Playstation Classics: Oddworld

IN ODD WE TRUST!!!!! Hey this is D.A.R. Jr. again and I REALLY want to tell you about the weirdest $#@$&*! game I used to play when I was a kid. In fact it still is the weirdest game I've ever played. Even the name of the game says it weird! It's called Oddworld and there were about 4 console games on the PS1 and Xbox (the pictures you see here are their front covers). In the first 2 games, you play as what is known as a "Mudokon" named Abe who is trying to free his fellow brethren from enslavement. These Mudokons were used as slaves as well as a source of meat for a company's products (the company's name is Tasty Treats...Yeah I don't know...) Along the way, Abe meets the Mudokon's spiritual leader who calls himself the BigFace. BigFace told him of a time when the Mudokon race once lived freely before their enslavement. There was also a prophecy that spoke of their savior. BigFace sees that Abe is destined to become the Savior and therefore gives him his mystical powers, which are shown through awesome mystical tattoos. The player would uses these mystical powers to possess and control enemies into doing whatever couldn't be done such as opening doors, fighting other enemies, flying somewhere, or commit suicide. You could also have them blown up. HILARIOUS! In the later Xbox games more characters were introduced. In this installment called Munch's Oddyssey (see picture here) a little...fish...frog...creature known as a "Gabbit" named Munch whom is aided by Abe to find the very last can of caviar called "Gabbiar" that is made from Gabbits. While playing, you could switch between Abe and Munch by pressing the black button on the Xbox controller. This is the last can, and Munch is the last Gabbit. Munch had some sort of device on his head that allowed him to ZAP his enemies and control certain objects. Like Abe, he also had little furry friends helping him out called "Fuzzles". And unfortunately for him...since he only had one leg...there were also wheel chairs for him so that he could move faster with Abe during missions. And unlike the PS1 games, the Xbox games where 3-dimensional. It was like a huge PC RPG game since you could send the Mudokons you rescued into battle against enemies, you could also slap around your enemies until they just dropped dead. VERY FUN AND HYSTERICAL!! You could even press and hold the X button on the Xbox controller to have Abe fart, or have Munch burp...I really don't know why but it was possible in the previous games and the command was listed as "Special Move". HA HA HA!!!!!!!! Unfortunately that was the end of Abe and Munch's adventures because in the latest game, also on the Xbox, followed a different character known as Stranger in Stranger's Wrath. Stranger is a rare creature in Oddworld known as a "Steef" with 4 legs that are concealed within those huge boots that you see in the front cover here. Stranger is a badass bounty hunter who doesn't use guns. Instead he uses a crossbow with whatever he can catch or buy from the general store. His ammo pack would include fuzzles, tiny squirrels that talk too much and were used to lure the enemy, spiders that could shoot huge webs, used to tie up your victim, a skunk that can stun large groups of enemies, something called a "thudslug" that was used as a cannon ball, "Boombats" that work as rockets, wasps that were used as sniper bullets, and Zappiflies which were used to ZAP your enemy and control certain objects. The game utilized both 1st and 3rd person and you had to be in 1st person to use the crossbow. This game also had a huge twist...you start off as a bounty hunter...but toward the end you lead an army in a war for water. WHAT A TWIST!!! Oh and I forgot to mention this...each installment in the series, excluding Stranger's Wrath, was based on karma, meaning that if Abe or Munch didn't save enough Mudokons or Fuzzles you would get the very unfortunate "Bad Ending". The bad ending would show a cut scene in which basically...you die. And then you would have to start ALL OVER. W...T...F!!! Oh and also...there is a remake of Stranger's Wrath set to be released later 2011. AWESOMENESS. Alright so that's what I have for this month's classic so until next time...this is it...for now...HA HA HA HAAAAA!!!!

- D.A.R. Jr.

