HAPPY NEW YEARS

Well it's another year and man I pray this year won't be as shitty as it was last year just kidding no last year was great and I kno this year will be better. From everyone at OMG we wish you all a

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

and we're still taking a break from the blog so don't really expected anything for a while.

And the Winner is . . . .

  Hello Everyone, This is Cardinal - WRATH and holy shit today I am going to delivery on to you the winners of the VGA every single member at OMG watched diligently and intently to see who would make game of the year. Now there was alot of nominees and categorizes and we are going to tell you ALL of them Starting from the bottom up.

BEST DLC

Nomminees

1. Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger
2. Mass Effect 2: Arrival
3. Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blue
4. Portal 2 Peer Review

And the winner is. . . .

Protal 2 Peer Review

Oh wow who would have thought to be honest I thought Fallout would have won but oh well. Next category is



BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME

Nomminees

1. Insanely twisted shadow planet
2. Bastion
3. Stacking
4. Trenched

And the winner is . . . .

Bastion

OK um I know this is gonna sound stupid but except for Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, we never heard of the other nomminess. Seriously we didn't even know they existed. . . well moving on uh the next category is.

 BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE

(Now Couldn't they just said best female voice actess it's pretty much the same thing)

Nomminees

1. Emily Rose (Not from the movie) as Elen Fisher from Uncharted 3
2. Claudia Black as Chole Frazer from again Uncharted 3
3. Ellen Mclain as GLADOS from Portal 2
4. Tara Strong as Harley Quinn from Batman Arkham City

And the winner is . . . .

Ellen Mclain

  Ok let me point something out here that the category was best performance by HUMAN female so right off the bat I called bull shit on this I was prayin for Harley Quinn and her sexy self, next:



BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE

Nomminees

1. Nolan North as Nathan Drake from Uncharted
2. Stephen Merchant as WHEATLEY from (oh god) Portal 2
3. J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson from (oh god how many more sigh whatever) Portal 2
4. Mark Hamill as the Joker from Batman Arkham City





and the winner is . . .

(WTF) Stephen Merchant

OK again best performance by HUMAN MALE not a fucking robot and also really really it's Mark fucking Hamill the original fucking joker from the tv show, really what the fuck, fine keep your Stephen Merchant but the pic is going to be who the real winner should be that's right the real king of dark comedy ok next category is:

BEST GRAPHICS

Nominees

1. RAGE
2. L.A. Noire
3. Batman Arkham City
4. Uncharted 3 Drake's Deception

and the winner is . . . .

Uncharted 3

Now this was damn near impossible cuz you got to choose between three games with near cinimatic graphics but I guess when it came down to it uncharted had the little extra that makes you feel like you're falling out that plane. Next Category is:

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Nominees

1. Batman Arkham City
2. Portal 2
3. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
4. Bastion

and the winner is . . .

Bastion

Ok I have no idea what this category is about or what's it for but whatever the hell it is Bastion had the most of it so way to go man. Next category is:

BEST SONG IN A GAME

Nominees

1. "Im not calling you a liar" by Florence + The Machine, from Dragon Age II
2. "Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)" by Darren Korb, from Bastion
3. "Want You Gone" by Jonathan Coulton, from Portal 2
4. "Exile Vilify" by The National, from Portal 2
5. "Build That Wall (Zia's Theme)" by Darren Korb, from Bastion

and the winner is . . .

Build That Wall

Still never played this game so I wouldn't know and i'm probabley not going to give it a listen so whatever but yo this category was so lame poor Dragon Age got sandwhiched between Bastion and Portal 2 it never stood a chance. anyway next category is:

BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME

Nominees

1. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
2. Captain America: Super Soldier
3. Back to the Future: The Game
4. Batman Arkham City

and the winner is . . . .

Batman Arkham City

Oh yea, awesome, definitely a clear winner. Now something that just got to me was *sigh* back to the future, all I got to say about it is this Telltale games stick with Sam & Max k. Next category is:

BEST INDIE GAME

Nominees

1. Bastion
2. Minecraft
3. Superbrothers: Swords and Sworcery
4. The Binding of Isaac

and the winner is . . . .

Minecraft

Oh boy I gotta tell you all me and flash got really addicted to this game, I mean god damn. He spent have of his time making a Charizard, his home and like whole tunnel leading into the that under world place. I was there when he did all this sadly I can't can't play at the moment becasue I had to format my machine and well bye bye Minecraft and awesome rendition on my mind. Well whatever anyway next category is:

BESt MOTION GAME

Nominees

1. Child of Eden
2. The legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
3. Dance Central 2
4. The Gunstringer

and the winner is . . . .

