[PLAYSTATION2] Project Zero 3 Review Code Goes for AU$100 at Auction

Hi gamers and collectors!

It's that time again! Wait is it? No it's the first time, Playstation 2 related stuff doesn't happen here very often but this one takes the cake and well I'll allow it just this once, or twice. An eBay seller was selling a bunch of Playstation Review code discs, while going through them I spotted a title my sister loves so much, Project Zero... Or Fatal Frame depending where you're from. If you're a fan of survival horror you'll know Project Zero/Fatal Frame is rather well known for it's... Ghosts, topless ghosts to be precise.

Well anyway the auction started at 0.99GBP, while watching the item for days on end and not spotting a single bid - I was surprised, continued to watch it and there was 1d left, still no bids! So I was about to enter an amount until I refreshed once more and noticed it jump to $20, still not bad for review code right? Refreshed again, BAM! $80, the auction ended at $100 - the same price for the retail copy, I expected it to reach more really. Who ever won this sure won a gem, please at least record footage of it!!!

For those who are not too sure, for the disc it's self, it's review code - meaning it was given to the press for review a few weeks before release date. Generally review code is rather close to retail, sometimes with just added Level Selects for RPGs and so on - the seller stated in the auction it's close to retail, so I was right. How much the seller has played the retail, well that's a little hard to justify... All I hope now is that the buyer will document the found differences, but I doubt that will happen at all.

[3DS] Liberation Maiden Review

Hi gamers and collectors!

Welcome back to yet another review - we'll be looking at the recently released eShop title "Liberation Maiden". Let me tell you, the title alone caught my attention. You play a female president in Japan, who protects her country firing from a flying mech. Your goal in many missions is to destroy "spikes", the spikes destroyed the land, and are built underground when destroyed the land will be purified. This is your goal through most missions, you'd think it get's repetitive but actually the game mixes things up often enough you forget.

The game has amazing anime cut scenes that are really appealing to the eye, let alone in 3D - I'm not totally  a fan of 3D movies or games but Liberation Maiden looks so good, it's worth converting my preferences and you'll agree, trust me. Along with the beautiful animations, comes fantastic voice acting. Yes, this game's voice actors are great, most the time I think I'm relaxing watching an anime series, that's just how good they are.

Visuals are rather nice also, explosions and lot's of eye candy is what makes this game special. No frame rate issues, no laggy animations it's all smooth fast paced action! The environments however do lack a bit of detail, they are usually tiny bits of land and you'll be fighting your enemies in a sphere like battle scene - which most games have any how.

Lastly the controls - THIS is the major issue, why? Well if you're a lefty you can't play this game... Let me explain. In order to control your mech you use the circle pad, to fire you use the touch screen... uh huh, that's right the A B X Y buttons are NOT used and there are NO options to change them. This is a major let down, it states no where you're required to use the touch screen for firing, let alone you must be right handed. It's no skin off my nose for this as I'm right handed, but it's annoying to know people that are left handed will not be able to play, let alone comfortably. Even being right handed it's not the best control scheme, I know it would be way too easy just using the circle pad and the buttons sure, but at least allow us to change the option - my hand cramps up within a few hours playing this ><"

Overall, it's worth $12 if you're right handed, the voice acting is good, great animations and voice acting in the cut scenes, along with great visuals and interesting missions. Might be more enjoyable on the 3DSXL, of course I can't have a say in that, I don't own one yet. :>

[PS3] Afterglow AP.3 Bluetooth Communicator Review

Hi gamers and collectors!

Welcome back to yet another accessory review, as these don't happen very often I'll try to be as in depth as I can.

So the story goes, I went to the EB Games website to see how much they have this very same device as Ozgameshop (which we'll get to later) for $22, it happened to be $4 more than ozgame. The next day I took a trip down to a EB Games store and asked if they had it as I couldn't find it. The staff said "We have a few in stock, and it's $59" I thought, WOW $59!? so I said "It was on the website for $22", staff replied "Yeah, it's part of the 2 for 40 deal at the moment, so by it's self it's $59." So I just said "forget it" and walked out. As soon as I got back home I ordered the set from Ozgameshop, I saved around $41 =^^=

In terms of build quality it's surely not worth $59 as EB have advertised at all let me tell you that right now. Although the set looks very flashy, I'm wondering how much abuse it can actually take. This is my first device set I've ever owned, so I was trying to figure exactly how to wear this thing, I thought it wouldn't very different to those clip on earphones. In fact it wasn't so different cause those things never worked anyway. The clip alone can easily break, it's incredibly flimsy so don't go around bending it too much to get it on your ear. On the topic of the human ear this barely fits in my ear, after a few hours it will just pop out :/ not very good if you're in the middle of combat or a race. Another flaw I have to mention is the buttons, they need so much pressure you end up knocking the unit out of your ear or stabbing the device further into the canal just to mute it, that just ruins the use of the buttons for me.