Welcome to the Family

Whoooooa!!!!!! Hey it's D.A.R. Jr. again make sure you wear something nice, because we're gettin' made in Mafia 2! Ok the story begins with the main protagonist, Vito Scaletta as he narrates this story in flashback. He basically tells of what life was like growing up with his family after moving from Sicily to Empire Bay in America. His story goes on of about the first time he met his friend Joe Barbaro and of the time he got arrested at age 18. This was during WW2, and the Army needed Italian speakers in Italy, so they gave him a choice: got to jail, or the Army. He chose the Army, so they recruited Vito and sent him to war. That's where you start playing as Vito and his fellow soldiers against the enemy in a battle of WW2. He later suffers a gunshot wound and was sent home on leave. There he meets up with Joe to celebrate. Joe also gets Vito out of the Service for good by getting a fake document saying that he can't fight anymore. I' m not really not gonna tell you the whole story, so let's just say that you steal cars, gas stamps, get into fights in jail, and kill alot of people who stand against you. Eventually both Joe and Vito get made and become full members of the American Mafia. You can also rob stores, and bribe cops. And if you wanna rob stores, be careful about robbing the gun store, because the old guy behind the counter is usually armed. Why wouldn't he be? Anyway, weapons include the Colt 1911, Thompson 1928/M1A1, a 12-gauge shotgun, M3 submachine gun, .38 revolver, some hand grenades and even some Molotov cocktail. Vehicles and music in the game are 40s and 50s based, so you'll see cars like the one in the picture here. It's a fun game and besides sticking to your objective, you can pretty much do whatever you want in the city! Alright that's all I have for now so until my next post. Bye now!!

-D.A.R. Jr.

Keep an Open heart

Well Im Sorry to Do this but like any other job i do have quota an the boss is power hungrey secritary banging dick head. But i have to do this well first da intro sup dis is Cardinal - Wrath and dis is my review on kingdom hearts : birth By sleep. (ANGERLY SIGHING) I fucking hate doing dis shit all formal like but im being forced against my will to do this and i never really had any time on think of wat to say so sorry that most of my shit is either wrong or not all that good and im having a fucked up day so watever. well let start with the story again u all know i dont give any info that can spoil the to anyone hasnt played it so lets just start with the publisied info. The Game is based WAY WAY WAY before the first friggin game to a time when keyblade were handed out like the house handed out seat to nearly ever republican who asked for it ( By the way im not democratic nor republican i just live in the country). We follow the lives of terra, aqua, and ventus (EARTH, AIR, WATER call the fucking Avatar lol bad movie reference). As you progress through each characters story you learn more bout themselves and every stroy intertwine nicely. Well this could take forever if i go into complete detail bout their storys so im just going to try and sum up each charaters story with one word

AQUA: AREGENT (MAGIC)

TERRA: REBEL (STRENGTH)

VENTUS: CONFUSED (not in a gay not theres anything wrong with that oh and BOTH)

an yes there is a secret movie too so yea but i will give you some advice if you are going to go all out and do everything then i say be careful of wat difficulty you choose easier it is harder to unlock but dont worry. So know here my view on it first gotta say this is my favorite in the whole franchise especially with the whole new system then the other two speacilly chain of memory the games system is more or less the same as chain of memory. You have deck with a limited slot (LAME BUT ATTACKS AWSOME) each character like said above has a unique attribute to each one so you might want to equip your attacks the enhance that attribute to strengthen you character. But if your really hard core thaqn you want to try beating the game with no attack equipped and just go all out with just the keyblade. Now to the newly added multiplayer system whoo boy okay the system AKA (in the game) the MIRAGE ARENA you are to team up with your friends to take on challenges and other game. Now wats specifically awesome with this system is the D link which allow to link with other players which let you use there decks in solo or multiplayer.Now to end this let me just say that from here on out PLAY EVERY im mean EVERY Kingdom hearts game that is released even re code casue they will tigh in to the second and third game and even birth by sleep abs those who played re chain of memorys of remix you all know why. so for now this is WRATH saying keep playing.