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Bitchen, this kewl but I kinda a personal fave and hoped the Child of Eden would win cuz I've played . . . ok I own it and it really get you moving, I mean you need fast reflexe. Another surprise was that Dance Central or Gunstringer didn't win . I mean Dance central cuz like game like that is supposed to like make you use every muscle in your body. And Gunstringer wow you gotta be fast, oh well, next category is:

BEST FIGHTING GAME

Nominees

1. Marvel vs. Capcom: Fate of two worlds
2. King of Fighters XIII
3. WWE All Stars
4. Mortal Kombat

and the winner is  . . . .

Mortal Kombat

Thats right guy come on down claim your reward just don't kill me lol yea. I gotta say this was a close one I mean when you look at it it really came down to MVC 3 or Mortal Kombat, but like alway Mortal Kombat's shocking scenses and Grotesque violence is what makes it above all the rest. *whew* half way through until we get to what you all are waiting for just hang on and you will know who won game of the year. The next category is:

BEST DRIVING GAME

Nominees

1. Need For Speed: The Run
2. Driver: San Francisco
3. Dirt 3
4. Forza Motorsport 4

and the winner is . . . .

Forza Motosport 4

Now none of us are really into drivers becasue well they bore us really quickly but I can say that Forza really feels like I'm barreling down that track with both first person and third person views. It really diserved this award, next category is:

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME

Nominees

1. NBA 2K12
2. FIFA Soccer 12
3. NHL 12
4. MBL'11: The Show

and the winner is . . . .

NBA 2K12

Ok um except for baseball I'm not a big sports fan in both worlds. So I can really say anything about this so I'm just gonna move to the next category but if it looks intresting to you jusy you know go out and get it. Ok next category is:

*sigh*BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME

Nominees

1. Fight Night Champion
2. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
3. Top Spin 4
4. Virtua Tennis 4

and the winner is . . . .

Fight Night Champion

Again I'm not good with sports games but when it comes down to boxing there is nothing better. And one other thing please for the love of god stop with the fucking golf and tennis game god damn. I bet right now if go down to Gamestop ask if you ever heard of these games they would probably pepper spary the fuck out of me and say no. The next category is:

BEST MULI-PLAYER

Nominees

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
2. Battlefield 3
3. Gears of War 3
4. Portal 2

and the winner is . . . .

WTF PORTAL 2 !?

NO, OK NO THIS IS FUCKING WRONG WHAT THE FUCK HOW THE FUCK DOES PORTAL 2 BEATS BATTLEFIELD AND MW3. GEARS OF WAR I UNDERSTAND BUT WHAT THE FUCK, YOU KNOW WHAT IM NOT PUTTING UP A PIC BECAUSE PORTAL 2 DOES NOT DESERVE THIS AWARD I DON'T EVEN THINK IT BELONG IN THIS CATEGORY. OK NEXT FUCKING CATEGORY:

BEST RPG

Nominees

1. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
2. Dragon Age II
3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
4. Dark Souls

and the winner is . . . .

Elder Scrolls V

Best RPG ever 'nough said. Next Category is:

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME

Nominees

1. Batman Arkham City
2. Assassin's Creed: Revelations
3. The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword
4. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

and the winner is . . . .

Batman Arkham City

Wow now this was neck and neck it's so close I can't even pick a favorite to win so that's why I say they all won this category becasue really they are the best. Next category is:

BEST SHOOTER

Nominees

1. Gears of War 3
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
3. Battlefield 3
4. RAGE

and the winner is  . . . .

Modern Warfare 3

Oh yea now I more of a battlefield kinda guy but don't mean I won't change over to MW3 for a while you know. I sware the nominees get harder and harder to vote. Sadly Gears of wars 3 was kinda low but it was up against hard compition so that's ok it's still really danm good but it was RAGE that hit the bottom of the barrel. Next category is 

BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME

Nominees

1. Infinity Blade
2. Jetpack Joyride
3. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
4. Super Mario 3D Land

and the winner is . . . .

Super Mario 3D

Who else but the king of the mushroom kingdom right. Now to me there's a good and bad to this, the good is that it's remake was awesome the bad is that I'm not a big fan of 3D gaming probably never will. Keep up the good work Mario but, please don't start turing into a monopoly game. Next Category is:

BEST PC GAME

Nominees

1. Minecraft
2. Battlefield 3
3. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
4. oh my fucking god Portal 2

and the winner is . . . .

PORTAL 2

Ok yea awesome yea way to go Battlefield 3 yea you really deserved it yea so do you Minecraft your addictive nature is what makes you so great. And let not forget about you Witcher you gameplay and story and hell everything about you freaking great yea. Well thats all of them mot missing one. So moving on *Cough (FUCK PORTAL 2)* we finally reached the final five categories, the first three is the best of each console. We will find out who will rain dominion in each world you this kinda like hyper dimension neptunia so let who are the hearts First:

BEST WII GAME

Nominees

1. Lost in the Shadow
2. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
3. Disney's Epic Mickey
4. Kirby's Return to Dreamland

and the winner is . . . .

