an hour now, and I’m amazed how good it looks. Cut scenes aren’t quite as fantastic but it holds up pretty well and the upscaled graphics are really nice. I’m looking forward to getting to the second game as I hear it looks even better.

6. 2 years ago 

   Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer Limited Edition

   So I received this in the post today.

   Well, when I say received, I ordered it from Play-Asia. People don’t send me stuff for free. Anyway, it was going for some bargain price, and even though I already have the game on the PS3 I thought it was well worth buying. With this Special Edition came the PC version of the game. I am yet to install it. Like I said, I have the game already on PS3. There is also a “Tactical Reference Book”. I thought this was just an Art Book at first sight but it is actually pretty cool. It is quite literally a “Tactical Reference Book”. Anyway the real reason I bought this LE was because it came with the Soundtrack CD. I am listening to it right now, and it is so good I want to cry. The end.

7. 2 years ago 

   Borderlands Part 2

   So I went ahead and downloaded the DLC. My Berserker was level 24 when I went into Zombie Island. I thought I would take a break from the main game and check it out. I ended up playing through the DLC in one go, and really enjoyed it. People that say Zombies are over saturated in games are just wrong. Zombies never get old. And the Zombies in this game are great fun to shoot. I ended up finishing up Zombie Island on level 30. So I am a bit overpowered on my main story quests at the moment. I also went into a friend’s game for a bit who is a level 50. He boosted me a few levels as well. Been playing a lot more today and I am now a level 35. I can’t stress how much I love this game. Apart from my brief extremely laggy co-op experience (thanks to a very intermittent Internet connection), I have been playing it on my own. I can see how awesome it would be with another person or 3 though.

8. 2 years ago 

   The Zombie Survival Guide [Recorded Attacks]

   

   So before I say anything, I haven’t yet read any of the book. I pre ordered it a few months back and have been looking forward to receiving it, which I did this morning. I have heard great things about it though. I got into The Walking Dead comics a few months back which is the main reason I ended up pre ordereding this book. Anyway, it is time to get reading.

9. 2 years ago 

   Borderlands

   So I picked up Borderlands yesterday. Its been out a few weeks and after hearing great things about it I decided to pick it up. I was half torn between getting Left 4 Dead 2 and Dragon Age. But those two can wait for now. I’ve been playing most of the afternoon and have to say it’s pretty awesome. I was one of the people that couldn’t get into Fallout 3, but the gunplay in Borderlands is just great. I will be playing by myself as I don’t know anyone else with it, but it is a great fun single player experience anyway. I’m only on level 11 so far. There is some DLC available tomorrow, but I will probably wait until I finish the game before I purchase the extra content. It should keep me occupied for a while anyway.

10. 2 years ago 

    Scribblenauts

    So Scribblenauts arrived today. See.

    

    After my initial excitement for the game around E3, I have anxiously been waiting to play it myself. The game has been out in the US for a few weeks and hasn’t received perfect scores by any means. From what I have read about the game, the main let down had been control issues. With no direct control over Maxwell, he doesn’t always do what you want him to, and certain objects don’t behave the way you think they would. Although this was a shame to read I was still looking forward to it, and after receiving the game this morning I have been playing for the last couple of hours and have to say, so far, I have been enjoying it very much. The controls certainly aren’t perfect and I haven’t gotten to any really complex puzzles yet so I will have to see how I will get on later in the game. I am driving up to Scotland on Sunday to spend the week there so it will be the perfect chance to play some more Scribblenauts on the DS.

Welcome to A Boy And His Blog. The reason for starting this blog is not because I think people will read it, but because I have an awful memory. Have you never had an amazing idea one day, for it to be lost in eternity the very next day? I think I probably have, although I don't remember. Here is to making sure it never happens again.

My main ramblings will be about video games, as well as other forms of entertainment, like Movies, TV and Graphic Novels, though mostly about games. Video games are what I love and are my main form of entertainment. I like Movies like anyone does. I don't watch so much TV, and Graphic Novels are new to me. I didn't mean for that to ryhme, but I'll let it go just this time.

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