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Worms (PSN) Review

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:51:33 +0000

Game Review – Worms (PSN)

Having played the first three on the Playstation this Is a game I have been looking forward to for a while and the game still remains as it once was!

You will notice the first change and that is the game is in High Definition which I personally have looked forward to the most. As before in all Worms games it’s a 2D turn-based shoot each other game with all your favourite weapons which include the infamous ‘Holy Hand Grenade’!, ‘Banana Bomb’, ‘Sheep’ and also the ‘Concrete Donkey’. You will notice the game has well over 20 weapons and aids such as Ninja Ropes and Jet Packs and even the Teleport as well.

When you first get into the game screen you get the choice of 5 options. The first option is the ‘Single Player’ mode. In this mode you can either play a quick game, play a training mission and as before you can play a challenge. In the quick game mode you can either choose between three difficulty modes to test your skills with the computer. I have never played the Pro mode as to be honest I am not that brilliant! Whatever mode you choose the next screen will take you into the map screen where you can: Toggle the mines, toggle the objects, configure the style, regenerate a random landscape or even enter your favourite landscape by entering a code.

There is also a ‘Multiplayer’ mode where you can play a local game (You can use either one or more controllers up to a maximum of four players) or you can play an online game. I found it very simple to set up an online game to be honest as you can either join a game somebody else has made or even host your own and select your own preferences. You can also use headsets which I find fun as you can always laugh down at someone when you performed a cocky shot! Or when you use that holy hand grenade!

In the ‘Game Settings’ menu you can change the game style such as changing the number of rounds, turn time and also the mine detonate time. I have also noticed that you can also change the ‘Weapon Set’ as well so if you wanted most of the weapons to have unlimited capacity (except the Banana Bomb, Cluster Bomb and Uzi) you could. As before you can also edit your teams and give each worm different names and speeches or even a pre-set gravestone!

Anyway I have the found the game very fun to play, especially with other people (mainly online!) and Team 17 has done a very good job bringing this title to the PSN. Bring on Worms Armageddon!

Pros:

Has trophy support
Play online
Has the holy hand grenade!
In High Definition

Cons:

Feel that there should of have been more weapons from the original three such as exploding Granny or Homing Pigeon but we could see this next time?!

Pixeljunk Monsters Recieves Update For Trophies!

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:12:29 +0000

Today a patch went live for Pixeljunk Monsters which enables us to earn trophies for this title. For gamers who are worried about them being retro-active, it’s neither as they have released an extra mode within the game called ‘Trophy Challenge’ which are special little mini tasks such as finish a stage without upgrading towers etc.

As some of you may know getting trophies for these types of games can be quite difficult but it gives you a challenge I suppose. With so many games out are you going to be playing this game for trophies?!

Playstation Store Update 30th October 2008 (30.10.08)

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:02:33 +0000

This week we get a playable demo of ‘Mirror’s Edge’ which will be released next month which is good news. Not much else except a few game packs. Here is the full update:

30th October 2008

PSP Full Games
Def Jam Fight For NY The Takeover

PSone Classics
Cool Boarders 2

PS3 Playable Demos
Mirror’s Edge Demo
Tom Clancy’s EndWar Demo

PS3 Trials
Warhawk Trial Version

PS3 Game Packs
Soulcalibur IV Downloadable Music (1-17)
Soulcalibur IV Weapon Set: Bonus Weapons
Soulcalibur IV Weapon Set: Ultimate Weapons
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Wonders & Artefact Pack: The Mythic
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Wonders & Artefact Pack: The Eternal
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Wonders & Artefact Pack: The Iconic
ROCK BAND LATEST

Videos
Mirror’s Edge Story Trailer 2 (HDTV 720p)
Earth Zone Trailer (HDTV 720p)
PAIN: Movie Studio Trailer (HDTV 1080p)
PAIN: Yeony, Tati And Kenneth Trailer (HDTV 1080p)
Vampire Rain: Altered Species: Waitress Trailer (HDTV 720p)

PS3 Themes
MEGA MAN 9 Themes

PS3 Wallpapers
Pain Kenneth Superstar Wallpaper (HD 720p)
Pain Yeony Superstar (HD 1080p)

Battlefield: Bad Company Patch Released Today…With Trophies!

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:05:09 +0000

Good news for Battlefield fans as EA Dice are releasing their latest patch which will include a 4 map packs and of course ‘Trophy Support’ which means we will probably start the game all over to earn those precious trophies for our collection.

The update will also fix technical error’s such as in-game glitches which some of you may or may not notice (I didn’t by the way). I will probably put some time in getting these trophies but at the moment I am being fairly occupied in the last two weeks of latest release titles!

Playstation Store Update 23rd October 2008 (23.10.08)

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:57:09 +0000

A reasonable update this week as we have ‘Novastrike’ available on the PS Store now which is very good news! In my opinion this game is a little difficult but what’s the point in games that are easy!