Legend of Zelda

Oh yea it was pretty clear on who would win I mean really besides I guess Kirby the rest really didn't have much of a chance. The next is:

BEST PS3 GAME

Nominees

1. Infamous 2
2. Killzone 3
3. Little Big Planet 2
4. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

and the winner is  . . . .

Uncharted 3

You got like two different race and both are like head to head here. Uncharted 3 against Little Big Planet and Infamous 2 against Killzone 3 god damn but hey nothing beats falling out of a plane. TO MICHAEL lol. The last one is:

BEST XBOX 360 GAME

Nominees

 





1.  Gears of War 3
2. Forza Motorsport 4
3. Batman Arkham City
4. Portal 2

and the winner is . . . .

Batman Arkham City

That's right oh yea fuck you portal you got your ass handed to you. Now I really thought that Gears of war 3 would have won but I guess people like killing enemy with their fist than guns. One more category till what you have been waiting for that is if you havn't already just scrolled pass all the other crap. The next category is:

STUDIO OF THE YEAR

Nominees

1. Naughty Dog
2. Rocksteady Studios
3. VALVE
4. Bethesda Studios

and the winner is . . . .

BETHESDA STUDIOS

Oh you all are probably wondering why well when you see winner of the next category you will understand. AND OMG IT'S HERE IT'S FINALLY HERE THE MOMENT YOU ALL WERE WAITING FOR YOU WILL ALL FIND OUT WHO MADE

GAME OF THE YEAR

THE NOMINEES

1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2. Batman Arkham City
3. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swords
4. Portal 2
5. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

and the winner is . . . .

ELDER SCROLLS V

HERE IT IS GAME OF THE YEAR IT TRIUMPTS THEM ALL IN VISION AND FEEL AND EVERYONE CAN AGREE. That's enough of the and now you see why Bethesda Stuidos won so we thank you. Some people may argue that because of it's many glitches it dosn't really desereve game of the year. That's not what game of year is about, it's about that one game that we all enjoy and get lost in. That one game where we break free from reallity and become the person we all way wanted to be and go through endless journeys experiencing the most magnificent events and taking on the most powerful of foes. Claiming victory over the forces of evil or conquring an entire world. That is what game of the year is all about.

  Well that's it, that's the end I hope you enjoyed reading this post as I was by making it. But there is one thing I would like to say let all look back and remeber all of those great games that just didn't really make the cut. And let not forget those who took there time to make these great games let give credit to where it belongs. Well that's about it for the final words except for this, this Cardinal - WRATH and all of use from OMG  saying KEEP GAMING!!!

IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO YOU...

War has changed... Hey people this is D.A.R. Jr. and it really is coming back to me. Konami has released the Metal Gear Solid HD collection for BOTH systems. So if you had an Xbox instead of a PS2, don't worry because as you can see, Snake Eater is in the collection along with Sons of Liberty!! And if you didn't have a PSP, CALM DOWN!! Peacewalker was added to the HD collection. Not only will get all three of these in one disc, but each game's graphics have been enhanced and updated to 1080p!! EFFF YEAAHH!!! But that's not all....HELL NO it's not...The MGS2 and MGS3 you get in this collection will be the Substance (MGS2) and Subsistence (MGS3) versions of both games. If you don't know what I'm talking about... Both MGS2 and MGS3 had remakes with bonus features. They were called Substance and Subsistence. So that means we can play through the SNAKE TALES in MGS2 and play the monkey games in MGS3. We'll also be able to play the original Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake through Subsistence!!!!! YEESSSSS!!!!! OK people that's pretty much it not much else to say because these totally awesome games did come out years ago but if you've never played them...JUST GET THIS COLLECTION!!!! MADDNESS APPROVES AND YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!


- D.A.R. Jr.

PETA (Punks Exterminating the awesomeness)