Although it's the best looking device set for the Playstation 3 at the moment, it's a little misleading - That light you see... NEVER stays on. It will flash every 5 seconds if out of reach (10 metres) of the device it's connected to. While it's being used it's barely on at all. I found that rather annoying as I wanted the light to always be on while in use, exactly how much battery is it saving?

The unit is rather useful though, you can still use it for your iPhone or other mobile that has Bluetooth. Although I haven't tested microphone quality of it in a phone conversation, it's rather good for the Playstation 3 in terms of mic quality.

Last point I have to mention is the speaker. Yep, it will buzz here and there. It's not the best earpiece out there, and if I did happen to spend $59 on this, I would of taken it back for a refund however it's a great set for $18. If you're in need of a Bluetooth headset for the Playstation 3 that looks cool and does the job, then this is for you.

Lollipop Chainsaw Beaten: The Verdict!

I beat Lollipop Chainsaw this evening, I can say it's a fantastic game! It's a little frustrating here and there, but the satisfaction of completing the level is fairly high. There is also some emotion grabbing as well, which really grabs the player into the story...This made me want to play the whole game through.

Mainly the Arcade level was annoying as it's hard to see where you can step and where you can't, but what was really good about that stage was that it had spoofs of old arcade games, like Pac-Man and Hotel Mario to name a few.

There was some driving, target practise, baseball, basketball events thrown into the progression of the story as well.

The boss fights dragged on as I feel, for example you cut your boss in half and then they either split into 2 enemies or they continue to fight you -- I understand them being all undead and everything but most boss fights I wanted to end within the first health bar but the bosses were very creative though and had good humour.

For those who bought the "Premium Edition" of Lollipop Chainsaw will not be happy after finding out the standard edition as ALL those costumes after beating the game once, even with the "Horrid Ending", while mentioning ending, this game has two -- let your classmates die and you'll get the "Horrid Ending", save them all and get the "Happy Ending".

The story mode may seem short (4 hours long) but there are lots and lots of secrets to find and trophies to collect, I'd say this game is more of a trophy hunter than anything else, and don't get me wrong it's still a fantastic game.

Now a lot of gamers have been mentioning it's not worth 80,70 bucks and indeed it's not, if you can manage to grab it for less then 50 like I did, you'll be happy from the amount of entertainment this game has.

If you haven't played any hack-n-slash games before, I wouldn't say this is a good place to start, the controls are a little tedious which got me pissed off a few times, although it's fun I guess playing it on "Easy" will help :)

Score: 8/10 Lollipops!

DOCTOR V64 Review HD [Video]

Hi gamers!

I finally finished my DOCTOR V64 video, and yes I have made a few in the past but this is surely the last one I'll be doing. This is however the first one in HD, so everything will look 20 times better than before. I have gone over a few things I have forgotten in the past videos.
Without a doubt this is the best system review I've done so far.

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Flatout 3 Review is LIVE!

Hi gamers!

Here is a game I was hoping to reviewing, and now I wish I didn't

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Vigilante 8 Review is LIVE!

Hi gamers!

The review is now LIVE! Enjoy!

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Vigilante 8 Review Uploaded, Public View Pending!

Hi gamers!

Today I completed my Vigilante 8 review on the Nintendo 64, it's rather short but I'm pending permission to release it to the public. There is some video footage that was captured by someone else. This person is very busy, as he owns a business and is currently transferring his server, and all other stuff.
I'm doing the right thing here, by asking permission first of course if I don't get a reply stating yes OR no, I'll have to edit the video or release it anyway.

I would say this review is a lot smoother, short and sweet. There are quite a few things I didn't mention but that's because I'm leaving it for the sequel as that game has so much to talk about with much more features. I'll cover both anyway in the next review for comparison sake, and I don't mean between the different platforms as there isn't much difference other than the graphics.

Anyway, that's all for me today.. Rather late I know but I thought I'd share the status of my next review.

PLAYSTATION | DESTRUCTION DERBY RAW REVIEW (Video)

Hi gamers!

Today, I really wanted to another review as I enjoyed the DD64 one I did yesterday. I tried a lot harder in this and avoided more "mic popping", so it doesn't happen that much in this one. It was a lot more enjoyable to review RAW than it was to review DD64, not sure why but there was a lot more information to work with. Anyway, below you can find video link below.

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Destruction Derby 64 Review is LIVE!

Hi gamers,

I'm proud to announce that my Destruction Derby 64 review is LIVE on YouTube! I planned this review for a very long time. I wrote the script last night and practised it all morning and afternoon and made the video. Lengthy process but I hope everyone understands it, and it's up to a good standard and most of all enjoy it!