Here’s the full update:

23rd October 2008
PS3 Full Games
Prince Of Persia Classic
Novastrike

PSP Full Games
Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlord
Practical IQ

PSone Classics
Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped

PS3 Playable Demos
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 Demo
NBA 2K9 Official Demo

PS3 Game Packs
Soulcalibur 4 Additional Character: Yoda
Buzz: Horror Movies Quiz
Dead Space Obsidian Suit
Dead Space Scorpion Suit
ROCK BAND LATEST
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Scenario Pack #1 - The Victory Pack
Sid Meier’s Civilization: CivRev Scenario Pack: Survival
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Single Player Map Pack: Brave New Worlds
Sid Meier’s Civilization: CivRev SP Map Pack: The Surreal
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 Spyglass Hill
Mega Man 9 Hero Mode
Mega Man 9 Special Stage
Mega Man 9 Superhero Mode
G1 JOCKEY 4 2008 Additional Horses 1

PS3 Game Soundtracks
Pain Theme Tune

Videos
Midnight Club Los Angeles Trailer 2 (HDTV 720p)
GT Academy Trailers
Killemall Trailer 1 (HDTV 720p)
MotorStorm Pacific Rift Trailer (HDTV 720p)
Burnout Paradise Bikes Trailer (HDTV 720p)
EndWar ‘Voice Command’ Trailer (HDTV 720p)
NHL 09 Trailers

PS3 Themes
WipEout HD Colour Theme

PS3 Wallpapers
Linger In Shadows Wallpapers

GTA IV Patch Coming Tomorrow….With Trophies!

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:38:32 +0000

As they confirmed this a while a back, it’s a sigh of relief when they announced that GTA IV will be getting trophies on the 27th October which is tomorrow! We will have to play the game through again as they won’t be retroactive but nevermind it gives people the excuse to play the game again. I know there may be gamers out there that have already played well over 80hrs of the game already but as I haven’t played it since a month after it released I don’t really mind.

At the minute there are so many games that are being released with trophies and of course recently with titles such as Burnout and Mercs 2.

Lost Season 4 Out On Blu-ray Tomorrow

admin — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:52:17 +0000

This is excellent news for Lost fans as season 4 of the ‘Lost’ is out on Blu-ray tomorrow which means we can discover secrets of the island in high definition! I hope to see the other three seasons of ‘Lost’ out in the near future on Blu-ray as I’m sure they would make great additions to anyone’s collection.

What other series could we have on Blu-ray in the future? Farscape anyone! or maybe Star Trek TNG! Let’s hope that more TV shows will appear on Blu-ray like their DVD counterparts.

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Top Three Games Due For Release This Week

admin — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:41:29 +0000

Another good week for the PS3 this week as we have three excellent looking games coming out. The first game which I think will be a hit is ‘Dead Space’. This is a third person shooter game and obviously it’s a survival horror game set in space with all sorts of horrible nasties you can expect to make you jump! This game will have trophy support so let’s hope that every time you earn a trophy, the notification won’t scare you.

The other two games coming out this week are Far Cry 2 and Midnight Club: Los Angeles. Far Cry 2 is a first person shooter set in Africa and will not be a sequel to ‘Far Cry’. Midnight Club: Los Angeles is quite like ‘Burnout Paradise’ where you can race against other players all over the city but they are different in quite a lot of ways. Both of these games will have trophy support on release which is always a good thing.

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LittleBigPlanet Delayed In Europe

admin — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:21:57 +0000

It’s never nice to hear that a game is delayed but unfortunately LittleBigPlanet has been delayed because one one of the soundtracks contains lyrics which offends the Muslims. Never mind, I’m quite certain that the game will be released on the 31st October instead and the delay isn’t as bad as many thought.

This week sees the release of Dead Space, Far Cry 2 and also Midnight Club. All of these games have trophy support on release which is a good thing and therefore should keep us occupied until the big day comes!

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Playstation Store Update 16th October 2008 (16.10.08)

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:10:35 +0000

This week’s update includes a playable demo of ‘Motorstorm: Pacific Rift’ and also a ‘Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway Demo’ as well so not a bad a update. Here’s the full update:

16th October 2008

PS3 Playable Demos
MotorStorm Pacific Rift Demo
Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway Demo

PS3 Game Packs
Biolith Rebellion SET.3 Expansion Pack
Biolith Rebellion SET.2 And SET.3 Combo Pack
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 Firestone Country Club
ROCK BAND LATEST

Videos
Far Cry 2 - Bara BaraTrailer (HDTV 720p)
EndWar Announcement Trailer (HDTV 720p)
Pain Amusement Park Trailer (HDTV 1080p)

PS3 Themes
Killzone 2 Multiplayer Theme
I know there isn’t much in this week’s update but we only have to wait a week for the release of LittleBigPlanet! I think I’ll occupy myself with BioShock in the meantime…

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