  Hayeveryone it's me Cardinal - WRATH and today I'm doing something a little different. Today instead of a review I'm brining you all some news I just aquired by looking around, just by looking at the title it's clear that it's about PETA. And seeing that this is a gaming site we can assume it has something to do with games. Well what i just read was that PETA you know the um people ethical treatment animal group people whatever is bitching that the new mario game for the 3DS Super Mario 3D land is "unethical". . . . . I know what your thinking HOW TH FUCK CAN MARIO BE LIKE UNETHICAL TO ANIMALS !? What did Mario ride on Yoshi's back a little too long, no. What PETA is bitching about is that in the game Mario wears a Tanooki suit. Yea a Tanooki suit ok for everyone who don't know the Tanooki suit is basically a giant Raccon suit that give Mario the power to fly and glide around. It first showed up in Super Mario Bros 3 and been bad ass ever since, But now sons of bitches PETA are bitching saying it's animal cruelty that by having Mario wear that suit he's send some non-existant message that it's ok to wear fur. Who the fuck would get that message what kid would play Mario and get the idea hay Imma go and kill a small raccon-dog and wear it's fur never it never happened  and I think it never will happen. Oh but PETA they just do there usual bitch, cry, moan and throw blood pony show oh no what they did was far more worst. They actually tried to come into our world creating a fucked flash parody game of a small furless Tanooki running after a flaying Mario for his fur back. When I played it did'nt felt bad for the little
tanooki nor did I get angry by the whole fur thing I was disturbed, the back round looks like your inside a giant mushroom cloud from anexplosion. The foreground is covered in blood and the mid-ground is the usual giant colmns you see in Super Mario Bros 3 but covered in blood. It was the worst game I ever played. I'll leave a link in comments so you all can see how fucking bad it is. (Warning: Fucked up and not fun). Ok now I don't want everyone to think that I'm insensitive I do love animals and would never wear anything made from real fur all my fur stuff is faux. But this this look I'm so pissed PETA doing this and I hope they get their assess sued by Nintendo for infringing Mario's image for their "game". Well I would say more but I think I got my point across and I'm afraid I might say something stupid so that's all for now like I always say keep gaming.

ASSASSINO!!

Vittoria per gli Assassini!! Yo people this is D.A.R. Jr. and ALL WILL BE REVEALED!!!! This is Assassin's Creed Revelations!!! EFFF YEEAAAHH!!! Alright people I have alot on my schedule so I'll make this quick. The story picks up where Brotherhood left off. As you may know, Desmond's mind suffered a breakdown and to save his mind, some random Assassins (no idea who they are) and put him back in the Animus. When he wakes up in the Animus, he sees...SUBJECT 16!! WE FINALLY GET TO SEE WTF SUBJECT 16 LOOKS LIKE!!! Upon meeting 16, we learn that Desmond's mind is fragmented, and the only way to separate himself from Ezio AND Altair is to continue playing out their life stories. This means that you'll be playing as Desmond playing as Ezio...playing as Altair...HOLY $@#!. Then when that is finally finished, the Animus will be able to separate the 3 individuals' memories. Revelations will be the last game to star Ezio Auditore and the last to be set in the Renaissance era. Oh and in case you were wondering, Lucy is DEAD!! My sources tell me that she was buried in a small cemetery near Rome. How sad :( but anyway lets get to the gameplay. As always it will be free-roam so we can explore the city of Constantinople as we've done in the previous games. And of course with every game there are NEW ITEMS AND WEAPONS!!! These items include A HOOKBLADE!! With this, you can ZIPLINE ACROSS THE CITY!!! And GRATUITOUS VARIATIONS OF BOMBS!!! They look like coconuts but they're not they're BOMBS!! You can also unlock the OTTOMAN JESTER for multiplayer through the SIGNATURE EDITION obtainable through pre-order. Not only that, but you also get a special BONUS MISSION to unlock VLAD THE IMPALER'S SWORD!!! VLAD-ED!!! You also get a free code to download Assassin's Creed!! Ok now the multiplayer. It's basically a refined version of Brotherhood's multiplayer, with more modes, maps, and characters. It is also equally as exhilarating as Brotherhood's multiplayer was so you know it's gonna be AWESOME!! One BIG DIFFERENCE is that when playing WANTED (Deathmatch), we no longer have that compass at the bottom of the screen. Instead we have a box with a picture of our target that glows when our target is near. Of course this makes things ALOT MORE COMPLICATED and harder than it has to be. And of course, like Brotherhood, you can move up in Abstergo rank. Some new modes, like the much requested Capture the Flag and "story oriented quests" have been added to already existing modes. SWINGIN'!!!

( seal of approval)



- D.A.R. Jr.

OK people that's it for me for now. I will now pass the keyboard to Cardinal-Wrath so he can say what he wants to say...

Thanks D.A.R Yo it's Cardina l - WRATH here and I'm going to give you some inside see into Assassin's Creed: Revelation. Well not much only what D.A.R haven't covered lets see I'm not going to spoil the story or anything so I'm going to jump into the new system. Well ladies and gentle men the finally did it they were finally able to fuck up the system I don't even now how it was possible. The number one fuck up that really got me so pissed that i almost split the game in two was eagel vision oh wait i'm sorry I mean "Eagel Sense". Oh god when I saw that, anyway besides the name change it went throught a function change instead of (I'm using PS3 controls for convenience) Triangle it's R3 oh what the fuc nevermind anyway alot has changed the weapon's quick selection screen has changed now you have to use both left and right stick to operate and choose a primary and a SECONDARY weapon. SMH the whole secondary weapon thing is exactly why eagel vision was changed, now triangle is the use of secondary weapons mainly poison darts, gun, throwing knives, and money it can get confusing sometimes but you get the hang over it over time. Like D.A.R said there are alot different bombs you can make. My favorites are the Thunder bombs which nock people back on there asses and the blood bomb that freaks out guard on thinking they're dying. Finding matirials aren't that hard they're mostly found on guards so just you know do what assassins do best and kill.