Check it out ^_^ 

Finally the Owner of Rumble Roses XX - The Review

Hi gamers!

I happened to miss one package yesterday no idea how but I did. I ripped it open and and found it was Rumble Roses XX. Such a rare game, and pretty expensive for a second-hand one as well. The disc was covered and I mean covered in sticker glue, I got a bit of water and tried to scrub it off but no luck. I found that cooking oil removes it easily, a good 30 minutes later -_-..

Now for the review..

Rumble Roses XX enables you to modify your "Rose" from costumes, body features (I bet you know what I mean by that) and intros.. There is now a shop you can buy extra outfits depending on your character. I've chosen Candy Cane so it's a variety of school girl outfits, and there are also extra swimsuits.
On the topic of Swimsuits, I still yet to even find the "Mud Match"..Hmm.

I still think Rumble Roses is better than XX, for small factor of more simple game play. You have all these EXP points, stats, different weight and all that stuff. Although it "DOESN'T" make XX horrible, just more confusing for a veteran player but it is easy to adapt to once you start getting into it.

The visuals are pretty good, it's one of the early XBOX 360 games so some textures appear low res. It's shame this is the case the XBOX 360 has the memory to pull these details off yet Konami decided to cut some corners. Why would you do that?

Overall it's a pretty nice game, and very entertaining to play. Your favourite "Roses" are all there and just like Rumble Roses many of them are locked at the start. I can be Candy Cane so I'm happy ^_^

BUNG DOCTOR V64 256MB Demonstration and Game Use Video

Hi gamers!

Today I decided to make another video about the DOCTOR v64 in more depth, I got a few messages with people saying they wanted to see the back of the system and also how it runs. Well here is the video for you, hopefully it's answered all your questions. More videos about my collection during the week, stay tuned ^_^

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My New YouTube Channel has the green light! First video is rendering ^^

Hi gamers,

Today I have fantastic news (once again), my first video was recorded today, edited together and finally rendering. In the first video I'm talking a bit about myself, the Nintendo 64 collection with small comments about each game and the future videos that will be uploaded. Hopefully this will get the ball rolling for the channel as I do have a lot more planned this week, also I'll be looking at getting a proper video camera for the videos as recording with the 3GS just isn't going to cut it, doesn't really look appealing it's only there temporarily don't worry.

Hopefully, you'll enjoy this series and the upcoming videos. I should mention that I've nearly gotten 5,000 views here? It's nearly 1,000 per month.. I'm still stunned at the amount of attention my blog is getting and I thank all of you! Of course the more views the more content. Stay tuned ^_-

Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions -- I have completed it! Video review in next few months!

Hi gamers!

I just finish Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions on the XBOX, this game always takes me back to the days of playing an XBOX Kiosk/Pod/Demo Unit in K-mart and Target in primary school so I'm kinda a veteran. Anyway, this game is extremely difficult and tedious as the controls are sluggish and so are the cars and oh don't get me started on the smart ass traffic.

Many people on forums would rage about how annoying this game is, and I surely agree. The "A" mission set is piss easy for any average gamer, I instantly though "well, this game is simple" not until I started getting into the 4th mission in set "B" it was just getting ridiculous, jumping from boardwalk to boardwalk.. only talking about will get me frustrated so I'll leave it to the video review later on. Other wise there would be no point watching it ;)

I just wanted to share that with you guys, because this game is incredibly hard and not liked by many people. So this would be a good game for me to review since I've finished it. About my video reviews..
At this stage I'm still currently trying to figure out how I'd go about this, first off I will be making a *new* channel and will most likely have some collection videos with it. I just hope this kicks off and starts well also wishing I can pull this off. I better start dreaming now..

Super Mario Land 3D -- Review

Hi gamers!

Today I took a trip down to the mall, and actually I regret it was really busy which delay everything I wanted to do anyhow.. I bought Super Mario Land 3D, one of the games I've been waiting to get since it ever came out which actually wasn't too long ago.

My first impressions of the game were again very positive, Nintendo haven't change one bit with bright colours, cheerful music and fun objects to help Mario get to the end and we couldn't forget those coins! This is apparently meaning to be the original Super Mario Bros. just updated with some 3D elements, it's mixed in quite well. There are stages were you're jumping down from cloud-to-cloud with having the 3D slider all the way up, you get a good feel of height.. well depth this actually made me think "wow!".

Controls are very easy, and spot on just like every other Super Mario game out there. Like I said Nintendo haven't torn Super Mario apart and glued it together again.