Asassin's Creed: Brotherhood

ASSASSINO!!!!! Hey this is D.A.R. Jr. with a review on AC Brotherhood! As you may already know, the story follows Desmond Miles as he continues to follow his Italian ancestor, Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Unfortunately, Desmond, Lucy, Rebecca, and Sean had to relocate their operation after Vidic found them at the end Assassin's Creed 2. You begin the story with them arriving at Villa Monteriggioni in Italy. From there Desmond must use what he learned from following Ezio to help Lucy find and open the door to the Sanctuary so that they can set up the Animus. From there you follow Ezio has he begins his journey from Rome back to the Villa. When he gets there talks of what he saw and even mentioned that Minerva was talking to a "phantom" named Desmond. Ha Ha!! Anyway the next day Ezio is awakened by the huge cannon ball that was blasted through the roof of his bedroom. He enters the battle and does his best until he was shot twice just as his Uncle Mario was killed and the Apple of Eden taken by the latest villain, Cesare Borgia. From there he escapes with his mother Maria, sister Claudia, and the rest of the people. Later he arrives at Rome, he rescues Caterina Sforza and meets with Niccolo Machiavelli to discuss what will be done about the Borgia influence. And that is what leads to Ezio destroying Borgia towers, recruiting assassins whom you can summon at any time while in combat, renovating buildings, shops, etc. All to remove the Borgia influence and rebuild Rome. There is even more to do besides the normal story. Since most of Ezio's memories are vague and partially encrypted, you must complete missions under a certain circumstance to fully synchronize the memory. There are also "Cristina missions". These are missions named after Ezio's old girlfriend Cristina Vespucci. The missions are memories of what happened between Ezio and Cristina and must be complete to help the synchronization with Ezio. Also, feathers have returned, and you can also remove Borgia Flags. That's pretty much it for the story mode, now I wanna tell you about online. First of all...It's pretty DAMN CRAZY! There are more than 2 game modes...sorry I haven't played all of them yet (online characters are standing behind Ezio in this picture). One game mode I have played is called "Manhunt". Here your whole team is dressed as the same person and the opposing team is dressed as a different person. The objective is to kill members of the other team, or hide if your team is being pursued. My favorite one is called "Wanted" where you are given a contract to kill a player while simultaneously being pursued by 1 or more other players, depending on your rank. It's a REAL RUSH!

Ok that's all I have to say for now so until my next post...SEE YAAAA!!!!!!!

- D.A.R. Jr.

Metroid: Other M

Metroid: Other M©, wow, the game surpassed my expectations when I bought the game. All the ranting and bad comments I heard about the game not being as good as it should be discouraged me greatly. But, as it is the direct sequel to Super Metroid© for SNES (which, by the way, is my favorite game on its console), I just had to manage scavenging the $50 it's worth, and it was well spent. For the Wii, it has beautiful graphics, which uses the Wii's processor to full use. As for storyline, Metroid: Other M© starts off with a redesigned look to the battle with Mother Brain at the end of Super Metroid©, though the Hyper Beam looked much more "flame" like than I expected it to be. After some R&R back at the Galactic Federation HQ, Samus heads out on her own path once again, when suddenly, she picks up a distress call coming from a Galactic Federation bottle ship. Once Samus arrives, she finds that a Galactic Federation ship is also there. Shortly after, she finds the group who, surprisingly, is being led by Adam Malkovich, who used to be her former superior officer when she was enrolled in the Galactic Federation army before she left Adam's command to set her own path as a solitary bounty hunter. The story advances smoothly and everything falls into place right when it is needed. The game keeps you on your toes, and if you want to survive longer, train yourself with faster reaction time now. Metroid: Other M© also has a handful of puzzles, that, when you actually figure it out, makes sense. Just remember, when you're playing the game and figuring out what the puzzle is asking for, what would SAMUS be looking for depending on the storyline so far. All-in-all, the game is an excellent addition to your Wii collection, it is well worth it.

How Far is your REACH?

hey world shadster's back with the first post of the new year (AWESOME) today im going to be discussing halo reach. Reach proved to be the best game of the halo series to date. It had an awesome in-dept story line that shined light on some of the history of halo i.e a vital point on how the war was won. In the campaign you play as the spartan 6. who is placed on reach to join an elite group of Spartans to investigate something that at first seemed like a rebellion, but turned into something much greater then that. in campaign mode you meet a very colorful cast each one with there own unique personalities, and equally memorable. Something new I had noticed is that you are able to customized 6 to fit your liking (well if you have the credits that is. They keep firefight mode which was introduced in ODST and added an array of characters you can play as including buck-ODST. for those who don't know firefight mode is kind of like a survival mode to prove how good you are in the game: bragging rights you gotta love it. I have not looked into multiplayer mode but I'm guessing it's just like all the other halo games with added levels. the most interesting piece of the game is the added weapons and enemies.

like this. I don't remember the name but it's like the neddler except its a rifle
now the enemies thats a real treat the main people you will be fighting is the elites which shows its way before halo 3. (the elites here are like the brutes were in halo 3) there is also a new type of jackal which are smarter/faster/stronger and they jump pretty well.

ugly bastard aint he?

this game is the best FPS game I have played so far and has start a new bar for all FPS games that i ever will play. the graphics is sexy, the controls are smooth, and the storyline was awesome I think everyone should have this game. until next time shadster out!