Like always Templars like to have control so they came and took cover.All you have to do is just go in, kill the captian and light the torch sometimes the captian will have balls and fight sometimes they will act like the little bitch that they are and run away. But there's more to it than just taking over you gotta fight to keep it yours.

What's he gonna find THIS time...?

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible. This...I did. Well doesn't that sound familiar!! On that, I hope y'all had a happy Halloween because it's going to get better as I tell you guys about one of the biggest games of the year and that is UNCHARTED 3!!!!! As you should already know, it is third-person action-adventure game in which we control the one and only Nathan Drake. And of course Drake will react to his surroundings depending on what's going on. His physical abilities have also returned (although they never left despite the fact that it seems he gains weight with each installment) along with some new abilities, like SWIMMING!! We could swim before but now Drake can actually go underwater to swim through obstacles (as seen in the demo at E3). Other new abilities include new hand-to-hand combat skills. This gives us new ways to kill our enemies using OUR BARE HANDS!!! We can take multiple enemies AT THE SAME TIME!! New stealth attacks too, like dropping from a ledge and landing on an enemy (like Assassin's Creed). And of course, like Drake's Fortune and Among Thieves, numerous treasures (including a strange relic) have been placed throughout the game for us to add to our collection. Also, what Uncharted would be complete without several puzzles placed mainly to PISS US OFF!!! (Although they're actually kinda fun and make complete sense.) Now for the story: Like its predecessors, it too opens with a quote, in this case it is the T. E. quote that is at the beginning of this post. The story itself revolves around the mystery of the "Iram of Pillars" which apparently is a lost city in the Rub' al Khali desert. Nate and Sully are meeting a man named "Talbot" who offered a large sum of cash for the ring that Nate wears around his neck, which of course belonged to Nate's ancestor Sir Francis Drake. Sully and Nate realize that the money is fake and they both fight their way out and end up in an alley nearby where they are subdued by Charlie Cutter before seeing Katherine Marlowe, the main antagonist and Talbot's client. She takes Drake's ring and as Nate begins to chase her, he is shot by Charlie and left in the alley. We then see a flashback to 20 years earlier where we see a young Nathan Drake and a younger Sully (who seemed to be working for Marlowe at the time). This flashback pretty much consists of Nathan stealing his ancestors ring from Marlowe along with some cipher disk but is then caught by Marlowe and her men. She forces him to hand over the cipher disk but basically says "Screw you lady!!" and flees with the ring. If you haven't realized it by now, the meeting with Talbot was a set up to steal Drake's ring back!! AAAARGGHHHH it escalates from there!!!!! And apparently Sir Francis Drake was commissioned by Elizabeth I to search for the lost city of Ubar. Now onto the multiplayer: Very similar to Among Thieves with competitive and CO-OP modes. Customization on characters and weapons have been added along with some funny ass new taunts like OH SNAP!!! Boosters have also returned and introducing....FREE-FOR-ALL!!!! NOW IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE DRAKE, A PIRATE, ELENA, OR TALBOT, KILL EVERYONE YOU SEE!!! Ok...Oh and a cool new buddy system was added. This is where you are assigned a random teammate as a buddy whom you can respawn next to when possible. And now that the multiplayer is more accessible, which means we can join games in progress AND join two different accounts on the same PS3 system and play SPLIT SCREEN with a buddy or even a sibling!! AWESOMENESS!!!!

OK people hope you enjoyed this I'm D.A.R. Jr. and this was Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception!!




MADDNESS APPROVES AND WISHES YOU LUCK!!!
(MADDNESS SEAL OF APPROVAL)

Upcoming Games for November

AAAAAARGHHH!!!!! What's good gamers this D.A.R. Jr. and it's NOVEMBER!!! Why am I so excited??? It's because more of this year's upcoming games are set to release this month!! Here they are:

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 11/1/11


Lord of The Rings - War in the North - 11/1/11


Sonic Generations - 11/1/11


Metal Gear Solid HD Collection - 11/8/11


Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - 11/8/11


The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 11/11/11


Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) - 11/13/11


Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary - 11/15/11


Need for Speed: The Run - 11/15/11


Saints Row The Third - 11/15/11


Asassin's Creed: Revelations - 11/15/11


Minecraft (PC) - 11/18/11


WWE' 12 - 11/22/11

- D.A.R. Jr.