One thing that will get Super Mario veterans beginning to smile will be the familiar music playing in some of the levels, I've heard a few from Super Mario Bros 3 and 2. Exactly what I love to hear in a sequel to a game, is classic stuff like that.

There is not much to say negatively with this game, as all 3D Super Mario games you sometimes get confuse exactly where you can walk without falling. At the start of one of the early stages I walked to the left and feel straight to my death, as I saw a fence on that side thinking the platform was just a little lower.. It was nothing more than a beginner's trap, but it's one way to get players on their toes. It wouldn't amaze me to think Nintendo chucked a lot of those traps in through out the game, but out of all the 3D Super Mario games we've played this isn't the first time it's happened.

Just like Mario Kart 7 this only comes with a quick start guide and no manual, the manual is electronic.. Yet Dead or Alive: Dimensions that I got a few days ago has one, It's very weird for Nintendo to cheap on manuals and yes this still bothers me.

Super Mario Land 3D gets another 10/10 Koopa shells.

Dead or Alive: Dimensions Arrived, Thoughts and Review

Hi gamers,

This afternoon Dead or Alive: Dimensions arrived, quickly I might add, got here in 1 day. Anyhow my first impressions on the game were quite positive, firstly I loved the little Kasumi on the 3DSOS and how the title screen uses the Gyro Sensor to look around the levels. However there are few 'misses' so to speak within the game which I'll get to later.

When I got into the game I selected Arcade straight away as I usually enjoy that mode on all other DOA games, I was greeted with a character select screen as usual but with *a lot* of "?" spaces the usual characters you get on all other DOA games were missing, like Christie, Hitomi, Helena just to name a few. This is some what ok as it drags the game's play time out, but I wanted to play as Hitomi first ah well. After that it's pretty much a shortened versions of the 8 stages you usually play in DOA, except you only play 5 I think. As usual there are loads of useless items you can unlock like Character "figurines", and there are the more useful unlocks like costumes (that's what we play DOA for right? :P).

The usual Arcade mode isn't the "story" mode as we are use to, it's now called "Chronicle", without spoiling too much there are some hints of Dead or Alive and I'm guessing it goes through the series from square one. By completing the set chapters you unlock extra characters, costumes and those pointless figurines. Well the figurines serve a small point, you can take pictures using the Gyroscope sensor much like the AR Games camera feature to take images of your favourite characters.

Graphics in the game are on par with Dead or Alive 2 just with a lot less AA, in some stages of the game you'll notice some FPS drop (and no I'm not talking about the slow motion Counter-Strike hits..) when you defeat your opponent you notice a lot of low FPS stages I really don't know why I guess there is too much detail in one scene. I have noticed this game drains a lot of my battery as apposed to Mario Kart 7, I guess it has some thing in relation to the very long FMVs you watch through out Chronicle mode.

On the topic of FMVs they're really well done some of them a stop motion camera pans but the dialogue is fantastic and the voice acting is spot on, some scenes got me a little emotional I know that's weird me saying that but I really got stuck into the storyline and started feeling sorry for certain characters and wanting to defeat others.

In conclusion this is a great Fighter for the Nintendo 3DS, takes good use and full potential of the 3DS hardware, great controls, animations, storyline, graphics and sound. This is a must for any DOA fan that has played the previous games in the series, and if this is your first DOA game don't worry as there is a lot of background information displayed through out Chronicle mode.

An Out-of-The-Park figure of 10/10 for me.

Bought Mario Kart 7, review of game style and packaging.

Hi gamers!

Today I had personal matters that got me out of the house, and on my way back I run down to the local mall and bought Mario Kart 7. The main reason why I bought a 3DS in the first place! I must say this game is amazing, extremely well done, for any veteran Mario Kart player will find out that many classic Mario Kart elements are in Mario Kart 7! For the time you've been reading my blog you know I'm a retro gamer, so this game is right down my alley.

There is two things that bother me about the 3DS games, well not the games themselves but the packaging. First off lets start with the case, very flimsy plastic with holes in it what's the deal with this? One of the most important thing for a video game is the instruction manual, that's right it doesn't include a physical manual it's all electronic now. I can understand this for a Nintendo eStore game, but for a physical copy? Come on Nintendo! This is something SONY would do.. then again I wouldn't be surprised if PS Vita games come like this..

Although my above statement doesn't really effect the game in any way it's just very disappointing that game companies are taking this road to cost cuts. Electronic manual, what is this? A PC game? This will continue to bother me quite a bit.. You must be thinking it's just paper stuck together with useless information that nobody reads, that's fine but as a collector I'm paying for the game and not getting important documentation with it.. Look I know I'm digging deeper and deeper into the topic, but when did relevant information become a taboo thing? Well that's just how I feel about it...

More 3DS news relating to the Zelda 3DS price mistake after the break!