SUN, SURF, and BLOOD!?

  Hello it's me Cardinal - WRATH and god damn I need a vacation, I just need to go some where to get away from all the craziness that's going on. Oh man I've been thinking of going to this topical island called Banoi which is just off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Banoi is a lush tropical beauty that offers many natural wonders: from verdant rain forest to mountain highlands to virginal white sand beaches. Ah paradise, which is why I'm not going . . . . yeah a trip like that I need to pay way out the fucking ass so the best I can do is just play Dead Island. It's kinda the same except instead of chilling on the beach your killing zombies, eh the both is just as relaxing. Ah dead island like I said it's a tropical paradise the scenery and by scenery I mean graphics are out fucking standing I mean my god just beautiful.

     Except for one thing, the game . . . is a complete copy of Fall Out to be specific I think 3 or new Vegas, I really don't know what else to say about it I mean really every thing is Fall Out. So here goes my review on Dead Island, ok so I'm not going to go all out and just keep saying it's Fall Out, it's Fall Out, no, you have got to play it to know what I'm talking about. Anyway off the that topic um besides the whole copycat routine it's still really good,  just like all the ads and trailers say you're on an island that's over run by zombies and not just the average tourist I mean real zombies. In the game you play as one of four characters which really influence the way you play the game, now because how important it is to choose I've made a small list of characters, traits, and all info you will need and find in the instruction manual:

Name, Class, Specialty (weapon use)
Description

Sam B, Tank, Blunt weapons

   Sam B is a one-hit-wonder rap star that's slowing fading so now he's performing at the Royal Palms Resort. When it comes down to game play pick up whatever big, heavy thing you can and just play a good old game of whack-a-zombie, but what i really like B is that he's really durable, he can take a hit and clear out a whole room of zombies like he can clear out the Apollo. And when he get into his Fury he delivers nothing but one-hit KOs.

Xian Mei, Assassin, Sharp Weapons

  Xian Mei used to work in the Royal Palms Resort before the whole zombie infestation, but what she really was is an under cover cop for the Hong Kong Police. She was actually the first character I played as mainly because I like using blades and well she's really fast. When she goes into rage mode she busts out this blade and just slashes mother fuckers with crazy strength.

Logan Carter, Jack of all trades, Throwing weapons

   Logan is a former NFL star he was spoiled as hell until his ego got so big that he just said what the hell I'ma go and have a drag race. Besides killing someone he also suffered a serious knee injury putting an end to his football career so now he's in deep depression and haunted by a  few demons. So he runs to Banoi to just IDK drink himself to death or something. So pretty sad, oh well, but you should see him when he in his rage mode he obviously throws weapons but, what he throws are exploding knives that blow every zombie around the target the fuck up. yea god damn.

Purna, support, firearms
  Last but not least the lovely Purna who was once an officer of the Sydney Police Department after losing her job because of a "justifiable homicide on the line of duty." . . . Ok that's bullshit she shot a freaking child molester with some money and connections and well basically he couldn't been touched, but Purna pretty much said to hell with that and shot him. So now she working as a bodyguard for VIPs in dangerous place around the world. The thing is people hire Purna for more than just her skills, usually by rich guys look for a piece of arm candy to make them look bad ass. Now she has a mad hatred to people with money who think they above the law and to finally ice the pedobear that made her lose her job. And her rage mode will be perfect for that, when she goes into rage mode she use a revolver with unlimited ammo for a short time.

  Well that's all of them an I suggest choosing wisely because it can really determine allot except for in game dialog. Now let's see those  beautiful graphics, oh man well the most I can say is that if there is a chance in the game where you can just chill and look out on to the beach or where ever you are take it. That is, if your not being attacked by zombies which kinda is all of the time but if you can clear them out quickly you can just chill for a while and look around. Now this is a huge game, really huge, well I don't think it's as big as probably "Shadow of Colossus" but more like . . . . I'm not going to say it it's just big. The whole island is composed of a few areas the Resort, Moresby , Sewers, Jungle, Laboratory, and Prison. Each one is just as infested with the undead as the next and there's also a few human hunters that are just after your stuff and to survive by any means and yes you will have to kill them.
   Now I keep saying zombie this and zombie that but I haven't really give any clear detail on what the enemy is well here's the enemy roll call like in "Resident Evil" there are many different kinds of zombies to deal with. There's commons, specials, and sometimes what I would kinda consider as a bosses.

COMMONS

Walkers - Yea these thing are your basic generic zombies that shuffle slowly that are just walking around the island looking for someone to eat. And just like in movies like "Night Of The Living Dead" and again "Resident Evil" (all of them) and the recent match up they did on "Deadliest Warriors" the Walkers are dangerous when in groups. But what pisses me off about these guys is that sometime you don't here them coming I mean they'll groan and moan but in dark places you'll barley hear or see them which just makes them even more dangerous.

Infected - The infecteds are faster than the walkers and will not hesitate to charge you at first glance. The good thing about these guys are they make allot of noise when they're about to attack and take less damage to kill them than the walkers. However they are extremely dangerous and you should be careful to fight them when in close range and because of their speed and agility you can easily lose track of one. But I have a trick that I like to do when one is charging towards me, whenever one is running to you time your kick at the right moment to make them stop in their tracks and at that moment you go ape shit and just beat them back to death.

SPECIALS

Thugs - Thugs are the first kind of special zombie you will encounter in the game, these thing are hulking dudes that will make you fly and fall on your ass with one punch. They deal massive damage and are sometimes backed by some walkers. But there are some advantages and open spots where you can dish out your own attacks. One thing is that they are extremely slow I mean like they freakin crawl so you can easily out run them, another good thing is that their attack is basically one ,two swipes with their fists which you can easily dodge and come back around with a counter attack. Just time your attacks right and use your rage mode and you won't die.

Suiciders - Oh man now some reason I feel sorry this one, the suiciders are people trapped in a disfigure, pulsing body. What sad is that they still retain some awareness and know what's going on and what's friend or foe and just want help but it's that zombie instinct that forces them to get close to uninfected people and self-destruct in their faces. These guy are pretty much self-explanatory just don't get close and you will live just throw something or shoot and they will go down and really I bet they are blessing you for killing them it's just so fucked up.

Rams - Rams, well that just it they ram into you they're huge, have extremely tough exterior and won't give up without a fight. They go after anyone they see that's alive without question, hesitation, or mercy and their only real weakness it this small patch of exposed flesh on their backs. For this guy timing is everything just time it right, dodge and hit 'em in the back.

Floaters - Floaters are zombies that have been under water so long they soaked up more than just sun. They're mostly in sewers and around pounds an lakes in the jungle, their bodes are giant bloats so physical attacks arrant gonna do much you really gotta think when dealing with this kinda fugler. But be careful their bodies release a slime the burns and blinds you but it can also harm other enemies around him so use that to an advantage.

Butchers - Oh god i hate these fucking things they're basically like the infected but over 9000 (Sorry D.A.R but i had to do it.) These things are the meanest zombies you will encounter they basically slice, tear, and rip you apart with what's left of their limbs. Seriously their arms are nothing but sharpened bones, combined with their leaping attacks and time 2 speed these thing are tough to beat with melee attacks and throwing weapons aren't gonna cut it, what you need to do is pump what's left of his guts full of lead.

   All named and accounted for so now you now what your up against but you aren't gonna be able to take them out with just a few kicks and punches, no what your gonna need are weapons and luckily for you Dead Island doesn't disappoint. Dead island also makes good use of Dead Raising's weapon mechanics which basically is you can use anything you find as a weapon from sticks, paddles, knives, bats, pipes and etc. What's great about this is you can upgrade each weapon the deal more damage or you can modify weapons with mods you find the island or earn from completing quests, also if you explore the island thoroughly  you will find blueprints to make special weapons like electrical weapons or bombs. But you have to have the materials to make them so CHECK EVERYWHERE  I can't emphasize this enough I mean if like you are about to die and there's somewhere you can go to heal but there's a suitcase with an item in it in the opposite direction go for the bag, whatever is in the bag will come in handy later trust me.
  
Another thing I should add is that weapons will undergo wear and tear after each use, meaning the more you kill the less damage your weapons are going to deal so you gotta constantly maintain your weapons by repairing them at work benches. A way you can maintain weapon durability is by upgrading the weapon to last longer at work benches or by leveling up your characters so they can handle weapons more carefully so that they don't just chip away and get damaged. Now trust me durability is key to all weapons the longer you deal maximum damage the longer you will live. Well I guess that's it my vaca is over, now it's time for me to pack up and go back home well Banoi Island you created great memories for me and I'll never forget you like all of you should never forget that this is Cardinal - WRATH saying *yawn* keep gaming.

                                                                     

SONY + THE FILM INDUSTRY = GAME BASED MOVIES

LETS HIT THE THEATERS!!! OK y'all this is D.A.R. Jr. and as you may know, Sony is responsible for current James Bond films and the new Spider-Man film. Well, Sony Pictures is apparently trying to sign a deal with Ubisoft so that Asassin's Creed can eventually hit the big screen! My sources have told me that Sony is in final negotiations for the screen rights to make the film. This means that if a deal is made then Sony will co-finance and co-produce an Assassin's Creed film while Ubisoft seeks to keep creative control. So if this happens, then Sony will make more game-based movies, and some of those game based movies will be none other than the film adadptations of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and inFAMOUS. HOLY......$#!!!^&

- D.A.R. Jr.

IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!!!

KAMEHAMEHAAAA!!!!! EEHHHH people get ready to jump into DBZ: Ultimate Tenkaichi!! The new installment of the DBZ franchise features explosive fighting along with upgraded graphics, drawn from the ORIGINAL MANGAAA!!! Destructible environments (as in Budokai Tenkaichi and Raging Blast) have also returned, along with huge ass craters and ki blasts which apparently cut through the sky to create an experience filled with EPICNESS!! Now I was pissed when I saw that Raging Blast 2 didn't have a story mode, but THIS MAKES UP FOR IT!!! Ultimate Tenkaichi features an enhanced story mode which drops us into the world of Dragon Ball Z. There is also an accessible battle system that allows us to hold fast paced battles while still retaining tactical depth for die-hard fans like me. Another thing that was left out by Raging Blast was the GT roster. Sure, SSJ3 was epic but alot of us were asking "What about GT?" Now we have our answer. Ultimate Tenkaichi will include a roster of GT characters. That means we will see SSJ4 Goku, Vegeta, and...GOGETA!!! Not only will GT be included, but there will also be a "Hero Mode". What's this you ask? Why it's a character creation mode (Hero Mode menu in pic)!!! We now have the option of customizing a character with a variety of existing outfits, hairstyles, and color schemes!! OOOOOOO!!!!!! It also seems that there is also a free-roam mechanic similar to Budokai 3 where we can explore the WHOLE PLANET!!!

OK people that is all my sources had for me and I look forward to writing more reviews on more this year's biggest games. I'm D.A.R. Jr. and this was Dragon Ball z: Ultiamte Tenkaichi. MADNESS WISHES YOU LUCK!!!

- D.A.R. Jr.

NEXT STOP....ARKHAM CITY!!!

HERE HE COMES!!!!! YO people this is D.A.R. Jr. with a little story about Batman: Arkham City!!!! I can't tell you how PUMPED I was when I saw the release date for 10/18 last year!! But then I saw the release year "2011" and I went from "YEEAAAHH" to "AAWWWW". But enough about that, lets get to the game. Everything sets into motion exactly one year after the first game when Two-Face devises a plan to publicly execute Catwoman. Of course Batman has to come to the rescue and enter Arkham City to stop Two-Face from killing Catwoman (Warden Sharp took the credit for stopping The Joker in Arkham Asylum, thus becoming Mayor of Gotham and building the air prison we now know as Arkham City). It pretty much escalates from there. Now, like its predecessor, it is an open world action game that utilizes stealth and predator tactics. Each gadget obtained in the previous game make their reappearances (excluding the Ultra Batclaw, which for some reason is replaced with the regular Batclaw). Most of them however have new and/or improved capabilities, for example the Cryptographic Sequencer can now track signals, the line launcher now allows our Dark Knight to flip over and launch another zip line perpendicular to the one he was just on, the remote controlled Batarang now has a built-in brake and boost, and the grappling gun can now be used while gliding to give Batman a boost for more altitude. AAAAAARHH GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF UPGRADES!!!!! There are also 4 new gadgets which WILL NOT be revealed in this review (*Evil laugh* HA HA HA). As the player you also have access to a criminal database that tracks the major villains across the city with forensic puzzles like in "Arkham Asylum". Arkham City's detective mode is now described as an "augmented reality mode" where enemies can be seen more clearly but the navigational part, thankfully, was toned down due to the fact that alot of players beat the first game with detective mode on the whole effing time!! The Riddler returns with his optional challenges, but this time we have to disable traps set around these little trophies. Not only this, but after finding a set amount of trophies Batman must find and rescue a random hostage captured by the Riddler. WHATA TWIST!! Other key characters include The Joker (of course), Poison Ivy, Jim Gordon, Warden Sharp, Victor Zsasz, Bane, Harley Quinn, Jack Ryder, Nightwing (DLC), Robin (DLC), Hugo Strange, the Penguin (voiced by Nolan North!!!) Mr. Freeze, Alfred, Solomon Grundy, Mad Hatter, Deadshot, and.....and......Talia al Ghul??? HOLY $#!&!! WHERE'D SHE COME FROM???? My sources tell me that there will be other characters but we are clueless as to who they are X(.

OH MY GOD!! Seriously people I can't wait and I know Batman fans everywhere can't wait either. I'm D.A.R. Jr. a.k.a. MADNESS and this was Batman: Arkham City. MADNESS WISHES YOU LUCK!!

- D.A.R. Jr. (MADNESS APPROVES)